35394 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 107 / Friday, June 2, 2000 / Notices

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public

review. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from public disclosure, which

we will honor to the extent allowable by

law. There also may be circumstances in

which we would withhold a

respondent’s identity from public

disclosure, as allowable by law. If you

wish us to withhold your name and/or

address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. We will make all submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

Copies of the NEPA Handbook may

also be requested from Theresa Taylor at

the above address, via the Internet at

nepa@do.usbr.gov, or by calling (303)

445–2826. The entire document is

available at http://www.usbr.gov/nepa

on the Internet.

Copies of the NEPA Handbook are

available for public inspection and

review at the following locations:

• Bureau of Reclamation,

Reclamation Service Center Library,

Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal

Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver,

Colorado 80225; telephone: (303) 445–

2072

• Natural Resources Library, U.S.

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street

NW., Main Interior Building,

Washington DC 20240–0001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa Taylor, Bureau of Reclamation,

Office of Policy, at (303) 445–2826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests

for the document have depleted our

supply. To accommodate requests, more

copies are being printed for distribution.

Reclamation’s goal is to give the public

a reasonable opportunity to review and

offer comments on the content of this

handbook. The NEPA Handbook was

developed to assist Reclamation

employees who are required to comply

with the National Environmental Policy

Act and various other environmental

laws as part of their daily work.

Reclamation’s NEPA Handbook was first

published in 1984, not in 1991 as

previously reported on April 20, 2000.

After Reclamation was re-organized in

1994 to reflect a de-centralization of

decision making and authority, the

NEPA Handbook needed major

revisions to reflect the re-organization

and to update the content. The

handbook was extensively revised and

has gone through various stages of

review both internally and with the

Council on Environmental Quality. At

the commencement of the extended

public review period, comments

received will be considered as part of a

final revision of the handbook.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Wayne O. Deason,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 00–13796 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for

Requirements for Permits and Permit

Processing, 30 CFR part 773.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by August 1, 2000, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 210–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments

may also be submitted electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease at the address listed in

ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implementing provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13), require that interested

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies

information collection that OSM will be

submitting to OMB for extension. This

collection is contained in 30 CFR part

773, Requirements for Permits and

Permit Processing.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Requirements for Permits and

Permit Processing, 30 CFR Part 773.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0041.

Summary: The collection activities for

this part ensure that the public has the

opportunity to review permit

applications prior to their approval, and

that applicants for permanent program

permits or their associates who are in

violation of the Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Act do not receive

surface coal mining permits pending

resolution of their violations.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for surface coal mining and

reclamation permits and State

governments and Indian Tribes.

Total Annual Responses: 310.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,909.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–13884 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment

Corporation.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), agencies are required to

publish a Notice in the Federal Register

notifying the public that the Agency has

prepared an information collection

request for OMB review and approval

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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Chairman Lynn M. Bragg not participating.

3The Commission subsequently revised its

schedule, publishing notice in the Federal Register

on January 7, 2000 (65 FR 1173).

and has requested public review and

comment on the submission. OPIC

published its first Federal Register

Notice on this information collection

request on April 22, 1998, in 63 FR

19946, at which time a 60-calendar day

comment period was announced. This

comment period ended June 22, 1998.

No comments were received in response

to this notice. This information

collection submission has now been

submitted to OMB for review.

Comments are again being solicited on

the need for the information, its

practical utility, the accuracy of the

Agency’s burden estimate, and on ways

to minimize the reporting burden,

including automated collection

techniques and uses of other forms of

technology. The proposed form under

review is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form

and the request for review prepared for

submission to OMB may be obtained

from the Agency Submitting Officer.

Comments on the form should be

submitted to the Agency Submitting

Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer:

Carol Brock, Records Manager, Overseas

Private Investment Corporation, 1100

New York Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20527; 202/336–8563.

OMB Reviewer: David Rostker, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, 202/

395–3897.

Summary of Form Under Review

Type of Request: Extension of

currently approved form.

Title: Small Business Application for

Political Risk Investment Insurance.

Form Number: OPIC–223.

Frequency of Use: Once per investor

per project.

Type of Respondents: Small business

or other institutions qualifying as small

business under OPIC’s definition

(except farms); individuals qualifying as

small business under OPIC’s definition.

Standard Industrial Classification

Codes: All.

Description of Affected Pubic: Small

U.S. companies or citizens investing

overseas.

Reporting Hours: 4 hours per project.

Number of Responses: 50 per year.

Federal Cost: $750 per year.

Authority for Information collection:

Sections 231 and 234(a), 239(d), and

204A of the Foreign Assistance Act of

1961, as amended.

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The small

business application is the principal

document used by OPIC to determine

the small business investor’s and

project’s eligibility, assess the

environmental impact and

developmental effects of the project,

measure the economic effects for the

United States and the host country

economy, and collect information for

underwriting analysis.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Laura Naide,

Senior Counsel for Administrative Affairs,

Department of Legal Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–13848 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–286 (Review)

and 731–TA–365 (Review)]

Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Israel

and Belgium

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject five-year reviews, the

United States International Trade

Commission determines,2 pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act), that

revocation of the countervailing duty

order on industrial phosphoric acid

from Israel and the antidumping duty

order on industrial phosphoric acid

from Belgium would not be likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States within a reasonably

foreseeable time.

Background

The Commission instituted these

reviews on March 1, 1999 (64 FR 10017)

and determined on June 3, 1999, that it

would conduct full reviews (64 FR

31610, June 11, 1999). Notice of the

scheduling of the Commission’s reviews

and of a public hearing to be held in

connection therewith was given by

posting copies of the notice in the Office

of the Secretary, U.S. International

Trade Commission, Washington, DC,

and by publishing the notice in the

Federal Register on July 16, 1999 (64 FR

38474).3 The hearing was held in

Washington, DC, on March 30, 2000,

and all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in these reviews to the

Secretary of Commerce on May 22,

2000. The views of the Commission are

scontained in USITC Publication 3302

(May 2000), entitled Industrial

Phosphoric Acid from Israel and

Belgium: Investigations Nos. 701–TA–

286 (Review) and 731–TA–365

(Review).

Issued: May 24, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13807 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Possible Modifications to the

International Harmonized System

Nomenclature

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Request for Proposals To

Amend the International Harmonized

System.

SUMMARY: The Commission is soliciting

proposals from interested parties and

agencies to amend the international

Harmonized Commodity Description

and Coding System (Harmonized

System), including the rules of

interpretation, section and chapter

notes, and the texts of the headings and

subheadings, with a view to keeping the

Harmonized System current with

changes in patterns of technology and

trade. Specific proposals in this

connection will be reviewed by the

Commission staff for potential

submission to the Customs Co-operation

Council, now known as the World

Customs Organization (WCO), in

Brussels, Belgium.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eugene A. Rosengarden, Director, Office

of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements

(O/TA&TA) (202/205–2595, E-Mail

rosengarden@usitc.gov) or Ronald

Heller (202/205–2596, E-Mail

rheller@usitc.gov). The O/TA&TA fax

number is 202/205–2616.