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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory Guidelines were first published in the **Federal Register** on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 11970), and subsequently revised in the **Federal Register** on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908), on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118), and on April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644). A notice listing all currently certified laboratories is published in the **Federal Register** during the first week of each month. If any laboratory's certification is suspended or revoked, the laboratory will be omitted from subsequent lists until such time as it is restored to full certification under the Mandatory Guidelines. If any laboratory has withdrawn from the HHS National Laboratory Certification Program

(NLCP)during the past month, it will be listed at the end, and will be omitted from the monthly listing thereafter. This notice is also available on the Internet at *http://workplace.samhsa.gov* and *http://www.drugfreeworkplace.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Giselle Hersh or Dr. Walter Vogl, Division of Workplace Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, Room 2-1035, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240-276-2600 (voice), 240-276-2610 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mandatory Guidelines were developed in accordance with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of Pub. L. 100-71. Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines, “Certification of Laboratories Engaged in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies,” sets strict standards that laboratories must meet in order to conduct drug and specimen validity tests on urine specimens for Federal agencies. To become certified, an applicant laboratory must undergo three rounds of performance testing plus an on-site inspection. To maintain that certification, a laboratory must participate in a quarterly performance testing program plus undergo periodic, on-site inspections. Laboratories which claim to be in the applicant stage of certification are not to be considered as meeting the minimum requirements described in the HHS Mandatory Guidelines. A laboratory must have its letter of certification from HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/NIDA) which attests that it has met minimum standards. In accordance with Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines dated April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644), the following laboratories meet the minimum standards to conduct drug and specimen validity tests on urine specimens: ACL Laboratories, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227, 414-328-7840/800-877-7016, (Formerly: Bayshore Clinical Laboratory) ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160 Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624, 585-429-2264 Advanced Toxicology Network, 3560 Air Center Cove, Suite 101, Memphis, TN 38118, 901-794-5770/888-290-1150 Aegis Analytical Laboratories, Inc., 345 Hill Ave., Nashville, TN 37210, 615-255-2400 Baptist Medical Center-Toxicology Laboratory, 9601 I-630, Exit 7, Little Rock, AR 72205-7299, 501-202-2783, (Formerly: Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Baptist Medical Center) Clinical Reference Lab, 8433 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215-2802, 800-445-6917 Diagnostic Services, Inc., dba DSI, 12700 Westlinks Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33913, 239-561-8200/800-735-5416 Doctors Laboratory, Inc., 2906 Julia Drive, Valdosta, GA 31602, 229-671-2281 DrugScan, Inc., P.O. Box 2969, 1119 Mearns Road, Warminster, PA 18974, 215-674-9310 Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories*, 10150-102 St., Suite 200, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 5E2, 780-451-3702/800-661-9876 ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655, 662-236-2609 Express Analytical Labs, 3405 7th Ave., Suite 106, Marion, IA 52302, 319-377-0500 Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories,* A Division of the Gamma-Dynacare Laboratory Partnership, 245 Pall Mall Street, London, ONT, Canada N6A 1P4, 519-679-1630 General Medical Laboratories, 36 South Brooks St., Madison, WI 53715, 608-267-6225 Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc., 1111 Newton St., Gretna, LA 70053, 504-361-8989/800-433-3823, (Formerly: Laboratory Specialists, Inc.) Kroll Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc., 450 Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA 23236, 804-378-9130, (Formerly: Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc.) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 7207 N. Gessner Road, Houston, TX 77040, 713-856-8288/800-800-2387 Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Ave., Raritan, NJ 08869, 908-526-2400/800-437-4986, (Formerly: Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 1904 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-572-6900/800-833-3984, (Formerly: LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc., CompuChem Laboratories, Inc.; CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Subsidiary of Roche Biomedical Laboratory; Roche CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 10788 Roselle St., San Diego, CA 92121, 800-882-7272, (Formerly: Poisonlab, Inc.) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 550 17th Ave., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98122, 206-923-7020/800-898-0180, (Formerly: DrugProof, Division of Dynacare/Laboratory of Pathology, LLC; Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc.; DrugProof, Division of Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc.) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 1120 Main Street, Southaven, MS 38671, 866-827-8042/800-233-6339, (Formerly: LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc.; MedExpress/National Laboratory Center) Marshfield Laboratories, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, 1000 North Oak Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449, 715-389-3734/800-331-3734 MAXXAM Analytics Inc.,* 6740 Campobello Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5N 2L8, 905-817-5700, (Formerly: NOVAMANN (Ontario), Inc.) MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W. County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112, 651-636-7466/800-832-3244 MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 97232, 503-413-5295/800-950-5295 Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-725-2088 National Toxicology Laboratories, Inc. 1100 California Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304, 661-322-4250/800-350-3515 One Source Toxicology Laboratory, Inc., 1213 Genoa-Red Bluff, Pasadena, TX 77504, 888-747-3774, (Formerly: University of Texas Medical Branch, Clinical Chemistry Division; UTMB Pathology-Toxicology Laboratory) Oregon Medical Laboratories 123 International Way, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-341-8092 Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 9348 DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, 800-328-6942, (Formerly: Centinela Hospital Airport Toxicology Laboratory) Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, 110 West Cliff Dr., Spokane, WA 99204, 509-755-8991/800-541-7897x7 Physicians Reference Laboratory, 7800 West 110th St., Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-339-0372/800-821-3627 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 3175 Presidential Dr., Atlanta, GA 30340, 770-452-1590/800-729-6432, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 4770 Regent Blvd., Irving, TX 75063, 800-824-6152, (Moved from the Dallas location on 03/31/01; Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 4230 South Burnham Ave., Suite 250, Las Vegas, NV 89119-5412, 702-733-7866/800-433-2750, (Formerly: Associated Pathologists Laboratories, Inc.) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 10101 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, 913-888-3927/800-873-8845, (Formerly: LabOne, Inc.; Center for Laboratory Services, a Division of LabOne, Inc.) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, 610-631-4600/877-642-2216, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 506 E. State Pkwy., Schaumburg, IL 60173, 800-669-6995/847-885-2010, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; International Toxicology Laboratories) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 7600 Tyrone Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405, 866-370-6699/818-989-2521, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 2282 South Presidents Drive, Suite C, West Valley City, UT 84120, 801-606-6301/800-322-3361, (Formerly: Northwest Toxicology, a LabOne Company; LabOne, Inc., dba Northwest Toxicology; NWT Drug Testing, NorthWest Toxicology, Inc.; Northwest Drug Testing, a division of NWT Inc.) S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505-727-6300/800-999-5227 South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., 530 N. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601, 574-234-4176 x276 Southwest Laboratories, 4645 E. Cotton Center Boulevard, Suite 177, Phoenix, AZ 85040, 602-438-8507/800-279-0027 Sparrow Health System, Toxicology Testing Center, St. Lawrence Campus, 1210 W. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48915, 517-364-7400, (Formerly: St. Lawrence Hospital & Healthcare System) St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory, 1000 N. Lee St., Oklahoma City, OK 73101, 405-272-7052 Toxicology & Drug Monitoring Laboratory University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics, 301 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 208, Columbia, MO 65203, 573-882-1273 Toxicology Testing Service, Inc., 5426 N.W. 79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166, 305-593-2260 U.S. Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-5235, 301-677-7085 *The Standards Council of Canada

