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to conform with Standard No. 123’s

opposite specifications, and believes

that an exemption from these

requirements ‘‘is more consistent * * *

than maintaining the control location

and operation * * *.’’

An Issue on Which We Request Specific

Comment

It has come to our attention that the

EV Global, an electric bicycle, is

advertised as being equipped with a tail

lamp and a headlamp, both represented

as complying with the motorcycle

requirements of Standard No. 108. We

asked Currie to explain why it was

requesting an exemption for these items

of lighting equipment. Currie replied

that the EV Global lamps ‘‘are specially

developed high intensity lamps that are

proprietary to their company.’’

Although the lamps may comply with

Standard No. 108, ‘‘the tooling and

production of these lamps is expensive

and will cause substantial economic

hardship.’’ By contrast, the Currie

product ‘‘is much lighter and much less

expensive (it uses a regular bicycle

frame), it meets a different segment of

the market and is a true electric

bicycle.’’

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the application

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and the notice

number, and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. It is requested, but not required,

that 10 copies be submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the comment

closing date indicated below will be

considered, and will be available for

examination in the docket at the above

address both before and after that date.

The Docket Room is open from 10 a.m.

until 5 p.m. To the extent possible,

comments filed after the closing date

will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the

application will be published in the

Federal Register pursuant to the

authority indicated below.

Comment closing date: February 22,

2000.

(49 U.S.C. 30113; delegations of authority at

49 CFR 1.50. and 501.8)

Issued on January 13, 2000.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–1354 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket RSPA–98–4957; Notice 18]

Notice of New Information Collection

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for OMB approval and

public comments.

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Research and

Special Programs Administration’s

(RSPA) published its intention to create

a new information collection in support

of the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)

Damage Prevention Grant Program

(October 22, 1999, 64 FR 57182). No

comments were received. The purpose

of this notice is to allow the public an

additional 30 days from the date of this

notice to send in their comments.

Congress authorized the Department

of Transportation to create a Damage

Prevention Grant Program to assist the

states. The Department is requiring that

states requesting grants must provide a

written proposal to RSPA for approval.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received February 22, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify

the docket number of this notice, RSPA–

98–4957, and be mailed directly to

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, ATTN: RSPA

Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline Safety,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–6205

or by electronic mail at

marvin.fell.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Damage Prevention Grant

Program

Type of Request: New

Abstract: Third party damage is a

leading cause of pipeline accidents.

Congress has allocated funds to provide

states grants to develop one-call

notification programs which will reduce

the amount of third party damage. States

will be required to submit proposals for

these grants that will be evaluated by

RSPA.

Estimate of Burden: The average

burden hours per response is 40 hours.

Respondents: States.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 30

the first year and 40 the second year.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1 per year.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1200–1600 hours. Copies

of this information collection can be

reviewed at the Dockets Facility, Plaza

401, U.S. Department of Transportation,

400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20590 from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.,

Monday through Friday except Federal

holidays. They also can be viewed over

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov

Comments are invited on: (a) The

need for the proposed collection of

information for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) 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; (c)

Ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 13,

2000.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 00–1353 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices; International

Financial Institution Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Under section 603 of the

Foreign Operations, Export Financing

and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 1999, the International Financial

Institution Advisory Commission (the

‘‘Commission’’) shall advise the report

to the Congress on the future role and

responsibilities of the international

financial institutions (defined as the

International Monetary Fund,

International Bank for Reconstruction

and Development, European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development,

International Development Association,

International Finance Corporation,

Multilateral Investment Guarantee

Agency, African Development Bank,

African Development Fund, Asian

Development Bank, Inter-American

Development Bank, and Inter-American

Investment Corporation), the World

Trade Organization, and the Bank for

International Settlements.

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DATES: The tenth and eleventh meetings

of the Advisory Commission will be

held on February 1st and 2nd, 2000,

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending

tentatively at 3 p.m. in the Cash Room,

of the United States Treasury at 15th

and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Designated Federal Official: William

McFadden, Senior Policy Advisor,

Office of International Monetary and

Financial Policy, Room 4444,

Department of the Treasury, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC, 20220. Telephone number 202–

622–0343, fax number (202) 622–7664.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meetings is given under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

The Commission members will focus

on bankruptcy and contracts on

February 1 and hold a public hearing for

invited speakers on February 2.

Procedural

These meetings are open to the

public. Please note that the meetings

may close early if all business is

finished. If you wish to attend, please

FAX your full name, birthday, and

social security number to the Designated

Federal Official no later than 4 p.m.,

January 31, 2000 for clearance into the

Treasury building. Members of the

public, who have provided such

information, must enter into the main

Treasury building at the entrance on

15th Street between F and G Streets, and

must provide a photo ID at the entrance

to be admitted into the building.

Members of the public may submit

when written comments. If you wish to

furnish such comments, please provide

16 copies of your written material to the

Designated Federal Official. If you wish

to have your comments distributed to

members of the Commission in advance

of the tenth meeting, 16 copies of any

written material should be provided to

the Designated Federal Official no later

than January 24, 2000.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

William McFadden,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 00–1276 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices; International

Monetary Fund Advisory Committee;

Notice

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: Under section 610 of the

Foreign Operations, Export Financing

and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 1999, the Secretary of the Treasury

is required to establish an International

Monetary Fund Advisory Committee

(the ‘‘Committee’’) to advise the

Secretary on IMF policy.

DATES: The third meeting of the

Committee will be held on February 3,

2000, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the

Diplomatic Room located on the third

floor of the main Department of the

Treasury building, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Designated Federal Official: William

McFadden, Senior Policy Advisor,

Office of International Monetary and

Financial Policy, Room 4444,

Department of the Treasury, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC, 20220. Telephone number 202–

622–0343, fax number (202) 622–7664.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2.

Agenda of Meeting

The IMF Advisory Committee will

discuss the legislated mandates directed

at the IMF, with a focus on questions

related to social policies and core labor

standards, and trade liberalization.

Procedural

This meeting is open to the public.

Please note that the meeting may close

early if all business is finished. If you

wish to attend please FAX your full

name, birthday, and social security

number to the Designated Federal

Official no later than 4 p.m., January

31st, for clearance into the Treasury

building. Members of the public who

have provided such information, must

enter the main Treasury building at the

entrance on 15th Street between F and

G Streets, and must provide a photo ID

at the entrance to be admitted into the

building.

Members of the public may submit

written comments. If you wish to

furnish such comments, please provide

16 copies of your written material to the

Designated Federal Official. If you wish

to have your comments distributed to

members of the Committee in advance

of the third meeting, 16 copies of any

written material should be provided to

the Designated Federal Official no later

than January 31, 2000.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

William McFadden,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 00–1277 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Notice 2000–3

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Notice 2000–3,

Guidance on Cash or Deferred

Arrangements.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 20, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written

comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal

Revenue Service, room 5244, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the notice should be directed

to Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5242,

1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Guidance on Cash or Deferred

Arrangements.

OMB Number: 1545–1669.

Notice Number: Notice 2000–3.

Abstract: Notice 2000–3 provides

guidance to employers maintaining, or

who are contemplating establishing,

cash or deferred arrangements (CODAs)

for their employees. It permits some

degree of flexibility in using the safe

harbor methods, described in sections

401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11) of the

Internal Revenue Code, to satisfy the

nondiscrimination tests normally

applicable to CODAs. To take advantage

of this flexibility, employers must

amend their CODAs accordingly and

provide employees written notices of