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Building, 1400 Key Boulevard, Rossyln,

Virginia.

Under the provisions of section 10(d)

of Public Law 92–463, the Department

of Defense has determined that the

meetings meet the criteria to closed

meetings to the public because the

matters to be considered are related to

internal rules and practices of the

Department of Defense and the detailed

wage data to be considered were

obtained from officials of private

establishments with a guarantee that the

data will be held in confidence.

However, members of the public who

may wish to do so are invited to submit

material in writing to the chairman

concerning matters believed to be

deserving of the Committee’s attention.

Additional information concerning

the meetings may be obtained by writing

to the Chairman, Department of Defense

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Community College of the Air Force

Meeting

The Community College of the Air

Force (CCAF) Board of Visitors will

hold a meeting on May 6, 1997 at 8:00

a.m. in the Wing Conference Room,

Building 2484, 1701 Kenly Avenue,

Suite 242, Lackland Air Force Base,

Texas. The meeting will be open to the

public.

The purpose of the meeting is to

review and discuss academic policies

and issues relative to the operation of

the CCAF. Agenda items include a

review of the operations of the CCAF, an

update on the status of the reaffirmation

of accreditation by the Commission on

Colleges, Southern Association of

Colleges and Schools, an update on the

activities of the CCAF Policy Council, a

report on plans for hiring instructors for

the College, and the election of officers

for the next year.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral or written statements at the

meeting should contact Captain Kyle C.

Monson, Designated Federal Officer for

the Board, at the address below no later

than April 24, 1997. The request may be

made by mail or electronic mail.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. At least 35 copies of the

presentation materials must be given to

Captain Monson no later than the time

of the meeting for distribution to the

Board and interested members of the

public. Visual aids must be submitted to

Captain Monson on a 3-1⁄2’’ computer

disc in Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 format

no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 24,

1997 to allow sufficient time for virus

scanning and formatting of the slides.

For further information, contact

Captain Kyle Monson, (334) 953–7937,

Community College of the Air Force,

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

36112–6613, or through electronic mail

at kmonson@ccaf.au.af.mil.

Carolyn A. Lunsford,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent

License

Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404

of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,

which implements Public Law 96–517,

the Department of the Air Force

announces its intention to grant Cornell

Research Foundation, Inc., a corporation

of the State of New York, an exclusive

license under United States Patent

Application Serial No. 08/617,001 filed

in the name of Michael A. Parker for

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers

with Optical Gain Control (V–LOGIC).

The license described above will be

granted unless an objection thereto,

together with a request for an

opportunity to be heard, if desired, is

received in writing by the addressee set

forth below within sixty (60) days from

the date of publication of this Notice.

Copies of the patent application may be

obtained, on request, from the same

addressee.

All communications concerning this

Notice should be sent to: Mr. Samuel B.

Smith, Jr., Chief, Intellectual Property

Branch, Commercial Litigation Division,

Air Force Legal Services Agency, 1501

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 805, Arlington

VA 22209–2403, telephone (703) 696–

9033.

Carolyn A. Lunsford,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Intelligence Agency, Scientific

Advisory Board Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Intelligence Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public

Law 92–463, as amended by Section 5

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby

given that a closed meeting of the DIA

Scientific Advisory Board has been

scheduled as follows:

DATES: April 24, 1997 (800 am to 1600

pm).

ADDRESSES: The Defense Intelligence

Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.

20340–5100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maj Michael W. Lamb, USAF, Executive

Secretariat, DIA Scientific Advisory

Board, Washington, D.C. 20340–1328

(202) 231–4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire

meeting is devoted to the discussion of

classified information as defined in

Section 552b(c)(I), Title 5 of the U.S.

Code and therefore will be closed to the

public. The Board will receive briefings

on and discuss several current critical

intelligence issues and advise the

Director, DIA, on related scientific and

technical matters.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Waivers Granted by the U.S.

Secretary of Education Under the

Authority of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act and Notice

of States Selected for Participation in

the Education Flexibility Partnership

Demonstration Program

SUMMARY: Three major education laws,

the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act (ESEA) (Pub. L. 103–

382), the Goals 2000: Educate America

Act (Pub. L. 103–227), and the Schoolto-Work Opportunities Act (Pub. L. 103–

239), provide States, school districts,

and schools with expanded

opportunities to use Federal education

funds in order to improve school

effectiveness and academic

achievement. These acts authorize the
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Secretary of Education to grant waivers

of certain requirements of Federal

programs in cases where a waiver will

likely contribute to improved teaching

and learning.

