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Under the Final Judgment, Dresser

was required to divest Baroid’s diamond

bit business, which included all Baroid

assets used in the United States to

research, develop, test, manufacture,

service, or market its diamond drill bits.

Pursuant to the judgment, Dresser sold

that business to a company then called

International Superior Products, Inc.,

and now known as Diamond Products

International (‘‘DPI’’).

Paragraph V.F. of the Final Judgment

states that the purchaser of the divested

diamond drill bit business may not sell

that business to, or combine that

business with the diamond bit business

of, any of four named companies:

Dresser (now part of Halliburton

Company), Camco, Inc. (Now part of

Schlumberger Ltd.), Baker Hughes, Inc.,

or Smith International, Inc, or any of

their subsidiaries or affiliates. The joint

motion proposes modifying the Final

Judgment to eliminate the absolute

prohibition or transactions involving

Camco, Baker Hughes, or Smith and

instead require DPI to give notice to the

Department of any such proposed

transactions. The Final Judgment would

continue to bar DIP from selling its

diamond drill bit business to, or

combining that business with the

diamond drill bit operations, of Dresser,

the firm required by the Final Judgment

to divest the diamond bit business in

the final instance.

Copies of the Complaint and

Judgment, the joint motion, and the

United States’ supporting memorandum

are available for inspection in Room

215, Antitrust Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, 325 7th St., NW,

Washington, DC 20530 and at the Office

of the Clerk of the United States District

Court for the District of Columbia, Third

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20001. Copies of any of

these materials may be obtained upon

request and payment of a copying fee.

Comments to the Department of

Justice and to the Court regarding the

proposed modification of the Final

Judgment are invited from members of

the public. They should be addressed to

Roger W. Fones, Chief, Transportation,

Energy and Agriculture Section,

Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of

Justice, Suite 500, 325 7th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530 (202–307–6351).

Such comments must be received

within 50 days.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations & Merger Enforcement,

Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Training Grant Program ‘‘ InternetBased OSHA Expert Compliance

Assistance System

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and request for grant applications.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) awards

funds to nonprofit organizations to

conduct safety and health training and

education. This notice announces grant

availability for training employers in an

internet-based OSHA expert compliance

assistance system. The notice describes

the scope of the grant program and

provides information about how to get

detailed grant application instructions.

Applications should not be submitted

without the applicant first obtaining the

detailed grant application instructions

mentioned later in the notice.

Section 21(c) of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.

670) authorizes this program.

DATES: Applications must be received

by June 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit grant applications to

the Office of Science and Technology

Assessment, Directorate of Technical

Support, OSHA, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Roy F. Gurnham, Director, Office of

Science and Technology Assessment,

Directorate of Technical Support,

OSHA, (202) 693–2024, e-mail

roy.gurnham@osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is the Purpose of the Grant

Program?

OSHA’s strategic plan contains goals

to improve workplace safety and health

for all workers, change the workplace

culture to increase employer and worker

awareness of, commitment to, and

involvement in safety and health, and to

secure public confidence through

excellence in the development and

delivery of OSHA’s programs and

services. OSHA’s intent is to reduce the

number of worker injuries, illnesses and

fatalities by focusing nationwide

attention and Agency resources on the

most prevalent types of workplace

injuries and illnesses, the most

hazardous industries and the most

hazardous workplaces. This grant is one

of the mechanisms OSHA is using to

achieve its strategic goals.

This grant provides funds to train

employers to recognize, avoid, and

prevent safety and health hazards in

their workplaces.

The program emphasizes three areas.

• Educating employers in small

businesses. A small business has 250 or

fewer workers.

• Training employers in new OSHA

standards.

• Training employers in high risk

activities or hazards identified by

OSHA.

Grantees are expected to develop

Internet expert software, training and/or

educational programs that address

compliance assistance and Material

Safety Data Sheet assistance as

described below, and conduct the

training. Grantees will also be expected

to follow-up with people who have been

trained by their program to find out

what, if any, changes were made to

reduce hazards in their workplaces as a

result of the training.

What Are the Training Topics for This

Grant?

The purpose of this notice is to

announce that funds are available for a

grant to train employers in an Internetbased OSHA expert compliance

assistance system. Each grant

application must address the following:

• Use of an Internet-based diagnostic

(‘‘expert’’) software system that, using a

down loadable, on-line interview

process, will give the user a compliance

profile for each facility covered by the

interview as well as a comprehensive

‘‘to-do’’ list to help the user manage

compliance. The information must be

customized for each facility and must be

kept current over the Internet;

• The system must be capable of

automatically downloading, indexing,

viewing, and printing Material Safety

Data Sheets (MSDS) files. Once tagged,

MSDSs would be monitored and user

files would be automatically updated

via the Internet;

• Use of training materials for the

purpose of training employers how to

use the system.

