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Representative initiated an investigation

on October 23, 2000 to determine

whether such acts, policies or practices

of the Government of Canada and the

Canadian Wheat Board with respect to

wheat trading are unreasonable and

burden or restrict U.S. commerce and

are, therefore, actionable under section

301. See 65 FR 69,362 (Nov. 16, 2000).

On March 30, 2001 the Trade

Representative requested that the

United States International Trade

Commission (ITC) conduct an

investigation, pursuant to section 332 of

the Tariff Act of 1930, of the conditions

of competition between the U.S. and

Canadian wheat industries in the United

States and third-country markets. The

ITC issued a confidential version of its

Section 332 report on November 1,

2001, and a public version is scheduled

for release on December 21, 2001. The

report is entitled: ‘‘Wheat Trading

Practices: Competitive Conditions

Between U.S. and Canadian Wheat (Inv.

No. 332–429).’’

On September 24, 2001, the petitioner

requested in writing that the Trade

Representative delay a decision on the

actionability of CWB practices until

January 22, 2002. In light of the

petitioner’s request and in order to have

sufficient time to analyze the ITC

Section 332 report, the Trade

Representative decided to extend his

investigation until January 22, 2002.

Accordingly, on October 5, 2001 the

Trade Representative determined under

Section 304(a)(1) of the Trade Act that

he had insufficient information at that

time to make a final determination that

the wheat trading practices of the

Government of Canada and the

Canadian Wheat Board are actionable

under Section 301(b), and announced

that he would make a determination as

to actionability by January 22, 2002.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments on any issues

raised in the petition or in other

submissions to USTR in this

investigation. In particular, comments

are invited regarding (i) The

actionability under Section 301(b) of the

Trade Act of the acts, policies and

practices of the Government of Canada

and the Canadian Wheat Board that are

the subject of this investigation; (ii) the

burden or restriction, if any, on U.S.

commerce caused by these acts, policies

and practices; and (iii) appropriate

action under section 301 which could

be taken in response. In preparing

comments, interested persons may wish

to draw on the information or analysis

contained in the ITC report.

Persons submitting comments in

response to this notice should, by no

later than 5 pm on Monday, January 14,

2002, either send one copy by U.S. mail,

first class, postage prepaid, to Sybia

Harrison at the address listed above or

transmit a copy electronically to

FR0011@ustr.gov, with Docket 301–120

in the subject line. For documents sent

by U.S. mail, USTR requests that the

submitter provide a confirmation copy,

either electronically or by fax to 202–

395–9458. USTR encourages the

submission of documents in Adobe PDF

format, as attachments to an electronic

mail. For any document containing

business confidential information

submitted by electronic transmission,

the file name of the business

confidential version should begin with

the characters ‘‘BC’’, and the file name

of the public version should begin with

the characters ‘‘P’’. The ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘BC’’

should be followed by the name of the

submitter. Interested persons who make

submissions by electronic mail should

not provide separate cover letters;

information that might appear in a cover

letter should be included in the

submission itself. Similarly, to the

extent possible, any attachments to the

submission should be included in the

same file as the submission itself, and

not as separate files.

Comments will be placed in a file

(Docket 301–120) open to public

inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13,

except confidential business

information exempt from public

inspection in accordance with 15 CFR

2006.15. Confidential business

information submitted in accordance

with 15 CFR 2006.15 must be clearly

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’

at the top of each page, and must be

accompanied by a nonconfidential

summary of the confidential

information. The nonconfidential

summary shall be placed in the file that

is open to public inspection. Copies of

the public version of the petition, other

documents submitted in the

investigation, and the public version of

the ITC Section 332 report are available

for public inspection in the USTR

Reading Room. The USTR Reading

Room is open to the public from 10 a.m.

to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, and is located

in Room 3, First Floor, Office of the

United States Trade Representative,

1724 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20508. An appointment to review the

docket (Docket No. 301–120) may be

made by calling Brenda Webb at (202)

395–6186.

William L. Busis,

Chairman, Section 301 Committee.

[FR Doc. 01–31589 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Intelligent Transportation Society of

America; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation

Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will

hold a meeting of its Board of Directors

on Thursday, January 17, 2002. The

meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. The session

includes the following items: (1)

Welcome & Introductions, & ITS

America Antitrust Policy & Conflict of

Interest Statements; (2) Approval of

Minutes from the September 21, 2001

Board Meeting; (3) December 17, 2001

Executive Committee Meeting Report;

(4) Federal Report; (5) President’s

Report; (6) Finance Committee Report

and Approval of 2002 Budget; (7)

Nominating Committee Report; (8)

Bylaws Task Force Report; (9) 511

Guidelines Resolution Review and

Approval; (10) Coordinating Council

Reorganization; and (11) Adjournment.

