Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 1997 / Notices 51461

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 300,000.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection requirement provides for a

single fact to industry through a single

point of entry for contractors wishing to

do business with the Department of

Defense. This central registry will be

used to provide contractor financial and

business information to automated

systems used by the contracting and

business communities. Respondents are

contractors who currently are required

to submit a completed ‘‘Solicitation

Mailing List Application’’ form (SF 129)

to each buying activity with which they

wish to do business. In addition, a

significant percentage of this data is

required in solicitation responses as

certification and representation of the

contractor’s size and status. Each

completed form is entered into a local

data base and the hard copy SF 129 is

manually filed. The current redundant

manual process is labor intensive,

resulting in a high error rate and

inconsistent data. A central registration

system eliminates the redundancy of the

government’s information, as well as the

duplication of effort on the part of the

contractor. Registration is available via

the World Wide Web (http://

www.acq.osd.mil/ec) and through DoD

certified Value Added Networks

(VANs). Contractors who do not have

access to the WWW can contact their

regional Electronic Commerce Resource

Center or Procurement Technical

Assistance Center for assistance.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit, Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing. WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: September 24, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–25941 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Availability of Record of

Decision (ROD) for the Program

Definition and Risk Reduction Phase of

the Airborne Laser Program (PDRR

ABL)

On September 16, 1997, the Air Force

signed the ROD for the Program

Definition and Risk Reduction Phase of

the Airborne Laser Program (PDRR

ABL). The decisions included in the

ROD were made in consideration of, but

not limited to, the information

contained in the Final Environmental

Impact Statement (FEIS) filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency on

June 13, 1997.

The decision rendered by the US Air

Force is that the USAF will proceed

with PDRR ABL Phase test activities at

the following locations:

Home Base activities, including weapon

system integration, ground tests and

initial aircraft flight tests, will take

place at Edwards Air Force Base,

California.

Diagnostic test activities for initial

short-range PDRR ABL equipment

tests with non-destructive low-and

high-power laser operations will take

place over White Sands Missile

Range, New Mexico.

Expanded-area test activities for longrange PDRR ABL equipment checks

with low-and high-power laser

operations and firing of the highenergy laser will take place over the

Western Range (Vandenberg Air Force

Base and Point Mugu Naval Air

Warfare Center, California). Target

missiles will be destroyed during this

test phase.

The implementation of the PDRR ABL

Phase test activities will proceed with

minimal adverse impact to the

environment. This action conforms with

applicable Federal, State and local

statutes and regulations, and all

reasonable and practical efforts have

been incorporated to minimize harm to

the local public and the environment.

Any questions regarding this matter

should be directed to: Major Heidi

Brothers (505) 846–7675.

Correspondence should be sent to:

SMC/TM Airborne Laser System

Program Office, 1351 Wyoming Blvd. SE

Bldg. 20201, Kirtland Air Force Base,

NM 87117–5557.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25957 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3901–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Arms Control and

Nonproliferation Policy

Proposed Subsequent Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Subsequent arrangement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 131 of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 2160), notice is hereby given

of a proposed ‘‘subsequent

arrangement’’ under the Agreement for

Cooperation Between the Government of

the United States of America and the

Government of Canada Concerning the

Civil Uses of Atomic Energy and the

Agreement for Cooperation Between the

Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the

Republic of Korea Concerning Civil

Uses of Atomic Energy.

The subsequent arrangement to be

carried out under the above-mentioned

agreements involves approval of the

following: RTD/KO(CA)–6 for the

transfer of fuel assemblies consisting of

100,000 grams of enriched uranium

containing 19,900 grams of the isotope

U–235 (less than 20 percent enrichment)

from Canada to Republic of Korea for

use as additional fueling for the

HANARO research reactor.

In accordance with Section 131 of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

it has been determined that this

subsequent arrangement will not be

inimical to the common defense and

security.

This subsequent arrangement will

take effect no sooner than fifteen days

after the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

For the Department of Energy.

Cherie P. Fitzgerald,

Director, International Policy and Analysis

Division, Office of Arms Control and

Nonproliferation.

[FR Doc. 97–26004 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Solicitation for Financial

Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for

financial assistance: DE-PS07–

98ID13589—Geothermal Reservoir

Technology Research, Development and

Demonstration.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office

(ID), under the authority of the