(SCC)voted to end its Laboratory Accreditation Program for Substance Abuse (LAPSA) effective May 12, 1998. Laboratories certified through that program were accredited to conduct forensic urine drug testing as required by U.S. Department of Transportation

(DOT)regulations. As of that date, the certification of those accredited Canadian laboratories will continue under DOT authority. The responsibility for conducting quarterly performance testing plus periodic on-site inspections of those LAPSA-accredited laboratories was transferred to the U.S. HHS, with the HHS' NLCP contractor continuing to have an active role in the performance testing and laboratory inspection processes. Other Canadian laboratories wishing to be considered for the NLCP may apply directly to the NLCP contractor just as U.S. laboratories do. Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to be qualified, HHS will recommend that DOT certify the laboratory ( **Federal Register,** July 16, 1996) as meeting the minimum standards of the Mandatory Guidelines published in the **Federal Register** on April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644). After receiving DOT certification, the laboratory will be included in the monthly list of HHS-certified laboratories and participate in the NLCP certification maintenance program. Anna Marsh, Director, Office Program Services, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. E6-8563 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-20-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2006-24047] Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Number 1625-0046 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Reopening comment period. SUMMARY: On March 7, 2006, the Coast Guard published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on our intent to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICR)to OMB to seek their renewal of an approval of a collection of information under OMB control number 1625-0046, Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels). In that notice we stated that the complete ICR would be available through both our online docket and at a Coast Guard facility in Washington, DC. Because the complete ICR was not made available online during the stated comment period we are reopening the comment period until July 3, 2006. DATES: Please submit comments on or before July 3, 2006. ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not enter the docket [USCG-2006-24047] more than once, please submit them by only one of the following means:

(1)By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(2)By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building,400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.

(3)By fax to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.

(4)Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management System at *http://dms.dot.gov* . The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this notice. Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov* . Copies of the complete ICR are available through this docket on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov* , and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, (Attn: Ms Barbara Davis), 2100 2nd Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523, or fax 202-475-3929, for questions on this document; or telephone Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 202-493-0402, for questions on the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public participation and request for comments We encourage you to respond to this request for comments by submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments received, without change, to *http://dms.dot.gov* ; they will include any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's “Privacy Act Policy” below. *Submitting comments:* If you submit a comment, please include your name and address, identify the docket number [USCG-2006-24047], indicate the specific section of the document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES ; but please submit them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8-1/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view of them. *Viewing comments and documents:* To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go to *http://dms.dot.gov* at any time and conduct a simple search using the docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. *Privacy Act:* Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit *http://dms.dot.gov* . Previous Request for Comments On March 7, 2006, the Coast Guard published a notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 11437) requesting comments on our intent to submit an Information Collection Request to OMB to seek their renewal of an approval of a collection of information under OMB control number 1625-0046, Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels). We stated in that notice, the complete ICR would be made available both in our online docket and at a Coast Guard facility in Washington, DC The complete ICR, however, was not made available on-line during the stated comment period, so we are reopening the comment period until July 3, 2006. Information Collection Request *Title:* Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels). *OMB Control Number:* 1625-0046. *Summary:* The Coast Guard will use the information collected under this information collection request to issue a Certificate of Financial Responsibility as required by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), specifically under 33 U.S.C. 2716, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), specifically under 42 U.S.C. 9608. *Need:* If the requested information is not collected, the Coast Guard will be unable to comply with the provisions of OPA and CERCLA to ensure that responsible parties can be held accountable for cleanup costs and damages when there is an oil spill or threat of a spill. *Respondents:* Legally responsible operators of vessels subject to 33 U.S.C. 2716 and 42 U.S.C. 9608 or their designees, approved insurers, and financial guarantors. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Burden Estimate:* The estimated burden remains 2,262 hours a year. Dated: May 24, 2006. C.S. Johnson, Jr., Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology. [FR Doc. E6-8540 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): Periodic Monthly Statement Payment Process Available When Filing Entry for Split Shipments and Unassembled or Disassembled Entities Imported on Multiple Conveyances AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection; Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: General notice. SUMMARY: This document announces that importers may use the periodic monthly payment statement process to pay estimated duties and fees when filing either a single entry or incremental entries involving split shipments, or a single entry or certain incremental entries involving unassembled or disassembled entities. Importers may use the periodic monthly payment statement process as participants in a National Customs Automation Program

