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Cite/reference Total

respondents Frequency Totalresponses

Average time per

response Burden hours

Form LM–1 ............................................................ 330 Annually .................. 330 55 minutes .......... 302

Form LM–2 ............................................................ 5,096 Annually .................. 5,096 15.25 hours ........ 77,714

Form LM–3 ............................................................ 16,275 Annually .................. 16,275 6.75 hours .......... 109,857

Form LM–4 ............................................................ 14,000 Annually .................. 14,000 .86 hours ............ 12,086

Form LM–10 .......................................................... 177 Annually .................. 177 35 minutes .......... 104

Form LM–15 .......................................................... 732 As Necessary .......... 732 1.83 hours .......... 1,342

Form LM–15A ........................................................ 61 Semi-Annually ......... 61 22 minutes .......... 22

Form LM–16 .......................................................... 224 As Necessary .......... 224 21 minutes .......... 78

Form LM–20 .......................................................... 168 As Necessary .......... 168 22 minutes .......... 61

Form LM–21 .......................................................... 50 Annually .................. 50 35 minutes .......... 29

Form LM–30 .......................................................... 78 Annually .................. 78 35 minutes .......... 46

Form S–1 ............................................................... 200 Annually .................. 200 35 minutes .......... 117

Simplified Annual Report Format .......................... 3,298 Annually .................. 3,298 12 minutes .......... 671

Total ................................................................ 40,689 ................................. 40,689 ............................. 202,429

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

There are no capital/startup costs. Any

capital investments including

computers and software are excluded

from the regulatory definition of burden

as capital investments which are usual

and customary expenses incurred by

persons in the normal course of their

business.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): Total burden costs to

respondents and recordkeepers is

estimated to be $3,844,296. The cost

estimates are based on wage rate data

obtained from the Bureau of Labor

Statistics for personnel employed in

service industries (i.e., accountant,

accounting clerk, attorney, personnel,

manager/supervisor, etc.). The estimates

used for labor union officials were

obtained from the annual financial

reports filed with OLMS.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

John Kotch,

Deputy Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16704 Filed 6–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–86–P

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION

BOARD

Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment

System of Records Notice

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection

Board.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to existing

system of records.

SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection

Board (MSPB) publishes this document

pursuant to the requirements of the

Privacy Act of 1974 at 5 U.S.C.

552a(e)(4) to update the existence and

character of its government-wide system

of records, MSPB/GOVT–1, Appeal and

Case Records.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael H. Hoxie, Office of the Clerk of

the Board, (202) 653–7200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice amends the text of MSPB/GOVT–

1, Appeal and Case Records to reflect

changes in the Board’s organization,

office locations, telephone and fax

numbers and the extension of the

approved records disposition schedule

from six to seven years.

Dated: June 26, 1996.

Robert E. Taylor,

Clerk of the Board.

MSPB/GOVT–1

SYSTEM NAME:

Appeals and Case Records.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS:

Office of the Clerk of the Board, Merit

System Protection Board (MSPB),

Information Resources Management

Division, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20419, and the MSPB

regional and field offices (see list of

Office addresses in the Appendix).

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

a. Current and former Federal

employees, applicants for employment,

annuitants, and other individuals who

have filed appeals with MSPB or its

predecessor agency, or with respect to

whom the Special Counsel or a Federal

agency has petitioned MSPB concerning

any matter over which MSPB has

jurisdiction.

b. Current and former employees of

state and local governments who have

been investigated by the Special

Counsel and have had a hearing before

MSPB concerning possible violation of

the Hatch Act.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

a. These records contain information

or documents such as briefs, pleadings,

motions, exhibits, hearing transcripts,

and MSPB decisions, which comprise

the administrative records of appeals

and other matters arising under the

adjudicatory authority of MSPB. These

records also contain individual

appellant’s names, social security

numbers, home addresses, veterans

status, race, sex, national origin and

disability status data.

b. This system also includes the

Board’s automated Case Management

System. The system, resident on MSPB

headquarter’s minicomputer, which

contains information from the above

records, is used to record the location,

history, status, and case processing

information on cases brought before the

Board for adjudication.

Note.—This system includes records and

documents compiled by Federal agencies in

processing adverse actions and actions based

on unacceptable performance, covered by

OPM/GOVT–3, when such actions are

appealed to the MSPB.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 7701,

7702.

