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BILLING CODE 4310-55-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of an Application and Availability of Environmental Assessment for an Incidental Take Permit for Commercial Development in Lake County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Richard E. Bosserman and Charles E. Bosserman III (Applicants) request an incidental take permit

(ITP)for a 10-year term, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicants anticipate taking sand skinks ( *Neoseps reynoldsi* ) and bluetail mole skinks ( *Eumeces egregious* ) (cumulatively referred to as skinks) resulting from land clearing and site preparation for commercial construction on about 75 acres near Clermont, Lake County, Florida. The Applicants' HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects commercial construction on the skinks. These measures are outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. We announce the availability of the ITP application, HCP, and an Environmental Assessment (EA). DATES: Written comments on the ITP application, EA, and HCP should be sent to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES ) and should be received on or before April 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application, EA, and HCP may obtain a copy by writing the Service's Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia. Please reference permit number TE105732-0 in such requests. Documents will also be available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered Species Permits), or Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620 Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida 32216-0912. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dell, Regional HCP Coordinator, (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/679-7313, facsimile: 404/679-7081; or Mr. Michael Jennings, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office, Jacksonville, Florida (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 904/232-2580, ext. 113. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of several methods. Please reference permit number TE105732-0 in such comments. You may mail comments to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES ). You may also comment via the internet to *david_dell@fws.gov* . Please submit comments over the internet as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name and return address in your internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we have received your internet message, contact us directly at either telephone number listed below (see FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ). Finally, you may hand deliver comments to either Service office listed below (see ADDRESSES ). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. The blue-tailed mole skink is a small, slender lizard that occupies xeric upland habitats in central peninsular Florida. It requires open, sandy patches interspersed with vegetation. The blue-tailed mole skink is highly adapted for life in the sand; it spends the majority of time below the surface where it moves through loose sand in search of food, shelter, and mates. Much of the blue-tailed mole skink's historic habitat has been destroyed or degraded because of fragmentation due to residential, commercial, and agricultural development. Habitat protection and management are essential for the survival of this species. The sand skink is a small, semi-fossorial lizard that occurs on the sandy ridges of interior central Florida from Marion County south to Highlands County. The species is vulnerable because of habitat loss due to conversion to residential, commercial, and agricultural uses and from habitat degradation due to fire exclusion. The recovery of sand skinks will require restoration of habitat and possible reintroduction of individuals into successfully restored habitat. Xeric uplands within the Lake Wales Ridge have declined in distribution and ecological quality over the past 100 years. Urban and agricultural development in this area has resulted in substantial losses of habitat; by the early 1980's habitat loss was estimated at 66 percent. Since then additional losses are attributed to increasing urban growth, particularly in the northern portions of the action area. Severe freezes during the mid-1980's also resulted in a shift in citrus production from north central Florida to south Florida which resulted in further loss of xeric uplands. Recent estimates indicate that 70 to 80 percent of the xeric uplands in Florida have been lost or degraded. Within the Lake Wales Ridge, about 85 percent of xeric uplands have been lost. In addition to the direct destruction of xeric uplands within the Project area, increasing fragmentation has resulted in the degradation of many of the remaining parcels of habitat. These xeric communities require periodic fire to maintain their ecological and biological functions and values. Urban and agricultural uses now interspersed between xeric upland habitats do not allow the natural periodicity or magnitude of fires that once spread across this xeric landscape. In most instances, fire suppression