>However, if I add another subdirectory within that first subdirectory, I
>can not  get the PRV and  OWN file access codes  to work for any  of the
>files in that nested subdirectory.
 
This is normal, the implicit definition of OWN and PRV are as follows:
 
*+ OWN= Owner(filelistname)
*+ PRV= (filelistname)
 
That is,  they apply  to the filelist  they are used  in; 'OWN'  does not
refer to the same people when used in 'FOO FILELIST' and 'BAR FILELIST'.
 
  Eric