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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–423–809, C–475–823, C–580–832, and C–

791–806]

Notice of Postponement of Time Limit

for Countervailing Duty Investigations:

Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From

Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea,

and the Republic of South Africa

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Import Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak

Smith (Belgium), at (202) 482–1279;

Cynthia Thirumalai (Italy), at (202) 482–

4087; Christopher Cassel (the Republic

of Korea), at (202) 482–4847; and Dana

Mermelstein (the Republic of South

Africa), at (202) 482–0984, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Postponement

On April 20, 1998, the Department of

Commerce (the Department) initiated

countervailing duty investigations of

stainless steel plate in coils from

Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea,

and the Republic of South Africa. On

May 27, 1998, in accordance with

section 351.205(e) of the Department’s

regulations, petitioners made a timely

request that the Department postpone its

preliminary determinations. As we find

no compelling reasons to deny this

request, we are postponing the

preliminary determinations in these

investigations to no later than August

28, 1998, pursuant to section

703(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended.

This notice is published pursuant to

section 703(c)(2) of the Act.

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–15182 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 060198A]

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an

experimental fishing permit.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application from John Gauvin,

Groundfish Forum, Inc., for an

Experimental Fishing Permit (EFP). If

awarded, this permit would be used to

develop a device for flatfish trawls that

may lower halibut bycatch rates without

significantly lowering catch rates of

target flatfish species. It is intended to

promote the objectives of the Fishery

Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish

of the Gulf of Alaska.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the EFP

application are available by writing to

Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802, Attn: Lori Gravel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Salveson, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMP

and its implementing regulations at 50

CFR part 679.6 authorize issuance of

EFPs to allow fishing that would

otherwise be prohibited. Procedures for

issuing EFPs are contained in the

implementing regulations. NMFS

received a permit request from the

applicant on May 15, 1997, that, if

approved, would be used to develop a

device for flatfish trawls that may lower

halibut bycatch rates without

significantly lowering catch rates of

target flatfish species.

In accordance with regulations, NMFS

has determined that the proposal

warrants further consideration and has

initiated consultation with the North

Pacific Fishery Management Council

(Council) by forwarding the application

to the Council. The Council will

consider the EFP application during its

June 10–15, 1998, meeting which will

be held at the Grand Aleutian Hotel,

Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The applicant has

been invited to appear in support of the

application if the applicant desires.

A copy of the application is available

for review from the NMFS Regional

Administrator (see ADDRESSES).

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–15159 Filed 6–5–98; 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 August 7,

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
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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: June 2, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Annual Report of Title I

Allocation to Local Educational

Agencies (LEAs).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t; SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 52.

Burden Hours: 416.

Abstract: An annual survey will be

conducted to collect data on Title I

allocations to local educational agencies

in order for the Department of

Education to establish a prior year base

on which to determine ‘‘hold-harmless’’

guarantees for each LEA when

computing Title I, Part A allocations in

accordance with the authorizing statute.

[FR Doc. 98–15121 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education; Intent To Repay to the State

of New Mexico Department of

Education Funds Recovered as a

Result of Two Final Audit

Determinations

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to award

grantback funds.

SUMMARY: Under section 459 of the

General Education Provisions Act

(GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 1234h, the U.S.

Department of Education (Department)

intends to repay to the State of New

Mexico Department of Education, the

State educational agency (SEA), an

amount equal to 75 percent of the

principal amount of funds returned to

the Department as the result of final

audit determinations. The Department’s

recovery of funds followed the SEA’s

issuance of a final letter of

determination dated April 10, 1996 to

Roswell Independent School District

(RISD) requiring the return of

$62,957.83, which was subsequently

sent to the Department on June 11, 1996.

This notice describes the SEA’s plan,

submitted on behalf of RISD, the local

educational agency (LEA), for the use of

the repaid funds and the terms and

conditions under which the Department

intends to make those funds available.

The notice invites comments on the

proposed grantback.

DATES: All Comments must be received

on or before July 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All written comments

should be addressed to Mary Jean

LeTendre, Director, Compensatory

Education Programs, Office of

Elementary and Secondary Education,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW, Portals

Building, Room 4400, Washington, D.C.

20202–6132. Comments may also be

sent through the Internet to:

comments@ed.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.

Colene Nelson, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

SW, Portals Building, Room 4400,

Washington, D.C. 20202–6132.

Telephone: (202) 260–0979. 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. Internet address:

ColenelNelson@ed.gov.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The Department has recovered

$62,957.83 from the New Mexico SEA

in satisfaction of claims arising from an

audit of Roswell Independent School

District (LEA) covering fiscal years (FY)

1993 and 1994.

The claims involved the LEA’s

administration of Chapter 1 of Title I of

the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965, as amended in

1988, a program providing financial

assistance to State and local educational

agencies to address the special

educational needs of educationally

deprived children in areas with high

concentrations of children from lowincome families (Chapter 1).

Specifically, the audit determinations,

made by an independent auditor acting

under the Single Audit Act of 1984 and

upheld by the SEA, found that for FY

1993, $30,769.72 representing partial

salaries of six associates at Washington

Avenue Elementary was allocated to the

Chapter 1 program. However, the LEA

did not maintain appropriate time

distribution records to support the

allocation. Also, for the following FY

1994, $32,188.11 representing partial

salaries of six associates at Washington

Avenue Elementary was allocated to the

Chapter 1 program. In this instance,

only the August and September time

distribution reports were available. The

auditors found that no additional time

and attendance reports were maintained

during the year demonstrating the actual

time that staff spent on Chapter 1

activities. In the absence of appropriate

support documentation to substantiate

the salaries and wages chargeable to the

Chapter 1 program, as required by Office

of Management and Budget Circular A–

87, ‘‘Cost Principles for State and Local

Governments,’’ the SEA required the

LEA to reimburse the Federal

Government in the amount of

$62,957.83 for both audited years.

B. Authority for Awarding a Grantback

Section 459(a) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C.

1234h, provides that whenever the

Secretary has recovered program funds

following a final audit determination,

the Secretary may consider those funds

to be additional funds available for the

program and may arrange to repay to the

SEA or LEA affected by that

determination an amount not to exceed

75 percent of the recovered funds. The

Secretary may enter into this grantback

arrangement if the Secretary determines

that the—

(1) Practices or procedures of the SEA

or LEA that resulted in the audit

determination have been corrected, and

the SEA or LEA is, in all other respects,

in compliance with the requirements of

the applicable program, provided that

the SEA or LEA was notified of any

noncompliance with such requirements

and given a reasonable period of time to

remedy that noncompliance;

(2) SEA has submitted to the Secretary

a plan for the use of the funds to be

awarded under the grantback

arrangement that meets the

requirements of the program, and, to the

extent possible, benefits the population

that was affected by the failure to

comply or by the misexpenditures that

resulted in the audit exception; and

(3) Use of funds to be awarded under

the grantback arrangement in

accordance with the SEA’s plan would

serve to achieve the purposes of the

program under which the funds were

originally granted.

C. Plan for Use of Funds Awarded

Under a Grantback Arrangement

Pursuant to section 459(a)(2) of GEPA,

the SEA has applied for a grantback of

$47,218—75 percent of the principal