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will construe that partial funding is

acceptable);

17a. The priority within the State (or

lead State) assigned to the application,

relative to other applications submitted

by that State, that is a clearly defined

e.g., priority one or priority two, (not a

qualified priority such as priority one

for CBI or priority one for planning); or

17b. If applicable, the reason(s) why

a priority was not assigned or why an

ambiguous priority was assigned;

18. Public endorsements of,

expectations for or opposition to the

project by public and private

organizations who expect to use the

work to be funded by the grant as well

as those who expect to benefit or be

adversely affected, directly or indirectly,

from such work (a summary of such

endorsements, delineating the oral from

the written, and if appropriate, the

extent of the support, is needed;

however, copies of endorsements are

not needed and should not be included

in the application;

19a. A summary of the corridor plan,

for those applications for the NCPD

program where the work to be funded

includes environmental review or

construction and where the project is

not on a corridor identified by section

1105(c) of the ISTEA, as amended (for

other NCPD applications this item is

optional);

19b. Corridor plan, separate from the

rest of the application, for those

applications for the NCPD program

where the work to be funded includes

environmental review or construction;

20. Performance measures in support

of the FHWA Strategic Plan; and

21. Summary sheet covering basic

project information to be used for

congressional notification if the project

is selected for funding (see below).

Format for SUMMARY SHEET.

Application for NCPD or CBI Discretionary

Funds.

Grantee: List full name of agency.

U.S. Representative/Senator(s): List full

names.

Governor/Mayor(s): List full names.

Project: Short name and brief description

of project (e.g., This project provides for

widening by one lane in each direction of

* * * extending from * * * in the vicinity

of * * * to * * * in the vicinity of * * * a

distance of * * * This improvement will

serve * * * and * * * will result in major

safety/time savings * * * to * * *).

FHWA Funds Requested: Exclude nonFederal share.

Other Funds Committed: Specify source

and amounts.

Other Support: List agencies providing

substantive assistance.

Other Important Information: (e.g.,

improved access to Indian Reservation,

expected improvement to local economy,

specify phase of project or corridor

development, specify on going projects that

will be coordinated with this one, identify

environmental features, construction

scheduling—all if appropriate).

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; secs. 1118 and

1119, Pub. L. 105–178, 112 Stat. 107, at 161

(1998); and 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: June 13, 2000.

Cynthia J. Burbank,

Program Manager, Environment and

Planning.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2000–7509]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

STRIKER.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law

105–383, the Secretary of

Transportation, as represented by the

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-

build requirement of the coastwise laws

under certain circumstances. A request

for such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

Law 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations

at 46 CFR Part 388 (65 FR 6905;

February 11, 2000) that the issuance of

the waiver will have an unduly adverse

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels, a

waiver will not be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

July 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2000–7509.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection and copying

at the above address between 10 a.m.

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through

Friday, except federal holidays. An

electronic version of this document and

all documents entered into this docket

is available on the World Wide Web at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Maritime

Administration, MAR–832 Room 7201,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–0760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of

P.L. 105–383 provides authority to the

Secretary of Transportation to

administratively waive the U.S.-build

requirements of the Jones Act, and other

statutes, for small commercial passenger

vessels (less than 12 passengers). This

authority has been delegated to the

Maritime Administration per 49 CFR

§ 1.66, Delegations to the Maritime

Administrator, as amended. By this

notice, MARAD is publishing

information on a vessel for which a

request for a U.S.-build waiver has been

received, and for which MARAD

requests comments from interested

parties. Comments should refer to the

docket number of this notice and the

vessel name in order for MARAD to

properly consider the comments.

Comments should also state the

commenter’s interest in the waiver

application, and address the waiver

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’S

regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

Build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested:

Name of vessel: STRIKER. Owner:

Leonard D. Pridgen.

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel: According to the Applicant ‘‘the

size and capacity has been determined

to be 33 gross tons, 26 net tons, length

43.8′ breadth 15.1′.’’

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade: According to the applicant: ‘‘I

request this waiver in order to take

passengers for hire, fishing and site

seeing, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

The geographic region would be the area

off the coast of Alabama into the Gulf up

to 100 miles.’’

(4) Date and place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding: Date of

construction: 1971, place of

construction: Omastrand, Hardanger,

Norway.

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators: According to

the applicant: ‘‘There would be no

negative impact on current commercial

passenger vessel operators. The seven

vessels currently engaged in charter

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fishing at my home port of Dauphin

Island AL have more available clients

then they can service.’’

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards:

According to the applicant: ‘‘There

would be no negative impact on U.S.

shipyards. Approval of the waiver

would result in a favorable impact

through additional repair and

maintenance requirements.’’

Dated: June 12, 2000.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 7, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 17, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1438.

Regulation Project Number: CO–8–91

Final.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Distribution of Stock and Stock

Rights.

Description: The requested

information is required to notify the

Service that a holder of preferred stock

callable at a premium by the issuer has

made a determination regarding the

likelihood of exercise of the right to call

that is different from the issuer’s

determination.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

333 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15240 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 9, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 17, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1277.

Form Number: IRS Form 1040–

TeleFile.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: TeleFile.

Description: Form 1040–EZ filers

whose IRS mail label has not changed,

will be given the option to file their

return by telephone, with no return to

send in to the IRS. The IRS will use the

information to compute the taxpayer’s

refund or balance due.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 5,100,000.

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS PER

RESPONDENT/RECORDKEEPER

Recordkeeping ............................. 7 min.

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONDENT/RECORDKEEPER—Continued

Learning about the law or the Tax

Record.

40 min.

Preparing the Tax Record ............ 25 min.

TeleFile phone call ....................... 10 min.

Preparing Form 8855-V (TeleFile

Pay Voucher) if you owe

money and are paying by

check or money order.

20 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 7,887,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Voluntary Customer Surveys to

Implement E.O. 12862 Coordinated by

the Office of Program Evaluation and

Risk Analysis on Behalf of All IRS

Operations Functions.

Description: This is a generic

clearance for an undefined number of

customer satisfaction and opinion

surveys and focus group interviews to

be conducted over the next three years.

Surveys and focus groups conducted

under the generic clearance are used by

the Internal Revenue Service to

determine levels of customer

satisfaction, as well as determining

issues that contribute to customer

burden. This information will be used to

make quality improvements to products

and services.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,

Federal Government, State, Local or

Tribal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,116,667.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (varies).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

291,667 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15241 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

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