This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 66, No. 107

Monday, June 4, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 93

[Docket 99–071–2]

Cattle from Australia and New Zealand;

Testing Exemption; Notice of Public

Hearing

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public

hearing.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public

that we are hosting a public hearing on

our proposal to exempt cattle imported

from Australia from testing for

brucellosis and tuberculosis and to

exempt cattle imported from New

Zealand from testing for brucellosis. The

purpose of the public hearing is to give

persons an opportunity for the oral

presentation of data, views, and

arguments regarding the proposed rule.

DATES: We invite you to comment on

Docket No. 99–071–1. We will consider

all comments that we receive by June

19, 2001. We will also consider

comments made at the public hearing

that will be held in Riverdale, MD, on

June 19, 2001. The hearing will be held

from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: Please send four copies of

your comment (an original and three

copies) to: Docket No. 99–071–1,

Regulatory Analysis and Development,

PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River

Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1238.

Please state that your comment refers

to Docket No. 99–071–1.

You may read any comments that we

receive on Docket No. 99–071–1 in our

reading room. The reading room is

located in room 1141 of the USDA

South Building, 14th Street and

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC. Normal reading room

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except holidays. To be

sure someone is there to help you,

please call (202) 690–2817 before

coming.

The public hearing will be held on

Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in Conference

Rooms C and D, USDA Center, 4700

River Road, Riverdale, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Andrea Morgan, Associate Director,

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 33, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231; (301) 734–8093.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On April 20, 2001, we published in

the Federal Register (66 FR 20211–

20213, Docket No. 99–071–1) a

proposed rule to amend the animal

importation regulations to exempt cattle

from Australia from testing for

brucellosis and tuberculosis prior to

their export to the United States and to

exempt cattle from New Zealand from

testing for brucellosis prior to their

export to the United States. The

comment period for the proposed rule

ends June 19, 2001.

In response to a request that we

provide interested persons with an

opportunity for the oral presentation of

data, views, and arguments, we have

scheduled a public hearing. The hearing

will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2001,

in Conference Rooms C and D, USDA

Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD.

A representative of the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

will preside at the public hearing. Any

interested person may appear and be

heard in person, by attorney, or by other

representative. If you wish to speak at

the meeting, please register at the

meeting room between 8:00 a.m. and

8:30 a.m., before the meeting officially

begins. The presiding officer will call

speakers in the order in which they

registered.

The public hearing will begin at 8:30

a.m. and is scheduled to end at noon.

However, the hearing may be terminated

at any time after it begins if all persons

desiring to speak have been heard. We

ask that anyone who reads a statement

provide two copies to the presiding

officer at the hearing.

If the number of speakers at the

hearing warrants it, the presiding officer

may limit the time for each presentation

so that everyone wishing to speak has

the opportunity.

The purpose of the hearing is to give

interested persons an opportunity for

the oral presentation of data, views, and

arguments. Questions about the content

of the proposed rule may be part of the

commenters’ oral presentations.

However, neither the presiding officer

nor any other representative of APHIS

will respond to comments at the

hearing, except to clarify or explain

provisions of the proposed rule.

If you require special

accommodations, such as a sign

language interpreter, please contact the

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Parking and Security Procedures

Please note that a fee of $2 is required

to enter the parking lot at the USDA

Center. The machine accepts $1 bills or

quarters.

Upon entering the building, visitors

should inform security personnel that

they are attending the public hearing

regarding testing requirements for cattle

imported from Australia and New

Zealand. Identification is required.

Security personnel will direct visitors to

the registration tables located outside of

Conference Rooms C and D. Registration

upon arrival is necessary for all

participants. Visitor badges must be

worn throughout the day.

Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of

May 2001 .

Craig A. Reed,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 16

[AAG/A Order No. 232–2001]

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice

proposes to exempt two Privacy Act

systems of records from the following

subsections of the Privacy Act: These

systems of records are the

‘‘Correspondence Management Systems

(CMS) for the Department of Justice

(DOJ), DOJ/003’’; and ‘‘Freedom of

Information Act, Privacy Act, and

Mandatory Declassification Review

Requests and Administrative Appeals

for the Department of Justice (DOJ),

29922 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Proposed Rules

DOJ/004,’’ as described in today’s notice

section of the Federal Register. The

exemptions are necessary to protect law

enforcement and investigatory

information and functions as described

in the proposed rule, and will be

applied only to the extent that

information in a record is subject to

exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)

and (k).

DATES: Submit any comments by July 5,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments to

Mary Cahill, Management and Planning

Staff, Justice Management Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20530 (1400 National Place Building).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Cahill, (202) 307–1823.

This order relates to individuals

rather than small business entities.

Nevertheless, pursuant to the

requirements of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, this

order will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities.

