Notices. Notice of Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board call for nominations

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BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WO-260-09-1060-00-24 1A] Call for Nominations for the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board call for nominations. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for three members to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The Board provides advice concerning management, protection and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on the public lands administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Service.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted to the address listed below no later than July 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: National Wild Horse and Burro Program, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006, Attn: Ramona Delorme; fax 775-861-6618. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Rawson, Division Chief, Wild Horse and Burro Division,

(202)452-0379. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may contact Mr. Rawson at any time by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331, *et seq.* ) directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a joint advisory board of not more than nine members to advise them on any matter relating to wild-free roaming horses and burros and their management and protection. Nominations for a term of three years are needed to represent the following categories of interest: Natural Resource Management Livestock Management Wild Horse and Burro Research Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Individuals may also nominate themselves for Board membership. All nomination letters/or resumes should include the nominees':

(1)Name, address, phone, and e-mail address if applicable;

(2)category(s) for consideration ( *i.e.* natural resource management, livestock management or wild horse and burro research;

(3)present occupation;

(4)explanation of qualifications to represent their designated constituency;

(5)nominating organization, individual or by self; and

(6)list of references and letters of endorsement by qualified individuals. As appropriate, certain Board members may be appointed as Special Government Employees. Special Government Employees serve on the board without compensation, and are subject to financial disclosure requirements in the Ethics in Government Act and 5 CFR part 2634. Nominations are to be sent to the address listed under ADDRESSES , above. Each nominee will be considered for selection according to their ability to represent their designated constituency, analyze and interpret data and information, evaluate programs, identify problems, work collaboratively in seeking solutions and formulate and recommend corrective actions. Pursuant to section 7 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, Members of the Board cannot be employed by either Federal or State Government. Members will serve without salary, but will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for Government employees. The Board will meet no less than two times annually. The Director, Bureau of Land Management may call additional meetings in connection with special needs for advice. Dated: May 1, 2006. Ed Shepard, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning. [FR Doc. E6-9260 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-84-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [UT-070-1610-DP-011J] Notice of Availability of Supplemental Information and Analysis for the Draft Price Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of Potential Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and Specific Associated Resource Use Limitations for Public Lands in Carbon and Emery Counties, UT AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of Supplemental Information and Analysis to the Price Field Office Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Price Draft RMP/EIS) for Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs). This information includes four potential ACECs inadvertently omitted from the Price Draft RMP/EIS and prior notices. DATES: To assure that public comments will be considered, BLM must receive written comments on the supplemental information and impact analysis to the Price Draft RMP/EIS for the potential ACECs within 90 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the Notice of Availability of the supplemental ACEC information in the **Federal Register** . Public comments regarding the designation of the four potential ACECs will be accepted for 60 days (43 CFR 1610.7-2) following the date this Notice of Availability is published in the **Federal Register** . ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the Bureau of Land Management, Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501. E-mail comments may be submitted to the following address: *UT_Pr_Comments@blm.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Floyd Johnson, Assistant Field Manager, BLM Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501, phone 435-636-3600, or visit the project Web site at *http://www.blm.gov/rmp/ut/price.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supplemental information provides additional documentation regarding the disposition of ACEC nominations, provides a description of the four additional potential ACECs, and analyzes any potential impacts relating to the inclusion of these ACECs in Alternative C of the Price Draft RMP/EIS. The original notice of availability for the Price Draft RMP/EIS for the Price Field Office planning area in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah was published in the **Federal Register** , volume 69, number 136, Friday, July 16, 2004. A supplement to that Notice with information on existing and potential ACECs considered within the Price Draft RMP/EIS was published in the **Federal Register** , volume 70, number 238, Tuesday, December 13, 2005. The Price Field Office planning area encompasses all of the public land managed by the Price Field Office in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah. This area includes approximately 2.5 million acres of BLM-administered surface lands and 2.8 million acres of Federal mineral lands underlying Federal, State, and private surface ownership in the area. The decisions of the Price RMP will apply only to BLM-administered public lands, including Federal mineral estate. The Price Draft RMP/EIS addresses five alternatives of proposed management decisions and analyzes the impacts of each. There are presently 13 existing designated ACECs (289,629 total acres) in the Price Field Office, which were established by the San Rafael RMP (1991). These are reflected in the No Action Alternative of the Draft RMP/EIS. Nine potential ACECs (286,416 total acres) were considered in at least one action alternative in the Draft RMP/EIS. In some cases, the number and acres and the resource use limitations applied to the nine potential ACECs also varied by alternative. These nine potential ACECs were described in the Notice published in the **Federal Register,** volume 70, number 238, Tuesday, December 13, 2005. In addition to the nine potential ACECs, four potential ACECs were inadvertently omitted from the Price Draft RMP/EIS released July, 2004. The four additional potential ACECs described and analyzed in the supplemental information include: • Desolation Canyon Area—(159,246 acres) Values of concern include outstanding scenery, Fremont, Archaic and Ute cultural sites, and fisheries and wildlife habitats; • Mussentuchit Badlands Area—(58,398 acres) Values of concern include cultural resources such as prehistoric quarrying area; • White-Tailed Prairie Dog Complex—(9,204 acres) Values of concern include protection of habitat and other species dependent on prairie dog colonies; and • Lower Muddy Creek Area—(29,854 acres) Values of concern include outstanding scenery and threatened and endangered plants. These four potential ACECs are considered for designation in Alternative C of the Price Draft RMP/EIS. Potential resource use limitations related to ACEC management of all of these areas include limitations to OHV use, leasing for oil and gas, disposal of mineral materials, and locatable mineral entry. Additionally, ACEC management for the Desolation Canyon potential ACEC would exclude right-of-way

