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BILLING CODE 3410-11-P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 6, 2006 to be considered. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager, Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3252, Room 4221, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3252. Telephone:

(202)690-3407, E-mail: *edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative. *OMB Number:* 0570-0041. *Expiration Date of Approval:* March 31, 2006. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved information collection. *Abstract:* The purpose of the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative is to provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, for educational programs to develop and improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs, and for outreach and promotion of USDA Rural Development's programs in small rural communities with the greatest economic need. This initiative seeks to create a working partnership between USDA Rural Development and the 1890 Institutions through cooperative agreements. *Estimate of Burden:* Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 15 minutes to 15 hours per response. *Respondents:* Only 1890 Land Grant Institutions of Higher Education and Tuskegee University. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 18. *Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:* 17. *Estimated Number of Responses:* 297. *Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:* 762 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch

(202)692-0043. Comments Comments are invited on:

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Rural Development, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of Rural Development's estimate of the burden to collect the required information, including the validity of the strategy 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 collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments on the paperwork burden may be sent to Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Roberta D. Purcell, Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. [FR Doc. E5-6886 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-XY-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-533-817, C-533-818, A-560-805, C-560-806, A-475-826, C-475-827, A-588-847, A-580-836, C-580-837) Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) and the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) that revocation of the antidumping (“AD”) orders on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (“CTL Plate”) from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping; that revocation of the countervailing duty (“CVD”) orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy; and that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing this notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 6, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberto Facundus (AD orders), Darla Brown (CVD orders), or David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-3464,

(202)482-2849, or

(202)482-4136, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 3, 2005, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted sunset reviews of the AD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea and CVD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy and Korea, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), respectively. *See Notice of Initiation of Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews* , 70 FR 75 (January 3, 2005). As a result of its reviews, the Department found that revocation of the AD orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and that revocation of the CVD orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization, and notified the ITC of the margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely to prevail were the orders to be revoked. *See Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders* , 70 FR 45655 (August 8, 2005); *Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India* , 70 FR 45691 (August 8, 2005); *Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Indonesia* , 70 FR 45692 (August 8, 2005); *Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Italy* , 70 FR 45694 (August 8, 2005), *Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Korea* , 70 FR 45689 (August 8, 2005), (collectively, “ *Final Results* ”). On November 28, 2005, the ITC determined that revocation of the AD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea and CVD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy and Korea, would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. *See Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea* , 70 FR 71331 (November 28, 2005) (“ITC Determination”) and USITC Publication 3816 (October 2005), entitled *Cut-To-Length Carbon Steel Plate from France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea* (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-388-391 and 731-TA-816-821 (Review)). Scope of the Orders The merchandise covered by the AD and CVD orders is certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel:

(1)Universal mill plates ( *i.e.* , flat- rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils) and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and

(2)flat-rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils). Steel products included in the scope of these orders are of rectangular, square, circular or other shape and of rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross- section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process ( *i.e.* , products which have been “worked after rolling”) - for example, products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges. Steel products that meet the noted physical characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances are included within the scope of these orders. Also, specifically included in the scope of these orders are high strength, low alloy (“HSLA”) steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. Steel products included in this scope, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) definitions, are products in which:

(1)Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements;

(2)the carbon content is two percent or less, by weight; and

(3)none of the elements listed below is equal to or exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or 0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not equal or exceed any one of the levels listed above, are within the scope of these orders unless otherwise specifically excluded. The following products are specifically excluded from these orders:

(1)Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non- metallic substances;

(2)SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series 2300 and above;

(3)products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their proprietary equivalents;

(4)abrasion-resistant steels ( *i.e.* , USS AR 400, USS AR 500);

(5)products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their proprietary equivalents;

(6)ball bearing steels;

(7)tool steels; and

(8)silicon manganese steel or silicon electric steel. The merchandise subject to these orders is currently classifiable in the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise covered by these orders is dispositive. Regarding the scope of the order for Japan, the following additional exclusions apply with respect to abrasion-resistant steels: NK-EH-360 (NK Everhard 360) and NK-EH-500 (NK Everhard 500). NK-EH-360 has the following specifications:

(a)Physical Properties: Thickness ranging from 6-50 mm, Brinell Hardness: 361 min.;

(b)Heat Treatment: controlled heat treatment; and

(c)Chemical Composition (percent weight): C: 0.20 max., Si: 0.55 max., Mn: 1.60 max., P: 0.030 max., S: 0.030 max., Cr: 0.40 max., Ti: 0.005-0.020, B: 0.004 max. NK-EH-500 has the following specifications:

(a)Physical Properties: Thickness ranging from 6-50 mm, Brinell Hardness: 477 min.;

(b)Heat Treatment: Controlled heat treatment; and

(c)Chemical Composition (percent weight): C: 0.35 max., Si: 0.55 max., Mn: 1.60 max., P: 0.030 max., S: 0.030 max., Cr: 0.80 max., Ti: 0.005-0.020, B: 0.004 max. Determination As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy, and of material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the AD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea and CVD orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy and Korea. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of continuation of these orders will be the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later than October 2010. These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: November 30, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-6906 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-831] Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of New Shipper Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 6, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sochieta Moth or Ryan Douglas, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-0168 and

