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BILLING CODE 6355-01-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Alaska Native Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year

(FY)2007 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)Number: 84.356A. *Dates:* *Applications Available:* January 19, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* March 5, 2007. *Eligible Applicants:*

(a)Alaska Native organizations;

(b)Educational entities with experience in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages;

(c)Cultural and community-based organizations with experience in developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and

(d)Consortia of organizations and entities described in this paragraph to carry out activities that meet the purposes of this program. Note: A State educational agency

(SEA)or local educational agency

(LEA)may apply for an award under this program only as part of a consortium involving an Alaska Native organization. The consortium may include other eligible applicants. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $33,908,000 for this program for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an estimated $2,318,000 for new awards. 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. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 2008 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $300,000-$600,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $450,000. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 5-8. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 36 months. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The purpose of this program is to develop and support supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives. Permissible activities under this program include the following:

(1)Development and implementation of plans, methods, and strategies to improve the education of Alaska Natives;

(2)Development of curricula and educational programs that address the educational needs of Alaska Native students;

(3)Professional development activities for educators;

(4)Development and operation of home instruction programs for Alaska Native preschool children, to ensure the active involvement of parents in their children's education from the earliest ages;

(5)Family literacy services;

(6)Development and operation of student enrichment programs in science and mathematics;

(7)Research and data collection activities to determine the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children and adults;

(8)Other research and evaluation activities related to programs carried out under Alaska Native education programs;

(9)Remedial and enrichment programs to assist Alaska Native students in performing at a high level on standardized tests;

(10)Education and training of Alaska Native students enrolled in a degree program that will lead to certification or licensing as teachers;

(11)Parenting education for parents and caregivers of Alaska Native children to improve parenting and caregiving skills (including skills relating to discipline and cognitive development and parenting education provided through in-home visitation of new mothers);

(12)Activities carried out through Even Start programs under subpart 3 of part B of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), and Head Start programs under the Head Start Act, including the training of teachers for Even Start and Head Start programs;

(13)Other early learning and preschool programs;

(14)Dropout prevention programs;

(15)Career preparation activities to enable Alaska Native children and adults to prepare for meaningful employment, including programs providing “tech-prep,” mentoring, training, and apprenticeship activities;

(16)Provision of operational support and purchasing of equipment to develop regional vocational schools in rural areas of Alaska, including boarding schools, for Alaska Native students in grades 9 through 12, or at higher levels of education, to provide the students with necessary resources to prepare for skilled employment opportunities;

(17)Construction of facilities that support the operation of Alaska Native education programs; and

(18)Other activities, consistent with the purposes of this program, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Native children and adults. Note: Construction will be a permissible activity under this competition only if Congress appropriates funds for this program for FY 2007 and specifically authorizes the use of such funds for construction. *Priority:* In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from section 7304(c) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7544(c)). *Competitive Preference Priority:* For FY 2007 and any subsequent year in which we make awards based on the list of unfunded applications from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional five points to an application that meets this priority. *This priority is:* The Secretary gives priority to applications from Alaska Native regional nonprofit organizations or consortia that include at least one Alaska Native regional nonprofit organization. In order to receive a competitive preference under this priority, an application must provide documentation supporting its claim that it meets this priority. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7541 *et seq.* *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Discretionary grants. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $33,908,000 for this program for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an estimated $2,318,000 for new awards. 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. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 2008 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $300,000-$600,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $450,000. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 5-8. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 36 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:*

(a)Alaska Native organizations;

(b)Educational entities with experience in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages;

(c)Cultural and community-based organizations with experience in developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and

(d)Consortia of organizations and entities described in this paragraph to carry out activities that meet the purposes of this program. Note: An SEA or LEA may apply for an award under this program only as part of a consortium involving an Alaska Native organization. The consortium may include other eligible applicants. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This competition does not involve cost sharing or matching. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* To obtain a copy of the application package via the Internet use the following addresses: *www.grants.gov* or *http://www.ed.gov/programs/alaskanative/applicant.html* . Individuals may also obtain a copy of the application package by contacting the program contact person listed in this section. Address and mail your request for information to Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3W217, Washington, DC 20202-6200. *Telephone:*

(202)401-0281 or by e-mail: *alexis.fisher@ed.gov* . 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 a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in this section. 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 is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We strongly encourage you to limit the application narrative (text plus all figures, charts, tables, and diagrams) to the equivalent of no more than 25 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 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 recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances and certifications; the abstract; the resumes; or the appendices. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* *Applications Available:* January 19, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* March 5, 2007. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, 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. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact . 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This competition is not subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR parts 79. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* Under section 7304(b) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7544(b)), not more than five percent of funds provided to a grantee under this competition for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications* . Applications for grants under the Alaska Native Education Program, CFDA Number 84.356A must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide 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. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement *and* submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement* . You may access the electronic grant application for the Alaska Native Education Program 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 (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326A). *Please note the following:* • 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 date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date and 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 and 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 and 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 submission 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 steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

(1)registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);

(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 submit successfully an application via *Grants.gov* . In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. • You must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide 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 Assistance). • 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 in this paragraph 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 from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application 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 Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. 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 instruction described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington DC time, on the application 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. 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: The extensions to which we refer 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 application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:* You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because— • You do not have access to the Internet; or • You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; *and* • No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. *Address and mail or fax your statement to:* Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W217, Washington, DC 20202-6200. *Telephone:*

(202)401-0821. *FAX:*

(202)260-8969. Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. 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 84.356A), Washington, DC 20202-4260; or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.356A), 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.

