Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 11, 1996 / Notices 29575

The precontroversy discovery period,

as specified by § 251.45(b) of the CARP

rules, begins on September 27, 1996.

The purpose of this date is to mark the

date by which all parties, including the

Copyright Office, have in their

possession a copy of each party’s

written direct case. Service of the

written direct cases on all parties, and

filing with the Copyright Office, must

therefore take place on or before that

date. It is recommended that each party

serve and file its written direct case by

hand to ensure timely receipt. Failure to

submit a timely filed written direct case

will result in dismissal of that party’s

case. Parties must comply with the form

and content of written direct cases as

prescribed in § 251.43.

After the filing of written direct cases,

document production will proceed

according to the above-described

schedule. Each party may request

underlying documents related to each of

the other parties’ written direct cases by

October 7, 1996, and responses to those

requests are due by October 11, 1996.

Documents which are produced as a

result of the requests must be exchanged

by October 16, 1996. It is important to

note that all initial document requests

must be made by October 7, 1996. Thus,

for example, if one party asserts facts

that expressly rely on the results of a

particular study that was not included

in the written direct case, another party

desiring production of that study must

make its request by October 7;

otherwise, the party is not entitled to

production of the study.

The precontroversy discovery

schedule also establishes deadlines for

follow-up discovery requests. Follow-up

requests are due by October 21, 1996.

Any documentation produced as a

result of a follow-up request must be

exchanged by November 5, 1996. An

example of a follow-up request would

be as follows. In the above example, one

party expressly relies on the statistics

from a particular study, but the study

itself is not included in its written direct

case. As noted above, a party desiring

production of that study or survey must

make its request by October 7. If, after

receiving a copy of the study, the

reviewing party determines that the

study heavily relies on the results of a

statistical survey, it would be

appropriate for that party to make a

follow-up request for production of the

statistical survey by the October 21

deadline. Again, failure to make a

timely follow-up request would waive

that party’s right to request production

of the survey.

In addition to the deadlines for

document requests and production,

there are two deadlines for the filing of

precontroversy motions. Motions related

to document production must be filed

by October 31, 1996. Typically, these

are motions to compel production of

requested documents for failure to

produce them, but they may also be

motions for protective orders. Finally,

all other motions, petitions, and

objections must be filed by November

12, 1996, the final day of the 45-day

precontroversy discovery period. These

motions, petitions, and objections

include, but are not limited to,

objections to arbitrators who are on the

arbitrator list under 37 CFR 251.4, and

petitions to dispense with formal

hearings under 37 CFR 251.41(b).

Due to time limitations between

procedural steps of the precontroversy

discovery schedule, we are requiring

that all discovery requests and

responses to such requests be served by

hand or sent by fax to the party to whom

such response or request is directed.

Filing and service of all

precontroversy motions, petitions,

objections, oppositions, and replies

shall be as follows. In order to be

considered properly filed with the

Librarian and/or Copyright Office, all

pleadings must be brought to the

Copyright Office at the following

address no later than 5 p.m. of the filing

deadline date: Office of the Register of

Copyrights, Room 403, James Madison

Memorial Building, 101 Independence

Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540.

The form and content of all motions,

petitions, objections, oppositions, and

replies filed with the Office must be in

compliance with 37 CFR 251.44(b)-(e).

As provided in § 251.45(b), oppositions

to any motions or petitions must be filed

with the Office no later than seven

business days from the date of filing of

such motion or petition. Replies are due

five business days from the date of filing

of such oppositions. Service of all

motions, petitions, objections,

oppositions, and replies must be made

on counsel or the parties by means no

slower than overnight express mail on

the same day the pleading is filed.

V. Initiation of Arbitration

Section 119(c)(3) provides that ‘‘[o]n

or before January 1, 1997, the Librarian

of Congress shall cause notice to be

published in the Federal Register of the

initiation of arbitration proceedings’’ for

the purpose of adjusting satellite royalty

rates. The Library has determined,

through experience from prior CARP

proceedings, that it needs roughly 45

days to rule on all precontroversy

motions and petitions, as well as to

assist in the timely selection of

arbitrators. The Office recognizes that

due to the holiday season it is unwise

to have the proceeding start earlier in

December. Consequently, to reduce the

potential for lost time, the 180-day

arbitration period for adjustment of the

section 119 satellite carrier compulsory

license royalty rates will begin on

December 31, 1996. The schedule of the

arbitration proceeding will be

established by the CARP after the three

arbitrators have been selected. Delivery

of the rate adjustment decision of the

arbitrators to the Librarian, in

accordance with 17 U.S.C. 802(e), must

be no later than June 27, 1997.

Dated: June 5, 1996.

Marilyn J. Kretsinger,

Acting General Counsel.

Approved by:

James H. Billington,

The Librarian of Congress.

[FR Doc. 96–14748 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–33–P

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

[CFDA No. 84.257I]

Notice Inviting Applications for the

Literacy Leader Fellowship Program

AGENCY: The National Institute for

Literacy.