(ROW)grants. The supplemental information and analysis has been prepared for public review to facilitate the inclusion of these four potential ACECs into the Price RMP/EIS. The information includes: • The incorporation of the specific ACEC proposals, including resource use limitations, in Chapter 2: • A description of potential impacts in Chapter 4; • A summary of nominations matrix in Appendix 26; and • A description of relevant and important values found in these four potential ACECs, also in Appendix 26. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the Price Field Office during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays and will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). They may be published as part of the EIS and other related documents. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review and disclosure under FOIA, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. The supplemental information is available upon request at the Price Field Office and on the Internet at the addresses provided above. Dated: May 26, 2006. Gene Terland, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. E6-9253 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CO-110] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Development, Meeker, CO AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), White River Field Office

(WRFO)located in Meeker, CO, will be directing the preparation of a Resource Management Plan

(RMP)Amendment and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The BLM invites the public to participate in this planning effort. DATES: The scoping comment period will commence with the publication of this notice and will end 45 days after publication of this notice. Public meetings will be held during the scoping comment period in Meeker and Rifle, Colorado. Comments on the scope of the EIS, including concerns, issues, or proposed alternatives that should be considered, should be submitted in writing to the address below. The dates of public meetings to be held in Meeker and Rifle, Colorado will be announced through the local media, newsletters, and WRFO National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)mailing list. The draft EIS is expected to be available for public review and comment in September 2007 and the final EIS is expected to be available early in 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Jane Peterson, 73554 Highway 64, Meeker, Colorado 81641. Written comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the offices of the BLM White River Field Office, 73554 Highway 64, Meeker, Colorado 81641, during normal working hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays). Submissions from organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Individuals may request confidentiality with respect to their name, address, and phone number. If you wish to have your name or street address withheld from public review, or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Comment contents will not be kept confidential. Responses to the comments will be published as part of the Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact Jane Peterson, WRFO Oil and Gas EIS Project Manager, at

