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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 16, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of Math Curricula. 

Frequency: Semi-Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Individuals or household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 10,200. 

Burden Hours: 5,000. 

Abstract: The Evaluation of Math 

Curricula will assess the effectiveness of 

up to five early elementary math 

curricula. This submission includes 

recruitment of districts and schools 

only; forms will be developed and 

submitted in a second request. 

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 2932. 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 her 

e-mail address 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. 05–23092 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal 

Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council. 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 

Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 9 

a.m. to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: Wyndham Washington 

Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Kane, Phone: (202) 586–4753, or 

Ms. Estelle W. Hebron, Phone: (202) 

586–6837, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Washington, DC 

20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The purpose of the 

National Coal Council is to provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on matters relating to coal and 

coal industry issues: 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order by Mr. Thomas G. 

Kraemer, Chairman. 

• Remarks by Mr. Clay Sell, Deputy 

Secretary of Energy. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

The New Energy Act—The Honorable 

Larry Craig, Senate Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources (invited). 

• Council Business. 

Communications Committee report—

Mr. David Surber, Chair. 

Finance Committee Report—Mr. Rich 

Eimer, Chairman. 

Discussion re new Education 

Committee—Barbara Altizer/Bob Beck. 

Status Report on New Study—Fred 

Palmer. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle: 

Decision Making, Planning & 

Execution—Mr. Michael J. Mudd, AEP. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

Hydrogen and the Transportation 

Infrastructure—Dr. Joan Ogden, 

University of California/Davis. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

Bioremediation of Coal Mining Water 

Discharges—Ms. Terry Ruth, lambda 

Bioremediation Systems, Inc. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

Mercury Emissions Control and 

Electricity Generation Plants—Dr. Carl 

Hensman, Frontier Geosciences, Inc. 

• Presentation of Guest Speaker re: 

SO2 Allowances-Pricing and 

Availability—(TBA). 

• Other Business. 

• Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Chairman of the 

NCC will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate orderly business. If you would 

like to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Mr. Robert Kane or Ms. Estelle 

Hebron at the address and telephone 

numbers listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

lease five business days prior to the 

meeting, and reasonable provisions will 

be made to include the presentation on 

the agenda. Public comment will follow 

the 10 minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes will be 

available for public review and copying 

within 30 days at the Freedom of 

Information Public Reading Room, 1E–

190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

15, 2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–23116 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Impact Statement: Site 

Selection for the Expansion of the 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice to reopen the public 

scoping period and hold a public 

scoping meeting. 

SUMMARY: On September 1, 2005, DOE 

announced its intention to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for site selection and expansion of the 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve as required 

by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (70 FR 

52088). DOE at that time planned to 

assess the impacts of capacity expansion 

at three of the four existing storage sites 

and the development of a new storage 

site in the Gulf Coast region. Three 

scoping meetings were held and the 

scoping period, which was extended in