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7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii)

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).

9 In reviewing this proposal, the Commission has

considered its impact on efficiency, competition,

and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

No written comments were solicited

or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The proposed rule change has become

effective pursuant to section

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 7 and

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4

thereunder,8 because it involves a due,

fee, or other charge. At any time within

60 days of the filing of the proposed rule

change, the Commission may summarily

abrogate such rule 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.9

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments concerning the foregoing,

including whether the proposal is

consistent with the Act. Persons making

written submissions should file six

copies thereof with the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC

20549–0609. 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 in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of the Exchange. All

submissions should refer to file number

SR–CHX–99–29, and should be

submitted by February 9, 2000.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.10

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secrtary.

[FR Doc. 00–1171 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

National Small Business Development

Center Advisory Board; Public Meeting

The U.S. Small Business

Administration National Small Business

Development Center Advisory Board

will hold a public meeting on Sunday,

February 6, 2000, from 9 am to 4 pm at

the Le Richelieu Hotel, New Orleans,

Louisiana to discuss such matters as

may be presented by members, staff of

the U.S. Small Business Administration,

or others present.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please write or call Ellen Thrasher, U.S.

Small Business Administration, 409

Third Street, SW, Fourth Floor,

Washington, DC 20416, telephone

number (202) 205–6817.

Kris Swedin,

Chief of Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–1231 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA–2000–6782]

Notice of Request for Clearance of a

New Information Collection: Adequacy

of Truck Parking Facilities

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

this notice announces the intention of

the FHWA to request the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

approve a new information collection

related to the research project

‘‘Adequacy of Truck Parking Facilities.’’

This information collection will be in

the form of a survey to collect

information from drivers of commercial

motor vehicles carrying property.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written

comments should refer to the docket

number that appears in the heading of

this document and must be submitted to

the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001. All

comments received will be available for

examination at the above address

between10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or

postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate

Woerheide, Project Manager, (202) 366–

5884, kathryn.woerheide@fhwa.dot.gov,

Federal Highway Administration,

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research

Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean,

Virginia 22101. Office hours are from

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Adequacy of Truck Parking

Facilities.

Background: In 1996 research

conducted by the former FHWA Office

of Motor Carrier Research and Standards

and reported in Commercial Driver Rest

& Parking Requirements; Making Space

for Safety (Publication No. FHWA-MC–

96–0010), considerable gains were made

in understanding how truck drivers use

public rest areas and privately-owned

truck stops. The research methodology

concentrated on analyzing data at public

rest areas and privately-owned truck

stops on the Interstate System by

inventorying parking capacity and

restrictions in the 48 contiguous states,

direct observation of the actual use of

truck parking at facilities along a

medium-density trucking corridor, and

in consultation with truck drivers,

motor carriers, and truck stop operators.

Subsequent research in this area has

been mandated by Congress (Section

4027 of TEA–21) to determine the

location and quantity of parking spaces

at public rest areas and private truck

stops along the National Highway

System. The Congressional mandate

specifies that current and projected

truck parking shortages be assessed. In

order to accurately assess shortage, it is

necessary to go beyond a simple count

of parking spaces available across the

country. Shortages must be estimated by

measuring the parking supply in light of

regional, driver-preference, and other

influencing factors.

Whereas truck parking supply,

demand, and shortages were assessed on

the Interstate Highway System in the

1996 Study, there is a need to (1) extend

this assessment to the National Highway

System and (2) develop a better

understanding of driver-related factors

that affect truck rest stop demand. To

determine where drivers need truck

parking, a better understanding of

drivers’ parking-related requirements

and decision strategies is needed.

To measure truck driver parking

needs and preferences, this study will

employ a nationwide survey of truck

drivers. The survey will help to

determine: (1) How truck drivers plan

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for and address their parking needs; (2)

how truck drivers select when, where,

and at which facility they park

(including public vs. private stops); and,

(3) what truck drivers think of the

adequacy of current parking facilities.

Approach: The survey instrument will

be developed with input from several

commercial vehicle industry segments.

The industry segments represented

during survey development will include

safety stakeholders, trade associations,

and carrier companies. Survey

development will include a thorough

search of related survey efforts,

including, but not limited to, other

commercial vehicle driver surveys.