(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.

(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 qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You 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 84.356A), 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 the SF 424 form the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and

(2)The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this notification 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:* We will use the following selection criteria from 34 CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications for new grants under this competition. The maximum score for all criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses. The selection criteria for this competition are as follows:

(a)*Need for project* (20 points). The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project. In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out by the proposed project.

(b)*Quality of the project design* (30 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the Secretary considers the extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target population or other identified needs.

(c)*Quality of the management plan* (20 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks.

(d)*Adequacy of resources* (15 points). The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed project. In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the extent to which the budget is adequate to support the proposed project.

(e)*Quality of the project evaluation* (15 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers the following factors:

(i)The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed project.

(ii)The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative data to the extent possible. 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:* The Alaska Native Education Program seeks to support supplemental education programs to benefit Alaska Native populations. The Department uses the following performance targets to measure the program's success:

(1)The percentage of Alaska Native students who meet or exceed proficiency standards in mathematics, science, or reading;

(2)The percentage of Alaska Native children who improve on measures of school readiness; and

(3)The dropout rate of Alaska Native middle and high school students. Each grantee is expected to submit an annual performance report documenting its contributions in assisting the Department in meeting these performance measures. VII. Agency Contact *For Further Information Contact:* Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3W217, Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone:

(202)401-0281 or by e-mail: *alexis.fisher@ed.gov* . 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 to the program contact person listed in this section. 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

(FY)2007 AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of Program:* The Indian Education Formula Grant to Local Educational Agencies program provides grants to support local educational agencies

(LEAs)and other eligible entities described in this notice in their efforts to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. The Department funds programs designed to assist Indian students to meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards used for all students. In addition, under section 7116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the Secretary will, upon receipt of an acceptable plan for the integration of education and related services, authorize the entity receiving the funds under this program to consolidate, in accordance with the entity's plan, the funds for any Federal program exclusively serving Indian children, or the funds reserved under any Federal program to exclusively serve Indian children, that are awarded under a statutory or administrative formula to the entity, for the purposes of providing education and related services to Indian students. Instructions for submitting an integration of education and related services plan are included in the web-based EASIE application system described elsewhere in this notice under *Application Process and Submission Information.* *Eligible Applicants:* LEAs, certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian tribes under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 7112(c) of the ESEA. *Application Process and Submission Information:* The application process for the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program has changed to the Formula Grant Electronic Application System for Indian Education (EASIE), an easy-to-use, web-based application system. Formula Grant EASIE provides special features that will progressively enhance data availability and performance reporting for applicants, including the use of data from State submissions to *EDFacts* , the Department's data collection system containing performance information from State educational agencies about schools and Federal education programs. To the extent that your State has provided the necessary *EDFacts* data files, Formula Grant EASIE will be able to interface with *EDFacts* and pull that LEA-specific data into the application. Additionally, this new system allows the Department to review applications and interact online with applicants during the application review and approval process. Although you may download and print sample forms from the system, the application must be submitted electronically through the Formula Grant EASIE unless you do not have Internet access and have made prior arrangements with the Department. For approval to submit a paper application, you must contact the EDFacts Partner Support Center (see the contact information listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ) prior to the deadline for transmittal of Part I or Part II applications. If you are approved to submit a paper application, you must meet the submission deadlines included in this notice. Registration for Formula Grant EASIE is required. For information on how to register, contact the EDFacts Partner Support Center listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The Formula Grant EASIE application is divided into two parts—Part I and Part II. Part I, Student Count, provides the appropriate data entry screens to submit your Indian student count totals. Part II, Program and Budget Information, provides your award amount based on the Indian student count total submitted under Part I. Part II also enables you to enter student performance data, identify your project's services and activities, and build a realistic program budget based on a known grant amount. Based on student assessment data, you will select your program objectives and services from a variety of menu options that were designed with grantee input. Note: The information to be collected under Part II of the application is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget. The Department will not request applicants to submit information under Part II of the application until the collection of that information is approved. The deadline for transmittal of Part II data or applications, along with further information concerning Part II, will be announced in a separate notice in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Part I of Formula Grant EASIE Available: December 12, 2006. *Deadline for Transmittal of PART I Applications:* February 20, 2007. Applications not meeting the deadline for Part I will not be considered for funding in the initial allocation of awards. Applications or data submissions under Part II will be accepted only from those eligible applicants that meet the Part I deadline. If funds become available after the initial allocation of funds, applications not meeting the deadline *may* be considered for funding if the Secretary determines, under section 7118(d) of the ESEA, that reallocation of those funds to applicants filing after the deadline would best assist in advancing the purposes of the program. However, the amount and length of an individual award, if any, may be less than the applicant would have received had the application been submitted on time. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $95,331,000 for this program for FY 2007. 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. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $3,000-$2,000,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $80,422. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 1,185. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice and funding levels may change based on final appropriations for the program. *Project Period:* 12 months. *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 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. *Performance Measures:* The Secretary has established the following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agency program:

(1)The percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades 4 and 8 who are at or above the basic level in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); and

