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making substantial progress toward

implementing and following, the

customs procedures required by the

CBTPA. The President directed the

USTR to announce any such

determinations in the Federal Register

and to implement any such

determinations in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS).

Based on information and

commitments provided by the

Government of Guyana, I have

determined that Guyana is making

substantial progress toward

implementing and following the

customs procedures required by the

CBTPA. Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority vested in the USTR by

Proclamation 7351, general note 17(a) to

the HTS, U.S. note 7 to subchapter II of

chapter 98 of the HTS, and U.S. note 1

to subchapter XX of chapter 98 of the

HTS are each modified by inserting in

alphabetical sequence in the list of

eligible CBTPA beneficiary countries

the name ‘‘Guyana.’’ General note 17(d)

to the HTS is modified by striking

‘‘duty-free’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘tariff’’ and by striking ‘‘October 2,

2000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the

date announced in one or more Federal

Register notices issued by the United

States Trade Representative as the date

on which each CBTPA beneficiary

country qualifies for the tariff treatment

provided in this note.’’ The foregoing

modifications to the HTS are effective

with respect to articles entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, on or after November 9,

2000. The USTR will publish additional

notices in the Federal Register

announcing any determinations that

other CBTPA beneficiary countries have

satisfied the required customs

procedures.

Richard Fisher,

Deputy United States Trade Representative.

[FR Doc. 00–29793 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements

Filed During the Week Ending

November 10, 2000

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.

Sections 412 and 414. Answers may be

filed within 21 days after the filing of

the application.

Docket Number: OST–2000–8265.

Date Filed: November 8, 2000.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: CTC COMP 0321 dated 7

November 2000, Resolution 033f—Local

Currency Rate Changes—Hungary,

Intended effective date: 1 January 2001.

Docket Number: OST–2000–8275.

Date Filed: November 9, 2000.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC31 N&C/CIRC 0134 dated

7 November 2000, TC31 Circle Pacific

Expedited Resolution 002q, PTC31

N&C/CIRC 0135 dated 7 November

2000, TC31 Circle Pacific Expedited

Resolutions 002k, 073c, Intended

effective date: 30 November 2000.

Docket Number: OST–2000–8277.

Date Filed: November 9, 2000.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC31 N&C/CIRC 0136 dated

7 November 2000, North and Central

Pacific Areawide Expedited Resolution

r–1 PTC31 N&C/CIRC 0137 dated 7

November 2000, TC31 North and

Central Pacific, TC3 (except Japan)–

North America, Caribbean Expedited

Resolutions r2–r10 PTC31 N&C/CIRC

0138 dated 7 November 2000, TC31–

North and Central Pacific, TC3–Central

America, South America Expedited

Resolutions r11–r16, Intended effective

date: 1 December 2000.

Dorothy Y. Beard,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–29757 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2000–8241]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1991–

1995 BMW 8 Series Passenger Cars

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1991–1995

BMW 8 Series passenger cars are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that 1991–1995

BMW 8 Series passenger cars that were

not originally manufactured to comply

with all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards are eligible for

importation into the United States

because (1) they are substantially

similar to vehicles that were originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and that were

certified by their manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards,

and (2) they are capable of being readily

altered to conform to the standards.

DATE: The closing date for comments on

the petition is December 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC

20590. Docket hours are from 9 am to

5 pm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a

motor vehicle that was not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards shall be refused admission

into the United States unless NHTSA

has decided that the motor vehicle is

substantially similar to a motor vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States,

certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of

the same model year as the model of the

motor vehicle to be compared, and is

capable of being readily altered to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.

Petitions for eligibility decisions may

be submitted by either manufacturers or

importers who have registered with

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA

publishes notice in the Federal Register

of each petition that it receives, and

affords interested persons an

opportunity to comment on the petition.

At the close of the comment period,

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the

petition and any comments that it has

received, whether the vehicle is eligible

for importation. The agency then

publishes this decision in the Federal

Register.

J.K. Technologies of Baltimore,

Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer

90–006) has petitioned NHTSA to

decide whether 1991–1995 BMW 8

Series passenger cars are eligible for

importation into the United States. The

vehicles which J.K. believes are

substantially similar are 1991–1995

BMW 8 Series passenger cars that were

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States and certified

by their manufacturer, Bayerische

Motoren Werke, A.G., as conforming to

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1Pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.4(g), a railroad must

file a verified notice with the Board at least 7 days

before the trackage rights are to be consummated.

