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DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 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

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.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review:

Title: Graduate Assistance in Areas of

National Need (GAANN).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; Individuals or household.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 325.

Burden Hours: 13,432.

Abstract: These instructions and

forms provide the U.S. Department of

Education the information needed to

make awards to academic departments

and to sustain and enhance the capacity

for teaching and research in areas of

national need.

This information collection is being

submitted under the Streamlined

Clearance Process for Discretionary

Grant Information Collections (1890–

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public

comment period notice will be the only

public comment notice published for

this information collection.

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

faxed to 202–708–9346. Please specify

the complete title of the information

collection when making your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or the

collection activity requirements should

be directed to Joseph Schubart at (202)

708–5359 or via his internet address

Joe_Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of Management.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of

records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Education (ED) publishes

this notice of a new system of records

entitled ‘‘Child Care Subsidy Program

System.’’ The system will contain

information about employees who apply

for a subsidy for child care expenses,

their spouses and the children who are

enrolled in government-subsidized

child care, the employee’s application

for, and participation in, the child care

subsidy program, including the

employee’s name, their spouse’s name,

the employee’s title, grade and salary,

the employee’s home and work

telephone numbers, the employee’s

home and work addresses, the

organization in which the employee

works, the employee’s social security

number, their spouse’s social security

number, the employee’s tax returns,

their spouse’s tax returns, the name and

social security number of the child on

whose behalf the parent is applying for

a subsidy, the child’s date of birth, the

date of entry into the Child Care

Subsidy Program, and the amount of

subsidy received; the name, address,

telephone number, employer

identification number (EIN), license and

accreditation status of the child care

center in which the employee’s

child(ren) is (are) enrolled, and the

dates of attendance.

The Department seeks comment on

this new system of records described in

this notice, in accordance with the

requirements of the Privacy Act.

DATES: We must receive your comments

on the proposed routine uses for the

systems of records included in this

notice on or before July 20, 2000. The

Department filed a report describing the

new system of records covered by this

notice with the Chair of the Committee

on Governmental Affairs of the Senate,

the Chair of the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight of

the House, and the Administrator of the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) on June 16, 2000. The

changes made in this notice will become

effective after the 30-day period for

OMB review of the systems expires on

July 17, 2000; unless OMB gives specific

notice within the 30 days that the

changes are not approved for

implementation or requests an

additional 10 days for its review. The

routine uses become effective 30 days

after publication unless they need to be

changed as a result of public comment

or OMB review. The Department will

publish any changes to the routine uses.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about

the proposed routine uses to Elizabeth

Mackenzie, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room

6E236, Washington, DC 20202.

Telephone: 202–401–6700. If you prefer

to send comments through the Internet,

use the following address:

Comments@ed.gov. You must include

the term ‘‘SOR Child Care’’ in the

subject line of the electronic message.

During and after the comment period,

you may inspect all comments about

this notice in room 6E236, 400

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,

DC, between the hours of 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday

through Friday of each week except

Federal holidays.

Assistance to Individuals With

Disabilities in Reviewing the

Rulemaking Record

On request, we supply an appropriate

aid, such as a reader or print magnifier,

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to an individual with a disability who

needs assistance to review the

comments or other documents in the

public rulemaking record for this notice.

If you want to schedule an appointment

for this type of aid, you may call (202)

205–8113 or (202) 260–9895. If you use

a TDD, you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray

Van Buskirk, Work/Life Programs Group

Director, Office of Management, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., room 2W305,

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:

(202) 260–8979.

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Introduction

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)

(Privacy Act) requires the Department to

publish in the Federal Register this

notice of a new system of records

managed by the Department. The

Department’s regulations implementing

the Act are contained in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR

part 5b.

The Privacy Act applies to

information about individuals that

contain individually identifiable

information and that may be retrieved

by a unique identifier associated with

each individual, such as a name or

social security number. The information

about each individual is called a

‘‘record’’ and the system, whether

manual or computer-based, is called a

‘‘system of records.’’ The Privacy Act

requires each agency to publish notices

of systems of records in the Federal

Register and to prepare reports to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a

new system of records.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may view 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 PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)

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

Washington, DC 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: June 15, 2000.

Willie H. Gilmore,

Director, Office of Management.

The Office of Management of the U.S.

