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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 17, 1997.

Charles E. Hansen,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: New.

Title: Voluntary National Tests in

Reading and Mathematics.

Abstract: The American Institutes for

Research, under contract with the Office

of Educational Research and

Improvement, is coordinating the

development of the Voluntary National

Tests in Reading and Mathematics. Each

Fall from 1997 to 2001, a pilot study of

developed test items will help detect

procedural problems and aid item

selection for field tests conducted the

following Spring.

Additional Information: The

Department is requesting an emergency

clearance for the Pilot Test of the

Voluntary National Tests in Reading

and Mathematics by October 21, 1997.

If normal clearance procedures were

followed, it would prevent the pilot

tests from occurring this Fall which, in

turn, would prevent the final tests being

ready in the Spring, 1999, as called for

by the President.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 46,000.

Burden Hours: 53,800.

[FR Doc. 97–25158 Filed 9–22–97; 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 Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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

November 24, 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 Acting 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 17, 1997.

Charles E. Hansen,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: 1999 National Study of

Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF—99):

Faculty Questionnaire.

Frequency: One Time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 25,000.

Burden Hours: 19,550.

Abstract: The third cycle of the

NSOPF is being conducted in response

to a continuing need for data on faculty

and instructors. The study will provide

information about faculty in

postsecondary institutions which is key

to learning about the quality of

education and research in these

institutions. This study will expand the

information about faculty and

instructional staff in two ways—

allowing comparisons to be made over

time and examining critical issues

surrounding faculty that have developed

since the first two studies. This

clearance request covers field test and

full scale activities for the second phase

of the study—collection of information

from a nationally representative sample

of faculty and instructional staff at

postsecondary institutions. This

information, together with information

collected in the first phase of the study

(1850–0665) on the institutions

themselves, will provide a source of

descriptive, analytical, trend and policy

relevant research on the way

postsecondary education functions.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: New.

Title: Uniform Data System for

Assistive Technology Devices and

Services.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 1,346.

Burden Hours: 271.

Abstract: Assistive technology (AT)

devices and the services can increase

opportunities for education,

employment, independence, and

integration for persons with disabilities.
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However, many of these individuals

have not gained access to AT, despite

several federal initiatives to address

their AT needs. This data collection will

allow the Department of Education to

assemble information on the types of AT

currently used by this nation’s disabled

and the funding sources for these

devices and services, as specified in the

Technology-Related Assistance for

Individuals with Disabilities Act, as

amended. Subjects will represent two

groups: AT service providers (e.g.,

district special education coordinators,

vocational rehabilitation counselors,

and state AT project personnel) and (B)

consumers of AT devices and services.

[FR Doc. 97–25159 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Board Committee Meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site.

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 21,

1997—6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Address: San Juan County

Courthouse, 2nd Floor Conference

Room, 117 South Main, Monticello,

Utah 84535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Berry, Public Affairs Specialist,

Department of Energy Grand Junction

Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567, Grand

Junction, CO, 81502 (970) 248–7727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

The purpose of the Board is to advise

DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Update on Operable Unit I project;

reports from subcommittees on local

training and hiring, health and safety,

and future land use.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Individuals who wish to make

oral statements pertaining to agenda

items should contact Audrey Berry’s

office at the address or telephone

number listed above. Requests must be

received 5 days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provision will be made to

include the presentation in the agenda.

The Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes

The minutes of this meeting will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Audrey

Berry, Department of Energy Grand

Junction Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567,

Grand Junction, CO 81502, or by calling

her at (303) 248–7727.

Issued at Washington, DC on September

18, 1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

notice is given of a meeting of the Basic

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.

DATES: Wednesday, October 8, 1997—

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October

9, 1997—8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Holiday Inn,

#2 Montgomery Village Avenue,

Gaithersburg, MD 20879.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer, Basic Energy

Sciences Advisory Committee, U.S.

Department of Energy, ER–10, GTN,

19901 Germantown Road, Germantown,

MD 20874–1290, Telephone: (301) 903–

3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting

The Committee will provide advice

and guidance with respect to the basic

energy sciences research program.

Tentative Agenda

The meeting will be devoted to the

report of the Synchrotron Radiation

Light Source Panel. Presentations and

discussion will cover synchrotron

radiation light sources. After an

overview of synchrotron radiation light

sources, each facility will make a brief

presentation. Members of the

Synchrotron Radiation Light Source

Panel then will make presentations

summarizing their findings followed by

the Chair of the Panel, Professor Robert

Birgeneau, presenting the Panel’s

recommendations.

A detailed agenda will be available

two weeks before the meeting from the

Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

The Chairperson of the Committee is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in his judgment,

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. Any member of the public

who wishes to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Patricia Dehmer at the address

or telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received at least five

days prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation on the agenda. Public

comment will follow the 10 minute rule.

Minutes

The minutes of this meeting will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, between

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on September

18, 1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25250 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.