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Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

established three performance measures 

for the Vocational Rehabilitation 

Services Projects for American Indians 

with Disabilities program. The measures 

are (1) the percentage of individuals 

who leave the program with an 

employment outcome, (2) the 

percentage of projects that demonstrate 

an average annual cost per employment 

outcome of no more than $35,000, and 

(3) the percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost per 

participant of no more than $10,000. 

Each grantee must annually report its 

performance on these measures through 

the Annual Progress Reporting Form for 

the American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) 

Program. 

In addition, this program is part of the 

Administration’s job training and 

employment common measures 

initiative. The common measures for job 

training and employment programs 

targeting adults are—entered 

employment (percentage employed in 

the first quarter after program exit); 

retention in employment (percentage of 

those employed in the first quarter after 

exit that were still employed in the 

second and third quarter after program 

exit); earnings increase (percentage 

change in earnings pre-registration to 

post-program and first quarter after exit 

to third quarter after exit); and 

efficiency measure (annual cost per 

employment outcome and per 

participant). The Department is 

currently working toward implementing 

these common measures. Each grantee 

will be required to collect and report 

data for the common measures when 

implemented. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

August Martin, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5088, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20204–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7410. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Alternative Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

by contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–

7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can 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: January 30, 2008. 

Tracy R. Justesen, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. E8–1982 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; EAC’s Voting 

System Test Laboratory Accreditation 

Program Manual 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; comment request. 

SUMMARY: The EAC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a proposed 

information collection, EAC’s Voting 

System Test Laboratory Accreditation 

Program Manual. Comments are invited 

on: (a) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be summarized and included 

in the request for approval of this 

information collection by the Office of 

Management and budget; they also will 

become a matter of public record. This 

notice requests comments solely on the 

four criteria above. A separate notice 

will be published on the Federal 

Register to request substantive 

comments on the proposed information 

collection; please refer to the EAC’s Web 

site, http://www.eac.gov, for further 

information regarding the submission of 

substantive comments. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 5 p.m. EDT on 

April 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection must be 

submitted in writing through either: (1) 

Electronically to pracomments@eac.gov. 

or (2) U.S. postal mail to the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1225 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC 20005, Attn: Laiza N. 

Otero, Election Research Specialist. To 

ensure receipt and proper handling, 

comments submitted via U.S. postal 

mail shall clearly indicate that they are 

in response to this Federal Register 

notice by writing ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act’’ in the heading section of the letter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the EAC’s Voting 

System Test Laboratory Accreditation 

Program Manual, please, write to the 

above address or contact Laiza N. Otero, 

Election Research Specialist, at (202) 

566–3100. You may also view the 

proposed collection instrument by 

visiting the EAC’s Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Voting System Test Laboratory 

Accreditation Program Manual. 

OMB Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Needs and Uses: Section 231(b) of the 

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 

(42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires that the 

EAC provide for the accreditation and 

revocation of accreditation of 

independent, non-federal laboratories 

qualified to test voting systems to 

Federal standards. Generally, the EAC 

considers for accreditation those 

laboratories evaluated and 

recommended by the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology (NIST) 

pursuant to HAVA Section 231(b)(1). 

However, consistent with HAVA 

Section 231(b)(2)(B), the Commission 

may also vote to accredit laboratories 

outside of those recommended by NIST 

upon publication of an explanation of 

the reason for any such accreditation. In 


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order to meet its statutory requirements 

under HAVA Section 15371(b), the EAC 

has developed the EAC’s Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

The procedural requirements of the 

program are established in the proposed 

information collection, the EAC Voting 

System Test Laboratory Accreditation 

Program Manual. Although 

participation in the program in 

voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. The procedural 

requirements of this Manual will 

supersede any prior laboratory 

accreditation requirements issued by the 

EAC. This manual shall be read in 

conjunction with the EAC’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). 

Affected Public: Voting system test 

laboratories. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. 

Total Annual Responses: 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200 hours. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 08–453 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Request for Substantive Comments; 

EAC’s Voting System Test Laboratory 

Accreditation Program Manual 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for substantive 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a 

procedural manual for its Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

This manual establishes the 

administrative procedures for obtaining 

an EAC accreditation for Voting System 

Test Laboratories (VSTL). Section 231(b) 

of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) 

of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires 

that the EAC provide for the 

accreditation and revocation of 

accreditation of independent, nonfederal laboratories qualified to test 

voting systems to Federal standards. In 

order to meet its statutory requirements 

under HAVA 15371(b), the EAC has 

developed the EAC’s Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

Although participation in the program is 

voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. The procedural 

requirements of this Manual will 

supersede any prior laboratory 

accreditation requirements issued by the 

EAC. This manual shall be read in 

conjunction with the EAC’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). The 

purpose of this notice is to request 

public comment on the substantive 

aspects of the program. 

Substantive Comments: The EAC 

seeks substantive comments from the 

public on its proposed procedural 

manual. Please submit comments 

consistent with the information below. 

Comments should identify and cite the 

section of the manual at issue. Where a 

substantive issue is raised, please 

propose a recommended change or 

alternative policy. All comments 

submitted will be published at the end 

of the comment period on the EAC’s 

Web site http://www.eac.gov. This 

publication and request for comment is 

not required under the rulemaking, 

adjudicative, or licensing provisions of 

the Administrative Procedures Act 

(APA). It is a voluntary effort by the 

EAC to gather input from the public on 

the EAC’s administrative procedures for 

accrediting Voting System Test 

Laboratories. Furthermore, this request 

by the EAC for public comment is not 

intended to make any of the APA’s 

rulemaking provisions applicable to 

development of this or future EAC 

procedural programs. However, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, a separate notice 

will be published on the Federal 

Register to request comments regarding 

the burden of responding to the 

information collection activities of the 

proposed manual; please refer to the 

EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov, for 

further information about the 

submission of comments regarding 

burden. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on 

April 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via email to 

testlaboratoryaccreditation@eac.gov; via 

mail to Brian Hancock, Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 

202–566–1392. An electronic copy of 

the proposed guidance may be found on 

the EAC’s Web site http://www.eac.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Masterson, Testing and 

Certification Program Associate, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax: 

(202) 566–1392. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 08–452 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–36–000] 

Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Junction 

Natural Gas Storage Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

January 28, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Junction Natural Gas Storage Project 

involving construction and operation of 

natural gas storage and pipeline header 

facilities by Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P. 

(Chestnut Ridge) in Fayette County, 

Pennsylvania and Preston and 

Monongolia Counties, West Virginia. 

The EA will be used by the Commission 

in its decision-making process to 

determine whether the project is in the 

public convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help determine which 

issues need to be evaluated in the EA. 

Please note that the scoping period will 

close on February 29, 2008. Details on 

how to submit comments are provided 

in the Public Participation section of 

this notice. 

This notice is being sent to affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

Native American tribes; other interested 

parties; and local libraries and 

newspapers. State and local government 

representatives are asked to notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and to encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. It is available for viewing 


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