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BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Special Demonstration Programs—Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Postsecondary and Employment Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year

(FY)2007 and Later Years Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)Number: 84.235U. *Dates:* *Applications Available:* July 5, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* October 3, 2007. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The purpose of the Special Demonstration Programs is to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to expand and improve the provision of rehabilitation and other services for individuals with disabilities. *Priority:* This priority is from the notice of final priority and definitions for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the **Federal Register** . *Absolute Priority:* For FY 2007, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Postsecondary and Employment Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities. *Program Authority:* 29 U.S.C. 773(b). *Applicable Regulations:*

(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, and 99.

(b)The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 373.

(c)The notice of final priority and definitions, published elsewhere in this issue of the **Federal Register** . II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Discretionary grants. *Estimated Available Funds:* $2,250,000. *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $575,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Estimated Number of Awards:* 4-7. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* Only State vocational rehabilitation agencies are eligible for assistance under this program. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This competition does not require cost sharing or matching. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX:

(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: *http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov.* If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.235U. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under *Alternative Format* in section VIII of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* *Applications Available:* July 5, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site ( *http://www.Grants.gov* ). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format 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 in section VII in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* October 3, 2007. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This competition is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in 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 Special Demonstration Programs—Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Postsecondary and Employment Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities, CFDA Number 84.235U, must be submitted electronically using the Government-wide 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 Special Demonstration Programs—Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Postsecondary and Employment Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities 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 Education 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, toll free, 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 instructions 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice 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: Edwin Powell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5038, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Fax:

(202)245-7505. 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 84.235U), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.235U), 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 84.235U), 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 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:* The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN). We may notify you informally, also. 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 in this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section in 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 directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to *http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.* 4. *Performance Measures:* The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993

(GPRA)directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results against those goals. Under this priority, we require a grantee to develop an evaluation plan and conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project in achieving its goals, particularly goals relating to post-school outcomes. In measuring performance, we require a grantee to collect: High school exit data (e.g., academic achievement and functional performance data, and high school graduation outcomes, including type of diploma received); student's post-school goals; services provided; postsecondary education outcomes; employment outcomes (e.g., type of employment, wages and earnings, hours worked, weeks of employment); and public benefits received such as Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance. During the first year of the project RSA intends to assist grantees in implementing these data collection requirements. RSA will use these data, especially data on postsecondary education and employment outcomes, to assess the performance of the projects funded under this priority. VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edwin Powell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5038, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone:

(202)245-7505 or by e-mail: *edwin.powell@ed.gov.* If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. VIII. Other Information *Alternative Format:* Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:

(202)245-7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. *Electronic Access to This Document:* You can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Dated: June 28, 2007. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-12895 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Overview Information; Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year

(FY)2006 *Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)Number:* 84.259A. *Dates:* *Applications Available:* July 5, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. *Eligible Applicants:*

(a)Community-based organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians. For purposes of NHCTEP, a community-based organization means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides career and technical education, or related services, to individuals in the Native Hawaiian community.

(b)Any community-based organization may apply individually or as a part of a consortium with one or more eligible community-based organizations. (34 CFR 75.127) Note: An applicant must include documentation, including proof of its non-profit status in accordance with 34 CFR 75.51, in its application showing that it and, if applicable, consortium members are eligible according to the requirements in paragraphs

(a)and

(b)of the *Eligible Applicants* section of this notice. *Estimated Available Funds:* $2,956,000 for the first 12 months of the 24-month project period. Funding for the second year is subject to the availability of funds and to a grantee meeting the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253. FY 2006 funds will be used for new awards under this competition. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $250,000-$500,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $295,600. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 10. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 24 months. I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP) provides grants to eligible applicants to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions of programs, that are authorized by and consistent with the purposes of section 116 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006

(Act)for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. Background Information For the convenience of applicants, we describe in this notice the major statutory changes made to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III), which was amended by the Act, that affect NHCTEP. Statutory Changes Affecting NHCTEP

(a)*Community-based organizations.* Under the previous authority for this program, section 116(h) of Perkins III, the Secretary awarded grants or entered into contracts with organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians that were recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, authorized by and consistent with the provisions of Perkins III. Under the new program authority, in section 116(h) of the Act, the Secretary awards grants or enters into contracts with community-based organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, that are authorized by and consistent with the provisions of section 116 of the Act for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. As a result of this change, the Secretary will be making multiple grant awards in FY 2007, rather than making a single award; FY 2007 awards will be made only to community based organizations; and the Governor of the State of Hawaii will not have a role in determining which community based organizations receive NHCTEP awards.

(b)*Purpose.* In the Act, Congress has expanded and added elements to the statement of purpose, most significantly by stating that, among other statutory purposes, programs should build on the efforts of States and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards and to assist students in meeting such standards, including in preparation for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations in emerging or established professions. (20 U.S.C. 2301(1)) Congress also has added to the statement of purpose the requirement that programs provide technical assistance that promotes leadership, initial preparation, and professional development at the State and local levels, and improves the quality of, career and technical education teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselors. (20 U.S.C. 2301(5)) Additionally, the Act's purpose section has been amended to include supporting partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree-granting institutions, area career and technical education schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries, as well as providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lives to develop, in conjunction with other education and training programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States competitive. (20 U.S.C. 2301(6) and (7))

(c)*Definitions.* In the Act, Congress has amended the definitions of certain terms that affect NHCTEP. Most significantly, the term “career and technical education” has replaced the term “vocational and technical education” throughout the Act. Thus, in this notice we use the term “career and technical education.” Moreover, under the new definition of career and technical education, the sequence of courses provided as part of a career and technical education program must provide students with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions. (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)(A)(i)) Under section 8(e) of the Act, for secondary programs, “coherent and rigorous content” is determined in a manner consistent with section 1111(b)(1)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). (20 U.S.C. 2306a)

(d)*Special Populations.* Paragraph

(F)of the definition of “Special Populations” in section 3(29) of the Act uses the term “individuals with limited English proficiency” instead of the phrase “individuals with other barriers to educational achievement, including individuals with limited English proficiency” that was used in Perkins III. (20 U.S.C. 2302(29)(F)) Although the Act no longer includes, within the definition of “special populations,” the phrase “individuals with other barriers to educational achievement,” under section 324 of the Act, NHCTEP students with other barriers to educational achievement may receive assistance for tuition and fees, dependent care, transportation, books, and supplies that are necessary for a student to participate in a project funded under this program. (20 U.S.C. 2414(b)) Note: Refer to the *Direct assistance to students* and *Student stipends* sections of this notice for guidance on providing financial assistance for tuition, dependent care, transportation, books, supplies, and stipends. Authorized Programs, Services, and Activities

(a)*Authorized Programs.* Under section 116(e) of the Act, educational programs, services, and activities funded under NHCTEP must support and help to improve career and technical education programs. (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)) This requirement, along with the statutory definition of career and technical education, aligns NHCTEP with other programs authorized under the Act that require grantees to offer a sequence of courses that provides individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions. (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)) Under section 116(h) of the Act, eligible community-based organizations receive NHCTEP grants to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, that are consistent with the purposes of section 116 of the Act, for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. Under this competition the Secretary awards grants to carry out projects that—

(1)Provide organized educational activities offering a sequence of courses that—

(i)Provide individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions;

(ii)Provide technical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; and

(iii)Include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual. Projects may include prerequisite courses (other than remedial courses) that meet the definitional requirements of section 3(5)(A) of the Act. (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)(A)) In addition, at the secondary level, coherent and rigorous academic curriculum must be aligned with challenging academic content standards and student achievement standards in reading/language arts and mathematics that the State in which the applicant is located has established under the ESEA. Contacts for State NCLB programs may be found on the Internet at: *http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts/State/index.html;*

(2)Develop new programs, services, or activities or improve or expand existing programs, services, or activities that are consistent with the purposes of the Act. In other words, the Department will support “expansions” or “improvements” that include, but are not necessarily limited to, the expansion of effective programs or practices; upgrading of activities, equipment, or materials; increasing staff capacity; adoption of new technology; modification of curriculum; or implementation of new policies to improve program effectiveness and outcomes; and

(3)Funds a career and technical education program, service, or activity that—

(i)Is a new program, service, or activity that was not provided by the applicant during the instructional term (a defined period, such as a semester, trimester, or quarter, within the academic year) that preceded the request for funding under NHCTEP;

(ii)Will improve or expand an existing career and technical education program; or

(iii)Inherently improves career and technical education. Note: A program, service, or activity “inherently improves career and technical education” if it—

(a)Develops new career and technical education programs of study that will be approved by the appropriate accreditation agency;

(b)Strengthens the rigor of the academic and career and technical components of funded programs;

(c)Uses curriculum that is aligned with industry-recognized standards and will result in students attaining industry-recognized credentials, certificates, or degrees;

(d)Integrates academics (other than remedial courses) with career and technical education programs through a coherent sequence of courses to ensure learning in the core academic and career and technical subjects;

(e)Links career and technical education at the secondary level with career and technical education at the postsecondary level and facilitates students' pursuit of a baccalaureate degree;

(f)Expands the scope, depth, and relevance of curriculum, especially content that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of an industry and a variety of hands-on, job-specific experiences; and

(g)Offers—

(1)Work-related experience, internships, cooperative education, school-based enterprises, entrepreneurship, community service learning, and job shadowing that are related to career and technical education programs;

(2)Coaching/mentoring, support services, extra help for students after school, on the weekends, and/or during the summers so they can meet higher standards;

(3)Career guidance and academic counseling for students participating in career and technical education programs under NHCTEP;

(4)Placement services for students who have successfully completed career and technical education programs and attained a technical skill proficiency that is aligned with industry-recognized standards;

(5)Professional development programs for teachers, counselors, and administrators;

(6)Strong partnerships among grantees and local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, community leaders, adult education providers, and, as appropriate, other entities, such as employers, labor organizations, parents, and local partnerships, to enable students to achieve State academic standards and career and technical skills;

(7)The use of student assessment and evaluation data to improve continually instruction and staff development; or

(8)Research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation and assessment, capacity-building, and technical assistance related to career and technical education programs.

