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without the consent of the individual if 

the disclosure is compatible with the 

purposes for which the record was 

collected. These disclosures may be 

made on a case-by-case basis or, if the 

Department has complied with the 

computer matching requirements of the 

Privacy Act, under a computer matching 

agreement. Any disclosure of 

individually identifiable information 

from a record in this system must also 

comply with the requirements of section 

183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) 

providing for confidentiality standards 

that apply to all collections, reporting 

and publication of data by the Institute 

of Education Sciences (IES). 

Contract Disclosure. If the Department 

contracts with an entity for the purposes 

of performing any function that requires 

disclosure of records in this system to 

employees of the contractor, the 

Department may disclose the records to 

those employees. Before entering into 

such a contract, the Department shall 

require the contractor to maintain 

Privacy Act safeguards as required 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect to 

the records in the system. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable to this system notice. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The Department maintains records on 

CD–ROM, and the contractor and 

subcontractors maintain data for this 

system on computers and in hard copy. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are indexed by 

a number assigned to each student, each 

teacher or other school staff member 

that is cross-referenced by the 

individual’s name on a separate list. A 

list of names of the students whose 

parents have consented to their 

participation in the impact evaluation, 

as well as a list of names of participating 

teachers and other school staff members 

will be entered into a Microsoft Access 

database for purposes of tracking over 

the three years of the study. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All physical access to the 

Department’s site, and the site of the 

Department’s contractor and 

subcontractors where this system of 

records is maintained, is controlled and 

monitored by security personnel. The 

computer system employed by the 

Department offers a high degree of 

resistance to tampering and 

circumvention. This computer system 

permits data access to Department and 

contract staff only on a ‘‘need to know’’

basis, and controls individual users’

ability to access and alter records within 

the system. 

The Department’s contractor, RTI, and 

its subcontractors, Tanglewood and 

PIRE, have established a set of 

procedures to ensure confidentiality of 

data. The systems of RTI, Tanglewood, 

and PIRE ensure that information 

identifying individuals is in files 

physically separated from other research 

data. RTI and its subcontractors will 

maintain security of the complete set of 

all master data files and documentation. 

Access to individually identifiable data 

will be strictly controlled. All data will 

be kept in locked file cabinets during 

nonworking hours and work on 

hardcopy data will take place in a single 

room except for data entry. Physical 

security of electronic data also will be 

maintained. Security features that 

protect project data include: Passwordprotected accounts that authorize users 

to use the system of records but to 

access only specific network directories 

and network software; user rights and 

directory and file attributes that limit 

those who can use particular directories 

and files and determine how they can 

use them; e-mail passwords that 

authorize the user to access mail 

services; and additional security 

features that the network administrator 

establishes for projects as needed. The 

contractor and subcontractor employees 

who maintain (collect, maintain, use, or 

disseminate) data in this system must 

comply with the requirements of the 

confidentiality standards in section 183 

of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573). 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained and disposed 

of in accordance with the Department’s 

Records Disposition Schedules in Part 3 

(Research Projects and Management 

Study Records) and Part 14 (Electronic 

Records). 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Ricky Takai, Associate Commissioner, 

Evaluation Division, National Center for 

Education Evaluation and Regional 

Assistance, Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 

555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 

502D, Washington, DC 20208–0001. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in the 

system of records, contact the systems 

manager. Your request must meet the 

requirements of regulations in 34 CFR 

5b.5, including proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to gain access to your 

record in the system of records, contact 

the system manager. Your request must 

meet the requirements of regulations in 

34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record regarding you in the system of 

records, contact the system manager. 

Your request must meet the 

requirements of regulations in 34 CFR 

5b.7, including proof of identity. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The system includes students’ names, 

demographic information (such as date 

of birth and race/ethnicity), selfreported attitudes about violence and 

feelings of safety, self-reported 

victimization, and self-reported violent 

and delinquent behaviors. The system 

also will include information from 

school records such as records of 

students’ attendance, suspensions, 

expulsions, and school policy 

violations. The system also will include 

teachers’ and other school staff 

members’ self-reported victimization at 

school as well as their experiences with 

training and technical assistance related 

to the violence prevention program. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Request for Substantive Comments on 

Procedural Manual for the Election 

Assistance Commission’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program; Proposed Information 

Collection: Request for Comments on 

Information Collection Burden; U.S. 

