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the governors of those States have

declared to be disaster areas, as well as

for schools and the school district on

Guam. Since it is impossible to predict

whether continued disruptions in utility

service will preclude the submission of

applications by January 26, 1998, the

Secretary also will consider, on a caseby-case basis, a written request received

by January 26, 1998, for a further

extension of the application deadline for

any school or school district in these

affected areas that confirms its inability

to meet the January 26 application

deadline because of continued stormrelated disruptions.

ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO THIS DOCUMENT:

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Fedeal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World

Wide Web at either of the following

sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe

Acrobat Reader Program with Search,

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previous sites. If you have questions

about using the pdf, call the U.S.

Government Printing Office toll free at

1–888–293–6498.

Anyone may also view these

documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8001.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Ricky T. Takai,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 98–1549 Filed 1–16–98; 5:03 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission of Data by State

Educational Agencies

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of dates of submission of

State revenue and expenditure reports

for fiscal year 1997 and of revisions to

those reports.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education

announces dates for the submission by

State educational agencies (SEAs) of

expenditure and revenue data and

average daily attendance statistics on ED

Form 2447 (the National Public

Education Financial Survey) for fiscal

year (FY) 1997. The Secretary sets these

dates to ensure that data are available to

serve as the basis for timely distribution

of Federal funds. The U.S. Bureau of the

Census is the data collection agent for

the Department’s National Center for

Education Statistics (NCES). The data

will be published by NCES and will be

used by the Secretary in the calculation

of allocations for FY 1999 appropriated

funds.

DATES: The date on which submissions

will first be accepted is March 15, 1998.

The mandatory deadline for the final

submission of all data, including any

revisions to previously submitted data,

is September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: SEAs may mail ED Form

2447 to: Bureau of the Census,

ATTENTION: Governments Division,

Washington, DC 20233–6800.

Alternatively, SEAs may hand deliver

submissions to: Governments Division,

Bureau of the Census, 8905 Presidential

Parkway, Washington Plaza II, Room

508, Upper Marlboro, MD, by 4 p.m.,

Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

If an SEA’s submission is received by

the Bureau of the Census after

September 8, in order for the

submission to be accepted, the SEA

must show one of the following as proof

that the submission was mailed on or

before the mandatory deadline date:

1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark.

2. A legible mail receipt with the date

of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal

Service.

3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or

receipt from a commercial carrier.

4. Any other proof of mailing

acceptable to the Secretary.

If the SEA mails ED Form 2447

through the U.S. Postal Service, the

Secretary does not accept either of the

following as proof of mailing:

1. A private metered postmark.

2. A mail receipt that is not dated by

the U.S. Postal Service.

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an SEA should check

with its local post office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Lawrence R. MacDonald, Chief, Bureau

of the Census, ATTENTION:

Governments Division, Washington, DC

20233–6800. Telephone: (301) 457–

1574. 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.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this notice in an alternate format

(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or

computer diskette) on request to: Frank

Johnson, National Center for Education

Statistics, U.S. Department of

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,

N.W., Room 410E, Washington, DC

20208–5651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

authority of section 404(a) of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (20 U.S.C. 9003(a)), which

authorizes NCES to gather data on the

financing of education, NCES collects

data annually from SEAs through ED

Form 2447. The report from SEAs

includes attendance, revenue, and

expenditure data from which NCES

determines the average State per pupil

expenditure (SPPE) for elementary and

secondary education.

In addition to using the SPPE data as

useful information on the financing of

elementary and secondary education,

the Secretary uses these data directly in

calculating allocations for certain

formula grant programs, including Title

I of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965, as amended by

the Improving America’s Schools Act of

1994 (Title I), Impact Aid, and Indian

Education. Other programs such as the

Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the

Technology Literacy Challenge Fund,

the Education for Homeless Children

and Youth Program under Title VII of

the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act, the Dwight D.

Eisenhower Professional Development

Program, and the Safe and Drug-Free

Schools and Communities Program

make use of SPPE data indirectly

because their formulas are based, in

whole or in part, on State Title I

allocations.

In January 1998, the Bureau of the

Census, acting as the data collection

agent for NCES, will mail to SEAs ED

Form 2447 with instructions and

request that SEAs submit data to the

Bureau of the Census on March 15,

1998, or as soon as possible thereafter.

SEAs are urged to submit accurate and

complete data on March 15, or as soon

as possible thereafter, to facilitate timely

processing. Submissions by SEAs to the

Bureau of the Census will be checked

for accuracy and returned to each SEA

for verification.

