Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2001 / Notices 33533

Date(s): July 15–17, 2001.

Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., July 16, 2001; 8

A.M.–Noon, July 17, 2001.

Proposed Agenda: Review and

discuss status of Army ROTC since the

February 2001 meeting held in

Hampton, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander, HQ U.S. Army Cadet

Command, ATTN: ATCC–TT (MAJ

Hewitt), Fort Monroe, VA 23651.

Telephone number is (757) 788–5456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

meeting is open to the public. Any

interested person may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the

committee.

Luz D. Ortiz,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15735 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability for Non-Exclusive,

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive

Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning

Methods for Production of Antigens

Under Control of TemperatureRegulated Promoters in Enteric

Bacteria

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research

and Materiel Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR

404.6, announcement is made of the

availability for licensing of U.S. Patent

Serial No. 5,698,416 entitled ‘‘Methods

for Production of Antigens Under

Control of Temperature-Regulated

Promoters in Enteric Bacteria’’ issued

December 16, 1997. This patent

application has been assigned to the

United States Government as

represented by the Secretary of the

Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army

Medical Research and Materiel

Command, ATTN: Command Judge

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street,

Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702–5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine,

Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of

Research & Technology Assessment,

(301) 619–6664. Both at telefax (301)

619–5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Production of proteins in bacteria

containing DNA sequences encoding

proteins under the control of a

temperature-regulated promoter is

improved by growing the organisms at

temperatures of less than 35 °C until the

late logarithmic phase. Thereafter the

temperature may be raised to 36 °C to

39 °C. Antigens produced by the method

of invention may be used as vaccines, as

means for measuring efficacy of

vaccines, as probes to detect antigens

from clinical samples and for

biochemical characterizations of

antigens.

Luz D. Ortiz,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15734 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(SEIS) in Conjunction With Proposed

Flood Control Measures (Levee 37) on

the Upper Des Plaines River at Mount

Prospect in Cook County, IL

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The project involves

proposed construction of flood control

measures along the Upper Des Plaines

River at Prospect Heights and Mount

Prospect in Cook County, Illinois.

Alternatives under consideration

include earthen levees, concrete

floodwalls, and temporary road

closures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Keith Ryder, (312) 353–6400 ext. 2020;

U.S. Corps of Engineers, Suite 600, 111

North Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606–

7206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEIS

will document changes to the

recommended plan (pertinent to the

Levee 37 Project Area) originally

proposed in the 1999 environmental

impact statement.

Luz D. Ortiz,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15736 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

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 August

21, 2001.

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.

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: June 18, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Office.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Programs

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Title: Lender’s Request for Payment of

Interest and Special Allowance (JS)*.

Frequency: Quarterly, Annually.

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Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs (primary);

Businesses or other for-profit.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 17200;

Burden Hours: 41925.

Abstract: The Lender’s Interest and

Special Allowance Request (Form 799)

is used by approximately 4,300 lenders

participating in the Title IV, PART B

loan programs. The ED Form 799 is used

to pay interest and special allowance to

holders of the Part B loans; and to

capture quarterly data from lender’s

loan portfolio for financial and

budgetary projections.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov/

owa-cgi/owa/browsecoll?psn=01784, 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 Joe Schubart at

(202) 708–9266. 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. 01–15684 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Comment Period Extension for

Supplement to the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for a Geologic

Repository for the Disposal of Spent

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain,

Nye County, NV

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of comment period

extension.

SUMMARY: On May 4, 2001, the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) published

a Notice of Availability (66 FR 22540) of

its Supplement to the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for a

Geologic Repository for the Disposal of

Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain,

Nye County, Nevada (Draft EIS) (DOE/

EIS–0250D–S) and announced a 45-day

public comment period ending June 25,

2001. In response to requests from the

public, DOE is extending the comment

period to July 6, 2001.

DATES: Comments on the Supplement to

the Draft EIS are now due by July 6,

2001. DOE will consider all comments

received during the comment period in

preparation of the Final EIS. Comments

received after July 6, 2001 will be

considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for further information on the

Supplement to the Draft EIS, and

requests for copies of the document

(hard copy or CD–ROM) should be

directed to: Dr. Jane Summerson, EIS

Document Manager, M/S 010, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Civilian

Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca

Mountain Site Characterization Office,

P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas,

Nevada 89036–0307, Telephone 1–800–

967–3477, Facsimile 1–800–967–0739.

Written comments via facsimiles

should include the following identifier:

‘‘Yucca Mountain Supplement to the

Draft EIS.’’

Written comments on or requests for

copies of the document may also be

submitted over the internet via the

Yucca Mountain Project website at

http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing

‘‘Environmental Impact Statement.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Jane Summerson, EIS Document

Manager, M/S 010, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management, Yucca Mountain

Site Characterization Office, P.O. Box

30307, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89036–

0307, Telephone 1–800–967–3477,

Facsimile 1–800–967–0739.

For general information on the DOE

NEPA process, contact: Ms. Carol M.

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Compliance (EH–42), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, Telephone 1–

202–586–4600, or leave a message at 1–

800–472–2756.

Issued in Washington, DC, June 18, 2001.

Ronald Milner,

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Civilian

Radioactive Waste Management.

[FR Doc. 01–15682 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho

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), Idaho. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public

notice of these meeting be announced in

the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 8 a.m.–

6 p.m.; Wednesday, July 18, 2001, 8

a.m.–5 p.m.

Public participation sessions will be

held on: Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 12:15–

12:30 p.m, 5:45–6 p.m.; Wednesday,

July 18, 2001, 11:45–12 noon, 3:30–3:45

p.m.

These times are subject to change as

the meeting progresses. Please check

with the meeting facilitator to confirm

these times.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inn, 645 Lindsay

Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Wendy Lowe, Idaho National

Engineering and Environmental

Laboratory (INEEL) Citizens’ Advisory

Board (CAB) Facilitator, Jason

Associates Corporation, 477 Shoup

Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, ID

83402, Phone (208) 522–1662 or visit

the Board’s Internet home page at http:/

/www.ida.net/users/cab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Board: The purpose of the Board is

to make recommendations to the

Department of Energy and its regulators

in the areas of future use, cleanup

levels, waste disposition and cleanup

priorities at the INEEL.

Tentative Agenda: (Agenda topics

may change up to the day of the

meeting. Please contact Jason Associates

for the most current agenda or visit the

CAB’s Internet site at www.ida.net/

users/cab/).

Presentations on the following:

• The conceptual design, siting, and

waste acceptance criteria for the INEEL

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (CERCLA) Disposal Facility

• The remaining major components of

the EM Program (Waste Area Group 7

cleanup program, the rest of the cleanup

program, and the site-wide

infrastructure program) for

consideration in development of a

recommendation on budget priorities

within limited funding levels

Discussion of the following:

• Consider development of a

recommendation addressing priorities

under the Environmental Management

Program budget for use in the event that

insufficient funds are provided to allow

INEEL to conduct the program as

desired

Status Reports on the following:

• Workforce restructuring at the

INEEL