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Download as PDF 3996 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 18 / Monday, January 29, 2007 / Notices (2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245– 6288. V. Application Review Information Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 75.209(a) and 75.210, and are as follows— Meets the purposes of the authorizing statute (20 points); Need for project (15 points); Significance (10 points); Quality of the project design (15 points); Quality of project services (10 points); Quality of project personnel (10 points); Adequacy of resources (10 points); and Quality of the project evaluation (10 points). Additional information regarding these criteria is in the application package for this competition. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 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. 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[FR Doc. 07–354 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.031A] Strengthening Institutions Program Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the Strengthening Institutions Program. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the Strengthening Institutions Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 to make new grant awards in FY 2007. The Secretary takes this action because a significant number of high-quality applications remain on last year’s grant slate. The actual level of funding for the FY 2007 program, if any, depends on final Congressional action. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006–6450. Telephone: (202) 502–7548 or via Internet: maria.carrington@ed.gov If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 19, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 29130) inviting applications for new awards under the Strengthening Institutions Program. We received a significant number of applications for grants under the Strengthening Institutions Program in FY 2006 and made 34 new grants. Because such a large number of highquality applications were received, many applications that were awarded high scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding for FY 2006. Limited funding is available for new awards under this program in FY 2007. To conserve funding that would have been required for a peer review of new grant applications and use those funds to support grant activities, we will select grantees in FY 2007 from the existing slate of applicants. This slate was developed during the FY 2006 competition using the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions referenced in the May 19, E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 18 / Monday, January 29, 2007 / Notices 2006 notice. No changes to the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions will be required by this action. Note: All non-funded applicants scoring 95 and above in the FY 2006 competition MUST apply for Title III eligibility. Final funding decisions will be made based upon the amount available for new awards. As announced in a notice published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2007(71 FR 760) the closing date for Title III eligibility submissions is March 9, 2007. 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E7–1352 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the FE–746R, ‘‘The Natural Gas Import and Export Authorization Application and Monthly Reports,’’ which includes the elimination of the associated quarterly reporting requirement, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:04 Jan 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., at 3507(h)(1)). DATES: Comments must be filed by February 28, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within that period, you should contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sarah Garman, OMB Desk Officer for DOE, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX at 202–395–7285 or e-mail to Sarah_P._Garman@omb.eop.gov is recommended. The mailing address is 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395–4650. (A copy of your comments should also be provided to EIA’s Statistics and Methods Group at the address below.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Kara Norman. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202–287– 1705) or e-mail (kara.norman@eia.doe.gov) is also recommended. The mailing address is Statistics and Methods Group (EI–70), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585–0670. Kara Norman may be contacted by telephone at (202) 287–1902. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section contains the following information about the energy information collection submitted to OMB for review: (1) The collection numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e., the Department of Energy component; (3) the current OMB docket number (if applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e., new, revision, extension, or reinstatement); (5) response obligation (i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a description of the need for and proposed use of the information; (7) a categorical description of the likely respondents; and (8) an estimate of the total annual reporting burden (i.e., the estimated number of likely respondents times the proposed frequency of response per year times the average hours per response). 1. Forms FE–746R, ‘‘The Natural Gas Import and Export Authorization Application and Monthly Reports’’. 2. Department of Energy. 3. OMB Number 1901–0294. 4. Three-year extension. 5. Mandatory. 6. DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) is delegated the authority to regulate PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3997 natural gas imports and exports under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938, 15 U.S.C. 717b. In order to carry out its delegated responsibility, FE requires those persons seeking to import or export natural gas to file an application containing the basic information about the scope and nature of the proposed import/export activity. Historically, FE has collected information on a quarterly and monthly basis regarding import and export transactions. That information has been used to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the authorizations. In addition, the data are used to monitor North American gas trade, which, in turn, enables the Federal government to perform market and regulatory analyses; improve the capability of industry and the government to respond to any future energy-related supply problems; and keep the general public informed of international natural gas trade. 7. Business or other for-profit (or other appropriate type of respondents). 8. 10,080 hours. Please refer to the supporting statement as well as the proposed forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., at 3507(h)(1)) Issued in Washington, DC, January 23, 2007. Jay H. Casselberry, Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. E7–1319 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8274–1] Public Record Grant Guidelines for States; Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subtitle I, as amended by Title XV, Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: By this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 18 (Monday, January 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3996-3997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1352]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.031A]


Strengthening Institutions Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the 
Strengthening Institutions Program.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the 
Strengthening Institutions Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 to make new 
grant awards in FY 2007. The Secretary takes this action because a 
significant number of high-quality applications remain on last year's 
grant slate. The actual level of funding for the FY 2007 program, if 
any, depends on final Congressional action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S. 
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 
20006-6450. Telephone: (202) 502-7548 or via Internet: 
maria.carrington@ed.gov
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 19, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal Register (71 
FR 29130) inviting applications for new awards under the Strengthening 
Institutions Program.
    We received a significant number of applications for grants under 
the Strengthening Institutions Program in FY 2006 and made 34 new 
grants. Because such a large number of high-quality applications were 
received, many applications that were awarded high scores by peer 
reviewers did not receive funding for FY 2006.
    Limited funding is available for new awards under this program in 
FY 2007. To conserve funding that would have been required for a peer 
review of new grant applications and use those funds to support grant 
activities, we will select grantees in FY 2007 from the existing slate 
of applicants. This slate was developed during the FY 2006 competition 
using the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions 
referenced in the May 19,

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2006 notice. No changes to the selection criteria, application 
requirements, and definitions will be required by this action.

    Note: All non-funded applicants scoring 95 and above in the FY 
2006 competition MUST apply for Title III eligibility. Final funding 
decisions will be made based upon the amount available for new 
awards. As announced in a notice published in the Federal Register 
on January 8, 2007(71 FR 760) the closing date for Title III 
eligibility submissions is March 9, 2007.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this 
Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable 
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: https://
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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d.

    Dated: January 24, 2007.
James F. Manning,
Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education.
 [FR Doc. E7-1352 Filed 1-26-07; 8:45 am]
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