(2)the percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades 4 and 8 who are at or above the basic level in mathematics on NAEP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center, Telephone: 877-457-3336 (877-HLP-EDEN) or by e-mail at: *eden_OIE@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center 1-888-403-3336 (888-403-EDEN). Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package or a copy of this document in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request by contacting the EDFacts Partner Support Center. Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents 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* . Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421 *et seq.* Dated: January 16, 2007. Ray Simon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-760 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-243-A] Application To Amend Authority To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co. AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. (Tenaska) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before February 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-5860). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy

(DOE)pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). On August 16, 2001, the Department of Energy

(DOE)issued Order No. EA-243 authorizing Tenaska to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. That Order expired on August 16, 2003. On August 14, 2006, Tenaska filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA-243 for a five-year term. Tenaska proposes to export electric energy to Canada and to arrange for the delivery of those exports over the international transmission facilities presently owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Northern States Power Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission Co. In its application, Tenaska indicated that, due to an administrative oversight, it did not apply for a renewal of Order No. EA-243 upon its expiration, despite its consistent adherence to the conditions enumerated in the Order. In its application, Tenaska also stated that it would not export electricity to points in Canada until such time as DOE grants renewed authorization for such exports. In connection with its renewal application, on September 28, 2006, Tenaska submitted a notarized declaration of its Associate General Counsel indicating that Tenaska's failure to renew its export authorization was inadvertent and there was no intent to export electricity unlawfully. That is evidenced by the fact that Tenaska continued to file the required quarterly reports summarizing the sales it was making at the U.S.-Canada border. The declaration states that TSP has developed internal safeguards to ensure that future applications for renewal of its export authorization are timely filed. The declaration also stated that Tenaska understood its sales of electricity at the U.S.-Canada border to have occurred on the U.S. side of the border and Tenaska is uncertain whether the purchasers of that electricity have in fact taken the power into Canada or simply resold it to third parties at the U.S. border delivery point or resold the power within markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO's) in the U.S. that are accessible to the border. Out of an abundance of caution, Tenaska reported these transactions in its quarterly reports submitted to DOE in compliance with the terms of its export authorization and has not, and will not, engage in similar transactions that could arguably be regarded as an export until such time as DOE renews its export authorization in this proceeding. DOE expects exporters of electric energy to obtain the necessary authorization from DOE to export electricity and to abide by the terms and conditions established for such export in the Orders issued by DOE, including any term limit for the authorization and the requirement to create and preserve full and complete records and file quarterly reports. Failure to first obtain an Order authorizing the export of electricity, or continuing to export after the expiration of such an Order, may result in a denial of authorization to export in the future and subject the exporter to sanctions and penalties under the FPA. DOE also expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities and entities charged with the operational control of those border facilities, such as Independent System Operators or RTO's, to verify that companies seeking to schedule an electricity export have the requisite authority from DOE to export such power. *Procedural Matters:* Any person desiring to become a party to these proceedings or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a petition to intervene, comment, or protest at the address provided above in accordance with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on the Tenaska application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-243-A. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Norma Rosner Iacovo, Associate General Counsel, Tenaska Power Services Co., 1701 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76006 AND Neil L. Levy and David G. Tewksbury, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 655 Fifteenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above and at *http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.* Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2007. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E7-701 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EF06-2011-001] Bonneville Power Administration; Notice of Filing January 11, 2007. Take notice that on December 26, 2006 Bonneville Power Administration filed an errata to the Tables RDS 05, RDS 06 and COSA 06 in the Wholesale Power Rate Development Study Documentation, Volume 1, included in its 2007 Final Wholesale Power Rate Proposal filed on July 28, 2006, pursuant to 18 CFR § 300.10(h) of the Commission's regulations for the Federal Power Marketing Administrations. 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, 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 comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to 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 online 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). 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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 25, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-666 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. QF06-273-000] City of Rocky Mount, NC; Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Qualifying Status of Cogeneration Facility January 11, 2007. Take notice that on June 9, 2006, as completed on December 22, 2006, the City of Rocky Mount, NC filed a notice of self-certification of qualifying status of a cogeneration facility, pursuant to 18 CFR § 292.207(a) of the Commission's Regulations. This qualifying cogeneration facility consists of a total of 2900 kW of packaged diesel engine generator sets operating on No. 2 fuel oil. The packages are set on concrete pads. The units are self-contained, including all necessary switchgear and controls. The electricity is generated at 480 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz. The facility is located at 6792 Corporate Parkway, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. This qualifying facility interconnects with the City of Rocky Mount's electric distribution system. The facility will provide standby power and occasionally supplementary power to The Cheesecake Factory. A notice of self-certification does not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status; a notice of self-certification provides notice that the entity making filing has determined the Facility meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying facility. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). This filing is accessible online 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

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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-660 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-29-000] City of Vernon, CA; Notice of Filing January 11, 2007. Take notice that on December 28, 2006, City of Vernon, California filed revisions to its Transmission Revenue Balancing Account Adjustments for the calendar year of 2007, consistent with its Transmission Owner Tariff filed with the Commission in Docket No. EL00-105-000, and with California Independent System Operator's Corporation's FERC Electric Tariff No. 7, Second Replacement Transmission Control Agreement. 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, 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 comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to 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 online 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