List of Subjects in Part 16

Administrative Practices and

Procedures, Courts, Freedom of

Information Act, Privacy Act, and

Government in Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Janis A. Sposato,

Acting Assistant Attorney General for

Administration.

Pursuant to the authority vested in the

Attorney General by 5 U.S.C. 552a and

delegated to me by Attorney General

Order No. 793–78, it is proposed to

amend 28 CFR part 16 as follows:

1. The authority for part 16 continues

to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 552b(g),

553; 18 U.S.C. 4203(a)(1); 28 U.S.C. 509, 510,

534; 31 U.S.C. 3717, 9701.

2. Add to Subpart E § 16.130 to read

as follows:

§ 16.130 Exemption of Department of

Justice Systems: Correspondence

Management Systems for the Department of

Justice (DOJ–003); Freedom of Information

Act, Privacy Act and Mandatory

Declassification Review Requests and

Administrative Appeals for the Department

of Justice (DOJ–004).

(a) The following Department of

Justice systems of records are exempted

from subsections (c)(3) and (4); (d)(1),

(2), (3) and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), (5) and (8);

and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to

5 U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k). These

exemptions apply only to the extent that

information in a record is subject to

exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)

and (k).

(1) Correspondence Management

Systems (CMS) for the Department of

Justice (DOJ), DOJ/003.

(2) Freedom of Information Act,

Privacy Act, and Mandatory

Declassification Review Requests and

Administrative Appeals for the

Department of Justice (DOJ), DOJ/004.

(b) These systems are exempted for

the reasons set forth from the following

subsections:

(1) Subsection (c)(3). To provide the

subject of a criminal, civil, or

counterintelligence matter or case under

investigation with an accounting of

disclosures of records concerning him

or her could inform that individual of

the existence, nature, or scope of that

investigation, and thereby seriously

impede law enforcement or

counterintelligence efforts by permitting

the record subject and other persons to

whom he might disclose the records to

avoid criminal penalties, civil remedies,

or counterintelligence measures.

(2) Subsection (c)(4). This subsection

is inapplicable to the extent that an

exemption is being claimed for

subsection (d).

(3) Subsection (d)(1). Disclosure of

investigatory information could

interfere with the investigation, reveal

the identity of confidential sources, and

result in an unwarranted invasion of the

privacy of others. Disclosure of

classified national security information

would cause damage to the national

security of the United States.

(4) Subsection (d)(2). Amendment of

the records would interfere with

ongoing criminal or civil law

enforcement proceedings and impose an

impossible administrative burden by

requiring investigations to be

continuously reinvestigated.

(5) Subsections (d)(3) and (4). These

subsections are inapplicable to the

extent exemption is claimed from (d)(1)

and (2).

(6) Subsection (e)(1). It is often

impossible to determine in advance if

investigatory records contained in this

system are accurate, relevant, timely

and complete, but, in the interests of

effective law enforcement and

counterintelligence, it is necessary to

retain this information to aid in

establishing patterns of activity and

provide investigative leads.

(7) Subsection (e)(2). To collect

information from the subject individual

could serve notice that he or she is the

subject of a criminal investigation and

thereby present a serious impediment to

such investigations.

(8) Subsection (e)(3). To inform

individuals as required by this

subsection could reveal the existence of

a criminal investigation and

compromise investigative efforts.

(9) Subsection (e)(5). It is often

impossible to determine in advance if

investigatory records contained in this

system are accurate, relevant, timely

and complete, but, in the interests of

effective law enforcement, it is

necessary to retain this information to

aid in establishing patterns of activity

and provide investigative leads.

(10) Subsection (e)(8). To serve notice

could give persons sufficient warning to

evade investigative efforts.

(11) Subsection (g). This subsection is

inapplicable to the extent that the

system is exempt from other specific

subsections of the Privacy Act.

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BILLING CODE 4410–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 600

[I.D. 052301A]

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;

General Provisions for Domestic

Fisheries; Application for Exempted

Fishing Permits (EFPs)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notification of a proposal for

EFPs to conduct experimental fishing;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator)

has made a preliminary determination

that the subject exempted fishing permit

(EFP) application contains all the

required information and warrants

further consideration. The Regional

Administrator has also made a

preliminary determination that the

activities authorized under the EFP

would be consistent with the goals and

objectives of the Multispecies Fishery

Management Plan (Multispecies FMP).

However, further review and

consultation may be necessary before a

final determination is made to issue

EFPs. Therefore, NMFS announces that

the Regional Administrator proposes to

issue EFPs that would allow up to seven

vessels to conduct fishing operations

otherwise restricted by the regulations

governing the fisheries of the

Northeastern United States. EFPs would

allow for exemptions to gear restrictions

and to the Day-at-Sea (DAS)