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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Billy, Executive Director,

President’s Advisory Board on Tribal

Colleges and Universities, U.S.

Department of Education, 4050 MES,

330 C. Street, SW, Washington, DC

20202–7594, Telephone: 202–260–5714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established by Executive Order 13021

(October 19, 1996) to provide advice

regarding the progress made by federal

agencies toward fulfilling the purposes

and objective of the order. The Board

shall also provide recommendations to

the President and the Secretary of

Education at least annually on ways

Tribal Colleges can:

(1) Use long-term development,

endowment building, and master

planning to strengthen institutional

viability;

(2) Use the federal and private sector

to improve financial management and

security, obtain private sector funding

support, and expand and complement

federal education initiatives;

(3) Develop institutional capacity

through the use of new and emerging

technologies offered by the federal and

private sectors;

(4) Enhance physical infrastructure to

facilitate more efficient operation and

effective recruitment and retention of

students and faculty; and

(5) Help achieve National Education

Goals and meet other high standards of

education accomplishment.

The meeting agenda will include:

Strategic Planning discussions;

information sharing among

Presidentially appointed members; and

organizing the Presidential Advisory

Board on Tribal Colleges and

Universities into cluster committees and

developing their agenda. The general

public is encouraged to attend.

However, space is limited and is

available on a first come, first served

basis.

A summary of the activities of the

meeting and other related materials,

which are informative to the public and

consistent with the policy of section 5

U.S.C. 552b, will be available to the

public within 14 days after the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at White House Initiative on

Tribal Colleges & Universities, U.S.

Department of Education, 4050 MES,

330 C. Street, SW, Washington, DC from

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Dated: February 3, 2000.

Robert D. Muller,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of

Vocational and Adult Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities Meeting

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, U.S. Department of

Education.

ACTION: Rescheduled notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Due to inclement weather the

President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities meeting was cancelled for

Friday, January 21, 2000, and is

rescheduled for Wednesday, February

16, 2000. This notice sets forth the

schedule and agenda of the meeting of

the President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities. This notice also describes

the functions of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 16,

2000 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Washington Hilton Hotel, located at

1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Treopia Washington, White House

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges

and Universities, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite

8108, Washington, DC 20006–5120.

Telephone: (202) 502–7900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities was established under

Executive Order 12876 of November 1,

1993. The Board was established to

advise on federal policies that impact

upon Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, to advise on strategies to

increase participation of Historically

Black Colleges and Universities in

federally sponsored programs and

funding opportunities, and to advise on

strategies to increase private sector

support for these colleges.

The meeting of the Board is open to

the public. The meeting will focus on

efforts to expand federal and private

sector support for Historically Black

Colleges and Universities.

Records are kept of all Board

procedures and are available for public

inspection at the White House Initiative

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities located at 1990 K Street,

NW., Suite 8099, Washington, DC,

20006, from the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Comment Period Extension and

Additional Public Hearing for Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for a

Geologic Repository for the Disposal

of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain,

Nye County, NV

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of comment period

extension and additional public hearing.

SUMMARY: On August 13, 1999, the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) published

a Notice of Availability (64 FR 44200) of

its Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for a Geologic

Repository for the Disposal of Spent

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain,

Nye County, Nevada (DOE/EIS–0250–D)

and announced a 180-day public

comment period ending February 9,

2000. Based on input from the public,

DOE is now announcing an additional

public hearing in San Bernardino,

California. The comment period is being

extended to February 28, 2000.

DATES: The additional public hearing

will be held on February 22, 2000, from

11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00

p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The comment

period for the Draft EIS is extended to

February 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The additional public

hearing will be held at the following

location: Radisson Hotel, 295 North E.

Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401.

Written comments on the Draft EIS

should be directed to: Ms. Wendy R.

Dixon, EIS Program Manager, M/S 010,

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of

Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management, Yucca Mountain Site

Characterization Office, P.O. Box 30307,

North Las Vegas, NV 89036–0307.

Comments may also be transmitted by

facsimile to 1–800–967–0739 and

should include the following identifier:

‘‘Yucca Mountain Draft EIS.’’ Comments

may be submitted over the Internet via

the Yucca Mountain Project website at

http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing

‘‘Environmental Impact Statement.’’

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INVITATION TO COMMENT: The public is

invited to provide comments on the

Draft EIS during the comment period

that ends on February 28, 2000. DOE

will consider comments received during

the comment period in preparation of

the Final EIS. Comments received after

February 28, 2000 will be considered to

the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Wendy R. Dixon, EIS Program Manager,

M/S 010, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management, Yucca Mountain Site

Characterization Office, P.O. Box 30307,

North Las Vegas, NV 89036–0307,

Telephone 1–800–967–3477, Facsimile

1–800–967–0739. Copies of the

document may also be requested by

telephone (1–800–967–3477) or over the

Internet via the Yucca Mountain Project

website at http://www.ymp.gov, under

the listing ‘‘Environmental Impact

Statement’’; the Draft EIS also may be

viewed on this website.

