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combinations of institutions and

agencies, and in exceptional cases,

secondary schools to establish and

operate projects designed to generate

skills and motivation necessary for

success in education beyond secondary

school. The Math and Science Centers

provide an intensive six-week summer

math-science curriculum program.

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Application for Vocational

Education Direct Grants.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,

local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 200.

Burden Hours: 18,000.

Abstract: This form will be used by

applicants to apply for funding under

the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

Applied Technology Education Act

administered by the Office of Vocational

and Adult Education. The information

will be used to make grants and

cooperative agreements.

This information collection is being

submitted under the Streamlined

Clearance Process for Discretionary

Grant Information Collections (OMB

Control No. 1890–0001). Therefore, this

30-day public comment period notice

will be the only public comment notice

published for this information

collection.

[FR Doc. 98–1991 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

[CFDA No.: 84.234N]

Projects With Industry

Notice reopening the closing date for

transmittal of applications for new

awards for fiscal year (FY) 1998.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: The deadline date for

transmittal of applications is reopened

from January 13, 1998, to April 21,

1998.

On October 30, 1997, the Secretary

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 58725) a notice inviting applications

for new awards for fiscal year 1998

under the Projects With Industry

program.

The purpose of this notice is to

reopen the deadline date for transmittal

of applications. This action is taken

because a Department World Wide Web

site inadvertently contained the fiscal

year 1997, and not the fiscal year 1998,

application kit and fiscal year 1998

notice inviting applications for new

awards under the Projects With Industry

program. The Department discontinued

public access to the fiscal year 1997

application kit and notice on January 8,

1998, but applicants who visited the

World Wide Web site prior to that date

may have downloaded and mistakenly

used the fiscal year 1997 application kit

to prepare for the fiscal year 1998

competition. Applicants must use the

fiscal year 1998 application kit for the

fiscal year 1998 competition.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: June 20, 1998.

For Applications Contact: The Grants

and Contracts Service Team (GCST),

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

3317, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2649. Telephone: (202) 205–

8351. The preferred method for

requesting applications is to FAX your

request to (202) 205–8717. 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 a copy of the application package

in an alternate format by contacting the

GCST. However, the Department is not

able to reproduce in an alternate format

the standard forms included in the

application package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha Muskie, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 3320, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–2740.

Telephone: (202) 205-3293.

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.

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.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 795g.

Dated: January 22, 1998.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 98–2079 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General,

Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an altered system of

records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Act),

the Department of Education

(Department) publishes this notice of

proposed alterations to its system of

records for the Investigatory Material

Compiled for Personnel Security and

Suitability Purposes for the Office of

Inspector General (OIG)—18–10–0002.

These alterations serve to update the

system of records to reflect current

administrative and related procedures,

implementation of computer database

technology, organizational restructuring,

clarification and expanded language to

provide greater detail and description

applicable to the system of records, and

proposed new and revised routine uses

of the information contained in this

system of records. Because the routine

uses have been revised or expanded, the

Department requests comment regarding

the proposed routine uses contained in

this notice.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

routine uses of this system of records

must be received by the Department on

or before February 27, 1998. The

Department filed a report on the altered

system of records with the Chair of the

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate, the Chair of the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight of

the House, and the Administrator of the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) on January 23, 1998. This

altered system of records will become

effective after the 30-day period for
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OMB review of the system expires on

February 22, 1998, unless OMB gives

specific notice within the 30 days that

the system is not approved for

implementation or requests an

additional 10 days for its review. The

new and revised routine uses become

effective 30 days after publication

unless they need to be changed as a

result of public comment. The

Department will publish any changes to

the routine uses that are required as a

result of the comments.

ADDRESSES: All comments on the

proposed routine uses should be

addressed to the Deputy Inspector

General, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW., 4022

MES, Washington, DC 20202–1510.

Comments may also be sent through the

Internet to: Comments@ed.gov

You must include the term ‘‘Security

Notice’’ in the subject line of the

electronic comment.

All comments submitted in response

to this notice will be available for public

inspection, during and after the

comment period, in Room 4022 Switzer

Building, 330 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday of each week

except Federal holidays.

