69344 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,453]

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.,

Houston, Texas and Operating at

Various Offshore Drilling Sites Located

in American Waters; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on July

13, 1999, applicable to workers of

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.,

Houston, Texas. The notice was

published in the Federal Register on

August 11, 1999 (64 FR 43724).

At the request of the company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

company reports that worker

separations have occurred at Diamond

Offshore Drilling operating at various

offshore drilling sites located in

American waters. The workers are

engaged in activities related to the

exploration and drilling of crude oil and

natural gas.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to include

workers operating at various offshore

drilling sites located in American

waters.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. who

were adversely affected by increased

imports.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–36,453 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Diamond Offshore Drilling,

Inc., Houston, Texas and operating at various

offshore drilling sites located in American

waters who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after June

6, 1998 through July 13, 2001 are eligible to

apply for adjustment assistance under

Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of

November 2000.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REVIEW COMMISSION

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993

AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health

Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Request for

Comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and

Health Review Commission is notifying

interested parties that its draft strategic

plan for the fiscal years 2000–2005, is

available for public comment. The draft

plan, prepared in accordance with the

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993 (‘‘GPRA’’), defines the

Commission’s goals, specific objectives,

time frames and methods for achieving

goals at both the trial and appellate

level.

In developing its goals and objectives

under GPRA, the Commission solicits

the views of those who practice before

it and those who are affected by its case

dispositions.

DATES: Comments should be received by

December 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Richard L. Baker, Executive Director,

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review

Commission, 1730 K Street, N.W., Suite

6000, Washington, D.C. 20006, fax: (202)

653–5030; E-mail: Info@FMSHRC.gov.,

phone: (202) 653–5625, or (202) 708–

9300 for TDD Relay.

The draft plan is posted on the

Commission’s website, http://

www.fmshrc.gov/ under ‘‘What’s New.’’

Printed copies can also be obtained from

the above listed address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GPRA

charges federal agencies with

formulating strategic plans, preparing

annual plans setting performance goals,

and reporting annually the actual

agency performance compared to those

goals. In considering how best to

formulate its goals and objectives, the

Commission has sought to develop

measures that allow it to better evaluate

its performance and ultimately

accomplish is statutory mission under

the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act

of 1977.

The Commission requests that

responses to this solicitation for

comments be submitted by December

18, 2000.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Mary Lu Jordan,

Chairman.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (00–138)]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Earth

Systems Science and Applications

Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public

Law 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of the NASA

Advisory Council, Earth Systems

Science and Applications Advisory

Committee.

DATES: Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 8:30

am to 5:30 pm; and Wednesday,

December 6, 2000, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E

Street SW., Room 9H40, Program

Review Center, Washington, DC, 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Robert Schiffer, Code YS, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–1876.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• Assessment of the State-of-theEnterprise

• Status Reports re: ESSAAC

Subcommittees and ad hoc Panels

• Technology

• Data & Information Systems

• GPRA Performance Metrics

• ESE Budget Status

• Status of the ESE Science

Implementation Plan

• Summary of First Day

• Applications Strategic and

Implementation Planning

• Technology Strategy and Roadmap

• Strategic Planning Status Overview—

ESE Vision

• Discussion Period

• Debriefing/Closing Remarks

• ESSAAC Deliberation Session

• Summary of Actions, Future Schedule

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Beth M. McCormick,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–29438 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

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