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in the proposed impoundment with an

ultimate height of approximately 250

feet. Site preparation activities would

include relocation of the Union Pacific

Railroad mainline tracks, relocation of

the C–7 Ditch, relocation of utility lines,

the construction of a new bridge on

Highway 202 over the relocated railroad

lines, and modification of the Interstate

80 on and off ramps at the intersection

with Highway 202.

Since the proposed action affects

jurisdictional waters of the United

States, Kennecott submitted a Clean

Water Act Section 404 Permit

Application to the Corps on June 10,

1994. The Corps determined that an EIS

was required prior to making a permit

decision.

The Corps published a notice of intent

to prepare a DEIS for the proposed

action on August 19, 1994 in the

Federal Register. A public scoping

meeting was held on September 19,

1994 and the written comment period

remained open until November 7, 1994.

A Draft EIS was released on April 28,

1995 and the public comment period

closed on June 27, 1995.

Twelve alternatives are identified and

analyzed in accordance with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

Section 404(b)(1) guidelines for their

technical, logistic, and economic

practicability in the FEIS. The North

Expansion West, the North Expansion

East, and the No Action alternatives are

carried forward for complete analysis in

the FEIS.

The FEIS has been prepared in

compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the

Corps implementing procedures in 33

CFR 230, the Council for Environmental

Quality regulations for implementing

NEPA in 40 CFR 1500, and U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

404(b)(1) guidelines in 40 CFR 230.

The FEIS was filed with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency for

publication of its availability.

Dated: December 12, 1995.

Jack V. Scherer,

LTC, EN, Deputy Commander.

[FR Doc. 95–31172 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–GH–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of School-to-Work

Opportunities, Advisory Council for

School-to-Work Opportunities; Notice

of Open Meetings

SUMMARY: The Advisory Council for

School-to-Work Opportunities was

established by the Departments of

Education and Labor to advise the

Departments on implementation of the

School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The

Council shall assess the progress of

School-to-Work Opportunities systems

development and program

implementation; make

recommendations regarding progress

and implementation of the School-toWork Opportunities initiative; advise on

the effectiveness of the new Federal role

in providing venture capital to States

and localities to develop School-toWork systems and act as advocates for

implementing the School-to-Work

framework on behalf of their

stakeholders.

TIME AND PLACE: The Advisory Council

for School-to-Work Opportunities will

have an open meeting on Tuesday,

January 9, 1996 from 1:00 p.m. to

approximately 2:15 p.m. and on

Thursday, January 11 from 1:00 p.m. to

approximately 3:00 p.m. at the

Washington Court Hotel, 525 New

Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20001–1527. During the interim,

Council members will work in small

groups to develop and present strategic

plans for the consideration of the whole

Council.

AGENDA: The agenda for the meeting on

Tuesday, January 9 from 1:00 p.m. –2:15

p.m. will include opening remarks, an

overview of the role of the Advisory

Council and introduction of

participants. The agenda for the meeting

on Thursday, January 11 from 1:00 p.m.

– 3:00 p.m. will include reports from the

various work groups, a conference

summary and a discussion of future

actions.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meetings on

January 9 from 1:00–2:15 p.m. and on

January 11 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. will be

open to the public. Seats will be

reserved for the media. Individuals with

disabilities in need of special

accommodations should contact the

Designated Federal Official (DFO), listed

below, at least 7 days prior to the

meeting.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: JD

Hoye, Designated Federal Official

(DFO), Advisory Council for School-toWork Opportunities, Office of Schoolto-Work Opportunities, 400 Virginia

Avenue, SW, Room 210, Washington,

DC 202/401–6222, (This is not a toll free

number.)

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 15th day

of December 1995.

Timothy M. Barnicle,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Patricia W. McNeil,

Assistant Secretary of Education.

[FR Doc. 95–31095 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Perkins Loan, Federal WorkStudy, and Federal Supplemental

Educational Opportunity Grant

Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date for

institutions to file an ‘‘Application for

Institutional Participation’’ (ED Form

E40–34P, OMB #1840–0098) to

participate in the Federal Perkins Loan,

Federal Work-Study, and Federal

Supplemental Educational Opportunity

Grant programs for the 1996–97 award

year.

SUMMARY: The Secretary invites

currently ineligible institutions of

higher education that filed a Fiscal

Operations Report and Application to

Participate (FISAP) (ED Form 646–1) in

one or more of the ‘‘campus-based

programs’’ for the 1996–97 award year

to submit to the Secretary an

‘‘Application for Institutional

Participation’’ and all documents

required for an eligibility and

certification determination.

The campus-based programs are the

Federal Perkins Loan Program, the

Federal Work-Study Program, and the

Federal Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grant Program and are

authorized by Title IV of the Higher

Education Act of 1965, as amended. The

1996–97 award year is July 1, 1996,

through June 30, 1997.

DATE: Closing Date for Filing

Application and Required Documents.

