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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,

Regulatory 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 27, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Evaluation of Title I

Accountability Systems and School

Improvement Efforts (TASSIE)—Data

Collection Instrument.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Federal

Government.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 10,300; Burden

Hours: 6,990.

Abstract: The purpose of the

Evaluation of Title I Accountability

Systems and School Improvement

Efforts is to examine and evaluate Title

I accountability systems and school

improvement efforts in a nationally

representative sample of districts and

schools. This project addresses both the

implementation and effectiveness of

accountability practices in 2,200

districts and 740 schools. The TASSIE

will provide data on the extent of

alignment between Title I accountability

systems and states’ and districts’ own

accountability systems, the assistance

and incentives provided to school

identified as in need of improvement,

and will assess the impact of these

policies and practices on schools,

teachers, and students.

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 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@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 Jacqueline

Montague at (202) 708–5359 or via her

internet address

Jackie.Montague@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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BILLING CODE 4001–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

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 June 1,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, Acting

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

Lauren_Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.

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,

Regulatory 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 27, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: State Vocational Directors

Survey on Perkins III Funding and

Accountability Systems.

Frequency: One time, 2001 Survey.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 168.

Burden Hours: 144.

Abstract: The Perkins III legislation

mandates changes in state-level funding

and accountability systems. In most

cases, the new requirements demand a

higher level of system organization and

rigor than previously existed. The State

Vocational Directors Survey is one part

of an evaluation whose primary purpose

is to determine the progress of state

efforts to comply with these aspects of

the Perkins III requirements.

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 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

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 Jacqueline Montague at

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(202) 708–5359 or via her internet

address Jackie.Montague@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. 01–10972 Filed 5–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.338]

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education—Reading Excellence

Program

ACTION: Notice to change deadline for

intergovernmental review.

SUMMARY: On March 29, 2001 (66 FR

17163), the Department published a

notice inviting applications for new

awards for fiscal year 2001. The notice

established May 22, 2001 as the

deadline for intergovernmental review.

The Secretary changes the deadline for

intergovernmental review for the

Reading Excellence Program grant

competition. The Secretary takes this

action to expedite the awarding of

grants, which in turn will allow States

more time to implement their grant

programs.

DATES: The new deadline for

intergovernmental review is June 6,

2001. The deadline for transmittal of

applications remains May 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Rhett, U.S. Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,

Room 5C141, Washington, DC 20202–

6200; Telephone: (202) 260–8228. If you

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

888–877–8339.

Electronic Assess to This Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at the following site: www.ed.gov/

legislation/FedRegister.

To use PDF, you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at the previous site. If you have

questions about using PDF, call the U.S.

Government Printing Office (GPO) toll

free at 1–888–293–6498; or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

index.html

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Thomas M. Corwin,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Elementary and Secondary Education.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–1310–000 and ER01–

1310–001]

LG&E Power Monroe LLC; Notice of

Issuance of Order

April 26, 2001.

LG&E Power Monroe LLC (LG&E

Monroe) submitted for filing a rate

schedule under which LG&E Monroe

will engage in wholesale electric power

and energy transactions at market-based

rates. LG&E Monroe also requested

waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, LG&E Monroe

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by LG&E

Monroe.

On April 4, 2001, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Corporate Applications,

Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates,

granted requests for blanket approval

under Part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by LG&E Monroe 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).

Absent a request to be heard in

opposition within this period, LG&E

Monroe is authorized to issue securities

and assume obligations or liabilities as

a guarantor, indorser, surety, or

otherwise in respect of any security of

another person; provided that such

issuance or assumption is for some

lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of LG&E Monroe’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is May 4,

2001.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. The Order may

also be viewed on the Internet at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

/www.fer.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–1335–000]

Magnolia Energy, L.P.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

April 26, 2001.

Magnolia Energy, L.P. (Magnolia)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Magnolia will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions at market-based rates.

Magnolia also requested waiver of

various Commission regulations. In

particular, Magnolia requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Magnolia.

On April 5, 2001, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Corporate Applications,

Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates,

granted requests for blanket approval

under Part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Magnolia 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