Notices. Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

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BILLING CODE 5001-01-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 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 January 24, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to

(202)395-6974. 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 IC Clearance Official, 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. Dated: December 13, 2006. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences *Type of Review:* New. *Title:* Impact Evaluation of Upward Bound's Increased Focus on Higher-Risk Students—Baseline Data Collection Protocols. *Abstract:* This evaluation will focus on the impacts of Upward Bound on students applying to enter the program as early as the summer of 2007. The current OMB package requests clearance for the instruments to be used in gathering information. *Additional Information:* The Department is requesting emergency clearance to begin collection of parental and student consent forms, baseline information forms, and student selection forms. If the evaluation has to go through the normal clearance process, ED's notification to work with grantees on data collection could not begin until late March or early April 2007, where many grantees are completing their application periods. This schedule would likely mean that summer programs would need to be delayed or perhaps cancelled for new students, creating hostility toward the evaluation, undermining the validity of the evaluation and harming its ability to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the redesigned Upward Bound program. Emergency processing would allow the Department to contact sampled grantees to be in the evaluation in late January or early February 2007, allowing more time for the evaluator to work with grantees selected for the evaluation (contingent on their receipt of funding for 2007), ensure that a sufficient number of eligible students are recruited to form a control group, and obtain the necessary consent and baseline student data required before random assignment can occur. The Department is requesting OMB approval by January 24, 2007. *Frequency:* One time. *Affected Public:* *Individuals or households;* not-for-profit institutions *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 7,290. Burden Hours: 3,900. 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 3242. 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., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address *IC DocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. 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 *IC DocketMgr@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. E6-21601 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities—Using Assistive Technology To Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities, Birth Through Two; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year

(FY)2007 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)Number: 84.327X *Dates: Applications Available:* December 19, 2006. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* February 2, 2007. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* April 3, 2007. *Eligible Applicants:* State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs); public charter schools that are LEAs under State law; institutions of higher education (IHEs); other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $31,063,000 for the Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities program for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an estimated $435,000 for the Using Assistive Technology To Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities, Birth Through Two competition. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program. *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $435,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Estimated Number of Awards:* 1. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The purpose of the Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities program is to:

(1)Improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology,

(2)support educational media services activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom setting to children with disabilities, and

(3)provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom setting. *Priority:* In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections 674 and 681(d) of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)). *Absolute Priority:* For FY 2007 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: *Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities—Using Assistive Technology To Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities, Birth through Two* Background A growing body of research supports the use of assistive technology (AT), including AT devices and AT services as defined in section 602

(1)and

(2)of IDEA, for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The early research in this area shows that AT has the potential to increase the ability of infants and toddlers with disabilities to interact with others and to participate in family routines and to increase their functional skills in such areas as mobility and communication. However, a recent national survey of service providers revealed that only 18.1 percent of early intervention service providers believed that all of the infants and toddlers with disabilities they serve who need AT actually receive it. Further, the survey revealed that only approximately four percent of infants and toddlers with disabilities have AT listed in their Individualized Family Service Plan

(IFSP)(Wilcox, Bacon, and Campbell, 2004 1 ). These findings may suggest a lack of awareness or knowledge of AT on the part of early intervention service providers and families. While recent research has shed new light on AT devices, services, and contexts in which AT is appropriately used, a review of 27 studies on the use of AT with young children, published within the past 25 years, found that none of the reports discussed how to help children use readily available or low-tech items. In addition, the limited number of publications on evidence-based AT teaching practices seems to emphasize high-tech devices (Dugan, Millborne, Campbell, and Wilcox 2 ). This suggests there is a need to raise awareness among early intervention service providers and families and to assist them in implementing and evaluating AT practices involving a range of low-tech to high-tech devices to improve the development and learning of infants and toddlers with disabilities. 1 Wilcox, M., Bacon, C., and Campbell, P. (2004). National Survey of Parents and Providers Using AT in Early Intervention, Research Brief Volume 1, Number 3. Tots n Tech Research Institute. Available from: *http://tnt.asu.edu* . 2 Dugan, L., Millborne, S., Campbell, P., and Wilcox, M. (2004). Evidence Based Practice in Assistive Technology, Research Brief, Volume 1, Number 5. Tots n Tech Research Institute. Available from: *http://tnt.asu.edu.* *Priority:* This priority supports one cooperative agreement to identify and support the implementation of a range of evidence-based and promising AT practices in early intervention programs with a diverse group of infants and toddlers with disabilities, and their families, service providers, and caregivers, and to develop strategies to scale-up promising AT practices. For purposes of this priority, the term “infants and toddlers with disabilities” means individuals from birth through age two who need early intervention services because they

