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testimony, affidavits or other

documents.

APPENDIX

Regional and Field Offices of the Merit

Systems Protection Board

1. Atlanta Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 401 W. Peachtree Street,

N.E., Suite 1050, Atlanta, Georgia 30308–

3519

2. Boston Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 99 Summer Street, Suite

1810, Boston, Massachusetts 02110–1200

3. Central Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 230 South Dearborn

Street, 31st Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604–

1669

4. Dallas Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 1100 Commerce Street,

Room 6F20, Dallas, Texas 75242–0102.

5. Denver Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 12567 W. Cedar Dr. Suite

100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228

6. New York Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 26 Federal Plaza, Room

3137–A, New York, New York 10278–0022

7. Northeastern Regional Office, U.S.

Customhouse, Room 501, Second and

Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19106–2904

8. Western Regional Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 250 Montgomery, Suite

400, San Francisco, California 94104–3401

9. Seattle Field Office, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 915 Second Avenue,

Room 1840, Seattle, Washington 98174–

1056

10. Washington, D.C. Regional Office, Merit

Systems Protection Board, 5203 Leesburg

Pike Suite, 1109, Falls Church, Virginia

22041–3401

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Office of the Federal Register

Agreements Between the American

Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative

Office in the United States

AGENCY: Office of the Federal Register,

NARA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

agreements.

SUMMARY: The American Institute in

Taiwan has concluded a number of

agreements with the Taipei Economic

and Cultural Representative Office in

the United States (formerly the

Coordination Council for North

American Affairs) in order to maintain

cultural, commercial and other

unoffficial relations between the

American people and the people on

Taiwan. The Director of the Federal

Register is publishing the list of these

agreements on behalf of the American

Institute in Taiwan in the public

interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cultural,

commercial and other unofficial

relations between the American people

and the people on Taiwan are

maintained on a nongovernmental basis

through the American Institute in

Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit

corporation created under the Taiwan

Relations Act (Pub. L. 96–8; 93 Stat. 14).

The Coordination Council for North

American Affairs (CCNAA) was

established as its nongovernmental

Taiwan counterpart. On October 10,

1994, the Coordination Council for

North American Affairs was renamed

the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office in the United

States (TECRO).

Under section 1(a) of the Act,

agreements concluded between the AIT

and the TECRO (CCNAA) are

transmitted to the Congress, and

according to sections 6 and 10(a) of the

Act, such agreements have full force and

effect under the law of the United

States.

The texts of the agreements are

available from the American Institute in

Taiwan, 1700 North Moore Street, 17th

Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209. For

further information contact the

Corporate Secretary of AIT at this

address, telephone: (703)525–8474, fax:

(703)841–1385.

Following is a list of agreements

between AIT and TECRO (CCNAA)

which were in force as of January 1,

1996.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

J. Richard Bock,

Deputy Managing Director and Corporate

Secretary.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Richard L. Claypoole,

Director, Office of the Federal Register.

AIT–TECRO Agreements

Status of TECRO

The Exchange of Letters concerning

the change in the name of the

Coordination Council for North

American Affairs (CCNAA) to the Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative

Office in the United States (TECRO).

Signed December 27, 1994 and January

3, 1995. Entered into force January 3,

1995.

Agriculture

1. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in the agriculture sciences.

Signed January 15 and 28, 1986. Entered

into force January 28, 1986.

2. Amendment to the 1986 guidelines

for a cooperative program in the

agricultural sciences. Effected by

exchange of letters September 1 and 11,

1989. Entered into force September 11,

1989.

3. Memorandum on cooperation in

enhancing commodity situation and

outlook reporting. Signed February 7,

1991. Entered into force February 7,

1991.

4. Agreement amending and

extending the memorandum of February

7, 1991 on cooperation in enhancing

commodity situation and outlook

reporting. Signed November 22, 1993.

Entered into force November 22, 1993.

5. Cooperative service agreement to

facilitate fruit and vegetable inspection

through their designated

representatives, the United States

Department of Agriculture Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

and the Taiwan Provincial Fruit

Marketing Cooperative (TPFMC)

supervised by the Taiwan Council of

Agriculture (COA). Signed April 28,

1993. Entered into force April 28, 1993.

6. Memorandum of agreement

between the American Institute in

Taiwan and the Coordination Council

for North American Affairs (Sanitary/

Phytosanitary and Agricultural

Standards). Signed November 4, 1993.

