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5 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6).

6 In reviewing this proposal, the Commission has

considered its impact on efficiency, competition,

and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

8 17 CFR 240.196–4(f)(1). 9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

2. Statutory Basis

NASD Regulation believes that the

Notice to Members is consistent with

the provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of

the Act,5 which requires, among other

things, that the Association’s rules be

designed to prevent fraudulent and

manipulative acts and practices, to

promote just and equitable principles of

trade, and, in general, to protect

investors and the public interest. NASD

Regulation believes that member firms

that permit customers to engage in

extended hours trading have an

obligation under just and equitable

principles of trade to disclose to such

customers the material risks of extended

hours trading. Similarly, members that

advertise the opportunities and benefits

of extended hours trading must also

disclose the materials risks. NASD

Regulation believes that this Notice to

Members is an important element to

protect investors and the public interest

with respect to extended hours trading.6

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

NASD Regulation does not believe

that the proposed rule change will result

in any burden on competition that is not

necessary or appropriate in furtherance

of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

Written comments were neither

solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The foregoing rule change has become

effective pursuant to Section

19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act 7 and Rule 19b–

4(f)(1) 8 in that it constitutes a stated

policy and interpretation with respect to

the meaning of an existing rule.

At any time within 60 days of the

filing of a rule change pursuant to

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the

Commission may summarily abrogate

the 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 purposed 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, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 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 NASD. All

submissions should refer to file number

SR–NASD–00–01 and should be

submitted by February 25, 2000.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.9

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2486 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Visa Services

[Public Notice 3211]

30-Day Notice of Information

Collection; Petition to Classify Special

Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as an

Employee Or Former Employee of the

U.S. Government Abroad, Form DS–

1884

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

submitted the following information to

the Office of Management and

Budget(OMB) in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments should be submitted to OMB

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Reinstatement of

Form.

Originating Office: CA/VO/F/P.

Title of Information Collection:

Petition to ClassifySpecial Immigrants

Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee or

Former Employee of the U.S.

Government Abroad.

Frequency: 500.

Form Number: DS–1884.

Respondents: Foreign Applicants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500.

Average Hours Per Response: .5

hours.

Total Estimated Burden: 250 hours.

Public comments are being solicited

to permit the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

of the agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of

the proposed information collection and

supporting documents may be obtained

from Daria Darnell, U.S. Department of

State, 2401E ST NW, RM L–703,

Washington, DC 20520, Tel: 202–663–

1253.Public comments and questions

should be directed to the State

Department Desk Officer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB),Washington, DC 20530, (202)

395–5871.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Nancy H. Sambaiew,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa

Services.

[FR Doc. 00–2549 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3189]

Secretary of State’s Advisory

Committee on Private International

Law: Study Group Related to the

Protection of Children Conventions and

Agreements; Meeting notice

There will be a public meeting of a

Study Group of the Secretary of State’s

Advisory Committee on Private

International Law on Saturday, February

26, 2000, to discuss international

protection of children issues. The

meeting will be held from 9:30 to 4:30

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p.m. in room 208 Vanderbilt Hall, New

York University School of Law, 40

Washington Square South, New York,

New York 10012. The meeting is

scheduled to follow the Sixth Annual

Herbert and Rose L. Rubin Symposium

on International Law taking place at the

School of Law on Friday, February 25,

2000, presented by the Journal of

International Law and Politics:

‘‘Celebrating Twenty Years: The Past

and Promise of the 1980 Hague

Convention on the Civil Aspects of

International Child Abduction.’’

The purpose of the Study Group

meeting is to assist the State Department

develop United States policy in regard

to existing and possible future

international arrangements governing

the protection of children. Discussions

will center on the 1980 Hague

Convention on the Civil Aspects of

International Child Abduction; the 1996

Hague Convention on Jurisdiction,

Applicable Law, Recognition,

Enforcement and Cooperation in

Respect of Parental Responsibility and

Measures for the Protection of Children;

United States bilateral arrangements for

the enforcement of family support

obligations, state arrangements for the

enforcement of family support

obligations, the 1956 United Nations

Convention on the Recovery of

Maintenance Abroad, and the proposed

development of a new Hague

convention on the enforcement of

maintenance obligations.

