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BILLING CODE 2210-55-M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Pursuant to § 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this is notice that on October 18, 2005, Norac, Inc., 405 S. Motor Avenue, P.O. Box 577, Azusa, California 91702, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA)to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of THC Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370), a basic class of controlled substance listed in Schedule I. The company plans to manufacture the listed controlled substance in bulk for formulation into the pharmaceutical controlled substance Marinol ® . Any other such applicant and any person who is presently registered with DEA to manufacture such a substance may file comments or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.33(a). Any such written comments or objections being sent via regular mail may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative, Liaison and Policy Section (ODL); or any being sent via express mail should be sent to DEA Headquarters, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/ODL, 2401 Jefferson-Davis Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22301; and must be filed no later than February 17, 2006. Dated: December 8, 2005. Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration. [FR Doc. E5-7487 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-09-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request December 12, 2005. The Department of Labor

(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: *Mills.Ira@dol.gov* . Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register** . 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 agency, 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; • Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and • 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 submission of responses. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration (ETA). *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* Tax Performance System. *OMB Number:* 1205-0332. *Frequency:* Annual Report. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government. *Type of Response:* Reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 52. *Annual Responses:* 52. *Average Response time:* 1739 hours. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 90,428. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0 *Description:* The Tax Performance System

(TPS)gathers and disseminates information on the timeliness and accuracy of state unemployment insurance tax operations. This submission proposes to extend the TPS for three years. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E5-7477 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request December 12, 2005. The Department of Labor

(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: *king.darrin@dol.gov.* Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register.** 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 agency, 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; • Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and • 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 submission of responses. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration. *Type of Review:* Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. *Title:* Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS). *OMB Number:* 1205-0240. *Form Numbers:* ETA-9002 A through E and VETS-200 A through C. *Frequency:* On occasion for recordkeeping and Quarterly for reporting. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and Reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 54. Form Annual responses Average response time (hours) Burden hours ETA 9002 A 216 346 74,641 ETA 9002 B 216 346 74,641 ETA 9002 C 216 346 74,641 ETA 9002 D 216 346 74,641 ETA 9002 E 216 21 4,536 VETS 200 A 216 346 74,641 VETS 200 B 216 346 74,641 VETS 200 C 216 346 74,641 Total 1,728 *527,020 * Except for the ETA 9002E, the average time per response for the ETA 9002 A, B, C, D, and VETS 200 A, B, and C forms is estimated at 345.56 hours. Any statistical differences related to the calculation of total annual burden hours for these forms are due to rounding at 346. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* $0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* $0. *Description:* Respondents are State governments. Selected standardized information pertaining to customers in Wagner-Peyser programs will be collected and reported for the purposes of general program oversight, evaluation and performance assessment. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E5-7478 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; ATAA Activities Report ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed below on or before February 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Susan Worden, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, Phone: 202-693-3708, Fax: 202-693-3517, E-mail *worden.susan@dol.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Section 246 of Title II, Chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the Trade Act of 2002, establishes ATAA as an alternative assistance program for older workers certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. This program is effective for petitions filed on or after August 6, 2003. ATAA is designed to allow eligible older workers for whom retraining may not be appropriate to quickly find reemployment and receive a wage subsidy to help bridge the salary gap between their old and new employment. To receive the ATAA benefits, workers must be TAA and ATAA certified. Key workload data on ATAA is needed to measure program activities and to allocate program and administrative funds to the State Agencies administering the Trade programs for the Secretary. States will provide this information on the ATAA Activities Report (ATAAAR). Regulations published at 617.61 give the Secretary authority to require the States to report the data described in this directive; therefore the respondents' obligation to fulfill these requirements is mandatory. II. *Review Focus.* Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection of the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Activities Report (ATAAAR), and is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate 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; • 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; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • 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. III. *Current Actions. Type of Review:* New collection. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration. *Title:* Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Activities Report (ATAAAR), ETA. *OMB Number:* New. *Record Keeping:* Respondent is expected to maintain records which support the requested data for three years. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government. *Burden:* 50 Responses × 50 minutes = 41.5 hours. *Total Respondents:* 50. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Total Responses:* 200. *Average Time per Response:* 50 minutes. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 166. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* $120,250. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining):* $0. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: December 7, 2005. Emily Stover Derocco, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. E5-7496 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration Petitions for Modification The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. 1. Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. [Docket No. M-2005-076-C] Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., 3607 County Road #65, Rangely, Colorado 81648 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.312(c) (Main mine fan examinations and records) to its Deserado Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 05-03505) located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to permit testing of the automatic fan signal device at least every 31 days without shutting down the fan and without removing miners from the mine. The petition has listed in this petition specific procedures that will be followed when the proposed alternative method is implemented. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard. 2. Alcoa, Inc. [Docket No. M-2005-077-C] Alcoa, Inc., 3990 John D. Harper Road, Rockdale, Texas 76567 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 77.803 (Fail safe ground check circuits on high-voltage resistance grounded systems) to its Three Oaks Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 41-04085) located in Lee and Bastrop Counties, Texas, and its Sandow Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 41-00356) located in Lee and Milam Counties, Texas. The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to permit disabling the ground fault and ground check circuits while lowering and raising a dragline boom or mast using the dragline on-board generators. The petitioner has listed specific procedures in this petition that will be followed when the proposed alternative method is implemented. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard. 3. Advent Mining, LLC [Docket No. M-2005-078-C] Advent Mining, LLC, 3603 State Route 370, Sebree, Kentucky 42455 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1101-1(b) (Deluge-type water spray systems) to its Onton #9 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-18547) located in Webster County, Kentucky. The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to permit an alternative method compliance in lieu of using blow-off dust covers for the nozzles of a deluge-type water spray system. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard. Request for Comments Persons interested in these petitions are encouraged to submit comments via e-mail: *zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov;* Fax:

(202)693-9441; or Regular Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be postmarked or received in that office on or before January 18, 2006. Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address. Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 13th day of December 2005. Rebecca J. Smith, Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. [FR Doc. E5-7504 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-43-P MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 05-20] Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005) AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation

(MCC)is reporting for the quarter July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, with respect to either assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), or transfers of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 619 of that Act. The following report shall be made available to the public by means of publication in the **Federal Register** and on the Internet Web site of the MCC ( *http://www.mcc.gov* ) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act. Assistance Provided Under Section 605 Projects Obligated Objectives Disbursements Measures Country: Madagascar Year: 2005 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $109,773,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2.475 million Land Tenure Project $36 mil. Increase Land Titling and Security Legislative proposal (“loin de cadrage”) reflecting the PNF submitted to Parliament and passed. Percentage of land documents inventoried, restored, and/or digitized. Average time and cost required to carry out property-related transactions at the local and/or national land services offices. Time/cost to respond to information request, issue titles and to modify titles after the first land right. Number of land disputes reported and resolved in the target zones and sites of implementation. Percentage of land in the zones that is demarcated and ready for titling. Promote knowledge and awareness of land tenure reforms among inhabitants in the zones (surveys). Finance Project $37 mil. Increase Competition in the Financial Sector Submission to Parliament and passage of new laws recommended by outside experts and relevant commissions. CPA Association

(CSC)list of accountants registered. Maximum check clearing delay. Volume of funds in payment system and number of transactions. Public awareness of new financial instruments (surveys). Report of credit and payment information to a central database. Number of holders of new denomination T-bill holdings, and T-bill issuance outside Antananarivo as measured by Central Bank report of redemption date. Volume of production covered by warehouse receipts in the zones. Volume of MFI lending in the zones. MFI portfolio-at-risk delinquency rate. Number of new bank accounts in the zones. Agricultural Business Investment Project $4 mil. Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies and Market Capacity in Rural Areas Number of rural producers receiving or soliciting information from ABCs about the opportunities. Zones identified and description of beneficiaries within each zone submitted. Number of cost-effective investment strategies developed. Number of plans prepared. Number of farmers and business employing technical assistance received. n/a. Program Administration and Control $15.464 mil. $2.475 mil. Program Objective Obligated Program goal Disbursements Measures Country: Honduras Year: 2005 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $215,000,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $00** Rural Development Project $72 mil. Increase the productivity and business skills of farmers who operate small and medium-size farms and their employees Hours of technical assistance delivered to Program Farmers (thousands). Funds lent by MCA-Honduras to financial institutions (cumulative). Hours of technical assistance to financial institutions (cumulative). Lien Registry equipment installed. Kilometers of farm-to-market road upgraded (cumulative). Transportation Project $126 mil. Reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional and global markets Kilometers of highway upgraded. Kilometers of secondary road upgraded. Number of weight stations built. Program Administration and Control $12.122 mil. $0 ** The compact entered into force on September 30, the last day of the quarter, and therefore no disbursements were made in the quarter. Transfers under 619b U.S. agency to which funds were transferred Amount Country Description of program or project U.S. Agency for International Development $60,000,000 NA Threshold Program. Dated: December 13, 2005. Frances C. McNaught, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. 05-24179 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]

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