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military services to redefine their roles

and identify the types of weapons and

platforms most effective to future

success in regional conflicts.

Concurrent with the rise of regional

conflicts has been a trend of significant

reductions in national defense

spending. The Patuxent River Complex

has been affected by the 1991, 1993, and

1995 Base Realignment and Closure Act

(BRAC) decisions to relocate Naval

Aviation Research, Development, Test

and Evaluation (RDT&E) facilities from

Warminster, Pennsylvania and Trenton,

New Jersey and Naval Air Systems

headquarters from Arlington, Virginia to

the Complex. (Environmental Impact

Statements were prepared in 1993 and

1994 to assess this realignment of these

functions; issues addressed in these

NEPA documents will be incorporated

by reference only in the EIS for the

Patuxent River Complex Integrated

Management Plan.) These realignments

and consolidation of their assets will

better position NAWCAD to carry out its

mission as the Navy’s principal RDT&E,

engineering, and fleet support activity

for Naval fixed and rotary wing aircraft

and associated systems from acquisition

through all life cycle phases.

In response to these changes,

NAWCAD recognized the need to

initiate a strategic planning initiative

that included the preparation of an

Integrated Management Plan for the

NAWCAD-controlled assets in the

Patuxent River Complex. The

implementation of the plan will enable

the Navy to meet its commitment to

conserve and protect the unique natural

and cultural resources of the Patuxent

River Complex and Chesapeake Bay

while protecting human health and

welfare.

The Integrated Management Plan will

provide a framework within which

NAWCAD can efficiently and effectively

utilize the assets under its control to

meet its strategic planning initiatives

while complying with applicable local,

state, and Federal laws. However, prior

to NAWCAD adoption of the Integrated

Management Plan, compliance with

NEPA is required. The preparation of an

EIS will meet these NEPA requirements.

The EIS will address a range of

alternatives that focus on varying

workload levels associated with both

RDT&E and military training support

activities: (1) Level I Workload

Alternative will consist of RDT&E

activities at recent levels and an

increase in military training support

activities for a combined total of

approximately 22,000 flight hours per

year; (2) Level II Workload Alternative

will consist of increases in RDT&E

activities and military training support

activities for a combined total of

approximately 24,000 flight hours per

year; and (3) Level III Workload

Alternative will consist of increased

RDT&E activities and military training

support activities for a combined total of

approximately 26,000 flight hours per

year. As required by NEPA, the EIS will

also consider the No Action Alternative.

This alternative would consist of

RDT&E activities and military training

support activities at existing workload

levels.

Topics to be addressed in the EIS will

include, but are not limited to, noise, air

quality, vegetation and wildlife, water

quality, and socioeconomic impacts,

including environmental justice.

Federal, state, and local agencies, and

interested individuals are encouraged to

participate in a scoping process to

determine the range of issues related to

the proposed action.

Five public scoping meetings will be

held to receive oral and written

comments. Each scoping meeting will

provide opportunities for clarification of

the draft Integrated Management Plan

and alternatives and solicit input from

representatives of government agencies

and interested individuals. The Navy

will set up information stations at these

scoping meetings that will describe the

Patuxent River Complex, the scope of

Integrated Management Plan, and the

NEPA EIS process. Each information

station will be attended by a Navy

presenter who will be available to

answer questions from meeting

attendees. Comments will be entered

into the official record in several ways:

written comments sheets available at

each meeting; tape recorders located

throughout the meeting area; and via a

stenographer who will be available to

transcribe statements. Written

comments will also be accepted via mail

or fax. Regardless of the commenting

method chosen, all comments will

receive the same attention and

consideration during EIS preparation.

The five public scoping meetings will

be held at the following times and

locations: (1) Prince Frederick,

Maryland on May 6, 1997 at the Calvert

High School from 3:30 pm–5:30pm and

6:30 pm–8:30 pm; (2) Leonardtown,

Maryland on May 8, 1997 at the

Leonardtown High School School from

3:30 pm–5:30 pm and 6:30 pm–8:30 pm;

(3) Burgess, Virginia on May 12, 1997 at

the Fairfields Baptist Church from 3:00

pm–6:00 pm; Westover, Maryland on

May 14, 1997 at the JM Tawes Technical

Center from 3:00 pm–6:00 pm; and (5)

Cambridge, Maryland on May 15, 1997

at the Christ Episcopal Church from

2:00 pm–5:00 pm and 6:30 pm–8:30 pm.

The schedule for the public scoping

meetings will also be available by

calling (888) 276–5201.

