23278 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 81 /Tuesday, April 28, 1998 / Notices

Burden Hours: 15,826.

Abstract: The NHES:99 will be a

telephone survey of households

remeasuring key indicators from past

NHES surveys related to such topics as

Early Childhood Care and Program

Participation, Parent/Family

Involvement in Education, Youth Civic

Involvement, and Adult Education.

Respondents will be parents of children

from birth through 12th grade, youth

enrolled in grades 6 through 12, and

adults age 16 and older and not enrolled

in grade 12 or below. The collection will

provide information on the National

Household Education Goals which

pertain to school readiness (Goal 1),

student achievement and citizenship

(Goal 3), adult literacy and lifelong

learning (Goal 6), and parental

participation (Goal 8), and the U.S.

Department of Education’s Strategic

Plan of 1998–2000.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Case Service Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 82.

Burden Hours: 4,346.

Abstract: As required by Section 13 of

the Rehabilitation Act, the data are

submitted by State vocational

rehabilitation agencies each year. The

data contain personal and programrelated characteristics, including

economic outcomes of persons with

disabilities whose case records are

closed.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Evaluation of Upward Bound.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 9,429.

Burden Hours: 6,825.

Abstract: The Upward Bound program

aims to increase the chances that

disadvantaged youth will enroll and

succeed in college. The Department of

Education needs this evaluation to

assess the impact of Upward Bound on

student outcomes such as college

enrollment, persistence, and

achievement. Respondents include

Upward Bound project directors and a

longitudinal panel of Upward Bound

students.

[FR Doc. 98–11181 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–180]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Virginia Electric and Power Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Virginia Power), an investorowned public utility, has submitted an

application for authorization to export

electric energy to Canada pursuant to

section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before May 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On April 9, 1998, Virginia Power

applied to the Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)

for authorization to export electric

energy to Canada pursuant to section

202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, Virginia

Power has proposed to transmit to

Canada electric energy and/or capacity

from its own surplus generation or from

purchases on the wholesale market.

Virginia Power would arrange for the

exported energy to be transmitted to

Canada over the international

transmission facilities owned by Basin

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville

Power Administration, Citizens

Utilities, Detroit Edison Company,

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,

Joint Owners of the Highgate Project,

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine

Public Service Company, Minnesota

Power and Light Company, Minnkota

Power Cooperative, New York Power

Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation, Northern States Power, and

Vermont Electric Transmission

Company. The construction of each of

these transmission facilities, as more

fully described in the application, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).

Fifteen copies of such petitions,

comments and protests should be filed

with the DOE on or before the date

listed above. Additional copies are to be

filed directly with Michael C.

Regulinski, Esq., Virginia Electric and

Power Company, One James River Plaza,

701 East Carey Street, Richmond, VA

23219 and James H. McGrew, Esq.,

Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux, L.L.P., 1100

New York Avenue, NW, Suite 510 East,

Washington, DC 20005–3934.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, and a determination is

made by the DOE that the proposed

action will not adversely impact on the

reliability of the U.S. electric power

supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on April 22,

1998.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal and Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal and

Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–11214 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah

River

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River.

DATES AND TIMES: Monday, May 18,

1998:

2:00 p.m. (Nuclear Materials

Management Subcommittee)

4:30 p.m. (Executive Committee—

tentative)

6:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (Public Comment