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Proposed Action would occur under a

third alternative; however, the runway

repair and landing systems installations

would not occur. A fourth alternative

would be the same as the Proposed

Action except that the C–141 aircraft

would not be phased out. Therefore, this

alternative would include C–141 aircraft

operations. The EIS will also evaluate

the No Action alternative.

The EIS is being prepared in

compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act. The Air

Force invites government agency

representatives and members of the

community to hear a presentation on the

proposal and to identify environmental

issues to be analyzed in the EIS that will

be used in the decision-making process.

A public scoping meeting on the

proposal will be held Tuesday, June 13,

2000. An Open House will be held at

6:30 p.m. The meeting begins at 7:30

p.m. in Herschel H. Crow Auditorium,

Western Oklahoma State College, 2801

N. Main, Altus, Oklahoma.

Comments on this proposed action

may be sent (postmarked by June 30,

2000) to Linda C. Stokes, 97 AMW/PA,

100 Inez Blvd., Suite 2, Altus AFB, OK

73523–5047. Ms. Stokes can be reached

at (580) 481–7229 or by facsimile at

(580) 481–5966.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–13305 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.295A]

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement (OERI); Ready-To-Learn

(RTL) Television Program

Notice of selection criteria and

extension of deadline for transmittal of

applications for a new award for fiscal

year (FY) 2000.

SUMMARY: On May 3, 2000, we

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 25815–25817) a notice inviting

applications for a new award for FY

2000 for the RTL Television Program.

This notice explains the Selection

Criteria that the Secretary will use to

evaluate your application.

Note: This notice also extends the deadline

for transmittal of applications as follows:

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 26, 2000.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses

the following selection criteria in 34

CFR 700.30 to evaluate applications for

new grants under this competition.

The maximum score for all of these

criteria is 100 points.

The maximum score for each criterion

is indicated in parentheses.

(a) National significance (30 points).

The Secretary considers the national

significance of the proposed project. In

determining the national significance of

the proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(1) The importance of the problem or

issue to be addressed.

(2) The nature of the products (such

as information, materials, processes, or

techniques) likely to result from the

project and the potential for their

effective use in a variety of other

settings.

(3) The extent and quality of plans for

disseminating results in ways that will

allow others to use the information.

(b) Quality of the project design (30

points). The Secretary considers the

quality of the design of the proposed

project. In determining the quality of the

design of the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(1) The extent to which the research

design includes a thorough, high-quality

review of the relevant literature, a highquality plan for research activities, and

the use of appropriate theoretical and

methodological tools, including those of

a variety of disciplines, where

appropriate.

(2) The quality of the plan for

evaluating the functioning and impact

of the project, including the objectivity

of the evaluation and the extent to

which the methods of evaluation are

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and

outcomes of the project.

(3) The quality of the demonstration

design and procedures for documenting

project activities and results.

(4) The likelihood that the design of

the project will successfully address the

intended, demonstrated educational

need or needs.

(5) How well and innovatively the

project addresses statutory purposes,

requirements, and any priority or

priorities announced for the program.

(c) Quality and potential

contributions of personnel (10 points).

The Secretary considers the quality and

potential contributions of personnel for

the proposed project. In determining the

quality and potential contributions of

personnel for the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(1) The qualifications, including

training and experience, of the project

director or principal investigator.

(2) The qualifications, including

training and experience, of key project

personnel.

(3) The qualifications, including

training and experience, of proposed

consultants or subcontractors.

(d) Adequacy of resources (10 points).

The Secretary considers the adequacy of

resources for the proposed project. In

determining the adequacy of resources

for the proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(1) The adequacy of support from the

lead applicant organization.

(2) The relevance and commitment of

each partner in the project to the

implementation and success of the

project.

(3) Whether the budget is adequate to

support the project.

(e) Quality of the management plan

(20 points). The Secretary considers the

quality of the management plan of the

proposed project. In determining the

quality of the management plan of the

proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(1) The adequacy of the management

plan to achieve the objectives of the

project, including the specification of

staff responsibility, timelines, and

benchmarks for accomplishing project

tasks.

