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Accordingly, Navy will dispose of

NCEL Port Hueneme in a manner that is

consistent with the NCEL Community

Reuse Plan’s proposal for port and

maritime activities.

Dated: January 22, 1997.

William J. Cassidy, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

(Conversion and Redevelopment).

[FR Doc. 97–2469 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–M

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Disposal and Reuse of Naval

Station Brooklyn, New York, NY

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 as implemented by Council

on Environmental Quality regulations

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), the

Department of Navy announces its

intent to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for the Disposal

and Reuse of Naval Station Brooklyn

(NAVSTA), New York, NY.

In December 1988, the Congressional

Committee on Base Realignment and

Closure recommended the closure and

disposal of the land comprising the

NAVSTA. The NAVSTA is that area that

was largely associated with the former

Naval Hospital and often referred to as

the ‘‘Navy Yard Annex’’. In accordance

with the Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990, the NAVSTA

was closed in 1993. Approximately five

acres of the property was transferred to

the Department of Justice. The

remainder of the property was requested

by homeless organizations in

accordance with the then in-effect

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Plan Act. Plan were initiated

for this transfer when the Defense Base

Closure Community Redevelopment and

Homeless Assistance Act of 1994

allowed communities undergoing the

transfer of a defense installation to

satisfy homeless demands through other

means, thereby preserving the closed

defense installation for economic

redevelopment. The City of New York

has requested that this new legislation

be applied to the NAVSTA, and the

Mayor’s Office of Planning and

Community Relations, acting as the

local reuse authority (LRA), has

prepared a reuse plan for the NAVSTA

property.

The proposed action to be considered

and evaluated in the EIS is the reuse of

the NAVSTA property determined

surplus to the needs of the federal

government. The reuse plan for the

NAVSTA, prepared by the LRA, will be

the basis for the EIS. The reuse plan

emphasizes historic preservation and

adaptive reuse of the site’s buildings to

the greatest extent possible. However,

the retention of some existing buildings

may not be financially or structurally

feasible and their removal will be

assessed. The reuse plan represents a

reasonable and likely development/

reuse scenario based on the City’s

proposed zoning for the site. The reuse

plan proposes a mix of commercial

development, institutional, historic,

community, and open space uses.

The EIS may also consider

alternatives to the reuse plan consistent

with current zoning.

The EIS will address the following

known areas of concern: effects of

redevelopment at the NAVSTA on the

natural and socioeconomic

environments inclusive of land use,

zoning, on-site historic resources, and

neighborhood character. Environmental

issues that will be addressed in the EIS

include, but are not limited to, air

quality, water quality, transportation,

and socioeconomic impacts.

The EIS will also address potential

impacts to the former naval cemetery

which occupied a portion of the

NAVSTA.

ADDRESSES: The Navy will hold a public

scoping meeting for the purpose of

further identifying the scope of issues to

be addressed in the EIS. The meeting

will be held on Thursday, February 13,

1997 at the Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209

Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201,

beginning at 7:00 PM. Navy

representatives will make a brief

presentation, then members of the

public will be asked to provide their

comments. It is important that federal,

state, and local agencies and interested

individuals take this opportunity to

identify environmental concerns that

should be addressed in the EIS. In the

interest of time, speakers will be asked

to limit comments to five minutes.

Written comments must be

postmarked by February 28, 1997, and

should be mailed to Commanding

Officer, Northern Division, Naval

Facilities Engineering Command, Code

202, 10 Industrial Highway, Lester PA

19113, (Attn. Mr. Robert Ostermueller,

telephone (610) 595–0759, facsimile

(610) 595–0778). The scoping meeting

will be conducted in English, and

requests for language interpreters or

other special communications needs

should be made to Mr. Ostermueller at

least one week prior to the meeting. The

Navy will make every reasonable effort

to accommodate these needs.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

D.E. Koenig,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–2396 Filed 1–30–97; 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 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 April 1,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., 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 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 Director of the

Information Resources 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
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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: January 27, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Quarterly Cumulative Caseload

Report.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Government, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 328.

Burden Hours: 328.

Abstract: State VR agencies who

administer vocational rehabilitation

programs provide key caseload indicator

data on this form, including numbers of

persons who are applicants, determined

eligible/ineligible, waiting for services,

and also their program outcomes. This

data is used for program planning,

management, budgeting and general

statistical purposes.

[FR Doc. 97–2364 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

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 March 3,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., 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 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 Director of the

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.

Dated: January 27, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: A Study of Charter Schools.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs for LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 1,712.

Burden Hours: 1,266.

Abstract: This four-year study of

charter schools will examine the impact

of charter schools on student

achievement, on education reform, and

on an array of other issues. The study

includes an annual survey of the

universe of charter schools and

intensive site visits at a sample of

charter schools.

[FR Doc. 97–2365 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

[CFDA No.: 84.128U]

Special Projects and Demonstrations

for Providing Supported Employment

Services to Individuals With the Most

Severe Disabilities and Technical

Assistance Projects—National Scope

Project; Notice Inviting Applications

for a Cooperative Agreement or Grant

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)

1997

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: This

program is designed to provide grants

for special projects and demonstrations

to expand or otherwise improve the

provision of supported employment

services to individuals with the most

severe disabilities, including projects

that demonstrate the effectiveness of

natural supports or other alternative

approaches for supporting and

maintaining individuals in supported

employment, and grants for technical

assistance projects.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public and

nonprofit community rehabilitation

programs, designated State units, and

other public and private agencies and

organizations.

DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF

APPLICATIONS: March 14, 1997.

DEADLINE FOR

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: May

13, 1997.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE:

February 3, 1997.

AVAILABLE FUNDS: $950,000.

ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS:

$850,000—$950,000.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF

AWARDS: $900,000.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS:

1.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 60 months.

The Secretary believes that at least 36

months is necessary to accomplish the

project objectives. The Secretary will