(1)are experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more of the areas of cognitive development, physical development, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development; or

(2)have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. In selecting AT practices and in assisting service providers and families in implementing AT practices, the project must—

(a)Identify existing evidence-based and promising practices that integrate AT in early intervention programs to improve the development and learning of infants and toddlers with disabilities. These may include validated practices with high levels of research support as well as promising practices that have some research base but may require additional validation. In selecting standards for identifying evidence-based and promising practices, the project must use a methodology that is consistent with evidence standards established by the What Works Clearinghouse

(WWC)for its review of causal research, found at *http://www.whatworks.ed.gov* ;

(b)Develop and implement practices to support service providers and families in using a range of low-tech to high-tech AT devices, including readily available materials, in ways that can help families enhance the development and learning of their infants and toddlers with disabilities and promote their participation in activities in everyday settings. These strategies must incorporate provisions for the continued implementation of the practices after Federal support ends;

(c)Identify and recruit early intervention programs to implement the practices identified in accordance with paragraph

(a)of this priority. In selecting early intervention programs, the project must consider the culture, language or family income of the infants and toddlers served by the programs, as well as the location (urban and rural settings or, the geographic region) and size of the program;

(d)Provide professional development and training based on the practices identified in accordance with paragraph

(a)of this priority to motivate and build capacity of service providers and families to use AT with infants and toddlers with disabilities;

(e)Assist early intervention programs in evaluating the outcomes of the professional development provided in accordance with paragraph

(d)of this priority, and the effects of selected AT practices on infant and toddler development;

(f)Promote, where appropriate, opportunities for AT re-use through such avenues as exchange programs, recycling programs, and refurbishment programs; and

(g)Prepare and disseminate information and products, as appropriate, for specific audiences, such as families, service providers, and caregivers. The project funded under this priority also must—

(1)Meet with the Office of Special Education Programs

(OSEP)Project Officer and other appropriate staff in Washington, DC, within the first two months of the project period to clarify project activities and develop a strategic plan for the implementation of the overall project;

(2)Communicate, collaborate, and form partnerships as appropriate, with such entities as: The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs), Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), the National and Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs), the Regional Resource Centers (RRCs), the Center on Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd), and other OSEP-supported discretionary projects related to the use of AT with infants and toddlers with disabilities;

(3)Establish, maintain, and meet at least annually with an advisory committee consisting of representatives of families, service providers, caregivers, professional organizations and advocacy groups, researchers, and other appropriate groups to review and advise on the project's plans, products, and activities;

(4)Budget to attend a three-day Project Directors' meeting in Washington, DC during each year of the project period; a two-day meeting of technology researchers, manufacturers, developers, and publishers in Washington, DC; and a two-day early childhood meeting in Washington, DC; and

(5)If the project maintains a Web site, include relevant information and documents in a form that meets a government or industry-recognized standard for accessibility. *Fourth and Fifth Years of Project:* In deciding whether to continue this project for the fourth and fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a) for continuation awards. The Secretary will also consider the following:

(a)The recommendation of a review team consisting of experts selected by the Secretary. The team will conduct its review in Washington, DC during the last half of the project's second year. A project must budget for the travel associated with this one-day intensive review.

(b)The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the project.