In its verified notice, BNSF indicated that it

proposed to consummate the transaction on or

about November 14, 2000. Because the verified

notice was filed on November 8, 2000,

consummation could not take place until November

15, 2000, at the earliest. BNSF’s representative has

been contacted and has confirmed that the

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared non-U.S. certified 1991–1995

BMW 8 Series passenger cars to their

U.S.-certified counterparts, and found

the vehicles to be substantially similar

with respect to compliance with most

Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

J.K. submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

non-U.S. certified 1991–1995 BMW 8

Series passenger cars, as originally

manufactured, conform to many Federal

motor vehicle safety standards in the

same manner as their U.S.-certified

counterparts, or are capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

non-U.S. certified 1991–1995 BMW 8

Series passenger cars are identical to

their U.S.-certified counterparts with

respect to compliance with Standard

Nos. 102 Transmission Shift Lever

Sequence * * *, 103 Defrosting and

Defogging Systems, 104 Windshield

Wiping and Washing Systems, 105

Hydraulic Brake Systems, 106 Brake

Hoses, 109 New Pneumatic Tires, 113

Hood Latch Systems, 116 Brake Fluid,

124 Accelerator Control Systems, 201

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,

202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering

Control Rearward Displacement, 205

Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components, 207

Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt

Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages, 212 Windshield Retention,

216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219

Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 Fuel

System Integrity, and 302 Flammability

of Interior Materials.

Additionally, the petitioner states that

non-U.S. certified 1991–1995 BMW 8

Series passenger cars comply with the

Bumper Standard found in 49 CFR Part

581.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicles are capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with a

noncomplying symbol on the brake

failure indicator lamp; (b) replacement

of the speedometer with one calibrated

in miles per hour. The petitioner stated

that the entire instrument cluster on the

vehicles will be replaced with a U.S.-

model component.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model headlamps

and front sidemarker lights; (b)

installation of U.S.-model taillamp

assemblies and associated rear

sidemarker lights; (c) installation of a

U.S.-model high mounted stop light

assembly.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: Installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirror:

Replacement of the passenger side

rearview mirror with a U.S.-model

component.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of a warning buzzer

microswitch in the steering lock

assembly and a warning buzzer.

Standard No. 118 Power Window

Systems: Installation of a relay in the

power window system so that the

window transport mechanism is

inoperative when the ignition is

switched off.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: (a) Installation of a seat belt

warning buzzer, wired to the driver’s

seat belt latch; (b) replacement of the

driver’s side air bag and knee bolster on

1991–1992 model vehicles, the driver’s

and passenger’s side air bags and knee

bolsters on 1993–1995 model vehicles,

and the control unit, sensors, and seat

belts on all model year vehicles, with

U.S.-model components if the vehicle is

not already so equipped. The petitioner

states that all model year vehicles

covered by the petition are equipped

with combination lap and shoulder

restraints which adjust by means of an

automatic retractor and release by

means of a single red push button in all

front and rear outboard designated

seating positions.

Standard No. 214 Side Impact

Protection: Inspection of all vehicles

and installation of U.S.-model door bars

on vehicles that are not already so

equipped.

The petitioner also states that a

vehicle identification number plate

must be affixed to the vehicle to meet

the requirements of 49 CFR Part 565.

Additionally, the petitioner states that

non-U.S. certified 1991–1995 BMW 8

Series passenger cars will be inspected

prior to importation to ensure that they

are equipped to comply with the Theft

Prevention Standard found in 49 CFR

Part 541 and that a U.S.-model anti-theft

device will be installed on vehicles that

are not already so equipped.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Management, Room PL–401,

400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC

20590. It is requested but not required

that 10 copies be submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated above will be considered, and

will be available for examination in the

docket at the above address both before

and after that date. To the extent

possible, comments filed after the

closing date will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the petition

will be published in the Federal

Register pursuant to the authority

indicated below.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on: November 16, 2000.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33958]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company—Trackage Rights

Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad

Company and Grand Trunk Western

Railroad Company

Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC)

and Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Company (GTW) have agreed to grant

limited overhead trackage rights to The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) between: (1)

A point near GTW’s milepost 8.6 near

49th Street and Central Park in Chicago,

IL, where GTW and BNSF connect, and

a point near GTW’s milepost 23.2 near

154th Street and Lathrop in Harvey, IL,

to a point near IC’s milepost 22 near IC’s

Harvey Yard, a distance of

approximately 16.6 miles; (2) a point

near IC’s milepost 8.3 (Belt Crossing),

where IC and the Belt Railway Company

of Chicago connect in Chicago, IL, and

a point near IC’s milepost 22 at IC’s

Harvey Yard, a distance of

approximately 27.3 miles; and (3) a

point near IC’s milepost 2.3, where IC

and BNSF connect on the West end of

the St. Charles Airline Bridge and

milepost 22 at IC’s Harvey Yard, a

distance of approximately 21 miles. The

total amount of trackage involved is

approximately 64.9 miles.

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on November 15, 2000.1