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supporting the materials license for the

SQN LLRW storage facility.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

the NRC staff consulted with an official

of the State of Tennessee, Ms. Joelle

Key, on May 4, 2000, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. Ms. Key had a question

regarding the quality of packaging for

LLRW material to be stored at this

facility. She was advised that the

material will be packaged in 300-year

high-integrity containers and will not

need repackaging prior to shipment to a

permanent disposal facility. Ms. Key

indicated the State was in general

agreement with TVA’s request.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the licensee’s letter dated

December 17, 1999, which is available

for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street

NW., Washington, DC. Publically

available records are also accessible

electronically from the ADAMS Public

Library component on the NRC Web

site, http://www.nrc.gov (the Electronic

Reading Room) and from the

Agencywide Documents Access and

Management System.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day

of June 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Ronald W. Hernan,

Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate II, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–17034 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–350–1430–PE–01–24–1A]

OMB Approval Number 1004–0010;

Notice of Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection of information listed below to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On March

20, 2000, the BLM published a notice in

the Federal Register (65 FR 15001)

requesting comment on this proposed

collection. The comment period ended

on May 19, 2000. The BLM received no

comments from the public in response

to that notice. Copies of the proposed

collection of information and related

forms and explanatory material may be

obtained by contacting the BLM

information clearance officer at the

telephone number listed below; (202)

452–5033.

The OMB is required to respond to

this request within 60 days but may

respond after 30 days. For maximum

consideration your comments and

suggestions on the requirement should

be made within 30 days directly to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer (1004–

0010), Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC

20503, telephone (202) 395–7340. Please

provide a copy of your comments to the

Bureau Clearance Officer (WO–630),

1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 401 LS,

Washington, DC 20240.

Nature of Comments: We specifically

request your comments on the

following:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

functioning of the BLM, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate

of the burden of collecting the

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of

collecting the information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Color-of-Title (43 CFR part

2540). OMB approval number: 1004–

0010.

Abstract: The BLM is proposing to

renew the approval of an information

collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR

part 2540. That rule provides guidelines

and procedures for transferring legal

title to public lands administered by the

BLM from the United States to eligible

individuals, groups, or corporations

who have valid claims under the Colorof-Title Act of December 22, 1928 (45

Stat. 1069) as amended by the Act of

July 28, 1953 Stat. 227), (U.S.C. 1068–

1068b).

Bureau Form Number: 2540–2.

Frequency: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Respondents are individuals, groups, or

corporations.

Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour.

Annual Responses: 20.

Filing Fee Per Response: $10.

Annual Burden Hours: 20.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Shirlean

Beshir (202) 452–5033.

Dated: June 23, 2000.

Shirlean Beshir,

Acting BLM Information Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–17087 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Notice of Sale of Business and

Disaster Assistance Loans

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of sale of business and

disaster assistance loans—Loan Sale #2.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Small Business Administration’s

(‘‘SBA’’) intention to sell approximately

25,000 secured and unsecured business

and disaster assistance loans,

(collectively referred to as the ‘‘Loans’’).

This is the first sale of Disaster

Assistance Loans and includes both

business and consumer loans. The total

unpaid principal balance of the Loans is

approximately $1 billion. SBA

previously guaranteed some of the

Loans under various sections of the

Small Business Investment Act, as

amended, 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. Any

SBA guarantees that might have existed

at one time have been paid and no SBA

guaranty is available to the successful

bidders in this sale. The majority of the

loans originated from and are serviced

by SBA. The collateral for the secured

Loans includes commercial and

residential real estate and other

businesses and personal property

located nationwide. This notice also

summarizes the bidding process for the

Loans.

DATES: The Bidder Information Package

will be available to qualified bidders

beginning on or about May 26, 2000.

The Bid Date is scheduled for August 1,

2000, and closings are scheduled to

occur between August 14, 2000 and

September 8, 2000. These dates are

subject to change at SBA’s discretion.

ADDRESSES: Bidder Information

Packages will be available from the

SBA’s Transaction Financial Advisor,

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc.

(‘‘Merrill Lynch’’). Bidder Information

Packages will only be made available to

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parties that have submitted a completed

Confidentiality Agreement and Bidder

Qualification Statement and have

demonstrated that they are qualified

bidders. The Confidentiality Agreement

and Bidders Qualification Statement are

available on the SBA Website at

www.sba.gov/assets/sale2.html or by

calling the SBA Loan Sale 2 Center tollfree at Merrill Lynch at (888) 590–6872.

The completed Confidentiality and

Bidder Qualification Statement can be

sent to the attention of John Winchester,

SBA Loan Sale 2, by either fax, at (212)

449–2450 or by mail, to Merrill Lynch

Mortgage Capital Inc., World Financial

Center, North Tower, 10th Floor, New

York, NY, 10281–1310. The Due

Diligence Facility is scheduled to open

on or about June 2, 2000 and close on

or about July 28, 2000. These dates are

subject to change at SBA’s discretion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B.

