Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 10, 2000 / Notices 60171

Panama, Vanuatu, and Venezuela

demonstrating that they qualify for

affirmative findings, embargoes on

yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine

in the ETP by these nations will

continue. These embargoes prohibit the

importation into the United States from

these nations of yellowfin tuna and

yellowfin tuna products harvested by

purse seine in the ETP after March 3,

1999.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

William T. Hogarth,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–25978 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D.092600A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 373–1575

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Point Reyes Bird Observatory (Dr. Sarah

Allen, Principal Investigator) 4990

Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach, CA

94970, has been issued a permit to take

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi),

northern elephant seals (Mirounga

angustirostris), California sea lions

(Zalophus californianus), and Steller

sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) for

purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802 (562/

980–4001); and

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way

NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115 (206/526–6150).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Simona Roberts or Ruth Johnson, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

11, 2000, notice was published in the

Federal Register 65 FR 42676) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take harbor seals (Phoca vitulina

richardsi), northern elephant seals

(Mirounga angustirostris), California sea

lions (Zalophus californianus), and

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

had been submitted by the above-named

organization. The requested permit has

been issued under the authority of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.), and the regulations governing

the taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR parts 222–226).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–25956 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, 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

November 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, Acting

Desk Officer, Department of Education,

Office of Management and Budget, 725

17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

Lauren_Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.

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 Leader,

Regulatory Information Management

Group, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, publishes that 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.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: The Leveraging Educational

Assistance and Partnership (LEAP)

Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 56

Burden Hours: 560

Abstract: The LEAP Program uses

matching Federal and State funds to

provide a nationwide system of grants to

assist postsecondary educational

students with substantial financial need.

State agencies use this performance

report to account for yearly program

performance. The Department uses the

information collected to assess the

accomplishment of the program goals

and objectives and to aid in program

management and compliance assurance.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

60172 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 10, 2000 / Notices

Please specify the complete title of the

information collection when making

your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at

(202) 708–9266 or via his internet

address Joe_Schubart@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

[FR Doc. 00–25871 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary

Education, ED.

ACTION: Notice of a New System of

Records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Education (ED) publishes

this notice of a new system of records

entitled ‘‘Teacher Quality Recruitment

Scholarship System (18–12–06).’’ The

system will contain information about

the current and former scholarship

recipients, scholarship awards, terms of

the scholarship, data about the amount

and percentage of teaching time,

certification and employing information

about the employing school and school

district. The Department seeks comment

on this new system of records described

in this notice, in accordance with the

requirements of the Privacy Act.

DATES: We must receive your comments

on the proposed routine uses for the

system of records included in this

notice on or before November 9, 2000.

The Department filed a report

describing the new system of records

covered by this notice with the Chair of

the Committee on Governmental Affairs

of the Senate, the Chair of the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight of the House, and the

Administrator of the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) on October 4, 2000. The changes

made in this notice will become

effective after the 30-day period for

OMB review of the system expires on

November 3, 2000, unless OMB gives

specific notice within the 30 days that

the changes are not approved for

implementation or requests an

additional 10 days for its review. The

routine uses become effective November

9, 2000 unless they need to be changed

as a result of public comment or OMB

review. The Department will publish

any changes to the routine uses.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about

the proposed routine uses to John

Tressler, Office of Chief Information

Officer, U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4082

ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–4580.

Telephone: (202) 708–8900. If you

prefer to send comments through the

Internet, use the following address:

Comments@ed.gov.

You must include the term ‘‘SOR

Teacher Quality’’ in the subject line of

the electronic message.

During and after the comment period,

you may inspect all comments about

this notice in room 4082 ROB–3,

Seventh and D Streets, SW.,

Washington, DC, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday of each week

except Federal holidays.

Assistance to Individuals With

Disabilities in Reviewing the

Rulemaking Record

On request, we supply an appropriate

aid, such as a reader or print magnifier,

to an individual with a disability who

needs assistance to review the

comments or other documents in the

public rulemaking record for this notice.

If you want to schedule an appointment

for this type of aid, you may call (202)

205–8113 or (202) 260–9895. If you use

a TDD, you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Crowe, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room

6150, Washington, DC 20202–8525.

Telephone: 202–502–7762. If you use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD), you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Introduction

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)

(Privacy Act) requires the Department to

publish in the Federal Register this

notice of a new system of records

managed by the Department. The

Department’s regulations implementing

the Act are contained in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR

Part 5b.

The Privacy Act applies to

information about individuals that

contain individually identifiable

information and that may be retrieved

by a unique identifier associated with

each individual, such as a name or

social security number. The information

about each individual is called a

‘‘record’’ and the system, whether

manual or computer-based, is called a

‘‘system of records.’’ The Privacy Act

requires each agency to publish notices

of systems of records in the Federal

Register and to prepare reports to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a

new system of records.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498, or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

index.html.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

The Office of Postsecondary

Education of the U.S. Department of

Education publishes a notice of a new

system of records to read as follows:

18–12–06

SYSTEM NAME:

Teacher Quality Recruitment

Scholarship System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

Program, Office of Policy, Planning, and

Innovation, Office of Postsecondary

Education, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room

6151, Washington, DC 20006–8525.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

This system contains records on

individuals who have been awarded