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regarding this measure. 

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Education, 1990 K Street, NW., suite 

7000, Washington, DC 20006–8510. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7600 or by e-mail: 

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Dated: November 28, 2006. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. E6–20370 Filed 11–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Committee Student Financial 

Assistance: Hearing 

AGENCY: Advisory Commission on 

Student Financial Assistance, 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of upcoming hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming hearing of the Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance (The Advisory Committee). 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the hearing (i.e., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Monday, December 11, 

2006, by contacting Ms. Hope Gray at 

(202) 219–2099 or via e-mail at 

Hope.Gray@ed.gov. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The hearing site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. This notice also describes 

the functions of the Advisory 

Committee. Notice of this hearing is 

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 

document is intended to notify the 

general public. 

DATES: Monday, December 18, 2006, 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 

approximately 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The University of Illinois at 

Chicago, Student Service Building, 

Conference Room B/C, 1200 W. 

Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60611. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Erin B. Renner, Director of Government 

Relations or Ms. Julie J. Johnson, 

Assistant Director, Advisory Committee 

on Student Financial Assistance, 

Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 

413, Washington, DC 20202–7582, (202) 

219–2099. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance is established 

under Section 491 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 as amended by 

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). 

The Advisory Committee serves as an 

independent source of advice and 

counsel to the Congress and the 

Secretary of Education on student 

financial aid policy. Since its inception, 

the congressional mandate requires the 

Advisory Committee to conduct 

objectives, nonpartisan, and 

independent analyses on important 

aspects of the student assistance 

programs under Title IV of the Higher 

Education Act, and to make 

recommendations that will result in the 

maintenance of access to postsecondary 

education for low- and middle-income 

students. In addition, Congress 

expanded the Advisory Committee’s 

mission in the Higher Education 

Amendments of 1998 to include several 

important areas: access, Title IV 

modernization, distance education, and 

early information and needs assessment. 

Specifically, the Advisory Committee is 

to review, monitor and evaluate the 

Department of Education’s progress in 

these areas and report recommended 

improvements to Congress and the 

Secretary. 

The Advisory Committee has 

scheduled the hearing on Monday, 

December 18 in Chicago, IL, to conduct 

activities related to its congressionally 

requested study to make textbooks more 

affordable (Textbook Study). This oneyear study, which was requested by 

members of the Education and the 

Workforce Committee of the U.S. House 

of Representatives, will investigate 

further the problem of rising textbook 

prices; determine the impact of rising 

textbook prices on students’ ability to 

afford a postsecondary education; and 

make recommendations to Congress, the 

Secretary, and other stakeholders on 

what can be done to make textbooks 

more affordable for students. Over the 

course of the study, the Committee will 

conduct three field hearings that will 

include testimony from stakeholders 

around the country who are currently 

working to make textbooks more 

affordable for students. 

The proposed agenda includes expert 

testimony and discussions by prominent 

higher education community leaders, 

state representatives, and institutions 

who will share what they are doing to 

make textbooks more affordable for 

students. The Advisory Committee will 

also conduct a roundtable discussion 

among Advisory Committee members 

and panelists on its recently released 

report on the impact of financial barriers 

on bachelor’s degree attainment, titled 

Mortgaging Our Future: How Financial 

Barriers to College Undercut America’s 

Global Competitiveness. This report can 

be accessed at the following Web 

address: http://www.ed.gov/about/ 

bdscomm/list/acsfa/mof.pdf. 

The Advisory Committee invites the 

public to submit written comments on 

the Textbook Study to the following email address: ACSFA@ed.gov. 

Information regarding the Textbook 

Study will also be available on the 

Advisory Committee’s Web site, http:// 

www.ed.gov/ACSFA. To be included in 

the hearing materials, we must receive 

your comments on or before Monday, 

December 11, 2006; additional 

comments should be provided to the 

Committee no later than January 29, 

2007. 

Space for the hearing is limited and 

you are encouraged to register early if 

you plan to attend. You may register by 

sending an e-mail to the following 

address: ACSFA@ed.gov or 

Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please 

include your name, title, affiliation, 

complete address (including internet 

and e-mail address, if available), and 

telephone and fax numbers. If you are 

unable to register electronically, you 

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(202) 219–3032. You may also contact 

the Advisory Committee staff directly at 

(202) 219–2099. The registration 

deadline is Monday, December 11, 2006. 

Records are kept for Advisory 

Committee proceedings, and are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW.—Suite 413, Washington, DC 

from the hours of 9 am to 5:30 pm 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Information regarding the 

Advisory Committee is available on the 

Committee’s Web site, http:// 

www.ed.gov/ACSFA. 

Dr. William J. Goggin, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 06–9478 Filed 11–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah, KY 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 111 Memorial Drive, 

Barkley Centre, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 

1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001, (270) 441–6825. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

5:30 p.m. 

Informal Discussion 

6 p.m. 

Call to Order 

Introductions 

Review of Agenda 

Approval of November Minutes 

6:15 p.m. 

Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments 

6:30 p.m. 

Federal Coordinator’s Comments 

6:35 p.m. 

Liaisons’ Comments 

6:45 p.m. 

Review of Action Items 

6:50 p.m. 

Public Comments and Questions 

7 p.m. 

Presentations 

• Site Management Plan 

• Community Relations Plan 

7:30 p.m. 

Subcommittee Reports 

• Water Disposition/Water Quality 

Subcommittee 

• Community Outreach 

Subcommittee 

• Long Range Strategy/Stewardship 

Subcommittee 

• Executive Committee 

7:45 p.m. 

Public Comments and Questions 

7:55 p.m. 

Administrative Issues 

• Budget Review 

• Review of Work Plan 

• Review of Next Agenda 

8:05 p.m. 

Final Comments 

8:15 p.m. 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Reinhard Knerr at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available at the Department of Energy’s 

Environmental Information Center and 

Reading Room at 115 Memorial Drive, 

Barkley Centre, Paducah, Kentucky 

between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday 

through Friday or by writing to 

Reinhard Knerr, Department of Energy, 

Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 

1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001 or by calling him at (270) 441–

6825. 

Issued at Washington, DC on November 27, 

2006. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–20316 Filed 11–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

State Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). 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. 

DATES: December 21, 2006, from 2 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. EST. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Burch, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Assistant Manager, 

Intergovernmental Projects & Outreach, 

Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, 

CO 80401, Telephone 303/275–4801. 

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 as designated in the 

State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Update members 

on routine business matters. 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference is open to the public. 

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. 


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