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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean

A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Thursday,

November 9, 2000.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C., 9th Floor Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance

matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb

Secretary of the Commission

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday,

November 17, 2000.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C., 9th Floor Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance

Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–27600 Filed 10–23–00; 4:00 pm]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday,

November 24, 2000.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C., 9th Floor Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Surveillance Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0229]

Information Collection Requirement;

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Foreign

Acquisition

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed

extension of an approved information

collection requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), DoD announces the

proposed extension of a public

information collection requirement and

seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of DoD,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has approved this information

collection for use through April 30,

2001. DoD proposes that OMB extend its

approval for use through April 30, 2004.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments

received by December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection to: Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Ms. Amy Williams,

OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3C132,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062. Telefax (703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted via the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfars@acq.osd.mil.

Please cite OMB Control Number

0704–0229 in all correspondence related

to this issue. E-mail comments should

cite OMB Control Number 0704–0229 in

the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Amy Williams, (703) 602–0288. The

information collection requirements

addressed in this notice are available

electronically via the Internet at: http:/

/www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html.

Paper copies are available from Ms.

Amy Williams, OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR),

IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title,

Form, and OMB Number: Foreign

Acquisition—Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part

225 and Related Clauses at 252.225; DD

Form 2139; OMB Control Number 0704–

0229.

Needs and Uses: DoD needs this

information to ensure compliance with

restrictions on the acquisition of foreign

products imposed by statute or policy to

protect the industrial base; to ensure

compliance with U.S. trade agreements

and memoranda of understanding that

promote reciprocal trade with U.S.

allies; and to prepare reports for

submission to the Department of

Commerce on the Balance of Payments

Program.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 74,173.

Number of Respondents: 31,347.

Responses Per Respondent:

Approximately 7.

Number of Responses: 223,942.

Average Burden Per Response: .33

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

DFARS 252.225–7000, Buy American

Act—Balance of Payments Program

Certificate, as prescribed in 225.1101(1),

requires an offeror to list the item

number and country of origin of any

qualifying country or nonqualifying

country end product that it intends to

furnish under the contract.

DFARS 252.225–7003, Information for

Duty-Free Entry Evaluation, as

prescribed in 225.1101(4), requires an

offeror to indicate whether or not it

intends to furnish foreign supplies

under the contract, other than those that

will be accorded duty-free entry under

another clause of the contract. If the

offeror intends to furnish such foreign

supplies, the offeror must indicate

whether or not the supplies are in the

United States and whether or not the

duty on the supplies has been paid. If

the duty has not been paid, the offeror

must specify the amount included in its

offer to cover the duty.

DFARS 252.225–7005, Identification

of Expenditures in the United States, as

prescribed in 225.1103(1), requires the

contractor to identify, on each request

for payment under a contract involving

a foreign contractor or performance

outside the United States, the part of the

requested payment representing

estimated expenditures in the United

States.

DFARS 252.225–7006, Buy American

Act—Trade Agreements—Balance of

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Payments Program Certificate, as

prescribed in 225.1101(5), requires an

offeror to list the item number and

country of origin of any U.S. made (but

not domestic), qualifying country,

designated country, Caribbean Basin

country, NAFTA country, or other

nondesignated country end product that

it intends to furnish under the contract.

DFARS 252.225–7009, Duty-Free

Entry—Qualifying Country Supplies

(End Products and Components),

DFARS 252.225–7010, Duty-Free

Entry—Additional Provisions, and

DFARS 252.225–7037, Duty-Free

Entry—Eligible End Products, as

prescribed in 225.1101 (8), (9), and (14),

respectively, require the contractor to

notify the administrative contracting

officer upon award of a subcontract for

products that are eligible for duty-free

entry, and to provide information in

shipping documents and customs forms

regarding products that are eligible for

duty-free entry.