(NCAP)test. DATES: *Effective Dates* : Importers may pay estimated duties and fees for Split Shipments through the method set forth in the NCAP test starting on June 2, 2006. Importers may pay estimated duties and fees for Unassembled or Disassembled Entities Imported on Multiple Conveyances through the method set forth in the NCAP test starting on July 3, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this Notice: Mr. Jeremy Baskin via email at *Jeremy.Baskin@dhs.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Importers choosing to file a single entry or incremental entries involving split shipments or unassembled or disassembled entities as a special permit for immediate delivery after the arrival of the first portion (Incremental Release) may now pay estimated duties and fees attributable to those entries through the method set forth in the National Customs Automation Program

(NCAP)test describing the periodic monthly statement process. *Entry:* Split Shipments Under the current regulations on split shipments at 19 CFR 141.57(d)(1) and 141.57(d)(2), an importer is allowed to file either a single entry or incremental entries with regard to split shipments (19 U.S.C. 1484(j)(2)). Split shipments are defined as merchandise that is capable of being transported on a single conveyance, and that is delivered to and accepted by a carrier in the exporting country as one shipment under one bill of lading or waybill, and is thus intended by the importer to arrive as a single shipment. However, the shipment is thereafter divided by the carrier into different parts which arrive in the United States at different times, often days apart. Pursuant to the provisions of the regulations, an importer of split shipment of merchandise may file an entry or a special permit for immediate delivery, provided that the merchandise is eligible for such permit, once all portions of the split shipment have arrived at the port of entry. The entry or special permit must indicate the total number of pieces in, as well as the total value of, the entire shipment as reflected on the invoice(s) covering the shipment. See 19 CFR 141.57(d)(1). Alternatively, an importer of record may file a special permit for immediate delivery after the arrival of the first portion of a split shipment, but before the arrival of the entire shipment at such port, thus qualifying the split shipment for incremental release as each portion of the shipment arrives at the port of entry. The remaining portions may be released incrementally. See 19 CFR 141.57(d)(2) and 19 CFR 141.57(e). *Entry: Unassembled or Disassembled Entities* Pursuant to new regulations (see new 19 CFR 141.58) published in today's **Federal Register** as CBP Decision 06-11, importers may, effective 30 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** , file a single entry for merchandise the size or nature of which necessitates shipment in an unassembled or disassembled condition on more than one conveyance, or file incremental entries for each portion of the entity as it separately arrives. An unassembled or disassembled entity consists of merchandise which is not capable of being transported on a single conveyance, but which is purchased and invoiced as a single classifiable entity. By necessity, due to its size or nature, the entity is placed on multiple conveyances that arrive at different times at the same port of entry in the United States. The subject arriving portions are consigned to the same person in the United States. The final regulations permit the acceptance of a single entry in the case of a qualifying unassembled or disassembled shipment; however, importers may continue to file a separate entry for each portion of an unassembled or disassembled shipment as it arrives, if they so choose. An importer may file an entry once all portions of the entity have arrived at the same port of entry in the United States. Any portion that arrives at a different port must be transported in-bond to the destination port where entry will be made. In the alternative, the importer may file a special permit for immediate delivery after arrival of all portions of the entity provided that it is eligible for such a permit under 19 CFR 142.21(a)-(d),

(f)and (i). See 19 CFR 141.58(d)(1). An importer of record may file an application for a special permit for immediate delivery after the arrival of the first portion of the entity covered by 19 CFR 141.58(b), and its remaining portions may be released incrementally pursuant to the requirements set forth in 19 CFR 141.58(e). All portions of the shipment must arrive timely at the same port of entry in the United States. Any portion that arrives at a different port must be transported in-bond to the destination port where entry will be made. See 19 CFR 141.58(d)(2). *Payment of Estimated Duties and Fees Through Periodic Monthly Statement* The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)has published a series of General Notices in the **Federal Register** announcing the National Customs Automation Program

(NCAP)test for the Periodic Monthly Payment Statement Process. See 69 FR 5362, 69 FR 54302, 70 FR 5199, 70 FR 45736, 70 FR 55623, and 71 FR 3315. These prior notices are incorporated by reference and continue to apply unless changed by this notice. The test, which is part of CBP's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), benefits participants by giving them access to operational data through the ACE Secured Data Portal (“ACE Portal”), which provides them the capability to interact electronically with CBP, and by allowing them to deposit estimated duties and fees on a monthly basis based on a Periodic Monthly Statement issued by CBP. Participants in the Periodic Monthly Statement test are required to schedule entries for monthly payment. A Periodic Monthly Statement will list Periodic Daily Statements that have been designated for monthly payment. The Periodic Monthly Statement can be created on a national basis by an ABI filer. If an importer chooses to file the Periodic Monthly Statement on a national basis, it must use its filer code and schedule and pay the monthly statements. The Periodic Monthly Statement will be routed under existing CBP procedures. Brokers will only view/receive information that they have filed on an importer's behalf. ACE will not route a Periodic Monthly Statement to a broker through ABI that lists information filed by another broker. See 69 FR 5362. *Periodic Monthly Statement Process Available for Filing Entries for Split Shipments and Unassembled or Disassembled Entities Imported on Multiple Conveyances* Through this notice, and beginning on the effective dates described earlier in the document, CBP announces that importers choosing to file a single entry involving split shipments consistent with the provisions of 19 CFR 141.57(d)(1) or unassembled or disassembled entities consistent with the provisions of 19 CFR 141.58(d)(1) may pay estimated duties and fees attributable to those entries through the method set forth in the National Customs Automation Program

