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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 20, 

2000. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or should be electronically 

mailed to the internet address 

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Regulatory Information Management, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, 

publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g. new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Dated: June 14, 2000. 

John Tressler, 

Leader, Regulatory Information Management, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: 

Title: Graduate Assistance in Areas of 

National Need (GAANN). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Individuals or household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: Responses: 325. 

Burden Hours: 13,432. 

Abstract: These instructions and 

forms provide the U.S. Department of 

Education the information needed to 

make awards to academic departments 

and to sustain and enhance the capacity 

for teaching and research in areas of 

national need. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1890– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

or should be addressed to Vivian Reese, 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional 

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 

20202–4651. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the internet 

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or 

faxed to 202–708–9346. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or the 

collection activity requirements should 

be directed to Joseph Schubart at (202) 

708–5359 or via his internet address 

Joe_Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of Management. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Department of Education (ED) publishes 

this notice of a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘Child Care Subsidy Program 

System.’’ The system will contain 

information about employees who apply 

for a subsidy for child care expenses, 

their spouses and the children who are 

enrolled in government-subsidized 

child care, the employee’s application 

for, and participation in, the child care 

subsidy program, including the 

employee’s name, their spouse’s name, 

the employee’s title, grade and salary, 

the employee’s home and work 

telephone numbers, the employee’s 

home and work addresses, the 

organization in which the employee 

works, the employee’s social security 

number, their spouse’s social security 

number, the employee’s tax returns, 

their spouse’s tax returns, the name and 

social security number of the child on 

whose behalf the parent is applying for 

a subsidy, the child’s date of birth, the 

date of entry into the Child Care 

Subsidy Program, and the amount of 

subsidy received; the name, address, 

telephone number, employer 

identification number (EIN), license and 

accreditation status of the child care 

center in which the employee’s 

child(ren) is (are) enrolled, and the 

dates of attendance. 

The Department seeks comment on 

this new system of records described in 

this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on the proposed routine uses for the 

systems of records included in this 

notice on or before July 20, 2000. The 

Department filed a report describing the 

new system of records covered by this 

notice with the Chair of the Committee 

on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 

the Chair of the Committee on 

Government Reform and Oversight of 

the House, and the Administrator of the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) on June 16, 2000. The 

changes made in this notice will become 

effective after the 30-day period for 

OMB review of the systems expires on 

July 17, 2000; unless OMB gives specific 

notice within the 30 days that the 

changes are not approved for 

implementation or requests an 

additional 10 days for its review. The 

routine uses become effective 30 days 

after publication unless they need to be 

changed as a result of public comment 

or OMB review. The Department will 

publish any changes to the routine uses. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the proposed routine uses to Elizabeth 

Mackenzie, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 

6E236, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: 202–401–6700. If you prefer 

to send comments through the Internet, 

use the following address: 

Comments@ed.gov. You must include 

the term ‘‘SOR Child Care’’ in the 

subject line of the electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all comments about 

this notice in room 6E236, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday 

through Friday of each week except 

Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we supply an appropriate 

aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, 

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to an individual with a disability who 

needs assistance to review the 

comments or other documents in the 

public rulemaking record for this notice. 

If you want to schedule an appointment 

for this type of aid, you may call (202) 

205–8113 or (202) 260–9895. If you use 

a TDD, you may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Van Buskirk, Work/Life Programs Group 

Director, Office of Management, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 2W305, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 260–8979. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

Introduction 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

(Privacy Act) requires the Department to 

publish in the Federal Register this 

notice of a new system of records 

managed by the Department. The 

Department’s regulations implementing 

the Act are contained in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR 

part 5b. 

The Privacy Act applies to 

information about individuals that 

contain individually identifiable 

information and that may be retrieved 

by a unique identifier associated with 

each individual, such as a name or 

social security number. The information 

about each individual is called a 

‘‘record’’ and the system, whether 

manual or computer-based, is called a 

‘‘system of records.’’ The Privacy Act 

requires each agency to publish notices 

of systems of records in the Federal 

Register and to prepare reports to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a 

new system of records. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at either of the following sites: 

http://ocfo.ed.gov.fedreg.htm. 

http://www.ed.gov/news.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at either of the previous sites. If you 

have questions about using PDF, call the 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) 

toll free at 1–888–293–6498, or in the 

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: June 15, 2000. 

Willie H. Gilmore, 

Director, Office of Management. 

The Office of Management of the U.S. 

