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Erik Winchester, Health and Ecological

Criteria Division (4304), US EPA, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,

D.C. 20460; (202) 260–6107;

winchester.erik@epa.gov (data

pertaining to bioaccumulation of

arsenic, methylmercury, and carbofuran

in fish and shellfish); Mary Manibusan,

Health and Ecological Criteria Division

(4304), US EPA,1200 Pennsylvania Ave.

NW, Washington, D.C. 20460; (202)

260–3688; manibusan.mary@epa.gov

(data on the toxicity of methylmercury);

Amal Mahfouz, Health and Ecological

Criteria Division (4304), US EPA, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460; (202) 260–

9568, mahfouz.amal@epa.gov (data on

toxicity of carbofuran).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Are Human Health Criteria?

Section 304(a)(1) of the Clean Water

Act requires the EPA to develop and

publish, and from time to time revise,

criteria for water accurately reflecting

the latest scientific knowledge. AWQC

recommended for protection of human

health under section 304(a) are based

solely on data and scientific judgments.

They do not consider economic impacts

or the technological feasibility of

meeting the criteria in ambient water.

Section 304(a) recommended criteria

provide guidance to States, Territories

and authorized Tribes in adopting water

quality standards for protection of

human health and provide a scientific

basis for developing controls of

discharges or releases of pollutants. The

criteria also provide a scientific basis for

EPA to develop federal regulations

under section 303(c).

What Type of Information Does EPA

Want From the Public?

Today, EPA is notifying the public of

its intent to revise the current human

health water quality criterion for

arsenic, and to develop criteria for

methylmercury and carbofuran.

Revisions to the human health section

of the water quality criterion for arsenic

will be based on the adverse health

effects of arsenic as recently reviewed

by the National Academy of Sciences’

National Research Council (NRC) in the

1999 peer-reviewed report entitled

‘‘Arsenic in Drinking Water’’, and on

other peer-reviewed data in the docket

for the MCL proposal; there will be no

separate peer review for the health

effects information in support of the

arsenic AWQC. However, the EPA also

consider the potential for

bioaccumulation as part of the AWQC

and the NRC report does not address

this facet. Accordingly, EPA is soliciting

any additional pertinent data or

scientific views that may be useful in

revising or developing the human health

section including the available data on

the toxicity and bioaccumulation of

arsenic and arsenic compounds in fish

and shellfish. The lists of references

identified by the Agency on health

effects of arsenic will be available at the

Water Docket W–99–16 or on the Office

of Science and Technology’s website at:

www.epa.gov/ost/humanhealth/. In

particular, EPA is interested in

obtaining; (1) any data, not discussed by

the NRC report or identified by the

Agency’s literature review on the

chronic toxicity of arsenic and arsenic

compounds to human health [Refer to

Water Docket W–99–16] , (2) any data or

scientific view on the toxicity and

bioaccumulation of arsenic and arsenic

compounds in fish and shellfish and, (3)

scientific views on the interpretation of

data or on the application of the

Agency’s methodology for deriving the

human health criteria for arsenic. Any

data submitted must be adequately

documented and contain enough

supporting information to indicate that

acceptable test procedures were used

and that the results are likely reliable.

The Agency has recently completed a

comprehensive literature review on the

human health effects of methylmercury

and carbofuran. In addition EPA has

received the recent report of the

National Academy of Sciences, National

Research Council on methylmercury:

Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury.

EPA will be considering this report in

the development of the human health

criterion for methylmercury. References

identified by the Agency for these

chemicals will be put on the Office of

Science and Technology’s web site at:

www.epa.gov/ost/humanhealth/. EPA is

soliciting any additional pertinent data

or scientific views that may be useful in

revising or developing the ambient

water human health criteria for arsenic,

methylmercury and carbofuran. In

particular, the Agency is interested in

acquiring from the public any new data

that have not been identified by EPA.

