65068 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at and inquiries should be sent to Room

B360, Building 225, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael W. Cresswell, Telephone: 301–

975–2072; FAX: 301–948–4081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

program will be within the scope and

confines of the Federal Technology

Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–

502, 15 U.S.C. 371Oa), which provides

federal laboratories including NIST,

with the authority to enter into

cooperative research agreements with

qualified parties. Under this law, NIST

may contribute personnel, equipment,

and facilties—but no funds—to the

cooperative research program.

Members will be expected to make a

contribution to the consortium’s efforts

in the form of personnel, data, and/or

funds. This is not a grant program.

NIST and Sandia National

Laboratories have successfully

fabricated and tested prototypes of a

new class of reference materials to

support CD-metrology below 0.25 m.

This work has the long-term goal of the

commercial availability of certified

physical standards traceable to NIST. As

a result of the multiple requests for

sample prototypes for evaluative

purposes that it received, NIST formed

an industry consortium to maximize the

benefits of exchanging independent

measurement results. That previous

consortium ended in July 1997. The

proposed consortium will last through

July 1998.

Dated: December 4, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

[FR Doc. 97–32342 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Proposed Information Collection:

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (CNCS) as part

of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. § 3508(c)(2)(A)).

This program helps to ensure that

requested data can be provided in the

desired format, reporting burden (time

and financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirement on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Corporation for National and

Community Service is soliciting

comments concerning its proposed

National Service Enrollment Form

(NSEF), and its National Service

Member Exit Form (NSMEF). Copies of

the information collection requests can

be obtained by contacting the office

listed below in the address section of

this notice.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addresses section within 60 days of the

date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Office of

Evaluation, Lance Potter, Director,

Corporation for National and

Community Service, 1201 New York

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lance Potter, (202) 606–5000, ext. 448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I. (National Service Enrollment

Form (NSEF)

I. Background

The Corporation for National and

Community Service proposes the

revision of the Participant Enrollment

Form (OMB3200–0018) which has been

revised to incorporate elements from the

National Service Trust Enrollment Form

(OMB3045–0006) in an effort to reduce

burden and facilitate data collection.

The new form is called the Corporation

for National Service Enrollment Form,

and eliminates the need to distribute the

National Service Trust Enrollment

Form. This new form will be the direct

source of information that the

Corporation collects from its members.

It will also function as a legal

certification to the National Service

Trust that a Member is enrolled.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks three-year

approval of the use of this new form.

Emergency approval was granted in

June 1997.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: National Service Enrollment

Form (NSEF).

OMB Number: 3045–0006.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Individuals and notfor-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 31,000.

Frequency: Annually.

Average Time Per Response: 7

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3617

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Part II. (National Service Member Exit

Form (NSMEF)

I. Background

The Corporation for National and

Community Service has revised the

Member Exit Form (OMB3045–0015) to

incorporate elements from the National

Service Trust End of Term Form

(OMB3045–0009) in an effort to reduce

the burden and facilitate data collection.

The form is now called the Corporation

for National Service End of Term/Exit

Form and eliminates the need to

distribute the National Service Trust

End of Term Form. The End of Term/

Exit Form is one of the only two direct

sources of information that the

Corporation collects from its Members.

The purpose of the End of Term/Exit

Form is to function as a legal

certification that a Member has satisfied

the requirements to qualify for an

education award.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks approval of

the Corporation for National Service

End of Term/Exit Form for which

emergency approval was given in June

1997.
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Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: National Service Exit Form

(NSEF).

OMB Number: 3045–0015.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Individuals and notfor-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 31,000.

Frequency: Annually.

Average Time Per Response: 12

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6200

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 3, 1997.

Lance Potter,

Director, Office of Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 97–32286 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Information Systems Agency

Notice of Availability of the

Consolidation and Regionalization

Plan, Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI), and Associated

Environmental Assessment (EA) for

the Defense Information Systems

Agency (DISA) Defense Megacenters

(DMCs) and Related Facilities

AGENCY: Defense Information Systems

Agency (DISA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Defense Information

Systems Agency (DISA) is announcing

that it has prepared an Environmental

Assessment (EA) and issued a Finding

of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

relating to the consolidation and

regionalization of its 16 Defense

Megacenters (DMCs) and related

facilities in response to recommended

action from the Quadrennial Defense

Review (QDR). This action will result in

reduced costs to the Department of

Defense (DOD) and improved

operational efficiencies without

compromising service quality. This

notice announces the availability of the

final EA and FONSI to concerned

agencies and the public.

