Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 101 /Wednesday, May 27, 1998 / Notices 28997

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff for

Personnel (DAPE–ZXI–RM).

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department

of the Army announces a proposed

public information collection and seeks

public comment on the provisions

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water

Resources Support Center Navigation

Data Center, (CEWRSC–NDC), 7701

Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Fort

Belvoir, Virginia 22315–3868, ATTN:

(David E. Lichy). Consideration will be

given to all comments received within

60 days of the date of publication of this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

Department of the Army Reports

clearance officer at (703) 614–0454.

Title: Lock Performance Monitoring

System (PMS) Waterway Traffic Report,

ENG Forms 3102C, and ENG Form

3102D, OMB Control Number 0710–

0008.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers utilizes the data

collected to monitor and analyze the use

and operation of federally owned and

operated locks. Owners, agents, and

masters of vessels provide general data

about vessels and estimated tonnage and

commodities carried. The information is

used for sizing and scheduling

replacement or maintenance for locks

and canals.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Annual Burden Hours: 30,398.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Responses Per Respondent: 251.2.

Average Burden Per Response: 21⁄2

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The data

are used primarily by the Corps of

Engineers in conducting a system-wide

approach to planning and management

of the waterway. The Headquarters,

Division and District Offices use the

information specifically to assist in

making determinations on: adequate

staffing for operations and maintenance

of the navigation locks and dams; to

justify the hours of locks operation; to

provide a basis to justify the continued

funding as set out in the President’s

Operation and Maintenance; General

Budget; to schedule route maintenance

and repairs; to serve as a basis for

studies and plans for improvement; for

lock operating procedures; to provide

data to be used in analyses for major

modifications or replacements to lock

and dam structures; and to forecast the

impact that lock delays, downtime, and

proposed changes have on the diversion

of waterborne commerce to other

transportation modes.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13968 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Corps of Engineers; Department of the

Army

Notice of Availability of Draft

Supplement II Environmental Impact

Statement (DSIIEIS) and Notice of

Public Hearing for a Proposed

Navigation Improvement Project at

Ma’alaea Harbor, Maui, HI

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice

of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Engineer

District, Honolulu, in partnership with

the State of Hawaii, is planning to

construct improvements to the Ma’alaea

Harbor for light-draft vessels at

Ma’alaea, Maui, Hawaii. The Federal

portion of the proposed action consists

of realigning the entrance channel and

modifying the existing breakwater to

protect the new entrance channel. The

purposes of these improvements are to

reduce the surge within the harbor

basin, reduce navigation hazards in the

entrance channel, and provide

opportunity for addition of commercial

and recreational berthing spaces and

associated harbor facilities. Later, the

project sponsor, the State of Hawaii

Department of Land and Natural

Resources, Division of Boating and

Ocean Recreation (DLNR–DBOR), would

provide expanded berthing facilities and

improved infrastructure, including fuel,

sewage treatment and pumpout

facilities. Total construction costs are

estimated at $5,000,000 to $10,000,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please address questions regarding this

notice to Mr. Benton Ching, U.S. Army

Corps of Engineer District, Honolulu,

Attention: CEPOH–ED–CE, Building

230, Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858–5440,

Telephone (808) 438–1157 or Fax (808)

841–1581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A General

Design Memorandum and Final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

were approved by the Chief of Engineers

in 1980, and a State of Hawaii Revised

EIS was accepted by the Governor in

1982. The 1980 and 1982 plans of

improvement were modifications of the

plan originally approved by Congress in

1968. A Final Supplemental EIS was

prepared and circulated in 1994 to

update the environmental information

regarding the proposed project and

alternatives. This second supplemental

EIS has been prepared to provide

additional information on design

modifications to avoid and minimize

impacts to surfing sites, coral reefs, and

other aquatic habitat; to provide further

evaluation of potential effects to

endangered and threatened species; to

provide analysis and evaluation of

Alternative plan 6; and to respond to

public and agency comments received

on the 1994 Final Supplemental EIS.

Previous and present studies indicate

that the proposed project will fully

achieve the Federal and State purposes.

A mitigation plan developed by a team

of Federal and State agencies would

provide mitigation for unavoidable

adverse environmental impacts, which

include elimination or alteration of 8.16

acres of marine habitat, including 4.8

acres of coral reefs, removal of a small

sandy beach, and removal of one surfing

site.

The proposed action is consistent

with Hawaii Coastal Zone Management

(CZM) Program policies and objectives.

The National Marine Fisheries Service

and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have

determined that the proposed action is

not likely to jeopardize the continued

existence of listed endangered or
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threatened species. The

recommendations of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service and Hawaii DLNR–

DBOR have been considered with

respect to fish and wildlife resources.

The State of Hawaii Department of

Health is expected to issue a Section

401 water quality certification. A

preliminary evaluation pursuant to 40

CFR 230, EPA’s Guidelines for the

Specification of Disposal Sites for

Dredged and Fill Material, concludes

that the proposed action complies with

those guidelines.

Comments on this Draft Supplemental

II EIS (DSIIEIS) should be provided to

the address below within 45 days of the

date of publication of the Notice of

Availability in the Federal Register.

Copies of the DSIIEIS are available for

review at the U.S. Army Engineer

District, Honolulu office in Fort Shafter,

Hawaii.

A Public Hearing will be held on

Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. at

Kihei Elementary School. The hearing

will provide an opportunity for

individuals and groups to comment on

the proposed action as presented in the

DSIIEIS.

Ralph H. Graves,

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District

Engineer.

[FR Doc. 98–13966 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

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 27,

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, D.C. 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

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 20, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Student Aid Report (SAR).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 9,998,997.

Burden Hours: 4,061,953.

Abstract: The Student Aid Report

(SAR) is used to notify all applicants of

their eligibility to receive Federal

student aid for postsecondary

education. The form is submitted by the

applicant to the institution of their

choice.

[FR Doc. 98–13941 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area

Office (Sandia)

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, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).

DATES: Wednesday, June 17, 1998: 6:00

p.m.–9:00 p.m. (Mountain Daylight

Time).

ADDRESSES: John Marshall Community

Center, 1500 Walter SE (Room 104),

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Zamorski, Acting Manager,

Department of Energy Kirtland Area

Office, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM

87185 (505) 845–4094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

6:00 p.m. Call to Order/Roll Call

7:00 p.m. Public Comments

7:10 p.m. Approval of Agenda

7:12 p.m. Approval of 05/17/98

Minutes

7:17 p.m. Chairperson’s Report

7:20 p.m. Sandia National Laboratory’s

Environmental Restoration/Waste

Management Presentation/Discussion

7:45 p.m. Break

7:55 p.m. Sandia National Laboratory’s

Environmental Restoration/Waste

Management Issues Discussion

8:42 p.m. New/Other Business

8:52 p.m. Public Comments

8:58 p.m. Announcement of Next

Meeting

9:00 p.m. Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting Wednesday, June 17, 1998.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the