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such wicks produced for sale in the U.S.

each year from 1990 to the present;

2. The names and addresses of

manufacturers and distributors of

candle wicks containing lead and

candles with such wicks;

3. Comparisons of the utility obtained

from candle wicks containing lead and

candles with such wicks versus any

available substitute products;

4. An explanation of substitutes for

candle wicks containing lead and

candles with such wicks that could

reduce the described risk of illness;

5. Physical or performance

characteristics of the wick and candle

products that could or should not be

used to define which products might be

subject to a rule;

6. The costs to wick and candle

manufacturers involved in either

substituting materials for lead in

metallic-cored wicks to remove the risk

or removing candles with such wicks

from the market;

7. The costs to wick manufacturers/

importers/distributors of testing or other

efforts to ensure that wicks are in

compliance.

8. Other information on the potential

costs and benefits of potential rules;

9. Information on any potentially

significant environmental impacts of

any of the regulatory alternatives

identified in this ANPR, including a ban

on candles and candle wicks containing

more that 0.06% lead by weight;

10. Steps that have been taken by

industry or others to reduce the risk of

illness from the products;

11. The likelihood and nature of any

significant economic impact of a rule on

small entities;

12. The costs and benefits of

mandating a banning, labeling, or

instructions requirement.

Also, in accordance with section 3(f)

of the FHSA, the Commission solicits:

1. Written comments with respect to

the risk of illness identified by the

Commission, the regulatory alternatives

being considered, and other possible

alternatives for addressing the risk.

2. Any existing standard or portion of

a standard which could be issued as a

proposed regulation.

3. A statement of intention to modify

or develop a voluntary standard to

address the risk of illness discussed in

this notice, along with a description of

a plan (including a schedule) to do so.

Comments should be mailed,

preferably in five copies, to the Office of

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207–

0001, or delivered to the Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814;

telephone (301) 504–0800. Comments

also may be filed by telefacsimile to

(301) 504–0127 or by e-mail to cpscos@cpsc.gov. Comments should be

captioned ‘‘ANPR for Candle Wicks

Containing Lead.’’ All comments and

submissions should be received no later

than April 23, 2001.

Dated: February 13, 2001.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

20 CFR Parts 655 and 656

RIN 1215–AB09

Labor Condition Applications and

Requirements for Employers Using

Nonimmigrants on H–1B Visas in

Specialty Occupations and as Fashion

Models; Labor Certification Process

for Permanent Employment of Aliens

in the United States

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor, in concurrence

with the Wage and Hour Division,

Employment Standards Administration,

Labor.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: This document extends the

period for filing comments regarding the

Interim Final Rule (‘‘IFR’’) published on

December 20, 2000 (65 FR 80110),

which implemented the American

Competitiveness and Workforce

Improvement Act of 1998 (‘‘ACWIA’’)

and clarified existing Departmental

rules relating to the temporary

employment in the United States of

nonimmigrants under H–1B visas.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

concerning Part 655 to Deputy

Administrator, Wage and Hour Division,

ATTN: Immigration Team, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210. Commenters who wish to

receive notification of receipt of

comments are requested to include a

self-addressed, stamped post card.

Comments may also be transmitted by

facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine to (202)

693–1432. This is not a toll-free number.

Submit written comments concerning

Part 656 to the Assistant Secretary for

Employment and Training, ATTN:

Division of Foreign Labor Certifications,

U.S. Employment Service, Employment

and Training Administration,

Department of Labor, Room C–4318, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210. Commenters who wish to

receive notification of receipt of

comments are requested to include a

self-addressed, stamped post card.

Comments may also be transmitted by

facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine to (202)

693–2769. This is not a toll-free number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Ginley, Director, Office of

Enforcement Policy, Wage and Hour

Division, Employment Standards

Administration, Department of Labor,

Room S–3510, 200 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone: (202) 693–0745 (this is not

a toll-free number).

Dale M. Ziegler, Chief, Division of

Foreign Labor Certifications, U.S.

Employment Service, Employment and

Training Administration, Department of

Labor, Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone: (202) 693–2942 (this is not

a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 20, 2000, the Department

published an Interim Final Rule (65 FR

80110) (‘‘IFR’’), following a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking which was

published on January 5, 1999 (64 FR

628) (‘‘NPRM’’). The IFR revised the

Department’s regulations relating to the

employment of H–1B nonimmigrants as

necessitated by the enactment of the

American Competitiveness and

Workforce Improvement Act of 1998

(‘‘ACWIA’’). The IFR also revised

certain provisions of the regulations

which had been published for comment

as a Proposed Rule on October 31, 1995

as well as in the NPRM of January 5,

1999. The IFR sought comments on all

provisions of the regulatory revisions, as

well as on other matters which were

proposed for the first time in the IFR.

Interested parties were requested to

submitted written comments on or

before February 20, 2001.

Because of the continuing interest in

the revisions and new proposals made

in the IFR, the Department believes that

it is desirable to extend the comment

period for all interested parties.

Therefore, the comment period for the

IFR is extended through April 23, 2001.

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Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of

February, 2001.

Raymond J. Uhalde,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and

Training Administration.

Thomas M. Markey,

Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour

Division, Employment Standards

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4510–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 944

[SPATS No. UT–037–FOR]

Utah Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening and

extension of public comment period on

proposed amendment.

