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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 66, No. 36

Thursday, February 22, 2001

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP

AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

FOUNDATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

TIME AND DATE: 2 pm, Wednesday,

March 28, 2001.

PLACE: Cannon House Office Building,

Washington, DC 20510.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the

public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Review and approval of the

minutes of the March 15th, 2000 Board

of Trustees meeting.

2. Report on financial status of the

Foundation fund—

A. Review of investment policy and

current portfolio.

3. Report on results of Scholarship

Review Panel—

A. Discussion and consideration of

scholarship candidates.

B. Selection of Goldwater Scholars.

4. Other Business brought before the

Board of Trustees.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Gerald J. Smith, President, Telephone:

(703) 756–6012.

Gerald J. Smith,

President.

[FR Doc. 01–4511 Filed 2–20–01; 1:20 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of Human Resources

Management

Commerce Opportunities On-Line

(COOL)

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(DOC), as part of its continuing effort to

reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

the continuing and proposed

information collection, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230 or via the Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to the attention of

Thomas R. Kreider, Computer

Specialist, (301) 457–6610, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Office of

Human Resources Management, Office

of Employment, Diversity and

Classification Programs, 14th &

Constitution Ave, NW., Room 5004,

Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail to

tkreider@doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract

Commerce Opportunities On-Line

(COOL) is a web-based software system

that automates the vacancy

announcement, application intake,

application evaluation, and application

referral processes, for positions in the

Department of Commerce (DOC).

In the current employment

environment qualified job applicants for

federal positions are in great demand.

The DOC is in direct competition with

private industry for the same caliber of

candidates with the requisite knowledge

and skills to fulfill the mission of the

DOC. Consequently, it is imperative that

every available technology be employed

if the DOC is to remain competitive and

meet hiring goals. The information

provided by a job applicant will assist

the Human Resources Specialists and

hiring managers in determining whether

an applicant meets the basic

qualification requirements and is best

qualified for the position being filled. In

addition, the electronic transmission

will expedite the hiring process by

reducing the time used in application

evaluation, candidate referral and

selection, and in the recruitment

paperwork distribution/workflow

process.

COOL will provide the DOC with a

more user-friendly on-line employment

application process and will enable the

DOC to process hiring actions in a more

efficient and timely manner. The on-line

application will provide an electronic

real time candidate list that will allow

the DOC to review applications from

applicants almost instantaneously.

Given the immediate hiring needs of the

DOC, time consumed in the mail

distribution system or paper review of

applications delays the decision-making

process by several weeks. The

implementation of the COOL electronic

application will result in increased

speed and accuracy in the employment

process. It will also streamline labor and

reduce costs.

The use of the COOL on-line

application fully meets the intent of 5

U.S.C. 2301, which requires that Federal

personnel management be implemented

consistent with merit system principles.

Since the COOL on-line application

will be used as an alternative form of

employment application, the collection

and use of the information requires

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval as outlined in Section

6.1 of the Delegated Examining

Operations Handbook. The Handbook

provides guidance to agencies under a

delegated examining authority by the

Office of Personnel Management (OPM),

under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 1104.

II. Method of Collection

Application information is collected

electronically from the applicant

through COOL. Applicants may contact

the DOC web site on the Internet where

they will find the COOL on-line

application and can fill out and submit

the form electronically while connected

to the web site. Applicants who do not

have access to a personal computer are

directed to the servicing Human

Resources Office for a paper version of

the COOL announcement and

application.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0690–0019.

Type of Review: Regular collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households and the Federal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

32,832 respondents per year.

Estimated Time Per Response: It is

estimated that, depending on the

situation, it could take as little as 10

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minutes or as long as two hours to

complete the on-line application. This is

determined by the nature of the position

for which the applicant is applying, and

whether this is the applicant’s first

application in COOL, or if he or she

already has a resume completed in

COOL, which automatically fills in

approximately 75% of the application’s

fields. On average, the time to complete

the on-line application is estimated to

be 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent

Burden Hours: 32,832 hours per year.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent

Cost Burden: $820,800 per year.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, e.g., the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Census Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463, as amended by Pub. L. 94–409,

Pub. L. 96–523, and Pub. L. 97–375), we

are giving notice of the following

Census Advisory Committee (CAC)

meetings:

• The CACs on the African American

Population, the American Indian and

Alaska Native Populations, the Asian

Population, the Native Hawaiian and

Other Pacific Islander Populations, and

the Hispanic Population to be held on

March 14, 2001.

• The Joint CAC meeting of the CACs

on Race and Ethnic Populations, the

CAC of Professional Associations, and

the Decennial CAC to be held on March

15, 2001.

• The Decennial CAC meeting to be

held on March 16, 2001.

The Joint Advisory Committee

Meeting on March 15 will discuss the

Census Bureau’s Executive Steering

Committee on the Accuracy and

Coverage Evaluation Policy’s

recommendation on whether or not to

release statistically adjusted Pub. L. 94–

171 data products for redistricting. The

meetings on March 14 and 16 will

discuss selected Census 2000

evaluations and provide opportunities

for the Committees to hold working

groups on decennial planning issues.

We are still finalizing the other details

of the meetings’ agendas.

DATES: On Wednesday, March 14, 2001,

the meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. and

adjourn at 5 p.m. On Thursday, March

15, 2001, the meeting will begin at 8:45

a.m. and adjourn at 5:15 p.m. On Friday,

March 16, 2001, the meeting will begin

at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy

Drive, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri

Green, Committee Liaison Officer,

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census

Bureau, Room 3631, Federal Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233, telephone: (301)

457–2070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CACs

on the African American Population,

American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations, the Asian Population, the

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific

Islander Populations, and the Hispanic

Population are composed of nine

members each, appointed by the

Secretary of Commerce. The Committees

advise the Director, U.S. Census Bureau,

and provide an organized and

continuing channel of communication

between the communities they represent

and the Census Bureau on issues

concerning race and ethnicity and on

issues related to the 2010 Decennial

Census, the American Community

Survey (ACS), and related programs.

The CAC of Professional Associations

is composed of 36 members, appointed

by the Presidents of the American

Economic Association, the American

Statistical Association, the Population

Association of America, and the

Chairman of the Board of the American

Marketing Association. The Committee

advises the Director, U.S. Census

Bureau, on the full range of Census

Bureau programs and activities in

relation to the areas of expertise.

The Decennial Census Advisory

Committee is composed of a Chair, Vice

Chair, and up to 40 member

organizations, each appointed by the

Secretary of Commerce. The Committee

considers the goals of the decennial

census and users’ needs for information

provided by that census. The Committee

advises the Secretary of Commerce on

policy, research, technological-related

issues for the design of the 2010

decennial census, the ACS, and other

related programs.

A brief period will be set aside for

public comment. However, individuals

with extensive statements for the record

must submit them in writing to the

Commerce Department official named

above at least three working days prior

to the meeting.

The meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Census Bureau

Committee Liason Officer on (301) 457–

2070, TDD (301) 457–2540.

Dated: February 14, 2000.

James Lee Price,

Acting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,

Economics and Statistics Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–583–824]

Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan:

Preliminary Results of Fourth

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

fourth antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to a request by

Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd.,1 a

producer and exporter of polyvinyl

alcohol from Taiwan, the Department of

Commerce is conducting an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on polyvinyl