Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 1998 / Notices 24535

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

and 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 electronically mailed to the

internet address PatlSherrill@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 Acting 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: April 30, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Safe and Drug-Free School

Recognition Program.

Abstract: The Safe and Drug-Free

School Recognition Program will

identify schools that are doing an

exemplary job of creating safe schools

and will provide a brief description of

what each school is doing.

Additional Information: In December,

1997, President Clinton directed the

Department of Education and the

Department of Justice to produce an

annual report on school safety. A draft

outline of the report was released in late

February. A key component of the

proposed report will be a description of

effective models for safe schools. A

mechanism for identifying and assessing

the quality and effectiveness of schoolbased models will be this Recognition

Program. Therefore, the Department is

requesting an emergency clearance by

May 4, 1998 in order to meet the request

from the White House. Failure to

recognize these schools in time for the

report may result in having no guidance

to offer as a counter balance to

information on crime and violence

statistics in schools.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t; SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 130.

Burden Hours: 2,760.

[FR Doc. 98–11949 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Solicitation for Financial Assistance

Number DE–PS07–98ID13651—

Industrial Process Control With LaserBased Ultrasonics

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office

(ID) is seeking applications for costshared research and development of

Laser-Based Ultrasonic technologies that

will enhance economic competitiveness,

reduce energy consumption and reduce

environmental impacts of the steel

industry. The objective of the

solicitation is to develop and use an

integrated laser ultrasonic system for inprocess manufacturing applications in

the U.S. steel industry. A workshop on

Industrial Applications of Laser

Ultrasonics held December 9 and 10,

1997, identified significant applications

of laser ultrasonic techniques in

industrial process monitoring and

control. These applications, generally

encompassing manufacturing processes

in all IOF industries, include

measurement of temperature, thickness,

and material properties (stress, defects,

and other intrinsic physical parameters).

The Workshop addressed current status

and future research and development

needs in laser ultrasonic techniques as

well as barriers for technology use. Two

of the primary barriers identified in the

Workshop will be addressed by this

solicitation; they are (1) development of

an integrated sensor system to combine

the use of laser ultrasonics with other

measurement tools to meet the inprocess monitoring requirements for

accuracy and reproducibility and (2)

installation and use of this integrated

system in an industrial process

demonstrating the cost-savings utility to

the industry. A total of $1,500,000 in

federal funds ($550,000 in fiscal year

1998, $500,000 in fiscal year 1999, and

$450,000 in fiscal year 2000) is expected

to be available to fund this effort. DOE

anticipates making a single award with

a duration of three years or less. A

minimum of 30% non-federal cost-share

is required for research and

development and a minimum of 50%

non-federal cost-share is required for

later demonstration and process

evaluation. Collaborations between

industry, university, and Federal

Laboratory participants are encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.

Wade Hillebrant, Contract Specialist;

Procurement Services Division; U.S.

DOE, Idaho Operations Office, 850

Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, ID

83401–1563; telephone (208) 526–0547.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

statutory authority for the program is

the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy

Research and Development Act of 1974

(Pub. L. 93–577). The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number

for this program is 81.086. The

solicitation text has been posted on the

ID Procurement Services Division home

page, and may be accessed using

Universal Resource Locator address at

http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/

solicit.html. This site also includes a

link to the report of the workshop on

Industrial Applications of Laser

Ultrasonics The Application Instruction

package forms (Nos. 1 through 6 and 7

if applicable) may be accessed at http:/

/www.id.doe.gov/doeid/

application.html. Sources intending to

propose must send a notice of intent to

propose to Mr. Hillebrant (point of

contact listed above). Hard copies of the

solicitation and the application forms

may also be requested from Mr.

Hillebrant.

Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on April 20,

1998.

Michael Adams,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–11770 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket Nos. 98–10–NG, 98–14–NG, 97–

06–NG, 96–92–NG, 98–18–NG, 98–21–NG,

98–22–NG, 98–23–NG, 95–11–NG, 98–24–

NG]

Office of Fossil Energy; Kimball

Energy Corporation, et al.; Orders

Granting, Amending and Vacating

Blanket Authorizations To Import and/

or Export Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives

notice that it has issued Orders granting,

amending and vacating various natural

gas import and export authorizations.

These Orders are summarized in the

attached appendix.

These Orders may be found on the FE

web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov., or

on the electronic bulletin board at (202)

586–7853.

They are also available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas

& Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Docket Room 3E–033,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The Docket Room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on April 23,

1998.

John W. Glynn,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Attachment

APPENDIX—IMPORT/EXPORT BLANKET AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED AND AMENDED

Order

No. Date issued Importer/Exporter FE Docket No.

Two-year maximum

Comments Import volume

Export volume

1365 .... 03/03/98 Kimball Energy Corporation 98–10–NG ........ 75 Bcf ...... .................. Import from Canada beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.

1366 .... 03/05/98 Duke Energy LNG Marketing and Management Company 98–14–NG.700 Bcf .... .................. Import LNG from various international

sources beginning on the date of first shipment.

1240–B 03/06/98 CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc. 97–06–

NG.

.................. .................. Authority vacated.

1228–A 03/06/98 CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc. (Formerly Wascana Energy Marketing (U.S.)

Inc.) 96–92–NG.

.................. .................. Name change.

1368 .... 03/19/98 POCO Marketing LTD. 98–18–NG ................ 250 Bcf .... .................. Import from Canada beginning April 1, 1998,

through March 31, 2000.

1369 .... 03/19/98 Tristar Gas Marketing Company 98–21–NG 20 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Mexico beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.

1370 .... 03/20/98 Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. 98–22–NG 24 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Canada beginning on the date

of first import or export delivery.

1371 .... 03/25/98 The Brooklyn Union Gas Company 98–23–

NG.

50 Bcf ...... .................. Import from Canada beginning on date of

first delivery.

1026–A 03/26/98 Black Hills Energy Resources, Inc. (Formerly

Wickford Energy Marketing, Inc.) 95–11–

NG.

.................. .................. Name change.

1372 .... 03/31/98 Williams Energy Services Company 98–24–

NG.

400 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Mexico beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.