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concise summary of the subject matter

of the presentation.

(b) Prepared Statements. Any

participant wishing to submit a

prepared statement for the record must

submit it to OPIC with the notice or, in

any event, not later than 5 p.m. on

December 6, 2000. Prepared statements

must be typewritten, double spaced and

may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.

(c) Duration of Presentations. Oral

presentations will in no event exceed

ten (10) minutes, and the time for

individual presentations may be

reduced proportionately, if necessary, to

afford all prospective participants on a

particular subject an opportunity to be

heard or to permit all subjects to be

covered.

(d) Agenda. Upon receipt of the

required notices, OPIC will prepare an

agenda for the hearing setting forth the

subject or subjects on which each

participant will speak and the time

allotted for each presentation. OPIC will

provide each prospective participant

with a copy of the agenda.

(e) Publication of Proceedings. A

verbatim transcript of the hearing will

be compiled. The transcript will be

available to members of the public at the

cost of reproduction.

Background

OPIC is a U.S. Government agency

which provides, on a commercial basis,

political risk insurance and financing in

friendly developing countries and

emerging democracies for

environmentally sound projects which

confer positive developmental benefits

upon the project country while creating

employment in the U.S. OPIC is

required by section 231A(b) of the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’) to hold at least one

public hearing each year.

Among other issues, OPIC’s annual

public hearing has, in previous years,

provided a forum for testimony

concerning section 231A(a) of the Act.

This section provides that OPIC may

operate its programs only in those

countries that are determined to be

‘‘taking steps to adopt and implement

laws that extend internationally

recognized workers rights to workers in

that country (including any designated

zone in that country).’’

Based on consultations with Congress,

OPIC complies with annual

determinations made by the Executive

Branch with respect to worker rights for

countries that are eligible for the

Generalized System of Preferences

(GSP). Any country for which GSP

eligibility is revoked on account of its

failure to take steps to adopt and

implement internationally recognized

worker rights is subject concurrently to

the suspension of OPIC programs until

such time as a favorable worker rights

determination can be made.

For non-GSP countries in which OPIC

operates its programs, OPIC reviews any

country which is the subject of a formal

challenge at its annual public hearing.

To qualify as a formal challenge,

testimony must pertain directly to the

worker rights requirements of the law as

defined in OPIC’s 1985 reauthorizing

legislation (Public Law 99–204) with

reference to the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, and be supported by factual

information.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Richard C. Horanburg,

Director, Office of Congressional Affairs.

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POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

Board Votes to Close December 1, 2000,

Meeting

At its meeting on November 14, 2000,

the Board of Governors of the United

States Postal Service voted unanimously

to close to public observation its

meeting scheduled for December 1,

2000, in Washington, D.C., via

teleconference.

Matter To Be Considered: 1. Postal

Rate Commission Opinion and

Recommended Decision in Docket No.

R2000–1, Omnibus Rate Case.

Persons Expected To Attend:

Governors Ballard, Daniels, del Junco,

Dyhrkopp, Fineman, Kessler,

McWherter, Rider and Walsh,

Postmaster General Henderson, Deputy

Postmaster General Nolan, Secretary to

the Board Hunter, and General Counsel

Gibbons.

General Counsel Certification: The

General Counsel of the United States

Postal Service has certified that the

meeting was properly closed under the

Government in the Sunshine Act.

Contact Person for More Information:

Requests for information about the

meeting should be addressed to the

Secretary of the Board, David G. Hunter,

at (202) 268–4800.

David G. Hunter,

Secretary.

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POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIMES AND DATES: 1 p.m., Monday,

December 4, 2000; 8:30 a.m., Tuesday,

December 5, 2000; 10 a.m., Tuesday,

December 5, 2000.

PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal

Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant

Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin

Room.

STATUS: December 4 (Closed); December

5—8:30 a.m. (Open); 10 a.m. (Closed).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Monday, December 4—1 p.m. (Closed)

1. Audit Committee Report and

Review of Year-End Financial

Statements.

2. Preliminary Fiscal year 2002

Appropriation Request.

3. Postal Rate Commission Opinion

and Recommended Decision in Docket

No. R2000–1, Omnibus Rate Case.

4. Personnel Matters.

5. Compensation Issues.

6. Strategic Planning.

7. Fiscal year 2001 EVA Variable Pay

Program.

Tuesday, December 5—8:30 a.m. (Open)

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting,

November 13–14, 2000.

2. Remarks of the Postmaster General/

Chief Executive Officer.

3. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2000

Audited Financial Statements.

4. Final Fiscal Year 2002

Appropriation Request.

5. Capital Investments.

a. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, P&DC

Ramp and Maneuvering Area

Restoration.

b. Indianapolis, Indiana, Consolidated

Mail Processing Annex.

c. Automated Flat Feed and OCR

Additional Funding.

6. Tentative Agenda for the January 8–

9, 2001, meeting in Washington, DC.

Tuesday, December 5—10 a.m. (Closed)

1. Continuation of Monday’s Closed

Agenda.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

David G. Hunter, Secretary of the Board,

U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza,

SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000.

Telephone (202) 268–4800.

David G. Hunter,

Secretary.

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