Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2000 / Notices 6361

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Eugene T. Nitta,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–2934 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the Chicago Mercantile

Exchange for Designation as a

Contract Market in Futures and

Options on Five Year Agency Notes

and Ten Year Agency Notes

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of proposed commodity

futures and options contracts.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Mercantile

Exchange (CME or Exchange) has

applied for designation as a contract

market in futures and options on five

year agency notes and ten year agency

notes. The proposals were submitted

under the Commission’s 45-day Fast

Tract procedures. The Acting Director of

the Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposals for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interested

persons, and is consistent with the

purpose of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the CME five and ten year

agency notes futures and options

contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Thomas Leahy of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st NW, Washington, DC 20581,

telephone (202) 418–5278. Facsimile

number: (202) 418–5527. Electronic

mail: tleahy@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed designation applications were

submitted pursuant to the Commission’s

Fast Track procedures for streamlining

the review of futures contract rule

amendments and new contract

approvals (62 FR 10434). Under those

procedures, the proposals, absent any

contrary action by the Commission, may

be deemed approved at the close of

business on March 13, 2000, 45 days

after receipt of the proposals. In view of

the limited period under the Fast Track

procedures, the Commission has

determined to publish for public

comment notice of the availability of the

terms and conditions for 15 days, rather

than 30 days as provided for proposals

submitted under the regular review

procedures.

Copies of the terms and conditions

will be available for inspection at the

Office of the Secretariat, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Copies of the

proposed amendments can be obtained

through the Office of the Secretariat by

mail at the above address, by phone at

(202) 418–5100, or via the internet on

the CFTC website at www.cftc.gov

under ‘‘What’s New & Pending’’.

Other materials submitted by the CME

in support of the applications for

contract market designation may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 CFR Part 145 (1997)),

except to the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in 17

CFR 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed amendments, or with respect

to other materials submitted by the

CME, should send such comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 3,

2000.

Richard Shilts,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 00–2916 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Request for Comments Concerning

Proposed Request for Approval of a

Collection of Information—Safety

Standard for Automatic Residential

Garage Door Operators

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C., Chapter 35),

the Consumer Product Safety

Commission requests comments on a

proposed request for extension of

approval of a collection of information

from manufacturers and importers of

residential garage door operators. The

collection of information consists of

testing and recordkeeping requirements

in certification regulations

implementing the Safety Standard for

Automatic Residential Garage Door

Operators (16 CFR part 1211). The

Commission will consider all comments

received in response to this notice

before requesting approval of this

extension of a collection of information

from the Office of Management and

Budget.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must

receive written comments not later than

April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be captioned ‘‘Residential Garage Door

Operators’’ and mailed to the Office of

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207, or

delivered to that office, Room 502, 4330

East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland

20814. Written comments may also be

sent to the Office of the Secretary by

facsimile at (301) 504–0127 or by e-mail

at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the proposed

extension of approval of the collection

of information, or to obtain a copy of 16

CFR Part 1211, call or write Linda L.

Glatz, Office of Planning and

Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207;

telephone (301) 504–0416, extension

2226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1990,

Congress enacted legislation requiring

residential garage door operators to

comply with the provisions of a

standard published by Underwriters

Laboratories to protect against

entrapment. The Consumer Product

Safety Improvement Act of 1990 (the

Improvement Act) (Pub. L. 101–608, 104

Stat. 3110) includes requirements that

residential garage door operators