Having accurate information, on time,

is critical to an efficient and fair

allocation process, as well as the NCES

statistical process. To ensure timely

distribution of Federal education funds

based on the best, most accurate data

available, NCES establishes, for

allocation purposes, September 8, 1998,
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as the final date by which ED Form 2447

must be submitted. However, if an SEA

submits revised data after the final

deadline that results in a lower SPPE

figure, its allocations may be adjusted

downward or the Department may

request the SEA to return funds. SEAs

should be aware that all of these data

are subject to audit and that, if any

inaccuracies are discovered in the audit

process, the Department may seek

recovery of overpayments for the

applicable programs. If an SEA submits

revised data after September 8, the data

may also be too late to be included in

the final NCES published dataset.

Electronic Access to This Document

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World

Wide Web at either of the following

sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with

Search, which is available free at either

of the previous sites. If you have

questions about using the pdf, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office toll

free at 1–888–293–6498.

Anyone may also view these

documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9003(a).

Dated: January 15, 1998.

Ricky T. Takai,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 98–1505 Filed 1–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho Operations Office; Notice of

Intent to Solicit Applications for

Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for

financial assistance number DE–PS07–

98ID13605—Advanced Drilling Systems

Research.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy’s Office of Geothermal

Technologies, Advanced Drilling

Systems Research Program, via the

Idaho Operations Office (DOE–ID), is

seeking applications for cost-shared

cooperative agreements for industrygovernment Research & Development

projects to develop advanced drilling

technologies and transfer the results to

industry. These new developments can

then be used by the U.S. geothermal

industry to solve technical problems.

DATES: The anticipated issuance date of

Solicitation No. DE–PS07–98ID13605 is

January 26, 1998. A copy of the

solicitation in its full text can be found

at the following Internet address: http:/

/www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html under

ACurrent Solicitations.@ Also,

application packages and instructions

(including all required forms,

certifications and assurances) are

available at this website. The website is

the agency preferred method for

interested parties to obtain the

solicitation and application information.

Interested parties requiring hardcopies

should request them in writing

(preferably via e-mail) from the

Contracting Officer below. The website

will be the official notification medium

for any possible changes in the

solicitation. All interested parties

should monitor the website during the

application period.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

submitted to: Mr. Michael K. Barrett,

Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850

Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho

Falls, ID 83401–1563, e-mail:

barretmk@inel.gov, Tele: (208) 526–

5743, Fax: (208) 526–5548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael K. Barrett, Contracting Officer

at (208) 526–5743 or Willetia Amos,

Program Manager at (208) 526–4097;

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho

Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive,

Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401–

1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

solicitation will be issued pursuant to

10 CFR 600.6(a) with no eligibility

restrictions. The statutory authority for

the issuance of this solicitation is Public

Law 93–410, the Geothermal Energy

Research, Development &

Demonstration Act of 1974. The catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

for this program is 81.087.

This notice is also intended to

promote the formation of industry

partnerships, to stimulate interaction

among potential participants, and to

encourage organizations to investigate

creative solutions. Funding for phase I

will be available to support several

awards for a period of approximately six

to twelve months. Funding for phase II

will be available to support one or more

awards, for a period of 12–24 months.

Applications may include Federally

Funded Research and Development

Centers, but only as lower tier

participants with funding for their

expected costs provided through their

existing arrangements with the

Government.

Issued in Idaho Falls, ID January 14, 1998.

Michael L. Adams,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1503 Filed 1–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PR98–4–000]

AOG Gas Transmission Company,

L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate

Approval

January 15, 1998.

Take notice that on January 6, 1998,

AOG Gas Transmission Company, L.P.

(AOGGT) filed pursuant to Section

284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s

Regulations, a petition for rate approval

requesting that the Commission approve

its existing system-wide rates of $0.0019

per Mmbtu applicable to transportation

service rendered from its system in the

state of Oklahoma, and $0.1023 per

Mmbtu applicable to transportation

service rendered from its system in the

state of New Mexico. These rates will be

applicable to the transportation of

natural gas under Section 311(a)(2) of

the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978

(NGPA).

Pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2)(ii),

if the Commission does not act within

150 days of the date of this filing, the

rates will be deemed to be fair and

equitable and not in excess of an

amount which interstate pipelines

would be permitted to charge for similar

transportation service. The Commission

may, prior to the expiration of the 150

day period, extend the time for action or

institute a proceeding to afford parties

an opportunity for written comments

and for the oral presentation of views,

data and arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this proceeding must file a motion to

intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and