As of December 31, 1996, the U.S.

Department of Education (Department)

had approved 142 waiver requests

under the waiver authorities identified

above. This notice identifies the 26

waiver requests approved by the

Department from July 1, 1996 through

December 31, 1996. This notice also

identifies the two States selected for

participation in the Education

Flexibility Partnership Demonstration

Program (Ed-Flex) under the Goals 2000:

Educate America Act during this time

period.

Waivers listed in this notice include

waivers of statutory provisions

governing the poverty threshold for

implementing schoolwide programs

under Title I of the ESEA, the

proportion of funds devoted to

professional development in

mathematics and science and other core

subject areas under Title II of the ESEA,

and coordinated services projects under

Title XI of the ESEA. This notice is

published as provided for in section

14401(g) of the ESEA and section 311(g)

of Goals 2000. The Department reviews

and evaluates each waiver application

based on its individual merits in

accordance with the statutory criteria.

Requests for waivers that would be

implemented at the beginning of the

1997–98 school year and affect schoollevel activities must be submitted in

substantially approvable form no later

than May 1, 1997.

(A) Waivers Approved Under the

General Waiver Authority in Section

14401 of the ESEA

(1) Name of Applicant: Palm Beach

County School District, West Palm

Beach, FL.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(4)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: July 6, 1996.

(2) Name of Applicant: Dade County

Public Schools, Miami, FL.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(3)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: July 7, 1996.

(3) Name of Applicant: Virginia

Department of Education, Richmond,

VA.

Requirement Waived: Section 2206(b)

of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: July 7, 1996.

(4) Name of Applicant: Oil City

School District, Oil City, PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Two years.

Date Granted: July 28, 1996.

(5) Name of Applicant: Yadkin

County Schools, Yadkinville, NC.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(c)(2) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 1, 1996.

(6) Name of Applicant: California

Department of Education, Sacramento,

CA.

Requirement Waived: Section

11004(a) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 2, 1996.

(7) Name of Applicant: Evergreen

Park Elementary School District,

Evergreen Park, IL.

Requirements Waived: Sections

1113(a)(2)(B) and 1113(c)(2) of the

ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 2, 1996.

(8) Name of Applicant: Pinellas

County Schools, Largo, FL.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(4)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: August 24, 1996.

(9) Name of Applicant: South

Carolina Department of Education,

Columbia, SC.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 29, 1996.

(10) Name of Applicant: Currituck

County Public Schools, Currituck, NC.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 30, 1996.

(11) Name of Applicant: Fayette

County Public Schools, Lexington, KY.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: August 30, 1996.

(12) Name of Applicant: Central

Greene School District, Waynesburg,

PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(c)(1) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: September 3, 1996.

(13) Name of Applicant: Boyertown

Area School District, Boyertown, PA.

Requirements Waived: Sections

1113(a)(2)(B) and 1113(a)(4) of the

ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: September 6, 1996.

(14) Name of Applicant: Cumberland

County Schools, Fayetteville, NC.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: September 11, 1996.

(15) Name of Applicant: Baraboo

School District, Baraboo, WI.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: September 12, 1996.

(16) Name of Applicant: Mendota

Community Consolidated School

District 289, Mendota, IL.

Requirements Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) and 1113(c)(2) of the

ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: September 12, 1996.

(17) Name of Applicant: Moscow

School District No. 281, Moscow, ID.

Requirements Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) and 1113(c)(1) of the

ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: September 15, 1996.

(18) Name of Applicant: Jackson

County School System, Scottsboro, AL.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: September 23, 1996.

(19) Name of Applicant: Riverview

School District, Oakmont, PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: October 4, 1996.

(20) Name of Applicant: Wyoming

Department of Education, Cheyenne,

WY.

Requirement Waived: Section 2206(b)

of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Two years.

Date Granted: October 9, 1996.

(21) Name of Applicant: Palisades

School District, Kintnersville, PA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: One year.

Date Granted: November 1, 1996.

(22) Name of Applicant: Clover Park

School District, Clover Park, WA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: November 12, 1996.

(23) Name of Applicant: Kent School

District, Kent, WA.

Requirement Waived: Section

1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: November 12, 1996.

(24) Name of Applicant: Indian

Springs School, Justice, IL.

Requirements Waived: Section

1113(c)(1) and 1113(c)(2) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Three years.

Date Granted: December 20, 1996.

(25) Name of Applicant: Webster

County Board of Education, Webster

Springs, WV.

Requirement Waived: Section

1113(c)(1) of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Two years.

