Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices 41461

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

science and technology program for

competitive grants to support

international, collaborative projects in

science and technology between U.S.

and Egyptian cooperators.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

August 1, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATES: George Bevan, Program

Administrator, U.S.—Egypt Science and

Technology Grants Program, U.S.

Embassy, Cairo/ECON, Unit 64900, Box

6, APO AE 09839–4900; phone: 011–

(20–2) 355–2925; fax: 011–(20–2) 357–

3150; E-mail: BevanGW@cairowpoa.usstate.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority:

This program is established under 22

U.S.C. 2656d and the Agreement for

Scientific and Technological

Cooperation between the Government of

the United States of America and the

Government of the Arab Republic of

Egypt.

A solicitation for this program will

begin August 1, 1997. This program will

provide modest grants for successfully

competitive proposals for binational

collaborative projects and other

activities submitted by U.S. and

Egyptian experts. Projects must help the

United States Egypt utilize science and

apply technology by providing

opportunities to exchange ideas,

information, skills, and techniques, and

to collaborate on scientific and

technological endeavors of mutual

interest and benefit. Proposals which

fully meet the submission requirements

as outlined in the Program

Announcement will receive peer

reviews. Proposals considered for

funding in Fiscal Year 1998 must be

postmarked by December 1, 1997. All

proposals will be considered; however;

special consideration will be given to

proposals that address priority areas

defined/approved by the Joint Board.

These include priorities in the areas of

environmental technologies,

biotechnology, standards and metrology,

and manufacturing technologies. More

information on these priorities and

copies of the Program Announcement/

Application may be obtained by request.

Jonathan A. Margolis,

Acting Director, Office of Regional Policy

Initiatives, Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and Scientific

Affairs, and, Chair, U.S.—Egypt S&T Joint

Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2574]

United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee; Telecommunications

Development Sector (ITAC–D) Group;

Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces

that the United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC) Telecommunications

Development Sector (ITAC–D) Group

will meet over the next two months to

prepare for the upcoming ITU–D

meetings of Study Groups 1 and 2 to be

held in Geneva, September 22–October

2. The dates, times and room number of

the meetings are outlined below:

Friday, August 8, 10:00 a.m.–12:00

noon, Room 2533A

Friday, August 29, 10:00 a.m.–12:00

noon, Room 2533A

Thursday, September 4, 2:00 – 4:00

p.m., Room 2533A

Friday, September 12, 10:00 a.m. –

noon, Room 2533A

This late notice was necessitated by

the urgent need to seek advice on U.S.

positions for international meetings.

The agenda for the ITAC–D Group

will include (1) review of the various

reports prepared for each Study Group

question and related resolutions and

recommendations within each question,

and (2) discussion of new question to be

submitted to the WTDC–98 and revised

Study Group working methods and

procedures.

Questions regarding the meeting may

be addressed to Ms. Doreen McGirr at

202–647–0201. If you wish to attend

please send a fax to 202–647–7407 no

later than two days before the scheduled

meetings. Please include your name,

Social Security number and date of

birth. One of the following valid photo

ID’s will be required for admittance:

U.S. driver’s license with picture, U.S.

passport, U.S. government ID (company

ID’s are no longer accepted by

Diplomatic Security). Enter from the

‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Doreen F. McGirr,

Chair, U.S. ITAC for Telecommunications

Development.

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting; (Meeting No.

1496)

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (EDT), August 5,

1997.

PLACE: TVA Chattanooga Office

Complex Auditorium, 1101 Market

Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

STATUS: Open.

AGENDA:

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on June 19, 1997.

New Business

A—Budget and Financing

A1. Proposed Fiscal Year 1998 Pricing

(rates), budget, and workforce

recommendations.

B—Purchase Awards

B1. Approval to enter into a contract

with Vallen Safety Supply Company/

Tennessee Fire & Equipment Company

for safety/health physics items for all

TVA locations.

C—Energy

C1. Approval for Fossil and Hydro

Power to award a fixed-price contract to

Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation for a

low nitrogen oxide burner system for

Cumberland Fossil Plant Units 1 and 2.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Sale of a nonexclusive permanent

easement to Billy G. Mattox for an

access road affecting approximately 0.34

acre of land on Guntersville Lake (Tract

No. XGR–738H) in Jackson County,

Alabama.

Information Items

1. Delegation of authority to the Vice

President of Fuel Supply and

Engineering to enter into a contract with

Temple-Inland Forest Products

Corporation for the purchase and sale of

scrubber gypsum produced by the

Cumberland Fossil Plant, to amend and

restate an existing contract with

Synthetic Materials for the marketing of

the remainder of the scrubber gypsum,

to auction, at the request of TempleInland, a tract of land located on the

Cumberland Fossil Plant site, and to

grant an easement on a tract of land

located on the plant site to Synthetic

Materials.

2. Amendment to Contract No. ICC–

NS–8225 with Norfolk Southern

Railway Company to provide for a 3-

year extension and delegation of

authority to the Vice President, Fuel

Supply and Engineering, or a designated

representative, to enter into such

amendment.

3. Delegation of authority to the Chief

Operating Officer and Executive Vice

President to modify term coal Contract

No. 95P01–139359 with Arclar

Company for Johnsonville Fossil Plant.

4. Approval for TVA Nuclear to enter

into a contract with Balcke Durr, Inc.,