Notices. Notice of two 90-day petition findings and initiation of a status review for the 12-month finding

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BILLING CODE 4310-55-C DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Petitions To Delist the Island Night Lizard AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of two 90-day petition findings and initiation of a status review for the 12-month finding. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90-day findings for two petitions to remove the island night lizard ( *Xantusia riversiana* ) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act).

We find that one of the petitions presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that delisting may be warranted, and we are therefore initiating a status review. We are requesting submission of any new information on the island night lizard since its original listing as a threatened species in 1977. Following this status review, we will issue a 12-month finding on the petition to delist. DATES: The findings announced in this document were made on August 22, 2006.

To be considered in the 12-month finding on the delisting petition, comments and information should be submitted to us by October 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, information, and questions to the Field Supervisor, Attention: Island Night Lizard Comments, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, California 92009 (fax: 760-431-9618). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor, at the above address (telephone: 760-431-9440).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) requires that we make a finding on whether a petition to list, delist, or reclassify a species presents substantial information to indicate the petitioned action may be warranted. To the maximum extent practicable, we must make the finding within 90 days of receiving the petition, and must promptly publish the finding in the **Federal Register** . If we find substantial information exists to support the petitioned action, we are required to promptly commence a status review of the species (50 CFR 424.14).

“Substantial information” is defined in 50 CFR 424.14(b) as “that amount of information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the measure proposed in the petition may be warranted.” Petitioners need not prove that the petitioned action is warranted to support a “substantial” finding; instead, the key consideration in evaluating a petition for substantiality involves demonstration of the reliability and adequacy of the information supporting the action advocated by the petition.

The factors for listing, delisting, or reclassifying a species are described at 50 CFR 424.11. We may delist a species only if the best scientific and commercial data available substantiate that it is neither endangered nor threatened. Delisting may be warranted as a result of:

(1)Extinction,

(2)recovery, and/or

(3)a determination that the original data used for classification of the species as endangered or threatened were in error. On July 7, 2005, we initiated a 5-year review of the island night lizard as required under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act. Pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement in *California State Grange* , *et al.* v. *Norton* , No: 2:05-cv-00560-MCE-PAN (E.D. California), we will be completing that review by September 30, 2006. A status review is required for both the 5-year review and the 12-month finding. These reviews may utilize similar information and analyses. At the conclusion of these reviews, we will issue the 12-month finding on the petition, as provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act, and make the requisite recommendation under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act based on the results of the 5-year review. Threats Identified at the Time of Listing The island night lizard occurs on San Clemente, San Nicolas, and Santa Barbara Islands (Bezy *et al.* 1980) and one small islet (Sutil Island) immediately adjacent to Santa Barbara Island (Fellers and Drost 1991). We listed the island night lizard as threatened on August 11, 1977, along with six other species of animals and plants that occur on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California (42 FR 40682). We determined that the habitat used by the island night lizard was being modified by the browsing effect of feral goats ( *Capra hircus* ) and the rooting of feral pigs ( *Sus scrofa* ) (June 1, 1976, 41 FR 22073; 42 FR 40682). We stated that the habitats on Santa Barbara and San Nicolas Islands were already reduced and any future reduction would seriously imperil the island night lizard populations (41 FR 22073; 42 FR 40682). Island night lizard depredation by feral housecats ( *Felis cattus* ) on San Clemente Island and by alligator lizards ( *Elgaria multicarinata webbii* ) on San Nicolas Island were also identified as possible threats to the continued existence of the island night lizard (41 FR 22073; 42 FR 40682). In 1984, we published the Recovery Plan for the Endangered and Threatened Species of the California Channel Islands (Recovery Plan), which included the island night lizard (USFWS 1984). Critical habitat has not been designated for the island night lizard. Summary of the Petitions In making these findings regarding the island night lizard delisting petitions, we rely on information provided by the petitioners and evaluate that information in accordance with 50 CFR 424.14(b). The content of these findings summarize information included in the petitions, as well as information available to us at the time we reviewed the petitions. Our review for the purposes of a 90-day finding under section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act and § 424.14(b) of our regulations is limited to a determination of whether the information in the petitions meets the “substantial scientific information” threshold. We do not conduct additional research at this point, nor do we subject the petitions to rigorous critical review. Rather, as the Act and regulations contemplate, at the 90-day finding, the key consideration in evaluating the petitions involves demonstration of the reliability and adequacy of the information supporting the action advanced by the petitions. In determining whether a petition presents substantial information that the petitioned action may be warranted, in accordance with regulation (§ 424.14(b)(2)), we consider whether the petition:

(1)Clearly indicates the petitioned action and gives the scientific and common name of the species involved;

(2)Contains detailed narrative justification for the petitioned action based on available information, past and present numbers and distribution of the species involved, and any threats faced by the species;

(3)Provides information regarding the status of the species over all or a significant portion of its range;

(4)Includes appropriate supporting documentation in the form of bibliographic references, reprints of pertinent publications, copies of reports or letters from authorities, and maps. Additionally, section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the five following factors: A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; C. Disease or predation; D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. In determining whether a petition presents substantial information regarding threats faced by the species, we evaluate whether the petition provides any information relevant to those factors. The first petition we received requesting that we remove the island night lizard from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

(List)was from the National Wilderness Institute and was dated February 3, 1997. The petition maintains that the island night lizard has no significant identifiable threats, appears to have had a stable population since being listed, and should be delisted on the basis of data error. The petition restates information from the listing rule (42 FR 40682) and the Recovery Plan and does not provide any new information or documentation that would support delisting. The petition also notes that we identified the island night lizard in budget justifications as early as 1993 as a potential candidate for delisting. We acknowledged receipt of the petition in a letter to the National Wilderness Institute dated June 29, 1998, and indicated that due to low priority assigned to delisting activities in our Fiscal Year 1997 Listing Priority Guidance, we were not then able to act on the petition. The first petition does not provide any information on or describe the past and present numbers and distribution, or status, of the species over all or a significant portion of its range. However, the petition does present claims regarding the first factor (the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range). The petition asserts that the island night lizard is not threatened by habitat modification by feral animals. To support this assertion, the first petition refers to the Recovery Plan (USFWS 1984). It states that the Recovery Plan presumed that the habitat modification resulting from feral species herbivory was the primary contributor to the decline of indigenous species such as the island night lizard, and notes that the Recovery Plan did not provide any data demonstrating a decline. To support its view that habitat on San Clemente Island was not altered by grazing animals, the petition cites from the Recovery Plan in reference to San Clemente Island habitat: “* * * with habitat structure as the predominant influence on present distribution, it is possible to deduce the change from past habitat modification on the island. The optimum habitat, maritime desert scrub, *Lycium* phase, is largely the result of soil and climate conditions along the west coast of the island and probably has not been altered to the detriment of the lizards by grazing mammals.” However, the petition does not acknowledge the continuing text of this section of the Recovery Plan, which, for example, notes that there is no information on the status of island night lizards prior to ranching activities and the introduction of feral animals on San Clemente Island. The Recovery Plan also suggests that important changes to habitat structure occurred in upland areas on the southern half of San Clemente Island where grazing and soil erosion have replaced shrub and herbaceous vegetation with grassland, cholla cactus, and bare ground. The Recovery Plan further notes that rocky areas exposed by the loss of original vegetation are a deteriorated habitat for the island night lizard, and chaparral shrub vegetation is not sufficiently dense to provide full shelter for the island night lizard. The Recovery Plan concludes that the most extensive deterioration of island night lizard habitat occurred with the vegetation changes on rocky upland areas of the southern half of San Clemente Island. The information presented in the first petition asserting that feral species herbivory did not alter island night lizard habitat does not accurately portray the discussion in the Recovery Plan and is out of context. We therefore conclude that the petition does not provide substantial information regarding the first factor (the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range). The petition did not provide any information concerning the second factor (overutilization for commercial, sporting, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes), the third factor (disease or predation); the fourth factor (inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms), or the fifth factor (other natural or manmade factors affecting their continued existence). We, therefore, conclude that the first petition does not provide substantial information or appropriate supporting documentation supporting its claim that feral species herbivory on San Clemente Island did not contribute to the decline of the island night lizard, and that the island night lizard was listed in error. The first petition does not provide any information on island night lizard habitat on San Nicolas Island or on Santa Barbara Island, nor does it address any other factors considered in a 90-day petition finding. We received a second petition dated March 22, 2004, from the U.S. Navy, requesting that we delist the island night lizard on San Clemente Island and San Nicolas Island, California, as distinct population segments pursuant to section 4(b)(3) of the Act. The second petition provides a comprehensive summary of the species' status and population abundance information that has been collected since the island night lizard was listed. The petition also provides information on threats to the species. The information on species status, population abundance, and threats provided in the petition is accompanied by supporting documentation in the form of bibliographic references, many of which are included as appendices. The following assertions of the second petition, along with the associated documentation, constitute substantial information warranting further analysis in a 12-month finding:

(1)The primary threat, habitat destruction by feral ungulates on San Clemente Island, has been removed;

(2)increases in the numbers of island night lizards on San Clemente Island are likely attributable to the removal of the feral ungulates and minimization of the potential impacts of military training operations;

(3)there are minimal impacts from military activities on island night lizard on San Nicolas Island;

(4)the effect of feral cat predation on island night lizard is either reduced (San Clemente Island) or minimal (San Nicolas Island);

(5)the establishment of a sympatric relationship between island night lizard and alligator lizard suggests that the latter does not threaten the continued existence of the island night lizard;

(6)continued monitoring has demonstrated that island night lizard populations on San Clemente Island and San Nicolas Island are stable and viable;

(7)the island night lizard monitoring data for both San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands do not demonstrate that non-native vegetation adversely impacts the island night lizard populations;

(8)since 1977, the only substantial change in plant communities on San Clemente Island has been habitat recovery as a result of the eradication of feral grazing animals;

(9)the military administrative nature of the islands, the sensitivity towards natural resources, and the conservation goals outlined in San Clemente Island Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (US Navy 2002) provide assurances that new introductions of non-native animals are unlikely to occur; and

(10)investigations suggest that fires do not have detrimental effects to the species unless they result in long term modification of vegetation. The second petition has thus presented information regarding the first factor (the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range), third factor (disease or predation), and the fifth factor (other natural or manmade factors affecting their continued existence) under section 4(a)(1) of the Act that we evaluate in determining whether substantial information indicates the petitioned action may be warranted. Regarding the first factor, the first petition claims that habitat was not altered by feral species herbivory but does not provide substantial information or appropriate supporting documentation. In contrast, the second petition provides documentation in the form of bibliographic references that cite biological studies on the species and Department of the Navy management plans for San Clemente and San Nicolas islands, some of which are included as appendices to the petition. The second petition does not suggest the delisting of the island night lizard population on Santa Barbara Island. The second petition states that even though rabbits ( *Oryctolagus cuniculus* ) were eradicated on the island in 1981, the National Park Service informed the U.S. Navy that the lizard habitat has not improved as expected, and recent survey data from Santa Barbara Island have not been adequately analyzed. Distinct Population Segments Under the Act, a species is defined as including any subspecies and any distinct population segment

(DPS)of a vertebrate species [16 U.S.C. 1532(16)]. To implement the measures prescribed by the Act and its Congressional guidance, we and the National Marine Fisheries Service (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Fisheries), developed a joint policy that addresses the recognition of DPSs of vertebrate species for potential listing and delisting actions (February 7, 1996, 61 FR 4722). The DPS policy specifies that we are to use two elements to assess whether a population segment under consideration for listing may be recognized as a DPS:

(1)The population segment's discreteness from the remainder of the species to which it belongs; and

(2)the significance of the population segment to the species to which it belongs. If we determine that a population segment meets the discreteness and significance standards and therefore qualifies as a DPS, then the level of threat to that population segment is evaluated based on the five listing factors established by the Act to determine whether listing or delisting the DPS is warranted. The island night lizard is currently listed as a threatened species throughout its range, and we have not conducted an analysis to determine if the DPS policy is applicable to this species. The second petition asserts that the San Nicolas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara Islands all qualify as DPSs. The second petition asserts that the three island night lizard populations are discrete from each other because

(1)they are separated physically as islands of the Pacific Ocean, between which the lizards are not able to travel, and

(2)they are separated administratively by ownership. The U.S. Navy administers San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands, and the National Park Service administers Santa Barbara Island. The second petition also states that the three populations on the islands meet the significance element of the DPS policy based on two points. First, because the island night lizard is found on only three of the six California Channel Islands, the loss of one population segment may be considered a gap in the range of the species. Secondly, the second petition asserts that phenotypic differences, such as variation in scalation, body size, and clutch size, occur between the different island night lizard populations. The Service has not analyzed the island night lizard to determine whether the separate populations constitute DPSs under our policy. The second petition has raised this issue and it is relevant to the status review and subsequent determination on the petition. Our 12-month finding will consider whether any of the island night lizard populations constitute a DPS. Findings We have reviewed both of the delisting petitions and their supporting documents as well as other information in our files. The first petition presents no information on the past and present numbers and distribution, or status of the species over all or a significant portion of its range, and limited information relevant to threats to the species. The limited information it presents in support of its view that island night lizard habitat on San Clemente Island was not altered by grazing animals misrepresents discussions in the Recovery Plan and is out of context, and was not accompanied by any other supporting documentation. Accordingly, we find that the first petition does not present substantial information indicating that delisting the island night lizard may be warranted. For the reasons discussed above, we find that the second petition does present substantial information indicating that delisting the San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands populations may be warranted. Questions remain as to whether the island night lizard populations would qualify as distinct population segments. We believe it is appropriate to consider the information provided in the second petition, any other new information about this species, and the threats it may face in a status review, including information presented as to whether the island night lizard populations qualify as distinct population segments. We will issue a 12-month finding in accordance with section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act as to whether delisting is warranted. Public Information Solicited We are requesting information on the island night lizard throughout its range for the 12-month finding. We also will use that information for the ongoing 5-year review (70 FR 39327, July 7, 2005). When we make a finding that substantial information exists to indicate that listing or delisting a species may be warranted, we are required to promptly commence a review of the status of the species. To ensure that the status review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we are soliciting information on the island night lizard throughout its range. This includes information regarding historical and current distribution, biology, ecology, ongoing conservation measures for the species and its habitat, and threats to the species and its habitat. Additionally, we request any information regarding application of our policy regarding the recognition of distinct vertebrate population segments under the Act (61 FR 4722) to this particular situation. As stated in the policy, a population segment of a vertebrate species may be considered discrete if it satisfies either one of the following two conditions:

(1)It is markedly separated from other populations of the same taxon as a consequence of physical, physiological, ecological, or behavioral factors (quantitative measures of genetic or morphological discontinuity may provide evidence of this separation); or

(2)it is delimited by international governmental boundaries within which significant differences in control of exploitation, management of habitat, conservation status, or regulatory mechanisms exist. The Service also considers available scientific evidence of a discrete population segment's significance to the taxon to which it belongs. This consideration may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)Persistence of the discrete population segment in an ecological setting unusual or unique for the taxon,

(2)evidence that loss of the discrete population segment would result in a significant gap in the range of a taxon,

(3)evidence that the discrete population segment represents the only surviving natural occurrence of a taxon that may be more abundant elsewhere as an introduced population outside its historic range, or

(4)evidence that the discrete population segment differs markedly from other populations of the species in its genetic characteristics. We request any additional information, comments, and suggestions from the public, State and Federal agencies, Tribes, the scientific community, industry or environmental entities, or any other interested parties concerning the status of the island night lizard, and whether the island night lizard populations constitute distinct population segments. If you wish to provide information or comments relevant to the 12-month finding or 5-year review, you may submit your information, comments, and materials to the Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES ). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Respondents may request that we withhold their identity, as allowable by law. If you wish to withhold your name or address, you must state this request prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. To the extent consistent with applicable law, we will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. A complete list of all references cited in this finding is available, upon request, from the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES ). Author The primary author of this document is Sandy Vissman (see ADDRESSES ). Authority The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ). Dated: July 11, 2006. Benito A. Perez, Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E6-13877 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 060808213-6213-01; I.D. 073106C] RIN 0648-AU56 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2006 Georges Bank Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: Framework Adjustment

(FW)42 to the Northeast

(NE)Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP)and FW 3 to the Monkfish FMP propose creation of the Georges Bank

(GB)Cod Fixed Gear Sector (Fixed Gear Sector). If approved in FW 42/FW 3, the Fixed Gear Sector would be eligible for an annual allocation of up to 20 percent of the annual GB cod total allowable catch (TAC). Therefore, in accordance with the FMP, and pursuant to the anticipated approval of FW 42/FW 3, a representative of the Fixed Gear Sector submitted an Operations Plan, Sector Agreement (Contract), and Environmental Assessment (EA), and requested an allocation of GB cod to the Fixed Gear Sector for fishing year 2006 (FY 2006). The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that documents submitted by the Fixed Gear Sector comply with the procedural regulations regarding an annual Operations Plan and Sector Contract. This noticedocument provides interested parties an opportunity to comment on the proposed Sector Operations Plan and EA (prior to approval or disapproval of FW 42, which would authorize the formation of the Fixed Gear Sector), and prior to final approval or disapproval of the Sector Operations Plan and allocation of GB cod TAC to the Fixed Gear Sector for FY 2006. Comments regarding the formation of the Fixed Gear Sector (as opposed to the FY 2006 Operations Plan and Sector Contract, which are the subject of this proposed rule) should be submitted as described in the proposed rule for FW 42. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope “Comments on GB Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan.” Comments may also be sent via fax to

