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personnel during working hours; the 

office space in which the file cabinets 

are located is locked outside official 

working hours. Automated records are 

password protected. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained by the 

commanding officer or his designated 

representative for the period the 

individual is assigned to that 

organization. Records are updated 

annually or when family circumstances 

or other personal status changes. File 

follows member with each new 

assignment. Once affiliation with the 

Navy is complete, records are destroyed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Policy Official: Director, Personal 

Readiness and Community Support 

(N135), Office of the Chief of Naval 

Personnel, 5720 Integrity Drive, 

Millington, TN 38055–6000. 

RECORD HOLDER: 

Commanding officer or designated 

representative of the naval activity 

where assigned. Official mailing 

addresses are published in the Standard 

Navy Distribution List (SNDL) that is 

available at http://doni.daps.dla.mil/ 

sndl.aspx. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to the 

Commanding Officer of the activity 

where assigned. Official mailing 

addresses are published in the Standard 

Navy Distribution List (SNDL) that is 

available at http://doni.daps.dla.mil/ 

sndl.aspx. 

Requests should contain individual’s 

full name, Social Security Number 

(SSN), dates assigned at that activity, 

and must be signed. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system of records should address 

written inquiries to the Commanding 

Officer of the activity where assigned. 

Official mailing addresses are published 

in the Standard Navy Distribution List 

(SNDL) that is available at http:// 

doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx. 

Requests should contain individual’s 

full name, Social Security Number 

(SSN), dates assigned at that activity, 

and must be signed. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Navy’s rules for accessing 

records, and contesting contents, and 

appealing initial agency determinations 

are published in Secretary of the Navy 

Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or 

may be obtained from the system 

manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The individual. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DENALI COMMISSION 

Denali Commission Fiscal Year 2007 

Work Plan Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Denali Commission. 

ACTION: Denali Commission Fiscal Year 

2007 Work Plan request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Denali Commission 

(Commission) is an independent Federal 

agency based on an innovative federalstate partnership designed to provide 

critical utilities, infrastructure and 

support for economic development and 

in training in Alaska by delivering 

federal services in the most costeffective manner possible. The 

Commission was created in 1998 with 

passage of the October 21, 1998 Denali 

Commission Act (Act) (Title III of Pub. 

L. 105–277, 42 U.S.C. 3121). The Denali 

Commission Act requires that the 

Commission develop proposed work 

plans for future spending and that the 

annual Work Plan be published in the 

Federal Register for a 30 day period, 

providing an opportunity for public 

review and comment. 

This Federal Register notice serves to 

announce the 30 day opportunity for 

public comment on the Denali 

Commission Work Plan for Federal 

Fiscal Year 2007. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by May 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Denali Commission, 510 L Street, Suite 

410, Anchorage, AK 99501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Krag Johnsen, Denali Commission, 510 

L Street, Suite 410, Anchorage, AK 

99501. Telephone: (907) 271–1414. Email: kjohnsen@denali.gov. 

Background 

The Commission’s mission is to 

partner with tribal, federal, state, and 

local governments and collaborate with 

all Alaskans to improve the 

effectiveness and efficiency of 

government services, to develop a welltrained labor force employed in a 

diversified and sustainable economy, 

and to build and ensure the operation 

and maintenance of Alaska’s basic 

infrastructure. 

By creating the Commission, Congress 

mandated that all parties involved 

partner together to find new and 

innovative solutions to the unique 

infrastructure and economic 

development challenges in America’s 

most remote communities. 

Pursuant to the Denali Commission 

Act, as amended, the Commission 

determines its own basic operating 

principles and funding criteria on an 

annual federal fiscal year (October 1 to 

September 30) basis. The Commission 

outlines these priorities and funding 

recommendations in an annual Work 

Plan. 

Pursuant to the Act, the Work Plan is 

first provided in draft for Commissioner 

discussion, recommended via motion by 

the Commission for publication in the 

Federal Register for a period of no less 

than 30 days and for broad 

dissemination for written public 

comment. Commission staff is 

responsible for compiling written public 

comment and forwarding it to the 

Commission’s Federal Co-Chair (Mr. 

George J. Cannelos). 

The Federal Co-Chair then adopts a 

final version of the Work Plan, which 

includes, to the degree the Federal CoChair deems appropriate, modifications, 

additions and deletions based on the 

policy and program recommendations of 

the full Commission and public 

comment. The final version of the Work 

Plan is adopted by the Commission, 

forwarded to the Secretary of Commerce 

and through the Secretary of Commerce 

to the Federal Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), on behalf of the 

Federal Co-Chair. The Work Plan is also 

disseminated widely to Commission 

program partners including, but not 

limited to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), and the United 

States Department of Agriculture—Rural 

Development (USDA–RD). 

The Work Plan authorizes the Federal 

Co-Chair to enter into grant agreements, 

award grants and contracts and obligate 

the federal funds identified by 

appropriation below. 

In past Federal fiscal year the 

Commission would provide a draft 

Work Plan for Commissioners’ review, 

discussion, and forwarding to the 

Federal Register and public posting in 

the early fall or late winter. A revised 

final version of the plan would then be 

released by the Federal Co-Chair in late 

spring or early summer. However, due 

to the Continuing Resolution (CR) that 

affected all federal appropriations in FY 

07, and which was not passed until 

February 15, 2007, the publication of 


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the draft Work Plan has not followed the 

typical timeline. 

