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Status List Reserve Section (Reserve

Section Code RB). After verifying the

status of the individual, the letter is

forwarded to the Air Force Review

Board for processing. If the signed letter

is not included in the file, individuals

reviewing the file cannot furnish the

necessary information to the Secretary

of the Air Force and Secretary of State

on which a decision can be made.

Requested information is necessary to

maintain the integrity of the Request for

Approval of Foreign Government

Employment Program.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–4985 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Second Supplemental Record of

Decision (ROD) for the Disposal of

Portions of the Former Homestead Air

Force Base (AFB), FL

On January 15, 2001, the Air Force

signed the Second Supplemental ROD

for Portions of the Former Homestead

AFB. The ROD was developed based on

consideration of the December 2000

Final Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement (SEIS),

correspondence received by the Air

Force, and other relevant factors.

The Air Force decided in the ROD to

offer approximately 717 acres of surplus

property to Miami-Dade County for

mixed-use development, but will not

allow construction of a commercial

airport at the site. The Air Force will

retain the runway and airfield areas at

the former base for its own use. Those

areas will continue to be maintained by

the Air Force and used by the Air Force

Reserve, the Florida Air National Guard,

Customs Service, and other federal

agencies.

If the county opts not to apply for the

transfer or declines the surplus

property, the Air Force then will act

upon a request for the property from the

Department of the Interior, which hopes

to trade the land for other valuable

property. This transaction also would be

in support of mixed-use development of

the Homestead property.

This decision struck a balance

between the federal interests in

economic development of realigned

military bases and the protection of

environmental values in two nearby

national parks. Although this decision is

a reversal of one made by the Air Force

in 1994, the new decision sought to

protect the County’s interests by giving

the County the first opportunity to

accept the land for redevelopment. The

County is the local redevelopment

authority under the base closure laws,

and offering the property to the County

first reflects policy that local

redevelopment authorities be given a

central role in the determination of how

base closure property is to be reused.

More details about the decision can be

found in the Second Supplemental

Record of Decision (ROD) for Disposal

of Portions of the Former Homestead Air

Force Base (AFB), Florida, which is

available on request by contacting Mr.

John Corradetti, Jr. Program Manager,

Division A, Air Force Base Conversion

Agency, 1700 N. Moore Street, Suite

2300, Arlington, VA 22209–2809. A

copy can also be viewed electronically

at http://www.denix.osd.mil/SEIS.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–4986 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–05–U

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION

Revised Proposed Amendment to the

Delaware River Basin Commission’s

Water Code and Comprehensive Plan

To Establish Water Usage Reporting

Requirements and Proposed

Amendment to the Commission’s

Water Metering Requirements

SUMMARY: The Delaware River Basin

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) will hold

a public hearing to receive comments on

revised proposed amendments to its

Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to

establish water usage reporting

requirements for source water

withdrawals and water service and to

receive comments on proposed

amendments to its water metering

requirements. On October 23, 2000 the

Commission published on its web site a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to

establish water usage reporting

requirements to ensure that the

Commission has the source and service

information needed to evaluate how and

where water is being used in the basin.

Notice also was published in the

Federal Register on November 29, 2000

(65 FR 71094). The Commission held a

public hearing on the proposed

rulemaking on January 9, 2001. Today,

in response to written and oral

testimony, including recommendations

of the Commission’s Water Management

Advisory Committee, substantive

changes are proposed to the previously

noticed amendments to the Water Code

and Comprehensive Plan. The

Commission deems the changes

significant enough to warrant this

revised notice, a new opportunity for

comment, and a second hearing before

it adopts the proposed amendments.

The proposal that is the subject of

today’s notice differs significantly from

the original in that it extends the water

usage reporting obligation set forth in

proposed Section 2.50.3 of the Water

Code to users subject to the

Commission’s Ground Water Protected

Area Regulations for Southeastern

Pennsylvania, including the owner(s) of

each water supply system serving the

public and each person, firm,

corporation, or other entity, other than

water supply systems serving the

public, subject to the Ground Water

Protected Area Regulations for

Southeastern Pennsylvania. Minor

changes to the proposed water usage

reporting requirements include

additional requests for data on acres

irrigated (for irrigated uses only),

whether water is recycled or reclaimed,

and the percentages recycled or

reclaimed. These data are requested

only if available and only in an initial

report and thereafter when changes

occur. The revised proposed water

usage reporting requirements differ from

the original proposed requirements in

one further respect. They provide that in

the absence of an administrative

agreement between the Commission and

the state agency serving as the

designated agency, the Commission

shall administer and enforce the

regulations. To ensure consistency, a

similar revision as to administration and

enforcement is proposed in Sections

2.50.1 and 2.50.2, concerning water

metering requirements.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on Thursday, April 19, 2001 during the

Commission’s regular business meeting.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and

continue until all those present who

wish to testify are afforded an

opportunity to do so. Persons wishing to

testify at the hearing are asked to

register in advance with the

Commission Secretary.

