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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 24, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be e-mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to
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(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Dated: September 18, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences *Type of Review:* Revision. *Title:* National Assessment of Educational Progress 2008-2010 Operational and Pilot Surveys System Clearance—Wave 3. *Frequency:* One time. *Affected Public:* Individuals or household; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 3,270. *Burden Hours:* 1,082. *Abstract:* These materials are questionnaires to be used in 2008 for the NAEP for administrators/teachers to complete to describe students identified as English language learners or students with disabilities. The materials in this clearance constitute Wave 3 of the 2008 materials. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3461. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
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(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-18726 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 September 18, 2007. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: *Docket Numbers:* RP00-426-031. *Applicants:* Texas Gas Transmission, LLC. *Description:* Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits Third Revised Sheet 52 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 09/17/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0178. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 1, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP96-312-168. *Applicants:* Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. *Description:* Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co submits its Ninth Revised Sheet 413A to its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume 1, in compliance with FERC's 2/15/07 Order. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0196. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-164. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreement with CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc, to be effective 11/1/07. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0202. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-165. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreements with Tenaska Gas Storage, LLC. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0203. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-166. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreements with Nexen Marketing U.S.A. Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0204. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP07-525-002. *Applicants:* Energy West Development, Inc. *Description:* Energy West Development, Inc submits Second Revised Sheet 29, superceding Substitute First Revised Sheet 29. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0179. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-18741 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 September 5, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC07-127-000. *Applicants:* Klamath Energy LLC, PPM Energy, Inc. Description: PPM Energy, Inc *et al.* submits an application for authorization for a transaction under section 203 of the Federal Power Act and request for waivers, 21-day comment period etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0297. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-128-000. *Applicants:* Iberdrola Renewable Energies USA, Ltd., PPM Energy, PPM Wind Energy LLC, Aeolus Wind Power IV LLC, Klondike Wind Power III LLC, MinnDakota Wind LLC, Northern Iowa Windpower II, LLC. *Description:* Joint application of Iberdrola Renewable Energies USA, Ltd. and PPM Energy, Inc *et al.* requesting authorization for the indirect disposition of jurisdictional facilities owned by the Project Companies etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0075. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1280-000. *Applicants:* Portland General Electric Company. *Description:* Portland General Electric Co. submits amendments to certain non-rate terms and conditions of its OATT. *Filed Date:* 08/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070815-0001. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1315-001. *Applicants:* Idaho Power Company. *Description:* Idaho Power Co. submits an errata to the 8/30/07 filing of modifications to non-rate terms and conditions in its Order 890. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0066. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1316-000. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Arkansas, Inc submits its First Revised Rate Schedule 130, an Interconnection Agreement with Associated Electric Coop, Inc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0236. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1317-000. *Applicants:* Citizens Electric Co of Lewisburg. *Description:* Citizens Electric Co of Lewisburg, PA submits FERC Oil Tariff, Original Volume No.1. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0235. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1318-000. *Applicants:* Wellsboro Electric Co. *Description:* Wellsboro Electric Co requests acceptance of their FERC Oil Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0234. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1319-000. *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits an executed service agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service *et al.* with Sunflower Electric Power Corp. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0233. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1320-000 *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool Inc submits executed service agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service with Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Inc etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0294. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1321-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison Co. submits a revised rate sheet to the Amended and Restated Midway Interconnection Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0232. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1322-000. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an executed Wholesale Market Participation Agreement with Salem County Landfill Energy, LLC *et al.* *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0324. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1323-000. *Applicants:* New England Power Company. *Description:* New England Power Company dba National Grid submits amendment to Schedule 21-NEP in Section II of the ISO-NE Tariff etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0293. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1324-000. