Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 76 / Thursday, April 20, 1995 / Notices 19727

markets, and otherwise provide

assistance and direction to the Secretary

in carrying out these initiatives. At the

meeting, committee members will

receive briefings on the status of

ongoing consultations with the

Government of Japan and will discuss

specific trade and sales expansion

programs related to U.S.-Japan

automotive parts policy.

DATE AND LOCATION: The meeting will be

held on April 25, 1995 from 10:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of

Commerce in Washington, D.C. This

meeting is being announced less than

fifteen days prior to the meeting because

the Department wanted to brief

members at the conclusion of the latest

round of automotive framework talks

with the Government of Japan and was

unable to determine the availability of

members prior to the fifteen day

requirement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Robert Reck, Office of Automotive

Affairs, Trade Development, Room

4036, Washington, D.C. 20230,

telephone: (202) 482–1418.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

with the concurrence of the General

Counsel formally determined on July 5,

1994, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Act, as amended, that

the series of meetings or portions of

meetings of the Committee and of any

subcommittee thereof, dealing with

privileged of confidential commercial

information may be exempt from the

provisions of the Act relating to open

meeting and public participation therein

because these items are concerned with

matters that are within the purview of

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (9)(B). A copy of

the Notice of Determination is available

for public inspection and copying in the

Department of Commerce Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, Main

Commerce.

Dated: April 17, 1995.

John White,

Acting Director, Office of Automotive Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–9830 Filed 4–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950113015–5089–02]

RIN 0648–ZA12

Global Learning and Observations To

Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

COMMERCE (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of program and

invitation to participate.

SUMMARY: This is an invitation for U.S.

K–12 schools to participate in an

international environmental science and

education program known as Global

Learning and Observations to Benefit

the Environment (GLOBE). U.S. schools

can participate in the GLOBE Program if

they meet the ‘‘basic requirements’’

described in the announcement below.

This notice revises a previous invitation

to schools to participate in the GLOBE

Program, which was published in the

Federal Register on November 23, 1994

(59 FR 60351). Federal assistance is not

available at this time to enable schools

to participate in the GLOBE Program to

enable them to meet the ‘‘basic

requirements.’’ In addition, more

detailed information is provided for the

scientific measurement instruments,

other program information is updated,

and the Government no longer provides

Internet access to registered schools.

This notice incorporates an

Announcement section that includes a

form for use by schools to register to

participate in the GLOBE Program. This

Announcement is also available in

electronic and hard copy form from the

sources listed below.

The GLOBE Program is a hands-on

program that joins students, educators,

and scientists from around the world in

studying the global environment.

GLOBE is a worldwide network of

students who work under the guidance

of GLOBE-trained teachers to make

environmental observations at or near

their schools, report their data to a

GLOBE processing facility, receive and

use global images created from their

data, and study environmental topics in

their classrooms. GLOBE in the United

States is managed by an interagency

team that includes the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA), the National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA), the

National Science Foundation (NSF), the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), and the Department of Education

and State. GLOBE leadership also

includes the Council on Environmental

Quality and the Office of Science and

Technology Policy, both within the

Executive Office of the President.

NOAA is the lead agency for GLOBE. As

lead agency, NOAA invites U.S. K–12

schools to participate in the GLOBE

Program as described in the

announcement below.

DATES: This invitation is open until

further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Further information or copies of the

Announcement below, which includes a

registration form, may be obtained by

connecting to the GLOBE Internet World

Wide Web server at http://

www.globe.gov, by sending a request by

electronic mail to info@globe.gov, by

calling the GLOBE information line at

202–395–6500, by mail to Thomas N.

Pyke, Jr., Director, The GLOBE Program,

744 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20503, or delivered by express or

courier service to Director, The GLOBE

Program, The White House, New

Executive Office Building, 725 17th

Street, N.W., Room G–1, Washington,

D.C. 20006.

ANNOUNCEMENT: April 20, 1995.

