Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2000 / Notices 6623

Nation, a non-Federally recognized

Indian group.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Chickahominy, the Eastern

Chickahominy, the Mattaponi, the

Monacan Indian Nation, the

Nansemond, the Pamunkey, the United

Rappahannock, the Upper Mattaponi.

Representatives of any other Federally

recognized Indian tribe or other valid

claimant under NAGPRA that believes

itself to be culturally affiliated with

these human remains should contact M.

Catherine Slusser, State Archaeologist,

Department of Historic Resources, 2801

Kensington Ave., Richmond, VA 23221;

telephone: (804) 367-2323, before March

13, 2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Monacan Indian Nation

may begin after that date if no Federally

recognized Indian tribes or other valid

claimant under NAGPRA makes a claim.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

Dated: January 19, 2000.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 00–3054 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent

License

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and

37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I). The Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) is

contemplating the granting of an

exclusive license in the United States to

practice the invention embodied in U.S.

Patent No. 5,544,973 titled ‘‘Concrete

Step Embankment Protection’’. The

exclusive license is to be granted to Lee

Masonary Products, L.L.C., DBA

Armortec, having a place of business in

Bowling Green, Kentucky. The patent

rights in this invention has been

assigned to the United States of

America.

The prospective exclusive license will

be royalty-bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. While the

primary purpose of this notice is to

announce Reclamation’s intent to grant

an exclusive license to practice the

invention listed above, it also serves to

publish the availability of this invention

for licensing in accordance with law.

The prospective license may be granted

unless Reclamation receives written

evidence and argument which establish

that the grant of the license would not

be consistent with the requirements of

35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7

DATES: Written evidence and arguments

against granting the prospective license

must be received by May 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and

other materials relating to the

contemplated license may be submitted

to Donald E. Ralston, Bureau of

Reclamation, Research and Technology

Transfer, MS–7620, 1849 C Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

A copy of the above-identified patent

may be purchased from the NTIS Sales

Desk by telephoning 1–800–553–NTIS

or by writing NTIS at 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Ralston by telephone at (202)

208–5671.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

present invention relates to a dam

spillway system for embankment dam

overtopping protection comprising a

layer of freedraining, angular, gravel

filter material, a plurality of rows of

overlapping, tapered, concrete blocks

assembled over the filter material in

shingle-fashion, from the toe of the dam,

up the slope to the top of the dam, and

a plurality of fixed concrete toe blocks

located at the toe of the dam, usually

beneath the tailwater, and supporting

each of the rows of concrete blocks. The

invention has particular application to

providing erosion protection for

embankment dams that may be subject

to overtopping flows.

Properly filed competing applications

received by Reclamation in response to

this notice will be considered as

objections to the grant of the

contemplated license.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Stanley L. Ponce,

Director, Research and Technology Transfer.

[FR Doc. 00–3110 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection request

for 30 CFR 783, Underground Mining

Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Information on

Environmental Resources has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

request describes the nature of the

information collection and the expected

burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 13, 2000, to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). OSM has

submitted a request to OMB to renew its

approval of the collection of information

found at 30 CFR 783, Underground

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Information on

Environmental Resources. OSM is

requesting a 3-year term of approval for

this information collection activity.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for this collection of

information is listed in 30 CFR Part 783,

which is 1029–0038.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on

November 30, 1999 (64 FR 66932). No

comments were received. This notice

provides the public with an additional

30 days in which to comment.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) title of

the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information. Where

appropriate, OSM has revised burden

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1Commissioner Okun not participating.

2The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s rules of practice and procedure (19

CFR 207.2(f)).

3Commissioner Askey dissenting.

4 Gulf States is not a petitioner with respect to the

investigations on France. Tuscaloosa is not a

petitioner with respect to the investigations on

France and Italy.

estimates to reflect current reporting

levels and adjustments based on

reestimates of the burden or number of

respondents.

Title: Underground Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Information on Environmental

Resources, 30 CFR 783.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0038.

Summary: Applicants for

underground coal mining permits are

required to provide adequate

descriptions of the environmental

resources that may be affected by

proposed underground coal mining

activities.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once at time

of application submission.

Description of Respondents:

Underground coal mining applicants,

and State regulatory authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 105.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,918

hours.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following address.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,

and to John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW, Room 210—SIB, Washington DC

20240.

Dated: February 7, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson, Chief,

Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–3069 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–393 and 731–

TA–829, 830, 833, 834, 836, and 838 (Final)]

Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Products

From Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Russia,

South Africa, and Thailand

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Revised schedule for the subject

investigations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Date of commission

action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), Office

of Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 1, 1999, the Commission

established a schedule for the conduct

of the final phase of the subject

investigations (Federal Register 64 FR

67307, December 1, 1999). The

Commission received notification of the

Department of Commerce’s final

determinations in these investigations

on January 27, 2000. The Commission,

therefore, is revising its schedule to

conform with Commerce’s notification.

The Commission’s new schedule for

the investigations is as follows: the

Commission will release the staff report

to parties on February 18, the final

release of information will be on

February 25; and final party comments

are due on February 29.

For further information concerning

these investigations see the

Commission’s notice cited above and

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).

Authority: These investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.21 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 2, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–3018 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–387–391 and

731–TA–816–821 (Final)]

Certain Cut-to-Length Steel Plate From

France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,

and Korea

Determinations 1

On the basis of the record 2 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 705(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1671d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports from France,3

India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea of

certain cut-to-length steel plate,

provided for in headings 7208, 7210,

7211, 7212, 7225, and 7226 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that have been found by

the Department of Commerce to be

subsidized by the respective

governments. The Commission also

determines, pursuant to section 735(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of such imports from France,3

India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea

that have been found by the Department

of Commerce to be sold in the United

States at less than fair value (LTFV). The

Commission further determines that

critical circumstances do not exist with

regard to such imports from Japan.

Background

The Commission instituted these

investigations effective February 16,

1999, following receipt of petitions filed

with the Commission and the

Department of Commerce by Bethlehem

Steel Corp., Bethlehem, PA; U.S. Steel

Group, a unit of USX Corp., Pittsburgh,

PA; Gulf States Steel, Inc., Gadsden, AL;

IPSCO Steel, Inc., Muscatine, IA;

Tuscaloosa Steel Co., Tuscaloosa, AL;

and the United Steelworkers of

America, Pittsburgh, PA.4 The final

phase of the investigations was

scheduled by the Commission following

notification of preliminary

determinations by the Department of

Commerce that imports of certain cut-tolength steel plate from France, India,

Indonesia, Italy, and Korea were being