Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 23, 2007 / Notices 2875 

Dated: January 17, 2007. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. E7–876 Filed 1–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection; Study of the 

Feasibility and Advisability of 

Establishing a Program of Free Return 

or Reduced Postage for Absentee 

Ballots—Survey of Registered Voters 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The EAC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a proposed 

information collection. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection; they also will 

become a matter of public record. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection in writing to the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 

1225 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 

1100, Washington, DC 20005, ATTN: 

Ms. Laiza N. Otero (or via the Internet 

at lotero@eac.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the Focus Group 

Discussion Guide, please, write to the 

above address or call Ms. Laiza N. Otero 

at (202) 566–3100. You may also view 

the proposed collection instrument by 

visiting our Web site at www.eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Study of the 

Feasibility and Advisability of 

Establishing a Program of Free Return or 

Reduced Postage for Absentee Ballots—

Survey of Registered Voters. 

OMB Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Needs and Uses: Sec. 246 of the Help 

America Vote Act requires the Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC), in 

consultation with the United States 

Postal Service, to conduct a study on the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing a program under which the 

U.S. Postal Service shall waive or 

otherwise reduce the amount of postage 

applicable with respect to absentee 

ballots returned by voters in general 

elections for Federal office. This study 

does not address the cost to the U.S. 

Postal Service for free postage for 

sending absentee ballots but may 

consider costs to election officials that 

are related to implementing such a 

program including the costs of sending 

absentee ballots to voters. It also does 

not include consideration of the 39 

U.S.C. 3406 provisions for the mailing 

of balloting materials for military and 

overseas absentee voters. As part of the 

study, the Commission is directed to 

conduct a survey of potential 

beneficiaries, including the elderly and 

disabled, and to take into account the 

results of this survey in determining the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing such a program. At the 

conclusion of the study effort, EAC is 

required to submit a report to Congress 

with recommendations for such 

legislative and administrative action as 

EAC determines appropriate. The report 

shall contain an analysis of the 

feasibility of implementing such a 

program and an estimate of the costs. 

Affected Public: Citizens. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: .25 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300 hours. 

Information will be collected through 

a survey of U.S. citizens to determine 

the possible effect that a free and/or 

reduced cost absentee ballot postage 

program would have on voter 

participation. The sample will be 

designed in such a way so as to afford 

analysis of the results according to 

significant sub-groups including those 

living in states with high versus low 

rates of absentee voting and states with 

restrictive versus states with laws 

favoring absentee voting. The surveys 

will be representative of the U.S. 

population and will be conducted by 

phone using random digit dialing (RDD) 

technology. Within each contacted 

household, a respondent will be 

selected among all adults in the 

household aged 18 years and older. The 

following information will be requested 

from each respondent: 

1. Background Information 

The survey will gather data regarding 

each respondent’s background. 

Background information will include, 

the respondent’s location (state, county, 

and zip code), the location of the 

respondent’s voter registration (state, 

county, zip code), age, ethnicity, 

education, income bracket, whether the 

respondent is living with a disability, 

whether the respondent was displaced 

due to a natural disaster, and whether 

the respondent is currently an activeduty member of the armed forces (or a 

dependent thereof). 

2. Voting Information 

The survey will gather date regarding 

the respondent’s voting history. Voting 

information will include, registration 

status, whether the respondent voted in 

the 2006 Congressional election, 

whether the respondent voted in the 

2004 Presidential election, whether the 

respondent voted in the 2000 

Presidential election, how the 

respondent voted in past elections (in 

person, by mail, absentee), whether the 

respondent is eligible to vote absentee 

(or whether the respondent does not 

know). 

3. Program Effect 

The survey will gather data from all 

respondents regarding the various 

effects that the establishment of this 

program would have on the targeted 

citizens. Questions on the program will 

cover (1) whether the program will 

increase the likelihood that the 

respondent would use the absentee 

ballot process; (2) whether the program 

will increase the likelihood that the 

respondent would vote in a federal 

election; (3) whether the program will 

make it easier for the voter to participate 

in elections. 

This study is further being 

supplemented with information 

collected through a series of three focus 

groups comprised of potential 

beneficiaries of a free and/or discounted 

absentee ballot postage program. 

Information about the focus groups’

information collection can be found at 

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2876 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 23, 2007 / Notices 

www.eac.gov and the Federal Register 

(Vol. 71, No. 219, Page 66321). 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–261 Filed 1–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of International Regimes and 

Agreements 

Proposed Subsequent Arrangement 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Subsequent 

Arrangement. 