(970)244-3027 or alternately at

(970)878-3828. E-mail can be directed to *jane_h_peterson@blm.gov* and mail can be sent to the address above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP Amendment proposes to modify the level of oil and gas development within the WRFO boundaries above what was anticipated in the 1997 WRFO RMP. The EIS will analyze the potential impacts of increased oil and gas development on a field office-wide level. Citizens are requested to help identify issues or concerns and to provide input on BLM's proposed action. The White River Field Office (WRFO), Meeker, Colorado, is located in northwestern Colorado primarily in Rio Blanco County, with other tracts located in Garfield and Moffat Counties and encompasses 1,455,900 acres of BLM surface estate and 365,000 acres of split mineral estate. The WRFO is experiencing unprecedented growth in the oil and gas energy program. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA)Reauthorization of 2000 directed the Department of the Interior to produce a scientific inventory of oil and gas resources and reserves underlying Federal lands. The EPCA-generated studies of five oil and gas basins (Montana Thrust Belt, Powder River, Green River, San Juan/Paradox, and Uinta/Piceance), completed and presented to Congress in January, 2003, identified the Piceance Basin of Northwest Colorado, in which the WRFO is located, as one of five sub-basins in the continental United States with large reserves of undeveloped oil and gas energy potential. As a result of EPCA, higher oil and gas prices, and development of interstate transportation pipelines the WRFO is experiencing an oil and gas boom. The WRFO Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved in 1997, projected and analyzed a Reasonable Foreseeable Development

(RFD)scenario of 1,100 oil and gas wells, with 10 acres of disturbance per well (including roads and pipelines), over a 20-year period (approximately 55 wells per year). The RFD projected that nearly 2/3 of the oil and gas development activity (or 800 wells) would take place south of Rangely, Colorado with the remaining activity dispersed throughout the remaining field office area. While this projection has been fairly accurate for the activity south of Rangely, the current and projected oil and gas activity in the Piceance Basin may soon far exceed the RFD/EIS impact analysis. The oil and gas industry has indicated that the potential exists to develop over 13,000 oil and gas wells in the Piceance Basin over the next 20 years. The current WRFO RMP/EIS does not adequately address this projected level of oil and gas development. The BLM has identified some preliminary planning criteria to guide the development of the plan. The following planning criteria have been proposed to guide the development of the plan, to avoid unnecessary data collection and analyses, and to ensure the plan is tailored to issues. Other criteria may be identified during the public scoping process. Proposed planning criteria include the following: • The plan will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and current policies. • Broad-based public participation will be an integral part of the planning and EIS process. • The plan will recognize valid existing rights. • Environmental protection and energy production are both desirable and necessary objectives of sound land management practices and are not to be considered mutually exclusive priorities The BLM will analyze the proposed action and no action alternatives, as well as other possible alternatives that could include alternative approaches to mitigation measures and/or conditions of approval for future oil and gas development in the planning area. Alternatives will be further defined as part of the planning process. Vernon Rholl, Acting Field Manager. [FR Doc. E6-9255 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610-DN-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [UTU-78568] Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, Utah June 12, 2006. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (Pub. L. 97-451), Parallel Petroleum Corporation timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease UTU78568 for lands in Uintah County, Utah, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from March 1, 2006, the date of termination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas F. Cook, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals at

(801)539-4122. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lessee has agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $5 per acre and 16 2/3 percent, respectively. The $500 administrative fee for the lease has been paid and the lessee has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the cost of publishing this notice. Having met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Section 31(d) and

(e)of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease UTU78568, effective March 1, 2006, subject to the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. Douglas F. Cook, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals. [FR Doc. E6-9256 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-920-1310-EI; WYW147440] Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)received a petition for reinstatement from Summit Resources, Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW147440 for land in Natrona County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at

(307)775-6176. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 16 2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $166 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this **Federal Register** notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in sections 31(d) and

(e)of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease WYW147440 effective February 1, 2005, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands. Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. [FR Doc. E6-9248 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-920-1310-EI; WYW147439] Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)received a petition for reinstatement from Summit Resources, Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW147439 for land in Natrona County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at

