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ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements

submitted for OMB review.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), agencies are required to

submit proposed reporting and

recordkeeping requirements to OMB for

review and approval, and to publish a

notice in the Federal Register notifying

the public that the agency has made

such a submission.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

August 4, 2000. If you intend to

comment but cannot prepare comments

promptly, please advise the OMB

Reviewer and the Agency Clearance

Officer before the deadline.

Copies: Request for clearance (OMB

83–1), supporting statement, and other

documents submitted to OMB for

review may be obtained from the

Agency Clearance Officer.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to: Agency

Clearance Officer, Jacqueline White,

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC

20416; and OMB Reviewer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jacqueline White, Agency Clearance

Officer, (202) 205–7044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Statement of Personal History.

No: 912.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for loan and other forms of

SBA assistance.

Annual Responses: 55,000.

Annual Burden: 13,750.

Jacqueline White,

Chief, Administrative Information Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–16800 Filed 7–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

Proposed Information Collection

Activities; Request for Comment

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.,

chapter 35), and implementing

regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320, this is

the second Federal Register notice

published by the U.S. Office of Special

Counsel (OSC) about proposed

information collection activities,

consisting of two forms for the

collection of information pursuant to

OSC regulations at 5 CFR 1800.1 (Filing

complaint of prohibited personnel

practices or other prohibited activities.)

and 5 CFR 1800.2 (Filing disclosures of

information). OSC is requesting

approval from the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) to extend the use of

two previously approved information

collections: (1) Form OSC–11

(Complaint of Possible Prohibited

Personnel Practice or Other Prohibited

Activity); and (2) Form OSC–12

(Disclosure of Information), as revised.

Revisions include: (1) Style, format, and

other minor changes, such as requests

for fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and

details of certain allegations in a

different format; (2) addition of

explanatory information about OSC

jurisdiction, the elements required to

prove some claims, and certain

procedural rights; and (3) description of

new and revised Privacy Act routine

uses published by OSC after the last

OMB approval. OSC anticipates that this

additional information will add to the

burden estimate for Form OSC–11,

which has been increased since OMB’s

last approval from one hour to one hour

and 15 minutes. OMB’s current

approval for these collections of

information expires on August 31, 2000.

On April 17, 2000, notice of this

request for OMB approval with a request

for public comment was published in

the Federal Register at 65 FR 20504.

The notice and the proposed forms were

also posted on OSC’s Web site (at

www.osc.gov) on April 18, 2000. No

comments on these information

collections were received.

Since the April notices, typographical

and other non-substantive have been

made to the proposed complaint form.

Changes have also been made in the

estimated annual number of

respondents and corresponding annual

burden hours reported in first Federal

Register notice with respect to both

forms, based on recalculations of the

number of complaints and disclosures

that may be filed during the three-year

period for which OMB approval is

sought.

Federal employees, other federal

agencies, and the general public are

invited to comment on OSC’s

information collection activities relating

to possible prohibited employment

practices and whistleblower disclosures.

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before August 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs at the Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for U.S.

Office of Special Counsel, Old Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

A copy of any comments should also be

sent to Kathryn Stackhouse, U.S. Office

of Special Counsel, Planning and

Advice Division, 1730 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036–4505.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the collections of information

and supporting documentation are

available from Kathryn Stackhouse or

Marlene M. Cleaveland, U.S. Office of

Special Counsel, Planning and Advice

Division, 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 300,

Washington, DC 20036–4505; telephone

(202) 653–8971; facsimile (202) 653–

5151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comment

is requested on the following two

collections of information:

Title of Collection: Complaint of

Possible Prohibited Personnel Practice

or Other Prohibited Activity.

Agency Form Number: OSC–11 (OMB

Control Number 3255–0002).

Summary of the Collection of

Information: This form is intended for

use by current and former federal

employees, and applicants for federal

employment, in filing allegations with

OSC of prohibited personnel practices

and other prohibited activity with OSC’s

jurisdiction.

Need for Information and Proposed

Use: This information is needed by OSC

to investigate and seek any appropriate

remedies for allegations of prohibited

personnel practices and other

prohibited activity, pursuant to its

statutory authority at 5 U.S.C. 1211, et

seq.

Likely Respondents: Current and

former federal employees, and

applicants for federal employment.

Estimated Annual Number of

Respondents: 1771.

Frequency: On occasion.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2214

hours.

Title of Collection: Disclosure of

Information.

Agency Form Number: OSC–12 (OMB

Control Number 3255–0002).

Summary of the Collection of

Information: This form is intended for

use by current and former federal

employees, and applicants for federal

employment, in making whistleblower

disclosures of violations of any law,

rule, or regulation; gross

mismanagement; a gross waste of funds;

an abuse of authority; or a substantial

and specific danger to public health or

safety.

