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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. 

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Fiscal Operations Report for 

2007–2008 and Application to 

Participate for 2009–2010 (FISAP) and 

Reallocation Form E40–4P. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions (primary), Businesses or 

other for-profit, Federal Government, 

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or 

LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 5,798. 

Burden Hours: 27,935. 

Abstract: This application data will be 

used to compute the amount of funds 

needed by each school for the 2009–

2010 award year. The Fiscal Operations 

Report data will be used to assess 

program effectiveness, account for funds 

expended during the 2006–2007 award 

year, and as part of the school funding 

process. The Reallocation Form is part 

of the FISAP on the Web. Schools will 

use it in the summer to return 

unexpended funds for 2006–2007 and 

request supplemental FWS funds for 

2008–2009. 

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 3581. 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., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. 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. E8–2259 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting 

Roundtable Discussion. 

DATE & TIME: Friday, February 29, 2008, 

9 a.m.–2 p.m. (EST). 

PLACE: United State Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005. 

Agenda 

The Commission will host a voting 

systems manufacturer roundtable 

discussion regarding the Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee’s 

(TGDC) recommended voluntary voting 

system guidelines (VVSG). The 

discussion will be focused upon the 

following topics: (1) The dominant 

business model for voting system 

manufacturers and their role as 

innovators; (2) How to evaluate 

innovative systems, for which there are 

no standards for purposes of 

certification; (3) The value and risks 

associated with Open Ended 

Vulnerability Testing; (4) The processes 

associated with testing to the VVSG and 

possible modifications; (5) Whether the 

recommend TGDC standards create 

appropriate functional standards that 

promote innovation; (6) The cost 

implications of the proposed VVSG; (7) 

Development of systems to the proposed 

VVSG and possible time frames. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Matthew Masterson, Telephone: (202) 

566–3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 08–565 Filed 2–5–08; 10:57 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Proposed Methodology for 

Determining the Average System Cost 

of Resources for Electric Utilities 

Participating in the Residential 

Exchange Program Established by 

Section 5(c) of the Pacific Northwest 

Electric Power Planning and 

Conservation Act 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), DOE. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments 

(BPA File No.: ASCM–08). 

SUMMARY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA) proposes a 

revised methodology for determining 

the average system cost (ASC) of 

resources for regional electric utilities 

that participate in the Residential 

Exchange Program (REP) authorized by 

section 5(c) of the Pacific Northwest 

Electric Power Planning and 

Conservation Act (Northwest Power 

Act). The ASC methodology is used in 

the determination of monetary benefits 

paid by BPA to utilities participating in 

the REP. The Northwest Power Act 

authorizes the BPA Administrator to 

determine utilities’ ASCs based on a 

methodology developed by BPA in 

consultation with the Northwest Power 

and Conservation Council, BPA 

customers and state regulatory agencies 

in the Pacific Northwest. The existing 

methodology was adopted by BPA and 

approved by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) in 1984 (1984 ASC 

Methodology). On August 1, 2007, the 

Administrator initiated a series of 

public meetings in which informal 

comment was taken on 17 specific 

issues pertaining to the 1984 ASC 

Methodology. Based in part on public 

comment, the methodology proposed by 

BPA in this notice redefines the types of 

capital and expense items includable in 

ASC, establishes new data sources from 

which ASCs are to be derived, and 

changes the nature and timing of BPA’s 

procedures for review of ASC filings by 

utilities participating in the REP. This 

notice also contains detailed procedures 

for public participation in the 

consultation proceeding. 

This consultation proceeding is 

intended to facilitate the compilation of 

a full record upon which the 

Administrator will base his decision for 

a final ASC Methodology. Although 

preliminary informal comments have 

already been made by some groups and 

members of the public, this notice 

formally solicits public comment. With 


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