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Secretary announces in the application

package the selection criteria and

factors, if any, for this competition and

the maximum weight assigned to each

criterion.

For Applications Contact: Education

Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box

1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398.

Telephone (toll free): 1–877–433–7827.

FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD), you may call (toll free): 1–877–

576–7734.

You may also contact ED Pubs via its

Web site http://www.ed.gov/pubs/

edpubs.html or you may contact ED

Pubs at its e-mail address:

edpubs@inet.ed.gov

If you request an application from ED

Pubs, be sure to identify the competition

as follows: CFDA number 84.339A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S.

Department of Education, 1990 K Street,

N.W., Washington, DC 20006–8544.

Telephone: (202) 502–7500. Individuals

may also request applications or request

information by submitting the name of

the competition, their name, and postal

mailing address to the e-mail address:

LAAP@ed.gov.

The application text may be obtained

from the Internet address http://

www.ed.gov/FIPSE/LAAP

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact office listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Individuals with disabilities also may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

the email address: LAAP@ed.gov

However, the Department is not able

to reproduce in alternative format the

standard forms included in the

application package.

Electronic Access 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 either of the following sites: http://

ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm http://

www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have the Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. 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

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070f et seq.

Dated: January 9, 2001.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 01–1243 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission of Data by State

Educational Agencies

AGENCY: National Center for Education

Statistics, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of dates of submission of

State revenue and expenditure reports

for fiscal year 2000 and of revisions to

those reports.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education

announces dates for the submission by

State educational agencies (SEAs) of

expenditure and revenue data and

average daily attendance statistics on ED

Form 2447 (the National Public

Education Financial Survey) for fiscal

year (FY) 2000. The Secretary sets these

dates to ensure that data are available to

serve as the basis for timely distribution

of Federal funds. The U.S. Bureau of the

Census is the data collection agent for

the Department’s National Center for

Education Statistics (NCES). The data

will be published by NCES and will be

used by the Secretary in the calculation

of allocations for FY 2002 appropriated

funds.

DATES: The date on which submissions

will first be accepted is March 15, 2001.

The mandatory deadline for the final

submission of all data, including any

revisions to previously submitted data,

is September 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: SEAs may mail ED Form

2447 to: Bureau of the Census,

ATTENTION: Governments Division,

Washington, DC 20233–6800.

Alternatively, SEAs may hand deliver

submissions by 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) to:

Governments Division, Bureau of the

Census, 8905 Presidential Parkway,

Washington Plaza II, Room 508, Upper

Marlboro, MD 20772.

If an SEA’s submission is received by

the Bureau of the Census after

September 4, 2001 in order for the

submission to be accepted, the SEA

must show one of the following as proof

that the submission was mailed on or

before the mandatory deadline date:

1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark.

2. A legible mail receipt with the date

of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal

Service.

3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or

receipt from a commercial carrier.

4. Any other proof of mailing

acceptable to the Secretary.

If the SEA mails ED Form 2447

through the U.S. Postal Service, the

Secretary does not accept either of the

following as proof of mailing:

1. A private metered postmark.

2. A mail receipt that is not dated by

the U.S. Postal Service.

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an SEA should check

with its local post office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Lawrence R. MacDonald, Chief, Bureau

of the Census, ATTENTION:

Governments Division, Washington, DC

20233–6800. Telephone: (301) 457–

1574. If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to: Frank Johnson, National

Center for Education Statistics, U.S.

Department of Education, Washington,

DC 20208–5651. Telephone: (202) 502–

7362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

authority of section 404(a) of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (20 U.S.C. 9003(a)), which

authorizes NCES to gather data on the

financing of education, NCES collects

data annually from SEAs through ED

Form 2447. The report from SEAs

includes attendance, revenue, and

expenditure data from which NCES

determines the average state per pupil

expenditure (SPPE) for elementary and

secondary education, as defined in the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965 (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 8801(12)).

In addition to using the SPPE data as

useful information on the financing of

elementary and secondary education,

the Secretary uses these data directly in

calculating allocations for certain

formula grant programs, including Title

I of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 as amended by

the Improving America’s Schools Act of

1994 (Title I), Impact Aid, and Indian

Education. Other programs such as the

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Technology Literacy Challenge Fund,

the Education for Homeless Children

and Youth Program under Title VII of

the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act, the Dwight D.

Eisenhower Professional Development

Program, and the Safe and Drug-Free

Schools and Communities Program

make use of SPPE data indirectly

because their formulas are based, in

whole or in part, on State Title I

allocations.

