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the Program as mentors, keep records

and report on progress in achieving the

developmental assistance objectives

under each mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreement.

Participation in the program is

voluntary and is open to companies

with at least one active subcontracting

plan negotiated with DoD or another

Federal agency. The report is used by

the Government to assess whether the

purposes of the Program have been

attained. It requires mentor firms to

report semiannually by attaching to

their SF 295, Summary Subcontract

Report,: (1) A statement that includes

the number of active mentor-prote ́ge ́

agreements in effect and the progress in

achieving development assistance

objectives under each agreement; and

(2) a copy of the SF 294, Subcontracting

Report for Individual Contracts, for each

contract where developmental

assistance was credited, with a

statement identifying the amount of

dollars credited to the small

disadvantaged business subcontract goal

as a result of developmental assistance;

an explanation as to the relationship

between the developmental assistance

provided the prote ́ge ́ firm(s) under the

Program and the activities under the

contract covered by the SF 294(s); and

the number and dollar value of

subcontractors awarded to the prote ́ge ́

firm(s).

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: Semiannually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written request for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Defense Acquisition Reform (Phase

IV), R&D Subpanel

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Defense Acquisition

Reform (Phase IV), R&D Subpanel will

meet in closed session on May 14–15,

June 10–11, July 15–16, September 2–3,

and October 20, at the Pentagon,

Arlington, Virginia; and on August 10–

11, 1998 at the Beckman Center, Irvin,

California. The mission of the Defense

Science Board is to advise the Secretary

of Defense through the Under Secretary

of Defense for Acquisition and

Technology on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

these meetings the Task Force will

review the current status of reform

implementation and appropriate set of

metrics, and recommend further actions

for the Department to accelerate

progress. A particular focus of this effort

should be the development and

implementation of metrics that could be

used by the DoD to periodically measure

success in the effectiveness of the

overall acquisition reform efforts.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that these DSB Task Force

meetings, concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly these meetings will be

closed to the public.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Defense Acquisition Reform (Phase IV)

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Defense Acquisition

Reform (Phase IV) will meet in closed

session on May 13, June 12, July 17,

September 4, October 19, December 14,

1998, and January 22, 1999 at the

Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At these

meetings the Task Force will review the

current status of reform implementation

and appropriate set of metrics, and

recommend further actions for the

Department to accelerate progress. A

particular focus of this effort should be

the development and implementation of

metrics that could be used by the DoD

to periodically measure success in the

effectiveness of the overall acquisition

reform efforts.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that these DSB Task Force

meetings, concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly these meetings will be

closed to the public.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 6,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, DC 20202–4651.

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
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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 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. 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 Acting Deputy

Chief Information Officer, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests prior to submission

of these requests to OMB. 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. OMB 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: May 1, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office for Civil Rights

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report.

Frequency: Biennially.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 60,950. Burden Hours:

293,419.

Abstract: The Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report is the vehicle for the

Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S.

Department of Education, to acquire

source material in the form of data and

information regarding the civil rights

compliance issues in the nation’s public

elementary and secondary schools.

Information from the Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report is used by OCR field

offices when they consider public

school districts for compliance reviews,

and as source material when civil rights

compliance investigations are

conducted.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Talent Search and Educational

Opportunity Centers Programs Annual

Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 500. Burden

Hours: 3,000.

Abstract: Talent Search and

Educational Opportunity Centers

grantees are required to submit annual

performance reports to the Department

so that ED personnel can evaluate the

grantees’ performance and assess prior

experience points.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Study of the Outcomes of

Diversity in Higher Education.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 12,475.

Burden Hours: 2,782.

Abstract: This study focuses on

outcomes of diversity in higher

education for students and faculty; it

also examines the effect of diversity on

institutional policies and programs.

This is a three-year, 10-institution case

study effort that includes interviews

with administrators and faculty and

focus group discussions with students,

as well as a survey of samples of faculty

and students.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: 1998–1999 Field Test for

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS):

Local Educational Agency (LEA),

Administrator, School, Teacher and

Library/Media Center, 1999–2000

Teacher Listing Form, 1999–2000 Full

Scale SASS: LEA, Administrator,

School, Teacher and Library/Media

Center

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 104,341. Burden Hours:

107,802.

Abstract: The National Center for

Education Statistics (NCES) will use the

field test to assess data collection

procedures and survey instruments that

are planned for the full scale SASS in

1999–2000. Policy makers, researchers

and practitioners at the national, state

and local events use SASS data.

Respondents include public and private

school principals, teachers, and school,

LEA and library/media center staff

persons.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Conveyance and

Transfer of Certain Land Tracts

Located at Los Alamos National

Laboratory, Los Alamos and Santa Fe

Counties, NM

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) announces its intent to

prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) to assess the potential

environmental impacts of conveying

and transferring certain land tracts

located within the Incorporated

Counties of Los Alamos and Santa Fe

and at Los Alamos National Laboratory

(LANL) in north central New Mexico.

This EIS for the proposed Conveyance

and Transfer of Certain Land Tracts

(Conveyance and Transfer EIS) will

evaluate the action mandated by

Congress to convey fee title to lands

allocated for conveyance to Los Alamos

County (County) and transfer to the

Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the

San Ildefonso Pueblo (Pueblo),

administrative jurisdiction of parcels of

land to be determined by agreement

pursuant to Section 632 of the

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and

State, the Judiciary, and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998,

Public Law 105–119. The EIS will

analyze the potential impacts of up to