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Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Kerri L. Briggs, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. E7–6092 Filed 3–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Mathematics Advisory 

Panel, U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

public hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting, including a public 

hearing, with members of the National 

Mathematics Advisory Panel. The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Panel. Notice of this meeting is required 

by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Friday, April 20, 2007. 

Time: 8:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Illinois Mathematics and Science 

Academy (IMSA), 1500 W. Sullivan 

Road, Aurora, Illinois 60506–1067. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyrrell Flawn, Executive Director, 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 

260–8354. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel 

was established by Executive Order 

13398. The purpose of this Panel is to 

foster greater knowledge of and 

improved performance in mathematics 

among American students, in order to 

keep America competitive, support 

American talent and creativity, 

encourage innovation throughout the 

American economy, and help State, 

local, territorial, and tribal governments 

give the nation’s children and youth the 

education they need to succeed. 

The meeting will be hosted by Fermi 

National Accelerator Laboratory 

(Fermilab), a U.S. Department of Energy 

national laboratory specializing in highenergy particle physics, and Illinois 

Mathematics and Science Academy 

(IMSA), an educational institution 

created by the state of Illinois to develop 

talent and leadership in mathematics, 

science and technology. The meeting 

begins at 8:45 a.m. with introductory 

remarks by Dr. Larry Faulkner, Chair of 

the National Mathematics Advisory 

Panel, and Dr. Janice Krouse, 

Curriculum & Assessment Leader and 

Math Faculty Member, IMSA. The Panel 

will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. to receive 

public comment on the Executive Order 

and the Panel’s work. Following the 

public comment session, from 10:15 

a.m. to 12:15 p.m., the four task 

groups—Conceptual Knowledge and 

Skills, Learning Processes, Instructional 

Practices and Teachers—will present 

progress reports on their work to date. 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting are advised to register in 

advance to ensure space availability. 

Please contact Jennifer Graban at (202) 

260–1491 or by e-mail at 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov by Thursday, 

April 12, 2007. 

If you are interested in giving 

testimony during the public session on 

April 20, please contact Jennifer Graban 

at (202) 260–1491 or 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov by Thursday, 

April 12, 2007 to reserve time on the 

agenda. Presenters are encouraged to 

address one or more of the topics 

covered in the Executive Order. (Please 

refer to the Web site at http:// 

www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ 

mathpanel/index.html for more 

information on the elements of the 

Executive Order.) Please include your 

name, the organization you represent, 

and a brief description of the issue you 

would like to present. Presenters will be 

allowed three to five minutes to make 

their comments. Presenters are 

requested to submit three written copies 

and an electronic file (CD or diskette) of 

their comments at the meeting, which 

should be labeled with their name and 

contact information. Individuals solely 

interested in attending the meeting are 

advised to register in advance to ensure 

space availability. 

Given the expected number of 

individuals interested in providing 

comments at the meeting, reservations 

for presenting comments should be 

made as soon as possible. Reservations 

will be processed on a first-come, firstserved basis. Persons who are unable to 

obtain reservations to speak during the 

meeting are encouraged to submit 

written comments. Written comments 

will be accepted at the meeting site or 

via e-mail at 

NationalMathPanel@ed.gov. If you will 

be e-mailing written comments, please 

do so by Thursday, April 12, 2007. 

The Panel has submitted its 

Preliminary Report to the President, 

through the U.S. Secretary of Education. 

The Preliminary Report is available at 

http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ 

mathpanel/index.html. The final report 

will be submitted not later than 

February 28, 2008 and will, at a 

minimum, contain recommendations on 

improving mathematics education based 

on the best available scientific evidence. 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations in order to attend the 

meeting such as interpreting services, 

assistive listening devices, or materials 

in alternative format, should notify 

Jennifer Graban at (202) 260–1491 or 

Jennifer.Graban@ed.gov no later than 

Thursday, April 12, 2007. We will 

attempt to meet requests for 

accommodations after this date, but 

cannot guarantee their availability. 

Records are kept of all Panel 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the staff office for the 

Panel, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Dated: March 27, 2007. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. 

[FR Doc. 07–1588 Filed 3–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Safe and Drug-Free 

Schools. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming open meeting of The Safe and 

Drug-Free Schools and Communities 

Advisory Committee. The notice also 

describes the functions of the 

Committee. Notice of this meeting is 

required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Thursday, April 19, 2007. 

