34430 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2001 / Notices

review as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 30,

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: June 22, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Information Technology (IT)

External Certification Program.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Businesses or

other for-profit; Individuals or

household; Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 300

Burden Hours: 70

Abstract: Case studies of selected high

school and community college IT

programs offer some basic information

about IT certification classes, a growing

program at both levels. The case study

encompasses three data collection

components: (1) A survey of students

from 10 high schools and 10 community

colleges who completed an IT skill

certification class in school year 1999–

00, (2) site visits to half of these high

schools and colleges, and (3) telephone

interview with selected staff from the

remaining schools.

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 (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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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 July 30,

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: June 22, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Final Performance Report for

Grants under Title III—Institutional Aid

Programs.

Frequency: Once after the expiration

date.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 200

Burden Hours: 2,000

Abstract: This data collection is

needed for program evaluation and to

respond to Government Performance

and Results Act (GPRA) requirements.

Information obtained from this

collection will be used to support

budget submissions to OMB; respond to

inquiries from the Congress, higher

education interest groups and the

general public. Respondents are

colleges, universities and eligible

professional organizations.

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

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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 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

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education, Department of Education;

Notice of Meeting

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice provides the

proposed agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the National Board of the

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education. This notice

also describes the functions of the

Board. Notice of this meeting is required

under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND TIMES: July 24, 2001, 9 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Monarch Hotel, 2401 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Telephone: (202) 429–2400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Fischer, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20006–8544.

Telephone: (202) 502–7500 or by e-mail:

donald.fischer@ed.gov. Individuals who

use a telecommunication device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday).

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education is established under title VII,

part B, section 742 of the Higher

Education Amendments of 1998 (20

U.S.C. 1138a). The National Board of the

Fund is authorized to recommend to the

Director of the Fund and the Assistant

Secretary for Postsecondary Education

priorities for funding and procedures for

grant awards.

The meeting of the National Board is

open to the public. The National Board

will meet on Tuesday, July 24 from 9:30

a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide an overview

of the Fund’s program status and special

initiatives.

The meeting site is accessible to

individuals with disabilities. An

individual with a disability who will

need an auxiliary aid or service to

participate in the meeting (e.g.,

interpreting service, assistive listening

device or materials in an alternative

format) should notify the contact person

listed in this notice at least two weeks

before the scheduled meeting date.

Although the Department will attempt

to meet a request received after that

date, the requested auxiliary aid or

service may not be available because of

insufficient time to arrange it.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the office of the Fund for

the Improvement of Postsecondary

Education, 8th Floor, 1990 K Street

NW., Washington, DC. 20006–8544 from

the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Maureen A. McLaughlin,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,

Planning and Innovation, Office of

Postsecondary Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Amended Record of Decision;

Savannah River Site Waste

Management, Savannah River

Operations Office, Aiken, South

Carolina

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Amended Record of Decision.

SUMMARY: This Record of Decision

(ROD) modifies earlier Department of

Energy (DOE) decisions concerning the

treatment and disposal of low-level

radioactive waste (LLW) and mixed

hazardous and low-level radioactive

waste (MLLW) at the Savannah River

Site (SRS) to be consistent with DOE’s

subsequent programmatic decision. DOE

Orders and policy require DOE to use its

own facilities for treatment and

disposal; however, an exemption may

be granted, if this is not practical.

Because of (1) SRS inability to meet

state requirements for a MLLW disposal

facility, (2) funding reductions for waste

treatment facilities, and (3) the apparent

adequacy of existing and planned

capacity at either DOE regional or

commercial treatment and disposal

facilities, DOE has decided to: continue

to treat some SRS LLW onsite or, if an

exemption is granted, at commercial

treatment facilities, as previously

decided; continue to dispose of SRS

LLW and treatment residuals onsite, as

previously decided, and, in addition,

dispose of some SRS LLW and treatment

residuals at DOE regional or, if an

exemption is granted, at commercial

disposal facilities; continue to treat

some SRS MLLW onsite or, if an

exemption is granted, at commercial

treatment facilities, as previously

decided, and, in addition, treat some

SRS MLLW at other DOE regional

treatment facilities; and dispose of

treated SRS MLLW and treatment

residuals at DOE regional or, if an

exemption is granted, at commercial

disposal facilities, not onsite, as

previously decided. This decision is

consistent with agreements between

DOE and the State of South Carolina

concerning MLLW management under

the Federal Facility Compliance Act

(FFCAct) of 1992.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information regarding SRS waste

management, contact: Andrew R.

Grainger, NEPA Compliance Officer,

U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah

River Operations Office, Building 742–

A/Room 185, Aiken, SC 29808, (800)

881–7292. Electronic mail:

drew.grainger@srs.gov.

For further information on DOE’s

Waste Management Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement (WM

PEIS) or its RODs, contact: Karen

Guevara, WM PEIS Program Manager,

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of

Environmental Management, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874, (301) 903–4981.

For general information on the U.S.

Department of Energy National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

process, contact: Carol M. Borgstrom,

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and

Compliance (EH–42), U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585–0119, (202)

586–4600, or leave a message at (800)

472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

SRS occupies approximately 300

square miles adjacent to the Savannah

River, principally in Aiken and

Barnwell Counties of South Carolina,

about 25 miles southeast of Augusta,