When the Agency has developed new

human health water quality criteria for

arsenic, methylmercury and carbofuran,

their availability will be announced in

the Federal Register. Additional data

and comments will be considered in any

subsequent revisions to the criteria.

Where Can I Find More Information on

EPA’s Revised Process for Developing

New or Revised Criteria?

The Agency published detailed

information about its revised process for

developing and revising AWQC in the

Federal Register on December 10, 1998

(63 FR68354) and in the EPA document

entitled, National Recommended Water

Quality Criteria—Correction (EPA 822–

Z–99–001, April 1999). The revised

process is to provide additional

opportunities for public input, and to

increase the efficiency of the water

quality criteria development process.

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Geoffrey H. Grubbs,

Director, Office of Science and Technology.

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Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

October 3, 2000.

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collections pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor and a person is not

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. For

further information contact Shoko B.

Hair, Federal Communications

Commission, (202) 418–1379.

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060–0723.

Expiration Date: 09/30/2003.

Title: Public Disclosure of Network

Information by Bell Operating

Companies.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 7

respondents; 50 hours per response

(avg.); 350 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

third party disclosure.

Description: Public Disclosure of

Network Information by Bell Operating

Companies (BOCs). Pursuant to Section

276(b)(1)(C) which directs the

Commission to ‘‘prescribe a set of

nonstructural safeguards for Bell

operating company payphone service to

implement the provisions of paragraphs

(1) and (2) of subsection (a), which

safeguards shall, at a minimum, include

the nonstructural safeguards equal to

those adopted in the Computer

Inquiry—III (CC Docket No. 90–623)

proceeding’’, 47 U.S.C. Section 276

(B)(a)(C), the BOCs are required to

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publicly disclose changes in their

networks or new network services at

two different points in time. First,

disclosure would occur at the make/buy

point: when a BOC decides to make for

itself, or procure from an unaffiliated

entity, any product whose design affects

or relies on the network interface.

Second, a BOC would publicly disclose

technical information about a new

service 12 months before it is

introduced. If the BOC could introduce

the service within 12 months of the

make/buy point, it would make a public

disclosure at the make/buy point. In no

event, however, would the public

disclosure occur less than six months

before the introduction of the service.

Without provision of these reports, the

industry would be unable to ascertain

whether the BOCs designing new

network services or changing network

technical specifications are to the

advantage of their own payphones, or

might disadvantage BOC payphone

competitors. The information required

by the Public Disclosure of Network

Information by BOCs must be provided

to third parties. All of the requirements

would be used to ensure that BOCs

comply with their obligations under the

Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Obligation to respond: Mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0787.

Expiration Date: 04/30/2001.

Title: Implementation of the

Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes

Provisions of the Telecommunications

Act of 1996; Policies and Rules

Concerning Unauthorized Changes of

Consumers Long Distance.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 28,676

respondents; 3.83 hours per response

(avg.); 109,876 total annual burden

hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Third Party Disclosure; Recordkeeping.

Description: Section 258 of the

Communications Act of 1934 (Act), as

amended by the Telecommunications

Act of 1996, makes it unlawful for any

telecommunications carrier to ‘‘submit

or execute a change in a subscriber’s

selection of a provider of

telecommunications exchange service or

telephone toll service except in

accordance with such verification

procedures as the Commission shall

prescribe.’’ The Section further provides

that any telecommunications carrier that

violates such verification procedures

and that collects charges for telephone

exchange service or telephone toll

service from a subscriber, shall be liable

to the carrier previously selected by the

subscriber in an amount equal to all

charges paid by the subscriber after such

violation. In the Second Report and

Order and Further Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (Section 258 Order) issued

in CC Docket No. 94–129, the

Commission adopted rules to

implement Section 258 of the

Communications Act of 1934 (Act), as

amended by the Telecommunications

Act of 1996 (1996 Act). The goal of

Section 258 is to eliminate the practice

of ‘‘slamming,’’ which is the

unauthorized change of a subscriber’s

preferred carrier. In the Section 258

Order, the Commission adopted various

rules addressing verification of

preferred carrier changes and preferred

carrier freezes. The Commission also

adopted liability rules designed to take

the profit out of slamming. In the First

Order on Reconsideration (Order),

released May 3, 2000, the Commission

amends certain of its liability rules by

requiring slamming disputes between

consumers and carriers to be brought

before appropriate state commissions, or

this Commission in cases where the

state has not opted to administer our

rules, rather than to authorized carriers.

