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October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and

Delegation of Authority of October 19,

1999, I hereby determine that the objects

to be included in the exhibition ‘‘Queen

Victoria and Thomas Sully,‘‘ imported

from abroad for the temporary

exhibition without profit within the

United States, are of cultural

significance. These objects are imported

pursuant to loan agreements with

foreign lenders. I also determine that the

exhibition or display of the exhibit

objects at The Metropolitan Museum,

New York, NY from September 18 to

December 31, 2000 is in the national

interest. Public Notice of these

Determinations is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, including a list of

exhibit objects, contact Jacqueline

Caldwell, Attorney-Adviser, Office of

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of

State (telephone: 202/619–6982). The

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44; 301–4th Street, SW, Room 700,

Washington, DC 20547–0001.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

William B. Bader,

Assistant Secretary for Educational and

Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–16768 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA–1999–6404]

Petition for Grandfathering of NonCompliant Equipment: National

Railroad Passenger Corp.; Closure of

Comment Period; Date and Location of

Public Hearing

On October 18, 1999, the National

Railroad Passenger Corporation

(Amtrak) petitioned the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) for

grandfathering approval of noncompliant passenger equipment

manufactured by Renfe Talgo of

America (Talgo) for use on rail lines

between Vancouver, British Columbia

and Eugene, Oregon; between Las Vegas,

Nevada and Los Angeles, California; and

between San Diego, California and San

Luis Obispo, California. Notice of

receipt of such petition was published

in the Federal Register on November 2,

1999, at 64 FR 59230. Interested parties

were invited to comment on the petition

before the end of the comment period

(then December 2, 1999).

Through published notice in the

Federal Register, FRA extended the

comment period in this proceeding and

explained the reasons therefor. See 65

FR 5723; Feb. 4, 2000. By notice

published on February 29, 2000, FRA

announced that the comment period in

this proceeding would remain open to

permit the resolution of issues involving

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

requests for information related to this

proceeding. 65 FR 10851. FRA has

completed its responses to the FOIA

requests, and placed copies of the

documents provided to the FOIA

requester in the public docket for this

proceeding. Accordingly, FRA hereby

announces that the comment period in

this proceeding will close on August 2,

2000.

FRA also announces that, in

accordance with 49 CFR 211.25 and

238.203(h), it has scheduled a public

hearing on Amtrak’s petition for

grandfathering approval of the Talgo

passenger trainsets. A public hearing is

set for 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21,

2000, at the Federal Railroad

Administration, 7th floor, conference

room 1, 1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. Interested parties are

invited to present oral statements at the

hearing. The hearing will be an informal

one and will be conducted in

accordance with FRA’s Rules of Practice

(49 CFR 211.25) by a representative

designated by FRA. The hearing will be

a non-adversarial proceeding; therefore,

there will be no cross-examination of

persons presenting statements. The FRA

representative will make an opening

statement outlining the scope of the

hearing. After all initial statements have

been completed, those persons wishing

to make a brief rebuttal will be given the

opportunity to do so in the same order

in which initial statements were made.

Additional procedures, as necessary for

the conduct of the hearing, will be

announced at the hearing.

All written comments concerning this

proceeding should be identified with

Docket Number FRA–1999–6404 and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

DOT Central Docket Management

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590.

Comments received within 30 days of

publication of this notice will be

considered by FRA before final action is

taken on Amtrak’s petition. Comments

received after that date will be

considered by FRA to the extent

practicable.

Amtrak’s petition, documents inserted

in the docket, and written

communications concerning this

proceeding are available for

examination during regular business

hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at the DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.

Documents in the public docket are also

available for inspection and copying on

the Internet at the docket facility’s Web

site at http://dms.dot.gov. Documents

that cannot be accessed on the Internet,

due to limitations on scanning large

documents and color documents, are

available for inspection and copying at

the Federal Railroad Administration,

Docket Clerk, 7th floor, 1120 Vermont

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 27,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–16724 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Notice of Public Information Collection

Submitted to OMB for Review

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation

Board has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval the following proposal for

collection of information as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Chapter

35).

Title: System Diagram Maps.

OMB Form Number: 2140–0003.

No. of Respondents: 38.

Total Burden Hours: 76.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments by July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Case

Control, Surface Transportation Board,

Room 705, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423. When

submitting comments refer to the OMB

number and title of the information

collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Renninger, 202 565–1631.

