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In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App. II), it has been determined that 

these Defense Science Board Task Force 

meetings concern matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

the meetings will be closed to the 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LCDR Clifton Phillips, USN, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C553, Washington, DC 20301–

3140, via e-mail at 

clifton.phillips@osd.mil, or via phone at 

(703) 571–0083. 

Due to scheduling difficulties, there is 

insufficient time to provide timely 

notice required by Section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and 

Subsection 102–3.150(b) of the GSA 

Final Rule on Federal Advisory 

Committee Management, 41 CFR part 

102–3.150(b), which further requires 

publication at least 15 calendar days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: January 24, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–856 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities 

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors 

on Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities, ED. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and agenda of the meeting of 

the President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities. This notice also describes 

the functions of the Board. 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 

its opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Friday, February 10, 2006. 

TIME: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the 

Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009. 

Phone: 202–483–3000, Fax: 202–232–

0438. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor, 

White House Initiative on Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; 

telephone: (202) 502–7889, fax: 202–

502–7879. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities is established under 

Executive Order 13256, dated February 

12, 2002 and Executive Order 13385 

dated September 25, 2005. The Board is 

established (a) to report to the President 

annually on the results of the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 

Federal programs, including 

recommendations on how to increase 

the private sector role, including the 

role of private foundations, in 

strengthening these institutions, with 

particular emphasis also given to 

enhancing institutional planning and 

development, strengthening fiscal 

stability and financial management, and 

improving institutional infrastructure, 

including the use of technology, to 

ensure the long-term viability and 

enhancement of these institutions; (b) to 

advise the President and the Secretary 

of Education (Secretary) on the needs of 

HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure, 

academic programs, and faculty and 

institutional development; (c) to advise 

the Secretary in the preparation of an 

annual Federal plan for assistance to 

HBCUs in increasing their capacity to 

participate in Federal programs; (d) to 

provide the President with an annual 

progress report on enhancing the 

capacity of HBCUs to serve their 

students; and (e) to develop, in 

consultation with the Department of 

Education and other Federal agencies, a 

private sector strategy to assist HBCUs. 

Agenda 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

receive and deliberate on legislative and 

policy issues pertinent to the Board and 

the nation’s HBCUs and to discuss 

relevant issues to be addressed in the 

Board’s multi-year annual report. 

Additional Information 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, or 

material in alternative format) should 

notify ReShone Moore at (202) 502–

7893, no later than Friday, February 3, 

2006. We will attempt to meet requests 

for accommodations after this date, but, 

cannot guarantee their availability. The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. 

An opportunity for public comment is 

available on Friday, February 10, 2006, 

between 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Those members 

of the public interested in submitting 

written comments may do so at the 

address indicated above by Friday, 

February 3, 2006. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the Office of the White 

House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the 

hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 06–901 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

State Energy Advisory Board—

Executive Working Group 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB)—Executive 

Working Group. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 86 Stat. 

770), requires that public notice of these 

teleconferences be announced in the 

Federal Register. No official business 

will be conducted ‘‘ this is for 

information sharing only. 

DATES: February 16, 2006 from 2 p.m. to 

3 p.m. e.s.t. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Burch, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Director, Central Regional 

Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, 

CO 80401, Telephone 303/275–4801 or 

e-mail GARY.BURCH@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy regarding goals and 

objectives, programmatic and 

administrative policies, and to 

otherwise carry out the Board’s 

responsibilities pursuant to the State 

Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Update members 

on routine business matters. No official 

actions will be taken. 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference is open to the public. 

Members of the public wishing to 

participate in the teleconference should 


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contact Gary Burch for call-in 

information. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

after the meeting. Members of the public 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Gary Burch at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests to make oral comments must 

be received five days prior to the 

conference call; reasonable provision 

will be made to include requested 

topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the 

Board is empowered to conduct the call 

in a fashion that will facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Notes: The notes of the teleconference will 

be available for public review and copying 

within 60 days at the Freedom of Information 

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 26, 

2006. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–884 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Meeting; Sunshine Act 

January 26, 2006. 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. 

L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: February 2, 2006, 10 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington DC 20426. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda. 

*Note—Items listed on the agenda may 

be deleted without further notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. 

For a recorded listing item stricken 

from or added to the meeting, call (202) 

502–8627. 

This is a list of matters to be 

considered by the Commission. It does 

not include a listing of all papers 

relevant to the items on the agenda; 

however, all public documents may be 

examined in the Public Reference Room. 

901ST MEETING—REGULAR MEETING

[February 2, 2006, 10 a.m.] 

Item No. Docket No. Company 

Administrative Agenda 

A–1 ............... AD02–1–000 ............... Agency Administrative Matters. 

A–2 ............... AD02–7–000 ............... Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations. 

Markets, Tariffs, and Rates—Electric 

E–1 ............... RM05–30–000 ............. Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards. 

E–2 ............... RM05–36–000 ............. Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities. 

E–3 ............... RM06–8–000 ............... Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets. 

AD05–7–000 ............... Long-Term Transmission Rights in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and 

Independent System Operators. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

A free webcast of this event is 

available through http://www.ferc.gov. 

Anyone with Internet access who 

desires to view this event can do so by 

navigating to http://www.ferc.gov’s 

Calendar of Events and locating this 

event in the Calendar. The event will 

contain a link to its webcast. The 

Capitol Connection provides technical 

support for the free webcasts. It also 

offers access to this event via television 

in the DC area and via phone bridge for 

a fee. If you have any questions, visit 

http://www.CapitolConnection.org or 

contact Danelle Perkowski or David 

Reininger at 703–993–3100. 

Immediately following the conclusion 

of the Commission Meeting, a press 

briefing will be held in Hearing Room 

2. Members of the public may view this 

briefing in the Commission Meeting 

overflow room. This statement is 

intended to notify the public that the 

press briefings that follow Commission 

meetings may now be viewed remotely 

at Commission headquarters, but will 

not be telecast through the Capitol 

Connection service. 

[FR Doc. 06–907 Filed 1–26–06; 4:41 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0458; FRL–7753–5] 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements under EPA’s Hospitals 

for a Healthy Environment (H2E) 

Program; Request for Comment on 

Renewal of Information Collection 

Activities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking 

public comment on the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR): 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements under EPA’s Hospitals for 

a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program 

(EPA ICR No. 2088.02; OMB Control No. 

2070–0166). This ICR involves a 

collection activity that is currently 

approved and scheduled to expire on 

July 31, 2006. The information collected 

under this ICR relates to recordkeeping 

and reporting as part of a voluntary 

program to help hospitals enhance work 

place safety, reduce waste and waste 

disposal costs, and become better 

environmental stewards and neighbors. 

Before submitting this ICR to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval under the PRA, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the collection. 

DATES: Written comments, identified by 

the docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0458, must be 

received on or before April 3, 2006. 


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