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(1) Provide members of the (10)
Regional Advisory Committees an
extended amount of time together to
review and discuss the reports that they
will submit to the Secretary of
Education on March 28, 2005.
(2) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on the top challenges in
each region for improving student
achievement.
(3) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on the top challenges to
implementing the requirements of the
No Child Left Behind Act in each
region.
(4) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on recommendations for the
types of technical assistance that would
help states, districts and schools
successfully address the critical
educational challenges identified by
each of the RACs.
(5) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to
discussions and recommendations from
each of the ten RACs on the priorities
for federally funded technical assistance
in their region.
DATES: March 10, 2005, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and March 11, 2005 from 8:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. Note: The Region 2
(Southwest), Regional Advisory
Committee will meet only on Thursday,
March 10, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: George R. Brown
Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de la
Americas, Houston, TX 77010. Tel: 800–
427–4697.
Minutes of the meetings will be
available to the public online (https://
www.rac-ed.org) within fourteen days of
the meetings and for public inspection
at the office of Georgette Joyner, The
CNA Corporation, 4825 Mark Center
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311 between
the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Regional Advisory Committees are
established under section 206 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act of
2002, (20 U.S.C. 9605). The RACs are to
advise the Secretary by (1) conducting
an educational needs assessment of each
region described in section 174(b) of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002;
and (2) submitting reports for each
region based on the regional
assessments no later than 4 months after
the committees are first convened.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
materials in alternative format) should
notify the RAC Support Office at The
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CNA Corporation by no later than
Tuesday, March 1, 2005. We will
attempt to meet requests after this date,
but cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Enid
Simmons, (202) 708–9499 or at
enid.simmons@ed.gov.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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Information Collection Activity;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces
the proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received on or before Friday,
February 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
the Election Assistance Commission,
1225 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 2005, ATTN: Mr. Brian
Hancock or may be submitted by
facsimile transmission at 202–566–3127.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the above address, or call
Mr. Brian Hancock or Ms. Juliet
Thompson at (202) 566–3100.
SUMMARY:
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Title and OMB Number: Voter
Registration Survey; OMB Number
3265–0NEW.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
meet a requirement of the National
Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42
U.S.C. 1973gg, et seq.). NVRA requires
the EAC to collect information regarding
voter registration following each Federal
general election. In order to fulfill those
requirements and to provide a complete
report to Congress, EAC is seeking
information relating to November 2,
2004 election.
Affected Public: State government.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 54
hours.
Frequency: Biennially.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Help America Vote Act of 2002
(HAVA) created the Election Assistance
Commission and enacted numerous
provisions aimed at improving the
administration of federal elections. In
addition, HAVA gave EAC the
responsibility for administering the
NVRA. This survey seeks information
relating to the November 2, 2004
election that will fulfill the
requirements placed on EAC by the4
NVRA to collect and report on data
related to voter registration. The
following categories of information are
requested on a county/local election
jurisdiction and/or state-wide level:
Total Voter Registration
(a) Total number of registered voters
(active and inactive) at the time of the
close of registration for the 2002 Federal
general election, (b) total number of
registered voters (active and inactive) at
the time of the close of polls for the
2004 Federal General Election
(November 4, 2004), and (c) total
number of registered voters (active and
inactive) who were eligible to vote in
the November 4, 2004 election.
Voter Registration Officials
(a) The local election official
primarily responsible for registering
voters, (b) all State or local government
offices or agencies that conduct voter
registration, (c) the location where voter
registration forms are received, (d) total
number of election jurisdictions
conducting voter registration, and (e)
total number of jurisdictions that
provided information for this survey.
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Voter Registration Applications
(a) Total number of voter registration
applications received from all sources
during the period from the close of
registration for the November 2002
federal election until the close of
registration for the November 2004
federal election, (b) total number of mail
voter registration applications received
during the period from the close of
registration for the November 2002
federal election until the close of
registration for the November 2004
federal election, (c) total number of
voter registration applications received
in person in the clerk or voter registrars’
office during the period from the close
of registration for the November 2002
federal election until the close of
registration for the November 2004
federal election, (d) total number voter
registration applications received from
each voter registration agency during
the period from the close of registration
for the November 2002 federal election
until the close of registration for the
November 2004 Federal election, (e)
total number of voter registration
applications that were changes to
address, name or party, (f) total number
of voter registration applications that
were duplicates of other valid voter
registrations, (g) the manner in the
which voter registration applications are
transferred from other voter registration
agencies to the official responsible for
voter registration, and (h) which voter
registration forms are accepted,
including the Federal form, State form,
and military applications as well as any
restrictions on those applications such
as paper weight, fax, electronic, etc.
