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6See Phlx Rule 229, Commentary. 07(c)(iii)

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39548

(January 13, 1998), 63 FR 3595 (January 23, 1998).

8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).

9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).

10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(5).

12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

price would be higher than the last sale

(‘‘Sell Order Enhancement II’’). The

specialist may choose to provide either

or both of the Sell Order Enhancement

features on a symbol-by-symbol basis to

all eligible orders for all customers.

The Sell Order Enhancement features

will be disengaged when the API feature

is disengaged in accordance with Rule

229, Commentary .07(c)(iii).6 As with

the API feature, specialists choosing to

activate or deactivate either one or both

Sell Order Enhancement features would

be required to notify the Exchange one

day prior to implementation. The

change would be effective the next day

in order to provide notice to the PACE

users of the activation and make the

necessary system changes.7 The

Exchange proposes Sell Order

Enhancement features in order to

provide automatic price improvement to

orders that were previously excluded

from price improvement.

2. Statutory Basis

The Exchange represents that the

proposed rule change is consistent with

Section 6(b) of the Act 8 in general, and

furthers the objectives of Section

6(b)(5) 9 in particular, in that it is

designed to remove impediments to and

perfect the mechanism of a free and

open market and a national market

system, as well as to protect investors

and the public interest by providing

automatic price improvement to more

equity orders which should in turn

enhance the speed of execution for a

larger number of orders as well as

provide executions at better prices.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Phlx represents that it does not

believe that the proposed rule change

will impose any burden on competition

that is not necessary or appropriate in

furtherance of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received from

Members, Participants or Others

The Exchange has neither solicited

nor received written comments on the

proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The proposed rule change has become

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)

of the Act 10 and Rule 19b–4(f)(5) 11

thereunder. The proposal effects a

change in an existing order-entry or

trading system of a self-regulatory

organization that (i) Does not

significantly affect the protection of

investors or the public interest; (ii) does

not impose any significant burden on

competition; and (iii) does not have the

effect of limiting the access to or

availability of the system pursuant to

Rule 229.

At any time within 60 days of the

filing of the proposed rule change, the

Commission may summarily abrogate

the proposed rule change if it appears to

the Commission that such action is

necessary or appropriate in the public

interest, for the protection of investors

or otherwise in furtherance of the

purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments concerning the foregoing

including whether the proposed rule

change is consistent with the Act.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549–0609. Copies of

the submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of the Phlx. All

submissions should refer to File No.

SR–Phlx–00–43 and should be

submitted by July 19, 2000.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.12

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16304 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3255]

State of New Mexico; (Amendment #1)

In accordance with a notice from the

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, dated June 9, 2000, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby

amended to establish the incident

period for this disaster as beginning on

May 5, 2000 and continuing through

June 9, 2000.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the deadline for filing

applications for physical damage is July

12, 2000 and for economic injury the

deadline is February 13, 2001.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Bernard Kulik,

Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–16254 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Economic and Business

Affairs Finding of No Significant

Impact: City of Sumas, WA

[Public Notice 3344]

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of a finding of no

significant impact with regard to an

application to construct, operate and

maintain a pipeline to transport water

across the U.S.-Canada border.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

conducted an environmental assessment

of the proposed construction by the City

of Sumas, Washington, of a pipeline for

the transport of water crossing the

international boundary near the City of

Sumas, Washington. This information

may be viewed upon request in the

Office of International Energy and

Commodity Policy at the Department of

State.

Based on this information, the

Department of State has concluded that

issuance of a Presidential Permit

authorizing construction of the pipeline

will not have a significant effect on the

existing vegetation and wildlife, water

resources, land use, air quality and

human population within the United

States. In reaching this conclusion, the

Department of State considered several

alternatives, including a no-action

alternative.

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In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C.

Section 4321 et seq., Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations, 40

CFR 1501.4 and 1508.13 and

Department of State Regulations, 22 CFR

161.8 (C), an environmental impact

statement will not be prepared.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE

PIPELINE PERMIT APPLICATION, CONTACT:

Bill Memler, Office of International

Energy Policy, Room 3535, U.S.

Department of State, Washington, D.C.,

20520, (202) 647–4557.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City

of Sumas is a municipality organized

and chartered in the State of

Washington. On October 14, 1999, the

Department of State published a Notice

of Application for a Presidential Permit

in the Federal Register. No public

comments were received and concerned

agencies expressed no opposition to

issuing the permit. A finding of no

significant impact is adopted, and an

environmental impact statement will

not be prepared.

