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schoolwide impact on student success,

and that are aligned with the recently

developed Principles for Professional

Development. The Department will

solicit applications from those operating

effective professional development

activities at the pre-K through 12 level

in schools and school districts, evaluate

them with the help of professional

educators (who will confirm

information for high-ranking applicants

through site visits), and recognize those

programs that are found to meet these

criteria.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Application for New Grants

Under the School, College, and

University Partnerships (SCUP)

Program.

Frequency: Competitive Year.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 175.

Burden Hours: 3,500.

Abstract: The application form will be

used to collect program and budget

information needed to evaluate the

quality of applications submitted and

make funding decisions based on the

authorizing statute and the published

funding criteria.

[FR Doc. 96–10466 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Extension of Public

Comment Period and Changed Public

Hearing Date for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Continued Operation of the Pantex

Plant and Associated Storage of

Weapon Components

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public

comment period and changed public

hearing date.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces the extension of the

public comment period for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Continued Operation of the

Pantex Plant and Associated Storage of

Weapon Components (DOE/EIS–0225D)

to July 12, 1996, and change of the

public hearing in Richland, Washington

from May 2, 1996 to May 23, 1996.

DATES: DOE announced the availability

and schedule of public hearings for the

Draft Pantex EIS in the Federal Register

dated April 5, 1996 (61 FR 15232). In

response to requests from the public,

DOE is extending the close of the public

comment period from July 5, 1996 to

July 12, 1996. Comments received by

DOE must be postmarked no later than

July 12, 1996, to ensure consideration in

the Final EIS. Comments postmarked

after that date will be considered to the

extent practicable.

Due to public hearing conflicts on

May 2, 1996, DOE has moved the

Richland, Washington hearing date to

May 23, 1996; the time and exact

location are listed below.

May 23, 1996

Red Lion Inn, 802 George Washington

Way, Richland, Washington 99352,

Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The public meeting time and location

will be published in local newspapers

prior to the meeting date. DOE invites

the general public, other government

agencies, and all other interested parties

to participate in the public hearings and

comment process for the Draft Pantex

EIS. DOE will accept comments on the

Draft Pantex EIS at the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies or

information on the Draft Pantex EIS as

well as written comments should be

directed to: Ms. Nanette Founds, U.S.

Department of Energy, Albuquerque

Operations Office, P.O. Box 5400,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185–

5400. Written comments, suggestions,

and requests can also be submitted

using the Pantex Plant EIS Faxline at 1–

800–822–5499. Facsimiles should be

marked: Pantex Plant EIS. Oral

comments and requests concerning this

EIS may also be submitted by calling the

Pantex Plant EIS Hotline at 1–800–788–

0306. Comments may also be submitted

via the Internet. The e-mail address is:

tetratec@indirect.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information on DOE’s National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

process, please contact: Ms. Carol

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance (EH–42), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC, 20585, 202–586–4600

or 1–800–472–2756. For information on

this EIS, please contact: Ms. Nanette

Founds at the above address or by

calling (505) 845–4351.

Subsequent Document Preparation

DOE intends to complete the Final

EIS and prepare a response to comments

received during the review of the Draft

EIS in October 1996 and will announce

its availability in the Federal Register.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 23,

1996.

James C. Landers,

Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary for

Defense Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–10510 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

A Financial Assistance Program for

State and Municipal Governments for

the Demonstration of Light and Heavy

Duty Alternative Fuel Vehicles

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office,

in accordance with the Financial

Assistance regulations in 10 CFR 600,

announces competitive Solicitation

Number DE–PS07–96ID13432 to solicit

applications from state and municipal

governments for demonstration projects

in use of light and heavy duty

alternative fuel vehicles.

ADDRESSES: Prospective applicants

should send a written request for a copy

of the solicitation and a DOE

application instruction package (which

includes standard forms, assurances and

certifications) to the U.S. Department of

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850

Energy Drive, MS–1221, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83401–1563, Attn: SOL DE–PS07–

96ID13432. The point of contact is

Wendy L. Huggins, Contract Specialist,

at (208)-526–2808. Requests transmitted

by facsimile at (208) 526–5548 will be

accepted. It is advised that prospective

applicants submit their requests in

writing no later than May 31, 1996. A

copy of the solicitation may be viewed

on the DOE’s Home Page titled ‘‘Current

Business Opportunities with the DOE’’

at Internet address:

http:\\www.pr.doe.gov\propp.html. The

deadline for receipt of applications is

3:00 p.m. MDT, June 28, 1996. It is

anticipated that review of the proposed

applications will begin on or about July

1, 1996. Selections will be made by

August 1, 1996, and awards will be

issued by September 30, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

response to Section 409 of the Energy

Policy Act of 1992, P.L. 102–486, 42

U.S.C. 13235, the Department of Energy

Office of Technology Utilization desires

to accelerate the use of alternate fuel

vehicles. It is the intent of this

solicitation to promote the use of

alternate fuel vehicles (both light and

heavy duty) by providing the states with

practical experience in their use and an

increased awareness of their availability

and benefits. Because of their high fuel