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performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as specified by 

the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. For 

specific requirements on grantee 

reporting, please go to: http:// 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: For FY 

2007, grants under the ECEPD program 

will be governed by the achievement 

indicators that the Secretary published 

in the Federal Register on March 31, 

2003 (68 FR 15646). These achievement 

indicators are included in the 

application package. 

In addition, under the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

(GPRA), the Secretary has established 

the following measures for evaluating 

the overall effectiveness of the ECEPD 

program, which are coordinated with 

the program’s achievement indicators 

and are included in the application 

package: (1) The ECEPD teacher’s 

average score on the Early Language and 

Literacy Classroom Observation 

(ELLCO); and (2) the percentage of 

children who demonstrate improved 

readiness for school in the areas of early 

language (as measured by the Peabody 

Picture Vocabulary Test–III (PPVT–III), 

Receptive) and early literacy (as 

measured by the PALS Pre-K, Upper 

Case Alphabet Knowledge subtask). The 

coordination of these achievement 

indicators and performance measures is 

designed to improve program 

management, and to help Congress, the 

Department, the Office of Management 

and Budget, and others review a 

program’s progress toward its goals. All 

grantees must document participant 

outcomes on these performance 

measures in the annual performance 

report referenced in section VI. 3. of this 

notice. The applicant’s evaluation 

design provided in response to the 

selection criterion for Quality of project 

evaluation in section V. 1. of this notice 

should include the use of these 

assessment tools, at a minimum. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosemary Fennell, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 3C–122, Washington, DC 20202–

6132. Telephone: (202) 260–0792, or by 

e-mail: eceprofdev@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed in this section. 

VIII. Other Information 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Raymond Simon, 

Deputy Secretary for Education. 

[FR Doc. E7–2964 Filed 2–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Committee on Foreign 

Medical Education and Accreditation; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Committee on Foreign 

Medical Education and Accreditation, 

Department of Education. 

What Is the Purpose of This Notice? 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce the upcoming meeting of the 

National Committee on Foreign Medical 

Education and Accreditation. Parts of 

this meeting will be open to the public, 

and the public is invited to attend those 

portions. 

When and Where Will the Meeting 

Take Place? 

We will hold the public meeting on 

March 28, 2007 from 8 a.m. until 

approximately 5 p.m. in the Chesapeake 

Room at The Watergate Hotel, 2650 

Virginia Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20037. You may call the hotel at 1–800–

289–1555; e-mail: http:// 

www.thewatergatehotel.com to inquire 

about room accommodations. 

What Assistance Will Be Provided to 

Individuals With Disabilities? 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you will 

need an auxiliary aid or service to 

participate in the meeting (e.g., 

interpreting service, assistive listening 

device, or materials in an alternate 

format) notify the contact person listed 

in this notice at least two weeks before 

the scheduled meeting date. Although 

we will attempt to meet a request 

received after that date, we may not be 

able to make available the requested 

auxiliary aid or service because of 

insufficient time to arrange it. 

Who Is the Contact Person for the 

Meeting? 

Please contact Ms. Francesca ParisAlbertson, the Executive Director of the 

National Committee on Foreign Medical 

Education and Accreditation, if you 

have questions about the meeting. You 

may contact her at the U.S. Department 

of Education, room 7110, 1990 K St. 

NW., Washington, DC 20006, telephone: 

(202) 219–7009, fax: (202) 219–7008, email: Francesca.Paris-Albertson@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

What Are the Functions of the National 

Committee? 

The National Committee on Foreign 

Medical Education and Accreditation 

was established by the Secretary of 

Education under section 102 of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. The Committee’s 

responsibilities are to: 

• Evaluate the standards of 

accreditation applied to applicant 

foreign medical schools; and 

• Determine the comparability of 

those standards to standards for 

accreditation applied to United States 

medical schools. 

What Items Will Be on the Agenda for 

Discussion at the Meeting? 

The National Committee on Foreign 

Medical Education and Accreditation 

will review the standards of 

accreditation applied to medical schools 

by several foreign countries to 

determine whether those standards are 

comparable to the standards of 

accreditation applied to medical schools 

in the United States. Discussions of the 

standards of accreditation will be held 

in sessions open to the public. 

