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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,

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.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department; (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate; (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: May 5, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Title: Gun-Free Schools Act Report

(KA).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs (primary).

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 12672.

Burden Hours: 27042.

Abstract: The Gun-Free Schools Act

(GFSA) requires each State to provide

annual reports to the Secretary

concerning implementation of the Act’s

requirements regarding expulsions from

schools resulting from weapons

violations. The GFSA requires the

Secretary to report to Congress if any

State is not in compliance with the

GFSA, and requires the Secretary to

collect data on the incidence of children

with disabilities engaging in threatening

behavior or bringing weapons to school.

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 Kathy Axt at (703) 426–

9692. 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. 00–11792 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Availability of Solicitation

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

solicitation—biobased products

industry.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office

(ID), on behalf of the Office of Industrial

Technologies, is seeking applications

from private and public institutions of

higher learning to promote

multidisciplinary education and

training programs for graduate students

at the Masters or Ph.D. levels in the area

of renewable bioproducts. The emerging

biobased products industry uses crops,

trees, wastes and by-products to make

chemical feedstocks and a huge range of

everyday consumer goods, like plastics,

paints and adhesives. Contributions to

this new industry would come from

traditional academic programs in crop

production, such as agronomy, crop and

soil sciences and forestry; programs in

environmental sciences, such as

ecology, and water and timber

management; basic science programs,

such as genomics, biology and

microbiology; and, programs in

industrial production technologies, such

as fermentation design, fluid mechanics

and systems management. The objective

of this new education initiative is to

produce graduates who can enter the

complex biobased products industry

and effectively integrate the knowledge

from a wide range of technologies that

are necessary for this industry to grow.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

applications is 3 p.m. MDT June 20,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be

submitted to: Procurement Services

Division, U. S. Department of Energy,

Idaho Operations Office, Attention:

Marshall Garr [DE–PS07–00ID13962],

850 Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83401–1563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marshall Garr, Contract Specialist, at

garrmc@id.doe.gov, telephone (208)

526–1536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

statutory authority for this program is

the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy

Research & Development Act of 1974

(Pub. L. 93–577). DOE anticipates

approximately 3–5 grant awards will be

made, ranging from approximately

$70,000 to $100,000 each year for a

maximum of three years in duration.

These grants will cover both the costs

for establishing a new cross-cutting

academic and research program in this

field as well as full stipends for 2 or so

deserving graduate students at the

Masters or Ph.D. level. The issuance

date of Solicitation No. DE–PS07–

00ID13962 will be May 5, 2000. The

solicitation will be available in full text

via the Internet at the following address:

http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/psd/procdiv.html. Technical and non-technical

questions should be submitted in

writing to Marshall Garr by e-mail

garrmc@id.doe.gov, or facsimile at 208–

526–5548 no later than May 19, 2000.

Issued in Idaho Falls on May 4, 2000.

R. Jeffrey Hoyles,

Director, Procurement Services Division

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–267–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Change in FERC Gas Tariff

May 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 1, 2000, ANR

Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered for

filing as part of FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheets to be effective June

1, 2000.

Primary Case

Twenty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 17

Second Revised Sheet No. 141

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Alternate Case

Alternate Twenty-Eight Revised Sheet No. 17

ANR states that this filing includes

both a primary and an alternative set of

tariff sheets. In its primary case, ANR

seeks to reduce its currently effective

cashout surcharge applicable to all

cashout activity to $0.000, and

implement an interim cashout surcharge

applicable to service under Rate

Schedules PTSB1, PTS–2 and PTS–3 for

the purpose of giving ANR an

opportunity to recover its cumulative

cashout imbalance. The interim change

of $0.0120 per Dth is estimated to be in

effect for a period of one year. In the

alternative, if the primary case is not

accepted by the Commission, ANR

proposes to increase its currently

effective cashout surcharge, from

$0.1211 per Dth to $0.3344, pursuant to

section 15.5 of the General Terms and

Conditions of its tariff.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–268–000]

Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff and Requests for Waiver

May 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 2, 2000,

Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

(Destin) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

revised tariff sheets attached as

Appendix A to the filing, proposed to

become effective June 1, 2000.

Destin states that the purpose of this

filing is to make certain housekeeping

changes and to reflect a change in

operator status as a result of the pending

sale of Southern Natural Gas Company’s

(Southern) one-third ownership interest

in Destin to Amoco Destin Pipeline

Company (Amoco). A change in

operator status is necessitated since the

original operator, Southern, will no

longer be a member-owner of Destin.

Amoco and Tejas Destin, LLC will

jointly operate the Destin pipeline

system as more fully described in the

application.

Destin also requests waiver of Order

No. 587–I, to implement Internet

Communications by December 31, 2000,

and of its tariff requirements to offer

shippers the option of electronic service

agreements and other legal documents.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–1026–000]

Indianapolis Power & Light Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

May 5, 2000.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding commencing at 10

a.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2000, at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC, 20426, for the purpose

of exploring the possible settlement of

the above-referenced docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant as defined

by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, please

contact Edith Gilmore at (202) 208–

2158.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11774 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–176–019]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Change

in FERC Gas Tariff

May 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 2, 2000,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing to

be a part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, Original Sheet

No. 26K, to be effective May 1, 2000.

Natural states that the purpose of this

filing is to implement a negotiated rate

transaction with Central Illinois Light

Company (CILCO) under Rate Schedule

FTS pursuant to Section 49 of the

General Terms and Conditions of

Natural’s Tariff.

Natural further states that this

transaction is being filed in accordance

with the Commission’s ruling that a

transportation rate inclusive of

surcharges would be considered a

negotiated rate transaction.

Natural requests waiver of section

49.1(e) of the General Terms and

Conditions of its Tariff and of the

Commission’s Regulations, including

the 30-day notice requirement of section

154.207, to the extent necessary to

permit Original Sheet No. 26K to

become effective May 1, 2000.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to its customers,

interested state commissions and all

parties set out on the Commission’s

official service list in Docket No. RP99–

176.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion