Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 74 / Monday, April 17, 2000 / Notices 20437

Dated: April 11, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Extension to the Public

Comment Period From April 3, 2000 to

April 24, 2000 for the Environmental

Impact Statement for the Disposal and

Reuse of MCAS El Toro

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to a request from the

El Toro Reuse Planning Authority

(ETRPA), the Deputy Assistant Secretary

of the Navy (Installations and

Environment), has decided to extend the

public review comment period for the

former Marine Corps Air Station

(MCAS) El Toro Disposal and Reuse

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),

from April 3, 2000 to April 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Montana, NEPA Project Manager,

Commander, Southwest Division, BRAC

Program Office, 1230 Columbia Street,

Suite 1100, San Diego, CA 92101–8517,

phone (619) 532–0942.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Analysis

of Environmental Impacts Associated

With the Conveyance of the Naval

Ammunition Support Detachment,

Vieques, Puerto Rico

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice of intent to prepare analysis of

the environmental impacts associated

with the conveyance of the Navy

property as contemplated by the

President’s Directive to the Secretary of

Defense and the Director, Office of

Management and Budget, dated January

31, 2000, entitled ‘‘Resolution Regarding

Use of Range Facilities on Vieques,

Puerto Rico;’’ and notice of scoping

period.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

(Navy) will prepare an analysis of the

environmental impacts associated with

implementation of the President’s

Directive of January 31, 2000. The

analysis will address conveyance of the

property comprising the Naval

Ammunition Support Detachment

(NASD), Vieques, Puerto Rico, except

approximately 100 acres of land on

which the Relocatable Over-TheHorizon Radar (ROTHR) facility and

Mount Pirata telecommunications site

are located. It is anticipated that Navy

will also retain such easements and

other property interests as are necessary

to support access to and continued

operation of these two sites.

The environmental analysis will

address endangered and threatened

species, other natural resources, cultural

resources, hazardous materials, and

other issues brought forth through the

scoping process. The environmental

analysis will also address potential

mitigation measures. The Department of

the Interior will act as a cooperating

agency in the preparation of the

environmental analysis.

On February 25, 2000, Navy

submitted legislation to the Congress

proposing conveyance of the NASD

property to the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico.

Federal, state, and local agencies, and

individuals or organizations who may

be interested in or affected by the

conveyance of the property or the

management of the conservation areas

are invited to provide oral or written

comments, in Spanish or English,

accepted until May 17, 2000. Comments

should be as specific as possible.

Scoping comments may be sent to:

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces South,

Building 1685, U.S. Naval Station

Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico 00742,

FPO 8A34099–6004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, write to the

above address or call Mr. Jose Negron at

(757) 865–4078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President directed the Navy to submit

legislation authorizing the conveyance

of the property comprising the NASD,

Vieques, except approximately 100

acres of land on which the ROTHR

facility and Mount Pirata

Telecommunications site are located, to

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; Office of Science

Financial Assistance Program Notice

00–14; Experimental Program To

Stimulate Competitive Research

(EPSCoR); Building EPSCoR-State/

National Laboratory Partnerships

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice inviting research grant

applications.

SUMMARY: The Office of Basic Energy

Sciences (BES) of the Office of Science

(SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),

in keeping with its energy-related

mission to assist in strengthening the

Nation’s scientific research enterprise

through the support of basic science,

engineering, and mathematics,

announces its interest in receiving grant

applications for collaborative

partnerships between academic or

industrial researchers from states

eligible for the DOE/EPSCoR program

and researchers at DOE’s National

Laboratories, facilities, and centers. The

purpose of the DOE/EPSCoR program is

to enhance the capability of designated

states to conduct nationally-competitive

energy-related research, and to develop

science and engineering manpower in

energy-related areas to meet current and

future needs. The purpose of this

program notice is to initiate and

promote partnering and collaborative

relationships that build beneficial

energy-related research programs with

strong participation by students,

postdoctoral fellows and young faculty

from EPSCoR states.

DATES: Potential applicants are required

to submit a brief preapplication. All

preapplications, referencing Program

Notice 00–14, should be received by

DOE by 4:30 P.M., E.D.T., October 3,

2000. A response to the preapplications

encouraging or discouraging a formal

application will be communicated to the

applicant within approximately thirty

days of receipt. The deadline for receipt

of formal applications is 4:30 P.M.,

E.S.T., January 16, 2001, in order to be

accepted for merit review and to permit

timely consideration for award in Fiscal

Year 2001.

ADDRESSES: All preapplications,

referencing Program Notice 00–14,

should be sent to Dr. Matesh N. Varma,

Division of Materials Sciences and

Engineering, SC–132, Office of Science,

U.S. Department of Energy, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874–1290.

