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a timeline and a narrative that explains

the costs requested for each budget

period. Under the Character Education

program, State educational agencies

provide technical and professional

assistance to local educational agencies

in the development and implementation

of curriculum materials, teacher

training, and other activities related to

character education. You must propose

projects designed to develop character

education programs that incorporate the

following elements of character:

(a) Caring.

(b) Civic virtue and citizenship.

(c) Justice and fairness.

(d) Respect.

(e) Responsibility.

(f) Trustworthiness.

(g) Any other elements deemed

appropriate by the members of the

partnership. Other program

requirements are described in the

application package.

Please note that the following States

are no longer eligible to apply to this

grant competition because the State has

been awarded a grant for the total

amount allowed by law: California,

Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas,

Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New

Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota,

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South

Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,

Washington, and Wisconsin.

For Applications Contact: Judy

Collins, U.S. Department of Education,

555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 502,

Washington, DC 20202–5645.

Telephone: (202) 219–2116; FAX: (202)

219–2053; or via Internet:

judy_collins@ed.gov

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Farrar, U.S. Department of

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,

NW., room 502J, Washington, DC

20208–5645. Telephone: (202) 219–

1301; or via Internet at:

beverly_farrar@ed.gov

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the program contact person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

that person. However, the Department is

not able to reproduce in an alternative

format the standard forms included in

the application package.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov.fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

index.html

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8003.

Dated: October 19, 2000.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational

Research and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 00–27304 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CDFA Nos: 84.116A and 84.116B]

Office of Postsecondary Education,

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

Notice Announcing Technical

Assistance Workshops on Fiscal Year

(FY) 2001 Programs

SUMMARY: This notice provides

information about workshops to assist

individuals interested in learning more

about the Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

programs of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education (FIPSE). Program staff will

present program information and

answer questions about FIPSE’s

programs. The workshops will focus

primarily on the Comprehensive

Program, which provides grants for

innovative reform projects that hold

promise as models for the resolution of

important issues and problems in

postsecondary education. Additional

information about FIPSE’s programs can

be found on the Internet at the following

site: http://www.ed.gov/FIPSE

Although the Department has not yet

announced in the Federal Register a

closing date for any of its FY 2001 grant

competitions, the Department is holding

these workshops to give potential

applicants relevant background

information on FIPSE programs for

which grant competitions are expected

to be held in FY 2001. Specific

requirements for grant competitions will

be announced in the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

technical assistance workshops will be

held as follows:

1. Charlotte, North Carolina: Friday,

November 3, 2000, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,

University of North Carolina at

Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.

2. Washington, District of Columbia:

Monday, November 6, 2000, 1 p.m. to 4

p.m., U.S. Department of Education,

Washington, DC.

3. Chicago, Illinois: Monday,

November 13, 2000, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL.

4. San Bernardino, California:

Wednesday, November 15, 2000, 1:30

p.m. to 3 p.m., California State

University, San Bernardino, CA.

Registration

Space at the workshops is limited.

Interested individuals are invited to

register by sending an e-mail message

with the subject ‘‘Workshop 2000’’ to:

levenia_ishmell@ed.gov

Indicate the location you are

requesting. You will receive an e-mail

reply confirming the status of your

registration along with exact

information on workshop locations. All

confirmed registrants are asked to bring

their printed e-mail confirmation to the

workshop.

The meeting sites are accessible to

individuals with disabilities. An

individual with a disability who will

need an auxiliary aid or service to

participate in the meeting (e.g., assistive

listening device, sign language

interpreter, or materials in an alternative

format) should notify the listed contact

person at least two weeks before the

scheduled meeting date. Although the

Department will attempt to meet a

request received after that date, the

requested service may not be available

due to insufficient time to arrange it.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Levenia Ishmell, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street NW., room

8031, Washington, DC 20006–8544.

Telephone: (202) 502–7668 or by e-mail:

levenia_ishmell@ed.gov

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed.

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Electronic Access to this Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free at 1–888–293–6498 or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

index.html

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138.

