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but cannot prepare comments promptly,

please advise the OMB Reviewer and

the Agency Clearance Officer before the

deadline.

Copies: Request for clearance (OMB

83–1), supporting statement, and other

documents submitted to OMB for

review may be obtained from the

Agency Clearance Officer.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to: Agency

Clearance Officer, Jacqueline White,

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC

20416; and OMB Reviewer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jacqueline White, Agency Clearance

Officer, (202) 205–7044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Small

Business Loan Application.

No: 5M.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Description of Respondents: Business

Applicants for the pre-disaster

mitigation loan program.

Annual Responses: 2,500.

Annual Burden: 5,000.

Jacqueline White,

Chief, Administrative Information Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–15922 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S9

covers the Office of the General Counsel

(OGC). Notice is given that the current

divisions are being elevated to officelevel components. There also will be

minor organizational and functional

changes within OGC. The changes are as

follows:

Section S9.00 The Office of the

General Counsel—(Mission):

Amend to read as follows:

The General Counsel, as special

advisor to the Commissioner on legal

matters, is responsible for providing all

legal services and advice to the

Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner

and all subordinate organizational

components (except OIG) of SSA in

connection with the operation and

administration of SSA.

Section S9.10 The Office of the

General Counsel—(Organization)

Retitle:

C. The Immediate Office of the General

Counsel (S9A)

1. The Deputy General Counsel

(Regional Operations) (S9A–1) to The

Deputy General Counsel (S9A–1).

Delete:

2. The Inspector General Staff (S9A–

2).

Add:

2. The Executive Operations Staff

(S9A–3).

Retitle:

D. The Division of General Law (S9B) to

The Office of General Law (S9B).

E. The Division of Litigation (S9C) to

The Office of Program Litigation (S9C).

F. The Division of Policy and

Legislation (S9E) to The Office of

Program Law (S9E).

Section S9.20 The Office of the

General Counsel—(Functions):

Retitle:

C. The Immediate Office of the General

Counsel (S9A)

1. The Deputy General Counsel

(Regional Operations) (S9A–1) to The

Deputy General Counsel (S9A–1).

Amend as follows:

C. The Immediate Office of the

General Counsel (S9A) includes the

Deputy General Counsel (S9A–1) and

the Executive Operations Staff (S9A–3).

1. The Deputy General Counsel (S9A–

1) assists the General Counsel and the

Principal Deputy General Counsel in

carrying out their responsibilities and

performs other duties as the General

Counsel may prescribe. In the event of

the absence or disability of both the

General Counsel and the Principal

Deputy General Counsel, the Deputy

General Counsel acts for the General

Counsel unless the Commissioner

directs otherwise.

Delete in its entirety:

2. The Inspector General Staff (S9A–

2).

Add:

2. The Executive Operations Staff

(S9A–3) provides internal

organizational planning, management

analysis and review, staff support and

assistance to the General Counsel,

Principal Deputy General Counsel,

Deputy General Counsel, OGC Executive

Staff, OGC Executive Officer and other

OGC managers. Plans, develops and

coordinates OGC’s financial, personnel

and administrative management

activities and programs for OGC

headquarters and regional offices. Plans,

directs and provides day-to-day

operational support services on all areas

of administrative, budget, space and

facilities, communications, and systems

management. Identifies, coordinates and

implements OGC’s training program.

Formulates, justifies, and presents

annual and multi year budget

submissions. Controls the collection,

recording and reporting of all financial,

personnel, and administrative data in

connection with budget and staffing

formulation and executive functions.

Retitle and amend as follows:

D. The Division of General Law (S9B) to

The Office of General Law (S9B).

1. Provides legal services on business

management activities and

administrative operations throughout

SSA, including procurement,

contracting, patents, copyrights, budget,

appropriations, personnel, adverse

employment actions, employment

discrimination, compensation, travel,

personnel and tort claims by and against

SSA, electronic service delivery, labormanagement relations and Touhy

requests.

2. Provides legal services and advice

regarding SSA’s civil defense, civil

rights and security programs as well as

for SSA’s administration of the Freedom

of Information and Privacy Acts and

Computer Matching Agreements.

Provides liaison with the Department of

Justice on administering the Freedom of

Information and Privacy Acts. Liaisons

with the Comptroller General.

4. Assists SSA components with the

development and implementation of

ethics training, provides liaison with the

White House Office of Counsel and the

Office of Government Ethics on ethics

matters.

E. The Division of Litigation (S9C) to

The Office of Program Litigation (S9C).

