5500 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 2, 2005 / Notices 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), who may be reached on 202–

395–7860. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ahunt@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number (if 

applicable), information collection title, 

and OMB control number in the subject 

line of your message. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: OIRA, 

Department of State Desk Officer, Office 

of Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 

• Fax: 202–395–6974

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Patricia Culbreth, A/

SDBU, SA–6, Rm. L–500, Washington 

DC, 20522, who may be reached on 703–

875–6881. E-mail, culbrethpb@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

This information collection facilitates 

implementation of a mentor-prote ́ge ́

program that encourages business 

agreements between small and large forprofit companies planning to team 

together in an official mentor-prote ́ge ́

capacity to improve the likelihood of 

winning DOS contracts. Such a program 

should assist the State Department 

OSDBU office in reaching its small 

business goals. 

Methodology: 

Respondents may submit the 

information by e-mail using DS–4053, or 

by letter using fax or postal mail. 

Additional Information: None.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Durie N. White, 

Operations Director, Bureau of 

Administration, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4986] 

Determination and Waiver of Section 

592 of the Foreign Operations, Export 

Financing, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division D, 

Public Law 108–447), Relating to 

Compliance With the Algiers 

Agreements 

Pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by section 592 of the Foreign 

Operations, Export Financing, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2005 (Division D, Pub. L. 108–447), I 

hereby determine that it is in the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the requirements of this 

section as they pertain to the central 

Governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia. 

This determination shall be notified 

to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register.

Dated: January 24, 2005. 

Colin L. Powell, 

Secretary of State, Department of State.

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Identification of Countries Under 

Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: 

Extension of Deadline for Public 

Comment on Out-of-Cycle Review of 

the People’s Republic of China

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice extends by two 

weeks the deadline for the submission 

of comments in the Out-of-Cycle Review 

(OCR) of the People’s Republic of China 

(China) under section 182 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 

2242), commonly referred to as the 

‘‘Special 301’’ provision of the Trade 

Act.

DATES: Submissions must be received on 

or before 5 p.m. on Monday, February 

14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Sybia Harrison, Special 

Assistant to the Section 301 Committee, 

and sent (i) electronically, to 

FR0446@ustr.eop.gov, with ‘‘Special 301 

Out-of-Cycle Review’’ in the subject 

line, or (ii) by fax, to (202) 395–9458, 

with a confirmation copy sent 

electronically to the e-mail address 

above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Meyers, Director of Intellectual 

Property and China, at (202) 395–9549, 

Angela Davis, Director of China Affairs, 

at (202) 395–3900, or Stanford McCoy, 

Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 395–

3581, Office of the United States Trade 

Representative.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 

2004, the Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR) 

announced the results of the 2004 

Special 301 review and stated that an 

OCR would be conducted in early 2005 

to assess China’s actions to implement 

effectively the commitments it 

undertook under the Joint Commission 

on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), its 

WTO commitments, and a 1995 bilateral 

intellectual property agreement with the 

United States (including additional 

commitments made in 1996). On 

December 14, 2004, USTR requested 

written comments from the public 

concerning the acts, policies, and 

practices relevant for this review under 

section 182 of the Trade Act (69 FR 

74561). The original deadline for 

submissions was Monday, January 31, 

2005. In order to afford members of the 

public the fullest possible opportunity 

to respond to this request, USTR is 

extending the deadline for submissions 

by two weeks, to Monday, February 14, 

2005. For details concerning the 

information requested and requirements 

for comments, respondents are asked to 

refer to the USTR request for written 

submissions from the public published 

in the Federal Register on December 14, 

2004 (69 FR 74561).

James Mendenhall, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Services, Investment, and Intellectual 

Property.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19400] 

Commercial Aviation Safety Team 

Safety Enhancements

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of order designating 

information as protected from 

disclosure. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is designating 

information provided to the agency from 

approved voluntary compliance with 

safety enhancements recommended by 

the Commercial Aviation Safety Team 

(CAST) as protected from public