Department of Education publishes a

notice of a new system of records to

read as follows:

SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:

18–05–13.

SYSTEM NAME:

Child Care Subsidy Program System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Education, Office

of Management, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW., room 2W200, Washington, DC

20202.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

This system contains records on

employees who apply for a subsidy for

child care expenses, their spouses and

the children who are enrolled in

government-subsidized child care.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

This system consists of records

relating to an employee’s application

for, and participation in, the child care

subsidy program, including the

employee’s name, their spouse’s name,

the employee’s title, grade and salary,

the employee’s home and work

telephone numbers, the employee’s

home and work addresses, the

organization in which the employee

works, the employee’s social security

number, their spouse’s social security

number, the employee’s tax returns,

their spouse’s tax returns, the name and

social security number of the child on

whose behalf the parent is applying for

a subsidy, the child’s date of birth, the

date of entry into the Child Care

Subsidy Program, and the amount of

subsidy received; the name, address,

telephone number, employer

identification number (EIN), license and

accreditation status of the child care

center in which the employee’s

child(ren) is (are) enrolled, and the

dates of attendance.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Pub. L. 106–58 (113 Stat. 477).

PURPOSE(S):

The information contained in this

system is used for the purposes of

determining program eligibility and

benefits, verifying the identity of the

individual, verifying the eligibility of

the child care center, investigating

possible fraud and verifying compliance

with regulations.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

The Department of Education (the

Department) may disclose information

contained in a record in the systems of

records under the routine uses listed in

this system of records without the

consent of the individual if the

disclosure is compatible with the

purposes for which the record was

collected. These disclosures may be

made on a case-by-case basis.

(1) Disclosures to Child Care

Providers. The Department may disclose

information from this system of records

to child care providers in order to verify

a child’s dates of attendance at the

provider’s facility.

(2) Disclosure for Use by Other Law

Enforcement Agencies. The Department

may disclose information to any

Federal, State, local, or foreign agency

or other public authority responsible for

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting

violations of administrative, civil, or

criminal law or regulation if that

information is relevant to any

enforcement, regulatory, investigative,

or prosecutive responsibility within the

receiving entity’s jurisdiction.

(3) Enforcement Disclosure. In the

event that information in this system of

records indicates, either on its face or in

connection with other information, a

violation or potential violation of any

applicable statute, regulation, or order

of a competent authority, the

Department may disclose the relevant

records to the appropriate agency,

whether foreign, Federal, State, Tribal,

or local, charged with the responsibility

of investigating or prosecuting that

violation or charged with enforcing or

implementing the statute, executive

order, rule, regulation, or order issued

pursuant thereto.

(4) Litigation and Alternative Dispute

Resolution (ADR) Disclosures. 

(a) Introduction. In the event that one

of the parties listed below is involved in

litigation or ADR, or has an interest in

litigation or ADR, the Department may

disclose certain records to the parties

described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d)

of this routine use under the conditions

specified in those paragraphs:

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(i) The Department of Education, or

any component of the Department; or

(ii) Any Department employee in his

or her official capacity; or

(iii) Any Department employee in his

or her individual capacity if the

Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed

to provide or arrange for representation

for the employee;

(iv) Any Department employee in his

or her individual capacity where the

agency has agreed to represent the

employee; or

(v) The United States where the

Department determines that the

litigation is likely to affect the

Department or any of its components.

(b) Disclosure to the DOJ. If the

Department determines that disclosure

of certain records to the DOJ is relevant

and necessary to litigation or ADR, the

Department may disclose those records

as a routine use to the DOJ.

(c) Administrative Disclosures. If the

Department determines that disclosure

of certain records to an adjudicative

body before which the Department is

authorized to appear, an individual or

entity designated by the Department or

otherwise empowered to resolve or

mediate disputes is relevant and

necessary to the administrative

litigation, the Department may disclose

those records as a routine use to the

adjudicative body, individual, or entity.

(d) Parties, counsels, representatives

and witnesses. If the Department

determines that disclosure of certain

records to a party, counsel,

representative or witness in an

administrative proceeding is relevant

and necessary to the litigation, the

Department may disclose those records

as a routine use to the party, counsel,

representative or witness.

(5) Employment, Benefit, and

Contracting Disclosure. 

(a) For Decisions by the Department.