The Order also modifies the liability

rules that apply when a consumer has

paid charges to a slamming carrier.

Finally, the Order sets forth certain

notification requirements to facilitate

carriers’ compliance with the liability

rules. a. Section 64.1110, State

Notification of Election to Administer

FCC Rules. Pursuant to Section

64.1110(a), state notification of an

intention to administer the Federal

Communication Commission’s

unauthorized carrier change rules and

remedies shall be filed with the

Commission Secretary in CC Docket No.

94–129 with a copy of such notification

provided to the Consumer Information

Bureau Chief. Such notification shall

contain, at a minimum, information on

where consumers should file

complaints, the type of documentation,

if any, that must accompany a

complaint, and the procedures the state

will use to adjudicate complaints.

Pursuant to Section 64.1110(b), state

notification of an intention to

discontinue administering the Federal

Communication Commission’s

unauthorized carrier change rules and

remedies shall be filed with the

Commission Secretary in CC Docket No.

94–129 with a copy of such amended

notification provided to the Consumer

Information Bureau Chief. Such

discontinuance shall become effective

60 days after the Commission’s receipt

of the state’s letter. (No. of respondents:

51; hours per response: 2 hours; total

annual burden: 102 hours). b. Section

64.1120, Verification of Orders for

Telecommunications Carriers. A carrier

must retain verification records for two

years after their creation. Pursuant to

Section 64.1120 no telecommunications

carrier shall submit a preferred carrier

charge order unless and until the order

has first been confirmed.

Telecommunications carriers may

obtain the subscriber’s written

authorization as required by section

64.1130 or an electronic authorization,

or an oral authorization through a

qualified independent third party.

(Number of respondents: 1800; hours

per response: 1.5 hours; total annual

burden: 2700 hours). c. Section 64.1130,

Letter of Agency Form and Content.

Section 64.1130 contains the

requirements for issuing a letter of

agency to obtain written authorization

and/or verification of a subscribers’

request to change his/her preferred

carrier selection. A carrier marketing

multiple services must specifically

distinguish among such services in any

letter of agency, and must obtain

separate authorization for each service

that is being changed. (No. of

respondents; 1800; hours per response:

1.5 hours; total annual burden: 2700

hours). d. Section 64.1140, Carrier

Liability for Slamming. Pursuant to

Section 64.1140(a), any submitting

telecommunications carrier that fails to

comply with the procedures prescribed

in this part shall be liable to the

subscriber’s properly authorized carrier

in an amount equal to 150% of all

charges paid to the submitting

telecommunications carrier by such

subscriber after such violation, as well

as for additional amounts as prescribed

in § 64.1170 of Part 64. Pursuant to

Section 64.1140(b), any subscriber

whose selection of telecommunications

service provider is changed without

authorization or verification in

accordance with the procedures set for

47 CFR 64.1140 will be liable for

charges. (No. of respondents: 1910;

hours per response: 2 hours; total

annual burden: 3820 hours). e. Section

64.1150, Procedures For Resolution of

Unauthorized Changes in Preferred

Carrier—Pursuant to Section 64.1150(a),

executing carriers who are informed of

an unauthorized carrier change by a

subscriber must immediately notify both

the authorized and allegedly

unauthorized carrier of the incident.