(2) The adequacy of plans for ensuring

high-quality products and services.

(3) The adequacy of plans for ensuring

continuous improvement in the

operation of the project.

(4) How the applicant will ensure that

a diversity of perspectives are brought to

bear in the operation of the project,

including those of parents and teachers,

where appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe

Caliguro, U.S. Department of Education,

555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room

604–I, Washington, DC 20202–5520.

Telephone: (202) 219–1596. 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 program contact person

listed in the previous paragraph.

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:

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To use the PDF you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is

available free at either of the previous

sites. If you have questions about using

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the 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

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6921–6928.

Dated: May 23, 2000.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 00–13302 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Nuclear Security

Administration; Rescheduling of

Scoping Meeting for the Proposed

Relocation of the Los Alamos National

Laboratory Technical Area 18 Missions

AGENCY: Department of Energy, National

Nuclear Security Administration.

ACTION: Rescheduling of scoping

meeting.

SUMMARY: On May 2, 2000, the

Department of Energy (DOE) announced

in the Federal Register, 65 FR 25472),

that it would hold scoping meetings for

the proposal to relocate missions at

Technical Area 18 (TA–18). Due to the

fire in the Los Alamos, New Mexico

area, DOE announced in the Federal

Register that the Los Alamos scoping

meeting scheduled for May 17, 2000

was postponed (65 FR 31536). DOE has

now rescheduled the Los Alamos

scoping meeting for May 30th, 7–10

p.m. at the Northern New Mexico

Community College, 921 Paseo de

Onate, Espanola, New Mexico 87532.

DOE regrets any inconvenience for this

postponement. DOE is also announcing

that the scoping period, originally

scheduled to end on June 1, 2000, has

been extended until June 15, 2000. Any

questions associated with the TA–18

Project can be asked by calling Mr. Jay

Rose at 1–800–832–0885, ext. 65484.

Issued in Washington, D.C., this 22nd day

of May 2000.

Henry Garson,

NEPA Compliance Officer, Office of Defense

Programs, Department of Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–13262 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, June 1, 2000: 6:30

p.m.–8:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Paducah Information Age

Park Resource Center, 2000 McCracken

Boulevard, Paducah, Kentucky.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

D. Sheppard, Site-Specific Advisory

Board Coordinator, Department of

Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office

Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky

42001, (270) 441–6804.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration and waste

management activities.

Tentative Agenda: 6:30 p.m.

Call to order

Project briefing

SSAB discussion

Public discussion

8:30 p.m.

Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact John D. Sheppard at the address

or telephone number listed above. The

Deputy Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments at the end of the

meeting. This notice is being published

less than 15 days in advance of the

meeting because during their regular

monthly meeting on May 18, 2000, the

SSAB, Paducah, determined that an

additional review of the Drum Mountain

Project was important for the final

assessment of environmental monitoring

consideration prior to operation to take

place in early June. Consequently, a

special meeting of the Board was

requested by the Board. Public notice of

this special SSAB, Paduach, meeting

was published in the local newspaper

during the weekend edition of May 20–

21, 2000.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available at the Department of Energy’s

Environmental Information Center and

Reading Room at 175 Freedom

Boulevard, Highway 60, Kevil,

Kentucky between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on

Monday thru Friday or by writing to

John D. Sheppard, Department of Energy

Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box

1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky

42001 or by calling him at (270) 441–

6804.

Issued at Washington, DC on May 22, 2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–13263 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE)

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires

that public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, June 15, 2000: 5:30

p.m.—8:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Paducah Information Age

Park Resource Center, 2000 McCracken

Boulevard, Paducah, Kentucky.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

D. Sheppard, Site Specific Advisory

Board Coordinator, Department of

Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office

Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky

42001, (270) 441–6804.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration and waste

management activities.

Tentative Agenda:

5:30 p.m. Informal Discussion

6:00 p.m. Call to Order

6:10 p.m. Approve Minutes

6:20 p.m. Presentations/Board

Response/Public Comments