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professionals e.g., lawyers, doctors,

accountants, engineers, nurses, etc.);

(7) investment barriers e.g.,

limitations on foreign equity

participation and on access to foreign

government-funded R&D consortia, local

content, technology tansfer and export

performance requirements, and

retrictions on repatriation of earnings,

capital, fees and royalties);

(8) anticompetitive practices with

trade effects tolerated by foreign

governments (including anticompetitve

activities of both state-owned and

private firms that apply to services or to

goods and that retrict the sale of U.S.

products to any firm, not just to foreign

firms that perpetuate the practices);

(9) trade restrictions affecting

electronic commerce e.g., taraiff and

non-tariff measures, burdensome and

discrimiantory regulations and

standards, discriminatory taxation); and

(10) other barriers i.e., barriers that

encompass more than one category, e.g.,

bribery and corruption, or that affect a

single sector).

As in the case of last year’s NTE, we

are asking that particular emphasis be

placed on any practices that may violate

U.S. trade agreements. We are also

interested in receiving any new or

updated information pertinent to the

barriers covered in last year’s report as

well as new information. Please note

that the information not used in the

NTE will be maintained for use in future

negotiations.

It is MOST IMPORTANT that your

submission contain estimates of the

potential increase in exports that would

result from the removal of the barrier, as

well as a clear discussion of the

method(s) by which the estimates were

computed. Estimates should fall within

the following value ranges: less than $5

million; $5 to $25 million; $25 million

to $50 million; $50 million to $100

million; $100 million to $500 million; or

over $500 million. Such assessments

enhance USTR’s ability to conduct

meaningful comparative analyses of a

barrier’s effect over a range of

industries.

Please note that interested parties

discussing barriers in more than one

country should provide a separate

submission i.e., one that is selfcontained) for each country.

Written Comments: All written

comments should be addressed to:

Gloria Blue, Executive Secretary, Trade

Policy Staff Committee, Office of the

United States Trade Representative, 600

17th Street NW., Room 122,

Washington, DC 20508.

All submissions must be in English

and should conform to the information

requirements of 15 CFR 2003. A party

must provide ten copies of its

submission which must be received at

USTR no later than, November 27, 2000.

If the submission contains business

confidential information, ten copies of a

confidential version must also be

submitted. A justification as to why the

information contained in the

submission should be treated

confidentially must be included in the

submission. In addition, any

submissions containing business

confidential information must be clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential’’ at the top and

bottom of the cover page (or letter) and

of each succeeding page of the

submission. The version that does not

contain confidential information should

also be clearly marked, at the top and

bottom of each page, ‘‘public version’’ or

‘‘non-confidential.’’

Written comments submitted in

connection with this request, except for

information granted ‘‘business

confidential’’ status pursuant to 15 CFR

2003.6, will be available for public

inspection shortly after the filing

deadline. Inspection is by appointment

only with the staff of the USTR Public

Reading Room and can be arranged by

calling Brenda Webb (202) 395–6186.

The Reading Room is open to the public

from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, and from 1

p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Carmen Suro-Bredie,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 00–27950 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc.; Government/Industry

Certification Steering Committee

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for RTCA Government/

Industry Certification Steering

Committee meeting to be held

November 14, 2000, from 10:00 a.m. to

2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, in the Bessie

Coleman Conference Center, Room 2AB.

The agenda will include: (1) Welcome

and Introductory Remarks; (2) Report

from Certification Select Committee: (a)

Select Committee Actions from Previous

Meeting; (b) Report on Working Group1/SOIT Interface; (c) Report on FAA

Reauthorization ACT vis-a`-vis Task

Force 4 Recommendations 11 and 14;

(3) Review of Select Committee

Products; (d) Presentation of Completed

Deliverables; (e) Timeline for Remaining

Deliverables; (4) Demonstration of

Proposed Certification Home Page; (5)

Other Business; (6) Date and Location of

Next Meeting; (7) Closing.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the co-chairmen,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23,

2000.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 00–27903 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2000–8198]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

MACCOBOY III.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law

105–383, the Secretary of

Transportation, as represented by the

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-

build requirement of the coastwise laws

under certain circumstances. A request

for such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

L. 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at

46 CFR Part 388 (65 FR 6905; February

11, 2000) that the issuance of the waiver

will have an unduly adverse effect on a

U.S.-vessel builder or a business that

uses U.S.-flag vessels, a waiver will not

be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

November 30, 2000.