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discuss U.S. positions for the 2001 IWC

annual meeting.

The Secretary of Commerce is charged

with the responsibility of discharging

the obligations of the United States

under the International Convention for

the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The

U.S. Commissioner to the IWC has

primary responsibility for the

preparation and negotiation of U.S.

positions on international issues

concerning whaling and for all matters

involving the IWC. He is staffed by the

Department of Commerce and assisted

by the Department of State, the

Department of the Interior, the Marine

Mammal Commission, and by other

interested agencies.

Each year, NOAA conducts meetings

and other activities to prepare for the

annual meeting of the IWC. The major

purpose of the preparatory meetings is

to provide input in the development of

policy by individuals and nongovernmental organizations interested

in whale conservation. NOAA believes

that this participation is important for

the effective development and

implementation of U.S. policy

concerning whaling. Any person with

an identifiable interest in whale

conservation policies may participate in

the meetings, but NOAA reserves the

authority to inquire about the interest of

any person who appears at a meeting

and to determine the appropriateness of

that person’s participation. Foreign

nationals and persons who represent

foreign governments may not attend.

These stringent measures are necessary

to promote the candid exchange of

information and to establish the

necessary basis for the relatively open

process of preparing for IWC meetings

that characterizes current practices.

Tentative Meeting Schedule

The schedule for the 2001 IWC annual

meeting is as follows:

July 3–4, 2001 (London, UK): IWC

Scientific Committee Working Groups

and Sub-committees.

July 4–16, 2001 (London, UK): IWC

Scientific Committee.

July 18–21, 2001 (London, UK): IWC

Commission Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups.

July 23–27, 2001 (London, UK): IWC

53rd Annual Meeting.

Special Accommodations

Department of Commerce meetings

are physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Cathy Campbell

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)

at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: June 22, 2001.

Don Knowles,

Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Federal Advisory Committee for the

End-to-End Review of the U.S. Nuclear

Command and Control System

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of

forthcoming meetings of the Federal

Advisory Committee for the End-to-End

Review of the U.S. Nuclear Command

and Control System (NCSS). The

purpose of these meetings is to conduct

a comprehensive and independent

review of the NCCS positive measures to

assure authorized use of nuclear

weapons when directed by the President

while assuring against unauthorized or

inadvertent use. This meeting will be

closed to the public.

DATES: July 25–26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Defense Threat Reduction

Agency Headquarters, 8725 John

Kingman Rd., Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–

6201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William L. Jones, U.S. Nuclear

Command and Control System Support

Staff (NSS), Skyline 3, 5201 Leesburg

Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia

22041, (703) 681–8681.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive

Patent License

Pursuant to the provisions of part 404

of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,

which implements Public Law 96–517,

as amended, the Department of the Air

Force announces its intention to grant

Hybrid Plastics, Inc., a California

corporation, an exclusive license in U.S.

Patent No. 5,939,576 entitled, ‘‘Method

of Functionalizing Polycyclic Silicones

and the Compounds So Formed,’’ issued

August 17, 1999; U.S. Patent No.

5,942,638 entitled, ‘‘Method of

Functionalizing Polycyclic Silicones

and the Resulting Compounds,’’ issued

August 24, 1999; and U.S. Patent No.

6,100,417 entitled, ‘‘Functionalizing

Olefin Bearing Silsesquioxanes,’’ issued

August 8, 2000.

A license for these patents will be

granted unless a written objection is

received within 60 days from the date

of publication of this Notice.

Information concerning this Notice may

be obtained from Mr. William H.

Anderson, Associate General Counsel

(Acquisition), SAF/GCQ, 1500 Wilson

Blvd., Suite 304, Arlington, VA 22209–

2310. Mr. Anderson can be reached at

703–588–5090 or by fax at 703–588–

8037.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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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

27, 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

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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 22, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Intergovernmental and

Interagency Affairs

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Sign-on Form for Partnerhship

for Family Involvement in Education.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; Individuals or household;

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or

LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 800

Burden Hours: 67

Abstract: The Partnership for Family

Involvement in Education (PFIE) offers

a vehicle for schools, community

organizations, employers, and faith

organizations to commit to promoting

children’s learning through

development of family-school

partnerships.

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

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

27, 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 22, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: New.

Title: Pre-Elementary Education

Longitudinal Study (PEELS).

Frequency: Semi-Annually, Annually,

Biennially.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions;

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or

LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 10,477

Burden Hours: 5,296

Abstract: PEELS will provide the first

national picture of experiences and

outcomes of three-to five-year-old

children in early childhood special

education. The study will inform

special education policy development

and support Government Performance

and Results Act (GPRA) measurement

and Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization

with data from parents, service

providers, and teachers.

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 Sheila Carey at

(202) 708–6287 or via her internet

address Sheila.Carey@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