Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 1997 / Notices 8437

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), since public

harm is reasonably likely to result if

normal clearance procedures are

followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Written comments

regarding the regular clearance 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, or should

be electronic mailed to the internet

address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

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(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506(c)(2)(A) requires that the

Director of OMB provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. The Office of

Management and Budget (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 Director of the

Information Resources Management

Group, publishes this notice containing

proposed information collection

requests at the beginning of the

Departmental review of the information

collection. 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. ED 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: February 19, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Application for Special Projects

Grants Under Library Services for

Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives

Program

Abstract: This form allows Indian

Tribes to apply for Special Projects

grants under Section 404 of the Library

Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian

Natives Program, Title IV of the Library

Services and Construction Act, as

amended.

Additional Information: Although

Library Services and Construction Act,

Title IV (LSCA IV) was technically

repealed by the 104th Congress and new

legislation—the Library Services and

Technology Act—was enacted, the

LSCA IV program will continue in FY

1997. Since this continues to be a

Department program, it must again

operate under the Department of

Education regulations and procedures.

Although this package was cleared last

year, program regulations, including the

evaluation criteria, have since been

abolished, thus requiring this

emergency clearance request.

It is essential that grant awards be

made in a timely manner, allowing

grantees to begin and conduct projects

without delay. Also, it is essential that

Library Programs staff be able to provide

an acceptable level of customer service

to potential applicants, providing timely

responses to their technical questions

concerning the competition. An

emergency clearance of March 31 would

ensure both an acceptable level of

customer service and the timely

awarding of grants.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: responses, 75; burden

hours, 600.

[FR Doc. 97–4543 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–185–004]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Refund Report

February 19, 1997.

Take notice that on February 5, 1997,

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

(Algonquin Gas) tendered for filing a

Refund Report showing that on January

7, 1997, it issued refunds (or surcharges)

to its customers as required by the

Stipulation and Agreement in Docket

No. RP93–14–000.

Algonquin Gas states that the refunds

totaled $36,070.28, including $1,006.08

in interest, and were calculated for the

period May 1, 1996, to October 31, 1996.

Algonquin Gas also states that copies

of the filing were served upon its

customers and all interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to protect said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before February 26, 1997.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the