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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 Leader,

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer,

publishes that 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.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department; (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate; (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Lender’s Application for

Payment of Insurance Claims, ED Form

1207.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Businesses or

other for-profit.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 2,588; Burden

Hours: 699.

Abstract: The ED Form 1207—

Lender’s Application for Payment of

Insurance Claim—is completed for each

borrower for whom the lender is filing

a Federal claim. Lenders must file for

payment within 90 days of the default,

depending on the type of claim filed.

There have been no changes made to

this collection since the last clearance

process.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO IMG Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346. Please specify

the complete title of the information

collection when making your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at

(202) 708–9266 or via his internet

address Joe Schubart@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

[FR Doc. 00–9610 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, 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 May 18,

2000.

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 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV. Interested

persons can access this document on the

Internet:

(1) Go to IFAP at www.ifap.ed.gov.

(2) Click on ‘‘Current SFA

Publications’’.

(3) Scroll down and click on ‘‘FAFSA

and Renewal FAFSA Forms and

Instructions’’.

(4) Click on ‘‘By 2001–2002 Award

Year’’.

(5) Click on ‘‘FAFSA Instructions’’.

(6) Click on the red icon to open or

download the file.

Please note that you will need the free

Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version

4.0 or greater, to view this file. This

software can be downloaded for free

from Adobe’s website: www.adobe.com.

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 Leader,

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer,

publishes that 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.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Type of Review: Revision

Title: Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA)

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Individuals or

households

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 11,134,376; Burden

Hours: 7,073,050.

Abstract: Collects identifying and

financial information from students

applying for Federal student aid for

postsecondary education. Used to

calculate Expected Family Contribution

and determine eligibility for grants and

loans, under Title IV of the HEA.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Vivian Reese, Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW, Room 5624, Regional Office

Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202–

4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO IMG Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346. Please specify

the complete title of the information

collection when making your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

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should be directed to Patrick Sherrill at

(202) 708–9346 (fax). Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

[FR Doc. 00–9609 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–408–037]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Filing

April 12, 2000.

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) filed to report on the sharing

with its customers of a portion of the

profits from the sale of certain base gas

as provided in Columbia’s Docket No.

RP95–408 rate case settlement. (See

Stipulation II, Article IV, Sections A

through E, in Docket No. RP95–408

approved at Columbia Gas Transmission

Corp., 79 FERC ¶ 61,044 (1997)).

Columbia states that the sales of base

gas have generated additional profits of

$12,454,242 (above a $21.4 million

threshold) requiring a sharing of 10

percent of the excess profits with

customers and $58,577 (above a $41.5

million threshold) requiring a sharing of

50 percent of the excess profits with

customers in accordance with

Stipulation II, Article IV, Section C.

Consequently, $1,292,013, inclusive of

interest, has been allocated to affected

customers and credited to their April

invoices, which credits remain subject

to Commission acceptance of this filing.

Columbia states that copies of its

filing have been mailed to all affected

customers and state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s rules and regulations.

All such protests must be filed on or

before April 19, 2000. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9595 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–71–020]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Compliance

Filing

April 12, 2000.

Take notice that on April 6, 2000

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) tendered for

filing recalculated rates, supporting

workpapers and pro forma tariff sheets

pursuant to Ordering Paragraph (B) of

the Commission’s Order on Initial

Decision issued on March 17, 2000

(March 17 Order) in Docket No. RP97–

71–000.

Transco states that the purpose of the

instant compliance filing is to submit

recalculated rates and supporting

workpapers to adjust the Docket No.

RP97–71 rates using the return on

equity of 12.40 percent and cost of debt

of 8.21 percent approved in the March

17 Order. The period covered by the

recalculated rates reflected in the

instant filing extends from May 1, 1997

through March 31, 2000.

The March 17 Order also directs

Transco to file pro forma tariff sheets

reflecting on a prospective basis the

elimination of the revenue credit related

to a discount given to Tennessee Gas

Pipeline Company and Public Service

Electric and Gas Company under

Transco’s Rate Schedule X–15 and

reflecting the approved rate of return.

Accordingly, Transco submits in the

instant filing pro forma tariff sheets

containing revised rates that reflect, on

a prospective basis, the removal of the

effects of the Rate Schedule X–15 rate

discount from Transco’s billing

determinants in its rate design volumes,

as well as the rate of return approved in

the March 17 Order, and supporting

workpapers for such rates.

Transco states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to all parties in Docket

No. RP97–71–000 and interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s rules and regulations.

All such protests must be filed on or

before April 19, 2000. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be reviewed on

the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

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

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9596 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–54–000]

Unicom Investments, Inc.; Notice of

Filing

April 12, 2000.

Take notice that on March 29, 2000,

Unicom Investments, Inc. (UII), on

behalf of itself and certain grantor trusts,

business trusts or limited liability

companies or partnerships of limited

liability companies of which UII would

be the sole beneficiary or member, filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission a letter clarifying that the

facilities leased under the lease/

leaseback transactions described in its

Petition of March 17, 2000 may include

associated step-up transformers and/or

interconnecting transmission facilities.

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/