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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 pm eastern time on January 18, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-662 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-31-000] DTE Pontiac North LLC; Notice of Filing January 11, 2007. Take notice that on January 4, 2007, DTE Pontiac North LLC filed a request for declaratory order regarding exempt wholesale generator status, pursuant to section 366.1 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 366.1 (2006). 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, 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 comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to 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 online 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

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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 pm eastern time on February 5, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-663 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-233-001] Occidental Power Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing January 11, 2007. Take notice that on January 10, 2007, Occidental Power Services, Inc. tendered for filing an amendment to its November 17, 2006 rate schedule amendment filing. 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, 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 comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. 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 online 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

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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 17, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-664 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. QF06-239-000] Sara Lee Bakery Goods; Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Qualifying Status of Cogeneration Facility January 11, 2007. Take notice that on May 19, 2006, as completed on December 22, 2006, Sara Lee Bakery Goods filed a notice of self-certification of qualifying status of a cogeneration facility, pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(a) of the Commission's regulations. Take notice that on December 26, 2006, Sara Lee Bakery Goods, 110 Sara Lee Road, Tarboro, NC 27886 filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a notice of self-certification of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(a) of the Commission's regulations. This qualifying cogeneration facility consists of an 1825 kW packaged diesel engine generator set operating on #2 fuel oil. The package is set on concrete pads. The unit is self-contained, including all necessary switchgear and controls. The electricity is generated at 480 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz. The facility is located at 110 Sara Lee Road, Tarboro, NC 27886. This qualifying facility interconnects with the Town of Tarboro's electric distribution system. The facility will provide standby power and occasionally supplementary power to Sara Lee Bakery Goods. A notice of self-certification does not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status; a notice of self-certification provides notice that the entity making filing has determined the Facility meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying facility. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). This filing is accessible online 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

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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-665 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EF07-4081-000] Southwestern Power Administration, Robert Douglas Willis Hydropower Project; Notice of Filing January 11, 2007. Take notice that on December 22, 2006, the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, pursuant to the authority vested on the Deputy Secretary by sections 301(b), 302(a), 402(e), 641, 642, 643 and 644 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91) and by Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, and 00-001.00B, effective July 28, 2005, submitted the final confirmation and approval, on an interim basis, the annual rate of $815,580 for the sale of power and energy by the Southwestern Power Administration from the Robert Douglas Will Hydropower Project to the Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency, under Contract No. DE-PM-75-85SW00117, as amended, effective for the period of January 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010. This rate supersedes the annual rate which was confirmed and approved on a final basis by the Commission on June 21, 2006 for the period of January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2009, in Docket No. EF06-4081-000. 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, 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 comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. 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 online 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

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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 pm eastern time on January 22, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-661 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 January 11, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC06-140-000; EL06-86-000. *Applicants:* E.ON U.S. LLC. *Description:* E.ON US LLC's formal notice that seeks to join and be included in the Spare Transformer Sharing Agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/21/2006. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0076. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 11, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER98-2782-011. *Applicants:* AG-Energy, LP. *Description:* Power City Partners, LP notifies FERC of a change in facts regarding its upstream ownership. *Filed Date:* 01/09/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070110-0140. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-1435-013. *Applicants:* Avista Corporation. *Description:* Avista Corp submits its report on activities in the ancillary services markets conducted pursuant to FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 9. *Filed Date:* 01/09/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070110-0142. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-120-002. *Applicants:* Duke Power Company LLC. *Description:* Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submits Explanatory Statement in support of Offer of Settlement re Duke Energy Corporation. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0079. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-109-003. *Applicants:* BTEC Southaven LLC. *Description:* BTEC Southaven, LLC submits its Third Substitute Original Sheet No. 2 to its FERC Electric Tariff. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0377. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-148-002. *Applicants:* San Diego Gas & Electric Company. *Description:* San Diego Gas and Electric Co submits an errata to the 12/19/06 submittal of the revised Service Agreement 18 to FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 11 correcting typographic errors. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0078. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-174-003. *Applicants:* Osceola Windpower, LLC. *Description:* Osceola Windpower, LLC submits an amendment to its market-based rate tariff to remove the duplicative provision on the reassignment of transmission capacity inadvertently included in the 12/8/06 filing. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0255. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-410-001. *Applicants:* Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company submits a cover sheet canceling Rate Schedule FERC No. 147. *Filed Date:* 01/09/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070110-0141. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-412-000. *Applicants:* ECP Energy I, LLC. *Description:* ECP Energy I, LLC submits an application for Order accepting Initial Tariff, Waiving Regulations and Granting Blanket Approvals. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0252. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-413-000. *Applicants:* Tampa Electric Company. *Description:* Tampa Electric Co submits Second Revised Sheet No. 6 to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 6, to be effective 1/2/07. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0253. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-414-000. *Applicants:* Caledonia Power I, L.L.C. *Description:* Caledonia Power I, LLC submits notice of cancellation of its market-based rate tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0258. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-415-000. *Applicants:* DTE Pontiac North, LLC. *Description:* DTE Pontiac North, LLC submits an application for order authorizing Market-Based Rates, Certain Waivers and Blanket Authorizations. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0254. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-416-000. *Applicants:* Geneva Roth Holding, LLC. *Description:* Geneva Roth Holding, LLC submits its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0376. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-417-000. *Applicants:* Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. *Description:* Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc submits supplements to FERC Rate Schedule filing of Jurisdictional Agreements Part 1 of 4. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0135. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-418-000. *Applicants:* Western Systems Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Western Systems Power Pool, Inc submits its request to amend the WSPP Agreement to include Alcoa Power Marketing, LLC et al as members. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0098. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-419-000. *Applicants:* PPL Electric Utilities Corporation. *Description:* Metropolitan Edison Co submits a revised Interconnection Agreement with PPL Electric Utilities Corp. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070109-0099. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-420-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation as agent for Kentucky Power Co submits an interconnection agreement with East Kentucky Power Cooperative. *Filed Date:* 01/09/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070110-0143. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-421-000. *Applicants:* Wisconsin Power and Light Company. *Description:* Wisconsin Power and Light Co submits the First Revised Power Supply Agreement with Wisconsin Public Power Inc. *Filed Date:* 01/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070108-0256. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 26, 2007. 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 Street, 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. 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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-667 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Eastern Plains Transmission Project, Colorado and Kansas AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of public meetings and additional opportunity for public review and comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western) issued a notice of intent

