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As a result, more accurate income

information should be reported.

• The wording of several questions

was simplified and clarified. Instead of

asking users for their ‘‘title’’, the form

explains that males must be registered

with the Selective Service and then asks

if the users are male and want to be

registered.

• The FAFSA no longer asks students

whether they plan to attend various

semesters on a 3⁄4 time basis. The term

‘‘attending’’ was substituted for

‘‘enrolled’’ because students had a

tendency to fill in only the Fall term,

which is the term in which they

generally would enroll.

• The FAFSA now asks for the name

and address of the institution before it

asks for the Title IV code. The FAFSA

also tells the applicant where to find the

Title IV code.

The Secretary is publishing this

request for comment under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Under that Act, ED must obtain the

review and approval of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) before

it may use a form to collect information.

However, under the procedure for

obtaining approval from OMB, ED must

first obtain public comment on the

proposed form, and to obtain that

comment, ED must publish this notice

in the Federal Register.

To accommodate the requirements of

the Paperwork Reduction Act, the

Secretary is interested in receiving

comments with regard to the following

matters: (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 19, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals and

families.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 9,568,017

Burden Hours: 6,274,770

Abstract: The FAFSA collects

identifying and financial information

about a student and his or her family if

the student applies for Title IV, Higher

Education Act (HEA) Program funds.

This information is used to calculate the

student’s expected family contribution,

which is used to determine a student’s

financial need. The information is also

used to determine the student’s

eligibility for grants and loans under the

Title IV, HEA Programs. It is further

used for determining a student’s

eligibility and need for State and

institutional financial aid programs.

[FR Doc. 97–30810 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

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 24, 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, SW., 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 18, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Controlling the Cost of

Postsecondary Education.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local and Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs and LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 75; Burden

Hours: 1,500.

Abstract: This first time application

package provides information and forms

for those wishing to apply for grants that

demonstrate projects addressing issues

of cost control at postsecondary

institutions.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Type of Review: New.

Title: Streamlined Clearance Process

for Discretionary Grant Information

Collections.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not for Profit institutions; State, Local

or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 1; Burden

Hours: 1.

Abstract: This information collection

plan provides the U.S. Department of

Education with the option of submitting

its discretionary grant information

collections through a streamlined

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process. This streamlined information to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) and, at the same time, publishes

a 30-day public comment period notice

in the Federal Register. OMB will then

have 60 days after the public comment

period begins to reach a decision on the

information collection.

[FR Doc. 97–30760 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.200]

Notice of Correction; Graduate

Assistance in Areas of National Need

Program

The purpose of this notice is to

correct the invitational priorities section

of the Notice Inviting Applications For

New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY) 1998,

published in the Federal Register on

October 27, 1997 (62 FR 55615). The

description of activities under

Invitational Priority 1 and Invitational

Priority 2 was inaccurate.

Invitational Priority 1 should read as

follows:

Within the absolute priority specified

above, the Secretary is particularly

interested in receiving applications from

mathematics programs that train Ph.Ds

in mathematics who will then train

teachers who will specialize in the

teaching of mathematics to students at

the K–12 level.

Invitational Priority 2 should read as

follows:

The Secretary is particularly

interested in receiving applications from

biology, chemistry, and physics

programs that train Ph.Ds who will then

train teachers who will specialize in the

teaching of biology, chemistry or

physics to students at the K–12 level.

For Applications or Information

Contact: Cosette H. Ryan, U.S.

Department of Education, International

Education, International Education and

Graduate Programs Service, 600

Independence Ave, SW, Suite 600–B,

Portals Building, Washington, D.C.

20202–5247. Telephone: (202) 260–

3608. Internet address:

cosettelryan@ed.gov. 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.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Electronic Access to This Document

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World

Wide Web at either of the following

sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe

Acrobat Reader Program with Search,

which is available free at either of the

previous sites. If you have questions

about using the pdf, call the U.S.

Government Printing Office toll free at

1–888–293–6498.

Anyone may also view these

documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134l–

1134q–1.

Dated: November 14, 1997.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 97–30710 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–164]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Constellation Power Sources, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Constellation Power Source,

Inc. (CPS), a power marketer, has

submitted an application 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 December 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)).

On November 12, 1997, CPS applied

to the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the

Department of Energy (DOE) for

authorization to export electric energy

to Canada, as a power marketer,

pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA.

Specifically, CPS has proposed to

transmit to Canada electric energy

purchased from electric utilities and

other suppliers within the U.S.

CPS would arrange for the exported

energy to be transmitted to Canada over

the international transmission facilities

owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Citizens Utilities,

Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of

the Highgate Project, Maine Electric

Power Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power and Light

Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative,

New York Power Authority, Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern

States Power, and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company. Each of these

transmission facilities, as more fully

described in the application, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional

copies are to be filed directly with

Kathleen C. Jones, Counsel,

Constellation Power Source, Inc., 39 W.

Lexington Street, Room 1120, Baltimore,

MD 21201.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.