Entered into force November 4, 1993.

Aviation

1. Air transport agreement, with

annexes and exchanges of letters.

Signed at Washington, March 5, 1980.

Entered into force March 5, 1980.

2. Agreement implementing the air

transport agreement of March 5, 1980.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington March 31,

1981. Entered into force March 31, 1981.

3. Memorandum of understanding for

consultations relating to the air

transport agreement of March 5, 1980.

Signed at Taipei October 15, 1981.

Entered into force October 15, 1981.

4. Agreement amending Article 6 of

the air transport agreement of March 5,

1980. Effected by exchange of letters at

Taipei May 8 and July 28, 1985. Entered

into force July 28, 1986.

5. Memorandum of agreement

concerning the arrangement for certain

aeronautical equipment and services

relating to civil aviation, with annexes.

Signed September 24 and October 23,

1981. Entered into force October 23,

1981.

6. Amendment 1 to memorandum of

agreement concerning aeronautical

equipment and services of September 24

and October 23, 1981. Signed September

18 and 23, 1985. Entered into force

September 23, 1985.

7. Amendment 2 to memorandum of

agreement of September 24 and October
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23, 1981, concerning aeronautical

equipment and services. Signed

September 23 and October 17, 1991.

Entered into force October 17, 1991.

Conservation

1. Memorandum on cooperation in

forestry and natural resources

conservation. Signed May 23 and July 4,

1991. Entered into force July 4, 1991.

2. Memorandum on cooperation in

soil and water conservation under the

guidelines for a cooperative program in

the agricultural sciences. Signed at

Washington on October 5, 1992. Entered

into force October 5, 1992.

3. Agreement on technical

cooperation in conservation of flora and

fauna. Signed February 24 and March 6,

1995. Entered into force March 6, 1995.

Customs

1. Agreement for technical assistance

in customs operations and management,

with attachment. Signed May 14 and

June 4, 1991. Entered into force June 4,

1991.

Education and Culture

1. Agreement amending the agreement

for financing certain educational and

cultural exchange programs of April 23,

1964. Effected by exchange of letters at

Taipei on April 14 and June 4, 1979.

Entered into force June 4, 1979.

2. Agreement concerning the Taipei

American School, with annex. Signed at

Taipei February 3, 1983. Entered into

force February 3, 1983.

Energy

1. Agreement relating to the

establishment of a joint standing

committee on civil nuclear cooperation.

Signed at Taipei October 3, 1984.

Entered into force October 3, 1984.

2. Agreement amending and

extending the agreement of October 3,

1984, relating to the establishment of a

joint standing committee on civil

nuclear cooperation. Signed October 19,

1989. Entered into force October 19,

1989.

3. Agreement Amending and

Extending the Agreement between the

American Institute in Taiwan and the

Coordination Council for North

American Affairs Relating to the

Establishment of a Joint Standing

Committee on Civil Nuclear

Cooperation. Signed October 3, 1994.

Entered into force October 3, 1994.

4. Agreement abandoning in place in

Taiwan the Argonaut Research Reactor

loaned to National Tsing Hua

University. Signed November 28, 1990.

5. Agreement concerning safeguards

arrangements for nuclear materials

transferred from France to Taiwan.

Effected by exchange of letters of

February 12 and May 13, 1993. Entered

into force May 13, 1993.

6. Agreement relating to participation

in the USNRC program of severe

accident research, with appendix.

Signed February 18 and June 24, 1993.

Entered into force June 24, 1993;

effective January 1, 1993.

7. Agreement regarding participation

in the Second USNRC International

Piping Integrity Research Group

Program, with addendum. Signed at

Arlington and Washington February 7

and June 30, 1994. Entered into force

June 30, 1994.

8. Agreement relating to participation

in the USNRC program of ThermalHydraulic Code applications and

maintenance, with addendum. Signed at

Arlington and Washington February 7

and June 30, 1994. Entered into force

June 30, 1994.

