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c. The Corps will consult with the 

State Historic Preservation Officer to 

comply with the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS) and National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration Fisheries Service to 

comply with the Endangered Species 

Act and the FWS to provide a Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act Report as an 

appendix to the EIS/EIR. Coordination 

will also be carried out with Native 

American and tribal groups. 

Consultation will be carried out on the 

three project level sites analyzed in the 

document. Those reaches considered at 

the program level would be fully 

analyzed in the future under separate 

tiered environmental document(s) and 

consultation would be carried out at 

that time. 

d. A 45-day public review period will 

be provided for individuals and 

agencies to review and comment on the 

draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are 

encouraged to respond to this notice 

and provide a current address if they 

wish to be notified of the draft EIS/EIR 

circulation. 

4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is 

anticipated to be available for public 

review and comment in mid 2009. 

Dated: January 13, 2009. 

Thomas C. Chapman, 

COL, EN Commanding. 

[FR Doc. E9–1678 Filed 1–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, 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: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

30, 2009. 

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 Leader, 

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. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Collections Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: National Evaluation of the 

Comprehensive Technical Assistance 

Centers. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 130. 

Burden Hours: 1,933. 

Abstract: This is the third of three 

clearance requests submitted to OMB for 

the National Evaluation of the 

Comprehensive Technical Assistance 

Centers (‘‘Centers’’). This submission is 

necessitated because the National 

Center for Education Evaluation and 

Regional Assistance (NCEE), a division 

of the Institute for Education Sciences, 

U.S. Department of Education (ED), 

exercised an Option within the Base 

Contract in 2008 to conduct Case 

Studies of Comprehensive Center 

Technical Assistance. The Case Studies 

will focus on the extent to which such 

assistance has resulted in enhanced 

State Education Agency (SEA) capacity 

to implement key No Child Left Behind 

Act (NCLB) provisions. 

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 3934. 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional 

Natural Gas and Other Petroleum 

Resources Research and Development 

Program 2009 Annual Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Report Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

announces the availability of the 2009 

Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater 

and Unconventional Natural Gas and 

Other Petroleum Resources Research 

and Development Program on the DOE 

Web site at http:// 

management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm 

or in print form (see CONTACT below). 

The 2009 Annual Plan is in compliance 

with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 

Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3), which 

requires the publication of this plan and 

all written comments in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 

Mail Stop FE–30, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or 

phone: 202–586–5600 or e-mail to 

UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive 

Summary [excerpted from the 2009 

Annual Plan p. 3]. 

This document is the 2009 Annual 

Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and 

Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 

Petroleum Resources Research and 

Development Program established 

pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle J (Subtitle 

J) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct). Subtitle J is reproduced in 

Appendix A to the 2009 Annual Plan. 

As required by Subtitle J, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) contracted 

with a consortium (Program 

Consortium) to administer three 

program elements identified in EPAct: 

Ultra-deepwater architecture and 

technology, unconventional natural gas 

and other petroleum resources 

exploration and production technology, 

and technology challenges of small 

producers. 

A fourth program element of 

complementary research identified in 

EPAct is being performed by the 

National Energy Technology Laboratory 

(NETL). NETL is also tasked with 

management of the consortium contract, 

and review and oversight of the Program 

Consortium. 

In 2006, NETL awarded a contract to 

the Research Partnership to Secure 

Energy for America (RPSEA) to function 

as the Program Consortium. 

The 2007 Annual Plan, the first 

annual plan, resulted in a total of 15 

solicitations from which 43 projects 

were selected. 

In August 2008, the 2008 Annual Plan 

was transmitted to Congress and 

published in the Federal Register. 

Implementation will include a total of 

13 solicitations that are expected to be 

issued by the Program Consortium in 

late fall/early winter 2008, with 

selections anticipated in early 2009. 

As further required by Subtitle J, in 

September 2008, two Federal advisory 

committees, the Ultra-Deepwater 

Advisory Committee and the 

Unconventional Resources Technology 

Advisory Committee, began their 

respective reviews of the draft 2009 

Annual Plan. In October 2008, the two 

advisory committees provided their 

recommendations. 

Section 999B(e)(3) of EPAct requires 

DOE to publish all written comments on 

the annual plan. Accordingly, the 

Program Consortium’s final 2009 draft 

Annual Plan is included here as 

Appendix B and the comments and 

recommendations provided by the 

advisory committees are included here 

as Appendix C. No other written 

comments were received. 

The 2009 Annual Plan provides a 

comprehensive outline of the Program 

Consortium’s research activities 

planned for 2009. The primary focus of 

these activities is to fill in any 

technology gaps not addressed by the 

projects and solicitations to date. A 

highlight of this year’s plan is the 

attention that will be given to 

technology transfer. 

Technology transfer is an important 

focus of the program. Section 999C(d) of 

EPAct requires 2.5% of the amount of 

each award to be designated for 

technology transfer activities. The 

Federal advisory committees 

recommended that more information on 

technology transfer be included in 

future annual plans. In response, the 

2009 Annual Plan includes the structure 

for the overall technology transfer 

program. 

Section 999 H(a) of EPAct provides 

that the Ultra-Deepwater and 

Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 

Petroleum Research Fund be funded at 

$50-million-per-year, with funds 

generated from Federal lease royalties, 

rents, and bonuses paid by oil and gas 

companies. Seventy-five percent of 

these funds are obligated to the Program 

Consortium’s contract to execute three 

program elements. After allocations for 

program management by NETL and 

program administration by the Program 

Consortium, the amount to be invested 

in research activities by the Program 

Consortium totals $31.88 million per 

year. 

Under the Stage/Gate approach 

applied to prior year activities, all 

Program Consortium administered 

projects will be fully funded to the 

completion of the appropriate decision 

point identified in each contract, which 

may include multiple stages. If a 

decision is made to move to the next 

stage or decision point or to gather 

additional data, additional funding will 

be provided from available funds. 

The NETL Strategic Center for Natural 

Gas and Oil is responsible for 

management of the consortium contract, 

and review and oversight of the Program 

Consortium. Complementary R&D is 

being carried out by NETL’s Office of 

Research and Development. Planning 

and analysis related to the program, 

including benefits assessment and 

technology impacts analysis, is being 

carried out by NETL’s Office of Systems, 

Analysis, and Planning. 

Section 999F of EPAct contains a 

general sunset provision for Title IX, 

Subtitle J, of September 30, 2014. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 9, 

2009. 

Guido DeHoratiis, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Oil and Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. E9–1689 Filed 1–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0926; FRL–8767–8] 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

Science and Technology for 

Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee 

Meetings—Winter 2009 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Research and 

Development (ORD), gives notice of a 

meeting of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BOSC) Science and 

Technology for Sustainability 

Subcommittee. 

DATES: The first meeting (teleconference 

call) will be held on Thursday, February 

12, 2009, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST). The second 

meeting (face-to-face) will be held on 

Thursday, March 12, 2009, from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. EST. Meetings may adjourn 

early if all business is finished. Requests 

for the draft agenda or for making oral 

presentations at the meetings will be 

accepted up to one business day before 

the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Participation in the 

conference call will be by 

teleconference only—meeting rooms 

will not be used. Members of the public 

may obtain the call-in number and 

access code for the call from Greg 

Susanke, whose contact information is 

listed under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. The face-to-face meeting will be 

held at the EPA Building—One Potomac 

Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

Virginia, 22202. The meeting is in the 

Fourth Floor Conference Center North, 

room N–4830. Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2008–0926, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: Send comments by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0926. 

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