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States Trade Representative’’ and by

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 2,

2000.’’

2. The text of U.S. note 7 to

subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTS,

as established by the annex to such

Proclamation, is modified by inserting

before it the paragraph designation

‘‘(b)’’. Such paragraph is modified by

inserting at the end thereof the

following new sentence and

enumeration:

‘‘The following countries have been

determined by the USTR to have satisfied the

customs requirements of the CBTPA and,

therefore, to be afforded the tariff treatment

provided for in this note:

Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El

Salvador, Guatamala, Haiti, Honduras,

Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama’’

3. U.S. note 1 subchapter XX of

chapter 98 of the HTS, as established by

the annex to such Proclamation, is

modified by adding at the end of the

text of such note the following new

sentence and enumeration:

‘‘The following countries have been

determined by the USTR to have satisfied the

customs requirements of the CBTPA and,

therefore, to be afforded the tariff treatment

provided for in this note:

Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El

Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,

Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama’’

4. U.S. note 2(b) and (c) are each

modified by striking the expression ‘‘the

date announced in a Federal Register

notice issued by the United States Trade

Representative’’ and by inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘October 2, 2000’’.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its

implementing regulations, this 30-day

notice announces that the Information

Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection

and its expected burden. The Federal

Register notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the

following collections of information was

published on July 25, 2000 (65 FR

45825).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before November 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington,

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292),

or Dian Deal, Office of Information

Technology and Productivity

Improvement, RAD–20, Federal

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington,

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6133).

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA), Pub. L. No. 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat.

163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44

U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its

implementing regulations, 5 C.F.R. Part

1320, require Federal agencies to issue

two notices seeking public comment on

information collection activities before

OMB may approve paperwork packages.

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 C.F.R. 1320.5,

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On July 25, 2000,

FRA published a 60-day notice in the

Federal Register soliciting comment on

ICRs that the agency was seeking OMB

approval. 65 FR 45825. FRA received no

comments in response to this notice.

Before OMB decides whether to

approve these proposed collections of

information, it must provide 30 days for

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires

OMB to approve or disapprove

paperwork packages between 30 and 60

days after the 30 day notice is

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30

day notice informs the regulated

community to file relevant comments

and affords the agency adequate time to

digest public comments before it

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.

29, 1995. Therefore respondents should

submit their respective comments to

OMB within 30 days of publication to

best ensure having their full effect. 5

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995.

The summaries below describe the

nature of the information collection

requirements (ICRs) and the expected

burden. The revised requirements are

being submitted for clearance by OMB

as required by the PRA.

Title: Regional Inspection Point

Listing Forms.

OMB Control Number: 2130-New.

Type of Request: New collection.

Affected Public: Businesses.

Form(s): FRA F 6180.106(a)-(e).

Abstract: Through a direct

comparison of inspection data with

accident/incident data, the collection of

information proposes to develop a

profile county-by-county of what there

is to inspect, and how much inspection

activity was done by Federal and State

railroad inspectors each year

nationwide. The information collected

will produce ‘‘snapshots’’ which will

allow FRA to determine where the gaps

are in inspection territories so that it can

focus inspection resources where they

will do the most good. As a result of the

proposed information collection, FRA

will be better able to equalize inspector

workloads, and will be able to make

informed hiring decisions regarding the

most effective placement of new

inspectors. More targeted inspections

will permit FRA to maximize its limited

resources, and will serve to enhance

overall safety on the nation’s rail

system.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours:

3,387.

Addressee: Send comments regarding

these information collections to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20503. Attention: FRA

Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on the

following: Whether the proposed

collections of information are necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of FRA, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the

burden of the proposed information

collections; ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collections of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

A comment to OMB is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 3,

2000.

Kathy A. Weiner,

Director, Office of Information Technology

and Support Systems, Federal Railroad

Administration.

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