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(1) A glossary of terms;

(2) A discussion of the mechanics of

exercising the options;

(3) A discussion of the risks of being

a holder or writer of the options;

(4) The identification of the market or

markets in which the options are traded;

(5) A brief reference to the transaction

costs, margin requirements and tax

consequences of options trading;

(6) The identification of the issuer of

the options;

(7) A general identification of the type

of instrument or instruments underlying

the options class or classes covered by

the document;

(8) The registration of the options on

Form S–20 (17 CFR 239.20) and the

availability of the prospectus and the

information in Part II of the registration

statement; and

(9) Such other information as the

Commission may specify.

(d) Broker-dealer obligations. (1) No

broker or dealer shall accept an order

from a customer to purchase or sell an

option contract relating to an options

class that is the subject of a definitive

options disclosure document, or

approve the customer’s account for the

trading of such option, unless the broker

or dealer furnishes or has furnished to

the customer a copy of the definitive

options disclosure document.

(2) If a definitive options disclosure

document relating to an options class is

amended or supplemented, each broker

and dealer shall promptly send a copy

of the definitive amendment or

supplement or a copy of the definitive

options disclosure document as

amended to each customer whose

account is approved for trading the

options class or classes to which the

amendment or supplement relates.

Dated: October 19, 2000.

By the Commission.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27479 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 12

[T.D. 00–75]

RIN 1515–AC70

Import Restrictions Imposed On

Archaeological Material From the

Prehispanic Cultures of the Republic

of Nicaragua

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

Customs Regulations to reflect the

imposition of import restrictions on

certain archaeological material ranging

in date from approximately 8000 B.C.

through approximately 1500 A.D. and

representing prehispanic cultures of the

Republic of Nicaragua. These

restrictions are being imposed pursuant

to an agreement between the United

States and Nicaragua that has been

entered into under the authority of the

Convention on Cultural Property

Implementation Act in accordance with

the United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization

(UNESCO) Convention on the Means of

Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit

Import, Export and Transfer of

Ownership of Cultural Property. The

document amends the Customs

Regulations by adding Nicaragua to the

list of countries for which an agreement

has been entered into for imposing

import restrictions. The document also

contains the Designated List of

Archaeological Material that describes

the types of articles to which the

restrictions apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(Legal Aspects) Joanne Stump,

Intellectual Property Rights Branch

(202) 927–2330; (Operational Aspects)

Al Morawski, Trade Operations (202)

927–0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The value of cultural property,

whether archaeological or ethnological

in nature, is immeasurable. Such items

often constitute the very essence of a

society and convey important

information concerning a people’s

origin, history, and traditional setting.

The importance and popularity of such

items regrettably makes them targets of

theft, encourages clandestine looting of

archaeological sites, and results in their

illegal export and import.

The U.S. shares in the international

concern for the need to protect

endangered cultural property. The

appearance in the U.S. of stolen or

illegally exported artifacts from other

countries where there has been pillage

has, on occasion, strained our foreign

and cultural relations. This situation,

combined with the concerns of

museum, archaeological, and scholarly

communities, was recognized by the

President and Congress. It became

apparent that it was in the national

interest for the U.S. to join with other

countries to control illegal trafficking of

such articles in international commerce.

The U.S. joined international efforts

and actively participated in

deliberations resulting in the 1970

UNESCO Convention on the Means of

Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit

Import, Export and Transfer of

Ownership of Cultural Property (823

U.N.T.S. 231 (1972)). U.S. acceptance of

the 1970 UNESCO Convention was

codified into U.S. law as the

‘‘Convention on Cultural Property

Implementation Act’’ (Pub.L. 97–446, 19

U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’). This

was done to promote U.S. leadership in

achieving greater international

cooperation towards preserving cultural

treasures that are of importance to the

nations from where they originate and

in achieving greater international

understanding of mankind’s common

heritage.

During the past several years, import

restrictions have been imposed on

archaeological and ethnological artifacts

of a number of signatory nations. These

restrictions have been imposed as a

result of requests for protection received

from those nations as well as pursuant

to bilateral agreements between the

United States and other countries. More

information on import restrictions can

be found on the International Cultural

Property Protection web site (http://

exchanges.state.gov/education/culprop).

Import restrictions are now being

imposed on certain archaeological

material of Nicaragua representing the

prehispanic period of its cultural

heritage as the result of a bilateral

agreement entered into between the

United States and Nicaragua pursuant to

19 U.S.C. 2602. This agreement was

signed on June 16, 1999, and, following

completion by the Government of

Nicaragua of all internal legal

requirements, entered into force on

October 20, 2000, with the exchange of

diplomatic notes. Accordingly,

§ 12.104g(a) of the Customs Regulations

is being amended to indicate that

restrictions have been imposed pursuant

to the agreement between the United

States and Nicaragua. This document

amends the regulations by imposing

import restrictions on certain

archaeological material from Nicaragua

as described below.