This notification must include the

identity of both carriers. Pursuant to

Section 64.1150(b), any carrier,

executing, authorized, or allegedly

unauthorized, that is informed by a

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subscriber or an executing carrier of an

unauthorized carrier change shall direct

that subscriber either to the state

commission or, where the state

commission has not opted to administer

these rules, to the Federal

Communications Commission’s

Consumer Information Bureau, for

resolution of the complaint. Pursuant to

Section 64.1150(c), upon receipt of an

unauthorized carrier change complaint,

the relevant governmental agency will

notify the allegedly unauthorized carrier

of the complaint and order that the

carrier removes all unpaid charges from

the subscriber’s bill pending a

determination of whether an

unauthorized change, as defined by

§ 64.1100(e) of this part, has occurred, if

it has not already done so. Pursuant to

Section 64.1150(d), not more than 30

days after notification of the complaint,

or such lesser time as is required by the

state commission if a matter is brought

before a state commission, the alleged

unauthorized carrier shall provide to the

relevant government agency a copy of

any valid proof of verification of the

carrier change. Failure by the carrier to

respond or provide proof of verification

will be presumed to be clear and

convincing evidence of a violation.

Pursuant to Section 64.1150(e), the

Federal Communications Commission

will not adjudicate a complaint filed

pursuant to § 1.719 or §§ 1.720–736,

involving an alleged unauthorized

change, as defined by § 64.1100(e) of

this part, while a complaint based on

the same set of facts is pending with a

state commission. (No. of respondents:

1960; hours per response: 8 hours; total

annual hours: 9800 hours). f. Section

64.1160, Absolution Procedures Where

the Subscriber Has Not Paid—Pursuant

to Section 64.1160(a), this section shall

only apply after a subscriber has

determined that an unauthorized

change, as defined by § 64.1100(e) of

this part, has occurred and the

subscriber has not paid charges to the

allegedly unauthorized carrier for

service provided for 30 days, or a

portion thereof, after the unauthorized

change occurred. Pursuant to Section

64.1160(b), an allegedly unauthorized

carrier shall remove all charges incurred

for service provided during the first 30

days after the alleged unauthorized

change occurred, as defined by

§ 64.1100(e) of this part, from a

subscriber’s bill upon notification that

such unauthorized change is alleged to

have occurred. Pursuant to Section

64.1160(c), an allegedly unauthorized

carrier may challenge a subscriber’s

allegation that an unauthorized change,

as defined by § 64.1100(e) of this part,

occurred. An allegedly unauthorized

carrier choosing to challenge such

allegation shall immediately notify the

complaining subscriber that: (1) The

complaining subscriber must file a

complaint with a state commission that

has opted to administer the FCC’s rules,

pursuant to § 64.1110 of this part, or the

FCC within 30 days of either (i) the date

of removal of charges from the

complaining subscriber’s bill in

accordance with paragraph (b) of this

section or (ii) the date the allegedly

unauthorized carrier notifies the

complaining subscriber of the

requirements of this paragraph,

whichever is later; and (2) a failure to

file such a complaint within this 30-day

time period will result in the charges

removed being reinstated on the

subscriber’s bill and, consequently, the

complaining subscribers will only be

entitled to remedies for the alleged

unauthorized change other than those

provided for in § 64.1140(b)(1) of this

part. No allegedly unauthorized carrier

shall reinstate charges to a subscriber’s

bill pursuant to the provisions of this

paragraph without first providing such

subscriber with a reasonable

opportunity to demonstrate that the

requisite complaint was timely filed

within the 30-day period described in

this paragraph. Pursuant to Section

64.1160(d), if the relevant governmental

agency determines after reasonable

investigation that an unauthorized

change, as defined by § 64.1100(e) of

this part, has occurred, an order shall be

issued providing that the subscriber is

entitled to absolution from the charges

incurred during the first 30 days after

the unauthorized carrier change

occurred, and neither the authorized or

unauthorized carrier may pursue any

collection against the subscriber for

those charges. Pursuant to Section

64.1160(e), if the subscriber has

incurred charges for more than 30 days

after the unauthorized carrier change,

the unauthorized carrier must forward

the billing information for such services

to the authorized carrier. Pursuant to

Section 64.1160(f), if the unauthorized

carrier received payment from the

subscriber for services provided after

the first 30 days after the unauthorized

change occurred, the obligations for

payments and refunds provided for in

§ 64.1160 of this part shall apply to

those payments. Pursuant to Section

64.1160(g), if the relevant governmental

agency determines after reasonable

investigation that the carrier change was

authorized, the carrier may re-bill the

subscriber for charges incurred. (No. of

respondents: 1960; hours per response:

8 hours; total annual burden: 15,680). g.

Section 64.1170, Reimbursement

Procedures Where the Subscriber Has

Paid—Pursuant to Section 64.1170(a),

the procedures set forth in Section

64.1170 shall apply only after a

subscriber has determined that an

unauthorized change, as defined by

Section 64.1100(e) of our rules, has

occurred and the subscriber has paid

charges to an allegedly unauthorized

carrier. Pursuant to Section 64.1170(b),

if the relevant governmental agency

determines after reasonable

investigation that an unauthorized

change, as defined by § 64.1100(e) of

this part, has occurred, it shall issue an

order directing the unauthorized carrier

to forward to the authorized carrier the

following, in addition to any

appropriate state remedies, an amount

equal to 150% of all charges paid by the

subscriber to the unauthorized carrier;

and copies of any telephone bills issued

from the unauthorized carrier to the

subscriber. Pursuant to Section

64.1170(c), within ten days of receipt of

the amount provided for in paragraph

(b)(1) of this section, the authorized

carrier shall provide a refund or credit

to the subscriber in the amount of 50%

of all charges paid by the subscriber to

the unauthorized carrier. The subscriber

has the option of asking the authorized

carrier to re-rate the unauthorized

carrier’s charges based on the rates of

the authorized carrier and, on behalf of

the subscriber, seek an additional

refund from the unauthorized carrier, to

the extent that the re-rated amount

exceeds the 50% of all charges paid by

the subscriber to the unauthorized

carrier. The authorized carrier shall also

send notice to the relevant

governmental agency that it has given a

refund or credit to the subscriber.

Pursuant to Section 64.1170(d), if an

authorized carrier incurs billing and

collection expenses in collecting

charges from the unauthorized carrier,

the unauthorized carrier shall reimburse

the authorized carrier for reasonable

expenses. Pursuant to Section

64.1170(e), if the authorized carrier has

not received payment from the

unauthorized carrier as required by

paragraph (c) of this section, the

authorized carrier is not required to

provide any refund or credit to the

subscriber. The authorized carrier must,

within 45 days of receiving an order as

described in paragraph (b) of this

section, inform the subscriber and the

relevant governmental agency that

issued the order if the unauthorized

carrier has failed to forward to it the

appropriate charges, and also inform the

subscriber of his or her right to pursue

a claim against the unauthorized carrier

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for a refund of all charges paid to the

unauthorized carrier. Pursuant to

Section 64.1170(f), where possible, the

properly authorized carrier must

reinstate the subscriber in any premium

program in which that subscriber was

enrolled prior to the unauthorized

change, if the subscriber’s participation

in that program was terminated because

of the unauthorized change. If the

subscriber has paid charges to the

unauthorized carrier, the properly

authorized carrier shall also provide or

restore to the subscriber any premiums

to which the subscriber would have

been entitled had the unauthorized

change not occurred. The authorized

carrier must comply with the

requirements of this section regardless

of whether it is able to recover from the

unauthorized carrier any charges that

were paid by the subscriber. (No. of

respondents: 1960; hours per response:

7 hours; total annual burden: 13,720

hours). h. Section 64.1190, Preferred

Carrier Freezes. Section 64.1190

requires that all local exchange carriers

that impose preferred carrier freezes on

their subscribers’ accounts must verify

such freezes, as well as accept

subscriber requests to lift such freezes in

writing or by three-way calls. (No. of

respondents: 1800; hours per response:

2 hours; total annual burden: 3600

hours). i. Section 1.719, Informal

Complaints Filed Pursuant to Section

258—Section 1.719 applies to

complaints alleging that a carrier has

violated Section 258 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended by the Telecommunications

Act of 1996, by making an unauthorized

change of a subscriber’s preferred

carrier, as defined by § 64.1100(e).

