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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E, to the Director

Advanced Research Projects Agency and

the Military Departments in planning

and managing an effective research and

development program in the field of

electron devices.

The Working Group B meeting will be

limited to review of research and

development programs which the

military proposes to initiate with

industry, universities or in their

laboratories. The microelectronics area

includes such programs on

semiconductor materials, integrated

circuits, charge coupled devices and

memories. The review will include

classified program details throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended, (5

U.S.C. App. II section 10(d) (1988)), it

has been determined that this Advisory

Group meeting concerns matters listed

in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1988), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

Dated: April 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–9305 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Indian Education National Advisory

Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on

Indian Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: The National Advisory

Council on Indian Education invites the

public to attend a one-day hearing

conducted by the Council. This notice

also describes the functions of the

Council. Notice of this meeting is

required under section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND TIME: Monday, April 24, 1995

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at

the Quality Inn, 2300 E. Shawnee,

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403, (918) 683–

6551, Fax (918) 682–2877.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John W. Cheek, Acting Director,

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room

4072, Switzer Building, Washington, DC

20202–7556. Telephone: 202/205–8353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education is established under section

5342 of the Indian Education Act of

1988 (25 U.S.C. 2642). The Council is

established to, among other things,

assist the Secretary of Education in

carrying out responsibilities under the

Indian Education Act of 1988 (Part C,

Title V, Pub. L. 100–297) and to advise

Congress and the Secretary of Education

with regard to federal education

programs in which Indian children or

adults participate or from which they

can benefit.

The National Advisory Council on

Indian Education is scheduling a oneday hearing for Monday, April 24 in

order to solicit comments from the

Indian community on proposed changes

within the Office of Indian Education.

The hearing will also provide an

opportunity for the public to provide

feedback on a proposed initiative within

the Department of Education on how

best to obtain consultation with Indian

Nations regarding programs for Indian

students. The hearing allows

participants the opportunity to present

written and/oral testimony on any

issues affecting Indian education. Five

general areas that may be addressed

include: Tribal sovereignty/Trust

Responsibility; Education Policy

Development; the Impact of Goals 2000,

A Tribal Perspective; Native Language

and Culture; and the Federal Budget.

Any submitted testimony may address

one of the previously mentioned topic

areas and follow this format: Statement

of the problem; statement of desired

remedy or solution; argument on behalf

of desired remedy; and identification of

who needs to do what and who oversees

its follow through. Other testimony from

topic areas not specifically addressed by

the summit are also welcome. Findings,

from the hearing will be utilized in the

overall agenda of the National Advisory

Council on Indian Education and will

provide the basis for future

consideration in annual report to

Congress. Participants wishing to

present written and/or oral testimony

are requested to submit any

documentation to the staff of the

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education prior to the hearing if

possible and no later than 5:00 p.m. on

the day of the hearing. Testimony may

also be faxed to the NACI office at (202)

205–9446 any time prior to the hearing

date.

Records are kept of all Council

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Advisory Council on Indian Education

located at 330 C Street S.W., Room

4072, Washington, DC 20202–7556 from

the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Dated: April 10, 1995.

John W. Cheek,

Acting Director, National Advisory Council

on Indian Education.

[FR Doc. 95–9463 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Wetland Involvement for

Operable Unit 5 Pilot Plant Drainage

Ditch Project at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE),

Fernald Area Office.

ACTION: Notice of wetland involvement.

SUMMARY: This is to give notice of DOE’s

proposal to install a concrete sump and

sump pump at the outfall of the Pilot

Plant drainage line along with piping

directed to the Advanced Wastewater

Treatment (AWWT) facility, at the

Fernald Environmental Management

Project (FEMP), located approximately

18 miles (29 kilometers) northwest of

downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. This

activity will involve a wetland area in

Hamilton County, Ohio. In accordance

with 10 CFR 1022, DOE will prepare a

Wetland Assessment and conduct the

proposed action in such a manner to

avoid or minimize potential harm to or

within the affected wetland area.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the DOE at the following

address on or before May 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: For further information on

this proposed action, contact: Mr. Wally

Quaider, Acting Associate Director,

Office of Safety and Assessment, U.S.

Department of Energy, Fernald Area

Office, P.O. Box 538705, Cincinnati,

Ohio 45253–8705. Phone: (513) 648–

3137, Facsimile: (513) 648–3077.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on general DOE

wetland and floodplain environmental

review requirements, contact: Ms. Carol

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, EH–42, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)

586–4600 or 1–800–472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed activity would reduce or

eliminate risks to human health and the

environment through the collection and

treatment of radiologically and
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chemically contaminated seepage.

Included is the installation of a sump

within the drainage ditch to contain

seepage from a plugged abandoned

outfall line, and a pump and associated

piping to direct the effluent to the

AWWT. Slightly under 0.5 acres of

wetlands would be affected. Wetland

impacts would occur from installation

of the sump and equipment movement,

resulting in physical disturbance and

filling of wetland areas. In accordance

with DOE regulations for compliance

with floodplain and wetlands

environmental review requirements (10

CFR Part 1022), DOE will prepare a

wetlands assessment for this proposed

DOE action.

Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on April 3,

1995.

J. Phil Hamric,

Manager, Ohio Field Office.

[FR Doc. 95–9429 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Notice of Floodplain and Wetland

Involvement for Operable Unit 5

Remedial Action at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

(FEMP)

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE),

Fernald Area Office.

ACTION: Notice of floodplain and

wetland involvement.

SUMMARY: This is to give notice of DOE’s

planned actions at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

(FEMP), located approximately 18 miles

(29 kilometers) northwest of downtown

Cincinnati, Ohio. The subject of this

Notice of Involvement is Operable Unit

5 which consists of soil and sediment,

surface water, groundwater, flora and

fauna. The proposed Remedial Action

for Operable Unit 5 will reduce risks to

human health and the environment

through the excavation of soil and

sediment, pumping and treating

contaminated groundwater,

consolidating excavated material in an

on-property engineered disposal cell,

and backfilling excavated areas. These

activities will likely impact floodplain

and wetland areas in Hamilton County,

Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 1022,

‘‘Compliance with Floodplain/Wetland

Environmental Review Requirements,’’

DOE will prepare a Floodplain/Wetland

Assessment for the proposed Remedial

Action and the appropriate Statement of

Findings. The proposed activities will

be performed in such a manner to avoid

or minimize potential harm to or within

floodplain and wetland areas.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the DOE at the following

address on or before May 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: For further information on

this proposed action, including a site

map, contact: Mr. Wally Quaider, Acting

Associate Director, Office of Safety &

Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy,

Fernald Area Office, P.O. Box 538705,

Cincinnati, Ohio 45253–8705. Phone:

(513) 648–3137, Facsimile: (513) 648–

3077.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on general DOE

wetland and floodplain environmental

review requirements, contact: Ms. Carol

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, EH–42, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. Phone: (202)

586–4600 or 1–800–472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Remedial

activities associated with Operable Unit

5 would include excavation activities

directly impacting the 100- and 500-year

floodplain of Paddys Run. However,

these areas would be backfilled and

regraded to approximately original

contours, thereby eliminating

permanent impacts. Construction of a

disposal cell stormwater control

channel would result in some increase

in flows to Paddys Run during rain

events, however, these increased flow

events would not result in significant

direct or indirect impacts to the

floodplain.

Impacts to wetlands as a result of the

proposed Remedial Action would be

limited to less than 6 hectares (15 acres)

of emergent and drainage ditch

wetlands. Direct impacts would result

from excavation and equipment

operation, and indirect impacts would

result from such things as soil runoff.

Forested wetlands in the northern

portion of the site are not expected to

be impacted.

Proposed actions affecting these areas

are subject to substantive requirements

of laws, regulations, and orders

pertaining to wetlands and floodplains

protection. Additionally, Executive

Order (E.O.) 11988—Floodplain

Management—and E.O. 11990—

Protection of Wetlands—implemented

by 10 CFR 1022, require federal agencies

to consider the effects of proposed

actions on floodplains and wetlands.

These regulations require federal

agencies to avoid, to the extent possible,

adverse impacts associated with the

occupancy and modification of

floodplains and the destruction and

modification of wetlands, and to avoid

direct or indirect support of floodplain

and wetlands development where there

is a practicable alternative. Where no

practicable alternative exists, proposed

actions must include all practicable

measures to minimize harm. Best

management practices will be utilized

during the proposed Remedial Action in

Operable Unit 5 to minimize impacts to

wetland and floodplain areas.

Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on April 3,

1995.

J. Phil Hamric,

Manager, Ohio Field Office.

[FR Doc. 95–9430 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Don

Curchod

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy announces that pursuant to 10

CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial

assistance award under Grant Number

DE–FG01–95EE15615 to Don Curchod.

The proposed grant will provide

funding in the estimated amount of

$94,000 by the Department of Energy to

further develop the ‘‘Energy Efficient

Skylight (SEAlight)’’ technology, a

patented device for controlling the light

and heat entering a building through a

window or skylight. This award will be

made 14 calendar days after publication

to allow for public comment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy has determined in

accordance with 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1)

that the unsolicited application for

financial assistance submitted by Don

Curchod is meritorious based on the

general evaluation required by 10 CFR

600.14(d) and the proposed project

represents a unique idea that would not

be eligible for financial assistance under

a recent, current or planned solicitation.

The SEAlight provides an inexpensive

and effective method for controlling

solar heat gain and daylighting in both

new and existing windows and roof-top

skylights. Through a novel application

of reflective materials, the technology

permits the entry of sunlight through

windows and skylights during winter

and reflects insolation in summer,

reducing radiative heat gains during the

cooling season. It has applications in

both commercial and residential

buildings.

The proposed project is not eligible

for financial assistance under a recent,

current or planned solicitation because

the funding program, the Energy Related

Invention Program (ERIP), has been

structured since its beginning in 1975 to

operate without competitive

solicitations because the authorizing