(b)*Student stipends.*

(1)A portion of an award under this program may be used to provide stipends to help students meet the costs of participation in a NHCTEP project.

(2)To be eligible for a stipend a student must—

(i)Be enrolled in a career and technical education project funded under this program;

(ii)Be in regular attendance in a NHCTEP project and meet the training institution's attendance requirement;

(iii)Maintain satisfactory progress in his or her program of study according to the training institution's published standards for satisfactory progress; and

(iv)Have an acute economic need that—

(A)Prevents participation in a project funded under this program without a stipend; and

(B)Cannot be met through a work-study program.

(3)The amount of a stipend is the greater of either the minimum hourly wage prescribed by State or local law, or the minimum hourly wage established under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

(4)A grantee may award a stipend only if the stipend combined with other resources the student receives does not exceed the student's financial need. A student's financial need is the difference between the student's cost of attendance and the financial aid or other resources available to defray the student's cost of attending a NHCTEP project.

(5)To calculate the amount of a student's stipend, a grantee would multiply the number of hours a student actually attends career and technical education instruction by the amount of the minimum hourly wage that is prescribed by State or local law or by the minimum hourly wage that is established under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Example: If a grantee uses the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum hourly wage of $5.15 and a student attends classes for 20 hours a week, the student's stipend would be $103 for the week during which the student attends classes ($5.15 × 20 = $103). Note: Grantees must maintain records that fully support their decisions to award stipends to students, as well as the amounts that are paid, such as proof of a student's enrollment in the NHCTEP project, stipend applications, timesheets showing the number of hours of attendance that are confirmed in writing by an instructor, student financial status information, and evidence that a student could not participate in the NHCTEP project without a stipend. (20 U.S.C. 1232f; 34 CFR 75.700-75.702; 75.730; and 75.731)

(6)An eligible student may earn a stipend when taking a course for the first time, although a stipend may not be provided to a student who has already taken, completed, and had the opportunity to benefit from a course and is merely repeating the course.

(7)An applicant must include, in its application, the procedure it intends to use to determine student eligibility for stipends and stipend amounts, and its oversight procedures for the awarding and payment of stipends.

(c)*Direct assistance to students.* A grantee may provide direct assistance to a student only if the following conditions are met:

(1)The recipient of the direct assistance is an individual who is a member of a special population and who is participating in a NHCTEP project.

(2)The direct assistance is needed to address barriers to the individual's successful participation in a NHCTEP project.

(3)The direct assistance is part of a broader, more generally focused program or activity to address the needs of an individual who is a member of a special population. Note: Direct assistance to individuals who are members of special populations is not, by itself, a “program or activity for special populations.”

(4)The grant funds used for direct assistance must be expended to supplement, and not supplant, assistance that is otherwise available from non-Federal sources. For example, generally, a community-based organization could not use NHCTEP funds to provide child care for single parents if non-Federal funds previously were made available for this purpose, or if non-Federal funds are used to provide child care services for single parents participating in non-career and technical education programs and these services otherwise would have been available to career and technical education students in the absence of NHCTEP funds.

(5)In determining how much of the NHCTEP grant funds it will use for direct assistance to an eligible student, a grantee considers whether the specific services to be provided are a reasonable and necessary cost of providing career and technical education programs for special populations. However, the Secretary does not envision a circumstance in which it would be a reasonable and necessary expenditure of NHCTEP project funds for a grantee to utilize a majority of a project's budget to pay direct assistance to students, in lieu of providing the students served by the project with career and technical education. Additional Program Requirements

(a)*Career and technical education agreement.* Any applicant that is not proposing to provide career and technical education directly to Native Hawaiian students and proposes instead to pay one or more qualified educational entities to provide such career and technical education to Native Hawaiian students must include with its application a written career and technical education agreement between the applicant and the educational entity. The written agreement must describe the commitment between the applicant and the educational entity and must include, at a minimum, a statement of the responsibilities of the applicant and the entity. The agreement must be signed by the appropriate individuals on behalf of each party, such as the authorizing official or administrative head of the applicant Native Hawaiian community-based organization.

(b)*Limitation on services.* Section 315 of the Act prohibits the use of funds received under the Act to provide career and technical education programs to students prior to the seventh grade.

(c)*Supplement-Not-Supplant.* In accordance with section 311(a) of the Act, funds under this program may not be used to supplant non-Federal funds used to carry out career and technical education activities and tech prep program activities. Furthermore, the prohibition against supplanting also means that grantees are required to use their negotiated restricted indirect cost rates under this program. (34 CFR 75.563). The Secretary cautions applicants not to plan to use funds under NHCTEP to replace otherwise available non-Federal funding for “direct assistance to students,” (as defined elsewhere in this notice) and family assistance programs. For example, NHCTEP funds must not be used to supplant non-Federal funds to pay the costs of students' tuition, dependent care, transportation, books, supplies, and other costs associated with participation in a career and technical education program. Further, funds under NHCTEP may not be used to replace Federal student financial aid. The Secretary wishes to highlight that the Act does not authorize the Secretary to fund projects that serve primarily as entities through which students may apply for and receive tuition and other financial assistance. Evaluation Requirements To ensure the high quality of NHCTEP projects and the achievement of the goals and purposes of section 116(h) of the Act, each grantee must budget for and conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of its program. An independent evaluator must conduct the evaluation. The evaluation must—

(a)Be appropriate for the project and be both formative and summative in nature; and

(b)Include—

(1)Collection and reporting of the performance measures for NHCTEP that are identified in the Performance Measures section of this notice; and

(2)Qualitative and quantifiable data with respect to—

(i)Academic and career and technical competencies demonstrated by the participants and the number and kinds of academic and work credentials acquired by individuals, including participation in programs providing skill proficiency assessments, industry certifications, or training at the associate degree level that is articulated with an advanced degree option;

(ii)Enrollment, completion, and placement of participants by gender, for each occupation for which training was provided;

(iii)Job or work skill attainment or enhancement, including participation in apprenticeship and work-based learning programs, and student progress in achieving technical skill proficiencies necessary to obtain employment in the field for which the student has been prepared, including attainment or enhancement of technical skills in the industry the student is preparing to enter;

(iv)Activities during the formative stages of the project, to help guide and improve the project, as well as a summative evaluation that includes recommendations for disseminating information on project activities and results;

(v)The number and percentage of students who obtained industry-recognized credentials, certificates, or degrees;

(vi)The outcomes of students' technical assessments, by type and scores, if available;

(vii)The rates of attainment of a proficiency credential or certificate, in conjunction with a secondary school diploma;

(viii)The effectiveness of the project, including a comparison between the intended and observed results and a demonstration of a clear link between the observed results and the specific treatment given to project participants;

(ix)The extent to which information about or resulting from the project was disseminated at other sites, such as through the grantee's development and use of guides or manuals that provide step-by-step directions for practitioners to follow when initiating similar efforts; and

(x)The impact of the project, e.g., follow-up data on students' employment, sustained employment, promotions, further and continuing education or training, or the impact the project had on Native Hawaiian economic development or career and technical education activities. Definitions *Acute economic need* means an income that is at or below the national poverty level according to the latest available data from the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines. *Career and technical education* means organized educational activities that—

(a)Offer a sequence of courses that—

(1)Provides individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions;

(2)Provides technical skills proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; and

(3)May include prerequisite courses (other than remedial courses) that meet the requirements of this definition; and

(b)Include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual. (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)) *Coherent sequence of courses* means a series of courses in which career and academic education is integrated, and that directly relates to, and leads to, both academic and occupational competencies. The term includes competency-based education and academic education, and adult training or retraining, including sequential units encompassed within a single adult retraining course, that otherwise meets the requirements of this definition. *Direct assistance to students* means tuition, dependent care, transportation, books, and supplies that are necessary for a student to participate in a project funded under this program. *Individual with a disability* means an individual with any disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). (20 U.S.C. 2302(17)) *Individual with limited English proficiency* means a secondary school student, an adult, or an out-of-school youth, who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, and—