(202)482-1277, respectively. Background The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published an antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China on November 16, 1994. *See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China* , 59 FR 28462. On July 11, 2005, the Department published the semi-annual initiation of new shipper reviews in this proceeding ( *see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China; Initiation of New Shipper Reviews* , 70 FR 39733 (July 11, 2005)) for the period November 1, 2004, through April 30, 2005, for three exporters: Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Company, Ltd. (“Chengshun”); Xi'an XiongLi Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (“XiongLi”); and Shenzhen Fanhui Import and Export Co., Ltd.(“Fanhui”). The preliminary results of these reviews are currently due no later than December 27, 2005. On September 14, 2005, the Department rescinded the new shipper review with respect to XiongLi, pursuant to XiongLi's timely submission to withdraw its request to these reviews ( *see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review* , 70 FR 54358 (September 14, 2005)). On October 3, 2005, the Department initiated a new shipper review of fresh garlic from the PRC for Qufu Dongbao Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. (“Dongbao”) ( *see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review* , 70 FR 57561 (October 3, 2005)). The preliminary results to these reviews are currently due no later than March 22, 2006. On October 26, 2005, the Department initiated a new shipper review of fresh garlic from the PRC for Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd. (“Anqiu Friend”) ( *see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review* , 70 FR 61787 (October 26, 2005)). The preliminary results to this review are currently due no later than April 18, 2006. Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), provides that the Department will issue the preliminary results of a new shipper review of an antidumping duty order within 180 days after the day on which the review was initiated ( *see also* , 19 CFR 351.214 (i)(1) (2005)). The Act provides further that the Department may extend that 180-day period to 300 days if it determines that the case is extraordinarily complicated (19 CFR 351.214 (i)(2)). The Department has determined that these reviews are extraordinarily complicated and that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary results of these reviews by the current deadlines of December 27, 2005, March 22, 2006, and April 18, 2006. There are significant and complicated issues surrounding the Department's normal value calculation, particularly with respect to the valuation of the fresh garlic bulb. The Department requires additional time to properly analyze the respondents' questionnaires responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and conduct any appropriate verifications in theses new shipper reviews. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2), the Department is extending the time limit for the preliminary results to these reviews of Chengshun and Fanhui by 120 days, until no later than April 26, 2006. The Department is also extending the time limits for the preliminary results of Dongbao by 35 days and for Anqiu Friend by 8 days, until no later than April 26, 2006. Thus, the Department will issue the preliminary results for Dongbao and Anqiu Friend concurrently with the preliminary results for Chengshun and Fanhui on April 26, 2006. We are issuing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: November 30, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-6901 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S j DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to be used, are being manufactured in the United States. Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and

(4)of the regulations and be filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications may be examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Docket Number: 05-047. Applicant: Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, HB 8000 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-8000. Instrument: Nano Magneto-optic Kerr Effect Microscope. Manufacturer: Durham Magneto Optics, Ltd., UK. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study the Kerr effect which is the rotation of the polarization of light under the influence of time-varying magnetic fields in three axes. Transverse, longitudinal, and polar Kerr effects will be measured as well as time-varying combinations of these. Thin layers of several magnetic alloys inside of dielectric structures will be deposited to enhance the effect of the magnetic field to measure magnetic properties of weakly magnetic materials, and to maximize the polarization rotation of Kerr-effect materials. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 28, 2005. Docket Number: 05-048. Applicant: Purdue University, 401 South Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Nova 200 NanoLab. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for instruction in the following courses:

(1)Microstructural Characterization Techniques

(2)Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy

(3)Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy

(4)Transmission Electron Microscopy and Crystal Imperfections. It will also be used in individualized instruction for MS and PhD Theses. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 10, 2005. Docket Number: 05-049. Applicant: Purdue University, 401 South Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G2 F30 S-TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for instruction in the following courses:

(1)Microstructural Characterization Techniques

(2)Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy

(3)Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy

(4)Transmission Electron Microscopy and Crystal Imperfections. It will also be used in individualized instruction for MS and PhD Theses. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 10, 2005. Docket Number: 05-050. Applicant: The Ohio State University, Materials Science and Engineering, 2041 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Titan F30 S-TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in a multi-disciplinary central instrumentation facility and will be used to study many different types of solid state materials. It will be used for general morphological and structural studies of ceramics and metals, including high-temperature superconductors, high-temperature metal alloys, evaporated metal films, silicon-germanium quantum dots, soils and geological materials, polymers and possibly some biological samples. It will be used measure the morphology and orientation of grains and particles, as well as the structure, long and short range ordering, number and type of defects and the elemental composition of various phases in the materials. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 16, 2005. Docket Number: 05-051. Applicant: The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G2 12 Bio Twin. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in a central facility that is available for use by all researchers at the University. The center provides highly specialized state-of-the-art equipment for both optical and electron microscopy, as well as training in its use. The staff are available to provide experimental assistance and advice. About 65 of 75 of the laboratories will be used by a wide variety of researchers working on a broad range of experimental systems, from viruses and bacteria to sections of brain tissue. The new very high resolution microscope for cell biology will allow visualization of a single cell or bacterium filling an 8 x 11 page. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 18, 2005. Gerald A. Zerdy, Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. E5-6909 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Export Trade Certificate of Review ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (“ETCA”), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review. This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification is sought and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, by telephone at

(202)482-5131 (this is not a toll free number) or E-mail at *oetca@ita.doc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001-21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. A Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Certificate from state and federal government antitrust actions and from private, treble damage antitrust actions for the export conduct specified in the Certificate and carried out in compliance with its terms and conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the Secretary to publish a notice in the **Federal Register** , identifying the applicant and summarizing its proposed export conduct. Request for Public Comments Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the determination whether a Certificate should be issued. If the comments include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be clearly marked and a nonconfidential version of the comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be nonconfidential. An original and five copies, plus two copies of the nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this notice to: Office of Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, Room 7021H, Washington, DC 20230, or transmit by E-mail at *oetca@ita.doc.gov* . Information submitted by any person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential versions of the comments will be made available to the applicant if necessary for determining whether or not to issue the Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as “Export Trade Certificate of Review, application number 05-00002.” A summary of the application follows. Summary of the Application *Applicant:* California Tomato Export Group (“CTEG”), 230 Thunderbird Drive, Aptos, California 95003; Contact: Rodger Wasson, Consultant; Telephone:

(831)254-5405. *Application No.:* 05-00002. *Date Deemed Submitted:* November 21, 2005. *Members (in addition to applicant)* : CTEG is a newly formed export joint venture comprising the following members: Ingomar Packing Company, Los Banos, CA; Los Gatos Tomato Products, Huron, CA; and SK Foods, Lemoore, CA. CTEG seeks a Certificate to engage in the Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation described below in the following Export Trade and Export Markets: Export Trade Products CTEG plans to export processed tomato products. Products that are included are tomato paste, diced tomatoes, canned foodservice tomatoes, canned retail tomatoes, and formulated glass retail products. Export Markets The Export Markets include all parts of the world except the United States (the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands). Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation CTEG seeks certification for the following activities and exchanges of information: CTEG and/or one or more of its Members may on behalf of and with the advice and assistance of its Members: 1. Export Promotion of Processed Tomatoes a. Research, develop and conduct promotion and public relations activities to develop demand for the exported products of the member companies; b. Seek export promotional funds jointly to combine efforts to promote the companies' exports aimed at expanding existing markets and creating new markets; c. Develop and disseminate industry news reports of interest to foreign buyers. Provide information collectively to prospective export buyers regarding items such as crop inventory and structure of the U.S. processed tomato industry; and d. Organize joint representation at world tomato conferences; 2. Investment Invest jointly in export infrastructure, activities, and operations, such as: a. Bill and collect from foreign buyers and provide collective accounting, tax, legal and consulting assistance and services; b. Write contracts for export payment terms; c. Organize and conduct joint representation at tomato industry conferences where foreign buyers are present; d. Develop and maintain a website/newsletter and marketing brochures with product and crop information for the benefit of foreign customers; e. Purchase/rent warehouse facilities to conduct export operations; f. Combine purchases of inputs for export operations; g. Negotiate and enter into agreements with providers of transportation services for the export of processed tomato products; h. Consolidate CTEG shipments to export markets; i. Administer phytosanitary protocols to qualify the processed tomato products for export markets; 3. Funding Apply for and utilize export assistance and incentive programs, as well as arrange financing through bank holding companies, governmental programs, and other arrangements; 4. Export Market Development a. Design and develop foreign marketing strategies for CTEG's export markets; and b. Design, develop, and market generic corporate and/or CTEG labels for export; 5. Export Sales Prices Establish export sale prices, minimum export sale prices, target export sales prices and/or minimum target export sale prices, and other terms of sale; 6. Joint Bidding Engage in joint bidding or other joint selling arrangements for export processed exported tomatoes and allocate export sales resulting from such arrangements; 7. Quantities Agree on quantities of processed tomatoes to be exported, provided each member shall be required to dedicate only such quantity or quantities as each such member shall independently determine; 8. Foreign Buyer Negotiations Participate in negotiations and enter into agreements with foreign buyers (including governments and private persons) regarding: a. The quantities, time periods, prices and terms and conditions in connection with actual or potential bona fide export opportunities; and b. Non-tariff trade barriers in the export markets; 9. Refusals to Deal Refuse to quote prices for export products, or to market or sell export products, to or for any customer in the export processed tomato market, or any countries or geographical areas in the export markets; 10. Market and Customer Allocation Allocate geographic areas or countries in the export markets and/or customers in the export markets among members of the California Tomato Export Group; 11. Exclusive and Nonexclusive Export Intermediaries Enter into exclusive and nonexclusive agreements appointing one or more export intermediaries for the sale of export products with price, quantity, territorial and/or customer restrictions. “Export Intermediary” means a person who acts as a distributor, sales representative, sales or marketing agent, broker, or who performs similar functions including providing or arranging for the provision of export trade facilitation services; 12. Meetings Meet with members of the Certificate and manager of the Certificate present; 13. Non-Member Activities a. Enter into agreements with non-members, whether or not exclusive, to provide export trade facilitation services; b. Purchase tomatoes from non-members to fulfill specific export sales obligations, provided that CTEG and/or its members shall make such purchases only on a transaction-by-transaction basis and when the members are unable to supply, in a timely manner, the requisite products at a price competitive under the circumstances. In no event shall a non-member be included in any deliberations concerning any export activities and operations; and 14. Government Liaison Advise and cooperate with the United States and foreign governments in: a. Establishing procedures regulating the export of processed tomato products, and b. Fulfilling the phytosanitary and/or funding requirements imposed by foreign governments for export of the processed tomato products. CTEG may exchange the following information with and among the Members as necessary to carry out export trade activities and methods of operation: 1. Information about export sales and marketing efforts; selling strategies, contract and spot pricing in the export markets; 2. Information regarding projected demand in the export markets; 3. Information about the customary terms of sales in export markets; 4. Information about export prices and availability of competitor's processed tomato products for sale in the export markets; 5. Specifications for processed tomato products by customers in the export markets; 6. Information about terms and conditions of contracts for sale in the export markets to be considered and/or bid on by CTEG and its members; 7. Information about the price, quality, source, and delivery dates of processed tomato products available for export by CTEG members; 8. Information about joint bidding and/or selling arrangements for export markets; 9. Information regarding terms, conditions, and specifications of particular export contracts for sale or to be considered and/or bid on by the CTEG; 10. Information about expenses specific to exporting to and within the export markets, sales and distribution networks established by CTEG or its members in export markets; 11. Information about export customer credit terms and credit history; 12. Information about United States and foreign legislation and regulations, including federal marketing order programs, affecting sales to the export markets; 13. Information about joint bidding or selling arrangements for the export markets and allocations of sales resulting from such arrangements among the members; 14. Information about expenses specific to exporting to and within the export markets, including without limitation, transportation, trans-or intermodal shipments, insurance, inland freight to port, port storage, commissions, export sales, documentation; financing, customs, duties, and taxes; 15. Information about CTEG's or its members' export operations, including without limitation, sales and distribution networks established by CTEG or its members in the export markets, and prior export sales by members (including export price information); 16. Information regarding the forecasted quantity of processed tomatoes secured through contracts by each member for upcoming seasons; 17. Information regarding the potential available supply of processed tomato products available for export and not committed to domestic markets in upcoming seasons; and 18. Information about global tomato crop supply, including planting intentions, growing conditions, weather, disease, transportation, consumer trends, health news, regulatory impacts and information that impacts on the availability, conditions and costs to foreign buyers. Dated: December 1, 2005. Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export Trading Company Affairs. [FR Doc. E5-6872 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov).* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Chris Rilling, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone

(301)713-2347 or *Chris.Rilling@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Vessels fishing for Atlantic highly migratory species

(HMS)with pelagic longline, bottom longline, or gillnet gear on board are required to install and operate a vessel monitoring system (VMS). VMS is required in these fisheries to aid in enforcement and protection of closed areas. These areas were closed to reduce bycatch in HMS fisheries, to aid in rebuilding overfished stocks, and to protect protected species such as right whales. The automatic position reports are required to be submitted on an hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. The placement of VMS units on fishing vessels allows the National Marine Fisheries Service

(NMFS)to determine vessel locations and complements the Agency's efforts to monitor and enforce compliance with applicable regulations, including time/area closures. Vessel operators who are purchasing and installing a VMS unit for the first time are required to follow an equipment installation checklist and submit it to NMFS. The checklist provides information on the hardware and communications service selected by each vessel. NMFS uses the returned checklists to ensure that position reports are received and to aid NMFS in troubleshooting problems. The regulations implementing the VMS requirements are at 50 CFR 635.69(a). Further information can be found in the final rules 68 FR 45619, 68 FR 74746, 69 FR 19979 and 69 FR 51010. II. Method of Collection Checklists will be submitted in paper form for vessels installing VMS for the first time. Position reports will be automatically sent electronically by the vessel monitoring system units. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0372. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Business and other for-profit organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 329. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 4 hours for VMS installation; 2 hours for annual maintenance of the equipment; 0.033 seconds per automated position report from the automated equipment, and 5 minutes to complete and return a one-time installation checklist. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 15,667. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $775,251. This is a maximum figure based upon the total number of vessels in the fleet (329), VMS maintenance ($500/year), and position reports ($1.39/day). IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6850 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic Fishing Survey AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Dr. Ronald J. Salz,

(301)713-2328 or *ron.salz@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and telephone surveys of recreational anglers for large pelagic fish (tunas, sharks, and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey provides National Marine Fisheries Service with information to monitor catch of bluefin tuna, marlin and other Federally-managed species. The catch monitoring in these fisheries and collection of catch and effort statistics for all pelagic fish is required under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The information collected is essential for the U.S. to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. II. Method of Collection Dockside and telephone interviews are used. In lieu of telephone interviews, respondents may also provide information via faxed logsheets or online via a Web tool. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0380. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households, business or other for-profit organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 17,000. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 8 minutes for a telephone interview; 5 minutes for a dockside interview; 1.5 minutes to respond to a follow-up validation call for dockside interviews; 1 minute for a biological sampling of catch; and 28 minutes for a headboat effort and catch survey; 6 minutes for North Carolina winter bluefin tuna dockside interview. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,371. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $0. IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6851 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program Progress Reports AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Robin Bruckner, 301-713-0174 or via the Internet at *Robin.Bruckner@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The NOAA Community-based Restoration Program

(CRP)provides financial assistance on a competitive basis to implement grass-roots, community-based habitat restoration, debris prevention and removal, and barrier removal activities through individual projects or restoration partnerships. The NOAA Restoration Center

(RC)within the NOAA Fisheries Service Office of Habitat Conservation, intends to continue requiring specific information on projects funded under various grants initiatives managed by the RC as part of routine progress reporting. Recipients of NOAA funds under these initiatives will be required to submit information including project location, restoration techniques used, species benefitted, acres restored, stream miles opened to access for diadromous fish, volunteer participation, and other parameters. This information collection is necessary to track and report on the large number of community-based projects being implemented with RC support around the country. This information will be used to continue populating a database of NOAA-funded habitat restoration, debris prevention and removal, and barrier removal projects. The database, with its robust querying capabilities, is instrumental to accurate and timely responses to NOAA, Department of Commerce, Congressional and Constituent inquiries. It also ensures accountability for federal funds expended for community-based activities, reported by NOAA through the Government Performance and Reporting Act acres restored performance measure. Grant recipients are required by the NOAA Grants Management Division to submit periodic performance reports and a final report for each award; this collection will stipulate the information to be provided in these reports. II. Method of Collection The reporting form and format outline will be provided to funding recipients and will also be available on the Restoration Center's home page. Electronic submission of forms and progress report narratives will be encouraged but not required. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0472. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Not-for profit institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments, business or other for-profit organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 200. *Estimated Time Per Response:* Interim reports, 9 hours and 45 minutes; and final reports, 11 hours and 45 minutes. Three semi-annual reports and one final report over a 24-month period are required for each award; however, information collected and submitted for any single report need not be collected again for subsequent reports. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 8,240. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $2,940. IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6852 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Information Requirements for the Marine Animal Health and Stranding Response Program AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Patricia Lawson,

