5422 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 2, 2005 / Notices 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 4, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of the Impact of 

Supplemental Literacy Programs in 

Freshman Academies. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden:

Responses: 40. 

Burden Hours: 2,600. 

Abstract: The grant application 

package establishes requirements, 

priorities, definitions and selection 

criteria, and solicits proposals from 

local education agencies for a special 

grant competition under the Smaller 

Learning Communities program to 

expand or create smaller learning 

communities and participate in a 

national research evaluation of 

supplemental reading programs in 

freshman academies. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1890–

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Requests for copies of the submission 

for OMB review; comment request may 

be accessed from http://

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2668. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to the 

Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 

faxed to 202–245–6621. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Sheila Carey at her 

e-mail address Sheila.Carey@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection 

Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995), intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection package with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

concerning collection of human 

resource and labor relations information 

from major DOE contractors for contract 

management, administration, and cost 

control. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the extended 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 collection 

of information, 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 collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before April 4, 2005. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed below as soon as 

possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Stephanie Weakley, ME–631, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20585–1615; or by fax at 202/287–

1656 or by e-mail at 

stephanie.weakley@hq.doe.gov. and to: 

Sharon A. Evelin, Acting Director, IM–

11/Germantown Bldg., U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 10585–1290, or by 

fax at 301–903–9061 or by e-mail at 

sharon.evelin@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Stephanie Weakley at the 

address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910–

0600; (2) Package Title: Industrial 

Relations; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: This information is 

required for management oversight for 

DOE’s Facilities Management 

Contractors and to ensure that the 

programmatic and administrative 

management requirements of the 

contract are managed efficiently and 

effectively; (5) Respondents: 447; (6) 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours:

8,008.

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy 

Organization Act, Public Law 95–91, of 

August 4, 1977.

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 2, 2005 / Notices 5423

Issued in Washington, DC on January 26, 

2005. 

Sharon A. Evelin, 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–1889 Filed 2–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration 

[BPA File No. TR–06] 

2006 Transmission Rate Case; Public 

Hearing and Opportunities for Public 

Review and Comment

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE).

ACTIONS: Notice of 2006 Transmission 

Rate Case. 

SUMMARY: BPA File No. TR–06. BPA 

requests that all comments and 

documents intended to become part of 

the Official Records in this proceeding 

contain the file number designation TR–

06. 

BPA’s existing transmission and 

ancillary services rates expire 

September 30, 2005. BPA will establish 

transmission and ancillary service rates 

in this proceeding for the period from 

October 2005 through September 2007, 

fiscal years (‘‘FY’’) 2006 and 2007 

(‘‘2006–2007 Rate Period’’). 

BPA’s Transmission Business Line 

(‘‘TBL’’) held several public meetings 

with customers over the period July 

through September 2004 to discuss 

transmission costs, revenues, and rate 

design issues for the 2006–2007 Rate 

Period. The customers expressed 

interest in meeting with TBL to develop 

a settlement for the 2006–2007 Rate 

Period. Continued meetings between 

October and early December resulted in 

a Settlement Agreement. TBL’s initial 

rate proposal (‘‘Initial Proposal’’) 

reflects the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement.

DATES: Persons wishing to become 

formal parties to the proceeding must 

notify BPA in writing of their intention 

to do so by the requirements stated in 

this Notice. Petitions to intervene must 

be received by BPA no later than 4:30 

p.m., Pacific Time, on February 14, 

2005. 

The rate adjustment proceeding will 

begin with a pre-hearing conference at 

9 a.m., Pacific Time, on February 16, 

2005, in Portland, Oregon, at the 

address stated below. Due to increased 

security, attendees should allow 

additional time for entry into the 

building. Attendees will need a photo 

ID and will need to sign in at the 

security desk. 

Written comments by non-party 

participants must be received by March 

16, 2005, to be considered in the Record 

of Decision (‘‘ROD’’).

ADDRESSES: 

1. Petitions to intervene should be 

directed to Jonathan Shardlow, Hearing 

Clerk—LT–7, Bonneville Power 

Administration, 905 NE 11th Ave., 

Portland, Oregon, 97232. In addition, a 

copy of the petition must be served 

concurrently on BPA’s General Counsel 

and directed to Charles H. Combs—LT–

7, Office of General Counsel, 905 NE 

11th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97232 (see

Part III, A for more information). 

