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be considered a component. See 49 CFR

661.11, Appendix B and C.

Section 5323(j)(2)(C) of Title 49,

U.S.C., sets forth the general

requirements for the procurement of

rolling stock: The cost of the

components and subcomponents

produced in the United States must be

at least 60 percent of the aggregate cost

of all components and the rolling stock

must undergo final assembly in the U.S.

For a component to be considered

domestic, 60 percent of its

subcomponents must be of domestic

origin and the component itself must be

manufactured in the U.S. 49 CFR

661.11(g). A subcomponent is of

domestic origin if it is manufactured in

the U.S. 49 CFR 661.11(h). Because the

standards for designation as ‘‘domestic’’

are different for components and

subcomponents, and the requirements

for components more stringent, the

distinction between the two is

important. It is for this reason that FTA

included a list of items considered

typical components in the appendices of

the rolling stock regulations. See

Appendix B and C, 49 CFR 661.11. As

noted above, this list includes items that

are generally included in a propulsion

system. To the extent that the 1995 FTA

handbook identified the items listed in

these appendices as something other

than components, it was wrong for

purposes of calculating domestic

content under 49 CFR 661.11.

To more fully explain the Buy

America calculation, we provide the

following simplified example: Assume

that the aggregate cost of all components

on a bus is $100. In order to comply

with Buy America, more than $60 worth

of the components must be of domestic

origin. To determine which components

count as domestic, the origin of the

subcomponents must be reviewed. If a

component has a cost of $10 and more

than $6 worth of its subcomponents are

manufactured in the U.S., then the

entire $10 cost of the component is

considered domestic and counts toward

the required aggregate domestic content

of more than $60.

The Buy America analysis begins with

identification of the end product being

procured. From that determination

flows the discussion of which items are

components and which are

subcomponents and whether the

procurement is governed by the general

requirements found at 49 CFR 661.5 or

the rolling stock requirements found at

49 CFR 661.11. An end product is ‘‘any

item * * * that is to be acquired by a

grantee, as specified in the overall

project contract.’’ 49 CFR 661.11(s). If a

grantee is procuring a new rail car, the

car is the end product and the traction

motor would be a component of the end

product. If that same grantee procures a

replacement traction motor for an

existing rail car, then the traction motor

would be the end product for purposes

of Buy America analysis.

The regulation does not require which

components be of U.S. origin, only that

more than 60 percent of their aggregate

cost derive from domestically produced

components. The manufacturer

determines which costs will be used to

reach that required threshold. The ‘‘Dear

Colleague’’ letter is consistent with this

premise.

The above-referenced ‘‘Dear

Colleague’’ letter reads as follows:

March 30, 2001.

Dear Colleague:

Under the relevant Buy America

requirements, when procuring rolling stock

under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, the cost of the

components and subcomponents produced in

the United States must be at least 60 percent

of the cost of all components of the rolling

stock. In addition, final assembly of the

rolling stock must occur in the United States.

49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(C). Under the

regulations, a component is considered of

domestic origin if the total cost of its

subcomponents meets the 60 percent

domestic content requirement mandated by

law, and the component is manufactured in

the United States. 49 CFR 661.11(g).

To assist grantees with the distinction

between the terms ‘‘component’’ and

‘‘subcomponent’’ in the context of rolling

stock procurements, the Federal Transit

Administration included as appendices to its

Buy America regulations, the lists of major

components identified by Congress in its

committee report accompanying the Surface

Transportation and Uniform Relocation

Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA), Pub. L.

97–424. H.R. CONF. REP. 100–27. For

example, included in the list of major

components of rail rolling stock are traction

motors, propulsion gearboxes, acceleration

and braking resistors, and propulsion

controls. Consequently, the domestic content

value of the subcomponents for these

components, or any other elements that may

be considered components of rolling stock,

must be more than 60 percent, and the

component must be manufactured in the

United States in order to satisfy the Buy

America requirements.

In summary, all items included in the list

of major components at 49 CFR 661.11, App.

B and C, should be considered components,

not subcomponents, for the purposes of

calculating domestic content for rolling stock

procurements.

If you have any questions, please contact

our Office of Chief Counsel at (202) 366–

4011.

Sincerely,

Hiram J. Walker,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

Issued on: June 11, 2001.