(a)Whose native language is a language other than English; or

(b)Who lives in a family or community environment in which a language other than English is the dominant language. (20 U.S.C. 2302(16)) *Native Hawaiian* means any individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii. (20 U.S.C. 2326(a)(4)) *Non-traditional fields* means occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology, and other current and emerging high-skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work. (20 U.S.C. 2302(20)) *Special populations means* —

(a)Individuals with disabilities;

(b)Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children;

(c)Individuals preparing for non-traditional fields;

(d)Single parents, including single pregnant women;

(e)Displaced homemakers; and

(f)Individuals with limited English proficiency. (20 U.S.C. 2302(29)) *Stipend* means a subsistence allowance for a student that is necessary for the student to participate in a project funded under this program. *Support services* means services related to curriculum modification, equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel, and instructional aids and devices. (20 U.S.C. 2302(31)) *Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:* Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed non-statutory requirements, definitions, and selection criteria. However, section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act

(GEPA)(20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)), allows the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking requirements, non-statutory requirements, definitions, and selection criteria governing the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first grant competition for this program under section 116 of the Act and, therefore, qualifies for this exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the non-statutory requirements, definitions, and selection criteria under the authority of section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. These non-statutory requirements, definitions, and selection criteria will apply to the FY 2006 competition only. *Program Authority:* The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Act), Public Law 109-270, 20 U.S.C. 2301, *et seq.* , in particular, section 116(a)-(h). (20 U.S.C. 2326(a)-(h)) *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Discretionary grants. *Estimated Available Funds:* $2,956,000 for the first 12 months of the 24-month project period. Funding for the second year is subject to the availability of funds and to a grantee meeting the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $250,000-$500,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $295,600. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 10. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 24 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:*

(a)and

(b)of the *Eligible Applicants* section of this notice. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This program does not involve cost sharing or matching requirements, but does involve supplement-not-supplant funding provisions. (See the *Supplement-Not-Supplant* section of this notice.) IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Nancy Essey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 11070, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-7241. Telephone:

(202)245-7789. Fax:

(202)245-7170 or by e-mail: *nancy.essey@ed.gov.* You may also obtain an application package via the Internet from the following address: *http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/.* 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 (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 50 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 page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the résumés, the bibliography, the letters of support, or documentation of the applicant's eligibility. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III. Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that— • Exceed the page limit if you apply these standards; or • Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you apply other standards. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* *Applications Available:* July 5, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. Applications for grants under this program may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. 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 program is not subject to Executive Order 12372. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restriction in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements * Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications. * To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. NHCTEP, CFDA Number 84.259A, is included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use 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. You may access the electronic grant application for NHCTEP at *http://www.Grants.gov.* You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.259, not 84.259A). Please note the following: • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are 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 submit your application in paper format. • If you submit your application electronically, 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 Education Assistance). • If you submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified 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 instructions 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 the 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. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail* . If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.259A), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.259A), 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.

(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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, *Attention* : (CFDA Number 84.259A), 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—

(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information

(1)*Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this program are as follows. The maximum score for each criterion and for each factor is indicated in parentheses. The maximum total score for these selection criteria is 110 points.

(a)*Quality of the project design* . (35 points) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, we consider the following factors:

(1)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 (as evidenced by data such as local labor market demand, occupational trends, and surveys). (5 points)

(2)The extent to which goals, objectives, and outcomes are clearly specified and measurable (for example, we look for clear descriptions of proposed student career and technical education activities; recruitment and retention strategies; expected enrollments, completions, and student placements in jobs, military specialties, and continuing education/training opportunities; the number of teachers, counselors, and administrators to be trained; and identification of requirements for each program of study to be provided under the project, including related training areas and a description of performance outcomes). (10 points)

(3)The extent to which the proposed project will establish linkages with other appropriate agencies (e.g. community, State, and other Federal resources) and organizations providing services to the target population in order to improve services to students and strengthen the proposed project. (5 points)

(4)The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed project will create and offer activities that focus on improving the skills necessary to gain employment in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations, in emerging fields, or in a specific career field. (5 points)

(5)The extent to which the services proposed in the project will create opportunities for students to acquire skills identified by the State at the secondary level or by industry-recognized career and technical education programs for licensure, degree, certification, or as required by a career or profession. (5 points)

(6)The extent to which the project will provide opportunities for high-quality training or professional development services that— (5 points)

(i)Are of sufficient quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice among instructional personnel;

(ii)Will improve and increase instructional personnel's knowledge and skills to help students meet challenging and rigorous academic and career and technical skill proficiencies;

(iii)Will advance instructional personnel's understanding of effective instructional strategies that are supported by scientifically-based research; and

(iv)Include professional development plans that clearly address ways in which learning gaps will be addressed and how continuous review of performance will be conducted to identify training needs. (5 points)

(b)*Quality of the management plan* . (15 points) In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, we consider the following factors:

(1)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 the milestones and performance standards for accomplishing project tasks. (5 points)

(2)The extent to which the time commitments of the project director and other key project personnel, including instructors, are appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project. (5 points)

(3)The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (5 points)

(c)*Quality of project personnel* . (25 points) In determining the quality of project personnel, we consider the following factors:

(1)The extent to which the applicant encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. (5 points)

(2)The qualifications, including relevant training, expertise, and experience, of the project director. (5 points)

(3)The qualifications, including relevant training, expertise, and experience, of key project personnel, especially the extent to which the project will use instructors who are certified to teach in the field in which they will provide instruction. (10 points)

(4)The qualifications, including training, expertise, and experience, of project consultants. (5 points)

(d)*Adequacy of resources* . (15 points) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project, we consider the following factors:

(1)The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment, supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization(s) and the entities to be served, including the relevance and demonstrated commitment (e.g., articulation agreements, memoranda of understanding, letters of support, or commitments to employ project participants) of the applicant, local employers, or entities to be served by the project. (5 points)

(2)The extent to which the budget is adequate and costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives and design of the proposed project. (5 points)

(3)The potential for continued support of the project after Federal funding ends. (5 points)

(e)*Quality of the project evaluation* . (20 points) In determining the quality of the evaluation, we consider the following factors:

(1)The extent to which the methods of evaluation proposed by the grantee are thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed project. (5 points)

(2)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 the performance measures discussed elsewhere in this notice and will produce quantitative and qualitative data, to the extent possible. (5 points)

(3)The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide performance feedback and continuous improvement toward achieving intended outcomes. (5 points)

(4)The quality of the proposed evaluation to be conducted by an external evaluator with the necessary background and technical expertise to carry out the evaluation. (5 points) 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 directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to *http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html* . We strongly encourage grantees to submit their reports through e-Reports, the Department's electronic performance reporting initiative. 4. *Performance Measures:* Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Federal departments and agencies must clearly describe the goals and objectives of their programs, identify resources and actions needed to accomplish these goals and objectives, develop a means of measuring progress made, and regularly report on their achievement. One important source of program information on successes and lessons learned is the project evaluation conducted under individual grants. The Department has developed the following core factors and measures for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program and projects supported under this competition. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant under this program to give careful consideration to these core factors and measures.

(a)*Number of Projects* . The number of secondary, postsecondary, and adult programs that—

(1)Apply industry-recognized skill standards so students can earn skill certificates in those projects; and

(2)Offer skill competencies, related assessments, and industry-recognized skill certificates in secondary and postsecondary institutions.

(b)*Secondary Projects* . The percentage of participating secondary career and technical education students who—

(1)Meet or exceed proficiency standards in reading/language arts and mathematics;

(2)Attain a secondary school diploma or its State-recognized equivalent, or a proficiency credential in conjunction with a secondary school diploma; and

(3)Attain career and technical education skill proficiencies aligned with industry-recognized standards; and

(4)Are placed in postsecondary education, advanced training, military service, or employment in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations or in current or emerging occupations.

(c)*Postsecondary Projects.* The percentage of participating postsecondary students in career and technical education programs who—

(1)Receive postsecondary degrees, certificates, or credentials;

(2)Attain career and technical education skill proficiencies aligned with industry-recognized standards;

(3)Receive industry-recognized credentials, certificates, or degrees;

(4)Are retained in postsecondary education or transfer to a baccalaureate degree program; and

(5)Are placed in military service or apprenticeship programs, or are placed in employment, receive an employment promotion, or retain employment.