Discussions that focus on specific 

determinations of comparability are 

closed to the public in order that each 

country may be properly notified of the 

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discussed at the meeting include 

Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, 

Dominican Republic, Grenada, Mexico, 

St. Lucia, St. Maarten, and Slovakia. 

The listing of countries will also be 

posted on the Department of 

Education’s Web site at the following 

address: http://www.ed.gov/about/ 

bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html. 

How May I Obtain Electronic Access to 

This Document? 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

legislation/FedRegister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ 

indwx.html. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

Dated: February 12, 2007. 

James F. Manning, 

Delegated the Authority of the Assistant 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–712 Filed 2–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed three-year 

extension to the Form EIA–886, 

‘‘Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled 

Vehicle Suppliers & Users.’’

DATES: Comments must be filed by April 

23, 2007. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Cynthia 

Sirk. To ensure receipt of the comments 

by the due date, submission by fax 

(202–287–1964) or e-mail 

(cynthia.sirk@eia.doe.gov) is 

recommended. The mailing address is 

Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and 

Alternate Fuels, EI–52, Forrestal 

Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, 

Ms. Sirk may be contacted by telephone 

at 202–287–1925. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions 

should be directed to Cynthia Sirk at the 

address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Current Actions 

III. Request for Comments 

I. Background 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C. 

761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization 

Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

seq.) require the EIA to carry out a 

centralized, comprehensive, and unified 

energy information program. This 

program collects, evaluates, assembles, 

analyzes, and disseminates information 

on energy resource reserves, production, 

demand, technology, and related 

economic and statistical information. 

This information is used to assess the 

adequacy of energy resources to meet 

near and longer term domestic 

demands. 

The EIA, as part of its effort to comply 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq.), provides the general public and 

other Federal agencies with 

opportunities to comment on collections 

of energy information conducted by or 

in conjunction with the EIA. Any 

comments received help the EIA to 

prepare data requests that maximize the 

utility of the information collected, and 

to assess the impact of collection 

requirements on the public. Also, the 

EIA will later seek approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Form EIA–886, Annual Survey of 

Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers & 

Users is an annual survey that collects 

information on: (1) The number and 

type of alternative fueled vehicles 

(AFVs) and advanced technology 

vehicles that vehicle suppliers made 

available in the previous calendar year 

and plan to make available in the 

following calendar year; (2) The 

number, type and geographic 

distribution of AFVs in use in the 

previous calendar year; (3) the amount 

and distribution of each type of 

alternative transportation fuel (ATF) 

consumed in the previous calendar year; 

(4) the miles traveled by AFVs; and (5) 

the number, type, and disposition of 

retired AFVs in the previous calendar 

year. The EIA–886 data are collected 

from suppliers and users of AFVs. The 

objectives of the EIA–886 survey are to: 

(1) Comply with section 503 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) that 

requires the EIA to collect information 

and provide estimates related to 

alternative fueled vehicles, alternate 

transportation fuels, and replacement 

fuels; (2) Satisfy public requests for 

information on AFVs and ATFs; (3) 

Provide Congress with a measure of the 

extent to which the objectives of EPACT 

are being achieved; and (4) Provide EIA 

with a basis for estimating and 

forecasting total AFV and ATF use in 

the U.S. The results of the EIA–886 are 

released annually on EIA’s Web site at 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/ 

fuelrenewable.html. 

Please refer to the proposed forms and 

instructions for more information about 

the purpose, who must report, when to 

report, where to submit, the elements to 

be reported, detailed instructions, 

provisions for confidentiality, and uses 

(including possible nonstatistical uses) 

of the information. For instructions on 

obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

II. Current Actions 

EIA will be requesting a three-year 

extension of approval to its Annual 

Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicle 

Suppliers & Users and will be 

requesting one change with respect to 

the form title. For simplification, EIA 

proposes to change the form title to 

‘‘Annual Alternative Fueled Vehicle 

Survey.’’

III. Request for Comments 

Prospective respondents and other 

interested parties should comment on 

the actions discussed in item II. The 

following guidelines are provided to 

assist in the preparation of comments. 

General Issues 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? Practical utility is 

defined as the actual usefulness of 

information to or for an agency, taking 

into account its accuracy, adequacy, 

reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s 

ability to process the information it 

collects. 


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