The GLOBE Program

744 Jackson Place / Washington, DC

20503

U.S. SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE GLOBE PROGRAM

U.S. K–12 schools are invited to

participate in a new international

environmental science and education

program known as Global Learning and

Observations to Benefit the

Environment (GLOBE). U.S. schools can

participate in the GLOBE Program by

agreeing to meet a set of GLOBE ‘‘basic

requirements’’ as listed below in ‘‘How

to Become a GLOBE Schools’’ and

completing the attached registration

form.

The GLOBE Program is a hands-on

program that joins students, educators,

and scientists from around the world in

studying the global environment.

GLOBE is a worldwide network of

students who work under the guidance

of GLOBE-trained teachers to make

environmental observations at or near

their schools, report their data to a

GLOBE processing facility, receive and

use global images created from their

data, and study environmental topics in

their classrooms. The data acquired by

students will be used worldwide by

environmental scientists in their

research to improve our understanding

of the global environment.

GLOBE is managed by an interagency

team that includes the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA), the National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA), the

National Science Foundation (NSF), the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), and the Departments of

Education and State. GLOBE leadership

also includes the Office on

Environmental Policy and the Office of

Science and Technology Policy in the

Executive Office of the President.

NOAA is the lead agency for GLOBE.
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What is GLOBE?

GLOBE is a hands-on, school-based

program that will:

—Enhance environmental awareness of

individuals throughout the world,

—Enable students to make

environmental observations that will

contribute to improving the health of

planet Earth,

—Give students the opportunity to work

with world class scientists,

collaborating together through a

worldwide network,

—Involve students, teachers, and

scientists in sharing information

about the global environment,

—Enrich and supplement existing

school curricula in science and

mathematics, and

—Help all students reach higher

standards in science and

mathematics.

The GLOBE concept was announced

by Vice President Al Gore on Earth Day,

April 22, 1994. Since then, over one

hundred nations have expressed interest

in joining the U.S. in the GLOBE

Program. GLOBE will begin operation

on the 25th Earth Day, April 22, 1995,

and schools in the U.S. and throughout

the world are invited to join in this

exciting new venture.

How to Become a GLOBE School

A school can register to become a

GLOBE school if the school meets the

GLOBE ‘‘basic requirements,’’ by

agreeing to:

—Have its students acquire

environmental data using scientific

measurement instruments at their

school,

—Have its students transmit these data

to a GLOBE processing center as often

as required for each measurement,

—Have its students study the global

environmental images that will be

generated based on GLOBE data taken

by students around the world,

—Have its students participate in

GLOBE guided by one or more

teachers trained through the GLOBE

Program, who will use GLOBEprovided educational materials,

—Send at least one teacher to a GLOBEprovided 3-day training workshop at

a location in the school’s general part

of the country,

—Have the necessary GLOBE scientific

measurement instruments, as

identified below, for use by students,

and

—Have a suitable school computer

configuration, as described below, to

be available for use at least 20% of

each school day to support

participation in GLOBE, i.e., to be

used for data entry and transmission

to a GLOBE processing center and for

viewing of global environmental

images and related information

generated from GLOBE data by a

GLOBE processing center.

GLOBE Scientific Measurement

Instruments

The GLOBE environmental

measurements are in the following

study areas:

Atmosphere/Climate

Hydrology/Water Chemistry

Biology/Geology.

The initial GLOBE measurements and

their respective instruments are:

Measurement Instrument Grade

Atmosphere/

Climate:

Air temperature.Maximum/Minimum Thermometer.K–12

Calibration

Thermometer..

K–12

Instrument Shelter.K–12

Precipitation .. Clear Plastic

Rain Gauge.

K–12

Cloud cover .. Cloud Charts .... K–12

Hydrology/

Water Chemistry:

Water pH ...... Litmus Paper .... K–5

pH Pen ............. 6–8

pH Meter .......... 9–12

Water Temperature.Alcohol Thermometer.K–12

Soil Moisture . Soil Moisture

Meter and

Gypsum

Blocks.

9–12

Auger and PVC

Piping.