(978)281-9135, or submitted via e-mail to: *fixedgearsector@NOAA.gov* , or the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Copies of the Sector Agreement and the EA are available from the NE Regional Office at the mailing address specified above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone

(978)281-9347, fax

(978)281-9135, e-mail *Thomas.Warren@NOAA.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regional Administrator has made a preliminary determination that the Fixed Gear Sector Contract and Operations Plan is consistent with the goals of the FMP and other applicable law and is in compliance with the regulations governing the development and operation of a sector as specified under 50 CFR 648.87. The final rule implementing Amendment 13 (69 FR 22906, April 27, 2004) specified a process for the formation of sectors within the NE multispecies fishery and the allocation of TAC for specific groundfish species (or days-at-sea (DAS)), implemented restrictions that apply to all sectors, and authorized the first sector of the FMP (GB Cod Hook Sector). If FW 42/FW 3 are approved as proposed, the Fixed Gear Sector would be an approved sector, and the regulations that would apply to the Fixed Gear Sector specify that:

(1)Aall vessels with a valid limited access NE multispecies DAS permit are eligible to participate in the Sector, provided they have documented landings of GB cod through valid dealer reports submitted to NMFS of GB cod during FY 1996 through 2001 (regardless of gear fished);

(2)membership in the Sector is voluntary, and each member would be required to remain in the Sector for the entire fishing year and could not fish outside the NE multispecies DAS program during the fishing year, unless certain conditions are met;

(3)vessels fishing in the Sector (participating vessels) would be confined to fishing in the GB Cod Hook Sector Area, which is that portion of the GB cod stock area north of 39°00′ N. lat. and east of 71°40′ W. long; and

(4)participating vessels would be required to comply with all pertinent Federal fishing regulations, unless specifically exempted by a Letter of Authorization, and the provisions of an approved Operations Plan. This current regulations that apply to all sectors would also apply to the Fixed Gear Sector. Although FW 42/FW 3 would establish the Fixed Gear Sector, in order for GB cod to be allocated to the Fixed Gear Sector and the Fixed Gear Sector authorized to fish, the Fixed Gear Sector must submit an Operations Plan and Sector Contract to the Regional Administrator annually for approval. The Operations Plan and Sector Contract must contain certain elements, including a contract signed by all Sector participants and a plan containing the management rules that the Sector participants agree to abide by in order to avoid exceeding the allocated TAC. An additional analysis of the impacts of the Sector's proposed operations may be required in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. Further, the public must be provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed Operations Plan and Sector Contract. The regulations require that, upon completion of the public comment period, the Regional Administrator will make a determination regarding approval of the Sector Contract and Operations Plan. If approved by the Regional Administrator, participating vessels would be authorized to fish under the terms of the Operations Plan and Sector Contract. In anticipation of approval of the Fixed Gear Sector in FW 42/FW 3, the Fixed Gear Sector submitted an initial version of the Operations Plan, Sector Contract, and EA to NMFS on February 1, 2006. On June 13, 2006, the Fixed Gear Sector submitted a revised version, after making modifications to the Operations Plan and EA, and submitted a final version on June 28, 2006. The Sector Agreement would be overseen by a Board of Directors and a Sector Manager. The Sector Agreement specifies, in accordance with Amendment 13, that the Sector's GB cod TAC would be based upon the number of Sector members and their historic landings of GB cod. The GB cod TAC is a “hard” TAC, meaning that, once the TAC is reached, Sector vessels could not fish under a DAS, possess or land GB cod or other regulated species managed under the FMP (regulated species), or use gear capable of catching groundfish (unless fishing under charter/party or recreational regulations). As of June 28, 2006, two prospective Fixed Gear Sector members had signed the 2006 Sector Contract. The GB cod TAC calculation is based upon the historic cod landings of the participating Fixed Gear Sector vessels, using all gear. The allocation percentage is calculated by dividing the sum of total landings of GB cod by Sector members for FY 1996 through 2001, by the sum of the total accumulated landings of GB cod harvested by all NE multispecies vessels for the same time period (2,240,110 lb (1,016.1 mt)/ 113,278,842 lb (51,382.4 mt)). The resulting number is 1.98 percent. Based upon these two prospective Sector members, the Sector TAC of GB cod would be 121 mt (1.98 percent of the fishery-wide GB cod target TAC of 6,132 mt). The fishery-wide GB cod target TAC of 6,132 mt is less than the GB cod target TAC specified for 2006 (7,458 mt) because the 7,458 mt includes Canadian catch. That is, the fishery-wide GB cod target TAC of 6,132 mt was calculated by subtracting the GB cod TAC specified for Canada under the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing Understanding for FY 2006 (1,326 mt), from the overall GB cod target TAC of 7,458 mt specified by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) for FY 2006 (71 FR 25095, April 28, 2006). If prospective members of the Sector change their minds about participating in the Fixed Gear Sector after the publication of this notice and prior to a final decision by the Regional Administrator, it is possible that the total number of participants in the Sector and the TAC for the Sector may be reduced from the numbers above. The Fixed Gear Sector Agreement contains procedures for the enforcement of the Sector rules, a schedule of penalties, and provides the authority to the Fixed Gear Sector Manager to issue stop fishing orders to members of the Fixed Gear Sector. Participating vessels would be required to land fish only in designated landing ports and would be required to provide the Sector Manager with a copy of the Vessel Trip Report

(VTR)within 48 hrhours of offloading. Dealers purchasing fish from participating vessels would be required to provide the Fixed Gear Sector Manager with a copy of the dealer report on a weekly basis. On a monthly basis, the Fixed Gear Sector Manager would transmit to NMFS a copy of the VTRs and the aggregate catch information from these reports. After 90 percent of the Fixed Gear Sector's allocation has been harvested, the Fixed Gear Sector Manager would be required to provide NMFS with aggregate reports on a weekly basis. A total of 1/12 of the Fixed Gear Sector's GB cod TAC, minus a reserve, would be allocated to each month of the fishing year. GB cod quota that is not landed during a given month would be rolled over into the following month. Once the aggregate monthly quota of GB cod is reached, for the remainder of the month, participating vessels could not fish under a NE multispecies DAS, possess or land GB cod or other regulated species, or use gear capable of catching regulated NE multispecies. Once the annual TAC of GB cod is reached, Fixed Gear Sector members could not fish under a NE multispecies DAS, possess or land GB cod or other regulated species, or use gear capable of catching regulated NE multispecies for the rest of the fishing year. The harvest rules would not preclude vessels from fishing under the charter/party or recreational regulations, provided the vessel fishes under the applicable charter/party and recreational rules on separate trips. For each fishing trip, participating vessels would be required to fish under the NE multispecies DAS program to account for any incidental groundfish species that they may catch while fishing for GB cod. In addition, participating vessels would be required to call the Sector Manager prior to leaving port. There would be no trip limit for GB cod for participating vessels. All legal-sized cod caught would be retained and landed and counted against the Fixed Gear Sector's aggregate allocation. Participating vessels would not be allowed to fish with or have on board gear other than jigs, non-automated demersal longline, handgear, or sink gillnets, and participating Fixed Gear Sector vessels fishing with hook gear would be exempt from the GB Seasonal Closure Area during May. The Operations Plan submitted by the Fixed Gear Sector proposes that Sector members be allowed to fish in a geographic area that extends farther south (south to 35° 00′ N. Lat.) and west (to the coast) than does the area specified in the FW 42 proposed rule, which states that the Fixed Gear Sector would fish only in the GB Cod Hook Sector Area, which is substantially smaller, and does not include the areas to the south or west of GB. In FW 42, the Council proposed that the Fixed Gear Sector be required to fish in the GB Cod Hook Sector Area, and included such a requirement in the proposed regulations, because the GB Cod Hook Sector, which has very similar goals is subject to this requirement (i.e., targeting GB cod). FW 42, which proposes to create the GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector, did not describe or define a geographic area associated with the Fixed Gear Sector. For both Amendment 13 and FW 42 (proposed), the justification for defining the geographic area in the regulations, in contrast to defining the area only in the Operations Plan, is that the area where a sector fishes is one of the fundamental attributes that defines a sector. Because the Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan proposes a geographic area that is different from that proposed in FW 42, NMFS is particularly interested in receiving public comments on this subject. The EA prepared for the Fixed Gear Sector operations concludes that the biological impacts of the Fixed Gear Sector will be positive because the hard TAC for GB cod will ensure that the Fixed Gear Sector members will not be contributing to overfishing of GB cod, and the use of fixed gear will preclude the use of other gear that may have greater negative bycatch and habitat impacts. Implementation of the Fixed Gear Sector would have a positive impact on essential fish habitat

(EFH)and bycatch by allowing a maximum number of hook or gillnet vessels to remain active in the fishery, rather than converting to (or leasing DAS to) other gear types that have greater impacts on EFH. DAS will provide two means of restricting both the landings and effort of the Fixed Gear Sector. Monthly quota targets would spread out the catch throughout the fishing year and prevent the harvest of the cod TAC in an intensive manner. The prohibition on discarding would reduce regulatory discarding, and the elimination of the daily trip limit would allows vessel to operate more efficiently. The analysis of economic impacts of the Fixed Gear Sector concludes that Fixed Gear Sector members would enable member businesses to remain economically viable by realizing higher economic returns, if the Fixed Gear Sector were implemented. The EAEnvironmental Assessment

(EA)asserts that fishing in accordance with the Sector Agreement rules enables more adaptable and efficient harvesting of GB cod with fixed gear than would be possible if the vessels were fishing in accordance with the common pool (non-Sector) rules. The social benefits of the Fixed Gear Sector would accrue to Fixed Gear Sector members, as well as the Chatham/Harwichport, MA, community, which is highly dependent upon groundfish revenues. The EA concludes that the self-governing nature of the Fixed Gear Sector and the development of rules by the Fixed Gear Sector enables stewardship of the cod resource by Fixed Gear Sector members. The cumulative impacts of the Fixed Gear Sector are expected to be positive due to a positive biological impact, neutral impact on habitat, and a positive social and economic impact. In contrast, the cumulative impact of the no action alternative is estimated to be neutral, with negative social and economic impacts on the fixed gear fishery. Should the Regional Administrator approve the Sector Agreement as proposed, a Letter of Authorization would be issued to each member of the Fixed Gear Sector exempting them, conditional upon their compliance with the Sector Agreement, from the GB cod possession restrictions and the requirements of the GOM trip limit exemption program, as specified in § 648.86(b). Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed TAC allocations and plans of operation of sectors. Classification At this time, NMFS has not made a final determination that the measures this proposed rule would implement are consistent with the national standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws. NMFS, in making the final determination, will take into account the data, views, and comments received during the comment period. This proposed rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. This proposed rule does not contain policies with federalism or “takings” implications as those terms are defined in E.O. 13132 and E.O. 12630, respectively. An Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

(IRFA)was prepared, which has been modified by NMFS for this action, as required by section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Below is a summary of the IRFA, which describes the economic impact this proposed rule, if adopted, would have on small entities. A description of the action, why it is being considered, and the legal basis for this action are contained in the preamble to this proposed rule and in the Executive Summary and section 3.0 of the EA prepared for this action. The Proposed Alternative would approve the Operations Plan for the 2006 fishing year and allocate a GB cod TAC of 121 mt to the Fixed Gear Sector. Once the GB cod TAC is reached, participating vessel would not be allowed to fish under a DAS, possess or land GB cod, or other regulated species managed under the FMP, or use gear capable of catching groundfish (unless fishing under recreational or charter/party regulations). Vessels intending to fish in the Fixed Gear Sector this fishing year may not fish for NE multispecies under a groundfish DAS this fishing year until the Sector Operations Plan is approved, and Fixed Gear Sector vessels may use either hook gear or gillnet gear only. Under the proposed Operations Plan, members using hook gear would be exempt from the May GB Seasonal Closure. The Small Business Administration

(SBA)size standard for small commercial fishing entities is $4 million in gross sales, and the size standard for small party/charter operators is $6.5 million. Available data for fishing year 2004 gross sales show that the maximum gross sales for any single commercial fishing vessel was $1.8 million, and the maximum gross sales for any affected party/charter vessel was $1.0 million. While an entity may own multiple vessels, available data make it difficult to determine which vessels may be controlled by a single entity. For this reason, each vessel is treated as a single entity for purposes of size determination and impact assessment. This means that all commercial and party/charter fishing entities would fall under the SBA size standard for small entities and, therefore, there is no differential impact between large and small entities. Economic Impacts of the Proposed Action The fixed gear fishermen and the Chatham/Harwichport communities are dependaent upon GB cod and other groundfish. The Amendment 13 restrictions that reduced the GB cod trip limit had a disproportionate affect on the Chatham fixed gear fishermen. According to Amendment 13, Chatham's overall community dependence on multispecies as a percentage of total fisheries revenues from federally permitted vessels averaged about 71 percent. Allocation of cod TAC to a sector and the development of alternative fishing restrictions would mitigate the impacts of Amendment 13. Specifically, the proposed Operations Plan enables Fixed Gear Sector members to fish under a set of rules crafted by Sector members in order to adapt to current economic and fishing conditions. This rule would enable Fixed Gear Sector members to remain economically viable by maximizing revenues and minimizing expenses in the short term, and help to maintain associated shoreside job opportunities. Because of the time elapsed between the beginning of the fishing year on May 1, 2006, and the anticipated effective date of FW 42, as well as the fact that Sector members are not allowed to fish during the fishing year prior to the approval of the Sector Operations Plan, many prospective members were forced to choose between fishing during the summer and foregoing participation in the Fixed Gear Sector for FY 2006, or to abstain from fishing in order to preserve eligibility to participate in the Fixed Gear Sector. Because June, July, and August are traditionally the most profitable months of the fishing year, many fishermen could not afford to not fish, despite the economic benefits the Sector has to offer. Many fishermen make 50 percent or more of their annual income in those 3 months alone. Therefore, the number of vessels participating in the Fixed Gear Sector in FY 2006 is significantly lower than anticipated. Economic Impacts of Alternative to the Proposed Action Under the No Action alternative, all Sector members would remain in the common pool of vessels and fish under all the rules implemented by Amendment 13 and subsequent Framework Adjustments, and there would be no allocation of GB cod to the Fixed Gear Sector. Because cod usually represents a high proportion of total fishing income for gillnet and hookgear vessels, revenues for such vessel owners are very sensitive to changes in cod trip limits. Under the scenario of reduced DAS anticipated under FW 42 and a restrictive daily trip limit that would be in place under the no action alternative, it is likely that Fixed Gear Sector vessels would experience revenue losses. It is more likely under the No Action alternative that disruption to the Chatham/Harwichport communities would occur. Description of the Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements of the Proposed Rule This proposed rule contains no collection-of-information requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: August 16, 2006. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-13867 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S 71 162 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request August 17, 2006. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding

(a)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;

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(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 should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), *OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV* or fax

(202)395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling

(202)720-8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Housing Service *Title:* Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration Program

(MPR)for Fiscal Year 2006. *OMB Control Number:* 0575-0190. *Summary of Collection:* The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-97) provided funding for, and authorizes the Rural Housing Service

(RHS)to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the Section 515 multi-family housing portfolio. The Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration Program will utilize numerous authorities to provide the financial assistance necessary to revitalize rental properties and preserve them for affordable housing. *Need and Use of the Information:* RHS will use the collected information to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses to which the proposal concept possesses or lacks to select the most feasible proposals that will enhances the Agency's chances in accomplishing the demonstration objective. The information will be utilized to sustain and modify RHS' current policies pertaining to revitalization and preservation of affordable rental housing in rural areas. *Description of Respondents:* Individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government. *Number of Respondents:* 3,600. *Frequency of Responses:* Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. *Total Burden Hours:* 4,670. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-13874 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-XT-P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2006-0023] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA)and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring a public meeting on September 12, 2006. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions that will be discussed at the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on October 30-November 3, 2006. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties with the opportunity to obtain background information on the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Auditorium (1A003), Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD. Parking is adjacent to this building and will be available at no charge to individuals who pre-register by the date below (See Pre-Registration). In addition, the College Park metro station is across the street. Codex documents related to the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU will be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: *http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.* The Food Safety and Inspection Service

(FSIS)invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to *http://www.regulations.gov* and, in the “Search for Open Regulations” box, select “Food Safety and Inspection Service” from the agency drop-down menu, then click on “Submit.” In the Docket ID column, select the FDMS Docket Number FSIS-2006-0023 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. • Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand- or courier-delivered items: Send to FSIS Docket Room, Docket Clerk, USDA, FSIS, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, Washington, DC 20250. *Electronic mail:* *fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.* All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2006-0023. • All comments submitted in response to this notice, as well as research and background information used by FSIS in developing this document, will be posted to the *regulations.gov* Web site. The background information and comments will be available for public inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. • In addition to submitting comments by mail to the above address, the U.S. Delegate to the CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman of the Food and Drug Administration, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following e-mail address: *CCNFSDU@cfsan.fda.gov.* *Pre-Registration:* To gain admittance to this meeting, individuals must present a photo ID for identification and also are required to pre-register. In addition, no cameras or videotaping equipment will be permitted in the meeting room. To pre-register, please send the following information to this e-mail address— *nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov* by September 5, 2006: —Your name —Organization —Mailing address —Phone number —E-mail address For Further Information About The 28th Session Of The CCNFSDU Contact: Nancy Crane, Assistant to the U.S. Delegate to the CCNFSDU, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS-800), College Park, MD 20740; Phone:

(301)436-1450; Fax:

(301)436-2636. E-mail: *nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov.* For Further Information About The Public Meeting Contact: Ellen Matten, International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, USDA, FSIS, Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250; Phone:

(202)205-7760; Fax:

(202)720-3157. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization. Codex is the major international organization for encouraging fair international trade in food and protecting the health and economic interests of consumers. Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in trade. The Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) was established to study specific nutritional problems assigned to it by Codex and advise Codex on general nutritional issues; to draft general provisions, as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods; to develop standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees when necessary; and to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex Standards, guidelines and related texts. The CCNFSDU is hosted by the Federal Republic of Germany. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU will be discussed during the public meeting: • Matters referred to the Committee from other Codex bodies. • Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims: Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents: (Part B, containing provisions on Dietary Fibre). • Draft Revised Standard for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants; —Section A: Draft Revised Standard for Infant Formula —Section B: Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants —Proposals of the Working Group for the Section on Food Additives (for Sections A and B). • Draft Revised Standard for Gluten-Free Foods. • Proposed Draft Revision of the Advisory List of Nutrient Compounds for Use in Foods for Special Dietary Uses Intended for the Use by Infants and Young Children. • Proposed Draft Recommendations on the Scientific Basis of Health Claims. • Discussion Paper on the Proposals for Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling Purposes. • Discussion Paper on the Application of Risk Analysis to the Work of the CCNFSDU. Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the German Secretariat prior to the CCNFSDU. Members of the public may access copies of these documents via the World Wide Web at the following address: *http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.* Public Meeting At the September 12 public meeting, draft U.S. positions on these agenda items will be described, discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman at *CCNFSDU@cfsan.fda.gov* . Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 28th Session of the CCNFSDU. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line through the FSIS Web Page located at *http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2006_Notices_Index/.* FSIS will also make copies of this **Federal Register** publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, **Federal Register** notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv, a free electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade and farm groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professional and other individuals who have asked to be included. The update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader and more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at *http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/e-mail_subscription/.* Options range from recalls to export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their account. Done at Washington, DC on August 17, 2006. F. Edward Scarbrough, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. E6-13851 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Assessment; Rehabilitation of Floodwater Retarding Structure 35A, Upper Salt Creek Watershed, Lancaster County Nebraska AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Availability, Finding of No Significant Impact. SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS)has prepared an Environmental Assessment in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended. Pursuant to the implementing regulations for NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); the USDA Departmental Policy for the NEPA (7 CFR part 1b); the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service policy (General Manual Title 190, Part 410); the Natural Resources Conservation Service gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the rehabilitation of floodwater retarding Structure 35A in Upper Salt Creek Watershed, Lancaster County Nebraska. The Environmental Assessment was developed in coordination with the sponsoring local organization (Lower Platte South Natural Resources District) for a Federally assisted action to address flood control prevention in the Upper Salt Creek Watershed and the status of floodwater retarding dam Structure 35A. Upon consideration of the affected environment, alternatives, environmental consequences, and comments and coordination with concerned public and agencies, the State Conservationist for NRCS, Nebraska found that based on the significance and context and intensity that the proposed action is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Thus, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was made. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Stephen K. Chick, State Conservationist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866; telephone

(402)437-5300. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sponsoring local organization concurs with this determination and agrees with carrying forward the proposed project. Structure 35A no longer meets the NRCS safety and performance standards for a High Hazard Class structure. The proposed action is to rehabilitate Structure 35A to current NRCS High Hazard Class requirements and extend its life for 100 years. The following actions are proposed: the existing principal spillway would be removed and replaced, the auxiliary spillway would be widened, the top of dam would be raised, and foundation drains re-established. Information regarding this finding may be obtained at the contact information listed above. No administrative action on implementation of the proposed funding action will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the **Federal Register** . Signed in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 8, 2006. Stephen K. Chick, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. E6-13875 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board (Docket 32-2006) Foreign-Trade Zone 32—Miami, Florida, Application for Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones

(FTZ)Board (the Board) by the Greater Miami Foreign-Trade Zone, Incorporated, grantee of FTZ 32, requesting authority to expand its zone to include a site in Medley, Florida, within the Miami Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on August 10, 2006. FTZ 32 was approved on September 6, 1977 (Board Order 123, 42 FR 46568, 9/16/77), expanded on March 3, 1982 (Board Order 184, 47 FR 10612, 3/11/82), and expanded on March 20, 1990 (Board Order 466, 55 FR 11631, 3/29/90). The zone project currently consists of the following sites: *Site 1* (72 acres, 750,000 sq. ft.)—warehousing and exhibition center located at NW 25th Street and 107th Avenue, Miami; *Site 2* (205 acres)—within the Beacon Centre development located north of NW 12th Street and east of 87th Avenue, Miami; and, *Temporary Site* (1 acre) within a 49-acre warehouse facility located at 12500 N.W. 112th Avenue, Medley (expires 9/1/2008). The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the general-purpose zone to include the entire multi-user, food-service warehouse facility located at 12500 N.W. 112th Avenue in Medley ( *Proposed Site 3* , 49 acres). The site is owned by Sysco Food Service of South Florida, Inc. The proposed site will also include the temporary site. The applicant is also requesting that 1 acre (50,000 sq. ft.) at Site 1 be restored to zone status. (A minor modification was approved in June 2006 (A(27f)-29-2006) removing 1 acre (50,000 sq. ft.) from Site 1 to establish the temporary site.) No specific manufacturing requests are being made at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from the interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is October 23, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to November 6, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Assistance Center, 5835 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 203, Miami, FL 33126; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 10, 2006. Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13869 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board (Docket 33-2006) Foreign-Trade Zone 52 - Suffolk County, New York, Request for Manufacturing Authority, (Cosmetic Kits) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Town of Islip (New York), operator of Foreign-Trade Zone

(FTZ)52, requesting authority on behalf of TKD Industries, Inc.

(TKD)for the manufacture of cosmetic kits under FTZ procedures within FTZ 52 in Ronkonkoma, New York. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on August 10, 2006. TKD operates a manufacturing facility (85 employees) within proposed FTZ 52 for the production of cosmetic kits. The finished products (classifiable as perfumes and toilet waters, lip makeup, eye makeup, manicure, powder, make-up treatments, shampoo, and hair-care products) would enter the United States duty free. Imported inputs are projected to comprise 34 percent of the value of finished products produced under FTZ procedures. The company indicates that the foreign inputs that may be admitted under FTZ procedures are the following: pre-shave/after-shave; deodorants/antiperspirants; bath products; plastic boxes; plastic bottles; plastic caps; plastic displays; dust covers; glass containers; applicators; and re-usable boxes. Duty rates on the proposed imported components currently range from 2.5 to 7.0 percent *ad valorem* . This application requests authority for TKD to conduct the activity under FTZ procedures, which would allow the company to choose the duty rate that applies to finished products for the foreign components noted above. TKD also anticipates realizing certain logistical savings. The application indicates that FTZ-related savings would help improve the facility's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is October 23, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the forgoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to November 6, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: the New York U.S. Export Assistance Center, 20 Exchange Place, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10005; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 10, 2006. Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13870 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board T-2-2006 Foreign-Trade Zone 52 - Suffolk County, New York, Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, TKD Industries, Inc., (Cosmetic Kitting), Notice of Approval On June 20, 2006, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board filed an application submitted by the Town of Islip (New York), operator of Foreign-Trade Zone

(FTZ)52, requesting temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 52, at the facility of TKD Industries, Inc., located in Ronkonkoma, New York. The application was processed in accordance with T/IM procedures, as authorized by FTZ Board Order 1347, including notice in the **Federal Register** inviting public comment (71 FR 36517, 6/27/06). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval under T/IM procedures. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary in Board Order 1347, the application was approved, effective July 31, 2006, until July 31, 2008, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28. Dated: August 10, 2006. Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13872 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order No. 1471 Termination of Foreign-Trade Subzone 35A, (Ford Motor Company), Lansdale, Pennsylvania Pursuant to the authority granted in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board Regulations (15 CFR Part 400), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board has adopted the following order: *Whereas* , on May 26, 1983 the Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued a grant of authority to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (the Port), authorizing the establishment of Foreign-Trade Subzone 35A at the Ford Motor Company facility, Lansdale, Pennsylvania (Board Order 210, 48 FR 24959, 6/3/83); *Whereas* , the Port advised the Board on February 16, 2006 (FTZ Docket 6-2006), that zone procedures were no longer needed at the facility and requested voluntary termination of Subzone 35A; *Whereas* , the request has been reviewed by the FTZ Staff and Customs and Border Protection officials, and approval has been recommended; *Now, therefore* , the Foreign-Trade Zones Board terminates the subzone status of Subzone 35A, effective this 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. E6-13871 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-570-851) Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Terre Keaton, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202)482-1766 or

(202)482-1280, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published in the **Federal Register** a notice of “Opportunity to Request Administrative Review” of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) covering the period February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review* , 71 FR 5239 (February 1, 2006). On February 27, 2006, Raoping CXF Foods (“Raoping CXF”) requested an administrative review of its sales. On February 28, 2006, the petitioner 1 requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order for, among others, Blue Field (Sichuan) Food Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Blue Field”), Raoping Yucun Canned Foods Factory (“Raoping Yucun”), and Shandong Jiufa Edible Fungus Co., Ltd. (“Jiufa”). 2 On April 5, 2006, the Department published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC with respect to these companies. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of Administrative Reviews* , 71 FR 17077, 17079 (April 5, 2006) (“Initiation Notice”). 1 The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Preserved Mushroom Trade which includes the following companies: L.K. Bowman, Inc., Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., Mushroom Canning Company, and Sunny Dell Foods, Inc. 2 The petitioner also requested a review for the following companies: China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation, China Processed Food Import & Export Company, COFCO (Zhangzhou) Food Industrial Co., Ltd., Gerber Food (Yunnan) Co., Ltd., Green Fresh Foods (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd., Guangxi Eastwing Trading Co., Ltd., Guangxi Hengxian Pro-Light Foods, Inc., Guangxi Yulin Oriental Food Co., Ltd., Primera Harvest (Xiangfan) Co., Ltd., and Xiamen Jiahua Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. On April 26, 2006, Raoping CXF withdrew its request for review. In addition, in response to the Department's April 6, 2006, quantity and value questionnaire, Blue Field, Jiufa, and Raoping Yucun each stated that it had no exports, sales or entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the period of review (“POR”). 3 3 *See* Blue Field's April 27, 2006, letter at page 1; Raoping Yucun's April 26, 2006, letter at page 1; and Jiufa's April 18, 2006, letter at page 1. On July 12, 2006, the Department placed on the record a list of manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise for which the Department initiated administrative reviews, and for which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) suspended liquidation of subject entries during the POR. *See* the July 12, 2006, memorandum from Brian Smith to the file entitled, “2005-2006 Administrative Review of Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the PRC: CBP List of Exporters” (“July 12, 2006, Memorandum”). On August 2, 2006, the Department stated that the information contained in the July 12, 2006, Memorandum corroborated Blue Field's, Jiufa's, and Raoping Yucun's no-shipment claims for the POR, and that it intended to rescind the administrative review with respect to these companies. *See* the August 2, 2006, memorandum from Brian Smith to the file entitled, “Intent to Rescind in Part the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the PRC” (“August 2, 2006, Memorandum”). The Department also provided parties in this review until August 9, 2006, to submit comments on the August 2, 2006, Memorandum. On August 9, 2006, Jiufa stated that it did not oppose the Department's intention of rescinding this review with respect to Jiufa. No other parties submitted comments on the August 2, 2006, Memorandum. Partial Rescission of Review Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations stipulates that the Secretary will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review, unless the Secretary decides that it is reasonable to extend this time limit. In this case, Raoping CXF withdrew its request for review before the 90-day deadline. Because Raoping CXF was the only party to request the administrative review of itself, we are rescinding, in part, this review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC with respect to Raoping CXF. Section 351.213(d)(3) of the Department's regulations states that the Secretary may rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, with respect to a particular exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales of the subject merchandise. Therefore, we are also rescinding this review with respect to Blue Field, Jiufa, and Raoping Yucun because the record evidence indicates that these companies did not export subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. This review will continue with respect to the other companies listed in the *Initiation Notice* . Assessment The Department will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Antidumping duties for the rescinded companies, where applicable, shall be assessed at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice. This notice is published in accordance with sections 751 and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: August 17, 2006. Gary Taverman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-13876 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-423-808 Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On July 3, 2006, in response to a timely request from Ugine & ALZ Belgium (respondent), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils

(SSPC)from Belgium. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews* , 71 FR 37892 (July 3, 2006) ( *Initiation Notice* ). This administrative review covered the period May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006. We are now rescinding this review as a result of respondent's withdrawal of its request for an administrative review of this order. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page or Elfi Blum, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7866, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-1398 and

(202)482-0197, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 1, 2006, the Department published a notice of “Opportunity to Request Administrative Review” of the antidumping duty order for the period of May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006. *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation: Opportunity to Request Administrative Review* , 71 FR 25565 (May 1, 2006). On May 31, 2006, respondent requested a review of the antidumping duty order on SSPC from Belgium. Respondent was the only party to request an administrative review. In response to this request, on July 3, 2006, the Department initiated an antidumping duty administrative review on SSPC from Belgium. *See Initiation Notice* . On August 8, 2006, pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, respondent withdrew its request for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on SSPC from Belgium. No other party requested an administrative review of this antidumping duty order. Rescission of the Administrative Review Pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, the Secretary will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. The initiation notice for this review was published on July 3, 2006. We received respondent's withdrawal request on August 8, 2006, within 90 days after publication of the initiation notice. Since respondent withdrew its request for review of the antidumping duty order in a timely manner, and since it was the only party that requested a review, the Department is rescinding this administrative review. Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the company for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(I). The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order

(APO)of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's regulation. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and section 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations. Dated: August 16, 2006. Gary Taverman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-13868 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration The Manufacturing Council: Recruitment Notice for the Manufacturing Council AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Commerce is individuals to help advise and assist the Department on manufacturing policies by applying to be members of the Manufacturing Council. The mission of the Manufacturing Council, a Secretarial Board at the Department of Commerce, is to ensure regular communication between Government and the manufacturing sector. The Council advises the Secretary of Commerce on government policies and programs that affect U.S. manufacturing and provides a forum for proposing solutions to industry-related problems. For information about the Council, please visit the Manufacturing Council Web site at: *http://www.manufacturing.gov/council.htm.* The Department of Commerce is seeking applicants who are active manufacturing executives (Chairman, President or CEO level) who are leaders within their local manufacturing communities and industries. To the extent possible, the Department would like to ensure a balanced membership of U.S. manufacturing industry sectors, geographic locations, and businesses sizes. Potential candidates must be U.S. citizens. DATES: September 1, 2006 through September 15, 2006. Interested Applicants: Interested application should send a resume and cover letter to: The Manufacturing Council Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4043, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 15, 2006. Sam Giller, The Manufacturing Council. [FR Doc. E6-13797 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration. Notice of an Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for membership on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Advisory Committees is accepting applications for Board members. Members shall serve until the Board's charter expires on September 21, 2007. Members will be selected based on our judgement of the candidates' proven experience in promoting, developing, and implementing advertising and marketing programs for travel-related or tourism-related industries; or the candidates' proven abilities to manage tourism-related or other service-related organizations. Each Board member shall serve as the representative of a tourism-related “U.S. entity.” However, for the purposes of eligibility, a U.S. entity shall be defined as a firm incorporated in the United States (or an unincorporated firm with its principal place of business in the United States) that is controlled by U.S. citizens or by another U.S. entity. An entity is not a U.S. entity if 50 percent plus one share of its stock (if a corporation, or a similar ownership interest of an unincorporated entity) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by non-U.S. citizens or non-U.S. entities. Priority may be given to chief executive officers or a similarly-situated officer of a tourism-related entity. Priority may also be given to individuals with international tourism marketing experience. Officers or employees of state and regional tourism marketing entities are also eligible for consideration for Board membership. A state and regional tourism marketing entity, may include, but is not limited to, state government tourism office, state and/or local government supported tourism marketing entities, or multi-state tourism marketing entities. Again, priority may be given to chief executive officers or a similarly-situated officer. Secondary selection criteria will ensure that the board has a balanced representation of the tourism-related industry in terms of point of view, demographics, geography and company size. The Board members will be selected on the basis of their experience and knowledge of the tourism industry. Members will serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce. Board members shall serve in a representative capacity presenting the views and interests of the particular tourism-related sector in which they operate. Board members are not special government employees, and will receive no compensation for their participation in Board activities. Members participating in Board meetings and events will be responsible for their travel, living and other personal expenses. Meetings will be held regularly, usually in Washington, DC. The first Board meeting has not yet been determined. To be considered for membership, please provide the following: 1. Name and title of the individual requesting consideration. 2. A letter of recommendation containing a brief statement of why the applicant should be considered for membership on the Board. This recommendation should also include the applicant's tourism-related experience. 3. The applicant's personal resume. 4. An affirmative statement that the applicant is not required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 5. If a state or regional tourism marketing entity, the functions and responsibilities of the entity. 6. The company's size and ownership, product or service line and major markets in which the company operates. ADDRESSES: Please submit application information to J. Marc Chittum, Office of Advisory Committees, U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. *Deadline:* All applications must be received by the Office of Advisory Committees by close of business on September 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Marc Chittum,

