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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 Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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: September 10, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Title: Streamlined Clearance Process

for Discretionary Grant Information

Collections.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions; State, local or

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 1.

Burden Hours: 1.

Abstract: This information collection

plan provides the U.S. Department of

Education with the option of submitting

its discretionary grant information

collections through a streamlined

Paperwork Reduction Act clearance

process. This streamlined clearance

process will begin when the Department

submits the information collection to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) and, at the same time, publishes

a 30-day public comment period notice

in the Federal Register. OMB will then

have 60 days after the public comment

period begins to reach a decision on the

information collection.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Annual Report of Independent

Living Services for Older Individuals

who are Blind.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 55.

Burden Hours: 440.

Abstract: Section 752(I)(2)(A) of the

Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992

(Attachment A) requires each grantee

under this program to submit an annual

report to the Commissioner of the

Rehabilitation Services Administration

(RSA) on essential demographic, service

and outcome information. The

information collected by RSA will be

used to evaluate the program, including

the new Government Performance and

Results Act (GEPRA) requirements, and

make recommendations to Congress. It

provides RSA with a uniform and

efficient method of monitoring the

program for compliance with statutory

regulatory requirements and to

determine substantial progress required

for funding of all non-competing

continuation discretionary grants. The

respondents are State Vocational

Rehabilitation Agencies.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Controlling the Cost of

Postsecondary Education.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local and Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs and LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 75.

Burden Hours: 1,500.

Abstract: This first time application

package provides information and forms

for those wishing to apply for grants that

demonstrate projects addressing issues

of cost control at postsecondary

institutions.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information

Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, invites comments on the

submission for OMB review as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before October

16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, 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
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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 Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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: September 10, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Financial and Performance

Report, Library Services and

Construction Act (LSCA), Titles I, II,

and III.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 55.

Burden Hours: 2,481.

Abstract: The State Library

Administrative Agency submits the

Financial and Performance Report

reflecting project expenditures and

completion data, the relationship of the

projects to the LSCA Long-range Plan,

and evaluation project data for Title I

(Public Library Services); Title II (Public

Library Construction and Technology

Enhancement); and Title III (Interlibrary

Cooperation and Resource Sharing).

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting.

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the

following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Electric System Reliability Task

Force.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, September

25, 1997, 8:30 am–4:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Inn, Grand

Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth,

Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–1709

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The electric power industry is in the

midst of a complex transition to

competition, which will induce many

far-reaching changes in the structure of

the industry and the institutions which

regulate it. This transition raises many

reliability issues, as new entities emerge

in the power markets and as generation

becomes less integrated with

transmission.

Purpose of the Task Force

The purpose of the Electric System

Reliability Task Force is to provide

advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the critical institutional,

technical, and policy issues that need to

be addressed in order to maintain the

reliability of the nation’s bulk electric

system in the context of a more

competitive industry.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 25, 1997

8:30–8:45 am—Opening Remarks &

Objectives—Philip Sharp, ESR Task

Force Chairman

8:45–9:15 am—Working Session:

Discussion of the ESR Task Force

Work Plan

9:15–10:15 am—Working Session:

Discussion of a Draft Position Paper

on the Roles of Reliability

Organizations

10:15–10:30 am—Break

10:30–11:30 am—Working Session:

Review of a Draft Position Paper on

the Roles of Reliability Organizations

11:30–12:00 pm—Public Comment

Period

12:00–1:15 pm—Lunch

1:15–2:15 pm—Working Session:

Discussion of Technology Issues

Affecting Reliability

2:15–3:30 pm—Panel Discussion: The

Need to Extend FERC Jurisdiction to

All Entities In Order to Provide

Reliability Oversight

3:30–4:00 pm—Public Comment Period

4:00 pm Adjourn.

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

The Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its meeting in

Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Task

Force welcomes public comment.

Members of the public will be heard in

the order in which they sign up at the

beginning of the meeting. The Task

Force will make every effort to hear the

views of all interested parties. Written

comments may be submitted to Skila

Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board, AB–1, US

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved prior to publication.

Minutes

Minutes and a transcript of the

meeting will be available for public

review and copying approximately 30

days following the meeting at the

Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E–190 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 am and

4:00 pm, Monday through Friday except

Federal holidays. Information on the

Electric System Reliability Task Force

and the Task Force’s interim report may

be found at the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s web site, located at

http://vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov:80/seab/.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on September

10, 1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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