Issued in Washington, DC, February 2,

2000.

Ivan Itkin,

Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Chicago Operations Office, Office of

Industrial Technologies; Notice of

Solicitation for Financial Assistance

Applcations for Cooperative Research

and Development for Advanced

Microturbine Systems

AGENCY: Chicago Operations Office,

DOE.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation

availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces its interest in

receiving applications for federal

assistance. The purpose of this research

is to advance the state of development

of one or more cost-effective

technologies for integration into

Advanced Microturbine Systems that

will be commercialized and used in

power and/or combined heat and power

generation. In order to reach this goal,

component and subsystem

development, testing integration and

demonstration of optimized and fully

integrated microturbine systems will be

performed.

DATES: The solicitation document will

be available on or about February 25,

2000. Applications are due on or about

April 12, 2000. Awards are anticipated

by August 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation will be

available on the internet by accessing

the DOE Chicago Operations Office,

Acquisition and Assistance Group home

page at http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/

acq.htm under the heading ‘‘Current

Solicitations’’, Solicitation No. DE–

SC02–00CH11016. Completed

applications referencing Solicitation No.

DE–SC02–00CH11016 must be

submitted to the U.S. Department of

Energy, Chicago Operations Office,

Communications Center, Building 201,

Room 168, 9800 South Cass Avenue,

Argonne, IL 60439–4899, ATTN: Tonja

L. Stokes, Acquisition and Assistance

Group.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tonja L. Stokes at 630/252–2136, U.S.

Department of Energy, 9800 South Cass

Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439–4899, by

facsimile at 630/252–5045, or by

electronic mail at

tonja.stokes@ch.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Scope

of Work covers applied research in five

work areas as described below as Tasks

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. In addition to these

tasks, the Scope of Work includes

Subtasks A and B. Subtask A will

require the participant to provide a

report that will identify and quantify the

potential technical market for

microturbine systems. Subtask B will

require the participant to provide a

commercialization plan which supports

the proposed technological

development.

The Tasks represent an increasing

progression of maturation stages for

technology development. Task 1

involves concept research and

development; Task 2 involves

subsystem component design and

development; Task 3 involves

microturbine modifications for

integration of advanced technologies;

Task 4 involves microturbine system

assembly and testing, and Task 5

involves pre-commercial demonstration.

Depending on the current maturation of

proposed technologies, the work may

start at any task if prior work has been

performed that would satisfy

completion or sufficient progress of the

previous task(s). For example, an

applicant with an innovative concept

but limited development experience for

that concept may decide to apply only

under Task 1. Whereas, applicants with

more developed concepts may elect to

bypass the initial tasks. Applications

may address any combination or

portions of the tasks. While it is not

mandatory for applications to address

only sequentially numbered tasks (e.g.,

applying under Tasks 1, 3 and 4 is

allowable), there must be a logical

sequence of the tasks to be performed

based on the nature of the work to be

performed.

The ultimate maturation of

technologies will be reached upon the

attainment of the solicitation objectives

in a pre-commercial demonstration of

8000 hours (Task 5). Although it is the

intention of this solicitation to support

development of microturbine systems

that will so culminate, there also is

relevancy in gaining a better

understanding of advanced technologies

and their impact on microturbines. In

such a case, development of a

completed commercial system may not

be feasible. For example, development

may end prior to the maturation state of

Task 5, or Task 5 may be scheduled to

complete less than the 8000 hours (but

more than 4000 hours as discussed

below) identified in the solicitation as a

goal for commercialization. Regardless

of the tasks proposed, applications will

raise the maturation level of the concept

relative to the solicitation objectives.

Insofar as Subtask A and B are

concerned, all participants will

complete the program and planning

report required by Subtask A, which

will become part of the lowest

numbered Task proposed. Additionally,

participants performing work under

Tasks 3, 4 and/or 5 will complete the

commercialization plan required by

Subtask B as a part of the lowest

numbered Task proposed that is equal

to or greater than 3.

All work proposed to be performed

under an application must be scheduled

for completion within the five year life

expectancy of this program.

Under Tasks 1 and 2 that follow, the

work may be performed with respect to

any test device or turbines that could

serve as a logical and cost effective

intermediate basis for developing a

technology for microturbines. However,

any such technology developed under

Tasks 1 and 2 must have applicability

to microturbines.

Under Tasks 3, 4 and 5 that follow, all

work must be performed with respect to

microturbines and the demonstration

required under Task 5 must be

performed on a microturbine. In

performing this work, one or more such

turbines may be used.

Work under all tasks will be enhanced

by the participation of an end user. For

these tasks, this solicitation encourages

the coordination of technical and

administrative activities with an end

user. Long-term demonstration under

Task 5 should be conducted at an end

user that is committed by the applicant.

We encourage the demonstration to be

conducted at an Industry of the Future

Company.