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Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–13278 Filed 8–11–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 080906A] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene a series of 8 public hearings 

regarding Amendment 14 to the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 

Plan. Amendment 14 will establish a 

series of 8 marine protected areas 

(MPAs) in Federal waters off the South 

Atlantic to protect a portion of the 

population and habitat of long-lived, 

slow-growing, deepwater snapper 

grouper species (snowy grouper, misty 

grouper, speckled hind, yellowedge 

grouper, warsaw grouper, golden 

tilefish, and blueline tilefish) from 

directed fishing pressure. Proposed as 

‘‘Type II’’ MPAs, fishing for and 

possession of snapper grouper species 

would be prohibited in the area, but 

fishermen would be allowed to troll for 

pelagic species such as tuna, mackerel, 

and billfish. Amendment 14 includes 

alternatives for the use of Vessel 

Monitoring Systems as an enforcement 

tool for the MPAs. 

Additionally, the Council intends to 

work closely with NOAA Fisheries’

Highly Migratory Species Division to 

prohibit the use of bottom longlines by 

shark fishermen in the proposed MPAs. 

DATES: The public hearings will be held 

in September 2006. Written comments 

must be received in the Council office 

by close of business on September 29, 

2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for the specific dates and times of the 

public hearings. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive 

Director, South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, One Southpark 

Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–

4699, or via email to 

SGAM14@safmc.net. Copies of the 

Public Hearing Document are available 

from Kim Iverson, South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, One 

Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, 

SC 29407–4699; telephone: 843–571–

4366 or toll free at 866/SAFMC–10. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, One Southpark 

Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–

4699; telephone: 843–571–4366; fax: 

843–769–4520; email address: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Hearing Dates and Locations 

All hearings are scheduled to begin at 

6 p.m. 

September 5, 2006—Hampton Inn, 678 

Citadel Haven Drive, Charleston, SC 

29414, Phone: 843–573–1200 

September 6, 2006—Baywatch Resort, 

2701 S. Ocean Boulevard, N. Myrtle 

Beach, SC 29582, Phone: 843–272–4600 

September 7, 2006—Holiday Inn 

Sunspree, 1706 N. Lumina Avenue, 

Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, Phone: 

910–256–2231 

September 11, 2006—Holton’s 

Seafood Restaurant, 13711 E. 

Oglethorpe Hwy., Midway, GA 31320, 

Phone: 912–884–9151 

September 12, 2006—Hampton Inn St. 

Augustine, 430 A1A Beach Boulevard, 

St. Augustine, FL 32080, Phone: 904–

471–4000 

September 13, 2006—Hutchinson 

Island Marriott , 555 NE Ocean 

Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996, Phone: 

772–225–3700 

September 14, 2006—Islander Resort, 

MM 82.1 Oceanfront, Islamorada, FL 

33036, Phone: 305–664–2031 

September 19, 2006—The Westin, 2 

Grasslawn Avenue, Hilton Head, SC 

29928, Phone: 843–681–4000. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by September 1, 2006. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–13279 Filed 8–11–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Mathematics Advisory 

Panel, U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting & 

Public Hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting, including a public 

hearing, with members of the National 

Mathematics Advisory Panel. The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Panel. Notice of this meeting is required 

by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 

and Thursday, September 14, 2006. 

TIMES: Meetings on September 13, 2006: 

9 a.m.–12 noon; and September 14, 

2006: 9–11 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: All meetings and the open 

session for public comment will be held 

at the Broad Institute, Auditorium, First 

Floor, 7 Cambridge Center (415 Main 

Street), Cambridge, MA 02142. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyrrell Flawn, Executive Director, 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 

260–8354. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel 

was established by Executive Order 

13398. The purpose of this Panel is to 

foster greater knowledge of and 

improved performance in mathematics 

among American students, in order to 

keep America competitive, support 

American talent and creativity, 

encourage innovation throughout the 

American economy, and help State, 

local, territorial, and tribal governments 

give the nation’s children and youth the 

education they need to succeed. 

The September 13 meeting will 

include testimony from the National 

Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the 

National Science Foundation, the 

American Competitiveness Council, and 

major mathematics textbook publishers. 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting are advised to register in 

advance to ensure space availability. 

Please contact Jennifer Graban at (202) 

260–1491 or by e-mail at Jennifer. 

Graban@ed.gov by Friday, September 8, 

2006. 

The September 14 meeting will begin 

with an Open Public Session from 9 to 

10 a.m. At that time, the public is 

invited to comment on elements of the 

Executive Order and the Panel’s work. 

Immediately following, from 10 to 11 

a.m., the four task groups—Conceptual 

Knowledge and Skills, Learning 

Processes, Instructional Practices, and 

Teachers—will report on their progress. 

If you are interested in giving 

testimony during the public session on 


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September 14th, please contact Jennifer 

Graban at (202) 260–1491 or 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov by Friday, 

September 8, 2006, to reserve time on 

the agenda. Please include your name, 

the organization you represent, if 

appropriate, and a brief description of 

the issue you would like to present. 

Presenters will be allowed five minutes 

to make their comments. Presenters are 

requested to submit three written copies 

and an electronic file (CD or diskette) of 

their comments at the meeting, which 

should be labeled with their name and 

contact information. Individuals 

interested in solely attending the 

meeting are advised to register in 

advance to ensure space availability. 

