36040 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Notices

at the Howard Hanson Dam on the

Green River, King County, Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and DEIS can be answered by: Mike

McNeely, Seattle District, U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Planning Branch,

PO Box 3755, Seattle, Washington

98124–2255, Telephone (206) 764–3624;

fax (206) 764–4470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Proposed Action

Howard A Hanson Dam was originally

authorized as the Eagle Gorge Dam and

Reservoir by the Flood Control Act of

1950. Construction was completed in

1962. It is an earthfill and rockfill

structure which provides winter flood

control and summer low flow

augmentation. The dam is located at

river mile 64.5 on the Green River, King

County, Washington, 35 miles southeast

of Seattle, and 35 miles northeast of

Tacoma. The dam and reservoir provide

approximately 106,000 acre feet of

winter flood control storage reservoir

and 26,000 acre feet of summer

conservation storage (seasonally from

March through September). This 26,000

acre feet of conservation storage

provides a minimum instream flow of

110 cubic feet per second (cfs) at 98

percent reliability. The Additional

Water Storage Project Feasibility Study

purposes are water supply and

environmental restoration. Potential

benefits are: municipal and industrial

(M&I) water supply and downstream

low flow augmentation through added

storage; and higher fish and wildlife

survival through improved downstream

fish passage at the dam and improved

habitat.

2. Alternatives

The Corps of Engineers is currently

examining four alternatives.

a. No action.

b. Water supply only via pool raise to

elevation 1169.

c. Water supply/restoration via pool

raise to elevation 1177.

d. Adaptive management water

supply/restoration via phased pool raise

to maximum elevation 1177.

3. Scoping and Public Involvement

Public involvement will be sought

during the scoping process and

throughout the course of the project in

accordance with NEPA procedures. A

public scoping process has been begun

to clarify issues of major concern,

identify any information sources that

might be available to analyze and

evaluate impact, and obtain public

input on the range and acceptability of

alternatives. This Notice of Intent

formally commences the scoping

process under NEPA. As part of the

scoping process, all affected Federal,

state and local agencies, Indian Tribes,

general public and other interested

private organizations, including

environmental interest groups, are

invited to comment on the scope of the

EIS. Comments are requested

concerning project alternatives,

mitigation measures, probable

significant environmental impacts, and

permits or other approvals that may be

required.

The following key areas have been

identified to be analyzed in depth in the

draft EIS:

(1) Geology and Engineering Design.

(2) Water Management.

(3) Water Quality.

(4) Fisheries.

(5) Wildlife.

(6) Wetlands.

(7) Cultural Resources.

(8) Socioeconomic Resources.

A scoping meeting has been

scheduled for: July 18, 1996, in Auburn

City Hall Council Chambers, 25 West

Main Street, Auburn, Washington at 6

p.m.

4. Schedule

The draft EIS is scheduled for release

on April 1, 1997.

Donald T. Wynn,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.

[FR Doc. 96–17412 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–ER–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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

September 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 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.

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.

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: July 2, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Training Assessment Form—

Title IV Student Financial Assistance

Programs.

Frequency: One Time.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
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Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden: Responses: 25,000;

Burden Hours: 2,000.

Abstract: The information collected

will aid in the monitoring of contractors

and non-Federal trainers. It will also

measure the effectiveness of training

offered to financial aid administrators,

counselors, fiscal officers, and other

administrators participating in student

financial aid and other Federal

programs.

[FR Doc. 96–17357 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies,

State Agencies for Approval of Public

Postsecondary Vocational Education,

and State Agencies for Approval of

Nurse Education

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Request for Comments on

Agencies applying to the Secretary for

Initial Recognition or Renewal of

Recognition.

