36094 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Notices

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of July 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Gerald F. Cranford,

Designated Senior Official for Information

Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 96–17446 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of July 8, 15, 22, and 29,

1996.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of July 8

Wednesday, July 10

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING) (if needed)

Week of July 15—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of July 15.

Week of July 22—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of July 22.

Week of July 29—Tentative

Monday, July 29

10:00 a.m.—Briefing on Uranium Recovery

Program (PUBLIC MEETING); (Contact: Joe

Holonich, 301–415–6643).

Tuesday, July 30

10:00 a.m.—Briefing by Nuclear Waste

Technical Review Board (PUBLIC

MEETING).

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on Status of Staff

Actions on Industry Restructuring and

Deregulation; (PUBLIC MEETING); (Contact:

Scott Newberry, 301–415–1183).

Wednesday, July 31

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on EEO Program

(PUBLIC MEETING); (Contact: Ed Tucker,

301–415–7382).

Thursday, August 1

10:00 a.m.—Briefing on Spent Fuel Pool

Cooling Issues (PUBLIC MEETING); (Contact:

George Hubbard, 301–415–2870).

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING); (if needed).

THE SCHEDULE FOR COMMISSION

MEETINGS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON

SHORT NOTICE. TO VERIFY THE STATUS

OF MEETINGS CALL (RECORDING)—(301)

415–1292. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE

INFORMATION: Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at:

http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm.

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1963).

In addition, distribution of this

meeting notice over the internet system

is available. If you are interested in

receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to alb@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–17553 Filed 7–5–96; 10:52 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, IDCA.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), agencies are required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

notifying the public that the Agency is

preparing an information collection

request for OMB review and approval

and to request public review and

comment on the submission. Comments

are being solicited on the need for the

information, its practical utility, the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimate, and on ways to minimize the

reporting burden, including automated

collection techniques and uses of other

forms of technology. The proposed form

under review is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received by

no later than September 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form

and the request for review prepared for

submission to OMB may be obtained

from the Agency Submitting Officer.

Comments on the form should be

submitted to the Agency Submitting

Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Lena

Paulsen, Manager, Information Center,

Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20527; 202/

336–8565.

Summary of Form Under Review

Type of Reqeuest: Renewal of an

existing form.

Title: Foreign Shareholder Disclosure

Report—In Support of an Application

for Financing.

Form Number: OPIC 139.

Frequency of Use: Once per each nonU.S. sponsor per project.

Type of Respondents: Individuals,

Business, or other institutions.

Standard Industrial Classification

Codes: All.

Description of Affected Public: NonU.S. Companies or Individuals investing

in any project financing by OPIC.

Reporting Hours: two hours per

response

Number of Responses: 70 per year.

Federal Cost: $2,625

Authority for Information Collection:

Sections 231 and 234 (b) and (c) of the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

amended.

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The

Foreign Shareholder Disclosure

Report—In Support of an Application

for Financing, requests information as

required per OPIC’s governing

legislation. Such information is needed

to determine whether a project and its

non-U.S. sponsor meet eligibility

criteria for OPIC financing, specifically

with regard to effects on the U.S.

economy.

Dated: July 2, 1996.

James R. Offutt,

Assistant General Counsel, Department of

Legal Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–17366 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–37384; File No. SR–Amex96–22]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness

of Proposed Rule Change by the

American Stock Exchange, Inc.

Relating to Fee Changes

June 28, 1996.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’), 15 U.S.C. § 78s(b)(1), notice is

hereby given that on June 25, 1996, the

American Stock Exchange, Inc.

(‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule

change as described in Items I, II and III

below, which Items have been prepared

by the self-regulatory organization. The

Commission is publishing this notice to

solicit comments on the proposed rule

change from interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The Amex proposes to waive its

equity transaction charges on
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Notices 36095

1See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 28794

(Jan. 17, 1991), 56 FR 2964 (Jan. 25, 1991).

2See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 36081

(Aug. 10, 1995), 60 FR 42635 (Aug. 16, 1995).