Survey items will reflect parking-related

factors identified through literature

reviews, as well as parking-related

factors and concerns raised in

discussions with representatives from

the various industry segments. The

survey will contain primarily fixedresponse items. The items will address

driver demographics, trip-planning,

factors influencing parking decisions,

and drivers’ assessment of the adequacy

of current commercial vehicle parking.

Where appropriate, drivers will be

asked these questions for both current

and typical hauls. The demographic

information will help determine

whether different types of drivers have

different parking needs.

The survey will be distributed to

truck drivers at selected truck stops and

rest areas across the United States.

Randomly sampling drivers at parking

facilities along U.S. trucking corridors

will ensure that all drivers who use

such parking facilities have an equal

chance of being included in the study.

To increase sample size, mail-out

surveys may also be used.

Respondents: There will be 2,000

randomly selected truck drivers who

will be requested to respond to the

planned survey.

Estimated Burden Hours: The average

burden per response is 15 minutes. This

includes the time needed for reviewing

the survey instructions, completing the

appropriate survey instrument,

reviewing the collection of information,

and returning the information to the

research team. The estimated total

annual burden to survey respondents is

500 hours. The survey is a one-time

survey.

Public Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to send

comments regarding any aspect of this

information collection, including, but

not limited to: (1) The necessity and

utility of the information collection for

the proper performance of the functions

of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of the

estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

collected information; and (4) ways to

minimize the collection burden without

reducing the quality of the collected

information. Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB’s clearance of this

information collection.

Electronic Access

Internet users can access all

comments received by the U.S. DOT

Dockets, Room PL–401, by using the

universal resource locator (URL):

http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24

hours each day, 365 days each year.

Please follow the instructions online for

more information and help.

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded using a modem and

suitable communications software from

the Government Printing Office

Electronic Bulletin Board Service at

telephone number 202–512–1661.

Internet users may reach the Federal

Register’s home page at http://

www.nara.gov/fedreg and the

Government Printing Office’s database

at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

Authority: TEA–21, Section 4027; 49 CFR

1.48.

Issued on: January 13, 2000.

Michael J. Vecchietti,

Director, Office of Information and

Management Services.

[FR Doc. 00–1194 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–99–5507; Notice 2]

Decision that Nonconforming 1990–

1999 Nissan GTS and GTR Passenger

Cars Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1990–1999 Nissan

GTS and GTR passenger cars are eligible

for importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1990–1999

Nissan GTS and GTR Passenger cars not

originally manufactured to comply with

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards are eligible for

importation into the United States

because they have safety features that

comply with, or are capable of being

altered to comply with, all such

standards.

DATES: The decision is effective as of the

date of its publication in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a

motor vehicle that was not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards shall be refused admission

into the United States unless NHTSA

has decided that the motor vehicle is

substantially similar to a motor vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States,

certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of

the same model year as the model of the

motor vehicle to be compared, and is

capable of being readily altered to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards. Where there is

no substantially similar U.S.-certified

motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B)

permits a nonconforming motor vehicle

to be admitted into the United States if

its safety features comply with, or are

capable of being altered to comply with,

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards based on destructive

test data or such other evidence as

NHTSA decides to be adequate.

Petitions for eligibility decisions may

be submitted by either manufacturers or

importers who have registered with

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR part 592. As

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA

publishes notice in the Federal Register

of each petition that it receives, and

affords interested persons an

opportunity to comment on the petition.

At the close of the comment period,

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the

petition and any comments that it has

received, whether the vehicle is eligible

for importation. The agency then

publishes this determination in the

Federal Register.

J.K. Motors of Baltimore, Maryland

(Registered Importer No. R–90–006)

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether

1990–1999 Nissan GTS and GTR

Passenger cars are eligible for

importation into the United States.

NHTSA published notice of the petition

under Docket Number NHTSA–99–5507

on April 16, 1999 (64 FR 18963) to

afford an opportunity for public

comment.

As stated in the notice, the petitioner

claimed that 1990–1999 Nissan GTS and

GTR passenger cars have safety features

that comply with Standard Nos. 102

Transmission Shift Lever Sequence . . .