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information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302, or by

fax at (703) 604–6370.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Form Number, and OMB

Number: Defense Export Loan

Guarantee (DELG) Application; DD

Form 2747; OMB Number 0704–0391.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 20.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 20.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 20.

Needs and Uses: The collection of

information is necessary to review and

process applications for loan guarantees

issued under 10 U.S.C. 2540 for defense

exports. Respondents are defense

suppliers or exporters, lenders or

nations, who are requesting a DoD

guarantee of a private sector loan in

support of the sale or long term lease,

to certain eligible countries, of U.S.

defense articles, services, or design and

construction services. The completed

form will enable the Department to

determine whether the proposed

transaction meets statutory guidance for

program implementation.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Lewis W.

Oleinick.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Oleinick at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD (Acquisition), Room 10236,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

Introduction of the Atlantic Fleet F/A–

18 E/F Aircraft on the East Coast of the

United States and To Announce Public

Scoping Meetings

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by

the Council on Environmental Quality

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),

the Department of the Navy (Navy)

announces its intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

to evaluate the potential environmental

consequences of the introduction of the

Atlantic Fleet F/A–18 E/F aircraft on the

East Coast of the United States.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public scoping

open houses will be held to receive oral

and/or written comments on

environmental concerns that should be

addressed in the EIS. Public scoping

open houses will be held from 4 p.m. to

9 p.m. at the following dates and

locations: July 12, 2000 in the Best Inn,

State Highway 57, Exit 58 on I–95,

Townsend, Georgia; July 13, 2000 in the

Robert Smalls Middle School, 43 W.K.

Austin Drive, Beaufort, South Carolina;

July 18, 2000 in the Havelock Middle

School, 102 High School Drive,

Havelock, North Carolina; July 19, 2000

in the Pamlico County Primary School,

323 Neals Creek Road, Bayboro, North

Carolina; July 25, 2000 in the

Strawbridge Elementary School, 2553

Strawbridge Road, Virginia Beach,

Virginia; July 26, 2000 in the Butts Road

Intermediate School, 1571 Mt. Pleasant

Road, Chesapeake, Virginia; and July 27,

2000 in the Comfort Inn, 8031 Oregon

Inlet Road, Nags Head, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Dan Cecchini (Code 2032), Atlantic

Division, Naval Facilities Engineering

Command, 1510 Gilbert Street, Norfolk,

Virginia 23511; telephone (757) 322–

4887, fax (757) 322–4984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 102(2)(c) of the NEPA of 1969,

as implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500–1508), the Navy

announces its intent to prepare an EIS

to evaluate the potential environmental

consequences of the introduction of the

Atlantic Fleet F/A–18 E/F aircraft on the

East Coast of the United States.

The Navy has decided to purchase F/

A–18 E/F aircraft because of its

improved capabilities over earlier

aircraft models. It is designed to fly

farther and carry a heavier payload,

which will make it a more effective tool

for national defense. An EIS and Record

of Decision (ROD) were completed in

1998 for the introduction of F/A–18 E/

F aircraft on the West Coast. In 1999, the

Navy began a phase-in of the F/A–18 E/

F aircraft to NAS Lemoore, California.

Introduction of the F/A–18 E/F aircraft

in the Atlantic fleet area of

responsibility will begin in 2004 and be

completed by 2008.

The EIS will address the

environmental impacts associated with

basing and operation of the Atlantic

fleet F/A–18 E/F aircraft on the East

Coast, retirement of existing F–14

aircraft and earlier F/A–18 models, and

new construction and/or renovation of

buildings and other support facilities. In

addition, the EIS will assess impacts on

each local community and economy

associated with relocation of military

personnel to the area to support the

operation and maintenance of the E/F

squadrons.

The Navy is currently evaluating East

Coast installations to develop

reasonable F/A–18 E/F siting

alternatives. To date, four Navy and

Marine Corps air stations have been

identified as potential receiving sites:

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)

Beaufort, South Carolina; MCAS Cherry

Point, North Carolina; Naval Air Station

(NAS) Oceana, Virginia; and NAS

Meridian, Mississippi. Other siting

alternatives are still being considered.

The Navy’s preferred alternative is to

site all the Atlantic fleet F/A–18 E/F

squadrons at one location; however,

splitting the squadrons between two

bases is not precluded.

The Navy intends to analyze the

potential environmental impacts of the