(NOI)to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)on August 2, 2006, for the Eastern Plains Transmission Project (EPTP or Transmission Project). This notice announces additional public meetings to provide the public opportunity to review and comment on additional transmission line routes and revised routes; the scope of the EIS; and review comments previously received during the scoping meetings held in August and September 2006. Western is proposing to participate with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Incorporated (Tri-State) in the construction of the EPTP. Western's participation would be in exchange for 275 megawatts

(MW)of capacity rights on the proposed transmission lines. The EIS will address the construction, operation, and maintenance of approximately 1,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and ancillary facilities, which include substations, fiber optic installation, access roads, and construction staging areas. The EIS will discuss alternatives such as Western's system alternatives and the no action alternative (no Federal action). The EIS will analyze and present environmental impacts compared to the existing baseline condition in which no Transmission Project facilities exist. The EIS also will include analyses of the environmental impacts of Tri-State's proposed generation projects, and other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable projects in the EPTP area. The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and locations. The comment period will close March 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments, questions, and information on the scope of the EIS may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to Mr. Jim Hartman, Environmental Manager, Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539; fax

(970)461-7213; or e-mail *eptp@wapa.gov.* For persons wishing to leave voice messages, the toll-free number is

(888)826-4710. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request copies of the EIS, contact Mr. Hartman at the addresses provided or telephone the Transmission Project hotline toll-free at

(888)826-4710. For general information on DOE's NEPA review procedures or the status of a NEPA review, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0119; telephone

(202)586-4600 or

(800)472-2756; or fax

(202)586-7031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Need for Agency Action Western, a power marketing administration within DOE, markets Federal hydroelectric power to preference customers, as specified by law. They include municipalities, cooperatives, public utility and irrigation districts, Federal and State agencies, and Native American Tribes in 15 western States, including Colorado and Kansas. Western's proposal is to participate with Tri-State in the construction of the Transmission Project in exchange for approximately 275 MW of capacity rights on the proposed transmission lines. Tri-State is a wholesale electric power supplier, owned by the 44 electric cooperatives it serves. Tri-State and the member utilities serve customers throughout Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Tri-State's Board of Directors approved a Resource Development Plan that includes the Transmission Project. Western needs to provide more economical, reliable, diverse, and flexible power delivery to its customers by expanding the capability and geographic reach of Western's existing transmission system. The Transmission Project would provide Western's customers with more economical service by allowing customers to purchase transmission service directly from Western rather than through other companies' transmission lines. Also, during low water times, the Transmission Project would provide Western increased access to other options for satisfying Western's Federal hydropower contractual allocations. In addition, the Transmission Project would provide a direct interconnection at the Midway Substation which would facilitate power transfer between two of Western's Federal projects, the Colorado River Storage Project and the Loveland Area Projects. Enhancing and expanding transmission pathways also would contribute to ensuring reliability of the Federal transmission system. Proposed Action and Alternatives Western is preparing the EIS on its proposal to participate with Tri-State in the construction of the Transmission Project. Western's proposed activities include construction planning and management for approximately 1,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, and acquiring rights-of-way for transmission lines, access roads, and communication facilities. In addition to the transmission lines, access roads, and construction staging areas, the EIS will address environmental effects of four new substations; expansions of approximately eight existing substations; and installing a fiber optic communications system for control of the transmission lines. Western issued a notice of intent