(d)*Adult Projects.* The percentage of participating adult career and technical education students who—

(1)Enroll in a postsecondary education or training program;

(2)Attain career and technical education skill proficiencies aligned with industry-recognized standards;

(3)Receive industry-recognized credentials or certificates, or degrees; and

(4)Are placed in employment, receive an employment promotion, or retain employment. Note: All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance report addressing these performance measures, to the extent feasible and to the extent that they apply to each grantee's NHCTEP project. VII. Agency Contacts FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Essey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 11070, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-7241. Telephone:

(202)245 -7789, or by e-mail: *nancy.essey@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 notice in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact persons listed in this section. *Electronic Access to This Document:* You may view this notice, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Dated: June 29, 2007. Troy R. Justesen, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. [FR Doc. E7-13022 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Monday, July 23, 2007, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Newberry Hall, 117 Newberry Street SW., Aiken, SC 29801. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerri Flemming, Office of External Affairs, Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone:

(803)952-7886. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Board:* The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda Monday, July 23, 2007 1 p.m.—Combined Committee Session. 5 p.m.—Adjourn. Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:30 a.m.—Approval of Minutes, Agency Updates. 9:45 a.m.—Public Comment Session. 10 a.m.—Chair and Facilitator Update. 10:45 a.m.—Administrative Committee Report. 11:45 a.m.—Public Comment Session. 12 p.m.—Lunch Break. 1 p.m.—Nuclear Materials Committee Report. 1:45 p.m.—Strategic and Legacy Management Committee Report. 2:15 p.m.—Waste Management Committee Report. 3:15 p.m.—Public Comment Session. 3:30 p.m.—Facility Disposition and Site Remediation Committee Report. 4 p.m.—Adjourn. If needed, time will be allotted after public comments for items added to the agenda and administrative details. A final agenda will be available at the meeting Monday, July 23, 2007. *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Gerri Flemming's office at the address or telephone listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. *Minutes:* The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Gerri Flemming, Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802, or by calling her at

(803)952-7886. Issued at Washington, DC on June 29, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12981 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. QF85-305-008; EL07-76-000] Carson Cogeneration Company; Notice of Filing June 27, 2007. Take notice that on June 22, 2007, pursuant to § 292.205(c) of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 18 CFR 292.205(c) (2006), Carson Cogeneration Company filed a request for limited waiver of the operating and efficiency standards for a natural gas-fired, combined cycle, cogeneration facility located in Carson, California. 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

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12938 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-433-002] Crossroads Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing June 28, 2007. Take notice that on June 22, 2007, Crossroads Pipeline Company (Crossroads) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Sixth Revised Sheet No. 6, with an effective date of June 1, 2007. Crossroads states that it is making this filing in compliance with the Commission's Order in this docket issued May 31, 2007. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. There is an “eSubscription” link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any *FERC Online service,* please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

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

(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12929 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-433-000] Crossroads Pipeline Company; Notice of Technical Conference June 27, 2007. Take notice that the Commission will convene a technical conference in the above referenced proceeding on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 10 a.m. (EDT), in a room to be designated at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington DC 20426. The Commission's May 31, 2007, order 1 in this proceeding directed that a technical conference be held to address the issues raised by a May 1, 2007, filing of Crossroads Pipeline Company (Crossroads) to establish a retainage tracking mechanism and adjust its current retainage percentage. 1 *Crossroads Pipeline Company* , 119 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2007). The parties and the Commission Staff will have the opportunity to discuss all of the issues raised by the filing including, but not limited to, providing additional technical, engineering and operations support for its proposed transportation retainage percentage. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to *accessibility@ferc.gov* or call toll free

(866)208-3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with the required accommodations. All interested persons are permitted to attend. For further information please contact Lisa T. Long by phone at

(202)502-8691 or via e-mail at *lisa.long@ferc.gov.* Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12937 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-494-000] Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Revenue Report June 28, 2007. Take notice that on June 26, 2007, Dauphin Island Gathering Partners (Dauphin Island) tendered for filing its report of net revenue received from cash outs. Dauphin Island states that it has made the refund to its customers based upon its calculation method as set out in its report. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time July 5, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12931 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OA07-12-001] Midamerican Energy Company; Notice of Compliance Filing June 28, 2007. Take notice that on June 25, 2007, MidAmerican Energy Company tendered for filing, pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d (2007), in compliance with Order No. 890, an amendment to its Order No. 890 Implementation Section 205 filing made on April 16, 2007. 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 on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. There is an “eSubscription” link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12927 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-493-000] Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff June 28, 2007. Take notice that on June 26, 2007, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective August 1, 2007: Ninth Revised Sheet No. 88 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 97 Seventh Revised Sheet No. 97A Original Sheet No. 97B **** Viking states that the purpose of this filing is to:

(i)Correct an incorrect reference in the pro forma Firm Transportation Agreement to one of its Exhibits;

(ii)add a new Exhibit to the pro forma Firm Transportation Agreement to standardize documentation of discounted rate agreements; and

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

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

(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12930 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ05-1-002] Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing June 27, 2007. Take notice that on June 21, 2007, the Western Area Power Administration filed an amendment to its non-jurisdictional open access transmission tariff, pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's May 21, 2007 Order, *Western Area Power Administration* , 119 FERC ¶ 61,175 (2007). 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, N.E., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. There is an “eSubscription” link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2007 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12935 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-67-000] DC Energy, LLC Complainant, v. H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc. Respondent; Notice of Amended Complaint June 27, 2007. Take notice that on June 22, 2007, DC Energy, LLC (DC Energy) pursuant to Rule 215 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR 385.215, filed an amendment to its June 12, 2007, Complaint. DC Energy states that it has discovered new facts which are directly relevant to the issues raised in its original Complaint. 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. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 12, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12934 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 June 29, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1065-010. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Operating Companies submits its compliance filing in accordance with Commission's May 25, 2007 Order. *Filed Date:* 06/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070627-0102. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 16, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-157-001, ER06-398-002, ER06-399-002, ER04-268-005, ER98-4159-008. *Applicants:* Macquarie Cook Power, Inc.; Duquesne Keystone LLC; Duquesne Conemaugh LLC; Duquesne Power, LLC; Duquesne Light Company. *Description:* Macquarie Cook Power, Inc et al submit their notice of change in status related to the 5/31/07 acquisition of Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. *Filed Date:* 06/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070627-0101. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 16, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-613-004, ER07-1077-000. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits amendments to the ISO Tariff 2007 Congestion Revenue Rights Credit Policy Amendment. *Filed Date:* 06/22/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070627-0104. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1076-000. *Applicants:* Upper Peninsula Power Company. *Description:* Upper Peninsula Power Co submits a letter of understanding with the City of Escanaba, Michigan, will begin on 6/25/07. *Filed Date:* 06/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070627-0108. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 16, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1078-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* AEP Operating Companies submit an Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement with the Village of Glouster, Ohio. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0084. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1079-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* Ohio Power Co and Columbus Southern Power Company submit their eighth revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement with Buckeye Power, Inc. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0085. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1080-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* AEP Operating Companies submits an Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement with the Village of Woodsfield, Woodsfield, Ohio. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0086. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1081-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison submits a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement etc for Wholesale Distribution Service between the Transmission and Distribution Business Unit of SCE et al for the Mira Loma Peaker Project. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0221. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1082-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison submits a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement etc for Wholesale Distribution Service between the Transmission and Distribution Business Unit of SCE et al for the Grapeland Peaker Project. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0220. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1083-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison submits a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement etc for Wholesale Distribution Service between the Transmission and Distribution Business Unit of SCE et al for the Center Peaker Project. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0219. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1084-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison submits a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement etc for Wholesale Distribution Service between the Transmission and Distribution Business Unit of SCE et al for the Barre Peaker Project. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0218. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1085-000. *Applicants:* Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. *Description:* Niagara Mohawk Power Corp dba National Grid submits an Amended and Restated Power Sales Agreement with Fulton Cogeneration Associates, LP, designated as Service Agreement 1150. *Filed Date:* 06/26/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070628-0082. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 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 St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call

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

(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, [FR Doc. E7-13064 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 11588-027—AK] Alaska Power and Telephone Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment June 28, 2007. An environmental assessment

