36890 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 113 / Monday, June 12, 2000 / Notices

Investigator), Department of Marine

Biology, Texas A&M University, 5001

Avenue U, Suite 105, Galveston, Texas

77551, has been issued a permit to take

Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus)

for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907/586–7221);

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Simona Roberts, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 11, 2000, notice was published

in the Federal Register (65 FR 6997)

that a request for a scientific research

permit to take fur seals had been

submitted by the above-named

individual. The requested permit has

been issued 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), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–14777 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The next meeting of the Commission

of Fine Arts is schedule for June 15,

2000, at 10 a.m. in the Commission’s

offices at the National Building Museum

(Pension Building), Suite 312, Judiciary

Square, 441 F Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C., 20001–2728. Items of discussion

will include designs for projects

affecting the appearance of Washington,

D.C., including buildings and parks.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

request to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call 202–504–2200.

Individuals requiring sign language

interpretation for the hearing impaired

should contact the Secretary at least 10

days before the meeting date.

Dated in Washington, D.C., May 31, 2000.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14756 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6330–01–M

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Petitions Requesting Standards,

Labeling, and Identification Tags for

Mattresses

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commission has received

petitions (FP 00–1, FP 00–2, FP 00–3

and FP 00–4) requesting that the

Commission issue performance

standards and labeling requirements to

address the flammability of mattresses.

The petitioner also requests that the

Commission require a permanent tag

stating the mattress’s manufacturer and

other identifying information. The

Commission solicits written comments

concerning the petitions.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must

receive comments on the petitions by

August 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments, preferably in

five copies, on the petitions should be

mailed to the Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)

504–0800, or delivered to the Office of

the Secretary, Room 501, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland

20814. Comments may also be filed by

telefacsimile to (301) 504–0127 or by

email to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments

should be captioned ‘‘Petitions FP 00–

1 through FP 00–4, Petitions on Mattress

Flammability.’’ Copies of the petitions

are available for inspection at the

Commission’s Public Reading Room,

Room 419, 4330 East-West Highway,

Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207;

telephone (301) 504–0800, ext. 1232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission has received

correspondence from Whitney A. Davis,

director of the Children’s Coalition for

Fire-Safe Mattresses, requesting that the

Commission take various actions

concerning mattress flammability. The

Commission is docketing as petitions

his requests for rules requiring: (1) An

open flame standard similar to the fullscale test set forth in California

Technical Bulletin 129; (2) an open

flame standard similar to the component

test set forth in British Standard 5852;

(3) a warning label for flammable

mattresses; and (4) a permanent mattress

identification tag attached to the

innerspring of the mattress. The

petitioner focuses primarily on the role

polyurethane foam plays in mattress

fires. He notes that the Commission’s

existing mattress flammability standard

only addresses cigarette ignition; yet

childplay with open-flame sources

causes nearly two-thirds of mattress

fires. He argues that with polyurethane

foam mattresses, fires have become

increasingly more deadly than with

cotton batting mattresses due to

increased smoke generation, heat

production and flame spread. With

regard to labels, he notes that

polyurethane foam manufacturers

provide warnings to mattress

manufacturers, but these warnings are

not passed on to the consumer. With

regard to an identification tag, the

petitioner argues that such a tag would

help to identify mattresses involved in

fires because often only the innerspring

unit remains after a mattress fire. The

Commission is docketing these petitions

under provisions of the Flammable

Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1191–1204.

Interested parties may obtain copies

of the petitions by writing or calling the

Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301)

504–0800. Copies of the petitions are

also available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,

in the Commission’s Public Reading

Room, Room 419, 4330 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–14696 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

New Information Collection;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service

ACTION: Notice.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service (hereinafter the

‘‘Corporation’’) has submitted the

following public information collection

request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval in accordance with

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter

35)). Copies of these individual ICRs,

with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the Corporation, Tracy Stone,

Director, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows,

(202) 606–5000, extension 173.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799

between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday through Friday.

Comments should be sent to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the

Corporation for National and

Community Service, Office of

Information and Regultory Affairs

(OIRA), Room 10235, Washington, D.C.

20503, (202) 395–6466, within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Propose ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

• Propose 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, e.g., permitting electronic

submissions of responses.

Description: The AmeriCorps Promise

Fellows program supports a leadership

cadre of AmeriCorps members

spearheading community efforts to

provide young people with five basic

promises:

• Caring adults in their lives as

parents, mentors, tutors, and coaches;

• Safe places with structured

activities in which to learn and grow;

• A healthy start;

• An effective education that equips

them with marketable skills; and

• An opportunity to give back to

communities through their own service.

The AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Continuation Application Instructions

provide the requirements, instructions

and forms that current grantees of the

program need to complete an

application to the Corporation for

continued funding.

The Corporation seeks public

comment on the forms, the instructions

for the forms, and the instructions for

the narrative portion of these

continuation application instructions.

Type of Review: New collection.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Continuation Application Instructions.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Entities in their first

or second year of operation as grantees

of the Corporation’s AmeriCorps

Promise Fellows program.

Total Respondents: 66.

Frequency: Once per year.

Average Time Per Response: 25 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,650

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Tracy Stone,

Director, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows.

[FR Doc. 00–14695 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

11, 2000.

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

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Regulatory Information Management,

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: June 6, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Assessing Literacy Models in

the Boston Public Schools.

Frequency: Semi-Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; Individuals or households.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 873; Burden Hours:

2,055.

Abstract: Funding has been granted to

carry out an evaluation of four literacy

models currently implemented in the

Boston Public Schools. The purpose of

the evaluation will be to gather

information about the strengths and

weaknesses of these models across all

domains of literacy and for all types of

students. The data collected from

sixteen schools and approximately 800

students over a two-year period will

inform practice in the school district

and nationwide through dissemination

in professional publications.

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, D.C.

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or