(301)713-2322 or *Patricia.Lawson@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The purpose of this proposed collection of information is to enable the Marine Animal Health and Stranding Response Program (Program) of NOAA to assemble information on all tissue samples submitted to the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank), including the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank. These samples will be collected from marine mammals, sea turtles, sea birds, and other marine animals as needed by volunteers and researchers participating in the Program. The specimen banking information sheets will ask for basic data such as species, date collected, condition of tissue, and biology of animal sampled. This information is essential for the analysis, comparison, and interpretation of submitted specimens. The Bank provides researchers samples that have been collected in a systematic and well-documented manner for comparing results over time to identify whether environmental and health trends exist. Without background information on all samples submitted to the Bank, scientists cannot conduct comparative and retrospective analyses and interpretation on archived marine animal tissues. II. Method of Collection Respondents must send the completed data sheet along with the sample to the Bank. Online submission program should be available in early 2006. III. Data *OMB Number:* None. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal Governments. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 30. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 30 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 50. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $112. IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6853 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Spatial Assessment and Analysis of Non-Consumptive Uses in California's National Marine Sanctuaries AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Dr. Vernon R. Leeworthy, NOS/Special Projects, 1305 East West Highway, SSMC 4, 9th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (or via Internet at *Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov* ). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The purpose of this data collection is to provide information needed to inform National Marine Sanctuary management and the greater California Marine Life Protection Act process, an assessment of the economic magnitude of private non-consumptive activities within marine sanctuaries and the ways in which marine protection affects these values. Non-consumptive recreation includes any recreation activity that does not involve removing Sanctuary resources ( *e.g.* ) scuba diving, snorkeling, whale watching, bird watching, viewing other wildlife, viewing/photographing scenery, surfing, kayaking, and sailing). The outcomes of the proposed research will include the first geographically organized inventory of private non-consumptive users and values, insight into how biological and physical attributes influence user behavior and values, and the economic impacts associated with these users, in terms of local expenditures and social welfare. All stages of the study will involve a formal peer review process. Three core tasks will be completed for Channel Islands and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries: 1. Establish baseline data:

(i)Total amount and spatial distribution of non-consumptive use;

(ii)Socioeconomic and expenditure profiles of non-consumptive users; and

(iii)Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of sanctuary management strategies and regulations. 2. Analyze the market and non-market economic impact of non-consumptive use. 3. Analyze how non-market use varies with respect to attributes of marine and coastal environments. II. Method of Collection Information will be collected via telephone and face-to-face interviews, and aboard a NOAA vessel using computer aided technology. III. Data *OMB Number:* None. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 3,400. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 52 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,945. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $0. IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6854 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-12-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 120105B] Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper, Coastal Pelagics, and Spiny Lobster Fisheries Off the Southern Atlantic States AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of an exempted fishing permit application; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit

(EFP)from Lindsey Parker on behalf of the University of Georgia's Marine Extension Service. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicant, with certain conditions, to collect up to 200 juvenile (undersized) snapper/grouper, 20 adult snapper/grouper, and 10 non-berried spiny lobster from the date of issuance through March 14, 2007. Specimens would be collected from Federal waters off the coast of Georgia during 2005, 2006, and 2007, and utilized by the University of Georgia's Marine Education Center and Aquarium, located on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, for display and public education. DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on December 21, 2005. ADDRESSES: Comments on the application may be sent via fax to 727-824-5308 or mailed to: Julie Weeder, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Comments may be submitted by e-mail to: *meca.aquarium@noaa.gov* . Include the following text in the subject line of the e-mail: “Comment on MECA EFP Application.” The application and related documents are available for review upon written request to the address above or by e-mail to: *julie.weeder@noaa.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Weeder, 727-551-5753; fax 727-824-5308; e-mail *julie.weeder@noaa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is requested under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* ), and regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted fishing. According to the applicant, The University of Georgia's Marine Education Center and Aquarium is the education branch of the University's Marine Extension Service in the School of Marine Programs. Its purpose is to serve as a resource for students, teachers, and the general public in matters related to Georgia's coastal marine environments. The facility provides a variety of education programs, including short academic classes and summer science camps for school children, classes for college students and teachers, and programs for visiting adult groups. It is free to school groups and is open to the public for a small admission charge. The proposed collection for public display involves activities otherwise prohibited by regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plans

(FMP)for the Snapper-Grouper and Spiny Lobster Fisheries of the South Atlantic Region. The applicant requires authorization to harvest and possess the following numbers of fishes over the permit period, to be collected over multiple trips: 200 juvenile (undersized) snapper/grouper, 20 adult snapper/grouper, and 10 spiny lobster. Collections would occur in Federal waters off the coast of Georgia from the date of issuance through March 14, 2007. The applicant wishes to make four collection trips over the permit period, each of 2-day duration. Specimens would be captured with fish trawls (up to 50 foot headrope length, mesh size from 2 1/4 inches to 4 inches, codend mesh size as small as 1 5/8 inches), sea bass traps, hook-and-line, dip nets, and fry nets. The applicant requests exemption from the requirement to use a turtle excluder device