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc. *Description:* ISO New England Inc et al submits its proposal to add a new Schedule 5 to section IV.A of the ISO Tariff for the purpose of recovering funding for the operation of the New England States Committee on Electricity. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0296. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1325-000; ER07-1326-000. *Applicants:* Delmarva Power & Light Company. *Description:* Delmarva Power & Light Company submits revised interconnection agreement with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative designated as First Revised Service Agreement 1132 etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0295. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1327-000. *Applicants:* Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. *Description:* Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc submits the Distribution Agreement for Electric Service implementing Industrial Load rate Schedule 2. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-0231. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1328-000. *Applicants:* New England Power Pool. *Description:* New England Power Pool Participants Committee submits copies of the counterpart signature pages of the New England Power Pool Agreement, dated as of 9/1/71, as amended. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070831-0068. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1329-000. *Applicants:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. *Description:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc *et al.* submits an executed Small Generator Interconnection Agreement and requests waiver of the 60-day notice period. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1330-000. *Applicants:* Twin Cities Hydro LLC. *Description:* Twin Cities Hydro LLC's application for market-based authorizations, certain waivers and blanket Authorizations and request for expedited action. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0068. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1334-000. *Applicants:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. *Description:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc submits proposed amendments to the Market Power Mitigation Measures for implementing the Real-Time Guarantee Payment Impact Test etc. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0072. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1335-000. *Applicants:* Santa Rosa Energy Center, LLC. *Description:* Santa Rosa Energy Center, LLC submits a Notice of Succession re a change in name. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0062. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1336-000. *Applicants:* TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC. *Description:* TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC submits changes to its Rate Schedule FERC 1 and 2. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1337-000. *Applicants:* New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. *Description:* New York State Electric & Gas Corp submits a notice of cancellation of a Service Agreement. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070905-0073. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: *Docket Numbers:* ES07-43-002. *Applicants:* PSEG Fossil LLC *Description:* Supplemental filing of PSEG Nuclear LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 09/04/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-5103. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES07-44-002. *Applicants:* PSEG Nuclear LLC. *Description:* Supplemental filing of PSEG Nuclear LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 09/04/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-5103. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES07-45-002. *Applicants:* PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC. *Description:* Supplemental filing of PSEG Nuclear LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 09/04/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070904-5103. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES07-58-000. *Applicants:* Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Inc. *Description:* Application for Authorization to Issue Long-term Debt of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. *Filed Date:* 08/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070831-5086. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-18737 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 2 September 18, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC07-133-000. *Applicants:* Central Vermont Public Service Corp.; Green Mountain Power Corporation. *Description:* Central Vermont Public Service Corp and Green Mountain Power Corp submit their joint application for approval of the anticipated purchase of certain securities of Vermont Transco, LLC. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0176. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: *Docket Numbers:* ES07-61-000. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp Energy submits an application for an order to issue promissory notes and other evidences of unsecured short-term indebtedness, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.5 billion etc. *Filed Date:* 09/17/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0178. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES07-62-000. *Applicants:* Southwestern Electric Power Company; Public Service Company of Oklahoma; Indiana Michigan Power Company; Kentucky Power Company; AEP GENERATING CO; Kingsport Power Company; Wheeling Power Company; AEP Texas North Company; Appalachian Power Company. *Description:* Form 523—Request for Permission to Issue Securities for AEP Generating Company, et al. *Filed Date:* 09/17/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-5046. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER99-1435-014. *Applicants:* Avista Corporation. *Description:* Avista Corp submits First Revised Sheet 10 to FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 9, effective 7/7/07. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0145. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1178-012; ER05-1191-012. *Applicants:* Gila River Power, L.P.; Union Power Partners, LP. *Description:* Gila River Power, LP et al submits notice of non-material change in status re the upstream ownership structure. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0144. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-905-003. *Applicants:* Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Company. *Description:* The Nevada Companies submits Fifth Revised Sheet 126 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, effective 7/13/07. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0146. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1230-001. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corp. *Description:* Ohio Power Co and Columbus Southern Power Co submit an amendment to the tenth revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0135. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1290-001. *Applicants:* Mid-Continent Area Power Pool. *Description:* Mid-Continent Area Power Pool submits an errata to their 8/16/07 filing of seventeen non-conforming agreements for reassignments of non-firm service under MAPP Schedule F. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0131. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1370-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corp. *Description:* Ohio Power Company et al submits and requests acceptance of an eleventh revised Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement with Buckeye Power Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0136. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1372-000. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits revisions and amendments to its electric tariff filing to reflect ancillary service markets. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0168. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1377-000. *Applicants:* Central Vermont Public Service Corp. *Description:* Central Vermont Public Service Corporation submits revised sheets for its Schedule 21-CV under the ISO New England Inc open access transmission tariff. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0150. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1378-000. *Applicants:* Providence Heights Wind, LLC. *Description:* Application for Providence Heights Wind LLC for order accepting initial market-based rate tariff, waiving regulations, and granting blanket approvals. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0151. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1379-000. *Applicants:* Central Vermont Public Service Corp. *Description:* Central Vermont Public Service Corp submits a notice of termination and tariff sheet terminating it Power Sales Agreement with New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0140. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1380-000. *Applicants:* EPCOR Power Development, Inc. *Description:* EPCOR Power Development, Inc submits a notice of cancellation of its market-based rate tariff, designated as FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070918-0147. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-18754 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 September 18, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC07-39-002. *Applicants:* The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. *Description:* The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc submits the organizational chart showing the relationship of all the Applicants and Segregation Units. *Filed Date:* 09/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-0134. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-131-000. *Applicants:* Airtricity Munnsville Wind Farm, LLC; Airtricity Munnsville WF HOLDCO, LLC; Airtricity MV HOLDCO, LLC. *Description:* Application for authorization for the disposition of jurisdictional facilities, request for expedited consideration and confidential treatment re Airtricity Munnsville Wind Farm, LLC et al. *Filed Date:* 09/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-0016. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-132-000. *Applicants:* CottonWood Energy Company LP; Dogwood Energy LLC; Magnolia Energy LP; Redbud Energy LP. *Description:* Cottonwood Energy Co, LP et al submits an application for order authorizing blanket authorization of certain future transactions under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act. *Filed Date:* 09/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-0015. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: *Docket Numbers:* EG07-81-000. *Applicants:* EnergyCo Cedar Bayou 4, LLC. *Description:* Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of EnergyCo Cedar Bayou 4, LLC. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-5066. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EG07-82-000. *Applicants:* Hackberry Wind, LLC. *Description:* Exempt Wholesale Generator Notice of Self-Certification of Hackberry Wind, LLC. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-5074. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER94-1188-043; ER98-1279-014; ER98-4540-012; ER99-1623-012. *Applicants:* LG&E Energy Marketing Inc.; Louisville Gas & Energy Company; Kentucky Utilities Company; Western Kentucky Energy Corporation. *Description:* The E.ON Parties submit amendments to their market-based rate tariffs in compliance with Order 697. *Filed Date:* 09/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-0125. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 1, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER97-2801-019: ER96-719-018; ER99-2156-012. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp et al submits a notice of change in status under Market-Based Rate Authority filing in compliance with Order 697. *Filed Date:* 08/27/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070829-0051. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-2738-007; ER00-2740-007; ER01-1570-001; ER01-1721-005; ER02-564-005; ER02-73-009; ER02-862-009; ER06-1410-004; ER06-653-002; ER99-1004-008; ES07-53-001; ES07-55-001. *Applicants:* Entergy Nuclear Fitzpatrick, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC; Northern Iowa Windpower LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC; Llano Estacado Wind, Limited Partnership; Entergy Power Ventures, L.P.; Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Power Marketing, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Generation Company. *Description:* Supplemental Application Requesting Superseding Blanket Section 204 Authorization of Entergy Services, Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-5006. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-205-022; ER06-819-005; ER98-2640-020; ER99-1610-026; *Applicants:* Xcel Energy Services Inc.; Northern States Power Company; Public Service Company of Colorado; NEW CENTURY PUB SVC CO OF CO. *Description:* Change in Status Report Compliance Filing of Xcel Energy Services Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-5112. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-2018-009; ER03-155-008; ER04-127-006; ER04-947-007; ER05-222-005; *Applicants:* Blythe Energy, LLC; High Winds, LLC; FPL Energy Green Power Wind, LLC; POSDEF Power Company, LP; Diablo Winds, LLC; Description: Notice of Change in Status of Blythe Energy, LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-5121. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-2458-010. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc et al submits its First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement and proposed revisions of rate schedules etc. *Filed Date:* 09/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-0013. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 1, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER04-157-022; ER04-714-012; EL05-89-002. *Applicants:* Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Florida Power & Light Co New England. *Description:* New England Transmission Owners submits its revised compliance filing pursuant to FERC's 7/26/07 order under ER04-157 et al. *Filed Date:* 08/27/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070911-0085. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-644-006. *Applicants:* PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC. *Description:* Informational filing being made pursuant to Section III