After receiving notification from DOE

encouraging submission of a formal

application, applicants may prepare

formal applications and send them to:

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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of

Science, Grants and Contracts Division,

SC–64, 19901 Germantown Road,

Germantown, MD 20874–1290, ATTN:

Program Notice 00–14. This above

address must also be used when

submitting applications by U.S. Postal

Service Express, any commercial mail

delivery service, or when hand carried

by the applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Matesh N. Varma, DOE/EPSCoR

Program Manager, Division of Materials

Sciences and Engineering, SC–132,

Office of Science, U.S. Department of

Energy, 19901 Germantown Road,

Germantown, MD 20874–1290,

Telephone: (301) 903–3209, Facsimile:

(301) 903–9513 or Internet E-mail

address:

matesh.varma@science.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To

continue to enhance the

competitiveness of states and territories

identified for participation in the

Experimental Program to Stimulate

Competitive Research (EPSCoR), DOE

encourages the formation of

partnerships between academic and

industrial researchers in EPSCoR states

and the researchers at DOE’s National

Laboratories, facilities and centers in

scientific areas supported by DOE’s

Office of Science. These collaborations

should address areas of research of

current interest to the Department.

Undergraduate and graduate students,

postdoctoral fellows and young faculty

must be active members of the research

team, and it is required that these

investigators spend a summer or

significant time during the academicyear at a National Laboratory, facility or

center. Subcontracting arrangements

with DOE National Laboratories will not

be permitted. DOE eligible states and

territories for the EPSCoR program are:

Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho,

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,

Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,

Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South

Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West

Virginia, Wyoming, and the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Program Funding

It is anticipated that approximately

$3,000,000 will be available in FY 2001

for research that encourages and

facilitates collaborative efforts between

researchers from EPSCoR states and

researchers at DOE’s National

Laboratories, facilities, and centers.

Multiple-year funding of grant awards is

expected subject to satisfactory progress

of the research, the availability of funds,

and evidence of substantial interactions

between the EPSCoR researchers and

the National Laboratory partner. Awards

are expected to range up to a maximum

of $150,000 annually with terms from

one to three years. The number of

awards and range of funding will

depend on the number of applications

received and selected for award. Cost

sharing is strongly encouraged. All

DOE/EPSCOR award funds will be

provided to the recipient organization

within the EPSCoR state for the purpose

of supporting activities in the EPSCoR

state and may include travel and

lodging, faculty or student stipends,

materials, services and equipment.

Applications

To minimize undue effort on the part

of applicants and reviewers, interested

parties are invited to submit

preapplications. The preapplications

will be reviewed relative to the scope

and research needs of the Department of

Energy. The brief preapplication must

consist of (1) one to two pages of

narrative describing the research

objectives and methods of

accomplishment, (2) a letter from the

appropriate state EPSCoR coordinator

endorsing the preapplication, and (3) a

letter of intent from the DOE National

Laboratory confirming collaboration on

the project. The preapplications will be

grouped according to programmatic

areas of interest to the Office of Science

and will be reviewed by DOE laboratory

scientists to determine the priority of

the proposed research. The

preapplication will also be reviewed by

the relevant programmatic research area

program manager, to determine the

priority of research and possible

cofunding by that program office. Based

on this review, DOE/EPSCoR

management will recommend formal

submission of applications to the

Department. A telephone number,

facsimile number, and e-mail address

are required parts of the preapplication.

Instructions regarding the contents of a

preapplication and other preapplication

guidelines can be found on the SC

Grants and Contracts web site at: http:/

/www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/

preapp.html.

In addition to the project description,

all preapplications and formal

applications must include the following

information:

(1) Applications should explain the

relevance of the proposed research to

the agency’s programmatic needs. On

the cover page, applicants should

specify the relevant DOE technical

program office, and if known, the name

of the program manager, and telephone

number. DOE program descriptions and

the contact person information may be

accessed via the web at: http://

www.doe.gov.

(2) Applications must demonstrate

clear evidence of collaborative intent,

including a delineation of each partner’s

role and contribution to the research

effort as well as a ‘‘Letter-of-Intent’’

from the participating DOE National

Laboratory, facility, or center.

(3) Applications must explain the

individual value to both the EPSCoR

and the National Laboratory partners.

There should be clear objectives, not

necessarily the same, for each partner.

Applications will be subjected to

scientific merit review (peer review) and

will be evaluated against the following

evaluation criteria, listed in descending

order of importance as codified at 10

CFR part 605.10(d).

