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(a) The delinquent account is paid in

full,

(b) A negotiated repayment schedule

is established and at least one payment

is received, or

(c) Other arrangements satisfactory to

DOC.

(6) Buy American-Made Equipment or

Products. Applicants who are

authorized to purchase equipment or

products with funding provided under

this program are encouraged to purchase

American-made equipment and

products to the maximum extent

feasible.

(7) The total dollar amount of the

indirect costs proposed in an

application under this program must not

exceed the indirect cost rate negotiated

and approved by a cognizant Federal

agency prior to the proposed effective

date of the award.

(8) Federal Policies and Procedures.

Recipients and subrecipients are subject

to all Federal laws and Federal and DOC

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal financial

assistance awards.

(9) Pre-award Activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DOC to cover

pre-award costs.

(10) Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees

(as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section

605) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

Subpart F, ‘‘Government-wide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

(Grants),’’ and the related section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies.

(11) Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105)

are subject to the lobbying provisions of

31 U.S.C. 1352, Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000.

(12) Anti Lobbying Disclosures. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

(13) Lower Tier Certifications.

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier-covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and disclosure form, SF–LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

Form CD–512 is intended for the use of

recipients and should not be transmitted

to DOC. SF–LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to DOC in accordance with

instructions contained in the award

document. If an application is selected

for funding, the DOC has no obligation

to provide any additional future funding

in connection with the award. Renewal

of an award to increase funding or

extend the period of performance is at

the total discretion of the DOC.

In accordance with Federal statutes

and regulations, no person on grounds

of race, color, age, sex, national origin,

or disability shall be excluded from

participation in, denied benefits of, or

subjected to discrimination under any

program or activity receiving financial

assistance from the NOAA/NWS. The

NOAA/NWS does not have a direct

telephonic device for the deaf (TDD

capabilities can be reached through the

State of Maryland-supplied TDD contact

number, 800–735–2258, between the

hours of 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The standard

forms have been approved by the Office

of Management and Budget pursuant to

the Paperwork Reduction Act under

OMB approval number 0348–0043,

0348–0044, and 0348–0046.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond to

nor shall a person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a current valid

OMB control number.

Executive Order 12866

This notice has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 313; 49 U.S.C.

44720(b); 33 U.S.C. 883d, 883e; 15 U.S.C.

2904; 15 U.S.C. 2931 et seq. (CFDA No.

11.468)—Applied Meteorological Research.

Dated: January 3, 2000.

John E. Jones, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Weather

Services.

[FR Doc. 00–1517 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–KE–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. 991027289–9289–01]

RIN 0651–AB09

Revised Interim Utility Examination

Guidelines; Request for Comments;

Correction

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for public

comments; correction.

SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark

Office (PTO) published a document in

the Federal Register of December 21,

1999, concerning request for comments

on Revised Interim Utility Examination

Guidelines. The word ‘‘interim’’ was

inadvertently omitted from the

document Subject Heading and text. In

addition, an extra period divided the

second sentence of the Summary

caption into fragments. This document

corrects the omissions of ‘‘interim’’ and

removes the extra period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Nagumo by telephone at (703)

305–8666, by facsimile at (703) 305–

9373, by electronic mail at

‘‘mark.nagumo@uspto.gov,’’ or by mail

marked to his attention addressed to the

Commissioner of Patents and

Trademarks, Box 8, Washington, DC

20231; or Linda Therkorn by telephone

at (703) 305–9323, by facsimile at (703)

305–8825, by electronic mail at

‘‘linda.therkorn@uspto.gov,’’ or by mail

marked to her attention addressed to

Box Comments, Assistant Commissioner

of Patents and Trademarks, Washington,

DC 20231.

Correction

In the Federal Register of December

21, 1999, in FR Doc. 99–33054, make

the following corrections:

On page 71440, in the second column,

correct the ‘‘Subject Heading’’ to read:

Revised Interim Utility Examination

Guidelines; Request for Comments

On page 71440, in the third column,

correct the ‘‘Summary’’ caption to read:

SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark

Office (PTO) requests comments from

any interested member of the public on

the following Revised Interim Utility

Examination Guidelines. The PTO is

publishing a revised version of

guidelines to be used by Office

personnel in their review of patent

applications for compliance with the

utility requirement based on comments

received in response to the Request for

Comments on Interim Guidelines for

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Examination of Patent Applications

Under the 35 U.S.C. 112, ¶1 ‘‘Written

Description’’ Requirement; Extension of

Comment Period and Notice of Hearing.

63 Fed. Reg. 50887 (September 23,

1998). These Revised Interim Utility

Guidelines will be used by PTO

personnel in their review of patent

applications for compliance with the

‘‘utility’’ requirement of 35 U.S.C. 101.

This revision supersedes the Utility

Examination Guidelines that were

published at 60 Fed. Reg. 36263 (1995)

and at 1177 O.G. 146 (1995).

On page 71440, in the third column,

correct the ‘‘Dates’’ caption to read:

DATES: Written comments on the

Revised Interim Utility Examination

Guidelines will be accepted by the PTO

until March 22, 2000.

On page 71440, in the third column,

correct the first sentence of the

‘‘Supplementary Information’’ caption

to read:

The PTO requests comments from any

interested member of the public on the

following Revised Interim Utility

Examination Guidelines.

Dated: January 18, 2000.

Albin F. Drost,

Acting Solicitor.

[FR Doc. 00–1461 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before February

22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, N.W., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

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,

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.

Dated: January 14, 2000.

Joseph Schubart,

Acting Leader, Information Management

Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Title: Reference and Reporting Guide

for Preparing State and Institutional

Report on Teacher Quality and

Preparation (JS).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 1.

Burden Hours: 123305.

Abstract: The Higher Education Act of

1998 calls for annual reports from states

and institutions of higher education on

the quality of teacher education and

related matters (P.L. 105–244, Section

207; 20 USC 1027). The purpose of the

reports is to provide greater

accountability in the preparation of

America’s teaching force and to provide

information and incentives for its

improvement. Most institutions of

higher education that have teacher

preparation programs must report

annually to their states on the

performance of their program

completers on teacher certification tests.

States, in turn, must report test

performance information, institution by

institution, to the Secretary of

Education, along with institutional

rankings. They must also report on their

requirements for licensing teachers,

state standards, alternative routes to

certification, waivers, and related items.

A planning report from the states to the

Secretary of Education is due by

October 7, 2000. Annual reports from

institutions are due to the states,

beginning April 7, 2000; reports from

the states are due annually to the

Secretary, beginning October 7, 2001;

the Secretary’s report is due annually to

Congress, beginning April 7, 2002.

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 OCIOlIMGlIssues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Questions regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Schubart at (202)

708–9266. 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. 00–1327 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before February

20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

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