Processing Voter Registration
Applications
(a) How voter registration applications
are maintained, (b) how the registration
official checks for duplicate
registrations, (c) the type of number
used as a voter registration number, (d)
whether applicants who are rejected are
notified of the rejection and reason for
rejection.
List Maintenance
(a) The number of removal notices
(Section 8(d)(2) notices) sent between
the close of registration for the
November 2002 election and November
3, 2004, (b) the number of voters who
were ultimately removed from the voter
rolls between the close of registration
for the November 2002 election and
November 3, 2004, (c) the numbers of
voters who were removed from the voter
rolls between the close of registration
for the November 2002 election and
November 3, 2004 because of the death
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of the voter, (d) the number of voters
who were removed from the voter rolls
between the close of registration for the
November 2002 election and November
3, 2004, due to failure to vote in two
consecutive federal general elections, (e)
the number of voters who were removed
from the voter rolls between the close of
registration for the November 2002
election and November 3, 2004 because
the voter requested to be removed, (f)
the number of voters who were removed
from the voter rolls between the close of
registration for the November 2002
election and November 3, 2004 for other
reasons, (g) the number of confirmation
notices that were mailed between the
federal general election in 2002 and
November 4, 2004, (h) the number of
responses that were received to the
confirmation notices, (i) the sources of
data that are considered in performing
list maintenance, (j) the process that is
used to perform list maintenance, and
(k) the way that each state treats voters
who (1) have been convicted of a felony,
(2) are serving a sentence of
incarceration for conviction of a felony,
and (3) are serving a term of probation
following the conviction of a felony.
NVRA and HAVA Provisions
(a) Which states are subject to the
National Voter Registration Act, (b) the
number of states that have revised the
state voter registration form to include
the citizenship and age questions
required by HAVA, (c) the manner in
which each state treats applications
where one or more of the HAVA
required questions are not answered, (d)
the number of states that have
implemented the verification
requirements of HAVA, (e) the manner
in which each state verifies voter
registration applications, and (f) the
number of states that have implemented
a statewide voter registration database.
Voter Registration Drives
(a) The number of states that allow
outside groups to conduct voter
registration drives and submit the voter
registration applications and (b) how
states that allow outside voter
registration drives manage the number
of applications given to the outside
group and the number and timing of the
return of those forms by the outside
registration group.
Gracia M. Hillman,
Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. PP–197]
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement; Public Service Company of
New Mexico
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of withdrawal.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: On February 12, 1999, the
Department of Energy (DOE) announced
its intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA) for the Public
Service Company of New Mexico’s
(PNM) request for a Presidential permit
for proposed international electric
transmission lines. The proposed
Federal action in this EIS was to grant
PNM a Presidential permit for the
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of two 345,000-volt
electric transmission lines originating at
the switchyard of the Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)
near Phoenix, Arizona, and extending
approximately 160 miles to the south,
crossing the United States border with
Mexico in the vicinity of Nogales,
Arizona. The EIS would have evaluated
the potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed Federal
action and reasonable alternatives.
In a letter dated November 16, 2004,
PNM notified DOE that it no longer
finds the proposed project viable and
withdrew its application for a
Presidential permit. Therefore, further
preparation of an EIS is not necessary.
The notice of intent to prepare an EIS
is withdrawn and the NEPA process is
hereby terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Russell, Office of Fossil Energy,
FE–27, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone 202–
586–9624; electronic mail:
ellen.russell@hq.doe.gov.
For general information on the DOE
NEPA process, please contact Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance (EH–42), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0119, Phone:
202–586–4600 or leave a message at
800–472–2756; facsimile: 202–586–
7031.
The
construction, operation, maintenance
and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy
between the United States and a foreign
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces the proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received on or
before Friday, February 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to the Election Assistance
Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 2005, ATTN: Mr.
Brian Hancock or may be submitted by facsimile transmission at 202-566-
3127.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the above address,
or call Mr. Brian Hancock or Ms. Juliet Thompson at (202) 566-3100.
Title and OMB Number: Voter Registration Survey; OMB Number 3265-
0NEW.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to meet a requirement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42
U.S.C. 1973gg, et seq.). NVRA requires the EAC to collect information
regarding voter registration following each Federal general election.