ADDRESSES: The Navy will accept

comments at the address below at any

time during the environmental impact

statement process. To ensure that the

Navy has sufficient time to consider

public input during preparation of the

Draft EIS, scoping comments should be

submitted to the address below by June

1, 1997. For further information

concerning the preparation of the EIS, or

to provide written comment, contact:

Cathy A. Partusch, Public Affairs

Officer, Naval Air Station Patuxent

River, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft

Division, Naval Air Station Patuxent

River, Maryland, telephone (301) 342–

7512, ext. 24; fax (301) 342–7509;

Internet:

PartuschCA%am5@mr.nawcad.navy.

mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning this

notice may be obtained by contacting

Ms. Cathy Partusch at (301) 342–7512.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

M.A. Waters,

LCDR, JAG, USN, Alternate Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–8191 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance; Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on

Student Financial Assistance,

Education.

ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting sponsored by the

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance. This notice also

describes the functions of the

Committee. This document is intended

to notify the general public.

DATES: Monday, April 21, 1997,

beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at

approximately 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday,

April 22, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and

ending at approximately 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Radisson Barcelo Hotel,

2121 P Street, N.W., National A Room,

in Washington, D.C. 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director,

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance, 1280 Maryland

Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, Washington,

D.C. 20202–7582 (202) 708–7439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Committee on Student
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Financial Assistance is established

under Section 491 of the Higher

Education Act of 1965 as amended by

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098).

The Advisory Committee is established

to provide advice and counsel to the

Congress and the Secretary of Education

on student financial aid matters

including providing technical expertise

with regard to systems of need analysis

and application forms, making

recommendations that will result in the

maintenance of access to postsecondary

education for low- and middle-income

students, conducting a study of

institutional lending in the Stafford

Student Loan Program and an in-depth

study of student loan simplification.

The Advisory Committee fulfills its

charge by conducting objective,

nonpartisan, and independent analyses

of important student aid issues. As a

result of passage of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993,

Congress assigned the Advisory

Committee the major task of evaluating

the Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

(FDLP) and the Federal Family

Education Loan Program (FFELP). The

Committee was directed to report to the

Secretary and Congress on not less than

an annual basis on the operation of both

programs and submit a final report by

January 1, 1997. The Committee

submitted to Congress its final

recommendations on the advisability of

fully implementing the FDLP on

December 11, 1996. The Advisory

Committee has now focused its energies

on activities related to reauthorization

of the Higher Education Act of 1998.

The Advisory Committee will meet in

Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1997,

from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00

p.m. and on April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to

approximately 2:00 p.m.

The proposed agenda includes (a)

presentations and discussion sessions

on budget proposals and congressional

and other legislative proposals related to

reauthorization of the Higher Education

Act, in particular, access issues; (b)

progress to date on the President’s tax

proposals; and (c) an update on the

Department of Education’s

reauthorization initiatives including the

delivery system; and (d) a planning

session on the Committee’s agenda for

the remainder of fiscal year 1997, and

other Committee business. Space is

limited and you are encouraged to

register early if you plan to attend. You

may register through Internet at

ADVlCOMSFA@ED.gov or

TracylDeannalJones@ED.gov. Please

include your name, title, affiliation,

complete address (including Internet

and e-mail—if available), and telephone

and fax numbers. If you are unable to

register through Internet, you may mail

or fax your registration information to

the Advisory Committee staff office at

(202) 401–3467. Also, you may contact

the Advisory Committee staff at (202)

708–7439. The registration deadline is

Tuesday, April 15, 1997.

Records are kept of all Committee

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the Office of the Advisory

Committee on Student Financial

Assistance, 1280 Maryland Avenue,

S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. from

the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,

weekdays, except Federal holidays.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

Brian K. Fitzgerald,

Staff Director, Advisory Committee on

Student Financial Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8201 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–5–004]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

March 26, 1997.

Take notice that on March 24, 1997,

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

(Algonquin) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets

to be effective April 1, 1997:

Sub Original Sheet No. 639A

Sub Third Revised Sheet No. 650

Sub First Revised Sheet No. 651

Sub Original Sheet No. 656A

Sub Second Revised Sheet No. 659

Sub First Revised Sheet No. 660

Sub Second Revised Sheet No. 662

2 Sub First Revised Sheet No. 714

Algonquin asserts that the purpose of

this filing is to comply with the

Commission’s Order on Compliance

Filings and Rehearing, issued March 13,

1997 in Docket Nos. RP97–5–001,

RP97–5–002, and RP97–5–003.

Algonquin states that copies of this

filing were served on firm customers of

Algonquin, interested state

commissions, current interruptible

customers and all parties on the service

list.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8150 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP96–190–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

March 26, 1997.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on Thursday, April 3,

1997, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC,

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket.

Any party, as defined in 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined in 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited

to attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

385.214.

For additional information, contact

Lorna J. Hadlock at (202) 208–0737, or

Donald Williams at (202) 208–0743.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8148 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. OA97–8–000]

Consolidated Water Power Company;

Notice of Filing

March 26, 1997.

Take notice that on January 31, 1997,

Consolidated Water Power Company

tendered for filing a Notice of

Withdrawal of its open access nondiscriminatory transmission service

tariff filing.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

April 4, 1997. Protests will be