Who Is Eligible To Apply for a Grant?

Any non-profit educational

foundation is eligible to apply.

Applicants will be required to submit

evidence of nonprofit status, preferably

from the IRS.

What Can Grant Funds Be Spent On?

Grant funds can be spent on the

following:

• Conducting training.

• Conducting other activities that

reach and inform workers and

employers about occupational safety

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and health hazards and hazard

abatement.

• Developing educational materials

for use in the training.

Are There Restrictions on How Grant

Funds Can Be Spent?

OSHA will not provide funding for

the following activities.

1. Any activity that is inconsistent

with the goals and objectives of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970.

2. Training involving workplaces that

are not covered by the Occupational

Safety and Health Act. Examples

include state and local government

workers in non-State Plan States and

workers covered by section 4(b)(1) of the

Act.

3. Production, publication,

reproduction or use of training and

educational materials, including

newsletters and instructional programs,

that have not been reviewed by OSHA

for technical accuracy.

4. Activities that address issues other

than recognition, avoidance, and

prevention of unsafe or unhealthy

working conditions. Examples include

workers’ compensation, first aid, and

publication of materials prejudicial to

labor or management.

5. Activities that provide assistance to

workers in arbitration cases or other

actions against employers, or that

provide assistance to employers and/or

workers in the prosecution of claims

against Federal, State or local

governments.

6. Activities that directly duplicate

services offered by OSHA, a State under

an OSHA-approved State Plan, or

consultation programs provided by State

designated agencies under section 21(d)

of the Occupational Safety and Health

Act.

7. Activities intended to generate

membership in the grantee’s

organization. This includes activities to

acquaint nonmembers with the benefits

of membership, inclusion of

membership appeals in materials

produced with grant funds, and

membership drives.

What Other Grant Requirements Are

There?

1. OSHA review of expert software

systems and educational materials.

OSHA will review all expert software

systems and educational materials

produced by the grantee for technical

accuracy. OSHA will also review

training curriculums and training

materials for accuracy before they are

used.

When grant recipients produce

training materials, they will provide

copies of completed materials to OSHA

before the end of the grant period. All

materials produced by grantees may be

placed on the Internet by OSHA.

2. OMB and regulatory requirements.

Grantees will be required to comply

with the following documents.

• 29 CFR part 95, which covers grant

requirements for nonprofit

organizations, including universities

and hospitals. These are the Department

of Labor regulations.

• OMB Circular A–122, which

describes allowable and unallowable

costs for nonprofit organizations.

• OMB Circular A–133, which

provides information about audit

requirements.

3. Certifications. All applicants will

be required to certify to a drug-free

workplace in accordance with 29 CFR

part 98, to comply with the New

Restrictions on Lobbying published at

29 CFR part 93, to make a certification

regarding the debarment rules at 29 CFR

part 98, and to complete a special

lobbying certification.

How Are Applications Reviewed and

Rated?

OSHA staff will review grant

applications and present the results to

the Assistant Secretary who will make

the selection of the organization to be

awarded the grant.

OSHA will give preference to

applications which:

• Address multiple safety and health

subjects.

• Train managers and/or supervisors.

• Serve multiple employers. OSHA is

interested in reaching more than one

employer with each grant awarded.

The following factors will be

considered in evaluating grant

applications.

1. Program Design

a. The proposed training and

education program addresses the topics

set out above.

b. The proposal plans to train

employers and clearly estimates the

numbers to be trained.

c. The planned activities are

appropriate for the employers to be

trained.

d. There is a plan for OSHA to review

the software and educational materials.

e. There is a plan to evaluate the

program’s effectiveness and this

includes plans to follow-up with

trainees to see if the training resulted in

workplace change.

f. The planned work can be

accomplished in one year.

2. Program Experience

a. The organization applying for the

grant demonstrates experience with

occupational safety and health.

b. The organization applying for the

grant demonstrates experience training

adults in work-related subjects.

c. The staff to be assigned to the

project have experience in (1)

occupational safety and health, (2) the

specific topic chosen, and (3) training

adults.

d. The organization applying for the

grant demonstrates experience in

recruiting and training the population it

proposes to serve under the grant.

