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27The Technology and Intellectual Property

Ownership and License Agreement documents the

intellectual property that Southern and Southern

Energy are each authorized to use and does not

require any future transfers of intellectual property

following the Separation Date.

28Applicants assert that a claims indemnification

agreement of this nature incidental to a genuine

transaction does not involve an upstream or any

extension of credit and is not an ‘‘indemnity’’

within the meaning of section 12 of the Act. See

Mississippi Valley Generating Company, HCAR No.

12794 (February 9, 1955) and The Southern

Company, HCAR No. 27134 (February 9, 2000)

(both construing and applying Section 12(a) of the

Act in accordance with Section 1(c) of the Act and

the legislative history showing an intent to protect

public utility subsidiaries).

29Southern’s subsidiaries are authorized under

rule 87 of the Act to provide goods and services at

cost to Southern Energy and its subsidiaries in

accordance with the limitations imposed by rule 87.

Southern Company Services, Inc. (‘‘Southern

Services’’) is further authorized under the 1996

Order and HCAR No. 26212 (December 30, 1994) to

provide services at cost to SERI. Southern Energy

represents less than 3% of the total service billings

of Southern Services. Southern anticipates a

substantial reduction in the services rendered to

Southern Energy following the Separation Date and

a further reduction following the Distribution.

30Section 12(f) of the Act confers plenary

jurisdiction upon the Commission over affiliate

transactions.

31Following the Distribution, Southern will

principally provide engineering and technical

services to Southern Energy through Solutions or

any other rule 58 subsidiary authorized to provide

energy-related engineering and technical services to

third parties. The costs associated with Southern

Services providing support services (other than

energy-related engineering and technical services)

are estimated to be less than 1% of the annual

billings of Southern Service.

Ownership and License Agreement 27

and an Indemnification and Insurance

Matters Agreement. The

Indemnification and Insurance Matters

Agreement provides for a separation of

insurance coverage and for mutual

indemnification for claims based upon

fault.28

The Transitional Services Agreement

provides for the continuation on an

incidental basis of certain services

currently provided to Southern Energy,

including financial, human resources

administration and payroll, accounting

and treasury, engineering and technical

consulting, information technology,

procurement, government relations and

legal services, for a term not to exceed

two years from September 1, 2000. As

a result of the incidental nature of the

services, neither Southern nor its

subsidiaries will incur unreimbursed

costs. After the Separation Date, the

subsidiaries of Southern intend to

restrict the services rendered to the

Southern Energy group to the services

enumerated in the Transitional Services

Agreement, which are a subset of the

currently authorized services.29

Southern further requests that the

Commission take action, if deemed

appropriate and consistent with the Act

under section 12(f) of the Act 30 with

respect to the Master Agreement and the

Ancillary Agreements, taking into

account that Southern Energy will in all

probability cease to be an associate

company of Southern in 2001. Southern

proposes that the authority to provide

the ancillary services shall expire in

accordance with the terms of the Master

Agreement on or before September 1,

2002.31 Southern proposes to provide

ancillary services on a wholly incidental

basis and only as required to permit an

orderly separation of the businesses

without extraordinary losses or

transition costs.

V. Reporting Requirements

The Applicants propose that a single

consolidated quarterly report be filed by

Southern and in accordance with rule

24 with respect to all activities of

Southern and its subsidiaries authorized

in this file. This report would replace

the combined report currently being

filed pursuant to the 1996 Order.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, under delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3452]

Office of Overseas Schools;

Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information

Collection; Overseas Schools—Grant

Status Reports.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval 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: Renewal.

Originating Office: A/OPR/OS.

Title of Information Collection:

Overseas Schools—Grant Status

Reports.

Frequency: Annual.

Form Number: OMB No. 1405–0033.

Respondents: Recipients of grants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

190.

Average Hours Per Response: .25.

Total Estimated Burden: 47.5 hours.

Public comments are being solicited

to permit the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information 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

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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposed information

collection and supporting documents

may be obtained from Office of Overseas

Schools, U.S. Department of State,

Washington, DC 20520 (202) 261–8200.

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: October 16, 2000.

Robert B. Dickson,

Executive Director, Bureau of Administration,

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–27073 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–24–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Oceans, Environment and

Science

[Public Notice No. 3451]

Public Meeting on An International

Agreement on Prior Informed Consent

for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and

Pesticides

SUMMARY: This public meeting will

provide an overview of ongoing efforts

to implement a binding agreement on

the application of a prior informed

consent (PIC) procedure for certain

hazardous chemicals and pesticides. A

total of 73 countries have signed the

binding PIC agreement, with 11

countries completing ratification. The

purpose of the public meeting is to

discuss preparations for the seventh

session of the PIC intergovernmental

negotiating committee (INC–7) which

will take place from October 30 to

November 3, 2000. The INC–7 meeting

will address a number of timely issues

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related to the PIC agreement: status and

implementation issues related to the

interim PIC procedure, applicability to

pesticides containing contaminants,

activities of the interim chemical review

committee, and preparation for the first

conference of the parties. The public

meeting will take place from 10:00 am

to 12:00 pm on October 25 in Room

3519, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C

Street Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Attendees should use the entrance at C