In order to fulfill those requirements and to provide a complete report
to Congress, EAC is seeking information relating to November 2, 2004
election.
Affected Public: State government.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 54 hours.
Frequency: Biennially.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) created the Election
Assistance Commission and enacted numerous provisions aimed at
improving the administration of federal elections. In addition, HAVA
gave EAC the responsibility for administering the NVRA. This survey
seeks information relating to the November 2, 2004 election that will
fulfill the requirements placed on EAC by the4 NVRA to collect and
report on data related to voter registration. The following categories
of information are requested on a county/local election jurisdiction
and/or state-wide level:
Total Voter Registration
(a) Total number of registered voters (active and inactive) at the
time of the close of registration for the 2002 Federal general
election, (b) total number of registered voters (active and inactive)
at the time of the close of polls for the 2004 Federal General Election
(November 4, 2004), and (c) total number of registered voters (active
and inactive) who were eligible to vote in the November 4, 2004
election.
Voter Registration Officials
(a) The local election official primarily responsible for
registering voters, (b) all State or local government offices or
agencies that conduct voter registration, (c) the location where voter
registration forms are received, (d) total number of election
jurisdictions conducting voter registration, and (e) total number of
jurisdictions that provided information for this survey.
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Voter Registration Applications
(a) Total number of voter registration applications received from
all sources during the period from the close of registration for the
November 2002 federal election until the close of registration for the
November 2004 federal election, (b) total number of mail voter
registration applications received during the period from the close of
registration for the November 2002 federal election until the close of
registration for the November 2004 federal election, (c) total number
of voter registration applications received in person in the clerk or
voter registrars' office during the period from the close of
registration for the November 2002 federal election until the close of
registration for the November 2004 federal election, (d) total number
voter registration applications received from each voter registration
agency during the period from the close of registration for the
November 2002 federal election until the close of registration for the
November 2004 Federal election, (e) total number of voter registration
applications that were changes to address, name or party, (f) total
number of voter registration applications that were duplicates of other
valid voter registrations, (g) the manner in the which voter
registration applications are transferred from other voter registration
agencies to the official responsible for voter registration, and (h)
which voter registration forms are accepted, including the Federal
form, State form, and military applications as well as any restrictions
on those applications such as paper weight, fax, electronic, etc.
Processing Voter Registration Applications
(a) How voter registration applications are maintained, (b) how the
registration official checks for duplicate registrations, (c) the type
of number used as a voter registration number, (d) whether applicants
who are rejected are notified of the rejection and reason for
rejection.
List Maintenance
(a) The number of removal notices (Section 8(d)(2) notices) sent
between the close of registration for the November 2002 election and
November 3, 2004, (b) the number of voters who were ultimately removed
from the voter rolls between the close of registration for the November
2002 election and November 3, 2004, (c) the numbers of voters who were
removed from the voter rolls between the close of registration for the
November 2002 election and November 3, 2004 because of the death of the
voter, (d) the number of voters who were removed from the voter rolls
between the close of registration for the November 2002 election and
November 3, 2004, due to failure to vote in two consecutive federal
general elections, (e) the number of voters who were removed from the
voter rolls between the close of registration for the November 2002
election and November 3, 2004 because the voter requested to be
removed, (f) the number of voters who were removed from the voter rolls
between the close of registration for the November 2002 election and
November 3, 2004 for other reasons, (g) the number of confirmation
notices that were mailed between the federal general election in 2002
and November 4, 2004, (h) the number of responses that were received to
the confirmation notices, (i) the sources of data that are considered
in performing list maintenance, (j) the process that is used to perform
list maintenance, and (k) the way that each state treats voters who (1)
have been convicted of a felony, (2) are serving a sentence of
incarceration for conviction of a felony, and (3) are serving a term of
probation following the conviction of a felony.
NVRA and HAVA Provisions
(a) Which states are subject to the National Voter Registration
Act, (b) the number of states that have revised the state voter
registration form to include the citizenship and age questions required
by HAVA, (c) the manner in which each state treats applications where
one or more of the HAVA required questions are not answered, (d) the
number of states that have implemented the verification requirements of
HAVA, (e) the manner in which each state verifies voter registration
applications, and (f) the number of states that have implemented a
statewide voter registration database.
Voter Registration Drives
(a) The number of states that allow outside groups to conduct voter
registration drives and submit the voter registration applications and
(b) how states that allow outside voter registration drives manage the
number of applications given to the outside group and the number and
timing of the return of those forms by the outside registration group.
Gracia M. Hillman,
Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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