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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.

[FR Doc. 97–23484 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

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