In January 2001, the Bureau of the

Census, acting as the data collection

agent for NCES, will mail to SEAs ED

Form 2447 with instructions and

request that SEAs submit data to the

Bureau of the Census on March 15,

2001, or as soon as possible thereafter.

SEAs are urged to submit accurate and

complete data on March 15, or as soon

as possible thereafter, to facilitate timely

processing. Submissions by SEAs to the

Bureau of the Census will be checked

for accuracy and returned to each SEA

for verification. All data, including any

revisions, must be submitted to the

Bureau of the Census by an SEA not

later than September 4, 2001.

Having accurate and consistent

information, on time, is critical to an

efficient and fair allocation process, as

well as the NCES statistical process. To

ensure timely distribution of Federal

education funds based on the best, most

accurate data available, NCES

establishes, for allocation purposes,

September 4, 2001 as the final date by

which ED Form 2447 must be

submitted. However, if an SEA submits

revised data after the final deadline that

results in a lower SPPE figure, its

allocations may be adjusted downward

or the Department may request the SEA

to return funds. SEAs should be aware

that all of these data are subject to audit

and that, if any inaccuracies are

discovered in the audit process, the

Department may seek recovery of

overpayments for the applicable

programs. If an SEA submits revised

data after September 4, 2001 the data

may also be too late to be included in

the final NCES published dataset.

Electronic Access 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 either of the following sites: http://

ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm; http://

www.ed.gov/news.html.

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, 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 Regulations is available on GPO access at:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9003(a).

Dated: January 10, 2001.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 01–1242 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science and Office of

Environmental Management; Office of

Science Financial Assistance Program

Notice 01–19; Environmental

Management Science Program:

Research Related to Deactivation and

Decommissioning Issues

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice inviting grant

applications.

SUMMARY: The Offices of Science (SC)

and Environmental Management (EM),

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),

hereby announce their interest in

receiving grant applications for

performance of innovative, fundamental

research to support specifically

innovative, fundamental research to

investigate DOE deactivation and

decommissioning issues.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

formal applications is 4:30 P.M., E.S.T,

March 20, 2001, in order to be accepted

for merit review and to permit timely

consideration for award in Fiscal Year

2001.

ADDRESSES: Formal applications

referencing Program Notice 01–19

should be sent to: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Science, Grants and

Contracts Division, SC–64, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874–1290, ATTN: Program Notice 01–

16. This address must be used when

submitting applications by U.S. Postal

Service Express, commercial mail

delivery service, or when hand carried

by the applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Roland F. Hirsch, SC–73, Mail Stop F–

237, Medical Sciences Division, Office

of Biological and Environmental

Research, Office of Science, U.S.

Department of Energy, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874–1290, telephone: (301) 903–9009,

fax: (301) 903–0567, E-mail:

roland.hirsch@science.doe.gov, or Mr.

Mark Gilbertson, EM–52, Office of Basic

and Applied Research, Office of Science

and Technology, Office of

Environmental Management, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, telephone: (202)

586–7150, E-mail:

mark.gilbertson@em.doe.gov. The full

text of Program Notice 01–19 is

available via the Internet using the

following web site address: http://

www.science.doe.gov/production/

grants/grants.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Environmental Management, in

partnership with the Office of Science,

sponsors the Environmental

Management Science Program (EMSP)

to fulfill DOE’s continuing commitment

to the clean-up of DOE’s environmental

legacy.

The DOE Environmental Management

program currently has ongoing applied

research and engineering efforts under

its Technology Development Program.

These efforts must be supplemented

with basic research to address long-term

technical issues crucial to the EM

mission. Basic research can also provide

EM with near-term fundamental data

that may be critical to the advancement

of technologies that are under

development but not yet at full scale nor

implemented. Proposed basic research

under this Notice should contribute to

environmental management activities

that would decrease risk for the public

and workers, provide opportunities for

major cost reductions, reduce time

required to achieve EM’s mission goals,

and, in general, should address

problems that are considered intractable

without new knowledge. This program

is designed to inspire breakthroughs in

areas critical to the EM mission through

basic research and will be managed in

partnership with SC. The Office of

Science’s well-established procedures,

as set forth in the Office of Science

Merit Review System, available on the

World Wide Web at: http://

www.science.doe.gov/production/

grants/merit.html will be used for merit

review of applications submitted in

response to this Notice. Subsequent to

the formal scientific merit review,

applications that are judged to be

scientifically meritorious will be

evaluated by DOE for relevance to the

objectives of the Environmental

Management Science Program.

Additional information can be obtained

at: http://www.emsp.em.doe.gov/

main.htm. Additional Notices for the

Environmental Management Science

Program may be issued during Fiscal