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Kuantan-Kota Kinabalu Expiration Date: 06/30/2001. interface (‘‘CSI’’), has serious LATVIA-SWEDEN Title: Modified Alternative Plan, CC deficiencies and no new technological Malaysia-Thailand Docket No. 90–571, Order (‘‘1997 solution appears imminent. In the Marseille/Palermo Link Suspension Order’’). Order, the Bureau recommends that MAT–2 Form No.: N/A. during the one year suspension, the ODIN Respondents: Business or other for- PENCAN–5 Commission conduct a rulemaking on R–J–K profit. coin sent-paid issues to gather RIOJA Estimated Annual Burden: 35 information sufficient to ensure that the SAT–2 respondents; 13.48 hour per response Commission’s final decision on whether SEA–ME–WE 2 (avg.); 472 total annual burden hours for the TRS must be capable of handling SEA–ME–WE 3 all collections. coin sent-paid calls is based on a Estimated Annual Reporting and Sweden-Finland complete and fresh record. In addition, T–V–H Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. the Bureau directed the industry to TAGIDE 2 Frequency of Response: On occasion. TASMAN 2 Description: Title IV of the Americans continue to make payphones accessible UGARIT with Disabilities Act of 1990 (‘‘ADA’’) to TRS users under the terms of the UK–BEL 6 requires each common carrier providing Alternative Plan, as set forth in UK-Denmark 4 voice transmission services to provide Telecommunications Relay Services, UK-Germany 5 Telecommunications Relay Services and the Americans with Disabilities Act UK-Germany 6 (‘‘TRS’’) throughout the area it serves to of 1990, Memorandum Opinion and UK-Netherlands 12 Order, 10 FCC Rcd 10927 (1995) (‘‘1995 UK-Netherlands 14 individuals with hearing and speech disabilities by 1993. The TRS enables Suspension Order‘‘), and as modified by UK-Spain 4 the Order. The Order modifies the Ulysses customers with hearing or speech Unisur disabilities to use the telephone network Alternative Plan by requiring industry to: (1) send a consumer education letter This list is subject to change by the in ways that are ‘‘functionally Commission when the public interest equivalent’’ to those used by customers to TRS centers (no. of respondents: 1; requires. Before amending the list, the using traditional telephone service. hour burden per respondent: 4 hours; Commission will first issue a public notice Under the Commission’s rules, the TRS total annual burden: 4 hours); (2) inform giving affected parties the opportunity for must be able to handle all calls normally organizations representing the hearing comment and hearing on the proposed provided by common carriers, unless and speech disability community before changes. The Commission will then release those carriers demonstrate the attending their regional and national an order amending the exclusion list. The list infeasibility of doing so. 47 CFR meetings who will be present at the also is subject to change upon issuance of an 64.604(a)(3). The Commission has meeting, where the industry booth will Executive Order. See Streamlining the be located, and at what times the booth International Section 214 Authorization interpreted ‘‘all calls’’ to include coin Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket sent-paid calls, which are calls made by will be in operation (no. of respondents: No. 95–118, FCC 96–79, released March 13, depositing coins in a standard coin- 1; hour burden per respondent: 15 1996. operated public payphone. The Bureau minutes; total annual burden: 1.5 For additional information, contact the has suspended enforcement of the hours); (3) publish an article in International Bureau’s Telecommunications requirement that carriers provide coin Consumer Action Network (‘‘CAN’s’’) Division, Policy and Facilities Branch, (202) sent-paid calls through the TRS centers respective organizations’ magazines or 418–1460. since 1993 based on common carriers’ newsletters (no. of respondents: 1; hour [FR Doc. 98–16515 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am] representations that it has been burden per respondent: 8 hours; total BILLING CODE 6712±01±P technically infeasible to provide the annual hour burden: 8 hours); (4) send coin sent-paid service through the TRS a letter directly to all CAN’s members centers (‘‘coin sent-paid rule’’). Since (no. of respondents: 1; hour burden per FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995, carriers have made payphones respondent: 4 hours; total annual COMMISSION accessible to TRS users through an burden: 4 hours); and, (5) create Alternative Plan (‘‘Alternative Plan’’). laminated cards with visual characters Public Information Collections The Alternative Plan enables TRS users that will provide a pictorial explanation Approved by Office of Management to make local relay calls for free and to to accompany the text describing access and Budget make toll calls from payphones using to TRS centers from payphones to be June 12, 1998. calling or prepaid cards at or below the distributed to TRS users (no. of The Federal Communications coin call rates. The Alternative Plan also respondents: 30; hour burden per Commission (FCC) has received Office requires carriers to educate TRS users respondent: 15 hours; total annual hour of Management and Budget (OMB) about the alternative payment methods burden: 450 hours). The Commission approval for the following public for the TRS users to make relay calls has imposed these third party disclosure information collections pursuant to the from payphones. In an Order issued in requirements to educate TRS users Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Telecommunications Relay Services, about their ability to make relay calls Public Law 104–13. An agency may not and the Americans with Disabilities Act from payphones, the payment methods conduct or sponsor and a person is not of 1990, CC Docket No. 90–571 (adopted available and the rates for the payphone required to respond to a collection of August 20, 1997; released August 21, calls. Obligation to respond: Required. information unless it displays a 1997), the Common Carrier Bureau Public reporting burden for the currently valid control number. For (‘‘Bureau’’) suspended the enforcement collections of information is as noted further information contact Shoko B. of the requirement that the TRS be above. Send comments regarding the Hair, Federal Communications capable of handling coin sent-paid calls burden estimate or any other aspect of Commission, (202) 418–1379. for one year until August 26, 1998 the collections of information, including because the only technological solution suggestions for reducing the burden to Federal Communications Commission. that can provide the coin sent-paid calls Performance Evaluation and Records OMB Control No.: 3060–0789. through the TRS centers, coin signalling Management, Washington, D.C. 20554. Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 1998 / Notices 33931

