64690 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 210 / Monday, October 30, 2000 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

This collection instrument is for us by

medical institutions filing for

reimbursement with the Defense Health

Program, TRICARE, which includes the

Civilian Health and Medical Program of

the Uniformed Services (TRICARE/

CHAMPUS). TRICARE/CHAMPUS is a

health benefits entitlement program for

the dependent of active duty members

of the Uniformed Service, and deceased

sponsors, retirees and their dependents,

dependents of department of

transportation (Cost Guard) sponsors,

and certain North Atlantic Treaty

Organization, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, and

Public Health Service eligible

beneficiaries. Use of the UB–92 (also

known as the HCFA 1450) continues

TRICARE/CHAMPUS commitments to

use the national standard claim form for

reimbursement of medical services/

supplies provided by institutional

providers.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Patricia L. Topplings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since

public harm is reasonably likely to

result if normal clearance procedures

are followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by November 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Director of OMB provide

interested Federal agencies and the

public an early opportunity to comment

on information collection requests. The

Office of Management and Budget

(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, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests at the beginning of

the Departmental review of the

information collection. 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. ED 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 respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Consolidated State Performance

Report and State Self-Review.

Abstract: This information collection

package contains two related parts: the

Consolidated State Performance Report

(CSPR) and the State Self-Review (SSR).

The Elementary and Secondary

Education Act (ESEA), in general, and

its provision for submission of

consolidated plans, in particular

(section 14301 of the ESEA), emphasize

the importance of cross-program

coordination and integration of federal

programs into educational activities

carried out with State and local funds.

States would use both instruments for

reporting on activities that occur during

the 1999–2000 school year and, if the

ESEA, when aurthorized, does not

become effective for the 2000–2001

school year, for that year as well. The

proposed CSPR requests essentially the

same information as in 1999–2000, in a

more concise and accessible format. The

proposed SSR replaces informal data

collections performed by each program

review team in advance of site visits to

states (approximately 14 each year),

now conducted as integrated program

reviews of all ESEA and Goals 2000

programs. This document and the

associated visits promote the

Department’s interests in (1) gathering

essential information on how States

have implemented their approval

consolidated State plans and (2)

identifying federal assistance to States

on how to use federal funds most

effectively. The State responses to the

SSR will complement their responses to

the CSPR by providing specific

information on program implemention

that is needed for an effective integrated

review. When the ESEA is reauthorized

the Department intends to work actively

with the public to revise the content of

these documents and develop an

integrated information collection system

that responds to the new law, uses new

technologies, and better reflects how

federal programs help to promote State

and local reform efforts.

Additional Information: The

Department of Education is requesting

an emergency review of the

Consolidated State Performance Report

(CSPR) and the State Self-Review (SSR)

by November 6, 2000. Emergency

clearance is requested due to an

unanticipated event. Statutory changes

of Title VI resulted in a new eligible

category. In addition, the Department

has made improvements to their

electronic collection. If normal

clearance procedures were to be

followed, ED would not meet its

effective date of November 20, 2000, the

date this collection will be available to

states via Web-based electronic

collection.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: 

Responses: 53.

Burden Hours: 137,086.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Vivian Reese, Department

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of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW., Room 4050, Regional Office

Building 3, Washington, DC 20202–

4651, or should be electronically mailed

to the internet address

OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements,

contact Kathy Axt at her internet

address Kathy_Axt@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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Los Alamos

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

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

public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, November 15, 2000,

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: San Ildefonso Pueblo, Route

502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

DuBois, Northern New Mexico Citizens’

Advisory Board, 1640 Old Pecos Trail,

Suite H, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone

(505) 989–1662; fax (505) 989–1752 or email: adubois@doeal.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Board: The purpose of the Board is

to make recommendations to DOE and

its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Opening Activities—6:00–6:30 p.m.—

Video ‘‘Closing the Circle’’

Public Comments 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Reports

Committee Reports:

Waste Management

Environmental Restoration

Monitoring and Surveillance

Community Outreach

Budget

Other Board business will be conducted

as necessary

This agenda is subject to change at

least one day in advance of the meeting.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Ann DuBois at the address or

telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received five days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy

Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of five minutes

to present their comments at the

beginning of the meeting.

Minutes: Minutes of this meeting will

be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available at the Public Reading Room

located at the Board’s office at 1640 Old

Pecos Trail, Suite H, Santa Fe, NM.

Hours of operation for the Public

Reading Room are 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

on Monday through Friday. Minutes

will also be made available by writing

or calling Ann DuBois at the Board’s

office address or telephone number

listed above. Minutes and other Board

documents are on the Internet at:

http:www.nnmcab.org.

Issued at Washington, DC on October 25,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration (EIA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Agency information collection

activities: proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting

comments on the proposed new Form

EIA–910, ‘‘Monthly Natural Gas

Marketer Survey.’’

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 29, 2000. If you

anticipate difficulty in submitting

comments within that period, contact

the person listed below as soon as

possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Roy Kass

(EI–44), ATTN: Form EIA–910, Forrestal

Building, U.S. Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585. Alternatively,

Mr. Kass may be reached by telephone

at 202–586–4790, by FAX at 202–586–

4420 or by e-mail at

roy.kass@eia.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or a

copy of the form and instructions

should be directed to Mr. Kass at the

address listed above. The proposed

forms and instructions are also available

on the Internet at http://

www.eia.doe.gov/smg/eia910.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

The Federal Energy Administration

Act of 1974 (FEA Act) (Pub. L. 93–275,

15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE

Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42

U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the EIA to

carry out a centralized, comprehensive,

and unified energy information

program. This program collects,

evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and

disseminates information on energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

technology, and related economic and

statistical information. To carry out this

program, section 13(b) of the FEA Act

(15 U.S.C. 772(b)) states that ‘‘All

persons owning or operating facilities or

business premises who are engaged in

any phase of energy supply or major

energy consumption shall make

available to the (Administrator) such

information and periodic reports,

records, documents, and other data,

relating to the purposes of this Act,

* * *’’

Under the authorities granted, EIA

conducts mandatory surveys of

companies involved in energy supply

and consumption. EIA’s current surveys

of energy suppliers include monthly

surveys of petroleum product resellers

and retailers, electric power supply and

marketing companies, and natural gas

supply companies. Collecting

information from all types of energy

supply companies provides EIA with

information used to accurately estimate

energy prices and quantities. Users of

EIA’s information include analysts in

Federal, State, and local governments,

as well as analysts in energy trade

associations, energy companies, the

media, consultants, and other private

organizations.