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VI. Award Administration Information The information provided by grantees DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. Award Notices: If your application in their performance reports submitted
via the electronic International Resource Privacy Act of 1974; System of
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Information System (IRIS) will be the Records—Evaluation of Conversion
Representative and U.S. Senators and
source of data for this measure. Magnet Schools
send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
We may notify you informally, also. Reporting screens for institutions can be AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences,
If your application is not evaluated or viewed at: http://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/ Department of Education.
not selected for funding, we notify you. pdfs/GPA.pdf. ACTION: Notice of a new system of
2. Administrative and National Policy records.
VII. Agency Contacts
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy For Further Information Contact: Dr. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements in the application package Lungching Chiao or Ms. Michelle Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
and reference these and other Guilfoil, International Education (Privacy Act), the Department of
requirements in the Applicable Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this
Regulations section in this notice. Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th notice of a new system of records
We reference the regulations outlining entitled ‘‘Evaluation of Conversion
floor, Washington, DC 20006–8521.
the terms and conditions of an award in Magnet Schools’’ (18–13–18). The
Telephone: (202) 502–7624 or (202)
the Applicable Regulations section in National Center for Education
502–7625 or by e-mail:
this notice and include these and other Evaluation and Regional Assistance at
specific conditions in the GAN. The lungching.chiao@ed.gov or the Department’s Institute of Education
GAN also incorporates your approved michelle.guilfoil@ed.gov. Sciences (IES) commissioned this
application as part of your binding If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll- evaluation. IES awarded a contract to
commitments under the grant. free, at 1–800–877–8339. American Institutes for Research (AIR)
3. Reporting: At the end of your and Berkeley Policy Associates (BPA) in
project period, you must submit a final VIII. Other Information September 2006 to conduct this
performance report, including financial Alternative Format: Individuals with evaluation. IES has been collaborating
information, as directed by the disabilities can obtain this document with the Department’s Office of
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year and a copy of the application package in Innovation and Improvement (OII) to
award, you must submit an annual an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large plan and implement the study of the
performance report that provides the relationship between magnet school
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
most current performance and financial conversion and student outcomes at the
on request to the program contact
expenditure information as specified by elementary school level.
person listed under FOR FURTHER The study will occur in two phases
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in
Grantees are required to use the during which the following questions
electronic data instrument International this notice. will be addressed:
Resource Information System (IRIS) Electronic Access to This Document: (1) Are sufficient data available from
system to complete the final report. The You can view this document, as well as the 2004 and 2007 Magnet Schools
Secretary may also require more all other documents of this Department Assistance Program (MSAP) grantees to
frequent performance reports under 34 published in the Federal Register, in conduct an evaluation of elementary
CFR 75.720(c). For specific text or Adobe Portable Document conversion magnet schools and provide
requirements on reporting, please go to Format (PDF) on the Internet at the descriptive analyses of such schools?
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ (2) What is the relationship of magnet
appforms/appforms.html. fedregister. school conversion to (i) The educational
4. Performance Measures: Under the achievement of students attending the
Government Performance and Results To use PDF you must have Adobe magnet schools that are their
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the Acrobat Reader, which is available free neighborhood schools (resident
GPA program is to provide overseas at this site. If you have questions about students); (ii) the reduction of minority
training opportunities in area studies using PDF, call the U.S. Government group isolation in the magnet schools
and foreign languages for faculty, Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– and corresponding district; and, (iii) the
teachers, and students in areas of the 888–293–6498; or in the Washington, educational achievement of non-
world where less commonly taught DC, area at (202) 512–1530. resident students who apply for
languages are spoken. Note: The official version of this document admission to over-subscribed magnet
The Department will use the is the document published in the Federal programs?
following measures to evaluate the Register. Free Internet access to the official The system will contain information
success of the program in meeting this edition of the Federal Register and the Code about elementary school students who
objective. of Federal Regulations is available on GPO attend approximately (i) 50 conversion
GPA Performance Measure: Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ magnet schools and (ii) 100 elementary
a. The difference between the average index.html. schools that are not magnet schools that
language competency of the Fulbright- will serve as comparison elementary
Hays Group Projects Abroad program Dated: August 28, 2007. schools for the purposes of this study.
recipients at the end of their period of Diane Auer Jones, The total number of elementary school
instruction and their average Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary students included in this system of
competency at the beginning of the records will be approximately 15,000
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Education.
period. [FR Doc. E7–17365 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] per year for the years 2004–2005
b. Percentage of GPA projects judged through 2009–2010 and approximately
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to be successful by the program officer, 7,500 per year for the years 2001–2002
based on a review of information through 2003–2004. The 50 magnet
provided in annual performance reports. schools in the study are drawn from

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school districts that were awarded Assistance to Individuals With following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
MSAP grants by OII in 2004 and/or Disabilities in Reviewing the fedregister.
