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General Wage Determination

Publication

General wage determinations issued

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts,

including those noted above, may be

found in the Government Printing Office

(GPO) document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under The DavisBacon and Related Acts.’’ This

publication is available at each of the 50

Regional Government Depository

Libraries and many of the 1,400

Government Depository Libraries across

the country.

The general wage determinations

issued under the Davis-Bacon and

related Acts are available electronically

by subscription to the FedWorld

Bulletin Board System of the National

Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1–

800–363–2068.

Hard-copy subscriptions may be

purchased from: Superintendent of

Documents, U.S. Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202)

512–1800.

When ordering hard-copy

subscription(s), be sure to specify the

State(s) of interest, since subscriptions

may be ordered for any or all of the

seven separate volumes, arranged by

State. Subscriptions include an annual

edition (issued in January or February)

which includes all current general wage

determinations for the States covered by

each volume. Throughout the remainder

of the year, regular weekly updates are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, DC this 1st day of

June 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–14284 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION

BOARD

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection

Board.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems

Protection Board (MSPB) is requesting a

three-year extension of approval of its

optional appeal form, Optional Form

283 (Rev. 10/94) from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The appeal form

is currently displayed in 5 CFR Part

1201, Appendix I, and on the MSPB

Web Page at http://www.mspb.gov/foia/

applform.pdf.

In this regard, we are soliciting

comments on the public reporting

burden. The reporting burden for the

collection of information on this form is

estimated to vary from 20 minutes to

one hour per response, with an average

of 30 minutes, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

5 CFR section

Annual number of respondents

Frequency per

response

Total annual

responses

Hours per

response

(average)

Total hours

1201 and 1209 ..................................................................... 9,000 1 9,000 .5 4,500

In addition, the MSPB invites

comments on (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of MSPB’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of MSPB’s estimate of

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques,

when appropriate and other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the appeal form

may be obtained from Arlin

Winefordner, Merit Systems Protection

Board, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20419 or by calling

(202) 653–7200. Comments concerning

the paperwork burden should also be

addressed to Mr. Winefordner.

Robert E. Taylor,

Clerk of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–14690 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7400–01–M

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

SYSTEM

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: National Communications

System (NCS).

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Manager, National Communications

System announces the proposed

reinstatement of a public information

collection and seeks public comment on

the provisions thereof. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

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whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

National Communications System, Code

N31, Attn: Deborah Bea, 701 South

Court House Road, Arlington, VA

22204–2198.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

the Office of Priority

Telecommunications at 703–607–4933.

Title; Associated Forms; and OMB

Number: Telecommunications Service

Priority (TSP) System Revalidation for

Service Users, Standard Form 314; OMB

Number 0704–0305;

Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System TSP Request for Service

Users, Standard Form 315, OMB

Number 0704–0305;

Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System TSP Action Appeal for

Service Users, Standard Form 317, OMB

Number 0704–0305;

Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System TSP Service Confirmation

for Service Vendors, Standard Form

318, OMB Number 0704–0305;

Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System TSP Service

Reconciliation for Service Vendors,

Standard Form 319; OMB Number

0704–0305.

Needs and Uses: The

Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System forms are used to

determine participation in the TSP

system, facilitate TSP system

administrative requirements, and to

maintain TSP system database accuracy.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit institutions, not-for-profit

institutions, the Federal Government,

and state and local governments.

Annual burden Hours: 3600.

Number of Respondents: 94.

Responses per Respondent: 18.

Average Burden per Response: 2.13

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the TSP system is to provide

a legal basis for telecommunications

vendors to provide priority provisioning

and restoration of telecommunications

services supporting national security or

emergency preparedness functions. The

information gathered via the TSP system

forms is the minimum necessary for the

NCS to effectively manage the TSP

system.

Frank McClelland,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, National

Communications System.

[FR Doc. 00–14647 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–08–M

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

[CFDA No. 84.257S]

NIFL Content Development Partners

(Special Collections); Notice Inviting

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal

Year 2000

AGENCY: The National Institute for

Literacy (NIFL).

ACTION: Notice.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to

establish a first generation of Content

Development Partners to extend the

work of the Literacy Information aNd

Communication System (LINCS) in

developing subject oriented Special

Collections of Internet-based resources

for adult education and adult and family

literacy practice. The Content

Development Partners will maintain,

refine, and enhance the existing Special

Collections available through the LINCS

network by locating, evaluating, and

organizing Web-based resources and

Web-based pointers to other materials

(videos, research reports, etc.). These

partners will work in collaboration with

the National LINCS staff and the staff at

the LINCS Regional Technology Centers.

Content Development Partners will be

expected to follow National LINCS

guidelines, protocols, and common

design templates. (See Background and

Definitions: NIFL Standards.)

Eligible Applicants

Public and private nonprofit

organizations with knowledge of and

expertise in adult literacy and the

subject matter of the Special Collection,

or consortia of such organizations.

Deadline for Applications: July 15,

2000.

Estimated Range of Awards

$20,000–$50,000 for year 1; funding

for years 2 and 3 is subject to program

authorization and availability of

appropriations, and is contingent upon

satisfactory completion of the previous

year’s plan of action.

Estimated Number of Awards

Up to 10 awards. Awards will be

made to organizations with experience

in the defined subject areas. Consortia

efforts are encouraged. No more than

two Content Development Partner

awards will be made to the same

applicant.

Note: The National Institute for Literacy is

not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period

Three years, with the possibility of

renewal for 2 subsequent years.

Applicable Regulations

The National Institute for Literacy has

adopted the following regulations

included in the Education Department

General Administrative Regulations

(EDGAR): 34 CFR parts 74, 77, 80, 82,

and 85, and 34 CFR part 75, Secs. 75.50,

75.51, 75.100–102, 75.104, 75.109–192,

75.200–201, 75.215–217, 75.231–236,

75.250–251, 75.253, 75.261, 75.525,

75.531, 75.560–569, 75.591, 75.620–21,

75.700–707; 75.77, 75.79, 75.80–82,

75.85–86(6/6/1997 and EDGAR

Expanded Authorities, 1/27/98).

This document is available through

your public library and the National

Institute for Literacy’s Website (http://

www.nifl.gov). It is recommended that

appropriate administrative officials

become familiar with the EDGAR

policies and procedures that are

applicable to this award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

William Hawk; National Institute for

Literacy; 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730;

Washington, DC 20006; Telephone:

202–233–2042; FAX: 202–233–2050; Email: whawk@nifl.gov Information about

the NIFL’s funding opportunities,

including Application Notices, etc., can

be viewed on the NIFL server (under

What’s New and Grants & Funding) at

http://www.nifl.gov/lincs; however, the

official application notice for a

discretionary grant competition is the

notice published in the Federal

Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Definitions

For purposes of this announcement

the following definitions apply:

Adult Education and Literacy

Community—The aggregate of

individuals and groups at all levels

nationwide that are actively involved

with adult education and adult and

family literacy instruction, including