Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 55 / Thursday, March 22, 2007 / Notices 13481 

Building, Room 4824, Washington, DC 

20230, telephone: 202–482–1575. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given 

that the National Medal of Technology 

Nomination Evaluation Committee 

(NMTNEC), Technology Administration, 

will meet at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in the District of Columbia. 

The committee, consisting of twelve 

members, was established in accordance 

with the provisions of the Committee’s 

charter and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The NMTNEC meeting 

will be closed to the public in 

accordance with Section 552b(c)(9)(B) of 

Title 5, U.S.C. because it will involve 

discussion of relative merits of persons 

and companies nominated for the 

Medal. Public disclosure of this 

information would likely frustrate 

implementation of the National Medal 

of Technology program because 

premature publicity about candidates 

under consideration for the Medal, who 

may or may not ultimately receive the 

award, would be likely to discourage 

nominations for the Medal. 

The Secretary of Commerce is 

responsible for recommending to the 

President prospective recipients of the 

National Medal of Technology. The 

committee makes its recommendations 

for Medal candidates to the Secretary of 

Commerce, who in turn makes 

recommendations to the President for 

final selection. Committee members are 

drawn from both the public and private 

sectors and are appointed by the 

Secretary for three-year terms, with 

eligibility for one reappointment. The 

committee members are composed of 

distinguished experts in the fields of 

science, technology, business and patent 

law. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the General Counsel, formally 

determined on March 14, 2007 pursuant 

to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, that the meeting may be 

closed because they are concerned with 

matters that are within the purview of 

5 U.S.C. 552(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B). Due to 

closure of the meeting, copies of the 

minutes of the meeting will not be 

available. A copy of the determination 

is available for public inspection in 

Technology Administration, Room 

4824, U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

Robert C. Cresanti, 

Under Secretary for Technology. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled the Learn and Serve America 

Progress Report to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Pub. L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Ms. 

Cara Patrick at (202) 606–6905. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in this Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 3, 2006. This comment period 

ended December 11, 2006. No public 

comments were received from this 

notice. 

Description: The Corporation was 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed renewal of its Learn and Serve 

America Progress Report. These reports 

must be completed by all Learn and 

Serve America grantees in order to 

ensure appropriate Federal oversight, 

determine progress toward meeting 

program objectives and make decisions 

related to continuation funding. 

Learn and Serve America provides 

grants to state education agencies, 

higher education institutions, tribes, 

and U.S. Territories, national nonprofits 

and state commissions on nation and 

community service to implement 

service-learning programs. To ensure 

appropriate oversight of Federal funds, 

Learn and Serve America requires all 

grant recipients to submit Progress 

Reports describing grant activities and 

progress toward approved program 

objectives. Information received from 

the reports informs continuation 

funding decisions and how to target 

training and technical assistance. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Learn and Serve America 

Progress Report. 

OMB Number: 3045–0089. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Government, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 103. 

Frequency: Twice annually. 

Average Time Per Response: 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 412 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 27, 2007. 

Amy Cohen, 

Director, Learn and Serve America. 

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