John Farmakides, Program Manager,

Small Business Administration, 409

Third Street, SW, Washington, DC

20416: 202–205–7134. This is not a toll

free number. Hearing or speechimpaired individuals may access this

number via TDD/TTY by calling the

Federal Information Relay Service’s tollfree number at 1–800–877–8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA

intends to sell approximately 25,000

secured and unsecured business and

disaster assistance loans, collectively

referred to as the ‘‘Loans’’. The Loans

include performing, sub-performing and

non-performing loans. The Loans will

be offered to qualified bidders in pools

that will be based on such factors as

performance status, collateral status,

collateral type and geographic location

of the collateral. A list of the Loans, loan

pools and pool descriptions is contained

in the Bidder Information Package. SBA

will offer interested persons an

opportunity to bid competitively on

loan pools, subject to conditions set

forth in the Bidder Information Package.

SBA shall use its sole discretion to

evaluate and determine winning bids.

No loans will be sold individually. The

Loans to be sold are located throughout

the United States as well as Puerto Rico,

U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and other

Pacific Islands.

The Bidding Process

To ensure a uniform and fair

competitive bidding process, the terms

of sale are not subject to negotiation.

SBA will describe in detail the

procedure for bidding on the Loans in

the Bidder Information Package, which

will include bid forms, a non-negotiable

loan sale agreement prepared by SBA

(‘‘Loan Sale Agreement’’), specific bid

instructions, as well as pertinent loan

information such as total outstanding

unpaid principal balance, interest rate,

maturity term, aggregate payment

history and collateral information

including geographic location and type.

The Bidder Information Package also

includes CD–ROMs that contain

information pertaining to the Loans.

The Bidder Information Package will

be available approximately 9 weeks

prior to the Bid Date. It will contain

procedures for obtaining supplemental

information about the Loans. Any

interested party may request a copy of

the Bidder Information Package by

sending a written request together with

a duly executed copy of the

Confidentiality Agreement and a Bidder

Qualification Statement to the address

specified in the ADDRESSES section of

this notice.

Prior to the Bid Date, a Bidder

Information Package Supplement will

be mailed to all recipients of the original

Bidder Information Package. It will

contain the final list of loans included

in Sale #2 and any final instructions for

the sale.

Deposit And Liquidated Damages

Each Bidder must include with its bid

a deposit equal to 10 percent of the

amount of the bidder’s highest bid. If a

successful bidder fails to abide by the

terms of the Loan Sale Agreement,

including paying SBA any remaining

sums due pursuant to the Loan Sale

Agreement and closing within the time

period specified in the Loan Sale

Agreement, SBA shall retain the deposit

as liquidated damages.

Due Diligence Facility

A bidder due diligence period will

take place beginning on or about June 2,

2000. During the bidder due diligence

period, qualified bidders may, for a nonrefundable assessment of $500 US,

review all asset file documents that have

been imaged onto a database by visiting

the due diligence facility located at 499

South Capital, SW, Suite 300,

Washington, DC 20003 and/or via

modem. Bidders that have paid the due

diligence assessment of $500 US may

also request CD–ROMs that contain

substantial due diligence materials such

as loan payment history and updated

third party reports.

Specific instructions for ordering

information in electronic format or

making an appointment to visit the due

diligence facility are included in the

Bidder Information Package.

SBA Reservation of Rights

SBA reserves the right to remove

loans from the sale at any time prior to

the Bid Date, and add loans prior to the

Cut-Off Date for any reason and without

prejudice to its right to include any

loans in a later sale. SBA also reserves

the right to terminate this sale at any

time prior to the Bid Date.

SBA reserves the right to use its sole

discretion to evaluate and determine

winning bids. SBA also reserves the

right in it sole discretion and for any

reason whatsoever to reject any and all

bids.

SBA reserves the right to conduct a

‘‘best and final’’ round of bidding

wherein bidders will be given the

opportunity to increase their bids. A

best and final round shall not be

construed as a rejection of any bid or

preclude SBA from accepting any bid

made by a bidder.

SBA reserves the right to sell less than

100 percent of the Loans offered for sale

and ‘‘re-offer’’ the remaining loans

subsequent to the initial bid.

Ineligible Bidders

The following individuals and entities

(either alone or in combination with

others) are ineligible to bid on the Loans

included in the sale:

(1) Any employee of SBA, any

member of any such employee’s

household and any entity controlled by

a SBA employee or by a member of such

employee’s household.

(2) Any individual or entity that is

debarred or suspended from doing

business with SBA or any other agency

of the United States Government.

(3) Any contractor, subcontractor,

consultant, and/or advisor (including

any agent, employee, partner, director,

principal, or affiliate of any of the

foregoing) who will perform or has

performed services for, or on-behalf of

SBA, either in connection with this sale

or the development of SBA’s loan sale

program.

(4) Any individual that was an

employee, partner, director, agent or

principal of any entity, or individual

prescribed in paragraph (3) above at any

time during which the entity or

individual performed services for, or on

behalf of SBA, either in connection with

this sale or the development of SBA’s

loan sale program.

