30574 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices

1. The intent of the Supplemental EIS

is to provide National Environmental

Policy Act coverage for design features

of the Kentucky Lock Addition project

that were unspecified when the original

EIS was prepared. At the time of the

original EIS, it was recognized that

decisions on several key features could

not be made until additional hydraulic

modeling studies and engineering

evaluations were performed. This

additional evaluation has progressed to

the point that the SEIS can be

completed.

2. The original EIS for Kentucky Lock

Addition was completed in 1992 and a

Record of Decision signed in 1998. An

environmental assessment (EA) was

completed in March 2000 for the

relocation of the U.S. Highway 62/641

Crossing over the Tennessee River. This

EA addressed changes to the project

from moving the crossing off the

Kentucky Lock and Dam (river mile

22.4) to a site just downstream of the

dam (river mile 22.1). The SEIS now

proposed will cover all known

remaining changes to the project from

that described in the earlier EIS and EA.

3. Key proposed project features to be

evaluated in the SEIS include the

following:

a. Training dike(s) on the west bank

of the Powerhouse Island to improve

navigation conditions for barge traffic

entering the locks on the downstream

side.

b. Fishing enhancement features

added as mitigation for construction

impacts (bank closures):

(1) three west bank rock jetties below

the west bank boat basin;

(2) expanded west bank boat basin

which will be used by contractors

during construction and available to the

public after construction;

(3) new boat ramp in the west bank

boat basin;

(4) fishing piers on the west bank and

off the Powerhouse Island.

c. Construction of a new Lock

Visitor’s Center as mitigation for loss of

Taylor Park Campground.

d. Fill placement in lower level of

now inactive Taylor Park Campground.

e. Mooring buoys at either Tennessee

River Mile 19.4 (Left Bank) or TRM

20.6L.

f. Underwater rock excavations in

upstream and downstream lock

approaches.

g. Wastewater treatment systems for

the Lock and Dam facilities.

h. Widening of Highway 282 at the

railroad underpass on the west bank.

i. Guidewall construction in the

tailwater.

4. This notice serves to solicit

comments from the public; federal, state

and local agencies and officials; Indian

Tribes; and other interested parties in

order to consider and evaluate the

impacts of this proposed activity. Any

comments received by us will be

considered to determine whether to

perform this work. To make this

decision, comments are used to assess

impacts on endangered species, historic

properties, water quality, water supply

and conservation, economics, aesthetics,

wetlands, flood hazards, floodplain

values, land use, navigation, shore

erosion and accretion, recreation, energy

needs, safety, food and fiber production,

mineral needs, considerations of

property ownership, general

environmental effects, and in general,

the needs and welfare of the people.

5. Activities proposed that require a

review under the guidelines

promulgated by the Administrator,

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), under authority of Section

404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act (40

CFR Part 230) include fill placement for

fishing enhancement features and riprap

temporarily placed in the lower lock

approach channel.

6. Other federal, state and local

approvals required for the proposed

work are as follows:

a. Water quality certification from the

Kentucky Division of Water.

b. Coordination with the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, including a

Biological Assessment/Opinion for

Endangered Species Act and a Fish and

Wildlife Coordination Act Report.

7. Significant issues to be analyzed in

depth in the draft SEIS include impacts

to tailwater mussel resources, tailwater

fishing activities, and commercial and

recreational boating activities. The

Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed

to be a Cooperating Agency on the SEIS

and will be responsible for preparing

much of the evaluations of significant

resources. A draft SEIS should be

available in February 2001.

8. Public Meeting: A public meeting is

scheduled to scope for potential issues

to be evaluated in the SEIS as follows:

Date: May 22, 2000.

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Place: Kentucky Dam Village State

Park Convention Center, U.S. Highway

641, Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

Peter F. Taylor, Jr.,

Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers,

District Engineer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.258]

Even Start Family Literacy Program

Grants for Indian Tribes and Tribal

Organizations

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000.

Purpose of Program: The Even Start

Family Literacy Program for Indian

tribes and tribal organizations is

designed to help break the cycle of

poverty and illiteracy by improving the

educational opportunities of lowincome families by integrating early

childhood education, adult literacy or

adult basic education, and parenting

education into a unified family literacy

program for federally recognized Indian

tribes and tribal organizations.

Eligible Applicants: Federally

recognized Indian tribes and tribal

organizations. (The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

and ‘‘tribal organization’’ have the

meanings given those terms in section 4

of the Indian Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act.)

Applications Available: May 12, 2000.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 30, 2000.

Available Funds: The Secretary

estimates that there will be

approximately $1,500,000 in FY 2000

funds for new grants.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$100,000–$200,000.

Estimated Size of Average Award:

$175,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 8–10.

