Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2001 / Notices 12965

Michael T. Markley (telephone 301/

415–6885) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15

p.m. (EST). Persons planning to attend

this meeting are urged to contact the

above named individual one or two

working days prior to the meeting to be

advised of any potential changes to the

agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: February 22, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

[FR Doc. 01–4956 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice

of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on ThermalHydraulic Phenomena will hold a

meeting on March 15, 2001, Room T–

2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

Portions of the meeting will be closed

to public attendance to discuss

proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(4) pertinent to the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Thursday, March 15, 2001—1:00 p.m.

until the conclusion of business.

The Subcommittee will review the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation’s

proposed approach to address thermalhydraulic issues pertaining to its

AP1000 passive plant design. The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman. Written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the

NRC staff, and other interested persons

regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Paul A. Boehnert (telephone 301–415–

8065) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(EST). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: February 22, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support.

[FR Doc. 01–4958 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

Board Votes to Close March 1, 2001,

Meeting

By paper vote on February 22 and 23,

2001, the Board of Governors of the

United States Postal Service voted

unanimously to close to public

observation its meeting scheduled for

March 1, 2001, in Washington, DC, via

teleconference.

ITEM CONSIDERED: 1. Opinion and

Further Recommended Decision of the

Postal Rate Commission in Docket No.

R2000–1.

PERSONS EXPECTED ATTEND: Governors

Ballard, Daniels, del Junco, Dyhrkopp,

Fineman, Kessler, McWherter, Rider

and Walsh; Postmaster General

Henderson, Deputy Postmaster General

Nolan, Secretary to the Board Hunter,

and General Counsel Gibbons.

GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION: The

General Counsel of the United States

Postal Service has certified that the

meeting was properly closed under the

Government in the Sunshine Act.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Requests for information about the

meeting should be addressed to the

Deputy Secretary of the Board, William

T. Johnstone, at (202) 268–4800.

William T. Johnstone,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–5126 Filed 2–27–01; 2:13 pm]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Program Announcement for the Paul

D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace

Program

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Program announcement.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business

Administration (SBA) plans to issue

program announcement #SBDC–01–

0002 to invite applications from eligible

intermediaries in accordance with the

Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998 (Act).

The authorizing legislation is the Small

Business Act, section 21(c)(3)(T) and

section 27, 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(T) and

654, (Title IX of Pub. L. 105–277).

The Act permits the SBA to make

grants to eligible intermediaries for the

purpose of providing financial and

technical assistance to small businesses

seeking to establish drug-free workplace

programs. In establishing these DFWP

programs, as contemplated by the Act,

eligible intermediaries should provide

outreach to the small business

community and provide additional

voluntary education for parents.

Outreach must include educating small

businesses on the benefits of a drug-free

workplace and encouraging small

business employers and employees to

participate in drug-free workplace

programs. Education for parents must

include teaching them how to keep their

children drug-free.

All applicants must meet the

definition of ‘‘Eligible Intermediary’’ as

defined in the Act. Any applicants not

meeting the definition will be

considered non-responsive and their

proposals will not be technically

evaluated. The Act defines ‘‘Eligible

Intermediary’’ as an organization that:

1. Has at least two years of experience

in carrying out drug-free workplace

programs;

2. Has a drug-free workplace policy in

effect;

3. Is located in a State, the District of

Columbia, or a territory of the United

States; and

4. Has as its purpose the development

of comprehensive drug-free workplace

programs, or supplying drug-free

workplace services, or providing other

forms of assistance and services to small

businesses.

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SBA is looking for applications that

include innovative and creative

approaches to address the Drug-Free

Workplace Act of 1998. The grants

should be viewed as an opportunity to

develop a community-wide

collaborative effort in which a plan for

a system of action aimed at reducing

drug abuse in small businesses can

serve as a national demonstration

model.

SBA will select successful applicants

through a competitive process.

Evaluation criteria will be included in

the program announcement. The

successful applicants will receive a 12-

month grant award to provide financial

and technical assistance to small

businesses seeking to implement drugfree workplace programs.

DATES: SBA will mail the program

announcement to interested parties in

mid-March 2001. The closing date will

be 30 days later. SBA Headquarters

must receive the applications/proposals

by the date and time that will be

specified in the program announcement.

Interested parties may also view the

Program Announcement, minus

attachments, online at: http://

www.sba.gov/news/drugfree.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan

Bready, Office of Small Business

Development Centers, SBA, at (202)

205–7384 or Mina Bookhard, Office of

Procurement and Grants Management,

SBA, at (202) 205–7080.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

Johnnie Albertson,

Associate Administrator, Small Business

Development Centers.

[FR Doc. 01–4921 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3591]

Information Collection Under

Emergency Review; Nonimmigrant V

Visa Application

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under emergency review: Nonimmigrant

V Visa Application.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval in accordance with

the emergency review procedures of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Type of Request: New Information

Collection.

Originating Office: Bureau of Consular

Affairs, Department of State.

Title of Information Collection:

Nonimmigrant V Visa Application.

Frequency: Once per respondent.

Respondents: Spouses and children of

lawful permanent residents awaiting the

approval of a visa petition, the

availability of an immigrant visa, the

issuance of an immigrant visa, or the

approval of an application for

adjustment of status, provided that the

petitioner filed a petition before

December 21, 2000 and that three years

have passed since the petition was filed.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.

Total Estimated Burden: 300,000

hours.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Emergency review and approval of this

collection has been requested from OMB

by February 9, 2001. If granted, the

emergency approval is valid only for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to the State Department Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20530,

(202) 395–5871.

During the first 60 days of this same

period a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until April 9, 2001.

The agency requests written comments

and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information.

Your comments are being solicited to

permit the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

of the agency.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Public comments, or requests for

additional information, regarding the

collection listed in this notice should be

directed to Eric Cohan of the Directorate

for Visa Services, U.S. Department of

State, Room L708, SA–1, Washington,

DC 20520–0106, or by fax at (202) 663–

3897.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

Linda Donahue,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs,

U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01–4990 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2001–8982]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

Andante.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–

383, the Secretary of Transportation, as

represented by the Maritime

Administration (MARAD), is authorized

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build

requirement of the coastwise laws under

certain circumstances. A request for

such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

L. 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at

46 CFR part 388 (65 FR 6905; February

11, 2000) that the issuance of the waiver

will have an unduly adverse effect on a

U.S.-vessel builder or a business that

uses U.S.-flag vessels, a waiver will not

be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

April 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2001–8982.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection and copying

at the above address between 10 a.m.

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through

Friday, except federal holidays. An

electronic version of this document and

all documents entered into this docket

is available on the World Wide Web at

http://dms.dot.gov.