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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

AmeriCorps Online Payment System 

Launched 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service is announcing 

a new online payment system that will 

allow Segal AmeriCorps Education 

Award payment requests and other 

benefits-related requests from 

AmeriCorps members to be submitted 

and processed online. The new system 

eliminates the need to submit and 

process paper forms, while increasing 

the accuracy of the data and the speed 

with which payments are made. The 

new system became available for 

institutions registration on August 16, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Yetter, National Service Trust, 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, 1225 New York 

Ave., Washington, DC 20004, tel: 202–

606–7547. Additional information can 

also be found on the AmeriCorps Web 

site, www.AmeriCorps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Service Trust (Trust), an office 

of the Corporation for National and 

Community Service, administers Segal 

AmeriCorps Education Awards on 

behalf of AmeriCorps members. These 

awards include the payment of interest 

accrued on student loans during 

members’ terms of service and the 

payment of educational expenses or 

outstanding qualified student loan 

balances. The Trust is embarking on a 

landmark project to improve the way it 

does business with its members and 

partner institutions by automating these 

processes. 

Beginning August 2006, AmeriCorps 

members and partner institutions will 

have access to the new online payment 

system where they will be able to 

submit and process Segal AmeriCorps 

Education Award payments and other 

requests completely online. AmeriCorps 

members will be able to register for the 

system as soon as they have been 

enrolled in their AmeriCorps program. 

Online registration by institutions 

became available on August 16th, and 

we encourage both financial and 

education institutions to sign up as soon 

as possible to be able to receive and 

process payment requests online. 

Registration for members will begin a 

week after we open registration for 

institutions. At that point, AmeriCorps 

members will also be able to submit 

requests and begin to experience the 

benefits of the system. Registering for 

the system will be a simple and secure 

process, and once online, members and 

institutions will immediately be able to 

reap the benefits of the automated 

online payment process. Here are just a 

few of the highlights: 

• Quicker turn-around of payments 

Institutions will receive payments 

much sooner than with the old paperbased process, reducing the turnaround 

time from 30 days to seven or less 

depending on when in a payment cycle 

a request is processed. 

• Reduces administrative burden 

Certain information will be autopopulated and verified by the system, 

thereby reducing the administrative 

burden of completing requests and 

rejections due to faulty or missing 

information. Additionally, electronic 

forms remove the problem of paper 

forms that are illegible or damaged due 

to irradiation. 

• Eliminates need to scan and copy 

documents 

The AmeriCorps online system 

creates an electronic record of the 

former paper form, eliminating the need 

to scan and copy documents for storage. 

• Reduces mailing costs 

The new system will eliminate the 

time and cost of mailing documents and 

paper forms. 

• View up to date account 

information 

Account information and available 

balances will be updated in real time 

and can be viewed from your homepage. 

Users can also track the status of 

pending requests and payments online. 

• Designed to be user friendly 

The new system is simple and easy to 

use. No training is necessary. 

• Provides accessible help and 

information features 

Definitions of terminology and help 

text explaining procedures are readily 

available from multiple areas on the 

site. 

The Corporation for National and 

Community Service expects the online 

payment system to provide much faster, 

more accurate, and cost-effective service 

to our partner institutions and 

AmeriCorps members and alumni. 

Please visit www.AmeriCorps.gov for the 

latest updates as this new system is 

implemented. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

Jerry Yetter, 

Director, National Service Trust. 

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BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2006–OS–0109] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. The Department of 

Defense has submitted to OMB for 

clearance, the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 29, 

2006. 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Industrial Capabilities 

Questionnaire; DD Form 2737; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0377. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 12,800. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 12,800. 

Average Burden per Response: 12 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 153,600. 

Needs and Uses: The Industrial 

Capability Questionnaire will be used 

by all Services and the Defense Logistics 

Agency to gather business, industrial 

capability (employment labor skills, 

facilities, equipment, processes and 

technology), and manufactured item 

information to conduct required 

industrial assessments and support DoD 

planning and decisions. The 

questionnaires are directed at key 

industrial facilities supporting DoD 

requirements. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

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received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: August 24, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–7241 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2006–OS–0080] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. The Department of 

Defense has submitted to OMB for 

clearance, the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 29, 

2006. 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Application for Department of 

Defense Impact Aid for Children with 

Severe Disabilities; SD Form 816 and SD 

Form 816C, OMB Control Number 

0704–0425. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 50. 

Average Burden per Response: 8 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 400. 

Needs and Uses: Department of 

Defense funds are authorized for local 

educational agencies (LEA)s that 

educate military dependent students 

with severe disabilities and meet certain 

criteria. Eligible LEAs are determined by 

their responses to the U.S. Department 

of Education (ED) from information they 

submitted on children with disabilities, 

when they completed the Impact 

Program form for the Department of 

Education. This application will be 

requested of LEAs who educate military 

dependent students with disabilities, 

who have been deemed eligible for the 

U.S. Department of Education Impact 

Aid program, to determine if they meet 

the criteria to receive additional funds 

from the Department of Defense due to 

high special education costs of the 

military dependents with severe 

disabilities that they serve. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. Written requests for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ 

ESD/Information Management Division, 

1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 

11000, Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: August 24, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–7242 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the U.S. Department of 

Defense and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service To Promote the Conservation 

of Migratory Birds 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public notice of the signing of a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

between the U.S. Department of Defense 

and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

to Promote the Conservation of 

Migratory Birds. Pursuant to Executive 

Order 13186 (January 17, 2001), 

‘‘Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to 

Protect Migratory Birds,’’ this MOU 

outlines a collaborative approach to 

promote the conservation of migratory 

bird populations. This MOU identifies 

specific activities where cooperation 

between the Parties will contribute 

substantially to the conservation of 

migratory birds and their habitats. It 

does not authorize the ‘‘take’’ of 

migratory birds. Take, as defined in 50 

CFR 10.12, includes the pursuit, 

hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, 

trapping, capturing, collecting, or 

attempting to pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect. 

The complete text of the MOU is 

attached. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: This notice is effective 

August 30, 2006. The MOU is effective 

July 31, 2006 and shall remain effective 

for a period of five years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Boice, 703–704–0524. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

is required by Section 3(g) of Executive 

Order 13186 which states ‘‘Each agency 

shall advise the public of the 

availability of its MOU through a notice 

published in the Federal Register.’’

Dated: August 24, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the U.S. Department of 

Defense and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service To Promote the Conservation of 

Migratory Birds 

This Memorandum of Understanding 

(MOU) is entered into between the U.S. 

Department of Defense (DoD) and the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 

(hereinafter ‘‘the Parties’’). 

A. Purpose and Scope 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13186 

(January 17, 2001), Responsibilities of 

Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory 

Birds, this MOU outlines a collaborative 

approach to promote the conservation of 

migratory bird populations. 

This MOU does not address 

incidental take during military 

readiness activities, which is being 

addressed in a rulemaking in 

accordance with section 315 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2003 (Pub. L. 107–314, 116 

Stat. 2458). 

This MOU specifically pertains to the 

following categories of DoD activities: 

(1) Natural resource management 

activities, including, but not limited to, 

habitat management, erosion control, 

forestry activities, agricultural 


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