1. Furnishes legal support and

litigation related advice in both

administrative and court litigation in

connection with the operations and

administration by SSA of the various

programs administered by SSA under

the Social Security Act and of other

programs which do not fall within the

jurisdiction of the Office of General

Law.

F. The Division of Policy and

Legislation (S9E) to The Office of

Program Law (S9E).

1. Furnishes nonlitigation legal

services and advice in connection with

the operations and administration of the

various programs administered by SSA

under the Social Security Act and of

other programs and areas which do not

fall within the jurisdiction of the Office

of General Law.

3. Drafts or reviews proposed

testimony of SSA officials before

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Congress relating to any area within the

jurisdiction of the Office of Program

Law.

4. Drafts or reviews all SSA regulatory

materials and legal instruments relating

to areas within the jurisdiction of the

Office of Program Law.

Amend as follows:

G. The Offices of Regional Chief

Counsels (S9G–F1—S9G–FX).

2. Provide litigation support and legal

services and advice to the SSA Regional

Commissioners in the various areas set

out above regarding OGC offices.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Kenneth S. Apfel,

Commissioner of Social Security.

[FR Doc. 00–15862 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3340]

Bureau of Nonproliferation;

Determination Under the Foreign

Assistance Act

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 654(c) of

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

amended (22 U.S.C. 2378), notice is

hereby given that the Acting Assistant

Secretary of State for Nonproliferation

has made a determination pursuant to

section 620H of the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.

2378), and section 549 of the Foreign

Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Act,

2000 (enacted by reference in P.L. 106–

113), and analogous provisions in

previous year Foreign Operations,

Export Financing, and related Programs

Appropriations Acts, and has concluded

that publication of the determination

would be harmful to the national

security of the United States.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

John P. Barker,

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for

Nonproliferation.

[FR Doc. 00–15960 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–25–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000–7541]

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory

Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking

applications for appointment to

membership on the Merchant Marine

Personnel Advisory Committee

(MERPAC). MERPAC provides advice

and makes recommendations to the

Coast Guard on matters related to the

training, qualification, licensing,

certification, and fitness of seamen

serving in the U.S. merchant marine.

DATES: Applications should reach us on

or before August 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may request an

application form by writing to

Commandant (G–MSO–1), U.S. Coast

Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20593–0001; by calling

202–267–0229; by e-mailing

mgould@comdt.uscg.mil; or by faxing

202–267–4570. Submit application

forms to the same address. This notice

and the application form are available

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander Luke B. Harden,

Acting Executive Director of MERPAC,

or Mr. Mark C. Gould, Assistant to the

Executive Director, telephone 202–267–

0229, fax 202–267–4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC

is chartered under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It

provides advice and makes

recommendations to the Assistant

Commander for marine Safety and

Environmental Protection, on matters

for concern to merchant-marine

personnel such as implementation of

the International Convention on

Standards of Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978

(STCW), and activities of regional

examination centers.

MERPAC meets at least twice a year,

once at Coast Guard Headquarters,

Washington, DC, and once elsewhere in

the country. Its subcommittees and

working groups may also meet to

consider specific problems as required.

The Coast Guard will consider

applications for six positions that expire

or become vacant in January 2001. It

needs applicants with one or more of

the following backgrounds to fill the

positions:

(a) Licensed Deck officer.

(b) Unlicensed member of the

Engineering Department.

(c) Two Marine Educators associated

with State maritime academies.

(d) Marine Educator associated with a

training institution other than a Federal

or State maritime academy.

(e) Public (no maritime experience

necessary).

Each member serves for a term of 3

years. No member may hold more than

two consecutive 3-year terms. MERPAC

members serve without compensation

from the Federal Government; however,

they do receive travel reimbursement

and per diem.

In support of the policy of the

Department of Transportation on gender

and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard

encourages applications from qualified

women and members of minority

groups.

If you are selected as a member who

represents the general public, we will

require you to complete a Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form

450). Neither the report nor the

information it contains may be released

to the public, except under an order

issued by a Federal court or as

otherwise provided under the Privacy

Act [5 U.S.C. 552a].

Dated: June 13, 2000.

Peter A. Richardson,

Acting, Director of Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–15943 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–2000–20]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

The purpose of this notice is to improve

the public’s awareness of, and

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s

regulatory activities. Neither publication

of this notice nor the inclusion or

omission of information in the summary

is intended to affect the legal status of

any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before August 7, 2000.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 30052

Petitioner: Airbus Industrie