Department of Education publishes a 

notice of a new system of records to 

read as follows: 

SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 

18–05–13. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Child Care Subsidy Program System. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

U.S. Department of Education, Office 

of Management, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., room 2W200, Washington, DC 

20202. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE 

SYSTEM: 

This system contains records on 

employees who apply for a subsidy for 

child care expenses, their spouses and 

the children who are enrolled in 

government-subsidized child care. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system consists of records 

relating to an employee’s application 

for, and participation in, the child care 

subsidy program, including the 

employee’s name, their spouse’s name, 

the employee’s title, grade and salary, 

the employee’s home and work 

telephone numbers, the employee’s 

home and work addresses, the 

organization in which the employee 

works, the employee’s social security 

number, their spouse’s social security 

number, the employee’s tax returns, 

their spouse’s tax returns, the name and 

social security number of the child on 

whose behalf the parent is applying for 

a subsidy, the child’s date of birth, the 

date of entry into the Child Care 

Subsidy Program, and the amount of 

subsidy received; the name, address, 

telephone number, employer 

identification number (EIN), license and 

accreditation status of the child care 

center in which the employee’s 

child(ren) is (are) enrolled, and the 

dates of attendance. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Pub. L. 106–58 (113 Stat. 477). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The information contained in this 

system is used for the purposes of 

determining program eligibility and 

benefits, verifying the identity of the 

individual, verifying the eligibility of 

the child care center, investigating 

possible fraud and verifying compliance 

with regulations. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: 

The Department of Education (the 

Department) may disclose information 

contained in a record in the systems of 

records under the routine uses listed in 

this system of records without the 

consent of the individual if the 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purposes for which the record was 

collected. These disclosures may be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

(1) Disclosures to Child Care 

Providers. The Department may disclose 

information from this system of records 

to child care providers in order to verify 

a child’s dates of attendance at the 

provider’s facility. 

(2) Disclosure for Use by Other Law 

Enforcement Agencies. The Department 

may disclose information to any 

Federal, State, local, or foreign agency 

or other public authority responsible for 

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 

violations of administrative, civil, or 

criminal law or regulation if that 

information is relevant to any 

enforcement, regulatory, investigative, 

or prosecutive responsibility within the 

receiving entity’s jurisdiction. 

(3) Enforcement Disclosure. In the 

event that information in this system of 

records indicates, either on its face or in 

connection with other information, a 

violation or potential violation of any 

applicable statute, regulation, or order 

of a competent authority, the 

Department may disclose the relevant 

records to the appropriate agency, 

whether foreign, Federal, State, Tribal, 

or local, charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting that 

violation or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, executive 

order, rule, regulation, or order issued 

pursuant thereto. 

(4) Litigation and Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Disclosures. 

(a) Introduction. In the event that one 

of the parties listed below is involved in 

litigation or ADR, or has an interest in 

litigation or ADR, the Department may 

disclose certain records to the parties 

described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) 

of this routine use under the conditions 

specified in those paragraphs: 

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(i) The Department of Education, or 

any component of the Department; or 

(ii) Any Department employee in his 

or her official capacity; or 

(iii) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity if the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed 

to provide or arrange for representation 

for the employee; 

(iv) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity where the 

agency has agreed to represent the 

employee; or 

(v) The United States where the 

Department determines that the 

litigation is likely to affect the 

Department or any of its components. 

(b) Disclosure to the DOJ. If the 

Department determines that disclosure 

of certain records to the DOJ is relevant 

and necessary to litigation or ADR, the 

Department may disclose those records 

as a routine use to the DOJ. 

(c) Administrative Disclosures. If the 

Department determines that disclosure 

of certain records to an adjudicative 

body before which the Department is 

authorized to appear, an individual or 

entity designated by the Department or 

otherwise empowered to resolve or 

mediate disputes is relevant and 

necessary to the administrative 

litigation, the Department may disclose 

those records as a routine use to the 

adjudicative body, individual, or entity. 

(d) Parties, counsels, representatives 

and witnesses. If the Department 

determines that disclosure of certain 

records to a party, counsel, 

representative or witness in an 

administrative proceeding is relevant 

and necessary to the litigation, the 

Department may disclose those records 

as a routine use to the party, counsel, 

representative or witness. 

(5) Employment, Benefit, and 

Contracting Disclosure. 

(a) For Decisions by the Department. 

