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conveyance of property for public

projects, and (b) homeless provider

groups pursuant to the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 11411), as amended.

Approximately 35 acres of land

improved with 10 buildings have been

requested for transfer by other federal

agencies and was not included within

the 168.14 acres. On July 3, 1997, a

second determination was made to

withdraw approximately 16 acres of

improved and unimproved fee simple

land at the Naval Air Station, Key West,

FL known as the Trumbo Point Annex

Tank Farm. A third determination was

made on December 20, 1999, to

withdraw land and facilities previously

reported as surplus that are now

required by the federal government.

This withdrawal is required to satisfy

new military requirements and security

concerns. For clarification purposes, the

following is a description of land and

facilities at the Naval Air Station, Key

West that are withdrawn from surplus

by the federal government:

approximately 3.54 acres of improved

and unimproved fee simple land at the

Naval Air Station, Key West, FL known

as Seminole Battery. Approximately

0.584 of an acre of the Seminole Battery

will remain as surplus property. The

following is a summary of the

improvements located on the above

described land. Improvements consist of

an above ground 10,000 square foot

earthen berm.

Pursuant to paragraph (7)(B) of

Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as

amended by the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and

Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the

following information regarding the

withdrawal of previously reported

surplus property at the Naval Air

Station, Key West, FL is published in

the Federal Register.

Dated: February 1, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–3103 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Meeting of the Board of Advisors to

the Superintendent, Naval

Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Board of Advisors to the

Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate

School, Monterey, California, will meet

to elicit the advice of the board on the

Navy’s Postgraduate Education Program.

All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Wednesday, February 16, and Thursday,

February 17, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,

Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Jaye Panza, Naval Postgraduate School,

Monterey, CA 93943–5000, telephone

number (831) 656–2514.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The board

examines the effectiveness with which

the Navy’s Postgraduate Education

School is accomplishing its mission. To

this end, the board will inquire into the

curricula; instruction; physical

equipment; administration; state of

morale of the student body, faculty, and

staff; fiscal affairs; and any other matters

relating to the operation of the Naval

Postgraduate School as the board

considers pertinent.

Dated: February 1, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–3104 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, 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 April 10,

2000.

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,

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: February 4, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader Information Management Group

Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: First and Second Year Annual

Progress Reports for the European

Community/US Joint Consortia

Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 20, Burden hours:

400.

Abstract: First and Second-Year

Annual Progress Report Forms: The

forms will enable staff to collect

information that will promote better

program management and allow for

better communications among US and

European partner institutions. These

forms provide the formats for a webbased collection of information from the

annual reports.

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 5624, Regional

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Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Written comments or questions

regarding burden and/or the collection

activity requirements should be directed

to Joseph Schubart at (202) 708–9266 or

via his internet address

JoelSchubart@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. 00–3055 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council Meeting (FICC)

AGENCY: Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council, Education.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice describes the

schedule and agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council (FICC), and

invites people to participate. Notice of

this meeting is required under section

644(c) of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

The meeting will be accessible to

individuals with disabilities. The FICC

will attend to ongoing work including

reports from committees and task forces.

A Policy Forum on Assessment of

Children with Special Needs sponsored

by the Maternal and Child Health

Bureau (MCH), will be held on

Thursday morning from 9 a.m.–12 noon

in the Rm 1E110 of US Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW;

Washington, DC 20202. The meeting is

open to the Public.

DATE AND TIME: FICC Meeting: Thursday,

March 2, 2000 from 2 to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Dept. of Education;

Barnard Auditorium; 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20202

(near the Federal Center Southwest and

L’Enfant metro stops).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bobbi Stettner-Eaton or Obral Vance—

U.S. Department of Education, 330 C

Street, SW—Room 3080; Switzer

Building; Washington, DC 20202–2644.

Telephone: (202) 205–5507. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call (202) 205–

9754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council (FICC) is established under

section 644(c) of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.

1484a). The Council is established to:

(1) Minimize duplication across Federal,

State and local agencies of programs and

activities relating to early intervention

services for infants and toddlers with

disabilities and their families and

preschool services for children with

disabilities; (2) ensure effective

coordination of Federal early

intervention and preschool programs,

including Federal technical assistance

and support activities; and (3) identify

gaps in Federal agency programs and

services and barriers to Federal

interagency cooperation. To meet these

purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) Identify

areas of conflict, overlap, and omissions

in interagency policies related to the

provision of services to infants,

toddlers, and preschoolers with

disabilities; (2) develop and implement

joint policy interpretations on issues

related to infants, toddlers, and

preschoolers that cut across Federal

agencies, including modifications of

regulations to eliminate barriers to

interagency programs and activities; and

(3) coordinate the provision of technical

assistance and dissemination of best

practice information. The FICC is

chaired by the Assistant Secretary for

Special Education and Rehabilitative

Services.

The meeting of the FICC is open to the

public and will be physically accessible.

Anyone requiring accommodations such

as an interpreter, materials in Braille,

large print, or cassette please call Obral

Vance at (202) 205–5507 (voice) or (202)

205–9754 (TDD) ten days in advance of

the meeting.

Summary minutes of the FICC

meetings will be maintained and

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, 330 C

Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer

Building, Washington, DC 20202–2644,

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

weekdays, except Federal Holidays.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 00–3001 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education, Department of Education;

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice provides the

proposed agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the National Board of the

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education. 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: February 24, 2000, 9:30

a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott at Metro Center,

775 12th Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Newkirk, U.S. department of

Education, 1990 K Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20006–8544.

Telephone: (202) 502–7500. Individuals

who use a telecommunication device for

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and

8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday

through Friday.

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 in

the preceding paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education is established under title VII,

Part B, Section 742 of the Higher

Education Amendments of 1998 (20

U.S.C. 1138a). The National Board of the

Fund is authorized to recommend to the

Director of the Fund and the Assistant

Secretary for Postsecondary Education

priorities for funding and procedures for

grant awards.

The meeting of the National Board is

open to the public. The National Board

will meet on Friday, February 24 from

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to provide an

overview of the Fund’s program status

and special initiatives.

The meeting site is 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.,

interpreting service, assistive listening

device or materials in an alternate

format) should notify the contact person

listed in this notice at least two weeks

before the scheduled meeting date.

Although the Department will attempt

to meet a request received after that

date, the requested auxiliary aid or