2007. For each conversion magnet Rulemaking Record To use PDF you must have Adobe
school and its comparison schools, data On request, we supply an appropriate Acrobat Reader, which is available free
will be collected for the three years aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, at this site. If you have questions about
before and for at least the three years to an individual with a disability who using PDF, call the U.S. Government
after the conversion date. needs assistance to review the Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
The system of records will include comments or other documents in the 888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
information about students who attend public rulemaking record for this notice. DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
the elementary schools participating in If you want to schedule an appointment Note: The official version of this document
the evaluation including demographic for this type of aid, please contact the is the document published in the Federal
information (such as race/ethnicity, person listed under FOR FURTHER Register. Free Internet access to the official
gender, age, and language status); INFORMATION CONTACT. edition of the Federal Register and the Code
attendance zone; grade level; and of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
annual English language arts and Ricky Takai. Telephone: (202) 208– index.html.
mathematics test scores. 7083. If you use a telecommunications
DATES: The Department seeks comment device for the deaf (TDD), you may call Dated: August 28, 2007.
on the new system of records described the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1– Grover Whitehurst,
in this notice, in accordance with the 800–877–8339. Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
requirements of the Privacy Act. We Individuals with disabilities may For the reasons discussed in the
must receive your comments on the obtain this document in an alternative preamble, the Director of the Institute of
proposed routine uses for the system of format (e.g., Braille, large print, Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
records referenced in this notice on or audiotape, or computer diskette) on Education, publishes a notice of a new
before October 1, 2007. request to the contact person listed in system of records to read as follows:
The Department filed a report this section.
describing the new system of records SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 18–13–18
covered by this notice with the Chair of Introduction SYSTEM NAME:
the Senate Committee on Homeland Evaluation of Conversion Magnet
Security and Governmental Affairs, the The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
requires the Department to publish in Schools.
Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Federal Register this notice of a new SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
the Administrator of the Office of system of records maintained by the None.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Department. The Department’s
Office of Management and Budget regulations implementing the Privacy SYSTEM LOCATION:
(OMB) on August 28, 2007. This system Act are contained in Part 5b of Title 34 (1) Evaluation Division, National
of records will become effective at the of the Code of Federal Regulations Center for Education Evaluation and
later date of—(1) The expiration of the (CFR). Regional Assistance, Institute of
40-day period for OMB review on The Privacy Act applies to Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
October 9, 2007 or (2) October 1, 2007, information about individuals that Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,
unless the system of records needs to be contains individually identifiable NW., Room 502D, Washington, DC
changed as a result of public comment information and that is retrieved by a 20208.
or OMB review. unique identifier associated with each (2) American Institutes for Research,
individual, such as a name or social 1070 Arastradero Road, Suite 200, Palo
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about security number. The information about
the proposed routine uses to Dr. Ricky Alto, CA 94304.
each individual is called a ‘‘record,’’ (3) Berkeley Policy Associates, 440
Takai, Director, Evaluation Division, and the system, whether manual or
National Center for Education Grand Avenue, Suite 500, Oakland, CA
computer-based, is called a ‘‘system of 94610–5085.
Evaluation and Regional Assistance, records.’’ The Privacy Act requires each
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. agency to publish notices of systems of CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
Department of Education, 555 New records in the Federal Register and to SYSTEM:
Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 502D, prepare reports to the OMB and This system contains records on
Washington, DC 20208. Telephone: Congress whenever the agency elementary school students attending an
(202) 208–7083. If you prefer to send publishes a new system of records. Each elementary school in school districts
comments through the Internet, use the agency is also required to send copies of that are recipients of Magnet Schools
following address: http:// the report to the Chair of the Senate Assistance Program (MSAP) grants in
comments@ed.gov. Committee on Homeland Security and 2004 and/or 2007. The system will
You must include the term Governmental Affairs and the Chair of contain information about students who
‘‘Evaluation of Conversion Magnet the House Committee on Oversight and attend approximately (i) 50 conversion
Schools’’ in the subject line of the Government Reform. These reports are magnet schools and (ii) 100 elementary
electronic message. intended to permit an evaluation of the schools that are not magnet schools that
During and after the comment period, probable effect of the proposal on the will serve as comparison elementary
you may inspect all comments about privacy rights of individuals. schools for the purposes of this study.
