60-Day FR Notice for PRA

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Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has
established three performance measures
for the Vocational Rehabilitation
Services Projects for American Indians
with Disabilities program. The measures
are (1) the percentage of individuals
who leave the program with an
employment outcome, (2) the
percentage of projects that demonstrate
an average annual cost per employment
outcome of no more than $35,000, and
(3) the percentage of projects that
demonstrate an average annual cost per
participant of no more than $10,000.
Each grantee must annually report its
performance on these measures through
the Annual Progress Reporting Form for
the American Indian Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS)
Program.
In addition, this program is part of the
Administration’s job training and
employment common measures
initiative. The common measures for job
training and employment programs
targeting adults are—entered
employment (percentage employed in
the first quarter after program exit);
retention in employment (percentage of
those employed in the first quarter after
exit that were still employed in the
second and third quarter after program
exit); earnings increase (percentage
change in earnings pre-registration to
post-program and first quarter after exit
to third quarter after exit); and
efficiency measure (annual cost per
employment outcome and per
participant). The Department is
currently working toward implementing
these common measures. Each grantee
will be required to collect and report
data for the common measures when
implemented.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
August Martin, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 5088, Potomac Center Plaza
(PCP), Washington, DC 20204–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7410.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.

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VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.

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Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
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To use PDF you must have Adobe
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using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
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DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. E8–1982 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EAC’s Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The EAC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a proposed
information collection, EAC’s Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual. 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, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (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.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included

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in the request for approval of this
information collection by the Office of
Management and budget; they also will
become a matter of public record. This
notice requests comments solely on the
four criteria above. A separate notice
will be published on the Federal
Register to request substantive
comments on the proposed information
collection; please refer to the EAC’s Web
site, http://www.eac.gov, for further
information regarding the submission of
substantive comments.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 5 p.m. EDT on
April 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection must be
submitted in writing through either: (1)
Electronically to [email protected].
or (2) U.S. postal mail to the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1225
New York Avenue, NW., Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005, Attn: Laiza N.
Otero, Election Research Specialist. To
ensure receipt and proper handling,
comments submitted via U.S. postal
mail shall clearly indicate that they are
in response to this Federal Register
notice by writing ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act’’ in the heading section of the letter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the EAC’s Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual, please, write to the
above address or contact Laiza N. Otero,
Election Research Specialist, at (202)
566–3100. You may also view the
proposed collection instrument by
visiting the EAC’s Web site at http://
www.eac.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voting System Test Laboratory
Accreditation Program Manual.
OMB Number: Pending.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(b) of the
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires that the
EAC provide for the accreditation and
revocation of accreditation of
independent, non-federal laboratories
qualified to test voting systems to
Federal standards. Generally, the EAC
considers for accreditation those
laboratories evaluated and
recommended by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST)
pursuant to HAVA Section 231(b)(1).
However, consistent with HAVA
Section 231(b)(2)(B), the Commission
may also vote to accredit laboratories
outside of those recommended by NIST
upon publication of an explanation of
the reason for any such accreditation. In

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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices
order to meet its statutory requirements
under HAVA Section 15371(b), the EAC
has developed the EAC’s Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
The procedural requirements of the
program are established in the proposed
information collection, the EAC Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual. Although
participation in the program in
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants. The procedural
requirements of this Manual will
supersede any prior laboratory
accreditation requirements issued by the
EAC. This manual shall be read in
conjunction with the EAC’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004).
Affected Public: Voting system test
laboratories.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 08–453 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Request for Substantive Comments;
EAC’s Voting System Test Laboratory
Accreditation Program Manual
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; request for substantive
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a
procedural manual for its Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
This manual establishes the
administrative procedures for obtaining
an EAC accreditation for Voting System
Test Laboratories (VSTL). Section 231(b)
of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires
that the EAC provide for the
accreditation and revocation of
accreditation of independent, nonfederal laboratories qualified to test
voting systems to Federal standards. In
order to meet its statutory requirements
under HAVA 15371(b), the EAC has
developed the EAC’s Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Although participation in the program is
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants. The procedural
requirements of this Manual will
supersede any prior laboratory
accreditation requirements issued by the

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EAC. This manual shall be read in
conjunction with the EAC’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). The
purpose of this notice is to request
public comment on the substantive
aspects of the program.
Substantive Comments: The EAC
seeks substantive comments from the
public on its proposed procedural
manual. Please submit comments
consistent with the information below.
Comments should identify and cite the
section of the manual at issue. Where a
substantive issue is raised, please
propose a recommended change or
alternative policy. All comments
submitted will be published at the end
of the comment period on the EAC’s
Web site http://www.eac.gov. This
publication and request for comment is
not required under the rulemaking,
adjudicative, or licensing provisions of
the Administrative Procedures Act
(APA). It is a voluntary effort by the
EAC to gather input from the public on
the EAC’s administrative procedures for
accrediting Voting System Test
Laboratories. Furthermore, this request
by the EAC for public comment is not
intended to make any of the APA’s
rulemaking provisions applicable to
development of this or future EAC
procedural programs. However, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, a separate notice
will be published on the Federal
Register to request comments regarding
the burden of responding to the
information collection activities of the
proposed manual; please refer to the
EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov, for
further information about the
submission of comments regarding
burden.
Submit written or electronic
comments on this draft procedural
manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on
April 4, 2008.

DATES:

Submit comments via email to
[email protected]; via
mail to Brian Hancock, Director of
Voting System Certification, U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to
202–566–1392. An electronic copy of
the proposed guidance may be found on
the EAC’s Web site http://www.eac.gov.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Masterson, Testing and
Certification Program Associate, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,

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Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax:
(202) 566–1392.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 08–452 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–36–000]

Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Junction
Natural Gas Storage Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
January 28, 2008.

The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Junction Natural Gas Storage Project
involving construction and operation of
natural gas storage and pipeline header
facilities by Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.
(Chestnut Ridge) in Fayette County,
Pennsylvania and Preston and
Monongolia Counties, West Virginia.
The EA will be used by the Commission
in its decision-making process to
determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on February 29, 2008. Details on
how to submit comments are provided
in the Public Participation section of
this notice.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project
and to encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing

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