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Annual Burden Hours: 374,268

(74,173 reporting hours; 300,095

recordkeeping hours).

Needs and Uses: DoD needs this

information to ensure compliance with

restrictions on the acquisition of foreign

products imposed to statute or policy to

protect the industrial base; to ensure

compliance with U.S. trade agreements

and memoranda of understanding that

promote reciprocal trade with U.S.

allies; and to prepare reports for

submission to the Department of

Commerce on the Balance of Payments.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Lewis W.

Oleinick.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Oleinick at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD (Acquisition), Room 10236,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 01–3498 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer

matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice—Computer Matching

between the U.S. Department of

Education and the Social Security

Administration.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988, Pub. L. 100–503, and the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching

Programs, a notice is hereby given of a

computer matching program between

the U.S. Department of Education (ED)

(the recipient agency), and the Social

Security Administration (SSA) (the

source agency). This computer matching

program between SSA and ED will

become effective as explained below.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the

Computer Matching and Privacy

Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–

503), the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Final Guidelines on the

Conduct of Matching Programs (see 54

FR 25818, June 19, 1989), and OMB

Circular A–130, we provide the

following information:

1. Names of Participating Agencies

The U.S. Department of Education

and the Social Security Administration.

2. Purpose of the Match

The purpose of this matching program

between ED and SSA is to assist the

Secretary of Education in his obligation

to ‘‘verify immigration status and social

security numbers [SSN] provided by a

student to an eligible institution’’ under

20 U.S.C. 1091(g) and (p). The SSA will

verify the issuance of an SSN to, and the

citizenship status of, those students and

parents who provide their SSN’s in the

course of applying for aid under a

student financial assistance program

authorized under Title IV of the Higher

Education Act (HEA). Verification of

this information by SSA will help ED to

satisfy its obligation to ensure that the

individual applying for financial

assistance meets eligibility requirements

imposed by the HEA.

Verification by this computer

matching program effectuates the

purpose of the statute, because it

provides an efficient and

comprehensive method of verifying the

accuracy of each individual’s SSN and

claim to a citizenship status that permits

that individual to qualify for Title IV,

HEA assistance.

3. Legal Authority for Conducting the

Matching Program

ED is authorized to participate in the

matching program under sections

484(p)(20 U.S.C. 1091(p)); 484(g)(20

U.S.C.1091(g)); 483(a)(7)(20 U.S.C.

1090(a)(7)) and 428B(f)(2)(20 U.S.C.

1078–2(f)(2)) of the HEA.

The SSA is authorized to participate

in the matching program under section

1106(a) of the Social Security Act, (42

U.S.C. 1306(a)), and the regulations

promulgated pursuant to that section

(20 CFR part 401).

4. Categories of Records and

Individuals Covered by the Match

The Federal Student Aid Application

File (18–11–01) (which contains the

applicant information on authority from

ED) and the ED PIN Registration System

of Records (18–11–12) (which contains

the applicant’s information to receive an

ED PIN), will be matched against SSA’s

Master Files of Social Security Numbers

Holders and SSN Applications System,

SSA/OSR, 60–0058 which maintains

records about each individual who has

applied for and obtained an SSN.

5. Effective Dates of the Matching

Program.

This matching program will become

effective after the Data Integrity Board of

each agency approves the agreement

and either 40 days after the approved

agreement is sent to Congress and OMB

(or later if OMB objects to some or all

of the agreement), or 30 days after

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, whichever date is later. The

matching program will continue for 18

months after the effective date and may

be extended for an additional 12 months

thereafter, if the conditions specified in

5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

6. Address for Receipt of Public

Comments or Inquires

Individuals wishing to comment on

this matching program, or obtain

additional information about the

program, including a copy of the

computer matching agreement between

ED and SSA, should contact Ms. Edith

Bell, Management and Program Analyst,

U.S. Department of Education, Room

4021, ROB–3 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20202–5400.

Telephone: (202) 708–5591. If you use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD), you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Electronic Access to the Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

http://ifap.ed.gov

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at the first of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498, or in the

Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register.

Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and Code

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of Federal Regulations is available on

GPO access at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Dated: February 6, 2001.

Greg Woods,

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Student

Financial Assistance.

[FR Doc. 01–3422 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Dockets No. PP–231]

Application for Presidential Permit;

Northern States Power Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

SUMMARY: Northern States Power

Company (NSP) has applied for a

Presidential permit to construct,

operate, maintain, and connect a

230,000-volt (230-kV) electric

transmission line across the U.S. border

with Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before March 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Import and Export (FE–27),

Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 or Michael T. Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

construction, operation, maintenance, or

connection of facilities at the

international border of the United States

for the transmission of electric energy

between the United States and a foreign

country is prohibited in the absence of

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as

amended by EO 12038.

On November 2, 2000, NSP, a whollyowned subsidiary of Xcel Energy

Incorporated (Xcel), filed an application

with the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of

the Department of Energy (DOE) for a

Presidential permit. NSP, doing

business as Excel, proposes to construct

a 230-kV transmission line that would

extend approximately 53 miles from a

new substation to be built in Rugby,

North Dakota, to the U.S.-Canadian

border. From the border, the proposed

transmission line would extend an

additional 50 miles into Canada to an

existing substation located in Glenboro,

Manitoba, Canada. The facilities within

Canada will be developed, owned, and

operated by Manitoba Hydro. The

proposed Rugby-to-Glenboro

transmission line is one component of a

larger set of 230-kV transmission system

improvements being implemented

jointly by Xcel and Otter Tail Power

Company.

Since the restructuring of the electric

power industry began, resulting in the

introduction of different types of

competitive entities into the

marketplace, DOE has consistently

expressed its policy that cross-border

trade in electric energy should be

subject to the same principles of

comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to

transmission in interstate commerce.

DOE has stated that policy in export

authorizations granted to entities

requesting authority to export over

international transmission facilities.

Specifically, DOE expects transmitting

utilities owning border facilities

constructed pursuant to Presidential

permits to provide access across the

border in accordance with the

principles of comparable open access

and non-discrimination contained in the

FPA and articulated in Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Order No. 888,

as amended (Promoting Wholesale

Competition Through Open Access

Non-Discriminatory Transmission

Services by Public Utilities). In

furtherance of this policy, DOE intends

to condition any Presidential permit

issued in this proceeding on compliance

with these open access principles.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional

copies of such petitions to intervene or

protests also should be filed directly

with: James Alders, Xcel Energy, Inc.,

414 Nicollet Mall—4th Floor,

Minneapolis, MN 55401.

Before a Presidential permit may be

issued or amended, the DOE must

determine that the proposed action will

not adversely impact on the reliability

of the U.S. electric power supply

system. In addition, DOE must consider

the environmental impacts of the

proposed actions pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969. DOE also must obtain the

concurrence of the Secretary of State

and the Secretary of Defense before

taking final action on a Presidential

permit application.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above. In addition, the

application may be reviewed or

downloaded from the Fossil Energy

Home Page at: http://www.fe.doe.gov.

Upon reaching the Fossil Energy Home

page, select ‘‘Electricity’’ from the

options menu, and then ‘‘Pending

Proceedings.’’

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 5,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–3491 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–389–019]

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate

Filing

February 6, 2001.

Take notice that on January 30, 2001,

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

(Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing with

the Commission the following

Amendment Agreement to a recently

filed negotiated rate transaction:

Amendment Agreement to ITS–2 Service

Agreement No. 70052 between Columbia

Gulf Transmission Company and Amoco

Energy Trading Corporation Dated

November 30, 2000, as Amended January

26, 2001

Columbia Gulf states that this

transportation service was scheduled to

commence December 1, 2000 and

terminate December 31, 2000. On

January 16, 2001, FERC approved an

amendment to extend the term through

January 31, 2001 (Docket No. RP96–

389–017). The parties have executed an

Amendment Agreement extending the

term through February 28, 2001. All

other terms and provisions remain

unchanged an in full force and effect.

Columbia Gulf states that copies of

the filing have been served on all parties

on the official service list created by the

Secretary in this proceeding.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,