EAC Voting System Testing and 

Certification Program 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a 

procedural manual for its Voting System 

Testing and Certification Program. This 

program sets administrative procedures 

for obtaining an EAC Certification for 

voting systems. Participation in the 

program is strictly voluntary. The 

program is mandated by 42 U.S.C. 

§ 15371. The purpose of this notice is 

twofold: (1) To request public comment 

on the substantive aspects of the 

program (2) to request public comment 

on the proposed collection of 


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information pursuant to the emergency 

processing provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act as submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB). 

(1) Substantive Comments: The EAC 

seeks substantive comments from the 

public on its proposed procedural 

manual. Please submit comments 

consistent with the information below. 

Comments should identify and cite the 

section of the manual at issue. Where a 

substantive issue is raised, please 

propose a recommended change or 

alternative policy. This publication and 

request for comment is not required 

under the rulemaking, adjudicative or 

licensing provisions of the 

Administrative Procedures Act (APA). It 

is a voluntary effort by the EAC to 

gather input from the public on the 

EAC’s administrative procedures for 

certifying or decertifying voting 

systems. Furthermore, this request by 

the EAC for public comment is not 

intended to make any of the APA’s 

rulemaking provisions applicable to 

development of this or future EAC 

procedural programs. 

DATES: (Comments): Submit written or 

electronic comments on this draft 

procedural manual on or before 5 p.m. 

EDT on October 31, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on-line 

on EAC’s Web site: http://www.eac.gov; 

via mail to Brian Hancock, Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 

202–566–1392. An electronic copy of 

the proposed guidance may be found on 

the EAC’s Web site http://www.eac.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Hancock, Director of Voting 

System Certification, 1225 New York 

Avenue, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 

(202) 566–3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392. 

(2) Comments on the Proposed 

Collection of Information: In 

compliance with the requirement of 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the EAC is 

publishing the following summary of 

proposed collections for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

The EAC is requesting an emergency 

review of the information collection 

referenced below. In compliance with 

the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we have submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) the 

following requirements for emergency 

review. The EAC is requesting an 

emergency review because the 

collection of this information is needed 

before the expiration of the normal time 

limits under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320(a)(2)(ii). The information 

collection at issue is necessary in order 

to provide for the certification of voting 

systems as mandated by the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

15371). The EAC cannot reasonably 

comply with the normal clearance 

procedures because failure to 

implement this program in an expedited 

fashion is reasonably likely to result in 

a public harm, as stated in 5 CFR 

1320.13(a)(2)(i). 

Approval of this emergency collection 

is essential in order to comply with 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 

U.S.C. 15371). HAVA requires that the 

EAC certify and decertify voting 

systems. Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA 

specifically requires the EAC to 

‘‘provide for the certification, decertification and re-certification of 

voting system hardware and software.’’

This mandate represents the first time 

the Federal government will provide for 

the voluntary testing and certification of 

voting systems, nationwide. In response 

to this HAVA requirement, the EAC is 

developing the Voting System Testing 

and Certification Program. This program 

requires the submission and retention of 

information related to voting systems 

and voting system manufacturers. 

Until recently, national voting system 

certification was conducted by a private 

membership organization, the National 

Association of State Election Directors 

(NASED). NASED certified voting 

systems for a over a decade, using 

standards issued by the Federal 

government. The organization 

terminated its certification efforts on 

July 10, 2006. While the EAC and 

NASED have worked together to provide 

for the certification of emergency 

modifications necessary to properly 

field voting systems for the 2006 

General Election, there is presently no 

mechanism in place to test and certify 

new systems or to process modifications 

for the 2008 Federal elections. Given the 

fact that (1) it can take years to develop, 

test, certify, sell and field a new or 

modified voting system, and (2) a large 

volume of voting systems (new, existing 

and modified) are expected to be 

submitted to the EAC upon initiation of 

the new Certification Program, it is 

imperative that the EAC’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program begin on the earliest possible 

date. The 2008 Federal elections are less 

than 2 years away. Ensuring that the 

certified voting systems are available for 

the 2008 Election Cycle is essential to 

the public welfare. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; 

2. Title of Information Collection: 

EAC Voting System Testing and 

Certification Program Manual; 

3. Use: HAVA requires that the EAC 

certify and decertify voting systems (42 

U.S.C. 15371). Section 231(a)(1) of 

HAVA specifically requires the EAC to 

‘‘* * * provide for the certification, decertification and re-certification of 

voting system hardware and software by 

the accredited laboratories.’’ The EAC 

will perform this mandated function 

through the use of its Voting System 

Testing and Certification Program. 

