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preparation of the PEIS. Future 

development of DTRA’s testing facilities 

and program, and its scope require a 

PEIS to adequately address potential 

environmental impacts. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

forwarded to the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency, ATTN: WSMR PEIS 

Comments, 1680 Texas St., SE., Kirtland 

AFB, NM 87117–5669; faxed to (505) 

853–1793; or emailed to 

WSMR_PEIS_Comments@abq.dtra.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DTRA Public Affairs at (703) 767–5870 

or (800) 701–5096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: White 

Sands Missile Range covers 

approximately 8,288 km2 (3,200 mi2) of 

south-central New Mexico. Proposed 

DTRA activities at WSMR have the 

potential to significantly impact certain 

natural, social, cultural, and economic 

resources in the region. The study area 

for environmental analyses includes the 

Hard Target Defeat Test bed (HTDT), 

Permanent High Explosive Test Site 

(PHETS), Seismic hardrock In Situ Test 

site (SHIST), Alternate SHIST, and 

Large Blast/Thermal Simulator (LBTS). 

The objective has been to provide a 

thorough, comprehensive and PEIS that 

will serve as a planning and decisionmaking tool, a public information 

source, and a reference for mitigation 

tracking concerning DTRA future 

activities. 

Alternatives consist of modifications 

of specific activities; variations in type 

and toxicity of simulants; and the No 

Action alternative. These alternatives 

were developed during preparation of 

the Draft PEIS as a result of 

environmental analyses of the activities 

and public input. 

Significant Issues: Certain biologically 

diverse areas on White Sands Missile 

Range utilized by the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency serve as habitat or 

potential habitat for protected floral and 

faunal (plant and animal) species. To 

date, several locations in the areas 

studied have been identified as 

important cultural resources. The most 

significant are Ground Zero and 

McDonald Ranch House, part of Trinity 

Site National Historic Landmark located 

within the Permanent High Explosive 

Test Site boundaries. 

Significant issues that are addressed 

in the Draft PEIS include: 

1. The continued operation and 

maintenance of various test structures 

used as targets for weapon system 

evaluations. 

2. Construction of new test structures, 

enlargement of existing test beds, and 

possible development of new test beds. 

3. Testing, operations and 

maintenance activities at tunnel targets 

in the Capitol Canyon area (HTDT). 

4. The use of chemical and biological 

simulants in collateral damage tests. 

5. Planned improvements to the 

DTRA Administrative Park within the 

PHETS boundaries. 

Public hearings will be held on 

Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the Civic 

Center in Alamogordo, NM (800 East 

First Street, Alamagordo, NM); on 

Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the 

Ramada Palms in Las Cruces, NM (201 

E University Ave., Las Cruces, NM); and 

on Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the New 

Mexico Institute of Mining and 

Technology, Macey Center, in Socorro, 

NM (801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM) to 

facilitate public input to the PEIS. 

All hearings will begin at 5 p.m. with 

a 2-hour open house session for the 

public to ask questions of subject matter 

experts. These sessions will be followed 

by the public hearings, beginning at 7 

p.m. in order to receive public 

comments. 

Please note any changes to the times, 

dates, and locations for the hearings will 

be published in local newspapers and 

on the PEIS Web site at www.dtra.mil/ 

Toolbox/Directorates/TD/programs/ 

dpeis/index.cfm. 

For those that cannot attend the 

public hearings, written comments via 

mail or e-mail are encouraged. 

Comments should clearly identify and 

describe the specific issue(s) or topics 

that the PEIS should address. 

To be considered in the Final PEIS, 

comments and suggestions must be 

postmarked no later than 60 days 

following this Federal Register 

announcement. 

Dated: January 23, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice 

is hereby given of a forthcoming 

meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of 

the Committee meeting is to introduce 

new members and conduct orientation 

training. The meeting is open to the 

public, subject to the availability of 

space. 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Committee and make an oral 

presentation of such. Persons desiring to 

make an oral presentation or submit a 

written statement to the Committee 

must notify the point of contact listed 

below no later than 5 p.m., 17 February 

2006. Oral presentations by members of 

the public will be permitted only on 

Wednesday, 22 February 2006 from 4:45 

p.m. to 5 p.m. before the full Committee. 

Presentations will be limited to two 

minutes. Number of oral presentations 

to be made will depend on the number 

of requests received from members of 

the public. Each person desiring to 

make an oral presentation must provide 

the point of contact listed below with 

one (1) copy of the presentation by 5 

p.m., 17 February 2006 and bring 35 

copies of any material that is intended 

for distribution at the meeting. Persons 

submitting a written statement must 

submit 35 copies of the statement to the 

DACOWITS staff by 5 p.m. on 17 

February 2006. 

DATES: 22 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m., 23 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m., 24 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

Location: Double Tree Hotel Crystal 

City National Airport, 300 Army Navy 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MSgt Gerald Posey, USA DACOWITS, 

4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C548A, 

Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

Telephone (703) 697–2122. Fax (703) 

614–6233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

agenda. 

Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Welcome & Administrative Remarks. 

New Member Orientation. 

Public Forum. 

Thursday, 23 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m. 

New Member Orientation. 

Friday, 24 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

New Member Orientation. 

Note: Exact order may vary. 


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Dated: January 23, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, DoD. 

[FR Doc. 06–786 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

27, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: January 23, 2006. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford 

Loan and Federal Direct Unsubsidized 

Stafford/Ford Loan Master Promissory 

Note. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 723,650. 

Burden Hours: 361,825. 

Abstract: This form is the means by 

which a student borrower agrees to 

repay a Federal Direct Stafford/Ford 

Loan and/or a Federal Direct 

Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2935. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

IC_DocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to the email address IC_DocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

28, 2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: January 23, 2006. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Annual Protection and 

Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) 

Program Performance Reports. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 


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