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Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 23, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, 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: November 17, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Part D Discretionary Grant 

Application—Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; State, Local, or 

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,200. 

Burden Hours: 30,000. 

Abstract: Under the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act discretionary 

grants are authorized to support 

technology, State personnel 

development, personnel preparation, 

parent training, and information and 

technical assistance activities. This 

grant application provides the forms 

and information necessary for 

applicants to submit an application for 

funding, and information for use by 

technical reviewers to determine the 

quality of application. Note the 

following changes: (1) Discretionary 

grants in the area of research have been 

excluded from this collection since 

special education research grants are 

now under the authority of IES. (2) State 

Personnel Development Grants 

(previously know as the State 

Improvement Grants under the 1820–

0620 collection) have been added to this 

Part D umbrella collection. The 1820–

0620 collection included a Q & A that 

is no longer relevant to the program and 

has not been used for several years. 

Other than the Q & A, there is no 

difference in the 1820–0620 collection 

and the 1820–0028 Part D umbrella 

collection. (3) Page B–8 of application 

package, paragraph 3, includes a 

detailed description of the abstract that 

applicants should include in the 

application. 

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 information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2930. 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 202–245–6623. 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 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 

23, 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 

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 

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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 18, 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: Revision. 

Title: Consolidated State Application/ 

Consolidated State Annual Report. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 52. 

Burden Hours: 7,800. 

Abstract: This information collection 

package describes the proposed criteria 

and procedures that govern the 

consolidated State application under 

which State educational agencies will 

apply to obtain funds for implementing 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act (ESEA) programs. The option of 

submitting a consolidated application 

for obtaining federal formula program 

grant funds is provided for in the 

reauthorized ESEA (No Child Left 

Behind—NCLB) Sections 9301–9306. 

This information collection package will 

guide the States in identifying the 

information and data required in the 

application. 

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 2886. 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-mailKathy.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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Request for Member Nominations; 

Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for member 

nominations for the Hydrogen Technical 

and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Hydrogen Technical and 

Fuel Cell Advisory Committee (HTAC or 

Committee) was established by section 

807 of Title VIII, Hydrogen (‘‘Spark M. 

Matsunaga Act of 2005’’), of the 2005 

Energy Policy Act (Pub. L. 109–58). In 

order to ensure a wide range of 

candidates for HTAC and a balanced 

committee, DOE is using this public 

announcement as an avenue to solicit 

nominations for this Committee. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by January 23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format. 

Nominations should be sent via e-mail 

to htac.nominees@ee.doe.gov. Any 

requests for further information should 

also be sent via e-mail to 

htac.nominees@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Committee will provide advice 

and recommendations to the Secretary 

of Energy (Secretary) on the program 

authorized by the Spark M. Matsunaga 

Hydrogen Act of 2005 (‘‘the Act’’). This 

Committee supersedes the Hydrogen 

Technical Advisory Panel established 

by the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen 

Research, Development, Demonstration 

Program Act of 1990, Public Law 101–

566, and reauthorized by the Hydrogen 

Future Act of 1996, Public Law 104–

271. 

The Committee’s scope is to review 

and make recommendations to the 

Secretary on (1) The implementation of 

programs and activities under the Act 

(42 U.S.C. 16151 et seq.), (2) the safety, 

economical, and environmental 

consequences of technologies for the 

production, distribution, delivery, 

storage, or use of hydrogen energy and 

fuel cells and (3) the plan under section 

804 of the Act. The Secretary shall 

consider, but need not adopt, any 

recommendations of HTAC. 

DOE is hereby soliciting nominations 

for members of the Committee. The 

Committee is expected to be continuing 

in nature. The Secretary of Energy will 

appoint 12 to 25 Committee members. 

Members will be selected with a view 

toward achieving a balanced committee 

of representatives of domestic industry, 

academia, professional societies, 

government agencies, Federal 

laboratories, previous advisory panels, 

and financial, environmental and other 

appropriate organizations based on the 

needs of the Committee and DOE. 

Committee members will serve for a 

term of three years or less and may be 

reappointed. Appointments may be 

made in a manner that allows the terms 

of the members serving at any time to 

expire at spaced intervals, so as to 

ensure continuity in the functioning of 

the Committee. The Committee 

members will elect a chairperson from 

among their number. The Committee is 

expected to meet twice per year. 

Subcommittees to address specific 

agenda items are anticipated and may 

meet more frequently. Some Committee 

members may be appointed as special 

Government employees (SGEs) and will 

be subject to certain ethical restrictions 

as a result. Such members will also be 

required to submit certain information 

in connection with the appointment 

process. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations 

Qualified individuals can selfnominate or be nominated by any 

individual or organization. Nominators 

should submit (via e-mail to 

htac.nominees@ee.doe.gov) a 

description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, including matters that 

would enable the Department to make 

an informed decision, such as but not 

limited to the nominee’s education and 

professional experience. Should more 

information be needed, DOE staff will 

contact the nominee, obtain information 

from the nominee’s past affiliations, or 

obtain information from publicly 

available sources, such as the internet. 

A selection team will review the 

nomination packages. This team will be 

comprised of representatives from 

several DOE Offices, as well as at least 

one representative from the Department 

of Transportation. DOE is seeking a 

balance of appropriate stakeholder 

viewpoints to address the broad 

statutory mandate. (Note that the 

Committee will address implementation 

of the Hydrogen Program activities 

covered in the Act; the Committee will 

not address whether there should be a