(3)of PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC's Cost of Service Recovery Rate Tariff. *Filed Date:* 09/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070911-5063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-880-009; ER07-632-003. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, LLC. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC on behalf of Neptune Regional Transmission System, LLC submits amendments to Schedule 14 filed on 3/16/07. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-0126. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-720-002. *Applicants:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. *Description:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits its Second Compliance Filing. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070913-5062. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1215-001. *Applicants:* The Royal Bank of Scottland plc. *Description:* The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC submits revisions to its proposed market—based rate tariff in order to conform the proposed tariff to requirements of Order 697. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0054. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1287-001. *Applicants:* Apple Group LLC. *Description:* Apple Group LLC submits two amendments to Market Based Rate Application and a revised tariff designated at Original Sheet 1 to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0055. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1368-000. *Applicants:* Westar Energy, Inc. *Description:* Westar Energy Inc submits A Notice of Cancellation of an Electric Power Supply Agreement with the City of St Marys, Kansas designated as First Revised Rate Schedule 244. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0057. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1369-000. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, LLC. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits Joint Operating Agreement executed on 5/20/07 and 5/22/07 with New York Independent System Operator, Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0056. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: *Docket Numbers:* ES07-54-001. *Applicants:* Electric Transmission Texas, LLC. *Description:* Electric Transmission Texas, LLC submits pro-forma financial information as a supplement to its 8/1/07 Application. *Filed Date:* 09/13/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070917-0067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following open access transmission tariff filings: *Docket Numbers:* OA07-31-001. *Applicants:* Aquila, Inc. *Description:* Order No. 890 Errata Filing of Aquila, Inc. *Filed Date:* 09/14/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070914-5008. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-18755 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8472-2] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee MARSAME Review Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board
(SAB)Staff Office announces two public meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee
(RAC)augmented with additional experts to review the draft document entitled “ *Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment (MARSAME) Manual,* ” December 2006. DATES: The SAB Radiation Advisory Committee
(RAC)MARSAME Review Panel will hold a public teleconference on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time, and a public face-to-face meeting on October 29 through October 31, 2007, commencing at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 29, 2007. The final agendas for these public meetings will be posted on the SAB's Web site at *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* ADDRESSES: The public teleconference meeting of October 9, 2007 will take place via telephone only. The October 29—31, 2007 meeting will take place at the Renaissance M Street Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number and access code for the public teleconference meeting, or further information concerning the face-to-face public meeting may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at the EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at
(202)343-9984; by fax at
(202)233-0643; or by e-mail at: *kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov.* General information concerning the SAB can be found on the SAB Web Site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* *Technical Contact:* For questions and information concerning the draft MARSAME document, background information, as well as briefing and other background materials provided to the RAC MARSAME Review Panel which are pertinent to the meetings in this notice, please contact Dr. Mary E. Clark of the U.S. EPA, ORIA by telephone at
(202)343-9348, fax at
(202)243-2395, or e-mail at *clark.marye@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Background:* The EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
(ORIA)on behalf of the Federal agencies participating in the development of the MARSAME Manual (see below) requested the SAB to provide advice on a draft document entitled “ *Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment (MARSAME) Manual,* ” December 2006. MARSAME is a supplement to the “ *Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual* ” (MARSSIM, EPA 402-R-970-016, Rev.1, August 2000 and June 2001 update). The SAB Staff Office announced this advisory activity and requested nominations for technical experts to augment the SAB's Radiation Advisory Committee