The Department may disclose a record 

to a Federal, State, or local agency 

maintaining civil, criminal, or other 

relevant enforcement or other pertinent 

records, or to another public authority 

or professional organization, if 

necessary to obtain information relevant 

to a Department decision concerning the 

hiring or retention of an employee or 

other personnel action, the issuance of 

a security clearance, the letting of a 

contract, or the issuance of a license, 

grant, or other benefit. 

(b) For Decisions by Other Public 

Agencies and Professional 

Organizations. The Department may 

disclose a record to a Federal, State, 

local, or foreign agency or other public 

authority or professional organization, 

in connection with the hiring or 

retention of an employee or other 

personnel action, the issuance of a 

security clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of an employee, the letting 

of a contract, or the issuance of a 

license, grant, or other benefit, to the 

extent that the record is relevant and 

necessary to the receiving entity’s 

decision on the matter. 

(6) Employee Grievance, Complaint or 

Conduct Disclosure. The Department 

may disclose a record in this system of 

records to another agency of the Federal 

Government if the record is relevant to 

one of the following proceedings 

regarding a present or former employee 

of the Department: Complaint, 

grievance, discipline or competence 

determination proceedings. The 

disclosure may only be made during the 

course of the proceeding. 

(7) Labor Organization Disclosure. A 

component of the Department may 

disclose records to a labor organization 

if a contract between the component 

and a labor organization recognized 

under Title V of the United States Code, 

Chapter 71, provides that the 

Department will disclose personal 

records relevant to the organization’s 

mission. The disclosures will be made 

only as authorized by law. 

(8) Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records to the 

Department of Justice and the Office of 

Management and Budget if the 

Department concludes that disclosure is 

desirable or necessary in determining 

whether particular records are required 

to be disclosed under the FOIA. 

(9) Disclosure to the Department of 

Justice (DOJ). The Department may 

disclose records to the DOJ to the extent 

necessary for obtaining DOJ advice on 

any matter relevant to an audit, 

inspection, or other inquiry related to 

the programs covered by this system. 

(10) Contract Disclosure. If the 

Department contracts with an entity for 

the purposes of performing any function 

that requires disclosure of records in 

this system to employees of the 

contractor, the Department may disclose 

the records to those employees. Before 

entering into such a contract, the 

Department shall require the contractor 

to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as 

required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with 

respect to the records in the system. 

(11) Research Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records to a 

researcher if an appropriate official of 

the Department determines that the 

individual or organization to which the 

disclosure would be made is qualified to 

carry out specific research related to 

functions or purposes of this system of 

records. The official may disclose 

records from this system of records to 

that researcher solely for the purpose of 

carrying out that research related to the 

functions or purposes of this system of 

records. The researcher shall be 

required to maintain Privacy Act 

safeguards with respect to the disclosed 

records. 

(12) Congressional Member 

Disclosure. The Department may 

disclose records to a member of 

Congress from the record of an 

individual in response to an inquiry 

from the member made at the written 

request of that individual. The 

Member’s right to the information is no 

greater than the right of the individual 

who requested it. 

(13) Disclosure to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Credit Reform Act (CRA) Support. The 

Department may disclose records to 

OMB as necessary to fulfill CRA 

requirements. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING 

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE 

The records are maintained in hard 

copy and on a computer database. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

The files in this system are retrievable 

by social security number or name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All physical access to the Department 

site, and the sites of Department 

contractors where this system of records 

is maintained, is controlled and 

monitored by security personnel who 

check each individual entering the 

building for his or her employee or 

visitor badge. The computer system 

employed by the Department offers a 

high degree of resistance to tampering 

and circumvention. This security 

system limits data access to Department 

and contract staff on a need to know 

basis, and controls individual users’ 

ability to access and alter records within 

the system. All users of this system of 

records are given a unique user ID with 

personal identifiers. All interactions by 

individual users with the system are 

recorded. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records of individual are destroyed 

after five years. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Lead Program Specialist, FamilyFriendly Programs, Work/Life Programs 

Group, Office of Management, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., room 2W200 

Washington, DC 20202. 

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in this 

system of records, contact the system 

manager. Your request must meet the 

requirements of the Department’s 

Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. You may 

present your request in person at any of 

the locations identified for this system 

of records or address your request to the 

system manager at the address listed 

above. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to access a record 

regarding you in this system of records, 

contact the system manager. Your 

request must meet the requirements of 

the Department’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including 

proof of identity. You may present your 

request in person at any of the locations 

identified for this system of records or 

address your request to the system 

manager at the address listed above. 