(TED)on the trawl, because many of the specimens to be collected would be too large to fit through the TED grid and would be excluded from the sample. The applicant suggests limiting tow times to 30 minutes to address concerns over incidental capture of turtles and plans to trawl in areas the applicant states are well offshore of areas of known turtle abundance. NMFS finds that this application warrants further consideration, based on a preliminary review, and intends to issue an EFP. Possible conditions the agency may impose on this permit, if granted, include but are not limited to: Reduction in the number of fish to be collected; restrictions on the placement of traps and/or location of trawls; restrictions on the size of fish to be collected; prohibition of the harvest of any fish with visible external tags; specification of locations, dates and/or seasons allowed for collection of particular fish species; and the requirement to carry and follow standard handling and resuscitation guidelines for sea turtles. A final decision on issuance of the EFP will depend on a NMFS review of public comments received on the application, conclusions of environmental analyses conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, and consultations with the affected states, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: December 1, 2005. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5-6897 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 120105A] Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its Precious Corals Plan Team

(PCPT)meeting in Honolulu, HI. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda items). ADDRESSES: The PCPT meeting will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. DATES: The meeting of the PCPT will be held January 5, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone:

(808)522-8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PCPT will meet on January 5, 2006 to discuss the following agenda items: Thursday, January 5, 2006 1. Introductions 2. Review of last plan team meeting and recommendations 3. Report on the Third International Deep Sea Coral Conference 4. New coral aging data 5. Update on black coral management 6. Black coral workshop 7. Update on State of Hawaii Black Coral Regulations 8. Report on upcoming *Carijoa* research The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. Public comment periods will be provided throughout the agenda. The Plan Team will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Plan Team for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issue arising after publication of this document that requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,

(808)522-8220 (voice) or

(808)522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: December 1, 2005. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5-6868 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 102805E] Vessel Monitoring Systems; Additional Approved Mobile Transmitting Units for use in the South Atlantic Rock Shrimp Fishery AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of vessel monitoring systems; additional approval. SUMMARY: This document provides notice of vessel monitoring systems

(VMS)approved by NOAA for use by vessels participating in the Rock Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region and sets forth relevant features of the VMS. ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the list of NOAA approved VMS mobile transmitting units and NOAA approved VMS communications service providers, or information regarding the status of VMS systems being evaluated by NOAA for approval, write to NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (OLE), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910. To submit a completed and signed checklist, mail or fax it to NOAA Enforcement, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115, fax 206-526-6528. VMS provider addresses can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice under the heading VMS Provider Addresses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For current listing information Mark Oswell, Outreach Specialist, phone 301-427-2300, fax 301-427-2055. For questions regarding VMS installation, activation checklists, and status of evaluations, contact Jonathan Pinkerton, National VMS Program Manager, phone 301-427-2300; fax 301-427-2055. For questions regarding the checklist, contact Beverly Lambert, Southeast Divisional VMS Program Manager, NMFS Office for Law Enforcement, Southeast Division, phone 727-824-5344. The public may acquire this notice, installation checklist, and relevant updates by calling 301-427-2300. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. VMS Mobile Transceiver Units BOATRACS - FMTC/G The Boatracs satellite communications VMS transmitting unit that meets the minimum technical requirements for the Rock Shrimp Fishery is the FMTC/G. The address for the Boatracs distributor dealer contact is provided under the heading VMS Provider Addresses. The FMTC/G is an integrated GPS two-way satellite communications system, consisting of two major hardware components, the Mobile Communication Transceiver

(MCT)and the Enhanced Display Unit (EDU). The MCT contains the antenna and integrated GPS that communicates with the satellite and contains the operating circuitry and memory. The EDU is a shock and splash resistant display and keyboard unit consisting of, a liquid crystal display, keyboard, with adjustable contrast, brightness, and audible alerts. A backlight illuminates the display for night view. The EDU has message waiting, no signal, and audible message received indicators. The MCT is 6.7 inches high, 11.4 inches wide and weighs 11 pounds (4.99 kg). The base of the unit is 6.595 inches in diameter. The MCT draws approximately 2.3 amps of current from the power supply while transmitting and 1.2 amps when the vessel is idle. The EDU is a hardened and splash proof keyboard display unit with a 15-line X 40-character screen that allows for both text and graphics. It is 12.72 inches wide, 9.3 inches long, 2.21 inches in depth, and weighs 3 pounds (1.36 kg) and is holster mounted in the cabin. II. Satellite Communication Services The FMTC/G utilizes KU band geostationary satellite to provide two-way date services. The data satellite transmits and receives all two-way message traffic between the vessel and NMFS, Shore Office, Network Operations Center or third party. The satellite is located 22,300 miles over the equator at 103 W. Longitude (south of Florida). Boatracs operates a redundant NOC. This facility is online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including holidays. Customer service representatives are available to relay messages and provide customer service. The NOC is also the facility that allows for automatic boat-to-boat, boat-to-email, boat-to-fax, and email-to-boat service. Data on demand and information services are also provided by the NOC. Boatracs contracts their satellite communication services from QUALCOMM Corporation of California. QUALCOMM offers 24 hours a day 365 days a year network support, and operates fully redundant earth stations in California and Nevada. VMS units must be installed in accordance with vendor instructions and specifications. All installation costs are paid by the owner. The vessel owner is required to fax or mail the Fisheries Off the West Coast States and in the (Western Pacific Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Activation Fax) directly to NOAA Enforcement, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115, fax 206-526-6528. The owner must confirm the FMTC/G operation and communications service to ensure that position reports are automatically sent to and received by OLE before leaving on their first fishing trip requiring VMS. OLE does not regard the fishing vessel as meeting the requirements until position reports are automatically received. For confirmation purposes, owners must contact NOAA Enforcement, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115, voice 206-526-6135, fax 206-526-6528. III. VMS Provider Addresses Boatracs corporate office address is 9155 Brown Deer Rd, Suite 8, San Diego, CA 92121. Telephone numbers are toll free