PURPOSE: To establish the Literacy

Fellows Program to provide Federal

financial assistance to individuals

pursuing careers in adult education or

literacy in the areas of instruction,

management, research, or innovation

and adult new learners. Under the

program, career literacy workers and

adult learners are applicants for

fellowships.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: Applications must be

submitted August 1, 1996.I11Available

Funds: $105,000.

Estimated Range of Awards: $20,000–

$30,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$20,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 5.

Note: The National Institute for Literacy is

not bound by any estimates in this Notice.

Project Period

Projects will be no less than three nor

more than 12 months of full-time

activity or the equivalent in less than

full-time participation.

Applicable Regulations

The regulations governing the

National Institute for Literacy’s Literacy

Leader Fellows Program were published

on July 11, 1995, in the Federal

Register. Applications for Fiscal Year

1996 are being accepted on the basis of

those regulations.
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While the Institute is associated with

the U.S. Departments of Education,

Labor, and Health and Human Services,

the specific policies and procedures of

these agencies regarding rulemaking and

administration of grants are not adopted

by the Institute except as expressly

stated in this Notice.

Transmittal of Applications

Five (5) copies of applications for

award must be mailed or hand-delivered

on or before the deadline date of August

1, 1996.

Applications delivered by mail.

Applications sent by mail must be

addressed to: National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006,

Attention: (CFDA#84.257I).

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.

If an application is mailed through the

U.S. Postal Service, the Institute 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 the local post office.

An applicant is encouraged to use

registered, certified, or first class mail.

Each late applicant will be notified

that his/her application will not be

considered.

Applications delivered by hand.

Applications that are hand-delivered

must be taken to the National Institute

for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC.

The Institute will accept handdelivered applications between 8:30

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC

time) daily, except Saturdays, Sundays,

and Federal holidays. Applications that

are hand-delivered will not be accepted

by the Institute after 4:30 p.m. on the

due date.

The Institute will mail an Applicant

Receipt Acknowledgment to each

applicant within 15 days from the due

date. If an applicant fails to receive the

application acknowledgment, call the

National Institute for Literacy at (202)

632–1525.

The applicant must indicate on the

outside of the envelope the CFDA

number of the competition under which

the application is being submitted.

Application Forms

The National Institute for Literacy has

no application forms or prescribed

format for the Literacy Leader

Fellowship Program. Applicants must

submit the following: a detailed budget,

curriculum vitae or resume, a

description of your proposal (up to 8

pages); and sufficient information, e.g.,

two letters of recommendations, to

allow the Institute to determine the

merits of the proposed activities and

rate the application according to the

criteria and any applicable priorities.

Applicants are also required to submit

the following assurances and

certifications:

(a) Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B).

(b) Certification Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension, and other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED90–0013).

(c) Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Standard Form LLL) (if applicable) and

instructions.

The assurances, and certifications

must each have an original signature.

No award can be made unless these

forms are submitted.

Priorities

(a) The Director invites applications

for Literacy Leader Fellowships that

meet the following priorities for 1996.

(b) The priorities for 1996 are major

areas of concern in the literacy field that

are currently being addressed in the

Institute’s work.

(c) An application may be awarded up

to 5 bonus points for addressing a

priority or priorities, depending on how

well the application meets the priority

or priorities.

(d) The publication of these priorities

does not bind the Institute to fund only

applications addressing priorities. The

Director is especially interested in

fellowship applications that address one

or more of the priorities, but not to the

exclusion of other significant issues that

may be proposed by applicants.

(e) The priorities selected from the

regulations for 1996 are as follows:

(1) Developing Leadership in Adult

Learners. Because adult learners are the

true experts on literacy, they are an

important resource for the field. Their

firsthand experience as ‘‘customers’’ of

the literacy system can be invaluable in

assisting the field in moving forward,

particularly in terms of raising public

awareness and understanding about

literacy.

(2) Expanding the Use of Technology

in Literacy Programs. One of the NIFL’s

major projects is the Literacy

Information and Communication

System (LINCS), an Intemet-based

information system that provides timely

information and abundant resources to

the literacy community. Keeping the

literacy community up to date in the

Information Age is vital.

(3) Improving Accountability for

Literacy Programs. Legislation that has

passed both houses of the U.S. Congress

emphasizes that literacy programs must

develop accountability systems that

demonstrate their effectiveness in

helping adult learners contribute more

fully in their workplace, family, and

community. Assessing practices that

focus on outcomes and disseminating

information about promising activities

that will help the literacy field best

adapt to the requirements of the new

legislation is a priority.

(4) Raising Public Awareness about

Literacy. The NIFL is leading a national

effort to raise public awareness that

literacy is part of the solution to many

social concerns, including the wellbeing of children, health, welfare, and

the economy. Projects that enhance this

effort will be given priority

consideration.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Institute for Literacy:

National Educational Goal 6, which is

now included in the Goals 2000 Educate

America Act, puts forward an ambitious

agenda for adult literacy and lifelong

learning in America. To further this

goal, the Congress passed Public Law

102–73, the National Literacy Act of

1991, which is the first piece of national

legislation to focus exclusively on

literacy. To overall intent of the Act, as

stated, is:

‘‘To enhance the literacy and basic

skills of adults, to ensure that all adults

in the United States acquire the basic

skills necessary to function effectively

and achieve the greatest possible

opportunity in their work and in their

lives and to strengthen and coordinate

adult literacy programs.’’

