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EIS. For NAS Lemoore, where F/A–18C/

D strike fighter squadrons are currently

based, the proposed action would result

in an increase of 92 aircraft because 72

of the 164 aircraft would replace

existing F/A–18 aircraft. Basing the

aircraft at NAF El Centro, which does

not have existing strike fighter

squadrons, would result in an increase

of 164 aircraft at the installation.

The DEIS analyzes potential

environmental impacts to land use and

airspace, visual resources,

socioeconomics, cultural resources,

traffic and circulation, air quality, noise,

biological resources, water resources,

utilities and services, public health and

safety, and hazardous materials and

waste. Potentially significant, but

mitigable, environmental impacts

include impacts to land use and

airspace and biological resources at

NAF El Centro, schools

(socioeconomics) at NAS Lemoore, and

traffic, air quality, and hazardous

materials and storage at both

installations. Significant, and not

mitigable, impacts related to noise have

been identified at NAF El Centro.

No decision on the proposed action

will be made until the National

Environmental Policy Act process has

been completed.

The DEIS has been distributed to

various federal, state, and local

agencies, local groups, elected official,

special interest groups, and individuals.

The DEIS is also available for review at

the following public libraries: Lemoore,

Hanford, Fresno, Avenol, El Centro, and

Brawely.

The 2 public hearings will be held for

the purpose to receive oral and written

comment on the DEIS. The first hearing

will be held on Wednesday, January 7,

1998, at 7:00 p.m., at the Lemoore City

Council Chamber, 429 C Street,

Lemoore, California. The second hearing

will be held on Thursday, January 8,

1998, at 7:00 p.m., at the Imperial

County Board of Supervisors Chambers,

940 West Main Street, El Centro,

California. Federal, state and local

agencies, and interested individuals are

invited to be present or represented at

the hearing. Oral comments will be

heard and transcribed by a court

recorder. To assure accuracy of the

record, all comments should be

submitted in writing. All comments,

both oral and written, will become part

of the public record in the study. In the

interest of available time, each speaker

will be asked to limit oral comments to

three minutes. Longer comments should

be summarized at the public hearing

and submitted in writing either at the

hearing or mailed to Mr. Surinder

Sikand (Code 70311), Engineering Field

Activity West, Naval Facilities

Engineering Command, 900 Commodore

Drive, San Bruno, California 94066,

FAX (650) 244–3206. Written comments

are requested not later than January 26,

1998.

Electronic Filing Address—comments

and data may be submitted by electronic

mail (e-mail) to:

sssikand@efawest.navfac.navy.mil.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Michael I. Quinn,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal

Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–32939 Filed 12–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Availability of Government Owned

Invention for Licensing

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of

Government Owned Invention for

Licensing.

SUMMARY: U.S. Patent Number

4,906,879, entitled ‘‘TerbiumDysprosium Magnetostrictive High

Power Transducers,’’ is assigned to the

United States Government as

represented by the Secretary of the Navy

and is available for licensing by the

Department of the Navy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for copies of the patent cited

or further information should be

directed to Mr. Dick Bloomquist,

Director, Technology Transfer, Naval

Surface Warfare Center Carderock

Division, Code 0117, 9500 MacArthur

Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817–5700,

telephone number: (301) 227–4299.

(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207; 37 CFR part 404;

32 CFR part 746)

Michael I. Quinn,

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General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal

Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy.

ACTION: Notice to Alter a System of

Records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

proposes to alter a record system in its

inventory of system of records notices

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration

consists of adding a routine use to

permit the disclosure of personnel

information to private organizations

under government contract to perform

random analytical research into specific

aspects of military personnel

management and administrative

procedures.

DATES: The action will be effective

without further notice on January 16,

1998 unless comments are received that

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA

Policy Branch, Chief of Naval

Operations (N09B30), 2000 Navy

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350–2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Doris Lama at (202) 685–6545 or DSN

325–6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

complete inventory of the Department of

the Navy’s record system notices for

records systems subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,

have been published in the Federal

Register and are available from the

address above.