(EA)is available for public review. The EA was prepared for an application filed by Alaska Power and Telephone Company (licensee) on January 26, 2007, and supplemented on March 6 and April 5, 2007, requesting Commission approval for an Amendment of License to Modify Project Design at the Kasidaya Hydroelectric Project. The project is located on Kasidaya Creek at Taiya Inlet, 3 miles south of the City of Skagway, Alaska. The project occupies lands within the Tongass National Forest, administered by the U.S. Forest Service. The licensee has requested that in lieu of passing the penstock through a tunnel to cross Kasidaya Creek and gain access to the diversion structure, they would like to have the penstock cross over Kasidaya Creek with a modular steel bridge. The penstock would be buried adjacent to the access road, except for crossing the creek, on a small bridge adjacent to the aluminum block culvert. In addition to being significantly less expensive than the tunnel, the bridge arrangement would also provide more convenient access to the diversion site for construction and operation of the project. The Environmental Assessment (EA), which is attached to the order approving order amending license and revising annual charges, evaluates the environmental effects of the relocation and redesign of project facilities. While these changes to project facilities will impact areas not specifically evaluated in previous EA's, the environmental effects are expected to be similar. A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission order titled “Approving Order Amending License and Revising Annual Charges,” issued June 27, 2007 and is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll- free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12926 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP06-470-000, Docket Nos. CP06-471-000, Docket Nos. CP06-472-000, Docket Nos. CP06-473-000, Docket Nos. CP06-474-000] Southern LNG, Inc, Elba Express Company, LLC, Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice Accepting in Part and Rejecting in Part Intervenors' Comments to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Elba III Project June 28, 2007. On May 25, 2007, Landowners for Economic and Environmental Protection (Landowners) submitted Intervenors' Comments to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Elba III Project in the above referenced dockets. After receipt of the filing, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has determined that the text of Comments, together with Exhibits A and B, comply with the Commission's filing requirements and are acceptable submittals which will be considered in the Final Environmental Impact Statement. However, Exhibit C (five DVDs containing digital data) is hereby rejected for numerous failures to comply with the Commission's Submission Guidelines for CDs, DVDs, and Other Electronic Media (Guidelines), 1 as outlined below: 1 The Guidelines appear online at: *http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.* The Guidelines specifically outline the areas in which Exhibit C was non-compliant. • The submission does not include a cover letter containing information specified by the Guidelines; • The data files on the DVDs include files that exceed the 50 MB limit per file, with many files in the range of 145-456 MB; • The folder mapping on the DVDs does not follow the Files and Folders Guidelines correlating the electronic data to the logical organization of the document, and there is no documentation outlining how the data was split over the five DVDs and the content on each; There appears to be duplication of Exhibit A in three places and duplicate copies of other electronic files on the DVDs; • Many file names are not descriptive, and the cover letter is not in the root directory; • There are at least 10 unacceptable file types submitted which prohibit both FERC staff and the public from viewing them; • Specialized software was used to compile the data and distribute the contents over five DVDs, which does not allow FERC staff or the public access to the electronic media without administrative rights; • The filing does not include a detailed description of the content of the filing and instructions for the public on how to obtain the resources to view it; • The external labels on the DVDs do not identify the filer, docket number, or security classification of the data; • The consultant responsible for the compilation of the DVDs did not comply with FERC staff's request to provide a paper copy of the map document (.mxd file) for FERC staff use. Accordingly, Exhibit C of Landowners' May 25, 2007 submission to the Commission is hereby rejected without prejudice to Landowners' resubmitting this portion of its filing in accordance with the Guidelines. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12932 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12805-000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments June 28, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary Permit. b. *Project No.:* 12805-000. c. *Date filed:* June 11, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. e. *Name of Project:* Pit 3 Dam Streamflow Incremental Generation Project. f. *Location:* The project would be located in the Pit River upstream of Shasta Lake, near the towns of Burney, Fall River Mills, and McArthur, in Shasta County, California. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Alan Soneda, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, MS N11E, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177-0001, phone (415)-973-4054. i. *FERC Contact:* Sonali Dohale,

(212)273-5902. j. *Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene:* 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. *Description of Project:* The proposed project would consist of one powerhouse with a turbine and generator to be constructed on the right abutment at the downstream side of the existing Pit 3 Dam. The proposed Project will be run-of-river; the minimum required instream flow below Pit 3 Dam will be passed through the proposed powerhouse without change in volume or timing. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of 18.3 gigawatt-hours per-year. l. *Locations of Applications:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by calling

(202)502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Competing Preliminary Permit:* Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. o. *Competing Development Application:* Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. p. *Notice of Intent:* A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice. q. *Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit:* A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. r. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, “COMPETING APPLICATION” OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. *Agency Comments:* Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12928 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1267-080] Greenwood County, South Carolina; Notice of Application and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests June 27, 2007. a. *Type of Application:* Application to amend article 407 of the project license. b. *Project Number:* Project No. 1267-080. c. *Date Filed:* May 22, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Greenwood County, South Carolina. e. *Name of Project:* Buzzard's Roost Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 1267). f. *Location:* The project is located on the Saluda River in Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry Counties, South Carolina. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791

(a)825(r) and 799 and 801. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Charles M. Watson Jr., County Attorney, County of Greenwood, 600 Monument St., Suite 102, Greenwood, SC 29646, phone (864)-942-3140. i. *FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Chris Yeakel at

(202)502-8132. j. *Deadline for filing comments and or motions:* July 27, 2007. k. *Description of Application:* The applicant seeks approval to amend article 407 of its project license to revise the schedule for management of lake levels (rule curve). The licensee proposes to commence filling the lake one month earlier in order to obtain a lake elevation of 439 feet by March 15, provide steady lake levels during fish spawning, and to maintain the lake at the summer level until November 1 in order to facilitate late-season recreation. The licensee also proposes to maintain the lake at its annual low from December 15 until January 1 of each year in order to provide a period for adjacent landowners to work on permitted encroachments. Additionally, with the exception of the fish spawning period from March 15 to June 30, the licensee requests that it be allowed to fluctuate the reservoir within 6 inches above and below the levels determined by the rule curve to provide for some peaking operation. The licensee states that it will vary from article 407 to perform necessary maintenances, safely manage flood flows, during operating emergencies, and to meet minimum flow requirements under article 408. l. *Locations of the Application:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202)502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field (p-1267) to access the document. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* for TTY, call

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item

(h)above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers (p-1267-080). All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. *Agency Comments:* Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12933 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-425-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Technical Conference June 27, 2007. The Commission's May 31, 2007 Order in the above-captioned proceeding, 1 directed that a technical conference be held to discuss Northern Natural Gas Company's proposed gas quality specifications. 1 *Northern Natural Gas Company* , 119 FERC ¶ 61,213 (2007). Take notice that a technical conference will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 9 a.m., in a room to be designated at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an email to *accessibility@ferc.gov* or call toll free

(866)208-3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with the required accommodations. All interested parties and staff are permitted to attend. For further information please contact David Faerberg at

(202)502-8275 or e-mail *david.faerberg@ferc.gov.* Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12936 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0724, FRL-8335-2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request, NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0161 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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0770, to

(1)EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 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: John DuPree, Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5950; fax number: 202-564-0050; e-mail address: *Dupree.john@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 October 5, 2006, (71 *FR* 58853), 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-2006-0724, which is available for public viewing online at *http://www.regulations.gov,* or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket 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 and Information Center is

(202)566-1752. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://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 http://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:* NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal). *ICR Numbers:* EPA ICR Number 1176.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0161. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 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:* The Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, New Residential Wood Heaters, were proposed on February 18, 1987, and promulgated on February 26, 1988. These standards apply to each wood heater manufactured on or after July 1, 1988, or sold at retail on or after July 1, 1990. Wood heaters manufactured on or after July 1, 1990, or sold at retail on or after July 1, 1992, must meet more stringent emission standards. Approximately 54 manufacturers, 875 retailers, and 5 certification laboratories are currently subject to the regulations. No increase is expected in those estimates over the next three years. Particulate matter is the pollutant regulated under the standards. Two features of this rulemaking are unique to the New Source Performance Standard

(NSPS)program. First, these standards were negotiated by representatives of groups affected by the NSPS, including those groups which are burdened by the information collection activities. None of these activities were judged to be unreasonable by these representatives. Some of these provisions were recommended by the affected groups as a means of promoting an efficient and smooth running certification and enforcement program. Second, these regulations established a certification program instead of the usual NSPS requirement that each affected facility demonstrates compliance through new source review and testing. Under this certification program, a single wood heater is tested to demonstrate compliance for an entire model line, which could consist of thousands of stoves. The certification approach significantly reduces the compliance burden, including information collection, for the manufacturers of wood heaters. Because of the potential risks to the environment from the intentional or accidental misuse of the certification approach, there were, however, several safeguards included, some of which entail reporting and recordkeeping. Under this regulation, wood heater manufacturers, testing laboratories, and retailers are required to submit reports to EPA and/or to maintain records for demonstrating compliance with the NSPS. The information supplied by the manufacturer to the Agency is used:

(1)To ensure that Best Demonstrated Technology is being applied to reduce emissions from wood heaters;

(2)to ensure that the wood heater tested for certification purposes is in compliance with the applicable emission standards;

(3)to provide assurance that untested production model heaters have emission performance characteristics similar to tested models; and

(4)to provide an indicator of continued compliance. Information supplied to the Agency by testing laboratories is used to grant or to deny laboratory accreditation, and to assist in enforcement and compliance activities. Information requested by the Agency from manufacturers is used to determine compliance with requirements that are based upon volume of production. 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 is estimated to average 51 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 which have subsequently changed; 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:* Manufacturers and sellers of new residential wood stoves. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 934. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 9,728. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $1,963,367 which is comprised of $1,345,500 in annualized Capital Startup costs, $2,500 annualized Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs and $615,367 annualized Labor 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: June 21, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-12997 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0156; FRL-8334-7] Approval of Clean Air Act Section 112(l) Delegations for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Subparts II, CCC, MMMM, PPPP, and DDDDD; Indiana AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA is notifying the public that delegation of the authority to implement and enforce the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) standards for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating (Subpart II), Steel Pickling—Hydrochloric Acid Process Facilities and Regeneration Plants (Subpart CCC), Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Subpart MMMM), Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (Subpart PPPP), and Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (DDDDD) was approved in a letter from EPA to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management

(IDEM)dated May 30, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ethan Chatfield, Environmental Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,

(312)886-5112, *chatfield.ethan@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever “we,” “us,” or “our” is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information section is arranged as follows: I. What Action Is EPA Taking? II. Under What Authority Is EPA Approving These Delegations? III. What Is the Effect of These Delegations? IV. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? I. What Action Is EPA Taking? We are notifying the public that pursuant to section 112(1) of the Clean Air Act