(e)of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease WYW147439 effective February 1, 2005, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands. Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. [FR Doc. E6-9249 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [MT-924-5870-HN] Public Notice: Request for Nominations of Qualified Properties for Potential Purchase by the Federal Government; Montana AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is provided pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA) of the procedures for possible acquisition of qualified properties by the Federal Government. The notice also provides information on the procedures for identifying such properties held by willing sellers and establishing a priority for the purchase of such properties. DATES: June 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed to BLM Montana State Office, Attn: Dee Baxter, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101-4669. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee Baxter, BLM Montana FLTFA Contact, at 406-896-5044, or on the internet at *dbaxter@blm.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FLTFA provides for the deposit of proceeds from land sales or exchanges into a separate account in the Treasury of the United States, known as the Federal Land Disposal Account. From the amounts deposited, eighty percent (80%) or more of the funds must be used to acquire inholding property and lands adjacent to federally designated areas containing exceptional resources. The four land managing agencies participating in the FLTFA land acquisition program are the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (FS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The four agencies have signed a national interagency memorandum of understanding

(MOU)that describes the process for use of funds from the Federal Land Disposal Account and the acquisition of properties under the act. The Montana FLTFA Implementation Plan was completed on February 1, 2006. Section 204 of FLTFA requires publication of a notice to the public of agency procedures to identify and prioritize inholdings to be acquired under the Act. To that end, the public is hereby notified of its opportunity to nominate qualified properties in the State of Montana for potential purchase by the Federal Government. The BLM is the lead agency for the public notice process regarding the nomination of properties for potential Federal acquisition. Property nominated in response to this notice must meet the following criteria:

(1)The property must contain an exceptional resource, meaning a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has been documented by a Federal, state, or local government authority, and for which there is a compelling need for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit of the public; and ( 2) The property must be an “inholding” or immediately adjacent to a federally designated area. An “inholding” is any right, title, or interest held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a federally designated area. A federally designated area is defined as an area that has been set aside for special management, such as land within the boundary of:

(a)A national monument, an area of critical environmental concern, a national conservation area, a national riparian conservation area, a national recreation area, a national scenic area, a research natural area, a national outstanding natural area, or a national natural landmark managed by BLM; or

(b)A unit of the National Park System; or

(c)A unit of the national Wildlife Refuge System; or

(d)An area of the National Forest System designated for special management by Congress; or

(e)An area that is designated as wilderness under the Wilderness Act, a wilderness study area, a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, or a component of the National Trails System. Any individual, group, or governmental body may make a nomination of such lands that would benefit from public ownership. Nominations will only be considered if there is a willing seller, if acquisition of the nominated land or interest in land would be consistent with an agency approved land use plan, and if any public safety, hazardous contaminant or other liability, and land title issues present on the property can be mitigated. The nominations will be assessed by the four agencies for public benefits and ranked in a priority order in accordance with the state plan. Items considered in the prioritization process include the date the inholding was established and the extent to which acquisition of the land will facilitate land management efficiency. The identification of an inholding creates no obligation on the part of the landowner to convey the inholding or any obligation on the part of the United States to acquire the inholding. Land purchases under the act must be at fair market value consistent with applicable provisions of the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. Detailed information on the MOU, the state plan, the acquisition process, and the acquisition nomination package requirements may be obtained by contacting BLM at the above address. Dated: May 19, 2006 Howard A. Lemm, Acting State Director. FR Doc. E6-9258 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Inv. No. 337-TA-573] In the Matter of Certain Portable Digital Media Players; Notice of Investigation AGENCY: International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 15, 2006, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Creative Labs, Inc. of Milpitas, California and Creative Technology Ltd. of Singapore. Supplements to the complaint were filed on May 31, 2006, and June 1, 2006. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain portable digital media players by reason of infringement of claims 2-5, 7, 11-13, 15, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,433. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and cease and desist order. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at *http://www.usitc.gov.* The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket

(EDIS)at *http://www.edis.usitc.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-205-2550. *Authority:* The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2005). *Scope of Investigation:* Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on June 8, 2006, *ordered that* —

(1)Pursuant to subsection

(b)of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain portable digital media players by reason of infringement of claims 2-5, 7, 11-13, 15, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,433, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2)For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a)The complainants are—Creative Labs, Inc., 1901 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035. Creative Technology Ltd., 31 International Business Park, Creative Resource, Singapore 609921

(b)The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is to be served: Apple Computer, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.

(c)The Commission Investigative Attorney, party to this investigation, is Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and

(3)For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. Luckern is designated as the presiding administrative law judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondent in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 10.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of the respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited exclusion order or cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E6-9271 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 731-TA-678, 679, 681, and 682 (Second Review)] Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain. SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). DATES: *Effective Date:* June 5, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server ( *http://www.usitc.gov* ). The public record for these reviews may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket

(EDIS)at *http://edis.usitc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 5, 2006, the Commission determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission found that the domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution (71 FR 10552, March 1, 2006) was adequate and that the respondent interested party group response with respect to Brazil was adequate and decided to conduct a full review with respect to the order covering stainless steel bar from Brazil. The Commission found that the respondent interested party group responses with respect to India, Japan, and Spain were inadequate. However, the Commission determined to conduct full reviews concerning stainless steel bar from India, Japan, and Spain to promote administrative efficiency in light of its decision to conduct a full review with respect to stainless steel bar from Brazil. A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's Web site. Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules. Issued: June 9, 2006. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E6-9272 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request June 6, 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 contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: *king.darrin@dol.gov* . Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), 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:* Employee Benefits Security Administration. *Type of Review:* Extension of currently approved collection. *Title:* Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption for Cross-Trades of Securities by Index and Model-Driven Funds (PTCE 2002-12). *OMB Number:* 1210-0115. *Frequency:* On occasion and Annually. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents:* 60. *Number of Annual Responses:* 960. *Estimated Annual Time per Respondent:* Approximately 14 hours. *Total Burden Hours:* 855. *Total Annualized capital/startup costs:* $0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* $0. *Description:* PTE 2002-12 exempts certain transactions that would be prohibited under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act or ERISA) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA), and provides relief from certain sanctions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). The exemption permits cross-trades of securities among Index and Model-Driven Funds (Funds) managed by managers (Managers), and among such Funds and certain large accounts (Large Accounts) that engage such Managers to carry out a specific portfolio restructuring program or to otherwise act as a “trading adviser” for such a program. By removing existing barriers to these types of transactions, the exemption increases the incidences of cross-trading, thereby lowering the transaction costs to plans in a number of ways from what they would be otherwise. In order for the Department to grant an exemption for a transaction or class of transactions that would otherwise be prohibited under ERISA, the statute requires the Department to make a finding that the exemption is administratively feasible, in the interest of the plan and its participants and beneficiaries, and protective of the rights of the participants and beneficiaries. To ensure that Managers have complied with the requirements of the exemption, the Department has included in the exemption certain recordkeeping and disclosure obligations that are designed to safeguard plan assets by periodically providing information to plan fiduciaries, who generally must be independent, about the cross-trading program. Initially, where plans are not invested in Funds, Managers must furnish information to plan fiduciaries about the cross-trading program, provide a statement that the Manager will have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties, and obtain written authorization from a plan fiduciary for a plan to participate in a cross-trading program. For plans that are currently invested in Funds, the Manager must provide annual notices to update the plan fiduciary and provide the plan with an opportunity to withdraw from the program. For Large Accounts, prior to the cross-trade, the Manager must provide information about the cross-trading program and obtain written authorization from the fiduciary of a Large Account to engage in cross-trading in connection with a portfolio restructuring program. Following completion of the Large Account's restructuring, information must be provided by the Manager about all cross-trades executed in connection with a portfolio-restructuring program. Finally, the exemption requires that Managers maintain for a period of 6 years from the date of each cross-trade the records necessary to enable plan fiduciaries and certain other persons specified in the exemption ( *e.g.* , Department representatives or contributing employers), to determine whether the conditions of the exemption have been met. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-9261 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-29-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS)is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the “National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.” A copy of the proposed information collection request