2. Written comments by non-party 

participants should be submitted to Rate 

Case, TBL Communications—T–Ditt2, 

Bonneville Power Administration, PO 

Box 491, Vancouver, WA 98666. You 

also may e-mail your comments to: 

tblfeedback@bpa.gov.

3. The pre-hearing conference will be 

held in the BPA Rates Hearing Room, 

2nd floor, 911 NE 11th Ave., Portland, 

Oregon, at 9 a.m., Pacific Time, on 

February 16, 2005. Compact discs 

(‘‘CD’’) containing the Initial Proposal 

documents, in PDF format, will be 

provided to parties at the pre-hearing 

conference. The Settlement Agreement, 

studies and documentation also will be 

available on BPA’s Web site at http://

www.transmission.bpa.gov/Business/

Rates_and_Tariff/2006RateCase.cfm,

and may be viewed at BPA’s Public 

Reference Room, 1st floor, 905 NE 11th 

Ave., Portland, Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information also may be obtained from 

Debbie Stout, TBL Communications—

T–Ditt2, Bonneville Power 

Administration, PO Box 491, 

Vancouver, WA 98666; by phone at 

(360) 418–8995 or toll free at 1–888–

276–7790; or via e-mail to 

dastout@bpa.gov.

Responsible Official: Mr. Dennis 

Metcalf, Transmission Rate Case 

Manager, is the official responsible for 

the development of BPA’s transmission 

and ancillary service rates.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents 

Part I—Introduction and Procedural 

Background 

Part II—Purpose and Scope of Hearing 

Part III—Public Participation 

Part IV—Major Studies and Summary of 

Transmission Rate Proposal 

Part V—2006 Transmission and Ancillary 

Service Rate Schedules

Part I—Introduction and Procedural 

Background 

Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 839e(i), requires that 

BPA’s rates be established according to 

certain procedures. These procedures 

include, among other things, 

publication of notice of the proposed 

rates in the Federal Register; one or 

more hearings conducted as 

expeditiously as practicable by a 

Hearing Officer; opportunity for both 

oral presentation and written 

submission of views, data, questions, 

and arguments related to the proposed 

rates; and a decision by the 

Administrator based on the record. 

BPA’s rate proceedings are governed by 

BPA’s Procedures Governing Bonneville 

Power Administration Rate Hearings, 51 

FR 7611 (1986) (‘‘Procedures’’). These 

Procedures implement the statutory 

Section 7(i) requirements. This rate 

proceeding will be governed by Section 

1010.9 of the Procedures providing for 

a general rate proceeding, as modified 

by the Hearing Officer at the pre-hearing 

conference. However, BPA will not hold 

any field hearings to provide for nonparty participant oral comments. 

Section 1010.7 of the Procedures 

prohibits ex parte communications. BPA 

imposed ex parte limitations beginning 

January 17, 2005.

The Bonneville Project Act, 16 U.S.C. 

832; the Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 

U.S.C. 825s; the Federal Columbia River 

Transmission System Act, 16 U.S.C. 

838; the Northwest Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

839; and the Federal Power Act, 16 

U.S.C. 824k(i)(1)(B)(ii) provide guidance 

regarding BPA’s ratemaking. With 

regard to transmission rates, the 

Northwest Power Act requires BPA to 

set rates that are sufficient to recover, in 

accordance with sound business 

principles, the cost of transmitting 

electric power, including amortization 

of the Federal investment over a 

reasonable period of years, and the other 

costs and expenses incurred by the 

Administrator. The Federal Columbia 

Transmission System Act requires that 

the costs of the Federal Columbia River 

Transmission System be equitably 

allocated between Federal and nonFederal power utilizing the system. In 

addition, rates for Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (‘‘FERC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’)-ordered transmission 

service shall be at rates and charges that 

permit the recovery of all costs incurred 

in connection with the transmission 

service and necessary associated 

services. 

A proposed schedule for the formal 

hearing is stated below. A final schedule