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1A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the

Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any

individual Commissioner’s statements will be

available from the Office of the Secretary and at the

Commission’s web site.

2Commissioner Okun did not participate in this

phase of the five-year reviews.

3The Commission has found the response

submitted by NFC to be individually adequate.

Comments from other interested parties will not be

accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).

ACTION: Scheduling of expedited fiveyear reviews concerning the

countervailing duty and antidumping

duty orders on sulfanilic acid from

China and India.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of expedited

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine

whether revocation of the

countervailing duty and antidumping

duty orders on sulfanilic acid from

China and India would be likely to lead

to continuation or recurrence of material

injury within a reasonably foreseeable

time. For further information

concerning the conduct of these reviews

and rules of general application, consult

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part

207). Recent amendments to the Rules

of Practice and Procedure pertinent to

five-year reviews, including the text of

subpart F of part 207, are published at

63 F.R. 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be

downloaded from the Commission’s

World Wide Web site at http://

www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Baker (202–205–3180), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On January 7, 2000, the Commission

determined that the domestic interested

party group responses to its notice of

institution (64 FR 53412, October 1,

1999) were adequate and the respondent

interested party group responses were

inadequate. The Commission did not

find any other circumstances that would

warrant conducting full reviews. 1

Accordingly, the Commission

determined that it would conduct

expedited reviews pursuant to section

751(c)(3) of the Act. 2

Staff Report

A staff report containing information

concerning the subject matter of the

reviews will be placed in the nonpublic

record on April 17, 2000, and made

available to persons on the

Administrative Protective Order service

list for these reviews. A public version

will be issued thereafter, pursuant to

section 207.62(d)(4) of the

Commission’s rules.

Written Submissions

As provided in section 207.62(d) of

the Commission’s rules, interested

parties that are parties to the reviews

and that have provided individually

adequate responses to the notice of

institution, 3 and any party other than

an interested party to the reviews may

file written comments with the

Secretary on what determination the

Commission should reach in the

reviews. Comments are due on or before

April 20, 2000, and may not contain

new factual information. Any person

that is neither a party to these five-year

reviews nor an interested party may

submit a brief written statement (which

shall not contain any new factual

information) pertinent to the reviews by

April 20, 2000. However, should

Commerce extend the time limit for its

completion of the final results of its

reviews, the deadline for comments

(which may not contain new factual

information) on Commerce’s final

results is three business days after the

issuance of Commerce’s results. If

comments contain business proprietary

information (BPI), they must conform

with the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules. The Commission’s rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the rules, each document

filed by a party to the reviews must be

served on all other parties to the reviews

(as identified by either the public or BPI

service list), and a certificate of service

must be timely filed. The Secretary will

not accept a document for filing without

a certificate of service.

Determinations

The Commission has determined to

exercise its authority to extend the

review period by up to 90 days pursuant

to 19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)(5)(B).

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.62 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: January 12, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1094 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

January 6, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz (202) 219–5096 ext. 159 or

by e-mail to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To

obtain documentation for ESA, MSHA,

OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King

((202) 219–5096 ext. 151 or by e-mail to

King-Darrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

•–Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

•–Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

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•–Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

•–Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Executive Order 12933, 29 CFR

Part 9, Nondisplacement of Qualified

Workers Under Certain Contracts.

OMB Number: 1215–0190.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit, Individuals or households,

Federal government.

Number of Respondents: 88.

Estimated Time Per respondent: 15

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 22 hours.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: $0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: These rules provide

recordkeeping requirements in certain

building service contracts documenting

offers of employment of a successor

contractor.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–1092 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendation; Definition of ‘‘Plan

Assets’’—Participant Contributions

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the

Department), as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, provides the general

public and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of a

currently approved collection of

information, Definition of Plan Assets—

Participant Contributions, CFR

§ 2510.3–102. A copy of the proposed

information collection request can be

obtained by contacting the individual

listed below in the address section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 20; 2000.

ADDRESSES: Gerald B. Lindrew,

Department of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20210, (202) 219–4782 (not a tollfree number), FAX (202) 219–4745.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

This regulation describes when

certain monies, which a participant

pays to or has withheld by an employer

for contribution to an employee benefit

plan, are ‘‘plan assets’’ for purposes of

Title I of the Employee Retirement

Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the

related prohibited transaction

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code

(IRC). The regulation establishes that

participant contributions to an

employee pension benefit plan become

plan assets on the earliest date that they

can reasonably be segregated from an

employer’s general assets, but in no

event later than 15 business days for

pension plans, 90 days for welfare

plans, and, in the case of SIMPLE

Retirement Accounts, 30 days following

the month in which the contribution

amounts would otherwise have been

payable to the participant in cash.

The regulation also establishes a

procedure (for pension plans only)

whereby an employer may obtain an

additional 10 business days to comply

with the contribution time limits. In

order to take advantage of this

opportunity, an employer is required to

satisfy certain exemption conditions,

including notification to participants,

bonding, and certification to the

Secretary of the Department of Labor

when the funds are transmitted. These

conditions are intended to protect

participant contributions and provide

the Department with adequate notice of

an employer’s compliance.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Department of Labor

(Department) is particularly interested

in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

The regulation provides guidance for

fiduciaries, participants, and

beneficiaries of employee benefit plans

on the requirements for transmission of

employee contributions withheld from

wages. Extension of the information

collection provision of the regulation is

important because delays in the

transmittal of funds may result in lost

earnings to pension plan participants

and beneficiaries. In addition, for those

employers who may have difficulty

meeting regulation deadlines for

participant contribution transmissions,

the extension provision of the regulation

provides an alternate means of employer

compliance with the regulation, while

providing participants, beneficiaries,

and the Department with sufficient

information to protect their rights under

ERISA.

This notice requests comments on the

extension of the ICR included in the

regulation governing the definition of

‘‘plan assets.’’ The Department is not

proposing or implementing changes to

the existing ICR at this time. Comments

received in response to this notice will

be incorporated in the submission to

OMB for continued clearance of the ICR.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Definition of Plan Assets—

Participant Contributions.

OMB Number: 1210–0100.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions,

Individuals.