(CAA)and 40 CFR 63.92, EPA has approved the IDEM request to delegate the authority to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 63, subparts II, CCC, MMMM, PPPP, and DDDDD. IDEM has incorporated these NESHAPs by reference, unchanged from the federal standards, through Indiana rules 326 IAC 20-26, 326 IAC 20-29, 326 IAC 20-80, 326 IAC 20-81, and 326 IAC 20-95, respectively. EPA has also approved the delegation of the Category I authorities for these NESHAP standards as set forth at 40 CFR 63.91(g). II. Under What Authority Is EPA Approving These Delegations? Pursuant to section 112(1) of the CAA, a state may develop and submit to EPA for approval a program for the partial or complete delegation of section 112 rules. EPA may approve state rules or programs which either:

(1)Implement and enforce section 112 rules as promulgated by EPA (“straight delegation”);

(2)implement and enforce state rules which adjust section 112 rules; or,

(3)implement and enforce state rules which substitute for section 112 rules. The Federal regulations governing EPA's approval of state rules or programs under section 112(1) are located at 40 CFR part 63, subpart E. Currently, IDEM has an EPA-approved program for the straight delegation of NESHAP standards. EPA approved IDEM's program for part 70 and non-part 70 sources on November 14, 1995, (60 FR 57118) and July 8, 1997 (62 FR 36460), respectively. Pursuant to the approved delegation program, EPA has approved the straight delegation of numerous NESHAP standards in Indiana (see 62 FR 36460 (7/8/1997), 65 FR 17264 (3/31/2000), 69 FR 22508 (4/26/2004), and 71 FR 2225 (1/13/2006)). EPA has also approved rule adjusted NESHAP delegations for subparts X, VVVV, WWWW (see 71 FR 48923 (8/22/2006) and 71 FR 56971 (9/28/2006)). By letter dated February 8, 2007, IDEM requested approval of five additional ‘straight delegations’ of authority for 40 CFR part 63, subparts II, CCC, MMMM, PPPP, and DDDDD. III. What Is the Effect of These Delegations? On May 30, 2007, EPA approved IDEM's request to delegate the authority to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 63, subparts II, CCC, MMMM, PPPP, and DDDDD, through 326 IAC 20-26, 326 IAC 20-29, 326 IAC 20-80, 326 IAC 20-81, and 326 IAC 20-95. EPA also approved the delegation of the applicable Category I authorities as set forth at 40 CFR section 63.91(g). All notifications, reports and other correspondence required under these NESHAPs, should be sent to the State of Indiana, rather than to the EPA, Region 5, in Chicago. Affected sources should send this information to: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251. Pursuant to Section 112(1)(7) of the CAA, nothing in this delegation prohibits EPA from enforcing any applicable emission standard or requirement. IV. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? *Docket.* EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0156. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Ethan Chatfield, Environmental Engineer, at

(312)886-5112 before visiting the Region 5 office. *Electronic Access.* You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “Federal Register” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.* Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 *et seq.* Dated: June 19, 2007. Bharat Mathur, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. E7-12851 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484; FRL-8335-3] Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research

(NCER)Standing Subcommittee Meeting—2007 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors

(BOSC)National Center for Environmental Research

(NCER)Standing Subcommittee. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the conference call will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Park Hyatt Washington, 24th & M Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484, by one of the following methods: • *www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov* , Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484. • *Fax:* Fax comments to:

(202)566-0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484. • *Mail:* Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research

(NCER)Standing Subcommittee—2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484. • *Hand Delivery or Courier.* Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484. Note: This is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

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

(NCER)Standing Subcommittee—2007 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is

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

(202)566-1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at:

(202)564-1077; via fax at:

(202)565-2911; or via e-mail at: *peterson.susan@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Susan Peterson, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited to: The role of NCER and its research programs within ORD, NCER's Air Program, NCER's Human Health Program, and discussion of the charge to the NCER Standing Subcommittee. The meeting is open to the public. *Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Susan Peterson at

(202)564-1077or *peterson.susan@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Susan Peterson, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: June 28, 2007. Eric Weber, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E7-12999 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8335-7] Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Noncontact Cooling Water Discharges in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Draft NpPDES General Permits, MAG250000 and NHG250000. SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, EPA-New England, is issuing notice of availability of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for noncontact cooling water

(NCCW)discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. These General Permits replace the NCCW General Permits which expired on April 25, 2005. These draft General Permits establish Notice of Intent

(NOI)requirements, effluent limitations, standards, prohibitions, and management practices for facilities discharging NCCW. Owners and/or operators of facilities discharging NCCW, including those currently authorized to discharge under the expired General Permits, will be required to submit an NOI to be covered by the General Permit to both EPA-New England and the appropriate state agency. After EPA and the State have reviewed the NOI, the facility will receive a written notification from EPA of permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the General Permit. The eligibility requirements for coverage under this General Permit are discussed in detail under Part 3 of the General Permit. The reader is strongly urged to go to that section to determine eligibility before reading further. *Public Comment Period:* Interested persons may submit comments on the draft General Permits to the EPA-Region I. Interested persons may also request, in writing, that EPA hold a public hearing pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12, on the draft . All comments and requests for public hearings must be postmarked or delivered before midnight August 6, 2007, the close of the public comment period. All public comments or requests for a public hearing must be submitted to the address below. *Adresses and Contact Information:* Written comments on the draft General Permit may be hand delivered or mailed to Ms. Austine Frawley, EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, CIP, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023, or sent via e-mail to *frawley.austine@epa.gov.* No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. The draft General Permits are based on an administrative record available for public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023, Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm. For further information contact Ms. Frawley at 617-918-1065, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft General Permits and a Fact Sheet may be viewed over the Internet via the EPA-Region 1 Web site. The Fact Sheet and General Permit for dischargers in Massachusetts are at *http://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/mass.html.* The Fact Sheet and General Permit for dischargers in New Hampshire are at *http://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/newhampshire.html.* To obtain a paper copy of the documents, please contact Ms. Frawley using the contact information provided above. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying requests. When the General Permit is issued, the notice of final issuance will be published in the **Federal Register** . The General Permit shall be effective on the date specified in the notice of final issuance, and it will expire at midnight, five

(5)years from the last of the month preceding the effective date. Dated: June 22, 2007. Robert Varney, Regional Administrator, Region 1. [FR Doc. E7-12990 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested June 28, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to

(PRA)of 1995 (PRA), Pub. L. No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 4, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to *PRA@fcc.gov.* To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet at *Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov,* and to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at

(202)418-2918 or send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0787. *Title:* Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42. *Form Number:* Not Applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit entities; and State, local, or tribal Governments. *Number of Respondents:* 35,036. *Estimated Time per Response:* 1—10 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping; On occasion and biennial reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 145,869 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $51,187,500. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals' and households' information is contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, “Informal Complaints and Inquiries.” The Commission believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.2 (c). *Privacy Impact Assessment:* Under development. *Needs and Uses:* Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the unauthorized change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March 17, 2003, the FCC released the *Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,* CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 ( *Third Order on Reconsideration* ), in which the Commission revised and clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act. On May 23, 2003, the Commission also released an *Order* (CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the *Third Order on Reconsideration.* The rules and requirements implementing section 258 can be found primarily at 47 CFR part 64. These rules will continue to enable the Commission to deter slamming, while protecting consumers from carriers that take advantage of consumer confusion over different types of telecommunications services. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12991 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested June 28, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)of 1995, Pub. L.No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before September 4, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit your all Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send them to P *RA@fcc.gov.* To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet at *Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov* and Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* or via fax at

(202)395-5167. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s) send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov* or contact Cathy Williams at

(202)418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0250. *Title:* Sections 73.1207, 74.784 and 74.1284, Rebroadcasts. *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 6,062. *Estimated Time per Response:* 30 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; Third party requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 5,350 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature of Response:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Confidentiality:* No need for confidentiality required. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* 47 CFR 73.1207 requires that licensees of broadcast stations obtain written permission from an originating station prior to retransmitting any program or any part thereof. A copy of the written consent must be kept in the station's files and made available to the FCC upon request. Section 73.1207 also specifies procedures that broadcast stations must follow when rebroadcasting time signals, weather bulletins, or other material from non-broadcast services. 47 CFR 74.784 requires licensees of low power television and TV translator stations to notify the FCC when rebroadcasting programs or signals of another station occurs. They are also required to certify that written consent has been obtained from originating station. FCC staff uses the data to ensure compliance with Section 325(a) of the Communications Act, as amended. 47 CFR 74.1284 requires that the licensee of a FM translator station obtain prior consent to rebroadcast programs of any FM broadcast station or other FM translator. The licensee must notify the Commission of the call letters of each station rebroadcast and must certify that written consent has been received from the licensee of that station. The Commission is revising this information collection to consolidate rule Section 47 CFR 73.1207 into OMB control number 3060-0250. The rule section is currently approved under OMB control number 3060-0173. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12993 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority June 28, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 4, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to *PRA@fcc.gov.* To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet at *Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov,* and to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at *Jasmeet _K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at

(202)418-2918 or send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0422. *Title:* Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waivers of Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements). *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 10. *Estimated Time per Response:* 3 hours (avg). *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 30 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personal identifiable information

