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independent media from Serbia. The

response from the Belgrade regime has been

to curb dissemination of democraticallyoriented media from the RS into Serbia and

to issue threats against representatives of the

RS government.

Section 566 requires publication of a

listing and justification of any assistance

that is obligated for any country, entity,

or canton to which assistance

restrictions apply, including a

description of the purpose of the

assistance project and its location, by

municipality.

The following data are for funds

obligated during April–July 2000.

Locality data are provided where

feasible. However, U.S. assistance in

Bosnia, including Republika Srpska has

largely shifted from physical

reconstruction projects to provision of

technical assistance and promotion of

political and economic reform. As

indicated below, assistance in Serbia is

geared toward increasing capabilities of

political opposition parties and the

independent media. U.S. bilateral aid

implementers apply strict screening

procedures to ensure that aid

beneficiaries, whether of business

credits or technical assistance, are firms

or organizations in which war crimes

indictees have no material influence or

interest.

USAID: Bosnia/Republika SRPSKA

The following list gives, in order, Date

of Obligation, Amount of Obligation,

Project Number , Project Title,

Description of Activity, Justification of

Assistance, Location.

4/04/00. $549,916. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Voter Education

Assistance.Throughout BosniaHerzegovina (includes RS)

4/04/00. $109,000. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Electoral

polling in support of April

municipal elections. Throughout

Bosnia-Herzegovina (includes RS)

4/19/00. $65,000. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Support

political resource center to service

candidates and parties. Visegrad

(RS).

5/2/00. $2,721,834. 180–0056. Bosnia

Reconstruction Finance. Technical

assistance to the business

development program, to support

loan program to private enterprises.

Throughout RS, with emphasis on

US SFOR AOR.

5/4/00. $3,501,249. 180–0014.

Privatization & Enterprise

Restructuring. Provide service

delivery and management at

selected banks. Supports

development of private sector

economy. Primarily Western RS in

US—SFOR AOR.

5/12/00. $244,117. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Grant with

ABA/CEELI. Improve management

of court system. RS wide.

5/17/00. $3,000,000. 180–0014.

Privatization & Enterprise

Restructuring. Provide technical

assistance and training in

international accounting and audit

standards. Supports development of

private sector economy. Primarily

Western RS in US—SFOR AOR.

5/25/00. $400,000. 180–0014.

Privatization & Enterprise

Restructuring. Conducting financial

verification of payments bureaus.

Supports international community

priority of shutting down payments

bureau system by December 2000

and restructuring BiH financial

system along Western lines.

Throughout RS.

5/25/00. $489,957. 180–0019.

Democratic Governance. Provision

of technical assistance to managers

and administrators. Supporting

democratization. Throughout RS.

5/31/00. $4,643,917. 180–0022. Media

Training. Technical assistance to

independent electronic and print

media. Federation and RS.

6/6/00. $502,193. 180–0032. NGO

Development. Strengthen civil

society by facilitating NGO

development through training and

technical assistance. Federation and

RS.

USAID: Serbia

5/1/00. $995,556. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Political party

development. Economic program

development; for use in opposition

election campaigns and to guide

polices once the political

opposition is elected to office.

5/10/00. $990,131. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Political party

development; increase cohesiveness

and electoral outreach capabilities

of democratic opposition parties.

5/15/00. $227,820. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Political party

development. Aims to increase

cohesiveness and electoral outreach

capabilities of democratic

opposition parties.

5/24/00. $822,470. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Political party

development; increase cohesiveness

and electoral outreach capabilities

of democratic opposition parties.

6/5/00. $500,000. 180–0020. Rule of

Law. Work with legal community

toward a more democratic legal

framework. Goal: improve legal

system that sustains democratic

process.

6/22/00. $1,100,000. 180–0021 and 180–

0032. Political and Social Process;

NGO Development. Political

campaign training and vote

mobilization activities; develop

social and political advocacy

capabilities of NGOs. Goals:

Increase electoral capabilities of

opposition parties; strengthen NGO

role in democratic process.

6/29/00. $1,000,000. 180–0021. Political

and Social Process. Elections

Program: Increase electoral

capabilities of opposition parties

through more effective civil society

training and advocacy.

7/11/00. $629,460. 180–0032. NGO

Development. Use telecottage

concept to facilitate information

sharing. Goal: Strengthen advocacy

capabilities of civil society.

7/14/00. $7,767,480. 180–0022.

Independent Media. Training and

direct material assistance to

improve capabilities of independent

media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of the SEED Coordinator,

Department of State, 2101 C St NW,

Washington, DC 20521, 202–647–0853.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

Larry C. Napper,

Coordinator for East European Assistance,

U.S. Department of State.

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BILLING CODE 4710–23–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000–8032]

Collection of Information Under

Review by Office of Management and

Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers

2115–0617 and 2115–0016

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Coast Guard intends to seek the

approval of OMB for the renewal of two

Information Collection Requests (ICRs).