The Department may disclose a record

to a Federal, State, or local agency

maintaining civil, criminal, or other

relevant enforcement or other pertinent

records, or to another public authority

or professional organization, if

necessary to obtain information relevant

to a Department decision concerning the

hiring or retention of an employee or

other personnel action, the issuance of

a security clearance, the letting of a

contract, or the issuance of a license,

grant, or other benefit.

(b) For Decisions by Other Public

Agencies and Professional

Organizations. The Department may

disclose a record to a Federal, State,

local, or foreign agency or other public

authority or professional organization,

in connection with the hiring or

retention of an employee or other

personnel action, the issuance of a

security clearance, the reporting of an

investigation of an employee, the letting

of a contract, or the issuance of a

license, grant, or other benefit, to the

extent that the record is relevant and

necessary to the receiving entity’s

decision on the matter.

(6) Employee Grievance, Complaint or

Conduct Disclosure. The Department

may disclose a record in this system of

records to another agency of the Federal

Government if the record is relevant to

one of the following proceedings

regarding a present or former employee

of the Department: Complaint,

grievance, discipline or competence

determination proceedings. The

disclosure may only be made during the

course of the proceeding.

(7) Labor Organization Disclosure. A

component of the Department may

disclose records to a labor organization

if a contract between the component

and a labor organization recognized

under Title V of the United States Code,

Chapter 71, provides that the

Department will disclose personal

records relevant to the organization’s

mission. The disclosures will be made

only as authorized by law.

(8) Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The

Department may disclose records to the

Department of Justice and the Office of

Management and Budget if the

Department concludes that disclosure is

desirable or necessary in determining

whether particular records are required

to be disclosed under the FOIA.

(9) Disclosure to the Department of

Justice (DOJ). The Department may

disclose records to the DOJ to the extent

necessary for obtaining DOJ advice on

any matter relevant to an audit,

inspection, or other inquiry related to

the programs covered by this system.

(10) Contract Disclosure. If the

Department contracts with an entity for

the purposes of performing any function

that requires disclosure of records in

this system to employees of the

contractor, the Department may disclose

the records to those employees. Before

entering into such a contract, the

Department shall require the contractor

to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as

required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with

respect to the records in the system.

(11) Research Disclosure. The

Department may disclose records to a

researcher if an appropriate official of

the Department determines that the

individual or organization to which the

disclosure would be made is qualified to

carry out specific research related to

functions or purposes of this system of

records. The official may disclose

records from this system of records to

that researcher solely for the purpose of

carrying out that research related to the

functions or purposes of this system of

records. The researcher shall be

required to maintain Privacy Act

safeguards with respect to the disclosed

records.

(12) Congressional Member

Disclosure. The Department may

disclose records to a member of

Congress from the record of an

individual in response to an inquiry

from the member made at the written

request of that individual. The

Member’s right to the information is no

greater than the right of the individual

who requested it.

(13) Disclosure to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Credit Reform Act (CRA) Support. The

Department may disclose records to

OMB as necessary to fulfill CRA

requirements.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Not applicable.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE

The records are maintained in hard

copy and on a computer database.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The files in this system are retrievable

by social security number or name.

SAFEGUARDS:

All physical access to the Department

site, and the sites of Department

contractors where this system of records

is maintained, is controlled and

monitored by security personnel who

check each individual entering the

building for his or her employee or

visitor badge. The computer system

employed by the Department offers a

high degree of resistance to tampering

and circumvention. This security

system limits data access to Department

and contract staff on a need to know

basis, and controls individual users’

ability to access and alter records within

the system. All users of this system of

records are given a unique user ID with

personal identifiers. All interactions by

individual users with the system are

recorded.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records of individual are destroyed

after five years.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Lead Program Specialist, FamilyFriendly Programs, Work/Life Programs

Group, Office of Management, 400

Maryland Avenue SW., room 2W200

Washington, DC 20202.

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

If you wish to determine whether a

record exists regarding you in this

system of records, contact the system

manager. Your request must meet the

requirements of the Department’s

Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5,

including proof of identity. You may

present your request in person at any of

the locations identified for this system

of records or address your request to the

system manager at the address listed

above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

If you wish to access a record

regarding you in this system of records,

contact the system manager. Your

request must meet the requirements of

the Department’s Privacy Act

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including

proof of identity. You may present your

request in person at any of the locations

identified for this system of records or

address your request to the system

manager at the address listed above.