3. Administrative Capability

a. The applicant organization

demonstrates the capacity to maintain

fiscal management.

b. The application is complete,

including forms, budget detail, narrative

and work plan, and required

attachments.

4. Budget

a. The budgeted costs are reasonable.

b. The budget complies with Federal

cost principles (which can be found in

applicable OMB Circulars) and with

OSHA budget requirements contained

in the grant application instructions.

In addition to the factors listed above,

the Assistant Secretary will take other

items into consideration, such as the

geographical distribution of the grant

programs and the coverage of

populations at risk.

How Much Money Is Available for

Grants?

There is approximately $100,000

available for this program.

How Long Are Grants Awarded for?

Grants are awarded for a one year

period

How Do I Get a Grant Application

Package?

Grant application instructions may be

obtained from the OSHA Directorate of

Technical Support, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

When and Where Are Applications To

Be Sent?

The application deadline is 4:30 p.m.

Eastern Time, Friday, June 9, 2000.

Applications are to be mailed to the

Office of Science and Technology

Assessment, Directorate of Technical

Support, OSHA, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Applications may be sent by fax to (202)

693–1644.

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How Will I Be Told if My Application

Was Selected?

Organizations selected as grant

recipients will be notified by a

representative of the Assistant

Secretary. An applicant whose proposal

is not selected will be notified in

writing.

Notice that an organization has been

selected as a grant recipient does not

constitute approval of the grant

application as submitted. Before the

actual grant award, OSHA will enter

into negotiations concerning such items

as program components, funding levels,

and administrative systems. If the

negotiations do not result in an

acceptable submittal, the Assistant

Secretary reserves the right to terminate

the negotiation and decline to fund the

proposal.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of

April 2000.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Meetings of Humanities Panel

AGENCY: The National Endowment for

the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, as amended),

notice is hereby given that the following

meetings of the Humanities Panel will

be held at the Old Post Office, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura S. Nelson, Advisory Committee

Management Officer, National

Endowment for the Humanities,

Washington, DC 20506; telephone (202)

606–8322. Hearing-impaired individuals

are advised that information on this

matter may be obtained by contacting

the Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202)

606–8282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed meetings are for the purpose

of panel review, discussion, evaluation

and recommendation on applications

for financial assistance under the

National Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including discussion of information

given in confidence to the agency by the

grant applicants. Because the proposed

meetings will consider information that

is likely to disclose trade secrets and

commercial or financial information

obtained from a person and privileged

or confidential and/or information of a

personal nature the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy, pursuant

to authority granted me by the

Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to

Close Advisory Committee meetings,

dated July 19, 1993, I have determined

that these meetings will be closed to the

public pursuant to subsections (c) (4),

and (6) of section 552b of Title 5, United

States Code.

1. Date: May 1, 2000.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Summer Seminars and

Institutes for College and University

Teachers, submitted to the Division of

Education at the March 1, 2000

deadline.

2. Date: May 2, 2000.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Summer Seminars and

Institutes School Teachers, submitted to

the Division of Education at the March

1, 2000 deadline.

3. Date: May 3, 2000.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Summer Seminars and

Institutes for College and University

Teachers, submitted to the Division of

Education at the March 1, 2000

deadline.

4. Date: May 5, 2000.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Summer Seminars and

Institutes for College and University

Teachers, submitted to the Division of

Education at the March 1, 2000

deadline.

5. Date: May 8–9, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Humanities Focus

Grants, submitted to the Division of

Education at the April 15, 2000

deadline.

6. Date: May 15–16, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Humanities Focus

Grants, submitted to the Division of

Education at the April 15, 2000

deadline.

7. Date: May 18–19, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 315.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Humanities Focus

Grants, submitted to the Division of

Education at the April 15, 2000

deadline.

8. Date: May 19, 2000.

Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Room: 415.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Regional Humanities

Centers Planning Grants, submitted to

the Office of Challenge Grants at the

March 31, 2000 deadline.

9. Date: May 19, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 527.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Extending the Reach

Faculty Research Grants in Faculty

Research Grants, submitted to the

Division of Research Programs at the

April 10, 2000 deadline.

10. Date: May 22, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Room: 527.

Program: This meeting will review

applications for Extending the Reach

Faculty Research Grants in Faculty

Research Grants, submitted to the

Division of Research Programs at the

April 10, 2000 deadline.

Laura S. Nelson,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR part 150,

‘‘Exemptions and Continued Regulatory

Authority in Agreement States and in

Offshore Waters under Section 274’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0032.

3. How often the collection is

required: 10 CFR 150.16(b), 150.17(c),