Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 221 / Friday, November 16, 2007 / Notices 64589 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by email to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, 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 7, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Designation As An Eligible 

Institution under the Title III, Part A 

Strengthening Institutions Program and 

the Title V, Developing HispanicServing Institutions Program 

Application Guide. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,200. 

Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Abstract: Collection of information is 

necessary in order for the Secretary of 

Education to designate an institution of 

higher education (IHE) eligible to apply 

for funding under Title III, Part A and 

Title V of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA). An institution 

must apply to the Secretary to be 

designated as an eligible institution. 

The programs authorized include the 

Strengthening Institutions Program 

(SIP), the American Indian Tribally 

Controlled Colleges and Universities 

(TCCU), and the Alaskan Native and 

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions 

(ANNH) Programs. Title V authorizes 

the Hispanic-Serving Institutions 

Program. These programs award 

discretionary grants to eligible 

institutions of higher education as that 

they might increase their selfsufficiency by improving academic 

programs, institutional management and 

fiscal stability. 

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 3518. 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 

ICDocketMgr@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 electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. 07–5660 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 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 

15, 2008. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, 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 

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. 

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64590 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 221 / Friday, November 16, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: November 7, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Program for International 

Students Assessment (PISA) 2008 Field 

Test, 2009 Full Scale. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; State, local, or Tribal 

government, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,270. 

Burden Hours: 998. 

Abstract: The Program for 

International Student Assessment 

(PISA) is a new system of international 

assessments that focus on 15-year-olds’

capabilities in reading literacy, 

mathematics literacy, and science 

literacy. PISA 2000 was the first cycle 

of PISA, which will be conducted every 

three years, with a primary focus on one 

area for each cycle. PISA 2000 focused 

on reading literacy, mathematics 

literacy was the focus in 2003, and 

science literacy was the focus in 2006. 

In 2009, the focus will again be on 

reading literacy. In addition to 

assessment data, PISA provides 

background information on school 

context and student demographics to 

benchmark performance and inform 

policy. 

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 3521. 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 

ICDocketMgr@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 electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. 07–5661 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–330] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: The Royal Bank of Scotland 

plc (RBS) has applied for authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 17, 2007. 

ADDRESS: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

586–8008). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On October 2, 2007, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) received an application 

from RBS for authority to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada as a power marketer. RBS, a 

public limited liability company 

registered in Scotland, has requested an 

electricity export authorization with a 5- 

year term. RBS does not own or control 

any electric generation, transmission, or 

distribution assets, nor does it have a 

franchised service area. The electric 

energy which RBS proposes to export to 

Canada would be surplus energy 

purchased from electric utilities, 

Federal power marketing agencies, and 

other entities within the United States. 

RBS will arrange for the delivery of 

exports to Canada over the international 

transmission facilities owned by Basin 

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville 

Power Administration, Eastern Maine 

Electric Cooperative, International 

Transmission Co., Joint Owners of the 

Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., 

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine 

Public Service Company, Minnesota 

Power, Inc., Minnkota Power 

Cooperative, Inc., New York Power 

Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corp., Northern States Power Company, 

Vermont Electric Power Company, and 

Vermont Electric Transmission Co. 

The construction, operation, 

maintenance, and connection of each of 

the international transmission facilities 

to be utilized by RBS has previously 

been authorized by a Presidential permit 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE on or before the date listed above. 

Comments on the RBS application to 

export electric energy to Canada should 

be clearly marked with Docket No. EA–

330. Additional copies are to be filed 

directly with Paul Stevelman, Esq., 

Managing Director and Deputy General 

Counsel, RBS Greenwich Capital, 600 

Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 

AND Brian Chisling, Esq., Senior 

Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, 

NY 10017–3954. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, and a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not adversely impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/ 

electricity_imports_exports.htm, or by 

e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2007. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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