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is

announcing receipt of revisions and

additional explanations pertaining to a

previously proposed amendment to the

Utah regulatory program (hereinafter,

the ‘‘Utah program’’) under the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 (SMCRA). Utah proposes to revise

its amendment to change proposed rules

concerning pre-subsidence surveys and

the contents of subsidence control

plans. The State also provided

additional explanation of the term

‘‘State-appropriated water,’’ the

proposed definitions of ‘‘Stateappropriated water supply’’ and

‘‘replacement of water supply,’’ and of

the proposed scope of water

replacement. Utah intends to revise its

program to be consistent with the

corresponding Federal regulations and

SMCRA.

DATES: We will accept written

comments on this amendment until 4

p.m., mountain standard time, March 7,

2001.

ADDRESSES: You should mail, hand

deliver or e-mail your written comments

to James F. Fulton, Denver Field

Division Chief, at the address listed

below.

You may review copies of the Utah

program, this amendment, and all

written comments received in response

to this document at the addresses listed

below during normal business hours,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays. You may receive one free copy

of the amendment by contacting OSM’s

Denver Field Division.

James F. Fulton, Denver Field Division

Chief, Office of Surface Mining,

Western Regional Coordinating

Center, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320,

Denver, Colorado 80202–5733,

telephone (303) 844–1400, extension

1424.

Lowell P. Braxton, Director, Division of

Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West North

Temple, Suite 1210, P.O. Box 145801,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114–5801,

telephone (801) 538–5370.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James F. Fulton, Denver Field Division

Chief, telephone (303) 844–1400,

extension 1424; e-mail address:

jfulton@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Utah Program

II. Description of the Proposed Amendment

III. Public Comment Procedures

IV. Procedural Determinations

I. Background on the Utah Program

On January 21, 1981, the Secretary of

the Interior conditionally approved the

Utah program. You can find background

information on the Utah program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval of the Utah

program in the January 21, 1981,

Federal Register (46 FR 5899). You can

also find later actions concerning Utah’s

program and program amendments at 30

CFR 944.15 and 944.30.

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated March 20, 1998

(administrative record No. 1103), Utah

sent to us a proposed amendment (UT–

037–FOR) to its program under SMCRA

(30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). It sent the

proposed amendment in response to a

June 5, 1996, letter (administrative

record No. UT–1083) that we sent to the

State under 30 CFR 732.17(c) and at its

own initiative.

Changes to the Utah Administrative

Rules (Utah Admin. R.) that the State

originally proposed included: Adding

definitions for ‘‘material damage,’’

‘‘non-commercial building,’’ ‘‘occupied

residential dwelling and structures

related thereto,’’ ‘‘replacement of water

supply,’’ and ‘‘State-appropriated water

supply’’ at Utah Admin. R. 645–100–

200; adding requirements at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–525.100 through

–525.130 for pre-subsidence surveys;

removing existing requirements for

subsidence control plans at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–525 through

–525.170; recodifying rules at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–525.200 through

–525.240 pertaining to protected areas;

removing existing requirements for

subsidence control at Utah Admin. R.

645–301–525.200 through –525.232;

adding requirements at Utah Admin. R.

645–301–525.300 through –525.490 for

subsidence control and subsidence

control plans; adding requirements for

subsidence damage repair at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–525.500 through

–525.530; adding a rebuttable

presumption of causation by subsidence

at Utah Admin. R. 645–301–525.540

through –525.545; adding provisions at

Utah Admin. R. 645–301–525.550 for

adjusting bond amounts for subsidence

damage; recodifying rules at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–525.600 and 645–

301–525.700 that require compliance

with approved subsidence control plans

and public notice of proposed mining,

respectively; removing existing

provisions for surveys of renewable

resource lands at Utah Admin. R. 645–

301–724.600; adding a provision at Utah

Admin. R. 645–301–728.350 for finding

whether underground coal mining and

reclamation activities might

contaminate, diminish or interrupt

State-appropriated water; and adding a

requirement at Utah Admin. R. 645–

301–731.530 for replacing Stateappropriated water supplies that are

contaminated, diminished, or

interrupted by underground coal mining

activities.

We announced receipt of the

proposed amendment in the April 8,

1998, Federal Register (63 FR 17138;

administrative record No. UT–1108),

provided an opportunity for a public

hearing or meeting, and invited public

comment on its adequacy. We did not

hold a public hearing or meeting

because nobody requested either one.

The public comment period ended on

May 8, 1998.

During our review of the amendment,

we identified concerns relating to the

provisions for pre-subsidence surveys at

Utah Admin. R. 645–301–525.130 and

for the content of subsistence control

plans at Utah Admin. R. 645–301–

525.490. We also asked Utah to provide

additional clarification on: The scope of

the terms ‘‘State-appropriated water’’

and the proposed definition of ‘‘Stateappropriated water supply’’ as used in

the amendment; the scope of water

replacement with respect to

‘‘developed’’ water supplies; and

clarification of Utah’s proposed

definition of the term ‘‘replacement of

water supply.’’ We notified Utah of our

concerns and the need for additional

clarification by letter dated October 1,

1998 (administrative record No. UT–

1125). Utah responded in a letter dated