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Office of Foreign Assets Control,

Department of Treasury (202–622–

2500).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the authorities vested in the President

by the Constitution and the laws of the

United States of America, including the

International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)

(‘‘IEEPA’’), the National Emergencies

Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Arms

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et

seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United

States Code, and Executive Order No.

12938 of November 14, 1994, as

amended by Executive Order No. 13094

of July 28, 1998, the Acting Secretary of

State determined on July 30, 1998 that

the following foreign persons have

engaged in proliferation activities

related to Iran’s missile programs that

require the imposition of measures

pursuant to sections 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d)

of Executive Order No. 12938:

Baltic State Technical University

(including at 1/21, 1-ya

Krasnoarmeiskaya Ul., 198005 St.

Petersburg, Russia);

Europalace 2000 (including at Moscow,

Russia);

Glavkosmos (including at 9

Krasnoproletarskaya St., 103030

Moscow, Russia);

Grafit (aka State Scientific Research

Institute of Graphite or NIIGRAFIT)

(including at 2 Ulitsa Elektrodnaya,

111524 Moscow, Russia);

INOR Scientific Enter (including at

Moscow, Russia);

MOSO Company (including at Moscow,

Russia); and

Polyus Scientific Production

Association (including at 3 Ulitsa

Vvedenskogo, 117342 Moscow,

Russia).

Accordingly, until further notice and

pursuant to the provisions of Executive

Order 12938, the following measures are

imposed on these entities, their subunits

and successors:

1. All departments and agencies of the

United States Government shall not

procure or enter into any contract for

the procurement of any goods,

technology or services from these

entities, and shall terminate any existing

contracts;

2. All departments and agencies of the

United States Government shall not

provide any assistance to these entities,

and shall not obligate further funds for

such purposes;

3. The Secretary of the Treasury shall

prohibit the importation into the United

States of any goods, technology, or

services produced or provided by these

entities, other than information or

informational materials within the

meaning of section 203(b)(3) of the

International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

These measures shall be implemented

by the responsible departments and

agencies as provided in Executive Order

12938.

Dated: August 3, 1998.

John Barker,

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for

Political Military Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–21191 Filed 8–5–98; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Free Trade Area of the Americas

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice and request for public

comment on the Free Trade of the

Americas (FTAA) joint public-private

sector Experts Committee on Electronic

Commerce (Experts Committee);

identification of private sector experts

in electronic commerce who may wish

to participate in the work of the Experts

Committee.

SUMMARY: The FTAA Experts Committee

on Electronic Commerce has been

established by the 34 countries in the

Western Hemisphere participating in

the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

The Trade Policy Staff Committee

(TPSC) invites public comment on the

work plan of the Experts Committee. In

addition, the TPSC seeks to identify

U.S. private sector experts on electronic

commerce who may be interested in

participating in the work of the Experts

Committee; interested members of the

public are invited to submit written

notice of their interest and their

qualifications.

DATES: Written comments on the the

Experts Committee and expressions of

interest in participating in the work of

the Committee should be submitted no

later than September 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For procedural questions concerning

public comments, contact Gloria Blue,

Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff

Committee, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, (202) 395–3475.

All questions concerning the Experts

Committee should be directed to Regina

Vargo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for

the Western Hemisphere, U.S.

Department of Commerce (202) 482–

5324, Rvargo@USITA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

18–19, 1998, President Clinton and his

33 counterparts in the Western

Hemisphere initiated negotiations to

create the Free Trade Area of the

Americas (FTAA) by the year 2005 and

to achieve concrete progress toward that

objective by the end of the century. The

leaders established a general framework

for the netotiations, including a Trade

Negotiations Committee (TNC),

composed of the 34 vice ministers

responsible for trade, to oversee the

negotiations. They agreed to nine initial

negotiating groups, a consultative group

and two committees, one of which is a

joint public-private sector Experts

Committee on Electronic Commerce. At

its June 1998 meeting in Buenos Aires,

the TNC agreed that the Experts

Committee will be chaired by Mr. Dale

Marshall of Barbados. It also was agreed

that the initial meeting of the Experts

Committee would be held before the

end of October in Miami.

Experts Committee Terms of

Reference: The objective of the Experts

Committee is to make recommendations

to trade ministers on how to increase

and broaden the benefits of electronic

commerce and how electronic

commerce should be dealt with in the

context of the FTAA negotiations. Four

weeks before the October 1999

ministerial meeting, the Experts

Committee is to provide

recommendations to the TNC. In order

to develop its recommendations, the

Experts Committee will focus on:

• Increasing understanding of the

potential benefits of electronic

commerce to countries in the

hemisphere;

• Identifying the environment that

will allow electronic commerce to

flourish;

• Discussing infrastructure questions;

and

• Identifying how electronic

commerce can facilitate the operation of

trade obligations.