(RAC)in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 11356; March 13, 2007). MARSAME was developed collaboratively by the multi-agency work group (60 FR 12555; March 7, 1995) and provides technical information on approaches for planning, conducting, evaluating, and documenting radiological disposition surveys to determine proper disposition of materials and equipment (M&E). The techniques, methodologies, and philosophies that form the basis of this manual have been developed to be consistent with current Federal limitations, guidelines, and procedures. The multi-agency work group which developed the MARSAME manual consists of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). MARSSIM was limited to surfaces soils and building surfaces. The MARSAME supplement addresses M&E potentially affected by radioactivity, including metals, concrete, tools, equipment, piping, conduit, furniture and dispersible bulk materials such as trash, rubble, roofing materials, and sludge. Such M&E may be containers and packages in general commerce or from licensed users of radioactivity. The wide variety of M&E requires additional flexibility in the survey process, and this has been incorporated in MARSAME. MARSAME encourages an effective use of resources, and when finalized, will be a multi-agency consensus document. The purpose of this supplement to MARSSIM is to provide information for the design and implementation of technically defensible surveys for disposition of M&E, where disposition is defined as the future use, fate, or final location of something. MARSAME provides information on selecting and properly applying disposition survey strategies and selecting measurement methods. The U.S. EPA SAB conducted the scientific peer reviews of the companion Multi-Agency documents, MARSSIM (EPA-SAB-RAC-97-008, dated September 30, 1997) and the Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (MARLAP) Manual (EPA-SAB-RAC-03-009, dated June 10, 2003). Two previous SAB consultations have taken place for MARSAME (EPA-SAB-RAC-CON-03-002, dated February 27, 2003, and EPA-SAB-RAC-CON-04-001, dated February 9, 2004). The SAB reports can be found on the EPA SAB's Web site at *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of one public teleconference meeting and one face-to-face public meeting of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee
(RAC)augmented to deal with this subject. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The augmented RAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB procedural policies. *Purpose of the Teleconference and Meeting:* The purpose of the teleconference is to: introduce the subject and discuss the charge to the Panel; determine if the review and background materials provided are adequate to respond to the charge questions directed to the SAB's RAC MARSAME Review Panel; and agree on charge assignments for Panelists. The purpose of the meeting is to: receive presentations by the Multi-Agency Work Group Staff; deliberate on the charge questions; and draft a report in response to the charge questions pertaining to the draft MARSAME Manual, dated December 2006. *Availability of Meeting Materials:* A roster and biosketches of the RAC MARSAME Review Panel members, the meeting agenda, and the charge to the SAB's RAC MARSAME Review Panel will be posted on the SAB Web Site at ( *http://www.epa.gov/sab* ) prior to the meetings. The draft document, “ *Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment (MARSAME) Manual,* ” December 2006 (NUREG-1575, Supp. 1; EPA 402-R-06-002; and DOE/EH-707) is available at *http://63.151.45.33/marsame/system/index.cfm,* or *http://epa.gov/radiation/marssim/publicpreview.htm#obtain.* In addition to the hotlinks above, the charge to the RAC's MARSAME Review Panel, and other supplemental information may be found at the SAB Web Site ( *http://www.sab.gov/sab* ). Additional background materials on the December, 2006 draft MARSAME Manual and other materials related to this topic may be found at: MARSAME: *http://63.151.45.33/marsame/system/index.cfm,* or: *http://epa.gov/radiation/marssim/publicpreview.htm#obtain* for the draft document itself, MARSSIM: *http://epa.gov/radiation/marssim/index.html,* or: *http://epa.gov/radiation/marssim/obtain.htm* for the document itself; and MARLAP: *http://epa.gov/radiation/marlap/index.html,* or: *http://epa.gov/radiation/marlap/manual.htm#voli* for the document itself. *Procedures for Providing Public Input:* Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB Panel to consider during the advisory process. *Oral Statements:* In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker with no more than a total of fifteen minutes for all speakers. For face-to-face meetings, in general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public face-to-face meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact information provided above, in writing via e-mail seven days prior to the teleconference meeting date. For the October 9, 2007 teleconference meeting, the deadline is Tuesday, October 2, 2007. For the October 29, 30, and 31, 2007 meeting, the deadline is Monday, October 22, 2007 to be placed on the public speaker list. *Written Statements:* Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office seven days prior to the teleconference meeting. For the Tuesday, October 9, 2007 teleconference meeting, the deadline is Tuesday, October 2, 2007; for the October 29, 30 and 31, 2007 meeting the deadline is Monday, October 22, 2007, so that the information may be made available to the SAB RAC MARSAME Review Panel for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail to *kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov* (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). *Meeting Accommodations:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO, contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: September 18, 2007. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E7-18813 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Agency Recognition of Multiple Principal Investigators on Federally Funded Research Projects AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP)and Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Financial Management. ACTION: Notice of policy on recognition of multiple Principal Investigators
(PIs)on awards made under Federal research and research-related programs. SUMMARY: Many areas of today's research require multi-disciplinary teams in which the intellectual leadership of the project is shared among two or more individuals. To facilitate this team approach through recognition of the contributions of the team leadership members, OSTP issued a memorandum to all Federal research agencies on January 4, 2005, requiring them to formally allow more than one PI on individual research awards. The Federal agencies then sought input from the research community—scientists, research administrators, and organizations that represent components of the scientific community—on how best to implement this policy. This input was sought via a Request for Information published in the **Federal Register** on July 18, 2005 that posed a series of questions around core elements that will comprise each agency's implementation plan. The six core elements, to be posted on the Research Business Models
(RBM)Web Site, include:
(1)Statement of what constitutes a PI;
(2)designation of contact PI;
(3)application instructions for listing more than one PI;
(4)PIs at different institutions;
(5)access to award and review information; and
(6)identification of all PIs in public data systems. The Supplementary Information section of this Notice provides background on the Research Business Models
(RBM)Subcommittee of the Committee on Science (COS), the plan to recognize multiple PIs on Federal research projects, a summary of the responses to the Request for Information, and the government response to the comments submitted. The final policy on the recognition of multiple PIs is contained in the Policy Section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background on RBM This project is an initiative of the Research Business Models
(RBM)Subcommittee of the Committee on Science (COS), a committee of the National Science and Technology Council. The RBM Subcommittee's objectives include: • Facilitating a coordinated effort across Federal agencies to address policy implications arising from the changing nature of scientific research, and • Examining the effects of these changes on business models for the conduct of scientific research sponsored by the Federal Government. The Subcommittee used public comments, agency perspectives, and input from a series of regional public meetings to identify priority areas in which it would focus its initial efforts. In each priority area, the Subcommittee is pursuing initiatives to promote, as appropriate, either common policy, the streamlining of current procedures, or the identification of agencies' and institutions' “effective practices.” As information about the initiatives becomes available, it is posted at the Subcommittee's Internet site *http://rbm.nih.gov* . II. Background on the Recognition of Multiple PIs on Federal Research Projects Many areas of research, in particular, translations of complex discoveries into useful applications, require multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teams. Innovation and progress still spring from and depend on creative individual investigators, but collaborative synergy plays an increasingly important role in advancing science and engineering. Multi-disciplinary research teams can be organized in a variety of ways. Research teams vary in terms of size, hierarchy, location of participants, goals, and structure. Depending on the size and the goals, the management structure of a team may include: A director and/or multiple directors, assistant or associate directors, managers, group leaders, team leaders, investigators, and others as needed. Regardless of how a research team is organized, a pertinent and important question is how to apportion credit fairly if multiple individuals provide the intellectual leadership and direction of the team effort. Acting on the recommendation of the RBM Subcommittee, the COS concluded that team research would be enhanced if all Federal agencies allowed more than one PI on individual research awards. Some agencies already do this, either formally or informally, but the COS action, which led to a directive to all research agency heads by the Director, OSTP, dated January 4, 2005, extends the practice to all research agencies as a matter of policy. Request for Information A Request for Information soliciting input from the research community on several core issues related to recognizing multiple PIs was published in the **Federal Register** on July 18, 2005 to guide the agencies as they developed their plans for implementing the policy on recognizing multiple PIs. *Respondents:* A total of sixty-three comments were received from twenty-nine biomedical scientists, twenty-three universities (Office of Sponsored Projects or Vice President for Research), nine professional associations, one small business, and one unknown affiliation. Core Elements of Agency Implementation Plans, RFI Questions, Comments From Respondents, and Agency Responses to Comments *General:* Overall opinions on the Multiple PI policy (if stated in the comment) were overwhelmingly favorable: 45 in favor, 8 opposed. Answers to the individual questions in the RFI were listed and categorized only if the respondent addressed that issue specifically. Many respondents did not reply to the questions individually or address some of the issues at all. Numbers in parentheses indicate multiple responses citing the same issue or suggestion. #1: Statement of What Constitutes a PI Q 1: Will listing more than one individual as a PI present any difficulties for you or your institution? *Comments:* • Need explicit criteria, give examples of what is and is not a PI.
(7)• PI means and needs to be just one individual.
(12)• Keep Co-PI or Co-I titles.
(9)• Possible abuse—too many PIs.
(6)• Maintain maximum institutional flexibility and autonomy in designating PIs.
(7)• Institutions will have to revise processes and databases.
(7)• Concerns about accountability.
(3)• New investigators named as PI might lose status as new investigator.
(4)• May be administratively cumbersome.
(2)• Increased administrative burden.
(2)• Concern about decision-making; if no one is in charge, nothing gets done.
(2)• Harder to evaluate departments for grant ranking. • Should be reserved for large, complex projects, not R01-type. • Should allow use for just two close collaborators on R01-type. • Require minimum percent effort (e.g., 20%).
(2)• Do not require minimum effort. *Agency Response:* The Research Business Models Subcommittee Task Group on Multiple PIs considered these comments. The task group viewed most of these as concerned with the basic role and definition of what it means to be a PI. The agencies have agreed on a common basic definition that is suitable across all agencies and research institutions. (See Policy Section of this Notice.) In their implementation plans, agencies may elaborate on the criteria for PIs in their respective areas of science, giving examples of what does and does not qualify as a PI for particular kinds of projects, as well as the specific nomenclature that will be employed in implementation of the multiple PI concept, e.g., Project Coordinator, PI and Co-PIs, or Coordinating PI. Institutions have the option to name one or more than one PI for each project. It is the prerogative and responsibility of the applicant organization to designate PI(s) for projects. All PIs will be named in the official award. There will be no Federal-wide limit to the number of PIs per project; however, an agency may impose a limitation as part of their implementation plan. #2: Designation of Contact PI Q 2: Do you see any difficulties that would be created by designation of one PI as the Contact PI? Are there institutional issues that the agencies should consider? *Comments:* • Contact PI may become the *de facto* chief PI.
(6)• Favor since it is important that institution/project speak with one voice.
(3)• Most junior PI may be assigned this role and/or may feel put upon.
(4)• Must be able to enforce communication responsibilities.
(2)• Create Chief Operating/Admin Officer.
(2)• Create Lead PI or Project Director for management and regulatory compliance issues. • Agency or institution could set up e-mail group for all PIs.
(2)• Diffusion of accountability.