PURPOSE:

a. These records are used to document

and adjudicate appeals and other

matters arising under the MSPB original

and appellate jurisdiction.

b. These records also serve a

management information function by

providing statistical data for reports,

physical file location and staff

productivity.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

Information from the record may be

disclosed:
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a. To officials of the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission

or the Special Panel convened under

authority of 5 U.S.C. 7702 when

requested in connection with the

performance of their authorized duties;

b. To officials of the Office of

Personnel Management, the Federal

Labor Relations Authority, the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission,

and the Office of Special Counsel in

connection with the performance of

their authorized duties;

c. To the Government Accounting

Office in response to an official inquiry

or investigation;

d. To provide information to a

congressional office from the record of

an individual in response to an inquiry

from that congressional office made at

the request of that individual;

e. To an appropriate Federal or local

agency responsible for investigating,

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing

a statute, rule, regulation, or order

where there is an indication of a

violation or potential violation of civil

or criminal law or regulation;

f. To the Office of Management and

Budget at any stage in the legislative

process in connection with private relief

legislation as set forth in OMB Circular

No. A–19;

g. To the Department of Justice when:

(1) The Board, or any component

thereof; or

(2) Any employee of the Board in the

employee’s official capacity; or

(3) Any employee of the Board in the

employee’s individual capacity where

the Department of Justice has agreed to

represent the employee; or

(4) The United States is a party to

litigation or has an interest in such

litigation and the use of such records is

deemed to be relevant and necessary to

the litigation, providing that the

disclosure of the records is a use of the

information contained in the records

that is compatible with the purpose for

which the records were collected, or

approval or consultation is required.

h. In any proceeding before a court or

adjudicative body before which the

Board is authorized to appear, when:

(1) The Board, or any component

thereof;

(2) Any employee of the Board in the

employee’s official capacity; or

(3) Any employee of the Board in the

employee’s individual capacity where

the agency has agreed to represent the

employee; or

(4) The United States is a party to

litigation or has an interest in such

litigation and the use of such records is

deemed to be relevant and necessary to

the litigation, providing that the

disclosure of the records is a use of the

information contained in the records

that is compatible with the purpose for

which the records were collected, or

approval or consultation is required.

i. To any person making a status

inquiry regarding a proceeding before

the MSPB;

j. To the National Archives and

Records Administration in records

management inspections conducted

under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and

2906;

k. In response to a request for

discovery or for appearance of a

witness, if the requested information is

relevant to the subject matter involved

in a pending judicial or administrative

proceeding;

l. To Federal and state agencies for the

purpose of providing MSPB with

information concerning MSPB

appellants, which information will be

used, absent personal identifiers, in the

MSPB research projects mandated by 5

U.S.C. 1205(a)(3), or

m. To officials of the U.S. Court of

Appeals for the Federal Circuit in

connection with the performance of

their judicial functions.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

These records are maintained in file

folders and binders and in computer

processible storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

These records are retrieved by the

names of the individuals on whom they

are maintained, by social security

numbers and by MSPB docket numbers.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access to these records is limited to

persons whose official duties require

such access. Personal screening is

employed to prevent unauthorized

disclosure. Automated records in this

system are maintained in a secure

computer room in a building with

restricted access. Automated records are

protected from unauthorized access

through password identification

procedures and other system-based

protection methods.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Paper records are maintained for up to

one year after a final determination by

MSPB or, in some instances, other

administrative authorities or the courts.

Thereafter, they are transferred to

Regional Federal Records Centers or

other appropriate facilities. Paper

records are destroyed by the Federal

Records Centers when the records are

seven years old. Electronic records of

the Case Management System may be

maintained indefinitely, or until the

Board no longer needs them.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

The Clerk of the Board, and the

Information Resources Management

Division, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20419, and the MSPB

regional and field offices (see list of

regional office addresses in the

Appendix).

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to inquire

whether this system of records contains

information about them should contact

the Clerk of the Board and must follow

the MSPB Privacy Act regulations at 5

CFR 1205.11 regarding such inquiries.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals requesting access to their

records should contact the Clerk of the

Board. If the requester has reason to

believe the records in question are

located in a regional or field office, it is

appropriate to submit the request to that

office. Such requests should be

addressed to the regional director or

chief administrative judge (See the list

of office addresses in the appendix).

Requests for access to records must

follow the MSPB Privacy Act

regulations at 5 CFR 1205.11.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Individuals requesting amendment

should write the Clerk of the Board. If

the requester has reason to believe the

records in question are located in a

regional or field office, it is appropriate

to submit the request to that office.

Requests to the regions should be

addressed to the regional director or

chief administrative judge (See the list

of office addresses in the appendix).

Requests for amendment of records

must follow the MSPB Privacy Act

regulations at 5 CFR 1205.21.

These provisions for amendment of

the record are not intended to permit

the alternation of evidence presented in

the course of adjudication before the

MSPB either before or after the MSPB

has rendered a decision on the appeal.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

The sources of these records are:

a. The individual to whom the record

pertains;

b. The agency employing the above

individual;

c. The Merit Systems Protection

Board, the Office of Personnel

Management, the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission, the Office of

the Special Counsel; and

d. Other individuals or organizations

from whom the MSPB has received
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testimony, affidavits or other

documents.

APPENDIX

Regional and Field Offices of the Merit

Systems Protection Board

1. Atlanta Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 401 W. Peachtree Street,

N.E., Suite 1050, Atlanta, Georgia 30308–

3519

2. Boston Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 99 Summer Street, Suite

1810, Boston, Massachusetts 02110–1200

3. Central Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 230 South Dearborn

Street, 31st Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604–

1669

4. Dallas Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 1100 Commerce Street,

Room 6F20, Dallas, Texas 75242–0102.