(ICR)can be obtained by contacting the individual listed 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 August 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a nationally representative sample of persons who were born in the years 1980 to 1984. These respondents were ages 12-17 when the first round of annual interviews began in 1997; the tenth round of annual interviews is being conducted from October 2006 to May 2007. The pretest interviews for round 11 will take place in July and August 2007. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS)contracts with the Center for Human Resource Research

(CHRR)of the Ohio State University to implement the NLSY97 survey. The National Opinion Research Center

(NORC)at the University of Chicago is responsible for interviewing these respondents on a yearly basis to study transition from schooling to the establishment of careers and families. The longitudinal focus of this survey requires information to be collected from the same individuals over many years in order to trace their education, training, work experience, fertility, income, and program participation. One of the goals of the Department of Labor

(DOL)is to produce and disseminate timely, accurate, and relevant information about the U.S. labor force. The BLS contributes to this goal by gathering information about the labor force and labor market and disseminating it to policy makers and the public so that participants in those markets can make more informed, and thus more efficient, choices. Research based on the NLSY97 contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas of education, training, employment programs, and school-to-work transitions. In addition to the reports that the BLS produces based on data from the NLSY97, members of the academic community publish articles and reports based on NLSY97 data for the DOL and other funding agencies. The survey design provides data gathered from the same respondents over time to form the only data set that contains this type of information for this important population group. Without the collection of these data, an accurate longitudinal data set could not be provided to researchers and policymakers, thus adversely affecting the DOL's ability to perform its policy- and report-making activities. II. Current Action The Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks approval to conduct round 10 of annual interviews of the NLSY97 as well as the pretest for round 11. Respondents to the NLSY97 will undergo an interview of approximately one hour during which they will answer questions about schooling and labor market experiences, family relationships, and community background. During the fielding period for the main round 10 interviews, about 750 respondents will be asked to participate in a brief second interview to ascertain whether the initial interview took place as the interviewer reported and to assess the data quality of selected questionnaire items. During round 10, the BLS proposes to increase respondent financial and in-kind incentives to encourage greater cooperation both in the current round and in future rounds. In addition, the BLS proposes to add a set of experimental questions near the end of the round 10 questionnaire that are designed to improve respondent engagement with and enjoyment of the survey. The experimental questions are subjective and provide respondents with an opportunity to express their opinions or feelings about various topics, in contrast to most other questions in the survey, which generally are objective and focus on behavior. The ultimate goal of the experimental questions is to encourage long-term respondent cooperation. The BLS also proposes to add a questionnaire section that includes questions about labor force participation that also are asked in the monthly Current Population Survey. These questions previously were asked in round 4 of the NLSY97. Finally, the BLS proposes in round 10 to make a variety of minor changes to existing questionnaire sections and to remove some less vital questions to offset the additional respondent burden from the questionnaire sections that are being added. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • 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. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Agency:* Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Title:* National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. *OMB Number:* 1220-0157. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. Form Total respondents Frequency Total responses Average time per response (minutes) Estimated total burden (hours) Main Round 10 Interview 7,500 Annually 7,500 60 7,500 Round 10 Validation Interview 750 Annually 750 6 75 Round 11 Pretest 200 Annually 200 60 200 Totals 7,700 8,450 7,775 The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that 750 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main round 10 survey and a second time in the validation interview. *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 also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of June, 2006. Cathy Kazanowski, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. E6-9254 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS)is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the “International Price Program—U.S. Export Price Indexes.” A copy of the proposed information collection request