Material Encompassed in Import

Restrictions

In reaching the decision to

recommend protection for Nicaragua’s

cultural patrimony, the Deputy Director

of the former U.S. Information Agency

(USIA) has determined that, pursuant to

the requirements of the Act, the cultural

patrimony of Nicaragua is in jeopardy

from the pillage of archaeological

materials which represent its

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prehispanic heritage. (Pursuant to the

Foreign Affairs Reform and Restoration

Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.),

most of USIA was consolidated with the

Department of State on October 1, 1999.)

Ranging in date from approximately

8000 B.C. to approximately 1500 A.D.,

categories of restricted artifacts include,

but are not limited to: figurines of stone,

ceramic, shell, and metal; ceramic

polychrome vessels, drums, and other

small ceramic objects; stone vessels,

stone statues, small stone artifacts, and

stone metates (carved three-legged

grinding stones); and jade and metal

(gold) artifacts. These materials of

cultural significance are irreplaceable.

The pillage of these materials from their

context has prevented the fullest

possible understanding of the

prehispanic cultural history of

Nicaragua by systematic destruction of

the archaeological record. Furthermore,

the cultural patrimony represented by

these materials is a source of identity

and esteem for the modern Nicaraguan

nation.

Designated List

The bilateral agreement between

Nicaragua and the United States covers

the categories of artifacts described in a

Designated List of Pre-Columbian

(prehispanic) Archaeological Materials

from Nicaragua, which is set forth

below. Importation of articles on this

list is restricted unless the articles are

accompanied by an appropriate export

certificate issued by the Government of

the Republic of Nicaragua or

documentation demonstrating that the

articles left the country of origin prior

to the effective date of the import

restriction.

Pre-Columbian Archaeological

Materials From Nicaragua

Representing Prehispanic Cultures

Ranging In Date Approximately From

8000 B.C. to 1500 A.D.

I. Ceramics

The diverse regions of Nicaragua have

produced a wide variety of ceramic

types and subtypes. Representative

types are listed below according to their

earliest occurrence but may continue

into the succeeding period.

A. Vessels

1. Period III (c. 4000–1000 B.C.)—

Types include Toya Incised, Palmar

Incised, Rosales Zoned Engraved,

Espinoza Red Striped, Rivas Negative,

Usulutan-like styles, and Cukra Point

Complex.

2. Period IV (c. 1000 B.C.–500 A.D.)—

Types include Bocana Incised, Matanga

Polychrome, Red Jobo Excised,

Chaguitillo Polychrome, Rodeo Sieve,

Red Andes Incised, Jicaro Polychrome,

Red Coyolito Engraved, Bonifacio

Excised and Engraved, Guarumo Incised

and Punctate, Red-on-Biege Nispero,

White-on-Brown Capulin, Black-onBeige Yoboa Excised Polychrome, Jarkin

Complex, Smalla Complex, and Siteia

Complex.

3. Period V (c. 500–1000 A.D.)—Types

include Chavez White-on-Red, Velasco

with Black Stripes, Potosi Applique,

Leon Punctate, Tola Trichrome,

Papagayo Polychrome, Mora

Polychrome, Sacasa Striated, Pataky

Polychrome, Ometepe Red-Slipped

Incised, Delirio Red-on-White, Subasa

Polychrome, Oregano Polychrome,

Zamora Incised, Red-and-Black Drum,

Arrayan Black Incised, Ulua

Polychrome, Babilonia Polychrome,

Cacauli Red-on-Orange, Tenampua

Polychrome, Tapias Polychrome.

4. Period VI (c. 1000–1550 A.D.)—

Types include Vallejo Polychrome,

Castillo Engraved, Luna Polychrome,

Madeira Polychrome, Murrillo

Applique, Patastule-on-Red Bands,

Combo Sieve, Carlitos Polychrome, Redand-White Oluma, Miragua, Red

Coronado.

B. Seals and Beads

Seals are small cylindrical objects

with a hole lengthwise through the

center, usually made of ceramic, used to

roll an impressed pattern. Their usual

size is about 5 cm long and about 2.5 cm

in diameter. Also present are flat

rectangular stamp seals. These are

carved with geometric designs or

stylized human figures. Ceramic beads

also occur.

C. Spindle Whorls

Disk and conical-shaped ceramic

objects, 2–7 cm in diameter, used as

spindle whorls. Most have incised

geometric designs.

II. Stone

A. Statues (c. 800–1550 A.D.)

These seated, standing, or columnar

stone statues are characteristic of the

islands in Lake Nicaragua and the

Chontales and Rivas areas around the

lakes. Made of well-finished basalt, they

reach up to four meters in height. Some

examples may date earlier than 800 A.D.

The most characteristic subject is a

human figure and an associated animal.

The animal is either lying on the back

and shoulders of the human figure or an

animal head resting on top of the human

head. Other subjects include human

figures sitting on a column or with arms

bent across the chest.

B. Vessels

Ceremonial vessels are made of stone

in the typical ceramic styles. These are

mainly known from the northern area of

Nicaragua and they are similar in style

to vessels originating in Honduras.

