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collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: November 14, 2006. 

D.L. Johnson, 

NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E6–19800 Filed 11–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency 

Joint Military Intelligence College. 

ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public 

Law 92–463, as amended by Section 5 

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby 

given that a closed meeting of the DIA 

Joint Military Intelligence College Board 

of Visitors has been scheduled as 

follows: 

DATES: Tuesday, 3 January 2006, 0800 to 

1700; and Wednesday, 4 January 2006, 

0800 to 1200. 

ADDRESSES: Joint Military Intelligence 

College, Washington, DC 20340–5100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

A. Denis Clift, President, DIA Joint 

Military Intelligence College, 

Washington, DC 20340–5100 (202/231–

3344). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire 

meeting is devoted to the discussion of 

classified information as defined in 

Section 552b(c)(1), Title 5 of the U.S. 

Code and therefore will be closed. The 

Board will discuss several current 

critical intelligence issues and advise 

the Director, DIA, as to the successful 

accomplishment of the mission assigned 

to the Joint Military Intelligence College. 

Dated: November 15, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, DoD. 

[FR Doc. 06–9295 Filed 11–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

22, 2007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: November 16, 2006. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: The Effectiveness of the 

Alabama Mathematics, Science and 

Technology Initiative (AMSTI). 

Frequency: Monthly; Annually; 

Trainer log. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 2,233. 

Burden Hours: 746. 

Abstract: This study is a group 

randomized controlled trial by the 

Regional Educational Laboratory for the 

Southeast and its subcontractors to test 

the effectiveness of the Alabama 

Mathematics, Science and Technology 

Initiative (AMSTI). This study is needed 

so that the Alabama State Department of 

Education (ALSDE), following the 

requirements of the No Child Left 

Behind Act (NCLB), can make decisions 

about this initiative based on scientific 

data regarding the program’s 

effectiveness at improving student 

achievement. The evidence from this 

experiment will be used by ALSDE and 

the Alabama legislature as a 

consideration in deciding about 

program continuation, expansion, and 

improvement. Respondents are all (324) 

teachers in grades 4–8 and the 

principals in 40 schools in 3 regions of 

Alabama and AMSTI trainers in these 

regions. Assessment data will also be 

collected for all students in grades 4–8 

in these schools. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3231. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 


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