Hiram J. Walker,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–15023 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture;

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Executive

Office for Asset Forfeiture within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the ‘‘Request for

Transfer of Property Seized/Forfeited by

a Treasury Agency’’, TD F 92–22.46.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2001

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Executive Office for Asset

Forfeiture, Attn: Jackie A. Jackson, Suite

700, 740–15th Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20220. Telephone: (202) 622–2755.

E-Mail Address: Jackie.Jackson @

TEOAF.Treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to the Executive

Office for Asset Forfeiture, Attn: Jackie

A. Jackson, Suite 700, 740–15th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20220. Telephone:

(202) 622–2755. E-Mail Address:

Jackie.Jackson @ TEOAF.Treas.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Request for Transfer of Property

Seized/Forfeited by a Treasury Agency,

TD F 92–22.46.

OMB Number: 1505–0152.

Form Number: TD F 92–22.46.

Abstract: The form was developed to

capture the minimum amount of data

necessary to process the application for

equitable sharing benefits. Only one

form is required per seizure. If a law

enforcement agency does not make this

one time application for benefits under

the equitable sharing process, the

agency will not benefit from the

forfeiture process.

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Current Actions: This is a notice for

the continued use of the established

form. There are no changes to the form

or instructions.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Federal, State and

local law enforcement agencies

participating in the Treasury asset

sharing program.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

Minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,500.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

William H. Gonzalez,

Acting Director, Executive Office for Asset

Forfeiture.

[FR Doc. 01–14544 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Application for Recordation of Trade

Name: ‘‘Red Bull GMBH’’

ACTION: Notice of Application for

Recordation of Trade Name.

SUMMARY: Application has been filed

pursuant to section 133.12, Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 133.12), for the

recordation under section 42 of the Act

of July 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C.

1124), of the trade name ‘‘RED BULL

GMBH’’. The trade name is owned by

Red GmbH, an Austrian corporation

incorporated in the State of Salzburg,

Brunn 115, A–5330 Fuschl am See,

Oesterreich, Austria.

The application states that the trade

name is used on a product called Red

Bull Energy Drink and Point of Sale and

other promotional materials for Red Bull

Energy Drink.

The merchandise is manufactured in

the United States. Before final action is

taken on the application, consideration

will be given to any relevant data,

views, or arguments submitted in

writing by any person in opposition to

the recordation of this trade name.

Notice of the action taken on the

application for recordation of this trade

name will be published in the Federal

Register.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to U.S. Customs Service,

Attention: Office of Regulations and

Rulings, Intellectual Property Rights

Branch, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Ronald Reagan Building, Room

3.4A, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwendolyn Savoy, Intellectual Property

Rights Branch, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229

(202) 927–2330.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Joanne Roman Stump,

Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch.

[FR Doc. 01–14988 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Application for Recordation of Trade

Name: ‘‘Red Bull North America, Inc.’’

ACTION: Notice of application for

recordation of trade name.

SUMMARY: Application has been filed

pursuant to section 133.12, Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 133.12), for the

recordation under section 42 of the Act

of July 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C.

1124), of the trade name ‘‘RED BULL

GMBH’’. The trade name is owned by

Red GmbH, an Austrian corporation

incorporated in the State of Salzburg,

Brunn 115, A–5330 Fuschl am See,

Oesterreich, Austria.

The application states that the trade

name is used on a product called Red

Bull Energy Drink and Point of Sale and

other promotional materials for Red Bull

Energy Drink.

The merchandise is manufactured in

the United States. Before final action is

taken on the application, consideration

will be given to any relevant data,

views, or arguments submitted in

writing by any person in opposition to

the recordation of this trade name.

Notice of the action taken on the

application for recordation of this trade

name will be published in the Federal

Register.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to U.S. Customs Service,

Attention: Office of Regulations and

Rulings, Intellectual Property Rights

Branch, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Ronald Reagan Building, Room

3.4A, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwendolyn Savoy, Intellectual Property

Rights Branch, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229

(202) 927–2330.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Joanne Roman Stump,

Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch.

[FR Doc. 01–14987 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0111]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

revision of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments for information

needed to make determinations for

release of liability and substitution of

entitlement of veterans-sellers to the

government on guaranteed, insured and

direct loans.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of