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officer when Government-furnished

property is received and is not suitable

for use.

(x) FAR 52.245–2(a)(4) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when government-furnished

property is not timely delivered and the

contracting officer will make a

determination of the delay, if any,

caused the contractor.

(y) FAR 52.245–2(b) requires a

contractor to submit a written request

for an equitable adjustment if

Government-furnished property is

decreased, substituted, or withdrawn by

the Government.

(z) FAR 52.245–4 requires a contractor

to submit a timely written request for an

equitable adjustment when

Government-furnished property is not

furnished in a timely manner.

(aa) FAR 52.245–5(a)(4) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when Government-furnished

property is received that is not suitable

for use.

(bb) FAR 52.245–5(a)(5) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when Government-furnished

property is not received in a timely

manner.

(cc) FAR 52.245–5(b)(2) requests a

contractor to submit a written request

for an equitable adjustment if

Government-furnished property is

decreased, substituted, or withdrawn by

the Government.

(dd) FAR 52.245–7(f) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when use of all facilities falls

below 75% of total use.

(ee) FAR 52.245–7(l)(2) requires a

contractor to alert the contracting officer

within 30 days of receiving facilities

that are not suitable for use.

(ff) FAR 52.245–9(f) requires a

contractor to submit a facilities use

statement to the contracting officer

within 90 days after the close of each

rental period.

(gg) FAR 52.245–10(h)(2) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer if facilities are received that are

not suitable for the intended use.

(hh) FAR 52.245–11(e) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when use of all facilities falls

below 75% of total use.

(ii) FAR 52.245–11(j)(2) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer within 30 days of receiving

facilities not suitable for intended use.

(jj) FAR 52.245–17 requires a

contractor to maintain special tooling

records.

(kk) FAR 52.245–18(b) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer 30 days in advance of the

contractor’s intention to acquire or

fabricate special test equipment (STE).

(ll) FAR 52.245–18(d) & (e) requires a

contractor to furnish the names of

subcontractors who acquire or fabricate

special test equipment (STE) or

components and comply with paragraph

(d) of this clause, and contractors must

comply with the (b) paragraph of this

clause if an engineering change requires

acquisition or modification of STE. In so

complying, the contractor shall identify

the change order which requires the

proposed acquisition, fabrication, or

modification.

(mm) FAR 52.245–19 requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer if there is any change in the

condition of property furnished ‘‘as is’’

from the time of inspection until time of

receipt.

This information is used to facilitate

the management of Government

property in the possession of the

contractor.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 27,884.

Responses Per Respondent: 488.6.

Total Responses: 13,624,122.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

.4826.

Total Burden Hours: 6,575,309.

The total burden hours have changed

under this OMB clearance 9000–0075 to

reflect the incorporation of hours

currently associated with OMB

clearance 9000–0151 (FAR Case 1995–

013) which expires on June 30, 2000,

and will not be renewed. The OMB

collection burden associated with

Government property nonetheless

remains unchanged.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0075, Government Property, in all

correspondence.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16691 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–U

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

September 1, 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 27, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Management.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Master Plan for Customer

Surveys and Focus Groups.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; Individuals or household;

Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local,

or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

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Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 100,000—Burden

Hours: 50,600.

Abstract: Customer satisfaction

surveys and focus group discussions

will be conducted by the Principal

Offices of the Department of Education

to measure customer satisfaction and

establish and improve customer service

standards as required by Executive

Order 12862.

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, 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 Kathy Axt at her internet

address Kathy_Axt@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.

[FR Doc. 00–16723 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education; Intent To Repay the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Department of Education Funds

Recovered as a Result of a Final Audit

Determination

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to award

grantback funds.

