41992 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 147 / Monday, August 2, 1999 / Notices to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,12 for proposed Pilot, which should ensure DEPARTMENT OF STATE approving the establishment of the Pilot that companies that final to satisfy the which would expire on November 1, continued listing criteria are identified, [Public Notice 3099] 1999 (or until such earlier time as the reviewed, and then subjected to Commission grants the Exchange’s specified delisting procedures, are Registration for the Diversity request for permanent approval of the consistent with the Act and should Immigrant (DV±2001) Visa Program program), prior to the thirtieth day after enhance investor protection. Moreover, ACTION: Notice of registration for the publication in the Federal Register. the Pilot should ensure that those seventh year of the Diversity Immigrant companies falling below the NYSE’s IV. Solicitation of Comments Visa Program. Interested persons are invited to continued listing criteria are provided submit written data, views, and with transparent, detailed procedures This public notice provides arguments concerning the foregoing, for addressing their status. The information on the procedures for including whether the proposed rule Commission further believes that the obtaining an opportunity to apply for change is consistent with the Act. proposed Pilot is consistent with the one of the 55,000 (maximum) immigrant Persons making written submissions Exchange’s obligation to perfect the visas to be made available in the should file six copies thereof with the mechanism of a free and open market by Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) category Secretary, Securities and Exchange codifying its continued listing criteria, during Fiscal Year 2001. This notice is Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., thereby encouraging the NYSE to apply issued pursuant to 22 CFR 42.33(b)(2) Washington, D.C. 20549–0609. Copies of uniformly its criteria in listing and, if which implements sections 201(a)(3), the submission, all subsequent necessary, delisting securities on the 201(e), 203(c) and 204(a)(1)(G) of the amendments, all written statements Exchange. Lastly, the Commission Immigration and Nationality Act, as with respect to the proposed rule believes that the proposed continued amended, (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153, and change that are filed with the listing criteria, established in the Pilot, 1154(a)(1)(G)). Commission, and all written should help to ensure the stability of the Entry Procedures for Immigrant Visas communications relating to the marketplace, as well as protect To Be Made Available in the DV proposed rule change between the investors, by enabling the NYSE to Category During Fiscal Year 2001 Commission and any person, other than identify listed companies that may not those that may be withheld from the ENTRIES FOR THE DV–2001 MAIL- have sufficient trading depth and public in accordance with the IN PERIOD MUST BE RECEIVED provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be liquidity to warrant continued listing. BETWEEN NOON (EASTERN TIME) ON available for inspection and copying at The Commission finds good cause for MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1999 AND the Commission’s Public Reference approving the Pilot prior to the thirtieth NOON (EASTERN TIME) ON Room. Copies of such filing will also be day after the date of publication of WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999. available for inspection and copying at notice thereof in the Federal Register. Entries received before or after these the principal office of the Exchange. All The Commission believes that dates will be disqualified regardless of submissions should refer to File No. accelerated approval of the Pilot will when they are postmarked. Entries sent SR–NYSE–99–29 and should be enable the Exchange to minimize the to an incorrect address will also be submitted by August 23, 1999. interruption in its continued listing and disqualified. V. Commission’s Findings and Order delisting of these securities and allow How Visas Are Apportioned Granting Partial Accelerated Approval for an orderly transition for its issuers, Visas are apportioned among six of Proposed Rule Change while providing the Commission adequate time to carefully consider the geographic regions with a greater The Commission finds that the number of visas going to regions with Exchange’s proposal seeking permanent portion of the proposed rule change lower rates of immigration, and no visas relating to the establishment of the Pilot approval of the proposed changes to its 15 going to countries sending more than is consistent with the requirements of continued listing criteria. 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the the Act and the rules and regulations It is therefore ordered, pursuant to past five years. No one country can thereunder applicable to a national Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,16 that the receive more than 7 percent of the securities exchange.13 Specifically, the Pilot program proposed by the Exchange diversity visas issued in any one year. Commission believes the proposal is (File No. SR–NYSE–99–29) is approved For DV–2001, natives of the following 14 consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) until November 1, 1999, or until the are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply: requirements that the rules of an Commission approves the proposal exchange be designed to promote just permanently. (mainland and , except and equitable principles of trade, to For the Commission, by the Division of remove impediments to and perfect the S.A.R.) Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated mechanisms of a free and open market authority.17 and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the Margaret H. McFarland, public. Deputy Secretary. The Commission finds that the [FR Doc. 99–19716 Filed 7–30–99; 8:45 am] revisions and codification of the BILLING CODE 8010±01±M continued listing criteria set forth in the 15 The Commission’s approval of the Pilot should 12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). not be interpreted as suggesting that the 13 In approving this Pilot, the Commission has Commission is predisposed to approving the considered the proposed rule’s impact on proposal on a permanent basis. efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 (except Northern U.S.C. 78c(f). 16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). Ireland) and its dependent territories 14 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

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Requirements Yugoslavia; Kazakstan rather than Portsmouth NH (ZIP CODE as To enter, an applicant must be able to , for example). appropriate. See below.), U.S.A. 3. THE APPLICANT’S NATIVE claim nativity in an eligible country, The Zip Codes are: COUNTRY IF DIFFERENT FROM AND must meet either the education or —00210 COUNTRY OF BIRTH /CENTRAL training requirement of the DV program. If the applicant is claiming nativity in Nativity in most cases is determined by AMERICA/—00211 a country other than his/her place —00212 the applicant’s place of birth. However, of birth, this must be clearly if a person was born in an ineligible —00213 indicated on the entry. This —00214 country but his/her spouse was born in information must match with what an eligible country, such person can —00215 is put on the upper left corner of the For the DV Program, the regions are claim the spouse’s country of birth entry envelope. (See ‘‘MAILING rather than his/her own. Also, if a divided as follows: THE ENTRY’’ below.) If an (1) ASIA: ZIP CODE: 00210 (extends person was born in an ineligible applicant is claiming nativity country, but neither of his/her parents from Israel to the northern Pacific through spouse or parent, please islands, and includes Indonesia): was born there or resided there at the indicate this on the entry. (See time of the birth, such person may be ‘‘Requirements’’ section for more able to claim nativity in one of the information on this item. BAHRAIN parents’ country of birth. Education or 4. NAME, DATE AND PLACE OF Training: To enter, an applicant MUST BIRTH OF THE APPLICANT’S BHUTAN have EITHER a high school education or SPOUSE AND CHILDREN (IF ANY) BRUNEI its equivalent, defined in the U.S. as (Failure to provide all of this BURMA successful completion of a 12-year information will disqualify the CAMBODIA HONG KONG S.A.R. course of elementary and secondary applicant.) education; OR two years of work 5. FULL MAILING ADDRESS This must INDONESIA experience within the past five years in be clear and complete, as any an occupation requiring at least two communications will be sent there. ISRAEL years of training or experience to A telephone number is optional, but JAPAN perform. U.S. Department of Labor useful. definitions will apply. If a person does 6. PHOTOGRAPH. Attach a recent, not meet these requirements, he/she preferably less than 6 months old, NORTH KOREA KUWAIT SHOULD NOT submit an entry to the photograph of the applicant, 1.5 LAOS DV program. inches (37 mm) square in size, with LEBANON the applicant’s name printed on the Procedures for Submitting an Entry MALAYSIA back. The photograph (not a Form MALDIVES photocopy) should be attached to Only ONE entry form may be MONGOLIA the entry with clear tape—DO NOT submitted by or for each applicant use staples or paperclips, which can during the registration period. OMAN jam the mail processing equipment. Submission of more than one entry will 7. SIGNATURE: Failure to personally disqualify the person. The applicant QATAR sign the entry will disqualify the SAUDI ARABIA must personally sign the entry, applicant. preferably in his/her native alphabet. SINGAPORE Failure of the applicant to personally Mailing the Entry SRI LANKA sign his/her own entry will result in Submit the entry by regular or air mail SYRIA disqualification. to the address matching the region of THAILAND the applicant’s country of nativity. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Completing the Entry Form Entries sent by express or priority mail, YEMEN There is no specific format for the fax, hand, messenger, or any means NB: In Asia CHINA—mainland born entry. Simply use a plain sheet of paper requiring receipts or special handling and Taiwan born, INDIA, PHILIPPINES, and type or clearly print in the English will not be processed. SOUTH KOREA, and VIETNAM DO alphabet (preferably in the following The envelope must between 6 and 10 NOT QUALIFY for this year’s diversity order): (Failure to provide ALL of this inches (15 to 25 cm) long and 31⁄2 and program. HONG KONG S.A.R. DOES information will disqualify the 41⁄2 inches (9 to 11 cm) wide. Postcards QUALIFY. Applicants born in applicant.) are NOT acceptable, nor are envelopes MAY APPLY for this year’s DV Program, 1. FULL NAME, with the last (surname/ inside express or oversized mail however, they will become ineligible on family) name underlined packets. In the upper left hand corner of December 20, 1999 when control of EXAMPLES: Public, Sara Jane (or) the envelope the applicant must show Macau reverts to China, unless Lopez, Juan Antonio his/her country of nativity, followed by legislation is enacted which would 2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH the applicant’s name and full return allow Macau’s continued eligibility for Date: Day, Month, Year EXAMPLE: 15 address. The applicant must provide the DV Program. November 1961 both the country of nativity and the (2) SOUTH AMERICA/CENTRAL Place: City/Town, District/County/ country of the address, even if both are AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: ZIP CODE: Province, Country EXAMPLE: the same. Failure to provide this 00211 (extends from Munich, Bavaria, Germany information will disqualify the entry. () and the Caribbean nations The name of the country should be The mailing address for all entries is the to Chile.) that which is currently in use for same EXCEPT for the ZIP (POSTAL) ANTIGUA & BARBUDA the place where the applicant was CODE. The address is: DV–2001 ARGENTINA born (Slovenia, rather than Program, National Visa Center, BARBADOS

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BELIZE MALAWI BOLIVIA NORWAY MALI * MAURITANIA CHILE ROMANIA MAURITIUS COSTA RICA MOROCCO SAN MARINO MOZAMBIQUE DOMINICA SERBIA NAMIBIA SLOVAKIA NIGER GRENADA SLOVENIA GUATEMALA SPAIN RWANDA GUYANA SWEDEN SAO TOME & PRINCIPE SWITZERLAND SENEGAL NICARAGUA TAJIKISTAN SEYCHELLES PANAMA SIERRA LEONE PARAGUAY TURKMENISTAN SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA ST. KITTS & NEVIS SUDAN ST. LUCIA VATICAN CITY SWAZILAND ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES NB: In Europe GREAT BRITAIN and TANZANIA SURINAME POLAND DO NOT QUALIFY for this TOGO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO year’s diversity program. GREAT TUNISIA URUGUAY BRITAIN (UNITED KINGDOM) includes UGANDA the following dependent areas: ZAMBIA NB: In South America COLOMBIA, ANGUILLA, , BRITISH ZIMBABWE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, (5) OCEANIA: ZIP CODE: 00214 SALVADOR, HAITI, JAMAICA, and FAULKLAND ISLANDS, GIBRALTAR, (includes Australia, New Zealand, MEXICO DO NOT QUALIFY for this MONTSERRAT, PITCAIRN, ST. Papua New Guinea and all countries year’s Diversity Program. HELENA, TURKS AND CAICOS and islands of the South Pacific): (3) EUROPE : ZIP CODE: 00212 ISLANDS. Note that for purposes of the AUSTRALIA * (Extends from Greenland to Russia, and Diversity Program only, Northern FIJI includes all countries of the former Ireland is treated separately; KIRIBATI USSR). NORTHERN IRELAND DOES QUALIFY MARSHALL ISLANDS ALBANIA and is listed among the qualifying areas. MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES ANDORRA * Includes components and dependent OF ARMENIA areas overseas. NAURU AUSTRIA (4) AFRICA: ZIP CODE: 00213 NEW ZEALAND * AZERBAIJAN (includes all countries on the African PALAU BELARUS continent and adjacent islands): PAPUA NEW GUINEA BELGIUM ALGERIA SOLOMON ISLANDS BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA ANGOLA TONGA BULGARIA BENIN TUVALU CROATIA BOTSWANA VANUATU BURKINA FASO WESTERN SAMOA CZECH REPUBLIC BURUNDI * Includes components and dependent DENMARK * CAMEROON areas overseas. ESTONIA CAPE VERDE (6) NORTH AMERICA: ZIP CODE: FINLAND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 00215 (includes ): FRANCE * CHAD GEORGIA COMOROS BAHAMAS, THE GERMANY CONGO NB: In North America, CANADA GREECE CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF DOES NOT QUALIFY for this year’s HUNGARY THE Diversity Program. ICELAND COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) IRELAND DJIBOUTI Important Notice: Applicants must meet ALL eligibility requirements under the U.S. ITALY law in order to be issued visas. Processing of KAZAKSTAN EQUATORIAL GUINEA applications and issuance of diversity visas KYRGYZSTAN ERITREA to successful applicants and their eligible LATVIA family members MUST occur by September LICHTENSTEIN GABON 30, 2001. Family members may not obtain LITHUANIA GAMBIA, THE diversity visas to follow to join the applicant LUXEMBOURG GHANA in the U.S. after this date. There is NO initial MACEDONIA, THE FORMER GUINEA fee, other than postage required to enter the YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU DV–2001 program. The use of an outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV– MALTA KENYA 2001 entry is entirely at the applicant’s MOLDOVA LESOTHO discretion. Qualified entries received directly MONACO LIBERIA from applicants or through intermediaries MONTENEGRO LIBYA have equal chances of being selected by NETHERLANDS * MADAGASCAR computer. There is no advantage to mailing