ITS America provides a forum for

national discussion and

recommendations on ITS activities

including programs, research needs,

strategic planning, standards,

international liaison, and priorities.

The charter for the utilization of ITS

America establishes this organization as

an advisory committee under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) 5 USC app. 2, when it provides

advice or recommendations to DOT

officials on ITS policies and programs.

(56 FR 9400, March 6, 1991).

DATES: The Board of Directors of ITS

AMERICA will meet on Thursday,

January 17, 2002 at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott Wardman Park

Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW,

Washington, DC 20008, (202) 328–2000;

Fax (202) 234–0015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Materials associated with this meeting

may be examined at the offices of ITS

AMERICA, 400 Virginia Avenue SW,

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024.

Persons needing further information or

who request to speak at this meeting

should contact Debbie M. Busch at ITS

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AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484–

2904 or by Fax at (202) 484–3483. The

DOT contact is Kristy Frizzell, FHWA,

HOIT, Washington, DC 20590, (202)

366–9536. Office hours are from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except for legal holidays.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: December 17, 2001.

Jeffrey Paniati,

Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office,

US Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 01–31516 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Intelligent Transportation Society of

America; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation

Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will

hold a meeting of its Coordinating

Council on Tuesday, January 15, 2001,

at its headquarters. The meeting begins

at 1 p.m.

The General Session includes the

following items: (1) Housekeeping

Items: Welcome, Introductions,

Antitrust statement, previous minutes,

etc.; (2) Coordinating Council

Reorganization; (3) Closing

Housekeeping (Next meeting dates/

locations?); (4) Adjournment.

ITS AMERICA provides a forum for

national discussion and

recommendations on ITS activities

including programs, research needs,

strategic planning, standards,

international liaison, and priorities.

The charter for the utilization of ITS

AMERICA establishes this organization

as an advisory committee under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) 5 U.S.C. app. 2, when it

provides advice or recommendations to

DOT officials on ITS policies and

programs. (56 FR 9400, March 6, 1991).

DATES: The Coordinating Council of ITS

AMERICA will meet on Tuesday,

January 15, 2001 from 1 p.m.–4 p.m. at

the ITS America Offices in Conference

Room #1.

ADDRESS: ITS America, 400 Virginia

Avenue, SW., Suite #800, Washington,

DC 20024. (202) 484–4847 and the fax

(202) 484–3483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Materials associated with this meeting

may be examined at the offices of ITS

AMERICA, 400 Virginia Avenue SW.,

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024.

Persons needing further information or

who request to speak at this meeting

should contact Debbie M. Busch at ITS

AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484–

2904 or by FAX at (202) 484–3483. The

DOT contact is Kristy Frizzell, FHWA,

HOIT, Washington, DC 20590, (202)

366–9536. Office hours are from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except for legal holidays.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: December 18, 2001.

Jeffrey Paniati,

Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office,

Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 01–31525 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

Requirements

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as

detailed below.

Docket Number FRA–2001–10816

Applicant: Montana Rail Link,

Incorporated, Mr. Richard L. Keller,

Chief Engineer, Post Office Box

16390, Missoula, Montana 59808–

6390.

Montana Rail Link, Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the signal system, on the

Eastward Main Track, at milepost 224.5,

on the First Subdivision Division, near

Billings, Montana, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of

intermediate signal 2245.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to upgrade the signal system

and improve train operations between

East Billings and milepost 224.6 on the

Eastward Main Track.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the party in the proceeding.

Additionally, one copy of the protest

shall be furnished to the applicant at the

address listed above.

All communications concerning this

proceeding should be identified by the

docket number and must be submitted

to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room PI–401,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by the FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the internet at the

docket facility’s Web site at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without an oral hearing.

However, if a specific request for an oral

hearing is accompanied by a showing

that the party is unable to adequately

present his or her position by written

statements, an application may be set

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 17,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards, and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–31520 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Preparation of an Environmental

Impact Statement on a Transit

Connection Between the 6400 West

Light Rail Station and South Jordan in

Metropolitan Salt Lake City, UT

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit

Administration (FTA), in cooperation

with the Wasatch Front Regional

Council (WFRC) and Utah Transit

Authority (UTA), is issuing this notice

to advise interested agencies and the

public that, in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a

transit connection from the North-South

Light Rail (TRAX) Station at 6400 West,

extending westward along, or near, an

existing rail corridor to a logical

terminus in the city of South Jordan.

The need for the proposed