Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices 65039

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2000–8198.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection and copying

at the above address between 10 a.m.

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through

Friday, except federal holidays. An

electronic version of this document and

all documents entered into this docket

is available on the World Wide Web at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gordon Angell, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Maritime

Administration, MAR–832 Room 7201,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–5129.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of

Public Law 105–383 provides authority

to the Secretary of Transportation to

administratively waive the U.S.-build

requirements of the Jones Act, and other

statutes, for small commercial passenger

vessels (no more than 12 passengers).

This authority has been delegated to the

Maritime Administration per 49 CFR

§ 1.66, Delegations to the Maritime

Administrator, as amended. By this

notice, MARAD is publishing

information on a vessel for which a

request for a U.S.-build waiver has been

received, and for which MARAD

requests comments from interested

parties. Comments should refer to the

docket number of this notice and the

vessel name in order for MARAD to

properly consider the comments.

Comments should also state the

commenter’s interest in the waiver

application, and address the waiver

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’S

regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

Build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested. Name of

vessel: Maccoboy III. Owner: Don A.

Slater.

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel. According to the applicant:

‘‘gross tonnage = 51, net tonnage = 41,

registered length = 51.2ft, registered

beam = 16.1ft, and registered depth =

7.6ft.’’

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade. According to the applicant: ‘‘I

would like to be able to charter the

vessel to carry six passengers and a

captain for coastwise cruises, also bare

boat charters if charterers are qualified.’’

‘‘I would like the ability to cruise from

California, Oregon to Alaska. Via

Canada.’’

(4) Date and Place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding. Date of

construction: 1967. Place of

construction: Ditzum, Germany.

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators. According to

the applicant: ‘‘The fact that the

Maccoboy III is a old, slow, wooden

boat with an abundance of character and

sea keeping ability of north sea heritage

is very unique. In studying the

applicable charter listings I don’t find

any true comparable. Therefore I don’t

believe that the ‘‘Maccoboy III’’ will

have more than a negligible affect on the

present market, but might in fact

establish a new market for this type

vessel.’’

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards.

According to the applicant: ‘‘The vessel

will continue to be maintained in U.S.

Shipyards.’’

Dated: October 26, 2000.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–27929 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

[Docket No. 00–23]

Strategic Plan

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller

of the Currency (OCC) hereby gives

notice that a draft of its strategic plan is

available at http://www.occ.treas.gov/

spln2000.pdf. Certain high level aspects

of this strategic plan have been

summarized in the strategic plan of the

Department of the Treasury which was

sent to Congress on September 29, 2000,

in compliance with the Government

Performance and Results Act. Copies of

the OCC draft strategic plan have also

been submitted to committees of

Congress for consultation purposes.

This OCC draft strategic plan will help

guide the operations of OCC, and may

be adjusted through interim adjustments

in annual performance plans sent to

Congress.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Third floor,

Attention: Docket #00–23, Washington,

DC 20219. You may submit comments

electronically to

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheila Zukor, Assistant Chief Financial

Officer, Planning and Budget, Office of

the Comptroller of the Currency, (202)

874–4518.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Paul R. Gentille,

Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–27911 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 00–76]

Revocation of Customs Broker

Licenses

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Customs Broker License

Revocations.

I, as Assistant Commissioner, Office

of Field Operations, pursuant to section

641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the

Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111),

hereby revoke by operation of law the

following Customs broker licenses

without prejudice based on the

authority as annotated:

Name Port License

No. Authority

Scott J. Goldberg ....................................... New York .................................................... 10686 19 CFR 111.30 (d)(4).

Kenneth T. Brock ....................................... New York .................................................... 11266 19 CFR 111.30 (d)(4).

Ronald Lee ................................................. New York .................................................... 07337 19 CFR 111.30 (d)(4).

SAIMA Avandero USA, Inc ........................ New York .................................................... 10718 19 CFR 111.45(a).