Need for Information and Proposed

Use: This information is needed by OSC

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to review whistleblower disclosures of

wrongdoing in federal agencies, and to

refer disclosures in appropriate cases to

the head of the agency involved for

investigation, pursuant to its statutory

authority at 5 U.S.C. 1211, et seq.

Likely Respondents: Current and

former federal employees, and

applicants for federal employment.

Estimated Annual Number of

Respondents: 475.

Frequency: On occasion.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Estimated Annual Burden: 475 hours.

The two proposed forms described

above are available on OSC’s Web site

(at www.osc.gov).

Dated: June 29, 2000.

Erin M. McDonnell,

Associate Special Counsel for Planning and

Advice.

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BILLING CODE 7405–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3357]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Drink

and Be Merry: Wine and Beer in

Ancient Times’’

DEPARTMENT: United States Department

of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

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 ‘‘Drink

and Be Merry: Wine and Beer in

Ancient Times’’ 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 Jewish Museum,

New York, NY from July 30, thru

November 5, 2000 is in the national

interest. The action of the United States

in this matter and the immunity based

on the application of the provisions of

the law involved does not imply any

view o f the United States concerning

the ownership of these exhibition

objects. Further, it is not based upon

and does not represent any change in

the position of the United States

regarding the status of Jerusalem or the

territories 1978, of President Jimmy

Carter, attached to the Camp David

Accords, reprinted in 78 Dept. of State

Bulletin 11 (October 1978); Statement of

September 1, 1982 of President Ronald

Reagan, reprinted in 82 Dept. of State

Bulletin 23 (September 1982). 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 Carol Epstein,

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal

Adviser, U.S. Department of State

(telephone: 202/619–6981). The address

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44;

301–4th Street, SW., Room 700,

Washington, DC 20547–0001.

Dated: June 23, 2000.

William B. Bader,

Assistant Secretary for Educational and

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–16905 Filed 7–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3356]

FY 2000 Funding Under the Research

and Training for Eastern Europe and

the Independent States of the Former

Soviet Union Act of 1983

On April 21, 2000, Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright approved the

recommendations of the Advisory

Committee for the Study of Eastern

Europe and the Independent States of

the Former Soviet Union. The Title VIII

program, administered by the

Department of State, seeks to build

expertise among Americans on Russia,

Eurasia, and Central and East Europe

through support for advanced research,

language and graduate training, and

other activities both in the US and in

the region. FY 2000 grant recipients are

listed below.

1. American Council of Learned

Societies

Grant: $420,000 (EE).

Purpose: To support dissertation

fellowships, institutional grants for

language training in the U.S. covering

the basic languages of Central and East

Europe, the Junior Scholars’ Training

Seminar, and post-doctoral research

fellowships.

Contact: Jason Parker, Executive

Associate, American Council of Learned

Societies, 228 East 45th Street, New

York, NY 10017–3398, (212) 697–1505

(ext. 134/135), Fax (212) 949–8058, email: jason@acls.org.

2. American Councils for International

Education

Grant: $420,000 ($355,000–NIS,

$65,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support programs for

Advanced Russian Language and Area

Studies, Languages of the NIS, Central

and East European languages,

Individualized Language Training and

Research, Field Research Fellowships

with the National Council for Eurasian

and East European Research, and Policy

Forums.

Contact: Graham Hettlinger, American

Councils for International Education,

1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite

700, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833–

7522, Fax (202) 833–7523, e-mail:

Hettlinger@actr.org.

3. The William Davidson Institute of the

University of Michigan Business School

Grant: $170,000 ($70,000–NIS;

$100,000–EE).

Purpose: To support post-doctoral

research fellowships on public policy

affecting the development of markets in

the Balkans and in Central Asia and the

Caucasus.

Contact: Sharon Nakpairat,

Administrative Director, The William

Davidson Institute, University of

Michigan Business School, 724 East

University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI

48109–1234, (734) 936–0041, Fax (734)

763–5850.

4. University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

Grant: $125,000 ($95,000–NIS;

$30,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support the Summer

Research Laboratory, which provides

dormitory housing and access to the

University’s library for advanced

research, and the Slavic Reference

Service, which locates materials

unavailable through regular interlibrary

loan.

Contact: Dianne Merridith, Program

Administrator, Russian and East

European Center, University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign, 104 International

Studies Building, 910 South Fifth Street,

Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333–1244,

Fax (217) 333–1582, e-mail:

reec@uiuc.edu.

5. Institute of International Education

Grant: $100,000 ($50,000–NIS;

$50,000–EE).

Purpose: To support Professional

Development Fellowships for young

professionals in fields related to public

service and civil policy in the Balkans

and in Central Asia and the Caucasus.