(202)482-4501. Dated: August 16, 2006. J. Marc Chittum, Executive Secretary, U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board. [FR Doc. E6-13855 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [Docket No. EERE-BT-2006-WAV-0139] Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Publication of the Petition for Waiver and Granting of the Application for Interim Waiver of Whirlpool Corporation From the DOE Residential Automatic and Semi-Automatic Clothes Washer Test Procedures AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of Petition for Waiver, granting of application for interim waiver, and request for comments. SUMMARY: Today's notice publishes a Petition for Waiver from Whirlpool Corporation. This Petition for Waiver (hereafter “Whirlpool Petition”) requests the Department to modify the clothes washer test procedure for the Whirlpool High Impeller line of clothes washers with basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet and less than 3.9 cubic feet. The Department of Energy (hereafter “Department” or “DOE”) is soliciting comments, data and information with respect to the Whirlpool Petition. Today's notice also grants an Interim Waiver to Whirlpool from the existing DOE automatic and semi-automatic clothes washer test procedure for the company's High Impeller line of clothes washers with basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet and less than 3.9 cubic feet. DATES: The Department will accept comments, data and information regarding this Petition for Waiver until, but no later September 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Please submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-BT-2006-WAV-0139, by any of the following methods: • *Mail:* Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:

(202)586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy. • *Hand Delivery/Courier:* Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J-018, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. • *E-mail:* *bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov.* Include either the docket number EERE- BT-2006-WAV-0139 and/or “Whirlpool Petition” in the subject line of the message. • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* *http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. *Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this proceeding. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption. Wherever possible, include the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting the signed original paper document. The Department does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes). Any person submitting written comments must also send a copy of such comments to the petitioner. (10 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)430.27(d)) The name and address of the petitioner of today's notice is: Heather O. West, Director, Government Relations, Whirlpool Corporation, 1200 G Street NW., Suite 828, Washington, DC 20005-3820. According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two copies: one copy of the document including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. The Department will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. *Docket:* For access to the docket to read the background documents relevant to this matter, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1J-018 (Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,

(202)586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Available documents include the following items: this notice; public comments received; the Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver; prior Department rulemakings regarding residential clothes washer; prior Petitions for Waiver; and prior Decisions and Orders. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. Please note: The Department's Freedom of Information Reading Room (formerly Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal Building) is no longer housing rulemaking materials. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121,

(202)586-0371; e-mail: *bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov;* or Francine B. Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121,

(202)586-9507; e-mail: *Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Authority II. Application for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver III. Alternate Test Procedure IV. Summary and Request for Comments I. Background and Authority Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA)sets forth a variety of provisions concerning energy efficiency. Part B of Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) provides for the ”Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products other than Automobiles.” Today's notice involves residential products under Part B that provide definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy conservation standards, and the authority to require information and reports from manufacturers. With respect to test procedures, Part B generally authorizes the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test procedures that are reasonably designed to produce results which reflect energy efficiency, energy use and estimated operating costs, and that are not unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedures for residential products appear at 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix J1. EPCA provides that the Secretary of Energy may amend test procedures for consumer products if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately reflect energy efficiency, energy use and estimated operating costs, and are not unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The Department's regulations contain provisions allowing a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements for covered consumer products. These provisions are set forth in 10 CFR 430.27. The waiver provisions allow the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (hereafter “Assistant Secretary”) to temporarily waive test procedures for a particular basic model when a petitioner shows that the basic model contains one or more design characteristics that prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedures, or when the prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its true energy consumption as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. (10 CFR 430.27 (a)(1)) The Assistant Secretary may grant the waiver subject to conditions, including adherence to alternate test procedures. Petitioners are to include in their petition any alternate test procedures known to evaluate the basic model in a manner representative of its energy consumption. (10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii)) Waivers generally remain in effect until final test procedure amendments become effective, thereby resolving the problem that is the subject of the waiver. The waiver process also allows the Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim Waiver from test procedure requirements to manufacturers that have petitioned the Department for a waiver of such prescribed test procedures. (10 CFR 430.27(a)(2)) An Interim Waiver remains in effect for a period of 180 days or until the Department issues its determination on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. (10 CFR 430.27(h)) II. Application for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver On November 21, 2005, Whirlpool filed an Application for Interim Waiver and a Petition for Waiver from the Department of Energy's test procedures applicable to its residential automatic and semi-automatic clothes washers. In particular, Whirlpool requested a waiver to test its High Impeller clothes washers on the basis of the residential test procedures contained in 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix J1, with the following values appended to Table 5.1: Container volume

(ft3)(liter) Minimum load

(kg)Maximum load

(kg)Average load

(kg)3.8-3.9 107.6-110.4 3.00 1.36 15.8 7.17 9.4 4.26 Whirlpool's petition seeks a waiver from the Department's test procedure because a test load is used within the procedure, and the mass of this test load is based on the basket volume of the test specimen, which is currently not defined for the size units cited in their waiver application. At the time this test procedure was written, the relation between basket volume and test load mass was defined for basket volumes between 0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Current market trends have lead Whirlpool to design a series of clothes washers that contain a basket volume greater than 3.8 cubic feet, but less than 3.9 cubic feet. Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the test load sizes used during the procedure as linear functions of the basket volume. Whirlpool has submitted a proposed modification to this table which extends the table one incremental unit to define a load for clothes washers with a basket volume between 3.8 cubic feet and 3.9 cubic feet. The minimum, maximum, and average load factors proposed by Whirlpool in this request are merely extrapolations of the linear relationships between the load factors and the basket volume, by one incremental unit. The Department agrees that the current test procedure does not define a load level for clothes washers with a basket volume greater than 3.8 cubic feet. The Department further agrees that since the load levels are currently defined in a linear manner for basket volumes between 0.8 cubic feet and 3.8 cubic feet that extrapolating these linear functions to a basket volume of 3.9 cubic feet is fair and logical. Thus, it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will be granted. Based on the statements above, the Department of Energy is granting an Interim Waiver to Whirlpool for its High Impeller line of clothes washers, pursuant to 10 CFR of § 430.27(g). Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(1)(iv), the Department is hereby publishing the “Petition for Waiver.” The Petition contains no confidential company information. Whirlpool will send a copy of the Petition for Waiver and a copy of the Application for Interim Waiver to all known manufacturers of domestically marketed units of the same product type. III. Alternate Test Procedure Manufacturers face restrictions with respect to making representations about the energy consumption and energy consumption costs of products covered by EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent representations are important for manufacturers to make claims about the energy efficiency of their products. For example, they are necessary to determine compliance with state and local energy codes and regulatory requirements, and can provide valuable consumer purchasing information. To provide a test procedure from which manufacturers can make valid representations, the Department is considering setting an alternate test procedure for Whirlpool in the subsequent Decision and Order based on the appended values to Table 5.1 of Appendix J1. Furthermore, if DOE specifies an alternate test procedure for Whirlpool, DOE may consider applying the alternate test procedure to similar waivers for residential clothes washers. IV. Summary and Request for Comments Today's notice announces a Whirlpool Petition for Waiver and grants Whirlpool an Interim Waiver from the test procedures applicable to Whirlpool's High Impeller line of clothes washers with basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet and less than 3.9 cubic feet. The Department is publishing the Whirlpool Petition for Waiver in its entirety. The Petition contains no confidential information. Furthermore, today's notice includes an alternate test procedure that the Department is considering including in the subsequent Decision and Order. This alternate test procedure includes a proposed modification to Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 adding one incremental unit to define a load for clothes washers with a basket volume between 3.8 cubic feet and 3.9 cubic feet. • The Department is interested in receiving comments, data and information on all aspects of this notice. The Department is particularly interested in receiving comments and views of interested parties concerning the proposed alternate test procedure under consideration for the upcoming Decision and Order for the Whirlpool Petition. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2006. Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Whirlpool Administrative Center—2000 M63—Mail Drop 3005—Benton Harbor, MI 49022 November 21, 2005. Douglas Faulker, Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. RE: Waiver of Test Procedure for 10CFR430, Subpart B, Appendix J1. Dear Assistant Secretary Faulkner: Whirlpool Corporation requests a waiver of the test procedure for a basket volume greater than 3.8 cubic feet. Currently, the test procedure provides allowable load levels for basket volumes less than 3.8 cubic feet. Whirlpool (and most likely other manufacturers as well) is designing clothes washers with larger basket volumes. Whirlpool Corporation requests that, for the models specified below, it be allowed to use the corresponding load levels shown in the table below. These load levels were obtained by extrapolating from the existing volumes and load levels in Table 5.1 of Appendix J1. Model No. Description Basket volume (=>) Basket volume (<) AVG load

(lbs)Min load

(lbs)Max load

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(202)434-8991. [FR Doc. E6-13853 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-470-000] CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff August 15, 2006. Take notice that on August 10, 2006, CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corporation

(MRT)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective October 1, 2006: Fifty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 5 Fifty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 6 Fifth-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 7 MRT states that the purpose of the filing is to revise the Annual Charge Adjustment rate effective October 1, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13819 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-426-003] Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Tariff Filing August 16, 2006. Take notice that on August 14, 2006, Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Destin) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Third Revised Sheet No. 136.01, to be effective September 1, 2006. Destin states that purpose of its filing is to comply with the Commission's Letter Order issued June 2, 2006, in Docket No. RP05-426-002. Destin states that copies of this filing are being served on all parties to the proceedings in Docket No. RP05-426-000, affected shippers, and applicable state regulatory agencies. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13887 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-475-000] Dominion South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Report of Overrun Charge/Penalty Revenue Distribution August 16, 2006. Take notice that on August 11, 2006, Dominion South Pipeline Company, LP (Dominion South) filed its annual report of overrun charge/penalty revenue distributions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive E-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please E-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time August 23, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13889 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-164-007] Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing August 15, 2006. Take notice that on August 3, 2006, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, 2nd First Revised Sheet No. 504, with an effective date of June 1, 2006. Equitrans states that the filing is being made to correct the filing that it made on June 30, 2006. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13820 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP00-157-016] Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate August 16, 2006. Take notice that on August 14, 2006, Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern River) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to be effective August 17, 2006: Tenth Revised Sheet No. 495 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 496 Kern River states that the purpose of this filing is to reflect an amendment to the negotiated rate transaction between Kern River and Eagle Mountain City currently referenced in Kern River's tariff, in accordance with the Commission's Policy Statement on alternatives to Traditional Cost of Service Ratemaking for Natural Gas Pipelines. Kern River states that it has served a copy of this filing upon its customers and interested state regulatory commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13886 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-469-000] Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff August 15, 2006. Take notice that on August 9, 2006, Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective September 9, 2006. Sixth Revised Sheet No. 274 Second Revised Sheet No. 274-A Eighth Revised Sheet No. 275 First Revised Sheet No. 275-A Fifth Revised Sheet No. 277 Third Revised Sheet No. 278-A Fourth Revised Sheet No. 278-C Northwest states that the purpose of this filing is to revise its tariff to establish a right of first refusal exemption for interim contracts covering capacity already committed under pre-arranged future transactions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13821 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-477-000] Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing August 16, 2006. Take notice that on August 14, 2006, Questar Pipeline Company (Questar), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective September 13, 2006: Sixth Revised Sheet No. 42. Eighth Revised Sheet No. 46B. Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 59. Second Revised Sheet No. 59A . Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 75. Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 99A. Questar states that it proposes to address three categories of miscellaneous cleanup items to its tariff regarding references to the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) standards:

(1)Removal of NAESB “principles” (listed as x.1.x) or “contracts” standards (listed as 6.x.x) that are not required by the Commission's regulations to be referenced in the tariff;

(2)correction of typographical errors and other inadvertent omissions and

(3)miscellaneous corrections to make tariff language consistent with NAESB standards and correct formatting inconsistencies. Questar states that copies of this filing were served upon Questar's customers, the Public Service Commission of Utah and the Public Service Commission of Wyoming. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13885 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-473-000] Trailblazer Pipeline Company; Notice of Revenue Crediting Report August 16, 2006. Take notice that on August 11, 2006, Trailblazer Pipeline Company (Trailblazer) tendered for filing its Penalty Revenue Report. Trailblazer states the purpose of this filing is to inform the Commission that Trailblazer collected no penalty revenues in the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time August 23, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13888 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP04-400-001] Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Optimized Pipeline Project August 15, 2006. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment

(EA)on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed for the Optimized Pipeline Project (OP Project) in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas, in the above-referenced docket. The OP Project is an amendment to the Golden Pass Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG)Terminal and Pipeline Project proposed in Docket Nos. CP04-386-000 and CP04-400-000 and approved in an order issued by the Commission on July 6, 2005 (Order). The OP Project amends only certain pipeline facilities approved in Docket No. CP04-400-000. The OP project includes the Optimized Design Variation and the Optimized Route Variation. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that approval of the proposed project with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA also evaluates alternatives to the proposal. The EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following amended natural gas pipeline facilities: • The Optimized Design Variation would replace the two 36-inch-diameter pipelines (Mainline and Loop) approved in the Order with a single 42-inch-diameter pipeline from the pipeline origin at milepost

(MP)0.0 at the Golden Pass LNG Terminal to the American Electric Power Texoma Pipeline interconnection at MP 42.8; and • The Optimized Route Variation would incorporate a route change between MP 14.1 and MP 34.9 that would reduce the pipeline length between these two points from 20.8 miles to 11.9 miles; and • The relocation of the interconnections to Kinder Morgan

(KM)Tejas Pipeline, KM Texas Pipeline, and Centana Gas Pipeline due to construction of the amended facilities. The purpose of the proposed facilities would be the same as that authorized in the Order: to provide an additional source of firm, long-term, and competitively priced natural gas to the Texas intrastate and interstate natural gas markets. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,

(202)502-8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Reference: Docket No. CP04-400-001; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before September 14, 2006. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created by clicking on “Sign-up.” Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). 1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.* Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13822 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF06-30-000] Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rockies Express Pipeline Project, Eastern Phase Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings August 16, 2006. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement

(EIS)that will address the environmental impacts of the proposed Rockies Express Pipeline Project, Eastern Phase (the Project), which involves the construction and operation of facilities by Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC (Rockies Express) in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. These facilities would consist of 622 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline; five new compressor stations; and approximately 41 mainline valves and 20 interconnects. This EIS will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the Project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice explains the scoping process that will be used to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the Project. Your input will help determine which issues/impacts need to be evaluated in the EIS. Please note that the scoping period will close on September 29, 2006. Comments may be submitted in written form or verbally. In lieu of or in addition to sending in written comments, you are invited to attend the public scoping meetings that are scheduled in the Project area. Nine scoping meetings are scheduled for September 11 through 15, 2006, and are listed below. Further details on how to submit written comments and additional details on the public scoping meetings are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. Please note that written comments carry the same weight as comments made orally by participants at the scoping meetings, so if you are unable to attend one of the Commission-sponsored public scoping meetings, we highly encourage you to submit written comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Date and time Location(s) Monday, September 11, 2006 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Mexico, Missouri, Presser Hall, 900 South Jefferson Street, Mexico, Missouri 65265, 573-581-2765. Greensburg, Indiana, Greensburg High School Auditorium, 1000 E. Central Avenue, Greensburg, Indiana 47240, 812-663-7211. Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Springfield, Illinois, Illinois Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 E. Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62702, 217-782-1698. Greenwood, Indiana, Greenwood Middle School, 532 South Madison Avenue, Greenwood, Indiana 46142, 317-889-4040. Wed., September 13, 2006 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Pittsfield, Illinois, Pike County Farm Bureau, 1301 E. Washington Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363, 217-285-2233. Trenton, Ohio, Edgwood High School Auditorium, 5005 Oxford State Road, Trenton, Ohio 45067, 513-867-7425. Thursday, September 14, 2006 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Rockville, Indiana, Clark's Hall Reception Area, 2155 East U.S. Highway 36, Rockville, Indiana 47872, 765-569-5794. Ashville, Ohio, Teays Valley High School Auditorium, 3887 St. Route 752, Ashville, Ohio 43103, 740-983-3131. Friday, September 15, 2006 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Zanesville, Ohio, Zanesville High School Auditorium, 1701 Blue Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, 740-588-4022. The Rockies Express Project, Eastern Phase, is currently in the preliminary stages of design, and at this time a formal application has not been filed with the Commission. For this proposal, the Commission is initiating the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)review prior to receiving the application. This allows interested stakeholders to become involved early in project planning and to identify and resolve issues before an application is filed with the FERC. A docket number (PF06-30-000) has been established to locate in the public record information filed by Rockies Express and related documents issued by the Commission. 1 Once a formal application is filed with the FERC, a new docket number will be established. 1 To view information in the docket, follow the instructions for using the eLibrary link at the end of this notice. With this notice, we are asking other Federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues in the project area to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EIS. These agencies may choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described later in this notice. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. This notice is being sent to landowners within 0.5 mile of the proposed compressor station sites; landowners affected along the pipeline route under consideration; Federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and newspapers; and other interested parties. Some affected landowners may be contacted by a Rockies Express representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed project facilities. If so, Rockies Express and the affected landowners should seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. In the event that the Project is certified by the Commission, that approval conveys the right of eminent domain for securing easements for the facilities. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, Rockies Express could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ). Summary of the Proposed Project Rockies Express' long-term plan is to construct three separately certificated pipelines that together would result in the installation of approximately 1,323 miles of 42-inch-diameter, high-pressure natural gas pipeline linking producing areas in the Rocky Mountain region to the upper Midwest and Eastern United States. This pipeline system would originate near the Cheyenne Hub, in Weld County, Colorado, and would terminate in Monroe County, Ohio. Rockies Express intends to pursue this system plan in three discrete phases (Western, Central, and Eastern). The FERC is now considering the facilities included in the Eastern phase. Rockies Express currently envisions that the Eastern Phase would include: • Approximately 622 miles of 42-inch-diameter gas pipeline between Audrain County, Missouri, and Monroe County, Ohio. • Five new compressor stations, including: —Mexico Compressor Station located in Audrain County, Missouri, —Blue Mound Compressor Station located in Christian County, Illinois, —Bainbridge Compressor Station in Putnam County, Indiana, —Lebanon Compressor Station located in Butler County, Ohio, and —Chandlersville Compressor Station in Muskingum County, Ohio. • Approximately 20 new interconnects/meter stations with existing interstate pipelines, located in: —Moultrie County, Illinois (NGPL and Illinois Power). —Douglas County, Illinois (Trunkline). —Edgar County, Illinois (Midwestern). —Putnam County, Indiana (PEPL). —Morgan County, Indiana (CGCU). —Johnson County, Indiana (Indiana Gas). —Shelby County, Indiana (ANR). —Warren County, Ohio (Columbia Gas, Dominion, TETCO, Texas Gas, VECTREN, CG&E). —Pickaway County, Ohio (Columbia Gas of Ohio). —Fairfield County, Ohio (Columbia Gas). —Muskingum County, Ohio (Tennessee Gas). —Monroe County, Ohio (Dominion Transmission, Dominion East Ohio Gas); and • Approximately 41 mainline valves. A map depicting the general location of the Project facilities for the Eastern Phase is shown in the figure in Appendix 1. 2 2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the **Federal Register** . Copies are available from the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, at

(202)502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the Public Participation section of this notice. The entire project, when completed would carry between 1.5 and 2.0 billion cubic feet of gas per day. Rockies Express is requesting approval such that the facilities are completed and placed into service by December 2008, except for the two most eastern compressor stations that would be in-service by June 2009. Rockies Express proposes to begin construction in March 2008. Land Requirements for Construction It is estimated that the construction of the Project facilities would disturb about 5,100 acres of land. Following construction, about 4,000 acres of the total would be retained for the operation of the pipeline and the aboveground facilities (compressor/meter stations). Rockies Express proposes to use a 125-foot-wide construction right-of-way with occasional increases in width for additional workspace at waterbody, wetland, road, and railroad crossings. Extra workspaces may also be required in areas with site-specific constraints, such as side-slope construction. Other temporary land requirements would include land for pipe storage and equipment yards. Following construction, all temporary workspace (including all temporary construction rights-of-way, extra workspaces, and pipe storage and contractor yards) would be restored and allowed to revert to its former use. Operation of the pipeline facilities would require a nominal 50-foot-wide permanent right-of-way. The EIS Process NEPA requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires us to identify and address concerns the public would have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EIS on important environmental issues and reasonable alternatives. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff requests agency and public comments on the scope of the issues to be addressed in the EIS. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the EIS. We 3 have already started to meet with Rockies Express, agencies, and other interested stakeholders to discuss the Project and identify issues/impacts and concerns. Between June 19 and 29, 2006, representatives of FERC staff participated in 18 public open houses sponsored by Rockies Express in the Project area to explain the NEPA environmental review process to interested stakeholders and take comments about the Project. 3 “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the environmental staff of FERC's Office of Energy Projects. Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in the draft EIS. The draft EIS will be published and mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, public interest groups, Native American tribes, affected landowners, interested individuals, local libraries, newspapers, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review of the draft EIS. We will consider all timely comments on the draft EIS and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Currently Identified Environmental Issues In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project and will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on affected resources. We have identified several potential issues that we think deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and the information provided by Rockies Express. This preliminary list of potential issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis. • Geology and Soils —Impact on agricultural lands and irrigation systems. —Impact of construction on prime farmland soils. —Blasting and disposal of excess rock associated with construction. —Evaluation of noxious weed control measures. —Impacts of construction on coal mining operations. • Water Resources: —Impact of pipeline construction on groundwater, aquifer and water supply wells. —Impact of construction on wetlands and waterbodies, including the proposed horizontal directional drill of the Mississippi River. —Assessment of the use and release of hydrostatic test water. • Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation: —Development of revegetation plans. —Impacts on the Big Walnut Nature Preserve in central Indiana. • Endangered and Threatened Species: —Effect on Federally listed species. • Cultural Resources: —Impact on known and undiscovered cultural resources. —Native American tribal concerns. • Land Use, Recreation and Special Interest Areas, and Visual Resources: —Permanent land use alteration associated with pipeline easement. —Impact on residences, including proximity of facilities to existing structures in highly developed residential and commercial areas. —Potential land use conflicts with planned and future development. —Restrictions on future use of pipeline right-of-way. • Socioeconomics: —Benefits to local communities. —Use of local labor, equipment, and supplies. • Air Quality and Noise: —Effects on local air quality and ambient noise from construction and operation of the proposed facilities, particularly associated with the proposed compressor stations. • Reliability and Safety: —Assessment of hazards associated with the transportation of natural gas. —Assessment of security associated with operation of natural gas facilities. Public Participation You are encouraged to become involved in this process and provide your specific comments or concerns about Rockies Express' proposal. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To expedite the receipt and consideration of your comments, electronic submission of comments is strongly encouraged. See Title 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov/* ) under the eFiling link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can submit comments you will need to create a free account by clicking on “Sign-up” under “New User.” You will be asked to select the type of submission you are making. This type of submission is considered a “Comment on Filing.” Comments submitted electronically must be submitted by September 29, 2006. If you wish to mail comments, please mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before September 29, 2006 and carefully follow these instructions: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 1. • Reference Docket No. PF06-30-000 on the original and both copies. • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before September 29, 2006. The public scoping meetings identified in the table above are designed to provide state and local agencies, interested groups, affected landowners, and the general public with another opportunity to offer your comments on the Project. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of each meeting will be made so that your comments will be accurately recorded. Once Rockies Express formally files its application with the Commission, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an “intervenor.” Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the User's Guide under the “e-filing” link on the Commission's Web site. Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time. You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission. You do not need intervener status to have your environmental comments considered. Environmental Mailing List An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. If you received this notice, you are currently on the environmental mailing list for this Project and will continue to receive Project updates, Notices, including the draft and final EISs. If you wish to remain on our mailing list, or would like your contact information corrected, please return the Mailing List Retention Form included as Appendix 2. If you provide written comments to the Secretary following the procedures described above, you will automatically be kept on the mailing list, in lieu of returning the form (appendix 2). If you do not return this form, we will remove your name from our mailing list. To reduce printing and mailing costs, the draft and final EISs will be issued in both CD-ROM and hard copy formats. The FERC strongly encourages the use of CD-ROM format in its publication of large documents. If you wish to receive a paper copy of the draft EIS instead of a CD-ROM, you must indicate that choice on the return postcard (Appendix 2). Additional Information Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov/* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the project docket number excluding the last three digits ( *i.e.* , PF06-30) in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.* All public meetings will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Finally, Rockies Express has established an Internet Web site for this project at *http://www.rexpipeline.com.* The Web site includes a description of the project, maps of the proposed pipeline route, and answers to frequently asked questions. You can also request additional information or provide comments directly to Rockies Express at 1-866-566-0066 or *mailto:info@rexpipeline.com.* Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-13890 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8212-1] Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Responses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's

(OMB)response to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Auby

(202)566-1672, or e-mail at *auby.susan@epa.gov* and please refer to the appropriate EPA Information Collection Request

(ICR)Number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Responses to Agency Clearance Requests OMB Approvals EPA ICR No. 1633.14; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the CAA Amendments of 1990 (Renewal); in 40 CFR parts 72, 73 subparts C-G, and parts 74-78; was approved 07/27/2006; OMB Number 2060-0258; expires 07/31/2009. Short Term Extensions EPA ICR No. 1569.05; Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (CZARA Section 6217); OMB Number 2040-0153; on 07/31/2006 OMB extended the expiration date to 10/31/2006. Dated: August 9, 2006. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6-13865 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [IN167-1; FRL-8210-7] Approval of the Clean Air Act Section 112(l) Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Lead Smelting; Indiana AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces that EPA has approved a request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management

(IDEM)for delegation of authority to implement and enforce National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Secondary Lead Smelting, through a state rule which adjusts the maximum achievable control technology

(MACT)standard for secondary lead smelting. Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

(CAA)and the NESHAP provisions, states may seek approval of state rules which make pre-approved adjustments to a MACT standard if the state rule is unambiguously no less stringent than the Federal rule. IDEM requested approval to adjust the NESHAP for secondary lead smelting, so that the standard will be as stringent as the State rule which currently applies to secondary lead smelters in Indiana. EPA reviewed this request and found that it satisfies the requirements for approval under the Federal provision which allows for delegation of an adjusted NESHAP; “Approval of State requirements that adjust a section 112 rule.” Therefore, upon the signature of this action, EPA delegates to IDEM the authority to implement and enforce the NESHAP for Secondary Lead Smelting, through IDEM's rule for Secondary Lead Smelters. ADDRESSES: The documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following address: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Danny Marcus at

(312)353-8781 before visiting the Region 5 office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny Marcus, Environmental Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,

(312)353-8781, *marcus.danny@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplementary information section is arranged as follows: I. What Action is EPA Taking? II. Under What Authority is EPA Approving this Delegation? III. How Does 326 IAC 20-13 Meet the Requirements of 40 CFR 63.92? A. The Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP. B. How does the State program meet the requirements of 40 CFR 63.91? C. How does the State demonstrate that the public has had adequate notice and opportunity to submit written comments on the State requirements? D. How does the State demonstrate that the adjustments pertain to certain pre-approved matters and are unequivocally no less stringent than the Federal rule? 1. How are the State adjustments which lower emission rates unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? 2. How are the State adjustments which add a design, work practice, operational standard, emission rate or other such requirement unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? 3. How are the State adjustments which increase the frequency of required reporting, testing, sampling or monitoring unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? IV. What is the Effect of This Delegation? I. What Action is EPA Taking? Pursuant to section 112(l) of the CAA and 40 CFR 63.92, EPA has approved IDEM's request that EPA delegate the authority to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 63, subpart X, NESHAP for secondary lead smelting, through Indiana rule 326 IAC 20-13, which adjusts the Federal secondary lead smelting MACT. This approval makes the Indiana rule, which is unambiguously no less stringent than the Federal MACT, Federally enforceable in Indiana and equivalent to the State rule that currently applies to secondary lead smelters in Indiana. EPA has also approved the delegation of the applicable Category I authorities for this MACT standard as set forth at 40 CFR 63.91(g). II. Under What Authority is EPA Approving this Delegation? Pursuant to CAA section 112(l), a state may develop and submit to EPA for approval a program for the partial or complete delegation of section 112 rules. EPA may approve state rules or programs which either:

(1)Implement and enforce section 112 rules as promulgated by EPA (“straight delegation”);

(2)implement and enforce state rules which adjust section 112 rules;

(3)implement and enforce state rules which substitute for section 112 rules. The Federal regulations governing EPA's approval of state rules or programs under section 112(l) are located at 40 CFR part 63, subpart E. Currently, IDEM has an EPA-approved program for the straight delegation of MACT standards. EPA approved IDEM's program of delegation for part 70 sources on November 14, 1995 (60 FR 57118). EPA approved IDEM's expansion of its program of delegation to non-part 70 sources on July 8, 1997 (62 FR 36460). Pursuant to the approved straight delegation program, EPA has approved the straight delegation of numerous MACT standards to IDEM (see 62 FR 36460 (7/8/1997), 65 FR 17264 (3/31/2000), 69 FR 22508 (4/26/2004), and 71 FR 2225 (1/13/2006)). By letter dated July 3, 2003, IDEM requested approval of delegation of authority to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 63, subpart X, the secondary lead smelting MACT, through a state rule which adjusts the MACT standard. IDEM sought to adjust the MACT standard rather than seeking straight delegation because IDEM's current rule for secondary lead smelters is more stringent than the MACT standard. Pursuant to CAA section 112(d)(7), a MACT standard cannot be applied to diminish or replace the requirements of a more stringent emission limitation. The criteria for EPA's approval of state rules which adjust section 112 rules are set forth at 40 CFR 63.92. In general, adjustments to section 112 MACT standards must be unambiguously no less stringent than the Federal rule and be limited to certain pre-approved matters. More specifically, Section 63.92(b)requires that the state demonstrate the following:

(1)The state program meets the criteria of section 63.91, which provides for the straight delegation of section 112 rules;

(2)the public has had adequate notice and opportunity to submit written comment on the state requirements which adjust the section 112 rule;

(3)the adjustment to the section 112 rule results in requirements that are unequivocally no less stringent than the Federal rule with respect to:

(a)Applicability;

(b)level of control for each affected source and emission point;

(c)compliance and enforcement measures;

(d)dates of compliance. Further, Section 63.92(b)(3) only allows certain pre-approved adjustments, including the following:

(1)Lowering a required emission rate;

(2)adding a design, work practice, operational standard;

(3)increasing a required control efficiency;

(4)increasing the frequency of required reporting, testing, sampling or monitoring. If the above criteria are met, EPA will approve the delegation of a MACT standard through a state rule which adjusts the standard. Because EPA has previously noticed and provided opportunity for comment on the adjustment procedure, including the list of allowable adjustments, no further notice or opportunity for comment is required. See 58 FR 62262 (November 26, 1993). The delegation is effective upon the signature of this **Federal Register** document. See 65 FR 55837 (September 14, 2000). III. How Does 326 IAC 20-13 Meet the Requirements of 40 CFR 63.92? IDEM's secondary lead smelter rule incorporates by reference the majority of the provisions of the Federal secondary lead smelter NESHAP. However, IDEM's rule adjusts certain provisions of the Federal secondary lead smelter NESHAP in order to make the rule equivalent to the state rule that currently applies to secondary lead smelters. As shown below, IDEM has demonstrated that its adjustments are limited to certain pre-approved matters and are unequivocally no less stringent than the Federal MACT provisions. The adjustments meet the criteria set forth in 40 CFR 63.92(b) for state rules which adjust a MACT standard. A. The Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP The secondary lead smelting MACT, which IDEM seeks to adjust, was proposed in the **Federal Register** on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29750) and promulgated on June 23, 1995 (60 FR 32587). EPA amended the MACT standard after industry groups petitioned EPA for reconsideration pursuant to CAA section 307(d)(7)(B). The amended standard was promulgated as a direct final rule on June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32209). In general, the NESHAP for secondary lead smelting establishes emission limits for lead, as a surrogate for all metallic Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), from smelting furnaces, refining kettles, dryers, and fugitive dust sources at secondary lead smelters. Among other things, the rule establishes emission limits for process emission sources, process fugitive emission sources, and for fugitive dust sources from any enclosure or building ventilation system. B. How does the State program meet the requirements of 40 CFR 63.91? 40 CFR 63.92(b) provides that a state which seeks delegation of the authority to implement and enforce a Section 112 rule through a state rule which adjusts the Federal rule must first meet the criteria of 40 CFR 63.91(d). 40 CFR 63.91(d) sets forth the “up-front” approval requirements for the “straight” delegation of Federal MACT standards as promulgated. Once approved, a state need only reference the earlier approval of the criteria. Based on prior program submittals and approvals for IDEM's Title V air permit and Section 112 delegation programs, IDEM has met the requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.91(d). C. How does the State demonstrate that the public has had adequate notice and opportunity to submit written comments on the State requirements? 40 CFR 63.92(b)(1) requires that a state seeking delegation under this section demonstrate that the public has had adequate notice and opportunity to comment on the state requirements. Title 13 of the Indiana Code