3ROTs are members that trade on a proprietary

basis on the Floor in one or more designated classes

of options. Exchange Rule 958 sets forth the

obligations and requirements under which ROTs

are permitted to conduct such proprietary trading

on the Floor. When trading in their designated

options, ROTs are required under the Rule to

contribute to the maintenance of a fair and orderly

market in such options, engaging in dealings in

such options which contribute to price continuity

or depth or minimize the effects of a temporary

disparity between the supply and demand for such

options. Thus, while not subject to an option

specialist’s continuous market making obligation,

when ROTs effect proprietary equity trades on the

Floor, they are required to comply with the same

market making obligations as option specialists.

4 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12) (1994).

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1) (1988).

proprietary equity trades in paired

securities effected on the Exchange floor

by options specialists and registered

options traders (‘‘ROTs’’).

The text of the proposed rule change

is available at the Office of the

Secretary, Amex and at the Commission.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

Amex included statements concerning

the purpose of and basis for the

proposed rule change and discussed any

comments it received on the proposed

rule change. The text of these statements

may be examined at the places specified

in Item IV below. The Amex has

prepared summaries, set forth in

Sections A, B, and C below, of the most

significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In 1991, the Exchange imposed

transaction charges on proprietary

equity trades by members and member

organizations, while maintaining an

exemption for proprietary trades of

equity specialists in view of the market

making function they perform.1

Subsequently, in 1995, the Exchange

waived such charges on proprietary

equity trades effected by Registered

Equity Market Markers (‘‘REMMs’’) in

order to facilitate their market making

function as set forth in Exchange Rule

114 and place them on an equal footing

with Exchange equity specialists.2

When option specialists and ROTs3

that trade ‘‘paired securities’’ (i.e.,

where both the option and underlying

equity security are traded on the Amex)

hedge an option position by trading in

the underlying Amex listed security,

they are currently subject to the

Exchange’s transaction charge on

proprietary equity trades. The Exchange

is now waiving its equity transaction

charge imposed on proprietary equity

trades by option specialists and ROTs

hedging in paired securities. Option

specialists and ROTs, like equity

specialists and REMMs, perform a

market making function in their

assigned securities and the Exchange

believes it is equitable that they be

treated the same with respect to

transaction charges on proprietary

equity trades used for hedging purposes.

The Exchange believes the proposed

rule change is consistent with Section

6(b) of the Act in general and furthers

the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) in

particular in that they provide for the

equitable allocation of reasonable dues,

fees, and other charges among Amex

members, issuers, and other persons

using the Exchange’s facilities.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange believes the proposed

rule change will impose no burden on

competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received from

Members, Participants or Others

The Exchange has neither solicited

nor received written comments on the

proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The fee change has become effective

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the

Act and subparagraph (e)(2) of Rule

19b–4. At any time within 60 days of

the filing of such fee change, the

Commission may summarily abrogate

such fee change if it appears to the

Commission that such action is

necessary or appropriate in the public

interest, for the protection of investors,

or otherwise in furtherance of the

purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552, will be

available for inspection and copying at

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Amex. All submissions

should refer to File No. SR–Amex–96–

22 and should be submitted by July 30,

1996.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.4

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–17354 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

[Release No. 34–37392; File No. SR–DCC–

96–08]

Self Regulatory Organizations; Delta

Clearing Corp.; Notice of Filing and

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed

Rule Change Relating to the Addition

of Patriot Securities, Inc. as an

Interdealer Broker for Delta Clearing

Corp.’s Repurchase Agreement

Clearance System

July 1, 1996.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on

June 12, 1996, Delta Clearing Corp.

(‘‘DCC’’) filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)

the proposed rule change as described

in Items I, II, and III below, which items

have been prepared primarily by DCC.

The Commission is publishing this

notice to solicit comments on the

proposed rule change from interested

persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The purpose of the proposed rule

change is to give notice that DCC has

authorized Patriot Securities, Inc.

(‘‘Patriot’’) to act as an interdealer

broker in DCC’s over-the-counter

clearance and settlement system for

repurchase agreement and reverse

repurchase agreement (‘‘repos’’)

transactions involving U.S. Treasury

securities.