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BILLING CODE 3410-15-M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Information Collection Activity; Comment Request AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA)Rural Development Utilities Programs, invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)will be requested. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 16, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Deputy Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5159 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone:

(202)690-1078. FAX:

(202)720-8435. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's

(OMB)regulation (5 CFR Part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS is submitting to OMB for extension. Comments are invited on:

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

(b)the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Joyce McNeil, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX:

(202)720-8435. *Title:* Seismic Safety of New Building Construction. *OMB Control Number:* 0572-0099. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 *et seq.* ) was enacted to reduce risks to life and property through the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)is designated as the agency with the primary responsibility to plan and coordinate the NEHRP. This program includes the development and implementation of feasible design and construction methods to make structures earthquake resistant. Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction, requires that measures to assure seismic safety be imposed on Federally assisted new building construction. 7 CFR Part 1792, Subpart C, Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building Construction, identifies acceptable seismic standards which must be employed in new building construction funded by loans, grants, or guarantees made by the Rural Utilities Service, hereinafter referred to as agency, through lien accommodations or subordinations approved by the agency. This subpart implements and explains the provisions of the loan contract utilized by the agency for both electric and telecommunications borrowers. *Estimate of Burden:* Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response. *Respondents:* Small business or organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,000. *Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:* 1. *Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:* 750. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at

(202)720-0812. FAX:

(USDA)Rural Development Utilities Programs, invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)will be requested. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 16, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone:

(202)720-0784. Fax:

(202)720-8435. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's

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

(b)the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Richard C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX:

(202)720-8435. *Title:* Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants. *Type of Request:* Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. *OMB Control Number:* 0572-0110. *Abstract:* This action amends the existing regulation for the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) Program to allow grants to be made before an emergency has actually occurred. The ECWAG program was authorized by the Rural Development Act of 1972. The grants are made to public bodies, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes for the purpose of improving rural living standards and for other purposes that create safe and affordable drinking water in rural areas or towns with a population not exceeding 10,000 inhabitants. These grants can be made to construct or improve drinking water facilities serving the most financially needy communities. This revision is undertaken specifically to respond to requirements of Section 6009 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171). (2002 Farm Bill) *Estimate of Burden:* Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.6 hours per response. *Respondents:* Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 100. *Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:* 2. *Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:* 400 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Michele Brooks, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at

(202)690-1078. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis at

(202)720-0812. FAX:

(202)720-8435. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Dated: August 11, 2006. James M. Andrew, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. E6-13548 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-15-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order No. 1459 Grant of Authority, Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Counties of Carroll and Jo-Daviess, Illinois Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board adopts the following Order: *Whereas* , the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for A. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,@ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry; *Whereas* , the Jo-Carroll Foreign Trade Zone Board (the Grantee), a joint-county entity of the Counties of Carroll and Jo-Daviess, Illinois, has made application to the Board (FTZ Docket 56-2005, filed 11/9/05), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone at a site in both counties, adjacent to the Davenport, Iowa/Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, Customs port of entry; *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment has been given in the **Federal Register** (70 FR 69936, 11/18/05); and, *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner=s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board=s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; *Now, therefore* , the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 271, at the site described in the application, and subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28, and subject to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit. Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of July 2006. FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13599 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order No. 1473 Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 176, Rockford, Illinois, Area Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: *Whereas* , the Greater Rockford Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 176, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ 176 to include a site (Site 7 - 133 acres) at the Crossroads Commerce Center, Rochelle, adjacent to the Rockford Customs port of entry (FTZ Docket 66-2005; filed 12/21/05); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment was given in the **Federal Register** (71 FR 326, 1/4/06), and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and, *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; *Now, therefore* , the Board hereby orders: The application to expand FTZ 176 is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28, and subject to a sunset provision that would terminate further authority for the proposed site on September 1, 2011, unless the site is activated under FTZ procedures before that date. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of August 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13601 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order No. 1472 Approval of Request for Manufacturing Authority Within Foreign-Trade Zone 204, Tri-Cities Area, TN/VA, (Fractional-Horsepower Electric Motors) Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: *Whereas* , the Tri-Cities Airport Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 204, submitted an application to the Board for manufacturing authority (fractional-horsepower electric motors) within FTZ 204 for Electro Motor, LLC (FTZ Docket 42-2005; filed 8/19/2005); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment was given in the **Federal Register** (70 FR 51335-51336, 8/30/2005) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and, *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; *Now, therefore* , the Board hereby grants authority for the manufacture of fractional-horsepower electric motors within Site 5 of FTZ 204, as described in the application and **Federal Register** notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of August 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13600 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Materials Technical Advisory Committee will meet on September 7, 2006, 10:30 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th Street between Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., Washington, DC . The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to materials and related technology. Agenda Public Session 1. Opening remarks and introductions. 2. Report from the composites working group. 3. Report on latest activities from Chemical Weapons Convention. 4. New Business Closed Session 5. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). A limited number of seats will be available during the public session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. Written statements may be submitted at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the materials should be forwarded prior to the meeting to Ms. Yvette Springer at *Yspringer@bis.doc.gov* The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on August 4, 2006, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, that the portion of the meeting dealing with matters the premature disclosure of which would likely frustrate the implementation of a proposed agency action as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, call Yvette Springer at

(202)482-4814. Dated: August 10, 2006. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 06-6967 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]

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