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Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Fulbright-Hays Training Grants:

Faculty Research Abroad Program and

Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad

Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 805.

Burden Hours: 27,200.

Abstract: This application allows

individual graduate student and faculty

members to compete for Fulbright-Hays

fellowships and enables the Department

of Education to make awards to U.S.

institutions of higher education to

develop and improve modern foreign

language and area studies.

[FR Doc. 96–12392 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy

[Docket No. FE C&E 96–03—Certification

Notice–151]

Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.; Notice of

Filing of Coal Capability Powerplant

and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Filing.

SUMMARY: On May 2, 1996, Mid-Georgia

Cogen, L.P., submitted a coal capability

self-certification pursuant to section 201

of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel

Use Act of 1978, as amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification

filings are available for public

inspection, upon request, in the Office

of Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, Room

3F–056, FE–52, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no

new baseload electric powerplant may

be constructed or operated without the

capability to use coal or another

alternate fuel as a primary energy

source. In order to meet the requirement

of coal capability, the owner or operator

of such facilities proposing to use

natural gas or petroleum as its primary

energy source shall certify, pursuant to

FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of

Energy prior to construction, or prior to

operation as a base load powerplant,

that such powerplant has the capability

to use coal or another alternate fuel.

Such certification establishes

compliance with section 201(a) as of the

date filed with the Department of

Energy. The Secretary is required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

that a certification has been filed. The

following owner/operator of a proposed

new baseload powerplant has filed a

self-certification in acccordance with

section 201(d).

Owner: Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.

Operator: Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.

Location: Houston County, Georgia.

Plant Configuration: Combined

cycle—topping cycle cogeneration.

Capacity: 323 megawatts.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Georgia Power

Company.

In-Service Date: March 1, 1998.

Issued in Washington, D.C., May 13, 1996.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 96–12422 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Notice of Intent To Provide Optional

Prescreening Process for the National

Industrial Competitiveness Through

Energy, Environment and Economics

(NICE3) Program

AGENCY: The Department of Energy

(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of intent to provide

optional prescreening process for

potential applicants under the DOE

NICE 3 program solicitation.

Presolicitation: In September, the

DOE’s Office of Industrial Technologies

will issue its FY 1997 competitive

solicitation under DOE’s NICE 3 program

to fund innovative industrial

technologies that reduce energy

consumption, waste production, and

operating costs. In an effort to assist

perspective applicants, DOE intends to

accept presolicitation submissions from

potential applicants that set out a brief

description of the project to be proposed

under the FY 1997 solicitation. DOE’s

technical staff will review these brief

descriptions and provide constructive

feedback to the potential applicant

within a two week period. This

feedback can be used by a potential

applicant in refining their proposal

under the FY 1997 solicitation.

Background Information: The goals of

the NICE 3 Program are to improve

energy efficiency, promote cleaner

production, and to improve

competitiveness in industry. The intent

of the NICE 3 program is to fund projects

that have completed the research and

development stage and are ready to

demonstrate a fully integrated

commercial unit. Some industrial

technologies that the NICE 3 project has

funded follow: SO 3 Cleaning Process in

the Manufacture of Semiconductors;

Innovative Design of a Brick Kiln Using

Low Thermal Mass Technology;

Continuously Reform Electroless Nickel

Plating Solutions; Recovery and Reuse

of Water-Washed Overspray Paint; and

HCl Acid Recovery System. For the past

five years the NICE 3 program has

offered 47 grants (approximately $14.8

million) to fund innovative industrial

technologies.

Eligible applicants for funding under

that solicitation include any authorized

agency of the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any

territory or possession of the United

States. For convenience, the term State

in this notice refers to all eligible State

agency applicants. Local governments,

State and private universities, private

non-profits, private businesses, and

individuals, who are not eligible as

direct applicants, must work with the

appropriate State agencies in developing

projects and forming participation

arrangements. DOE strongly encourages

and requires these types of cooperative

arrangements in support of program

goals.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number assigned to this

program is 81.105. Up to $9 million in

Federal funds will be made available by
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DOE for the 1997 solicitation. Cost

sharing is required by all participants.

The Federal Government will provide

up to 40 percent of the funds for the

project in FY 1997. The remaining funds

must be provided by the eligible

applicants and/or cooperating project

participants. In addition to direct

financial contributions, cost sharing can

include beneficial services or items,

such as manpower equipment,

consultants, and computer time that are

allowable in accordance with applicable

cost principles. The state applicant is

required to have an industrial partner to

be considered eligible for grant

consideration.

