Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 233 / Monday, December 4, 2000 / Notices 75679

corps, and the U.S. Army Special

Operations Command. The military

units stationed at Fort Bragg and Pope

Air Force Base (AFB) comprise

approximately 44,000 soldiers and

airmen. Major elements based at Fort

Bragg include XVIII Airborne Corps, 82d

Airborne Division, and Special

Operations Forces. In addition to these

units, Fort Bragg supports the training of

soldiers from the Reserve Components

of the U.S. Army. The 1995 Land Use

Requirements Study identified a

shortage of 125,512 acres needed to

support training. The Army purchased

the approximately 11,000-acre Overhills

property in 1997 to help alleviate that

training land deficit and protect the

military missions of Fort Bragg and

Pope AFB from encroachment by

incompatible civilian development. The

Army is in the process of acquiring the

remaining private properties within

Overhills, which are eight small parcels

totaling 148.7 acres. Overhills is located

in Cumberland and Harnett Counties in

southeastern North Carolina and adjoins

the northern boundaries of Fort Bragg

and Pope AFB.

The EIS will consider several

alternatives: (1) Incorporate Overhills

into the NTA and use it only for military

training. The Army would fence off and

maintain at their current conditions the

historical structures on ‘‘The Hill’’ and

train on the golf course; (2) train on

Overhills; Army would manage

Overhills’ facilities and resources solely

as a caretaker; (3) no action alternative,

which is to continue the status quo of

permitting only low-impact military

training at company level and not

incorporating Overhills into the NTA

while continuing caretaker operations

for the rest of the property and facilities.

Currently, units are conducting only

light infantry training and driving only

wheeled vehicles on roads and

established trails.

During the scoping process, the Army

will use any comments it receives as a

result of this notice to identify potential

impacts to the quality of the human

environment. Individuals or

organizations may participate in the

scoping process by written comment or

by attending a public scoping meeting.

The date, time, and location of the

public scoping meeting will be

announced in the ‘‘Fayetteville Observer

Times,’’ ‘‘Charlotte Observer,’’ ‘‘Raleigh

News-Observer,’’ and the ‘‘Paraglide’’

newspapers. The EIS will only consider

comments received no later than 15

days following the public meeting.

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health), OASA(I&E).

[FR Doc. 00–30702 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education

requests comments on the Free

Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) that the Secretary proposes to

use for the 2002–2003 year. The FAFSA

is completed by students and their

families and the information submitted

on the form is used to determine the

students’ eligibility and financial need

for financial aid under the student

financial assistance programs

authorized under Title IV of the Higher

Education Act of 1965, as amended,

(Title IV, HEA Programs). The Secretary

also requests comments on changes

under consideration for the 2002–2003

FAFSA.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before February

2, 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

483 of the Higher Education Act of

1965, as amended (HEA), requires the

Secretary, ‘‘in cooperation with agencies

and organizations involved in providing

student financial assistance,’’ to

‘‘produce, distribute and process free of

charge a common financial reporting

form to be used to determine the need

and eligibility of a student under’’ the

Title IV, HEA Programs. This form is the

FAFSA. In addition, Section 483

authorizes the Secretary to include nonfinancial data items that assist States in

awarding State student financial

assistance.

The Secretary requests comments on

the draft 2002–2003 FAFSA that has

been posted to the IFAP website (see

below). In particular, in an effort to

continually improve the application for

students, parents, and schools, the

Secretary seeks comments to further

simplify the FAFSA form and reduce

burden hours, including removing,

replacing or combining data elements.

The Secretary is publishing this

request for comment under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Under that Act, ED must obtain the

review and approval of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) before

it may use a form to collect information.

However, under procedure for obtaining

approval from OMB, ED must first

obtain public comment of the proposed

form, and to obtain that comment, ED

must publish this notice in the Federal

Register.

In addition to comments requested

above, to accommodate the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act, the Secretary is

interested in receiving comments with

regard to the following matters: (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 28, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals and

families.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 10,979,031.

Burden Hours: 6,670,932.

Abstract: The FAFSA collects

identifying and financial information

about a student applying for Title IV,

Higher Education Act (HEA) Program

funds. This information is used to

calculate the student’s expected family

contribution, which is used to

determine a student’s financial need.

The information is also used to

determine the student’s eligibility for

grants and loans under the Title IV,

HEA Programs. It is further used for

determining a student’s eligibility for

State and institutional financial aid

programs.

