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Even if EPA has published a proposed

change in designation from attainment/

maintenance to nonattainment, the

amount of emissions associated with the

reuse alternatives would not change. Air

impacts would still be significant and

the Port of Oakland would still need to

evaluate additional mitigation measures

in project-specific CEQA documents.

The more stringent emission restrictions

normally associated with nonattainment

designations are not applicable to the

Navy’s proposed action as federal

disposal actions are exempt from

application of the Clean Air Act’s

Conformity provisions.

The Environmental Law Clinic

expressed concern that, contrary to the

analysis in the FEIS/EIR, minority and

low income residents of West Oakland

were disproportionately and adversely

affected by air emissions from the

proposed port redevelopment. As

discussed in the FEIS/EIR, ozone

precursor and particulate emissions

from motor vehicle, rail, and ship traffic

would occur over a broad dispersed

geographic area, and therefore would

not result in a localized impact on West

Oakland neighborhoods. Particulate

emissions during demolition and

construction will be controlled,

eliminating any adverse impacts on the

West Oakland community during the

construction phase. Impacts associated

with the proposed redevelopment

therefore would not be

disproportionately high and adverse.

The Environmental Law Clinic also

commented that the FEIS/EIR did not

include mitigation for impacts to

shorebirds from the Port’s Vision 2000

Program. Suitable habitat for shorebirds

is very limited in the area. Impacts

identified in the FEIS/EIR are so limited

that mitigation is not required.

Conclusion

Of the 528-acre FISC Oakland

property, about 392 acres will revert to

the Port. The remaining nonreversionary

property, 136 acres, is currently leased

to the Port by way of a 50-year lease.

Although the ‘‘No action’’ alternative

has less potential for causing adverse

environmental impacts, it would not

permit efficient use of the

nonreversionary Navy property.

Navy’s conveyance of the

nonreversionary property to the Port

would allow the Port to reuse and

redevelop the entire FISC Oakland

property efficiently, with other nearby

property, in a manner consistent with

the ‘‘port priority use’’ designation of

the San Francisco Bay Conservation and

Development Commission and the

Metropolitan Transportation

Commission. Additionally, disposal of

the property relieves Navy of the burden

of owning, managing, and maintaining

property that it no longer needs.

Accordingly, Navy will dispose of the

FISC Oakland property by conveying it

to the Port of Oakland pursuant to

Section 2867 of Public Law 104–106.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Robert B. Pirie, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Installations

And Environment).

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Waivers Granted

ACTION: Notice of waivers granted by the

U.S. Secretary of Education under the

authority of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act.

SUMMARY: The Elementary and

Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as

reauthorized in the Improving

America’s Schools Act (IASA) (Pub. L.

103–382), the Goals 2000: Educate

America Act (Pub. L. 103–227), and the

School-to-Work Opportunities Act (Pub.

L. 103–239) provide State education

agencies, school districts, schools, and

other recipients of Federal education

funds with unprecedented flexibility in

using Federal education programs to

meet specific local needs for improving

teaching and learning, and to support

systemic education reform initiatives

designed to help all children reach

challenging academic standards. In

order to facilitate effective innovation

and program improvement, these Acts

authorize the Secretary of Education to

grant waivers of certain Federal program

requirements.

As of June 30, 1997, the U.S.

Department of Education had approved

164 waiver requests under the waiver

authorities identified above. This notice,

published as provided for in section

14401(g) of the ESEA, identifies the 21

waiver requests approved by the

Department of Education from January

1, 1997 through June 30, 1997.

(A) Waivers Approved Under the

General Waiver Authority in Section

14401 of the ESEA

(1) Name of Applicant: Puerto Rico

Department of Education, San Juan, PR.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(3) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Two years.

Date Granted: January 2, 1997.

(2) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Kapalama School, Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997.

(3) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

King Kaumuali’i Elementary School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997

(4) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Pearl Harbor Elementary School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997.

(5) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997.

(6) Name of Applicant: Oregon

Department of Education on behalf of

the Oregon State System of Higher

Education, Salem, OR.

Requirement Waived: Section 2206(b)

as applied to Section 2203(2) of the

ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997.

(7) Name of Applicant: West Perry

School District, Elliotsburg, PA.

Requirements Waived: Sections

1113(c)(1) and 1113(c)(2) of the ESEA,

and 34 CFR Section 200.28(c).

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 30, 1997.

(8) Name of Applicant: Philadelphia

School District, Philadelphia, PA.

Requirements Waived: Section

1113(c)(1) of the ESEA, and 34 CFR

Section 200.28(c).