The Federal Co-Chair may enter into 

grants for the FY 07 period after 

publication of the draft Work Plan, and 

before all public comment is received. 

This is necessary to ensure that 

construction, barge and project 

schedules are not compromised and that 

project costs do not escalate due to 

delays. If appropriations are passed 

within ordinary fiscal year timelines 

outlined above, this step would 

ordinarily not be necessary. 

The Commission is also in the process 

of completing its first ever Program 

Evaluation, and will be using its 

findings to embark on a Strategic 

Planning initiative. References in this 

document to ‘‘the Strategic Planning’’

process refer to that activity which the 

Commission will begin undertaking in 

the summer of calendar year 2007. 

FY 07 Appropriations Summary 

The Denali Commission receives 

several federal funding sources 

(identified by the varying colors in the 

table below). These fund sources, 

commonly referred to as 

‘‘appropriations,’’ are governed by the 

following general principles: 

• In FY 07 there are no project 

specific earmarks in any appropriations; 

• Energy and Water Appropriations 

(commonly referred to as Commission 

‘‘Base’’ funding) is eligible for use in all 

programs, but has historically been used 

substantively to fund the Energy 

Program. 

• The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

established new authorities for the 

Commission’s Energy Program, with an 

emphasis on renewable and alternative 

energy projects. No new funding 

accompanied the Energy Policy Act, and 

Congressional direction has indicated 

that the Commission should fund 

renewable and alternative Energy 

Program activities from the available FY 

07 ‘‘Base’’ appropriation. 

• All other appropriations outlined 

below may be used only for the specific 

program area and may not be used 

across programs. For instance, Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA) funding, which is appropriated 

for the Health Facilities Program, may 

not be moved to the Economic 

Development Program. 

A 1% federal rescission was passed in 

the CR for FY 07. The application of this 

rescission is noted below. It is applied 

at the appropriation level, as is the 

Commission’s 5% overhead. In 

instances where the rescission and/or 

overhead differs from the rates 

discussed above (1% and 5% 

respectively) it is due to the 

requirements related to that 

appropriation. For example, TAPL is not 

from an appropriation, so it is not 

subject to a rescission. 

Final transportation appropriations 

received will be slightly reduced due to 

agency modifications, reductions and 

fees determined by the U.S. Department 

of Transportation. 

Some appropriation figures are 

estimates, pending receipt of funds, and 

clarification of the passage of the 

February 15, 2007 CR. Program 

appropriations that fall into this 

category have been identified by the 

term ‘‘estimate.’’

The table below provides the 

following information, by appropriation: 

• Total FY 07 Appropriations: 

These are the figures that appear in 

the rows entitled ‘‘FY 07 

Appropriation’’ and are the original 

appropriation amounts which not 

include federal rescissions or 

Commission overhead deductions. 

These appropriations are identified by 

their source name (i.e., ‘‘Energy and 

Water Appropriation; USDA, Rural 

Utilities Service, etc.) 

• Total FY 07 Program Available 

Funding: 

These are the figures that appear in 

the rows entitled ‘‘FY 07 

Appropriations—Program Available’’

and are the amounts of funding 

available for program(s) activities after 

all federal rescissions and Commission 

overhead has been deducted. 

• Commission Staff Recommended 

Program Funding: 

These are the figures that appear in 

the rows entitled with the specific 

Program and Sub-Program area, and are 

the amounts of funding, within each 

appropriation, recommended by 

Commission staff for program funding 

(i.e., from the ‘‘Base’’ appropriation staff 

has recommended funding the 

Economic Development Program in the 

amount of $3,000,000). 

• Subtotal of Program Funding: 

These are the figures that appear in 

the rows entitled ‘‘subtotal’’ and are the 

subtotals of all Commission staff 

recommendations within a given 

appropriation (i.e., the sub-total of 

recommendations in the ‘‘Base’’ is 

$47,025,000). The subtotal must always 

equal the Total FY 07 Program Available 

Funding. 

The last column on the table also 

provides the appropriation information 

for FY 06, and serves as a program 

comparison for recommendations in FY 

07. 

DENALI COMMISSION FY 07 APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING TABLE

FY 07 Energy & Water Appropriation .............................................................................................................................................. $50,000,000 

FY 07 Energy & Water Appropriations (‘‘Base’’)—Program Available (less 1% federal rescission and 5% Commission overhead) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 47,025,000 

Energy Program: Bulk fuel, RPSU, etc. .......................................................................................................................................... 26,025,000 

Energy Program: Alternative & renewable energy .......................................................................................................................... 5,000,000 

Teacher Housing Program: Design & construction ......................................................................................................................... 5,000,000 

Health Facilities: Planning, design & construction .......................................................................................................................... 8,000,000 

Economic Development Program: Various ..................................................................................................................................... 3,000,000 

Multi-Use Program ........................................................................................................................................................................... 0 

Public Broadcasting Program .......................................................................................................................................................... 0 

Washeteria Program ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 47,025,000 

FY 07 USDA, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) .................................................................................................................................... 15,000,000 

FY 07 USDA—Rural Utilities Service (RUS)—Program Available (less 4% overhead) ESTIMATE .............................................. 14,400,000 