Stephen Gallogly,

Director, Office of International Energy and

Commodities Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–16221 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3329]

United States International

Telecommunication Advisory

Committee; Radiocommunication

Sector (ITAC–R); Notice of Meeting

The Department of State announces a

meeting of the U.S. International

Telecommunication Advisory

Committee Radiocommunication Sector

(ITAC–R). The purpose of the

Committee is to advise the Department

on policy and positions with respect to

the International Telecommunication

Union and international

radiocommunication matters.

The ITAC–R will meet from 1:30 to

4:30 on July 6, 2000, at the Department

of State in room 1205 to prepare for the

next cycle of radiocommunication

activites of the International

Telecommunication Union (ITU) and

the Inter-American Telecommunication

Commission (CITEL), taking account of

the recently concluded

Radiocommunication Assembly and the

World Radiocommunication Conference

2000. Members of the general public

may attend this meeting and join in the

discussions, subject to the instructions

of the Chair. Admission of public

members will be limited to seating

available. Entrance to the Department of

State is controlled; people intending to

attend ITAC–R meeting and subsequent

preparatory meetings for the CPM

should send an e-mail to Cheryl

Williams (williamscd@state.gov) or fax

to (202) 647–7407 no later than 48 hours

before the meeting. The fax should

include the name of the meeting (Prep

for radiocommunications activities of

ITU and CITEL), date of the meeting,

your name, social security number, date

of birth, and organization. One of the

following will be required for

admission. U.S. driver’s license, U.S.

passport, or U.S. Government

identification card. Enter from the C

Street Entrance; in view of escorting

requirement, non-government attendees

should plan to arrive not less than 15

minutes before the meeting begins.

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Brian Ramsay,

ITAC–R National Committee, Department of

State.

[FR Doc. 00–16344 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Trade Policy Staff Committee; Public

Comments on Environmental Review

of Proposed United States-Jordan Free

Trade Agreement

ACTION: Notice of initiation of

environmental review and request for

comments on scope of review.

SUMMARY: This publication gives notice

that pursuant to Executive Order 13141

(64 FR 63169) the Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative (USTR), through

the Trade Policy Staff Committee

(TPSC), is initiating an environmental

review of the proposed United StatesJordan free trade agreement notified in

the Federal Register on June 15, 2000

(65 FR 37594). The TPSC is requesting

written comments from the public on

what should be included in the scope of

the review, including the potential

environmental effects that might flow

from the free trade agreement and the

potential implications for out

environmental laws and regulations.

Persons submitting written comments

should provide as much detail as

possible on the degree to which the

subject matter they propose for

inclusion in the review may raise

significant environmental issues in the

context of the negotiation. Jordan has

indicated that it plans to perform its

own environmental review of the free

trade agreement, a process the U.S.

Agency for International Development is

prepared to support with technical

assistance if requested by the

government of Jordan.

DATES: Comments about the scope of the

review should be submitted on or before

July 17, 2000 to be assured of timely

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For

procedural questions concerning public

comments, contact Gloria Blue,

Executive Secretary, TPSC, Office of the

USTR, 600 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20508 (202) 395–3475.

All other questions regarding the review

should be addressed to Mary Latimer,

Deputy Assistant US Trade

Representative for Environment and

Natural Resources, Office of the USTR

(202) 395–7230 or Adam Shub, Director

for Middle Eastern Affairs, Office of the

USTR (202) 395–3320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6,

2000, President Clinton agreed with

Jordan’s King Abdullah II to negotiate a

bilateral free trade agreement. In the

negotiations, the United States and

Jordan will seek to eliminate duties and

commercial barriers to bilateral trade in

U.S.- and Jordanian-origin goods and

also expect to address trade in services,

trade-related aspects of intellectual

property rights, trade-related

environmental and labor matters, and

other issues. The TPSC requested

written comments from the public to

assist USTR in formulating negotiating

objectives for the agreement in the

Federal Register on June 15, 2000 (65 FR

37594).

USTR has requested that the U.S.

International Trade Commission

conduct a detailed study of the potential

economic impacts of the free trade

agreement on the United States. Twoway trade in goods between the United

States and Jordan totaled $307 million

in 1999, consisting of $276 million in

U.S. exports to Jordan and $31 million

in Jordanian exports to the United

States. Jordan’s top exports to the

United States in 1999 were aircraft and

aircraft parts sent to the United States

for repair, jewelry made of precious

metals, apparel including mens and

boys suits, capets, and antiques over 100

years old. Top U.S. exports to Jordan in

1999 were wheat, aircraft parts, rice,

and corn.

Written Comments

Persons submitting written comments

should provide twenty (20) copies no

later than noon July 17, 2000, to Gloria

Blue at the address listed above. Written

comments submitted in connection with

this request, except for information

granted ‘‘business confidential’’ status

pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.6, will be