(NCAP)test describing the periodic monthly payment statement process. The date of filing of that entry identifies the month in which entry is filed and establishes the obligation to pay estimated duties and fees by the 15th working day of the month following the month in which entry is filed. Importers choosing to file incremental entries involving split shipments consistent with the provisions of 19 CFR 141.57(d)(2) or unassembled or disassembled entities consistent with the provisions 19 CFR 141.58(d)(2) as a special permit for immediate delivery after the arrival of the first portion (Incremental Release) also may pay estimated duties and fees attributable to that entry through the method set forth in the National Customs Automation Program

(NCAP)test describing the periodic monthly payment statement process. The date that the importer obtains release of the first portion of the entity as provided in sections 141.57(e) or 141.58(e) will identify the month that the entry is filed and establishes the obligation to pay estimated duties and fees by the 15th working day of the month following the month in which entry is filed. Previous Notices and Suspension of Regulations All requirements and aspects of the ACE test discussed in previous notices are hereby incorporated by reference into this notice and continue to be applicable, unless changed by this notice. Examples of such requirements and aspects are the rules regarding misconduct under the test and the required evaluation of the test (both of which are detailed in the notice published at 67 FR 21800 and 69 FR 5362). During the testing of the Periodic Monthly Statement Process, CBP is suspending provisions in Parts 24, 141, 142, and 143 of the CBP regulations (Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations) pertaining to financial, accounting, entry procedures, and deposit of estimated duties and fees. Absent any specified alternate procedure, the current regulations apply. Dated: May 26, 2006. Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations. 7 [FR Doc. E6-8499 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-2006-0001] RIN 1660-ZA13 Privacy Act of 1974; The National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP)Claims Appeals System of Records AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security gives notice that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is establishing a new system of records entitled “The National Flood Insurance Program Claims Appeals Process.” This appeals process is mandated by section 205 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004. DATES: The new system of records will be effective July 3, 2006, unless comments are received that result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DHS DOCKET NUMBER: FEMA-2006-0001 by one of the following methods: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: *FEMA-RULES@dhs.gov* . Include Docket Number FEMA-2006-0001 in the subject line of the message. Fax:

(202)646-4536. Mail: Rules Docket Clerk, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of General Counsel, Room 406, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 601 S. 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rena Y. Kim, Privacy Act Officer, Room 406, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472; (telephone)

(202)646-3949; Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy Office, 601 S. 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security

(DHS)is establishing a new system of records to be maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The new system of records is entitled the “National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP)Claims Appeals Process.” Congress created the NFIP (42 U.S.C. 4001) in 1968 to reduce future flood losses through flood hazard identification, floodplain management (i.e., land use controls and building codes), and insurance protection. NFIP coverage is available to all owners and occupants of insurable property in a participating community upon payment of a premium. FEMA was designated by Congress to be the administrator of the NFIP. In 1983, FEMA partnered with the private insurance industry in its efforts to expand the NFIP policy base. This partnership between FEMA and the private sector property insurance companies is termed the Write Your Own

(WYO)program. Under the WYO program, private insurers agree to issue flood policies in their own name and take responsibility for policy administration, claims processing, marketing, and sales. Private insurers handle all claims issued in their name, and adjust and settle flood loss claims consistent with their general claims practices. Over 95 percent of flood polices in force are maintained by WYO Companies. Because the WYO Companies are responsible for all administrative activities associated with the flood insurance policies they write, they also maintain policyholder information for the policies they write. FEMA, however, has access to these records as part of its oversight role. Once FEMA obtains the WYO Company's records of an individual policyholder, the records become a part of FEMA's system of records. The remaining policies in force are written and maintained directly by FEMA via a contractor known as the NFIP Servicing Agent, and are considered part of FEMA's system of records. The NFIP Servicing Agent serves as a private insurance company and writes NFIP flood insurance policies on behalf of the Federal government. FEMA also utilizes a contractor to support program management and oversight activities. This contractor is responsible for the administration of FEMA's system of records for the NFIP insurance policy information. Section 205 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (FIRA), 42 U.S.C. 4011, requires that FEMA establish an appeal process for flood insurance policyholders who wish to dispute decisions made by any insurance agent or adjuster, insurance company, or by a FEMA employer or contractor with respect to: • Claims (request for payment associated with losses from floods); • Proofs of Loss (statement of the amount claimed, sworn, and signed by the policyholder); and • Loss estimates relating to the flood insurance policy. The NFIP Appeals Procedure provides the policyholder a voluntary option for resolving problems relating to flood insurance without proceeding to a lawsuit. Because this appeals process is completely voluntary, a policyholder still has the option of instituting a lawsuit without utilizing this process. In other words, the appeals process is not an administrative prerequisite to the policyholder's option of proceeding directly to litigation. When a policyholder opts to appeal, FEMA will request information relevant to their appeal that includes the following personally identifying information: • *Individual Policyholder Name:* The name of the person requesting an appeal. • *Policyholder Address:* Policyholder address/place where the loss occurred, which may be a home address. • *Policyholder Telephone Number:* Policyholder telephone, where the individual can be reached, which may be a home phone number. • *Personal Property Claimed:* A list of personal property claimed as damaged and the subject of the appeal and relevant information. • *Policyholder statement of facts:* The policyholder's statement of why he is contesting the claim's disposition and supporting proof or records to document the policyholder's position. • *Appeal letter from the policyholder.* May include any of the “individually identifying” information already described above. • *Appeal decision letter from FEMA* —This decision letter will include FEMA's appeal decision and inform the policyholder of further recourse with respect to the disposition of the claim. The appeals process authorized by FIRA is intended to resolve claim issues and is not intended to grant coverage or limits that are not provided by the policy contract. Filing an appeal does not waive any of the policyholder's requirements for perfecting a claim, nor does it extend any of the time limitations established in the policy insurance contract. Participating in the appeals process is completely voluntary on the part of the individual policyholder. The appeal process is not an administrative prerequisite to litigation, but is an additional remedy available to policyholders. Therefore, only the information required to resolve the dispute will be requested. This proposed new system of records developed for the NFIP Claims Appeals Process will be used for this appeals process only. The Privacy Act embodies fair information principles in a statutory framework governing the means by which the United States Government collects, maintains, uses, and disseminates personally identifiable information. The Privacy Act applies to information that is maintained in a “system of records.” A “system of records” is a group of any records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number such as property address, or mailing address symbol, assigned to the individual. The NFIP Claims Appeals Process System is such a system of records. The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish in the **Federal Register** a description denoting the type and character of each system of records that the agency maintains, and the routine uses that are contained in each system in order to make agency record keeping practices transparent, to notify individuals regarding the uses to which personally identifiable information is put, and to assist individuals to more easily find such files within the agency. Below is the description of the NFIP Claims Appeals Process system of records. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DHS has provided a report of this new system of records to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress. DHS/FEMA/Mitigation/Mitigation-1 System name: NFIP Claims Appeals Process. Security classification: Unclassified. System location: The database will be maintained at FEMA Headquarters at 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. Categories of individuals covered by the system: The system covers the individual NFIP policyholders who are appealing decisions on their flood insurance claim. Categories of records in the system: Information is collected from individual NFIP policyholders, who have voluntarily opted to appeal the disposition of their flood insurance claim. In addition, FEMA collects individual policyholder information from the WYO Companies that service the policies which are the subject of appeals in order to make a determination on these appeals. The “individually identifying information” collected includes the policyholders name, address where the loss occurred, telephone number, a list of personal property that is claimed to be damaged and is the subject of the appeal, the policyholder's statement of facts about the claim, the policyholder's statement why the claim's disposition is being disputed and supporting proof or records to document the policyholder's position, correspondence pertaining to the appeal which may include the foregoing individually identifying information, and FEMA's appeal decision. Authority for maintenance of the system: Section 205 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act

