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comments received, the comments must

arrive at the address listed above not

later than (Insert 45 days after date of

publication in the Federal Register).

Comments must relate to the Secretary’s

Criteria for the Recognition of

Accrediting Agencies.

The National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity (the

‘‘Advisory Committee’’) advises the

Secretary of Education on the

recognition of accrediting agencies and

State approval agencies. The Advisory

Committee is scheduled to meet May

22–24, 1996 in Washington, D.C. All

written comments received by the

Department in response to this notice

will be considered by both the Advisory

Committee and the Secretary. A

subsequent Federal Register notice will

announce the meeting and invite

individuals and/or groups to submit

requests for oral presentation before the

Advisory Committee on the agencies

being reviewed. That notice, however,

does not constitute another call for

written comment. This notice is the

only call for written comment.

The following agencies will be

reviewed during the May 1996 meeting

of the Advisory Committee:

Nationally Recognized Accrediting

Agencies and Associations

Petitions for Initial Recognition

1. American Polygraph Association

(requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation of private, postsecondary,

non-degree-granting institutions that

prepare students to become Polygraph

examiners).

2. National Association of Nurse

Practitioners in Reproductive Health

(requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation of women’s health nurse

practitioner education programs in

reproductive health).

3. Pacific Association of Schools and

Colleges (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of smaller

specialized degree-granting institutions

of higher education that specialize in

limited and identified areas of social

sciences and humanities).

4. Respiratory Care Accreditation

Board (requested scope of recognition:

the accreditation of respiratory care

education programs).

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

1. Commission on Accreditation of

Allied Health Education Programs

(requested scope of recognition: As a

coordinating agency for the

accreditation of institutions and

programs under the following allied

health education committees:

a. Cytotechnology Programs Review

Committee.

b. Joint Review Committee on

Education in Diagnostic Medical

Sonography.

c. Joint Review Committee on

Education in Electroneurodiagnostic

Technology.

d. Joint Review Committee on

Educational Programs for the EMTParamedic

e. Accredition Committee for

Perfusion Education (perfusionist)

f. Accredition Committee for

Education for the Physician

Assistant

g. Joint Review Committee for

Respiratory Therapy Education

h. Accreditation Review Committee

for the Surgical Technologist

The Commission is also requesting an

expansion of scope of recognition to

include the accredition of institutions

and programs under the following allied

health education committee:

i. Joint Review Committee on

Education in Cardiovascular

Technology.

2. Middle States Association of Colleges

and Schools, Commission on

Secondary Schools (requested scope

of recognition: the accreditation and

preaccreditation of public vocational

and technical schools offering nondegree postsecondary education in

Delaware, the District of Columbia,

Maryland, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virgin

Islands)

3. National Accrediting Agency for

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

(requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation of programs for the

histologic technician/technologist)

4. National League for Nursing, Inc.

(requested scope of recognition: the

accredition of programs in practical

nursing, and diploma, associate,

baccalaureate and higher degree nurse

education programs)

Interim Reports (An interim report is

a follow-up report on an accrediting

agency’s compliance with specific

criteria for recognition that was

requested by the Secretary when the

Secretary granted recognition to the

agency)—

1. American Bar Association, Council of

the Section of Legal Education and

Admission to the Bar

2. Accrediting Council for Continuing

Education and Training

3. American Psychological Association,

Committee on Education

4. Commission on Opticianry

Accreditation

5. Distance Education and Training

Council, Accrediting Commission

6. National Environmental Health

Science and Protection Accreditation

Council

State Agencies Recognized for the

Approval of Public Postsecondary

Vocational Education

Petition for Renewal of Recognition—

1. Puerto Rico State Agency for the

Approval of Public Postsecondary

Vocational Technical Education

Institutions and Programs

State Agencies Recognized for the

Approval of Nurse Education

Petition for Renewal of Recognition

1. Montana Board of Nursing

Public Inspection of Petitions and

Third-Party Comments

All petitions and interim reports, and

those third-party comments received in

advance of the meeting, will be

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, ROB–3,

Room 3915, 7th and D Streets, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20202–5244, telephone

(202) 708–7417 between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

Dated: December 18, 1995.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 95–31073 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho

National Engineering Laboratory;

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

(INEL).

DATES: Tuesday, January 16, 1996 from

8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Mountain

Standard Time (MST) and Wednesday,

January 17, 1996 from 8:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m. MST. There will be a public

comment availability session Tuesday,

January 16, 1996 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

MST.

The Board will be participating in a

public outreach program hosted by

Boise State University and the

University of Idaho Engineering

Programs Tuesday afternoon.

