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PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THEFT RATES OF 1998 MODEL YEAR PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR

YEAR 1998—Continued

Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1998 Production

(Mfr’s) 1998

1998 theft

rate (per

1,000 vehicles produced)

177 Saab .......................................................... 900 .................................................................... 5 12,003 0.4166

178 General Motors ......................................... Chevrolet Astro Van ......................................... 34 83,317 0.4081

179 Aston Martin .............................................. DB7 ................................................................... 0 213 0.0000

180 Audi ........................................................... A8 ...................................................................... 0 1,978 0.0000

181 Chrysler Corp ............................................ Intrepid 2 ............................................................ 0 171 0.0000

182 Fiat ............................................................ Ferrari ............................................................... 456 25 0.0000

183 Fiat ............................................................ Ferrari 550 ........................................................ 0 149 0.0000

184 Fiat ............................................................ Ferrari F355 ...................................................... 0 511 0.0000

185 General Motors ......................................... Buick Funeral Coach ........................................ 0 1,061 0.0000

186 General Motors ......................................... Cadillac Limousine ............................................ 0 1,134 0.0000

187 Honda ....................................................... Acura NSX ........................................................ 0 254 0.0000

188 Lotus ......................................................... Esprit ................................................................. 0 54 0.0000

189 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Bentley Azure ................................................... 0 99 0.0000

190 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Bentley Brooklands ........................................... 0 39 0.0000

191 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Bentley Continental R ....................................... 0 24 0.0000

192 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Bentley Continental T ....................................... 0 20 0.0000

193 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Bentley Turbo R/RT .......................................... 0 25 0.0000

194 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Silver Spur Park Ward ...................................... 0 12 0.0000

195 Rolls-Royce ............................................... Silver Spur ........................................................ 0 30 0.0000

196 Vector Auto ............................................... Avtech SC/M12 ................................................. 0 5 0.0000

1 Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.

2These vehicles were manufactured for sale only in U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.

Issued on: February 2, 2000.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–2723 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Solicitation of Applications for

Membership on Customs Cobra Fees

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice establishes

criteria and procedures for the selection

of members and requests applications

for membership on the Customs COBRA

Fees Advisory Committee.

DATES: Applications will be accepted

until March 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be

addressed to Richard Coleman, Trade

Compliance Team, United States

Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Room 5.2, Washington,

DC 20229, Attention: COBRA 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Coleman, Trade Compliance

Team, U.S. Customs Service, 202–927–

0563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

By enactment of Pub. L. 106–36, the

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical

Corrections Act of 1999, section 13031

of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19

U.S.C. 58c) was amended by adding

language which directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

an advisory committee (the Customs

COBRA Fees Advisory Committee)

whose membership shall consist of

representatives from the airline, cruise

ship and other transportation industries

who may be the subject of fees under

section 13031.

The Committee will advise the

Commissioner of Customs on issues

related to the performance of

inspectional services of the United

States Customs Service. Such advice

shall include, but not be limited to, such

issues as the time periods during which

such services should be performed, the

proper number and deployment of

inspectional officers, the level of fees

and the appropriateness of any

proposed fee.

The Committee will consist of eight

industry members and one U.S.

Customs representative. The Deputy

Commissioner of the U.S. Customs

Service will be the Customs

representative and chair the Committee.

Two senior managers representing the

Office of Finance and the Office of Field

Operations of the U.S. Customs Service

will serve as technical representatives to

the chairperson. The Committee shall be

in existence unless, or until, such time

as its establishment is repealed by

Congress.

The members shall be selected by the

Commissioner of Customs from

applicants representing the

transportation industry served by

Customs, such as but not limited to, the

following: commercial cargo vessels,

commercial passenger vessels, rail

transportation, trucking transportation,

air passenger, barge operators and

general aviation.

The members must demonstrate

professional or personal qualifications

relevant to the purpose, functions and

tasks of the Committee. Appointments

will be made with the objective of

creating a diverse and balanced body

with a variety of interests, backgrounds

and viewpoints represented. In

addition, the members shall represent as

much as possible all geographical

regions of the country. Persons who

serve on another advisory committee

will not be eligible to serve on this

Committee.

The Deputy Commissioner may

designate another official to serve in his

absence as Acting Chairperson for

purposes of presiding over a meeting of

the Committee or performing any other

duty of the chairperson. Not more than

four meetings will be held during a two

year period, in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Regular meetings will be held at six

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month intervals. An occasional special

meeting may be held at the discretion of

the chairperson and the members.

Meetings will generally be held at the

U.S. Customs Service headquarters in

Washington, DC. On occasion, meetings

may be held outside of Customs

Headquarters, generally at a Customs

port.

The meetings are open to public

observers, including the press, unless

special procedures have been followed

to close a meeting to the public. The

Committee may elect to receive oral or

written presentations by parties not

directly represented by a member of the

Committee where such presentations

would contribute to committee

deliberations.

No person who is required to register

under the Foreign Agents Registration

Act as an agent or representative of a

foreign principal may serve on the

advisory committee. Members shall not

be paid compensation, nor shall they be

considered federal government

employees for any reason. No per diem,

transportation or other expenses will be

reimbursed for the cost of attending

committee meetings at any location.

Membership on the Committee is

personal to the appointees. Regular

attendance is essential to the effective

operation of the Committee. Members

are selected based on their individual

credentials and qualifications. Members

may not designate alternates to

represent them at Committee meetings.

In the event of an unavoidable absence

of a member, even if the meeting is

closed to the public, a representative of

the member’s organization may attend

the session as a nonparticipating

observer.

Initially, four members will be

appointed for a term of twelve months

and four members will be appointed for

a term of twenty four months. Thereafter

members will serve for a period of

twenty four months. Members who

served on the Committee during a prior

two year term or terms are eligible to

reapply for membership. However, it is

expected that approximately half of the

seats on the Committee will be filled

with new members.

Any interested person wishing to

serve on the Customs COBRA Fees

Advisory Committee must provide the

following: a statement of interest and

reasons for application and a complete

professional biography or resume. In

addition, applicants must state in their

applications that they agree to submit to

preappointment security and tax checks.

There is no prescribed format for the

application. Applicants may send a

cover letter describing their interest and

qualifications, along with a resume.

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Raymond W. Kelly,

Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 00–2724 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Forms 6559 & 6559–A

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Form

6559, Transmitter Report and Summary

of Magnetic Media and Form 6559–A,

Continuation Sheet for Form 6559.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 10, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Faye Bruce, (202)

622–6665, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Transmitter Report and

Summary of Magnetic Media (Form

6559) and Continuation Sheet for Form

6559 (Form 6559–A).

OMB Number: 1545–0441.

Form Number: 6559 & 6559–A.

Abstract: Forms 6559 and 6559–A are

used by filers of Form W–2 Wage and

Tax Data to transmit filings on magnetic

media. SSA and IRS need signed jurat

and summary data for processing

purposes. The forms are used primarily

by large employers and tax filing

services (service bureaus).

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, farms, and Federal, state,

local or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

90,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18

min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 27,000.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: January 28, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–2731 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy

Panel, Brooklyn District

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the

Brooklyn District Citizen Advocacy