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by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3317. 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 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E7–8080 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 June 26, 

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: April 24, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Performance Report: Personnel 

Development for the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 450. 

Burden Hours: 3,510. 

Abstract: This package is a revision 

and contains instructions and the form 

necessary for grantees and contractors 

supported under the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 

Personnel Development to Improve 

Services and Results for Children with 

Disabilities, CFDA No. 84.325. Data 

obtained are used to evaluate and 

monitor the implementation of IDEA 

and for Congressional reporting. 

Analysis of these data will be used in 

the following ways: (a) To inform the 

activities and priorities specific to 

personnel preparation conducted by the 

U.S Department of Education; (b) to 

determine variation in personnel 

preparation and factors related to that 

variation; and (c) to evaluate the 

outcomes of the IDEA and the Office of 

Special Education Programs’ (OSEP) 

performance measures under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) and the Program 

Assessment Rating Tool (PART). OSEP 

revisions have: (a) Added six items to 

the data collection instrument to collect 

data required for reporting under the 

PART (these additional items will only 

be requested for students that have 

completed the preparation program and 

include data on their knowledge and 

skill attainment and on their highly 

qualified teacher status (or qualified for 

paraprofessionals, or fully certified for 

related service providers and early 

intervention service providers); (b) 

revised the race and ethnicity items to 

reflect current OMB policy; (c) changed 

collection to better account for all 

students that benefit from the grant, as 

requested by both grantees and OSEP. 

OSEP will now collect data on all 

students that participated in grant 

supported preparation, not just those 

students that received direct funding. 

This change will increase the number of 

students that grantees will enter data on. 

To address this change, all text limiting 

responses to those students ‘‘receiving 

grant support’’ have been removed; and 

(d) enhanced instructions for a few 

items to make the form more userfriendly and diminish response 

ambiguity. 

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 3309. 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 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E7–8081 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 

2–4 p.m. 


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PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005, 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center). 

AGENDA The Commission will consider 

a request made of the EAC by the state 

of Florida regarding the use of HAVA 

funds for the purchase of voting 

equipment: The Commission will 

consider adopting an advisory on 

Maintenance of Effort (MOE) 

requirements regarding HAVA 

compliance. The Commission will 

consider other administrative matters. 

This Meeting will be open to the 

Public. 

STATEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL

CIRCUMSTANCES: This notice of a meeting 

will not be published in the Federal 

Register 7 days prior to the meeting 

date. Late notice was unavoidable due 

to the fact that the Florida legislature is 

currently considering a legislative bill 

containing provisions on the use of 

HAVA funds that are directly contingent 

upon an official decision by EAC 

Commissioners. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–

3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–2105 Filed 4–25–07; 2:01 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Science; Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee. Federal Advisory 

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

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Monday, May 14, 2007, 9 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m; and Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott 

Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 

Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 

20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen (301–903–3251; 

david.thomassen@science.doe.gov) 

Designated Federal Officer, Biological 

and Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Science, Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research, SC–23/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. The most 

current information concerning this 

meeting can be found on the Web site: 

http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/ 

announce.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Program. 

Tentative Agenda: 

Monday, May 14, 2007, and Tuesday, 

May 15, 2007: 

• Report on BERAC Integrated 

Assessment Charge. 

• Report on BERAC ARM Facilities 

Charge. 

• Report on DOE Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy Biomass 

Program. 

• Science talk, Paul Vaska, 

Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

• Report by the Acting Associate 

Director of Science for Biological and 

Environmental Research. 

• Presentation on Genomic 

Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea. 

• Report on Climate Change Research 

Division BERAC Committee of Visitors 

Review. 

• Interim Report on Status of Joint 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee (ASCR)—BERAC 

on ASCR PART (Performance 

Assessment Rating Tool) Metric for 

GTL. 

• Science talk, John Zachara, Pacific 

Northwest National Laboratory. 

• Overview of BP Energy Biosciences 

Institute at the University of California/ 

Berkeley. 

• Reports from BER Divisions. 

• BER funding strategy for the 

National Laboratories. 

• New business. 

• Public comment (10 minute rule). 

Public Participation: The day and a 

half meeting is open to the public. If you 

would like to file a written statement 

with the Committee, you may do so 

either before or after the meeting. If you 

would like to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, you should contact David 

Thomassen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least five business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room, 

IE–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8078 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

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, May 17, 2007, 6 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 

6 p.m. Call to Order, Introductions, 

Review of Agenda, and Approval of 

April 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. 


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