66976 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 8, 2000 / Notices

2 Category 410–B: only HTS numbers

5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030, 5112.11.2030,

5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020,

5112.19.9030, 5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050,

5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,

5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090,

5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020, 5212.13.1020,

5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020,

5212.22.1020, 5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020,

5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520,

5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520, 5408.32.0520,

5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520,

5515.22.0520, 5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520,

5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and

5516.34.0520.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC and administrative arrangements

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated October 21, 1999) to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the limits established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the limits set

forth in this directive.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–28624 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before January

8, 2001.

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.

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 the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: November 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 State Grants

Program and Teacher Recruitment

Grants Program of Title II of the Higher

Education Act.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public:

Businesses or other for-profit; State,

Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 2,200.

Burden Hours: 1,000.

Abstract: In 1999, the federal

government funded a major effort

toward increasing teacher quality

through the State Grants Program and

Teacher Recruitment Grants Program.

Together, the programs allow states,

institutions of higher education, and/or

local education agencies to increase the

quality of the teacher workforce through

certification reform, recruitment efforts,

alternative certification routes, and

accountability measures. This

evaluation looks at both programs to

determine how federal funds were

spent, what issues arose in

implementing the programs, and the

impact of the programs.

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, D.C.

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–

800–877–8339.

[FR Doc. 00–28602 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy Office

Notice of Competitive Financial

Assistance for the Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy

AGENCY: EERE, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of competitive financial

assistance solicitation.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces a competitive

solicitation for applications for grants

and cooperative agreements for

information dissemination, public

outreach, training, and related technical

analysis and technical assistance

activities involving renewable energy

and energy efficiency. It is estimated

that funding of approximately FY2001

$2 to $3 million will be available under

renewable energy programs, and

FY2001 $3 to $4 million will be

available under energy efficiency

programs for awards under this

solicitation in fiscal year 2001. Areas of

interest involving renewable energy

include wind, hydrogen, and

geothermal technologies. Energy

efficiency areas of interest include

energy efficiency in the transportation,

buildings, and industrial sectors. The

awards may be for a period of six

months to three years. Proposals will be