(IC)contains statutory requirements for the environmental rulemaking process. IC 13-14-9 specifies requirements for providing opportunities for public comment during this process. Opportunities for comment were made available through three published notices for comment and two public hearings. In its request for delegation, IDEM provided its response to comments related to the two public hearings held for IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule. Therefore, IDEM has met the requirements of 40 CFR 63.92(b)(1). D. How does the State demonstrate that the adjustments pertain to certain pre-approved matters and are unequivocally no less stringent than the Federal rule? 40 CFR 63.92(b)(2) requires that each state adjustment to a Federal Section 112 rule be unequivocally no less stringent than the Federal rule with respect to: Applicability; level of control for each affected source and emission point; compliance and enforcement measures; and compliance dates. Further, 40 CFR 63.92(b)(3) identifies those limited areas in which Federal Section 112 rules can be adjusted. Those limited adjustments include: lowering a required emission rate; adding a design, work practice, operational standard, emission rate or other such requirement; increasing the frequency of required reporting, testing, sampling or monitoring. IDEM incorporated by reference the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X, as promulgated, except for certain limited provisions which are allowable adjustments under 40 CFR 63.92(b)(3). As described below, IDEM has demonstrated that those provisions that were adjusted meet the criteria of 63.92(b)(2) and (3). 1. How are the State adjustments which lower emission rates unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? 40 CFR 63.92(b)(3)(i) provides that state rules which lower an emission rate may be part of an approved state rule. Under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X, the following emission limits apply to secondary lead smelting facilities:

(a)Process sources—2.0 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (mg/dscm),

(b)process fugitive sources—2.0 mg/dscm,

(c)fugitive dust sources from any enclosure or building ventilation system—2.0 mg/dscm. See 40 CFR 63.543-63.545. Under IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule, the following emission limits apply:

(a)Process sources—1.0 mg/dscm,

(b)process fugitive sources—0.5 mg/dscm,

(c)stacks venting fugitive dust sources—0.5 mg/dscm. The limits set forth in IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule are unequivocally no less stringent than the emission limits in the Federal rule. Those provisions of IDEM's rule that adjust the Federal rule emission limits include: 326 IAC 20-13-2, 326 IAC 20-13-3, and 326 IAC 20-13-4. 2. How are the State adjustments which add a design, work practice, operational standard, emission rate or other such requirement unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? 40 CFR 63.92(b)(3)(ii) provides that state rules which add a design, work practice, operational standard, or emission rate may be part of an approved state rule. Under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X, baghouses and bag leak detection systems must be installed and operated to control process fugitive sources. The Federal MACT does not require the use of High Efficiency Particulate Air

(HEPA)filters, which, with capture efficiencies of 99.97%, are more efficient than conventional baghouses. However, under the Federal MACT, if a HEPA filter is used the source is not required to use a bag leak detection system. In contrast, IDEM's secondary lead smelter rule requires all new secondary lead smelters to have HEPA filters on process fugitive and stacks venting fugitive dust sources. Further, for existing sources, IDEM's rule requires facilities currently using HEPA filters to continue to use them. The design and work practice requirements set forth in IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule are unequivocally no less stringent than the requirements in the Federal rule. Those provisions of IDEM's rule that adjust the Federal rule regarding emission controls (40 CFR 63.548(e)) are: 326 IAC 20-13-4, 326 IAC 20-13-5, 326 IAC 20-13-7, and 326 IAC 20-13-8. 3. How are the State adjustments which increase the frequency of required reporting, testing, sampling or monitoring unequivocally no less stringent than the MACT standard? 40 CFR 63.92(b)(3)(iv) provides that state rules which increase the frequency of required reporting, testing, sampling or monitoring may be part of an approved state rule. For process sources, the Federal NESHAP requires all secondary lead smelters to perform a stack test annually (no later than 12 calendar months following the previous compliance test). If the stack test demonstrates a source emitted lead compounds at 1.0 mg/dscm or less during the time of the stack test (the Federal NESHAP limit is 2.0 mg/dscm), the owner or operator of a secondary lead smelter is allowed up to 24 calendar months from the previous test to conduct the next stack test for lead compounds. IDEM's rule for process sources also requires a stack test every 12 months following the previous compliance test unless the prior stack test demonstrated lead compound emissions under 0.5 mg/dscm, (IDEM's rule has an emission limit of 1.0 mg/dscm) in which case a stack test is required within 24 months of the previous test. Regarding process fugitive sources, the Federal NESHAP requires performance of a stack test annually unless the prior stack test demonstrated a concentration of lead compounds less than 1.0 mg/dscm, in which case a stack test is required within 24 months (the Federal NESHAP limit is 2.0 mg/dscm). In contrast, IDEM's rule requires a stack test within 24 months of the previous stack test to demonstrate compliance with the 0.5 mg/dscm emission limit. If a stack test demonstrates a higher concentration, the facility will not be in compliance with IDEM's limit and will be subject to enforcement activity. IDEM's rule is equivalent to the Federal NESHAP because a facility which meets IDEM's emission limit of 0.5 mg/dscm would, under the NESHAP or under IDEM's rule, only be required to stack test once every 24 months. For fugitive dust sources, no stack testing is required by the Federal NESHAP (the Federal NESHAP limit is 2.0 mg/dscm). However, IDEM's rule requires a one-time stack test to demonstrate compliance with the 0.5 mg/dscm emission limit for fugitive dust stacks. The testing requirements set forth in IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule are unequivocally no less stringent than the requirements in the Federal rule. Those provisions of IDEM's rule that adjust the Federal rule regarding the frequency of compliance testing are set forth at 326 IAC 20-13-6. The Federal provisions that are adjusted are as follows: 40 CFR 63.543(h), 40 CFR 63.543(i), 40 CFR 63.544(e), 40 CFR 63.544(f), and 40 CFR 63.548(e). IDEM's secondary smelter rule also contains provisions which increase the monitoring requirements of the Federal rule. With regard to the monitoring of the air pressure within the total enclosures at the facility, the Federal rule requires a continuous monitoring system

(CMS)to demonstrate that the inside of the enclosures are maintained at a negative pressure relative to the ambient air pressure. See 40 CFR 63.547(e). IDEM's rule correspondingly requires a CMS, but also requires that the CMS be equipped with a continuous recording device and an alarm. The alarm notifies the facility whenever the pressure difference between the inside and outside of a total enclosure is not within specifications. Further, where the Federal NESHAP does not specify what action to take when the recording device is not within specifications, IDEM's rule requires the facility to initiate corrective action within 30 minutes of the activated alarm. In addition, IDEM's rule requires the owner of a secondary lead smelter to install and maintain an ambient air quality monitoring network for lead. Unless an owner of a secondary lead smelter received approval prior to the effective date of IDEM's rule, an owner must submit a proposed ambient monitoring and quality assurance plan within 90 days after the effective date of IDEM's rule. Reporting is required on a quarterly basis, within 45 days after the end of the quarter in which the data is collected. The report must include ambient air quality monitoring network data, and if a National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) violation is triggered, identification of the cause of the violation and corrective actions taken to address the violation are required. The monitoring requirements set forth in IDEM's secondary lead smelting rule are unequivocally no less stringent than the requirements in the Federal rule. The provisions of IDEM's rule that pertain to monitoring are set forth at 326 IAC 20-13-7. IV. What Is the Effect of This Delegation? On August 3, 2006, EPA approved IDEM's request to delegate the authority to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 63, subpart X, through 326 IAC 20-13, which adjusts the secondary lead smelting MACT. EPA also approved the delegation of the applicable Category I authorities as set forth at 40 CFR 63.91(g). All notifications, reports and other correspondence required under 40 CFR, part 63, subpart X, as adjusted by 326 IAC 20-13, should be sent to the State of Indiana, rather than to the EPA, Region 5, in Chicago. Affected sources should send this information to: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Management, 100 North Senate Avenue, P.O. Box 6015, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6015. Pursuant to Section 112(l)(7) of the CAA, nothing in this delegation prohibits EPA from enforcing any applicable emission standard or requirement. The secondary lead smelter MACT, 40 CFR part 63, subpart X, as adjusted by 326 IAC 20-13 is Federally enforceable. Dated: August 3, 2006. Jo-Lynn Traub, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. E6-13861 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8212-4] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board Asbestos Expert Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB)Staff Office announces the formation of a SAB Asbestos Expert Panel and is soliciting nominations for members of the Panel. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by September 12, 2006 per the instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone:

(202)343-9697 or E-mail at: *turner.vivian@epa.gov.* The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC, 20460. General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning this request for nominations may be found on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Asbestos consists of six different fibrous silicate minerals that occur naturally in the environment. In 1986, EPA published an assessment of potential health effects from environmental exposure to asbestos entitled Airborne Asbestos Health Assessment Update (EPA 600/8-84-003F 1986). Data now exist that indicate mineral type and the particle dimension of asbestos fibers may influence the potential risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma. EPA is updating the asbestos health effects assessment on the basis of new information. In particular, EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has developed an approach for the quantification of cancer risk which accounts for different potencies associated with the mineral type and fiber dimensions. OSWER has requested that the Science Advisory Board

(SAB)provide technical advice on the proposed methodology to estimate potential cancer risk from inhalation exposure to asbestos. The SAB is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee, established by 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical bases for EPA policies and actions. The SAB is forming an expert panel, to provide technical advice to EPA through the chartered SAB regarding the Agency's ongoing work in updating the risk assessment of asbestos. The SAB Asbestos Panel will comply with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA)and all appropriate SAB procedural policies. *Request for Nominations:* The SAB Staff Office is requesting nominations for nationally and internationally recognized non-EPA scientists with demonstrated clinical, research and applied scientific experience and expertise with respect to human health effects of asbestos and related minerals in the following areas: Clinical and pulmonary medicine, epidemiology, occupational and public health, pathology, inhalation toxicology; biology, mineralogy; environmental fate and transport, environmental sampling and detection methods, biostatistics, statistical modeling and risk assessment. *Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations:* Any interested person or organization may nominate individuals qualified in the areas of expertise described above to serve on the SAB Asbestos Expert Panel. Nominations may be submitted in electronic format through the Form for Nominating Individuals to Panels of the EPA Science Advisory Board which can be accessed through a link on the blue navigational bar on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* Please follow the instructions for submitting nominations carefully, and include all of the information requested on that form. The nominating form requests contact information of the person making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee's curriculum vita; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position, educational background, research activities, and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations. Anyone unable to submit nominations using the electronic form, or who may have questions concerning the nomination process or any other aspect of this notice may contact Ms. Vivian Turner, DFO, at the contact information. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than September 12, 2006. The process for forming an SAB panel is described in the Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-010), on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec02010.pdf.* The SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations and inform nominees of the panel for which they have been nominated. From the nominees identified by respondents to this **Federal Register** notice (termed the “Widecast”), the SAB Staff Office will develop a smaller subset (known as the “Short List”) for more detailed consideration. The Short List will be posted on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab,* and will include the nominee's name and biographical sketch. Public comments on the Short List will be accepted for 21 calendar days. During this comment period, the public will be requested to provide information, analysis or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates for the Panels. For the SAB, a balanced panel is characterized by inclusion of nominees who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. Public responses to the Short List will be considered in the selection of the panel members, along with information provided by nominees and information independently gathered by SAB Staff ( *e.g.* , financial disclosure information and computer searches to evaluate a nominees prior involvement with the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used in evaluating Short List nominees include:

(a)Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors);

(b)absence of financial conflicts of interest;

(c)scientific credibility and impartiality;

(d)availability and willingness to serve; and

(e)ability to work constructively and effectively on committees. Short List nominees will be required to fill-out the “Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows Government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person's public responsibilities (which includes membership on an EPA Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address: *http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-48.pdf.* Dated: August 16, 2006. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E6-13864 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8211-9] Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Public Comment Period for the Proposed Reissuance of General NPDES Permits

(GPs)for Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho Subject to Wasteload Allocations Under Selected Total Maximum Daily Loads (Permit Number IDG-13-0000), Cold Water Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (Not Subject to Wasteload Allocations) (Permit Number IDG-13-1000), and Fish Processors Associated With Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (Permit Number IDG-13-2000) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Announcement of public hearing and extension of public comment period on three draft general NPDES permits for Idaho aquaculture facilities and associated fish processors. SUMMARY: On June 19, 2006, EPA Region 10 proposed to reissue three general permits to cover aquaculture facilities and associated fish processors in Idaho. 71 FR 35269. On July 25, 2006, in response to requests from the regulated community, EPA extended the end of the public comment period from August 3 to August 18, 2006. 71 FR 42091. In response to further requests from the regulated community, EPA is scheduling a public hearing to receive oral comments on September 26, 2006; a short question and answer period will precede the formal hearing. EPA is also extending the public comment period to September 29, 2006. DATES: A public hearing to receive oral comments on the permits will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at 7 p.m. at the KMTV Community Room, 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. North, Twin Falls, Idaho. The end of the public comment period is now extended to September 29, 2006. Comments must be received or postmarked by that date. *Public Comment:* Interested persons may submit oral comments at the September 26, 2006, public hearing or may submit written comments on the draft permits to the attention of Sharon Wilson at the address below. All comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the commenter and a concise statement of comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. Comments of either support or concern which are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. After the expiration date of the Public Notice on September 29, 2006; the Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10, will make a final determination with respect to issuance of the general permits. The proposed requirements contained in the draft general permits will become final upon issuance if no significant comments are received during the public comment period. ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed General Permits should be sent to Sharon Wilson, Office of Water and Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200 Sixth Avenue, OWW-130; Seattle, Washington 98101 or by e-mail to *wilson.sharon@epa.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carla Fromm, 208-378-5755, *fromm.carla@epa.gov* or Sharon Wilson, 206-553-0325, *wilson.sharon@epa.gov* Copies of the draft general permit and fact sheet may be downloaded from the EPA Region 10 Web site at *http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/WATER.NSF/NPDES+Permits/General+NPDES+Permits#Aquaculture.* They are also available upon request from Audrey Washington at

(206)553-0523, or e-mailed to *washington.audrey@epa.gov.* For information on physical locations in Idaho and Seattle where the documents may be viewed, see the June 19, 2006, notice at 71 FR 35269. Dated: August 15, 2006. Michael F. Gearheard, Director, Office of Water & Watersheds, Region 10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [FR Doc. E6-13862 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

