The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces the availability of $55.8 million for economic adjustment assistance to support disaster recovery programs designed to assist affected states and local communities recover from the consequences of Hurricane Floyd and other recent disasters. Eligible activities include planning assistance,

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Veterans Affairs Department

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that VA is amending the system of records currently entitled ``Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (DHCP) Medical Management Records'' (79VA162) as

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

The Department of the Treasury, pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement (``NAFTA'') Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103182) (the ``Act''), established an advisory committee (the ``Advisory Committee'') for the community adjustment and investment program (the ``Program'') authorized by the Act. The Program provides financing to create

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Potomac Air, Inc., fit, willing, and able to conduct scheduled passenger operations as a commuter air carrier, and transferring to it the commuter authority currently issued to Paradise Island Airlines, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Transportation Department

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company (AGCR) have filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service and Trackage Rights for UP to abandon a 3.49mile line of railroad on the Kerrville Subdivision (the Line) near Leon Springs from milepost

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

On November 6, 2000, Florida Midland Railroad Company (FMRC) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a line of railroad known as the Leesburg Branch, extending from milepost ST762.10 in Wildwood to milepost ST773.71 in

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the Colorado regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Colorado program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Colorado proposed revisions to and additions of rules about definitions; permit application requirements;

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Texas proposed revisions to and additions of regulations concerning remining, coal processing plants, and procedures for processing petitions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, reauthorized pursuant to Public Law 106113 (H.R. 3194, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000), will meet on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 in Room 600, 301 4th St., SW, Washington, DC, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

The Commission will discuss followup to its report, the Smith Mundt Act, plans for a

DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

The Office of Global Educational Programs, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Branch of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Orientation Program award. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may submit proposals

DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

Correction

In rule document 0029523 beginning on page 69432 in the issue of Friday, November 17, 2000, make the following correction:

Sec. 121.201 [Corrected]

On page 69439, in Sec. 121.201, in the table under ``Subsector 622 Hospitals'', in the third entry, ``$5.0'' should read ``$25.0''. [FR Doc.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. Each mode of transportation for

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Research and Special Programs Administration

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. This notice is abbreviated to

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Research and Special Programs Administration

Correction

In notice document 0027537 beginning on page 64266 in the issue of Thursday October 26, 2000, make the following correction:

On page 64273, in the third column, in the sixth line from the bottom, ``respiratory'' should read ``repository''
[FR Doc. C027537 Filed

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD : Railroad Retirement Board

In the Federal Register dated October 6, 1998 (63 FR 53720), the Department of Labor (the Department) published a notice of proposed exemption from the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and from certain taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The notice of proposed exemption,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

Notices were published in the Federal Register of the pendency before the Department of

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

The United States Patent and Trademark Office amends its rules of practice in patent interferences to simplify certain requirements relating to the declaration of interferences and the presentation of evidence.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Patent and Trademark Office

The U.S. Parole Commission is publishing interim rules to govern the supervision of released prisoners who are serving terms of supervised release imposed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Commission has assumed this function pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and SelfGovernment Improvement Act of 1997. Under that

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Parole Commission

Correction

In notice document 0028122 appearing on page 65887 in the issue of Thursday, November 2, 2000, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY was inadvertently added and should be removed.
[FR Doc. C028122 Filed 112200; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 150501D

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Correction

In notice document 0028121 appearing on page 65887 in the issue of Thursday, November 2, 2000, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY was inadvertently added and should be removed.
[FR Doc. C028121 Filed 112200; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 150501D

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Correction

In notice document 0028123 appearing on page 65886 in the issue of Thursday, November 2, 2000, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY was inadvertently added and should be removed.
[FR Doc. C028123 Filed 112200; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 150501D

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Correction

In notice document 0028125 beginning on page 65885 in the issue of Thursday, November 2, 2000, make the following correction:

On page 65886, in the second column, in the third full paragraph, in the third line, ``December 1, 2000'' should read ``December 4, 2000''.
[FR Doc.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has created an open electronicmail discussion forum (or ``listserv'') on issues pertaining to the identification of radio spectrum for third generation wireless systems in the United States. This open forum is intended to complement the outreach program that President Clinton

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Notice is hereby given that NOAA is reopening the public comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking published August 23, 2000. The ANPR was published by NOAA to evaluate whether changes to existing National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) regulations or some form of policy guidance is necessary to clarify NOAA's decisionmaking process regarding

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that the commercial fishery in the area from House Rock, OR to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, reached its 1,000chinook guideline for the subarea allocation off Oregon. The fishery in the subarea from House Rock, OR to the OregonCalifornia border was closed at midnight, September 6, 2000, for the duration of the fishery. In the subarea

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration