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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer.

[FR Doc. E4–2494 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Information Collection Activity; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces 

the proposed extension of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

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 of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received on or before 

Wednesday, October 14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

the Election Assistance Commission, 

1225 New York Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005, ATTN: Mr. 

Brian Hancock or may be submitted by 

facsimile transmission at (202) 566–

3127.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the above address, or call 

Mr. Brian Hancock or Ms. Juliet 

Thompson at (202) 566–3100. 

Title and OMB Number: Election Day 

Data Survey; OMB Number Pending. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

meet a requirement of the Help America 

Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

15301). Section 241 of HAVA requires 

the EAC to study and report on election 

activities, practices, policies and 

procedures, including the mechanisms 

of voting in the states, overvotes and 

undervotes, methods of conducting 

provisional voting, methods of 

recruiting, training and improving the 

performance of poll workers, matters 

particularly relevant to voting 

administration and election in rural and 

urban areas, and such other matters as 

the Commission deems appropriate. In 

order to fulfill those requirements and 

to provide a complete report to 

Congress, EAC is seeking information 

relating to November 2, 2004 election.

Affected Public: State or local 

Government. 

Annual Burden Hours:

Number of Respondents: 55. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 200 

hours. 

Frequency: Bi-Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

HAVA created the Election Assistance 

commission and enacted numerous 

provisions aimed at improving the 

administration of federal elections. This 

survey seeks information relating to the 

November 2, 2004 election that will 

assist the EAC in studying the 

administration of that federal election, 

will provide insight into issues or 

problems that may require additional 

study and consideration, and will assist 

the EAC in providing a complete report 

to Congress on the successes and 

challenges related to the November 2, 

2004 election. The following categories 

of information are requested on a 

county/local election jurisdiction and/or 

state-wide level: 

Voter Registration 

Number of registered voters (active 

and inactive) who were eligible to vote 

on November 2, 2004. 

Election Results 

(a) Number of ballots counted, (b) 

number of ballots cast on election day, 

(c) number of requested absentee 

ballots, (d) number of returned absentee 

ballots, (e) number of counted absentee 

ballots, (f) number of early voting ballots 

counted, (g) number of provisional 

ballots cast, (h) number of provisional 

ballots counted, (i) number of 

undervotes in each federal contest (i.e., 

presidential, senatorial, and 

congressional races/contests), (j) number 

of overvotes in each federal contest, and 

(k) total number of ballots casts in each 

federal contest. 

Voting Equipment 

(a) Type, manufacture and number of 

units of voting equipment used in each 

county, and (b) the location and number 

of voting machine malfunctions, 

including power failure, broken 

counters, computer failure, printer 

failure, screen failure, damage or 

destruction of the voting machine, 

modem failure, scanner failure, ballot 

encoder/activator failure, or other forms 

of malfunctions. 

Voting Jurisdictions 

(a) Number of precincts in each 

county/local election jurisdiction, and 

(b) number of polling places in each 

county/local election jurisdiction. 

Sources of Information 

(a) Number of local election 

jurisdictions that responded and 

provided information for the survey, (b) 

name and contact information for 

persons who provided information for 

the survey, and (c) any other sources of 

information used to report in the survey.

Ray Martinez III, 

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Computer Software Available for 

License

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of computer software 

available for license. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy announces that the following 

computer software is available for 

license: ‘‘MASTER’’ (Mathematical 

Software for Teaching, Education, and 

Research).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

T. Lucas, Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Technology Transfer and 

Intellectual Property, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone 

(202) 586–2802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

above-captioned computer software was 

developed under the International 

Science and Technology Center (ISTC) 

project # 1478.2. The software is used to 

solve physical problems by means of 

computer simulation. It is capable of 

simulating the following non-stationary 

processes in one-dimensional 

approximation: gas, fluid, and solid 

matter movement under gradients of 

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pressure, temperature, or energy release; 

propagation of shock, detonation, and 

sound waves in continuous and porous 

substances; destruction and spallation; 

heat transfer; and magneto

hydrodynamics. The software is meant 

for undergraduates, post graduates, 

teachers, and researchers. It can be a 

supplement to courses on continuum 

mechanics and condensed matter 

physics. It can exhibit examples of 

classical problems, illustrate features of 

physical process, conduct qualitative 

and quantitative assessments of a 

phenomenon under study, and solve 

applied tasks. 