The deadline for submission of

written comments will be April 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the New York City Municipal

Building, One Centre Street, Building

One, Room 1019, in lower Manhattan.

Directions will be posted on the

Commission’s web site, www.drbc.net,

by mid-March. Written comments

should be submitted to Pamela M. Bush,

Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O.

Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628–

0360.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Supplemental information, including an

explanation of the need for water usage

reporting requirements and an account

of the process by which the

amendments originally were proposed,

is contained in the original Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking. The existing

regulations, original Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking and this Notice of Revised

Proposed Rulemaking all are posted on

the Delaware River Basin Commission

web site at www.drbc.net. Please contact

Esther Siskind at 609–883–9500 ext. 202

with questions about the proposed

amendments and Pamela M. Bush, ext.

203 with questions about the

rulemaking process.

Dated: February 23, 2001.

Pamela M. Bush,

Commission Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4954 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Energy Technology

Laboratory; Technology Development

With Independents Financial

Assistance Solicitation

AGENCY: National Energy Technology

Laboratory, Department of Energy

(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of a

financial assistance solicitation—

restricted eligibility.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

intent to issue Financial Assistance

Solicitation DE–PS26–01NT15263

entitled ‘‘Technology Development with

Independents.’’ The Department of

Energy announces that it intends to

conduct a competitive Program

Solicitation and award financial

assistance (grants) to small independent

oil production operators, operating

onshore in the lower contiguous 48

states. Small independent oil-producing

operators are defined as (1) companies

employing less than 50 full-time

employees; and (2) those having no

affiliation with a major oil or gas

producer (domestic or foreign). The

program seeks solutions to oil

production problems. Applications will

be subjected to review by a DOE

technical panel, and awards will be

made to a limited number of applicants

based on a scientific and engineering

evaluation and funding availability.

DATES: The solicitation will be available

on the DOE/NETL’s Internet address at

http://www.netl.doe.gov/business on or

about February 15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Beth Pearse, Contract Specialist,

MS 921–107, U.S. Department of

Energy, National Energy Technology

Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd.,

Pittsburgh PA 15236–0940, E-mail

Address: marybeth.pearse@netl.doe.gov,

Telephone Number: 412–386–4949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Solicitation Release Notification

Prospective applicants who would

like to be notified as soon as the

solicitation is available should register

at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business.

Provide your E-mail address and click

on the ‘‘Oil & Gas’’ technology choice

located under the heading ‘‘Fossil

Energy.’’ Once you subscribe, you will

receive an announcement by E-mail that

the solicitation has been released to the

public. Telephone requests, written

requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile

requests for a copy of the solicitation

package will not be accepted and/or

honored. Applications must be prepared

and submitted in accordance with the

instructions and forms contained in the

solicitation. The actual solicitation

document will allow for requests for

explanation and/or interpretation.

Objectives

Through Program Solicitation DE–

PS26–01NT15263, the DOE seeks

applications from small independent oil

producing operators for research and

development, advocating solutions for

production problems experienced by

small independent oil producers.

Eligibility

Eligibility for participation in this

Program Solicitation is restricted to

small independent oil producing

operators.

Areas of Interest

The Department is interested in

innovative field technologies which

increase production, reduce operating

costs, reduce environmental concerns,

or a combination thereof.

Awards

DOE anticipates issuing financial

assistance (grants) for each project

selected. DOE reserves the right to

support or not support, with or without

discussions, any or all applications

received in whole or in part, and to

determine how many awards may be

made through the solicitation subject to

funds available in this fiscal year (FY)

and the first quarter of fiscal year 2002.

Approximately $530,000 is planned for

FY 2001 and $1,000,000 for FY 2002.

The estimated funding or cost sharing

by the DOE is $75,000 per award, or

less. Cost sharing by the applicant is to

be not less than 50% of the total

proposed amount, which may consist of

in-kind contributions.

Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on February 21,

2001.

Dale A. Siciliano,

Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–4981 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

* * * * *

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME:

Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:00 a.m.,

meeting closed to the public.

This meeting was cancelled.

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 6, 2001

at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington

DC.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Compliance matters pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g.

Audits conducted pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.

Matters concerning participation in

civil actions or proceedings or

arbitration.

Internal personnel rules and

procedures or matters affecting a

particular employee.

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 8, 2001

at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington

DC (ninth floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Advisory Opinion 2001–03: The

Honorable Gregory W. Meeks and the

Meeks for Congress Committee.

Administrative Matters.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer,

Telephone: (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove,

Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 01–5154 Filed 2–27–01; 2:46 pm]

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