Presentations by experts, both

domestic and foreign, at the New York

University symposium on Friday will

provide a comprehensive background

on the 1980 Abduction and 1996

Protection Conventions. In particular,

the Study Group will consider the

advisability of seeking signature and

ratification of the 1996 Convention. The

issues covered by these conventions are

also related to the extent and

effectiveness of international

maintenance enforcement and the

feasibility of the United States

concluding bilateral arrangements. The

experience of the United States at the

federal and state level with bilateral

arrangements will affect the policy

positions to be taken by the United

States in its continuing consideration of

such arrangements and in participating

in the development of a new

multilateral maintenance convention by

the Hague Conference on Private

International Law.

Persons interested in the Study Group

or in attending the February 26 meeting

in New York may request copies of the

conventions to be discussed, the United

States legislation authorizing bilateral

arrangements and the report of the 1999

Hague Conference meeting on

maintenance conventions. These

documents may be requested from Ms.

Rosie Gonzales by fax at (202) 776–

8482, by telephone at (202) 776–8420

(you may leave your request, name,

telephone number and mailing address

on the answering machine) or by email

to [pildb@his.com].

The Study Group meeting is open to

the public up to the capacity of the

meeting room. Persons who wish to

attend the meeting should notify Ms.

Gonzales no later than February 23, and

also provide their company or

organization affiliation, mailing and

email addresses and fax and telephone

numbers. Any person who is unable to

attend, but wishes to have his or her

views considered, may send comments

to Ms. Gonzales at the above fax number

or email address or may address them

to the office of the Assistant Legal

Adviser for Private International Law

(L/PIL), Suite 203, South Building, 2430

E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037–

2856.

Persons who are also interested in and

want information about the symposium

on Friday, February 25 should contact

Ms. Karin Wolfe, Senior Symposium

Editor, Journal of International Law and

Politics, New York University School of

Law, 110 West Third Street, New York,

NY 10012–1074; phone: (212) 998–6520,

fax: (212) 995–4032.

Jeffrey D. Kovar,

Assistant Legal Adviser for Private

International Law.

[FR Doc. 00–2548 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Port

Columbus International Airport,

Columbus, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the Columbus

Municipal Airport Authority for Port

Columbus International Airport under

the provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Public Law 96–193) and 14 CFR Part

150 are in compliance with applicable

requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure maps is January 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jagiello, Federal Aviation

Administration, Great Lakes Region,

Detroit Airports District Office, DET

ADO–670.1, Willow Run Airport, East,

8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan

48111, (734) 487–7296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for the Port Columbus International

Airport are in compliance with

applicable requirements of Part 150,

effective January 3, 2000.

Under Section 103 of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act’’), an

airport operator may submit to the FAA

noise exposure maps which meet

applicable regulations and which depict

non-compatible land uses as of the date

of submission of such maps, a

description of projected aircraft

operations, and the ways in which such

operations will affect such maps. The

Act requires such maps to be developed

in consultation with interested and

affected parties in the local community,

government agencies, and persons using

the airport.

An airport operator who has

submitted noise exposure maps that are

found by the FAA to be in compliance

with the requirements of Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150,

promulgated pursuant to title I of the

Act, may submit a noise compatibility

program for FAA approval which sets

forth the measures the operator has

taken or proposes for the reduction of

existing non-compatible uses and for the

prevention of the introduction of

additional non-compatible uses.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

description submitted by the Columbus

Municipal Airport Authority for Port

Columbus International Airport. The

specific maps under consideration are

the noise exposure maps:

Figure 3.4, ‘‘1998 Existing Condition

Noise Exposure Map’’, and Figure 4.4,

‘‘2003 Future Condition Noise Exposure

Map’’ of the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for Port

Columbus International Airport are in

compliance with applicable

requirements. This determination is

effective on January 3, 2000. The FAA’s

determination on an airport operator’s

noise exposure maps is limited to a

finding that the maps were developed in

accordance with the procedures

contained in Appendix A of FAR Part