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should focus on the merits of the

proposal, alternatives, and the nature

and scope of environmental issues and

other concerns that need to be assessed

in the EIS. During the meetings, the Air

Force will describe the proposed action

and no-action alternative, define the

process involved in preparing the EIS,

and outline the opportunities for public

involvement in the process. The scoping

period for the F–22 Permanent

Beddown at Nellis AFB EIS, will extend

through September 30, 1997.

Written and oral comments will be

accepted at the scoping meetings and at

any time during the scoping period for

the F–22 Beddown Nellis AFB EIS. To

ensure the Air Force has sufficient time

to consider public input in the

preparation of the Draft EIS, comments

should be submitted to the address

below by September 30, 1997. F–22

Aircraft Beddown, Nellis Air Force

Base, NV, EIS, HQ AFCEE/ECP, 3207

North Road, Brooks Air Force Base, TX

78235–5363, Phone: (210) 536–6544,

FAX (210) 536–3890.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21240 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Corps of Engineers; Intent To Prepare

a Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the Whitewater

River Basin (Thousand Palms) Flood

Control Feasibility Study, Riverside

County, CA

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS).

SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District

intends to prepare an EIS to support the

proposed flood protection study within

the Thousand Palms area of the

Coachella Valley. The area to be studied

extends from Long Canyon to Indio, and

from the Indio, and from the Interstate10 Freeway to the Indio Hills. The

purpose of the proposal is to identify

measures that will provide flood

protection of the FEMA flood hazard

zone and flood plain. Secondary

objectives include: consideration of

environmental opportunities to enhance

the viability of the Coachella Valley

Preserve (an endangered species

preserve); and development of

coincidental recreation opportunities

along project rights-of-way. Alternative

measures include detention basins,

channels, and, or, levees to control

runoff from the Indio Hills, as well as

a no action alternative. The EIS will

analyze potential impacts on the

environment of a range of alternatives,

including the recommended plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Hayley Lovan, Project Environmental

Coordinator, (213) 452–3863, or Mr.

Brian Whelan, Study Manager, (213)

452–3795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers intends to

prepare an EIS to assess the

environmental effects associated with

the proposed flood protection measures

within the Thousand Palms area. The

public will have the opportunity to

comment on this analysis before any

action is taken to implement the

proposed action.

Scoping

a. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

will conduct a scoping meeting prior to

preparing the EIS to aid in

determination of significant

environmental issues associated with

the proposed action. The public, as well

as Federal, State, and local agencies are

encouraged to participate in the scoping

process by submitting data, information,

and comments identifying relevant

environemtal and socioeconomic issues

to be addressed in the environmental

analysis. Useful information includes

other environmental studies, published

and unpublished data, alternatives that

could be addressed in the analysis, and

potential mitigation measures associated

with the proposed action.

b. A public scoping meeting will be

held in the community of Thousand

Palms the week of August 5, 1997,

concurrent with a public workshop. The

location, date, and time of the public

scoping meeting will be announced in

the local news media. A separate notice

of this meeting will be sent to all parties

on the study mailing list.

c. Individuals and agencies may offer

information or data relevant to the

environment or socioeconomic impacts

by attending the public scoping

meeting. Comments, suggestions, and

requests to be placed on the mailing list

for announcements should be sent to

Hayley Lovan, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Los Angeles District, P.O.

Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053–

2325, ATTN: CESPL–PD–RQ.

Availability of the Draft EIS

The draft EIS is scheduled to be

published and circulated in December,

1998, and a public hearing to receive

comments on the Draft EIS will be held

after it is published.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Herbert M. Chong,

Captain, Corps of Engineers, Acting District

Engineer.

[FR Doc. 97–21226 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive

Patent License; Childrens Hospital Los

Angeles

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

hereby gives notice of its intent to grant

to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, a

revocable, nonassignable, exclusive

license in the United States to practice

the Government owned invention

described in U.S. Patent No. 4,710,472

entitled ‘‘Magnetic Separation Device,’’

issued December 1, 1987.

Anyone wishing to object to the grant

of this license has 60 days from the date

of this notice to file written objections

along with supporting evidence, if any.

Written objections are to be filed with

the Office of Naval Research, ONR

00CC, Ballston Tower One, 800 North

Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia

22217–5660.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

R.J. Erickson, Staff Patent Attorney,

Office of Naval Research, ONR 00CC,

Ballston Tower One, 800 North Quincy

Street, Arlington, Virginia 22217–5660,

telephone (703) 696–4001.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

M.D. Sutton,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21237 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, 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 October

14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed
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information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue SW., Room 5624,

Regional Office Building 3, Washington,

DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the PaperworkReduction 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 Director,

Information Resources Management

Group publishes this 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 at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

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: August 6, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy, Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Application for Grants Under

the Magnet Schools Assistance Program

(MSAP).

Frequency: Triennially.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 180. Burden

Hours: 4,500.

Abstract: The application is used by

local educational agencies to apply

under the magnet schools program. The

Department uses this information to

make grant awards.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Annual Client Assistance

Program (CAP) Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 57. Burden

Hours: 342.

Abstract: Form RSA–227 is used to

analyze and evaluate the Client

Assistance Program (CAP) administered

by designated CAP agencies. These

agencies provide services to clients and

client applicants of programs, projects,

and community rehabilitation programs

authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended. Data also are

reported on information and referral

services to any individual with a

disability.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Title: Applications for the Programs to

Encourage Minority Students to Become

Teachers.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 150. Burden

Hours: 4,800.

Abstract: This application is essential

to conducting the competition for new

awards in fiscal year 1998 for eligible

institutions of higher education and

state and local educational agencies for

the Programs to Encourage Minority

Students to Become Teachers.

[FR Doc. 97–21189 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area

Office (Sandia); Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).

DATES: Wednesday, August 20, 1997:

6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. (Mountain Daylight

Time).

ADDRESSES: Wyndam Hotel

Albuquerque, 2910 Yale Boulevard, SE,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Zamorski, Acting Manager,

Department of Energy Kirtland Area

Office, PO Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM

87185 (505) 845–4094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

6:30 p.m.—Public Comments

6:40 p.m.—Approval of Agenda;

Approval of 7/16/97 Minutes

6:45 p.m.—Chair’s Report—Jesse D.

Dompreh

6:50 p.m.—Environmental Restoration/

Waste Management Quarterly Meeting

7:35 p.m.—Budget and Planning

Committee Report

7:45 p.m.—Break

7:50 p.m.—Accelerating Cleanup: Focus

on 2006 Presentation

8:05 p.m.—Accelerating Cleanup: Focus

on 2006 Recommendations by Issues

Committee

8:25 p.m.—Issues Committee

Recommendation on ‘‘No Further

Action’’ Requests

8:35 p.m.—Procedures for Action

Request Form

8:50 p.m.—Staff Report

8:55 p.m.—Membership and

Nominating Committee Report

9:05 p.m.—New/Other Business

9:10 p.m.—Public Comment Period

9:15 p.m.—Agenda Items for 9/17/97

Meeting

9:20 p.m.—Agenda Items for 8/26/97

Executive Committee Meeting

9:25 p.m.—Announcement of Next

Meeting/Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting Wednesday, August 20, 1997.