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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 2, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Evaluation of the Public Charter

Schools Program, Data Collection

Clearance Package: Year 2 and Year 3

Submission.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Federal

Government.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 3,590

Burden Hours: 2,390.

Abstract: The evaluation of the Public

Charter Schools Program (PCSP) is the

first national study of federal support

for charter schools. The contractor, SRI

International, will gather data on charter

school policies and practices at the

state, charter school authorizer, and

charter school levels. The study

examines the use of PCSP funds at these

levels, assesses the impact of flexibility

provisions in states’ charter school

legislation, and assesses the effect of

charter schools on student performance.

Respondents include federal PCSP staff,

state charter school coordinators,

representatives of charter school

authorizing agencies, charter schools,

and parents.

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.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Jacqueline

Montague at (202) 708–5359 or via her

internet address

Jackie_Montague@ed.gov. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; Office of Science

Financial Assistance Program Notice

01–02; Plasma Physics Junior Faculty

Development Program

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE).

ACTION: Notice inviting grant

applications.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fusion Energy

Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science

(SC), U.S. Department of Energy hereby

announces its interest in receiving grant

applications for support under its

Plasma Physics Junior Faculty

Development Program. Applications

should be from tenure-track faculty

investigators who are currently involved

in experimental or theoretical plasma

physics research and should be

submitted through a U.S. academic

institution. The purpose of this program

is to support the development of the

individual research programs of

exceptionally talented scientists and

engineers early in their careers.

DATES: To permit timely consideration

for awards in FY 2001, formal

applications in response to this notice

should be received on or before

February 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Completed formal

applications referencing Program Notice

01–02 should be forwarded to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Science,

Grants and Contracts Division, SC–64,

19901 Germantown Road, Germantown,

Maryland 20874–1290, ATTN: Program

Notice 01–02. The above address must

also be used when submitting

applications by U.S. Postal Service

Express, any other commercial mail

delivery service or when hand carried

by the applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald McKnight, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Fusion Energy

Sciences, Science Division, SC–55

(GTN), 19901 Germantown Road,

Germantown, Maryland 20874–1290.

Telephone: (301) 903–4597. E-mail:

ronald.mcknight@science.doe.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Plasma Physics Junior Faculty

Development Program was started in FY

1997. A principal goal of this program

is to identify exceptionally talented

plasma faculty members early in their

careers and assist and facilitate the

development of their research programs.

Eligibility for awards under this notice

is, therefore, restricted to tenure-track

regular academic faculty investigators

who are conducting experimental or

theoretical plasma physics research.

Applications from Junior Faculty

involved in any areas of plasma physics

research, not only magnetic fusion, are

welcomed and encouraged. Emphasis is

to be placed on basic plasma science

research. For applications to be

considered for funding, certification of

the status of the applicant as a tenuretrack regular academic faculty member

by the head of the applicant’s academic

department or other university/college

certifying official will be required before

the grant is awarded. Awards made

under this program will help to

maintain the vitality of university

plasma physics research and assure

continued excellence in the teaching of

plasma physics and related disciplines.

It is anticipated that annual funding

levels up to $150,000 per award may be

made available for grants under this

notice during FY 2001, contingent upon

the availability of appropriated funds.

Funding for equipment above this level

will be considered on a case-by-case

basis. The number of awards during FY

2001 will depend on the number of

meritorious applications and the

availability of appropriated funds.

Multiple year funding of grant awards is

expected, with funding provided on an

annual basis subject to availability of

funds. The usual duration of these

grants is three years and they will not

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normally be renewed after the project

period is completed. It is anticipated

that at the end of the grant period,

grantees will submit new grant

applications to continue their research

to the Department of Energy or other

Federal funding agencies. For the Office

of Science, these applications should

follow the usual application process.

Applications will be subjected to

scientific merit review and will be

evaluated against the following criteria,

which are listed in descending order of

importance as set forth in 10 CFR part

605:

1. Scientific and/or technical merit of

the project;

2. Appropriateness of the proposed

method or approach;

3. Competency of applicant’s

personnel and adequacy of proposed

resources; and

4. Reasonableness and

appropriateness of the proposed budget.

An additional review criteria will

address educational aspects of the

proposed work including the

involvement of graduate and

undergraduate students. These aspects

should be discussed in the application.

General information about

development and submission of

applications, eligibility, limitations,

evaluations and selection processes, and

other policies and procedures are

contained in the Application Guide for

the Office of Science Financial

Assistance Program and 10 CFR part 605

which is available on the World Wide

Web at: http://www.science.doe.gov/

production/grants/grants.html

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number for this program is

81.049, and the solicitation control

number is ERFAP 10 CFR Part 605.

Issued in Washington, DC on September

20, 2000.

John Rodney Clark,

Associate Director of Science for Resource

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Teleconference

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a open

teleconference meeting of the Secretary

of Energy Advisory Board’s National

Ignition Facility Laser System Task

Force. 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. The purpose of

the teleconference is to discuss the draft

final findings and recommendations of

the National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force. Note: Copies of the

draft final report of the National Ignition

Facility Laser System Task Force may be

obtained from the following internet

address http://www.hr.doe.seab or by

contacting the Office of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586–

7092.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force.

DATES: Thursday, October 19, 2000, 1:30

p.m.—3 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call the

Office of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092 to

reserve a teleconference line and receive

a call-in number. Public participation is

welcomed. However, the number of

teleconference lines are limited and are

available on a first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Louise Wagner, Executive

Director, or Richard Burrow, Deputy

Director, 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 NIF Task Force is to

provide independent external advice

and recommendations to the Secretary

of Energy Advisory Board on the

options to complete the National

Ignition Facility (NIF) Project; to

recommend the best technical course of

action; and to review and assess the

risks of successfully completing the NIF

Project. The NIF Task Force will focus

on the engineering and management

aspects of the proposed method for

accomplishing the assembly and

installation of the NIF laser system. The

Task Force’s review will cover the full

scope of assembly and installation and

the ability, within the proposed

approach, to achieve the cleanliness

requirements established for the

operation of the laser. The review will

also address: (1) The engineering

viability of the proposed assembly and

activation method; (2) the assembly and

installation cleanliness protocols; (3) the

management structure; and (4) the

adequacy of the cost estimating

methodology.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, October 19, 2000

1:30 p.m.—1:40 p.m. Welcome &

Opening Remarks—Dr. John

McTague, NIF Task Force Chairman

1:40 p.m.—2:00 p.m. Overview of the

National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force’s Interim

Findings and Recommendations—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

2:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m. Public Comment

Period

2:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. NIF Task Force

Review & Comment and Action—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

3:00 p.m. Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change.

Public Participation: In keeping with

procedures, members of the public are

welcome to observe the business of the

NIF Task Force and submit written

comments or comment during the

scheduled public comment period. The

Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its open

teleconference meeting, the Task Force

welcomes public comment. Members of

the public will be heard in the order in

which they sign up at the beginning of

the meeting. The Task Force will make

every effort to hear the views of all

interested parties. You may submit

written comments to Mary Louise

Wagner, Executive Director, Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board, AB–1, US

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved.

Minutes: A copy of the minutes and

a transcript of the open teleconference

meeting will be made available for

public review and copying

approximately 30 days following the

meeting at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190 Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Further

information on the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board and its subcommittees

may be found at the Board’s web site,

located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, DC, on October 3,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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