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presentations or oral statement at the

meeting.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9694 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Withdrawal of Preparation of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Anacostia River and Tributaries,

District of Columbia and Maryland,

Northwest Branch Watershed,

Montgomery County, Maryland, Draft

Ecosystem Restoration Report and

Integrated Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Baltimore District, is

withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for environmental restoration in the

Northwest Branch watershed.

Montgomery County, Maryland. The

Corps’ environmental analyses have not

identified any significant impacts

associated with the proposed action,

therefore, intent to prepare a DEIS is

hereby terminated. The Corps is

preparing a draft Environmental

Assessment (EA) for the proposed

environmental restoration. The draft EA

will evaluate environmental effects of

restoring riverine, wetland, and riparian

habitat at eleven sites in the Northwest

Branch watershed. Montgomery County

and the Maryland-National Capital Park

and Planning Commission are the costsharing partners and are participating in

the feasibility study and draft EA

development. The goal of this project is

to provide site-specific restoration

measures to enhance, preserve, and

restore portions of the watershed that

have been degraded by urban

development pressures. Formulation of

the restoration measures focuses on

examining existing conditions and

determining the feasibility of restoring

portions of degraded ecosystem

structure, function, and dynamic

processes to a less degraded condition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the termination of the

DEIS can be addressed to Ms. Nancy

Jedziniak, Study Manager, Baltimore

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

ATTN: CENAB–PL–P, P.O. Box 1715,

Baltimore, Maryland 21203–1715,

telephone (410) 962–2926. E-mail

address:

nancy.e.jedziniak@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A DEIS

was in the process of being prepared by

the Corps. During the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

process, it became apparent that the set

of alternatives chosen as the final

restoration plan did not produce any

significant, long-term, or adverse

impacts to the environment or its

surroundings. Therefore, the DEIS

process has been terminated. A draft

ecosystem restoration report and draft

EA have been prepared, and will be

available for public review and

comment in March 2000.

John A. Hall,

Alternative Army Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Withdrawal of Preparation of a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Upper North Branch

Potomac Environmental Resources

Study Draft Integrated Feasibility

Report and Environmental Impact

Statement

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Baltimore District (Corps), is

withdrawing its intent to prepare a DEIS

for environmental restoration in the

Upper North Branch Potomac

watershed, Garrett County, Maryland,

and portions of Grant and Mineral

Counties, West Virginia. The Corps’’

environmental analyses have not

identified any significant impacts

associated with the proposed action,

therefore, intent to prepare a DEIS is

hereby terminated. The Corps is

preparing a draft Environmental

Assessment (EA) for the proposed

environmental restoration. The draft EA

will evaluate environmental effects of

restoring riverine, wetland, and riparian

habitat at three sites in the Upper North

Branch Potomac watershed. The

Maryland Department of the

Environment is the cost-sharing partner

and is participating in the

Environmental Restoration Report and

draft EA development. The West

Virginia sponsors have decided to

withdraw from the study at this time.

The goal of this project is to provide site

specific restoration measures to

enhance, preserve, and restore portions

of the watershed that have been

degraded by abandoned mine lands.

Formulation of the restoration measures

focuses on examining existing

conditions and determining the

feasibility of restoring portions of

degraded ecosystem structure, function,

and dynamic processes to a less

degraded condition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the termination of the

DEIS can be addressed to Mr. Peter Noy,

Study Manager, Baltimore District, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN:

CENAB–PL–P, PO Box 1715, Baltimore,

Maryland 21203–1715, telephone (410)

962–6100. E-mail address:

peter.m.noy@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A DEIS

was in the process of being prepared by

the Corps. During the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

process, it became apparent that the set

of alternatives chosen as the final

restoration plan for the sites within

Maryland did not produce any

significant, long-term, or adverse

impacts to the environment or its

surroundings. Therefore, the DEIS

process has been terminated. A draft

feasibility report and draft EA have been

prepared, and will be available for

public review and comment.

John A. Hall,

Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before June 19,

2000.

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

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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.

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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