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: January 31, 1997.

(9) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Waipahu Intermediate School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: March 9, 1997.

(10) Name of Applicant:

Amphitheater Public Schools, Tucson,

AZ.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: March 18, 1997.

(11) Name of Applicant: Arizona

Department of Education, Phoenix, AZ.

Requirement Waived: Section

1208(b)(5)(A) of the ESEA.
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Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: March 27, 1997.

(12) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Konawaena Elementary School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: March 27, 1997.

(13) Name of Applicant: McLean

County School District, Calhoun, KY.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: April 21, 1997.

(14) Name of Applicant: Oregon

Department of Education, Salem, OR.

Requirements Waived: Sections 3134

and 3135 of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: April 21, 1997.

(15) Name of Applicant:

Elizabethtown Independent Schools,

Elizabethtown, KY.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: May 13, 1997.

(16) Name of Applicant: Hawaii

Department of Education on behalf of

Kealakehe Intermediate School,

Honolulu, HI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: May 13, 1997.

(17) Name of Applicant: Bedford Area

School District, Bedford, PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: June 13, 1997.

(18) Name of Applicant: Colorado

Department of Education, Denver, CO.

Requirement Waived: Section

11004(a) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: June 13, 1997.

(19) Name of Applicant: Florida

Department of Education, Tallahassee,

FL.

Requirements Waived: Section

2206(b) as applied to Sections 2203(1)

and 2203(2) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: June 13, 1997.

(20) Name of Applicant: Great Valley

School District, Malvern, PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: June 26, 1997.

(B) Waivers Approved Under the

Desegregation Waiver Authority in

Section 1113(a)(7) of the ESEA

(1) Name of Applicant: Warren

Township Metropolitan School District,

Indianapolis, IN.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: June 13, 1997.

Applying for a Waiver

Requests for waivers that would be

implemented and affect school-level

activities beginning with the semester

immediately following January 1, 1998

must be submitted to the Department in

substantially approvable form no later

than October 1, 1997. Requests for

waivers that would be implemented and

affect school-level activities beginning

with the 1998–1999 school year must be

submitted to the Department in

substantially approvable form no later

than April 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathryn Doherty at the Department’s

Waiver Assistance Line, (202) 401–7801.

The Department’s Waiver Guidance,

which provides examples of waivers,

explains the waiver authorities in detail,

and describes how to apply for a waiver,

is also available at this number. The

Guidance and other information on

flexibility also are available at the

Department’s World Wide Web site at

http://www.ed.gov/flexibility.

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.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Marshall S. Smith,

Acting Deputy Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The Advisory Council for School-toWork Opportunities; Renewal

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, the Secretaries

of Labor and Education have renewed

the charter for the Advisory Council for

School-to-Work Opportunities.

The Advisory Council for School-toWork Opportunities will provide advice

to the Departments of Education and

Labor on a number of matters pertaining

to implementation of the School-toWork Opportunities Act of 1994. The

Council shall be responsible for:

Assessing the progress of School-toWork Opportunities systems

development and program

implementation toward achieving the

goals of the School-to-Work

Opportunities Initiative; providing

feedback and making recommendations

to the Steering Committee regarding the

progress and direction of

implementation of the School-to-Work

Opportunities Initiative; reporting

periodically to the Steering Committee

on emerging issues, actions, findings

and advice; and providing input into

policy issues, as requested.

The Council will meet two times a

year. It will be comprised of

approximately 40 members, with the

following representation: educators

(seven), employers (six), labor (six),

community groups (five), the general

public (four), students (two, one

secondary and one post-secondary),

parents (two), State officials (four, e.g.,

current Governors, State legislators,

State School-to-Work Opportunities

officials), and local officials (four, e.g.,

mayors, county administrators, local

School-to-Work Opportunities officials).

None of these members shall be deemed

to be employees of the United States.

The Council will report to the

Departments of Education and Labor

through the School-to-Work

Opportunities Steering Committee,

comprised of senior executive Federal

officials from the Departments of

Education and Labor. It will function

solely as an advisory body and in

compliance with the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. Its

charter will be filed under the Act

fifteen (15) days from the date of

publication.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments regarding the renewal

of The Advisory Council for School-toWork Opportunities. Such comments

should be addressed to: J.D. Hoye,

School-to-Work Office. 400 Virginia

Ave., SW, Room 210, Washington, DC

20024.

Signed at Washington, DC this 27th day of

August, 1997.

Richard W. Riley,

Secretary of Education.

Alexis M. Herman,

Secretary of Labor.

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