Date Granted: December 20, 1996.
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(B) Waivers Approved Under the

Maintenance of Effort Waiver Authority

in Section 14501(c) of the ESEA

(1) Name of Applicant: Nebraska

Department of Education, Lincoln, NE.

Requirement Waived: Section

14501(a) for Title I, Part A; Title II; and

Title IV of the ESEA.

Duration of Waiver: Through the

duration of the reauthorization period.

Date Granted: August 19, 1996.

(C) States Selected for Participation in

the Education Flexibility Partnership

Demonstration Program Under Section

311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate

America Act

(1) State: Colorado.

Duration of Ed-Flex Authority: Five

years.

Date Granted: July 10, 1996.

(2) State: New Mexico.

Duration of Ed-Flex Authority: Five

years.

Date Granted: August 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Collette Roney on the Department’s

Waiver Assistance Line at (202) 401–

7801. The Department’s Waiver

Guidance, which provides examples of

waivers, explains the waiver authorities

in detail, and describes how to apply for

a waiver, is also available at this

number. In addition, the guidance and

other information on flexibility are

available at the Department’s World

Wide Web site at http://www.ed.gov/

flexibility.

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.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

Marshall S. Smith,

Acting Deputy Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.033]

Office of Postsecondary Education;

Federal Work-Study Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date for

institutions to submit a request for a

waiver of the requirement that an

institution shall use at least five percent

of the total amount of its Federal WorkStudy (FWS) Federal funds granted for

the 1997–98 award year to compensate

students employed in community

service jobs.

SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to

institutions of higher education of the

deadline for an institution to submit a

written request for a waiver of the

statutory requirement that an institution

shall use at least five percent of its total

FWS Federal funds granted for the

1997–98 award year (July 1, 1997

through June 30, 1998) to compensate

students employed in community

service jobs.

DATES: Closing Date for submitting a

Waiver Request and any Supporting

Information or Documents. To request a

waiver of the requirement that an

institution use at least five percent of

the total amount of its FWS Federal

funds granted for the 1997–98 award

year to compensate students employed

in community service jobs, an

institution must mail or hand-deliver its

waiver request and any supporting

information or documents on or before

June 20, 1997. The Department will not

accept a waiver request submitted by

facsimile transmission. The waiver

request must be submitted to the

Institutional Financial Management

Division at one of the addresses

indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Waiver Request and any

Supporting Information or Documents

Delivered by Mail. The waiver request

and any supporting information or

documents delivered by mail must be

addressed to Ms. Sandra Donelson,

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 its waiver request by June 20,

1997. Proof of mailing consist of one of

the following: (1) A legible mail receipt

with the date of mailing stamped by the

U.S. Postal Service, (2) a legibly dated

U.S. Postal Service postmark, (3) a dated

shipping label, invoice, or receipt from

a commercial carrier, or (4) any other

proof of mailing acceptable to the U.S.

Secretary of Education.

If a waiver request 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 waiver requests

and any supporting information or

documents after the closing date will

not be considered for a waiver.

Waiver Requests and any Supporting

Information or Documents Delivered by

Hand. A waiver request and any

supporting information or documents

delivered by hand must be taken to Ms.

Sandra Donelson, Campus-Based

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 waiver requests will

be accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m. daily (Eastern time), except

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal

holidays. A waiver request for the 1997–

98 award year that is hand-delivered

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

June 20, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher

Education Act of 1965, as amended

(HEA), an institution must use at least

five percent of the total amount of its

FWS Federal funds granted for an award

year to compensate students employed

in community service, except that the

Secretary may waive this requirement if

the Secretary determines that enforcing

it would cause hardship for students at

the institution. The institution must

submit a written waiver request and any

supporting information or documents by

the established June 20, 1997 closing

date.

The waiver request must be signed by

an appropriate institutional official and

above the signature the official must

include the statement: ‘‘I certify that the

information the institution provided in

this waiver request is true and accurate

to the best of my knowledge. I

understand that the information is

subject to audit and program review by

representatives of the Secretary of

Education.’’ If the institution submits a

waiver request and any supporting

information or documents after June 20,

1997 the request will not be considered.

To receive a waiver, an institution

must demonstrate that complying with

the five percent requirement would

cause hardship for students at the

institution. To allow flexibility to

consider factors that may be valid

reasons for a waiver, the Secretary is not

specifying the particular circumstances

that would support granting a waiver.

However, the Secretary does not foresee

many instances in which a waiver will

be granted. The fact that it may be

difficult for the institution to comply

with this provision of the HEA is not a

basis for granting a waiver.