On request the Department supplies

an appropriate aid, such as a reader or

print magnifier, to an individual with a

disability who needs assistance to

review the comments or other

documents in the public rulemaking

docket for this notice. An individual

with a disability who wants to schedule

an appointment for this type of aid may

call (202) 205–8113 or (202) 260–9895.

An individual who uses a TDD may call

the Federal Information Relay Service at

1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra H. Warren, Security Officer,

Office of Inspector General, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW., 4022 MES,

Washington, DC 20202–1510.

Telephone: (202) 205–5400. 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 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:

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 this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register.

General

The Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)(e)(4) requires

the Department to publish in the

Federal Register this notice of an

altered system of records. The

Department’s regulations implementing

the Act are contained in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR

part 5b. A system of records is

considered altered whenever an agency

changes the way it retrieves records,

expands the types or categories of

information, or revises its routine uses

for information contained in the system.

This system notice has not been

updated since its publication in the

Federal Register on April 20, 1982. As

a result, revisions are needed to

accurately describe the current system

of records that maintains investigatory

material on current and former

Department employees, individuals who

have applied for employment with the

Department, and other individuals

doing business with the Department.

The records in this system are

maintained to provide the Inspector

General and other responsible

Department of Education (Department)

officials with information to assist them

in making individual personnel

determinations concerning suitability

for Federal employment, security

clearances, access to classified

information or restricted areas, and

evaluations as to suitability for

performance under Federal contracts or

other agreements with the Federal

Government. For those investigations

conducted by the Office of Inspector

General, these records may also be

disclosed to other Federal and nonFederal investigatory agencies to protect

the public or Federal interest, or both.

The revisions in this system notice

change the name of the system manager

and add additional system locations;

update the authority for the

maintenance of the system; provide a

detailed description of the nature of the

security investigation case files; revise

and clarify the purpose of the system;

expand the categories of individuals

covered by the system to include people

seeking association with the Department

under Federal contracts or other

agreements as well as individuals

seeking employment or retention with

the Department; revise and expand the

routine use disclosures to provide for

the disclosure of information to

contractors, grantees, experts,

consultants, or volunteers performing or

working on a contract, grant, or service

for the Department and with respect to

litigation-related disclosures and for

purposes relating to the Freedom of

Information Act; and disclosures to

specified intelligence agencies of the

Federal Government for use in

intelligence or investigation activities.

This notice also revises the manner in

which the records are stored, retrieved,

and safeguarded with regard to the use

of computer database technology;

clarifies the retention and disposal

period for records maintained in the

system; and expands the notification

procedures to assist the system manager

in the identification of requested

information contained in the system of

records.

Direct access is restricted to

authorized agency staff in the

performance of their official duties. Due

to the extensive revisions in this notice,

it is being published in its entirety.

Dated: January 23, 1998.

Thomas R. Bloom,

Inspector General.

The Office of Inspector General of the

U.S. Department of Education publishes

notice of an altered system of records as

follows:

18–10–0002

SYSTEM NAME:

Investigatory Material Compiled for

Personnel Security and Suitability

Purposes—ED/OIG.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.
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SYSTEM LOCATIONS:

Security Program Staff, Office of

Inspector General, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20202–1510.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management,

Investigations Group, P.O. Box 886,

Washington, DC 20044–0886.

Washington National Records Center,

Suitland, MD 20746–2042.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Applicants seeking employment with

the Department of Education

(Department), former and current

employees of, and other persons and

entities doing business with, the

Department.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

These records contain investigative

information pertaining to current and

former Department employees, current

and former contractor personnel, and

current employees of entities making

offers to the Department for purposes of

doing business. This information

regards individuals’ character, conduct,

and loyalty to the United States as

relevant to their association with the

Department. These records may, as

appropriate to the individual being

investigated, include the following

types of information: (1) Documentation

as to his or her arrests and convictions

for violations of the law. (2) Reporting

as to interviews held with the

individual, his or her present and

former supervisors, co-workers,

associates, neighbors, educators, etc. (3)

Correspondence relating to adjudication

matters involving the individual. (4)

Reports of inquiries made of law

enforcement agencies for information

about the individual contained in the

agencies’ records. (5) Information

provided by organizations having

association with the individual, such as

employers, educational institutions

attended, professional or fraternal or

social organizations to which the

individual is or was a member, etc. (6)

Reports of action following an Office of

Personnel Management (OPM)

investigation or a Federal Bureau of

Investigation Section 8(d) full field

investigation. (7) Other information

developed from the previous sources.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Executive Orders 10450, 10577, and

12968; as amended.