The ICRs comprise (1) Direct Users’ Fees

for Inspection or Examination of U.S.

and Foreign Commercial Vessels, and

(2) Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals

Proposed for Movement in Bulk by

Water. Before submitting the ICRs to

OMB, the Coast Guard is requesting

comments on the items described

below.

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DATES: Comments must reach the Coast

Guard on or before December 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

the Docket Management System (DMS)

[USCG 2000–8032], U.S. Department of

Transportation (DOT), room PL–401,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20590–0001, or deliver them to room

PL–401, located on the Plaza Level of

the Nassif Building at the same address

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329.

The DMS maintains the public docket

for these request. Comments will

become part of this docket and will be

available for inspection or copying in

room PL–401, located on the Plaza Level

of the Nassif Building at the above

address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. You may also access this

docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are

available through this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also

from Commandant (G–CIM–2), U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106

(Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001. The telephone number is 202–

267–2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Davis, Office of Information

Management, 202–267–2326, for

questions on these documents; Dorothy

Beard, Chief, Documentary Services

Division, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 202–366–9330, for

questions on the docket.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to submit written

comments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this document

[USCG 2000–8032], and give the reason

for the comments. Please submit all

comments and attachments in an

unbound format no larger than 81⁄2 by

11 inches, suitable for copying and

electronic filing. Persons wanting

acknowledgment of receipt of comments

should enclose stamped, self-addressed

postcards or envelopes.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Direct Users’ Fees for

Inspection or Examination of U.S. and

Foreign Commercial Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0617.

Summary: This collection requires the

submission of identifying information

such as vessels’ names and

identification numbers. A written

request to the Coast Guard is necessary.

Need: The Omnibus Reconciliation

Act of 1990, which amended 46 U.S.C.

2110, requires the Coast Guard to collect

users’ fees from inspected vessels. To

properly collect and manage these fees,

the Coast Guard must have current

information on identification. This

collection helps to ensure that we

collect and manage these fees

efficiently.

Respondents: Owners of vessels.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 4,648 hours annually.

2. Title: Characteristics of Liquid

Chemicals Proposed for Movement in

Bulk by Water.

OMB No. 2115–0016.

Summary: The Coast Guard requires

manufacturers of new chemicals to

submit data on the chemicals. From

these data, the Coast Guard determines

the appropriate precautions to take.

Need: Under 46 CFR parts 30 to 40,

151, 153, and 154, the Coast Guard

regulates the transportation of

hazardous materials. Because of its

nature, the chemical industry is always

producing new chemicals, which it

must ship. Each of these has unique

characteristics that entail special

attention to its mode of shipment.

Respondents: Manufacturers of

chemicals.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 129 hours annually.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

V.S. Crea,

Director of Information and Technology.

[FR Doc. 00–25754 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2000–8047]

National Boating Safety Activities:

Funding for National Nonprofit Public

Service Organizations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks

applications for grants and cooperative

agreements from national,

nongovernmental, nonprofit, public

service organizations. These grants and

cooperative agreements would be used

to fund projects on various subjects

promoting boating safety on the national

level. This notice provides information

about the grant and cooperative

agreement application process and some

of the subjects of particular interest to

the Coast Guard.

DATES: Application packages may be

obtained on or after October 10, 2000.

Proposals for the fiscal year 2001 grant

cycle must be received before 4:30 p.m.

eastern time, January 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Application packages may

be obtained by calling the Coast Guard

Infoline at 800–368–5647. Submit

proposals to: Commandant (G–OPB–1),

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Room 3100,

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This

notice is available from the Coast Guard

Infoline and on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov or at the Web Site for the

Office of Boating Safety at http://

www.uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Albert Marmo or Ms. Vickie Hartberger,

Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast

Guard (G–OPB–1/room 3100), 2100

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC

20593–0001; 202–267–0950 or 202–

267–0974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 26,

United States Code, section 9504,

establishes the Boat Safety Account of

the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund. From

this trust fund, the majority of funds are

allocated to the States, and up to 5% of

these funds may be distributed by the

Coast Guard for grants and cooperative

agreements to national, nonprofit,

public service organizations for national

boating safety activities. It is anticipated

that $2,950,000 will be available for

fiscal year 2001. Twenty four awards

totaling $2,948,343 were made in fiscal

year 2000 ranging from $5,000 to

$436,200. Nothing in this

announcement should be construed as

committing the Coast Guard to dividing

available funds among qualified

applicants or awarding any specified

amount.

It is anticipated that several awards

will be made by the Director of

Operations Policy, U.S. Coast Guard.

Applicants must be national,

nongovernmental, nonprofit, public

service organizations and must establish

that their activities are, in fact, national

in scope. An application package may

be obtained by writing or calling the

point of contact listed in ADDRESSES on

or after October 10, 2000. The

application package contains all

necessary forms, an explanation of how

the grant program is administered, and

a checklist for submitting a grant

application. Specific information on

organization eligibility, proposal

requirements, award procedures, and

financial administration procedures

may be obtained by contacting the

person listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.