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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6681–6684. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Morgan S. Brown, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. E7–940 Filed 1–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Tribal Colleges and Universities; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors 

on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

Department of Education. 

What Is the Purpose of This Notice? 

The purpose of this notice is to set 

forth the schedule and agenda of the 

meeting of the President’s Board of 

Advisors on Tribal Colleges and 

Universities. Notice of this meeting is 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of its 

opportunity to attend. 

When and Where Will the Meeting 

Take Place? 

We will hold the public meeting on 

Monday, February 5, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.; and on 

Tuesday, February 6, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m., at 

The Hotel Washington, 15th and 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. You may call 

the hotel at (202) 638–5900 to inquire 

about rooms. 

What Assistance Will Be Provided to 

Individuals With Disabilities? 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you will 

need an auxiliary aid or service to 

participate in the meeting (e.g., 

interpreting service, assistive listening 

device, or materials in an alternate 

format), notify Tonya Ewers at (202) 

219–7040, no later than Monday January 

29, 2007. Although we will attempt to 

meet a request received after that date, 

we may not be able to make available 

the requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

Who Is the Contact Person for the 

Meeting? 

Please contact Deborah Cavett, 

Executive Director, White House 

Initiative on Tribal Colleges and 

Universities. You may contact her at the 

U.S. Department of Education, Room 

7010, 1990 K St., NW., Washington, DC 

20006, telephone: (202) 219–7040, fax: 

(202) 219–7086, e-mail: 

Deborah.Cavett@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

What Is the Authority for the Board of 

Advisors? 

The President’s Board of Advisors on 

Tribal Colleges and Universities is 

established under Executive Order 

13270, dated July 2, 2002, and Executive 

Order 13385, dated September 25, 2005. 

What Are the Functions of the National 

Advisory Committee? 

The Board Is Established 

• To report to the President annually 

on the results of the participation of 

tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) 

in Federal programs, including 

recommendations on how to increase 

the private sector role, including the 

role of private foundations, in 

strengthening these institutions, with 

particular emphasis also given to 

enhancing institutional planning and 

development, strengthening fiscal 

stability and financial management, and 

improving institutional infrastructure, 

including the use of technology, to 

ensure the long-term viability and 

enhancement of these institutions; 

• To advise the President and 

Secretary of Education (Secretary) on 

the needs to TCUs in the areas of 

infrastructure, academic programs, and 

faculty and institutional development; 

• To advise the Secretary in the 

preparation of a three-year Federal plan 

for assistance to TCUs in increasing 

their capacity to participate in Federal 

programs; 

• To provide the President with an 

annual progress report on enhancing the 

capacity of TCUs to serve their students; 

and 

• To develop, in consultation with 

the Department of Education and other 

Federal agencies, a private sector 

strategy to assist TCUs. 

What Items Will Be on the Agenda for 

Discussion at the Meeting? 

Agenda topics will include the final 

2005 draft report to the President, the 

agencies’ three-year plans, and establish 

the 2007 action agenda as the Board 

pursues opportunities to strengthen 

capacity of programs at the tribal 

colleges and universities. 

How Do I Request To Present 

Comments at the Meeting? 

An opportunity for public comments 

is available on Tuesday, February 6, 

2007 between 3:15–4:15 p.m. Comments 

will be limited to ten (10) minutes for 

those speakers who sign up to speak. 

Those members of the public interested 

in submitting written comments may do 

so at the address indicated above by 

Monday, January 29, 2007. 

How May I Obtain Access to the 

Records of the Meeting? 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the Office of the White 

House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and 

Universities, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006, during the 

hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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This Document? 

