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report; (4) what the form will be used

for; (5) an estimate of the number of

responses; (6) the average burden hours

per response; (7) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

form. this entry is not subject to 44

U.S.C. 3504(h).

Agency: National Endowment for the

Arts.

Title: Blanket Justification for NEA

Funding Application Guidelines and

Reporting Requirements FY 2001–FY

2004.

OMB Number: 3135–0112.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Nonprofit

organizations, state & local arts agencies,

and individuals.

Estimated Number of Repondents:

4,805.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 22

hours (applications)/8 hours (reports).

Total Burden Hours: 120,407.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: 0.

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing

Services): 0.

Description: Guideline instructions

and applications elicit relevant

information from individuals, nonprofit

organizations, and state and local arts

agencies that apply for funding from the

NEA. This information is necessary for

the accurate, fair, and thorough

consideration of competing proposals in

the review process. According to OMB

Circulars A–102 and A–110, recipients

of federal funds are required to report

on project activities and expenditures.

Reporting requirements are necessary to

ascertain that grant projects have been

completed, and all terms and conditions

fulfilled.

ADDRESSES: A.B. Spellman, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 516,

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone

202/682–5421 (this is not a toll-free

number), fax 202/682–5049.

Murray Welsh,

Director, Administrative Services, National

Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 00–13519 Filed 5–30–00; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review;

Comment request.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the

following information collection

requirement to OMB for review and

clearance under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13.

This is the second notice for public

comment; the first was published in the

Federal Register at 65 FR 14320, and no

comments were received. NSF is

forwarding the proposed renewal

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for clearance

simultaneously with the publication of

this second notice. Comments regarding

(a) whether the collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden including

the validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, including through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology should be

addressed to: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for National Science

Foundation, 725—17th Street, NW,

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,

and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports

Clearance Officer, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or

send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.

Comments regarding these information

collections are best assured of having

their full effect if received within 30

days of this notification. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling 703–306–1125 X2017.

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless the

collection of information displays a

currently valid OMB control number

and the agency informs potential

persons who are to respond to the

collection of information that such

persons are not required to respond to

the collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Title: National Science Foundation

Grant Proposal Guide.

OMB Control Number: 3145–0080.

Summary of Collection: The Federal

Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart

15.4—‘‘Solicitation and Receipt of

Proposals’’ prescribes policies and

procedures for preparing and issuing

Requests for Proposals. The FAR System

has been developed in accordance with

the requirement of the Office of Federal

Procurement Policy Act of 1974, as

amended. The NSF Act of 1950, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 1870, Sec. II. states

that NSF has the authority to:

(c) Enter into contracts or other

arrangements, or modifications thereof,

for the carrying on, by organizations or

individuals in the United States and

foreign countries, including other

government agencies of the United

States and of foreign countries, of such

scientific or engineering activities as the

Foundation deems necessary to carry

out the purposes of this Act, and, at the

request of the Secretary of Defense,

specific scientific or engineering

activities in connection with matters

relating to international cooperation or

national security, and, when deemed

appropriate by the Foundation, such

contracts or other arrangements or

modifications thereof, may be entered

into without legal consideration,

without performance or other bonds and

without regard to section 5 of title 41,

U.S.C.

Use of the Information: Request for

Proposals (RFP) is used to competitively

solicit proposals in response to NSF

need for services. Impact will be on

those individuals or organizations who

elect to submit proposals in response to

the RFP. Information gathered will be

evaluated in light of NSF procurement

requirements to determine who will be

awarded a contract.

Estimate of Burden: The Foundation

estimates that, on average, 558 hours per

respondent will be required to complete

the RFP.

Respondents: Individuals; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; Federal government; state,

local, or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Responses: 75.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 41, 580 hours.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–13480 Filed 5–30–00; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–302]

In the Matter of Florida Power

Corporation (Crystal River Unit No. 3);

Order Approving Application

Regarding Proposed Acquisition by

CP&L Holdings, Inc. of Florida

Progress Corporation

I

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the majority owner and a holder of