Energy Program: High energy cost communities ............................................................................................................................ 14,400,000 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14,400,000 

FY 07 Trans Alaska Pipeline Liability (TAPL) Trust ........................................................................................................................ 4,227,257 

FY 07 Trans Alaska Pipeline Liability (TAPL)—Program Available (less 5% overhead) ESTIMATE ............................................ 4,015,895 


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DENALI COMMISSION FY 07 APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING TABLE—Continued 

Energy Program: Bulk fuel .............................................................................................................................................................. 4,015,895 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4,015,895 

FY 07 DHHS—Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) ........................................................................................... 39,680,000 

FY 07 DHHS-Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)—Program Available (less 1% federal rescission and 5% 

Commission overhead) ................................................................................................................................................................ 37,319,040 

Health Program: Primary Care clinic design, planning, construction .............................................................................................. 29,119,040 

Health Program: Behavioral Health ................................................................................................................................................. 5,063,000 

Health Program: Primary Care in Hospitals .................................................................................................................................... 2,500,000 

Health Program: Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................ 637,000 

Health Program: Hospital Designs .................................................................................................................................................. 0 

Health Program: Elder Supportive Housing/Assisted Living ........................................................................................................... 0 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 37,319,040 

FY 07 Department of Labor (DOL) .................................................................................................................................................. 6,944,000 

FY 07 Department of Labor (DOL)—Program Available (less 5% Commission overhead) ........................................................... 6,530,832 

Training Program: Construction, Operations & Maintenance Training ........................................................................................... 4,000,000 

Training Program: Management Training For Commission Projects .............................................................................................. 1,000,000 

Training Program: Youth Initiatives ................................................................................................................................................. 1,000,000 

Training Program: Construction, Operations & Maintenance Training of ‘‘Other Public Infrastructure’’ ........................................ 530,832 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6,530,832 

FY 07 Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) ....................................................................................................................... 12,500,000 

FY 07 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ............................................................................................................................. 12,500,000 

FY 07 Transportation (less 5% Commission overhead)—ESTIMATE ............................................................................................ 24,000,000 

Transportation Program: Docks & Harbors ..................................................................................................................................... 11,500,000 

Transportation Program: Roads ...................................................................................................................................................... 12,500,000 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 24,000,000 

FY 07 USDA, Solid Waste .............................................................................................................................................................. 750,000 

FY 07 USDA—Solid Waste—Program Available (less 5% Commission overhead) ...................................................................... 705,375 

Solid Waste Program: planning, design and construction .............................................................................................................. 705,375 

Sub-total ................................................................................................................................................................................... 705,375 

Total FY 07 Appropriations—ESTIMATE ................................................................................................................................. 141,601,257 

FY 07 Program Summaries 

The following section provides 

narrative discussion, by each of the 

Commission Programs identified for FY 

07 funding in the table above, in the 

following categories: 

• Program Background 

• Program Approach 

• FY 07 Program Funding 

• FY 07 Program Implementation 

• FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes 

The following programs, or subprogram areas, which have been funded 

by the Commission in previous federal 

fiscal years are not recommended for 

funding in FY 07 and do not appear in 

the narrative below: 

• Washeterias 

• Health Facilities: 

Æ Elder Supportive Housing/Assisted 

Living 

Æ Domestic Violence 

Æ Hospital Designs 

• Multi-Use Facilities 

• Public Broadcasting 

In addition to the FY 07 funded 

program activities; the last section of the 

narrative provides an update on the 

Commission’s Government 

Coordination Program. The Program is 

not funded by Commission 

appropriations, but is an integral 

component of the Commission’s 

mission, the success of other programs, 

and the legacy of the Commission’s 

work in Alaska. 

Energy Program 

Program Background: The Energy 

Program is the Commission’s oldest 

program and is often identified, along 

with the Health Program, as a ‘‘legacy’’

program. The Program focuses on bulk 

fuel (BFU) and rural power system 

upgrades/power generation (RPSU) 

across Alaska. 

Since 1999, approximately 48% of all 

Commission funds have been allocated 

to the energy program ($337 million). 

This amount includes all energy 

projects in the legacy program, as well 

as some alternative energy projects. In 

FY 06, $21.7 million went to legacy 

BFU, $17.6 million to RPSU plus $4.9 

million to wind and $2.3 million to 

interties related to the RPSU projects. 

The needs in the bulk fuel and power 

generation projects are presently 

estimated at $198 million and $211 

million, respectively, in 2004 

construction costs. At FY 06 funding 

rates, it will take another eight to nine 

years for BFU and ten to eleven years for 

RPSU before these programs are 

completed. The Commission has also 

funded a very successful program of 

competitively selected energy cost 

reduction-alternative energy projects. In 

three completed rounds of funding, 

approximately $6 million in grant funds 

have leveraged $8.1 million in 

participant funding, with estimated lifecycle cost savings (generally diesel fuel 

avoided over the life of the project) of 

$29 million. 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

established new authorities for the 

Commission’s Energy Program, with an 

emphasis on alternative and renewable 

energy projects, energy transmission, 

including interties, and fuel 

transportation systems. Although the 

2005 Energy Policy Act did not include 

specific appropriations, the Commission 

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Act through a portion of its ‘‘Base’’

funding. To date, the Commission has 

co-funded a number of renewable 

projects, including hydroelectric 

facilities, a geothermal power plant, a 

biomass boiler, and a number of dieselwind power generation systems. The FY 

07 draft Work Plan offers a strategy to 

rebalance the Energy Program in both 

legacy and renewable systems. About 

94% of electricity in rural communities 

which receive Power Cost Equalization 

(PCE) payments is produced by diesel 

and about half the fuel storage in most 

villages is used for the power plants. 

