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the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodities and the

service listed below from nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities. I

certify that the following action will not

have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and the service to the

Government.

2. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and the service to the

Government.

3. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

the service proposed for addition to the

Procurement List. Comments on this

certification are invited.

Commenters should identify the

statement(s) underlying the certification

on which they are providing additional

information.

Proposed Additions

The following commodities and

service have been proposed for addition

to Procurement List for production by

the nonprofit agencies listed:

Toner, Cartridges, New

7510–01–417–1220

7510–01–417–1222

7510–01–443–2121

NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind,

Talladega, Alabama

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance

Nininger U.S. Army Reserve Center, Fort

Lauderdale, Florida

NPA: Goodwill Industries of Broward

County, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Louis R. Bartalot,

Deputy Director (Operations).

[FR Doc. 00–30659 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, December 8,

2000, 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, N.W., Room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS: 

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Approval of Minute of November 3, 2000

Meeting

III. Announcements

IV. Staff Director’s Report

V. Alleged Voting Improprieties During the

Presidential Election

VI. Future Agenda Items

11:00 a.m. Briefing on Crossing Borders: An

Examination of Civil Rights Issues

Raised by Current Immigration Laws,

Policies and Practices.

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: David Aronson, Press and

Communications (202) 376–8312.

Edward A. Hailes, Jr.,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–30760 Filed 11–29–00; 11:18

am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Notice of Opportunity to Apply for

Membership on the U.S. Automotive

Parts Advisory Committee (APAC)

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is currently seeking applications for

membership on the APAC. The purpose

of the APAC is to advise Department of

Commerce officials on issues related to

U.S.-made automotive parts and

accessories sales in Japanese and other

Asian markets. The APAC’s functions

include: (1) reporting to the Secretary of

Commerce on barriers to sales of U.S.-

made automotive parts and accessories

in Japanese and other Asian markets; (2)

reviewing and considering data

collected on sales of U.S.-made

automotive parts and accessories in

Japanese and other Asian markets; (3)

advising the Secretary of Commerce

during consultations with other

governments on issues concerning sales

of U.S.-made automotive parts in

Japanese and other Asian markets; (4)

assisting in establishing priorities for

the initiative by the Secretary of

Commerce to increase the sale of U.S.-

made automotive parts and accessories

to Japanese markets, and to otherwise

provide assistance and direction to the

Secretary of Commerce in carrying out

the intent of that initiative; and (5)

assisting the Secretary in reporting to

Congress by submitting an annual

written report to the Secretary on the

sale of U.S.-made automotive parts in

Japanese and other Asian markets, as

well as any other issues with respect to

which the Committee provides advice

pursuant to the Fair Trade in

Automotive Parts Act of 1998, § 3803

and 3804 of Public Law 105–261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Henry P. Misisco, U.S. Department of

Commerce, International Trade

Administration, Trade Development,

Office of Automotive Affairs, (202) 482–

0554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC

was originally established pursuant to

the Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988,

sections 2121 to 2125 of Public Law

100–418, to advise the Secretary of

Commerce on issues related to sales of

U.S.-made auto parts to Japanese

markets. The Committee was

reauthorized by the Fair Trade in Auto

Parts Act of 1998, sections 3803 and

3804 of Public Law 105–261, to advise

the Secretary of Commerce on issues

related to sales of U.S.-made auto parts

in Japanese and other Asian markets.

The APAC functions as an advisory

committee in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 15

U.S.C. App. 2 and Department of

Commerce policies on advisory

committees.

The Office of Automotive Affairs is

accepting applications for private sector

members to begin serving after the

Committee’s charter is renewed. An

existing member may be reappointed

only if he or she has reapplied and has

been accepted through the normal

recruitment and selection process. An

existing member may reapply for

membership by submitting a letter

requesting that he or she be considered

for a membership position, and any

supplemental information necessary to

update his or her previous application

for membership. Private sector

representatives will be appointed to

serve until the APAC charter expires in

2003. Members will be selected who

will best carry out the objectives of the

Fair Trade in Automotive Parts Act of

1998. Each APAC member must also

serve as the representative of a ‘‘U.S.

entity’’ engaged in the manufacture of

automotive parts or the provision of a

related service (including retailing and

other distribution services), or an

association of such entities. A U.S.

entity is a firm incorporated in the

United States (or an unincorporated

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U.S. firm with its principal place of

business in the United States) that is

controlled by U.S. citizens or by another

U.S. entity. An entity is not a U.S. entity

if 50 percent plus one share of its stock

(if a corporation, or a similar ownership

interest of an unincorporated entity) is

controlled, directly or indirectly, by

non-U.S. citizens or non-U.S. entities.