is practiced to protect human health and the safety of property. Lacking fire, xeric uplands tend towards more mesic conditions, which include denser vegetative canopies and more heterogeneous vegetative structure. Under these conditions, many of the species that evolved in presence of periodic fires and low structural diversity diminish in abundance and eventually are extirpated. The Applicants biological surveys determined that about 5.5 acres of the 75-acre parcel is occupied by sand skinks and the Fish and Wildlife Service believes that bluetail mole skinks also occupy the same 5.5 acres. The Applicants' proposed construction activities would result in harm to skinks due to destruction of foraging, sheltering, and nesting habitat. The Applicants' proposed commercial construction would result in the loss of 5.5 acres of occupied skink habitat that is isolated due to surrounding urban development. Avoidance or minimized impact of the occupied skink habitat was determined to be too costly to the Applicant. In addition, conserving skink habitat on site would only maintain habitat that would be increasingly isolated from other skink habitat. The Applicants' mitigation proposes to acquire, perpetually protect, and manage 10 acres of skink habitat at an off-site location and donate $20,000 for use in skink habitat acquisition. Take of skinks is anticipated due to commercial development of the Applicants' property, while the off-site mitigation proposed by the Applicants will result in conservation benefits to skinks and several other species endemic to xeric scrub. The Service has made a preliminary determination that issuance of the requested ITP is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of Section 102(2)(C) of National Environmental Policy Act. This preliminary information may be revised due to public comment received in response to this notice and is based on information contained in the EA and HCP. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the issuance criteria requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. By conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation the Service will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP would comply with section 7 of the Act. The results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Dated: January 29, 2006. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. E6-1960 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-081-5882-DF-SM99; HAG 06-0075] Meetings: Resource Advisory Committees—Salem, OR AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Meeting notice for the Salem, Oregon, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)Resource Advisory Committee under Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393). SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meeting notice is hereby given for the Salem Oregon BLM Resource Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, Public Law 106-393 (the Act). Topics to be discussed by the Salem BLM Resource Advisory Committee include: reviewing 2006 project applications, developing funding recommendations for 2006 projects, monitoring progress of previously approved projects, and scheduling field reviews of projects. DATES: The Salem Oregon BLM Resource Advisory Committee will meet at the BLM Salem District Office, 1717 Fabry Road, Salem, Oregon 97306, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 22, 2006. If an additional meeting is needed for the Resource Advisory Committee to develop funding recommendations, it will be held on June 29, 2006. In addition to these meeting dates, a pre-proposal meeting to review submitted projects will be held on March 2, 2006. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, five Resource Advisory Committees have been formed for western Oregon BLM districts that contain Oregon & California (O&C) Grant Lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 establishes a six-year payment schedule to local counties in lieu of funds derived from the harvest of timber on Federal lands. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 creates a new mechanism for local community collaboration with Federal Land management activities in the selection of projects to be conducted on Federal lands or that will benefit resources on Federal lands. The BLM Resource Advisory Committees consist of 15 local citizens (plus 6 alternates) representing a wide array of interests. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the Salem BLM Resource Advisory Committee may be obtained from Paul Jeske, Salem District Designated Federal Official at 503-375-5644 or Trish Hogervorst, Salem BLM Public Affairs Officer, 503-375-5657 at 1717 Fabry Rd. SE., Salem, Oregon 97306. Dated: February 8, 2006. Denis Williamson, District Manager. [FR Doc. E6-2019 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration By Notice dated October 18, 2005, and published in the **Federal Register** on August 19, 2005, (70 FR 48779), Lonza Riverside, 900 River Road, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA)to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed in Schedules I and II: Drug Schedule Gamma hydroxybutyric acid