(2)• Not practical if awards to more than one institution. • Should be able to switch over course of grant. *Agency Response:* All comments addressed the need for a single point of contact between the institution and the Federal agency on issues concerning scientific and technical aspects of the project. There was some concern that either the designated Contact PI would become the *de facto* overall PI on the project or the most junior PI would be assigned this as a largely clerical role. It is the prerogative of the applicant organization to designate the single point of contact. The agencies consider this “Contact PI” role to be primarily for communication purposes on the scientific and related budgetary aspects of the project (see Agency Implementation section below.) #3: Application Instructions for Listing More Than One PI Q3: What issues should the agencies consider in developing their instructions for applications naming more than one PI? *Comments:* • Management plan a good idea, but only when needed by the type of project.
(15)• Need detailed description of each PI's role and why that justifies PI status; give examples of contributions that do or do not justify PI status.
(15)• When is agency approval needed for budget reallocation.
(3)• Grants.gov form allows only one PI.
(3)• Uniform criteria should be adopted across agencies; definition in RFI is adequate.
(2)• Limit # of PIs. • Need guidelines for compliance, coordination, decision-making, publication. *Agency Response:* Each agency will specify how its standard application procedures will be modified, if necessary, to reflect the overall policy accommodating multiple PIs. This may include instructions for describing, within the research plan, the specific areas of responsibility for each PI and how the team will function. The government-wide policy does not mandate a formal management or leadership plan, but a specific agency funding opportunity or solicitation may require it. #4: PIs at Different Institutions Q 4: Recognizing that agencies differ in the structure of their business arrangements with institutions, are there ways for the agencies to recognize PIs for a team effort involving multiple departments or institutions that would work well for your institution? What issues should the agencies consider in deciding on the most appropriate award structure? *Comments:* • Each type of award structure (subawards, separate awards) has its advantages in different situations; maintain range of award structures as appropriate to each situation.
(12)• Linked awards are a good idea, when appropriate.
(5)• Linked awards may affect institution's FAR simplified acquisition threshold. • Need to address distribution of indirect costs among institutions/departments.
(3)• Accountability issues between institutions.
(3)• Institutions can handle these issues themselves. *Agency Response:* Many respondents noted that each type of award structure (e.g., subawards or separate awards) has advantages in different situations. The agencies agree and will continue to use a range of award mechanisms. Institutions will have great latitude in proposing arrangements that will work best for the particular project and institutions involved. Agencies may, for example, use linked awards (separate awards to each research organization participating in a project), but the government-wide policy does not mandate their use. #5: Access to Award and Review Information Q 5: Do you favor granting access to award and review information to all named PIs, not just the Contact PI? Do you anticipate any difficulties in granting such access? *Comments:* • Favor granting access to all (27); oppose (0). *Agency Response:* Since there was no controversy on this issue, the agencies will make review and award information available to all named PIs, to the extent that they currently make such information available to a single PI. Agency implementation plans will describe how and when this information can be accessed. #6: Access to Public Data Systems Q 6a: Do you anticipate significant benefits from listing more than one PI in agency databases? Do you anticipate any difficulties with such listings? *Comments:* • Will guarantee appropriate credit for team PIs (all comments cited this). • Should include Co-Investigators as well as PIs.
(7)• Enable better tracking of funding by agencies and institutions. • Will benefit junior investigators.
(2)• NIH ranking tables would be more accurate.
(2)• Harder to monitor duplicate funding.
(2)• Allows identification of potential future collaborators. • Provides for multiple contacts per project; but not all contacts appropriate. Q 6b: Do you anticipate using agency data systems with PI information, such that investment in alterations to such systems would be worthwhile? *Comments:* • Warrants investment (9); maybe (2); no (0). • Numerous comments that this would be the most important single aspect of implementing the multiple PI policy. *Agency Response:* The comments emphasized the benefit of giving appropriate credit for shared leadership of a team project. There was some encouragement for agencies to track the participation of scientists at less than PI level as well, but the policy will not require this. Agency data systems will eventually list all PIs on multiple PI projects. Because changes to existing data systems to accommodate this requirement may be extremely costly, there will be no mandated date for achieving these changes. Agency implementation plans will be required to address the issue of when their data systems may be expected to reflect the new policy on listing all PIs. Agencies may also consult with the Office of Management and Budget's Electronic Government (E-gov) office regarding system changes that are part of implementation plans. Other Considerations Q 7: Overall, do you think that the changes proposed for official recognition of multiple PIs will benefit multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research? *Comments:* • The public comments uniformly reinforced the importance of official recognition of multiple PIs in facilitating multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research. *Agency Response:* No response is necessary; the policy will be implemented as described for the preceding core issues. Q 8: What other suggestions do you have for facilitating the recognition of multiple PIs? *Comments:* • Apportion budgets among PIs (favor: 18, distributed evenly across PI, university, association respondents; oppose: 2, one university, one association). • Minimize additional administrative burden of financial and programmatic management.