In designing the Act, among the

primary concerns shared by the

Congress and literacy stakeholders was

the fragmentation and lack of

coordination among the many efforts in

the field. To address these concerns, the

Act created the National Institute for

Literacy to:

(A) Provide a national focal point for

research, technical assistance and

research dissemination, policy analysis

and program evaluation in the area of

literacy; and

(B) Facilitate a pooling of ideas and

expertise across fragmented programs

and research efforts.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 11, 1996 / Notices 29577

Among the Institute’s authorized

activities is the awarding of fellowships

to outstanding individuals who are

pursuing careers in adult education or

literacy in the areas of instruction,

management, research, or innovation.

These fellowships are to be awarded for

activities that advance the field of adult

education and literacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alice Johnson, National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue,

N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

E-mail address ajohnson@NIFL.gov,

telephone: 202/632–1516, fax: 202/632–

1512. To receive an application package,

please contact Darlene McDonald at the

same address, e-mail

dmcdonald@NIFL.gov, telephone: 202/

632–1525 or Fax: 202/632–1512.

Instructions for Estimated Public

Reporting Burden

Under terms of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, and

the regulations implementing the Act,

the National Institute for Literacy

invites comment on the public reporting

burden in this collection of information.

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 40 hours per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and disseminating

the data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

You may send comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden to

the National Institute for Literacy, and

the Office of Management and Budget,

Paperwork Reduction Project,

Washington, DC 20503. (Information

collection approved under OMB control

number 3200–0030, Expiration date:

June 30, 1998).

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1213(c).

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director, National Institute for Literacy.

[FR Doc. 96–14720 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6055–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–397]

Washington Public Power Supply

System; Notice of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (Commission) has issued

Amendment No. 145 to Facility

Operating License No. NPF–21 issued to

Washington Public Power Supply

System (the Supply System, or the

licensee), which revised the Technical

Specifications for operation of the

Nuclear Project No. 2, located in Benton

County, Washington.

The amendment is effective as of the

date of issuance.

The amendment revised the technical

specifications to reflect the replacement

of the existing reactor recirculation

(RRC) flow control system with an

adjustable speed drive (ASD) system. In

addition, the proposed technical

specification changes will reflect

replacement of the existing analoghydraulic flow control system with dual

channel, variable frequency ASDs and a

digital recirculation flow control system

that would vary RRC flow by varying

RRC pump speed.

The application for the amendment

complies with the standards and

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the

Commission’s rules and regulations.

The Commission has made appropriate

findings are required by the Act and the

Commission’s rules and regulations in

10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in

the license amendment.

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment and Opportunity for

Hearing in connection with this action

was published in the Federal Register

on March 4, 1996 (61 FR 8307). No

request for a hearing or petition for

leave to intervene was filed following

this notice.

The Commission has prepared an

Environmental Assessment related to

the action and has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement. Based upon the

environmental assessment, the

Commission has concluded that the

issuance of this amendment will not

have a significant effect on the quality

of the human environment.

For further details with respect to this

action, see (1) the application for

amendment dated October 26, 1995, as

supplemented by letters dated March

12, 1996, May 8, 1996, and May 16,

1996, (2) Amendment No. 145 to

License No. NPF–21, and (3) the

Commission’s related Safety Evaluation

and Environmental Assessment. All of

these items are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street N.W.,

and at the Richland Public Library, 955

Northgate Street, Richland, Washington

99352. A copy of items (2) and (3) may

be obtained upon request addressed to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington D.C. 20555,

Attention: Director, Division of Reactor

Projects III/IV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day

of June 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Timothy G. Colburn,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

IV–2, Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 96–14700 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

[Docket No. 50–397]

Washington Public Power Supply

System; Notice of Withdrawal of

Application for Amendment to Facility

Operating License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted the request of Washington

Public Power Supply System (WPPSS,

the licensee) to withdraw its June 6,

1995, application for proposed

amendment to Facility Operating

License No. NPF–21 for the WPPSS

Nuclear Project, Unit No. 2, located on

the Hanford Reservation in Benton

County, Washington.

The proposed amendment would

have revised the technical specifications

(TS) to add references to three topical

reports describing analytical methods

that may be used in determining reactor

core operating limits for reload licensing

applications.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment published in

the Federal Register on July 19, 1995

(60 FR 37101). However, by letter dated

April 24, 1996, the licensee withdrew

the proposed change.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated June 6, 1995, and the

licensee’s letter dated April 24, 1996,

which withdrew the application for

license amendment. The above

documents are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC,

and at the local public document room

located at the Richland City Library, 955

Northgate Street, Richland, Washington

99352.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of June 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Timothy G. Colburn,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

IV–2, Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 96–14701 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

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