(OCC)(collectively, the “agencies”) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)control number. On June 5, 2006, the Board, under the auspices of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and on behalf of the agencies, published a notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 32347) requesting public comment for 60 days on the revision of the Report of Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks (FFIEC 002), which is a currently approved information collection. The comment period for this notice expired on August 4, 2006. After receiving one supportive comment letter, the FFIEC and the agencies have made no modifications to the proposal, but are providing transition guidance. The Board hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to OMB on behalf of the agencies a request for approval of the FFIEC 002. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the agency listed below. All comments, which should refer to the OMB control number, will be shared among the agencies. You may submit comments, identified by FFIEC 002 (7100-0032), by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB control number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: 202-452-3819 or 202-452-3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's web site at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, N.W.) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to the Desk Officer for the agencies by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street N.W., #10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information or a copy of the collection may be requested from Michelle Long, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer, 202-452-3829, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD)users may call 202-263-4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. Proposal to request approval from OMB of the revision of the following currently approved collection of information: *Report Title:* Report of Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks *Form Number:* FFIEC 002 *OMB Number:* 7100-0032 *Frequency of Response:* Quarterly *Affected Public:* U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 275 *Estimated Average Time per Response:* 22.75 hours *Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 25,025 hours *General Description of Report:* This information collection is mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 3105(b)(2), 1817(a)(1) and (3), and 3102(b). Except for select sensitive items, this information collection is not given confidential treatment [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)]. *Abstract:* On a quarterly basis, all U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (U.S. branches) are required to file detailed schedules of assets and liabilities in the form of a condition report and a variety of supporting schedules. This information is used to fulfill the supervisory and regulatory requirements of the International Banking Act of 1978. The data are also used to augment the bank credit, loan, and deposit information needed for monetary policy and other public policy purposes. The Federal Reserve System collects and processes this report on behalf of all three agencies. *Current Actions:* In response to the June 5, 2006, notice published in the Federal Register (71 FR 32347), the agencies received one comment letter from a federal agency describing its use of the data to prepare economic account information and estimates of international transactions. The revisions to the FFIEC 002 have been approved by the FFIEC as originally proposed, but with the addition of transition guidance, and are summarized below. The agencies will implement the changes as of the September 30, 2006, reporting date. Schedule O - Other Data for Deposit Insurance Assessments 1. Memorandum items 1.a.(1) through 1.b.(2) will be redefined to exclude retirement deposit accounts, which will be reported in four new items 1.c.(1) through 1.d.(2). The deposit insurance limit for retirement deposit accounts increased from $100,000 to $250,000 effective April 1, 2006. For further details, see the Federal Register notice pertaining to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) published on May 8, 2006 (71 FR 26809). For purposes of reporting in the revised Schedule O Memorandum items, FDIC-insured branches should determine whether they have retirement deposit accounts eligible for the $250,000 insurance coverage. Such branches may provide reasonable estimates for the information to be reported in the revised Schedule O Memorandum items in their FFIEC 002 for September 30, 2006. If a branch's existing deposit records and systems for these retirement deposit accounts provide insufficient information to allow the branch to make a reasonable estimate, the branch may treat all of these deposit accounts as eligible for the $100,000 insurance coverage in the September 30 FFIEC 002. For the FFIEC 002 for December 31, 2006, branches would be expected to have made appropriate systems changes to enable them to report reasonably accurate data on all types of retirement deposit accounts eligible for the $250,000 insurance coverage. Therefore, branches would no longer be permitted to elect to treat all retirement deposit accounts as eligible for the $100,000 insurance coverage in the revised Schedule O Memorandum items in their December 31 FFIEC 002. Thereafter, FDIC-insured branches' deposit records and systems should enable them to report information on all retirement deposit accounts in these Schedule O Memorandum items in accordance with the applicable instructions. In addition, the agencies are providing guidance concerning the reporting of brokered certificates of deposit issued in $1,000 amounts under a master certificate of deposit in the revised Schedule O items and in Schedule E of the FFIEC 002. For these so-called “retail brokered deposits,” multiple purchases by individual depositors from an individual FDIC-insured branch normally do not exceed the applicable deposit insurance limit (either $100,000 or $250,000), but under current deposit insurance rules the deposit broker is not required to provide information routinely on these purchasers and their account ownership capacity to the insured branch issuing the deposits. For purposes of revised Schedule O, Memorandum item 1, multiple accounts of the same depositor should not be aggregated. Therefore, in the absence of information on account ownership capacity for retail brokered certificates of deposit in $1,000 amounts, which are rebuttably presumed to be fully insured deposits, branches issuing these brokered deposits should include them in Schedule O, Memorandum item 1, as “Deposit accounts of $100,000 or less.” Furthermore, these brokered certificates of deposit in $1,000 amounts should not be included in Schedule E, Memorandum item 1.a, “Time deposits of 100,000 or more,” or Memorandum item 1.c, “Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more with remaining maturity of more than 12 months.” 2. The caption for Memorandum item 1 will be footnoted to state that the specific dollar amounts used as the basis for reporting the number and amount of deposit accounts in Memorandum items 1.a through 1.d reflect the deposit insurance limits in effect on the report date. This footnote will ensure that the dollar amount cited in the caption changes automatically as a function of the deposit insurance limit in effect on the report date. The instructions for this Memorandum item will be similarly clarified. For further details, see the Call Report Federal Register notices published on November 8, 2002, and March 4, 2003 (67 FR 68229 and 68 FR 10310, respectively). 3. Memorandum items 2.a and 2.b will be replaced and redefined as Memorandum item 2, “Estimated amount of uninsured deposits in the branch (excluding IBF),” and will be completed only by FDIC-insured branches with $1 billion or more in total claims on nonrelated parties. For further details, see the Call Report Federal Register notices published on October 18, 2001, February 28, 2002, August 23, 2005, and February 17, 2006 (66 FR 52973, 67 FR 9355, 70 FR 49363, and 71 FR 8649, respectively). Request for Comment Comments are invited on: a. Whether the information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be shared among the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record. Written comments should address the accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to minimize burden including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology as well as other relevant aspects of the information collection request. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 16, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-13833 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices, Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. E6-12011) published on page 42642 of the issue for Thursday, July 27, 2006. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond heading, the entry for Richrd Jarrell, Freda Jarrell, Carol Jarrell, Robert Jarrell, and Robin Jarrell, all of Whitesville, West Virginia, is revised to read as follows: **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond** (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: *1. Richard Jarrell, Freda Jarrell, Carol Jarrell, Robert Jarrell, and Robin Jarrell* , all of Whitesville, West Virginia; as a group acting in concert to retain voting shares of Big Coal River Bancorp, Inc., Whitesville, West Virginia, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Whitesville State Bank, Whitesville, West Virginia. Comments on this application must be received by September 1, 2006. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 17, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-13892 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices, Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. E6-12874) published on page 45049 of the issue for Tuesday, August 8, 2006. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond heading, the entry for Robert Milam, Jr., Robert Milam, Melissa Milam, Jada Milam, Kevin Milam, Lloyd Jarrell; and other members of the Milam family, Whitesville, West Virginia, is revised to read as follows: **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond** (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: *1. Robert Milam, Jr.* , to individually retain voting shares of, and Robert Milam, Jr.; Robert Milam; Melissa Milam; Jada Milam; Kevin Milam; Lloyd Jarrell; and other members of the Milam family, Whitesville, West Virginia, as a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Big Coal River Bancorp, Inc., Whitesville, West Virginia, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Whitesville State Bank, Whitesville, West Virginia. Comments on this application must be received by September 1, 2006. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 17, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-13893 Filed 8-22-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 15, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. Lincoln Bancorp* , Plainfield, Indiana; to become a bank holding company upon the conversion of Lincoln Bank, Plainfield, Indiana, from a federal savings bank to a state-chartered commercial bank. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas** (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: *2. Industry Bancshares, Inc.* , Industry, Texas, and Industry Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Community Bancorporation, Inc., Bellville, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Bellville Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and First National Bank of Bellville, Bellville, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 17, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-13832 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC)announces the following committee meeting. *Name:* Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC). *Times and Dates:* 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., September 20, 2006. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., September 21, 2006. *Place:* Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square, 188 14th Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30361, Telephone:

(404)892-6000. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. *Purpose:* This Committee is charged with providing scientific and technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the need for, and the nature of, revisions to the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the impact on medical and laboratory practice of proposed revisions to the standards; and the modification of the standards to accommodate technological advances. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The agenda will include updates from the CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration; and presentations and discussion concerning the future of health laboratory practice including future directions in laboratory technology, interfaces between the laboratory and clinicians, and the future of the laboratory workforce. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Providing Oral or Written Comments:* It is the policy of CLIAC to accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral public comments whenever possible. *Oral Comments:* In general, each individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for inclusion in the meeting's Summary Report. To assure adequate time is scheduled for public comments, individuals or groups planning to make an oral presentation should, when possible, notify the contact person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. *Written Comments:* For individuals or groups unable to attend the meeting, CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated). However, the comments should be received at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Committee for their consideration and public distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original signature, should be provided to the contact person below. Written comments will be included in the meeting's Summary Report. *Contact Person for Additional Information:* Devery Howerton, Acting Chief, Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division Public Health Partnerships—Laboratory Systems, National Center for Health Marketing, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop G-23, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; telephone

(404)718-1016; fax

(404)718-1080; or via e-mail at *DHowerton@cdc.gov.* The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** Notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: August 15, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-13828 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public. *Name of Committee* : Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. *General Function of the Committee* : To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. *Date and Time* : The meeting will be held on September 19, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Location* : Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons C, D and E, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD. *Contact Person* : Ronald P. Jean, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-410), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-2036, ext. 181, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512521. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. *Agenda* : The committee will discuss, make recommendations and vote on a premarket approval application for a cervical disc prosthesis intended to treat skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease at one level from C3-C7. Background information for the topics, including the agenda and questions for the committee, will be available to the public 1 business day before the meeting on the Internet at *http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/panel* (click on Upcoming CDRH Advisory Panel/Committee Meetings). *Procedure* : On September 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the meeting will be open to the public. Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before September 5, 2006. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled for 30 minutes at the beginning of the committee deliberations and for 30 minutes near the end of the deliberations. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before September 5, 2006. *Closed Committee Deliberations* : On September 19, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., the meeting will be closed to permit FDA to present to the committee trade secret and/or confidential commercial information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)) relating to pending issues and applications. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Shirley Meeks, Conference Management Staff, at 301-827-7292, least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: August 14, 2006. Randall W. Lutter, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E6-13823 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. *Name of Committee* : Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee. *General Function of the Committee* : To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. *Date and Time* : The meeting will be held on September 25, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Location* : DoubleTree Hotel, Plaza Rooms II-III, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. *Contact Person* : Aleta Sindelar, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-9004, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512548. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. *Agenda* : The committee will discuss and make recommendations on the microbial food safety of an antimicrobial drug application currently under review for use in food-producing animals in accordance with the Center for Veterinary Medicine's guidance for industry #152. The background material for this meeting will be posted on the Internet no later than 1 business day before the meeting at *http://www.fda.gov/cvm/default.html* . *Procedure* : Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before September 13, 2006. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before September 13, 2006. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Aleta Sindelar at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: August 16, 2006. Randall W. Lutter, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E6-13818 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA)publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on

(301)443-1129. The following request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Proposed Project: Outcome Study of National Health Service Corps

(NHSC)Chiropractor and Pharmacist Loan Repayment Demonstration Project—New In 2002, Congress authorized a demonstration project to provide for the participation of chiropractors and pharmacists in the NHSC Loan Repayment Program. This study provides for an evaluation of the demonstration project to determine

(1)The manner in which the demonstration project has affected access to primary care services, patient satisfaction, quality of care, and health care services provided for traditionally underserved populations,

(2)how the participation of chiropractors and pharmacists in the Loan Repayment Program might affect the designation of health professional shortage areas, and

(3)whether adding chiropractors and pharmacists as permanent members of the NHSC would be feasible and would enhance the effectiveness of the NHSC. The burden estimate is as follows: Respondents Number of respondents Number of responses/ respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Clinic Users 2,000 1 .25 500 Chiropractors & Pharmacists 60 1 .50 30 NHSC Site Administrative Personnel 30 1 .50 15 Total 2,090 545 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: August 15, 2006. Cheryl R. Dammons, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E6-13847 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2006-25560] Head and Gut Fleet; Alternate Standards for Fish Processing Vessels AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a policy letter detailing the Coast Guard's determination that “head and gut fleet” vessels constitute fish processing vessels for regulatory purposes. For vessels that, because of their age, cannot comply with certain regulatory requirements, an exemption from those requirements will be granted if the vessel owner proposes an acceptable alternative that provides a level of safety that is equivalent to the current regulations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, contact Mr. Michael Rosecrans, Chief, Fishing Vessel Safety Division, Commandant (G-PCV-3), telephone 202-372-1245, or by e-mail at *MRosecrans@comdt.uscg.mil.* If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose In the process of investigating the loss of the fishing vessels GALAXY and ARCTIC ROSE, the Coast Guard became aware of a class of approximately 65 vessels known as the “head and gut fleet.” This fleet involves two basic vessel types, freezer trawlers and freezer longliners. These vessels operate in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island fisheries. They catch fish and perform a number of operations, including freezing and packaging the catch for later distribution to a number of foreign and domestic markets. Some of the operations conducted on board exceed the operations permitted for fishing vessels. Title 46 U.S. Code 2101(11b) defines a “fish processing vessel” as “a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting, decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing or brine chilling.” The Coast Guard has determined that the operations conducted on board this fleet of vessels qualify the vessels as fish processing vessels. Coast Guard regulations in 46 CFR 28.710 require a fishing processing vessel to be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping or a similarly qualified organization, and under 46 CFR 42.03-5, a fish processing vessel of a certain size must also obtain a Load Line Certificate. Due to the age of the majority of the vessels in this fleet, they are ineligible to enter class with the American Bureau of Shipping or a similarly qualified organization. As a result, the Coast Guard has developed a policy to address safety concerns by permitting exemptions from the aforementioned regulations, as authorized by 46 CFR 28.60, provided the owner of a vessel proposes alternatives to the required regulations that provide a level of safety that is equivalent to the current regulations. This decision is documented in G-PCV Policy Letter 06-03. It may be viewed on-line at *http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moc/docs.htm.* Dated: August 17, 2006. Howard L. Hime, Acting Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant for Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-13902 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration [Docket No. TSA-2003-14702] TSA Enforcement Docket Transfer and Change of Address AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration

(TSA)is transferring the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket from TSA's Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to the Docketing Center, Office of Administrative Law Judges, United States Coast Guard (USCG ALJ Docketing Center) in Baltimore, Maryland. Accordingly, this document provides the new address for the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket at the USCG ALJ Docketing Center. This transfer and new address are effective August 22, 2006. DATES: Effective August 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Rosenquist, Enforcement Division Paralegal, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; Telephone:

(571)227-3582; Facsimile:

(571)227-1380; E-mail: *christine.rosenquist@dhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Document You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by:

(1)Searching the Department of Transportation's electronic Docket Management System

(DMS)Web page ( *http://dms.dot.gov/search* );

(2)Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html;* or

(3)Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at *http://www.tsa.gov* and accessing the link for “Research Center” at the top of the page. In addition, copies are available by writing or calling the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Make sure to identify the docket number of this action. Background The TSA Civil Enforcement Docket contains the official TSA civil enforcement case materials for those enforcement actions in which an alleged violator of the Transportation Security Regulations

(TSR)has requested a hearing. The TSA Civil Enforcement Docket has been maintained at TSA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. See 68 FR 58281 (Oct. 9, 2003). TSA is transferring the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket from its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to the USCG ALJ Docketing Center in Baltimore, Maryland, effective on the date of publication of this document. The purpose of this transfer is to consolidate the functions of the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket with other aspects of the TSA civil enforcement case management, which are currently administered by the USCG Office of Administrative Law Judges under a reimbursable agreement with TSA. Under this agreement, the USCG Office of Administrative Law Judges presides over all TSA civil enforcement actions in which an alleged violator of the TSR has requested a hearing. The transfer of the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket to the USCG ALJ Docketing Center ensures that official TSA civil enforcement case materials in which a hearing has been requested will be maintained by the USCG, which administers other aspects of the TSA civil enforcement case management. Address Change Presently, the unrevised TSA Civil Enforcement Docket address in Arlington, Virginia, which this document changes, is contained in the following sections of 49 CFR part 1503: • § 1503.5(b)(2)—Persons filing a formal complaint; • § 1503.5(k)—Locations where official TSA records relating to the disposition of formal complaints are maintained; • § 1503.5(k)(2)(C)(ii)—Location of formal complaint docket files or documents for persons with permission to review; • § 1503.16(f)—Persons requesting a hearing in a TSA case; • § 1503.209(b)—Persons filing an answer in a TSA case; • § 1503.210(a)—Persons tendering documents for filing in a TSA case; • § 1503.230(b)(2)(C)(ii)—Location of formal complaint docket files or documents for persons with permission to review; and • § 1503.233(a)—Persons filing a notice of appeal of an initial decision. Effective August 22, 2006, persons who desire to submit documents to the TSA Civil Enforcement Docket should address submissions to the following address instead of the address provided in 49 CFR part 1503: ALJ Docketing Center, U.S. Coast Guard, 40 S. Gay Street, Room 412, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4022, ATTN: Enforcement Docket Clerk. TSA will change this address in part 1503 when a final rule is published making further administrative and technical changes to TSA's regulations in 49 CFR parts 1500-1699 and will provide this new address in enforcement documents it sends to respondents. The USCG ALJ Docketing Center also will notify respondents in TSA civil enforcement actions in which an alleged violator of the TSR has requested a hearing of this transfer and the new address. Prior to TSA's revisions to the relevant sections of 49 CFR part 1503, any materials sent to the address listed in 49 CFR part 1503 will be forwarded to the Coast Guard docket address listed above. Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 16, 2006. Francine J. Kerner, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. E6-13815 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-05-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5037-N-54] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Mortgagee's Certification and Application for Interest Reduction Payments 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. The information is used by HUD to verify and disburse interest reduction payments to HUD approved mortgages servicing non-insured multifamily mortgages. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* September 21, 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 (2502-0445) 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_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://hlannwp031.hud.gov/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

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. PHAs are required to submit annual and 5-Year PHA Plans to HUD for tenant based assistance and operating subsidies. These Plans advise HUD, residents, and members of the public of the PHA's mission for serving low-income and very lowincome families, and the PHA's operations, programs, services, and strategies for addressing those needs. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* October 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control number (25770226) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; facsimile: 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 by telephone at

(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/cbts/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. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 as amended), this notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected 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. *The notice also lists the following information:* *Title of Proposal:* Public Housing Agency

(PHA)Annual and 5-Year Plan. *OMB Control Number:* 2577-0226. *Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use:* Public Housing Agencies

(PHAs)submit an annual plan for each fiscal year for which the PHA received tenant-based assistance and public housing operating subsidy. This plan provides a framework for local accountability and to the extent possible, an easily identifiable source by which public housing residents, participants in the housing choice voucher program, and other members of the public may locate housing and services. The PHA plan is a web-based application (allowing PHAs to retrieve the applicable templates) that allows PHAs to provide their plans to HUD via the Internet. The system allows HUD to track plans every year with limited reporting and any changes from the previous submission. This Notice collection proposes to significantly streamline the Five-Year PHA Plan and Annual Plan process by limiting annual plan submissions to only four elements, as required by statute, and any element that is challenged. This revision further streamlines the PHA Annual Plan process by allowing PHAs to certify when no changes have occurred to these documents since its last submission. These changes are proposed to take effect for all PHAs with fiscal years beginning April 1, 2007. The new streamlined Plan template (HUD-50075) will be used by all PHAs, including small PHAs, high performance PHAs, standard performance PHAs, poor performance PHAs, and Section 8 only PHAs. The new streamlined Plan template eliminates the use of the HUD-50075-SF and HUD-50075-SA since all PHAs will use the revised HUD-50075. The new Five-Year and Annual Plan template is reduced from a 42-page document to a 10-page document. The new Plan template streamlines the process for PHAs, having only to indicate whether or not a component is being updated and submit for field office review only those plan content documents required by law and/or regulation (capital improvements, demolition and disposition, deconcentration, civil rights, and challenged elements). Using the revised Plan template (HUD-50075) for annual plans, PHAs will simply indicate by checking yes or no whether or not a component in their last approved Plan is being updated with the current Five-Year or Annual Plan submission cycle. If no change has been made, significant or otherwise, to a PHA's