SUMMARY: This notice is being issued 

under the authority of Section 131 of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is 

providing notice of a proposed 

‘‘subsequent arrangement’’ under the 

Agreement for Cooperation in the 

Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 

between the United States and the 

European Atomic Energy Community 

(EURATOM). 

This subsequent arrangement 

concerns a request for a one-year 

extension (April 2007 to April 2008) of 

the current one-year programmatic 

approval for retransfer of U.S.-obligated 

irradiated fuel rods between Studsvik 

Nuclear AB, Sweden and the Institutt 

for Energiteknikk, Norway. The rods are 

being transferred for irradiation service, 

tests and examination, and returned to 

Sweden for further tests and disposal. 

The amounts are the same as under the 

current approval—a maximum of 30,000 

grams uranium, 400 grams U–235 and 

400 grams plutonium in all shipments 

combined, with a maximum of 100 

grams of plutonium per shipment. The 

original programmatic consent, 

published in the Federal Register June 

13, 2006, is set to expire in March 2007. 

Additional transactions are scheduled to 

occur between April 2007 and April 

2008 and will be subject to U.S.- 

Euratom Agreement for Cooperation on 

Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. 

In accordance with Section 131 of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

we have determined that this 

subsequent arrangement will not be 

inimical to the common defense and 

security. 

This subsequent arrangement will 

take effect no sooner than 15 days after 

the date of publication of this notice. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

For the Department of Energy. 

Richard Goorevich, 

Director, Office of International Regimes and 

Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E7–914 Filed 1–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

January 16, 2007. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER06–707–000. 

Applicants: Arkansas Electric 

Cooperative Corporation. 

Description: Arkansas Electric 

Cooperative Corporation submits a 

notice, of conditional withdrawal of 

protests. 

Filed Date: 01/11/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–5016. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, January 22, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER06–739–004; 

ER06–738–004; ER03–983–003. 

Applicants: Cogen Technologies 

Linden Venture, L.P.; East Coast Power, 

Linden Holding, L.L.C. 

Description: Cogen Technologies 

Linden Venture LP et al notifies FERC, 

of a change in status resulting from 

acquisition of an, ownership interest in 

Babcock & Brown Wind Portfolio, 

Holdings 1 LLC etc. 

Filed Date: 01/09/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–0043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER06–1452–001. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: PJM Interconnection, 

LLC submits a corrected Wholesale, 

Market Participation Agreement. 

Filed Date: 01/11/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070112–0061. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, February 01, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER06–1453–001. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: PJM Interconnection, 

LLC submits a corrected Wholesale, 

Market Participation Agreement. 

Filed Date: 01/10/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–0046. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–233–001. 

Applicants: Occidental Power 

Services, Inc. 

Description: Occidental Power 

Services, Inc submits an amendment to 

its, 11/17/06 rate schedule amendment. 

Filed Date: 01/10/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–0044. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–340–001. 

Applicants: Bell Independent Power 

Corporation. 

Description: Bell Independent Power 

Corp submits an amended petition, for 

acceptance of initial Tariff, Original 

Volume 1, waivers, and blanket 

authority. 

Filed Date: 01/11/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070112–0062. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, February 01, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–358–001. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc submits a supplement to its, 12/22/ 

06 filing of an executed Service 

Agreement for Firm, Point-to-Point 

Transmission Service w/ Western 

Resources, dba Westar Energy etc. 

Filed Date: 01/11/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070112–0063. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, February 01, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–422–000. 

Applicants: New York Independent 

System Operator., Inc. 

Description: New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc submits, proposed 

revisions to its Open Access 

Transmission Tariff, and its Market 

Administration and Control Area 

Services, Tariff. 

Filed Date: 01/09/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–0017. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–423–000. 

Applicants: South Carolina Electric & 

Gas Company. 

Description: South Carolina Electric & 

Gas Co submits a Facilities, Agreement 

with New Horizon Electric Cooperative. 

Filed Date: 01/10/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070111–0045. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: ER07–424–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: PJM Interconnection LLC 

submits a report of the, recommended 

allocations of cost responsibility for 

baseline, transmission updgrades 

reviewed and approved by PJM, Board 

of Managers and revised tariff sheets. 

Filed Date: 01/11/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070112–0064. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, February 12, 2007. 

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