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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.

[FR Doc. 00–16945 Filed 7–3–300; 8:45 am]

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.

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Contact: Andrew Small, Program

Manager, US Student Programs,

Institute of International Education, 809

United Nations Plaza, New York, NY

10017–3580, (212) 984–5326, Fax (212)

984–5325, e-mail: asmall@iie.org.

6. International Research and

Exchanges Board

Grant: $565,000 ($315,000–NIS;

$250,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support its programs for

Individual Advanced Research

Opportunities, Short-term Travel

Grants, Black Sea and Caspian Regional

Policy Symposia, Dissemination, and

Policy Forums.

Contact: Joyce Warner, Director,

Academic Exchanges and Research

Division, International Research and

Exchanges Board, 1616 H Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 628–8188,

Fax (202) 628–8189, e-mail:

jwarner@irex.org.

7. National Council for Eurasian and

East European Research

Grant: $1,200,000 ($900,000–NIS;

$300,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support the Research

Contract and Fellowship Grant

Programs for postdoctoral research,

Policy Research Fellowships in the NIS

and Central and East Europe, and the

Ed. A. Hewett Fellowship Program to

allow a scholar to work on a research

project for a year while serving in a USG

agency.

Contact: Robert Huber, President,

National Council for Eurasian and East

European Research, 910 17th Street,

NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006,

(202) 822–6950, Fax (202) 822–6955, email: nceeerdc@aol.com.

8. Social Science Research Council

Grant: $775,000 ($745,000–NIS,

$30,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support dissertation

fellowships, advanced graduate

fellowships, US-based institutional

training in the languages of the NIS, the

dissertation workshop on understudied

regions, and postdoctoral fellowships.

Contact: Seteney Shami, Program

Director, Social Science Research

Council, 810 7th Avenue, 31st Floor,

New York, NY 10019, (212) 377–2700,

Fax (212) 377–2727, e-mail:

shami@ssrc.org.

9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for

International Scholars

Grant: $720,000 ($470,000–NIS;

$250,000–EE/B).

Purpose: To support the Research and

Short-term Scholar Programs,

internships, meetings, outreach and

publications of the Kennan Institute for

Advanced Russian Studies and the East

European Studies of the European

Program, including the Kennan’s

Workshop on the Role of Women in

Post-Communist Transitions and the

East European Program’s Junior

Scholars’ Training Seminar.

Contact: Nancy Popson, Deputy

Director, Kennan Institute, (202) 691–

4100, Fax (202) 691–4247

or

Martin Sletzinger, Director, East

European Studies, The Wilson Center,

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20004–3027, (202) 691–

4263, Fax (202) 691–4247.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

W. Kendall Myers,

Acting Executive Director, Advisory

Committee for Study of Eastern Europe and

the Independent States of the Former Soviet

Union.

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BILLING CODE 4710–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 3355]

Universal Postal Union Reform

Initiatives

DEPARTMENT: United States Department

of State.

ACTION: Notice of briefing.

SUMMARY: The Department of State will

host a briefing on Tuesday, September

26, 2000, to provide an update on

reform initiatives at the Universal Postal

Union (UPU).

The briefing will be held from 2:00

p.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m., on

September 26, 2000, in Room 1105 of

the Department of State, 2201 C Street,

NW., Washington, DC. The briefing will

be open to the public up to the capacity

of the meeting room.

The briefing will provide information

on the results of the recent meetings of

the High-Level Group on the Future of

the UPU, and of the UPU Postal

Operations Council, as well as on other

significant UPU-related issues. The

briefing will be chaired by Ambassador

E. Michael Southwick of the Department

of State.

Entry to the Department of State

building is controlled and will be

facilitated by advance arrangements. In

order to arrange admittance, persons

desiring to attend the briefing should,

no later than noon on September 25,

2000, notify the Office of Technical and

Specialized Agencies, Bureau of

International Organization Affairs,

Department of State, preferably by fax,

providing the name of the meeting and

the individual’s name, Social Security

number, date of birth, professional

affiliation, address and telephone

number. The fax number to use is (202)

647–8902. Voice telephone is (202) 647–

2752. This request applies to both

government and non-government

individuals.

All attendees must use the

Department of State diplomatic entrance

at 22nd and C Streets, NW. One of the

following means of identification will

be required for admittance: Any U.S.

driver’s license with photo, a passport,

or any U.S. Government agency

identification card.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning the briefing may

be directed to Mr. Neil Boyer at (202)

647–1044.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

Neil A. Boyer,

Acting Director, Office of Technical and

Specialized Agencies, Bureau of International

Organization Affairs, Department of State.

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BILLING CODE 4710–19–P

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Generalized System of Preferences

(GSP); Deadline for Submission of

Petitions for the 2000 Annual Country

Eligibility Practices Review

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of the 2000 Annual GSP

Country Eligibility Practices Review and

Cancellation of the 2000 Annual GSP

Product Review.

SUMMARY: The deadline for the

submission of petitions for the 2000

Annual GSP Country Eligibility

Practices Review is 5 p.m., Monday,

August 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GSP

Subcommittee, Office of the United

States Trade Representative, 600 17th

Street, NW., Room 518, Washington, DC

20508. The telephone number is (202)

395–6971.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Announcement of 2000 Annual GSP

Country Eligibility Practices Review

and Cancellation of 2000 Annual GSP

Product Review

The GSP regulations (15 CFR Part

2007) provide the schedule of dates for

conducting an annual review unless

otherwise specified by a Federal

Register notice. Notice is hereby given

that, in order to be considered in the

2000 Annual GSP Country Eligibility