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Filed During the Week Ending July 23, Selection of Winners 1999 Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of The selection of winners is made at The following Agreements were filed Petitions Issued random and no outside service can with the Department of Transportation legitimately improve an applicant’s under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. AGENCY: Federal Aviation chances of being chosen or guarantee Sections 412 and 414. Answers may be Administration (FAA), DOT. that an entry will win. Any service that filed within 21 days of date of filing. ACTION: claims it can improve an applicant’s Notice of petitions for odds is promising something it cannot Docket Number: OST–99–6000 exemption received and of dispositions lawfully deliver. Date Filed: July 19, 1999 of prior petitions. Notifying Winners Parties: Members of the International SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking Air Transport Association provisions governing the application, Only successful entrants will be Subject: processing, and disposition of petitions notified. They will be notified by mail PTC23 ME–TC3 0069 dated 20 July for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this between April and July of 2000 at the 1999 notice contains a summary of certain address listed on their entry. Winners Mail Vote 025—Resolution 010y petitions seeking relief from specified will also be sent instructions on how to requirements of the Federal Aviation apply for an immigrant visa, including TC23/TC123 Middle East-Japan/Korea Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), information on the fee for immigrant Special Passenger Amending dispositions of certain petitions visas and a separate visa lottery Resolution from Bahrain, Oman, previously received, and corrections. surcharge. Successful entrants must Qatar, United Arab Emirates to The purpose of this notice is to improve complete the immigrant visa application Japan/Korea the public’s awareness of, and process and meet all eligibility Intended effective date: 1 August participation in, this aspect of FAA’s requirements under U.S. law to be 1999. regulatory activities. Neither publication issued a visa. Docket Number: OST–99–6007 of this notice nor the inclusion or Being selected as a winner in the DV omission of information in the summary Date Filed: July 21, 1999 Lottery does not automatically is intended to affect the legal status of guarantee being issued a visa even if the Parties: Members of the International any petition or its final disposition. applicant is qualified, because the Air Transport Association DATES: Comments on petitions received number of entries selected and Subject: registered is greater than the number of must identify the petition docket immigrant visas available. Those CTC COMP 0204 dated 23 July 1999 number involved and must be received selected will, therefore, need to (adoption including all on or before August 23, 1999. complete and file their immigrant visa amendments to resolutions and rate ADDRESSES: Send comments on any applications quickly. Once all the tables) petition in triplicate to: Federal diversity visas have been issued or on Mail Vote 017—Resolution 010pp Aviation Administration, Office of the September 30, 2001, whichever is Special Cargo Amending Resolution— Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC– sooner, the DV Program for Fiscal Year Libya Except to/from USA/US 200), Petition Docket No. lll, 800 2001 will end. Territories Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Obtaining Instructions on Entering the Intended effective date: 1 October DV Lottery 1999. Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet Docket Number: OST–99–6020 Interested persons may call (202) 331– address: 9–NPRM–[email protected]. 7199, which describes the various Date Filed: July 23, 1999 The petition, any comments received, means to obtain further details on Parties: Members of the International and a copy of any final disposition are entering the DV–2001 program. Air Transport Association filed in the assigned regulatory docket Applicants overseas may contact the Subject: and are available for examination in the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G, instructions on the DV lottery. DV PTC COMP 0484 dated 27 July 1999 (adoption including all FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A), information is also available in the Visa 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Bulletin on the Internet at http:// amendments to resolutions and fares tables) Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) travel.state.gov or via the Consular 267–3132. Affairs automated fax at (202) 647–3000 Mail Vote 018—Resolution 010t FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (code 1103). Calls to the automated fax Special Passenger Amending Cherie Jack, (202) 267–7271 or Terry service must be made from a fax Resolution from Libya (Except to Stubblefield, (202) 267–7624, Office of machine using the receiver or voice USA/US Territories) option of the caller’s fax equipment. Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation Intended effective date: 15 August Administration, 800 Independence Dated: July 27, 1999. 1999. Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Mary A. Ryan, Dorothy W. Walker, This notice is published pursuant to Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. Federal Register Liaison. paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of [FR Doc. 99–19736 Filed 7–30–99; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 99–19694 Filed 7–30–99; 8:45 am] Part 11 of the Federal Aviation BILLING CODE 4710±06±U BILLING CODE 4910±62±P Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

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