ADDRESSES:
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Main Meeting:

Boise Centre on the Grove, 850 Front

Street, Boise, Idaho 83701

Outreach Program:

BSU Student Union Building, 1910

University Drive, Boise, Idaho

83701 (tentative location)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Information 1–800–708–2680 or Marsha

Hardy, Jason Associates Corporation

Staff Support 1–208–522–1662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Meeting Purpose: EM SSAB, INEL

will be following up on a study of the

Environmental Management

Prioritization of FY 1998 funds,

studying the environmental restoration

scoping process, prioritizing its own

activities for the remainder of FY 1996,

and participating in an educational

activity highlighting research and

development capabilities of INEL.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, January 16, 1996

7:30 a.m.—Sign-in and Registration

8:00 a.m.—Miscellaneous Business:

Old Business

• Jerry Bowman—Deputy Designated

Federal Official Report.

• Joy Myers—Chair Report.

Member Reports

Standing Committee Reports

• Member Selection Committee—

Dean Mahoney (chair), Gen Paroni,

Chuck Rice.

• Budget Committee—Chuck Rice

(chair), Larry Boam, Terry Perez.

• Public Communication

Committee—Ben Collins (chair),

Clarence Bellem, Chuck Broscious,

Wayne Pierre (ex-officio).

9:00 a.m.—Environmental Management

Budget Prioritization

Committee Members—Dieter Knecht

(chair), Gen Paroni, Linda Milam, Terry

Perez, and Jerry Bowman (ex-officio).

10:15 a.m.—Break

10:30 a.m.—Environmental

Management Budget Prioritization

12:00 p.m.—Discussion—EM SSAB

INEL Prioritization Activity

12:30 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Public Outreach Program—

INEL Research and Development

5:00 p.m.—Public Comment Availability

Wednesday, January 17, 1996

7:30 a.m.—Sign-In and Registration

8:00 a.m.—Miscellaneous Business

8:30 a.m.—EM SSAB INEL Prioritization

Process

10:30 a.m.—Break

10:45 a.m.—Environmental

Management Budget Prioritization

12:00 p.m.—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Environmental Restoration

Scoping Discussion

Committee Members—Chuck

Broscious and Brett Hayball (co-chairs),

Chuck Rice, Terry Perez, Joel Hamilton,

and ex-officios Jerry Bowman, DOE-ID,

Wayne Pierre, EPA, and Bob Ferguson,

INEL.

3:00 p.m.—Break

3:15 p.m.—Environmental Restoration

Scoping Discussion

4:15 p.m.—Meeting Evaluation

5:00 p.m.—Adjourn

This agenda is subject to change as

the Board meeting nears. For a most

current copy of the agenda, contact

Woody Russell, DOE-Idaho, (208) 526–

0561, or Marsha Hardy, Jason

Associates, (208) 522–1662. The final

agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Comment Availability: The

two-day meeting is open to the public,

with a Public Comment Availability

session scheduled for Tuesday, January

16, 1996 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

MST. The Board will be available

during this time period to hear verbal

public comments or to review any

written public comments. If there are no

members of the public wishing to

comment or no written comments to

review, the board will continue with it’s

current discussion. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact the Idaho National Engineering

Laboratory Information line or Marsha

Hardy, Jason Associates, at the

addresses or telephone numbers listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 18,

1995.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–31102 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER95–1625–000]

USGen Power Services, L.P.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

December 15, 1995.

On August 24, 1995, as amended on

October 17, 1995, USGen Power

Services, L.P. (USGen) filed an

application for authorization to sell

power at market-based rates, and for

certain waivers and authorizations. In

particular, USGen requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liabilities by USGen. On December

13, 1995, the Commission issued an

Order Accepting Market-Based Rates

For Filing, Granting Waivers And

Authorizations And Revising Policy

Regarding Sales Of Power By Affiliated

Power Marketers (Order), in the abovedocketed proceeding.

The Commission’s December 13, 1995

Order granted the request for blanket

approval under Part 34, subject to the

conditions found in Ordering

Paragraphs (D), (E), and (G):

(D) Within 30 days of the date of this

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the Commission’s blanket

approval of issuances of securities or

assumptions of liabilities by USGen

should file a motion to intervene or

protest with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, in

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214.

(E) Absent a request to be heard

within the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (D) above, USGen is hereby

authorized to issue securities and to

assume obligations or liabilities as

guarantor, endorser, surety or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issue or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of the

applicant, compatible with the public

interest, and reasonably necessary or

appropriate for such purposes.

(G) The Commission reserves the right

to modify this order to require a further

showing that neither public nor private

interests will be adversely affected by