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[FR Doc. 06–8717 Filed 10–16–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Mathematics Advisory 

Panel, 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: Sunday, November 5, 2006, and 

Monday, November 6, 2006. 

Times: Sunday, November 5, 2006, 4–

5 p.m. Monday, November 6, 2006, 

8:15–11:45 a.m.; 12:45–2:45 p.m.; and 

4:30–5:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: All meetings and the open 

session for public comment will be held 

on the campus of Stanford University at 

the Schwab Residential Center, 680 

Serra Street, Stanford, CA 94305–6090. 

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 Open Session on November 5 

will include testimony from the College 

Board and ACT on American student 

readiness for college-level mathematics. 

The Open Sessions on November 6 will 

include testimony on the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEPP); Trends in International 

Mathematics and Science Study 

(TIMSS); the use of instructional 

technology and calculators; and task 

group reports. 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 be e-mail 

at Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov by 

Wednesday, November 1, 2006. 

The November 6 meeting will also 

contain an Open Public Session from 

10:45–11:45 a.m. At that time, the 

public is invited to comment and 

present evidence in connection to 

elements outlined in the Executive 

Order. Presenters are encouraged to 

address one or more of the Panel’s 

present four focus areas: conceptual 

knowledge and skills; learning 

processes; instructional practices; and 

teachers. (Please refer to the Web site at 

http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ 

mathpanel/index.html for more 

information on the elements of the 

Executive Order.) 

If you are interested in giving 

testimony during the public session on 

November 6, please contact Jennifer 

Graban at (202) 260–1491 or 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov by November 1, 

2006, to reserve time on the agenda. 

Please include your name, the 

organization you represent, and, if 

appropriate, a brief description of the 

issue you would like to present and the 

focus area(s) to which it correlates. 

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 


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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, which will be 

considered equally as those presented 

on site. Written comments will be 

accepted at the meeting site or via email at Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov. If you 

will be e-mailing written comments, 

please do so by October 27, 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 

November 1, 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: October 11, 2006. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. 

[FR Doc. 06–8713 Filed 10–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Management, Notice of 

Membership 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Membership of the 

Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

members of the Performance Review 

Board (PRB) for the Department of 

Education for the Senior Executive 

Service (SES) performance cycle that 

ends September 30, 2006. Under 5 

U.S.C. 4314(c)(1) through (5), each 

agency is required to establish one or 

more PRBs. 

Composition and Duties 

The PRB of the Department of 

Education for 2006 is composed of 

career senior executives, noncareer 

senior executives, and Presidential 

appointees. 

The PRB reviews and evaluates the 

initial appraisal of each senior 

executive’s performance, along with any 

comments by that senior executive and 

by any higher-level executive or 

executives. The PRB makes 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority relative to the performance of 

the senior executive, including 

recommendations on performance 

awards. The Department of Education’s 

PRB also makes recommendations on 

SES pay adjustments for career senior 

executives. 

Membership 

The Secretary has selected the 

following executives of the Department 

of Education for the specified SES 

performance cycle: Chair: Michell Clark, 

David Black, Kathleen Leos, Cheryl 

Oldham, Kent Talbert, Margo Anderson, 

Dennis Berry, Sue Betka, Carol 

Cichowski, Harry Feely, Patricia Guard, 

Danny Harris, Gary Hopkins, Jeannette 

Lim, Philip Link, Andrew Pepin, 

Thomas Skelly, Ricky Takai, and 

Veronica Trietsch. Alternates include: 

Susan Craig, Robert Eitel, and John 

McGrath. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra Gibson, Director, Executive 

Resources Team, Human Resources 

Services, Office of Management, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 2E124, FOB–6, 

Washington, DC 20202–4573. 

Telephone: (202) 401–2548. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. 

To use PDF, you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. E6–17238 Filed 10–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency information collection 

activities: Submission for OMB Review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the 

Petroleum Marketing Program package 

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(OMB) for review and a three-year 

extension under section 3507(h)(1) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

November 16, 2006. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments 

but find it difficult to do so within that 

period, you should contact the OMB 

Desk Officer for DOE listed below as 

soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sarah 

Garman, OMB Desk Officer for DOE, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. To ensure receipt of the 

comments by the due date, submission 

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