Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 29681 

information please contact Katie 

Ingebretson, OUSD(C), 1155 Defense 

Pentagon, Room 3E768, Washington, DC 

20301–1155, Katie.ingebretson@osd.mil, 

(703) 614–2039. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

(a) Purpose 

The mission of the DAAC is to 

provide the Secretary of Defense, 

through the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, 

independent advice and 

recommendations on DoD financial 

management to include financial 

reporting processes, systems of internal 

controls, audit processes, and processes 

for monitoring compliance with relevant 

laws and regulations. 

(b) Agenda 

Below is the agenda for the July 21, 

2009 meeting: 

3 p.m. Introduction and welcome. 

3:05 Swearing in of the Committee 

Members. 

3:10 Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) Review. 

Open Session 

3:15 Comments by DAAC Chairman. 

3:30 Key DoD Financial Management 

initiatives. 

3:50 Financial information and audit 

readiness: progress and next steps. 

4:05 Discussion topics: 

• Roles and responsibilities during 

the audit. 

• Thoughts on making financial 

statements more useful to DoD 

managers. 

• Other government and private 

sector models. 

• Thoughts on publicizing the 

positive aspects of DoD financial 

management. 

4:50 Next steps for Committee. 

4:55 Closing Remarks. 

(c) Accessibility to the Meeting 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. Members of the public who 

wish to attend the meeting must contact 

Ms. Ingebretson at the number listed in 

this FR notice no later than noon on 

Monday, July 15th to arrange a Pentagon 

escort. Public attendees are required to 

arrive at the Pentagon Metro Entrance 

by 2 p.m. and complete security 

screening by 2:15 p.m. Security 

screening requires two forms of 

identification: (1) A government-issued 

photo I.D., and (2) any type of secondary 

I.D. which verifies the individual’s 

name (i.e., debit card, credit card, work 

badge, social security card). 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Ms. Ingebretson at least five 

business days prior to the meeting so 

that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

(d) Procedures for Providing Written 

Comments 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Committee about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. 

Written comments are accepted until 

the date of the meeting, however, 

written comments should be received by 

the DFO at least five business days prior 

to the meeting date so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

Committee members for their 

consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments should be submitted 

via e-mail to the address for the DFO 

given in this notice in the following 

formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, 

or Word format). 

Please Note: Since the Committee operates 

under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, all written 

comments will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available for 

public inspection, up to and including being 

posted on the OUSD(C) Web site. 

Dated: June 17, 2009. 

Morgan E. Frazier, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14672 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

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: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by June 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the emergency review 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, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Director of OMB provide 

interested Federal agencies and the 

public an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(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 Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 

publishes this notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests at the beginning of the 

Departmental review of the information 

collection. 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. ED 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 respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

29682 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 

1A 5-year rate renewal of this same rate formula 

through June 7, 1993, was approved by FERC on 

July 20, 1988, at 44 FERC ¶ 62,058. Subsequent 5- 

year renewals of the rate formula have been 

approved by FERC. The most recent approval was 

on January 31, 2005, in Docket No. EF04–5101–000, 

which approved the same rate formula through June 

7, 2009 (110 FERC ¶ 62,083). 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation and Accountability 

Reports for Title II, Part D of ESEA. 

Abstract: This submission requests 

emergency approval to require States to 

submit to the Department two written 

reports: (1) The State’s most recent Ed 

Tech evaluation report; and (2) A 

description of the States System of 

Accountability for Ed Tech funds which 

will include: (a) A description of how 

the SEA will ensure, for school years 

(SYs) 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, that 

LEAs and eligible local entities that 

receive Ed Tech funds (either 

competitively or by formula) are 

meeting their evaluation 

responsibilities; and (b) a description of 

the process and accountability measures 

that the SEA will use, for SYs 2009– 

2010 and 2010–2011, to evaluate the 

effectiveness of Ed Tech-supported 

activities. 

Additional Information: Approval is 

needed by June 30, 2009 so that the 

Department can issue relevant program 

guidance and accountability reporting 

requirements on July 1, 2009, when the 

Department issues the Title II, D ARRA 

grant awards. The Department has had 

to work under extremely tight timelines 

to develop program reporting 

requirements consistent with the 

unprecedented accountability and 

transparency ARRA demands. The 

Department wants to apprise States of 

the reporting requirements as soon as 

possible so that States will have 

sufficient time to comply. Issuing the 

reporting requirements along with the 

awards on July 1 gives States 

approximately 90 calendar days to 

comply with the requirements. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 53. 

Burden Hours: 583. 

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 4073. 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 the Internet address 

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. E9–14751 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Amistad and Falcon Projects Rate 

Order No. WAPA–143 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Order Concerning a 

Power Rate Formula. 

SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of 

Energy confirmed and approved Rate 

Order No. WAPA–143 placing a power 

rate formula for the Amistad and Falcon 

Projects of the Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) into effect on 

an interim basis. The provisional power 

rate formula will be in effect on an 

interim basis until the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

confirms, approves, and places it into 

effect on a final basis, or until the power 

rate formula is replaced by another 

power rate formula. 

DATES: The provisional rate formula will 

be placed into effect on an interim basis 

on June 8, 2009, and will be in effect 

until the FERC confirms, approves, and 

places the provisional rate formula into 

effect on a final basis through June 7, 

2014, or until superseded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bradley S. Warren, CRSP Manager, 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center, Western Area 

Power Administration, 150 East Social 

Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, 

UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–5493, e-mail 

warren@wapa.gov, or Ms. Carol Loftin, 

Rates Manager, Colorado River Storage 

Project Management Center, Western 

Area Power Administration, 150 East 

Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–6380, 

e-mail loftinc@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Amistad and Falcon Dams are features 

of international water storage projects 

located on the Rio Grande River 

between Texas and Mexico. Under the 

terms of Contract No. 7–07–50–P0890 

(Contract) dated August 9, 1977, 

Western marketed the power from these 

dams to two electric cooperatives, South 

Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC 

or Customer), and Medina Electric 

Cooperative (MEC). Under an October 

19, 1995, amendment to the Contract, 

MEC notified Western that it had 

transferred its generation and 

transmission facilities to STEC and 

would be a distribution cooperative 

served by STEC and requested that 

MEC’s interest in the Contract be 

assigned to STEC. Western approved the 

Contract amendment. The power rate 

formula of the Contract was approved 

by the Federal Power Commission 

(FPC), predecessor to FERC, in Docket 

No. E–9566 on August 12, 1977 (59 FPC 

1653), for a 5-year period effective on 

the date of initial operation of the 

Amistad Power Plant, June 8, 1983.1

According to article 9(a) of the 

Contract, Western calculates the annual 

installment to be paid by the Customer, 

for the power generated at the Amistad 

and Falcon power plants on or before 

August 31 of the year preceding the 

fiscal year to which it pertains, and 

codifies this amount in a revised Exhibit 

A to the Contract. Each annual 

installment pays the annual amortized 

portion of the United States’ investment 

in the Amistad and Falcon hydroelectric 

facilities with interest, and the 

associated operation, maintenance, and 

administrative costs. This repayment 

schedule is not dependent upon the 

power and energy made available for 

sale or the rate of generation each year. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Western’s 

Administrator, (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary, and (3) the authority 

to confirm, approve, and place into 

effect on a final basis, to remand, or to 

disapprove such rates to FERC. Existing 

Department of Energy procedures for 

public participation in power rate 

adjustments (10 CFR 903) were 

published on September 18, 1985.