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for this request. The information

collected is used to document an

individual’s claim to show that an oral

hearing is not preferred in the appellate

process. The respondents are applicants

for Social Security and Supplemental

Security Income benefits who request a

hearing.

Number of Respondents: 12,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 400 hours.

2. Request for SSI Benefit Estimate—

0960–0492. SSA uses Form SSA–3716

for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

beneficiaries who wish to request a 5-

month estimate of what their benefits

would be if they should return to work

in the future. The respondents are SSI

Recipients or Applicants for SSI

Benefits.

Number of Respondents: 50,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167

hours.

3. Supplemental Statement Regarding

Farming Activities Of Person Living

Outside The U.S.A.—0960–0103. Form

SSA–7163A–F4 is used by SSA to

collect needed information whenever a

Social Security beneficiary or claimant

reports work on a farm outside the U.S.

The information is used to make a

determination for work deduction

purposes. The respondents are Social

Security beneficiaries or claimants who

are engaged in farming activities outside

the U.S.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 60

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000

hours.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10632 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3648]

Designation of Countries of Particular

Concern Under the International

Religious Freedom Act

Pursuant to section 408(a) of the

International Religious Freedom Act of

1998, notice is hereby given that the

Secretary of State, under authority

delegated by the President, has redesignated the following countries as

‘‘countries of particular concern’’ under

section 402(b) of the Act for having

engaged in or tolerated particularly

severe violations of religious freedom:

Burma, China, Iran, Iraq, Sudan.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Thomas F. Farr,

Office Director for International Religious

Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human

Rights and Labor U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01–10833 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3652]

Privacy Act of 1974: Creation of a New

System of Records

Notice is hereby given that the

Department of State proposes to create

a new system of records, STATE–55,

pursuant to the provisions of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended [5

U.S.C. 522a (r)], and the Office of

Management and Budget Circular No.

A–130, Appendix I. STATE–55 was

created to accommodate the transfer of

records from the former Arms Control

and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) as a

result of the consolidation of ACDA

with the Department as mandated by the

Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation

Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–277). The

Department’s report was filed with the

Office of Management and Budget on

April 23, 2001.

This system of records is being

implemented by the Department of State

to facilitate its responsibility for

providing individuals with copies of its

publication ‘‘World Military

Expenditures and Arms Transfers.’’

Any persons interested in

commenting on the new system of

records may do so by submitting

comments in writing to Margaret Peppe,

Chief; Programs and Policies Division;

Office of IRM Programs and Services; A/

RPS/IPS/PP; U.S. Department of State,

SA–2; Washington, DC 20522–6001.

This system of records will be effective

40 days from the date of publication,

unless we receive comments that will

result in a contrary determination.

The new system description, ‘‘World

Military Expenditures and Arms

Transfers Mailing List, STATE–55’’ will

read as set forth below.

State–55

SYSTEM NAME:

World Military Expenditures and

Arms Transfers Mailing List.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Department of State; 2201 C Street,

NW; Washington, DC 20520.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Requesters of the publication ‘‘World

Military Expenditures and Arms

Transfers’’ (WMEAT).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Names and addresses of requestors of

the publication ‘‘World Military

Expenditures and Arms Transfers.’’

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

22 U.S.C. 2581 (Arms Control and

Disarmament); 22 U.S.C. 2651a

(Organization of the Department of

State); 22 U.S.C. 3921 (Management of

service); 5 U.S.C. 301 (Management of

the Department of State); and Pub. L.

105–277 (Foreign Affairs Agencies

Consolidation Act of 1998).

PURPOSE(S):

The information in this system of

records is collected and maintained by

the Bureau of Verification and

Compliance to facilitate its

responsibility for providing individuals

with copies of WMEAT as requested.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

The information in this system is used

to disseminate current editions of the

publication WMEAT to individuals who

have submitted a request for current and

subsequent editions.

Also see the ‘‘Routine Uses’’

paragraph of the Prefatory Statement

published in the Federal Register.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Individual name.

SAFEGUARDS:

All employees of the Department of

State have undergone a thorough

background security investigation.

Access to the Department and its

annexes is controlled by security guards

and admission is limited to those

individuals possessing a valid

identification card or individuals under

proper escort. Access to computerized

files is password-protected and under

the direct supervision of the system

manager. The system manager has the

capability of printing audit trails of

access from the computer media,

thereby permitting regular and ad hoc

monitoring of computer usage.