Federal Communications Commission. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM must be received not later than July 7, WIlliam F. Caton, 1998. Deputy Secretary. Change in Bank Control Notices; A. Federal Reserve Bank of [FR Doc. 98–16419 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am] Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior Bank Holding Companies BILLING CODE 6712±01±F Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, The notificants listed below have Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521: applied under the Change in Bank 1. Jeanette M. Doty and Jane Ferrier, Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § The Jeanetter Metherell Doty Trust, FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 Lajolla, California; to retain 15.88 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank percent of the voting shares of First Sunshine Act Meeting holding company. The factors that are Community Financial Corporation, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FEDERAL REGISTER NUMBER: 16334. U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102- PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME: The notices are available for 2034: Thursday, June 25, 1998, 10:00 a.m., immediate inspection at the Federal meeting open to the public. Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 1. Teebank Family Limited also will be available for inspection at Partnership, Prospect, Kentucky; to THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO the offices of the Board of Governors. acquire 31.59 percent of the voting THE AGENDA: Audit: 1966 Committee on Interested persons may express their shares of Republic Bancorp, Inc., Arrangements for the Republican views in writing to the Reserve Bank Louisville, Kentucky, and thereby National Convention. indicated for that notice or to the offices indirectly acquire Republic Bank and PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: of the Board of Governors. Comments Trust, Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer, must be received not later than July 6, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 1998. System, June 17, 1998. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert deV. Frierson, Marjorie W. Emmons, (W. Arthur Tribble, President) 2200 Associate Secretary of the Board. Secretary of the Commission. North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201- [FR Doc. 98–16542 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 98–16614 Filed 6–18–98; 10:53 am] 2272: BILLING CODE 6210±01±F BILLING CODE 6715±01±M 1. Julia Dobbins, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jean Lauder, Mercedes, Texas; to acquire additional voting shares of FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Mercedes Bancorp, Inc., Mercedes, FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Formations of, Acquisitions by, and additional voting shares of Mercedes Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Sunshine Act Meeting National Bank, Mercedes, Texas. The companies listed in this notice Announcing an Open Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve have applied to the Board for approval, Board System, June 16, 1998. pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Robert deV. Frierson, TIME AND DATE: 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) June 24, 1998. Associate Secretary of the Board. (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part [FR Doc. 98–16422 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am] 225), and all other applicable statutes PLACE: Board Room, Second Floor, BILLING CODE 6210±01±F and regulations to become a bank Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F holding company and/or to acquire the Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. assets or the ownership of, control of, or STATUS: The entire meeting will be open FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM the power to vote shares of a bank or to the public. bank holding company and all of the Change in Bank Control Notices; banks and nonbanking companies MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or owned by the bank holding company, PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Bank Holding Companies including the companies listed below. • Final Policy Statement—Federal The notificants listed below have The applications listed below, as well Home Loan Bank System Financial applied under the Change in Bank as other related filings required by the Disclosure. Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § Board, are available for immediate • Final Rule—Financial Disclosures 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank by Federal Home Loan Bank. CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank indicated. The application also will be • Final Rule—Membership holding company. The factors that are available for inspection at the offices of Regulation Revisions. considered in acting on the notices are the Board of Governors. Interested • Proposed Settlement Agreement set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 persons may express their views in Regarding the Federal Home Loan Bank U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). writing on the standards enumerated in of Des Moines Petition. The notices are available for the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the immediate inspection at the Federal proposal also involves the acquisition of CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Reserve Bank indicated. The notices a nonbanking company, the review also Elaine L. Baker, Secretary to the Board, also will be available for inspection at includes whether the acquisition of the (202) 408–2837. the offices of the Board of Governors. nonbanking company complies with the William W. Ginsberg, Interested persons may express their standards in section 4 of the BHC Act. Managing Director. views in writing to the Reserve Bank Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking [FR Doc. 98–16596 Filed 6–17–98; 5:05 pm] indicated for that notice or to the offices activities will be conducted throughout BILLING CODE 6725±01±P of the Board of Governors. Comments the United States.