(NOI)to prepare an EIS for the Transmission Project, on August 2, 2006, (71 FR 43733) which included dates, times, and locations of public scoping meetings, and opportunities available for the public to comment. Since the NOI was published, 10 public scoping meetings were conducted between August 28 and September 14, 2006, throughout eastern Colorado and western Kansas. This notice announces additional public meetings in February 2007 to provide the public opportunity to review and comment on additional transmission line routes and revised routes; the scope of the EIS; and review comments previously received during the scoping meetings held in August and September 2006. Alternative Transmission Line Routes During the August and September 2006 scoping meetings, Western presented preliminary locations of transmission line corridors and new substations. As a result of comments received, Western gathered additional data, made several route refinements, added additional routes, and considered alternatives, all of which will be made available to the public at the February 2007, meetings. At the February meetings, Western seeks comments on the alternative routes. In the draft EIS, Western will consider those additional comments in its analysis of the alternative routes. Western will address other alternatives in the EIS, including the no action alternative. Under the no action alternative, Western would not participate with Tri-State in the construction of the Transmission Project. The EIS will also evaluate the environmental effects of all the alternatives and compare them to the existing baseline condition, in which no Transmission Project facilities are present. Alternative transmission line routes and substation locations will be refined as part of the EIS public process and addressed in the EIS. Western will consider additional reasonable alternatives that are technically and economically viable and that would meet Western's purpose and need. Impacts Associated With Tri-State's Generation Projects Tri-State, in its Resource Development Plan, proposes to develop a two-unit expansion of a coal-based power plant in Holcomb, Kansas, and is planning an additional generation project in southeastern Colorado (referred to as Tri-State's Colorado Power Project). Western is not a participant in, is not involved in, and does not have control over Tri-State's generation projects. The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts of Tri-State's generation projects as well as other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable projects. Summary of Comments Received During First Round Scoping Western prepared a summary of the comments received during the first round of scoping meetings and will make the summary available at *http://www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp.htm* prior to the public meetings in February 2007. Copies also are available upon request. Meetings The dates and meeting locations are: 1. February 12, 2007, Carroll Building, 418 Edison Street, Brush, CO 80723. 2. February 13, 2007, Limon Community Building, South Room, 477 D Avenue, Limon, CO 80828. 3. February 14, 2007, Burlington Education and Community Center, 420 S. 14th Street, Old Town, Burlington, CO 80807. 4. February 15, 2007, City Hall, Community Room, 245 W. 4th Street, Wray, CO 80758. 5. February 16, 2007, Byers High School, Meeting Rooms 537/538, 444 E. Front Street, Byers, CO 80103. 6. February 19, 2007, Veteran's Memorial Building, 207 North Main Street, Lakin, KS 67860. 7. February 20, 2007, Community Activity Building (CAB Building), Wallace County Fairgrounds, Sharon Springs, KS 67758. 8. February 21, 2007, Lamar Community Building, Multi-Purpose Room, 610 South 6th Street, Lamar, CO 81052. 9. February 22, 2007, Hanover Junior/Senior High School, 17050 South Peyton Highway, Colorado Springs (Hanover), CO 80928. 10. February 23, 2007, McHarg Park Community Center, 405 Second Street, Avondale, CO 81022. Each meeting will be held between 3 and 7 p.m., except for the meeting on February 22 at the Hanover School, which will be held between 4 and 8 p.m. Participation in the NEPA Process Persons interested in receiving future notices, Transmission Project information, copies of the EIS, and other information on the NEPA review process should contact Mr. Hartman as described under ADDRESSES . The EIS (choice of summary or full document) will be available in printed and electronic (compact disc) formats. Western anticipates the draft EIS will be available summer 2007, with a final EIS available spring 2008. A Record of Decision is expected to be issued spring 2008. The public will be provided an opportunity to comment on the draft EIS. The location of public hearings on the draft EIS will be provided in the **Federal Register** and to local media at a later date. Dated: January 11, 2007. Timothy J. Meeks, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7-703 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0430; FRL-8270-9] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (Renewal) EPA ICR Number 2050.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0538 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request

(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0430, to

(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), by e-mail to *docket.oeca@epa.gov,* or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and

(2)OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:

(202)564-4113; *fax number:*

(202)564-0050; *e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On June 21, 2006 (71 FR 35652), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0430, which is available for online viewing at *http://www.regulations.gov,* or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket Center is

(202)566-1927. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.epa.gov* , to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select docket search, then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* , as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov* . *Title:* NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (Renewal). *ICR Numbers:* EPA ICR Number 2050.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0538. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* These standards apply to owners or operators of each existing and new taconite iron ore processing plant that is a major source of hazardous air pollutant

(HAP)if it emits or has the potential to emit any single HAP at a rate of 10 tons or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons or more per year. The effective sources in this subpart covers emissions from ore crushing and handling emission units, ore dryer stacks, indurating furnace stacks, finished pellet handling emission units, and fugitive dust emissions. Owners or operators of such facilities must provide EPA, or the delegated state regulatory authority, with initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction

(SSM)in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. The responses to this information collection are mandatory under Clean Air Act section 112 and 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRRRR. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information are estimated to average approximately 18 hours, per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* Taconite Iron Ore Processing. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 8. *Frequency of Response:* Initially and semiannually. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 408. *Estimated Total Costs:* $491,997, which Includes $0 annualized Capital Startup Costs; $257,600 annualized Operations & Maintenance (O&M); and $234,397 annualized Labor Costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is a decrease of 864 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. The decrease in burden is due mainly to the fact that within the past three years the respondent completed those activities that are required to achieve initial compliance, hence, the initial costs to comply differs from the costs to comply continuously with the standard. There are also no new sources expected over the three year period of this ICR. There is a decrease in the capital/startup vs. operation and maintenance (O&M) Cost, this change could be attributed to the fact that there are no new sources, and only O&M is accounted for in this ICR. Dated: January 8, 2007. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-696 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0438; FRL-8270-8] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Printing and Publishing Industry (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1739.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0335 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request

(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0438, to

(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), by email to *docket.oeca@epa.gov* , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and

(202)564-4113; fax number:

(202)564-0050; e-mail address: *williams.learia@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On June 21, 2006 (71 FR 35652), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0438, which is available for online viewing at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket Center is

