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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

This notice and the proposed

application packet contains information

collection requirements. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3507(d)), the Department of

Education has submitted a copy of this

notice and the application package to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for its review.

Collection of Information: National

Awards Program for Effective Teacher

Preparation.

Entities that prepare elementary

teachers, or middle or high school

mathematics teachers, for initial

certification are eligible to apply for

national recognition of the quality of

their teacher preparation program.

Information in the application would

include:

(1) A description of the applicant’s

teacher preparation program in terms of

its mission, goals, and components.

(2) The evaluation criteria used by the

applicant’s program.

(3) Available evidence to support the

effectiveness of the applicant’s program

in preparing teachers to improve

student learning at the K–12 level.

(4) Implications or lessons that the

applicant’s program can provide the

field of teacher preparation.

Applications also would be limited in

page number and have to meet basic

formatting requirements. The

Department would use this information

to select the highest-quality applicants

through a review of responses provided

in the application and site visits that

can confirm the accuracy of information

contained in the application.

All information is to be collected once

only from each applicant. Annual

reporting and record keeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 50 hours for each

response for 50 respondents, including

the time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. For the 10

applicants selected for site reviews,

there will be an additional annual

reporting and record keeping burden

that is estimated to average 20 hours for

each response. Thus, the total annual

reporting and record keeping burden for

this collection is estimated to be 2,700

hours.

If you want to comment on the

information collection requirements,

please send your comments to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB, room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503;

Attention: Desk Officer for U.S.

Department of Education. You may also

send a copy of these comments to the

Department representative named in the

ADDRESSES section of this preamble.

We consider your comments on this

proposed collection of information in—

• Deciding whether the proposed

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of our functions, including

whether the information will have

practical use;

• Evaluating the accuracy of our

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection, including the validity of our

methodology and assumptions;

• Enhancing the quality, usefulness,

and clarity of the information we

collect; and

• Minimizing the burden on those

who must respond. This includes

exploring the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

contained in this notice of proposed

eligibility and selection criteria between

30 and 60 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Therefore, to ensure that OMB gives

your comments full consideration, it is

important that OMB receives the

comments within 30 days of

publication. This does not affect the

deadline for your comments to us on the

notice of proposed eligibility and

selection criteria.

Intergovernmental Review

This program is subject to Executive

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34

CFR Part 79. One of the objectives of the

Executive order is to foster an

intergovernmental partnership and a

strengthened federalism. The Executive

order relies on processes developed by

State and local governments for

coordination and review of proposed

Federal financial assistance.

This document is intended to provide

early notification of our specific plans

and actions for this program.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8001

Electronic Access to This Document

You may review 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:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the PDF you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with

Search, which is available free at either

of the previous sites. If you have

questions about using the PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the

Washington, D.C. 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

Dated: January 18, 2000.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 00–1515 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Web-based Education Commission;

Hearing and Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary

Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of Hearing and Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

next hearing and meeting of the Webbased Education Commission. Notice of

this meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend this hearing

and meeting.

DATE: The hearing and meeting will be

held on February 2, 2000, from 1–5 p.m.

and February 3, 2000, from 9–12 p.m.

LOCATION: The hearing and meeting will

be held in room 106 of the Dirksen

Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

20510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David S. Byer, Executive Director, Webbased Education Commission, U.S.

Department of Education, 1990 K Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20006–8533.

Telephone: (202) 502–7561. Fax: (202)

502–7873. Email: davidlXbyer@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Webbased Education Commission is

authorized by Title VIII, Part J of the

Higher Education Act Amendments of

1998, as amended by the Fiscal 2000

Appropriations Act for the Departments

of Labor, Health, and Human Services,

and Education, and Related Agencies.

The Commission is required to conduct

a thorough study to assess the critical

pedagogical and policy issues affecting

the creation and use of web-based and

other technology-mediated content and

learning strategies to transform and

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improve teaching and achievement at

the K–12 and postsecondary education

levels. The Commission must issue a

final report to the President and the

Congress, not later than 12 months after

the first meeting of the commission,

which occurred November 16–17, 1999.

The final report will contain a detailed

statement of the Commission’s findings

and conclusions, as well as

recommendations.

The purpose of the February 2–3

hearing and meeting is to begin the

Commission’s investigation and approve

a detailed mission and plan. On both

February 2 and 3, the Commission will

hear from government and public

witnesses on the potential for web-based

and other technology-mediated content

to transform and improve teaching and

learning at the K–12 and postsecondary

education levels, as well as the

regulatory and institutional barriers to

this transformation. On February 3, the

Commission will also meet to approve

its mission and plan for the year.

The hearing and meeting are open to

the general public. Records are kept of

all Commission proceeding and are

available for public inspection at the

office of the Web-Based Education

Commission, Room 8091, 1990 K Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20006–8533 from

the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The

meeting site is accessible to individuals

with disabilities. An individual with a

disability who will need an auxiliary

aid or service to participate in the

meeting (e.g., interpreting services,

assisted listening device or materials in

an alternate format) should notify the

contact person listed in this notice at

least two weeks before the scheduled

meeting date. Although the Department

will attempt to meet a request received

after that date, the requested auxiliary

aid or service may not be available

because of insufficient time to arrange

it.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 00–1455 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–171–A]

Application to Export Electric Energy;

British Columbia Power Exchange

Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

SUMMARY: British Columbia Power

Exchange Corporation (Powerex) has

applied for renewal of its authority to

transmit electric energy from the United

States to Canada pursuant to section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before February 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rosalind Carter (Program Office) 202–

586-7983 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 25, 1998, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) issued Order No. EA–171

authorizing Powerex to transmit electric

energy from the United States to Canada

as a power marketer using the

international electric transmission

facilities owned and operated by Basin

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville

Power Administration, Citizens

Utilities, Detroit Edison, Eastern Maine

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of

the Highgate Project, Inc., Maine

Electric Power Company, Maine Public

Service Company, Minnesota Power and

Light Co., Inc., Minnkota Power, New

York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk

Power Corp., Northern States Power,

and Vermont Electric Transmission

Company. That two-year authorization

will expire on February 25, 2000.

On January 11, 2000, Powerex filed an

application with FE for renewal of the

export authority contained in Order No.

EA–171. Powerex has requested that

authorization be issued for a five year

term and that the international

transmission facilities of Long Sault,

Inc. be added to the list of authorized

export points.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the Powerex request to

export to Canada should be clearly

marked with Docket EA–171–A.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Mr. Douglas Little, Vice President,

Trade Policy & Development, British

Columbia Power Exchange Corporation,

666 Burrard Street, Suite 1400,

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

V6C 2X8, and Paul W. Fox, Esq.,

Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., 111

Congress Avenue, Suite 2300, Austin,

Texas 78701 and Tracey L. Bradley,

Energy Regulatory Consultant,

Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., 2000 K

Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC

20006.

DOE notes that the circumstances

described in this application are

virtually identical to those for which

export authority had previously been

granted in FE Order No. EA–171.

Consequently, DOE believes that it has

adequately satisfied its responsibilities

under the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 through the

documentation of a categorical

exclusion in the FE Docket EA–171

proceeding.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Regulatory Programs,’’ then

‘‘Electricity Regulation,’’ and then

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options

menus.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 14,

2000.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–1497 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho High-level Waste and Facilities

Disposition Draft Environment Impact

Statement

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces the availability of the

Idaho High-level Waste and Facilities

Disposition Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for public review and

comment. This Draft EIS has been

prepared in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environment Policy Act of 1969 as

amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et

seq.); Council on Environmental Quality

regulations implementing NEPA, 40