ADDRESSES: Requests to receive a copy

of the EA or FONSI should be mailed to

Defense Information Systems Agency,

Public Affairs Officer, 701 S.

Courthouse Rd., Arlington, VA 22204–

2199. The documents may also be

picked up at the same address between

the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM EST,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays, by contacting Ms. Betsy Flood

at (703) 607–6048/6900. Arrangements

must be made in advance to pick up the

documents, due to facility security

requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Betsy Flood, Public Affairs Officer, at

(703) 607–6048/6900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Defense Information Systems

Agency (DISA) is a Department of

Defense (DOD) combat support agency

under the direction, authority and

control of the Assistant Secretary of

Defense for Command, Control,

Communications, and Intelligence

(ASD[C31]). One of DISA’s mission

functions is to provide information

processing support to the DOD, services,

and agencies. In response to the QDR

and continuing pressure to reduce

federal spending, DISA has developed a

proposal to consolidate and restructure

operations and reduce operating costs.

As input in the decision process of

whether or not to implement this

proposal, an EA has been prepared, as

required by the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA). The following

provides a summary of the proposal, the

results of the EA and conclusions.

Proposed Action

The Proposed Action consists of the

following:

a. Consolidate mainframe processing

from 16 existing Defense Megacenters

(DMCs) into six facilities, five plus one

Unisys legacy processing site,

b. Establish self-sustaining, regional

support centers at each of the existing

DMC sites with the exception of

Sacramento, which is being closed as

part of a Base Closure & Realignment

(BRAC) 1995 action,

c. Establish self-sustaining, regional

support centers at four of the remaining

CONUS Storefront locations, closing

others that are not transferred back to

the Services through other initiatives,

and

d. Reduce overhead staffing and allow

for consolidation of overhead support

functions.

These initiatives will hereafter be

synonymous with the term Proposed

Action.

Purpose and Need

With implementation of the Proposed

action, DISA intends to:

a. Implement the Quadrennial

Defense Review (QDR)

recommendation,

b. Reduce costs to DOD by improving

operational efficiency, while still

providing equivalent or better service,

c. Consolidate mainframe processing

into six standardized processing sites,

located at existing DISA occupied

facilities, through a transparent

workload migration process,

d. Reorganize and reduce the

management infrastructure needed to

manage computer operations under the

Defense Working Capital Fund, and

e. Realize savings from more efficient

operations already reflected in FY98

and outyear budgets and most recent

Program Objective Memorandum (POM)

submission.

Result of Action

Under the proposed action,

mainframe processing will be performed

at the following six sites: DMC

Columbus, OH; DMC Mechanicsburg,

PA; DMC Ogden, UT; Oklahoma City,

OK; DMC St. Louis, MO and DMC San

Antonio, TX (Unisys legacy processing

site).

The above sites and 13 additional

sites would serve as regional sites, with

the requirements that workload fully

supports the costs to operate each site.

The 13 additional sites are the

following: Bremertgon, WA;

Chambersburg, PA; Charleston, SC;

Dayton, OH; Denver, CO; Huntsville,

AL; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL;

Montgomery, AL; Norfork, VA; Rock

Island, IL; San Diego, CA and Warner

Robins, GA

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

Two alternatives to the proposed

action were assessed in this study: The

Outsourcing Alternative and the NoAction Alternative.

The outsourcing Alternative is based

upon the Coopers & Lybrand study

titled ‘Strategy Options for Defense

Information Services’ (February 1996)

which represents a potential industry

response to outsourcing the mainframe

processing workload of the 16 DMCs.

This alternative assumes that all DMC

technical support and computer

operations functions would be

contracted to a single commercial firm.

Each of the 16 DMCs would be

contracted out in order to allow the

contractor to consolidate to six sites and

achieve efficiencies. The ten remaining

sites would be closed.

The No-Action Alternative is

considered to be continuation of current