The software currently may be in 

need of revision, and the Department is 

looking for one or more private-sector 

parties who will revise and maintain the 

software at their own expense. The 

private sector party or parties will have 

the right to market the software to nonGovernment parties. The Government 

will retain an unlimited, royalty free, 

non-exclusive license in the original 

version of the software for Govern

mental purposes. 

Parties will be given 45 calendar days 

from the date of this Notice to contact 

the Department. After the period for 

response has elapsed, respondents will 

be sent a series of questions on their 

plans for revising, maintaining, and 

commercializing the software and under 

what terms they would make it available 

to the Government. DOE will then 

decide which party or parties to select.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

29, 2004. 

Paul A. Gottlieb, 

Assistant General Counsel for Technology 

Transfer and Intellectual Property.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Computer Software Available for 

License

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of computer software 

available for license. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy announces that the following 

computer software is available for 

license: ‘‘Thermal Safety Software’’ or 

TSS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

T. Lucas, Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Technology Transfer and 

Intellectual Property, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone 

(202) 586–2802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

above-captioned computer software was 

developed under the International 

Science and Technology Center (ISTC) 

project #1498. The system, called 

‘‘Thermal Safety Software’’ or TSS, is 

designed to address the complex 

problems associated with performing 

reactive hazard assessment (RHA) of 

chemical processes. This is achieved by 

extensive use of mathematical models 

and computational methods 

implemented in the software set. TSS 

application can significantly improve 

reliability of results, speed up the 

design, research, and development work 

and reduce its cost. TSS has the 

following general features: (1) 

Sequential simulation as the approach 

to reactive hazard assessment; (2) 

combination of powerful numerical 

methods and researcher’s skills; (3) upto-date numerical methods and webbased technologies; (4) integration of the 

software suite in one system; (5) a 

unified user-friendly interface; (6) 

advanced graphics; and (7) an advanced 

training system. 

The software currently may be in 

need of revision, and the Department is 

looking for one or more private-sector 

parties who will revise and maintain the 

software at their own expense. The 

private sector party or parties will have 

the right to market the software to nonGovernment parties. The Government 

will retain an unlimited, royalty free, 

non-exclusive license in the original 

version of the software for 

Governmental purposes. 

Parties will be given 45 calendar days 

from the date of this Notice to contact 

the Department. After the period for 

response has elapsed, respondents will 

be sent a series of questions on their 

plans for revising, maintaining and 

commercializing the software, and 

under what terms they would make it 

available to the Government. DOE will 

then decide which party or parties to 

select.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

29, 2004. 

Paul A. Gottlieb, 

Assistant General Counsel for Technology, 

Transfer and Intellectual Property.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP04–413–000, CP04–414–

000, and CP04–415–000] 

Entrega Gas Pipeline Inc.; Notice of 

Application 

September 28, 2004. 

Take notice that on September 17, 

2004, Entrega Gas Pipeline, Inc. 

(Entrega); 950 17th Street, Suite 2600, 

Denver, Colorado, 80202, filed an 

application pursuant to section 7(c) of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and parts 

157 and 284 of the Commission’s 

regulations, for: (i) A certificate of 

public convenience and necessity 

authorizing the construction, 

ownership, and operation of new 

interstate natural gas pipeline facilities; 

(ii) a blanket certificate of public 

convenience and necessity authorizing 

Entrega to provide open-access 

transportation services, with pre-granted 

abandonment approval; and (iii) a 

blanket certificate of public convenience 

and necessity to construct, operate, and/

or abandon certain eligible facilities, 

and services related thereto. Entrega is 

also requesting authorization for its 

proposed recourse rates for 

transportation service and approval of 

its Pro Forma Tariff. This application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

Specifically, Entrega proposes to 

construct and operate 327 miles of 36-

inch diameter and 42-inch diameter 

pipeline from the Meeker Hub in Rio 

Blanco County, Colorado and extending 

through Moffat County, Colorado and 

Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany, and 

Laramie Counties in Wyoming, and 

terminating at the Cheyenne Hub in 

Weld County, Colorado. Entrega also 

proposes to construct compressor 

stations at three locations in Moffat 

County, Colorado (24,000 horsepower), 

Sweetwater County, Wyoming (15,500 

horsepower), and Carbon County, 

Wyoming (15,500 horsepower). In 

addition, Entrega proposes to construct 

7 receipt/delivery points along the 

pipeline. Entrega estimates that the 

proposed facilities will cost 

$644,025,000. Entrega states that the