9–12

Biology/Geology:

Habitat Study Compass .......... K–12

Meter Measuring Tape.K–12

Surveying Markers or Stakes.K–12

Tree Height ... Hand-made Clinometer.K–8

Clinometer. ....... 9–12

Tree Canopy . Hand-made

Densiometer.

K–8

Densiometer ..... 9–12

Tree Diameter Diameter Tape. K–12

Species Identification.Dichotomous

Keys.

K–12

Phenology

(seasonal

change).

35 mm camera

and film.

K–12

The total cost of the instruments, if

they are not already available at the

school, is estimated to be between

$300–350 for elementary schools, $350–

400 for middle schools, and $800–950

for high schools. After the initial year of

GLOBE operation, additional

measurements will be added, based on

continuing work on the part of the

GLOBE scientists and educators and the

results of evaluation of the initial

GLOBE Program by GLOBE teachers and

others. The additional cost of the

instruments necessary at that time to

make these additional measurements is

estimated to be about $100 for

elementary schools, $300 for middle

schools, and $500 for high schools.

School Computer Configuration and

Internet Connectivity

Either an IBM-compatible PC or an

Apple Macintosh computer can be used.

An IBM-compatible PC must have at

least a 386, 20 Mhz processor, 4 MB

(preferably 8 MB) of RAM memory, and

at least 60 MB of available hard disk. An

Apple Macintosh computer must have

at least a 68030, 20 Mhz processor, 4

MB (preferably 8 MB) of RAM memory,

and at least 60 MB of available hard

disk.

The computer must have either a

direct Internet connection or a dial-up

capability to the Internet using a 14.4

kbps or faster modem, preferably

employing V.42 bis data compression,

and using either SLIP or PPP protocols.

The computer must be configured with

a World Wide Web browser that

supports the ‘‘forms’’ capability. If a

school is not now connected to the

Internet, the GLOBE Program will

provide information and assistance, if

needed, to help the school make contact

with an Internet access service provider.

Registering as a GLOBE School

Schools that agree to meet the ‘‘basic

requirements’’ listed above in ‘‘How to

Become a GLOBE School,’’ are invited

to complete the registration form

included below. The form must be

signed by the school’s principal, its

designated GLOBE lead teacher, and by

an official authorized to make the

necessary certification on behalf of the

school if the principal is not so

authorized. The completed form, with

original signatures, should be mailed to

The GLOBE Program, 744 Jackson Place,

Washington, D.C. 20503. Facsimile

copies are not acceptable.

For each registered school, the

Federal Government will provide:

—Global environmental images

accessible through the Internet, based

on the measurement data taken by

GLOBE students around the world

and a broad range of other

information relevant to the study of

the global environment,

—An opportunity for students and

teachers to work interactively through

the Internet with world class

scientists, collaborating in the study

of the environment,
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—An opportunity for students, teachers,

and scientists to share information

about the global environment through

the Internet with each other,

—Training for one teacher (the GLOBE

lead teacher for the school) at a 3-day

workshop to be held at a location in

the school’s general part of the

country (but not including the cost of

travel or per diem for the teacher to

attend the training or the cost of a

substitute teacher if one is necessary),

—A set of GLOBE educational materials

for use by teachers and students in the

school to enrich and supplement

existing school curricula,

—Information, if needed, to help the

school establish its own connection to

the Internet through a suitable

Internet access service provider,

—Access to GLOBE school computer

software for use of the World Wide

Web information browser through the

Internet, if the school does not already

have software that can be used for this

purpose or cannot obtain this software

from its Internet access service

provider. (This is the software

necessary to transmit GLOBE data and

access GLOBE global environmental

visualizations and other information),

and

—Access to the Internet-based help

facility to obtain answers to

frequently asked questions and to

obtain assistance relative to program

participation, and toll-free telephone

access to a GLOBE help desk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Connect to

the GLOBE Internet World Wide Web

Server at http://www.globe.gov, send a

request by electronic mail to

info@globe,gov, call the GLOBE

information line: (202) 395–6500, or

send a request by mail to The GLOBE

Program, 744 Jackson Place, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

[Copies of this form may be reproduced so

that a completed form can be submitted

for each school.]

