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1996 Federal Register notice, the Navy

will conduct public hearings and

receive comments on the draft EIS

which addresses the need, alternatives,

and environmental impacts of

manufacturing containers; loading

containers; handling, and storage of

naval spent nuclear fuel at the Idaho

National Engineering Laboratory (INEL);

transportation of naval spent nuclear

fuel loaded containers to a notional

repository or centralized interim storage

site; and the storage, handling, and

transportation of certain radioactive

waste associated with naval spent

nuclear fuel management. The

Department of Energy is a cooperating

agency for this draft EIS. The draft EIS

is available to the public in reading

rooms and designated information

locations, as identified in the May 14,

1996 Federal Register notice.

DATES: The Navy invites interested

agencies, organizations, and the general

public to provide comments on the draft

EIS. The original 45 day formal

comment period commenced on May

17, 1996 and was scheduled to close on

July 3, 1996. The Navy is now providing

a 60 day public comment period and all

comments on the draft EIS are due by

July 18, 1996. Oral comments will be

accepted at the public hearings to be

held at the Times and locations listed in

the May 14, 1996 Federal Register

notice. The final EIS is scheduled to be

available no later than November 30,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments should be sent to: Mr.

William Knoll of the Naval Nuclear

Propulsion Program of the Department

of the Navy, Code NAVSEA 08U, 2531

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22242–5160, Telephone: 703–602–8229.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

M.A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Research Priorities Plan; Invitation for

Public Comment and Notice of

Availability of the Proposed Research

Priorities Plan: ‘‘Building on What

We’ve Learned: Developing Priorities

for Education Research’’

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for

Educational Research and Improvement

is developing a research priorities plan

which shall recommend priorities for

the investment of the resources of the

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement over the next five-, ten-,

and fifteen-year periods. The

development of this plan is required by

the Office of Educational Research and

Improvement’s authorizing legislation,

the ‘‘Educational Research,

Development, Dissemination, and

Improvement Act of 1994.’’ In

accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6011(f)(2)(B),

the Assistant Secretary has issued a

proposed research priorities plan and

seeks public comment on the content of

the proposed plan.

DATES: All comments concerning this

proposed plan must be received on or

before August 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

this proposed plan should be addressed

to Judith I. Anderson, U.S. Department

of Education, Office of Educational

Research and Improvement, 555 New

Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 510,

Washington, DC 20208–5573.

Comments may also be sent through

Internet to (JudithlAnderson@ed.gov).

TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS PROPOSED

PLAN AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT: Tammra Gill. Telephone (202)

219–1556. Internet electronic mail

address (researchlplan@inet.ed.gov).

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:

Background

On March 31, 1994, President Clinton

signed Public Law 103–227, which

includes Title IX—the ‘‘Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994’’ (the

‘‘Act’’) (20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.). The Act

restructured the Office of Educational

Research and Improvement (OERI) and

endowed it with a broad mandate to

conduct an array of research,

development, dissemination, and

improvement activities aimed at

strengthening the education of all

students. The Act established the

following five national research

institutes within OERI:

(1) The National Institute on Student

Achievement, Curriculum, and

Assessment;

(2) The National Institute on the

Education of At-Risk Students;

(3) The National Institute on

Educational Governance, Finance,

Policymaking, and Management;

(4) The National Institute on Early

Childhood Development and Education;

and

(5) The National Institute on

Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and

Lifelong Learning.

The Act authorized the Assistant

Secretary to conduct research,

development, demonstration, and

evaluation activities to carry out the

purposes for which these Institutes were

established.

The Act also required the

establishment of a National Educational

Research Policy and Priorities Board

(the ‘‘Board’’) to work collaboratively

with the Assistant Secretary to identify

priorities to guide the work of OERI.

Statutory Requirements

The legislation directed the Assistant

Secretary to work collaboratively with

the Board to develop a research

priorities plan that will recommend

priorities for the investment of resources

over the next five-, ten-, and fifteen-year

periods, including as priorities those

areas of inquiry in which further

research, development and

dissemination—

(a) is necessary to attain the National

Education Goals;

(b) promises to yield the greatest

practical benefits to teachers and other

educators in terms of improving

education; and

(c) will not be undertaken in

sufficient scope or intensity by the other

Federal and non-Federal entities

engaged in Education research and

development.

Invitation To Comment

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments including suggestions

on how to strengthen this document.

The Department is especially interested

in hearing what commenters believe to

be the most important and promising

educational research opportunities for

the next five, ten and fifteen years.

All comments submitted in response

to this proposed plan will be available

for public inspection, during and after

the comment period, in Room 510, 555

New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and

4 p.m., Monday through Friday of each

week except Federal holidays.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number does not apply)

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

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