Note: The Department is not bound by

any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 48 months.

Applicable Regulations: The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 97,

98, and 99.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Program

Under the authority of section

1202(a)(1)(C) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the

Assistant Secretary of Elementary and

Secondary Education (Assistant

Secretary) awards grants to eligible

applicants for projects that—

• Improve the educational

opportunities of low-income families by

integrating early childhood education,

adult literacy or adult basic education,

and parenting education into a unified

family literacy program for federally

recognized Indian tribe and tribal

organization projects;

• Are implemented through

cooperative activities that build on

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existing community resources to create

a new range of services for federally

recognized Indian tribe and tribal

organization projects;

• Promote achievement of the

National Education Goals one, three,

five, and eight that address school

readiness, student achievement, adult

literacy, and parent involvement in the

education of their children; and

• Assist children and adults to

achieve to challenging State content

standards and challenging State student

performance standards.

Each project must use the grant funds

to provide an intensive family-centered

education program that involves parents

and children, from birth through age

seven, in a cooperative effort to help

parents become full partners in the

education of their children and to assist

children in reaching their full potential

as learners.

In accordance with section 1205 of

the ESEA, each project must include ten

specific program elements (listed in the

application package). Those ten

elements include in part the following

activities: identifying, recruiting, and

providing services to families that are

the most in need of family literacy

services, as indicated by a low level of

adult literacy or English language

proficiency of the eligible parent or

parents, and other need-related

indicators; providing (through

collaboration with other entities when

possible) high-quality, intensive

instructional programs in adult basic or

secondary education (or English

language training), early childhood

education, literacy-based parenting

education training, and interactive

literacy activities between parents and

their children; and providing yearround services, including some

instructional services in the home. For

a specific description of all of the

required program elements, applicants

should refer to the application package.

Eligible Participants

Eligible participants are families with

children and their parents who also

meet the following conditions specified

in section 1206(a) of the ESEA:

(1) The parent or parents must be

eligible for participation in an adult

education program under the Adult

Education Act; or within the State’s

compulsory school attendance age range

(in which case a local educational

agency must provide (or ensure the

availability of) the basic education

component); and

(2) The child or children must be

younger than eight years of age.

Federal and Local Funding

An Even Start Family Literacy

project’s funding is comprised of both a

Federal portion of funds (Federal share)

and a portion contributed by the eligible

applicant (local project share). The local

share of the project may be provided in

cash or in kind and may be obtained

from any source, including other

Federal programs funded by the ESEA.

The Federal share of the project may not

exceed—

• 90 percent of the total cost of the

project in the first year;

• 80 percent in the second year;

• 70 percent in the third year;

• 60 percent in the fourth year;

• 50 percent in the fifth through eight

years; and

• 35 percent in any subsequent year.

The Federal share for any grantee

receiving a grant for a second grant

cycle may not exceed 50 percent, and

for any cycle after that may not exceed

35 percent. Any grantee that wishes to

reapply at the end of a project period

(up to 48 months) must recompete for

funding with new applicants.

Indirect Costs

Even Start Family Literacy Program

funds may not be used for the indirect

costs of a project. Recipients of an Even

Start Indian tribe and tribal organization

grant may request the Secretary to waive

this requirement. To obtain a waiver,

however, the recipient must

demonstrate to the Secretary’s

satisfaction that the recipient otherwise

would not be able to participate in the

Even Start Family Literacy Program.

National Evaluation

The Department is conducting a

national evaluation of Even Start Family

Literacy projects. Grantees are required

to participate in the Department’s

national evaluation and to conduct a

separate independent local evaluation

consistent with the grantee’s

responsibilities under 34 CFR 75.590.

Specific information about budgeting for

those evaluations are contained in the

application package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

obtain a copy of the application package

or further information, contact Doris

Sligh, Compensatory Education

Programs, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education, U.S. Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue

SW, Washington, DC 20202–6132;

telephone (202) 260–0999; or email

doris_sligh@ed.gov.

The application package also is

available on the Department’s Web site

at: www.ed.gov/GrantApps/#84.258.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

that person. However, the Department is

not able to reproduce in an alternative

format the standards forms included in

the application package.

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well as all other Department of

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The official version of this document

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Register and Code of Federal

Regulations is available on GPO Access

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index.html.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6362(c).

Dated: May 9, 2000.

Michael Cohen,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Arbitration Panel Decision Under the

Randolph-Sheppard Act

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Arbitration Panel

Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard

Act.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

March 31, 1999, an arbitration panel

rendered a decision in the matter of

West Virginia Department of Education

and the Arts, Division of Rehabilitation

Services v. U.S. Department of Labor,

Mine Safety and Health Administration

(Docket No. R-S/97–14). This panel was