(ICR)can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before August 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The U.S. Export Price Indexes, produced continuously by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' International Price Program

(IPP)since 1971, measure price change over time for all categories of exported products, as well as many services. The Office of Management and Budget has listed the Export Price Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic Indicator since 1982. The indexes are widely used in both the public and private sectors. The primary public sector use is the deflation of the U.S. Trade Statistics and the Gross Domestic Product; the indexes also are used in formulating U.S. trade policy and in trade negotiations with other countries. In the private sector, uses of the Export Price Indexes include market analysis, inflation forecasting, contract escalation, and replacement cost accounting. The IPP indexes are closely followed statistics and are viewed as a sensitive indicator of the economic environment. The U.S. Department of Commerce uses the monthly statistics to produce monthly and quarterly estimates of inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without continuation of data collection, it would be extremely difficult to construct accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. In addition, Federal policymakers in the Department of Treasury, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board utilize these statistics on a regular basis to improve these agencies' formulation and evaluation of monetary and fiscal policy and evaluation of the general business environment. II. Current Action The IPP continues to modernize data collection and processing to permit more timely release of its indexes, and to reduce reporter burden. Recently, the IPP implemented changes to reduce burden on those reporters that are major traders and account for a significant portion of trade. Field economists are provided with more accurate information about the potential overlap between establishments that are both in the IPP and the Producer Price Index in order to better coordinate visits to establishments when obtaining new items for repricing. The IPP also implemented an enhanced refinement process that provides Industry Analysts the ability to reduce the burden for a respondent when necessary and modified the second stage selection algorithm to lower the percentage of infrequently traded areas that are sampled, because they are more likely to be out-of-scope for the IPP. These improvements should reduce the overall burden on respondents and improve the IPP's overall response rate at initiation. In addition, in 2003 the IPP introduced a web application for monthly data collection. This tool allows respondents to directly update their data online via the internet. Web collection has expanded rapidly since the IPP began soliciting respondents and as of April 2006, the Program had solicited 70 percent of all respondents, with a goal of 75 percent by September 2006, and 95 percent by September 2007. Through April 2006, nearly 40 percent of the IPP respondents are actually utilizing web collection while the majority of respondents still use the mailout/faxback process. In addition, email repricing has the possibility of expanding and over time these various electronic data collection methods for repricing will continue to allow the IPP to collect and publish monthly data in a timely manner. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • 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. *Type of Review:* Revision. *Agency:* Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Title:* International Price Program/U.S. Export Price Indexes. *OMB Number:* 1220-0025. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit. Form Total respondents Frequency Total responses Average time per response (hours) Estimated total burden (hours) Initiation Visit (includes form 3008) 1,400 Annually 1,400 1.0 1,400 Form 3007D 2,700 Monthly 17,010 .6156 10,471 Totals 4,100 18,410 11,871 *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 also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of June, 2006. Catherine Kazanowski, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. E6-9257 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS)is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the “International Price Program—U.S. Import Product Information.” A copy of the proposed information collection request

(ICR)can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before August 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The U.S. Import Price Indexes, produced continuously by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' International Price Program