(c)The degree to which the project is making a positive contribution—and its strategies are demonstrating the potential for disseminating significant knowledge to families, service providers, and caregivers—to using AT to improve outcomes for infants and toddlers with disabilities. *Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:* Under the Administrative Procedure Act

(APA)(5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities. However, section 681(d) of IDEA makes the public comment requirements of the APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice. *Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 1474 and 1481. *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Cooperative agreement. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $31,063,000 for the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities program for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an estimated $435,000 for the Using Assistive Technology to Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Birth through Two competition. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program. *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $435,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Estimated Number of Awards:* 1. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* SEAs; LEAs; public charter schools that are LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This competition does not involve cost sharing or matching. 3. *Other: General Requirements* —(a) The projects funded under this competition must make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).

(b)Applicants and grant recipients funded under this competition must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and evaluating the projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA). IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. *Telephone (toll free)* : 1-877-433-7827. *FAX:*

(301)470-1244. *If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):* 1-877-576-7734. *You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov* *If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows:* CFDA Number 84.327X. Individuals with disabilities may obtain 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 listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. *Page Limit:* The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 70 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III. We will reject your application if— • You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or • You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* Applications Available: December 19, 2006. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* February 2, 2007. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 3, 2007. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* We have been accepting applications electronically through the Department's e-Application system since FY 2000. In order to expand on those efforts and comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are continuing to participate as a partner in the new government wide Grants.gov Apply site in FY 2007. Using Assistive Technology to Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Birth through Two-CFDA Number 84.327X is one of the competitions included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Grants.gov Apply site at *http://www.Grants.gov* . Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Using Assistive Technology to Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Birth through Two—CFDA Number 84.327X competition at: *http://www.grants.gov* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search. *Please note the following:* • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf* . • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process ( *see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

(1)registering your organization,

(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format. • You may submit all documents electronically, including all information typically included on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified above or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System Unavailability If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.327X), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center—Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.327X), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,

(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,

(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or

(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

(1)A private metered postmark, or

(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.* If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.327X), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays. *Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications:* If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:

(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 11 of SF 424 the CFDA number—and suffix letter, if any—of the competition under which you are submitting your application.

(2)The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at

(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. *Administrative and National Policy Requirements:* We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. *Reporting:* At the end of your project period, you must submit a final 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. 4. *Performance Measures:* Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has developed measures that will yield information on various aspects of the quality of the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities program. These measures focus on the extent to which projects are of high quality, are relevant to the needs of children with disabilities, and contribute to improving the results for children with disabilities. Data on these measures will be collected from the projects funded under this competition. Grantees also will be required to report information on their projects' performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR 75.590). VII. Agency Contact *For Further Information Contact:* Peggy Cvach or Jane Hauser, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., rooms 4060 and 4067, respectively, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:

(202)245-7314 and

(202)245-7373, respectively. 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 by contacting the following office: The Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. *Telephone:*

(202)245-7363. 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: December 13, 2006. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and, Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E6-21635 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER06-615-004] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Proposal for Allocating Resource Adequacy Import Capacity December 12, 2006. On December 11, 2006, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) made an informational filing regarding the methodology for allocating resource adequacy import capacity in the above-docketed proceeding. By this notice, the date for filing comments on the CAISO's proposal, or for raising any additional issues regarding the allocation of resource adequacy import capacity, is up to and including January 2, 2007. Comments on the CAISO's proposal and any additional issues raised will be discussed at a future technical conference. 1 Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. 1 See Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 116 FERC ¶ 61,274, at P 1226 (2006). [FR Doc. E6-21551 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-51-001] Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing December 12, 2006. Take notice that on December 8, 2006, Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC (DOMAC) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute Twenty-Second Revised Sheet No. 94, to become effective as of December 1, 2006. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21549 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-23-001] East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing December 12, 2006. Take notice that, on December 7, 2006, East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (East Tennessee) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, with an effective date November 18, 2006: Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet No. 300 Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 323 Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 324 Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21555 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-195-000] Locust Ridge Wind Farm, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order December 12, 2006. Locust Ridge Wind Farm, LLC (Locust Ridge) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed market-based rate schedule provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Locust Ridge also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Locust Ridge requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Locust Ridge. On December 12, 2006, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—West, granted the requests for blanket approval under Part 34. The Director's order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Locust Ridge should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to intervene or protest is January 11, 2007. Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, Locust Ridge is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Locust Ridge, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Locust Ridge's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21552 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No.CP06-433-001] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application December 12, 2006. Take notice that on December 6, 2006, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket No. CP06-433-001, an application pursuant to sections 7 of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA)and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for authorization to amend the authorization requested in Docket No. CP06-433-000, filed August 29, 2006, in order to construct and operate two new town border station