Requests for copies of the information

collection may be obtained by

contacting Ellen R. Keys (202) 565–

1654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Surface Transportation Board is, by

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statute, responsible for the economic

regulation of surface transportation

carriers operating in interstate and

foreign commerce. The ICC Termination

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–88, 109

Stat. 803 (1995), which took effect on

January 1, 1996 abolished the Interstate

Commerce Commission and transferred

the responsibility for regulating rail

transportation, including the proposed

abandonment and discontinuance of rail

lines, to the Surface Transportation

Board. All railroads are required to keep

current system diagram maps on file.

These maps designated all lines in a

particular railroad’s sytem according to

various categories. Carriers are obligated

to amend these maps as the need to

change the caregories of particular lines

arose. If no amendment had taken place

within a one-yer period, a verified

statement to that effect must be filed

with the Board. The Board will use this

information to facilitate informed

decision making. Respondents will be

railroads initiating abandonment

exemption proceedings.

Dated June 22, 2000.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16705 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Notice of Public Information Collection

Submitted to OMB for Review

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation

Board has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval the following proposal for

collection of information as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Chapter

35).

Title: Financial Assistance of Railroad

Lines.

OMB Form Number: 2140–0003.

No. of Respondents: 11.

Total Burden Hours: 350.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments by July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Case

Control, Surface Transportation Board,

Room 705, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423. When

submitting comments refer to the OMB

number and title of the information

collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Renninger, 202 565–1631.

Requests for copies of the information

collection may be obtained by

contacting Ellen R. Keys (202) 565–

1654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Surface Transportation Board is, by

statute, responsible for the economic

regulation of surface transportation

carriers operating in interstate and

foreign commerce. The ICC Termination

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–88, 109

Stat. 803 (1995), which took effect on

January 1, 1996 abolished the Interstate

Commerce Commission and transferred

the responsibility for regulating rail

transportation, including the proposed

abandonment and discontinuance of rail

lines, to the Surface Transportation

Board. The Board needs, in each

abandonment exemption proceeding, a

detailed map of the rail line, depicting

its relation to other rail lines, roads,

water routes, and population centers.

The Board will use the information

concerning the value of the property

involved to set the fair market value of

the property and conditions of sale or

the terms of the subsidy. Interested

parties have a statutory right to file

offers of financial assistance. The Board

has the Congressionally mandated

responsibility to handle offers of

financial assistance. The consequences

of failure to collect data related to offers

of financial assistance will be an

inability to fullfill responsibilities under

49 U.S.C. 10904.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16706 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Notice of Public Information Collection

Submitted to OMB for Review

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation

Board has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval the following proposal for

collection of information as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Chapter

35).

Title: Maps To Be Submitted in

Abandonment Exemption Proceedings.

OMB Form Number: 2140–0003

No. of Respondents: 84.

Total Burden Hours: 84.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments by July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Case

Control, Surface Transportation Board,

Room 705, 1925 K Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20423. When

submitting comments refer to the OMB

number and title of the information

collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Renninger, 202 565–1631.

Requests for copies of the information

collection may be obtained by

contacting Ellen R. Keys (202) 565–

1654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Surface Transportation Board is, by

statute, responsible for the economic

regulation of surface transportation

carriers operating in interstate and

foreign commerce. The ICC Termination

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–88, 109

Stat. 803 (1995), which took effect on

January 1, 1996 abolished the Interstate

Commerce Commission and transferred

the responsibility for regulating rail

transportation, including the proposed

abandonment and discontinuance of rail

lines, to the Surface Transportation

Board. The Board needs, in each

abandonment exemption proceeding, a

detailed map of the rail line, depicting

its relation to other rail lines, roads,

water routes, and population centers.

The Board will use this information in

processing abandonment exemption

proceedings. Review of the map often

assists in determining the precise

location of the rail line, which helps in

determining the scope of the transaction

or service, and to some degree the

impact of the proposed transaction on

shippers or receivers on the line.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16707 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Debt Management Advisory Committee

Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5

U.S.C. app. 10(a)(2), that a meeting will

be held at the U.S. Treasury

Department, 15th and Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, on

August 1, 2000, of the following debt

management advisory committee: the

Bond Market Association, Treasury

Borrowing Advisory Committee.