(FIRA)of 2004, 42 U.S.C. 4011. Purpose(s): These records are collected for the purpose of FEMA's review and determination on NFIP flood insurance individual policyholder's claim appeals, so that FEMA may determine whether additional payment to the individual policyholder is warranted. Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed outside DHS as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: A. To the Government Accountability Office (GAO), DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), or other organization for the purposes of performing authorized audits or oversight of the NFIP program. B. To a Congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that Congressional office made at the request of the individual to whom the record pertains. C. To FEMA contractors as necessary to provide an appeal resolution. D. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States Attorney's Office, or a consumer-reporting agency for further collection action on any debt in relation to the appeals process, when circumstances warrant. E. Where a record, either on its face or in conjunction with other information, indicates a violation or potential violation of law—criminal, civil or regulatory—the relevant records may be referred to an appropriate Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local, international, or foreign agency law enforcement authority or other appropriate agency charged with investigating or prosecuting such a violation or enforcing or implementing such law. F. To DOJ or other Federal agency conducting litigation or in proceedings before any court, adjudicative or administrative body, when:

(1)FEMA, or

(2)any employee of FEMA in his/her official capacity, or

(3)any employee of FEMA in his/her individual capacity where DOJ or FEMA have agreed to represent the employee, or

(4)the United States or any agency thereof, is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such litigation and when the records are determined by FEMA to be arguably relevant to the proceeding. Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies: Privacy Act information may be reported to consumer reporting agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12). Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage: The hard copy files and the electronically scanned document files will be maintained at FEMA Headquarters at 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. Retrievability: Hard copy files and the electronically scanned document files are retrieved by the individual flood insurance policyholder's name or property address. Safeguards: Information in this system is safeguarded in accordance with applicable laws, rules and policies, including the DHS Information Technology Security Program Handbook. All records are protected from unauthorized access through appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. These safeguards include restricting access to authorized personnel who have a need-to-know, using locks, and password protection identification features. DHS file areas are locked after normal duty hours and the facilities are protected from the outside by security personnel. Each authorized individual working on the NFIP appeals procedure will have access only to information necessary to perform his or her official duties. Activity logs (audit trails) are maintained for all operating systems, applications, and middleware. A periodic review is conducted to monitor all user access. Incident response procedures are established to address reported security incidents as quickly as possible. Use of the access database will be carefully monitored and reviewed on a periodic basis by the system administrator. Retention and disposal: The paper copy of the appeal letter and supporting documentation that are sent to FEMA by the individual with the appeal letter, and FEMA's response letter reflecting its appeal decision constitute the official copy of the records. Electronically scanned copies will be kept as back up. FEMA will retain both the paper and electronic copies for six years and three months. This retention schedule has been approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The NARA authority is N1-311-86-1 2A12 (a)(2) FIA File 12-2. System Manager and address: Director of Claims, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. Notification procedure: A request for access to records in this system may be made in writing to the System Manager identified above, or to the Privacy Act Officer, DHS/FEMA, Office of General Counsel (GL), Room 406, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, in conformance with 6 CFR part 5, subpart B and 44 CFR part 6, which provide the rules for requesting access to Privacy Act records. Record access procedures: See Notification procedure above. Request for access must comply with DHS and FEMA regulations for Privacy Act requests. Contesting record procedures: Policyholders typically contest their records with their service provider (WYO or NFIP Servicing Agent). Virtually all of theses disputes are successfully handled through that mechanism. However, policyholders may also contest their records using the process outlined in the Notification procedures section above. State clearly and concisely the information being contested, the reasons for contesting it and the proposed amendment to the information sought. Record source categories: The “individually identifying” information may come from the individual NFIP policyholder and/or the entity servicing the policy. Exemptions claimed for the system: None. Dated: May 25, 2006. Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E6-8625 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information Collection; Comment Request ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review; Application for Immediate Family Member of U-1 Recipient; and U Nonimmigrant Status Certification; Forms I-918; I-918 Supplement A; and I-918 Supplement B. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the **Federal Register** on December 5, 2005, at 70 FR 72460. The notice allowed for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received 55 comments on this information collection. These comments and any changes to the form as a result of these comments have been addressed in the supporting statement submitted to OMB. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 3, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at *rfs.regs@dhs.gov.* When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add Form No. I-918, in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1)Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(4)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. Overview of This Information Collection

(1)*Type of Information Collection:* New information collection.