65040 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Bonni G. Tischler,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–27838 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 00–77]

Cancellation of Customs Broker

Licenses

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Customs Broker License

Cancellations.

I, as Assistant Commissioner, Office

Field Operations, pursuant to Section

641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and the

Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111),

hereby cancel the following Customs

broker’s licenses without prejudice

based on the authority as annotated:

Name Port License No. Authority

United Motor Freight, Inc .......................... Seattle ...................................................... 14362 19 CFR 111.51(a).

ClearFreight Corporation .......................... San Francisco .......................................... 06174 19 CFR 111.51(a).

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Bonni G. Tischler,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–27837 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Customs Trade Symposium 2000

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of symposium.

SUMMARY: This document announces

that the Customs Service will convene

a major trade symposium to discuss the

agency’s programs, strategic plans, and

its vision for trade in the 21st century.

Members of the international trade and

transportation community are invited,

and, if interested, are requested to

register early.

DATES: The symposium will be held on

Thursday, November 30, 2000, from

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All registrations

must be made on-line and confirmed by

November 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Washington, D.C. at the Ronald Reagan

Building and International Trade

Center, Amphitheater Auditorium, at

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS

Client Representatives; Customs

Account Managers; or the Office of the

Trade Ombudsman at (202) 927–1440

(trade.ombudsman@customs.treas.gov).

To obtain the latest information on

program changes or to register on-line,

visit the Customs website at http://

www.customs.gov/trade2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

will be convening a major trade

symposium (Customs Trade Symposium

2000) on Thursday, November 30, 2000,

from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the

Ronald Reagan Building and

International Trade Center

Amphitheater Auditorium, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The symposium will

highlight Customs present programs and

strategic plans, and its vision of

international trade in the 21st century.

The symposium will feature

Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly as the

keynote speaker, presentations by senior

Customs officials, and a luncheon

address by nationally-known political

analyst Mark Shields. A reception will

follow the program at which senior

Customs officials will be available to

answer questions.

Symposium program topics include:

Customs Strategic Vision—

Preparation for a new era of global trade

and the challenges that must be

addressed;

The Automated Commercial

Environment (ACE)—Timetable for

implementation;

Trade Compliance—New policies to

drive compliance improvements and to

deliver benefits to low-risk importers;

The Entry Revision Project (ERP)—

The future of Customs entry processing;

The Reconcilliation Prototype

(RECON II)—Streamlining the process

and providing a path to periodic filing

of post entry amendments;

Post Entry Amendments—

Implementation of new policies

designed to simplify the Supplemental

Information Letter and improve

compliance; and

Drawback—Proposals for major

legislative changes to modernize the

drawback process.

Members of the international trade

and transportation community are

invited to attend the Symposium. The

cost is $ 150 per individual. This

includes the cost of the symposium,

continental breakfast, luncheon, and a

post-symposium reception. Interested

parties are requested to register early.

All registrations must be made on-line

at the Customs website (http://

www.customs.gov/trade2000).

Registration, which will be accepted on

a space available basis, must be

confirmed by November 24, 2000.

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Joseph M. Rees,

Trade Ombudsman, U.S. Customs Service.

[FR Doc. 00–27836 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of rate for use in Federal

debt collection and discount evaluation.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Debt Collection Act of 1982 (31 U.S.C.

3717), the Secretary of the Treasury is

responsible for computing and

publishing the percentage rate to be

used in assessing interest charges for

outstanding debts on claims owed the

Government. Treasury’s Cash

Management Regulations (I TFM 6–

8000) also prescribe use of this rate by

agencies as a comparison point in

evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a

cash discount. Notice is hereby given

that the applicable rate is 6 percent for

calendar year 2001.

DATES: The rate will be in effect for the

period beginning on January 1, 2001 and

ending on December 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquiries should be directed to the

Program Compliance Division, Financial

Management Service, Department of the

Treasury, 401 14th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20227 (Telephone:

(202) 874–6630).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate

reflects the current value of funds to the

Treasury for use in connection with

Federal Cash Management systems and