Any alternative means of generating 

power can reduce the capacity needed 

for fuel storage. This reduces capital 

costs and operations and maintenance 

(O&M) and repair and renovation (R&R) 

costs for fuel storage facilities) and may 

reduce the cost of power to the 

community. 

Thus, a renewable project sometimes 

is proposed in conjunction with a 

deficiency list project to reduce the 

dependence on diesel fuel, and the 

concomitant fuel storage requirements. 

So too, an intertie, can remove the need 

for a new power plant, and reduce fuel 

storage requirements in the intertied 

communities. Therefore, the legacy 

Program may include these types of 

energy infrastructure too. Each 

community and project must be 

evaluated holistically. Program partners 

also perform initial due diligence and 

Investment Policy screenings, as well as 

assisting in development of the business 

plans for the participants as the designs 

are underway. The Program is dynamic: 

Priorities fluctuate throughout the year, 

based on design decisions, due 

diligence and investment policy 

considerations, site availability the 

timing of funding decisions, etc. 

Program Approach: The Energy 

Program has historically used a 

‘‘universe of need’’ model to determine 

project and program funding. 

Specifically, the Program is focused on 

using the existing statewide deficiency 

lists of bulk fuel facilities and power 

generation/distribution systems to 

prioritize project funding decisions. A 

program partnership model is utilized 

for project management and partners are 

actively involved in the design and 

construction of projects. Partners 

coordinate project funding requests with 

the Commission to balance the relative 

priority or urgency of bulk fuel and 

power generation needs against 

available funding, readiness of 

individual communities and project 

participants for the project(s), and 

capacity of the partners to carry out the 

work. 

FY 07 Program Funding: The 

Commission has historically directed 

that the Program continue to 

concentrate on completion of the legacy 

program of BFU and RPSU for 

communities on the statewide 

deficiency lists. In FY 07 the Program 

has received funding requests exceeding 

$93 million, primarily for deficiency list 

projects. 

As has always been the case in the 

Program, the funding requests exceed 

funds available. The legacy of BFU and 

RPSU remain integral to completing the 

Program mission, but they cannot and 

should not be accomplished in a 

vacuum which prevents applying 

appropriate technology and reducing 

rural dependence on diesel for energy 

needs. A well-balanced portfolio of 

BFU, RPSU and renewable/alternative 

energy projects will accomplish the 

overall program mission, and result in 

increased savings over the long term. 

Provide up to $26,025,000 to BFU and 

RPSU from the ‘‘Base’’ appropriation; 

and up to $5,000,000 from the ‘‘Base’’

appropriation to alternative/renewable 

energy projects for competitive selection 

and requiring a 1:1 match to 

Commission funding. 

Provide approximately $14,400,000 to 

BFU and RPSU in communities with 

extremely high energy costs >275% of 

the national average from the USDA–

RUS appropriation; and $4,015,895 to 

the BFU sub-program area from the 

TAPL funding. A total of up to 

$49,440,895 in FY 07 program funding 

is planned. 

In FY 07 the Commission intends to 

establish a new Energy Advisory 

Committee to make recommendations 

on future partners, organizations, and 

projects. The Committee will be 

comprised of a broad selection of 

individuals that are knowledgeable 

about energy in Alaska. 

FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Completion of 2 interties 

• 1 wind-diesel project 

• 10 RPSU and 10 BFU projects 

• Continuing design efforts 

• Small number of energy cost 

reduction projects 

• Small number of renewable/ 

alternative energy projects 

Completion of code-compliant bulk 

fuel storage facilities and power plant or 

distribution systems by definition has 

improved access to energy and created 

more safe and healthy rural 

communities. Program partners have 

collected anecdotal information on 

improved efficiencies and reduced costs 

at their upgraded facilities for the last 

several years. Additionally, the 

Commission has begun to gather and 

collate data more formally to quantify 

savings realized by individual projects 

and the Program. 

Additional outcome measurements 

will be developed for the Program, and 

will largely be determined during the 

upcoming Strategic Planning process. 

Specifically, it is intended that the 

Program will develop more outcomes 

related to access and cost reduction. 

Health Facilities Program 

Program Background: The Denali 

Commission Act was amended in 1999 

to provide for the, ‘‘planning, 

constructing and equipping of health 

facilities.’’ Since 1999, the Health 

Facilities Program has been 

methodically investing in the planning, 

design and construction of primary care 

clinics across Alaska. 

Primary care clinics have remained 

the ‘‘legacy’’ priority for the Program. 

However, in 2003 the ‘‘Other Than’’

primary care component of the Program 

was adopted in response to 

Congressional direction to fund a mix of 

other health and social service related 

facility needs. Over time, the Program 

has developed Program sub-areas such 

as Behavioral Health Facilities, 

Domestic Violence Facilities, Elder 

Housing, Primary Care in Hospitals, 

Emergency Medical Services Equipment 

and Hospital Designs. 

