40704 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 146 /Thursday, July 30, 1998 / Notices

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.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Regular.

Title: Study of the Outcomes of

Diversity in Higher Education.

Frequency: One-time only.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping HourBurden:

Responses: 12,475.

Burden Hours: 2,782.

Abstract: This study focuses on

outcomes of diversity in higher

education for students and faculty; it

also examines the effect of diversity on

institutional policies and programs.

This is a three-year, 10-institution case

study effort that includes interviews

with administrators and faculty and

focus group discussions with students,

as well as a survey of samples of faculty

and students.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–189]

Application to Export Electric Energy;

PanCanadian Energy Services Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

AGENCY: Notice of Application.

SUMMARY: PanCanadian Energy Services

Inc. (PCES) has applied for authority to

transmit electric energy from the United

States to Canada pursuant to section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before August 31, 1998.

ADDRESS: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On July 20, 1998, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) received an application from

PCES, a power marketer and whollyowned subsidiary of PanCanadian

Energy Inc., to transmit electric energy

from the United States to Canada.

Specifically, PCES proposes to transmit

to Canada electric energy purchased

from U.S. electric utilities and Federal

power marketing agencies.

PCES proposes to arrange for the

delivery of electric energy to Canada

over transmission facilities owned by

Basin Electric Power Cooperative,

Bonneville Power Administration,

Bradfield Electric, Citizens Utilities,

Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of

the Highgate Project, Maine Electric

Power Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc.,

Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York

Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation, Northern States

Power and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company.

The construction of each of the

international transmission facilities to

be utilized by PCES, as more fully

described in the application, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the PCES application to

export electric energy to Canada should

be clearly marked with Docket EA–189.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Lee A. Alexander, Dickstein

Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP,

Washington, DC 20037 AND Patricia A.

McCunn Miller, PanCanadian Petroleum

Limited, 125 9th Avenue, N.W., Calgary,

Alberta T2P 2S5, Canada.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page select

‘‘Regulatory’’ and ‘‘Electricity’’ from the

options menus.

Issued in Washington, DC on July 23, 1998.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal &

Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB)

DATES: Monday, August 17, 1998: 8:30

a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, August 18,

1998: 8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Wednesday,

August 19, 1998: 7:30 a.m.—6:00 p.m.

(An optional tour of the radioactive

waste management site on the Nevada

Test Site)

ADDRESS: Monday & Tuesday, August 17

& 18, 1998: University of Nevada—Las
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Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89154.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Rohrer, Public Participation

Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE), Office of Environmental

Management, P.O. Box 98518, Las

Vegas, Nevada 89193–8513, phone:

702–295–0197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the EM SSAB is to make

recommendations to DOE and its

regulators in the areas of environmental

restoration, waste management, and

related activities.

Purpose of the Meeting: The Nevada

Test Site Community Advisory Board is

hosting the EM SSAB Low-Level Waste

Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada, to

support the Department of Energy’s

desire to have more intersite discussion

between the SSAB site boards and the

Department, and to fill a need for

stakeholder input into the Low-Level

Waste Record of Decision.

Tentative Agenda for the EM SSAB LowLevel Waste Seminar

Monday, August 17, 1998:

—Welcome

—Orientation

—DOE HQ Overview on Low-Level

Waste Configuration within the DOE

Complex

—Site-Specific Overview of Low-Level

Waste Configurations

—Overview of the DOE Decisionmaking

Process

—Transportation Considerations

—Small Group Discussions on Concerns

Related to Disposition

Tuesday, August 18, 1998:

—Presentations by Participants of the

Previous Day’s Small Group

Discussions

—Site-Specific Reactions and

Observations

—Next Steps

—Session Evaluation

Wednesday, August 19, 1998:

—An optional tour of the Nevada Test

Site’s waste management sites will be

conducted. Anyone interested in

attending the tour must contact Kevin

Rohrer by July 31, 1998, to arrange for

site access and badging information.

Copies of the final agenda will be

available upon request 10 days prior to

the seminar by contacting Kevin Rohrer

and will also be available at the

seminar.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Opportunites for

public comment will be provided at

close of each day. The Designated

Federal Officer is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a fashion that

will facilitate the orderly conduct of

business.

Minutes: The minutes of this seminar,

including public comments, will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Kevin

Rohrer at the address listed above.

Issued at Washington, DC on July 24, 1998.

Althea T. Vanzego,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–20374 Filed 7–29–98; 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. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area

Office (Sandia).

DATE: Wednesday, August 26, 1998: 5:30

p.m.—9:00 p.m. (Mountain Daylight

Time).

ADDRESS: Los Griegos Center For Family

And Community Services, 1321

Candelaria Road NW, 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

5:30 p.m.—Call to Order/Roll Call

5:35 p.m.—Public Comments

5:45 p.m.—Approval of Agenda

5:48 p.m.—Approval of 06/17/98 Board

Meeting Minutes

5:53 p.m.—Approval of 7/15/98 Work

Plan Session Minutes

5:58 p.m.—Chairperson’s Report—

Hubert W. Joy

6:03 p.m.—DOE Quarterly Meeting

7:03 p.m.—FY ‘99 Work Plan—Report &

Vote—Hubert W. Joy, Chair & Task

Leader

7:33 p.m.—Break

7:43 p.m.—Eco-Risk Assessment—

Report—Yugal K. Behl, Task Leader

8:13 p.m.—Nominations for Officers—

Hubert W. Joy, Chair

8:23 p.m.—Intersite Workshop—San

Diego—Report—Yugal K. Behl

8:33 p.m.—Membership

Announcments—Hubert W. Joy, Chair

8:43 p.m.—New/Other Business

8:53 p.m.—Public Comments

8:58 p.m.—Announcement of Next

Meeting—South Broadway Cultural

Center

9:00 p.m.—Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting Wednesday, August 26.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Mike Zamorski’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Mike

Zamorski, Department of Energy

Kirtland Area Office, P.O. Box 5400,

Albuquerque, NM 87185, or by calling

(505) 845–4094.

Issued at Washington, DC on July 24, 1998.

Althea T. Vanzego,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–20375 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

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