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Title: Deposit of Biological Materials.

Form Number(s): N/A.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0022.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 3,301.25 hours annually.

Number of Respondents: 3,300.25

responses per year. The USPTO expects

that 3,300 patent applications on

inventions dealing with deposits of

biological materials will be filed each

year. It is estimated by the USPTO that

one depository will seek recognition

every four years, or 0.25 depositories

will seek recognition annually.

Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO

estimates that it takes an average of one

(1) hour for the average patent applicant

respondent to collect and submit the

necessary deposit information to the

USPTO. The USPTO estimates that it

will take the average depository seeking

approval to store biological material an

average of 15 minutes (.25 hours) to

gather and submit the necessary

approval information to the USPTO.

Needs and Uses: Information on the

deposit of biological materials in

depositories is required for (a) the

USPTO determination of compliance

with 35 USC 2(b)(2), 35 USC 112, and

37 CFR Ch. 1, Subpart G, 1.801–809,

where inventions sought to be patented

rely on biological material subject to the

deposit requirement, including

notification to the interested public on

where to obtain samples of deposits;

and (b) in compliance with 37 CFR Ch.

1, Subpart G, 1.803 to demonstrate that

the depositories are qualified to store

and test the biological material

submitted to them under patent

applications. This information is used

by the USPTO to determine whether or

not the applicant has met the

requirements of the patent regulations.

In addition, the USPTO uses this

information to determine the suitability

of a respondent depository based upon

administrative and technical

competence, and the depository’s

agreement to comply with the

requirements set forth by the USPTO.

There are no forms associated with this

collection of information.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and the

federal government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Susan K. Brown,

Records Officer, Office of Data

Management, Data Administration

Division, (703) 308–7400, USPTO, Suite

310, 2231 Crystal Drive, Washington,

DC 20231, or by e-mail at

susan.brown@uspto.gov.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent on

or before November 22, 2000 to David

Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10202, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: October 16, 2000.

Susan K. Brown,

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data

Management, Data Administration Division.

[FR Doc. 00–27167 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

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 22, 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 17, 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 the American

Indian Vocational Rehabilitation

Services (AIVRS) Program (SC).

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or

household; Not-for-profit institutions;

Federal Government.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 464; Burden Hours:

684.

Abstract: This submission is for a onetime data collection for the Evaluation

of the American Indian Vocational

Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS)

Program. The information will be used

by the Department of Education to

improve the design of the program,

answer questions about the program,

and justify its budget. There are very

limited reporting requirements for this

program, so the information is needed to

describe consumer characteristics,

services provided, and program

outcomes. Most of the information will

come from project directors, but there

will also be interviews with project

staff, tribal representatives, advisory

group members, service providers, and

State VR agency staff.

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 Sheila Carey at

(202) 708–6287 or via her internet

address Sheila_Carey@ed.gov.

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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. 00–27110 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–54–032]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Settlement Agreement

October 17, 2000.

Take notice that on October 12, 2000,

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG),

Public Service Company of Colorado

(PSCo), Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power

Company (Cheyenne), Colorado Springs

Utilities (CSU), Union Pacific Resources

Company (UPR), Helmerich & Payne

Inc. (Helmerich), Pioneer Natural

Resources USA, Inc. (PNR), OXY USA

Inc. (OXY), Eastman Dillon Oil & Gas

Associates (Eastman), Amoco

Production Company (Amoco), Coastal

Oil and Gas Corporation (Coastal),

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), Atlantic

Richfield Company (ARCO), Mobil Oil

Corporation (Mobil), Anadarko

Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko),

Broadhurst Operating LP (Broadhurst),

Ivy League, Inc. (IVY), Ralph H.

Howard, Inc. (RHH), and Texaco

Exploration and Production Inc.

(Texaco) (collectively referred to as the

‘‘Signatory Parties’’) filed for the

approval of the Commission a

Settlement Agreement (Settlement)

under Rule 602 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure in the

captioned docket. Signatory Parties state

that the Settlement has the support of

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of Colorado, the Wyoming Public

Service Commission, the Colorado

Office of Consumer Counsel, the

Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation,

Citizens Utilities Company, and Greeley

Gas Company, a division of Atmos

Energy Corporation. The purpose of the

Settlement is to extinguish the refund

liability of 351 working interest owners

currently subject to refund claims by

CIG of less than $25,000 (with interest

calculated through August 31, 2000)

associated with the collection of Kansas

ad valorem tax reimbursements in

excess of maximum lawful prices (MLP)

under the Natural Gas Policy Act. The

Signatory Parties urge the Commission

to approve the Settlement no later than

November 28, 2000, to enable refunds to

be paid to CIG no later than December

13, 2000 under terms of said agreement.

A copy of the Settlement Agreement is

on file with the Commission and is

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. The Settlement

Agreement may be viewed on the web

at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Other than the Signatory Parties, the

remaining 64 working interest owners,

who are subject to claims by CIG of

$25,000 or more, may voluntarily

participate in the Settlement by agreeing

to pay specified refunds. Acquiescence

in the terms of the Settlement by these

working interest owners and payments

under the terms of the Settlement would

relieve those working interest owners of

all further liability associated with the

collection of Kansas ad valorem tax

reimbursements in excess of the MLP,

except where otherwise specifically

agreed to in writing by the working

interest owner. In addition, any claims

against royalty owners for royaltyrelated on the CIG system by working

interest owners participating in the

Settlement, as well as royalty claims

associated with the extinguished

liability of the 351 working interest

owners whose individual liabilities

have been calculated at less than

$25,000, are eliminated. Nonparticipating working interest owners

whose individual refund liability is

$25,000 or more retain their legal

challenges to CIG’s refund claims.

In accordance with Section 385.602(f),

comments on the Settlement Agreement

are due October 31, 2000, and any reply

comments are due November 10, 2000.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27094 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–40–000]

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership;

Notice of Compliance Filing

October 17, 2000.

Take notice that on October 11, 2000,

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership

(Cove Point) filed in compliance with

Order No. 587–L.

Cove Point states that it is a natural

gas storage facility and has no

imbalance provisions. Cove Point states

that pursuant to Order Granting

Clarification, issued September 28,

2000, in Docket No. RM96–1–016, Cove

Point is not required to implement

imbalance trading on its system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.214 or

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such motions or

protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27098 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–43–000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

October 17, 2000.

Take notice that on October 12, 2000,

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

(Eastern Shore) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised

tariff sheets, proposed to be effective on

November 1, 2000.

Eastern Shore states that the purpose

of this filing is to make the necessary

modifications to its tariff to permit

imbalance trading in order to comply

with the requirements of FERC Order

No. 587–L.

Eastern Shore states that copies of its

filing has been mailed to its customers

and interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the