C. Grinding Stones

Grinding stones (metates) are usually

carved of basalt. Most often, they consist

of a simple curved platform supported

by three legs. They range in length from

about 60 cm to 150 cm. The type most

commonly collected is elaborately

carved with geometric or

anthropomorphic motifs on the legs and

sides. Sometimes an effigy head, such as

a bird or other animal, is added to one

end. These are known to occur in the

Pacific coastal area and the islands in

Lake Nicaragua.

D. Petroglyphs (Incised or Carved

Natural Rock Formations)

Geometric designs or relief figures

representing humans and animals

carved directly into living rock. These

are found throughout Nicaragua. Some

of the best known come from the islands

in Lake Nicaragua. These are frequently

cut out of the natural rock formation

and removed from their original context.

E. Mace Heads

Small, highly polished, spherical, or

oblong objects of various kinds of stone,

with a hole through the center. Mace

heads are frequently in the form of

animal or human heads, or with

geometrical designs carved into the

surface. Their maximum dimension

ranges from about two to six inches.

They are best known from the Pacific

coastal area.

F. Greenstone Objects

A wide variety of highly polished

ornamental small objects, usually

pendants made of green-colored quartz,

jadeite, serpentine, and similar

materials. Human, animal, and other

motifs are represented, although birds

are most common. The objects range in

size from about two to six inches, and

they are usually drilled for suspension.

G. Jewelry

Stone beads and other items for

personal adornment.

H. Chipped Stone Tools

Arrowheads and other tools or

weapons.

III. Gold

Pendants and other decorative

ornaments with a wide variety of shapes

and motifs, including animal and

human figures. The gold is sometimes

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mixed with copper giving the objects a

slightly reddish appearance.

IV. Shell

Natural shell pierced for stringing in

necklaces.

Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed

Effective Date

Because the amendment to the

Customs Regulations contained in this

document imposing import restrictions

on the above-listed cultural property of

Nicaragua is being made in response to

a bilateral agreement entered into in

furtherance of the foreign affairs

interests of the United States, pursuant

to section 553(a)(1) of the

Administrative Procedure Act, (5 U.S.C.

553(a)(1)), no notice of proposed

rulemaking or public procedure is

necessary. For the same reason, a

delayed effective date is not required

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Because no notice of proposed

rulemaking is required, the provisions

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply.

Accordingly, this final rule is not

subject to the regulatory analysis or

other requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and

604.

Executive Order 12866

This amendment does not meet the

criteria of a ‘‘significant regulatory

action’’ as described in E.O. 12866.

Drafting Information

The principal author of this document

was Bill Conrad, Regulations Branch,

Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.

Customs Service. However, personnel

from other offices participated in its

development.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 12

Customs duties and inspections,

Imports, Cultural property.

Amendment to the Regulations

Accordingly, part 12 of the Customs

Regulations (19 CFR part 12) is

amended as set forth below:

PART 12—[AMENDED]

1. The general authority and specific

authority citations for part 12, in part,

continue to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1624;

* * * * *

Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also

issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612;

* * * * *

§ 12.104g [Amended]

2. In § 12.104g, paragraph (a), the

table is amended by adding Nicaragua

in appropriate alphabetical order as

follows:

State Cultural property T.D. No.

*******

Nicaragua ................................................. Archaeological Material of pre-Columbian cultures ranging approximately from 8000 B.C. to 1500 A.D.T.D. 00–75

*******

* * * * *

Raymond W. Kelly,

Commissioner of Customs.

Approved: September 8, 2000.

John P. Simpson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 00–27593 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WI99–01–733a, FRL–6891–3]

Approval and Promulgation of

Maintenance Plan Revisions;

Wisconsin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is approving a September

8, 2000, request from Wisconsin for a

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision of the Walworth County ozone

maintenance plan. The maintenance

plan revision establishes a new

transportation conformity Mobile

Vehicle Emissions Budget (MVEB) for

the year 2007. EPA is approving the

allocation of a portion of the safety

margin for Volatile Organic Compounds

(VOC) to the area’s 2007 MVEB for

transportation conformity purposes.

This allocation will still maintain the

total emissions for the area at or below

the attainment level required by the

transportation conformity regulations.

The transportation conformity budget

for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) will remain

the same as previously approved in the

maintenance plan.

DATES: This rule is effective on

December 26, 2000, unless EPA receives

adverse written comments by November

27, 2000. If EPA receives adverse

comments, EPA will publish a timely

withdrawal of the rule in the Federal

Register and inform the public that the

rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Carlton Nash, Chief, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

You may inspect copies of the

documents relevant to this action during

normal business hours at the following

location: Regulation Development

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Please contact

Michael Leslie at (312) 353–6680 before

visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael G. Leslie, Environmental

Engineer, Regulation Development

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Supplementary Information section is

organized as follows:

What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

Who Is Affected by This Action?

How Did the State Support This Request?

What Is Transportation Conformity?

What Is an Emissions Budget?

What Is a Safety Margin?

How Does This Action Change the Walworth

County Ozone Maintenance Plan?

Why Is the Request Approvable?

EPA Action

Administrative Requirements

What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

EPA is approving a revision to the

ozone maintenance plan for Walworth