Registration for a School To Participate in

the Globe Program

Name of School lllllllllllll

Street Address llllllllllllll

City llllllllllllllllll

State llllllllllllllllll

ZIP lllllllllllllllllll

Type of school:

Elementary llllllllllllll

High school llllllllllllll

Intermediate/middle/junior high llll

Name of the GLOBE Lead Teacher for the

School

lllllllllllllllllllll

Name of the School Principal lllllll

Phone numbers to reach the Teacher and

Principal (with area code)

Voice ( ) lllllllllllllll

FAX ( ) lllllllllllllll

Internet address for the Teacher, if available

lllllllllllllllllllll

Certification

I certify that this school meets the ‘‘basic

requirements’’ to become a GLOBE school as

described in the GLOBE School Invitation

dated (Insert date of publication in Federal

Register], and that the school intends to

participate in the GLOBE Program for a

period of at least 3 years.

Signature of the GLOBE Lead Teacher

lllllllllllllllllllll

Signature of the Principal llllllll

lllllllllllllllllllll

Identification of Local Educational Agency

(e.g. school district) is this school is part

of such an Agency

lllllllllllllllllllll

Name, title, and signature of official

authorized to sign this certification on

behalf of the registered school (e.g.

authorized L.E.A. official)

Date llllllllllllllllll

All communications, materials, or other

resources under this agreement are

administered as a joint project between the

registered school and the Federal

Government through the authority of the U.S.

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration under 15

U.S.C. 1525.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: This

notice contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The

collection of this information has been

approved by OMB, OMB Control

Number 0648–0287, with collection

approval through 11/30/97. Public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average .5

hours per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining data needed, and

completing and reviewing the form used

for collection of information. Send

comments regarding this reporting

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

Thomas N. Pyke, Jr. (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section), and to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Washington, DC 20503

(Attention: NOAA Desk Officer). The

required form for registration is

included above.

Thomas N. Pyke, Jr.,

Director, The GLOBE Program.

[FR Doc. 95–9760 Filed 4–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION

Notice of Commission Meeting and

Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the

Delaware River Basin Commission will

hold a public hearing on Wednesday,

April 26, 1995. The hearing will be part

of the Commission’s regular business

meeting which is open to the public and

scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the

Third Floor Conference Room of the

Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s

offices at 1721 N. Front Street,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

An informal conference among the

Commissioners and staff will be open

for public observation at 10:00 a.m. at

the same location and will include a

briefing on proposed amendments to

Commission regulations concerning

water quality criteria for toxic pollutants

and policies and procedures to establish

wasteload allocations and effluent

limitations for point source discharges

to the tidal Delaware River.

The subjects of the hearing will be as

follows:

Applications for Approval of the

Following Projects Pursuant to Article

10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the

Compact

1. Merrill Creek Owners Group

(MCOG) D–77–110 CP (Amendment 6).

An application for inclusion of the

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)

Unit No. 9 CT (an oil/natural gas-fueled

combustion turbine approved by Docket

No. D–93–71 on March 23, 1994) as a

Designated Unit to Table A (Revised) of

the Merrill Creek Reservoir Project to

enable releases from the reservoir to

make up for consumptive water use

during drought periods. In addition,

Unit Nos. 1 and 2, which will be

decommissioned on completion of Unit

No. 9 CT, are to be removed as

Designated Units. The JCP&L Unit No. 9

CT is expected to have a maximum

monthly consumptive water use of

120,000 gallons per day (gpd) and a

power output of 141 megawatts. All

project units are located at JCP&L’s

Gilbert Generating Station in Holland

Township, Hunterdon County, New

Jersey. Merrill Creek Reservoir is located

in Harmony Township, Warren County,

New Jersey.

2. Artesian Water Company D–79–58

RENEWAL 2. An application for the

renewal of a ground water withdrawal

project to supply up to 530.42 million

gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the

applicant’s distribution system from 38

existing wells. Commission approval on

June 28, 1989 was limited to five years.