(5) Any individual or entity that has

used or will use the services, directly or

indirectly, of any person or entity

ineligible under any of paragraphs (1)

through (4) above to assist in the

preparation of any bid in connection

with this sale.

Loan Sale Procedure

SBA plans to use a competitive sealed

bid process as the method to sell the

Loans. SBA believes this method of sale

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optimizes the return on the sale of

Loans and attracts the largest field of

interested parties. This method also

provides the quickest and most efficient

vehicle for the SBA to dispose of the

Loans.

Post Sale Servicing Requirements

The Loans will be sold servicing

released. Purchasers of the Loans and

their successors and assigns will be

required to service the Loans in

accordance with the applicable

provisions of the Loan Sale Agreement

for the Life of the Loans.

In addition, the Loan Sale Agreement

establishes certain requirements that a

servicer must satisfy in order to service

the Loans.

Scope of Notice

This notice applies to Loan Sale

Number #2 and does not establish

agency procedures and policies for other

loan sales. If there are any conflicts

between this Notice and the Bidder

Information Package, the Bidder

Information Package shall prevail.

Jane Palsgrove Butler,

Associate Administrator for Financial

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–17038 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3266]

State of Louisiana (And Contiguous

Counties in Texas and Arkansas)

Caddo Parish and the contiguous

Parishes of Bossier, De Soto, and Red

River in the State of Louisiana; Cass,

Harrison, Marion, and Panola Counties

in the State of Texas; and Miller and

Lafayette Counties in the State of

Arkansas constitute a disaster area as a

result of damages caused by severe

storms and tornadoes that occurred on

April 23, 2000. Applications for loans

for physical damage as a result of this

disaster may be filed until the close of

business on August 25, 2000, and for

economic injury until the close of

business on March 26, 2001, at the

address listed below or other locally

announced locations: U.S. Small

Business Administration, Disaster Area

3 Office, 4400 Amon Carter Blvd., Suite

102, Ft. Worth, TX 76155.

The interest rates are:

For Physical Damage

Homeowners with credit available

elsewhere—7.375%

Homeowners without credit available

elsewhere—3.687%

Businesses with credit available

elsewhere—8.000%

Businesses and non-profit

organizations without credit available

elsewhere—4.000%

Others (including non-profit

organizations) with credit available

elsewhere—6.750%

For Economic Injury

Businesses and small agricultural

cooperatives without credit available

elsewhere—4.000%

The numbers assigned to this disaster

for physical damage are 326612 for

Louisiana, 326712 for Texas, and

326812 for Arkansas. For economic

injury the numbers are 9H5600 for

Louisiana, 9H5700 for Texas, and

9H5800 for Arkansas.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Aida Alvarez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–16982 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Region IV Advisory Council Meeting;

Public Meeting

The Southeastern States Regulatory

Fairness Board will hold a public

hearing on August 1, 2000, at 9 a.m.

located at Tougaloo College, Health and

Wellness Center, 500 W. County Line

Road, Tougaloo, Mississippi to receive

comments and testimony from small

businesses and representatives of trade

associations concerning federal

regulatory enforcement or compliance

actions taken by federal agencies.

Transcripts of these proceedings will be

posted on the Internet. These transcripts

are subject only to limited review by the

National Ombudsman. For further

information, call Elestine Harvey (312)

353–1744.

Bettie Baca,

Counselor to the Administrator/Public

Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–16980 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Region I Advisory Council Meeting;

Public Meeting

The New England States Regulatory

Fairness Board will hold a public

hearing on August 22, 2000, at 1 p.m.

located at Holiday Inn, Manchester

Center, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

to receive comments and testimony

from small businesses and

representatives of trade associations

concerning federal regulatory

enforcement or compliance actions

taken by federal agencies. Transcripts of

these proceedings will be posted on the

Internet. These transcripts are subject

only to limited review by the National

Ombudsman. For further information,

call Elestine Harvey (312) 353–1744.

Bettie Baca,

Counselor to the Administrator/Public

Liaison

[FR Doc. 00–16981 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Request and

Comment Request

In compliance with Public Law 104–

13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, SSA is providing notice of its

information collections that require

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB). SSA is soliciting

comments on the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimate; the need for

the information; its practical utility;

ways to enhance its quality, utility and

clarity; and on ways to minimize burden

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

I. The information collection listed

below will be submitted to OMB within

60 days from the date of this notice.

Therefore, comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection would be most

useful if received by the Agency within

60 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be

directed to the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the address listed at the end

of this publication. You can obtain a

copy of the collection instruments by

calling the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer on (410) 965–4145, or by writing

to him at the address listed at the end

of this publication.

1. Survey of Low-Income and

Disabled Children–0960–NEW. The

Survey of Low-Income and Disabled

Children (SOLID KIDS) is designed to

collect nationally representative data on

children and young adults with

Supplement Security Income (SSI)

experience, including current and

previous SSI recipients and SSI

applicants. To solicit information, SSA

will employ two versions of the SOLID

KIDS survey. One survey will be

directed at children under age 17. The

other, a young adult version, is designed