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use the education award and others will

use it several times a year.

Average Time Per Response: Total of

5 minutes (one half minute for the

AmeriCorps member’s section and 41⁄2

minutes for the school or lender’s

section).

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,583

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

N/A.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): N/A.

Description: After an AmeriCorps

member completes a period of national

service, the individual receives an

education award that can be used to pay

against qualified student loans or pay

for current educational expenses at a

post secondary educational institution.

The Voucher and Payment Request

Form is the document that members use

to access their accounts in the National

Service Trust.

The form serves three purposes: (1)

The AmeriCorps member uses it to

request and authorize a specific

payment to be made from his or her

education award account, (2) the school

or loan company uses it to indicate the

amount for which the individual is

eligible, and (3) the school or loan

company and member both certify that

the payment meets various legislative

requirements. When the Corporation

receives a voucher, the form is

processed. If everything is in order, the

Corporation requests the U.S. Treasury

to issue a check on behalf of the member

to the school or loan holder.

The form was first designed and some

variation of it has been in use since the

summer of 1994. The proposed

revisions are being made to clarify

certain sections of the existing form and

to facilitate the electronic processing of

the form. Currently, all of the

information from the form is entered

into the Corporation’s database by hand.

Automating a portion of this process

should greatly reduce both the

processing time and the incidence of

payment errors. Currently, all payments

are being made by paper checks issued

by the U.S. Treasury. Before the end of

calendar year 2001, the Corporation

intends to begin making these payments

through Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT).

The form shows that payment will be

made through EFT if the Corporation

already has the information to make

such a transaction. If it does not, a paper

check will be issued. Then, a letter will

be mailed to the institution asking them

to complete an enclosed Direct Deposit

form so future payments can be made

electronically.

Analysis of Comments Received During

the Public Comment Period

Two comments were received from a

university’s financial aid office. One

suggestion was to allow the AmeriCorps

member to indicate whether the

payment request was for a loan payment

or for the payment of current

educational expenses. Frequently, a

financial aid office will process both

types of requests; this modification will

clarify the member’s intent. The second

suggestion was to include an item where

the school can indicate the school

enrollment period upon which the

member’s ‘‘eligible’’ amount is based

(for example, Spring ’02, Summer ’04).

Since the form already does ask for the

beginning and ending dates of the

enrollment period the Corporation feels

that this is sufficient.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Charlene Dunn,

Director, National Service Trust.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Army Science Board; Notice of Open

Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. Law 92–463), announcement is

made of the following Committee

Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB) Analysis Panel.

Date of Meeting: May 1–2, 2001.

Time of Meeting: 0800–1700.

Places: May 1—IDA; May 2—Ft. Belvoir.

Agenda: The Analysis Panel of the Army

Science Board’s (ASB) Summer Study,

‘‘Objective Force Soldier/Soldier Teams’’ will

visit IDA and Ft. Belvoir. These meetings will

be open to the public. Any interested person

may attend, appear before, or file statements

with the committee at the time and in the

manner permitted by the committee.

For further information: Please contact

Karen Williams at (407) 384–3937.

Wayne Joyner,

Executive Assistant, Army Science Board.

[FR Doc. 01–10185 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Army Science Board; Notice of Closed

Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(P.L. 92–463), announcement is made of

the following Study Group Meeting:

Name of Study Group: Asymmetric Study

Group.

Date of Meeting: 16 May 2001.

Time of Meeting: 0800–1700.

Place of Meeting: Directed Technologies,

Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650,

Arlington, VA 22201, Phone: (703) 243–3383,

FAX: (703) 243–2724.

Agenda: The Army Science Board Study

Group will conduct a study on ‘‘Asymmetric

Threats to Land Based Operations (2015–

2020)’’ as a means of examining and

addressing innovative ways that asymmetric

threats can be used to disrupt land based

operations in the future. The 1-day meeting

will be closed to the public. This meeting

will be closed to the public in accordance

with Section 552b(c) of Title 5, U.S.C.,

specifically paragraph (1) thereof, and Title 5,

U.S.C., Appendix 2, subsection 10(d). For

further information, please contact Ms. Betty

LaFavers, Office of the Assistant Secretary of

the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and

Technology), (703) 695–1683.

Wayne Joyner,

Executive Assistant, Army Science Board.

Classified Meeting*

Army Science Board

‘‘Asymmetric Threats to Land Based

Operations 2015–2020’’

Directed Technologies, Inc., 3601 Wilson

Boulevard, Suite 650, Arlington, VA 22201,

703–243–3383—FAX: 703–243–2724.

Agenda (Unclassified)

16 May 2001

0800 Welcome and Administrative

Remarks—Co-Chairs

0815 Reports by Individuals and Clusters—

All

1030 Break

1045 Continue Reports—All

1145 Lunch

1215 Continue Reports—All

1500 Break

1515 Group Discussion—All

1630 Summary and Actions / Assignments

/ Schedule for Next Meeting—Co-Chairs

1700 Adjourn

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Army Science Board; Notice of Open

Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(P.L. 92–463), announcement is made of

the following Committee Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB)—Venture Capital.