60412 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 11, 2000 / Notices

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213

(562/980-4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Simona Roberts, 301/

713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

The applicant proposes to import

from Mexico whole blood taken from

California sea lions (Zalophus

californianus) to test two hypotheses:

First, Leptospira interrogans pomona is

not present in areas inhabited by sea

lions in the Sea of Cortez population;

Second, L. interrogans is present in the

area, yet sea lions in the Sea of Cortez

populations are unable to produce an

immune response to L. interrogans

pomona..

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713-0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

December 11, 2000.

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. 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: October 4, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: New.

Title: Evaluation of Independent

Programs.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 1,003.

Burden Hours: 639

Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services

Administration (RSA), in the Office of

Special Education and Rehabilitation

Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of

Education, has funded a comprehensive

two-year evaluation of Parts B and C of

the Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

program. CIL programs promote a

philosophy of independent livingconsumer control, peer support, selfhelp, self-determination, equal access,

and individual and system advocacy-the

goal is to maximize the leadership,

empowerment, independence, and

productivity of individuals with

disabilities, and enhance the integration

and full inclusion of individuals with

disabilities into the mainstream of

American society. This evaluation will

include questionnaire surveys of all CIL

directors and a nationally representative

sample of current and former consumers

of CIL services. The study will examine

two major areas: (1) consumer

satisfaction and outcomes of services,

and (2) systems advocacy and change.

The results of the study will be used to

complement Section 704 Annual

Performance Report data; support RSA

Government Performance and Results

Act (GPRA) reporting requirements;

assist CILs to identify successful service

and advocacy strategies; and inform

advocates and policy makers about the

Independent Living Programs.

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. Please specify

the complete title of the information

collection when making your request.

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Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Sheila Carey at

(202) 708–9915 or via her internet

address Sheila_Carey@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. 00–25994 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and

Technology

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, App. 2, and section

101–6.1015(a), title 41, Code of Federal

Regulations, and following consultation

with the Committee Management

Secretariat, General Services

Administration, notice is hereby given

that the Nuclear Energy Research

Advisory Committee has been renewed

for a two-year period beginning October

2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rachel M. Samuel at (202) 586–3279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee will continue to provide

advice to the Director, Office of Nuclear

Energy, Science and Technology, on

long-term planning and priorities in the

national nuclear energy research and

development program. The Secretary of

Energy has determined that renewal of

the Committee is essential to the

conduct of the Department’s business

and in the public interest in the

connection with the performance of

duties imposed upon the Department of

Energy by law. The Committee will

continue to operate in accordance with

the provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law Number 92–

463), section 624 of the Department of

Energy Act (Public Law Number 95–91),

the General Services Administration

Final Rule on Federal Advisory

Committee Management, and other

directives and instructions issued in

implementation of those acts.

Issued in Washington D.C. on October 2,

2000.

James N. Solit,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–25921 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho Operations Office; Notice of

availability of solicitation for Awards of

Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

solicitation, University Reactor

Instrumentation (URI) Program.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, is

soliciting applications for special

research grant awards that will upgrade

and improve U.S. nuclear research and

training reactors. It is anticipated that

on October 4, 2000, a full text for

Solicitation Number DE–PS07–

01ID14012 for the 2001 URI Program

will be made available on the Internet

at URL address: http://www.id.doe.gov/

doeid/psd/proc-div.html. The deadline

for receipt of applications will be on

December 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be

submitted to: U.S. Department of

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, c/o

Marie Warnick, P.O. Box 1625, Mail

Stop 3860, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415–

3860.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Osborne, Contract Specialist at

osbornch@id.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

solicitation will be issued in accordance

with 10 CFR Part 600.6(b), eligibility for

awards under this program will be

restricted to U.S. colleges and

universities having a duly licensed,

operating nuclear research or training

reactor because the purpose of the

University Reactor Instrumentation

(URI) program is to upgrade and

improve the U.S. university nuclear

research and training reactors and to

contribute to strengthening the

academic community’s nuclear

engineering infrastructure.

The statutory authority for this

program is Public Law 95–91.

Issued in Idaho Falls on October 4, 2000.

R. Jeffrey Hoyles,

Director, Procurement Services Division.

[FR Doc. 00–26026 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

fourth in a series of meetings of the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s

Panel on Emerging Technological

Alternatives to Incineration. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that

agencies publish these notices in the

Federal Register to allow for public

participation.

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Panel on Emerging

Technological Alternatives to

Incineration.

DATES: October 11, 2000, 7:30am–Noon

MST.

ADDRESSES: La Quinta Inn & Suites,

6801 Tower Road, Denver, Colorado

80249. Phone—303–371–0888, Fax—

303–371–0807.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Louise Wagner, Executive

Director, or Francesca McCann, Staff

Director, Office of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board (AB–1), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7092

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s Panel on Emerging

Technological Alternatives to

Incineration is to provide independent

external advice and recommendations to

the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

on emerging technological alternatives

to incineration for the treatment of

mixed waste for the Department of

Energy. The Panel will focus on the

evaluation of emerging non-incineration

technologies for the treatment of lowlevel, alpha low-level and transuranic

wastes containing polychlorinated

biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous

constituents. Waste categories to be

addressed include inorganic

homogeneous solids, organic

homogeneous solids, and soils. The

Panel will also evaluate whether the

emerging non-incineration technologies

could be implemented in a manner that

would allow the Department of Energy

to comply with all legal requirements,

including those contained in the

Settlement Agreement and Consent

Order signed by the State of Idaho,

Department of Energy, and the U.S.

Navy in October 1995.

Tentative Agenda

The agenda for the October 11

meeting has not been finalized.

However, the meeting will include

panel discussion and a presentation on

R&D Plans for Tru Mixed Waste and an

overview of the responses to the

published Request for Information.

Members of the Public wishing to

comment on issues before the Panel on

Emerging Technological Alternatives to

Incineration will have an opportunity to