Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 1997 / Notices 63699

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Commission Finding That Shortens

Periods for Issuing News Release on

Cadet Heaters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commission finds that

certain heaters made by Cadet present a

potential hazard to consumers and that,

to protect the public health and safety,

the customary manufacturer comment

and notification periods preceding

public release of certain information

shall be shortened.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Renae Rauchschwalbe, Division of

Corrective Actions, Office of

Compliance, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207;

telephone: (301) 504–0608 ext. 1362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

In October 1997, the Consumer

Product Safety Commission and Cadet

Manufacturing Company, Inc. issued a

joint news release about the recall and

retrofit of certain hazardous heaters.

However, Cadet is not conducting the

corrective action described in the news

release. Therefore, the Commission has

issued its own news release to inform

consumers about the situation.

B. Statutory and Regulatory Provisions

Under section 6(b)(1) of the Consumer

Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C.

2055(b)(1), the Commission must

provide manufacturers or private

labelers with at least 30 days advance

notice before disseminating information

that identifies the manufacturer’s

product. In addition, section 6(b)(2) of

the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2055(b)(2), requires

at least 10 days additional notice if the

manufacturer or private labeler claims

that the information to be released is

inaccurate. However, the Commission

may provide lesser periods of notice, in

both cases, if ‘‘the Commission finds

that the public health and safety

requires a lesser period of notice.’’

Under the CPSA and the

Commission’s regulations, the

Commission must publish its ‘‘public

health and safety’’ findings in the

Federal Register. 16 CFR §§ 1101.23 (b)

and (c) and 1101.25 (b) and (c).

Disclosure of the information in the

news release may be made concurrently

with the filing of the Federal Register

notice, and need not await its

publication.

C. Commission Finding

The Commission finds that the public

health and safety requires less notice

than the periods of time specified in

section 6(b) of the Consumer Product

Safety Act. The Cadet heaters, which

present to the public the serious risks of

burns, smoke inhalation, and

electrocution, should not be used until

they are properly and adequately

repaired. The onset of cold weather in

most of the country underscores the

urgency of informing consumers of the

risks inherent in the use of these

particular heaters. Therefore, the

Commission authorizes issuance of a

news release 24 hours after Cadet has

been provided an opportunity to

comment on it, and an additional 24

hours after Cadet has been notified that

the Commission intends to issue the

release over Cadet’s accuracy objections

(if Cadet submits comments and if the

Commission, after evaluating the

comments, decides to issue the release).

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–31500 Filed 11–26–97; 9:12 am]

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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 January

2, 1998.

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 25, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

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: 500.

Burden Hours: 391.

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
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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 the Under Secretary

Type of Review: NEW.

Title: Guidance for Reporting on

Waivers Granted by the U.S. Department

of Education.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 20.

Burden Hours: 100.

Abstract: The Department is required

by statute to collect reports from state

education agencies on the uses of

waivers in their states. The purpose of

this guidance is to assist states in

meeting the statutory requirements.

Information from this collection will be

used to monitor the progress of waiver

recipients in improving teaching and

learning and to inform the Department’s

annual report to Congress on waivers.

[FR Doc. 97–31495 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho Operations Office; Notice of

Intent To Solicit Comments for

Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to solicit

comments for financial assistance

awards.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy’s Office of Geothermal

Technologies, Advanced Drilling

Systems Research Program, via the

Idaho Operations Office (DOE–ID), is

soliciting comments on its draft

solicitation for cost-shared cooperative

agreements, industry-government

Research & Development projects to

develop advanced drilling technologies

and transfer the results to industry.

These new developments can then be

used by the U.S. geothermal industry to

solve technical problems.

Comments regarding the draft

solicitation are welcome from potential

developers, owners and operators of

geothermal facilities, including utilities,

as well as from manufacturers,

universities, and other non-industry

groups.

DATES: Comments to the draft

solicitation should be sent to the point

of contact shown below by January 8,

1998. A copy of the draft solicitation in

its full text can be found at the

following internet address: http://

www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html under

Current Solicitations.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

draft solicitation or requests to be

placed on the final solicitation mailing

list shall be submitted in writing to: Ms.

Peggy Brookshier, U.S. Department of

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850

Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1220, Idaho

Falls, Idaho 83401–1563, e-mail:

brookspa@inel.gov, Tele: (208) 526–

1403, Fax: (208) 526–5964.

It is the agency preference that all

submitted comments be received by email. All written comment responses

must include name, title, organization,

address, phone number, fax number, email address.

A Federal Register notice soliciting

applications will be published at a later

date upon issuance of the final

solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael K. Barrett, Contracting Officer

at (208) 526–5743 or Peggy Brookshier,

Program Manager at (208) 526–1403;

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho

Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive,

Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho

83401–1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

solicitation will be issued pursuant to

10 CFR 600.6(a) with no eligibility

restrictions. The statutory authority for

the issuance of this solicitation is Pub.

L. 93–410, the Geothermal Energy

Research, Development &

Demonstration Act of 1974. The catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

for this program is 81.087.

This notice is also intended to

promote the formation of industry

partnerships, to stimulate interaction

among potential participants, and to

encourage organizations to investigate

creative solutions. Funding for phase I

will be available to support several

awards for a period of approximately six

to twelve months. Funding for phase II

will be available to support one or more

awards, for a period of 12–24 months.

Applications may include Federally

Funded Research and Development

Centers, but only as lower tier

participants with funding for their

expected costs provided through their

existing arrangements with the

Government.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS

TO SOLICIT COMMENTS FOR

INCLUSION IN THE FINAL ISSUANCE

OF THE SOLICITATION. PLEASE DO

NOT SEND APPLICATIONS AT THIS

TIME.

Issued in Idaho Falls, ID, November 24,

1997.

B.G. Bauer,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31555 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Revised Draft Request for

Proposals for Waste Acceptance and

Transportation Services

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management, U.S. Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Request for Comments on a

Revised Draft Request for Proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Civilian

Radioactive Waste Management

(OCRWM) is responsible under the

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as

amended (NWPA), for accepting and

transporting spent nuclear fuel (SNF)

from commercial nuclear reactor sites to

a federal facility for storage or disposal.

The Standard Contract for Disposal of

Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level

Radioactive Waste (10 CFR part 961)

details the arrangements between the

Department of Energy (DOE) and the

owners and generators of SNF

(Purchasers) for the Department to

accept the SNF at the Purchasers’ sites

for transport to a federal facility. Section

137(a)(2) of the NWPA requires the

utilization of private industry to the

‘‘fullest extent possible’’ in the

transportation of SNF.

OCRWM anticipates seeking

competitive proposals for commercial

SNF acceptance and transportation

services, including the provision of

storage equipment, in accordance with

the final version of this revised draft

Request for Proposals (RFP). In May

1996, OCRWM published in the Federal

Register (61 FR 26508) and the

Commerce Business Daily, a Request for

Expression of Interest and Comments on

a previous draft Statement of Work for

these services. In July 1996, comments

were received from interested parties at

a presolicitation conference. In

December 1996, OCRWM issued a draft