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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: March 19, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: National Student Loan Data

System (NSLDS).

Abstract: The Department of

Education will collect data from

postsecondary schools and guaranty

agencies about Federal Perkins Loans,

Federal Family Education Loans and

William D. Ford Direct Student Loans to

be used to determine eligibility for

student assistance and for research.

Additional Information: The

emergency action is needed to assure

continuity in reporting. There have been

no substantive changes in the reporting

requirements.

Frequency: Monthly.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Federal Government; State, local or

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 3,046.

Burden Hours: 292,416.

[FR Doc. 97–7429 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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[CFDA No.: 84.033]

Office of Postsecondary Education,

Federal Work-Study Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of closing date for filing

the ‘‘Institutional Application and

Agreement for Participation in the

Work-Colleges Program’’

SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to

institutions of higher education of the

deadline for an eligible institution to

apply for participation in the WorkColleges Program and to apply for

funding under that program for the

1997–98 award year (July 1, 1997

through June 30, 1998) by submitting to

the Secretary an ‘‘Institutional

Application and Agreement for

Participation in the Work-Colleges

Program.’’

The Work-Colleges Program, along

with the Federal Work-Study Program

and the Job Location and Development

Program, are known collectively as the

Federal Work-Study programs. The

Work-Colleges Program is authorized by

part C of title IV of the Higher Education

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).

CLOSING DATE: To participate in the

Work-Colleges Program and to apply for

funds for that program for the 1997–98

award year, an eligible institution must

mail or hand-deliver its ‘‘Institutional

Application and Agreement for

Participation in the Work-Colleges

Program’’ on or before April 25, 1997.

The Department will not accept the

form by facsimile transmission. The

form must be submitted to the

Institutional Financial Management

Division at one of the addresses

indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Applications and

Agreements Delivered by Mail. An

institutional application and agreement

delivered by mail must be addressed to

Ms. Thomasine Riley, Work-Colleges

Program, Institutional Financial

Management Division, U.S. Department

of Education, P.O. Box 23781,

Washington, D.C. 20026–0781. An

applicant must show proof of mailing

consisting of one of the following: (1) A

legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark; (2) a legible mail receipt with

the date of mailing stamped by the U.S.

Postal Service; (3) a dated shipping

label, invoice, or receipt from a

commercial carrier; or (4) any other

proof of mailing acceptable to the

Secretary of Education.

If an institutional application and

agreement is sent through the U.S.

Postal Service, the Secretary does not

accept either of the following as proof

of mailing: (1) A private metered

postmark, or (2) a mail receipt that is

not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

An institution should note that the

U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly

provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an institution

should check with its local post office.

An institution is encouraged to use

certified or at least first class mail.

Institutions that submit an institutional

application and agreement after the

closing date of April 25, 1997 will not

be considered for participation or

funding under the Work-Colleges

Program for award year 1997–98.

Applications and Agreements

Delivered by Hand. An institutional

application and agreement delivered by

hand must be taken to Ms. Thomasine

Riley, Work-Colleges Program, CampusBased Financial Operations Branch,

Institutional Financial Management

Division, Accounting and Financial

Management Service, Student Financial

Assistance Programs, U.S. Department

of Education, Room 4714, Regional

Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets,

S.W., Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered

institutional applications and

agreements will be accepted between

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time)

daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and

Federal holidays. An institutional

application and agreement for the 1997–

98 award year that is delivered by hand

will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on

April 25, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Work-Colleges Program, the Secretary

allocates funds when available for that

program to eligible institutions. The

Secretary will not allocate funds under

the Work-Colleges Program for award

year 1997–1998 to any eligible

institution unless the institution files its

‘‘Institutional Application and

Agreement for Participation in the

Work-Colleges Program’’ by the closing

date.

To apply for participation and

funding under the Work-Colleges

Program, an institution must satisfy the

definition of ‘‘work-college’’ in section

448(e) of the HEA. The term ‘‘work

college’’ under the HEA means an

eligible institution that (1) is a public or
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private nonprofit institution with a

commitment to community service; (2)

has operated a comprehensive worklearning program for at least two years;

(3) requires all resident students who

reside on campus to participate in a

comprehensive work-learning program

and the provision of services as an

integral part of the institution’s

educational program and as part of the

institution’s educational philosophy;

and (4) provides students participating

in the comprehensive work-learning

program with the opportunity to

contribute to their education and to the

welfare of the community as a whole.

Applicable Regulations

The following regulations apply to the

Work-Colleges Program:

(1) Student Assistance General

Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.

(2) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34

CFR Part 675.

(3) Institutional Eligibility under the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended, 34 CFR Part 600.

(4) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34

CFR Part 82.

(5) Governmentwide Debarment and

Suspension (Nonprocurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR

Part 85.

(6) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses,

34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Thomasine Riley, Work-Colleges

Program, Institutional Financial

Management Division, U.S. Department

of Education, P.O. Box 23781,

Washington, D.C. 20026–0781.

Telephone (202) 708–9750. 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.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2756b.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 97–7500 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Notice of Closed Teleconference

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board, Education.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming closed teleconference of the

Nominations Committee of the National

Assessment Governing Board. This

notice also describes the functions of

the Board. Notice of this teleconference

is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: March 28, 1997.

TIME: 1:00–3:00 p.m. (ET)

LOCATION: National Assessment

Governing Board Staff Office, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW, Suite #825,

Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol 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.

The Nominations Committee of the

National Assessment Governing Board

will meet in closed teleconference on

March 28, 1997, from 1:00 until 3:00

p.m., to review the resumes of nominees

to fill upcoming Board membership

vacancies in the following categories:

State board of education; business or

industry; general public; local board of

education; testing and measurement

experts; State legislators, republican;

non public school administrator or

policy maker.

The review and subsequent

discussion of this information will

touch upon matters that relate solely to

the internal rules and practices of an

agency and would disclose information

of a personal nature where disclosure

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session. Such

matters are protected by exemptions (2)

and (6) of Section 552b of of Title 5

U.S.C.

A summary of the activities of the

meeting and related matters, which are

informative to the public, consistent

with policy of 5 U.S.C. 552b, will be

available to the public within fourteen

days after the meeting.

The public is being given less than

fifteen days notice of this meeting to

ensure a quorum of the members to

accomplish the work necessary for

reporting the outcome of this

responsibility of the Committee.

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, D.C.,

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

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 97–7397 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Environment, Safety and

Health

Notice of Availability of Funds and

Request for Applications To Support

Medical Surveillance for Former

Department of Energy Workers

AGENCY: Office of Environment, Safety

and Health, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) Office of Environment, Safety and

Health (EH) announces the availability

of additional funds to evaluate former

workers whose employment at

departmental facilities may have placed

their long-term health at significant risk.

This Notice of Availability of Funds and

Request for Applications to Support

Medical Surveillance for Former DOE

Workers does not affect cooperative

agreements awarded pursuant to a

similar Federal Register announcement

published on March 1, 1996. This new

Notice is issued subsequent to the more

general Continuation of Solicitation for

Epidemiology and Other Health Studies

Financial Assistance Program published

in the Federal Register (61 FR 53903) on

October 16, 1996.

DATES: Applications submitted in

response to this announcement must be

received by June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,

19901 Germantown Road, Germantown,

Maryland 20874–1290.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for further information and

application forms may be directed to Dr.

John Peeters, Office of Occupational

Medicine and Medical Surveillance

(EH–61), Telephone: (301) 903–5902;

facsimile: (301) 903–5072. Applications

may be submitted to Dr. Peeters at the

address listed above.