PURPOSE(S):

Records in this system are maintained

to provide the Inspector General and

other responsible Department officials

with information to assist them in

making individual personnel

determinations concerning suitability

for Federal employment, security

clearances, access to classified

information or restricted areas, and

evaluations as to suitability for

performance under Federal contracts or

other agreements with the Federal

Government. Incidental to this purpose,

for those investigations conducted by

the OIG, these records may also be

disclosed to other Federal and nonFederal investigatory agencies to protect

the public or Federal interest, or both.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Information contained in this system

of records may be disclosed as a routine

use in the following instances:

1. To public or private sources to the

extent necessary to obtain information

to be included in this system of records.

2. To officials and employees of a

Federal, State, or local governmental

entity in response to its request in

connection with the issuance of security

clearances or the conduct of security or

suitability investigations of individuals

seeking employment, licensure, other

benefits, or to perform contractual

services, or to otherwise associate with

the governmental entity.

3. To a Federal, State, local, or foreign

entity or other public authority

responsible for the investigation,

prosecution, enforcement, or

implementation of a statute, rule,

regulation, or order, when a record on

its face or in combination with any

other information indicates a violation

or potential violation of law (whether

civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature)

if that information is relevant to any

enforcement, regulatory, investigative,

or prosecutive responsibility of the

receiving entity. It is OIG policy not to

disclose records under this routine use

that pertain to those questions for which

the OIG has promised confidentiality

under Standard Form 85P,

‘‘Questionnaire for Public Trust

Positions.’’

4. To contractors, grantees, experts,

consultants, or volunteers performing or

working on a contract, grant, service, or

job for the Department or under a

Department program.

5. To parties pertaining to litigation

disclosure as follows:

a. In the event that one of the

following parties is involved in

litigation, or has an interest in litigation,

the Department may disclose certain

records to the parties described in the

following paragraphs b, c, and d of this

routine use under the conditions

specified in those paragraphs:

(i) The Department or any of its

components.

(ii) Any Department employee in his

or her official capacity.

(iii) Any employee of the Department

in his or her official capacity where the

Department of Justice (Justice) has

agreed to provide or arrange for

representation of the employee.

(iv) Any employee of the Department

in his or her individual capacity where

the Department has agreed to represent

the employee.

(v) The United States where the

Department determines that the

litigation is likely to affect the

Department or any of its components.

b. If the Department determines that

disclosure of certain records to the

Department of Justice (DOJ) or attorneys

engaged by DOJ is relevant and

necessary to litigation and is compatible

with the purpose for which the records

were collected, the Department may

disclose those records as a routine use

to DOJ.

c. If the Department determines that

disclosure of certain records to an

adjudicative body before which the

Department is authorized to appear,

individual, or entity designated by the

Department or otherwise empowered to

resolve disputes is relevant and

necessary to the administrative

litigation and is compatible with the

purpose for which the records were

collected, the Department may disclose

those records as a routine use to the

adjudicative body, individual, or entity.

d. If the Department determines that

disclosure of certain records to an

opposing counsel, representative, or

witness in an administrative proceeding

is relevant and necessary to the

litigation and is compatible with the

purpose for which the records were

collected, the Department may disclose

those records as a routine use to the

counsel, representative, or witness.

6. To the Department of Justice for the

purpose of obtaining advice regarding

the releasability of records maintained

in this system of records under the

Freedom of Information Act and the

Privacy Act of 1974.

7. To a Member of Congress in

response to an inquiry from that

member made at the written request of

the individual about whom the

information pertains; however, the

congressional member’s right to the

information is no greater than the right

of the individual who requested it.

