Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 113 / Monday, June 12, 2000 / Notices 36889

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

Barbara S. Wellbery,

Counsellor to the Under Secretary for

Electronic Commerce, International Trade

Administration, Department of Commerce.

[FR Doc. 00–14763 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Closed Meeting of the U.S. Automotive

Parts Advisory Committee (APAC)

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The APAC will have a closed

meeting on June 23, 2000, at the U.S.

Department of Commerce to discuss

U.S.-made automotive parts sales in

Japanese and other Asian markets.

DATES: June 23, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Robert Reck, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4036, Washington,

D.C. 20230, telephone: 202–482–1418.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Automotive Parts Advisory Committee

(the ‘‘Committee’’) advises U.S.

Government officials on matters relating

to the implementation of the Fair Trade

in Automotive Parts Act of 1998 (Public

Law 105–261). The Committee: (1)

Reports to the Secretary of Commerce

on barriers to sales of U.S.-made

automotive parts and accessories in

Japanese and other Asian markets; (2)

reviews and considers data collected on

sales of U.S.-made auto parts and

accessories in Japanese and other Asian

markets; (3) advises the Secretary of

Commerce during consultations with

other Governments on issues concerning

sales of U.S.-made automotive parts in

Japanese and other Asian markets; and

(4) assists in establishing priorities for

the initiative to increase sales of U.S.-

made auto parts and accessories to

Japanese markets, and otherwise

provide assistance and direction to the

Secretary of Commerce in carrying out

the intent of that section; and (5) assists

the Secretary of Commerce in reporting

to Congress by submitting an annual

written report to the Secretary on the

sale of U.S.-made automotive parts in

Japanese and other Asian markets, as

well as any other issues with respect to

which the Committee provides advice

pursuant to its authorizing legislation.

At the meeting, committee members

will discuss specific trade and sales

expansion programs related to

automotive parts trade policy between

the United States and Japan and other

Asian markets.

The Assistant Secretary for

Administration, with the concurrence of

the General Counsel formally

determined on June 6, 2000, pursuant to

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, as amended, that the

June 23 meeting of the Committee and

of any subcommittee thereof, dealing

with privileged or confidential

commercial information may be exempt

from the provisions of the Act relating

to open meeting and public

participation therein because these

items are concerned with matters that

are within the purview of 5 U.S.C. 552b

(c)(4) and (9)(B). A copy of the Notice

of Determination is available for public

inspection and copying in the

Department of Commerce Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, Main

Commerce.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Henry P. Misisco,

Director, Office of Automotive Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–14714 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Evaluation of Coastal Zone

Management Programs

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal

Resource Management, National Ocean

Service, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate.

SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean

and Coastal Resource Management

(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate

the performance of the American Samoa

Coastal Management Program.

This evaluation will be conducted

pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal

Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA),

as amended, and regulations at 15 CFR

Part 928. The CZMA requires a

continuing review of the performance of

states and U.S. territories with respect to

coastal program implementation.

Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management

Programs requires findings concerning

the extent to which a state or territory

has met the national objectives, adhered

to its coastal program document

approved by the Secretary of Commerce,

and adhered to the terms of financial

assistance awards funded under the

CZMA.

The evaluation will include a site

visit, consideration of public comments,

and consultations with interested

Federal, Territorial, and local agencies

and members of the public. A public

meeting will be held as part of the site

visit. Notice is hereby given of the date

of the site visit for the listed evaluation,

and the date, local time, and location of

the public meeting during the site visit.

The American Samoa Coastal

Management Program evaluation site

visit will be from July 24–28, 2000. The

public meeting will be held on

Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at 5:00 p.m.,

in the Rainmaker Hotel, Pago Pago,

American Samoa.

Copies of the Territory’s most recent

performance reports, as well as OCRM’s

notifications and supplemental request

letters to the Territory, are available

upon request from OCRM. Written

comments from interested parties

regarding this Program are encouraged

and will be accepted until 15 days after

the public meeting. Please direct written

comments to Margo E. Jackson, Deputy

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal

Resource Management, NOS/NOAA,

1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor,

Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. When

the evaluation is completed, OCRM will

place a notice in the Federal Register

announcing the availability of the Final

Evaluation Findings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margo E. Jackson, Deputy Director,

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910, (301) 713–3155, Extension 114.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program

Administration.

Dated: June 7, 2000.

CAPT Ted Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean

Services and Coastal Zone Management.

[FR Doc. 00–14874 Filed 6–8–00; 2:32 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051800G]

Marine Mammals; File No. 675–1563

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Graham A.J. Worthy, (Principal