Experts Committee Private Sector

Representation: The Experts Committee

will consist of both public and private

sector representatives. Individual

governments will identify private sector

participants with a view toward

balanced hemispheric representation in

terms of geography and electronic

commerce issue expertise. Although the

FTAA countries have not yet

established the details on private sector

representation, including composition,

number and final selection process, the

TPSC seeks to identify U.S. private

sector experts on electronic commerce

who may be interested in participating

in the work of the Committee.

Public Comments

To prepare for the initial meeting of

the Experts Committee in October 1998,
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the TPSC invites written comments on

how to maximize the effectiveness of

private sector participation and on

possible elements of a work plan to

implement the Committee’s terms of

reference, described above. In addition,

in order to assist the TPSC in

identifying U.S. private sector experts

on electronic commerce who may be

interested in participating in the work of

the Committee, members of the public

are invited to submit written notice of

their interest and describe their

qualifications. Qualifications of interest

include: demonstrated expertise in one

or more aspects of electronic commerce;

knowledge of the Western Hemisphere,

including established contacts with

foreign private sector interests in the

region; an ability and willingness to

broadly solicit views from and

disseminate information to private

sector interests that provide Internet

services, network services, content and

equipment, or that represent the views

of other Internet experts in the private

sector, and familiarity with U.S. and

foreign trade and investment policies

and obligations.

Those persons wishing to submit

written comments should provide

twenty (20) typed copies (in English) to

Gloria Blue, Executive Secretary, Trade

Policy Staff Committee, Office of the

U.S. Trade Representative, Room 501,

600 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20508. Comments should state clearly

the position taken and should describe

the specific information supporting that

position.

If the submission contains business

confidential information, twenty copies

of a confidential version must also be

submitted. A justification as to why the

information contained in the

submission should be treated

confidentially must be included in the

submission. In addition, any

submissions containing business

confidential information must be clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential’’ at the top and

bottom of the cover page (or letter) and

of each succeeding page of the

submission. The version that does not

contain confidential information should

also be clearly marked, at the top and

bottom of each page, ‘‘public version’’ or

‘‘non-confidential.’’

Written comments submitted in

connection with this request, except for

information granted ‘‘business

confidential’’ status pursuant to 15 CFR

2003.6, will be available for public

inspection in the USTR Reading Room,

Room 101, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. An

appointment to review the file may be

made by calling Brenda Webb, (202)

395–6186. The Reading Room is open to

the public from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon,

and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 98–21029 Filed 8–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms,

reports, and recordkeeping requirements

imposed upon the public which were

transmitted by the Department of

Transportation to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for its

approval in accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC Chapter

35). Section 3507 of Title 44 of the

United States Code, requires that

agencies prepare a notice for publication

in the Federal Register, listing

information collection request

submitted to OMB for approval or

renewal under that Act. OMB reviews

and approves agency submissions in

accordance with criteria set forth in that

Act. In carrying out its responsibilities,

OMB also considers public comments

on the proposed forms and the reporting

and recordkeeping requirements. OMB

approval of an information collection

requirement must be renewed at least

once every three years.

The Federal Register Notice with a

60-day comment period soliciting

comments on information collection

2120–0040 was published on March 9,

1998 [63 FR 11472–11473].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before September 8,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the DOT information

collection requests submitted to OMB

may be obtained from Ms. Judith Street,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Corporate Information Division, ABC–

100, 800 Independence Ave., SW., (202)

267–9895, Washington, DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Aviation Maintenance

Technician Schools.

OMB Control Number: 2120–0040.

Form(s): FAA Form 8310–6.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business and other

for profit, States and local governments.

Abstract: CFR part 147 prescribes

requirements for certification and

operation of aviation mechanic schools.

The information is necessary to ensure

that Aviation Maintenance Technician

Schools meet the minimum

requirements for procedures and

curriculum set forth by the FAA. Also,

it is necessary for the FAA to develop

minimum standards for properly

qualified persons who would enter the

aviation industry.

Estimated Burden: The estimated total

annual burden is 74,015 hours.

Addresses: Written comments on the

DOT information collection request

should be forwarded, within 30 days of

publication, to Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10102,

Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: FAA

Desk Officer. A comment to OMB is best

assured of having its full effect if OMB

receives it within 30 days of

publication. If you anticipate submitting

substantive comments, but find that

more than 10 days from the date of

publication are needed to prepare them,

please notify the OMB official of your

intent immediately.

Comments are invited on: Whether

the proposed collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Department, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of the Department’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collections; ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30,

1998.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98–21002 Filed 8–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.