Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 195 / Friday, October 6, 2000 / Notices 59893

Decided: September 26, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

September 28, 2000.

The Department of the Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 6, 2000.

to be assured of consideration.

Customs Service (CUS)

OMB Number: 1515–002.

Form Number: Customs Form 4315.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application for Allowance in

Duties.

Description: This collection is

required by the Customs Service in

instances of claims of damaged or

defective merchandise on which an

allowance in duty is made in the

liquidation of the entry. The

information is used to substantiate

importers claims for such duty

allowances.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, Notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 8 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

1,600 hours.

Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols

(202) 927–1426, U.S. Customs Service,

Information Services Branch, Ronald

Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Room 3.2.C, Washington,

DC 20229.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary

List of Countries Requiring

Cooperation With an International

Boycott

In order to comply with the mandate

of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, the Department

of the Treasury is publishing a current

list of countries which may require

participation in, or cooperation with, an

international boycott (within the

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

On the basis of the best information

currently available to the Department of

the Treasury, the following countries

may require participation in, or

cooperation with, an international

boycott (within the meaning of section

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

of 1986): Bahrain, Iraz, Kuwait,

Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi

Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates,

Republic of Yemen.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Philip West,

International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Performance Review Board—

Appointment of Members

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: General Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

appointment of the members of the

United States Customs Service

Performance Review Boards (PRB’s) in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4).

The purpose of the PRB’s is to review

senior executives’ performance

appraisals and to make

recommendations regarding

performance appraisals and

performance awards.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert M. Smith, Assistant

Commissioner, Human Resources

Management, United States Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Room 2.4–A, Washington, DC

20229; Telephone (202) 927–1250.

Background

There are two (2) PRB’s in the U.S.

Customs Service.

Performance Review Board 1

The purpose of this Board is to review

the performance appraisals of senior

executives rated by the Commissioner of

Customs. The members are:

Donnie Carter, Deputy Assistant

Director, Criminal Enforcement Field

Operations, East, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, Department of

the Treasury

Anna Fay Dixon, Director, Office of

Finance and Administration, Office of

the Under Secretary for Enforcement,

Department of the Treasury

Jane Sullivan, Director, Office of

Information Resources Management,

Department of the Treasury

Kenneth Papaj, Deputy

Commissioner, Financial Management

Service, Department of the Treasury

Jackquelyn Fletcher, Associate

Director/CIO, U.S. Mint, Department of

the Treasury

Performance Review Board 2

The purpose of this Board is to review

the performance appraisals of all senior

executives except those rated by the

Commissioner of Customs. The

members are:

William F. Riley, Director, Office of

Planning, Office of the Commissioner

Assistant Commissioners:

Douglas M. Browning, International

Affairs

Marjorie L. Budd, Training and

Development

S.W. Hall, Information and Technology/

CIO

C. Wayne Hamilton, Finance/CFO

William A. Keefer, Internal Affairs

Stuart P. Seidel, Regulations and

Rulings

Robert M. Smith, Human Resources

Management

Lance S. Statler, Congressional Affairs

Bonni G. Tischler, Field Operations

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Raymond W. Kelly,

Commissioner of Customs.

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