9. Memorandum of Agreement for

release of an Energy and Power

Evaluation Program (ENPEP) computer

software package. Signed January 25

and February 27, 1995. Entered into

force February 27, 1995.

Environment

1. Agreement for Technical

Cooperation in the field of

Environmental Protection. Signed June

21, 1993. Entered into force June 21,

1993.

Health

1. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in the biomedical sciences.

Signed May 21, 1984. Entered into force

May 21, 1984.

2. Amendment No. 1 to the 1984

guidelines for a cooperative program in

the biomedical sciences, with

attachment. Signed April 20, 1989.

Entered into force April 20, 1989.

3. Amendment No. 2 to the 1984

guidelines for a cooperative program in

the biomedical sciences, with

attachment. Signed August 24, 1989.

Entered into force August 24, 1989.

4. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in food hygiene. Signed

January 15 and 28, 1985. Entered into

force January 28, 1985.

5. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in public health and preventive

medicine. Signed at Arlington and

Washington June 30 and July 19, 1994.

Entered into force July 19, 1994.

6. Agreement for Technical

Cooperation in Vaccine and

Immunization-related Activities. Signed

at Washington October 6 and 7, 1994.

Entered into force October 7, 1994.

Intellectual Property

1. Agreement concerning the

protection and enforcement of rights in

audiovisual works. Effected by exchange

of letters at Arlington and Washington

June 6 and June 27, 1989. Entered into

force June 27, 1989.

2. Understanding concerning the

protection of intellectual property

rights. Signed at Washington June 5,

1992. Entered into force June 5, 1992.

3. Agreement for the protection of

copyright, with appendix. Signed July

16, 1993. Entered into force July 16,

1993.

Judicial Procedure

1. Memorandum of understanding on

cooperation in the field of criminal

investigations prosecutions. Signed at

Taipei October 5, 1992. Entered into

force October 5, 1992.

Labor

1. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in labor affairs. December 6,

1991. Entered into force December 6,

1991.

2. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in labor mediation and

alternative dispute resolution. Signed

April 7, 1995. Entered into force April

7, 1995.

Mapping

1. Agreement concerning mapping,

charting, and geodesy cooperation.

Signed November 28, 1995. Entered into

force November 28, 1995.

Maritime

1. Agreement concerning mutual

implementation of the 1974 Convention

for the safety of life at sea. Effected by

exchange of letters at Arlington and

Washington August 17 and September

7, 1982. Entered into force September 7,

1982.

2. Agreement concerning mutual

implementation of the 1969

international convention on tonnage

measurement. Effected by exchange of

letters at Arlington and Washington

May 13 and 26, 1983. Entered into force

May 26, 1983.

3. Agreement concerning mutual

implementation of the protocol of 1978

relating to the 1974 international

convention for the safety of life at sea.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington January 22

and 31, 1985. Entered into force January

31, 1985.

4. Agreement concerning mutual

implementation of the protocol of 1978

relating to the international convention

for the prevention of pollution from

ships, 1973. Effected by exchange of

letters at Arlington and Washington

January 22 and 31, 1985. Entered into

force January 31, 1985.

5. Agreement concerning mutual

implementation of the 1966
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international convention on load lines.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington March 26

and April 10, 1985. Entered into force

April 10, 1985.

6. Agreement concerning the

operating environment for ocean

carriers. Effected by exchange of letters

at Washington and Arlington October 25

and 27, 1989. Entered into force October

27, 1989.

Postal

1. Agreement concerning

establishment of INTELPOST service.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington April 19 and

November 26, 1990. Entered into force

November 26, 1990.

2. International business reply service

agreement, with detailed regulations.

Signed at Washington February 7, 1992.

Entered into force February 7, 1992.

Privileges and Immunities

1. Agreement on privileges,

exemptions and immunities, with

addendum. Signed at Washington

October 2, 1980. Entered into force

October 2, 1980.

2. Agreement governing the use and

disposal of vehicles imported by the

American Institute in Taiwan and its

personnel. Signed at Taipei April 21,

1986. Entered into force April 21, 1986.

Scientific & Technical Cooperation

1. Agreement on scientific

cooperation. Effected by exchange of

letters at Arlington and Washington on

September 4, 1980. Entered into force

September 4, 1980.