(877)468-8722 and direct dialed

(858)458-8100. The primary point of contact is Lauri Paul, Fisheries Market Segment Executive, e-mail *lpaul@boatracs.com* , direct telephone number

(858)458-8113, and toll free

(877)468-8722 ext 113. The alternate contact is David Brandos, e-mail *dbrandos@boatracs.com* , direct telephone number

(858)458-8102, and toll free

(877)468-8722 ext 102. Dated: December 1, 2005. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5-6899 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Grant Monitoring ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on continuing and proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Clifton Beck, U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA, Room H-4888, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the Internet at *CBECK@ntia.doc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The purpose of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program is to assist, through matching funds, in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following objectives: • Extend delivery of public telecommunications services to as many citizens in the United States as possible by the most efficient and economical means, including the use of broadcast and non-broadcast technologies; • Increase public telecommunications services and facilities available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and • Strengthen the capability of existing public radio and television stations to provide public telecommunications services to the public. II. Method of Collection The collection allows grantees to make all submissions either over the Internet or by mail. Reports submitted by the grantees include: • Construction schedule/planning timetable (one time). • Performance reports (quarterly). • Close-out materials after completion of the project (one time). • Annual reports for the duration of the government's interest in the equipment (annually for a ten-year period). III. Data *OMB Control Number:* 0660-0001. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state and local government agencies. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,970. *Estimated Time Per Response:* Construction Schedules/Planning Timetables—on-line, 8 hours, paper, 10 hours; Performance Reports—on-line, 48 minutes, paper, 1 hour; Close-out Reports—on-line, 16 hours, paper, 24 hours; Draft Planning Reports—on-line and paper, 40 hours; Final Planning Reports, on-line and paper, 10 hours; Annual Reports—on-line, 30 minutes, paper, 1 hour. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 6,779. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public:* $0. IV. Request for Comments 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 will have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: November 30, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-6849 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Statutory Invention Registration ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the extension of a currently approved collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • E-mail: *Susan.Brown@uspto.gov* . Include “0651-0036 comment” in the subject line of the message. • Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Brown. • Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data Administration Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to the attention of Robert J. Spar, Director, Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7700; or by e-mail at *bob.spar@uspto.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract A statutory invention registration is not a patent. It has the defensive attributes of a patent but does not have the enforceable attributes of a patent. In other words, a person occasionally invents something solely for personal use (not for production or sale) and does not want to go through the effort and expense of obtaining a patent on the invention. At the same time, the inventor wants to prevent someone else from later obtaining a patent on a like invention. In that situation, the inventor can register a statutory invention and have it published. Once published, it cannot be claimed by another person. 35 U.S.C. 157 authorizes the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to publish a statutory invention registration containing the specifications and drawings of a regularly filed application for a patent without examination, providing the patentee meets all the requirements for printing, waives the right to receive a patent on the invention within a certain period of time prescribed by the USPTO, and pays all application, publication and other processing fees. The USPTO administers 35 U.S.C. 157 through 37 CFR 1.293-1.297. Under these rules, an applicant for an original patent may request, at any time during the pendency of the applicant's pending complete application, that the specifications and drawings be published as a statutory invention registration. Any request for a statutory invention registration may be examined to determine if the requirements have been met, if the subject matter of the application is appropriate for publication, and if the requirements for publication are met. The public may petition the USPTO to review rejection decisions within one month or such other time as is set forth in the decision refusing publication. The public may also petition the USPTO to withdraw a request to publish a statutory invention registration prior to the date of the notice of the intent to publish. If the request for a statutory invention registration is approved, a notice to that effect will be published in the Official Gazette of the USPTO. Each statutory invention registration published will include a statement relating to the attributes of a statutory invention registration. The public uses form PTO/SB/94, Request for Statutory Invention Registration, to request and authorize publication of a regularly-filed patent application as a Statutory Invention Registration, to waive the right to receive a United States patent on the same invention claimed in the identified patent application, to agree that the waiver will be effective upon publication of the statutory invention registration, and to state that the identified patent application complies with the requirements for printing. No forms are associated with the petition for a review of the refusal to publish a statutory invention registration or the petition to withdraw the request for publication of a statutory invention registration. II. Method of Collection By mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to the USPTO when the applicant or agent files a statutory invention registration with the USPTO. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0651-0036. *Form Number(s):* PTO/SB/94. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households; business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; the Federal Government; and state, local or tribal governments. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 8 responses per year. *Estimated Time per Response:* The USPTO estimates that it will take approximately 24 minutes each (0.40 hours) to gather, prepare, and submit the request for statutory invention registration, the petition to review the rejection decision, and the petition to withdraw the publication request, depending upon the complexity of the situation. This collection contains 1 form and 2 petitions. *Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours:* 4 hours per year. *Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden:* $1,144. Using the professional hourly rate of $286 per hour for associate attorneys in private firms, the USPTO estimates $1,144 per year for salary costs associated with respondents. Item Estimated time for response (minutes) Estimated annual responses Estimated annual burden hours Statutory Invention Registration 24 5 2 Petition to Review Rejection Decision 24 1 1 Petition to Withdraw Publication Request 24 2 1 Total 8 4 *Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden:* $8,165. There are no capital start-up costs or maintenance costs associated with this information collection. However, this collection does have postage costs and filing fees. The public may submit the paper forms and petitions in this collection to the USPTO by mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO estimates that the average first-class postage cost for a mailed submission will be 63 cents (based on the approved change of postage rates going into effect January 8, 2006), and that customers filing the documents associated with this information collection may choose to mail their submissions to the USPTO. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that up to 8 submissions per year may be mailed to the USPTO at an average first-class postage cost of 63 cents, for a total postage cost of $5. There is annual non-hour cost burden in the way of filing fees associated with this collection. The estimated filing costs for this collection of $8,160 are calculated in the accompanying chart. Item Responses