Program Approach: The Program 

utilizes a ‘‘universe of need’’ model for 

primary care and a competitive 

selection process for other sub-program 

areas. In 1999 the Program created a 

deficiency list for primary care clinics, 

which totaled 288 communities 

statewide in need of clinic replacement, 

expansion and/or renovation. Currently, 

70 clinics have been completed (either 

new construction or renovation), 33 are 

in construction and 62 are in planning/ 

design. 

The Program is guided by the Health 

Steering Committee, an advisory body 

comprised of the following membership 

organizations: The State of Alaska, 

Alaska Primary Care Association, the 

Alaska Native Tribal Health 

Consortium, the Alaska Mental Health 

Trust Authority, the Alaska Native 

Health Board, the Indian Health Service, 

the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing 

Home Association, and the University of 

Alaska. 

Projects are recommended for funding 

if they demonstrate project readiness, 

which includes the completion of all 

due diligence requirements. This 

includes an approved business plan, 

community plan, site plan checklist, 

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of cost share match, and realistic ability 

to move the project forward in a given 

construction season. 

FY 07 Program Funding: The language 

in the HRSA Appropriations bill for 

FY06 read as follows: The Committee 

provides $39,680,000 for the Denali 

Commission. The fiscal year 2005 

comparable level was $39,680,000 and 

the administration did not request 

funding for this program in fiscal year 

2006. These funds support construction 

and renovation of health clinics, 

hospitals and social service facilities in 

rural Alaska, as authorized by Public 

Law 106–113, to help remote 

communities in Alaska develop 

critically needed health and social 

service infrastructure for which no other 

funding sources are available, thereby 

providing health and social services to 

Alaskans in remote rural communities 

as they are in other communities 

throughout the country. The Committee 

expects the Denali Commission to 

allocate funds to a mix of rural hospital, 

clinic, long-term care and social service 

facilities, rather than exclusively on 

clinic funding. 

Provide a total of up to $44,699,103 in 

clinic construction is provided. Of this 

total an estimated $24,211,201 are ready 

to move forward to construction and 

another $20,487,902 have met most due 

diligence requirements and have a 

strong likelihood of being construction 

ready this summer. In addition, some 40 

communities are actively completing 

planning and design requirements and 

will likely be ready for the 2008 

construction season. The Program’s 

model of planning, design and 

construction has been very successful, 

and has resulted in the significant need 

described above. 

No funds are provided for hospital 

designs. The Commission has been 

actively engaged in hospital designs in 

partnership with the Indian Health 

Service for several years. While the 

Commission recognizes the ongoing 

need for construction funding for 

hospitals, the recommendation is that 

the Commission’s health funding be 

limited only to design need. 

Provide a total of up to $5,063,000 for 

the sub-program area of behavioral 

health. The behavioral health facilities 

sub-program has successfully developed 

a functional process for allowing 

organizations to expand capacity for 

serving a specific population of youth in 

residential treatment with the goal of 

keeping them closer to their homes in 

Alaska. 

Provide a total of up to $2,500,000 to 

the primary care in hospitals subprogram area. Primary care 

improvements in hospitals focus on the 

primary care repair, renovation and 

equipment needs within a hospital 

setting. Project selection, prioritization 

and due diligence determined through a 

competitive process. 

Provide a total of up to $637,000 to 

the emergency medical services (EMS) 

equipment sub-program. Since its 

inception the Health Program has 

funded EMS equipment needs across 

the state of Alaska. This sub-program 

area receives wide support and cost 

share matching from other funding 

organizations in Alaska. A condition for 

funding is that projects proceed to 

award within a timely manner, 

consistent with other program areas. 

The FY 07 Program funding strategy 

is based on a total of $37,119,040 in 

HRSA appropriations and additionally 

up to $8,000,000 in ‘‘Base’’

appropriations for a total of up to 

$47,680,000 in program funding. 

FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Clinics 

Æ 18 construction projects 

• Behavioral Health 

Æ 4 construction projects 

• Primary Care in Hospitals 

Æ 9 equipment/renovation projects 

• EMS Equipment 

Æ Unknown; pending selection 

Outcome goals related to increased 

access and reduction in cost are 

anticipated for FY 2008 and will be 

developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts. 

Training Program 

Program Background: In a majority of 

rural communities unemployment rates 

exceed 50% and personal capita income 

rates are over 50% below the national 

average. When job opportunities in rural 

Alaska do become available, rural 

residents often lack the skills necessary 

to compete and often lose those jobs to 

people from outside the community, 

region or even state. With the limited 

number of jobs available the 

Commission believes it is imperative to 

ensure that local residents have the 

skills and knowledge necessary to work 

on the construction of projects funded 

by the Denali Commission. In addition 

the Commission builds sustainability 

into the development of infrastructure 

by providing training for the long term 

management, operations and 

maintenance of facilities and thus 

increasing local employment at the 

same time. 

The Program’s mission is to increase 

the employment and wages of 

unemployed or underemployed 

Alaskans through training for careers in 

construction, operations and 

maintenance of public facilities. 

The Program is also guided by the 

following principles: 

• Priority on training for construction, 

operations and maintenance of public 

infrastructure 

• Training will be tied to a job 

• Training will encourage careers not 

short term employment 

• Funding will support a ‘‘Training 

System’’

Program Approach: To date the 

Commission has dedicated training 

funds to the careers associated with 

infrastructure development and longterm sustainability in rural Alaska. The 

Commission has funded construction, 

operations and maintenance training in 

communities statewide with large 

success. 