CONTESTING OF RECORDS PROCEDURES:

If you wish to contest a record

regarding you in this system of records,

contact the system manager. Your

request must meet the requirements of

the Department’s Privacy Act

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7, including

proof of identity. You may present your

request in person at any of the locations

identified for this system of records or

address your request to the system

manager at the address listed above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is provided by

Department employees who apply for a

child care subsidy and from the child

care providers.

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE Implementation Plan for

Recommendation 2000–1 of the

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety

Board, Stabilization and Storage of

Nuclear Material

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear

Facilities Safety Board published

Recommendation 2000–1, concerning

the stabilization and storage of nuclear

material, on January 26, 2000 (65 FR

4237). Under section 315(e) of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

42 U.S.C. 2286d(e), the Department of

Energy must transmit an

implementation plan on

Recommendation 2000–1 to the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board after

acceptance of the Recommendation by

the Secretary. The Department’s

implementation plan was sent to the

Safety Board on June 8, 2000, and is

available for review in the Department

of Energy Public Reading Rooms.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data,

views, or arguments concerning the

implementation plan to: Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David Huizenga, Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Integration and

Disposition, Environmental

Management, Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585.

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

2000.

Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.,

Departmental Representative to the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

The Secretary of Energy

June 8, 2000.

The Honorable John T. Conway,

Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety

Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, suite

700, Washington, DC. 20004.

Dear Mr. Chairman: Enclosed is Revision 3

of the Department’s Implementation Plan for

remediating the nuclear materials identified

in Recommendations 94–1 and 2000–1. This

revision describes the current status of, and

changes to, the Department’s plans for

stabilizing the nuclear materials, with

significant changes included for the Hanford

Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, Savannah River

Site, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology

Site, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

These plans and any changes to previous

commitments have been discussed with

members of your staff.

The enclosed plan includes discussion of

all of the actions taken to date to address the

urgent safety issues described in the original

Recommendation 94–1. It also sets forth the

Department’s plans and commitments for the

remaining stabilization activities called for in

Recommendation 2000–1. Accordingly, the

Department proposes closure of

Recommendation 94–1 as we continue to

track our stabilization activities under

Recommendation 2000–1.

The Department is currently working

closely with the Los Alamos National

Laboratory to establish a satisfactory path

forward for stabilization of its remaining 94–

1 legacy inventory. Los Alamos completed

stabilization of all of their high-risk vault

items in July 1998, and stabilization of the

remaining 17 priority items stored in

gloveboxes is being actively pursued. Five

interim commitments have been established

to monitor the preparation of an integrated

plan with milestones for the stabilization and

discard of those items and all remaining 94–

1 legacy material at Los Alamos. This plan

will be available by October 31, 2000.

The Department acknowledges that the

enclosed revision reflects significant delays

to some of our previously approved

stabilization commitments, particularly in

the area of stabilization activities at the

Savannah River Site. As I described in my

March 13, 2000, response to your

Recommendation 2000–1, these delays result

from a variety of interrelated factors that

include funding priorities as well as

technical and management issues. In

developing this plan revision, however, we

have been careful to order the activities with

the objective of achieving early risk

reduction. We recognize the importance of

these projects and will work to maximize our

efficiency and attain every possible schedule

acceleration.

We continue to closely track progress on

all stabilization commitments and are

pleased to be able to continue to show

measurable progress at several sites. Of note

is the completion of all remaining 94–1

activities at the Idaho National Engineering

and Environmental Laboratory. We will keep

you and your staff apprised of our progress

in meeting the commitments at the remaining

six sites. If you have any questions, please

contact me or have your staff contact Mr.

David Huizenga at (202) 586–5151.

Yours sincerely,

Bill Richardson.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Availability of Solicitation

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

solicitation—Steel Visions of the future.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office,

is seeking applications for cost-shared

research and development of

technologies which will reduce energy

consumption, enhance economic

competitiveness, and reduce

environmental impacts of the Steel

Industry. The research is to address

research priorities identified by the

Steel Industry in Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of

the Steel Industry Technology

Roadmap.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

applications is 3 p.m. MST on

September 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be

submitted to: Procurement Services

Division, U.S. DOE, Idaho Operations