(202)566-1927. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.regulations.gov* , to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* , as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov.* *Title:* NESHAP for the Printing and Publishing Industry (Renewal). *ICR Numbers:* EPA ICR Number 1739.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0335. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* The Maximum Achievable Control Technology (NESHAP) for the Printing and Publishing Industry were promulgated on May 30, 1996 (61 FR 27131). These standards apply to the following facilities in 40 CFR part 63, subpart KK: publication rotogravure, product and packaging rotogravure, and wide-web flexographic printing presses at major sources. The effective date was May 30, 1999, for sources existing on May 30, 1996. For new sources or reconstructed sources after May 30, 1996, the effective date of startup is May 30, 1996, whichever is later. These standards of performance for this category of major sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants are required by section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Facilities may meet the standards by materials substitution, by installing control devices, or by a combination of both. The information that is required to be submitted to the Agency or kept at the facility is needed to insure compliance with the regulation. These include initial one time notifications, performance test plans and reports and records of maintenance and shutdown, startup, and malfunctions. The required notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, leaks are being detected and repaired and the standard is being met. Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's records of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and serve as a record of the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. For facilities that install continuous monitoring systems

(CMS)there are performance test and maintenance reports. Excess emissions reports are submitted semiannually. Responses to the information collection are mandatory under Clean Air Act section 112 and 40 CFR part 63, subpart KK. The responses are not anticipated to be kept confidential due to the nature of the information collected; however, any information submitted to the Agency for which claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policy set forth in 40 CFR part 2. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information are estimated to average 100 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* Owners or operators of publication rotogravure, product and packaging rotogravure, or wide-web flexographic printing presses. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 352. *Frequency of Response:* Initially, on occasion, and semiannually. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 50,796. *Estimated Total Capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Annual Costs:* $412,000, which includes $7,000 annualized capital/startup costs and $405,000 annual O&M costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is no change in the labor hours or cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden to industry. Dated: January 8, 2007. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-698 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6683-3] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements

(EISs)was published in the **Federal Register** dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845). Draft EISs EIS No. 20060402, ERP No. D-NOA-K39102-CA, Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries, Proposes a Series of Regulatory Changes, Offshore of Northern/Central, CA. *Summary:* EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060461, ERP No. D-USN-E11061-FL, Boca Chica Field, Restoration of Clear Zones and Stormwater Drainage Systems, Implementation, Naval Air Station

(NAS)Key West, Monroe County, FL. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetlands and mangrove forest impacts. EPA recommended that the final document include an analysis of the comprehensive vegetative control maintenance program and a thorough discussion of the overall monitoring and adaptive management plan. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060465, ERP No. D-FRC-H03002-00, Rockies Express Western Phase Project, Construction and Operation for the Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities: Rockies Express (CP06-354-000), TransColorado (CP06-401-000) and Overthrust (CP06-423-000), CO, WY, NE, KS, MO and NM. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts to air and water quality, and requested that additional information be provided to disclose cumulative impacts of new gas-fueled compression stations, and to evaluate specific hydrostatic test water acquisition and discharge considerations. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060472, ERP No. D-MMS-A02245-00, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012 Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218: Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, TX, LA, MS, AL and Fl. *Summary:* While EPA had no objections to the proposed action, EPA did request clarification in the areas of hypoxia research, National Estuarine Research Reserve, National Estuary Program, air/water quality impacts, cumulative impacts and mitigation. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20060454, ERP No. F-SFW-K99035-CA, Orange County Southern Subregion Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), Implementation, Application for and Incidental Take Permit, Orange County, CA. *Summary:* EPA's previous concerns about air and water quality impacts have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20060463, ERP No. F-CGD-G11047-00, Beacon Port Deepwater Port License Application, Construction and Operation, Deepwater Port and Offshore Pipeline, U.S. COE Section 404 and 10 Permits, Gulf of Mexico, San Patricio County, TX. *Summary:* Should the applicant decide to re-apply, EPA will work with USCG and MARAD to resolve any continuing issues about the proposed use of an open rack vaporization re-gasification system. EIS No. 20060474, ERP No. F-BLM-G65099-NM, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Rio Puerco Field Office, Sandoval County, NM. *Summary:* No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20060476, ERP No. F-SFW-K64022-CA, Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan and Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances to Conserve Habitat for and Mitigate Impacts on Six Aquatic Species, USFWS Enhancement of Survival Permit and an USNMF Incidental Take Permit Issuance, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA. *Summary:* EPA continues to have environmental concerns about temperature effects from temporary reductions in canopy cover and recommended additional prescriptions for areas showing temperature impacts under pre-project conditions. EIS No. 20060499, ERP No. F-COE-G36156-AR, Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas General Reevaluation Project, Address Waterfowl Management, Water Supply and Flood Control Strategies, Located in Portions of Lonoke, Prairie, Jefferson, Arkansas and Pulaski Counties, AR. *Summary:* No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20060534, ERP No. F-NOA-E91017-00, Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Total Allowable Catch and Reduce Bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico Directed and Shrimp Trawl Fisheries, To Evaluate Alternatives, Gulf of Mexico. *Summary:* EPA does not object to the proposed action. Dated: January 16, 2007. Clifford Rader, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-697 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6683-2] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability *Responsible Agency:* Office of Federal Activities, General Information