(TBS)facilities, with appurtenances, to be located in Clay and Sioux Counties in Iowa, in order to use the compression and resulting capacity created on Northern's West Leg pipeline segment of its Market Area facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. In its application, Northern asserts that with the installation of the proposed facilities, Northern will utilize an additional 12,100 Dth/day of capacity created by the Palmyra Northern Expansion facilities and that this peak day entitlement has been subscribed to by new customers. Northern is requesting approval for rolled-in rate treatment of the expansion costs. The facilities constitute part of the second discrete stand-alone project under the umbrella of the Northern Lights expansion project. 1 The estimated capital cost for the facilities proposed herein is $885,000. 1 Northern Lights is a multi-year commitment to expand Northern's Market Area capacity in response to its customer's future requirements through 2026. On June 23, 2006, Northern filed an application with the Commission under Docket No. CP06-403-000 requesting authorization to construct, modify and operate facilities for the first discrete stand-alone Northern Lights project. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Michael T. Loeffler, Director, Certificates and Government Affairs for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at

(402)398-7103 or Donna Martens, Senior Regulatory Analyst, at

(402)398-7138. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)

(iii)and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . The Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. *Comment Date:* January 2, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21550 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-102-000] Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff and Filing of Non-Conforming Service Agreement December 12, 2006. Take notice that on December 8, 2006, Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, Fourth Revised Sheet No. 374 to become effective January 8, 2007. Northwest also tendered for filing a restated Rate Schedule TF-1 nonconforming service agreement. Northwest states that the purpose of this filing is to

(1)submit a restated non-conforming Rate Schedule TF-1 service agreement for Commission acceptance for filing, and

(2)list the subject agreement on the list of non-conforming service agreements in Northwest's tariff. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21554 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR07-4-000] PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval December 12, 2006. Take notice that on December 1, 2006, PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate, LLC (PanEnergy) filed a petition for rate approval pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations. PanEnergy requests approval of a maximum system-wide rate for both firm and interruptible transportation of natural gas of $0.2617 per MMBtu plus actual compressor fuel and lost-and-unaccounted-for gas provided under Section 311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time December 22, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21553 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 December 12, 2006. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC06-165-000. *Applicants:* Pinnacle West Capital Corporation; Pinnacle West Marketing & Trading. *Description:* Pinnacle West Capital Corp and Pinnacle West Marketing & Trading Co, LLC submits a response to inquiry on its proposed accounting entries pursuant to the Commission's 11/6/06 letter order. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061212-0075. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER04-691-079. *Applicants:* Midwest ISO. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. submits its Errata to the Compliance Filing made on 11/27/06. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061212-0063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1177-002. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection LLC submits revisions to its OATT pursuant to the Commission's 11/9/06 order. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0069. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1549-001. *Applicants:* Duquesne Power and Light Company. *Description:* Duquesne Light Company submits responses to the Commission Staff's questions in the 11/30/06 letter. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0058. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-52-001. *Applicants:* MidAmerican Energy Company. *Description:* MidAmerican Energy submits a revised Attachment 1 which consist of the clean version of the Amended and Restated Electric Interconnection Agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0070. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-307-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Utilities Company. *Description:* Kentucky Utilities Company submits an amendment to a contract with the City of Nicholasville, Kentucky, Rate Schedule 307. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-308-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Utilities Company. *Description:* Kentucky Utilities Company submits an amendment to a contract with Frankfort Electric and Water Board of Frankfort, KY aka City of Frankfort, FERC Rate Schedule 311. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0062. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-309-000. *Applicants:* The Clark Fork and Blackfoot, L.L.C. *Description:* The Clark Fork and Blackfoot, LLC submits a notice of cancellation of its market-based rate tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0061. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-310-000. *Applicants:* Carolina Power & Light Company. *Description:* Carolina Power & Light Co. submits a Notice of Cancellation of Rate Schedule 138, Netting Agreement with AYP Energy, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0060. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-311-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Utilities Company *Description:* Kentucky Utilities Co submits an amendment to a contract with the City of Bardstown, Kentucky, Rate Schedule 302. *Filed Date:* 12/08/2006. *Accession Number:* 20061211-0059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 29, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.* or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21606 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP01-409-000] Calypso U.S. Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice Of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Modifications to the Calypso Pipeline Project December 12, 2006. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) and the Mineral Management Service