(2)* Title of the Form/Collection:* Application for Immediate Family Member of U-1 Recipient; and U Nonimmigrant Status Certification.

(3)* Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:* Forms I-918; I-918 Supplement A; and I-918 Supplement B; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary:* Individuals or households, Federal Government. This application permits victims of certain qualifying criminal activity and their immediate family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration benefits.

(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:* Form I-918—12,000 responses at 5 hours per response; Supplement A—24,000 responses at 1.5 hour per response; Supplement B—12,000 responses at 1 hour per response. *(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:* 108,000 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: *http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.* If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529,

(202)272-8377. Dated: May 30, 2006. Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [FR Doc. E6-8579 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5037-N-29] Multifamily Project Applications and Construction Prior to Initial Endorsement AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Information provided is the application for HUD/FHA multifamily mortgage insurance. The information from sponsors and general contractors, and submitted by a HUD-approved mortgagee, is needed to determine project feasibility, mortgagor/contractor acceptability, and construction cost. Documentation from operators/managers of health care facilities is also required as part of the application for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. Project owners/sponsors may apply for permission to commence construction prior to initial endorsement. DATES: Comments Due Date: July 3, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0029) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at *Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov* or telephone

(202)708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at *http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below. This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

(1)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;

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

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

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.,* permitting electronic submission of responses. This notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Multifamily Project Applications and Construction Prior to Initial Endorsement. *OMB Approval Number:* 2502-0029 *Form Numbers:* HUD-92013, HUD-92013-NHCF, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-92013-E, HUD-92264, HUD-92264-A, HUD-92264-HCF, HUD-92264-T, HUD-92273, HUD-92274, HUD-92326,HUD-92329,HUD-92331, HUD-92415, HUD-92447, HUD-92452, HUD-92485, HUD-91708, HUD-92010 and FM-1006. *Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:* Information provided is the application for HUD/FHA multifamily mortgage insurance. The information from sponsors and general contractors, and submitted by a HUD-approved mortgagee, is needed to determine project feasibility, mortgagor/contractor acceptability, and construction cost. Documentation from operators/managers of health care facilities is also required as part of the application for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. Project owners/sponsors may apply for permission to commence construction prior to initial endorsement. *Frequency of Submission:* On occasion, annually, other required with each project application. Number of responses Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours Reporting Burden 1,284 16.21 21.08 438,941 Total Estimated Burden Hours: 438,941. Status: Extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: May 25, 2006. Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-8535 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4950-FA-10] Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005; Community Outreach Partnership Centers AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year 2005 Community Outreach Partnerships Centers (COPC). The purpose of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount awarded to the winners to be used to establish and operate Community Outreach Partnership Centers that will conduct competent and qualified research and investigation on theoretical or practical problems in large and small cities; and facilitate partnerships and outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local communities and local governments to address urban problems. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone

(202)708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on

(800)877-8339 or

(202)708-1455. (Telephone numbers, other than “800” TTY numbers, are not toll free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program was enacted in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992) and is administered by the Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. In addition to this program, the Office of University Partnerships administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to institutions of higher education as well as creates initiatives through which colleges and universities can bring their traditional missions of teaching, research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing local problems in their communities. The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program provides funds for: Research activities which have practical application for solving specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods; outreach, technical assistance and information exchange activities which are designed to address specific problems associated with housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, planning, and community organizing. On March 21, 2005 (70 FR13743), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA)announcing the availability of $6.64 million. The Department reviewed, evaluated, and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded 13 applications for New Grants and 7 applications for New Directions. New Grants, which cannot exceed $400,000, are for institutions of higher education just beginning a COPC project. New Directions Grants, which cannot exceed $200,000, are for institutions of higher education that are undertaking new activities or expanding into new neighborhoods. These grants, with their grant amounts are identified below. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.511. In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as follows: List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2005 Community Outreach Partnership Center