The Training Program’s primary 

purpose is to support the Commission’s 

investment in infrastructure 

development by providing training for 

the careers related to the Commission 

infrastructure programs (such as Energy 

and Health Facilities). 

Following are the Program’s priorities 

related to training activities that support 

infrastructure: 

• Priority #1—Training for 

Construction, Operations and 

Maintenance of Commission Projects 

Description: At the core of the 

Training Program is the continuation of 

training related to the construction, 

operations and maintenance of 

Commission funded projects. The 

Commission training program centers 

on the goal of creating employment 

opportunities for local residents to 

construct Commission funded projects 

and develop the skills necessary to 

operate and maintain Commission 

facilities. 

• Priority #2—Management Training for 

Commission Projects 

Description: A sustainable 

Commission facility not only requires 

the skills training for operations and 

maintenance of the physical facility but 

also requires the management training 

related to the operations of such a 

facility. The skills of planning, reporting 

and accounting are all essential to the 

survival of rural infrastructure. 

• Priority #3—Youth Initiatives in 

Support of Commission Projects 

Description: Preparing Alaskans 

youth for careers that support the Denali 

Commission’s mission of building 

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• Priority #4—Construction, Operations 

and Maintenance Training of ‘‘Other 

Public Infrastructure’’

Description: In order to build capacity 

in communities, regionally and 

statewide the Commission invests in the 

training for projects that are not funded 

by the Commission directly. This 

investment increases the skills and 

knowledge of rural residents in order to 

ultimately maintain Commission 

projects and all other publicly funded 

projects. 

Historically the Commission has 

provided funding directly to 

organizations that are able to deliver 

results in the priority areas as described 

above. These organizations have 

typically been selected by the 

Commission directly or through 

competitive requests for proposals 

managed by partner organizations 

FY 07 Program Funding: The 

Commission expects to have available 

$6,530,832 in FY 07 funding for the 

Training Program. This funding is 

provided by the U.S. Department of 

Labor to support the program. The 

Commission anticipates receipt of this 

funding in July 2007. 

Provide up to the following funding 

amounts in the following general 

categories pursuant to its priority areas: 

Priority—1 Construction, Operations and Maintenance Training of Denali Commission Projects .................................................. $4,000,000 

Priority—2 Management Training for Commission Projects ............................................................................................................... 1,000,000 

Priority—3 Youth Initiatives .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,000,000 

Priority—4 Construction, Operations and Maintenance Training of Other Public Infrastructure’’ .................................................. 530,832 

In FY 07 the Commission intends to 

establish a new Training Advisory 

Committee to make recommendations 

on the partners, organizations, and 

projects that should receive FY 07 

funding under the priority areas 

outlined above. This Advisory 

Committee will be comprised of a broad 

representation of individuals that are 

knowledgeable of and have experience 

in training in rural Alaska. 

FY 07 Outcomes & Outputs: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Over 1300 people trained 

• Cost per participant trained is less 

than $5,000 

• 5% increase in employment 7–12 

months after Commission funded 

training 

• 35% increase in annual earnings 7–12 

months after Commission funded 

training 

The following longer term outcome 

goals have been identified for the 

Program: 

• 35% increase in annual earnings 5 

years after Commission funded 

training 

Additional outcome goals will be 

developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts. 

Transportation 

Program Background: On August 10, 

2005, the President signed into law new 

highway program reauthorization 

legislation titled Safe, Accountable 

Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU). 

This Act provides the Commission with 

$15 million annually for fiscal years 

2005–2009 for a Denali Access System 

program. The Act also provides the 

Commission $10 million annually for 

Fiscal Years 2005–2009 for docks, 

harbors and related waterfront 

development projects. The Act also 

outlined the array of road projects 

Denali Access System is designed to 

target, including rural community 

streets and roads; roads between rural 

communities; roads between rural 

communities and state highway system; 

and roads to access resource 

development. 

The Act requires the formation of an 

Advisory Committee to advise the 

Commission with members appointed 

by the Governor of Alaska. On 

November 11, 2005, Governor 

Murkowski announced appointments to 

the Denali Access Systems 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(TAC). The nine member committee 

includes by law, four members who 

represent existing regional native 

corporations, native non-profit entities, 

and tribal governments and four 

members who represent rural Alaska 

regions or villages. The committee chair 

is Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair, 

George J. Cannelos. 

As a result of a TAC-directed public 

outreach and agency coordination effort, 

the $24,000,000 program has now begun 

to focus attention on two important 

transportation needs: roads and 

boardwalks, and barge landing moorage 

systems. Village connector roads and 

roads to local and regional resources 

will continue to receive significant 

attention, but to the extent practical 

each year, local roads and boardwalks in 

small rural communities will receive 

primary attention. In the waterfront 

development program, docks and 

harbors in small coastal communities 

will continue to receive attention, but 

there is a significant need for barge 

landings in coastal and riverine 

communities to improve operational 

safety and efficiencies. This class of 

project will receive primary 

consideration each year to the extent 

funding and construction schedules 

allow. 

