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ACTION: Institution of investigation and

Notice of opportunity to submit

comments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2000.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

on June 14, 2000, from the United States

Trade Representative (USTR), pursuant

to authority under section 332(g) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, the Commission

instituted investigation No. 332–418,

Economic Impact on the United States

of a U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Chomo (202–205–3125), Office

of Economics, or William Gearhart of

the Office of the General Counsel (202–

205–3091) for information on the legal

aspects of this investigation. Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Background

The USTR requested that the

Commission’s report include the

following:

• An overview of the Jordanian

economy;

• Data on Jordan’s patterns of trade

with the United States and its other

major trade partners;

• A description of the tariff and

investment relationship between the

United States and Jordan; and

• An analysis of any sector where

there are significant economic impacts

from a U.S.-Jordan FTA.

The Commission plans to submit its

report, Economic Impact on the United

States of a U.S.-Jordan Free Trade

Agreement, July 31, 2000. USTR

indicated that the report will be

classified as confidential.

Written Submissions

The Commission does not plan to

hold a public hearing in connection

with this investigation. However,

interested persons are invited to submit

written statements concerning matters

to be addressed in the report.

Commercial or financial information

that a person desires the Commission to

treat as confidential must be submitted

on separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. The

Commission’s Rules do not authorize

filing of submissions with the Secretary

by facsimile or electronic means. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). All

submissions requesting confidential

treatment must conform with the

requirements of Section 201.6 of the

Commission’s Rules (19 CFR 201.6). All

written statements, except for

confidential business information will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of consideration, written

statements relating to the Commission’s

report should be submitted at the

earliest possible date and should be

received not later than July 7, 2000. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington D.C. 20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: June 20, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Notice of Appointment of Individuals

To Serve as Members of Performance

Review Boards

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Appointment of individuals to

serve as members of Performance

Review Board.

EFFECTIVE: June 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Micheal J. Hillier, Director of Personnel,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

(202) 205–2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Chairman of the U.S. International

Trade Commission has appointed the

following individuals to serve on the

Commission’s Performance Review

Board (PRB).

Chairman of PRB—Vice-Chairman

Deanna Tanner Okun

Member—Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg

Member—Commissioner Marcia E.

Miller

Member—Commissioner Jennifer A.

Hillman

Member—Commissioner Thelma J.

Askey

Member—Robert A. Rogowsky

Member—Lyn M. Schlitt

Member—Stephen A. McLaughlin

Member—Eugene A. Rosengarden

Member—Lynn Featherstone

Member—Vern Simpson

Member—Lynn I. Levine

Member—Robert B. Koopman

Notice of these appointments is being

published in the Federal Register

pursuant to the requirement of 5 U.S.C.

4314(c)(4).

Hearing-impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting our TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Issued: June 20, 2000.

By order of the Chairman.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16098 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Advance Lead-Acid

Battery Consortium (‘‘ALABC’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on

January 3, 2000, pursuant to section 6(a)

of the National Cooperative Research

and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.

4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced

Lead-acid Battery Consortium

(‘‘ALABC’’) has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, Amerace Microporous

Products, LP, Piney Flats, TN;

Borregaard Lignotech, Sarpsborg,

NORWAY; Electric Transportation

Applications, Phoenix, AZ; Furukawa

Battery Co., Ltd., Iwaki-City,

Fukushima-pref. JAPAN; Hangzhou

Narada Battery Co., Ltd., Hangzhou,

Zhejiang, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF

CHINA; Voltmaster Co., Inc., Corydon,

IA; and Westvaco Corporation,

Charleston, SC have been added as

parties to this venture. Also, Entertec

Mexico, Monterrey, N.L. MEXICO; GNB

Technologies, Inc., Lombard, IL; ITRI,

Uxbridge, Middlesex, UNITED

KINGDOM; Japan Storage Battery,

Kyoto, JAPAN; Mitsui Mining &

Smelting Co., Ltd. Tokyo, JAPAN;

Norvic Traction, Inc., Mississuga,

Ontario, CANADA; Technical Fibre

Products, Kendall, Cumbria, UNITED

KINGDOM; Toho Zinc Co., Ltd., Tokyo,

JAPAN; and Virginia Power, Richmond,

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VA have been dropped as parties to this

venture.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and Advanced

Lead-Acid Battery Consortium

(‘‘ALABC’’) intends to file additional

written notification disclosing all

changes in membership.

On June 15, 1992, Advanced LeadAcid Battery Consortium (‘‘ALABC’’)

filed its original notification pursuant to

section 6(a) of the Act. The Department

of Justice published a notice in the

Federal Register pursuant to section

6(b) of the Act on July 29, 1992 (57 FR

33522).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on October 8, 1999. A

notice has not yet been published in the

Federal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Advanced Technology

Institute (‘‘ATI’’): National Shipbuilding

Research Program (‘‘NSRP’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on April

11, 2000, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced

Technology Institute has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in the

project status of the National

Shipbuilding Research Program

(‘‘NSRP’’). The notifications were filed

for the purpose of extending the Act’s

provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.

Specifically, the general area of planned

activity of the NSRP is to establish

collaborative research efforts of limited

duration to manage and focus national

shipbuilding research and development

funding on technologies that will reduce

the cost of warships to the Navy, and

establish U.S. international shipbuilding

competitiveness. NSRP also provides a

collaborative forum to improve business

and acquisition processes.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and Advanced

Technology Institute: National

Shipbuilding Research Program intends

to file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On March 13, 1998, Advanced

Technology Institute: National

Shipbuilding Research Program filed its

original notification pursuant to section

6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on January 29, 1999 (64 FR 4708).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on January 5, 2000. A

notice has not yet been published in the

Federal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 00–15998 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—The ATM Forum

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 12, 1999, pursuant to section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), The

ATM Forum has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, Cerent Corporation,

Petaluma, CA; Harris Corporation,

Melbourne, FL; Tdsoft Communications

Ltdl, Herzeliya, ISRAEL; and Adaptive

Broadband Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

have been added as parties to this

venture. The following member has

changed its name: GTE Government

Systems to General Dynamics

Communication Systems, Needham

Heights, MA.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and The ATM

Forum intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On April 19, 1993, The ATM Forum

filed its original notification pursuant to

section 6(a) of the Act. The Department

of Justice published a notice in the

Federal Register pursuant to section

6(b) of the Act on June 2, 1993 (58 FR

31415).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on July 14, 1999. A

notice has not yet been published in the

Federal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—CommerceNet

Consortium, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on

February 4, 2000, pursuant to section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

CommerceNet Consortium, Inc. (the

‘‘Consortium’’) has filed written

notification simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, New England Financial/

Metlife, Boston, MA joined the

Consortium as a Portfolio member.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and

CommerceNet Consortium, Inc. intends

to file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On June 13, 1994, CommerceNet

Consortium, Inc. filed its original

notification pursuant to section 6(a) of

the Act. The Department of Justice

published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45012).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on January 14, 2000. A

notice has not yet been published in the

Federal Register.

Constance E. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16004 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

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