66608 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices

with their respective corporate missions

when used to further the welfare,

morale, or mission of the soldier.

Information can only be disclosed only

if the agency which receives it

adequately prevents its disclosure to

persons other than their employees who

need such information to perform their

authorized duties.

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set forth at

the beginning of the Army’s compilation

of systems of records notices also apply

to this system, except for those

specifically excluded categories of

records.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAILING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By individual’s name and/or Social

Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

All records are maintained in secured

areas, accessible only to designated

individuals whose official duties require

access; they are transferred from station

to station in personal possession of the

individual whose record it is or, when

this is not feasible, by U.S. Postal

Service.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

The maintenance, forwarding, and

disposition of the MPRJ (DA Form 201)

and its contents are governed by Army

Regulations 640–10, Individual Military

Personnel Records, and 635–10,

Processing Personnel for Separations.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commander, U.S. Total Army

Personnel Command, 200 Stovall Street,

Alexandria, VA 22332–0400.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine if

information about themselves is

contained in this record system should

address written inquiries to the

commander of the organization to which

the service member is assigned; for

retired and non-unit reserve personnel,

information may be obtained from the

U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center,

9700 Page Boulevard, St Louis, MO

63132–5200; for discharged and

decreased personnel contact the

National Personnel Records Center,

General Services Administration, 9700

Page Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63132–

5100.

Individual should provide the full

name, Social Security Number, service

identification number, current address

and telephone number, and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records

about themselves contained in this

record system should address written

inquiries to the commander of the

organization to which the service

member is assigned; for retired and nonunit reserve personnel, information may

be obtained from the U.S. Army Reserve

Personnel Center, 9700 Page Boulevard,

St. Louis, MO 63132–5200; for

discharged and deceased personnel

contact the National Personnel Records

Center, General Services

Administration, 9700 Page Boulevard,

St Louis, MO 63132–5100.

Individual should provide the full

name, Social Security Number, service

identification number, current address

and telephone number, and signature.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Army’s rules for accessing

records, and for contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations

are contained in Army Regulation 340–

21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained

from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

From the individual, educational and

financial institutions, law enforcement

agencies, personal references provided

by the individual, Army records and

reports, third parties when information

furnished relates to the service

member’s status.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–33107 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

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

20, 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 USC 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 15, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Survey of Middle School

Parents on Level of Knowledge

Concerning College Costs and

Admission Requirements.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 500, Burden Hours: 42.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices 66609

1 40 CFR Parts 1500–1508.

2 10 CFR Part 1021.

Abstract: This collection of

information will provide baseline data

on the level of knowledge concerning

college costs and college admission

requirements among parents of middle

school children. The data will help the

U.S. Department of Education to

evaluate and refine its early awareness

initiative.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Report of Financial Need and

Certification Report for the Jacob K.

Javits Fellowship Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 100, Burden

Hours: 400.

Abstract: These instructions and

forms provide the means to collect data

in order to make funding determinations

for fellows selected under the Jacob K.

Javits Fellowship Program.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: State Plan for Independent

Living, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as

Amended (Act), Title VII, Chapter 1.

Frequency: Every three years.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 56, Burden

Hours: 4,480.

Abstract: The purpose of Chapter 1 of

Title VII of the Act (Ch.1) is to promote

a philosophy of independent living

which includes control, peer support,

self-help, self-determination, equal

access and individual and system

advocacy, in order to maximize the

leadership, empowerment,

independence, and productivity of

individuals with disabilities, and the

integration and full inclusion of

individuals with disabilities into the

mainstream of American society. To

implement this purpose, Ch.1

authorizes financial assistance to States

for providing, expanding and improving

the provisions of State independent

living services (SILS), to develop and

support statewide networks of centers

for independent living (CILs), to

improve working relationships among

State IL services programs (SILS), CILs,

Statewide Independent Living Councils

(SILCs), programs funded under other

titles of the Act, and other programs that

address issues relevant to duals with

disabilities funded by Federal and nonFederal authorities.

Section 704 of the Act requires the

designated State unit(s) (DSU), jointly

with the SILC to develop and sign an

approvable SPIL in each State to receive

financial assistance under Ch. 1.

[FR Doc. 97–33151 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Record of Decision: Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement/

Program Environmental Impact Report

for the Sale of Naval Petroleum

Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills), Kern County,

California

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Record of Decision.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) is issuing this Record of Decision

to proceed, subject to review by

Congress, with the sale to Occidental

Petroleum Corporation (Occidental) of

all right, title, and interest of the United

States in Naval Petroleum Reserve No.

1 (NPR–1) located in Kern County,

California, in accordance with Title

XXXIV of the National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996,

Public Law 104–106 (hereinafter the

‘‘Elk Hills Sales Statute’’ or ‘‘Act’’).

The Act requires that DOE undertake

a process to sell NPR–1 in a manner

consistent with commercial practices

and in a manner that maximizes the

proceeds to the Federal government.

Furthermore, the Act requires DOE to

complete the sale of NPR–1 by February

10, 1998, unless DOE and the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) jointly

determine that (i) the sale is proceeding

in a manner inconsistent with

achievement of a sale price that reflects

full value, or (ii) another course of

action is in the best interests of the

United States. The Act also specifies a

process for determining the minimum

acceptable price for the sale of NPR–1.

Based on the analyses in the

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement/Program Environmental

Impact Report (SEIS/PEIR) titled, ‘‘Sale

of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk

Hills) Kern County, California,’’

consideration of the Congressional

direction contained in the Elk Hills

Sales Statute, and an offer submitted by

Occidental that exceeded the minimum

acceptable sale price as determined

pursuant to section 3412(d) of the Act

and exceeded all other offers received

following a competitive sales process,

DOE has determined that

implementation of the Proposed Action

and Preferred Alternative in the SEIS/

PEIR (i.e., the sale of all right, title and

interest in NPR–1 in accordance with

the Act to Occidental) is in the best

interests of the United States.

Accordingly, DOE is publishing this

Record of Decision (ROD) under the

authority of the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to proceed

with the sale of NPR–1 to Occidental

and to document the basis for this

decision.

ADDRESSES: For further information on

the sale of NPR–1 (Elk Hills), contact

Anthony J. Como, NEPA Document

Manager, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

D.C. 20585, (202) 586–5935 or 1–888–

NPR–EIS1. For further information on

the NEPA process, contact Carol

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–

4600 or leave a message at 1–800–472–

2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is

issuing a ROD pursuant to the

regulations of the Council on

Environmental Quality implementing

the procedural provisions of NEPA 1 and

DOE’s NEPA implementing regulations.2

Background

The Elk Hills Sales Statute, signed by

President Clinton on February 10, 1996,

authorized and directed the Secretary of

Energy (the ‘‘Secretary’’) to enter into

one or more contracts for the sale of

NPR–1 by February 10, 1998, unless the

Secretary and the Director of OMB

jointly determine that (i) the sale is

proceeding in a manner inconsistent

with achievement of a sale price that

reflects full value, or (ii) another course

of action is in the best interests of the

United States. The Act further directed

that the sales process be conducted ‘‘in

a manner consistent with commercial

practices and in a manner that

maximizes sale proceeds to the

Government.’’

The Act directed the Secretary to take

certain measures which were designed

to assure that the sale of NPR–1 would

result in the maximum return to the

government and that the full value of

the reserve would be realized. These

measures included:

(1) The retention of an investment

banker to independently administer the

sale in a manner that maximizes sale

proceeds to the government;

(2) The hiring of an independent

petroleum engineer to prepare a reserve

report in a manner consistent with

commercial practices;

(3) The finalization of equity interests

of known oil and gas zones;