77350 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 238 / Monday, December 11, 2000 / Notices

Dated: December 5, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Annual Client Assistance

Program (CAP) Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 56.

Burden Hours: 350.

Abstract: Form RSA–227 is used to

analyze and evaluate the Client

Assistance Program (CAP) administered

by designated CAP agencies. These

agencies provide services to clients and

client applicants of programs, projects,

and community rehabilitation programs

authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended. Data also are

reported on information and referral

services provided to any individual

with a disability in the State or

Territory.

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, DC

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 Sheila Carey at (202) 708–

6287 or via her internet address

Sheila_Carey@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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BILLING CODE 4001–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Web-Based Education Commission;

Press Conference

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary

Education, Education.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

press conference of the Web-based

Education Commission. Notice of this

press conference is in accordance with

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

its opportunity to attend the press

conference.

DATE: The press conference will be held

on December 14, 2000 at 9:30 a.m. It

will be held at the National Press Club,

529 14th St., NW. in Washington, DC in

the Hollerman Lounge.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Byer, Executive Director, Webbased Education Commission, U.S.

Department of Education, 1990 K Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20006–8533.

Telephone: (202) 219–7045. Fax: (202)

502–7675. Email:

web_commission@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Webbased Education Commission is

authorized by Title VIII, Part J of the

Higher Education Amendments of 1998,

as amended by the Fiscal 2000

Appropriations Act for the Departments

of Labor, Health, and Human Services,

and Education, and Related Agencies.

The Commission is required to conduct

a thorough study to assess the critical

pedagogical and policy issues affecting

the creation and use of web-based and

other technology-mediated content and

learning strategies to transform and

improve teaching and achievement at

the K–12 and postsecondary education

levels. The Commission must issue a

final report to the President and the

Congress, not later than 12 months after

the first meeting of the Commission,

which occurred November 16–17, 1999.

The final report will contain a detailed

statement of the Commission’s findings

and conclusions, as well as

recommendations.

The December 14 press conference is

to announce the release of the

Commission’s final report, The Power of

the Internet: Moving from Promise to

Practice.

The press conference is open to the

public. Records are kept of all

Commission proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

office of the Web-based Education

Commission, Room 6131, 1990 K Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20006–8533, from

the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Assistance To Individuals With

Disabilities

The press conference site is accessible

to individuals with disabilities.

Individuals who will need an auxiliary

aid or service (e.g., interpreting services,

assistive listening devices, or materials

in alternative format) should contact the

person listed in this notice before the

scheduled date of the press conference.

We will attempt to meet all requests, but

cannot guarantee availability of the

requested accommodation.

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 the PDF you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with

Search, which is available free at either

of the previously mentioned sites. If you

have questions about using the 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/

indes.html.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Energy Technology

Laboratory; Notice of Availability of a

Financial Assistance Solicitation

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE),

National Energy Technology Laboratory

(NETL).

ACTION: Notice inviting financial

assistance applications.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

announces that it intends to conduct a

competitive Program Solicitation, DE–

PS26–01NT41094, and award financial

assistance (Cooperative Agreements) for

the program entitled ‘‘Industries of the

Future, Emerging Technology

Deployment.’’ Through this solicitation,

the DOE/NETL seeks applications on

behalf of the DOE’s Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy

(EERE), Office of Industrial

Technologies (OIT). The DOE/NETL, by

way of the Federal Financial Assistance

application process, is seeking

proposals for cost-shared

implementation of technologies to

reduce energy consumption, enhance

economic competitiveness, and reduce

environmental impacts. The DOE/NETL

targets, specifically, the Industries of the

Future (IOF) industrial sectors for

technology implementations under this