Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 12, 2000 / Notices 77689

under Section 9 of the IFTA Act on

March 13, 1998 (63 FR 12572), March

19, 1999 (64 FR 13623), October 15,

1999 (64 FR 56015), and October 24,

2000 (65 FR 64472).

The Government of Israel and the

Government of the Hashemite Kingdom

of Jordan have agreed to the designation

of the Mushatta International Complex

(protocol dated November 22, 2000), the

El Zay Ready Wear Manufacturing

Company Duty Free Area (protocol

dated January 12, 2000) and the Al

Qastal Industrial Zone (protocol dated

November 22, 2000) as Qualifying

Industrial Zones. The Government of

Israel and the Government of Jordan

further agreed that merchandise may

enter, without payment of duty or excise

taxes, areas under their respective

customs control in association with the

Mushatta, El Zay and Al Qastal

Qualifying Industrial Zones.

Accordingly, the Mushatta International

Complex, the El Zay Ready Wear

Manufacturing Company Duty Free Area

and the Al Qastal Industrial Zone meet

the criteria under paragraphs 9(e)(1) and

(2) of the IFTA Act.

Therefore, pursuant to the authority

delegated to me by the President in

Proclamation 6955, I hereby designate

the Mushatta International Complex, the

El Zay Ready Wear Manufacturing

Company Duty Free Area and the Al

Qastal Industrial Zone, as established by

the January 12, 2000 and November 22,

2000 Amending Protocols to the

Agreement Between the Government of

the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and

the Government of the State of Israel on

Irbid Qualifying Industrial Zone, as

Qualifying Industrial Zones under

section 9 of the IFTA Act, effective upon

the date of publication of this notice,

applicable to goods shipped from these

Qualifying Industrial Zones after such

date.

Dated: December 4, 2000.

Charlene Barshefsky,

United States Trade Representative.

[FR Doc. 00–31627 Filed 12–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Dallas County, TX

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA issued a Notice of

Intent to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for a Trinity

Parkway reliever route, a transportation

project, in the Federal Register on June

16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 115). The

FHWA is now issuing this

supplementary Notice of Intent to

include in the EIS a City of Dallas

evaluation of a proposed City of Dallas

Lake Plan located within the Trinity

River Dallas Floodway in Dallas County,

Texas. This proposed Lake Plan

potentially affects the project corridor

for the transportation project, and

several of the route alternatives under

consideration. Supplementary analysis

is needed to fully address the impacts

of joint development of these actions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Patrick A. Bauer, P.E., District Engineer,

Federal Highway Administration, 300

East Eighth Street, Federal Office

Building, Room 826, Austin, Texas

78701, Telephone (512) 536–5950. Mr.

Jerry Hiebert, Executive Director, North

Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), 5900

West Plano Parkway, Suite 100, Plano,

Texas 75093, Telephone (214) 522–

6200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, jointly with the Texas

Department of Transportation and the

NTTA, and in cooperation with the City

of Dallas, will prepare an EIS for the

Trinity Parkway reliever route and

associated improvements in the project

corridor. Associated improvements

include one or more proposed lakes,

recreation amenities, and possible

wetlands as identified in the City of

Dallas Trinity River Corridor Master

Implementation Plan Lake Design and

Recreational Amenities Report, which

are located within the Dallas Floodway.

Impacts caused by construction and

operation of the Trinity Parkway and

the Dallas Lake Plan will vary according

to the alternatives selected. Generally,

these projects may impact floodplains,

water quality, air quality, socioeconomic conditions, historic and other

man-made structures.

The Draft EIS will be available for

public and agency review and comment

prior to the public hearing. To ensure

that the full range of issues related to

this proposed action are addressed and

all significant issues identified,

comments and suggestions are invited

from all interested parties. Comments or

questions concerning this proposed

action and the EIS should be directed to

the FHWA or NTTA at the address

provided above.

Issued on: December 1, 2000.

Salvador Deocampo,

Urban Programs Engineer, Federal Highway

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–31462 Filed 12–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Intelligent Transportation Society of

America; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation

Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will

hold a meeting of its Board of Directors

on Thursday, January 11, 2001. The

meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at

6 p.m. The letter designations that

follow each item mean the following: (I)

is an information item; (A) is an action

item; (D) is a discussion item. The

General Session includes the following

items: (1) Introductions and ITS

America Antitrust Policy and Conflict of

Interest Statements (I); (2) Review & and

Approval of August 6, 2000 Board

Meeting #35 Minutes and November 5,

2000 #36 Minutes (A); (3) Federal ITS

Initiatives Report (I/D); (4) Coordinating

Council Report (I/D/A); (5) State

Chapters Council Report (I/D); (6)

International Affairs Council & World

Congresses Reports (I/D); (7) ITS

America Trade Association Report (I);

(8) Interim President’s Report (External

Issues) (I/D); (9) Other Business;

Business Session

(US DOT participants excused; Board

Members, ITS America Members and

Staff Only.) (10) Report to the Executive

Committee (I/D); (11) Report of the

Nominating Committee (I); (12) Report

of the Finance Committee and Approval

of 2001 Budget (I/D/A); (13) Interim

President’s Report (Internal Issues)(I/D);

(14) Other Business and Schedule for

Meetings This Year.

ITS AMERICA provides a forum for

national discussion and

recommendations on ITS activities

including programs, research needs,

strategic planning, standards,

international liaison, and priorities.

The charter for the utilization of ITS

AMERICA establishes this organization

as an advisory committee under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) 5 USC app. 2, when it provides

advice or recommendations to DOT

officials on ITS policies and programs.

(56 FR 9400, March 6, 1991).