2. Agreement concerning renewal &

extension of the 1980 agreement on

scientific cooperation. Signed and

accepted March 10, 1987. Entered into

force March 10, 1987.

3. Contract relating to provision to the

AIT of ionospheric weather observations

by the CCNAA, with attachments, as

extended. Signed November 26, 1980.

Entered into force November 26, 1980.

4. Agreement for technical assistance

in dam design and construction, with

appendices. Signed August 24, 1987.

Entered into force August 24, 1987.

5. Agreement amending and

extending the agreement of August 24,

1987, for technical assistance in dam

design and construction. Signed May 11

and June 9, 1992. Entered into force

June 9, 1992.

6. Agreement for a cooperative

program in the sale and exchange of

technical, scientific, and engineering

information. Signed November 17, 1987.

Entered into force November 17, 1987.

7. Agreement renewing and extending

the agreement of November 17, 1987, for

a cooperative program in the sale and

exchange of technical, scientific and

engineering information. Signed and

accepted August 8, 1990. Entered into

force August 8, 1990.

8. Cooperative program on Hualien

soil-structure interaction experiment.

Signed and accepted September 28,

1990.

9. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in the physical sciences.

Signed March 10, 1987. Entered into

force March 10, 1987.

10. Amendment No. 1 to the

guidelines of March 10, 1987, for a

cooperative program in the physical

sciences. Signed on January 26, 1989.

Entered into force January 26, 1989.

11. Amendment No. 2 to the

guidelines of March 10, 1987, for a

cooperative program in the physical

sciences. Signed October 25, 1990 and

March 22, 1991. Entered into force

March 22, 1991.

12. Guidelines for a cooperative

program in atmospheric research.

Signed May 4, 1987. Entered into force

May 4, 1987.

13. Agreement for procurement of

equipment for the Taiwan Synchrotron

Radiation Research Laboratory, with

appendices. Signed April 20, 1988.

Entered into force April 20, 1988.

14. Agreement for technical

cooperation in meteorology and forecast

systems development, with

implementing arrangements. Signed

June 5 and 28, 1990. Entered into force

June 28, 1990.

15. Agreement for technical

cooperation in energy and water

resources, with annex. Signed December

21, 1990 and February 13, 1991. Entered

into force February 13, 1991.

16. Agreement for technical

cooperation in geodetic research and

use of advanced geodetic technology,

with implementing arrangement. Signed

January 11 and February 21, 1991.

Entered into force February 21, 1991.

17. Cooperative program in highwayrelated sciences. Signed October 30,

1990 and January 7, 1992. Entered into

force January 7, 1992.

18. Agreement for technical

cooperation in seismology and

earthquake monitoring systems

development, with implementing

arrangement. Signed July 22 and 24,

1992. Entered into force July 24, 1992.

Security of Information

1. Protection of information

agreement. Signed September 15, 1981.

Entered into force September 15, 1981.

Taxation

1. Agreement concerning the

reciprocal exemption from income tax

of income derived from the

international operation of ships and

aircraft. Effected by exchange of letters

at Taipei May 31, 1988. Entered into

force May 31, 1988.

2. Agreement for technical assistance

in tax administration, with appendices.

Signed August 1, 1989. Entered into

force August 1, 1989.

Trade

1. Agreement concerning trade

matters, with annexes. Effected by

exchange of letters at Arlington and

Washington October 24, 1979. Entered

into force October 24, 1979; effective

January 1, 1980.

2. Agreement concerning trade

matters. Effected by exchange of letters

at Arlington and Washington December

31, 1981. Entered into force December

31, 1981.

3. Agreement concerning measures

that the CCNAA will undertake in

connection with implementation of the

GATT Customs Valuation Code.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Bethesda and Arlington August 22,

1986. Entered into force August 22,

1986.

4. Agreement concerning the export

performance requirement affecting

investment in the automotive sector.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Washington and Arlington of October 9,

1986. Entered into force October 9,

1986.

