27278 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 23, 1995 / Notices

Dated: May 12, 1995.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 95–12534 Filed 5–22–95; 8:45 am]

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[OMB Control No. 9000–0095]

Clearance Request for Commerce

Patent Regulations

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an

extension to an existing OMB clearance

(9000–0095).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44

U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) a request to review

and approve an extension of a currently

approved information collection

requirement concerning Commerce

Patent Regulations, Public Law 98–620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501–

4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

As a result of the Department of

Commerce (Commerce) publishing a

final rule in the Federal Register

implementing Public Law 98–620 (52

FR 8552, March 18, 1987), a revision to

FAR subpart 27.3 to implement the

Commerce regulation was published in

the Federal Register as an interim rule

on June 12, 1989 (54 FR 25060).

A Government contractor must report

all subject inventions to the contracting

officer, submit a disclosure of the

invention, and identify any publication,

or sale, or public use of the invention

(52.227–11(c), 52.228–12(c), and

52.227–13(e)(2)). Contractors are

required to submit periodic or interim

and final reports listing subject

inventions (27.303(a); 27.304–1(e)(1) (i)

and (ii); 27.304–1(e)(2) (i) and (ii);

52.227–12(f)(7); 52.227–14(e)(3)). In

order to ensure that subject inventions

are reported, the contractor is required

to establish and maintain effective

procedures for identifying and

disclosing subject inventions (52.227–

11, Alternate IV; 52.227–12(f)(5);

52.227–13(e)(1)). In addition, the

contractor must require his employees,

by written agreements, to disclose

subject inventions (52.227–11(f)(2);

52.227–12(f)(2); 52.227–13(e)(4)). The

contractor also has an obligation to

utilize the subject invention, and agree

to report, upon request, the utilization

or efforts to utilize the subject invention

(27.302(e); 52.227–11(h); 52.227–12(h)).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 3.9 hours per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to

General Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room

4037, Washington, DC 20405.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

1,200; responses per respondent, 9.75;

total annual responses, 11,700;

preparation hours per response, 3.9; and

total response burden hours, 45,630.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS:

Requester may obtain copies of OMB

applications or justifications from the

General Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0095, Commerce Patent

Regulations, in all correspondence.

Dated: April 12, 1995.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 95–12535 Filed 5–22–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board. This notice also

describes the functions of the Board.

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act and is intended to notify

the general public of their opportunity

to attend the open portions of the

meeting.

DATES: June 8 and 9, 1995.

TIMES: June 8, 1995, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(open). June 9, 1995, 8 a.m. to

approximately 9 a.m. (closed);

approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (open).

LOCATION: Association of American

Railroads Conference Center, Rooms A

and B, Fourth Floor, 50 F St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20001. On June 8, from

approximately 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

only, the meeting will move to room

326, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Christensen, Designated Federal

Official, Office of Educational Research

and Improvement, 555 New Jersey Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20208–7579.

Telephone: (202) 219–2065.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The meeting of the Board is open to

the public, except for a portion which

will be closed on June 9 from 8 a.m. to

approximately 9 a.m. The proposed

agenda on June 8 includes

subcommittee reports, a meeting with

representatives from educational

associations, and reports on research

and development center priorities and

on standards for the evaluation of

research, and discussion of the research

priorities plan.

On June 9 the Board will consider

personnel, organizational, and business

matters and develop approaches to a

research agenda. The meeting will be

closed to the public from 8 a.m. to

approximately 9 a.m. under the

authority of Section 10(d) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act and under

exemptions (2) and (6) of Section

552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. to discuss the

procedure for the selection of an

executive director. The Board will

consider matters that relate solely to the

internal personnel rules and practices of

the Board and also to the personal

qualifications and experience of

potential candidates for this position,

matters that would disclose information

of a personal nature where disclosure
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would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session.

A final agenda will be available from

the Board office on June 1, 1995.

A summary of the activities at the

closed session and related matters

which are informative to the public

consistent with the policy of Title 5

U.S.C. 552b will be available to the

public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20208–7564.

Dated: May 17, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–12516 Filed 5–22–95; 8:45 am]

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National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

AGENCY: Notice of Achievement Levels

Committee Teleconference meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming teleconference meeting of

the Achievement Levels Committees of

the National Assessment Governing

Board. This notice also describes the

functions of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend.

DATES: June 12, 1995.

TIME: 2:00 P.M. (e.t.), until adjournment,

approximately, 3:30 p.m., (open).

LOCATION: 800 North Capitol Street,

NW., Suite 825, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street,

NW., Washington, D.C. 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (Title IV of the Improving

America’s Schools Act of 1994), (Pub. L.

103–382).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

On June 12, the Achievement Levels

Committee will hold a teleconference

meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. The

purpose of this meeting is to select (1)

exemplar items for the 1994 U.S. history

and world geography reports, and (2)

exemplar items for the 1994 reading

report. Other agenda items include

consideration of a report from NCES on

technical issues in performance

assessments, and discussion of the

Advisory Council on Education

Statistics document on standards.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: May 18, 1995.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 95–12547 Filed 5–22–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP95–493–000, et al.]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

May 16, 1995.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation

[Docket No. CP95–493–000]

Take notice that on May 11, 1995,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue,

S.E., Charleston, West Virginia 25314,

filed in Docket No. CP95–493–000 a

request pursuant to §§ 157.205 and

157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for

authorization to construct and operate

the facilities necessary to establish

thirteen new points of delivery to

existing customers for firm

transportation service under Columbia’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP83–76–000 pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, Columbia proposes to

construct and operate twelve new points

of delivery to Mountaineer Gas

Company (MGC) all of which would be

located in West Virginia and would

have a total estimated design day and

annual quantity of 18 Dth and 1,800

Dth, respectively. In addition, Columbia

proposes to construct and operate one

new point of delivery to West Ohio Gas

Company (WOG) which would be

located in Ohio and would have an

estimated design day and annual

quantity of 3 Dth and 175 Dth,

respectively. Columbia states that the

new points of delivery would allow

MGC and WOG to serve residential

customers.

Columbia states that the quantities to

be provided through the new delivery

points will be within Columbia’s

authorized level of services and,

therefore, there is no impact on

Columbia’s existing design day and

annual obligations to the customers as a

result of the construction and operation

of the new points of delivery for firm

transportation service.

Columbia estimates that the cost to

install the new taps to be approximately

$150 per tap which will be treated as an

O&M expense.

Columbia states that it will comply

with all of the environmental

requirements of § 157.206(d) of the

Commission’s regulations prior to the

construction of any facilities.

Comment date: June 30, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

2. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company

[Docket No. CP95–496–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1995,

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston,

Texas 77251–1642, filed in Docket No.

CP95–496–000 a request pursuant to

§§ 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.216) for authorization to abandon in

place approximately 5,330 feet of 18-

inch pipeline under Panhandle’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP83–83–000 pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Panhandle proposes to abandon in

place approximately 5,300 feet of 18-

inch pipeline. In conjunction with the

proposed abandonment Panhandle will

perform additional work under its

blanket certificate and § 157.208(a)(1) of

the Commission’s Regulations to install

approximately 8,550 feet of new 18-inch