Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 1998 / Notices 2673

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Advisory Council on Education

Statistics, Policy Committee

AGENCY: National Center on Education

Statistics, Education.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Policy

Committee of the Advisory Council on

Education Statistics (ACES). Notice of

this meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

DATES: January 28, 1998.

TIMES: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., (closed).

LOCATION: 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,

Board Room #100, Washington DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Marenus, National Center on

Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey

Ave., NW, Room 400j, Washington, DC

20208–5530 (202) 219–1835.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Council on Education

Statistics (ACES) is established under

Section 406(c)(1) of the Education

Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. 93–380.

The Council is established to review

general policies for the operation of the

National Center for Education Statistics

(NCES) in the Office of Educational

Research and Improvement and is

responsible for advising on standards to

insure that statistics and analyses

disseminated by NCES are of high

quality and are not subject to political

influence. In addition; ACES is required

to advise the Commissioner of NCES

and the National Assessment Governing

Board on technical and statistical

matters related to the National

Assessment of Education Progress

(NAEP).

The proposed agenda for the Policy

Committee’s meeting includes the

following:

• Review and discussion of cost

estimates for planned procurements in

the hear 2000. Because the discussion

will include information on cost

estimates on future procurements, this

session must be closed to the public.

The public disclosure of this

information would be likely to

significantly frustrate the

implementation of planned agency

action if conducted in open session.

Such matters are protected by

exemption (9)(B) of section 552(c) of

title 5 U.S.C.

A summary of the activities and

related matters, which are informative

to the public and consistent with the

policy of 5 U.S.C. 552b, will be available

to the public within 14 days after the

meetings. Records are kept of all

Council proceedings and are available

for public inspection at the Office of the

Executive Director, Advisory Council on

Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey

Avenue, NW, Room 400J, Washington,

DC 20208–7575.

Ricky Takai,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Department

of Energy, Los Alamos National

Laboratory

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Los Alamos National Laboratory.

DATES: Saturday, January 24, 1998: 9:00

a.m.–12:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

(public comment session).

ADDRESSES: San Ildefonso Pueblo, Tewa

Center, State Route 4.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Ann DuBois, Los Alamos National

Laboratory Citizens’ Advisory Board,

528 35th Street, Los Alamos, NM 87544,

(505) 665–5048.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Advisory Board is to make

recommendations to DOE and its

regulators in the areas of environmental

restoration, waste management, and

related activities.

Tentative Agenda

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Adoption of Bylaws

Election of Officers

9:30 a.m. Old Business

10:00 a.m. New Business

10:30 a.m. Public Comment Session

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Ms. Ann DuBois, at (505) 665–

5048. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. This notice is being

published less than 15 days in advance

of the meeting due to programmatic

issues that needed to be resolved.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Joe

Vozella, Department of Energy, Los

Alamos Area Office, 528 35th Street, Los

Alamos, NM 87185–5400.

Issued at Washington, DC on January 12,

1998.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the

following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Task Force on Education.

Dates and Times: Monday, February 2,

1998, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Addresses: Madison Hotel, Dolley Madison

Ballroom, 15th & M Streets, NW.,

Washington, DC.

For Further Information Contact: Bruce

Bornfleth, Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board (AB–1), U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–4040 or

(202) 586–6279 (fax).

Supplementary Information: The purpose

of the Task Force on Education is to provide

information and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on ways

to make the Department’s scientific, technical

and supercomputing capabilities more

available to our Nation’s schools, colleges

and universities, and to provide

recommendations on how the Department

can best enhance science, technology,

engineering and mathematics education in

the United States. The Task Force on

Education will prepare a report for

submission to the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board.
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Tentative Agenda: Monday, February 2,

1998.

9–9:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening

Remarks—Dr. Hanna Gray, Task Force

Chairman and Secretary Fedrico Pen ̃ a

9:45–10:00 a.m. Report on DOE’s Initiatives

10:00–10:15 a.m. Break

10:15–12:00 a.m. Panel I: Discussion of

DOE’s Historical and Ongoing Education

Activities

12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00–2:30 p.m. Panel II: Overview of

Federal Activities in Math/Science

Education

2:30–3:30 p.m. Discussion of Task Force

Action Plan

3:30–4:00 p.m. Public Comment Period

This tentative agenda is subject to change.

The final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

Public Participation: The Chairman of the

Task Force is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will, in the

Chairman’s judgment, facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. During its meeting in

Washington, DC, the Task Force welcomes

public comment. Members of the public will

be heard in the order in which they sign up

at the beginning of the meeting. The Task

Force will make every effort to hear the views

of all interested parties. Written comments

may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive

Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board,

AB–1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC

20585.

Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the

meeting will be available for public review

and copying approximately 30 days

following the meeting at the Freedom of

Information Public Reading Room, 1E–190

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9:00

a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Information on the

Task Force on Education and future reports

may be found at the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s web site, located at http:/

/www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on January 13,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–170–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

January 12, 1998.

Take notice that on January 5, 1998,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo,

NY 14203, filed in Docket No. CP98–

170–000 a request pursuant to sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for authorization to install and

operate a new sales tap, located in

Mercer County, Pennsylvania, to render

service to a new residential customer of

National Fuel Gas Distribution

Corporation (Distribution) under

National’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP83–4–000, pursuant to

section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, all

as more fully set forth in the request that

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

National proposes to construct and

operate a new residential sales tap on its

Line S, located in Mercer County,

Pennsylvania, for delivery of

approximately 150 Mcf annually of gas

to Distribution, an existing firm

transportation customer. National states

the proposed sales tap is estimated to

cost $1,500, for which National will be

reimbursed by Distribution.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1927–008]

PacifiCorp; Notice of Meeting

January 12, 1998.

A meeting will be convened by staff

of the Office of Hydropower Licensing

on February 4, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. at the

Kingstad Meeting Center, Suite A,

located at 850 SW Broadway, Portland,

OR. The purpose of this meeting is to

discuss PacifiCorp’s October 10, 1997,

additional information filing on the

relicense application for the North

Umpqua Project. The meeting will

primarily focus on PacifiCorp’s response

to staff’s information request on soil

erosion and slope stability at the

project’s canals and flumes, and

alternatives for obtaining the

information needed. However, other

issues will be discussed as time permits.

Any person wishing to attend or

needing additional information should

contact Vince Yearick at (202) 219–3073

or e-mail at vince.yearick@ferc.fed. us.

Please notify Mr. Yearick by January 28,

if you plan to atttend.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5950–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Exports

From and Imports to the United States

Under the OECD Decision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: ‘‘Exports From and Imports

To the United States Under the OECD

Decision,’’ EPA ICR Number 1647.02,

OMB Control Number 2050–0143,

which expires on January 31, 1998. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

burden and cost; where appropriate, it

includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)

260–2740, by email at

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No.1647.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Exports from and imports to the

United States under the OECD Decision

OMB Control Number 2050–0143; EPA

ICR No. 1647.02 expiring 1/31/98. This