this notice in Room 502D, 555 New Electronic Access to This Document: The total number of elementary school
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Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, You may view this document, as well as students included in this system of
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 all other documents of this Department records will be approximately 15,000
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through published in the Federal Register, in per year for the years 2004–2005
Friday of each week except Federal text or Adobe Portable Document through 2009–2010 and approximately
holidays. Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 7,500 per year for the years 2001–2002

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through 2003–2004. The 50 magnet comply with the requirements of section maintained. Security features that
schools in the study are drawn from 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) protect project data include: password-
school districts that were awarded providing for confidentiality standards protected accounts that authorize users
MSAP grants by the U.S. Department of that apply to all collections, reporting to use the contractor’s and
Education’s Office of Innovation and and publication of data by IES. subcontractor’s systems but to access
Improvement in 2004 and/or 2007. For Contract Disclosure. If the Department only specific network directories and
each conversion magnet school and its contracts with an entity for the purposes network software; user rights and
comparison schools, data will be of performing any function that requires directory and file attributes that limit
collected for the three years before or for disclosure of records in this system to those who can use particular directories
at least the three years after the employees of the contractor, the and files and determine how they can
conversion date. Department may disclose the records to use them; and additional security
those employees. Before entering into features that the network administrators
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
such a contract, the Department must will establish for projects as needed.
The system of records will include require the contractor to maintain The contractor and subcontractor
information about the elementary school Privacy Act safeguards as required employees who ‘‘maintain’’ (collect,
students participating in the evaluation under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect to maintain, use, or disseminate) data in
including student demographic the records in the system. this system shall comply with the
information (such as race/ethnicity,
requirements of the confidentiality
gender, age, and language status); DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
standards in section 183 of the ESRA
attendance zone; grade level; and
(20 U.S.C. 9573).
annual English language arts (ELA) and Not applicable to this system notice.
mathematics test scores. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND Records are maintained and disposed
The MSAP, the program being DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM of in accordance with the Department’s
STORAGE: Records Disposition Schedules (Section
evaluated, is authorized under the
Elementary and Secondary Education The Department maintains records on Ed/RDS, Part 3, Item 2b and Part 3, Item
Act of 1965, as amended, Title V, Part CD–ROM, and the contractor and 5a).
C; 20 U.S.C. 7231–7231j. Sections 5301– subcontractor maintain data for this
system on computers and in hard copy. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
5311 of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001 (NCLB) most recently amended Director, Evaluation Division,
RETRIEVABILITY:
this program. Section 5310 of the NCLB National Center for Education
Records in this system are indexed by Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
statute authorizes the Secretary of a number assigned to each individual
Education to use MSAP monies to Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
that is cross referenced by the Department of Education, 555 New
evaluate the program. The evaluation individual’s name on a separate list.
being conducted is authorized under Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 502D,
sections 171(b) and 173 of the Education SAFEGUARDS: Washington, DC 20208.
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 All physical access to the NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
U.S.C. 9561(b) and 9563). Department’s site and to the sites of the If you wish to determine whether a
Department’s contractor and record exists regarding you in the
PURPOSE(S):
subcontractor, where this system of system of records, contact the systems
The goal of this study is to assess the records is maintained, is controlled and
relationship between magnet school manager. Your request must meet the
monitored by security personnel. The requirements of regulations in 34 CFR
conversion and student outcomes at the computer system employed by the
elementary school level. In particular, 5b.5, including proof of identity.
Department offers a high degree of
this system is necessary to provide resistance to tampering and RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
information about whether and how circumvention. This security system
students’ educational achievement and If you wish to gain access to your
limits data access to Department and record in the system of records, contact
minority group isolation change when contract staff on a ‘‘need to know’’ basis,
elementary schools convert to magnet the system manager. Your request must
and controls individual users’ ability to meet the requirements of regulations in
schools. access and alter records within the 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE system. The contractor and
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND subcontractor will establish similar sets CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: of procedures at their sites to ensure If you wish to contest the content of
The Department may disclose confidentiality of data. Their systems a record regarding you in the system of
information contained in a record in are required to ensure that information records, contact the system manager.
this system of records under the routine identifying individuals is in files Your request must meet the
uses listed in this system of records physically separated from other research requirements of the regulations in 34
without the consent of the individual if data. The contractor and subcontractor CFR 5b.7, including proof of identity.
the disclosure is compatible with the will maintain security of the complete
purposes for which the record was set of all master data files and RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
collected. These disclosures may be documentation. Access to individually The system will contain records that
made on a case-by-case basis or, if the identifiable data will be strictly are obtained from (i) 50 conversion
Department has complied with the controlled. At each site all data will be magnet schools and (ii) 100 elementary
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computer matching requirements of the kept in locked file cabinets during schools that are not magnet schools that
Act, under a computer matching nonworking hours, and work on will serve as comparison elementary
agreement. Any disclosure of hardcopy data will take place in a single schools for the purposes of this study.
