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and implement reuse and

redevelopment of property at closing

installations. In Section 2903(c) of

Public Law 103–160, Congress directed

the Military Departments to consider

each base closure community’s

economic needs and priorities in the

property disposal process. Under

Section 2905(b)(2)(E) of DBCRA, Navy

must consult with local communities

before it disposes of base closure

property and must consider local plans

developed for reuse and redevelopment

of the surplus Federal property.

The Department of Defense’s goal, as

set forth in Section 174.4 of the DoD

Rule, is to help base closure

communities achieve rapid economic

recovery through expeditious reuse and

redevelopment of the assets at closing

bases, taking into consideration local

market conditions and locally

developed reuse plans. Thus, the

Department has adopted a consultative

approach with each community to

ensure that property disposal decisions

consider the Local Redevelopment

Authority’s reuse plan and encourage

job creation. As a part of this

cooperative approach, the base closure

community’s interests, e.g., reflected in

its zoning for the area, play a significant

role in determining the range of

alternatives considered in the

environmental analysis for property

disposal. Furthermore, Section

175.7(d)(3) of the DoD Rule provides

that the Local Redevelopment

Authority’s plan generally will be used

as the basis for the proposed disposal

action.

The Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40

U.S.C. 484, as implemented by the

FPMR, identifies several mechanisms

for disposing of surplus base closure

property: by public benefit conveyance

(FPMR Sec. 101–47.303–2); by

negotiated sale (FPMR Sec. 101–47.304–

9); and by competitive sale (FPMR 101–

47.304–7). Additionally, in Section

2905(b)(4), the DBCRA established

economic development conveyances as

a means of disposing of surplus base

closure property. The selection of any

particular method of conveyance merely

implements the Federal agency’s

decision to dispose of the property.

Decisions concerning whether to

undertake a public benefit conveyance

or an economic development

conveyance, or to sell property by

negotiation or by competitive bid are

committed by law to agency discretion.

Selecting a method of disposal

implicates a broad range of factors and

rests solely within the Secretary of the

Navy’s discretion.

Conclusion

The LRA’s proposed reuse of the

Naval Station and the Naval Shipyard,

reflected in the combined LRA reuse

plans and embodied in the LRA Reuse

Alternative, is consistent with the

requirements of the FPMR and Section

174.4 of the DoD Rule. The LRA has

determined in its reuse plans that the

property should be used primarily as a

port. The property’s location, physical

characteristics and existing

infrastructure as well as the current uses

of adjacent property make it appropriate

for the proposed use. While the use of

certain adjacent property for a police

headquarters and police training

academy and a ship repair facility is not

consistent with the restrictions imposed

by certain port operations, those

facilities constitute only a small part of

the entire reuse plan.

The LRA Reuse Alternative responds

to local economic conditions, promotes

rapid economic recovery from the

impact of the closures of the Naval

Station and the Naval Shipyard, and is

consistent with President Clinton’s

Five-Part Plan for Revitalizing Base

Closure Communities, which

emphasizes local economic

redevelopment and creation of new jobs

as the means to revitalize these

communities. 32 CFR Parts 174 and 175,

59 Fed. Reg. 16123 (1994).

Although the ‘‘No action’’ alternative

has less potential for causing adverse

environmental impacts, this alternative

will not take advantage of the property’s

location, physical characteristics and

infrastructure or the current uses of

adjacent property. Additionally, it will

not foster local redevelopment of the

Naval Station and the Naval Shipyard

property.

The acquiring entity, under the

direction of Federal, State, and local

agencies with regulatory authority over

protected resources, will be responsible

for adopting practicable means to avoid

or minimize environmental harm

resulting from implementing the reuse

plans.

Accordingly, Navy will dispose of

Naval Station Long Beach and Long

Beach Naval Shipyard in a manner that

is consistent with the City of Long

Beach’s reuse plans for the Naval

Station and the Naval Shipyard

property.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Robert B. Pirie, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Installations

and Environment).

[FR Doc. 98–14732 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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collected, and (5) how might the

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collection on the respondents, including

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Dated: May 28, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Secretary’s Awards for

Outstanding Adult Education and

Literacy Programs.

Frequency: Every other year.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t; SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 40.

Burden Hours: 1,600.

Abstract: The Secretary’s Awards

identifies programs featuring promising

practices in family literacy, workplace

literacy, welfare to further education or

work, services to out-of-school youth, or

corrections.

[FR Doc. 98–14626 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

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Information Officer, invites comments

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required by the Paperwork Reduction

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to

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1998.

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Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

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DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

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J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5624,

Regional Office Building 3, Washington,

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Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

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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.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: New.

Title: Study of Charter School

Accountability.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 60.

Burden Hours: 30.

Abstract: This two-year study will

look at accountability relationships

between charter schools and their

sponsoring state/agencies and whether

these relationships are defined by law or

developed in practice. One part of the

study is a survey of a sample of

authorizing agencies in six states.

[FR Doc. 98–14627 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities Meeting

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors

on Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, U.S. Department of

Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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schedule and agenda of the meeting of

the President’s Board of Advisors on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities. This notice also describes

the functions of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

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DATE AND TIME: June 16, 1998 from 9:00

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550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC

20024.

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Universities, to advise on strategies to

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strategies to increase private sector

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