37412 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. This form is used to petition for

temporary workers and for the

admission of treaty traders and

investors. It is also used in the process

of an extension of stay or for a change

of nonimmigrant status.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 368,948 responses at 2 hours

and 45 minutes (2.75) hours per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,014,607 annual burden

hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the reestimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 00–14980 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

under Review: Petition for

Nonimmigrant Filing Fee Exemption.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) has submitted the following

information collection request to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on March 31, 2000

at 65 FR 17309, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. Comments

were received by one commenter. The

comments have been addressed and

reconciled by the INS in the

accompanying supporting statement for

this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until July 14, 2000.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments

and/or suggestions regarding the items

contained in this notice, especially

regarding the estimated pubic burden

and associated response time, should be

directed to the Office of Management

and Budget, Office of Information and

Regulatory affairs, Attention: Stuart

Shapiro, Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20530; 202–395–7316. Written

comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

the proposed collection of information

should address one or more of the

following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: H–1B

Data Collection and Filing Fee

Exemption.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Forms I–129W.

Adjudications, Division, Immigration

and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. This addendum to form I–129

will be used by the INS to determine if

an H–1B petitioner is exempt from the

additional filing fee of $500, as provided

by the American Competitiveness and

workforce Improvement Act of 1998.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 128,092 respondents 30

minutes (.50 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 64,046 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 00–14981 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 99–3 CARP DD 95–98]

Distribution of 1995, 1996, 1997, and

1998 Digital Audio Recording

Technology Royalties

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Suspension of proceeding;

Resumption of initiation of arbitration.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress is announcing the

suspension of the proceeding to

distribute the 1995–98 digital audio

recording technology (‘‘DART’’)

royalties in the Musical Works Funds

from May 16, 2000, to June 16, 2000.

The 180-day arbitration period for the

proceeding will resume on June 16,

2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All hearings and meetings

for the 1995–98 DART distribution

proceeding shall take place in the James

Madison Memorial Building, Room LM–

414, First and Independence Avenue,

SE, Washington, DC 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David O. Carson, General Counsel, or

Tanya M. Sandros, Senior Attorney,

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel

(‘‘CARP’’), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest

Station, Washington, DC 20024.

Telephone: (202) 707–8380. Telefax:

(202) 252–3423.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 10, 2000, the Copyright

Office published a notice in the Federal

Register announcing that the initiation

of the 180-day arbitration period for the

distribution of the 1995–98 digital audio

recording technology (‘‘DART’’)

royalties in the Musical Works Funds

would begin on April 10, 2000. 65 FR

19025 (April 10, 2000). The notice also

announced the two arbitrators selected

by the Librarian to serve on the

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel

(‘‘CARP’’) for the proceeding. In

accordance with 17 U.S.C. 802(b), the

two arbitrators selected a third arbitrator

to serve as the chairperson of the panel.

However, on May 25, 2000, the third

arbitrator resigned from the position of

chairperson out of concern that

potential conflicts of interest, which

were not known to the arbitrator at the

time of selection, may exist under

§ 251.32. Because of these concerns, the

Copyright Office canceled the initial

meeting between the parties and the

original panel of arbitrators that had

been set for May 16, 2000.

Section 251.6(f) provides that when

an arbitrator is unable to continue to

serve on a CARP before the

commencement of hearings in a

proceeding, the Librarian ‘‘will suspend

the proceeding.’’ The notice published

today serves as notice that the

proceeding is suspended from May 16,

2000, to June 16, 2000. The 180-day

arbitration period will resume on June

16, 2000. Section 251.6(f) further

provides that if the resulting vacancy

was ‘‘previously occupied by the

chairperson, the two remaining

arbitrators shall select, the replacement

from the arbitrator list, and the person

chosen shall serve as chairperson.’’

Accordingly, the remaining two

arbitrators selected a new chairperson.

Selection of Arbitrators

In accordance with § 251.64 of the

CARP rules, the arbitrators selected for

this proceeding are: The Honorable

Cheryl I. Niro (Chairperson), The

Honorable John B. Farmakides, The

Honorable Harold Himmelman.

Initiation of the Proceeding

In accordance with § 251.8(a) of the

CARP rules, which provides that a

suspended proceeding will resume

‘‘from the time and point at which it

was suspended,’’ the 180-day period to

determine the distribution of the 1995–

98 digital audio recording technology

(‘‘DART’’) royalties in the Musical

Works Funds, resumes on June 16, 2000.

Thus, the 180-day period arbitration

period recommences on June 16, 2000,

and the arbitrators shall file their

written report with the Librarian of

Congress by November 13, 2000, in

accordance with § 251.53 of 37 CFR.

A meeting between the participants in

the distribution proceeding and the

arbitrators shall take place on Monday,

June 19, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Library

of Congress, James Madison Building,

LM–414, First and Independence

Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, to discuss

the hearing schedule and any other

procedural matters. The meeting is open

to the public. Scheduling of the 1995–

98 DART royalty distribution

proceedings, as required by 37 CFR

251.11(b), as soon as it is available.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

David O. Carson,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–14976 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–458]

Entergy Operations, Inc.; Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an amendment

to Facility Operating License No. NPF–

47, issued to Entergy Operations, Inc.

(the licensee), for operation of the River

Bend Station, Unit 1, located

approximately two miles east of the

Mississippi River in West Feliciana

Parish, Louisiana.

The proposed amendment would

allow an increase in power level from

2894 megawatts thermal to 3039

megawatts thermal.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendment, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s

regulations.

By July 14, 2000, the licensee may file

a request for a hearing with respect to

issuance of the amendment to the

subject facility operating license and

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding and who

wishes to participate as a party in the

proceeding must file a written request

for a hearing and a petition for leave to

intervene. Requests for a hearing and a

petition for leave to intervene shall be

filed in accordance with the

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10

CFR part 2. Interested persons should

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714

which is available at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, and accessible

electronically through the ADAMS

Public Electronic Reading Room link at

the NRC Web site (http://www.nrc.gov).

If a request for a hearing or petition for

leave to intervene is filed by the above

date, the Commission or an Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board, designated

by the Commission or by the Chairman

of the Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board Panel, will rule on the request

and/or petition; and the Secretary or the

designated Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board will issue a notice of hearing or

an appropriate order.

As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a

petition for leave to intervene shall set

forth with particularity the interest of

the petitioner in the proceeding, and

how that interest may be affected by the

results of the proceeding. The petition

should specifically explain the reasons

why intervention should be permitted

with particular reference to the

following factors: (1) The nature of the

petitioner’s right under the Act to be

made a party to the proceeding; (2) the

nature and extent of the petitioner’s

property, financial, or other interest in

the proceeding; and (3) the possible

effect of any order which may be

entered in the proceeding on the

petitioner’s interest. The petition should

also identify the specific aspect(s) of the

subject matter of the proceeding as to

which petitioner wishes to intervene.

Any person who has filed a petition for

leave to intervene or who has been