Dated: October 19, 2000.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 00–27305 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho Operations Office; Hydropower

Turbine Technology: Cost-Shared

Testing to Determine Biological

Performance of Large Turbines

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Program Interest (NPI)

and request for comments.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy’s Idaho Operations Office (DOE–

ID) is soliciting interest and comments

for cost-shared testing of the biological

performance of new hydropower turbine

technology. The primary objective of

this project is to determine the fish

passage characteristics of the turbine

technology and to verify the

environmentally friendliness of the

turbine. Qualified participants must

own the rights to the turbine

technology. The technology must also

be advanced to the stage that hardware

exists or can be readily constructed; i.e.,

the equipment design has been

completed. This project is limited to

hydropower turbines which are greater

than 1 MW. This work will be in

support of the U.S. DOE Advanced

Hydropower Turbine System Program.

DATES: The responses to this NPI should

be received by November 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The NPI responses should

not exceed two pages and should be

sent to the following address: U.S.

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations

Office, 850 Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, ID

83401–1563, ATTN: Peggy Brookshier,

MS 1220, or e-mail:

brookspa@id.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Depending on the availability of

Program funding, approximately $2.5

million for each of two years will be

available to support at least one or more

testing projects. DOE seeks a cost

sharing goal of 50% on these new

projects. However, the awardee will be

required to provide a minimum of 30%

cost share for the related testing

activities. DOE’s cost share is limited to

work associated with measuring

biological performance and cannot be

used for facility construction or

modifications. The testing portion of the

work will be cost-shared between DOE

and the awardee. The results of these

projects will be made public through the

publication of DOE reports. All cost

sharing shall be in the form of cash or

labor. DOE may request from the

awardee additional procedure

development, equipment development

testing, or testing support activities that

may not be cost sharing by DOE.

The anticipated contract deliverables

will include:

(1) specification of testing protocol,

criteria, guidelines, procedures, and

plan;

(2) documentation of the appropriate

testing; and

(3) analysis and reporting of the

results.

An independent group may be

assigned to review the reports and

activities prior to their finalization.

Failure to respond to this notice will

not disqualify anyone from participating

in the solicitation, but those that do

respond to this notice will be issued the

Request for Proposals (RFP) and

notification of related activities, if they

indicate that desire. DOE is interested in

the comments on the proposed

solicitation, particularly with regard to

the cost-share limitation. Expressions of

interest and comments must be in

writing; no telephone calls will be

accepted. The expression of interest or

comments should include the name,

address, telephone number, facsimile

number, and e-mail address of the

primary contact person, and an

indication of whether or not the

respondent wishes to receive a copy of

the RFP. Do not send a proposal. This

is not a request for proposals. The RFP

will not be open to DOE agencies or

DOE national laboratories, and these

agencies and laboratories will not be

allowed to participate as a potential

team member in any responses.

Issued in Idaho Falls on October 12, 2000.

Dallas L. Hoffer,

Contracting Officer, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–27227 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho

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), Idaho. Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meeting be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, November 14, 2000—8

a.m.–6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15, 2000—8

a.m.–5 p.m.

Public participation sessions will be

held on:

Tuesday, November 14, 2000—12:15–

12:30 p.m., 5:45–6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15, 2000—

11:45–12 noon, 4–4:15 p.m.

These times are subject to change as

the meeting progresses, please check

with the meeting facilitator.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inn, 645 Lindsay

Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Wendy Lowe, INEEL Cab Facilitator,

Jason Associates Corporation, 477

Shoup Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls,

ID 83402, Phone (208) 522–1662 or visit

the Board’s Internet home page at http:/

/www.ida.net/users/cab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

future use, cleanup levels, waste

disposition and cleanup priorities at the

INEEL.

Tentative Agenda: (Agenda topics

may change up to the day of the

meeting. Please contact Jason Associates

for the most current agenda or visit the

CAB’s Internet site at www.ida.net/

users/cab).

Presentations on the following:

• Natural and biological resources at

the INEEL

• Closure Plan for the New Waste

Calcining Facility

• Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

perspectives and concerns regarding the

INEEL