SUMMARY: Under section 459 of the

General Education Provisions Act

(GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 1234h, the Secretary

of Education (Secretary) intends to

repay to the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts Department of Education

(Massachusetts), under a grantback

arrangement, an amount equal to 75

percent of the principal amount of funds

recovered by the U.S. Department of

Education (Department) as a result of

the final audit determination in this

matter (ACN: 01–33145G). The

Department’s recovery of funds

followed the settlement reached

between the parties under which

Massachusetts refunded $2,111,810 to

the Department in full resolution of the

Department’s final audit determination

for State fiscal year (FY) 1992. This

notice describes Massachusetts’ plan for

the use of the repaid funds and the

terms and conditions under which the

Secretary intends to make those funds

available. This notice invites comments

on the proposed grantback.

DATES: All comments must be received

on or before August 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All written comments

should be addressed to Ron Castaldi,

Chief, Division of Vocational-Technical

Education, Office of Vocational and

Adult Education, U.S. Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,

Mary E. Switzer Building, Room 4317,

MS 7323, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Castaldi. Telephone: (202) 205–9444. If

you use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD), you may call the

Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

A. Background

Under the settlement agreement

between the Department and the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the

Department recovered $2,111,810 from

Massachusetts in full resolution of all

claims arising from an audit of

Massachusetts covering FY 1992 (ACN:

01–33145G).

The Department’s original claim of

$4,604,211 was contained in a program

determination letter (PDL) issued by the

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and

Adult Education on March 31, 1995.

This claim arose from findings related to

Massachusetts’ administration of its

vocational education program under the

provisions of the Carl D. Perkins

Vocational and Applied Technology

Education Act. 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.

(1988) (Perkins II).

In the March 31, 1995 PDL, the

Assistant Secretary determined that

Massachusetts violated the Federal

requirements governing maintenance of

fiscal effort. Specifically, the Assistant

Secretary concluded that Massachusetts

failed to expend non-Federal funds at an

appropriate level to maintain fiscal

effort on either an aggregate or per pupil

basis, thus violating section 502(a) of

Perkins II (20 U.S.C. 2463(a)).

The settlement negotiations resulting

from Massachusetts’ appeal of the

Assistant Secretary’s March 31, 1995

PDL culminated in a settlement

agreement for a total repayment of a

principal amount of $2,111,810. The

settlement agreement was executed on

August 15, 1997. The Department

received full payment for this

determination in September 1997.

B. Authority for Awarding a Grantback

Section 459(a) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C.

1234h(a), provides that whenever the

Secretary has recovered funds following

a final audit determination with respect

to any applicable program, the Secretary

may consider those funds to be

additional funds available for the

program and may arrange to repay to the

State or local educational agency

affected by that determination an

amount not to exceed 75 percent of the

recovered funds. The Secretary may

enter into this grantback arrangement if

the Secretary determines that—

(1) The practices or procedures of the

recipient that resulted in the violation of

law have been corrected, and that the

recipient is in all other respects in

compliance with the requirements of

that program;

(2) The recipient has submitted to the

Secretary a plan for the use of those

funds pursuant to the requirements of

that program and, to the extent possible,

for the benefit of the population that

was affected by the failure to comply or

by the misuse of funds that resulted in

the recovery; and

(3) The use of the funds in accordance

with that plan would serve to achieve

the purposes of the program under

which the funds were originally paid.

C. Plan for Use of Funds Awarded

Under a Grantback Arrangement

Pursuant to section 459(a)(2) of GEPA,

Massachusetts has applied for a

grantback of $1,583,858, or 75 percent of

the $2,111,810 repaid to the Department

under the settlement agreement, and has

submitted a plan for use of the proposed

grantback funds, consistent with the

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

Technical Education Act of 1998

(Perkins III), which is the successor

statute to Perkins II and is currently in

effect. Massachusetts plans to establish

new career and technical education

programs in high-wage, high-demand

emerging career fields where there is a

critical shortage of skilled workers, and

to assist existing career and technical

programs seeking national program

certification.

Specifically, Massachusetts plans to

utilize the requested grantback funds,

totaling $1,583,858, to offer a

competitive Request for Proposal for

Perkins-eligible secondary schools with

career and technical programs. Funds

will be used either to begin a career and

technical education program in a new

and emerging field, or to update an

existing program using the National

Program Standards as a framework. The

award of grants will be weighed in favor

of schools with a higher concentration