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amount, amount paid, status of invoice, 

invoice date, invoice receipt date, 

material acceptance date, last action 

date, payment office, payment due date, 

actual payment date, voucher number, 

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) trace 

number, check number, Disbursing 

Station Symbol Number (DSSN), 

Receiving Bank ID, Account Number, 

Payee name, Payee address, discount 

amount, freight amount, interest paid, 

reason for interest, deduction amounts 

and reasons, and voucher remarks. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental 

Regulations; 31 U.S.C. Chapter 33; E.O. 

9397 (SSN); and Department of Defense 

Financial Management Regulation 

(DoDFMR) 7000.14R Volume 5, Chapter 

11. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system of records 

is to monitor the status of vendor 

invoices to assist in monitoring contract 

and/or funding status; allow 

contractors/vendors the ability to view 

for further analysis the payment status 

of invoices submitted to DFAS for 

payment; and extract and compile data 

and reports for management studies and 

statistical analyses for use internally or 

externally as required by DoD or other 

government agencies. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records 

or information contained therein may 

specifically be disclosed outside the 

Department of Defense as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

To Federal, State, and local agencies 

for the purpose of conducting computer 

matching programs regulated by the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. 552a). 

To Federal agencies and individuals 

who have submitted invoices for 

payment for purposes of permitting the 

invoices to be tracked and monitored 

while being processed by DFAS. 

To the U.S. Treasury Department to 

provide information on check issues 

and electronic funds transfers. 

To the Internal Revenue Service to 

report taxable earnings and taxes 

withheld, accounting, and tax audits, 

and to compute or resolve tax liability. 

To Federal Reserve banks to distribute 

payments made through the direct 

deposit system to financial 

organizations or their processing agents 

authorized by individuals to receive and 

deposit payments in their accounts. 

The DFAS ‘Blanket Routine Uses’

published at the beginning of the DFAS 

compilation of systems of records 

notices apply to this system. 

Policies and practices for storing, 

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in the system: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in electronic 

databases, on disk, CDs, tape, and hard 

copy. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and/or 

Social Security Number of the 

individual. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are stored in office buildings 

protected by guards, controlled 

screening, use of visitor registers, 

electronic access, and/or locks. Access 

to records is limited to individuals who 

are properly screened and cleared on a 

need to know basis in the performance 

of their official duties. Passwords and 

digital signatures are used to control 

access to the systems data, and 

procedures are in place to deter and 

detect browsing and unauthorized 

access. Physical and electronic access 

are limited to persons responsible for 

servicing and authorized to use the 

record system. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are cut off on closure of the 

contract and destroyed 6 years and 3 

months after cutoff. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

System Manager, Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service-Columbus, (DFASCSSE/CO), 3990 East Broad Street, 

Columbus, OH 43213–1105. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Freedom of Information/ 

Privacy Act Program Manager, 

Corporate Communications and 

Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington 

Place, Denver, CO 80279–8000. 

Individuals should furnish full name, 

Social Security Number, current 

address, and telephone number. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

An individual seeking access to 

information about themselves that is 

contained in this system should address 

written inquiries to Defense Finance 

and Accounting Service, Freedom of 

Information/Privacy Act Program 

Manager, Corporate Communications 

and Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. 

Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279–

8000. 

Individuals should furnish full name, 

Social Security Number, current 

address, and telephone number. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The DFAS rules for accessing records, 

for contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in DFAS Regulation 5400.11- 

R; 32 CFR part 324; or may be obtained 

from Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Freedom of Information/ 

Privacy Act Program Manager, 

Corporate Communications and 

Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington 

Place, Denver, CO 80279–8000. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are obtained from the 

individual concerned, Federal agencies 

and/or DoD Components. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Membership of the Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Members of 

Performance Review Board. 

This notice announces the 

appointment of the members of the 

Performance Review Board (PRB) of the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service. The publication of PRB 

membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4). 

The Performance Review Board (PRB) 

provides air and impartial review of 

Senior Executive Service performance 

appraisals and makes recommendations 

regarding performance ratings and 

performance scores to the Director, 

DFAS. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 15, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Hovey, DFAS SES Program Manager, 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Arlington, Virginia, (863) 815–

3709. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 

following executives are appointed to 

the Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service PRB: Teresa McKay, Patrick T. 


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Shine, Leon J. Krushinski, Audrey Y. 

Davis, Kathleen D. Noe. 

Executives listed will serve a one-year 

renewable term, effective November 15, 

2006. 

Dated: October 5, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Undergraduate 

International Studies and Foreign 

Language Program; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2007 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.016A. 

DATES: Applications Available: October 

13, 2006. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: November 17, 2006. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: January 17, 2007. 

Eligible Applicants: (1) Institutions of 

higher education (IHEs); (2) 

combinations of IHEs; (3) partnerships 

between nonprofit educational 

organizations and IHEs; and (4) public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$2,555,000 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2007. The actual level 

of funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

Single Institution: $50,000–$90,000. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: $80,000–$140,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

Single Institution: $77,069. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: $110,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $90,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months for a single 

institution application and $140,000 for 

a single budget period of 12 months for 

a consortia/organization/association 

application. The Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education may change 

the maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 33. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 

Single Institution: Up to 24 months. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: Up to 36 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program 

provides grants to strengthen and 

improve undergraduate instruction in 

international studies and foreign 

languages. 

Priorities: This notice contains two 

competitive preference priorities. In 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 is 

from the regulations for this program (34 

CFR 658.35). Competitive Preference 

Priority 2 is from the notice of final 

priorities for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on October 11, 2006. 

Competitive Preference Priority 1: For 

FY 2007 this priority is a competitive 

preference priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i) we award an additional 

five points to an application that meets 

this priority. 

This priority is: 

Applications that: (a) Require entering 

students to have successfully completed 

at least two years of secondary school 

foreign language instruction; (b) require 

each graduating student to earn two 

years of postsecondary credit in a 

foreign language or have demonstrated 

equivalent competence in the foreign 

language; or (c) in the case of a two-year 

degree granting institution, offer two 

years of postsecondary credit in a 

foreign language. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2: For 

FY 2007 this priority is a competitive 

preference priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to an 

additional five points to an application 

that meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Projects that support activities to 

enable students to achieve proficiency 

or advanced proficiency or to develop 

programs in one or more of the 

following less commonly taught 

languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, 

Japanese, Russian, and languages in the 

Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language 

families. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 

86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The regulations in 

34 CFR parts 655 and 658. (c) The notice 

of final priorities for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on October 11, 2006. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$2,555,000 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2007. The actual level 

of funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process, if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

Single Institution: $50,000–$90,000. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: $80,000–$140,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

Single Institution: $77,069. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: $110,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $90,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months for a single 

institution application and $140,000 for 

a single budget period of 12 months for 

a consortia/organization/association 

application. The Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education may change 

the maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 33. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 

Single Institutions: Up to 24 

months. 

Consortia/Organization/ 

Associations: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs; (2) 

combinations of IHEs; (3) partnerships 

between nonprofit educational 

organizations and IHEs; and (4) public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program has a matching requirement 

under title VI, part A, section 604(a)(3) 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(3) (HEA), 

and the regulations for this program in 

34 CFR 658.41. UISFL Program grantees 

must provide matching funds in either 

of the following ways: (a) Cash 


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