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as all other Department of Education 

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Dated: January 17, 2007. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection; Study of the 

Feasibility and Advisability of 

Establishing a Program of Free Return 

or Reduced Postage for Absentee 

Ballots—Survey of Registered Voters 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The EAC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a proposed 

information collection. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection; they also will 

become a matter of public record. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection in writing to the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 

1225 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 

1100, Washington, DC 20005, ATTN: 

Ms. Laiza N. Otero (or via the Internet 

at lotero@eac.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the Focus Group 

Discussion Guide, please, write to the 

above address or call Ms. Laiza N. Otero 

at (202) 566–3100. You may also view 

the proposed collection instrument by 

visiting our Web site at www.eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Study of the 

Feasibility and Advisability of 

Establishing a Program of Free Return or 

Reduced Postage for Absentee Ballots—

Survey of Registered Voters. 

OMB Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Needs and Uses: Sec. 246 of the Help 

America Vote Act requires the Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC), in 

consultation with the United States 

Postal Service, to conduct a study on the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing a program under which the 

U.S. Postal Service shall waive or 

otherwise reduce the amount of postage 

applicable with respect to absentee 

ballots returned by voters in general 

elections for Federal office. This study 

does not address the cost to the U.S. 

Postal Service for free postage for 

sending absentee ballots but may 

consider costs to election officials that 

are related to implementing such a 

program including the costs of sending 

absentee ballots to voters. It also does 

not include consideration of the 39 

U.S.C. 3406 provisions for the mailing 

of balloting materials for military and 

overseas absentee voters. As part of the 

study, the Commission is directed to 

conduct a survey of potential 

beneficiaries, including the elderly and 

disabled, and to take into account the 

results of this survey in determining the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing such a program. At the 

conclusion of the study effort, EAC is 

required to submit a report to Congress 

with recommendations for such 

legislative and administrative action as 

EAC determines appropriate. The report 

shall contain an analysis of the 

feasibility of implementing such a 

program and an estimate of the costs. 

Affected Public: Citizens. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: .25 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300 hours. 

Information will be collected through 

a survey of U.S. citizens to determine 

the possible effect that a free and/or 

reduced cost absentee ballot postage 

program would have on voter 

participation. The sample will be 

designed in such a way so as to afford 

analysis of the results according to 

significant sub-groups including those 

living in states with high versus low 

rates of absentee voting and states with 

restrictive versus states with laws 

favoring absentee voting. The surveys 

will be representative of the U.S. 

population and will be conducted by 

phone using random digit dialing (RDD) 

technology. Within each contacted 

household, a respondent will be 

selected among all adults in the 

household aged 18 years and older. The 

following information will be requested 

from each respondent: 

1. Background Information 

The survey will gather data regarding 

each respondent’s background. 

Background information will include, 

the respondent’s location (state, county, 

and zip code), the location of the 

respondent’s voter registration (state, 

county, zip code), age, ethnicity, 

education, income bracket, whether the 

respondent is living with a disability, 

whether the respondent was displaced 

due to a natural disaster, and whether 

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

dependent thereof). 

2. Voting Information 

The survey will gather date regarding 

the respondent’s voting history. Voting 

information will include, registration 

status, whether the respondent voted in 

the 2006 Congressional election, 

whether the respondent voted in the 

2004 Presidential election, whether the 

respondent voted in the 2000 

Presidential election, how the 

respondent voted in past elections (in 

person, by mail, absentee), whether the 

respondent is eligible to vote absentee 

(or whether the respondent does not 

know). 

3. Program Effect 

The survey will gather data from all 

respondents regarding the various 

effects that the establishment of this 

program would have on the targeted 

citizens. Questions on the program will 

cover (1) whether the program will 

increase the likelihood that the 

respondent would use the absentee 

ballot process; (2) whether the program 

will increase the likelihood that the 

respondent would vote in a federal 

election; (3) whether the program will 

make it easier for the voter to participate 

in elections. 

This study is further being 

supplemented with information 

collected through a series of three focus 

groups comprised of potential 

beneficiaries of a free and/or discounted 

absentee ballot postage program. 

Information about the focus groups’

information collection can be found at 

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