1. Scientific and/or Technical Merit of

the Project,

2. Appropriateness of the Proposed

Method or Approach,

3. Competency of Applicant’s

Personnel and Adequacy of Proposed

Resources,

4. Reasonableness and

Appropriateness of the Proposed

Budget.

The evaluation will include program

policy factors such as the relevance of

the proposed research to the terms of

the announcement and an agency’s

programmatic needs and priority. Note,

external peer reviewers are selected

with regard to both their scientific

expertise and the absence of conflict-ofinterest issues. Non-federal reviewers

will often be used, and submission of an

application constitutes agreement that

this is acceptable to the investigator(s)

and the submitting institution.

Applications received by SC under its

current competitive application

mechanisms that meet the criteria

outlined in this Notice may also be

deemed appropriate for consideration

under this announcement and may be

funded under this program.

General information about the

development and submission of

preapplications, applications, eligibility,

limitations, evaluation, and selection

processes, and other policies and

procedures are contained in the

Application Guide for the Office of

Science Financial Assistance Program

and 10 CFR part 605. Electronic access

to the latest version of SC’s Financial

Assistance Guide is possible via the

Internet at the following web site

address: http://www.sc.doe.gov/

production/grants/grants.html.

Additional information regarding

format, preparation and specific

requirements may be found at web site

address: http://www.sc.doe.gov/

production/bes/EPSCoR/APPLI1.HTM.

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The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number for this program is

81.049, and the solicitation control

number is ERFAP 10 CFR part 605.

Issued in Washington DC on April 4, 2000.

John Rodney Clark,

Associate Director of Science for Resource

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Nuclear Energy Research Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Nuclear Energy Research

Advisory Committee. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that

public notice of the meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, May 23, 2000, 10:30 am

to 5:30 pm and Wednesday, May 24,

2000, 8 am to 12:30 pm.

ADDRESS: Hyatt Arlington at Washington

Key Bridge, 1325 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Norton Haberman, Designated Federal

Officer, Nuclear Energy Research

Advisory Committee, U.S. Department

of Energy, NE–1, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585,

Telephone Number 202.586.0136, Email: Norton.Haberman@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide

advice to the Director of the Office of

Nuclear Energy, Science and

Technology (NE) of the Department of

Energy on the many complex planning,

scientific and technical issues that arise

in the development and implementation

of the Nuclear Energy research program.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, May 23, 2000

Welcome remarks

Status of Nuclear Energy’s FY 2000

Budget

Report on Long-term Isotope Research

and Production Plan

Long-term Planning for nuclear Energy

Research Subcommittee Report

Nuclear Science and Technology

Infrastructure Roadmap

Subcommittee report

Wednesday, May 24, 2000

Report of other NERAC Subcommittees

and panels

Public comment period.

Public Participation: The day and a

half meeting is open to the public on a

first-come, first-serve basis because of

limited seating. Written statements may

be filed with the committee before or

after the meeting. Members of the public

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Norton Haberman at the address

or telephone listed above. Requests to

make oral statements must be made and

received five days prior to the meeting;

reasonable provision will be made to

include the statement in the agenda.

The Chair of the committee is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Reading Room. 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC on April 12,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–2261–014]

Constellation Power Source, Inc.;

Notice of Filing

April 11, 2000.

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Constellation Power Source, Inc.

submitted for filing an updated market

analysis as required by the

Commission’s condition granting it

authorization to sell wholesale power at

market-based rates.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). All such motions and protests

should be filed on or before April 21,

2000. Protests will be considered by the

Commission to determine the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection. This

filing may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–168–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 11, 2000.

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas

77251–1478, filed in Docket No. CP00–

168–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR

157.205 and 157.211) under the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to

construct and operate delivery point

facilities for service to Tyson Foods, Inc.

(Tyson), an industrial end-user, in

Hinds County, Mississippi, under

Koch’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–430–000, pursuant to

Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully

set forth in the application which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection. This filing may be

viewed on the web at http://www/ferc/

fed.us/online/htm (call 202–208–222 for

assistance).

Koch requests authorization to

construct and operate delivery point

facilities to serve Tyson’s industrial

plant. It is stated that Koch will use the

facilities to transport up to 850

dekatherms per day on a firm basis

pursuant to the terms of Koch’s FTS rate

schedule for delivery to Tyson. Koch

estimates the cost of the facilities at

under $50,000. It is asserted that Koch

has sufficient capacity to render the

proposed service without disadvantage

to its other existing customers and that

Koch’s tariff does not prohibit the

addition of delivery point facilities. It is

stated that the proposed service will not

have an impact on Koch’s annual

deliveries or peak day operations even

though the proposed service is firm in

nature. It is explained that Tyson is

currently being served by Reliant