(PII)from individuals. *Needs and Uses:* Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR 68.4(a)(1), which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid compatible, must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is technologically infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC staff to determine whether to grant or dismiss the request. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0967. *Title:* Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information. *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal Governments. *Number of Respondents:* 100. *Estimated Time per Response:* 1 to 2 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation To Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 300 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $22,500. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals' and households' information is contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, “Informal Complaints and Inquiries.” The Commission believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c). *Privacy Impact Assessment:* Under development. *Needs and Uses:* 47 CFR 79.2 is designed to ensure that persons with hearing and visual disabilities have access to the critical details of emergency information. The Commission adopted the rules to assist persons with hearing disabilities on April 14, 2000, in the *Second Report and Order* in MM Docket No. 95-176. The Commission modified the rules to assist persons with visual disabilities on July 21, 2000, in the *Report and Order* in MM Docket No. 99-339. As the Commission noted in the previous PRA submission, the Commission adopted its rules for persons with different disabilities at different times. It previously provided for persons with hearing disabilities in OMB Control No. 3060-0945; and for persons with visual disabilities in OMB Control No. 3060-0967. Because both sets of rules make use of the same complaint procedures, which are what triggered the PRA submissions, the Commission consolidated these two information collections and discontinued OMB information collection No. 3060-0945. 47 CFR 79.2(c) requires that each complaint transmitted to the Commission include the following: the name of the video programming distributor at issue; the date and time of the omission of the emergency information; and the type of emergency. The Commission then notifies the video programming distributor, which must reply within 30 days. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0968. *Title:* Slamming Complaint Form. *Form Number:* FCC Form 501. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents:* 3,600. *Estimated Time per Response:* 15 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 900 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals' and households' information is contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, “Informal Complaints and Inquiries.” The Commission believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c). *Privacy Impact Assessment:* Under development. *Needs and Uses:* On December 17, 1998, the Commission announced to the public via news release its plan to provide consumers with tools to better protect themselves from telephone related fraud, as well as offer consumers an easy means to file complaints. On December 23, 1998, the Commission released a *Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* (FCC 98-334) adopting new rules to prevent the unauthorized change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of telecommunications service providers (slamming), and revealing future initiatives to protect consumers from telephone related fraud. One of those initiatives was the development of the electronic slamming complaint form: FCC Form 501. FCC Form 501, Slamming Complaint Form, is devised to ensure complete and efficient submission of necessary information to process slamming complaints. FCC Form 501 remains available to consumers electronically and in hard copy. The Commission will use this information to provide redress to consumers and to act against companies engaged in this illegal practice. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12994 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 07-1239] Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Additional Comment on Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Underserved Areas, Including “Near Reservation” Areas AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments. SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks additional comment on issues raised in the above docket related to what constitutes a “near reservation” area for federal Lifeline and Link-Up support purposes. DATES: Comments are due on or before August 6, 2007. Reply comments are due on or before August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Comments may be submitted, identified by CC Docket No. 96-45, by any of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* *http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *Agency Web Site:* *http://www.fcc.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Electronic Comment Filing System

(ECFS)/ *http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.* • *E-mail:* To *Dana.Walton-Bradford@fcc.gov.* Include CC Docket No. 96-45 in the subject line of the message. • *Fax:* To the attention of Dana Walton-Bradford at 202-418-1932. Include CC Docket No. 96-45 on the cover page. • *Mail:* All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Parties should send a copy of their filings to Dana Walton-Bradford, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A321, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. • *Public inspection, purchase, or download:* The full text of the document summarized here is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 225 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20504. The complete text of this document also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, and may also be downloaded at: *http://www.fcc.gov.* *People with Disabilities:* To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). *Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to *http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/,* including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the “Comment Filing Procedures” heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Spade, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,

(202)418-7400, or Dana Walton-Bradford, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,

(202)418-7400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public Notice in CC Docket No. 96-45, released March 12, 2007 (DA 07-1239). The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12th St. SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this document also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: *http://www.fcc.gov.* 1. By this document, the Bureau seeks to refresh the record on issues raised in the *Twelfth Report and Order,* 65 FR 47941, August 4, 2000, and *Twenty-Fifth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,* 68 FR 41936, July 16, 2003, in the above proceeding related to what constitutes a “near reservation” area for federal Lifeline and Link-Up support purposes. Because comments on the issue were filed several years ago, the passage of time and intervening developments have rendered the records developed by those commenters stale. Moreover, some issues raised by commenters may have become moot or irrelevant in light of intervening events. For these reasons, the Bureau requests that parties refresh the record with any new information or arguments they believe to be relevant to deciding the issues still pending. The refreshed record will enable the Commission to undertake appropriate consideration of the issue of how best to provide support through Lifeline and Link-Up to “near reservation” areas. 2. In the *Twelfth Report and Order,* the Commission adopted a definition of “tribal lands” that included “reservation” and “near reservation” areas, as defined, at that time, in sections 20.1(v) and

(r)of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA)regulations. Subsequently, the Commission became aware that the term “near reservation” included wide geographic areas, extending substantially beyond the boundaries of reservations, that do not possess the same characteristics that warranted the targeting of support to reservations. As a result, the Commission issued an Order staying implementation of the enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up rules to the extent that they apply to qualifying low-income consumers located on “near reservation” areas. 3. In the Further Notice accompanying the *Tribal Stay Order and Further Notice,* 65 FR 58721, October 2, 2000, the Commission sought additional comment on how to extend the enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up measures to qualifying low-income consumers living in areas or communities that are “near reservations.” Specifically, the Commission sought comment on how to define geographic areas that are adjacent to the reservations or are otherwise a part of the reservation's community of interest, in a manner that is consistent with its goal of targeting enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up support to the most underserved segments of the Nation. To the extent that using the BIA definition of “near reservations” to target support as intended in the *Twelfth Report and Order* was not effective, the Commission sought comment generally on how it might achieve its goal of serving geographically isolated, impoverished areas that are characterized by low subscribership. 4. On May 21, 2003, in the *Twenty-Fifth Order on Reconsideration, Report and Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,* the Commission again sought comment on potential modifications to its rules regarding availability of enhanced Federal Lifeline and Link-Up assistance to qualifying low-income consumers living “near reservations.” In this follow-up, the Commission noted that few commenters filed in response to the 2000 *Tribal Stay Order and Further Notice.* Comment Filing Procedures 5. Pursuant to 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments are due on or before August 6, 2007 and reply comments are due on or before August 20, 2007. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System

(ECFS)or by filing paper copies. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to *http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.* Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of the proceeding, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number, in this case, CC Docket No. 96-45. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to *ecfs@fcc.gov,* and should include the following words in the body of the message, “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in response. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 6. Paper filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). Parties are strongly encouraged to file comments electronically using the Commission's ECFS. 7. The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 8. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Parties should also send a copy of their filings to Dana Walton-Bradford, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A321, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or by e-mail to *Dana.Walton-Bradford@fcc.gov.* Parties shall also serve one copy with the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554,

(202)488-5300, or via e-mail to *fcc@bcpiweb.com.* 9. Documents in CC Docket No. 96-45 will be available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone

(202)488-5300, facsimile

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(202)488-5562, e-mail: *fcc@bcpiweb.com.* 10. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). 11. This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's *ex parte* rules. Persons making oral *ex parte* presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one-or two-sentence description of the views and arguments presented generally is required. Other requirements pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. Federal Communications Commission. Kirk S. Burgee, Chief of Staff, Wireline Competition Bureau. [FR Doc. E7-12862 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 011870-005. *Title:* Indian Subcontinent Discussion Agreement. *Parties:* CMA CGM S.A.; Emirates Shipping Line FZE; Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; MacAndrews & Company Limited; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Shipping Corporation of India; United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.); and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Filing Party:* Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M Street, NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment reflects the withdrawal of Hapag Lloyd A.G. as a party to the agreement effective June 24, 2007. *Agreement No.:* 011931-003. *Title:* CMA CGM/Marfret Vessel Sharing Agreement. *Parties:* CMA CGM S.A., CMA CGM

(UK)Limited, and Compagnie Maritime Marfret S.A. *Filing Party:* Paul M. Keane, Esq.; Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, Vengrow & Textor, LLP; 61 Broadway, Suite 3000; New York, NY 10006-2802. *Synopsis:* The amendment revises the geographic scope of the agreement by adding ports in the Caribbean. The parties request expedited review. Dated: June 29, 2007. By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-13019 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances Notice is hereby given that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been reissued by the Federal Maritime Commission pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR part 515. License No. Name/address Date reissued 011263N Bugatti Freight Int'l

