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basin to PCH Bridge, dredged to ¥14

feet MSL; the removal of the existing 4-

acre tern island from the Unit I/III basin

and reconstruction of the tern island in

the Unit II basin adjacent to the western

segment of the salt dike; and habitat

restoration measures that include side

channels around the small tern island

adjacent to the Unit I/III basin, New

Island, Middle Island and Shellmaker

Island; the capping of the small tern

island with clean sand; the removal of

old dredge spoil and restoration of the

Bullnose area adjacent to the Unit I/III

basin, Northstar Beach and Shellmaker

Island; the creation of a small channel

on Shellmaker Island adjacent to the

eastern edge of the restoration area; the

segmenting of the main dike to decrease

potential terrestrial disturbances; the

restoration of eelgrass beds along the

southwestern edge of Shellmaker Island;

and, the addition of education kiosks

along Back Bay Drive and by the

interpretive center.

Dredging Methods: Two dredge types

were evaluated: hydraulic and

clamshell. The contractor will select a

dredge type based on availability and

cost. Impacts associated with the use of

the two dredge types are evaluated in

the EIS/R.

4. The USACOE and the County of

Orange, the local sponsor, will consider

public concerns on the Draft EIS/EIR.

Summary of the Public Hearing and

written comment letters and responses

will be incorporated in the Final EIS/

EIR as appropriate.

5. Time and Location

The Public Hearing is scheduled for

Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at 7:00 PM, at

the Newport Beach City Hall Council

Chambers, 3300 Newport Boulevard,

Newport Beach, California.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

John P. Carroll,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.

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BILLING CODE 3710–KF–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Inland Waterways Users Board

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law (92–463) announcement is

made of the next meeting of the Inland

Waterways Users Board. The meeting

will be held on July 27, 2000, in

Portland, Oregon, Doubletree Hotel—

Columbia River, 1401 N. Hayden Island

Drive (Tel. (503) 283–2111). Registration

will begin at 9 a.m. and the meeting is

scheduled to adjourn at 4 p.m. The

meeting is open to the public. Any

interested person may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the

committee at the time and in the

manner permitted by the committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Norman T. Edwards, Headquarters, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, CECW–PF,

Washington, DC 20314–1000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

28, 2000.

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. The Department of

Education is especially interested in

public comment addressing the

following issues: (1) Is this collection

necessary to the proper functions of the

Department; (2) will this information be

processed and used in a timely manner;

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4) how might the Department enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (5) how

might the Department minimize the

burden of this collection on the

respondents, including through the use

of information technology.

Dated: June 23, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Title: National Assessment of

Educational Progress (NAEP) Year 2001

Field Test and Year 2002 Main

Assessment of Reading and Writing.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public:

Businesses or other for-profit

(primary).

Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 7250—Burden

Hours: 7250.

Abstract: The Congressionallymandated 2002 National Assessment of

Educational Progress will assess writing

and reading knowledge among 4th, 8th

and 12th graders. To provide contextual

information to intrepret the assessment

information, relevant background

characteristics of the students and their

schools and teachers are gathered as

well. The clearance package provides all

of the background questions and

supporting information for the field test

and the main study. The results of the

main study will be used to provide

descriptive information about programs

and practices in the teaching of reading

and writing; suggest relationships

between characteristics and assessment

results; serve as a basis for monitoring

change over time.

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 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be