(COPC)Communities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address and Grant Amount COPC New Grants 1. State Center Community College District, Mr. Charles Francis, State Center Community College District, 1101 E. University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741 Grant: $399,965. 2. University of Maine System, Ms. Kathy Hunt, University of Maine System, 5717 Corbett Hall, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, Orono, ME 04469 Grant: $396,281. 3. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Shawn Schaefer, Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, 731 Elm Avenue, Room 134, Norman, OK 73019 Grant: $386,051. 4. University of South Carolina Research Foundation, Ms. Danielle McElwain, University of South Carolina Research Foundation, 901 Sumter Street, Byrnes Center, 5th Floor, Columbia, SC 29208 Grant: $394,536. 5. Niagra University, Mrs. Adrienne Leibowitz, Niagra University, Office of the President, Alumni Hall 1st Floor, Niagra University, NY 14109. Grant: $399,891. 6. Research Foundation of SUNY/SUNY Fredonia, Mrs. Maggie Bryan-Peterson, Research Foundation of SUNY/SUNY Fredonia, Grants Administration/Research Services, E20 Thompson Hall, Fredonia, NY 14063. Grant: $399,868. 7. The Regents of the University of California, Ms. Joan Kaiser, The Regents of the University of California, 3333 California Street, Suite 315, Contracts and Grants, San Francisco, CA 94143. Grant: $307,692. 8. University of Arizona, Mr. Corky Poster, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 3308, Tucson, AZ 85722. Grant: $400,000. 9. Research Foundation of CUNY/Lehman College CUNY, Dr. Marzie Jafari, Research Foundation of CUNY/Lehman College CUNY, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West (2501 Grand Concourse), Bronx, NY 10648. Grant: $354,109. 10. Research Foundation of SUNY, Mr. Jeffery Schieder, Research Foundation of SUNY, 520 Lee Entrance, The UB Commons, Suite 211, Amherst, NY 14228. Grant: $359,050. 11. Research Foundation of CUNY for Bronx Community College, Ms. Carin Savage, Research Foundation of CUNY for Bronx Community College, University Avenue and West 181 Street, Bronx, NY 10453. Grant: $400,000. 12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ms. Priscilla Caissie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Grant: $399,999. 13. Adams State College, Ms. Mary Hoffman, Adams State College, 208 Edgemont Street, School of Business, Room 115, Alamosa, CO 81101. Grant: $400,000. COPC New Directions 1. Northern Essex College, Mrs. Mayte Rivera, Northern Essex College, 79 Amesbury Street, Lawrence, MA 01830. Grant: $198,343. 2. University of Northern Iowa, Mr. R. Allen Hays, University of Northern Iowa, 122 Land Hall, Grants and Contract Administration, Cedar Falls, IA 50614. Grant: $199,943. 3. Louisiana State University and A&M College, Dr. Katrice Albert, Louisiana State University and A&M College, 330 Thomas Boyd, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Grant: $198,923. 4. Research Foundation of the State University at Binghampton, Ms. Allison Alden, Research Foundation of the State University at Binghampton, P.O. Box 6000, Bingham, NY 13760. Grant: $199,999. 5. Curators of the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Ms. Kay Gasen, Curators of the University of Missouri at St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121. Grant: $199,893. 6. University of Denver (Colorado Seminary), Ms. Lynn Backstrom-Funk, University of Colorado (Colorado Seminary), 2199 South University Boulevard, Denver, CO 80208. Grant: $200,000. 7. Board of Regents for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Miguel Carranza, Board of Regents for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 312 N. 14th Street, Alexander Building West, Lincoln, NE 68508. Grant: $199,952. Dated: May 26, 2006. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-8533 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4950-FA-11] Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year 2005 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC). The purpose of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount awarded to the winners to be used to help Hispanic-Serving Institutions of Higher Education to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone

(202)708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on

(800)877-8339 or

(202)708-1455. (Telephone numbers, other than “800” TTY numbers, are not toll free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program was approved by Congress under Section 107 of the Community Development Block Grant

(CDBG)appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2005, and is administered by the Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. In addition to this program, the Office of University Partnerships administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to institutions of higher education as well as creates initiatives through which colleges and universities can bring their traditional missions of teaching, research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing local problems in their communities. The HSIAC program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, property demolition or acquisition, public facilities, economic development, business entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.514. On March 21, 2005 (70 FR 13711), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA)announcing the availability of $6.64 million in Fiscal Year 2005 for the HSIAC Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated, and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications below and, in accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards as follows (More information about the winners can be found at *http://www.oup.org.* ): List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2005 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address and Grant Amount Region VI 1. Sul Ross State University, Mr. Gregory Schwab, Sul Ross State University, 400 North Harrison, PO Box C-119, Alpine, TX 79832. Grant: $599,999. 2. University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Mr. Jim Holt, University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 80 Fort Brown, WTCE, Brownsville, TX 78520. Grant: $600,000. Region IX 3. West Hills Community College Coalinga, Ms. Patty Scroggins, West Hills College Coalinga, 9900 Cody Avenue, Coalinga, CA 93210. Grant: $600,000. 4. California State University-Stanislaus, Dr. Steven Filing, California State University-Stanislaus, 801 West Monte Vista Avenue, Turlock, CA 95382. Grant: $596,399. 5. California State University-Fullerton Foundation, Dr. Donald Castro, California State University-Fullerton Foundation, 2600 E. Nutwood Avenue, Suite 275, Fullerton, CA 92831. Grant: $599,525. 6. Foundation of California State University-Monterey Bay, Dr. Seth Pollack, Foundation of California State University-Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93933. Grant: $599,912. 7. Southwestern College, Ms. Cynthia Nagura, Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Grant: $600,000. 8. Los Angeles Mission College, Dr. Adriana Barrera, Los Angeles Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, CA 91342. Grant: $595,080. 9. The National Hispanic University, Dr. David Johnson, The National Hispanic University, 14271 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95127. Grant: $599,650. 10. Pima County Community College District, Ms. Imelda Cuyugan, Pima County Community College District, 4905C East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85709. Grant: $577,561. Region X 11. Heritage University, Dr. Mary Alice Muellerleile, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA 98948. Grant: $600,000. Dated: May 26, 2006. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-8534 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. 4590-FA-7A] Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005; Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for the Fiscal Year

(FY)2005 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant

(DDRG)Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount of the awards to be used to help doctoral candidates complete dissertations on topics that focus on housing and urban development issues. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on

