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SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before June 13,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

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: May 8, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: New.

Title: Quick Response Information

System (QRIS).

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs and LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 4,308.

Burden Hours: 3,228.

Abstract: This is a request for system

clearance for the QRIS survey system

which consists of the Fast Response

Survey System (FRSS) and, as of Fall 96,

the Postsecondary Education Quick

Information System (PEQIS). FRSS

primarily conducts surveys of the

elementary/secondary sector and public

libraries while PEQIS focuses on the

postsecondary education sector. The

FRSS and PEQIS were established (in

1975 and 1991 respectively) to meet

quick turnaround data requests of the

Department of Education and others

with requirements for education data

that are not available elsewhere and are

needed to formulate policy; to make

legislative, budgetary, and planning

decisions for existing programs; and to

develop new programs. The surveys are

characterized by short survey forms

with short response time and typical

sample sizes of around 1,000. It is

anticipated that about five surveys will

be conducted under QRIS per year.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Forms clearance package for the

Projects with Industry Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,

local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 101.

Burden Hours: 4,040.

Abstract: The purpose of collecting

compliance indicator data on the

Projects with Industry program is to

comply with the Congressional mandate

to assess project performances based on

evaluation standards as established

under the 1986 Rehabilitation Act

Amendments.

[FR Doc. 96–11967 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since

public harm is reasonably likely to

result if normal clearance procedures

are followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by May 29, 1996. A

regular clearance process is also

beginning. Interested persons are

invited to submit comments on or before

July 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Written comments

regarding the regular clearance and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651, or should

be electronic mailed to the internet

address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

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 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that the

Director of OMB provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) may
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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 at the

beginning of the Departmental review of

the information collection. 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. ED 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 8, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Application for Grants Under

the Innovative Programs Section of the

Magnet Schools Assistance Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs and LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Burden:

Responses: 150.

Burden Hours: 3,600.

Abstract: The application is used by

local educational agencies to apply for

funds to administer innovative

programs under the Magnet Schools

Program. The proposed projects must

involve strategies other than magnet

schools, be organized around a special

emphasis, theme, or concept, and

involve parent and community input.

[FR Doc. 96–11968 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Proposed Billy Shaw Dam and

Reservoir

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of floodplain and

wetlands involvement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

proposal to fund the construction of the

Billy Shaw Dam and Reservoir in an

area of floodplains and wetlands located

in the Duck Valley Indian Reservation

in Idaho and Nevada. In accordance

with DOE regulations for compliance

with floodplain and wetlands

environmental review requirements (10

CFR Part 1022), BPA will prepare a

floodplain and wetlands assessment and

will perform this proposed action in a

manner so as to avoid or minimize

potential harm to or within the affected

floodplain and wetlands. The

assessment will be included in the

environmental assessment being

prepared for the proposed project in

accordance with the requirements of the

National Environmental Policy Act. A

floodplain statement of findings will be

included in any finding of no significant

impact that may be issued following the

completion of the environmental

assessment.

DATES: Comments are due to the address

below no later than June 1, 1996

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the

Public Involvement and Information

Manager, Bonneville Power

Administration - CKP, P.O. Box 12999,

Portland, Oregon 97212. Internet

address: comment@bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Kathy Fisher - ECN, Bonneville Power

Administration, P.O. Box 3621,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621, phone

number 503–230–4375, fax number

503–230–5699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Billy

Shaw Dam and Reservoir is proposed

for construction in the Billy Shaw

Slough, located west of the town of

Owyhee, Nevada in Section 15, T. 47 N.,

R. 1 E. The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of

the Duck Valley Reservation are seeking

BPA funding approval to develop the

Billy Shaw Dam and Reservoir as a lake

fishery. The new lake fishery would

substitute resident fish for the tribal loss

of the salmon and steelhead fishery

caused by the Hells Canyon hydropower

complex.

The lowlands areas of the Billy Shaw

Slough are seasonally flooded

ephemeral alluvial washes. The

saturated zones or intermittent riverine

areas are defined as waterways of the

United States. These intermittent

riverine waters are winding, trend south

to northwest, and occupy approximately

3 acres of the site in the narrow winding

bottom of the slough. The banks are

steep, undercut, and eroded with an

average height of one to two feet. The

bottoms are sandy, for the most part

barren of vegetation, and intermittently

saturated during the fall and winter

months.

Maps and further information are

available from BPA at the address

above.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on May 2,

1996.

Thomas C. McKinney,

NEPA Compliance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12050 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Watershed Restoration Program Early

Action Projects

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Floodplain and

Wetlands Involvement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

proposal to fund watershed restoration

projects to improve salmon habitat in

floodplains and wetlands located

throughout the Columbia River Basin in

the states of Washington, Oregon, and

Idaho. In accordance with DOE

regulations for compliance with

floodplain and wetlands environmental

review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022),

BPA will prepare a floodplain and

wetlands assessment and will perform

this proposed action in a manner so as

to avoid or minimize potential harm to

or within the affected floodplains and

wetlands. After BPA issues the

assessment, a floodplain statement of

findings will be published in the

Federal Register.

DATES: Comments are due to the address

below no later than May 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the

Public Involvement and Information

Manager, Bonneville Power

Administration—CKP, P.O. Box 12999,

Portland, Oregon, 97212. Internet

address: comment@bpa.gov.