Voting systems certified by the EAC will 

be used by citizens to cast votes in 

Federal Elections. Therefore, it is 

paramount that the program operates in 

a reliable and effective manner. In order 

to certify a voting system, it is necessary 

for the EAC to (1) require voting system 

manufacturers to submit information 

about their organization and the voting 

systems they submit for testing and 

certification; (2) require voting system 

manufacturers to retain voting system 

technical and test records; and (3) to 

provide a mechanism for election 

officials to report events which may 

effect a voting system’s certification. 

4. Form Numbers: EAC–001C, 002C 

and 003C. 

5. Frequency: Voluntary Reporting—

(1) Manufacturer Registration Form: one 

time when a manufacturer registers for 

the program, (2) Voting System 

Certification Application Form: as 

needed, when a manufacturer submits a 

voting system for testing and 

certification, and (3) Field Anomaly 

Reporting Form: as needed, when an 

election official voluntarily notifies the 

EAC of a witnessed voting system 

anomaly. 

6. Affected Public: Business or other 

for-profit institutions and state and local 

election officials; 

7. Number of Respondents: 94 

annually; 

8. Total Annual Responses: 99 

annually; 

9. Total Annual Hours: 119 hours, 

annually. 

EAC is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by November 

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period. Written comments and 

recommendations will be considered 

from the public if received by the 

individuals designated below by 

October 31, 2006. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement, the Voting System Testing 

and Certification Program Manual or 

EAC forms referenced above, access the 

EAC Web site at http://www.eac.gov or 

mail your request, including your 

address, phone number, to Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC 20005; or fax the EAC 

Director of Voting System Certification 

at 202–566–1392. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding the burden or any 

other aspect of these collections of 

information requirements. However, as 

noted above, comments on these 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements must be 

mailed and/or faxed to the designees 

referenced below by October 31, 2006: 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 

395–7316. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 06–8375 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2210–142] 

Appalachian Power Company, Virginia; 

Notice of Extension of Time To File 

Comments 

September 26, 2006. 

On September 21, 2006, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission issued a 

Notice of Application for Non-Project 

Use of Project Lands and Waters and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions to 

Intervene, and Protests for the Smith 

Mountain Pumped Storage Project in the 

above-referenced proceeding. The notice 

requested that comments regarding the 

application be filed with the 

Commission by October 6, 2006. The 

comment period should have been 30 

days from the date the notice was 

issued. Accordingly, the deadline for 

filing comments is extended to and 

including October 23, 2006. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP06–603–000] 

CenterPoint Energy—Mississippi River 

Transmission Corporation; Notice of 

Annual Fuel Adjustment 

September 26, 2006. 

Take notice that on September 22, 

2006, CenterPoint Energy—Mississippi 

River Transmission Corporation (MRT), 

filed with the Commission its annual 

fuel adjustment filing pursuant to 

Section 22 of the General Terms and 

Conditions of MRT’s FERC Gas Tariff, 

Third Revised Volume No. 1, requesting 

an effective date of November 1, 2006, 

MRT filed the following sheets: 

Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5. 

Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 6. 

Fifty-Sixth Revised Sheet No. 7. 

Twenty-Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed in accordance 

with the provisions of Section 154.210 

of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 

154.210). Anyone filing an intervention 

or protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. Anyone 

filing an intervention or protest on or 

before the intervention or protest date 

need not serve motions to intervene or 

protests on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–16155 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP06–602–000] 

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Proposed 

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff 

September 26, 2006. 

Take notice that on September 22, 

2006, CenterPoint Energy Gas 

Transmission Company (CEGT) 

tendered for filing as part of its FERC 

Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, 

the following revised tariff sheets to be 

effective November 1, 2006: 

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 17. 

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 18. 

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 19. 

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 31. 

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 32. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed in accordance 

with the provisions of Section 154.210 

of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 

154.210). Anyone filing an intervention 

or protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. Anyone 

filing an intervention or protest on or 

before the intervention or protest date 

need not serve motions to intervene or 

protests on persons other than the 

Applicant. 


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