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Please send two paper copies of your

comments to Docket Management or

submit them electronically. The mailing

address is U.S. Department of

Transportation Docket Management,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590. If you submit

your comments electronically, log onto

the Dockets Management System

website at http://dms.dot.gov and click

on ‘‘Help & Information’’ or ‘‘Help/Info’’

to obtain instructions.

We also request, but do not require

you to send a copy to Charles J. Kahane,

Chief, Evaluation Division, NPP–22,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, Room 5208, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590 (alternatively, FAX to 202–366–

2559 or e-mail to

ckahane@nhtsa.dot.gov). He can check

if your comments have been received at

the Docket and he can expedite their

review by NHTSA.

How Can I Be Sure That My Comments

Were Received?

If you wish Docket Management to

notify you upon its receipt of your

comments, enclose a self-addressed,

stamped postcard in the envelope

containing your comments. Upon

receiving your comments, Docket

Management will return the postcard by

mail.

How Do I Submit Confidential Business

Information?

If you wish to submit any information

under a claim of confidentiality, send

three copies of your complete

submission, including the information

you claim to be confidential business

information, to the Chief Counsel, NCC–

01, National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, Room 5219, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. Include a cover letter supplying

the information specified in our

confidential business information

regulation (49 CFR Part 512).

In addition, send two copies from

which you have deleted the claimed

confidential business information to

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590, or submit them electronically.

Will the Agency Consider Late

Comments?

In our response, we will consider all

comments that Docket Management

receives before the close of business on

the comment closing date indicated

above under DATES. To the extent

possible, we will also consider

comments that Docket Management

receives after that date.

Please note that even after the

comment closing date, we will continue

to file relevant information in the

Docket as it becomes available. Further,

some people may submit late comments.

Accordingly, we recommend that you

periodically check the Docket for new

material.

How Can I Read the Comments

Submitted by Other People?

You may read the comments by

visiting Docket Management in person

at Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

You may also see the comments on

the Internet by taking the following

steps:

a. Go to the Docket Management

System (DMS) Web page of the

Department of Transportation (http://

dms.dot.gov).

b. On that page, click on ‘‘search.’’

c. On the next page ((http://

dms.dot.gov/search/) type in the fourdigit Docket number shown at the

beginning of this Notice (6545). Click on

‘‘search.’’

d. On the next page, which contains

Docket summary information for the

Docket you selected, click on the

desired comments. You may also

download the comments.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168;

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and

501.8.

William H. Walsh,

Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex

in Education Programs or Activities

Receiving Federal Financial

Assistance

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury

(‘‘Treasury’’).

ACTION: Notice of Department of the

Treasury Financial Assistance Subject to

Title IX of the Education Amendments

of 1972, as amended.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Subpart F

of the final common rule for the

enforcement of Title IX of the Education

Amendments of 1972, as amended

(‘‘Title IX’’), this notice lists federal

financial assistance administered by the

U.S. Department of the Treasury that is

covered by Title IX. Title IX prohibits

recipients of federal financial assistance

from discriminating on the basis of sex

in education programs or activities.

Subpart F of the Title IX common rule

requires each federal agency that awards

federal financial assistance to publish in

the Federal Register a notice of the

federal financial assistance covered by

the Title IX regulations within sixty (60)

days after the effective date of the final

common rule. The final common rule

for the enforcement of Title IX was

published in the Federal Register by

twenty-one (21) federal agencies,

including Treasury, on August 30, 2000

(65 FR 52858–52895). Treasury’s

portion of the final common rule will be

codified at 31 CFR Part 28.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IX

prohibits recipients of federal financial

assistance from discriminating on the

basis of sex in educational programs or

activities. Specifically, the statute states

that ‘‘[n]o person in the United States

shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded

from participation in, be denied the

benefits of, or be subjected to

discrimination under any education

program or activity receiving Federal

financial assistance,’’ with specific

exceptions for various entities,

programs, and activities. 20 U.S.C.

1681(a). Title IX and the Title IX

common rule prohibit discrimination on

the basis of sex in the operation of, and

the provision or denial of benefits by,

education programs or activities

conducted not only by educational

institutions but by other entities as well,

including, for example, law enforcement

agencies, departments of corrections,

and for profit and nonprofit

organizations.

List of Federal Financial Assistance

Administered by the Department of the

Treasury to Which Title IX Applies

Note: All recipients of federal financial

assistance from Treasury are subject to Title

IX, but Title IX’s anti-discrimination

prohibitions are limited to the educational

components of the recipient’s program or

activity, if any.

Failure to list a type of federal

assistance below shall not mean, if Title

IX is otherwise applicable, that a

program or activity is not covered by

Title IX.