Given the expected number of 

individuals interested in providing 

comments at the meeting, reservations 

for presenting comments should be 

made as soon as possible. Reservations 

will be processed on a first-come, firstserved basis. Persons who are unable to 

obtain reservations to speak during the 

meeting are encouraged to submit 

written comments. Written comments 

will be accepted at the meeting site or 

via e-mail at Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov. If 

you will be emailing written comments, 

please do so by Friday, September 1, 

2006. 

The Panel will submit to the 

President, through the Secretary, a 

preliminary report not later than 

January 31, 2007, and a final report not 

later than February 28, 2008. Both 

reports shall, at a minimum, contain 

recommendations, based on the best 

available scientific evidence. 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations in order to attend the 

meeting, such as interpreting services, 

assistive listening devices, or materials 

in alternative format, should notify 

Jennifer Graban at (202) 260–1491 or 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov no later than 

September 8, 2006. We will attempt to 

meet requests for accommodations after 

this date, but cannot guarantee their 

availability. 

Records are kept of all Panel 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the staff office for the 

Panel, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. 

[FR Doc. 06–6900 Filed 8–11–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Loan Guarantees for Projects That 

Employ Innovative Technologies; 

Guidelines for Proposals Submitted in 

Response to the First Solicitation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: DOE publishes policy 

guidelines that DOE intends to use in 

connection with the first solicitation of 

proposals for a loan guarantee for 

Eligible Projects under Title XVII of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 that are 

expected to contribute to the goals of the 

President’s Advanced Energy Initiative. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The guidelines in this 

Notice are effective August 14, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, DOE Loan Guarantee Program 

Office, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, 

Phone: 202–586–8336. Email: 

LGProgram@hq.doe.gov. 

With a copy to: Warren Belmar, 

Deputy General Counsel for Energy 

Policy, Office of the General Counsel, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511–16514) 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy, after 

consultation with the Secretary of the 

Treasury, to make loan guarantees for 

projects that ‘‘avoid, reduce, or 

sequester air pollutants or 

anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse 

gases; and employ new or significantly 

improved technologies as compared to 

commercial technologies in service in 

the United States at the time the 

guarantee is issued.’’ Commercial 

technology is defined as a technology in 

general use in the marketplace. More 

specifically, Title XVII identifies ten 

discrete categories of projects that are 

eligible for a loan guarantee, including 

those that employ: 

1. Renewable energy systems; 

2. Advanced fossil energy technology 

(including coal gasification meeting the 

criteria in subsection 1703(d)); 

3. Hydrogen fuel cell technology for 

residential, industrial, or transportation 

applications; 

4. Advanced nuclear energy facilities; 

5. Carbon capture and sequestration 

practices and technologies, including 

agricultural and forestry practices that 

store and sequester carbon; 

6. Efficient electrical generation, 

transmission, and distribution 

technologies; 

7. Efficient end-use energy 

technologies; 

8. Production facilities for fuel 

efficient vehicles, including hybrid and 

advanced diesel vehicles; 

9. Pollution control equipment; and 

10. Refineries, meaning facilities at 

which crude oil is refined into gasoline. 

A principal purpose of the Title XVII 

loan guarantee program is to encourage 

early commercial use in the United 

States of new or significantly improved 

technologies in energy projects. DOE’s 

loan guarantee program is not intended 

for technologies in research and 

development. Indeed as section 1702(d) 

requires a ‘‘reasonable prospect of 

payment’’ of any loan or debt obligation 

issued to a project, technologies for 

project proposals should be mature 

enough to assure dependable 

commercial operations and generate 

sufficient revenues, and not solely a 

demonstration project (i.e., a project 

designated to demonstrate feasibility of 

a technology on any scale). DOE 

believes that accelerated commercial 

use of these new or improved 

technologies will help to sustain 

economic growth, yield environmental 

benefits, and produce a more stable and 

secure energy supply. 

Today, DOE begins implementation of 

Title XVII with two actions. First, DOE 

publishes guidelines in the nature of a 

general statement of policy that DOE 

intends to apply only to the first 

solicitation of projects. Second, DOE 

makes available the first solicitation for 

Pre-Applications for Federal Loan 

Guarantees for Projects that Employ 

Innovative Energy Technologies by 

posting it on the internet at: http:// 

www.LGProgram.energy.gov/. Neither a 

procurement action (under Title 48 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations) nor a 

financial assistance award (under 10 

CFR part 600) is contemplated by these 

guidelines and the solicitation. As 

further described in the solicitation, 

interested parties are being asked to file 

an initial Pre-Application for review by 

DOE. If the Pre-Application meets the 

suggested requirements of these 

guidelines, DOE may invite the 

interested party to submit a 

comprehensive Application. 

DOE anticipates receiving a 

significant volume of interest in the loan 

guarantee program, and therefore plans 

to issue multiple solicitations, following 

adoption of final regulations within the 

next year, that will cover the broad array 

of eligible projects under Title XVII. 

Applicants who respond to the 

solicitation but are not approved for a 

loan guarantee may submit a new or 

revised proposal in response to future 

solicitations under the final regulations 

DOE plans to adopt. DOE does not 

intend to review Pre-Applications or 


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