CONTESTING OF RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to contest a record 

regarding you in this system of records, 

contact the system manager. Your 

request must meet the requirements of 

the Department’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7, including 

proof of identity. You may present your 

request in person at any of the locations 

identified for this system of records or 

address your request to the system 

manager at the address listed above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is provided by 

Department employees who apply for a 

child care subsidy and from the child 

care providers. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS 

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE Implementation Plan for 

Recommendation 2000–1 of the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board, Stabilization and Storage of 

Nuclear Material 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board published 

Recommendation 2000–1, concerning 

the stabilization and storage of nuclear 

material, on January 26, 2000 (65 FR 

4237). Under section 315(e) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

42 U.S.C. 2286d(e), the Department of 

Energy must transmit an 

implementation plan on 

Recommendation 2000–1 to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board after 

acceptance of the Recommendation by 

the Secretary. The Department’s 

implementation plan was sent to the 

Safety Board on June 8, 2000, and is 

available for review in the Department 

of Energy Public Reading Rooms. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, 

views, or arguments concerning the 

implementation plan to: Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Huizenga, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Integration and 

Disposition, Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 

2000. 

Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

The Secretary of Energy 

June 8, 2000. 

The Honorable John T. Conway, 

Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, suite 

700, Washington, DC. 20004. 

Dear Mr. Chairman: Enclosed is Revision 3 

of the Department’s Implementation Plan for 

remediating the nuclear materials identified 

in Recommendations 94–1 and 2000–1. This 

revision describes the current status of, and 

changes to, the Department’s plans for 

stabilizing the nuclear materials, with 

significant changes included for the Hanford 

Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, Savannah River 

Site, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology 

Site, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 

These plans and any changes to previous 

commitments have been discussed with 

members of your staff. 

The enclosed plan includes discussion of 

all of the actions taken to date to address the 

urgent safety issues described in the original 

Recommendation 94–1. It also sets forth the 

Department’s plans and commitments for the 

remaining stabilization activities called for in 

Recommendation 2000–1. Accordingly, the 

Department proposes closure of 

Recommendation 94–1 as we continue to 

track our stabilization activities under 

Recommendation 2000–1. 

The Department is currently working 

closely with the Los Alamos National 

Laboratory to establish a satisfactory path 

forward for stabilization of its remaining 94– 

1 legacy inventory. Los Alamos completed 

stabilization of all of their high-risk vault 

items in July 1998, and stabilization of the 

remaining 17 priority items stored in 

gloveboxes is being actively pursued. Five 

interim commitments have been established 

to monitor the preparation of an integrated 

plan with milestones for the stabilization and 

discard of those items and all remaining 94– 

1 legacy material at Los Alamos. This plan 

will be available by October 31, 2000. 

The Department acknowledges that the 

enclosed revision reflects significant delays 

to some of our previously approved 

stabilization commitments, particularly in 

the area of stabilization activities at the 

Savannah River Site. As I described in my 

March 13, 2000, response to your 

Recommendation 2000–1, these delays result 

from a variety of interrelated factors that 

include funding priorities as well as 

technical and management issues. In 

developing this plan revision, however, we 

have been careful to order the activities with 

the objective of achieving early risk 

reduction. We recognize the importance of 

these projects and will work to maximize our 

efficiency and attain every possible schedule 

acceleration. 

We continue to closely track progress on 

all stabilization commitments and are 

pleased to be able to continue to show 

measurable progress at several sites. Of note 

is the completion of all remaining 94–1 

activities at the Idaho National Engineering 

and Environmental Laboratory. We will keep 

you and your staff apprised of our progress 

in meeting the commitments at the remaining 

six sites. If you have any questions, please 

contact me or have your staff contact Mr. 

David Huizenga at (202) 586–5151. 

Yours sincerely, 

Bill Richardson. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of Solicitation 

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, 

Department of Energy.
 

ACTION: Notice of availability of
 

solicitation—Steel Visions of the future.
 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office, 

is seeking applications for cost-shared 

research and development of 

technologies which will reduce energy 

consumption, enhance economic 

competitiveness, and reduce 

environmental impacts of the Steel 

Industry. The research is to address 

research priorities identified by the 

Steel Industry in Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of 

the Steel Industry Technology 

Roadmap. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

applications is 3 p.m. MST on 

September 14, 2000. 

ADDRESSES: Applications should be 

submitted to: Procurement Services 

Division, U.S. DOE, Idaho Operations