8. To the intelligence agencies of the

Department of Defense, the National

Security Agency, the Central

Intelligence Agency, and the Federal

Bureau of Investigation for use in

intelligence or investigation activities.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF STORING,

RETRIEVING, SAFEGUARDING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are maintained in folders

secured in fire resistant safes with

manipulation proof combination locks,

or in metal lock-bar file cabinets with

three position combination locks, and in

a computer database.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are alphabetically indexed by

name of the individual subject of the

file. Retrieval is made by the name, date

of birth, and social security number of

the individual on whom they are

maintained.

SAFEGUARDS:

Folders are maintained and secured in

fire resistant safes with manipulation

proof combination locks, or in metal file

cabinets secured by three position

combination locks. All records,

including those records that are

maintained on the computer database,

are in limited access rooms with keyless

cipher locks. All employees are required

to have an appropriate security

clearance before they are allowed

access, on a need-to-know basis, to the

records. Computer databases are kept on

a local area network that is not

connected to any outside network

including the Internet. Database

accessibility is restricted to hard wire

network connection from within the

office or via modem. Authorized log-on

codes and passwords prevent

unauthorized users from gaining access

to data and system resources. All users

have unique log-on codes and

passwords. The password scheme

requires that users must change

passwords every 90 days and may not

repeat the old password. Any individual

attempting to log on who fails is locked

out of the system after three attempts.

Access after that time requires

intervention by the system manager.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Most background investigative

records are maintained for five years

after the individual separates from his

or her departmental association if

subject to Executive Orders 12968 and

10450, as amended. Reports of

background investigations conducted by

the Office of Inspector General are

retained for 15 years, plus the current

year of the most recent investigative

activity, in accordance with OPM

guidance. The records are disposed of

by electronic erasure, shredding, or

burning.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Security Officer, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20202–1510.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

If an individual wishes to determine

whether a record exists regarding him or

her in this system of records, the

individual must provide the system

manager with his or her name, date of

birth, social security number, signature,

and the address to which the record

information should be sent. Requests for

notification about an individual must

meet the requirements of the

Department’s Privacy Act regulations in

34 CFR 5b.5.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

If an individual wishes to gain access

to a record in this system, he or she

must contact the system manager and

provide information as described in the

notification procedure.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

If an individual wishes to change the

content of a record in the system of

records, he or she must contact the

system manager with the information

described in the notification procedure,

identify the specific item or items to be

changed, and provide a written

justification for the change, including

any supporting documentation.

Requests to amend a record must meet

the requirements of the Department’s

Privacy Act regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information contained in this system

of records is obtained from—

a. Investigative and other record

material furnished by other Federal

entities, other departmental

components, State, local, and foreign

governments;

b. Applications and other personnel

and security forms;

c. Personal investigation, written

inquiry, interview, or the electronic

accessing of computer databases of

sources, such as the OPM system of

records known as ‘‘Personnel

Investigations Records’’ (OPM/Central9), employers, educational institutions,

references, neighbors, associates, police

departments, courts, credit bureaus,

medical records, probation officials,

prison officials, newspapers, magazines,

periodicals, and other publications; and

d. Confidential sources.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

As indicated in 34 CFR 5b.11,

individuals will be provided

information from this record system

unless, in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5)—(1)

Disclosure of that information would

reveal the identity of a source who

furnished information to the

Government under an express promise

that the identity of the source would be

held in confidence; or (2) The

information was obtained prior to

September 27, 1975 and disclosure of

that information would reveal the

identity of a source who provided

information under an implied promise

that the identity of the source would be

held in confidence.

[FR Doc. 98–2077 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–172]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

the Power Company of America, L.P.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: The Power Company of

America, L.P. (PCA), a power marketer,

has submitted an application to export

electric energy 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 February 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: 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 January 15, 1998, PCA applied to

the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the

Department of Energy (DOE) for

authorization to export electric energy

to Canada, as a power marketer,

pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA.

Specifically, PCA has proposed to

transmit to Canada electric energy

purchased from electric utilities and

other suppliers within the U.S.

PCA would arrange for the exported

energy to be transmitted to Canada over

the international transmission facilities