(3)• Need designation of responsibility for ethical conduct, human subjects, animal welfare.
(2)• Other agencies do not provide tracking data as NIH and NSF do.
(2)• Need procedures for resolving disputes. • Should have definition of Co-Investigator. • Urge rapid and uniform implementation across agencies. • Provide institutions with ability to apportion responsibility along with recognition. • Allow collaborating PIs to participate in other grant mechanisms (e.g., cap on number of grants/PI). *Agency Response:* Most of these issues have been addressed in the previous responses to the core issues. Implementation plans to be posted on the RBM Web site for the policy on multiple PIs will use a common format to address each of the core issues. Agencies will have the latitude to expand upon the basic requirements for each issue, as appropriate for their research communities, and will address these variances in supplemental material provided through links to their own agency Web sites or through published information. Apportionment of budgets to individual PIs is not a core implementation feature. If it is done at all, it will be addressed in agency-specific implementation plans. Policy All Federal research agencies will recognize multiple Principal Investigators
(PIs)on research projects (grants and contracts). Proposing institutions may identify individuals as PIs in proposals when those individuals share the major authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically. This policy does not replace the use of a single Principal Investigator when that is most appropriate for the project. Statement of What Constitutes a Principal Investigator A Principal Investigator is the individual(s) a research organization designates as having an appropriate level of authority and responsibility for the proper conduct of the research, including the appropriate use of funds and administrative requirements such as the submission of scientific progress reports to the agency. When an organization designates more than one PI, it identifies them as individuals who share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the research, intellectually and logistically. The sponsoring agency does not infer any distinction in scientific stature among multiple PIs. Discussion It should be emphasized that naming multiple PIs for a proposed research project is solely at the discretion of the proposing institution(s). This concept is similar to the widely accepted practice of recognizing the contributions and responsibilities of business partners. The government's recognition of more than one individual as PI also is not intended to alter the working relationship between team members as they collaboratively allocate resources within the team, subject to any constraints of the awardee institution or the Federal agency under the award terms and conditions, nor as they apportion credit for research accomplishments. Compliance requirements will continue to apply to individuals and institutions, as they do today, regardless of the designation of multiple PIs. The agencies recognize that teams frequently cut across institutional and geographic boundaries and that team efforts therefore often involve subcontracting or consortia arrangements between different institutions. Based on the experience that some agencies already have with research teams spanning multiple institutions, the agencies are confident that recognition of personnel involved in multi-institution research projects will not substantively alter these well established relationships between institutions. Agency Implementation In order to implement the policy on recognition of multiple PIs, each Federal research agency will post in the Research Business Models Toolkit its own plan for implementing the policy beginning in calendar year 2008. Because changes to existing data systems to accommodate the policy may be costly, there will be no mandated date for achieving these changes. Agency implementation plans will be required to address the issue of when their data systems may be expected to reflect the new policy. Agency implementation plans will be posted in the RBM website no later than February 2008. Each agency's implementation plan will include the following elements:
(1)*Statement of What Constitutes a Principal Investigator* Each agency will describe if its definition of PI differs in any way from the Federal-wide definition either routinely or in special solicitations.
(2)*Designation of Contact PI or Project Coordinator* Each project with multiple PIs will have a Contact PI, or Project Coordinator, to whom agency program officials will direct all communications related to scientific, technical, and budgetary aspects of the project. By recognizing a person as a Contact PI or Project Coordinator, a Federal agency will not confer any difference in scientific stature to that person. Some agencies may designate a specific term for this role in their agency-specific implementation procedures, which may differ by solicitation or type of award mechanism, for example Project Coordinator, PI and Co-PIs, or Coordinating PI.
(3)*Application Instructions* Each agency will specify how its standard application procedures will be modified, if necessary, to reflect the overall policy accommodating multiple PIs.
(4)*PIs at Different Institutions* Agencies will use the full range of award mechanisms currently used by each agency, and institutions will have great latitude in proposing arrangements that will work best for the particular project and institutions involved.
(5)*Access to Review and Award Information* Agencies will make review and award information available to all named PIs, to the extent that they provide this information to single PIs.
(6)*Identification of All PIs in Public Data Systems* Agency data systems will eventually list all PIs on multiple PI projects. Agency implementation plans will address the issue of when their data systems may be expected to reflect the new policy on listing all PIs. Pamela J. Smith, Budget Analyst, Budget and Administration Division. [FR Doc. 07-4638 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am]
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