Another evolution in Program 

development, especially in the road 

Program, has been a shift from 

maximizing financial leveraging 

opportunities with other transportation 

agencies, to fully funding, as necessary, 

the program’s highest priority projects. 

In FY 06, the $23 million transportation 

program leveraged almost $100 million 

in projects. In coming years, while 

striving to leverage funding 

opportunities, an emphasis on priorities 

over funding partnerships will likely 

reduce the overall program joint-fund 

total. 

Program Approach: The TAC is a 

central feature of the amendments to the 

Denali Commission Act of 1998 

amendments that define the Denali 

Access System. Section 309 defines key 

committee responsibilities that include: 

Recommend transportation priorities 

and funding strategies; develop public 

involvement and coordinating planning 

programs; develop annual capital 

budget recommendations; and 

coordinate multi-region projects. 

The TAC reviews project nominations 

on a semi-annual basis, once in 

December for project selections and 

once during the summer to monitor 

project development. 

In addition to meeting transportationspecific criteria and processes, the 

Program fully incorporates Denali 

Commission policies including a 

commitment to sustainable community 

projects, and a commitment to the 

Commission’s Investment Policy. 

FY 07 Program Funding: The 

Commission will provide up to 

$12,500,000 to the roads component of 

the Program. Local roads projects have 

immediate benefits for health and 

quality of life, while having minimal 

impact on the environment. This 

program element includes boardwalks 

in many river delta and coastal areas of 

the state. 

Provide up to $11,500,000 to the 

waterfront development component of 

the program. In the waterfront 

development program, small 

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expansion needs are recognized and 

will continue to receive attention. 

However, as demonstrated in several 

analyses since 2000, including the 

Alaska Department of Transportation 

and Public Facilities Yukon-Kuskokwim 

Plan and the Northwest Alaska Plan, 

and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Port Study, 

barge landing design and construction is 

the most urgent unmet maritime need in 

rural Alaska. 

FY 07 Outcomes & Outputs: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Roads 

Æ 9 projects in design; 15 projects in 

construction 

• Water Front Development 

Æ 9 projects in design; 11 projects in 

construction 

Outcome goals related to increased 

access and reduction in transportation 

costs are anticipated for FY 08 and will 

be developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts. 

Solid Waste 

Program Background: The 

Commission began receiving solid waste 

funding in FY 06. The Commission 

partners with USDA Rural Development 

to address deficiencies in solid waste 

disposal sites which threaten to 

contaminate rural drinking water 

supplies. 

Proper solid waste collection, 

processing and disposal are an essential 

public service that often presents a 

difficult challenge in rural Alaska. Due 

to several factors, including limited 

rural Alaska local government budgets, 

community remoteness, limited 

transportation infrastructure and 

obstacles posed by Alaska’s severe 

climate, solid waste service is a 

prominent widespread deficiency in the 

context of Alaska’s wide array of 

environmental issues and public health 

and quality of life issues. 

Program Approach: The program 

relies on a competitive RFP process to 

select and identify projects, and utilizes 

a multidiscipline review panel to ensure 

that projects meet all Commission due 

diligence and policy requirements. 

Typically this RFP process occurs once 

or twice in a given year depending on 

need and project eligibility. 

Beginning in FY 07 funds will be 

granted to program partners and will not 

be awarded directly to individual 

recipients. 

FY 07 Program Funding: Provide up 

to $705,375 to conduct a competitive 

RFP process to select eligible projects 

and program partners. 

FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Funding of up to 15 projects 

Outcome goals related to increased 

access and reduction in cost are 

anticipated for FY 08 and will be 

developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts. 

Teacher Housing 

Program Background: Teaching in 

rural Alaska can be one of the most 

rewarding and challenging professions. 

A critical issue for rural teachers is 

finding safe, affordable housing during 

the school year. Housing availability 

varies by community from newer 

adequate homes, to old housing units 

with multiple safety and structural 

problems, to a lack of enough available 

housing, requiring teachers to double-up 

or even live in the school. 

Teacher turnover rates are high in 

rural Alaska, with many teachers citing 

unavailable or inadequate housing as a 

factor in their decision to move. The 

quality of education received by 

students is impacted by teacher 

retention. By improving the availability 

and quality of housing for teachers, the 

Commission strives to also increase the 

quality of education received by the 

next generation of Alaskans. 

In FY 04, Congress directed the 

Commission to address the teacher 

housing needs in rural Alaska. The 

Commission launched a statewide 

survey of 51 school districts and rural 

education attendance areas to identify 

and prioritize the teacher housing needs 

throughout the state. 

Program Approach: The Commission 

utilizes a program partnership model to 

implement the teacher housing program. 

An annual RFP process identifies 

eligible projects and other funding 

sources, such as debt service, available 

to fill the gap between the project’s 

capacity to carry debt and the total 

development cost of the project. 

Acquisition, rehabilitation, new 

construction, and multi-site 

rehabilitation are eligible development 

activities under this program. 

FY 07 Program Funding: Provide up 

to $5,000,000 from the ‘‘Base’’

appropriation for ongoing funding of the 

Teacher Housing Program, via 

competitive annual RFP. 

FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes: Program 

funding at the level identified above is 

likely to result in the following outputs: 

• Funding of up to 20 units (renewal 

& replacement and new construction) 

Outcome goals related to increased 

access and reduction in cost are 

anticipated for FY 08 and will be 

developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts. 

