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invited to submit comments on or before

March 16, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, 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, D.C. 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 Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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: January 9, 1998.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: America Reads Pilot Sites

Letter, and Request for Information from

America Reads Federal Work Study and

President’s Coalition Members.

Abstract: Improving the teaching and

learning of reading is one of the

Department of Education’s seven

priorities. This summer, the Department

will sponsor America Reads pilot sites

to offer extended learning time

opportunities for children to practice

and further develop their reading skills.

The letter to literacy leaders will assist

the Department in developing and

planning quality summer pilot sites. It

will be sent to at least one literacy

coalition in every state with priority

given to those sites in E.Z.s and E.C.s,

as well as those communities that have

signed on to the proposed Voluntary

National Test. The voluntary request for

information from the America Reads

Federal Work Study programs and the

President’s Coalition for the America

Reads Challenge members will be

posted on the web to allow pilot sites to

be able to utilize their resources.

Additional Information: In order to

enable America Reads pilot sites to be

prepared for their summer reading

programs and take full advantage of the

Department of Education’s assistance

and the experience of other America

Reads Challenge participants, this

information must be collected and

posted on the world wide web as soon

as possible. Therefore, ED is requesting

approval by January 13, 1998.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 1,063.

Burden Hours: 64.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Public Hearings on a Comprehensive

National Energy Strategy

AGENCY: Office of Policy and

International Affairs, U.S. Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy is announcing a series of public

hearings to solicit input from state and

local officials, utility representatives,

industry representatives, public interest

groups and other interested parties in

the development of a statutorily

required national energy policy plan,

hereinafter referred to as the

‘‘Comprehensive National Energy

Strategy’’ or ‘‘Strategy’’. The Department

also invites interested parties to submit

written comments for use in developing

the Strategy.

Dates and Locations:

Houston, Texas. February 12, 1998. 1:00

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue TBD)

Davis, California. February 13, 1998.

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Venue TBD)

Detroit, Michigan. February 17, 1998.

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue TBD)

Washington, D.C. February 19, 1998.

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue TBD)

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

sent to the U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Policy and International

Affairs, (PO–4), 1000 Independence

Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585,

ATTN: CNES–Hearings. Written

comments and input are encouraged via

the INTERNET at http://

www.eren.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions regarding the public hearings,

participation or written submissions,

please visit the website at http://

www.eren.doe.gov or send fax inquiries

to CNES-HEARINGS at 202–586–4025.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

801 of the Department of Energy

Organization Act of 1977 requires the

President to submit a National Energy

Policy Plan to Congress. The President

plans to submit a National Energy

Policy Plan to Congress in 1998. Section

801 also states that the President shall
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‘‘seek the active participation by

regional, State, and local agencies and

instrumentalities and the private sector

through public hearings in cities and

rural communities and other

appropriate means to insure that the

views and proposals of all segments of

the economy are taken into account in

the formulation and review of such

proposed Plan.’’

The hearings are expected to facilitate

public input on a broad range of energy

issues with major regional, national and

international impacts including:

• Reducing vulnerability of the U.S.

economy to disruptions in energy

supplies;

• Producing and using energy in

efficient and environmentally

responsible ways, including strategies

for meeting U.S. greenhouse gas

emission reductions proposed in

December 1997 at Kyoto, Japan;

• Promoting international

cooperation in energy use and supply to

further U.S. economic, environmental,

and security goals; and

• Maintaining a diverse set of energy

options, particularly for the longer-term,

to ensure adequate, clean energy at

reasonable costs.

Participants wishing to speak at the

hearings must register on-site. The

speaker registry will open one-half hour

before each hearing and will close onehalf hour after the hearing begins. In

addition, a website has been identified

both to accept comments and to

distribute information on the Strategy as

it is developed.

Issued in Washington D.C. on January 9,

1998.

Robert W. Gee,

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

International Affairs, U.S. Department of

Energy.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Arms Control and

Nonproliferation Policy

Proposed Subsequent Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Subsequent arrangement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 131 of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 2160), notice is hereby given

of a proposed ‘‘subsequent

arrangement’’ under the Agreement for

Cooperation Between the Government of

the United States of America and the

Government of Switzerland Concerning

Civil Uses of Atomic Energy as amended

and the Agreement for Cooperation in

the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

Between the Government of the United

States of America and the European

Atomic Energy Community

(EURATOM).

The subsequent arrangement to be

carried out under the above-mentioned

agreements involves approval of the

following: RTD/EU(SD)–1 for the

retransfer of irradiated graphite, fuel

spheres, composed of 32,570.88 grams

of enriched uranium, containing

5,459.10 grams of the isotope U–235

(enriched to 16.76 percent) from

Switzerland to Germany. The fuel has

been irradiated in research experiments

at the PROTEUS critical experiment

facility in Switzerland and will be

returned to Forschungszentrum, Julich,

Germany for storage. The material was

transferred from Germany to

Switzerland in 1990, under RTD/

SD(EU)–59.

In accordance with Section 131 of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

it has been determined that this

subsequent arrangement will not be

inimical to the common defense and

security.

This subsequent arrangement will

take effect no sooner than fifteen days

after the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated: January 9, 1998.

For the Department of Energy.

Cherie P. Fitzgerald,

Director, International Policy and Analysis

Division Office of Arms Control and

Nonproliferation.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2612]

Central Maine Power Company; Notice

of Authorization for Continued Project

Operation

January 9, 1998.

On December 28, 1995, Central Maine

Power Company, licensee for the

Flagstaff Project No. 2612, filed an

application for a new or subsequent

license pursuant to the Federal Power

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder. Project No. 2612

is located on the Dead River in Franklin

and Somerset Counties, Maine.

The license for Project No. 2612 was

issued for a period ending December 31,

1997. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), require’s the

Commission, at the expiration of a

license term, to issue from year to year

an annual license to the then licensee

under the terms and conditions of the

prior license until a new license is

issued, or the project is otherwise

disposed of as provided in Section 15 or

any other applicable section of the FPA.

If the project’s prior license waived the

applicability of Section 15 of the FPA,

then, based on Section 9(b) of the

Administration Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project

has filed an application for a subsequent

license, the licensee may continue to

operate the project in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the license

after the minor or minor part license

expires, until the Commission acts on

its application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to Section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 2612

is issued to Central Maine Power

Company for a period effective January

1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, or

until the issuance of a new license for

the project or other disposition under

the FPA, whichever comes first. If

issuance of a new license (or other

disposition) does not take place on or

before January 1, 1999, notice is hereby

given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c),

an annual license under section 15(a)(1)

of the FPA is renewed automatically

without further order or notice by the

Commission, unless then Commission

orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Central Maine Power Company is

authorized to continue operation of the

Flagstaff Project No. 2612 until such

time as the Commission acts on its

application for subsequent license.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–986 Filed 1–14–98; 8:45 am]

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