Street, and should provide Eunice

Mourning (202–647–9266) with their

date of birth and social security number

by noon on October 24. Attendees

should bring picture identification to

the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Dr. Marie Ricciardone,

U.S. Department of State, OES/ENV,

Room 4325, 2201 C Street NW,

Washington D.C. 20520. Phone 202–

736–4660, fax 202–647–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States, through an interagency

working group chaired by the State

Department, has been involved in

preparations for implementation of the

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior

Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for

Certain Hazardous Chemicals and

Pesticides in International Trade. The

text of the PIC Convention was adopted

by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries

in September 1998. The Convention will

make binding the current interim

voluntary scheme contained in the

United Nations Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO) International Code

of Conduct on the Distribution and Use

of Pesticides and the United Nations

Environment Program (UNEP) London

Guidelines for the Exchange of

Information on Chemicals in

International Trade. The PIC procedure

was developed in recognition of the fact

that many countries in the developing

world have inadequate capacity to

generate information necessary to make

decisions regarding how to effectively

manage risks of hazardous chemicals,

and in certain cases to ensure adequate

compliance with risk management

decisions. The procedure assists

countries in learning more about the

characteristics of certain hazardous

chemicals that may be shipped to them,

initiates a decision-making process on

the future import of these chemicals,

and facilitates the dissemination of this

decision to other countries.

Chemicals eligible for the PIC

procedure include those which have

been banned or severely restricted by

participating countries, as well as

certain acutely hazardous pesticides.

Under the procedure, countries notify

the PIC secretariat of their decision on

importation for each of the PIC

chemicals. In their decision, countries

indicate whether they will permit use

and importation, prohibit use and

importation, or permit importation only

under specified conditions. Importing

countries are expected to ensure that

their decisions are applied to all sources

of import and to domestic production

for domestic use; exporting countries

are expected to ensure that exports do

not occur contrary to the decisions of

importing countries. So far, 27

chemicals have been included in the

procedure, and it is likely that more will

be covered in the future. Additional

information on the voluntary procedure,

PIC text, PIC chemicals, and the agenda

for INC–7 is located on the internet on

the PIC Home Page (http://www.pic.int).

The Department of State is issuing

this notice to help ensure that

potentially affected parties are aware of

and knowledgeable about the

parameters of these negotiations. In the

future, we will be contacting interested

organizations about planned briefings

by mail or fax. Those organizations

which cannot attend the meeting, but

wish to remain informed, should

provide Dr. Marie Ricciardone of the

Department of State with their address,

telephone and fax numbers.

Dated: October 17, 2000.

Dan Fantozzi,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–27072 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–09–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3345]

Advisory Committee on Labor

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Labor

Diplomacy (ACLD) will hold a meeting

from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

November 8, 2000, in room 1107, U.S.

Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20520. Committee

Chairman Thomas Donahue, former

President of the AFL-CIO, will chair the

meeting.

The ACLD is comprised of prominent

persons with expertise in the area of

international labor policy and labor

diplomacy. The ACLD advises the

Secretary of State and the President on

the resources and policies necessary to

implement labor diplomacy programs

efficiently, effectively and in a manner

that ensures U.S. leadership before the

international community in promoting

the objectives and ideals of U.S. labor

policies in the 21st century. The ACLD

will make recommendations on how to

strengthen the Department of State’s

ability to respond to the many

challenges facing the United States and

the federal government in international

labor matters. These challenges include

the protection of worker rights, the

elimination of exploitative child labor,

and the prevention of abusive working

conditions.

The agenda for the November 8

meeting includes discussion of the

interagency process on international

labor policy formulation.

Members of the public are welcome to

attend the meeting as seating capacity

allows. As access to the Department of

State is controlled, persons wishing to

attend the meeting must be pre-cleared

by calling or faxing the following

information, by close of business

November 6, to Eric Barboriak at (202)

647–4327 or fax (202) 647–0431 or

email barboriakem@state.gov: name;

company or organization affiliation (if

any); date of birth; and social security

number. Pre-cleared persons should use

the 23rd Street entrance to the State

Department and have a driver’s license

with photo, a passport, a U.S.

Government ID or other valid photo

identification.

Members of the public may, if they

wish, submit a brief statement to the

Committee in writing. Those wishing

further information should contact Mr.

Barboriak at the phone and fax numbers

provided above.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Michael E. Parmly,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of

Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–27071 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

renewal and comment. The ICR

describes the nature of the information

collection and its expected cost and

burden. The Federal Register Notice