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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