5. Agreement concerning beer, wine

and cigarettes. Signed at Washington

December 12, 1986. Entered into force

December 12, 1986; effective January 1,

1987.

6. Agreement implementing the 1986

beer, wine and cigarettes agreement.

Effected by exchange of letters at Taipei

April 29, 1987. Entered into force April

29, 1987; effective January 1, 1987.

7. Agreement regarding new

requirements for health warning legends

on cigarettes sold in the territory

represented by CCNAA. Effected by

exchange of letters at Washington and

Arlington October 7 and 16, 1991.

Entered into force October 16, 1991.

8. Agreement concerning trade in

whole turkeys, turkey parts, processed

turkey products and whole ducks, with

memorandum of understanding.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington of March 16,

1989. Entered into force March 16, 1989.

9. Agreement concerning the

protection of trade in strategic

commodities and technical data, with

memorandum of understanding.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington December 4,

1990 and April 8, 1991. Entered into

force April 8, 1991.
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10. Administrative arrangement

concerning the textile visa system.

Effected by exchange of letters at

Arlington and Washington April 18 and

May 1, 1991. Entered into force May 1,

1991.

11. Memorandum of understanding

concerning a new quota arrangement for

cotton and man-made fiber trousers.

Signed at Washington December 18,

1992. Entered into force December 18,

1992.

12. Memorandum of understanding

on the exchange of information

concerning commodity futures and

options matters, with appendix. Signed

January 11, 1993. Entered into force

January 11, 1993.

13. Agreement concerning a

framework of principles and procedures

for consultations regarding trade and

investment, with annex. Signed at

Washington September 19, 1994.

Entered into force September 19, 1994.

14. Memorandum of understanding to

amend and extend the Bilateral Textile

Agreement of June 4 and 24, 1993

(Relating to trade in cotton, wool, manmade fiber, silk blend and Other noncotton vegetable fiber textile products.)

Signed December 29, 1995. Entered into

force December 29, 1995.

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BILLING CODE 1505–02–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: Generic Letter 91–02,

‘‘Reporting Mishaps Involving LLW

Forms Prepared for Disposal.’’

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0156.

3. How often the collection is

required: Reports are made only when

the licensee or waste processor

experiences a mishap that is reportable

under the guidelines described in the

Generic Letter.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Nuclear power reactor licensees and

Agreement State and non-Agreement

State waste processors and disposal site

operators.

5. The number of annual respondents:

34.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 272 hours (an average of 8

hours per response).

7. Abstract: Generic Letter 91–02

encourages voluntary reporting (by both

waste form generators and processors) of

information concerning mishaps to lowlevel radioactive waste (LLW) forms

prepared for disposal. The information

is used by NRC to determine whether

followup action is necessary to assure

protection of public health and safety.

Submit, by August 30, 1996,

comments that address the following

questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street NW., (lower level),

Washington, DC. Members of the public

who are in the Washington, DC, area can

access this document via modem on the

Public Document Room Bulletin Board

(NRC’s Advance Copy Document

Library), NRC subsystem at FedWorld,

703–321–3339. Members of the public

who are located outside of the

Washington, DC, area can dial

FedWorld, 1–800–303–9672, or use the

FedWorld Internet address:

fedworld.gov (Telnet). The document

will be available on the bulletin board

for 30 days after the signature date of

this notice. If assistance is needed in

accessing the document, please contact

the FedWorld help desk at 703–487–

4608. Additional assistance in locating

the document is available from the NRC

Public Document Room, nationally at 1–

800–397–4209, or within the

Washington, DC, area at 202–634–3273.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 F33,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at (301) 415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day

of June, 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Gerald F. Cranford,

Designated Senior Official for Information

Resources Management.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Revision.

2. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR Part 73—Physical

Protection of Plants and Materials

3. The form number if applicable: Not

applicable.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion. Required reports

are collected and evaluated on a

continuing basis as events occur.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: Persons who possess, use,

import, export, transport, or deliver to a

carrier for transport, special nuclear

material.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 68,643.

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 76.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 410,602.

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 73

prescribes requirements for

establishment and maintenance of a

physical protection system with

capabilities for protection of special

nuclear material at fixed sites and in

transit and of plants in which special