DFARS 252.225–7016, Restriction on

Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings,

as prescribed in 225.7019–4, requires

the contractor to retain records showing

compliance with the requirement that

ball and roller bearings delivered under

the contract must be wholly

manufactured in the United States or

Canada. The contractor must retain the

records until 3 years after final payment

and must make the records available

upon request of the contracting officer.

The contractor may request a waiver of

the requirement in accordance with

DFARS 225.7019–3, which also requires

the contractor to submit a written plan

for transitioning to domestically

manufactured bearings, if the waiver is

requested under a multiyear contract or

a contract exceeding 12 months.

DFARS 252.225–7018, Notice of

Prohibition of Certain Contracts with

Foreign Entities for the Conduct of

Ballistic Missile Defense RDT&E, as

prescribed in 225.7011–5, gives notice

of the statutory prohibition on award of

a contract to a foreign government or

firm, if the contract provides for the

conduct of research, development, test,

or evaluation in connection with the

Ballistic Missile Defense Program. The

provision requires an offeror to indicate

whether it is or is not a U.S. firm.

DFARS 252.225–7020, Trade

Agreements Certificate, as prescribed in

225.1101(10), requires an offeror to list

the item number and country of origin

of any nondesignated country end

product that it intends to furnish under

the contract.

DFARS 252.225–7025, Restriction on

Acquisition of Forgings, as prescribed in

225.7102–4, requires the contractor to

retain records showing compliance with

the requirement that end items and their

components delivered under the

contract must contain domestic forging

items. The contractor must retain the

records until 3 years after final payment

and must make the records available

upon request of the contracting officer.

The contractor may request a waiver of

the requirement in accordance with

DFARS 225.7102–3.

DFARS 252.225–7026, Reporting of

Contract Performance Outside the

United States, as prescribed in

225.7203, requires the contractor to

submit a report when any part of the

contract that exceeds a specified dollar

threshold will be performed outside the

United States. The specified threshold is

$500,000 for contracts that exceed $10

million, or the simplified acquisition

threshold ($100,000) for contracts that

exceed $500,000. The contractor may

submit the report on DD Form 2139,

Report of Contract Performance Outside

the United States, or may use a

computer-generated report that contains

all information required by DD Form

2139.

DFARS 252.225–7032, Waiver of

United Kingdom Levies, as prescribed

in 225.873–3, requires an offeror to

provide information to the contracting

officer regarding any United Kingdom

levies included in the offered price, and

requires the contractor to provide

information to the contracting officer

regarding any United Kingdom levies to

be included in a subcontract that

exceeds $1 million, before award of the

subcontract.

DFARS 252.225–7035, Buy American

Act—North American Free Trade

Agreement Implementation Act—

Balance of Payments Program

Certificate, as prescribed in

225.1101(12), requires an offeror to list

any qualifying country, NAFTA

country, or other foreign end product

that it intends to furnish under the

contract.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0332]

Information Collection Requirement;

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; DoD Pilot

Mentor-Protege Program

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed revision

of an approved information collection

requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3606(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), DoD announces the

proposed revision of a public

information collection requirement and

seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of DoD,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has approved this information

collection under OMB Control Numbers

0704–0332 (through June 30, 2001) and

0704–0412 (through July 31, 2003). This

revision combines the requirements

approved under OMB Control Numbers

0704–0332 and 0704–0412. DoD

proposed that OMB extend its approval

for use through June 30, 2004.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments

received by December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection to: Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Mrs. Susan L. Schneider, OUDS (AT&L)

DP (DAR), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062.

Telefax (703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted via the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfars@acq.osd.mil.

Please cite OMB Control Number

0704–0332 in all correspondence related

to this issue. E-mail comments should

cite OMB Control Number 0704–0332 in

the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Susan L. Schneider, at (703) 602–0326.

The information collection requirements

addressed in this notice are available

electronically via the Internet at: http:/

/www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html.

Paper copies are available from Mrs.

Susan L. Schneider, OUSD (AT&L) DP

(DAR), IMD 3C231, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I, DoD