(MMS)have prepared this Environmental Assessment

(EA)to discuss the environmental impacts of the Modifications to the Calypso Pipeline Project proposed by Calypso U.S. Pipeline L.L.C. (Calypso) in the above referenced docket. The proposed project is located in Broward County, Florida; State Waters of Florida; and Federal Waters of the United States. This EA has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council of Environmental Quality

(CEQ)regulations for implementing NEPA (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations [CFR], sections 1500-1508), and the Commission's regulations (18 CFR part 380). The staff concludes that approval of this proposal would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system alternatives; major route alternatives; and route variations. The FERC prepared this EA to address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed modifications. The original project was addressed by the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Tractebel Calypso Pipeline Project

(FEIS)issued on January 23, 2004. The modified project would use the same methodologies for deepwater construction and onshore construction. However, the landfall portion of the pipeline would be installed in a 3.2-mile-long tunnel. The tunnel proposal eliminates the need for two HDD segments, and 2,132 feet of open cut trench in shallow marine waters, in addition to avoiding all impacts to John U. Lloyd State Park. The tunnel amendment would also incorporate minor route changes to accommodate the methodology. These minor route changes would result in a slight decrease in the length of the landfall portion and thus the overall project length. Approximately 95 percent of the original project analyzed in the FEIS is relatively unchanged, with the exception of the 6-inch increase in pipeline diameter. The tunnel amendment would increase the pipeline diameter for the modified project from 24 inches to 30 inches and internally coat the pipeline to allow increased flow rates. Calypso does not propose to increase the certificated capacity (832,000 dekatherms/day). The maximum operating pressure

(MOAP)would remain 2,200 pounds per square inch (psig). Calypso indicates that the pipeline would most likely be operated at approximately 1530 psig. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,

(202)502-8371. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY

(202)502-8659 or *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21556 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8258-6] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; request for public comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree, to address a deadline suit filed by Sierra Club and Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Coosa River”): *Sierra Club* v. *EPA,* No. 1:06CV1523 (N.D. GA). On December 20, 2005 and January 3, 2006, Sierra Club, Coosa River, and the Georgia Public Interest Research Group petitioned EPA to object to certain Clean Air Act Title V permit amendments proposed by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for steam generating plants at Georgia Power's

(1)Bowen and Branch Steam-Electric Generating Plants, and

(2)Hammond and Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plants, all of which are in the State of Georgia. Subsequently, Sierra Club and Coosa River filed suit, alleging that the Administrator failed to perform his nondiscretionary duty to respond to the petitions within sixty days of the date they were filed. Under the terms of today's proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petitions by January 8, 2007, and Sierra Club and Coosa River have agreed that if EPA does so, and after parties negotiate attorneys' fees, they will move to dismiss their suit with prejudice. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by January 18, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OGC-2006-0972, online at *www.regulations.gov* (EPA's preferred method); by e-mail to *oei.docket@epa.gov;* mailed to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard J. Hoffman, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:

(202)564-5582; fax number

(202)564-5603; e-mail address: *hoffman.howard@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information about the Proposed Consent Decree This proposed consent decree would resolve a deadline suit to require EPA to respond to two administrative petitions that EPA object to certain Title V permit amendments proposed by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for the Bowen and Branch plants as well as the Hammond and Scherer plants in the State of Georgia. Under the proposed decree, the parties would seek to stay the pending litigation, and Sierra Club and Coosa River would agree to dismiss the lawsuit if the Administrator responds to the petitions by January 8, 2007. The consent decree does not specify the type of response that the Administrator must make to the petitions. If the consent decree becomes final and the Administrator responds to the petitions by January 8, 2007, and after the parties negotiate attorneys' fees, Sierra Club and Coosa River will dismiss the case. For a period of thirty

(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or interveners to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment which may be submitted, that consent to the consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How Can I Get a Copy of the Consent Decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2006-0972) contains a copy of the consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is

(202)566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through *www.regulations.gov* . You may use the *www.regulations.gov* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket identification number. It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at *www.regulations.gov* without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the *www.regulations.gov* Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an “anonymous access” system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through *www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. Dated: December 12, 2006. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. E6-21600 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978; FRL-8258-5] Board of Scientific Counselors Human Health Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings—January 2007 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of two meetings. 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 two meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors

(BOSC)Human Health Mid-Cycle Subcommittee. DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The second meeting (face-to-face meeting) will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agendas or for making oral presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to 1 business day before each meeting. ADDRESSES: The first meeting 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 teleconference meeting from Virginia Houk, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. The second meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport hotel, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978, by one of the following methods: • *www.regulations.gov:* Follow the online 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-2006-0978. • *Fax:* Fax comments to:

(202)566-0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978. • *Mail:* Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Human Health Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—January 2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978. • *Hand Delivery or Courier.* Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978. Note: this is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0978. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *www.regulations.gov,* your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.* *Docket:* All documents in the docket are listed in the *www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is

(202)566-1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Virginia Houk, Mail Code B305-02, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; via phone/voice mail at:

(919)541-2815; via fax at:

(919)685-3250; or via e-ail at: *houk.virginia@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at the meetings may contact Virginia Houk, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the “ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ” section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the first meeting (teleconference) include, but are not limited to: the objectives of the review, an overview of the Human Health Research Program (HHRP), a summary of major changes in the HHRP since 2005, an update on the Human Health Multi-Year Plan, and research to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management decisions. Proposed agenda items for the second meeting (face-to-face) include, but are not limited to: the HHRP's response to recommendations from its 2005 BOSC review, the revised Human Health Multi-Year Plan, the development of performance metrics, and accountability and risk management decisions. The meetings are open to the public. *Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Virginia Houk at

(919)541-2815 or *houk.virginia@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Virginia Houk, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: December 13, 2006. Jeff Morris, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E6-21597 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice of information collections to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)a request for OMB review and approval of the information collection system described below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 18, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to Steve Hanft, Paperwork Clearance Officer,

(202)898-3907, Legal Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to the OMB control number. Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number

(202)898-8788]. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to: OMB desk officer for the FDIC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hanft, at the address identified above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal To Renew the Following Currently Approved Collection of Information *Title:* Occasional Qualitative Surveys. *OMB Number:* 3064-0127. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Affected Public:* Financial institutions, their customers, and members of the public generally. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 8,500. *Estimated Time per Response:* 1 hour. *Total Annual Burden:* 8,500 hours. *General Description of Collection:* This collection involves the occasional use of qualitative surveys to gather anecdotal information about regulatory burden, bank customer satisfaction, problems or successes in the bank supervisory process (both safety-and-soundness and consumer related), and similar concerns. In general, these surveys would not involve more than 500 respondents, would not require more than one hour per respondent, and would be completely voluntary. It is not contemplated that more than ten such surveys would be completed in any given year. Request for Comment *Comments are invited on:*

