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On January 17, 1996, the complainant

filed a request for Federal arbitration

with the Secretary of Education

concerning this grievance. An

arbitration hearing on this matter was

held on September 10, 1996.

Arbitration Panel Decision

The issues before the arbitration panel

were—(1) whether the complainant,

Valerie Hazimeh, in accordance with

the permit between the SLA and DVA,

should be permitted to sell lottery

tickets at the DVA Medical Center; and

(2) whether the SLA should be required

to file a complaint with the Secretary of

Education against DVA with respect to

the restriction on the sale of lottery

tickets at the DVA Medical Center.

Regarding the first issue concerning

the permit between the SLA and DVA

which allowed lottery sales, the

arbitration panel stated that the permit

for the Medical Center operation,

initially signed in 1990, was still valid

and had not been modified prior to

complainant’s filing for grievance. The

panel ruled that the existing permit

binds the parties to the original

agreement. Consequently, when Ms.

Hazimeh signed the operator’s

agreement on June 15, 1995, her

contract rights as a third party

beneficiary were fixed pursuant to the

existing permit. Therefore, by

prohibiting the sale of Massachusetts

lottery tickets at the Medical Center,

DVA violated its contract with the SLA.

The second issue concerned whether

the SLA should be required to file a

complaint with the Secretary of

Education against DVA on behalf of

complainant. The panel ruled that 34

CFR 395.37 provides that whenever any

State licensing agency determines that

any department is failing to comply

with the provisions of the Act (here, the

terms and conditions of the permit), and

all informal attempts to resolve the

issues have been unsuccessful, that

licensing agency may file a complaint

with the Secretary. The arbitration panel

concluded that the operative term was

the word ‘‘may,’’ and, therefore, the SLA

had no obligation to file a complaint.

The views and opinions expressed by

the panel do not necessarily represent

the views and opinions of the U.S.

Department of Education.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 97–9183 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Competitive Financial

Assistance for the Office of Industrial

Technologies

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Financial

Assistance Solicitation.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

announces that competitive applications

will be solicited for regional field

management of the Industrial

Assessment Center (IAC) program,

formerly the Energy Analysis and

Diagnostic Center program. The IAC

program provides practical training in

industrial energy and waste

management generating improvements

while giving engineering students and

young professionals practical

experience in the application of these

techniques. Estimated total funding in

the amount of $33,000,000 will be

provided over a five year period of

performance.

ADDRESSES: Solicitation number DE–

PS01–97EE41240 will be available

through the Department of Energy’s

‘‘Current Business Opportunities at

Headquarters Procurement Operations’’

Homepage located at www.pr.doe.gov/

solicit.html. Interested applicants that

do not have internet access may request

a copy of the solicitation by sending a

request with a virus-free diskette and

diskette mailer to U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Placement and

Administration, Attn: Document Control

Specialist, HR–562, 1000 Independence

Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Jackie Kniskern, HR–561.21, Office of

Placement and Administration, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

D.C. 20585, telephone number (202)

426–0049, e-mail at

jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IAC

program, in operation for twenty years,

has been guided by field management

working under policy guidelines

established by the Department of Energy

(DOE). The program has expanded to

provide in-depth, on-site energy, waste

management and productivity

assessments for small- and medium-size

manufacturers, followed by

recommendations for specific dollar

savings. These assessments, conducted

by faculty and students of IAC schools,

are designed to identify energy, waste,

and productivity improvements as

assessment recommendations (ARs)

throughout the plant, e.g., productionrelated services, HVAC, and

housekeeping. During the 6 to 9 month

period following audit report

submission to the client plant, the IAC

conducts a survey of the client to

determine which ARs have been

implemented. This provides a

reasonably accurate and on-going

measure of the effectiveness of the

program.

The Industrial Assessment Center

program provides practical training in

industrial energy and waste

management generating improvements

for increased productivity while giving

young engineering professionals

practical experience in the application

of these techniques, in a working

manufacturing environment. These

young professionals assist senior faculty

and professionals in the collection and

evaluation of energy, waste and

productivity data for client firms.

Students with this background are better

equipped, upon graduation, to perform

energy and waste management

responsibilities in the industrial sector.

Their employment potential is

enhanced because of the practical work

experience they have acquired.

Each IAC Region is administered by a

Regional Field Manager. IAC field

management conducts performance

reviews and evaluations and prepares

analytical and statistical summaries of

all regional data. Schools report

assessment data on line to the IAC data

base. The directors of all IACs meet

annually to review program progress

and to exchange information with each

other. The field manager should be

prepared to provide creative leadership

in the area of industrial energy, waste,

and productivity management, database

management, data aggregation and

analysis, and the preparation of

information and reports for use in

developing training aids and technical

assistance documents.

This assistance action provides

funding for the ultimate operation of

schools participating in the IAC

Program. The field management

responsibility will be awarded for an

eastern field management region and a

western field management region of the

United States as divided by the

Mississippi River. Competitors may

receive awards in either field

management territory. The purpose of

the awards is to provide coordination

and management of the schools

participating in the IAC Program. In

addition, the management of the

national database of the audit and

assessment data from the IAC program

will be awarded.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 600.9, a

solicitation, which will include the

project objectives, application

instructions, evaluation criteria, and a
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model grant, is expected to be issued in

mid April 1997. The due date for

proposals will be indicated in the

solicitation; but will not be earlier than

30 days after the issuance of the

solicitation. The Department intends to

award two cooperative agreements as a

result of this solicitation.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 3,

1997.

Scott Sheffield,

Director, Headquarters Operations Division

B, Office of Headquarters Procurement

Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–9199 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–311–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1996,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheet to be

effective June 1, 1997:

Third Revised Sheet No. 109

ANR submits that the purpose of this

filing is to propose a modification to its

General Terms and Conditions to permit

shippers to make pool-to-pool transfers

at the Headstations in its Southeast and

Southwest supply areas.

ANR states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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 Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed in accordance with 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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. 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. 97–9266 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–172–002]

ANR Storage Company; Notice of

Compliance Filing

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

ANR Storage Company (ANRS) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets

listed on the Appendix A to the filing,

to be effective June 1, 1997.

ANRS states that the attached tariff

sheets are being filed in compliance

with the Commission’s Order issued on

February 13, 1997 in the above

captioned docket. The tariff sheets

incorporate changes to conform to the

standards adopted by the Gas Industry

Standards Board at Docket No. RM96–

1–000.

ANRS states that copies of the filing

were served upon the company’s

Jurisdictional customers.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests should be

filed on or before April 21, 1997.

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. 97–9267 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–187–003]

Arkansas Western Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Arkansas Western Pipeline Company

(AWP) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, pro forma tariff sheets

to become effective June 1, 1997.

AWP states that the filing sets forth

the revisions to AWP’s tariff sheets that

are necessary to comply with Order No.

587 in Docket No. RM96–1–000.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.211

and 385.214 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. All such petitions or

protests must be filed on or before April

21, 1997. 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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and available

for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9268 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–181–002]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Compliance Tariff Filing

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

CNG Transmission Corporation (CNG),

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, various tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A of CNG’s filing. CNG

requests an effective date of June 1,

1997, for its proposed tariff sheets.

CNG states that the purpose of this

filing is to revise CNG’s FERC Gas

Tariff, to implement certain business

practice standards that have been

developed by the Gas Industry

Standards Board (‘‘GISB’’). These GISB

standards have been incorporated by