Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 8, 1997 / Notices 52527

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: October 2, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: State Plan for Independent

Living, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as

Amended (Act), Title VII, Chapter 1.

Frequency: Every three years.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 56.

Burden Hours: 4,480.

Abstract: The purpose of Chapter 1 of

Title VII of the Act (Ch. 1) is to promote

a philosophy of independent living

which includes control, peer support,

self-help, self-determination, equal

access and individual and system

advocacy, in order to maximize the

leadership, empowerment,

independence, and productivity of

individuals with disabilities, and the

integration and full inclusion of

individuals with disabilities into the

mainstream of American society. To

implement this purpose, Ch. 1

authorizes financial assistance to States

for providing, expanding and improving

the provisions of State independent

living services (SILS), to develop and

support statewide networks of centers

for independent living (CILs), to

improve working relationships among

State IL services programs (SILS), CILs,

Statewide Independent Living Councils

(SILCs), programs funded under other

titles of the Act, and other programs that

address issues relevant to individuals

with disabilities funded by Federal and

non-Federal authorities.

Section 704 of the Act requires the

designated State unit(s) (DSU), jointly

with the SILC to develop and sign an

approvable SPIL in each State to receive

financial assistance under Ch. 1.

Office of Intergovernmental and

Interagency Affairs

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Applications for the U.S.

Presidential Scholars Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 2,600.

Burden Hours: 41,600.

Abstract: The United States Scholars

Program is a national recognition

program to honor and recognize

outstanding graduating high school

seniors. Candidates are invited to apply

to the program based on academic

achievements on the SAT or ACT. This

program was established under

Executive Order of the President 11155.

[FR Doc. 97–26607 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE Implementation Plan for

Recommendation 97–1 of the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Safe

Storage of Uranium-233

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear

Facilities Safety Board published

Recommendation 97–1, concerning the

safe storage of uranium-233, on March

11, 1997 (62 FR 11160). Under section

315(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e), the

Department of Energy must transmit an

implementation plan on

Recommendation 97–1 to the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board after

acceptance of the Recommendation by

the Secretary. The Department’s

implementation plan was sent to the

Safety Board on September 29, 1997,

and is available for review in the

Department of Energy Public Reading

Rooms.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data,

views, or arguments concerning the

implementation plan to: Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Tseng, Director of the Nuclear

Materials Stabilization Task Group in

the Office of Environmental

Management, Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 2,

1997.

Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.,

Departmental Representative to the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

September 29, 1997.

The Honorable John T. Conway,

Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety

Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite

700, Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman: We are pleased to

forward the Department’s implementation

plan for addressing the issues raised in the

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s

Recommendation 97–1 concerning the safe

storage of uranium-233 material. The

Department assessed the safety issues

associated with the recommendation in terms

of the history of uranium-233. The primary

safety issue being addressed with the

implementation plan is the lack of material

characterization and uncertainty of storage

conditions for uranium-233.

As noted in my April 25, 1997, letter to

you, the Department is using a systems

engineering approach to manage the

implementation of this recommendation.

Recognizing that it will take time to perform

the systems engineering efforts, we are

concurrently taking near-term actions as

described in the implementation plan to

further assess material characterization and

storage conditions and make necessary

changes to mitigate interim identified risks.

The implementation plan was prepared by

a Task Team reporting to the Assistant

Secretaries for Defense Programs and

Environmental Management, in coordination

with other affected Headquarters and Field

offices. Mr. John Tseng, Director of the

Nuclear Materials Stabilization Task Group

in the Office of Environmental Management,

is the responsible manager for

implementation of the plan. He can be

reached at (202) 586–0383.

Sincerely,

Federico Pen ̃ a

[FR Doc. 97–26633 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA–156 and EA–157]

Applications to Export Electric Energy;

Inland Pacific Resources and

Consolidated Edison

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

AGENCY: Notice of applications.

SUMMARY: Inland Pacific Resources, Inc.,

a power marketer, and Consolidated

Edison Company of New York, a public

utility, have submitted applications to

export electric energy to Canada

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal

Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before November 7, 1997.