DATES: Commentors should submit their

written comments by August 23, 1996,

to the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen W. Kershenstein, Director,

Accreditation and State Liaison

Division, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room

3915 ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–

5244, telephone: (202) 708–7417.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUBMISSION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS:

The Secretary of Education recognizes,

as reliable authorities as to the qualify

of education offered by institutions or

programs within their scope, accrediting

agencies and State approval agencies for

public postsecondary vocational

education and nurse education that

meet certain criteria for recognition. The

purpose of this notice is to invite

interested third parties to present

written comments on the agencies listed

in this notice that have applied for

initial or continued recognition. All

comments received in response to this

notice will be reviewed by Department

staff as part of its evaluation of the

agencies’ compliance with the criteria

for recognition. In order for Department

staff to give full consideration to the

comments received, the comments must

arrive at the address listed above not

later than August 23 1996. Comments

must relate to the Secretary’s Criteria for

the Recognition of Accrediting

Agencies. Comments pertaining to

agencies whose Interim Reports will be

reviewed must be restricted to the

concerns raised in the Secretary’s letter

for which the report is requested.

The National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity (the

‘‘Advisory Committee’’) advises the

Secretary of Education on the

recognition of accrediting agencies and

State approval agencies. The Advisory

Committee is scheduled to meet

November 20–22, 1996 in Washington,

DC. All written comments received by

the Department in response to this

notice will be considered by both the

Advisory Committee and the Secretary.

A subsequent Federal Register notice

will announce the meeting and invite

individuals and/or groups to submit

requests for oral presentation before the

Advisory Committee on the agencies

being reviewed. That notice, however,

does not constitute another call for

written comment. This notice is the

only call for written comment.

The following agencies will be

reviewed during the November 1996

meeting of the Advisory Committee:

Nationally Recognized Accrediting

Agencies and Associations

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

1. Accrediting Association of Bible

Colleges (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of bible

colleges and institutes offering

undergraduate programs)

2. American Association of Nurse

Anesthetists (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

generic nurse anesthesia educational

programs/schools)

3. Accrediting Council on Education in

Journalism and Mass

Communications (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of units

within institutions offering

professional undergraduate and

graduate (master’s) degree programs)

4. The American Dietetic Association

(requested scope of recognition: The

accreditation of coordinated

undergraduate programs in dietetics

and post-baccalaureate dietetics

internships)

5. American Physical Therapy

Association (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

professional programs for the physical

therapist and programs for the

physical therapy assistant)

6. Distance Education and Training

Council (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of home

study schools, including associate,

baccalaureate, or master’s degreegranting home study schools)

7. Liaison Committee on Medical

Education (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation

programs leading to the M.D. degree)

8. Middle States Association of Colleges

and Schools, Commission on Higher

Education (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

higher education institutions in

Delaware, District of Columbia,

Maryland, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico and the

Virgin Islands)

9. National Environmental Health

Science and Protection Accreditation

Council (requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

baccalaureate programs in

environmental health science and

protection)

10. Transnational Association of

Christian Colleges and Schools

(requested scope of recognition: The

accreditation of Christian

postsecondary institutions that offer

certificates, diplomas and associate,

baccalaureate, and graduate degrees)

Interim Reports (An interim report is

a follow-up report on an accrediting

agency’s compliance with specific

criteria for recognition that was

requested by the Secretary when the

Secretary granted recognition to the

agency)—

1. American Academy for Liberal

Education

2. American Association for Marriage

and Family Therapy

3. American Bar Association, Council of

the Section of Legal Education and

Admission to the Bar

4. American Optometric Association

5. American Podiatric Medical

Association

6. Council on Naturopathic Medical

Education

7. Montessori Accreditation Council for

Teacher Education

8. National Accreditation Commission

for Schools and Colleges of

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

9. National Accrediting Commission of

Cosmetology Arts and Sciences

10. National Association of Schools of

Dance

11. National Council for Accreditation

of Teacher Education

12. New York State Board of Regents

State Agencies Recognized for the

Approval of Public Postsecondary

Vocational Education

Petition for Renewal of Recognition

1. Oklahoma State Board of Regents for

Higher Education

Interim Report

1. New York State Board of Regents

(Vocational Education Unit)