ADDRESSES: 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. Please

specify the complete title of the

information collection when making

your request. In addition, interested

persons can access this document on the

Internet:

75680 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 233 / Monday, December 4, 2000 / Notices

(1) Go to IFAP at http://ifap.ed.gov

(2) Click on ‘‘Current SFA

Publications’’

(3) Scroll down and click on

‘‘FAFSAs and Renewal FAFSAs’’

(4) Click on ‘‘By 2002–2003 Award

Year’’

(5) Click on ‘‘Draft FAFSA Form/

Instructions’’

Please note that the free Adobe

Acrobat Reader software, version 4.0 or

greater, is necessary to view this file.

This software can be downloaded for

free from Adobe’s website: http://

www.adobe.com Comments regarding

burden and/or the information

collection activity requirements should

be directed to Joseph Schubart at (202)

708–9266 or via his internet address

Joe_Schubart@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 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

[FR Doc. 00–30750 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4001–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference

meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting by teleconference

of the Executive Committee of the

National Assessment Governing Board.

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.

DATES: December 5, 2000.

TIME: 4:00–5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capital Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray

Fields, Assistant Director for Policy,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capital Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C., 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (Title IV of the Improving

America’s Schools Act of 1994), (Pub. L.

103–382).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

Under Public Law 105–78, the National

Assessment Governing Board is also

granted exclusive authority over

developing Voluntary National Tests

pursuant to contract number

RJ97153001.

On December 5, 2000, between 4:00

and 5:00 p.m, the Executive Committee

of the National Assessment Governing

Board will hold an open teleconference

meeting. The purpose of this meeting is

to review and take action on a proposal

concerning assessment in urban school

districts that was received from the

Council of Great City Schools.

Because this is a teleconference

meeting telephonic devices and seating

space will be arranged to permit the

public to have access to the Committee’s

deliberations.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 00–30862 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Floodplain and Wetlands Statement of

Findings for the Floodplain Strip

Adjacent to the Boeing Property in

Roane County, Tennessee

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Floodplain and wetlands

statement of findings.

SUMMARY: This is a Floodplain and

Wetlands Statement of Findings for the

Floodplain Strip Adjacent to the Boeing

Property in Roane County, Tennessee,

in accordance with 10 CFR 1022,

Compliance with Floodplain/Wetlands

Environmental Review Requirements. A

floodplains and wetlands assessment

was conducted and is included in an

Environmental Assessment (EA) that

evaluated the potential impacts of

transfer from DOE ownership. The

floodplains and wetlands assessment

describes the possible effects,

alternatives, and measures designed to

avoid or minimize potential harm to

floodplains and wetlands or their flood

storage potential. DOE will allow 15

days of public review after publication

of the Statement of Findings before

implementation of the Proposed Action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Katy Kates, Realty Officer, U.S.

Department of Energy, Oak Ridge

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, Oak

Ridge, Tennessee 37831. Ms. Kates can

also be reached at 865–576–0977 or

facsimile 865–576–9204.

For Further Information on General

DOE Floodplain/Wetlands

Environmental Review Requirements,

Contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director,

Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance,

EH–42, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. Ms. Borgstrom

can also be reached at 202–586–4600 or

by leaving a message at 1–800–472–

2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice

of Floodplain and Wetlands

Involvement for the Floodplain Strip

Adjacent to the Boeing Property was

published in the Federal Register on

May 3, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 86)

and subsequently a floodplains and

wetlands assessment was prepared and

is included in an EA for divestiture of

the Floodplain Strip from DOE

ownership. The EA was prepared as part

of National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) requirements. The floodplain

and wetlands assessment documented

the floodplain and wetland

communities on the Floodplain Strip,

and assessed the potential impacts to

floodplains and wetlands associated

with conveyance of the 182-acre parcel.

Alternatives considered include: (1)

Conveyance of the Floodplain Strip to

the abutting landowner for unrestricted

use (the Preferred Alternative), (2)

conveyance of the property to the

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), (3)

conveyance of the property to the City

of Oak Ridge or Roane County, (4) DOE

retention of ownership but with DOE

granting easements to the abutting

landowner, and (5) No Action. Any land

conveyance would include land from

the ordinary low water mark inward to

the Boeing Property. The floodplains

and wetlands assessment identified 69

acres of wetlands on the Floodplain

Strip.

Some minor, short-term impacts

could occur due to limited, proposed

construction on the Floodplain Strip

and potential development on the

adjacent Boeing Property, which would

primarily be associated with runoff and

erosion of soil particles. Based on the

limited planned improvements in the