individually identifiable information room, except for data entry. Physical These data, including students’ annual
from a record in this system must also security of electronic data will also be English language arts and mathematics

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test scores, will be collected from school ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for per Dth from $.0016 per Dth in the ACA
district databases. review in the Commission’s Public adjustment surcharge, resulting in a new
Reference Room in Washington, DC. ACA rate of $.0019 Dth as specified by
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the the Commission in its invoice dated
None. Web site that enables subscribers to June 28, 2007 for the Annual Charge
[FR Doc. E7–17367 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] receive e-mail notification when a Billing—Fiscal Year 2007.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
document is added to a subscribed Any person desiring to intervene or to
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC protest this filing must file in
Online service, please e-mail accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
(202) 502–8659. 385.214). Protests will be considered by
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Kimberly D. Bose, the Commission in determining the
Secretary. appropriate action to be taken, but will
[Docket No. RP96–200–179] not serve to make protestants parties to
[FR Doc. E7–17237 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
become a party must file a notice of
Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate intervention or motion to intervene, as
Filing appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
August 22, 2007. protests must be filed on or before the
Federal Energy Regulatory date as indicated below. Anyone filing
Take notice that on August 17, 2007,
Commission an intervention or protest must serve a
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Company (CEGT) tendered for filing and [Docket Nos. RP07–596–000; RP07–591– Anyone filing an intervention or protest
approval an amendment to a negotiated 000; RP07–592–000; RP07–598–000; RP07–
on or before the intervention or protest
rate agreement between CEGT and 597–000; RP07–593–000; RP07–599–000;
date need not serve motions to intervene
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. The amended RP07–604–000; RP07–602–000; RP07–605–
000; RP07–600–000; RP07–601–000; RP07– or protests on persons other than the
agreement will be effective August 17,
603–000; RP07–594–000; RP07–595–000] Applicant.
2007.
Any person desiring to intervene or to Any person desiring to become a
Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline party in any of the listed dockets must
protest this filing must file in
Company; L.L.C. Colorado Interstate file a separate motion to intervene in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Gas Company; El Paso Natural Gas each docket for which they wish party
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Company; Gas Transmission status.
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
Northwest Corporation; MIGC, Inc.; The Commission encourages
385.214). Protests will be considered by
Mojave Pipeline Company; North Baja electronic submission of protests and
the Commission in determining the
Pipeline; LLC Northwest Pipeline interventions in lieu of paper using the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
Corporation; Sabine Pipe Line LLC; ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
not serve to make protestants parties to
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Persons unable to file electronically
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
Inc.; Tuscarora Gas Transmission should submit an original and 14 copies
become a party must file a notice of
Company; Venice Gathering System, of the protest or intervention to the
intervention or motion to intervene, as
L.L.C.; WestGas InterState, Inc.; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
Wyoming Interstate Company, LtD; 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
protests must be filed in accordance
Young Gas Storage Company, LtD; 20426.
with the provisions of section 154.210
Notice of Proposed Change in FERC
of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR This filing is accessible on-line at
Gas Tariff
154.210). Anyone filing an intervention http://www.ferc.gov, using the
or protest must serve a copy of that August 24, 2007. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
document on the Applicant. Anyone Take notice that the above-referenced review in the Commission’s Public
filing an intervention or protest on or pipelines tendered for filing their tariff Reference Room in Washington, DC.
before the intervention or protest date sheets respectively, pursuant to section There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
need not serve motions to intervene or 154.402 of the Commission’s Web site that enables subscribers to
protests on persons other than the Regulations to reflect the Commission’s receive e-mail notification when a
Applicant. change in the unit rate for the Annual document is added to a subscribed
The Commission encourages Charge Adjustment (ACA) surcharge to docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
electronic submission of protests and be applied to rates for recovery of 2007 Online service, please e-mail
interventions in lieu of paper using the Annual Charges pursuant to Order No. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 472, in Docket no. RM87–3–000. The (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
Persons unable to file electronically proposed effective date of the tariff (202) 502–8659.
should submit an original and 14 copies sheets is October 1, 2007. Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m.
of the protest or intervention to the The above-referenced pipelines state Eastern Time August 31, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that the purpose of their filings is to
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC reflect the revised ACA effective for the Kimberly D. Bose,
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20426. twelve-month period beginning October Secretary.


This filing is accessible on-line at 1, 2007. The pipelines states that their [FR Doc. E7–17266 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
http://www.ferc.gov, using the tariff sheets reflect a increase of $.0003 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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