Presolicitation: This notice is to

advise potential applicants to the FY

1997 solicitation that DOE will accept

presolicitation submissions that set out

that a brief description of the potential

project. The submissions should not

exceed two pages and should adhere to

the format laid out in the preproposal

format. This format can be obtained by

calling the U.S. Department of Energy’s

Golden Field Office contacts (listed

below). All preproposals submission

will be reviewed by NICE 3 project

monitors at the Golden Field Office. The

monitors will provide comments to the

submitter on the proposed project’s

applicability to the NICE 3 program. In

addition, the reviewers will provide

feedback which the applicant can use to

formulate and refine their proposal.

The submission of a presolicitation

description is not mandatory for

submitting an application under the FY

1997 solicitation. DOE reviews and

comments under the presolicitation

process will not be used by DOE in

evaluating or awarding applications

under the FY 1997 solicitation. The only

purpose of the presolicitation process is

to assist potential applicants, who may

need assistance, in refining their

application.

DATES: A brief description of the

proposed project can be submitted to

the Golden Field Office on or before

August 2, 1996. All summaries must be

submitted through a state agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

Hass, at (303) 275–4728, or Doug

Hooker, at (303) 275–4780, at the U.S.

Department of Energy Golden Field

Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,

Colorado 80401, for referral to

appropriate DOE Regional Support

Office or State Agency and to receive a

copy of the format for the brief

description. In addition, the format for

the brief description and a list of

participating state agencies can be

located on the internet at

WWW.nrel.gov/documents/nice3. The

Contract Specialist is James Damm, at

(303) 275–4744, and the Contracting

Officer is Robert Brown, at (404) 347–

2879.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, on May 9,

1996.

John Meeker,

Chief, Procurement.

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Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collections Under

Review by the Office of Management

and Budget

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request submitted for

review by the Office of Management and

Budget.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) has submitted an

energy information collection to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under provisions of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be filed by June

17, 1996. If you anticipate that you will

be submitting comments but find it

difficult to do so within the time

allowed by this notice, you should

advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed

below of your intention to do so as soon

as possible. The Desk Officer may be

telephoned at (202) 395–3084. (Also,

please notify the EIA contact listed

below.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the

Department of Energy Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 726 Jackson Place, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503. (Comments

should also be addressed to the Office

of Statistical Standards at the address

below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Herbert Miller,

Office of Statistical Standards, (EI–73),

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of

Energy, Washington, DC 20585–0670.

Mr. Miller may be telephoned at (202)

426–1103; e-mail: hmiller@eia.doe.gov;

(FAX 202–426–1081).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Information Administration

(EIA) has submitted the energy

information collection listed below to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under provisions of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13). The listing does not

include collections of information

contained in new or revised regulations

which are to be submitted under section

3507(d)(1)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act, nor management and

procurement assistance requirements

collected by the Department of Energy

(DOE).

Each entry contains the following

information: (1) Collection number and

title; (2) summary of the collection of

information (includes sponsor; i.e., the

DOE component), current OMB

document number (if applicable),

response obligation (mandatory,

voluntary, or required to obtain or retain

benefits), and type of request (new,

revision, extension, or reinstatement);

(3) a description of the need and

proposed uses of the information; (4) a

description of the likely respondents;

and (5) an estimate of the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden

(number of respondents per year times

the average number of responses per

respondent annually times the average

burden per response).

The energy information collections

submitted to OMB for review were:

1. Form EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic

Clearance for Questionnaire Testing,

Evaluation, and Research’’

2. Energy Information Administration;

Docket Number 1905—0186; Response

Obligation—Voluntary; and Extension

3. The EIA–882T will be used to

conduct pretest/pilot surveys (personal

visit or face-to-face interviews,

telephone interviews, mail

questionnaires), focus groups, and

cognitive interviews. Data will be used

to modify questionnaires to improve the

quality of data. Samples of respondents

will be selected to participate.

4. Individuals or households;

Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions; Farms; Federal

Government, and State, Local, or Tribal

Government

5. 1,000 total annual burden hours

(4,000 respondents × 1 response per

respondent ×. 25 hours per response).

Statutory Authority: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A)

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, DC, May 13, 1996.

Yvonne M. Bishop,

Director, Office of Statistical Standards,

Energy Information Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–12423 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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