10142 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 1995 / Notices

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on

February 15, 1995.

Bradley A. Davis,

Assistant Manager, Airports Division, New

England Region.

[FR Doc. 95–4438 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Maritime Administration

[Docket S–918]

American President Lines, Ltd.; Notice

of Application for a Waiver of Section

804(a) of the Merchant Marine Act,

1936, as amended, To Permit ForeignFlag Slot Charters

American President Lines, Ltd. (APL),

by application dated February 10, 1995,

requests waiver of the provisions of

section 804 of the Merchant Marine Act,

1936, as amended, (Act), for foreign-flag

slot charters by APL on vessels of Orient

Overseas Container Line Inc. (OOCL)

and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL)

pursuant to APL’s participation in a

reciprocal slot exchange and

coordinated sailing agreement,

designated Federal Maritime

Commission (FMC) No. 203–011468,

and in a Master Slot Charger Agreement,

both among APL, OOCL, and MOL.

APL is currently a party to a

reciprocal slot exchange and

coordinated sailing agreement,

designated FMC No. 203–011340 (AO–

SEA) and a Master Slot Charter

Agreement, both between APL and

OOCL. APL has been operating under

those agreements since originally

granted a section 804 waiver September

27, 1991.

The new agreements which are the

subject of the current application would

replace the AO–SEA agreements. The

replacement agreement, the APL/MOL/

OOCL Asia-Pacific Alliance Agreement

(A–PAC Agreement) and the Master Slot

Charter Agreement (MSCA) are

substantially similar to the AO–SEA

agreements, and are, in effect, a

continuation of the AO–SEA

agreements, with the addition of one

new partner—MOL—and an increase in

the number of line haul strings from five

to six.

This application may be inspected in

the Office of the Secretary, Maritime

Administration. Any person, firm, or

corporation having any interest in such

request within the meaning of section

804 of the Act and desiring to submit

comments concerning the application

must file written comments in triplicate

with the Secretary, Maritime

Administration, Room 7210, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20590. Comments

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.

on March 8, 1995. This notice is

published as a matter of discretion and

publication should in no way be

considered a favorable or unfavorable

decision on the application, as filed or

as may be amended. The Maritime

Administrator will consider any

comments submitted and take such

action with respect thereto as may be

deemed appropriate.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 20.804 (Operating-Differential

Subsidies)).

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: February 17, 1995.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–4440 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

[Dept. Circ. 570, 1994 Rev., Supp. No. 9;

4–00236]

Surety Companies Acceptable on

Federal Bonds: Chartwell Reinsurance

Company

A Certificate of Authority as an

acceptable surety on Federal Bonds is

hereby issued to the following company

under Sections 9304 to 9308, Title 31,

of the United States Code, effective

January 30, 1995. Federal bondapproving officers should annotate their

reference copies of the Treasury Circular

570, 1994 Revision, on page 34148 to

reflect this addition:

Chartwell Reinsurance Company. Business

Address: 300 Atlantic Street, Suite 400,

Stamford, CT 06901 Telephone No. (203)

961–7300. Underwriting Limitation b/:

$8,110,000. Surety Licenses c/: AL, AK, AZ,

CA, DE, DC, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN,

MS, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, PA,

TN, TX, UT, WA, WV, WI, WY. Incorporated

In: Minnesota.

Certificates of Authority expire on

June 30 each year, unless revoked prior

to that date. The Certificates are subject

to subsequent annual renewal as long as

the companies remain qualified (31 CFR

Part 223). A list of qualified companies

is published annually as of July 1 in

Treasury Department Circular 570, with

details as to underwriting limitations,

areas in which licensed to transact

surety business and other information.

Copies of the Circular may be

obtained from the Surety Bond Branch,

Funds Management Division, Financial

Management Service, Department of the

Treasury, Hyattsville, MD 20782,

Telephone (202) 874–6696.

Dated: February 15, 1995.

Charles F. Schwan III,

Director, Funds Management Division,

Financial Management Services.

[FR Doc. 95–4388 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Tax on Certain Imported Substances

(Cyclododecanol, et al.); Notice of

Determinations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

determinations, under Notice 89–61,

that the list of taxable substances in

section 4672(a)(3) will be modified to

include cyclododecanol, 1,5,9-

cyclododecatriene, and adiponitrile.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This modification is

effective July 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tyrone J. Montague, Office of Assistant

Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and

Special Industries), (202) 622–3130 (not

a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 4672(a), an importer or

exporter of any substance may request

that the Secretary determine whether

such substance should be listed as a

taxable substance. The Secretary shall

add such substance to the list of taxable

substances in section 4672(a)(3) if the

Secretary determines that taxable

chemicals constitute more than 50

percent of the weight, or more than 50

percent of the value, of the materials

used to produce such substance. This

determination is to be made on the basis

of the predominant method of

production. Notice 89–61, 1989–1 C.B.

717, sets forth the rules relating to the

determination process.

Determination

On February 7, 1995, the Secretary

determined that cyclododecanol, 1,5,9-

cyclododecatriene, and adiponitrile

should be added to the list of taxable

substances in section 4672(a)(3),

effective July 1, 1995.

The rate of tax prescribed for

cyclododecanol, under section

4671(b)(3), is $6.21 per ton. This is

based upon a conversion factor for

butadiene of 1.22 and a conversion

factor for methane of 0.08.

The rate of tax prescribed for 1,5,9-

cyclododecatriene, under section

4671(b)(3), is $5.64 per ton. This is