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financial assistance. The ineligibility

period is provided in the HEA. (4) New

instructions have been added to clarify

that Coverdell savings accounts, 529

college savings plans, and the refund

value of 529 or State prepaid tuition

plans should be reported as an asset of

the account owner (unless the owner is

a dependent student). (5) In addition,

the FAFSA instructs applicants to

exclude the value of a small business

that the family owns and controls and

that has 100 or fewer full-time or fulltime equivalent employees. The

following data elements have been

deleted from the FAFSA because of

space constraints on the paper form:

Questions 27 and 28 regarding the

student’s interest in student loans or

work-study and questions 94–97

representing a fifth and sixth college

choice. Question numbers refer to the

2006–2007 FAFSA. The Secretary

requests comments on these proposed

changes to wording, as well as

suggestions for ways to further simplify

the application for students, parents,

and schools. In particular, the Secretary

is interested in comments regarding the

best manner in which to construct a

simplified form for applicants who

qualify for an automatic zero or

simplified needs test EFC calculation,

including applicants who now qualify

based on receipt of benefits from a

Federal means-tested benefit program.

The Secretary is publishing this request

for comment under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Under that Act, ED

must obtain the review and approval of

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) before it may use a form to

collect information. However, under

procedure for obtaining approval from

OMB, ED must first obtain public

comment of the proposed form, and to

obtain that comment, ED must publish

this notice in the Federal Register. In

addition to comments requested above,

to accommodate the requirements of the

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Secretary

is interested in receiving comments

with regard to the following matters: (1)

Is this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

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Dated: May 31, 2006.

Angela C. Arrington,

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information

Management Services, Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals and

families.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 15,400,321.

Burden Hours: 7,779,593.

Abstract: The FAFSA collects

identifying and financial information

about a student applying for Title IV,

HEA program funds. This information is

used to calculate the student’s expected

family contribution, which is used to

determine a student’s financial need.

The information is also used for

determining a student’s eligibility for

grants and loans under the Title IV,

HEA Programs. It is further used for

determining a student’s eligibility for

State and institutional financial aid

programs.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending

Collections’’ link and by clicking on

link number 03129. 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

e-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 directed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

[FR Doc. E6–8707 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: United States Election

Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 15, 2006,

10 a.m.–12 Noon.

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW.,

Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005.

(Metro Stop: Metro Center).

AGENDA: The Commission will receive

presentations on developing

management guidelines for

implementing new voting systems and

administering elections. The

Commission will receive reports on

other administrative matters.

This meeting will be open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–

3100.

Thomas R. Wilkey,

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance

Commission.

[FR Doc. 06–5181 Filed 6–2–06; 12:58 pm]

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06–277–000]

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Application

May 31, 2006.

Take notice that on May 10, 2006,

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission

Company (CEGT), 111 Louisiana Street,

Houston, Texas 77002–5231, filed in

Docket No. CP06–277–000 an

application pursuant to section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,

for authorization to abandon, in place

and by sale, certain facilities located in

Harrison County, Texas and Caddo

Parrish, Louisiana. CEGT further

requests a finding that certain facilities

to be sold to Waskom Gas Processing

Company (Waskom Gas), would be

exempt from the Commission’s

jurisdiction, all as more fully set forth

in the application which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number, excluding the last three digits,

in the docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, call (202)

502–8659 or TTY, (202) 208–3676.

Specifically, CEGT proposes to

abandon its Line F–1–F and

appurtenant facilities, two compressor

units located at its Buckley Compressor

Station. In addition, in conjunction with

the proposed abandonment of Line F–1–

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F, CEGT proposes to sell an

approximately 13 mile segment of Line

F–1–F to Waskom Gas to be used to

gather natural gas into Waskom Gas’

plant.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to

Lawrence O. Thomas, Director—Rates &

Regulatory, CenterPoint Energy Gas

Transmission Company, P.O. Box

21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or

call (318) 429–2804.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before the comment date

stated below, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

a motion to intervene in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)

and the Regulations under the NGA (18

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party

status will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by all other parties. A party must submit

14 copies of filings made with the

Commission and must mail a copy to

the applicant and to every other party in

the proceeding. Only parties to the

proceeding can ask for court review of

Commission orders in the proceeding.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Persons who wish to comment only

on the environmental review of this

project should submit an original and

two copies of their comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commentors will be

placed on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of the environmental documents,

and will be notified of meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Environmental commentors will not be

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required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, the non-party commentors

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission (except for the mailing of

environmental documents issued by the

Commission) and will not have the right

to seek court review of the

Commission’s final order.

The Commission strongly encourages

electronic filings of comments protests

and interventions via the Internet in lieu

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s Web (http://

www.ferc.gov) site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’

link.

Comment Date: June 21, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–8746 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP06–368–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request for Waivers

May 31, 2006.

Take notice that on May 24, 2006, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (EPNG) filed

proposals to waive the application of

Maximum Delivery Obligation and

Maximum Hourly Obligation Violation

penalties in non-Critical Operating

Conditions should a delivery point

operator take gas on a basis not

provided for in its Operator Point

Aggregation Service Agreement during

the months of June and July 2006. EPNG

states that it proposes to waive the tariff

provisions applicable to scheduling

transportation service at the contract

level so as to continue the use of

Scheduling Accounts for the months of

June and July 2006.

Any person desiring to intervene or to

protest this filing 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). 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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a notice of

intervention or motion to intervene, as

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or

protests must be filed in on or before the

date as indicated below. Anyone filing

an intervention or protest must serve a

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copy of that document on the Applicant.

Anyone filing an intervention or protest

on or before the intervention or protest

date need not serve motions to intervene

or protests on persons other than the

Applicant.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests and

interventions in lieu of paper using the

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically

should submit an original and 14 copies

of the protest or intervention to the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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

docket(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.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

June 7, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–8741 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP04–360–004]

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.;

Notice of Compliance Filing

May 31, 2006.

Take notice that on May 24, 2004,

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.

(Maritimes) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendices A, B and C to filing, which

tariff sheets are proposed to be effective

on January 1, 2005, October 1, 2005, and

June 1, 2006, respectively.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing must file in accordance with Rule

211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211). Protests to this filing 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.

Such protests must be filed in

accordance with the provisions of

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