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be submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on these

particular amendment requests would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Simona Roberts, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 782–

1438 issued on May 8, 1998 (63 FR

27265) and 917 issued on May 11, 1994

(59 FR 25892), as amended April 16,

1999 (64 FR 6326), and is requested

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR 222–226).

Permit No. 782–1438 authorizes the

permit holder to take large and small

cetaceans and incidentally harass some

pinniped species during aerial surveys.

The permit holder requests

authorization to amend this permit to

satellite-tag, flipper tag, VHF radio/time

depth recorder (TDR) suction cup-tag

and biopsy sample beluga whales

(Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan

waters. Specifically, they request

authority to satellite tag and flipper tag

a maximum of 40 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, Norton

Sound, Kotzebue Sound, and Beaufort

Sea; VHF/TDR suction cup tag a

maximum of 30 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska; and biopsy sample a

maximum of 90 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, Norton

Sound, Kotzebue Sound, and Beaufort

Sea.

Permit No. 917 (File No. P77–4#2)

authorizes three projects: (1) Aerial and

boat surveys, biopsy sampling and

photo-identification of various cetacean

species during stock assessment

research; (2) capture, sample, tag and

release pinnipeds during pinniped stock

assessment research; and (3) collection

of samples from animals of the Orders

Cetacea and Pinnipedia [except walrus]

for deposit into a scientific collection

for research.

The NMFS, Northeast Fisheries

Science Center is requesting authority to

extend the permit to December 31, 2000.

No additional animals are requested or

will be authorized.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11184 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Public meeting With the Community

College of the Air Force Board of

Visitors to Review and Discuss

Academic Policies and Issues Relative

to the Operation of the College

AGENCY: Community College of the Air

Force; DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Community College of

the Air Force (CCAF) Board of Visitors

will hold a meeting to review and

discuss academic policies and issues

relative to the operation of the college.

Agenda items include a review of the

operations of the CCAF and an update

on the activities of the CCAF Policy

Council.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral or written statements at the

meeting should contact First Lieutenant

Matthew M. Groleau, Designated

Federal Officer for the Board, at the

address below no later than 4:00 p.m. on

May 30, 2000. Please mail or

electronically mail all requests.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. A minimum of 35

copies of the presentation materials

must be given to First Lieutenant

Groleau no later than three days prior to

the time of the board meeting for

distribution. Visual aids must be

submitted to First Lieutenant Groleau

on a 31⁄2 inch computer disc in

Microsoft PowerPoint format no later

than 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2000 to allow

sufficient time for virus scanning and

formatting of the slides.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at 8:00 a.m. on

the Main Floor Conference Room, Air

University, Building 800, 130 West

Maxwell Boulevard, Maxwell Air Force

Base, Alabama 36112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: First

Lieutenant Matthew M. Groleau, (334)

953–7322, Community College of the

Air Force, 130 West Maxwell Boulevard,

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama,

36112–6613, or through electronic mail

at matthew.groleau@maxwell.af.mil.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–11133 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before June 5,

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

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Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Information Management Group, 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: April 28, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Application for Grants under

Student Support Services Program.

Frequency: Biennially.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 1,200

Burden Hours: 40,800.

Abstract: Information requested from

eligible institutions of higher education

is needed to provide department

program officers with necessary

information to make funding decisions

to determine compliance with

authorizing legislation and program

regulations.

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, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@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 Jacqueline Montague at

(202) 708–5359 or via her internet

address JackielMontague@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.

[FR Doc. 00–11082 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–196–000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Application

April 28, 2000.

Take notice that on April 19, 2000,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box

1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in

Docket No. CP00–196–000 an

application pursuant to Section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing Transco to

construct and operate certain facilities

at Compressor Station No. 90 in

Marengo County, Alabama to comply

with the Clean Air Act Amendments of

1990, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Alfred

E. White, Jr., Senior Attorney,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Corporation,

Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas

77251 or call (713) 215–2000.

Transco states that the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990 and state

implementation plans pursuant thereto

require certain reductions of NOX

(oxides of nitrogen) air emissions at

certain of Transco’s compressor stations.

Accordingly, over the next few years

Transco plans to install certain facilities

at these stations to achieve the

reductions of NOX. Transco plans to

install these facilities pursuant to

Transco’s blanket facilities certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–426 when it

is authorized to do so (either under

automatic or prior notice authorization,

depending on the estimated dollar

amount). However, at the stations where

the estimated total cost of installing

these facilities is more than $20.2

million, Transco states that it is not

authorized to perform such work

pursuant to its blanket facilities

certificate and, therefore, is required to

file an application for a certificate of

public convenience and necessity (such

is the case with the instant application).

Transco states that proposes to modify

several of its existing reciprocating

engines at Compressor Station No. 90 in

order to comply with the State of

Alabama plan to implement the Clean

Air Act Amendments of 1990. Station

90 has 17 units including 15

reciprocating/compressor units, one

Solar Centaur gas turbine and one Solar

Mars gas turbine driven centrifugal

compressor unit. The facilities at Station

90 are located within a fenced area of

approximately 58 acres.

Transco states that it plans to install

turbochargers and associated equipment

on 9 of the 15 reciprocating engines in

order to reduce NOX emissions. These

engines currently do not have

turbochargers on them. Transco plans to

modify the existing turbochargers at the

other 6 reciprocating units to increase

their capacity and install associated

equipment in order to reduce NOX

emissions. At all 15 engines emissions

will be reduced by achieving a true lean

air-fuel ratio, injecting high pressure

fuel directly into the power cylinders

and making other engine adjustments.

The injection of high pressure fuel

directly into the power cylinders

significantly improves the combustion

process by producing a more

homogeneous mixture of air and fuel

within the power cylinder. The true

lean air-fuel ratio coupled with the high

pressure fuel injection works by

promoting stable combustion

characteristics and thus reduces the

formation of NOX.

Transco states the 9 engines which

will have turbochargers installed will

have the potential to perform above

their current operating horsepower.

However, since Station 90 is automated,

it is stated that Transco has the ability

to shut down other engines or reduce

their load to ensure that the station will

not operate above the station’s total

certificated horsepower. Since Transco

will install these turbochargers at

Station 90 solely to achieve an

environmental improvement i.e., lower

NOX emissions, Transco states that it

has no intent or need to operate the

station above its certificated

horsepower. Therefore, when Transco

installs these turbochargers at Station 90

Transco states that it will adjust the

automation program at the station so

that it will not operate above its

certificated horsepower.

At the other 6 engines, Transco states

that modification of the existing

turbochargers to increase their capacity