Pursuant to Section 1.719(b), the

complaint shall be in writing, and

should contain: (1) The complainant’s

name, address, telephone number and email address (if the complainant has

one); (2) the name of both the allegedly

unauthorized carrier, as defined by

§ 64.1100(d), and authorized carrier, as

defined by § 64.1100(c); (3) a complete

statement of the facts (including any

documentation) tending to show that

such carrier engaged in an unauthorized

change of the subscriber’s preferred

carrier; (4) a statement of whether the

complainant has paid any disputed

charges to the allegedly unauthorized

carrier; and (5) the specific relief sought.

If the complainant is unsatisfied with

the resolution of a complaint under this

section, the complainant may file a

formal complaint with the Commission

in the form specified in § 1.721 of this

part. (No. of respondents: 13,200; hours

per response: 4 hours; total annual

burden: 52,800 hours). j. Voluntary

Reporting Requirement. States that

choose to administer the Commission’s

slamming rules must regularly file

information with the Commission that

details slamming activity in their

regions. Such filings should identify the

number of slamming complaints

handled, including data on the number

of valid complaints per carrier; the

identity of top slamming carriers;

slamming trends; and other relevant

information. See paragraph 34 of the

Order. (Number of respondents: 51;

hours per response: 10 hours; total

annual burden: 510 hours). The

information from these collections will

be used to implement Section 258 of the

Act. The information will strengthen the

ability of our rules to deter slamming,

while addressing concerns raised with

respect to our previous administrative

procedures. The information will also

enable us to give victims of slamming

adequate redress and ensure that

carriers that slam do not profit from

their fraud. Finally, the information will

help to protect consumers from carriers

who may attempt to take advantage of

consumer confusion over different types

of telecommunications services.

Obligation to respond: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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[Report No. 2443]

Petition for Reconsideration of Action

in Rulemaking Proceeding

October 5, 2000.

Petition for Reconsideration has been

filed in the Commission’s rulemaking

proceeding listed in this Public Notice

and published pursuant to 47 CFR

1.429(e). The full text of this document

is available for viewing and copying in

Room CY–257, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC or may be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

ITS, Inc. (202) 857–3800. Oppositions to

this petition must be filed by October

27, 2000. See section 1.4(b)(1) of the

Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)).

Replies to an opposition must be filed

within 10 days after the time for filing

oppositions has expired.

Subject

Toll Free Service Access Codes (CC

Docket No. 95–155)

Database Services Management, Inc.

Petition for Declaratory Ruling

Beehive Telephone Company Petition

for Declaratory Ruling

Number of Petitions Filed: 3.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE & TIME:

Thursday, October 12, 2000, 10 a.m.,

meeting open to the public.

The following items were added to

the agenda:

Status of Regulations—October 2000

Monthly Update

Conference Planning Procurement

Recommendation

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 17, 2000

at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,

DC.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Compliance matters pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g.

Audits conducted pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.

Matters concerning participation in

civil actions or proceedings or

arbitration.

Internal personnel rules and

procedures or matters affecting a

particular employee.

DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 19, 2000

at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,

DC (ninth floor)

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Draft Advisory Opinion 2000–29: The

Honorable W.J. ‘‘Billy’’ Tauzin, United

States House of Representatives, joined

by House Members: Richard H. Baker,

John Cooksey, Jim McCrery, David

Vitter, William Jefferson, Chris John,

and by Senators John Breaux and Mary

Landrieu.