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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

These records will be maintained

until they become inactive, at which

time they will be retired or destroyed in

accordance with published records

schedules of the Department of State

and as approved by the

NationalArchives and Records

Administration. More specific

information may be obtained by writing

to the Director; Office of IRM Programs

and Services; SA–2; Department of

State; 515 22nd Street, NW;

Washington, DC 20522–6001.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Project Officer for WMEAT; Bureau of

Verification and Compliance;

Department of State; 2201 C Street, NW;

Washington, DC 20520.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wanting to request

information about themselves and

having reason to believe that the Bureau

of Verification and Compliance might

have records pertaining to them should

write to the Director; Office of

IRMPrograms and Services; SA–2;

Department of State; 515 22ndStreet,

NW; Washington, DC 20522–6001. The

individual must specify that he/she

wishes the ‘‘World Military

Expenditures and Arms Transfers’’

Mailing List to be checked. At a

minimum, the individual should

include: name; date and place of birth;

current mailing address and zip code;

signature and preferably his/her social

security number.

RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES:

Individuals who wish to gain access

to or amend records pertaining to

themselves should write to the Director,

Office of IRM Programs and Services

(address above).

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

These records contain information

obtained primarily from the individual

who is the subject of these records.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Patrick F. Kennedy,

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of

Administration, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01–10831 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2001–8737]

Potential Approaches To Setting

Ballast Water Treatment Standards

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for public

comments.

SUMMARY: To reduce the potential of

introducing nonindigenous species

(NIS) to the waters of the United States,

the Coast Guard seeks comments on four

approaches to setting standards for

Ballast Water Treatment and on several

specific questions related to setting,

implementing, and enforcing such

standards. NIS can alter the

fundamental characteristics and

processes of ecosystems in which they

become established, with subsequent

adverse impacts to biodiversity, the

economy, and human health. Therefore,

the Coast Guard is currently gathering

information on four potential

approaches to setting ballast water

treatment (BWT) standards. The Coast

Guard, and other relevant Federal

agencies, will use information obtained

from this notice to develop a

comprehensive program of standards

and regulations to protect U.S. waters

from introductions of NIS due to ballast

water discharges and other ship-related

mechanisms.

DATES: Comments and related material

must reach the Docket Management

Facility on or before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: To make sure your

comments and related material are not

entered more than once in the docket,

please submit them by only one of the

following means:

(1) By mail to the Docket Management

Facility, (USCG–2001–8737) U.S.

Department of Transportation, room PL–

401, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

(2) By hand delivery to room PL–401

on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329.

(3) By fax to the Docket Management

Facility at 202–493–2251.

(4) Electronically through the Web

Site for the Docket Management System

at http://dms.dot.gov.

The Docket Management Facility

maintains the public docket for this

notice. Comments and material received

from the public will become part of this

docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room PL–401

on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

You may also find this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions on this notice, call Dr.

Richard Everett, Project Manager, Office

of Operating and Environmental

Standards (G–MSO), Coast Guard,

telephone 202–267–0214. For questions

on viewing or submitting material to the

docket, call Dorothy Beard, Chief,

Dockets, Department of Transportation,

telephone 202–366–9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast

Guard is in the process of developing

standards for the treatment of water

discharged from ships’ ballast tanks.

One venue for this activity has been the

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee

(BWSC) of the Federal Aquatic Nuisance

Species Task Force. The members of the

BWSC represent Federal, state, industry,

academic and non-governmental

interests. It was originally hoped that

the BWSC would be able to develop a

draft standard, but during the

committee’s deliberations it became

clear that this would not be possible

without additional information. To

further the process of reaching a

standard, the BWSC identified four

approaches to setting BWT standards

and several issues related to such

standards that require further

discussion. As the federal agency with

authority to approve ballast water

treatment technology and practices, and

as a member of the BWSC, the Coast

Guard seeks comments on four potential

approaches (outlined in this notice) to

setting standards for Ballast Water

Treatment and on several specific

questions related to setting,

implementing, and enforcing such

standards.

How May I Comment on the Optional

Approaches to Setting BWT Standards?

You may submit comments and

related material on the options and

questions to the Docket Management

Facility as indicated previously in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice. If you

submit written comments please

include—

• Your name and address;

• The docket number for this notice

(USCG–2001–8737);

• The specific section of this notice to

which each comment applies; and

• The reason for each comment.

We invite you to provide your views

on the various options and questions

presented, possible approaches not