(IPP)since 1973, measure price change over time for all categories of imported products, as well as many services. The Office of Management and Budget has listed the Import Price Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic Indicator since 1982. The indexes are widely used in both the public and private sectors. The primary public sector use is the deflation of the U.S. Trade Statistics and the Gross Domestic Product; the indexes also are used in formulating U.S. trade policy and in trade negotiations with other countries. In the private sector, uses of the Import Price Indexes include market analysis, inflation forecasting, contract escalation, and replacement cost accounting. The IPP indexes are closely followed statistics, and are viewed as a sensitive indicator of the economic environment. The U.S. Department of Commerce uses the monthly statistics to produce monthly and quarterly estimates of inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without continuation of data collection, it would be extremely difficult to construct accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. In addition, Federal policymakers in the Department of Treasury, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board utilize these statistics on a regular basis to improve these agencies' formulation and evaluation of monetary and fiscal policy and evaluation of the general business environment. II. Current Action The IPP continues to modernize data collection and processing to permit more timely release of its indexes, and to reduce reporter burden. Recently, the IPP implemented changes to reduce burden on those reporters that are major traders and account for a significant portion of trade. Field economists are provided with more accurate information about the potential overlap between establishments that are both in both the IPP and the Producer Price Index in order to better coordinate visits to establishments when obtaining new items for repricing. The IPP also implemented an enhanced refinement process that provides Industry Analysts the ability to reduce the burden for a respondent when necessary and modified the second stage selection algorithm to lower the percentage of infrequently traded areas that are sampled, because they are more likely to be out-of-scope for the IPP. These improvements should reduce the overall burden on respondents and improve the IPP's overall response rate at initiation. In addition, in 2003 the IPP introduced a web application for monthly data collection. This tool allows respondents to directly update their data online via the Internet. Web collection has expanded rapidly since the IPP began soliciting respondents and as of April 2006, the Program had solicited 70 percent of all respondents, with a goal of 75 percent by September 2006, and 95 percent by September 2007. Through April 2006, nearly 40 percent of the IPP respondents are actually utilizing web collection while the majority of respondents still use the mailout/faxback process. In addition, email repricing has the possibility of expanding, and over time, these various electronic data collection methods for repricing will continue to allow the IPP to collect and publish monthly data in a timely manner. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • 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. *Type of Review:* Revision. *Agency:* Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Title:* International Price Program/U.S. Import Product Information. *OMB Number:* 1220-0026. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit. Form Total respondents Frequency Total responses Average time per response (hours) Estimated total burden (hours) Initiation Visit (includes form 3008) 2,000 Annually 2,000 1.0 2,000 Form 3007D 3,700 Monthly 23,680 .6507 15,409 Totals 5,700 25,680 17,409 *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 also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of June, 2006. Catherine Kazanowski, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. E6-9259 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (06-039)] NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Science Subcommittees; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)announces a meeting of the Science Subcommittees of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). These Subcommittees report to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. DATES: Thursday, July 6, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, July 7, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546,

(202)358-4452, fax

(202)358-4118, or *mnorris@nasa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will feature plenary session information briefings by NASA officials on science program status and plans including Lunar science planning. The plenary session will subsequently break out into meetings of the Astrophysics Subcommittee, Earth Science Subcommittee, Heliophysics Subcommittee, Planetary Sciences Subcommittee, and Planetary Protection Subcommittee. The breakout sessions will focus on:

(1)Lunar Science Workshop Planning, and

(2)the NASA Science Plan. The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the rooms. Thirty minutes will be set aside for verbal comment by members of the general public, not to exceed three minutes per speaker, at 8:30 a.m. on July 7, 2006. Those wishing to speak must sign up at the meeting registration desk by 5:30 p.m. on July 6, 2006. Members of the public are also welcome to file a written statement at the time of the meeting. Statements may also be submitted in advance of the meeting via e-mail or fax to Ms. Norris. Statements collected in advance will be forwarded to the appropriate Subcommittee. To facilitate consideration of the comments provided, statements should be kept to two pages. Findings and recommendations developed by the Subcommittees during their meetings will be submitted to the Science Committee of the NAC. It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Attendees will be requested to sign a visitor's register. Dated: June 8, 2006. P. Diane Rausch, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [FR Doc. E6-9268 Filed 6-13-06; 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:* June 29, 2006, 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT. *Place:* Teleconference. National Science Foundation, Room 1045, Stafford I Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. *Type of Meeting:* Open. *For Further Information Contact:* 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 review and approve the final report from the Dark Energy Task Force. Dated: June 9, 2006. Susanne E. Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06-5388 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]

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