1. Assistance provided by the Office of the

Partnership in Education linking the various

Treasury bureaus’ educational and

community outreach efforts, including:

support activities for career academies and

Adopt-A-School programs; identifying

external and community resources in support

of partnership objectives; Computers for

Learning, the donation of surplus computer

equipment, technology training and support

to local schools; Professional Development

Series, the workplace readiness training for

high school internships; Achieves Initiative,

to motivate students to attend and stay in

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school and to provide financial skills

training; and coordination of volunteer

efforts involving technology, mentoring and

tutoring support for partnership schools.

(National and Community Service Act of

1990, 42 U.S.C. 12501; 104 Stat. 3127—

Public Law 101–610; and Executive Order

12999 and Executive Order 12820.)

2. Assistance provided by the Federal Law

Enforcement Training Center, the Customs

Service and the Secret Service in the form of

training for state, local, and Federal law

enforcement officers. (Omnibus Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 1997, 110 Stat. 3009—

Public Law 104–208.)

3. Assistance provided by the Community

Development Financial Institution Fund in

the form of capital to institutions serving

distressed communities and low-income

individuals. (Riegle Community

Development and Regulatory Improvement

Act of 1994, Public Law 103–325.)

4. Assistance provided by the Community

Adjustment and Investment Program in the

form of financial resources for loans or loan

guarantees to create or retain private sector

jobs in U.S. communities with significant job

losses due to changes in trade patterns as a

result of the North America Free Trade

Agreement. (The North American Free Trade

Agreement Implementation Act, 107 Stat.

2057—Public Law 103–182.)

5. Assistance provided by the Customs

Service in the form of sharing seized items

with other Federal, state, and local law

enforcement agencies. (The Department of

Treasury Forfeiture Fund, 31 U.S.C.

9703(a)(1)(G).)

6. Assistance provided by the Customs

Service in the form of funding for overtime

work to state and local agencies assisting

Customs in law enforcement activities. (The

Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund, 31

U.S.C. 9703(a)(1)(I).)

7. Assistance provided by the Internal

Revenue Service under the Low-Income

Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program in the form

of matching grants for qualifying

organizations that provide legal assistance to

low-income taxpayers in controversies with

the IRS and/or inform Limited English

Proficient (LEP) individuals of their tax rights

and responsibilities. (IRS Restructuring and

Reform Act of 1998, Public Law 105–206.)

8. Assistance provided by the Internal

Revenue Service in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations that operate Tax

Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs,

which train volunteers to provide free tax

help to individuals 60 years of age and over

and reimburse volunteers for mileage and

other expenses incurred as part of the

program. (Section 163 of the Revenue Act of

1978, 92 Stat. 2810—Public law 95–600.)

9. Assistance provided by the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in the form

of youth crime prevention focused on gang

resistance open to all elementary, middle or

junior high schools (Violent Crime Reduction

Act, Public Law 103–322, section 32401.)

In addition to the above, further

information on Treasury federal

financial assistance can be found by

consulting the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) at http://

www.cfda.gov. If using the Internet site,

please select ‘‘Search the Catalog,’’

select ‘‘Browse the Catalog—By

Agency,’’ and then click on ‘‘The

Department of Treasury.’’ Catalog

information is also available by calling,

toll free, 1–800–699–8331 or by writing

to: Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Staff (MVS), General Services

Administration, Reporters Building,

Room 101, 300 7th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20407.

The following is a list of other federal

financial assistance administered by

Treasury as derived from the CFDA. For

further information on any of these

types of federal financial assistance,

please consult the CFDA. Abbreviations

following each type of federal financial

assistance indicate which Treasury

Department component administers the

relevant federal financial assistance, and

are as follows: IRS—Internal Revenue

Service; DO—Departmental Offices;

ATF—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Firearms; USSS—United States Secret

Service.

Taxpayer Service—(IRS)

Exchange of Federal Tax Information

With State Tax

Agencies—(IRS)

Bank Enterprise Award Program—(DO)

ATF Training Assistance—(ATF)

Secret Service Training Activities—

(USSS)

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681–1688; 65 FR

52881, to be codified at 31 CFR Part 28.

Dated: January 11, 2001.

Lisa G. Ross,

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Chief Financial Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

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 Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Notice of Firearms Manufactured or

Imported.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 23, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, Linda Barnes, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Art Resnick, Chief,

National Firearms Act Branch, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8330.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Notice of Firearms

Manufactured or Imported.

OMB Number: 1512–0025.

Form Number: ATF F 2 (5320.2).

Abstract: ATF F (5320.2) is used by a

federally qualified firearms

manufacturer or importer to report

firearms manufactured or imported and

to have these firearms registered in the

National Firearms Registration and

Transfer Record as proof of the lawful

existence of the firearm.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

590.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,900.

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.