(a)Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the 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, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 13th day of December, 2006. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21569 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than January 3, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas** (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: *1. The J.C. Gray Trust and Johnny C. Gray, as trustee* , both of Artesia, New Mexico, and The T.L. Chandler Trust and Terry L. Chandler, as trustee, both of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to acquire additional voting shares of First Artesia Bancshares, Inc., Artesia, New Mexico, and indirectly acquire additional voting shares of The First National Bank, Artesia, New Mexico. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco** (Tracy Basinger, Director, Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105-1579: *1. Stuart J. Shelk, Jr; Linda S. Shelk, Clark J. Shelk Trust UA; Anne Marie Shelk Trust UA; and John B. Shelk Trust UA* , all of Powell Butte, Oregon; to acquire additional voting shares of Prineville Bancorporation, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Community First Bank, both of Prineville, Oregon. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-21545 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 12, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. First American Financial Holdings, Inc.* , Nashville, Tennessee; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Planters Bank of Tennessee, Maury City, Tennessee. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City** (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: *1. Blue Valley Ban Corp.* , Overland Park, Kansas; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Unison Bancorp, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, and thereby indirectly acquire Western National Bank, Lenexa, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-21546 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 16, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond** (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: *1. Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.* , Olney, Maryland; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Potomac Bank of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 14, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-21598 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage *de novo* , or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 12, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. Heartland Bancorp, Inc.* , Bloomington, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of First Federal Bancshares, Colchester, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire First Federal Bank, Colchester, Illinois, and engage in operating a savings and loan association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-21547 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-07-0527] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC)will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-4766 or send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to *omb@cdc.gov* . 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 collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Human Exposure to Cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) Toxins in Drinking Water: Risk of Exposure to Microcystin from Public Water Systems (OMB No. 0920-0527)-Extension-National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) can be found in terrestrial, fresh, brackish, or marine water environments. Some species of cyanobacteria produce toxins that may cause acute or chronic illnesses (including neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and skin irritation) in humans and animals (including other mammals, fish, and birds). A number of human health effects, including gastroenteritis, respiratory effects, skin irritations, allergic responses, and liver damage, are associated with the ingestion of or contact with water containing cyanobacterial blooms. Although the balance of evidence, in conjunction with data from laboratory animal research, suggests that cyanobacterial toxins are responsible for a range of human health effects, there have been few epidemiologic studies of this association. CDC plans to recruit 100 people whose tap water comes from a source with a current cyanobaterial bloom (i.e., *M. aeruginosa* ) and who report drinking unfiltered tap water. We also plan to recruit 100 people who report drinking unfiltered tap water but whose tap water source is groundwater that is not contaminated with cyanobacteria. This population will serve as our referent population for the analysis of microcystins in blood and for the clinical assays. We will administer a questionnaire and collect blood samples from all study participants. Blood samples will be analyzed using a newly developed molecular assay for levels of microcystins, the hepatotoxin produced by *Micocystis aeruginosa* . We also will analyze blood samples for levels of liver enzymes (a biological marker of hepatotoxicity) and for a number of clinical parameters including hepatitis infection (a potential confounder in our study). We will evaluate whether we can

(1)Detect low levels of microcystins (<10 ng/ml of blood), in the blood of people who are exposed to very low levels of this toxin in their drinking water and

(2)Utilize clinical endpoints such as blood liver enzyme levels as biomarkers of exposure and biological effect, and

(3)Compare the analytical results for the exposed population with the results from the referent population. CDC is working with a group of utility companies that are interested in the project and plan to discuss implementation logistics early in 2007. There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate in the survey. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours Respondents No. of respondents No. of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total Burden (in hours) Telephone Contact 300 1 10/60 50 Interview 200 1 1 200 Blood Samples Collection 200 1 20/60 67 Tap Water Sample Collection 200 1 30/60 100 Total 417 Dated: December 13, 2006. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-21584 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-367] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Partial Retraction ACTION: Notice, partial retraction SUMMARY: On Friday, November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67873), the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services

(CMS)published a Notice document titled “Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request”. That notice invited public comments on three separate information collections. Through the publication of this document, CMS is retracting the portion of that notice requesting public comment on the Information Collection Requirement titled “Medicaid Drug Program Monthly Quarterly Drug Reporting Format”, form number CMS-367 (OMB # 0938-0578). Dated: December 12, 2006. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 06-9786 Filed 12-15-06; 1:45 pm]

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