The proposed system report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was

submitted on December 9, 1997, to the

House Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight, the Senate

Committee on Governmental Affairs,

and the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c

of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A–

130, ‘Federal Agency Responsibilities

for Maintaining Records About

Individuals,’ dated February 8, 1996

(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

The specific changes to the record

system being altered are set forth below

followed by the notice, as altered,

published in its entirety.

Dated: December 11 , 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

N01070–3

SYSTEM NAME:

Navy Personnel Records System

(September 9, 1996, 61 FR 47483).

CHANGES:

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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Add a new paragraph ‘To

governmental entities or private

organizations under government

contract to perform random analytical

research into specific aspects of military

personnel management and

administrative procedures.’

* * * * *

N01070–3

SYSTEM NAME:

Navy Personnel Records System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Active duty records are located at the

Bureau of Naval Personnel, 2 Navy

Annex, Washington, DC 20370–5001;

Naval Reserve Personnel Center, New

Orleans, LA 70149–7800; and local

activity to which individual is assigned.

Official mailing addresses are published

as an appendix to the Navy’s

compilation of system of record notices.

Secondary systems are located at the

Department of the Navy Activities in the

chain of command between the local

activity and the headquarters level;

Federal Records Storage Centers;

National Archives. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

All Navy military personnel: officers,

enlisted, active, inactive, reserve, fleet

reserve, retired, midshipmen, officer

candidates, and Naval Reserve Officer

Training Corps personnel.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Personnel service jackets and service

records, correspondence and records in

both automated and non-automated

form concerning classification,

assignment, distribution, promotion,

advancement, performance, recruiting,

retention, reenlistment, separation,

training, education, morale, personal

affairs, benefits, entitlements, discipline

and administration of naval personnel.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To assist officials and employees of

the Navy in the management,

supervision and administration of Navy

personnel (officer and enlisted) and the

operations of related personnel affairs

and functions.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

To officials and employees of the

National Research Council in

Cooperative Studies of the National

History of Disease; of Prognosis and of

Epidemiology. Each study in which the

records of members and former

members of the naval service are used

must be approved by the Chief of Naval

Personnel.

To officials and employees of the

Department of Health and Human

Services, Department of Veteran Affairs,

and Selective Service Administration in

the performance of their official duties

related to eligibility, notification and

assistance in obtaining benefits by

members and former members of the

Navy.

To officials and employees of the

Department of Veteran Affairs in the

performance of their duties relating to

approved research projects.

To officials and employees of Navy

Relief and the American Red Cross in

the performance of their duties relating

to the assistance of the members and

their dependents and relatives, or

related to assistance previously

furnished such individuals, without

regard to whether the individual

assisted or his/her sponsor continues to

be a member of the Navy.

To duly appointed Family

Ombudsmen in the performance of their

duties related to the assistance of the

members and their families.

To state and local agencies in the

performance of their official duties

related to verification of status for

determination of eligibility for Veterans

Bonuses and other benefits and

entitlements.

To officials and employees of the

Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the

United States House of Representatives

in the performance of their official

duties related to the verification of the

active duty naval service of Members of

Congress.

Information as to current military

addresses and assignments may be

provided to military banking facilities

who provide banking services overseas

and who are reimbursed by the

Government for certain checking and

loan losses. For personnel separated,

discharged or retired from the Armed

Forces information as to last known

residential or home of record address

may be provided to the military banking

facility upon certification by a banking

facility officer that the facility has a

returned or dishonored check negotiated

by the individual or the individual has

defaulted on a loan and that if

restitution is not made by the individual

the United States Government will be

liable for the losses the facility may

incur.

To federal, state, local, and foreign

(within Status of Forces agreements) law

enforcement agencies or their

authorized representatives in

connection with litigation, law

enforcement, or other matters under the

jurisdiction of such agencies.

Information relating to professional

qualifications of chaplains may be

provided to civilian certification boards

and committees, including, but not

limited to, state and federal licensing

authorities and ecclesiastical endorsing

organizations.

To governmental entities or private

organizations under government

contract to perform random analytical

research into specific aspects of military

personnel management and

administrative procedures.

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ that

appear at the beginning of the Navy’s

compilation of system of record notices

also apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Automated records may be stored on

magnetic tapes, disc, and drums.

Manual records may be stored in paper

file folders, microfiche or microfilm.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Automated records may be retrieved

by name and Social Security Number.