(2010)I Amphetamine

(1100)II Methylphenidate

(1724)II The company plans to manufacture bulk products for finished dosage units and distribution to its customers. No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined that the registration of Lonza Riverside to manufacture the listed basic classes of controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Lonza Riverside to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. The investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823, and in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33, the above named company is granted registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed. Dated: February 7, 2006. Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration. [FR Doc. E6-2021 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-09-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request February 8, 2006. 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:* New collection. *Title:* State Income and Eligibility Verification System Reemployment and Eligibility Assistance. *OMB Number:* 1205-0NEW. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal gov't. *Type of Response:* Reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 53. *Annual Responses:* 424. *Average Response time:* 30 minutes. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,120. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0. *Description:* The Secretary has interpreted applicable sections of Federal law to require States to identify claimants who are most likely to exhaust their UI benefits and to provide reemployment services to expedite their return to suitable work. The ETA 9048 report provides a count of the claimants who were referred to Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services

(WPRS)and a count of those who completed the services. A second report provides the subsequent collection of wage records which is a useful management tool for monitoring the success of the WPRS program in the state. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-2064 Filed 2-13-06; 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; Job Corps Placement Verification and Follow-Up of Job Corps Participants ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance 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: Submit comments on or before April 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., N-4507, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail Internet Address: *conboy.chris@dol.gov* ; Telephone number:

(202)693-3000. Fax number:

(202)693-2767. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Conboy, Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. N-4510, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail Internet Address: *conboy.chris@dol.gov* ; Telephone number:

(202)693-3093. Fax number:

(202)693-3113. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Job Corps program authorized by the Workforce Investment Act

(WIA)of 1998, is designed to serve low-income young women and men, 16 through 24, who are in need of additional vocational, educational and social skills training, and other support services in order to gain meaningful employment, return to school or enter the Armed Forces. Job Corps is operated by the Department of Labor through a nationwide network of 118 Job Corps centers. The program is primarily a residential program operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, with non-resident enrollees limited by legislation to 20 percent of national enrollment. These centers presently accommodate more than 40,000 students. The Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants is comprised of three data collection instruments to collect follow-up data on individuals who are no longer actively participating in Job Corps. The instruments consist of modules that include questions designed to obtain the following information: re-verification of initial job and/or school placements; employment and educational experiences; job search activities of those who are neither working nor in school; and information about former participants' satisfaction with the services provided by Job Corps. II. Desired Focus of Comments Currently, the Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of form ETA 426 Job Corps Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants. • To 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; • To 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; • To enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • 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. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission Package are at this Web site: *http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.* III. Current Actions *Type of Review:* Extension. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration. *Title:* Job Corps Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants. *OMB Number:* 1205-0426. *Agency Number:* N/A. *Recordkeeping:* The respondent is not required to retain records; Career Transition Service providers and center staff are required to retain records of graduates and former enrollees, who are placed in a job, further education or military service, for three years. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households and Business or other for-profit institutions. *Cite/Reference/Form/etc.:* 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 16,483 burden hours. Respondent category Number of responses Estimated hours per response Estimated hours total burden Placed Former Enrollees at 90 days 1,815 .25 454 Placed Graduates at 90-120 days 22,720 .25 5,680 Placed Graduates at 6 Months 23,360 .20 4,672 Placed Graduates at 12 Months 21,440 .20 4,288 Employer/Institution Re-verification 8,172 .17 1,389 Total 77,507 16,483 *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* n/a. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining):* $2,908,443. 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: February 3, 2006. Grace A. Kilbane, National Director, Office of Job Corps. [FR Doc. E6-2068 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in Benefit Payments (CM-908). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before April 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone

(202)693-0418, fax

(202)693-1451, E-mail *bell.hazel@dol.gov.* Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. Background The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

(OWCP)administers the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this information collection. Under the Act, coal mine operators, their representatives, or their insurers who have been identified as responsible for paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible miner or an eligible surviving dependent of the miner, are called Responsible Operators (RO's). RO's that pay benefits are required to report any change in the benefit amount to the Department of Labor (DOL). The CM-908, when completed and sent to DOL, notifies DOL of the change in the beneficiary's benefit amount and the reason for the change. This information collection is currently approved for use through August 31, 2006. II. Review Focus The Department of Labor 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 The Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to ensure that Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation regulations are followed correctly, that the new benefit amount is accurate and to insure that the correct benefits amounts are paid. *Type of Review:* Extension. *Agency:* Employment Standards Administration. *Title:* Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in Benefit Payments. *OMB Number:* 1215-0064. *Agency Number:* CM-908. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit. *Total Respondents:* 325. *Total Responses:* 7,500. *Time per Response:* 12 minutes. *Frequency:* On Occasion and Annually (Reporting). *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 1,500. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* $0. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* $6,300. 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: February 8, 2006. Sue Blumenthal, Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. E6-2066 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CK-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Economic Survey Schedule (WH-1). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before April 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone

(202)693-0418, fax

(202)693-1451, e-mail *bell.hazel@dol.gov.* Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 *et seq.* , §§ 5, 6(a)(3) and 8 provide that covered, non-exempt employees in America Samoa may be paid at minimum wage rates established by a Special Industry Committee, in lieu of the general federal minimum wage specified in § 6(a)(1) of the Act. The FLSA requires the Committee to recommend to the Secretary of Labor the highest minimum wage rate—not to exceed the rate required under FLSA § 6(a)(1)—that it determines, having due regard to economic and competitive conditions, will not substantially curtail employment in the industry and will not give any industry in America Samoa a competitive advantage over any industry in the U.S. outside of America Samoa. The Committee must consider competitive conditions as affected by transportation, living and production costs; the wages established by collective bargaining agreements in various industries; and wages paid by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum wage standards. FLSA § 5(d) requires the Secretary of Labor to provide data on the matters the Committee will consider. Regulations 29 CFR 511.6 and 511.11 require the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division

(WHD)of DOL prepare for the Committee an economic report containing data pertinent to establishing industry minimum wage rates in America Samoa. WHD uses Form WH-1, Economic Survey Schedule, to gather the information necessary to prepare the economic report. This information collection is currently approved for use through August 31, 2006. II. Review Focus The Department of Labor 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 The Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this information collection in order to gather information necessary to prepare the required economic report used by the Committee to set industry wage rates in America Samoa. *Type of Review:* Extension. *Agency:* Employment Standards Administration. *Title:* Economic Survey Schedule. *OMB Number:* 1215-0028. *Agency Number:* WH-1. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government. *Total Respondents:* 67. *Total Responses:* 67. *Time per Response:* 45 minutes. *Frequency:* Biennially. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 50. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* $0. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* $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: February 8, 2006. Sue Blumenthal, Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. E6-2067 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-27-P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (06-007)] Notice of Information Collection AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of information collection. SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, NASA Reports Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., JE0000, Washington, DC 20546,

(202)358-1350, *Walter.Kit-1@nasa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)is requesting approval for a new collection that will be used to collect ideas, on a voluntary basis, from the general public about ways to fulfill NASA's technology development challenges. II. Method of Collection NASA will utilize electronic methods to collect this information, via an on-line Web based form. III. Data *Title:* Centennial Challenges Idea Submission Web Forms. *OMB Number:* 2700-0119. *Type of review:* Extension of currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 300. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 0.25 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 75. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $0. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:

(1)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility;

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

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

(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Patricia L. Dunnington, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-2052 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice 06-006] Notice of Prospective Patent License AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of prospective patent license. SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA is contemplating the granting of a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 6,321,746, entitled “Portable Hyperbaric Chamber,” U.S. Patent No. 6,231,010, “Advanced structural and inflatable hybrid spacecraft module,” and U.S. Patent No. 6,547,189, “Inflatable Vessel and Method” to Oxyheal Health Group, Inc., having a place of business in National City, CA. The fields of use may be limited to hyperbaric oxygen therapy apparatuses and methods of use. The patent rights in the inventions have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. DATES: The prospective partially exclusive license may be granted within fifteen

(15)days from the date of this published notice, unless NASA receives written evidence and argument that establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications completed and received by NASA within fifteen

(15)days of the date of this published notice will be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated partially exclusive license. NASA's practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you may state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety. ADDRESSES: Inquires, comments, objections, and other material relating to the contemplated license may be submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Johnson Space Center, Mail Code AL, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Ro, Patent Attorney, NASA Johnson Space Center, Mail Stop AL, Houston, TX 77058-8452; telephone

(281)244-7148. Dated: February 8, 2006. Keith T. Sefton, Deputy General Counsel, Administration and Management. [FR Doc. E6-2023 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883) meeting: *Date and Time:* February 13-14, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. *Place:* National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 300 E Street SW., Room MIC-5, Washington, DC 20546. *Type of Meeting:* Open. *Contact Person:* Dr. G. Wayne Van Citters, Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703)292-4908. *Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)and the U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE)on issues within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual interest and concern to the agencies. *Agenda:* To hear presentations of current programming by representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss current and potential areas of cooperation between the agencies; to formulate recommendations for continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving them. *Reason for Late Notice:* Due to administrative complications and oversight. Dated: February 9, 2006. Susanne E. Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06-1350 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]

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