Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 12, 1996 / Notices 29743

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Director of the

Information Resources Group publishes

this notice containing proposed

information collection requests prior to

submission of these requests to OMB.

Each proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

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.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Gloria Parker

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Evaluating States’ Planning and

Implementation of Goals 2000 and the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act (ESEA).

Frequency: One Time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Government, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 500.

Burden Hours: 500.

Abstract: The Department of

Education is charged with evaluating

Title I of ESEA and other elementary

and secondary education legislation

enacted by the 103rd Congress. These

surveys will collect information on the

operations and effects at the state level

of legislative provisions and federal

assistance, in the context of state

education reform efforts. Findings will

be used in reporting to Congress and

improving information dissemination.

Respondents are managers in nine

programs in all 50 state education

agencies.

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Descriptive, Comparative

Analysis and Evaluation of the Business

and Education Standards Projects.

Frequency: End of Program.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, Local or Tribal Government

.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 16.

Burden Hours: 40.

Abstract: The purpose of this

evaluation is to describe, analyze,

compare and evaluate the 16 skill

Standards projects funded by the

Business and Education Standards

projects. The study is intended to

inform the National Skill Standards

Board, authorized by the Goals 2000:

Educate America Act, regarding

endorsement criteria for establishment

of occupational clusters, establishment

of partnerships to create skill standards

and identification of areas regarding

more research in the skill standard

arena. The study will also inform policy

makers within the Department of

Education about what has been learned

from the projects that could assist in the

broader education reform agenda being

pursued by the Department.

[FR Doc. 96–14828 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Work-Study Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date for

institutions that participate in the

Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program to

submit the Campus-Based Reallocation

Form (ED Form E40–4P).

SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to

institutions of higher education of the

deadline for an institution that

participated in the FWS Program for the

1995–96 award year (July 1, 1995

through June 30, 1996) to submit a

Campus-Based Reallocation Form to

request supplemental FWS funds for the

1996–97 award year (July 1, 1996

through June 30, 1997). The information

collected is used to determine whether

an institution is eligible to receive

supplemental FWS funds for the 1996–

97 award year.

DATES: Closing Date for Submitting a

Campus-Based Reallocation Form. If an

institution that participated in the FWS

Program for the 1995–96 award year

wants to ensure that it will be

considered for supplemental FWS funds

for the 1996–97 award year, the

institution must submit the CampusBased Reallocation Form by July 12,

1996. The Department will not accept a

form submitted by facsimile

transmission.

ADDRESSES: Campus-Based Reallocation

Form Delivered by Mail. The CampusBased Reallocation Form delivered by

mail must be addressed to the U.S.

Department of Education, SFAP, AFMS,

Institutional Financial Management

Division (Room 4714, ROB–3), 600

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20202–5458. 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 the mailing stamped by the

U.S. Postal Service; (3) a dated shipping

label, invoice, or receipt from a

commercial carrier; or (4) any other

proof of mailing acceptable to the

Secretary of Education.

If a Campus-Based Reallocation Form

is sent through the U.S. Postal Service,

the Secretary 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 institution should

note that the U.S. Postal Service does

not uniformly provide a dated postmark.

Before relying on this method, an

institution should check with its local

post office. An institution is encouraged

to use certified or at least first-class

mail.

Campus-Based Reallocation Form

Delivered by Hand. A Campus-Based

Reallocation Form delivered by hand

must be taken to the Campus-Based

Financial Operations Branch,

Institutional Financial Management

Division, Accounting and Financial

Management Service, Student Financial

Assistance Programs, U.S. Department

of Education, Room 4714, Regional

Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets,

S.W., Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered

reallocation forms will be accepted

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays,

Sundays, and Federal holidays. A

Campus-Based Reallocation form that is

delivered by hand will not be accepted

after 4:30 p.m. on the appropriate

closing date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will reallocate unexpanded

FWS Federal funds from the 1995–96

award year as supplemental allocations

for the 1996–97 award year under the

FWS Program. Supplemental allocations
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will be issued this fall in accordance

with the reallocation procedures

contained in the Higher Education Act

of 1965, as amended (HEA). Under

section 442(e) of the HEA, unexpended

FWS funds returned to the Secretary

must be reallocated to eligible

institutions that used at least 10 percent

of the total FWS Federal funds granted

to the institution to compensate

students employed in community

services. Because reallocated FWS funds

will be distributed on the basis of fair

share shortfall criteria, institutions must

also have a fair share shortfall to receive

these funds. Institutions must use all the

reallocated FWS Federal funds to

compensate students employed in

community services. To ensure

consideration for supplemental FWS

Federal funds for the 1996–1997 award

year, an institution must submit the

Campus-Based Reallocation Form by

July 12, 1996.

