Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 41 / Monday, March 3, 1997 / Notices 9415

Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base

Station (16 CFR Part 1204). By

publication of this notice, the

Commission announces that it has

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for reinstatement

of approval of that collection of

information without change through

April 30, 2000.

The Safety Standard for

Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base

Station Antennas establishes

performance requirements for

omnidirectional citizens band base

station antennas to reduce unreasonable

risks of death and injury which may

result if an antenna contracts overhead

power lines while being erected or

removed from its site. Certification

regulations implementing the standard

require manufacturers, importers and

private labelers of antennas subject to

the standard to test antennas for

compliance with the standard, and to

maintain records of that testing.

The records of testing and other

information required by the certification

regulations allow the Commission to

determine that antennas subject to the

standard comply with its requirements.

This information would also enable the

Commission to obtain corrective actions

if omnidirectional citizens band base

station antennas failed to comply with

the standard in a manner which creates

a substantial risk of injury to the public.

Additional Information About the

Request for Extension Of Approval of a

Collection of Information

Agency address: Consumer Product

Safety Commission, Washington, DC

20207.

Title of information collection: Safety

Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens

Band Base Station Antennas, 16 CFR

Part 1204.

Type of request: Reinstatement of

approval without change.

General description of respondents:

Manufacturers, importers, and private

labelers of omnidirectional citizens

band base station antennas.

Estimated number of respondents: 7.

Estimated average number of hours

per respondent: 220 per year.

Estimated number of hours for all

respondents: 1,540 per year.

Comments: Comments on this request

for reinstatement of approval of a

collection of information should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Victoria Wassmer, Desk

Officer, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503; telephone: (202) 395–7340.

Copies of the request for reinstatement

of approval of a collection of

information and supporting

documentation are available from

Robert E. Frye, Director, Office of

Planning and Evaluation, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301)

504–0416, extension 2264.

Dated: February 25, 1997.

Sayde E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–5168 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since

public harm is reasonably likely to

result if normal clearance procedures

are followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by March 10, 1997. A

regular clearance process is also

beginning. Interested persons are

invited to submit comments on or before

May 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Written comments

regarding the regular clearance and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651, or should

be electronic mailed to the internet

address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708-9346.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202)708–8196.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that the

Director of OMB provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. The Office of

Management and Budget (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 Director of the

Information Resources Management

Group, publishes this notice containing

proposed information collection

requests at the beginning of the

Departmental review of the information

collection. 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. ED invites

public comment at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

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 25, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: New.
9416 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 41 / Monday, March 3, 1997 / Notices

Title: Applications for Competitive

Review to Provide Financial Assistance

to Increase Educational Opportunities

for Alaska Natives.

Abstract: The information is needed

to determine the quality of proposed

services to increase educational

opportunities and address needs of

Alaska natives.

Additional Information: This form

will be used by States and local

educational agencies who will apply

under the Alaska Native Education

Program. The information is needed to

determine the quality of proposed

services to increase educational

opportunities and address the academic

needs of Alaska Natives. The

Department will use the information to

make grant awards.

An emergency review is requested by

March 10 due to delayed funding

authorization for this program and to

allow sufficient time for potential

applicants to respond prior to schools

closing in early May as well as making

awards on a timely schedule. If

applications are not accepted prior to

that time, valuable startup time will be

lost and educational equipment and

supplies will not be available for

students at the beginning of the school

year in August.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 81.

Burden Hours: 1,620.

[FR Doc. 97–5096 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Floodplain Statement of Findings for

Site Investigation Activities at the Oak

Ridge K–25 Site Area of Responsibility

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Floodplain statement of

findings.

SUMMARY: This is a Floodplain

Statement of Findings for Site

Investigation Activities at the Oak Ridge

K–25 Site, Roane County, Tennessee, in

accordance with 10 CFR part 1022,

Compliance with Floodplain/Wetlands

Environmental Review Requirements.

DOE proposes to conduct site

investigations and preliminary

engineering activities within the

boundaries of the Oak Ridge K–25 Site

as required under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act (RCRA), underground

storage tank (UST) regulations or other

regulations and directives. Some site

investigation activities may occur

within 100-year or 500-year floodplain

of streams at the plant. DOE has

prepared a floodplain assessment

describing the possible effects,

alternatives, and measures designed to

avoid or minimize potential harm to

floodplains 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: Mr.

Robert C. Sleeman, Director,

Environmental Restoration Division

(EW–91), DOE Oak Ridge Operations

Office, Post Office Box 2001, Oak Ridge,

TN 37831, Telephone: (423) 576–3534,

Facsimile: (423) 576–6074.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON GENERAL

DOE FLOODPLAIN 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, Telephone:

(202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Floodplain Involvement was

published in the Federal Register on

October 4, 1993, (58 FR 51624) and

subsequently a floodplain assessment

was prepared. The floodplain

assessment covers a variety of intrusive

and nonintrusive preliminary

engineering and site investigation

methods and techniques that may be

used at one or more sites at the Oak

Ridge K–25 Site. These activities

include (as detailed in the October 4,

1993, notice), but are not limited to: ‘‘(a)

sampling of air, surface water,

groundwater, sediments, surface and

deeper soils; sampling of terrestrial and

aquatic biota; and measurement of

meteorological characteristics; (b)

drilling of boreholes to obtain soil/

geological samples (some of the

boreholes would be completed as

groundwater monitoring wells); digging

soil test pits by hand or backhoe; (d)

taking a variety of nonintrusive surveys

(such as radiological surveys); (e) taking

intrusive surveys (such as with soil

penetrometers and similar devices); and

(f) conducting underground tests (such

as aquifer pump, tracer geophysical log,

vertical seismic profile, and seismic

tests).’’

Alternatives considered in the

assessment were (1) no action, (2)

prohibition of site investigation

activities in floodplains, and (3)

restricting site investigation activities to

outside the floodplain when practicable

alternatives exist, i.e., data quality

would not be compromised. Only a few

sampling locations, such as those

needed for surface and sediment

samples, and a minimal number of

boreholes or wells and soil test pits are

expected to be in floodplains. Most of

the activities addressed by the

floodplain assessment will result in no

measurable impact on floodplain crosssections or flood stage, and thus do not

increase the risk of flooding. Those

activities that are identified from sitespecific data as possibly impacting

negatively upon the floodplain (e.g.,

installation of flumes and construction

of access roads) may require separate

floodplain assessments and the

implementation of mitigative measures,

e.g., construction during low

precipitation periods, prompt

stabilization and restoration of affected

areas, minimizing vegetation removal,

and the use of mats and wide-tracked

vehicles. Alternatively, DOE may opt to

omit the activity or relocate the activity

to an alternate site. Site investigation

activities addressed in the floodplain

assessment conform to applicable

floodplain protection standards.

Issued in Oak Ridge, TN on February 11,

1997.

James L. Elmore,

Alternate National Environmental Policy Act

Compliance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5123 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Floodplain Statement of Findings for

Site Investigation Activities at the Oak

Ridge Y–12 Plant Area of

Responsibility

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Floodplain statement of

findings.

SUMMARY: This is a Floodplain

Statement of Findings for Site

Investigation Activities at the Oak Ridge

Y–12 Plant, Anderson County,

Tennessee, in accordance with 10 CFR

part 1022, Compliance with Floodplain/

Wetlands Environmental Review

Requirements. DOE proposes to conduct

site investigations and preliminary

engineering activities within the

boundaries of the Oak Ridge Y–12 Plant

as required under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act (RCRA), underground

storage tank (UST) regulations or other

regulations and directives. Some site

investigation activities may occur