67996 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 9, 2005 / Notices 

The specific changes to the record 

system being amended are set forth 

below followed by the notice, as 

amended, published in its entirety. The 

proposed amendments are not within 

the purview of subsection (r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended which requires the submission 

of a new or altered system report.

Dated: November 1, 2005. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

RDCAA 590.8

SYSTEM NAME: 

DCAA Management Information 

System (DMIS) (August 10, 2005, 70 FR 

46495). 

CHANGES:

* * * * *

CATEGORY OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Delete the following: ‘‘records 

containing reimbursable billing 

information;’’

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RDCAA 590.8

SYSTEM NAME: 

DCAA Management Information 

System (DMIS). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Defense Contract Audit Agency, 

Information Technology Division, 

System Design and Development 

Branch, 4075 Park Avenue, Memphis, 

TN 38111–7492. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

DCAA employees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records relating to audit work 

performed in terms of hours expended 

by individual employees, dollar 

amounts audited, exceptions reported, 

and net savings to the government as a 

result of those exceptions; records 

containing employee data; name, Social 

Security Number, time and attendance, 

and work schedule; and records 

containing office information, e.g., duty 

station address and telephone number. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental 

Regulations and E.O. 9397 (SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

To provide managers, supervisors, 

and team members with timely, on-line 

information regarding audit 

requirements, programs, and 

performance. To provide timekeepers 

with access to time and attendance 

records. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records 

or information contained therein may 

specifically be disclosed outside the 

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: 

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ that 

appear at the beginning of DCAA’s 

compilation of systems of records 

notices apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, 

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in the system: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in an on-line 

database and on magnetic tape at secure 

offsite storage. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by 

organizational levels, name of 

employee, Social Security Number, 

office symbol, audit activity codes, or 

any other combination of these 

identifiers. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Automated records are protected by 

restricted access procedures. Access to 

records is strictly limited to authorized 

officials with a bona fide need for the 

records. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are retained indefinitely. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief, Information Technology 

Division, System Design and 

Development Branch, Defense Contract 

Audit Agency, 4075 Park Avenue, 

Memphis, TN 38111–7492. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Chief, 

Information Technology Division, 

System Design and Development 

Branch, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 

4075 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 

38111–7492. 

Individuals must furnish name, Social 

Security Number, approximate date of 

record, and geographic area in which 

consideration was requested for record 

to be located and identified. Official 

mailing addresses are published as an 

appendix to the DCAA’s compilation of 

systems notices. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seaking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Chief, Information 

Technology Division, System Design 

and Development Branch, Defense 

Contract Audit Agency, 4075 Park 

Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111–7492. 

Individuals must furnish name, Social 

Security Number, approximate date of 

record, and geographic area in which 

consideration was requested for record 

to be located and identified. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

DCAA’s rules for accessing records, 

for contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in DCAA Regulation 5410.10; 

32 CFR part 317; or may be obtained 

from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Individual employees, supervisors, 

time keepers, audit reports and working 

papers. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None.

[FR Doc. 05–22070 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

9, 2006.

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 

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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. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology.

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Local-Flex Application (KA). 

Frequency: Other: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs (primary). 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: Responses: 80. 

Burden Hours: 6400. 

Abstract: Application for LEAs 

seeking to enter into local flexibility 

demonstration agreements (‘‘Local-Flex’’

agreements). By statute, the Department 

can select 80 LEAs through a 

competitive process with which to enter 

into Local-Flex agreements. These 

agreements give LEAs the flexibility to 

consolidate certain Federal education 

funds and to use those funds for any 

educational purpose permitted under 

the ESEA in order to meet the State’s 

definition of adequate yearly progress 

(AYP). 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 02914. 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 Kathy Axt at 

Kathy.Axt@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.

[FR Doc. 05–22340 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

A National Dialogue: The Secretary of 

Education’s Commission on the Future 

of Higher Education

AGENCY: A National Dialogue: The 

Secretary of Education’s Commission on 

the Future of Higher Education, U.S. 

Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of A National 

Dialogue: The Secretary of Education’s 

Commission on the Future of Higher 

Education, (Commission). The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Commission. Notice of this meeting is 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend.

DATES: Thursday, December 8, 2005, 

and Friday, December 9, 2005. 

Time: December 8, 2005: 1 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m.; December 9, 2005: 8:30 a.m. 

to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet 

in Nashville, TN, at the Hilton Nashville 

Downtown, 121 Fourth Avenue South, 

Nashville, TN.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Oldham, Executive Director, A 

National Dialogue: The Secretary of 

Education’s Commission on the Future 

of Higher Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

3510; telephone: (202) 205–8741.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission is established by the 

Secretary of Education to begin a 

national dialogue about the future of 

higher education in this country. The 

purpose of this Commission is to 

consider how best to improve our 

system of higher education to ensure 

that our graduates are well prepared to 

meet our future workforce needs and are 

able to participate fully in the changing 

economy. The Commission shall 

consider federal, state, and local and 

institutional roles in higher education 

and analyze whether the current goals of 

higher education are appropriate and 

achievable. The Commission will also 

focus on the increasing tuition costs and 

the perception of many families, 

particularly low-income families, that 

higher education is inaccessible. 

The agenda for this second meeting 

will include panel presentations on the 

four areas of focus for the commission: 

access, accountability, affordability, and 

quality. A written report to the Secretary 

is due by August 1, 2006. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, or 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Tracy Harris at (202) 260–3644 no 

later than November 28, 2005. We will 

attempt to meet requests for 

accommodations after this date but 

cannot guarantee their availability. The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting must register in advance 

because of limited space issues. Please 

contact Tracy Harris at (202) 260–3644 

or by e-mail at Tracy.Harris@ed.gov.

Opportunities for public comment are 

available through the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ed.gov/about/

bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/index.html.

Records are kept of all Commission 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the staff office for the 

Commission’s from the hours of 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m.

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.

[FR Doc. 05–22301 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Family Education Loan 

Program

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of interest rates for the 

Federal Family Education Loan Program 

for the period July 1, 2005, through June 

30, 2006. 

SUMMARY: The Chief Operating Officer 

for Federal Student Aid announces the 

interest rates for loans made under the 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)