(1)Capital Fund Program Annual Statement,

(2)Demolition and Disposition Statement, or

(3)Deconcentration Policy, since the submission of its last approved plan, a PHA may simply certify that there has been no change to one or more of these documents and avoid resubmission in the current cycle. Five-Year plans will continue to include all elements required under the regulations (24 CFR 903.7). The newly revised Five-Year and Annual Plan template, as proposed, eliminates unnecessary submission requirements, helping to reduce the administrative burden on PHAs, as well as associated costs. *Agency Form Number:* HUD-50075, HUD-50075-SA, HUD-50075-SF. *Members of the Affected Public:* State or local government. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents: PHA type—Plan type and frequency of plan Standard performers 5-year plan every 5 years (HUD-50075) High performers 5-year plan every 5 years (HUD- Troubled

(poor)performers 5-year plan every 5 years (HUD- Small PHAs 5-year plan every 5 years (HUD-50075) Section 8 only PHAs 5-year plan every 5 years (HUD-50075) All PHAs w/cap fund annual plan for 4 years (HUD-50075) All PHAs w/o cap fund annual plan for 4 years (HUD-50075) PHA Identification Page 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PHA PLAN COMPONENTS: 1. Housing Needs 4 2 0 4 2 0 0 2. Financial Resources 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 3. Deconcentration and Policies on Eligibility, Selection, and Admissions (including Site-based waiting lists) 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 4. Rent Determination Policies 1 1 1 1 1 0 5. Operations & Management 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6. Grievance Procedures 1 0 1 0 .5 0 0 7. Capital Improvements Needs 16 16 16 8 0 11 0 8. Demolition and Disposition 1 1 1 1 0 0 9. Designation of Housing 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10. Conversions of Public Housing 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11. All Homeownership Programs including Section 8(y) 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 12. Community Service and Self-Sufficiency 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 13. Safety and Crime Prevention 0.5 0 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 14. Pets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15. Civil Rights Certification 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 16. Audit 0.5 0 0.5 0 .05 0 0 17. Asset Management 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 18. Additional Other Information: Progress meeting 5-Year goals; Resident membership of Board; RAB recommendations and PHA response; PHA statement of consistency with Consolidated Plan; PHA criteria for substantial deviations and significant amendments; List of supporting documents 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 Use of Project-based vouchers 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0 Budget/MOA/plan to improve (Troubled PHAs only) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Compliance Certifications .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 BURDEN HOURS Per Response 42.15 30.15 38.15 26.65 13.7 13.65 2.65 Number of Respondents This Plan Type 369 353 271 2116 925 3109 925 Total Burden Hours All Respondents This Plan Type 1 1 15,553 1 10,643 1 10,339 1 56,391 2 12,672 2 42,438 2 2,451 Total burden over five years 15,553 10,643 10,339 56,391 12,672 169,752 9,804 1 yr 2 yr x 4 yr Total Burden Hours Over Five Years for all PHAs 285,154 Average Annual Burden for PHAs Each Year 57,031 Annual Burden Per PHA 14.13 Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Reinstatement of previously approved collection. Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. Dated: August 16, 2006. Mary Schulhof, Senior Program Analyst. [FR Doc. E6-13899 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5037-N-55] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Annual Progress Report

(APR)for Supportive Housing Program (SHP), Shelter Plus Care Program (S+C), and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation to Single Room Occupancy Dwellings

(SRO)Program 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. The Annual Progress Report

(APR)tracks competitive homeless assistance program progress and is used to provide grant recipients and HUD with information necessary to assess program and grantee performance. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* September 21, 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 (2506-0145) 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_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov* or telephone

(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

(APR)for Supportive Housing Program (SHP), Shelter Plus Care Program (S+C), and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings

(SRO)Program. *OMB Approval Number:* 2506-0145. *Form Numbers:* HUD-40118. *Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:* The Annual Progress Report

(APR)tracks competitive homeless assistance program progress and is used to provide grant recipients and HUD with information necessary to assess program and grantee performance. *Frequency of Submission:* Annually. Number of respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours Reporting Burden: 6,000 1 33 198,000 *Total Estimated Burden Hours:* 198,000. *Status:* Revision of a currently approved collection. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: August 16, 2006. Lillian L. Deitzer, Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-13903 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-27-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5037-N-56] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Application for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG) 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. Application for funding of Indian and Alaska Native Community Development Block Grants for the development of decent housing, environment, and economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* September 21, 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 (2577-0191) 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_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://hlannwp031.hud.gov/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

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Public Housing Agencies will provide information required by statute for verification of earned income by minors, welfare rent reduction, over-income for small PHAs and the Community Services and Economic Self-Sufficiency Program as part of the admission and occupancy requirements authorized by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* September 21, 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 (2577-0230) 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_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://hlannwp031.hud.gov/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:* Public Housing Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements. *OMB Approval Number:* 2577-0230. *Form Numbers:* None. *Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:* Public Housing Agencies will provide information required by statute for verification of earned income by minor, welfare rent reduction, over-income for small PHAs and the Community Services and Economic Self Sufficiency Program as part of the admission and occupancy requirements authorized by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. *Frequency of Submission:* On occasion, Other Per applicant. Number of respondents Annual responses x Hours per response = Burden Hours Reporting Burden 4,200 1 18.21 76,520 *Total Estimated Burden Hours:* 76,520 *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: August 16, 2006. Lillian L. Deitzer, Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-13905 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of Applications for Permit AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by September 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Endangered Species The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). *Applicant:* Dallas Zoo and Dallas Aquarium, Dallas, TX, PRT-126146. The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-born mandrills ( *Mandrillus sphinx* ) from the Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. *Applicant:* John L. Kling, Enid, MS, PRT-128497. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok ( *Damaliscus pygargus pygargus* ) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. *Applicant:* Joe T. Ellis, Omaha, IL, PRT-MA-126559-0. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok ( *Damaliscus pygargus pygargus* ) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. *Applicant:* Feld Entertainment, Inc, Vienna, VA, PRT-122178. The applicant request a permit to re-export and return 3.3 captive born Bengal tigers ( *Panthera tigris* ) that were imported during 2004 from Spain for conservation education purposes. The tigers are returning to Spain for conservation education. Marine Mammals The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ), and the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director. *Applicant:* Warren A. Sackman, Sands Point, NY, PRT-125872. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Viscount Melville Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* MaryAnn Sackman, Sands Point, NY, PRT-125869. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Viscount Melville Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* John H. Babin, Media, PA, PRT-127255. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Paul Hostetler, Nokomis, FL, PRT-127336. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Kerry Clary, Gasburg, VA, PRT-127272. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Douglas Jayo, Boise, ID, PRT-127274. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Don Sitton, Orange, TX, PRT-77632. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Gary F. Silc, Ronwood, MI, PRT-127693. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Kent Fagen, Labose, LA, PRT-127905. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* John Kirkland, Pacific Palisades, CA, PRT-128206. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Jerry G. Scolari, Reno, NV, PRT-128377. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Donald J. Giottonini, Stockton, CA, PRT-128617. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. Dated: July 28, 2006. Michael L. Carpenter, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E6-13813 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Issuance of Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals. SUMMARY: The following permits were issued. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ), the Fish and Wildlife Service issued the requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Marine Mammals Permit number Applicant Receipt of application *Federal Register* notice Permit issuance date 119904 The Alaska Zoo 71 FR 12214; March 9, 2006 July 17, 2006. 122061 Fred A. Pierce 71 FR 31198; June 1, 2006 July 18, 2006. 122434 Evan S. Evanovich 71 FR 3119; June 1, 2006 July 26, 2006. 122690 Kenneth A. Hubbard 71 FR 31197; June 1, 2006 July 11, 2006. 124823 Frank J. Blaha 71 FR 31197; June 1, 2006 July 18, 2006. 125919 Fred A. Pierce 71 FR 31198; June 1, 2006 July 20, 2006. Dated: July 28, 2006. Michael L. Carpenter, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E6-13814 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit for One Single-Family Residence in Escambia County, Florida AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of an application, environmental assessment (EA), and Habitat Conservation Plan

(HCP)for the taking Perdido Key beach mice ( *Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis* ) incidental to construction, and occupancy of a single-family residence on Perdido Key in Escambia County, Florida (Project). Mr. Norton Bond (Applicant) requests an incidental take permit

(ITP)for a 30-year period pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. DATES: Written comments on the ITP application and HCP should be sent to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES ) and should be received on or before October 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application, EA, and HCP may obtain a copy by writing the Service's Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia. Please reference permit number TE-126078-0 in such requests. Documents will also be available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered Species Permits); or Field Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Aaron Valenta, Regional HCP Coordinator (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/679-4144; or Ms. Sandra Sneckenberger, Field Office Project Manager, at the Panama City Field Office (see ADDRESSES ), or at 850/769-0552, ext. 239. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the availability of an ITP application, HCP, and EA. The EA is an assessment of the likely environmental impacts associated with this Project. Copies of these documents may be obtained by making a request, in writing, to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES ). This notice is provided under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and National Environmental Policy Act regulations at 40 CFR 1506.6. The Applicant's HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the Project to the Perdido Key beach mouse. We specifically request information, views, and opinions from the public via this notice on the Federal action, including the identification of any other aspects of the human environment not already identified in the EA. Further, we specifically solicit information regarding the adequacy of the HCP as measured against our ITP issuance criteria found in 50 CFR parts 13 and 17. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of several methods. Please reference permit number TE-126078-0 in such comments. You may mail comments to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES ). You may also comment via the internet to *aaron_valenta@fws.gov.* Please include your name and return address in your internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we have received your internet message, contact us directly at either telephone number listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ). Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to either Service office listed below (see ADDRESSES ). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. The area encompassed under the ITP includes a 1.05-acre parcel along the beachfront of the Gulf of Mexico. The project is located on the western portion of Perdido Key, a 16.9-mile barrier island. Perdido Key constitutes the entire historic range of the Perdido Key beach mouse. The Perdido Key beach mouse was listed as an endangered species under the Act on June 6, 1985 (50 FR 23872). The Perdido Key beach mouse is also listed as an endangered species by the State of Florida. Critical habitat was designated for the Perdido Key beach mouse at the time of listing (50 FR 23872). On December 15, 2005, we published a proposed revision of critical habitat for the Perdido Key beach mouse and Choctawhatchee beach mouse, and a proposed critical habitat designation for the St. Andrew beach mouse (70 FR 74426). The Perdido Key beach mouse is one of eight species of the old field mouse that occupy coastal rather than inland areas and are referred to as beach mice. It is one of five subspecies of beach mice endemic to the gulf coast of Alabama and northwestern Florida. Two other extant subspecies of beach mouse and one extinct subspecies are known from the Atlantic coast of Florida. As do other beach mouse subspecies, Perdido Key beach mice spend their entire lives within the coastal beach and dune ecosystem. Beach mouse habitat consists of a mix of interconnected habitats, including primary, secondary, and scrub dunes including interdunal areas. Beach mice are nocturnal and dig burrows within the dune system where vegetation provides cover. They forage for food throughout the dune system, feeding primarily on seeds and fruits of dune plants, including bluestem ( *Schizachyrium maritimum* ), sea oats ( *Uniola paniculata* ), and evening primrose ( *Oenothera humifusa* ). Insects are also an important part of their diet. Beach mice along the gulf coasts of Florida and Alabama generally live about 9 months and become mature between 25 and 35 days. Beach mice are monogamous, pairing for life. Gestation averages 24 days and the average litter size is three to four pups. Peak breeding season for beach mice is in autumn and winter, declining in spring, and falling to low levels in summer. In essence, mature female beach mice can produce a litter every month and live about 8 months. Several subspecies of beach mice have been listed as endangered species, primarily because of the fragmentation, adverse alteration, and loss of habitat due to coastal development. The threat of development-related habitat loss continues to increase. Other contributing factors include low population numbers, habitat loss from a variety of reasons (including hurricanes), predation or competition by animals related to human development (cats and house mice), and the existing strength or lack of regulations regarding coastal development. The EA considers the environmental consequences of two alternatives and the proposed action. The proposed action alternative is issuance of the ITP and implementation of the HCP as submitted by the Applicants. The HCP will provide for:

(1)Minimizing the footprint of the development;

(2)restoring, preserving, and maintaining onsite beach mouse habitat at the project site;

(3)incorporating requirements in the operation of the residence that provide for the conservation of the beach mouse;

(4)monitoring the status of the beach mouse at the project site post-construction;

(5)donating funds initially and on an annual basis to Perdido Key beach mouse conservation efforts;

(6)including conservation measures to protect nesting sea turtles and non-breeding piping plover; and

(7)funding the mitigation measures. We will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act. If it is determined that those requirements are met, the ITP will be issued for the incidental take of the Perdido Key beach mouse. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Dated: August 8, 2006. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. E6-13827 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CO-03-840-1610-241A] Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (Monument) Advisory Committee (Committee), will meet as directed below. DATES: Meetings will be held September 28-29, 2006 and October 10, 2006 at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado. Meetings will begin at 9 a.m. each day. Two public comment periods are planned for each day and will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The meeting will adjourn at approximately 3:30 p.m. each day. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager or Heather Musclow, Monument Planner, Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Hwy 184, Dolores, Colorado 81323; Telephone

(970)882-5600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The eleven member committee provides counsel and advice to the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, concerning development and implementation of a management plan developed in accordance with FLMPA, for public lands within the Monument. At each meeting, topics we plan to discuss include the planning schedule, planning issues and management concerns, and other issues as appropriate. The meetings are open to the public and include a time set aside for public comment. Interested persons may make oral statements at the meeting or submit written statements at any meeting. Per-person time limits for oral statements may be set to allow all interested persons an opportunity to speak. Summary minutes of all Committee meetings will be maintained at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado. They are available for public inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within thirty

(30)days of the meeting. In addition, minutes and other information concerning the Committee can be obtained from the Monument planning Web site at: *http://www.blm.gov/rmp/canm* which will be updated following each Committee meeting. Dated: August 15, 2006. LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. [FR Doc. E6-13830 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-310-0777-XX] Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast California Resource Advisory Council AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)Northeast California Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below. DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22, 2006, in the Conference Room of the Bureau of Land Management Surprise Field Office, 602 Cressler St., Cedarville, Calif. On Sept. 21, the members will convene at 10 a.m. and depart on a field trip to public lands managed by the Surprise Field Office. On Sept. 22, the meeting begins at 8 a.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend the tour and meeting. Field tour participants must provide their own transportation and lunch. Time for public comment is reserved for 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Burke, BLM Alturas Field Office Manager,

(530)233-4666; or BLM Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana,

(530)252-5332. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in Northeast California and the northwest corner of Nevada. At this meeting, agenda topics will include a report on public comments and responses to draft resource management plans for the Alturas, Eagle Lake and Surprise field offices. Members will also discuss a status report on development of a management plan and environmental impact statement for sagebrush-steppe ecosystems, an update on a rail banking proposal for the abandoned Modoc Rail Line, information on a proposal to develop a wildlife water source in a wilderness area and formation of a Recreation Resource Advisory Council in California. All meetings are open to the public. Members of the public may present written comments to the council. Each formal council meeting will have time allocated for public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, and the time available, the time for individual comments may be limited. Members of the public are welcome on field tours, but they must provide their own transportation and lunch. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation and other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided above. Dated: August 11, 2006. Joseph J. Fontana, Public Affairs Officer. [FR Doc. E6-13817 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 731-TA-540 and 541 (Second Review)] Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe From Korea and Taiwan Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject five-year reviews, the United States International Trade Commission (Commission) determines, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act), that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). Background The Commission instituted these reviews on September 1, 2005 (70 FR 52124) and determined on December 5, 2005, that it would conduct full reviews (70 FR 73452, December 12, 2005). Notice of the scheduling of the Commission's reviews and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the **Federal Register** on February 16, 2006 (71 FR 8311). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2006, and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel. The Commission transmitted its determination in these reviews to the Secretary of Commerce on August 16, 2006. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3877 (August 2006), entitled *Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea and Taiwan:* Investigation Nos. 731-TA-540 and 541 ( *Second Review* ). Issued: August 16, 2006. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E6-13873 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice [USITC SE-06-051] Agency Holding the Meeting: United States International Trade Commission. Time and Date: September 1, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. Place: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436; Telephone:

(202)205-2000. Status: Open to the public. Matters to be Considered: 1. Agenda for future meetings: none. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Inv. No. 701-TA-442 and 443 and 731-TA-1095-1097 (Final) (Certain Lined Paper School Supplies from China, India, and Indonesia)—briefing and vote. (The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determination and Commissioners' opinions to the Secretary of Commerce on or before September 21, 2006). 5. Inv. Nos. 731-TA-703 and 705 (Second Review) (Furfuryl Alcohol from China and Thailand)—briefing and vote. (The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determination and Commissioners' opinions to the Secretary of Commerce on or before September 13, 2006). 6. Outstanding action jackets: none. In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. Issued: August 17, 2006. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 06-7092 Filed 8-18-06; 11:24 am]

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