(a)Filing Fee ($)

(b)Total Non-Hour Cost Burden

(a)×

(b)Statutory Invention Registration (requested prior to mailing of first office action, 37 CFR 1.17(n)) 2 920.00 $1,840.00 Statutory Invention Registration (requested after mailing of first office action, 37 CFR 1.17(o)) 3 1,840.00 $5,520.00 Petition to Review Rejection Decision (37 CFR 1.295) 1 200.00 $200.00 Petition to Withdraw Publication Request (37 CFR 1.296) 1 200.00 $200.00 Petition to Withdraw Publication Request on or after Date of Notice of Intent to Publish (37 CFR 1.296) 1 400.00 $400.00 Total 8 $8,160.00 The USPTO estimates that the total non-hour respondent cost burden for this collection in the form of postage costs and filing fees amounts to $8,165. IV. Request for Comments 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: November 29, 2005. Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data Administration Division. [FR Doc. E5-6870 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Information Collection; OMB Approval Request AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: 30-Day Notice. SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the “Corporation”), has submitted the following public information collection request

(ICR)entitled “Volunteer Service Hour Tracking Tool”—to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. section 3506 (c)(2)(A)) A copy of the IRC, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Ms. Kari Dunn, Executive Director, Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation, 202-606-6708. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call

(202)606-3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the information collection activity, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the following two methods within 30 days from this date of publication in the **Federal Register** :

(1)By fax to:

(202)395-6974, Atttention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service.

(2)Electronically by e-mail to: *Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Corporation, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Propose ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Comments A 60-day public comment Notice was published in the **Federal Register** on September 13, 2005. This comment period ended November 11, 2005. No public comments were received from this notice. *Description:* The Corporation is seeking approval of its Volunteer Hour Tracking Tool, an electronic Record of Service that provides the general public a way to track their service activities and individually record their volunteer service hours. Since the launch of the Record of Service in January of 2002, the tool has received a high level of public use and is a primary way for individuals to track their eligibility for the President's Volunteer Service Award. Use of the tracking tool is 100 percent electronic in that users establish a user ID and password that automatically creates an account accessible only to that individual user. *Type of Review:* Renewal. *Agency:* Corporation for National and Community Service. *Title:* Volunteer Service Hour Tracking Tool (Record of Service). *OMB Number:* 3045-0077. *Agency Number:* None. *Affected Public:* General Public. *Total Respondents:* 100,000. *Frequency:* Occasionally. *Average Time Per Response:* 3 minutes. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 5,000 hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* None. Dated: November 29, 2005. Sandy Scott, Director, Acting Director, Office of Public Affairs. [FR Doc. E5-6884 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the “Corporation”), has submitted a public information collection request

(ICR)entitled Application Instructions for State Commissions, to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Corporation for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps, Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy,

(202)606-6930, or by e-mail at *ABorgstrom@cns.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call

(202)565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the information collection activity, to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the following two methods within 30 days from the date of publication in this **Federal Register** :

(1)By fax to:

(202)395-6974, Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service; and

(2)Electronically by e-mail to: *Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Corporation, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Comments A 60-Day public comment Notice was published in the **Federal Register** on August 24, 2005. This comment period ended October 24, 2005. No public comments were received from this notice. *Description:* Since the President's Call to Service, many Americans have expressed a renewed desire to serve their country by volunteering in their community. Now, we have an obligation to ensure that Americans have quality opportunities to serve. The Corporation for National and Community Service (the “Corporation”) has amended several provisions relating to the AmeriCorps national service program, and has added a rule to clarify the Corporation's requirements for program sustainability, performance measures and evaluation, capacity-building activities by AmeriCorps members, qualifications for tutors, and other requirements. The implementation of these changes through the rulemaking process includes ensuring the Corporation's information collection instruments accurately reflect these issues. In an effort to be compliant while maintaining functions essential to the operations of each State Commission and AmeriCorps program, we are submitting the enclosed request to OMB for approval of information collection activities. This submission includes application instructions for state commissions to allow subgrantees to submit grant applications. *Type of Review:* New. *Agency:* Corporation for National and Community Service. *Title:* Application Instructions for State Commissions. *OMB Number:* New. *Agency Number:* None. *Affected Public:* Nonprofit organizations, State, local and Tribal Governments. *Total Respondents:* 54. *Frequency:* Annually. *Average Time per Response:* 10 hours. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 540 hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* None. Dated: November 29, 2005. Rosie Mauk, Director, AmeriCorps. [FR Doc. E5-6885 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 5, 2006. *Title and OMB Number:* Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program; OMB Number 0720-0032 *Type of Request:* Revision. *Number of Respondents:* 250. *Responses per Respondent:* 8. *Annual Responses:* 2,000. *Average Burden per Response:* 8 hours. *Annual Burden Hours:* 16,000. *Needs and Uses:* The Department of Defense is revising the information collection requirements under current OMB control number 0720-0032. Specifically, under the revised collection of information, respondents (drug manufacturers) will base refund calculation reporting requirements on both the Federal Ceiling Price and the Federal Supply Schedule Price, whichever is lower. Prior to this rulemaking, drug manufacturers' reporting requirements addressed only the Federal Ceiling Price. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit. *Frequency:* Other (8 per year). *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* Mr. John Kraemer. Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Kraemer at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD Health, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. *DOD Clearance Officer:* Ms. Patricia Toppings. Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESD/Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133. Dated: November 29, 2005. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 05-23661 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]

Notices. Proposed collection; comments requested