Secondary selection criteria will

ensure that the committee has a

balanced representation of the auto

parts industry in terms of point of view,

demographics, geography and company

size. APAC members are selected on the

basis of their experience and knowledge

of conditions and problems in

automotive parts markets. Members will

serve at the discretion of the Secretary.

Private sector members will serve in

a representative capacity presenting the

views and interests of the particular

automotive sector in which they

operate. Private sector members are not

special government employees, and will

receive no compensation for their

participation in APAC activities.

Members participating in APAC

meetings and events will be responsible

for their travel, living and other

personal expenses. Meetings are held

approximately four times a year, usually

in Washington, DC. The next APAC

meeting date has not yet been

determined.

To be considered for membership,

please provide the following: name and

title of the individual requesting

consideration; a letter of

recommendation containing a brief

statement of why each candidate should

be considered for membership on the

APAC that includes the individual’s

export experience, along with a personal

resume; a statement that the applicant is

a not a registered foreign agent under

the Foreign Agents Registration Act of

1938, as amended; the company’s

product or service line and major

markets; and the size and ownership of

the company. All APAC members must

obtain a U.S. Government security

clearance.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Thomas Sobotta,

Acting Director, Office of Automotive Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–30585 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–535–001]

Cotton Shop Towels from Pakistan:

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

of preliminary results of review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for the preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on cotton

shop towels from Pakistan. This review

covers eleven manufacturers/producers

and the period January 1, 1999, to

December 31, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gayle Longest or Mark Young, AD/CVD

Enforcement, Office VI, Group II, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–3338 or (202) 482–

6397, respectively.

Statutory Time Limits

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act

of 1930 (the Act), as amended, requires

the Department to make a preliminary

determination within 245 days after the

last day of the anniversary month of an

order/finding for which a review is

requested and a final determination

within 120 days after the date on which

the preliminary determination is

published. However, if it is not

practicable to complete the review

within the time period, section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the

Department to extend the time limit for

the preliminary determination to a

maximum of 365 days and for the final

determination to 180 days (or 300 days

if the Department does not extend the

time limit for the preliminary

determination) from the Date of

publication of the preliminary

determination.

Background

On May 1, 2000, the Department

published a notice of initiation of

administrative review of the

countervailing duty on cotton shop

towels from Pakistan, covering the

period January 1, 1999 through

December 31, 1999 (65 FR 25303). The

preliminary results are currently due no

later than December 1, 2000.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results of Review

We determine that it is not practicable

to complete the preliminary results of

this review within the original time

limit. Therefore, the Department is

extending the time limit for completion

of the preliminary results until no later

than March 31, 2001. See Decision

Memorandum from Melissa G. Skinner,

Office Director for AD/CVD Office VI, to

Holly A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary, dated concurrently with this

notice, which is on public file in the

Central Records Unit, Room B–099 of

the Department of Commerce. We

intend to issue the final results no later

than 120 days after the publication of

the preliminary results.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A)).

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–30683 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Advanced Technology Program;

Announcement of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

invites interested parties to attend a

meeting on ‘‘Advanced Technology

Development and Commercialization

Opportunities.’’ The Advanced

Technology Program (ATP) partners

with industry on high-risk, high

technology research in technologies

ranging from advanced manufacturing

to medicine and from advanced

materials to microelectronics. This

conference will bring together

entrepreneurs, researchers, business

specialists and program managers from

business, universities and federal

agencies to discuss R&D funding

opportunities for taking a new product

from the lab to the marketplace. This

meeting is targeted to minority

entrepreneurship.

DATES: The Conference will be held on

December 4–5, 2000. The meeting

begins at 9:00 am on December 4 and