(202)564-7167 or *http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.* Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 01/08/2007 through 01/12/2007 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. *EIS No. 20070007, Draft EIS, NPS, NM,* Bandelier National Monument, Ecological Restoration Plan, Reestablish Healthy, Sustainable Vegetative Conditions within the Pinon-Juniper Woodland, Los Alamos and Sandoval Counties, NM, *Comment Period Ends:* 03/19/2007, *Contact:* John Mack 505-672-3861-Ext 568. *EIS No. 20070008, Draft EIS, AFS, 00,* Great Basin Creek South Rangeland Management Projects, Management of 12 Livestock Grazing Allotments, Bridgeport Ranger District, Lyon and Mineral Counties, NV and Mono County, CA, *Comment Period Ends:* 03/05/2007, *Contact:* David Loomis 775-884-8132. *EIS No. 20070009, Final EIS, AFS, 00,* Antelope-Pardee 500kV Transmission Project, Construct, Operate and Maintain a New 25.6 mile 500kV Transmission Line, Right-of-Way Permit and Special Use Authorization, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, CA, *Wait Period Ends:* 02/20/2007, *Contact:* John Boccio 415-703-2641. *EIS No. 20070010, Final EIS, FHW, LA,* East-West Corridor Highway Component, from I-130 to Louis Armstrong International Airport, to Central Business District (CBD), Jefferson, Orleans and St. Charles Parishes, LA, *Wait Period Ends:* 02/20/2007, Contact: Robert Mahoney 225-757-7624. *EIS No. 20070011, Draft EIS, FHW, MI,* I-94 Jackson Freeway Modernization Project, Improvements between Michigan State Route-60 (MI-60) and Sargent Road, Funding and NPDES and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, Jackson County, MI, *Comment Period Ends:* 02/20/2007, *Contact:* David Calabrese 517-702-1825. Amended Notices *EIS No. 20060471, Draft EIS, FHW, IL,* Prairie Parkway Study, Transportation System Improvement between Interstate 80 (I-80) and Interstate 88 (I-88) Grundy, Kendall and Kane Counties, IL, *Comment Period Ends:* 02/28/2007, *Contact:* Matt Fuller 217-492-4625. Revision of FR Notice Published 11/17/2006: Extending Comment Period from 01/16/2007 to 02/28/2007. *EIS No. 20060490, Draft EIS, OSM, 00,* Black Mesa Project, Revisions to the Life-of-Mine Operation and Reclamation for the Kayenta and Black Mesa Surface-Coal Mining Operations, Right-of-Way Grant, Mohave, Navajo, Coconino and Yavapai Counties, AZ and Clark County, NV, *Comment Period Ends:* 02/06/2007, *Contact:* Peter A. Rutledge 303-844-1400 Ext. 1440. Revision to FR Notice Published 12/01/2006: Extending Comment Period 01/22/2007 to 02/06/2007. *EIS No. 20060542, Draft EIS, FRC, 00,* Spokane River and Post Falls Hydroelectric Project, Applications for two New Licenses for Existing 14.75

(mw)Post Falls No. 12606 and 122.9

(mw)Spokane River No. 2545, Kootenai and Benewah Counties, ID and Spokane, Lincoln and Stevens Counties, WA, *Comment Period Ends:* 03/06/2007, *Contact:* John Blair 202-502-6092. Revision of FR Notice Published 01/05/2007: Correction to Comment Period from 02/20/2007 to 03/06/2007. Dated: January 16, 2007. Clifford Rader, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-695 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8271-1] Proposed CERCLA Administrative Order on Consent for the Bountiful 5 Points PCE Plume Site, Bountiful, Davis County, UT AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice and request for public comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9622(I), notice is hereby given of a proposed Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) settlement under sections 104, 106(a), 107, and 122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606(a), 9607, and 9622, between EPA and Your Valet Cleaners, Inc. (“Respondent”) regarding Your Valet Cleaners' facility (the “Facility”). The property which is the subject of this proposed AOC is a parcel of land approximately 1/8 acre in size and is located at 1501 South Main Street in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, defined by EPA as the Bountiful 5 Points PCE Plume Site (“Site”). This AOC settlement proposes to compromise a claim the United States has at this Site for Past and Future Response Costs, as those terms are defined in the AOC. Respondent is the owner of a parcel of land which has been impacted by business operations at the Facility and which lies within the defined boundaries of the Site. Under the terms of the proposed AOC, Your Valet Cleaners, Inc. agrees to immediately pay $10,000 to EPA in settlement of its liability for Past Response Costs incurred at the Site, use best efforts to recover (under relevant insurance policies) funds to reimburse additional Past Response Costs of $46,031.93, and to pay Future Response Costs EPA incurs in overseeing the work Respondent has agreed to perform under the AOC. In exchange, Respondent will be granted covenants not to sue under sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), in regards to reimbursement of Past and Future Response Costs. *Opportunity for Comment:* For thirty

(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will consider all comments received on the Payment of Response Costs portion of the Settlement only (Section XV) and may modify or withdraw its consent to that portion of the AOC, if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 2nd Floor, in Denver, Colorado. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at the EPA Superfund Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 2nd Floor, in Denver, Colorado. Comments and requests for a copy of the proposed settlement should be addressed to Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist (8ENF-RC), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, and should reference the Your Valet Cleaners AOC for the Bountiful 5 Points PCE Plume Site in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist (8ENF-RC), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,

(303)312-6970. Dated: January 10, 2007. Eddie A. Sierra, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice, Region 8. [FR Doc. 07-202 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]

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