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to preparing the EIS (exact, date, time

and location to be determined and will

be advertised in the local news media at

least 15 days prior to the scoping

meeting).

DATES: The public scoping period will

continue until October 15, 1998. Written

public comments and suggestions can

be submitted on or before September 28,

1998 to the address shown below. To

ensure consideration in preparation of

the draft EIS, written comments and

suggestion should be postmarked by

October 15th. Comments received after

this date will be considered to the

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army

Dugway Proving Ground, ATTN:

STEDPPA (Site-Wide EIS), Dugway,

Utah 84022–5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Steven E, Klauser, (435) 831–3739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Among

the anticipated areas to be evaluated are

public health and safety, noise, shock

and vibration, water quality, air quality,

biological resources including

threatened and endangered species,

social and economic effects, and

historical and archaeological resources.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health), OASA (I,L&E).

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. 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.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the General Counsel

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: General Education Provisions

Act (GEPA) Section 427 Guidance for

All Grant Applications.

Frequency: Once only per application

for new awards.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions;

State, local or Tribal Gov’t; SEAs or

LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 5,125.

Burden Hours: 7,688.

Abstract: In compliance with Section

427 of the General Education Provisions

Act, as amended by Pub. L. 103–382, all

applicants for grant awards made by the

Department of Education are required to

describe in their applications the steps

they propose to take to ensure equitable

access to, and equitable participation in,

the proposed grant activities conducted

with federal funds. The Department has

developed a single document that

provides common guidance for all

competitive and formula grant

applicants on how they can meet this

requirement. The language in this

common guidance document is nearly

identical to language that the

Department has previously used in

separate guidance documents applicable

to discretionary grant applicants and to

States that have previously applied for

formula grants on the basis of

consolidated plans available under Title

XIV of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act.

Office for Civil Rights

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report.

Frequency: Biennially.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t; SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 60,950.

Burden Hours: 293,419.

Abstract: The Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report is the vehicle for the

Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S.

Department of Education, to acquire

source material in the form of data and

information regarding the civil rights

compliance issues in the nation’s public

elementary and secondary schools.

Information from the Elementary and

Secondary School Civil Rights

Compliance Report is used by OCR field

offices when they consider public

school districts for compliance reviews,

and as source material when civil rights

compliance investigations are

conducted.

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