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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: November 20, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Longitudinal Evaluation of

School Change and Performance

(LESCP).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 13,690.

Burden Hours: 45,901.

Abstract: The LESCP is being

conducted in response to the legislative

requirement in P.L. 103–382, Section

1501 to assess the implementation of

Title I and related education reforms.

The information will be used to

examine changes—over a 3-year

period—that are occurring in schools

and classrooms. Teacher and teacher

aids will complete a mail survey, and

district Title I administrators, schoolbased staff, and parents will be

interviewed during on-site field work.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Local Implementation of Federal

Programs.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 3,176.

Burden Hours: 3,176.

Abstract: The Department of

Education is charged with evaluating

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act and other elementary and

secondary education legislation enacted

by the 103rd Congress. This study will

collect information on the operations

and effects at the district level of

legislative provisions and federal

assistance, in the context of state

education reform efforts. Findings will

be used in reporting to Congress and

improving information dissemination.

Respondents are local superintendents,

directors of federal programs, directors

of research and assessment, and school

principals.

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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

December 26, 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

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: November 20, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Applications for Assistance

(sections 8002 and 8003) and State

Certification Requests (section 8009)—

Impact Aid.

Frequency: Annually.
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Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Federal Government; State,

Local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 925,698.

Burden Hours: 943,318.

Abstract: A local educational agency

must submit an application to the

Department to receive Impact Aid

payments under sections 8002 or 8003

of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act (ESEA), and a State

requesting certification under section

8009 of the ESEA must submit data for

the Secretary to determine whether the

State has a qualified equalization plan

and may take Impact Aid payments into

consideration in allocating State aid.

[FR Doc. 97–30975 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities; Meeting

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and agenda of the meeting of

the President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities. This notice also describes

the functions of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

DATE AND TIME: December 18, 1997 from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Sheraton City Centre Hotel located

at 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sterling Henry, White House Initiative

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

SW, the Portals Building, Suite 605,

Washington, DC 20202–5120.

Telephone: (202) 708–8667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities was established under

Executive Order 12876 of November 1,

1993. The Board is established to advise

on the financial stability of Historically

Black Colleges and Universities, to issue

an annual report to the President on

HBCU participation in Federal

programs, and to advise the Secretary of

Education on increasing the private

sector role in strengthening HBCUs.

The meeting of the Board is open to

the public. The meeting will be

primarily devoted to the discussion of

challenges facing historically black

colleges and universities.

Records are kept of all Board

procedures, and are available for public

inspection at the White House Initiative

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities located at 1250 Maryland

Avenue, S.W., The Portals Building,

Suite 605, Washington, DC, 20202, from

the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Availability of the Final

Environmental Impact Statement on

the Disposal of the S3G and D1G

Prototype Reactor Plants

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) Office of Naval Reactors (Naval

Reactors) has published the Final

Environmental Impact Statement on the

Disposal of the S3G and D1G Prototype

Reactor Plants. The Final Environmental

Impact Statement was prepared in

accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969; Council on Environmental Quality

regulations implementing NEPA (40

CFR Parts 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part

1021). The Final Environmental Impact

Statement and its supporting references

are available to the public at the

Saratoga Springs Public Library in

Saratoga Springs and the Schenectady

County Public Library in Schenectady,

New York. The Final Environmental

Impact Statement is also available by

mail upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The S3G and D1G Prototype reactor

plants are located on the Kesselring Site

near West Milton, New York,

approximately 17 miles north of

Schenectady. The S3G and D1G

Prototype reactor plants first started

operation in 1958 and 1962,

respectively, and served for more than

30 years as facilities for testing reactor

plant components and equipment and

for training of U.S. Navy personnel. As

a result of the end of the Cold War and

the downsizing of the Navy, the S3G

and D1G Prototype reactor plants were

shut down in May 1991 and March

1996, respectively. Since then, the S3G

and D1G Prototype reactor plants have

been defueled and placed in a safe and

stable protective storage condition. The

Kesselring Site will not be released for

other uses in the foreseeable future

since two active prototype reactor plants

continue to operate to perform training

of U.S. Navy personnel and testing of

naval nuclear propulsion plant

equipment.

Alternatives Considered

1. Prompt Dismantlement—Preferred

Alternative

The Final Environmental Impact

Statement identifies prompt

dismantlement as the preferred

alternative. If selected, this alternative

would be subject to the availability of

appropriated funding. This alternative

would involve the prompt

dismantlement of the S3G and D1G

Prototype reactor plants. All S3G and

D1G Prototype reactor plant systems,

components and structures would be

removed from the Kesselring Site. To

the extent practicable, the resulting lowlevel radioactive metals would be

recycled at existing commercial

facilities. The remaining low-level

radioactive waste would be disposed of

at the DOE Savannah River Site in

South Carolina. The Savannah River

Site currently receives low-level

radioactive waste from Naval Reactors’

sites in the eastern United States. Both

the volume and radioactive content of

the S3G and D1G Prototype reactor

plant low-level waste fall within the

projections of Naval Reactors’ waste

provided to the Savannah River Site,

which are included in the Savannah

River Site Waste Management Final

Environmental Impact Statement, dated

July 1995. For the purposes of providing

an upper bound in transportation

related risk analyses, transportation of

low-level radioactive waste to the

Hanford Site in Washington State is also

evaluated. There are no current plans to

ship low-level radioactive wastes from

S3G and D1G Prototype reactor plant

dismantlement activities to the Hanford

Site. In the event that shipment of these

wastes to Hanford Site becomes

necessary, waste disposal plans and

activities would comply with all

applicable State and Federal statutes

and regulations.