To participate in the campus-based

programs in the 1996–97 award year, a

currently ineligible institution must

mail or hand-deliver its ‘‘Application

for Institutional Participation’’ on or

before January 22, 1996. The application

along with all documents required for

an eligibility and certification

determination must be submitted to the

Institutional Participation Division at

one of the addresses indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Applications and Required

Documents Delivered by Mail. An

institutional participation application

and required documents delivered by

mail must be addressed to the U.S.

Department of Education, Office of

Postsecondary Education, Institutional
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Participation Division, Room 3522,

ROB–3, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202–5323.

An applicant must show proof of

mailing consisting of one of the

following: (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; or (4)

any other proof of mailing acceptable to

the Secretary of Education.

If an application is sent through the

U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does

not accept either of the following as

proof of mailing: (1) A private metered

postmark, or (2) a mail receipt that is

not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

An applicant should note that the

U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly

provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an applicant

should check with its local post office.

An applicant is encouraged to use

certified or at least first class mail.

Institutions that submit institutional

participation applications and required

documents after the closing date will

not be considered for funding under the

campus-based programs for award year

1996–97.

Applications and Required

Documents Delivered by Hand. An

institutional participation application

and required documents delivered by

hand must be taken to the U.S.

Department of Education, Office of

Postsecondary Education, Institutional

Participation Division, Room 3522,

ROB–3 (GSA Building), 7th and D

Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20407.

We will accept hand-delivered

applications between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal

holidays. An institutional participation

application for the 1996–97 award year

that is delivered by hand will not be

accepted after 4:30 p.m. on the closing

date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

three campus-based programs, the

Secretary allocates funds to eligible

institutions of higher education. The

Secretary will not allocate funds under

the campus-based programs for award

year 1996–97 to any currently ineligible

institution unless the institution files its

‘‘Application for Institutional

Participation’’ and other required

documents by the closing date. If the

institution submits its institutional

participation application or other

required documents after the closing

date, the Secretary will use this

application in determining the

institution’s eligibility to participate in

the campus-based programs beginning

with the 1997–98 award year.

For purposes of this notice, ineligible

institutions only include:

(1) An institution that has not been

designated as an eligible institution by

the Secretary but has previously filed a

FISAP; or

(2) An additional location of an

eligible institution that is currently not

included in the Department’s eligibility

certification for that eligible institution

but has been included in the

institution’s 1996–97 FISAP.

The Secretary wishes to advise

institutions that the institutional

eligibility form, ‘‘Application for

Institutional Participation,’’ should not

be confused with the FISAP form that

institutions were required to submit

electronically as of September 29, 1995,

in order to be considered for funds

under the campus-based programs for

the 1996–97 award year.

Applicable Regulations

The following regulations apply to the

campus-based programs:

(1) Student Assistance General

Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.

(2) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34

CFR Part 674.

(3) Federal Work-Study Program, 34

CFR Part 675.

(4) Federal Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR Part

676.

(5) Institutional Eligibility Under the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended, 34 CFR Part 600.

(6) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34

CFR Part 82.

(7) Governmentwide Debarment and

Suspension (Nonprocurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR

Part 85.

(8) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses,

34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information concerning designation of

eligibility, contact: Karen W.

Kershenstein, Acting Director,

Institutional Participation Division, U.S.

Department of Education, Room 3923,

ROB–3, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202–5323.

Telephone: (202) 708–4906.

For technical assistance concerning

the FISAP or other operational

procedures of the campus-based

programs, contact: Judy Norris, Acting

Chief, Campus-Based Financial

Operations Branch, Institutional

Financial Management Division, Room

4714, ROB–3, 600 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202–

5458. Telephone: (202) 708–9757.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications 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.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42

U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; and 20 U.S.C. 1070b et

seq.)

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental

Educational Opportunity Grant Program;

84.033 Federal Work-Study Program; 84.038

Federal Perkins Loan Program)

Dated: December 15, 1995.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 95–31024 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies,

State Agencies for Approval of Public

Postsecondary Vocational Education,

and State Agencies for Approval of

Nurse Education

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Request for Comments on

Agencies applying to the Secretary for

Initial Recognition or Renewal of

Recognition.

DATES: Commentors should submit their

written comments by February 5, 1996

to the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen W. Kershenstein, Director,

Accreditation and State Liaison

Division, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room

3915 ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–

5244, telephone: (202) 708–7417.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUBMISSION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS:

The Secretary of Education recognizes

as reliable authorities as to the quality

of education offered by institutions or

programs within their scope accrediting

agencies and State approval agencies for

public postsecondary vocational

education and nurse education that

meet certain criteria for recognition. The

purpose of this notice is to invite

interested third parties to present

written comments on the agencies listed

in this notice that have applied for

initial or continued recognition. All

comments received in response to this

notice will be reviewed by Department

staff as part of its evaluation of the

agencies’ compliance with the criteria

for recognition. In order for Department

staff to give full consideration to the