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reconnaissance study phase but were

eliminated from consideration based

upon economic justification. Nonstructural plans were also investigated

but were not considered practical

because of the current level of

protection and the vast amount of

commercial development within the

protected area.

3. Significant issues identified by

reviewers during the Recon phase of the

study include riparian and aquatic

habitats, aquatic wildlife, fisheries,

water quality, endangered species,

cultural resources, socioeconomic

conditions, commercial and industrial

development in the floodplain and

increased flood heights upstream of the

project for higher water levels than the

100-year recurrence interval flood.

4. Public meetings on this study were

held 12 September 1994 and 7

November 1995. A third public meeting

is scheduled for February 1999.

5. The Draft EIS will be made

available to the public in January 1999.

Emmett L. Wood,

Major, U.S. Army Deputy Commander.

[FR Doc. 97–32618 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The 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 February

13, 1998.

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 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: December 9, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Application for Vocational

Education Direct Grants.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,

local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 200

Burden Hours: 18,000

Abstract: This form will be used by

applicants to apply for funding under

the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

Applied Technology Education Act

administered by the Office of Vocational

and Adult Education. The information

will be used to make grants and

cooperative agreements.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Performance Report for the

Training Program for Federal TRIO

Programs.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t;

SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 16

Burden Hours: 60

Abstract: Data assures that grantees

have conducted the project for which

funded, signals problems of

implementation, and indicates extent

and quality of performance. The

Department uses reports in evaluating

project for continuation, assessing

technical assistance needs, determining

future funding levels and in assigning

scores to projects in competition for

new grants.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Professional Development Program

Triennial Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 52

Burden Hours: 208

Abstract: The triennial performance

report form will request information

related to a State’s efforts to develop or

modify current professional

development programs to support

sustained and intensive, high-quality

professional development tied to

challenging State standards. States are

required to submit triennial reports to

the Department on their progress toward

achieving performance indicators for

professional development.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: New.

Title: The Blue Ribbon Schools

Program.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 532
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Burden Hours: 26,600

Abstract: The Blue Ribbon Schools

award is a national school improvement

strategy with a threefold purpose: (1) to

identify and give public recognition to

outstanding public and private schools

across the nation; (2) to make available

a comprehensive framework of key

criteria for school effectiveness that can

serve as a basis for participatory selfassessment and planning in schools;

and (3) to facilitate communication and

sharing of best practices within and

among schools based on a common

understanding of criteria related to

success. The information collected will

be used to determine by peer review

which schools receive the award and

information on their exemplary

practices and policies will be made

available to other schools.

[FR Doc. 97–32604 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

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

14, 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: December 9, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: 1998 Field Test for Schools and

Staffing Survey (SASS): LEA,

Administrator, School, Teacher and

Finance.

Frequency: One Time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions;

State, local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or

LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 2,270

Burden Hours: 2,354

Abstract: The National Center for

Education Statistics (NCES) will use the

field test to assess data collection

procedures and new questions that are

planned for the next full-scale SASS in

1999–2000. Policy makers, researchers,

and practitioners at the national, state,

and local levels use SASS data.

Respondents include public and private

school principals, teachers, and school

and LEA staff persons.

[FR Doc. 97–32605 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board. 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. This document is

intended to notify the public of their

opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATE: January 15 and 16, 1998.

TIME: January 15, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

January 16, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal

Official, National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board, 80 F St.,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

Telephone: (202) 219–2065; fax: (202)

219–1528; e-mail: Thelmal

Leenhouts@ed.gov. The main telephone

number for the Board is (202) 208–0692.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The January meeting will be the

Board’s quarterly meeting, consisting of

three sessions led by committee chairs,

followed by a business session. On

Thursday, January 15, the Board will

hear reports from the Peer Review and

Standards Committee and from the

Program Committee. On Friday, January

16, the Board will hear a report from the

Research, Development, and

Dissemination Committee. The business

meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. A final

agenda will be available from the

Board’s office on January 7. Records are

kept of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

office of the National Educational

Research Policy and Priorities Board, 80

F St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208–

7564.