(800)877-8339 or

(202)708-1455. (Telephone numbers, other than “800” TTY numbers, are not toll free). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG Program was created as a means of expanding the number of researchers conducting research on subjects of interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates can receive grants of up to $25,000 to complete work on their dissertations. Grants are for a two-year period. The Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) administers this program. This Office also administers PD&R's other grant programs for academics. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.516. May 21, 2005, (70 FR 13763), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA)announcing the availability of $400,000 in FY 2005 for the DDRG Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications announced below, and in accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards as follows (More information about the winners can be found at *http://www.oup.org.* ): List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2005 Doctoral Dissertation Reseach Grant Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address, Grant Amount and Name of Student Funded 1. The Trustee of Princeton University, Michelle Christy, The Trustee of Princeton University, PO Box 36, 4 New South Building, Princeton, NJ 08544. Grant: $12,308 to Nicole Esparza. 2. Temple University, Roseanne Wallin, Temple University, 1601 North Broad Street, 506 USB, 083-45, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Grant: $25,000 to Gretchen Suess. 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Langley Keyes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-523, Cambridge, MA 02139. Grant: $25,000 to Gretchen Weismann. 4. Ohio State University Research Foundation, Laurie Rosenberg, Ohio State University Research Foundation, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Grant: $22,340 to Griff Tester. 5. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Gerald Kane, Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, PO Box 400195, Charlottesville, VA 22904. Grant: $24,930 to Scott Davis. 6. University of Chicago, Glida Reyes, University of Chicago, 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Grant: $25,000 to Catherine Fennell. 7. President and Fellow of Harvard, Jenny Schuetz, President and Fellow of Harvard, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Holyoke Center, Suite 600, Cambridge, MA 02138. Grant: $22,400 to Jenny Schuetz. 8. The Regents of the University of California, Susan Hedley, The Regents of the University of California, 336 Sproul Hall, MC 5940, Berkeley, CA 94720. Grant: $25,000 to Matthew Marr. 9. The Regents of the University of California, Kenneth Castro-Oistad, The Regents of the University of California, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Berkeley, CA 90024. Grant: $25,000 to Jane Rongerude. 10. Arizona Board of Regents, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Arizona Board of Regents, PO Box 3308, Tucson, AZ 85722. Grant: $22,034 to George Hobor. 11. Kent State University, Karen Mossberger, Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies, PO Box 5190, 134 Auditorium Bldg, Terrace Drive, Portage, OH 44242. Grant: $25,000 to Michele Gilbert. 12. Tufts University, Johanna Dwyer, Tufts University, Jaharis Building, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111. Grant: $24,981 to Shirley Chao. 13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Priscilla Caissie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-523, Cambridge, MA 02139. Grant: $25, 000 to Ryan Allen. 14. North Carolina State University, Matt Ronning, North Carolina State University, 240 Administrative Services III, Campus Box 7514, Raleigh, NC 27695. Grant: $17,5000 to Jaren Pope. 15. Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Mary Farhnam, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, EAB 203, Omaha, NE 68182. Grant: $25,0000 to Patrick McNamara. 16. New York University, Linda Reiss, New York University, 15 Washington, Place, 1H, New York, NY 10003. Grant: $24,600 to Keri-Nicole Dillman. 17. Ohio State University Research Foundation, Tom Gegorie, Ohio State University Research Foundation, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Grant: $24,735 to Barbra Teater. Dated: May 26, 2006. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-8530 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4950-FA-07] Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005; Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for the Fiscal Year 2005 Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount of the awards to be used to help doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University Partnerships, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8106, Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on

(800)877-8339 or

(202)708-1455. (Telephone numbers, other than “800” TTY numbers, are not toll free). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EDSRG Program provides funds to eligible doctoral students to cultivate their research skills through preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. Students, who are in the early stages of their doctoral studies, have 12 months to complete a major research study. The maximum amount to be awarded to doctoral student is $15,000. The Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) administers this program. This Office also administers PD&R's other grant programs for academics. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.517. May 21, 2005, (70 FR 13763), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA)announcing the availability of $150,000 in FY 2005 funds for the EDSRG Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications announced below and, in accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards as follows (More information about the winners can be found at *http://www.oup.org* ): List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2005 Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address, Grant Amount and Name of Student Funded 1. University of Southern California, Dr. Dowell Myers, University Park Campus, School of Policy, Planning & Development, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Grant: $15,000 to Cathy Yang Liu. 2. The Regents of the University of Minnesota, Ms. Marilyn Bruin, The Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects, College of Human Ecology, 200 Oak Street, SE., Suite 450, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Grant: $15,000 to Kim Skobba. 3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ms. Simona Turcu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Edward J. Bloustein School, 3 Rutgers Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Grant: $15,000 to Corianne Scally. 4. The Regents of the University of California, Ms. Eileen Lamb, The Regents of the University of California, Office of Research Administration, School of Social Ecology, 300 University Tower, Irvine, CA 92697. Grant: $15,000 to Lyndsay Boggess. 5. University of Southern California, Mr. Stuart Gabriel, University of Southern California, University Park Campus, School of Policy, Planning & Development, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Grant: $15,000 to Abhishek Mamgain. 6. Case Western Reserve University, Mr. Richard Cole, Case Western Reserve University, MSASS, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Grant: $15,000 to Leslie Strnisha. 7. Syracuse University, Mr. Edward Kiewra, Syracuse University, Center for Policy Research, Office of Sponsored Programs, 113 Bowne Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244. Grant: $15,000 to Michael Eriksen. 8. President and Fellows of Harvard College, Ms. Laura Tach, President and Fellows of Harvard College, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Office for Sponsored Programs, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 600, Cambridge, MA 02138. Grant: $8,455 to Laura Tach. 9. The University of Akron, Ms. Lynn Clark, The University of Akron, Department of Sociology, 302 Buchtel Common, Akron, OH 44325. Grant: $15,000 to Lynn Clark. 10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Ms. Elaine Broadstone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Office of Sponsored Programs, 460 Turner Street, Suite 306, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Grant: $15,000 to Kimberly Mitchell. Dated: May 26, 2006. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-8531 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5045-N-22] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: *Effective Date:* June 2, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired

(202)708-2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free title V information lien at 1-800-927-7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration,* No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today's Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: May 25, 2006. Mark R. Johnston, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 06-4991 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45am]

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