Applicable Regulations

The following regulations apply to the

Federal Work-Study Program:

(1) Student Assistance General

Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.

(2) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34

CFR Part 675.

(3) Institutional Eligibility Under the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended, 34 CFR Part 600.

(4) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34

CFR Part 82.

(5) Governmentwide Debarment and

Suspension (NonProcurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR

Part 85.

(6) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses,

34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical assistance concerning the

Campus-Based Reallocation Form or

other operational procedures of the

campus-based programs, contact Ms.

Judy Norris, Campus-Based Financial

Operations Branch, Institutional

Financial Management Division,

Accounting and Financial Management

Service, Student Financial Assistance

Programs, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., (Room 4714, ROB–3), Washington,

D.C. 20202–5458. Telephone (202) 708–

9757. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2752)

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number: 84.033 Federal Work-Study

Program)

Dated: June 7, 1996.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 96–14936 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Intent To Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement;

Shutdown of the River Water System at

the Savannah River Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces its intent to prepare

an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS), pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, for the proposed shutdown of the

River Water System at the Savannah

River Site (SRS). The River Water

System was originally constructed to

pump large quantities of cooling water

from the Savannah River to five nuclear

reactors at SRS. Since all of the reactors

are shut down, no cooling water is

required. DOE invites the public,

organizations, and agencies to present

oral or written comments concerning (1)

the scope of the EIS, (2) the issues the

EIS should address, and (3) the

alternatives the EIS should analyze.

DATES: The public scoping period will

continue until July 12, 1996. Written

comments submitted by mail should be

postmarked by that date to ensure

consideration. DOE will consider

comments mailed after that date to the

extent practicable. On June 27, 1996,

DOE will conduct a public scoping

meeting to assist in defining the

appropriate scope of the EIS and

identifying significant environmental

issues to be addressed. This meeting

will be held at the following times and

location: June 27, 1996; 1–4 and 6–9

pm; North Augusta Community Center,

495 Brookside Drive, North Augusta,

S.C.

ADDRESSES: Please direct comments or

suggestions on the scope of the EIS,

requests to speak at the public scoping

meeting, and questions concerning the

project to: Mr. Andrew R. Grainger, U.S.

Department of Energy, Savannah River

Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken,

S.C. 29802, 1–800–242–8269, E-mail:

nepa@barms036.br.com

Mark the envelopes: ‘‘River Water

System EIS Comments’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information on the DOE NEPA

process, please contact: Ms. Carol M.

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance (EH–42), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585, telephone:

202–586–4600 or leave a message at 1–

800–472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SRS is an

800-square-kilometer (300 square mile)

controlled area located in southwestern

South Carolina. The Site is

approximately 25 miles southeast of

Augusta, Georgia, and 20 miles south of

Aiken, South Carolina. Since its

establishment, the mission of SRS has

been to produce nuclear materials that

support the defense, research, and

medical programs of the United States.

Because of the end of the Cold War

and the reduction in the size of the U.S.

nuclear weapons stockpile, the need for

production of new nuclear materials has

been reduced dramatically. As a result,

activities at SRS have shifted from

nuclear material production to cleanup

and environmental restoration. DOE

developed the Savannah River

Operations Office Strategic Plan in order

to guide SRS in meeting this changing

mission. The Strategic Plan directs SRS

to identify excess infrastructure and

develop action plans for its disposition.

DOE has identified the River Water

System as potential surplus

infrastructure.

The River Water System was

originally constructed to pump large

quantities of cooling water from the

Savannah River to all five production

reactors at SRS. Heated discharge water

from the reactors was returned to the

Savannah River via several onsite

streams and creeks. In 1958, Par Pond

was constructed to dissipate the thermal

effluent from P- and R-Reactors. In 1984,

L-Lake was constructed to dissipate the

thermal effluent from L-Reactor.

However, all production reactors are

now shut down. Operationally, there is

no longer a need to provide cooling

water, except for some small air

conditioning and equipment cooling

loads in K-, L-, and P-Reactor Areas.

The River Water System maintains L

Lake and Par Pond water levels at their

normal operating values. As analyzed in

an Environmental Assessment

performed in 1995 (Environmental

Assessment for the Natural Fluctuation

of Water Level in Par Pond and Reduced

Water Flow in Steel Creek Below L Lake

at the Savannah River Site, DOE/EA–

1070), Par Pond water level is currently

allowed to fluctuate naturally, but the

River Water System is used to prevent

the water level from falling below 195

feet above mean sea level.

Proposed Action and Alternatives

The Department proposes to shut

down the River Water System and to