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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 

summarizeed 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 9, 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 survey, 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 http:// 

www.eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Study of Alternative Voting 

Methods. 

OMB Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Needs and Uses: Section 241 of the 

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires 

the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) to periodically study 

election administration issues with the 

goal of promoting voting methods and 

improving election administration. 

Section 241(b)(10) instructs the EAC to 

study the feasibility and advisability of 

conducting elections for Federal office 

on different days, at different places, 

and during different hours. In addition, 

it recommends the study include a 

discussion of the advisability of 

establishing a uniform poll closing time 

and establishing: 

(A) A legal public holiday under 

section 6103 of title 5 United States 

Code, as the date on which general 

elections for Federal office are held; 

(B) The Tuesday after the 1st Monday 

in November, in every even numbered 

year, as a legal public holiday under 

such section; 

(C) A date other than the Tuesday 

next after the 1st Monday in November, 

in every even numbered year as the date 

on which general elections for Federal 

office are held; and 

(D) Any date described in 

subparagraph (C) as a legal public 

holiday under such section. 

To provide information to the States 

and the Congress on the feasibility and 

advisability of using alternative days, 

times, and places to conduct Federal 

elections, the EAC seeks to survey 

voters to better understand their 

motivations and perceptions of 

impediments to voting. The survey will 

provide insights into the public’s 

perceptions of particular aspects of the 

voting process. 

Affected Public: Citizens. 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: .25 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 750 hours. 

Frequency: One time collection. 

Information will be collected through 

a statistically valid survey of 3,000 

registered voters to determine how they 

currently respond to alternative voting 

methods (if in a State that offers them) 

or would respond to alternative voting 

methods (if in a State that does not 

allow them). The survey will be 

representative of the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and U.S. 

territories. The topics that will be 

explored include, but are not limited to: 

a. Voting by mail 

b. Voting at a consolidated polling 

center 

c. Voting online 

d. Voting earlier/later on Election Day 

e. Voting on weekend day 

f. Voting on day other than first 

Tuesday in November 

g. Making the day on which Federal 

elections are held a Federal holiday 

h. No alternative voting method, 

prefer status quo 

The survey will gather data regarding 

each respondent’s background. 

Background information will include, 

but is not limited to, (1) Respondents’

voter registration history, (2) 

respondents’ voting history, and (3) 

standard demographic questions 

covering (age, ethnicity, education, 

employment status, and income 

bracket). 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–27 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, January 22, 2007, 1 

p.m.–5 p.m.; Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza, 130 Shipyard 

Dr., Hilton Head, SC 29928. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerri Flemming, Closure Project Office, 

Department of Energy Savannah River 

Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, 

SC 29802; Phone: (803) 952–7886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Monday, January 22, 2007 

1 p.m. Combined Committee Session 

5 p.m. Adjourn 

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 

8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes, 

Agency Updates 

9:45 a.m. Public Comment Session 

10 a.m. Chair and Facilitator Update 

10:45 a.m. Strategic & Legacy 

Management Committee Report 

11:45 a.m. Public Comment Session 

12 p.m. Lunch Break 

1 p.m. Nuclear Materials Committee 

Report 

1:30 p.m. Waste Management 

Committee Report 

2 p.m. Public Comment Session 

2:15 p.m. Facility Disposition & Site 

Remediation Committee Report 

3 p.m. Administrative Committee 

Report 

4 p.m. Adjourn 

If needed, time will be allotted after 

public comments for items added to the 

agenda and administrative details. A 

final agenda will be available at the 

meeting Monday, January 22, 2007. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 


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pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Gerri Flemming’s office at the 

address or telephone listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Minutes will also be available by 

writing to Gerri Flemming, Department 

of Energy Savannah River Operations 

Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802, or 

by calling her at (803) 952–7886. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 4, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–86 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, February 1, 2007, 9 

a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, February 2, 2007, 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 

802 George Washington Way,Richland, 

Washington. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik 

Olds, Federal Coordinator, Department 

of Energy Richland Operations Office, 

2440 Stevens Drive, P.O. Box 450, H6–

60, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 

376–8656; Fax: (509) 376–1214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Columbia River Toxic Program 

• Budgets and Contracts Committee 

advice on Hanford’s Request for 

Proposals 

• Public Involvement and Tank Waste 

Committees update from the workgroup 

covering the Tank Closure and Waste 

Management 

• Hanford Advisory Board Charter 

Changes 

• Change of Advisory Board Chair 

• Advice from the Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee on 

worker compensation 

• Advice from the Public 

Involvement Committee on the 2009 

budget involvement process 

• Agency Updates 

• Committee Updates 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Erik Olds’ office at the address 

or telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available by writing to Erik Olds’ office 

at the address or telephone number 

listed above. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 4, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–87 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8267–1] 

Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), EPA 

gives notice of a public meeting of the 

Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise 

Advisory Committee (CESLAC). 

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held 

on Monday, January 29, 2007, from 1:15 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration will begin at 

12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1310 L St., NW., Washington, DC, 

Rooms 152 and 154. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

Fitzgerald, Designated Federal Officer, 

Climate Change Division, Mail Code 

6207J, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address: 

Fitzgerald.jack@epa.gov, telephone 

number (202) 343–9336, fax: (202) 343–

2337. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of CESLAC is to provide advice 

on the conduct of a study titled Coastal 

Elevations and Sensitivity to Sea Level 

Rise to be conducted as part of the U.S. 

Climate Change Science Program 

(CCSP). This study will give particular 

attention to the coastal area of the U.S. 

between the states of New York and 

North Carolina. A copy of the 

Committee Charter is available at http:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/. This is the 

first meeting of CESLAC. The agenda 

will include information, presentations 

and discussions on the purpose of 

CESLAC, the purpose of the meeting, 

the future schedule, public 

participation, the study, EPA’s 

information quality requirements and 

procedures. One hour will be allocated 

for statements by members of the public. 

Individuals who are interested in 

making statements should inform Jack 

Fitzgerald of their interest in advance of 

the meeting and provide a copy of their 

statements for the record. Individuals 

will be scheduled in the order that their 

statements of intent to present are 

received. A minimum of three minutes 

will be provided for each statement. The 

maximum amount of time will depend 

on the number of statements to be made. 

All statements, regardless of whether 

there is sufficient time to present them 

orally, will be included in the record 


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