Economic Development 

Program Background: Since its 

earliest days as a territory of the United 

States, Alaska has contributed to the 

economy of America, largely through 

supply of raw materials or partially 

processed products. Now Alaska’s 

abundant natural resources, from fossil 

fuel and mineral products to timber and 

fish, must compete in the global 

marketplace. Innovation and 

entrepreneurship have become critical 

to business success. 

One of the purposes of the 

Commission is economic development. 

The Commission firmly believes that 

sustainable economic development for 

Alaska’s rural communities, like that of 

the rest of America, will be generated in 

the private, commercial sector, not 

within government. To that end, the 

Commission supports the development 

of public infrastructure upon which the 

private sector creates jobs and wealth, 

and helps ensure that good businesses 

and business ideas have a chance to 

become long-term, self-sustaining 

enterprises. 

Over the history of the Program, the 

Commission has supported and 

advanced a wide-array of economic 

development program activities ranging 

from community profile mapping to 

supporting innovative models for 

lending, and equity investment in 

Alaska. 

Program Approach: The Program has 

a documented history of involvement 

with numerous partners and program 

activities. However, the Program has 

lacked a cohesive and well-articulated 

focus, a project selection process, 

adequate funding, staffing levels, and 

has yet to implement statutory 

guidance. 

FY 07 Program Funding: Provide up 

to $3,000,000 from the ‘‘Base’’

appropriation for the Program. 

In FY 07 the Commission intends to 

establish a new Economic Development 

Advisory Committee to make 

recommendation on the partners, 

organizations, and projects that should 

receive FY 07 funding. In addition this 

Committee, in concert with the 

Commission would provide priority 

areas for funding and project focus, 

similar to the process of priority 

identification in the Training Program. 

The Committee will be comprised of a 

broad selection of individuals that are 

knowledgeable about economic 

development in rural Alaska, including 


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Alaska Natives, and a majority of whom 

shall be from rural Alaska. 

FY 07 Outputs & Outcomes: Specific 

outputs have not been recorded for the 

Program. To date output data has been 

generated on a project-by-project basis 

as it related to economic investment, 

development, job creation, income 

enhancement, quality of life, etc. 

Output and outcome goals related to 

increased access and reduction in cost 

are anticipated for FY 08 and will be 

developed in response to the Program 

Evaluation and pending Strategic 

Planning efforts, and in concert with the 

development of the Program’s Advisory 

Committee. 

Government Coordination 

Program Background: The 

Commission is charged with the special 

role of increasing the effectiveness of 

government programs by acting as a 

catalyst to coordinate the many federal 

and state programs that serve Alaska. 

The Commission led the way by 

committing state, federal, and non-profit 

organizations and agencies to this effort 

in jointly signing a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU). This MOU 

outlines the role of agencies in 

coordinating resources and efforts in 

areas such as community planning, 

sustainability, information technology 

and data sharing and coordination of 

pre-construction activities. This MOU 

served as the basis for the creation of 

several multi-agency work groups and 

cooperative projects that have served to 

increase the agencies’ collective 

effectiveness. The MOU was amended 

in 2003 with increased participation 

from both the state and federal partners. 

FY 07 Program Goals: The 

Commission is planning to begin work 

on a revised MOU in FY 07 and 

anticipates further broadening the 

partner and signatory list to include 

members of the philanthropic, 

development and Community 

Development Quota (CDQ) groups. In 

addition the Commission is working 

actively with other federal and state 

partners to evaluate the current MOU 

workgroups, update membership as 

necessary and continue critical 

discussions related to infrastructure, 

community planning and collaborative 

funding and project selection. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

George J. Cannelos, 

Federal Co-Chair. 

[FR Doc. E7–7344 Filed 4–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3300–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Amended Notice 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 18, 

2007, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. 

PLACE: Westin Crown Center, Room: 

Washington Park 3, One East Pershing 

Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, 

(816) 474–4400. 

AGENDA: The Commission will receive a 

presentation on and consider adopting a 

Spanish translation glossary of election 

terminology. The Commission will elect 

a vice-chair and will receive a 

presentation on the development of its 

election management guidelines. The 

Commission will also consider other 

administrative matters. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–

3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–1943 Filed 4–16–07; 1:46 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP07–128–000] 

Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application 

April 12, 2007. 

Take notice that on April 2, 2007, 

Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, 

L.L.C. (Cheyenne Plains), P.O. Box 1087, 

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed 

an application at Docket No. CP07–128–

000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate 

of public convenience and necessity 

authorizing the construction and 

operation of a new compression facility, 

the Kirk Compressor Station, comprised 

of one 10,310 horsepower compressor 

unit, to be located in Yuma County, 

Colorado. The project is designed to 

transport up to 70,000 Dth per day on 

the Cheyenne Plains’ mainline, all as 

more fully set forth in the application. 

The application is on file with 

Commission and open for public 

inspection. This filing is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may 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 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov and 

follow the instructions or toll-free at 

(866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

Application should be directed to 

Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory 

Affairs, Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, 

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944 at 

(719) 520–3788 or by fax at (719) 667–

7534. Or Craig V. Richardson, Vice 

President and General Counsel, 

Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, 

L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, 

Colorado, 80944 at (719) 520–4829 or by 

fax at (719) 520–4898. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 


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