(USA)Inc., 150-40 183rd Street, Suite 208, Jamaica, NY 11413 May 24, 2007. 019662NF Hemisphere Cargo Corp., dba H Cargo Lines, dba H Cargo Logistics, 10850 NW 21st Street, Ste. 100, Miami, FL 33172 March 17, 2007. 018113N UFO International Freight Forwarder Corporation, 15224 West State Street, Westminster, CA 92683 May 19, 2007. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-13033 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Rescission of Order of Revocation Notice is hereby given that the Order revoking the following license is being rescinded by the Federal Maritime Commission pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR part 515. *License Number:* 018482N. *Name:* Dolphin Shipping, Inc. *Address:* 600 E. Ocean Blvd., #802, Long Beach, CA 90802. *Order Published:* FR: 04/11/07 (Volume 72, No. 69, Pg. 18248). Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-13041 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for license as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Persons knowing of any reason why the following applicants should not receive a license are requested to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573. Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants Freight Right Global Logistics, Inc., 899 W. Cowles Street, #A, Long Beach, CA 90813. *Officers:* Robert Khachatryan, Vice President, (Qualifying Individual) Juleta Harutyunyan, President. ASAP Carriers LLC, Hudson River Valley New York, 31 Monell Place, Beacon, NY 12508. *Officer:* Ruediger Hilken, General Manager (Qualifying Individual). KCE Logistics Inc., 1932 NW. 82nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33126. *Officers:* Janery D. Saenz, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Mauricio Jikal, President. Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder Transportation Intermediary Applicants Koch Maritime, Inc., 2230 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108. *Officers:* Lawrence Edward Garaghty, COO, (Qualifying Individual), Randy Koch, CEO. Export Freight & Brokers, Inc., 6258 Presidential Court, Ste. 207, Ft. Myers, FL 33919. *Officers:* Corina Barahona, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Filander Antonio Barahona, President. Heneways U.S.A. Inc., 5600 N. River Road, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018. *Officers:* Julie M. Tortorich, Vice Pres. Operations (Qualifying Individual), Neil Pearson, President. NC Cargo, Corp., 7478 NW. 54th Street, Miami, FL 33166. *Officers:* Lorenzo J. Colina, President (Qualifying Individual), Aura P. Colina, Vice President. Topstar Shipping, Inc., 8587 NW. 54th Street, Miami, FL 33166. *Officers:* Neila Guevara, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Jose Miguel Guevara, President. T.R.T. International, Ltd., 196-E Maracaibo Street, Newark, NJ 07114. *Officers:* Yelena Zaborenko, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Toleg Mitnik, President. TB Worldwide Shipping Services, 4740 Gretina Street, Dallas, TX 75207, Anthony Okafor, Sole Proprietor. Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants Eagle Van Lines, Inc., 5041 Beech Place, Temple Hills, MD 20748. *Officers:* Christos Georgakopoulos, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), George Georgakopoulos, President. Trade Routes, 3010 NW. 85th Street, Seattle, WA 98117, Gry I. Loklingholm, Sole Proprietor. Royal Shipping Lines Corp, 475 Hialeah Drive, (Rear Shopping Ctr), Hialeah, FL 33010. *Officers:* Vivian Garcia, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Jose Molina, President. Sunship International Acquisitions Inc., 6815 W. 95th Street, Suite 1 NE., Oaklawn, IL 60453. *Officers:* Ylli Karaqica, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Andrzej Kmiecik, President. Alcoritransport, Inc., 15985 NW. 52 Ave., Hialeah, FL 33014. *Officer:* Alex Fernando Uribe, President (Qualifying Individual). Dated: June 29, 2007. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-13040 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than July 25, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414 *1. First Michigan Bancorp, Inc., Troy, Michigan;* to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First Michigan Bank (in organization), Troy, Michigan. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 29, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-12985 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board) and Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews

(SDRR)In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee and Subcommittee: *Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date:* 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., July 17, 2007. *Committee Meeting Times and Dates:* 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., July 17, 2007. 9:45 a.m.-5 p.m., July 18, 2007. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., July 19, 2007. *Public Comment Times and Dates:* 5 p.m.-6 p.m., July 17, 2007. 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., July 18, 2007. *Place:* Red Lion Richland Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, Washington, 99352. Telephone 509-946-7611, Fax 509-943-8564. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 75 to 100 people. *Background:* The Advisory Board was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) Act of 2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)as a final rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2007. *Purpose:* This Advisory Board is charged with

(a)Providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 13179;

(b)providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this program; and

(c)upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of this class. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The topics for the Subcommittee Meeting will focus on issues related to the conduct on Blind Review as well as the conduct of Basic vs. Advanced Reviews. Also to be considered are plans for future Reviews as well as the Sanford Cohen & Associates Contract for the next fiscal year. The agenda for the Advisory Board meeting includes SEC Petitions for Hanford, Ames Iowa, Blockson Chemical, Chapman Valve, and Bethlehem Steel; SEC Petition Update on Dow Chemical; Status of Upcoming SEC Petitions; NIOSH Report on the Progress of the Redo of Rocky Flats Cases; SC&A Contract Actions for the next Fiscal Year; Agency Reports: NIOSH, Department of Labor and Department of Energy; Timeliness of NIOSH/Board Actions; Work Group Reports; Board Future Meetings and Schedules; and Board Working Time. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may be submitted. Any written comments received will be provided at the meeting and should be submitted to the contact person below well in advance of the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lewis V. Wade, Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone 513-533-6825, Fax 513-533-6826. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: June 27, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-12982 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS-5042-N2] RIN 0938-ZB00 Medicare Program; Solicitation for Proposals From Rural Hospitals to Participate in the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration Program Under Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is to inform rural inpatient hospitals of an opportunity to apply to participate in the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration being implemented by CMS. The Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration authorized under section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act

(DRA)of 2005 was established to test and evaluate methodologies and arrangements between hospitals and physicians designed to govern the utilization of inpatient hospital resources and physician work. The purpose of this demonstration is to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries and to develop improved operational and financial hospital performance with the sharing of remuneration payments between hospitals and physicians in six projects, each project consisting of one hospital. Two projects must be rural. Because we received a limited response from rural hospitals to our original solicitation in September 2006, we are re-issuing our solicitation for proposals from rural hospitals only. Rural hospitals that submitted proposals previously are eligible to reapply. The goals and objectives of the demonstration remain unaltered. This demonstration will be limited in scope: we intend to focus on the short-term impacts of gainsharing programs. DATES: Applications will be considered timely if we receive them on or before 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on September 4, 2007. ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver applications to the following address: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Attention: Lisa Waters (CMS-5042-N2), Mail Stop: C4-17-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept applications by facsimile

(FAX)transmission or by e-mail. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Waters at

(410)786-6615 or *GAINSHARING@cms.hhs.gov.* Interested parties can obtain a complete solicitation, application, and supporting information on the following CMS Web site at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/downloads/2006_DRA_5007_Medicare_Hospital_Gainsharing_Demonstration.pdf.* Paper copies can be obtained by writing to Lisa Waters at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. *Eligible Organizations:* CMS is seeking applications from rural inpatient hospitals that receive payment under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (the Act), which is the authority for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system. For purposes of this demonstration, a hospital will be considered rural if it is rural under the inpatient prospective payment system (see 42 CFR 412.64(b)(1)). For the purpose of this demonstration, section 5007(g)(4) of the DRA provides that hospitals may provide gainsharing payments to physicians (as defined in section 1861(r)(1) or (r)(3) of the Act) and practitioners (as “described in section 1842(e)(18)(C) of the Act”). The latter reference to “section 1842(e)(18)(C)” of the Act, however, clearly is a typographical error, as there is no such section, and it is clear from the context and legislative history that the reference was intended to be to section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Act. Section 5007(g) of DRA explicitly provides that the reference to physicians who are permitted to participate in the demonstration is deemed to include certain “practitioners.” Conference Report language also specifically refers to the inclusion of practitioners as part of the gainsharing arrangement. Since section 1842(e)(18)(C) of the Act does not exist, and since section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Act is, with the exception of substituting

(b)for (e), identical to that section, and specifically defines practitioners, we believe that section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Act is the intended reference. We do not believe this typographical error impedes any authority to otherwise implement this demonstration. Furthermore, a comprehensive list of all eligibility requirements can be found in the “Eligible Organizations” section of the solicitation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

(DRA)requires the establishment of a qualified gainsharing demonstration program that will test and evaluate methodologies and arrangements between hospitals and physicians designed to govern the utilization of inpatient hospital resources and physician work to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to beneficiaries and to develop improved operational and financial hospital performance with the sharing of remuneration as specified in the project. It will have a short-term focus given the limited size of the demonstration. II. Provisions of the Notice This notice solicits applications to participate in the DRA section 5007 Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration that will assist in determining if gainsharing can align incentives between hospitals and physicians to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to beneficiaries, which will promote improved operational and financial performance of hospitals. The focus of each demonstration will be to link physician incentive payments to improvements in quality and efficiency. Each demonstration will provide measures to ensure that the quality and efficiency of care provided to beneficiaries is monitored and improved. Overall, we seek demonstration models that result in savings to Medicare. We will assure the demonstration is budget neutral. III. Collection of Information Requirements This information collection requirement is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; however, the collection is currently approved under OMB control number 0938-0880 entitled “Medicare Demonstration Waiver Application.” Authority: Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-171. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: April 4, 2007. Leslie V. Norwalk, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal Register on June 29, 2007. [FR Doc. 07-3265 Filed 6-29-07; 4:00 pm]

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