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Estimated Total Annual Respondent

Cost Burden: Of the 1,224 estimated

annual responses for Form PTO/SB/32,

the USPTO expects to receive 275

responses from small entities (§ 1.9(f))

and 949 responses from others. Under

37 CFR 1.17(d), the processing fee for

filing a request for an oral hearing before

the Board of Patent Appeals and

Interferences is $135 for small entities

and $270 for others. Therefore, the total

annual nonhour cost burden associated

with this form is $293,355.

When filing a request for deferral of

examination, the applicant must pay the

processing fee of $130 indicated by 37

CFR 1.17(i) and the publication fee of

$300 indicated by 37 CFR 1.18(d). The

combined filing cost of $430 for each

request results in a total annual nonhour

cost burden of $21,500 associated with

this form.

Using the professional hourly rate of

$175 per hour for associate attorneys in

private firms, the USPTO estimates

$42,840 per year for salary costs

associated with respondents using Form

PTO/SB/32, and $1,750 per year for

salary costs associated with respondents

using Form PTO/SB/37.

Item Form number

Estimated time

for response

(minutes)

Estimated

annual

responses

Estimated

annual burden

hours

Request for Oral Hearing Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.POT/SB/32 12 1,224 245

Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d) ..................................... PTO/SB/37 12 50 10

Total ............................................................................................................ ........................ 1,274 255

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, e.g., the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: February 20, 2001.

Susan K. Brown,

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data

Management, Data Administration Division.

[FR Doc. 01–4698 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Information Collection; Submission for

OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service (hereinafter the

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted the

following public information collection

requests (ICRs) to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13. (44 U.S.C. chapter 35)).

Copies of these individual ICRs, with

applicable supporting documentation,

may be obtained by calling the

Corporation for National and

Community Service, Office of

Evaluation, Chuck Helfer, (202) 606–

5000, extension 248. Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 606–

5256 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Comments should be sent to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Brenda Aguilar, OMB

Desk Officer for the Corporation for

National and Community Service, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, (202)

395–7326, within 30 days of this

publication in the Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

Corporation, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Propose ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

• Propose ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

to those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submissions of responses.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness

of Learn and Serve America Grants in

Promoting Institutionalization of

Service-Learning in Grantee Institutions.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Service-learning

coordinators, service-learning program

administrators or similar staff at

schools, school districts, communitybased organizations or higher education

institutions that received a Learn and

Serve America grant in 1994–95.

Total Respondents: Approximately

470 service-learning coordinators or

similar staff in schools, districts,

community-based organizations and

higher education institutions that

received Learn and Serve grants.

Frequency: This is a one-time survey.

Average Time Per Response: 60

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 470

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None.

Description: The Corporation seeks

approval of a survey to be used in

evaluating the effectiveness of Learn

and Serve America grants in promoting

the institutionalization of servicelearning in grantee institutions and the

degree to which funded programs have

been and are likely to be sustained after

the completion of the grant period.

There are four versions of the survey:

one each for K–12 district and schoolbased programs, one for communitybased organizations, and one for higher

education institutions. The versions are

parallel in structure and content, with

variations in the wording of specific

items to address the characteristics of

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each type of institution. The surveys

will be administered to a sample of 470

Learn and Serve grantee and subgrantee

organizations that received their initial

Learn and Serve grants in 1994–95.

The study will allow the Corporation

to assess the growth and

institutionalization of service-learning

in Learn and Serve grantee institutions,

to assess the degree to which servicelearning activities have been sustained

after the end of Learn and Serve

funding, and to assess the role of Learn

and Serve America grants in promoting

the growth and institutionalization of

service-learning in grantee institutions.

Findings from the study will help the

Corporation to develop more effective

strategies for supporting

institutionalization of service-learning

through its planning, grantmaking and

technical assistance activities.

There have been two changes since

the publication of the 60 day notice

(Federal Register, November 16, 2000

(Volume 65, Number 222), Pages 69288–

69290). The original plan called for the

survey to be administered through a

telephone interview. The current plan

calls for the survey to be distributed as

a paper-based, mail survey. The original

plan also included short and long

versions of each form. The current

submission includes a single version of

each form.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

Lance D. Potter,

Director, Office of Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 01–4712 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–233]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Idaho Power Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Idaho Power Company (IPC)

has applied for authority to transmit

electric energy from the United States to

Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the

Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before March 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On February 12, 2001, the Office of

Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of

Energy (DOE) received an application

from IPC to transmit electric energy

from the United States to MexiCo IPC is

a wholly owned subsidiary of

IDACORP, Inc IPC is incorporated under

the laws of the State of Idaho and is

authorized to operate in Idaho, Oregon,

and Nevada. The electric energy IPC

proposes to export to Mexico would be

purchased from electric utilities,

Federal power marketing agencies,

cogeneration facilities, and exempt

wholesale generators within the United

States. In addition, IPC proposes to

export electric energy from power plants

that it owns only if that energy is

surplus to the needs of its native-load

customers.

IPC proposes to arrange for the

delivery of electric energy to Mexico

over the international transmission

facilities owned by San Diego Gas &

Electric Company, El Paso Electric

Company, Central Power and Light

Company, and Comision Federal de

Electricidad, the national electric utility

of Mexico. The construction of each of

the international transmission facilities

to be utilized by IPC, as more fully

described in the application, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

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.

Comments on the IPC application to

export electric energy to Mexico should

be clearly marked with Docket EA–233.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with James Thompson, Idaho Power

Company, 1221 West Idaho Street,

Boise, ID 83702 and Steven J. Ross,

Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330

Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20036.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Regulatory Programs,’’ then

‘‘Electricity Regulation,’’ and then

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options

menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

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

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–4735 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. PP–68–2]

Application to Amend Presidential

Permit San Diego Gas & Electric

Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

SUMMARY: San Diego Gas & Electric

Company (SDG&E) has applied to

amend Presidential Permit PP–68

authorizing the construction, operation,

maintenance, and connection of a 230-

kV electric transmission line at the U.S.

international border with Mexico.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before March 29, 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:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael T. Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

construction, operation, maintenance,

and 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