Time: 2 p.m., EST. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet by 

telephone conference call. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Advisory Committee, 

Room 1E110B, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, telephone: (202) 

205–4169, e-mail: OSDFSC@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established to provide 

advice to the Secretary on Federal, 

State, and local programs designed to 

create safe and drug-free schools, and on 

issues related to crisis planning. The 

purpose of this meeting is to continue 

discussion on the fundings and 

recommendations on three topics given 

to the Committee by the Secretary of 

Education: the Safe and Drug-Free 

Schools and Communities State Grants 

Program, the Unsafe Schools Choice 

Option, and data requirements under 

the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Act. Further, the 

Committee will also discuss the format 

of the final report to the Secretary of 

Education due June 30, 2007. 

There will not be an opportunity for 

public comment during the April 19th 

meeting. However, the public may listen 

to the conference call by calling 800–

473–8796, Teleconference Chairperson: 

Deborah Price. Individuals who need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to listen to the meeting may access a 

TYY line by calling 800–473–8796, 

Teleconference Chairperson: Deborah 

Price. 

Request for Written Comments: We 

invite the public to submit written 

comments relevant to the focus of the 

Advisory Committee. We would like to 

receive written comments from 

members of the public no later than 

April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit all comments to the 

Advisory Committee using one of the 

following methods: 1. Internet. We 

encourage the public to submit 

comments through the Internet to the 

following address: OSDFSC@ed.gov 2. 

Mail. The public may also submit 

comments via mail to Catherine Davis, 

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 1E110B, 

Washington, DC 20202. Due to delays in 

mail delivery caused by heightened 

security, please allow adequate time for 

the mail to be received. 

Records are kept of all Committee 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the staff office for the 

Committee located at the U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 1E110B, 

Washington, DC 20202 between the 

hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Raymond Simon, 

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 07–1584 Filed 3–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER07–491–000, and ER07–

491–001] 

Acacia Energy, Inc.; Notice of Issuance 

of Order 

March 27, 2007. 

Acacia Energy, Inc. (Acacia Energy) 

filed an application for market-based 

rate authority, with accompanying rate 

schedule. The proposed market-based 

rate schedule provides for the sale of 

energy and capacity at market-based 

rates. Acacia Energy also requested 

waivers of various Commission 

regulations. In particular, Acacia Energy 

requested that the Commission grant 

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 

of all future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability by Acacia 

Energy. 

On March 23, 2007, pursuant to 

delegated authority, the Director, 

Division of Tariffs and Market 

Development—West, granted the 

requests for blanket approval under Part 

34. The Director’s order also stated that 

the Commission would publish a 

separate notice in the Federal Register 

establishing a period of time for the 

filing of protests. Accordingly, any 

person desiring to be heard or to protest 

the blanket approvals of issuances of 

securities or assumptions of liability by 

Acacia Energy should file a motion to 

intervene or protest with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 

(2004). 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing motions to intervene 

or protest is April 23, 2007. 

Absent a request to be heard in 

opposition by the deadline above, 

Acacia Energy are authorized to issue 

securities and assume obligations or 

liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, 

surety, or otherwise in respect of any 

security of another person; provided 

that such issuance or assumption is for 

some lawful object within the corporate 

purposes of Acacia Energy, compatible 

with the public interest, and is 

reasonably necessary or appropriate for 

such purposes. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

require a further showing that neither 

public nor private interests will be 

adversely affected by continued 

approvals of Acacia Energy’s issuance of 

securities or assumptions of liability. 

Copies of the full text of the Director’s 

Order are available from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The Order may also be viewed 

on the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

filed to access the document. 

Comments, protests, and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5992 Filed 3–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP07–139–001] 

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Compliance Filing and 

Request To Lift Suspension and Place 

Tariff Sheets Into Effect Subject to 

Condition 

March 26, 2007. 

Take notice that on March 9, 2007, 

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 

(Algonquin) tendered for filing its 

response in compliance with the 

Commission’s directive in its February 

16, 2007 order issued in this 

proceeding, including proposed tariff 

revisions reflected on pro forma tariff 

sheets attached to the filing. Algonquin 

also requests that the Commission (i) lift 

the suspension of the tariff sheets in this 

proceeding; and (ii) allow Algonquin to 

place the accepted tariff sheets into 

effect on or before April 1, 2007, 

conditioned on Algonquin filing revised 

sheets, to the extent necessary, within 

10 days of a Commission order. 

Any person desiring to protest this 

filing must file in accordance with Rule 

211 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.211). Protests to this filing will be 

considered by the Commission in 


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