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Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 8, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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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. L. 92–463), announcement is

made of the following Committee

Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB).

Date of Meeting: June 4–5, 2001.

Time of Meeting: 0830–1545, June 4, 2001;

0830–1545 June 5, 2001

Place: Presidential Towers, Arlington, VA,

9th Floor conference room.

Agenda: The Army Science Board’s (ASB)

panel will conduct an Ad Hoc Study on

‘‘Adapting Future Wireless Communication’’

to examine future commercial wireless

capabilities and recommend which

capabilities may have applicability for the

Objective Force. The 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 Mr. Jeff Ozimek,

Army Science Board Staff Assistant, 732–

532–5496 or Ms. Lisa Calabrese, Army

Science Board Staff Assistant Assistant, 732–

427–4646.

Wayne Joyner,

Executive Assistant, Army Science Board.

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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. L. 92–463), announcement is

made of the following Committee

Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB).

Date of Meeting: May 23, 2001.

Time of Meeting: 0830–1545, May 23,

2001.

Place: Battle Lab, Ft. Gordon GA

Agenda: The Army Science Board’s (ASB)

panel will conduct an Ad Hoc Study on

‘‘Adapting Future Wireless Communication’’

to examine potential future commercial

wireless capabilities and recommend which

capabilities may have applicability for the

Objective Force. The 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 Mr. Jeff Ozimek,

Army Science Board Staff Assistant, 732–

532–5496 or Ms. Lisa Calabrese, Army

Science Board Staff Assistant, 732–427–4646.

Wayne Joyner,

Executive Assistant, Army Science Board.

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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 14,

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: May 9, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Applications for Title VI

International Education Programs.

Frequency: Annually or tri-annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 528.

Burden Hours: 38,625.

Abstract: Seven Title VI International

Education Applications. These include:

Business and International Education;

Group Projects Abroad; International

Research and Studies; Undergraduate

International Studies and Foreign

Language; National Resource Centers

and Foreign Language Area Studies

Fellowships; American Overseas

Research Centers; and Language

Resource Centers.

This information collection is being

submitted under the Streamlined

Clearance Process for Discretionary

Grant Information Collections (1890–

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public

comment period notice will be the only

public comment notice published for

this information collection.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

addressed to Vivian Reese, Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW., Room 4050, Regional Office

Building 3, Washington, DC 20202–

4651. You may also call Ms. Reese at

(202) 708–9902 or fax your request to

her attention at 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

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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity;

Notice of Members

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee

on Institutional Quality and Integrity,

Department of Education.

What Is the Purpose of This Notice?

The purpose of this notice is to list

the members of the National Advisory

Committee on Institutional Quality and

Integrity (National Advisory Committee)

and to give the public the opportunity

to nominate candidates for the positions

to be vacated by those members whose

terms will expire on September 30,

2001. This notice is required under

section 114(c) of the Higher Education

Act (HEA), as amended.

What Is the Role of the National

Advisory Committee?

The National Advisory Committee is

established under section 114 of the

HEA, as amended, and is composed of

15 members appointed by the Secretary

of Education from among individuals

who are representatives of, or

knowledgeable concerning, education

and training beyond secondary

education, including representatives of

all sectors and type of institutions of

higher education.

The National Advisory Committee

meets at least twice a year and provides

recommendations to the Secretary of

Education pertaining to:

• The establishment and enforcement

of criteria for recognition of accrediting

agencies or associations under subpart 2

of part H of Title IV, HEA.

• The recognition of specific

accrediting agencies or associations.

• The preparation and publication of

the list of nationally recognized

accrediting agencies and associations.

As the Committee deems necessary or

on request, the Committee also advises

the Secretary about:

• The eligibility and certification

process for institutions of higher

education under Title IV, HEA.

• The development of standards and

criteria for specific categories of

vocational training institutions and

institutions of higher education for

which there are no recognized

accrediting agencies, associations, or

State agencies in order to establish the

interim eligibility of those institutions

to participate in Federally funded

programs.

• The relationship between (1)

accreditation of institutions of higher

education and the certification and

eligibility of such institutions, and (2)

State licensing responsibilities with

respect to such institutions.

• Any other advisory functions

relating to accreditation and

institutional eligibility that the

Secretary may prescribe.

What Are the Terms of Office for

Committee Members?

The term of office of each member is

3 years, except that any member

appointed to fill a vacancy occurring

prior to the expiration of the term for

which the member’s predecessor was

appointed is appointed for the

remainder of the term. A member may

be appointed, at the Secretary’s

discretion, to serve more than one term.

Who Are the Current Members of the

Committee?

The current members of the National

Advisory Committee are:

Members With Terms Expiring 09/30/01

• Mrs. Wilhelmina R. Delco

(Committee Chairperson), Retired

Member of Texas House of

Representatives

• Dr. Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr.,

Research Professor, Hispanic Research

Center, Arizona State University

• Dr. Kenneth B. Orr, President

Emeritus, Presbyterian College, South

Carolina

• Dr. Robert L. Potts, President,

University of North Alabama

• Dr. Richard F. Rosser, President of

the Presidents’ Group, Wisconsin

Members With Terms Expiring 9/30/02

• Mr. Gordon M. Ambach (Committee

Vice Chairperson), Executive Director,

Council of Chief State School Officers,

Washington, DC

• Dr. Norman Francis, President,

Xavier University of Louisiana

• Dr. George A. Pruitt, President,

Thomas A. Edison State College, New

Jersey

• Dr. Norma S. Rees, President,

California State University, Hayward

• Honorable Thomas P. Salmon,

Chair of the Board, Green Mountain

Power Corporation, Vermont

Members With Terms Expiring 9/30/03

• Dr. Estela R. Lopez, Provost and

Vice President for Academic Affairs,

Northeastern Illinois University

• Eleanor P. Vreeland, Chairman,

Barland Education Consultants, Florida

• Dr. John A. Yena, President,

Johnson & Wales University, Rhode

Island

How Do I Nominate an Individual for

Appointment as a Committee Member?

If you would like to nominate an

individual for appointment to the

Committee, send the following

information to the Committee’s

Executive Director:

• A cover letter that provides your

reason(s) for nominating the individual;

and

• Contact information for the

nominee (name, title, business address,

and business phone and fax numbers)

and a copy of the nominee’s resume.

The information must be sent by June

29, 2001 to the following address:

Bonnie LeBold, Executive Director,

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S.

Department of Education, 1990 K St.

NW—Rm. 7007, Washington, DC

20006–7592.

How Can I Get Additional Information?

If you have any specific questions

about the nomination process or general

questions about the National Advisory

Committee, please contact Ms. Bonnie

LeBold, the Committee’s Executive

Director, by phone at (202) 219–7009, by

fax at (202) 219–7008, or by e-mail at

Bonnie.LeBold@ed.gov between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

Maureen A. McLaughlin,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,

Planning, and Innovation, Office of

Postsecondary Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Los Alamos

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires

that public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATE: Wednesday, May 30, 2001; 6

p.m.–9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Walatowa Visitors’ Center,

7413 New Mexico State Highway 4,

Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.