Manual records may be retrieved by

name, Social Security Number, enlisted

service number, or officer file number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Computer facilities and terminals are

located in restricted areas accessible

only to authorized persons that are

properly screened, cleared and trained.

Manual records and computer printouts

are available only to authorized

personnel having a need-to-know.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained one year past

retirement, removal, or resignation of

the member and then transferred to the

National Personnel Records Center

(Military Personnel Records), 9700 Page

Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132–5101 for

permanent retention. An exception is

made for copies of officer fitness
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reports, enlisted evaluations, and officer

and enlisted counseling forms which

may be maintained by the member’s

commanding officer or command for a

period not to exceed five years.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers 06),

Bureau of Naval Personnel, 2 Navy

Annex, Washington, DC 20370–5001;

Commanding Officers, Officers in

Charge, and Heads of Department of the

Navy activities. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether this system of records contains

information about themselves should

address written inquiries to the Chief of

Naval Personnel (Pers 06), Bureau of

Naval Personnel, 2 Navy Annex,

Washington, DC 20370–5001, or contact

the personnel officer where assigned.

Official mailing addresses are published

as an appendix to the Navy’s

compilation of system of record notices.

The letter should contain full name,

Social Security Number (and/or enlisted

service number/officer file number),

rank/rate, designator, military status,

address, and signature of the requester.

The individual may visit the Chief of

Naval Personnel, Bureau of Naval

Personnel, 2 Navy Annex, Washington,

DC 20370–5001, for assistance with

records located in that building; or the

individual may visit the local activity to

which attached for access to locally

maintained records. Proof of

identification will consist of Military

Identification Card for persons having

such cards, or other picture-bearing

identification.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records

about themselves contained in this

system of records should address

written inquiries to the Chief of Naval

Personnel (Pers 06), Bureau of Naval

Personnel, 2 Navy Annex, Washington,

DC 20370–5001, or contact the

personnel officer where assigned.

Official mailing addresses are published

as an appendix to the Navy’s

compilation of system of records

notices.

The letter should contain full name,

Social Security Number (and/or enlisted

service number/officer file number),

rank/rate, designator, military status,

address, and signature of the requester.

The individual may visit the Chief of

Naval Personnel (Pers 06), Bureau of

Naval Personnel, 2 Navy Annex,

Washington, DC 20370–5001, for

assistance with records located in that

building; or the individual may visit the

local activity to which attached for

access to locally maintained records.

Proof of identification will consist of

Military Identification Card for persons

having such cards, or other picturebearing identification.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Navy’s rules for accessing

records, and for contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations

are published in Secretary of the Navy

Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or

may be obtained from the system

manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Correspondence; educational

institutions; federal, state, and local

court documents; civilian and military

investigatory reports; general

correspondence concerning the

individual; official records of

professional qualifications; Navy Relief

and American Red Cross requests for

verification of status.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–32872 Filed 12–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.194Q]

Office of Bilingual Education and

Minority Languages Affairs; Bilingual

Education: State Grant Program

Notice extending the closing date for

transmittal of applications for new

awards for fiscal year (FY) 1998.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: The deadline date for

transmittal of applications is extended

from January 9, 1998, to January 30,

1998.

On December 2, 1997, the Secretary

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 63780) a notice inviting applications

for new awards for fiscal year 1998

under the Bilingual Education: State

Grant Program.

The purpose of this notice is to extend

the deadline date for transmittal of

applications. This action is taken to

increase the amount of time applicants

have to prepare applications.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: March 31, 1998.

For Applications: The notice

published in the Federal Register on

December 2, 1997 (62 FR 63780), was a

complete application package, including

all of the information, selection criteria,

application forms, and instructions

needed to apply for an award under this

program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis

A. Catarineau, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S. W., room 5623, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–6510.

Telephone: (202) 205–9907. 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

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document format (pdf) on the World

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or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

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Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7454.

Dated: December 11, 1997.

Delia Pompa,

Director, Office of Bilingual Education and

Minority Languages Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–32898 Filed 12–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–421–000]

Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing

December 11, 1997.

Take notice that on December 9, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (‘‘Services’’) made