5. Denver Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 12567 W. Cedar Dr. Suite

100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228

6. New York Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 26 Federal Plaza, Room

3137–A, New York, New York 10278–0022

7. Northeastern Regional Office, U.S.

Customhouse, Room 501, Second and

Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19106–2904

8. Western Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 250 Montgomery, Suite

400, San Francisco, California 94104–3401

9. Seattle Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 915 Second Avenue,

Room 1840, Seattle, Washington 98174–

1056

10. Washington, D.C. Regional Office, Merit

Systems Protection Board, 5203 Leesburg

Pike Suite, 1109, Falls Church, Virginia

22041–3401

[FR Doc. 96–16751 Filed 6–28–96; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 7400–01–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Office of the Federal Register

Agreements Between the American

Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative

Office in the United States

AGENCY: Office of the Federal Register,

NARA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

agreements.

SUMMARY: The American Institute in

Taiwan has concluded a number of

agreements with the Taipei Economic

and Cultural Representative Office in

the United States (formerly the

Coordination Council for North

American Affairs) in order to maintain

cultural, commercial and other

unoffficial relations between the

American people and the people on

Taiwan. The Director of the Federal

Register is publishing the list of these

agreements on behalf of the American

Institute in Taiwan in the public

interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cultural,

commercial and other unofficial

relations between the American people

and the people on Taiwan are

maintained on a nongovernmental basis

through the American Institute in

Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit

corporation created under the Taiwan

Relations Act (Pub. L. 96–8; 93 Stat. 14).

The Coordination Council for North

American Affairs (CCNAA) was

established as its nongovernmental

Taiwan counterpart. On October 10,

1994, the Coordination Council for

North American Affairs was renamed

the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office in the United

States (TECRO).

Under section 1(a) of the Act,

agreements concluded between the AIT

and the TECRO (CCNAA) are

transmitted to the Congress, and

according to sections 6 and 10(a) of the

Act, such agreements have full force and

effect under the law of the United

States.

The texts of the agreements are

available from the American Institute in

Taiwan, 1700 North Moore Street, 17th

Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209. For

further information contact the

Corporate Secretary of AIT at this

address, telephone: (703)525–8474, fax:

(703)841–1385.

Following is a list of agreements

between AIT and TECRO (CCNAA)

which were in force as of January 1,

1996.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

J. Richard Bock,

Deputy Managing Director and Corporate

Secretary.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Richard L. Claypoole,

Director, Office of the Federal Register.

AIT–TECRO Agreements

Status of TECRO

The Exchange of Letters concerning

the change in the name of the

Coordination Council for North

American Affairs (CCNAA) to the Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative

Office in the United States (TECRO).

Signed December 27, 1994 and January

3, 1995. Entered into force January 3,

1995.

Agriculture

1. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in the agriculture sciences.

Signed January 15 and 28, 1986. Entered

into force January 28, 1986.

2. Amendment to the 1986 guidelines

for a cooperative program in the

agricultural sciences. Effected by

exchange of letters September 1 and 11,

1989. Entered into force September 11,

1989.

3. Memorandum on cooperation in

enhancing commodity situation and

outlook reporting. Signed February 7,

1991. Entered into force February 7,

1991.

4. Agreement amending and

extending the memorandum of February

7, 1991 on cooperation in enhancing

commodity situation and outlook

reporting. Signed November 22, 1993.

Entered into force November 22, 1993.

5. Cooperative service agreement to

facilitate fruit and vegetable inspection

through their designated

representatives, the United States

Department of Agriculture Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

and the Taiwan Provincial Fruit

Marketing Cooperative (TPFMC)

supervised by the Taiwan Council of

Agriculture (COA). Signed April 28,

1993. Entered into force April 28, 1993.

6. Memorandum of agreement

between the American Institute in

Taiwan and the Coordination Council

for North American Affairs (Sanitary/

Phytosanitary and Agricultural

Standards). Signed November 4, 1993.

Entered into force November 4, 1993.

Aviation

1. Air transport agreement, with

annexes and exchanges of letters.

Signed at Washington, March 5, 1980.

Entered into force March 5, 1980.

2. Agreement implementing the air

transport agreement of March 5, 1980.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington March 31,

1981. Entered into force March 31, 1981.

3. Memorandum of understanding for

consultations relating to the air

transport agreement of March 5, 1980.

Signed at Taipei October 15, 1981.

Entered into force October 15, 1981.

4. Agreement amending Article 6 of

the air transport agreement of March 5,

1980. Effected by exchange of letters at

Taipei May 8 and July 28, 1985. Entered

into force July 28, 1986.

5. Memorandum of agreement

concerning the arrangement for certain

aeronautical equipment and services

relating to civil aviation, with annexes.

Signed September 24 and October 23,

1981. Entered into force October 23,

1981.

6. Amendment 1 to memorandum of

agreement concerning aeronautical

equipment and services of September 24

and October 23, 1981. Signed September

18 and 23, 1985. Entered into force

September 23, 1985.

7. Amendment 2 to memorandum of

agreement of September 24 and October