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BILLING CODE 4165-16-M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1644-DR] Maine; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-1644-DR), dated May 25, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* August 14, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Director, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Philip E. Parr, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. This action terminates my appointment of Kenneth Clark as Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14084 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-3267-EM] Missouri; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Missouri (FEMA-3267-EM), dated July 21, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* August 16, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Missouri is hereby amended to include the following area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared an emergency by the President in his declaration of July 21, 2006: Oregon County for debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B) under the Public Assistance program. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14083 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1643-DR] New Hampshire; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-1643-DR), dated May 25, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: Effective Date: August 14, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Director, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Philip E. Parr, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. This action terminates my appointment of Kenneth Clark as Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14078 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1656-DR] Ohio; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio (FEMA-1656-DR), dated August 1, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* August 15, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio is hereby amended to include the Public Assistance Program for the following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of August 1, 2006: Ashtabula, Geauga, and Lake Counties for Public Assistance (already designated for Individual Assistance). (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14080 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1658-DR] Texas; Major Disaster and Related Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1658-DR), dated August 15, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: Effective Date: August 15, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated August 15, 2006, the President declared a major disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows: I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Texas resulting from flooding beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Texas. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses. You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act you may deem appropriate. Direct Federal assistance is authorized. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. The time period prescribed for the implementation of section 310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed six months after the date of this declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Director, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Kenneth Clark, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of Texas to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster: El Paso County for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. El Paso County in the State of Texas is eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14077 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1606-DR] Texas; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1606-DR), dated September 24, 2005, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* August 18, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Public Law 109-234, FEMA is amending the cost-sharing arrangements concerning Federal funds provided under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206, for the State of Texas, declared on September 24, 2005, due to damage resulting from Hurricane Rita. As required by Public Law 109-234, the States of Texas and Louisiana, declared major disasters on September 24, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Rita, must be treated equally for purposes of cost-share adjustments. The Texas major disaster declaration is amended as follows: Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program, are authorized at 100 percent of total eligible costs, through and including June 30, 2006. Effective July 1, 2006, the Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program, is authorized at 90 percent of total eligible costs. Further, Federal funds for all categories of Public Assistance are authorized at 90 percent of total eligible costs, except assistance previously approved at 100 percent. This adjustment to State and local cost sharing applies only to Public Assistance costs and direct Federal assistance eligible for such adjustments under the law. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act specifically prohibits a similar adjustment for funds provided to States for Other Needs Assistance (Section 408) and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Section 404). These funds will continue to be reimbursed at 75 percent of total eligible costs. This cost share is effective as of the date of the President's major disaster declaration. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-14082 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Open Meeting, Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy AGENCY: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announces the following committee meeting: *Name:* Board of Visitors
(BOV)for the National Fire Academy. *Dates of Meeting:* October 5-7, 2006 *Place:* Building H, Room 300, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland. *Time:* October 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; October 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; October 7, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. *Proposed Agenda:* Review National Fire Academy Program Activities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10
(2)of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announces that the committee meeting will be open to the public in the Emmitsburg commuting area with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the general public who plan to participate in the meeting should contact the Office of the Superintendent, National Fire Academy, U.S. Fire Administration, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727,
(301)447-1117, on or before September 27, 2006. Minutes of the meeting will be prepared and will be available for public viewing in the Office of the U.S. Fire Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727. Copies of the minutes will be available upon request within 60 days after the meeting. The National Fire Academy Board of Visitors is administered by the United States Fire Administration, which is currently being transferred to the newly created Preparedness Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security. During this transition FEMA, also part of the Department of Homeland Security, will continue to support this program as the new Directorate stands up. Ultimately this function will be transferred to the Preparedness Directorate. Dated: August 17, 2006. Charlie Dickinson, Acting U.S. Fire Administrator. [FR Doc. E6-14081 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5039-N-02] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring Reports AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comment Due Date: October 24, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposed information collection requirement. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number, and should be sent to: Myron Newry, Director, FHIP Support Division, Office of Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5222, Washington, DC 20410-2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Newry, Director, FHIP Support Division, Office of Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5222, Washington, DC 20410-2000; telephone:
(202)708-0800 (this is not a toll free number). (Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at: 1-800-877-8339.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting this proposed information collection requirement to the OMB for review, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended]. Required forms for applicants were approved under Departmental clearance under the SuperNOFA process. We have included three new quarterly reporting forms for your review. These forms replace information that had previously been supplied in narrative format. This notice solicits comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed information collection in order to:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Department's program functions;
(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the Department's assessment of the paperwork burden that may result from the proposed information collection;
(3)Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information which must be collected; and
(4)Minimize the burden of the information collection on responders, including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology ( *e.g.* , electronic transmission of data). *Title of Regulation:* 24 CFR Part 125, Fair Housing Initiatives Program. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2529-0033. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* This is a revision of the currently approved information collection for selecting applicants for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program
(FHIP)grants that will be part of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). These grants are to fund fair housing enforcement and/or education and outreach activities under the following initiatives: Administrative Enforcement; Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and Fair Housing Organizations. Information is also collected to monitor grants and grant funds. Proposed revisions to the currently approved information collection include: changes in the program description from “Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application” to “Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring Reports” and changing the application submission process from paper to electronic via the web. Monitoring reports will continue to be submitted manually in paper format. In the event that monitoring reports become electronic, HUD anticipates changes in the related paperwork reduction process at that time. *Agency form number(s), if applicable:* Not applicable since HUD forms and formats were identified in the SuperNOFA General and FHIP Program Sections as well as the automated grant announcement. *Members of affected public:* The collection of information involves Qualified Fair Housing Organizations (QFHOs); Fair Housing Organizations (FHOs); public or private non-profit organizations or institutions and other public or private entities that are working to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; State and local governments; and Fair Housing Assistance Program Agencies. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including the number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* An estimation of 48,444 total hours will be needed to prepare the information collection. The number of respondents is 400 with a frequency response of 1 per annum, and the total hours per respondent is 86.50 hours for application development. The estimated 104 agencies that will receive funding will be required to submit quarterly and final reports, with approximately 60 of those 104 agencies also required to submit quarterly Enforcement Logs and Narrative Reports. The estimated number of respondents is based on the average of the number of submissions for Fiscal Years 2000 to 2006. The number of hours is an average based on grantee estimates of time to review instructions, search existing data sources, prepare required responses to the application, complete the certification, and assemble exhibits. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Revision of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: August 10, 2006. Bryan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Program. [FR Doc. E6-14086 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket Nos. FR-4723-FA-32, FR-4800-FA-02, FR-4900-FA-20, and FR-4950-FA-04] Announcement of Past Funding Awards for the Youthbuild Program Fiscal Years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of past funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for the Youthbuild program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. **Federal Register** notices on these actions were not published at the time, however the public was advised of these grant selections since they were posted on HUD's Web site. The postings contained listings of the selected applicants including descriptions of the projects. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Duncan, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7140, Washington, DC 20410-7000; telephone
(202)708-3773 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community Connections at 1-800-998-9999 or visit the HUD Web site at *http://www.hud.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Youthbuild program is to assist disadvantaged young adults in distressed communities in completing their high school education, to provide on-site construction training experiences which also results in the rehabilitation or construction of housing for homeless persons and low- and very low-income families, to foster leadership skills, to further opportunities for placement in apprenticeship programs, and to promote economic self-sufficiency. The grants competitions were included within the SuperNOFAs (Notice of Funding Availability) announcements for HUD's Discretionary Programs. The Fiscal Year
(FY)2002 competition was announced on March 26, 2002 (67 FR 14163) and provided approximately $59,750,000 in funding. The FY2003 competition was announced on April 25, 2003 (68 FR 21453) and provided approximately $54,642,500 in funding. The FY2004 competition was announced on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 27369) and provided approximately $59,397,475 in funding. The FY2005 competition was announced on March 21, 2005 (70 FR 13997) and provided approximately $56,444,800 in funding. For all Youthbuild awards, carry over was available, as well as any funds available through recapture, minus any amount needed to correct errors. Applications were reviewed and rated on the basis of selection criteria contained in each corresponding NOFA. This notice fulfills a required grants management action. For the FY2002 competition, a total of $59,126,953 was provided to 108 grant recipients nationwide. For the FY2003 competition, a total of $56,627,000 was provided to 111 grant recipients nationwide. For the FY2004 competition, a total of $55,945,461 was provided to 98 grant recipients nationwide. For the FY 2005 competition, a total of $58,037,538 was provided to 111 grant recipients nationwide. Project information for all years was made available on the Department's Web site. Notices on these grant selections were inadvertently not published at the time in the **Federal Register** . In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and the amounts of the awards in Appendix A to this document. Dated: August 8, 2006. William H. Eargle, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations. Appendix A.—Fiscal Year 2002 Funding Awards for the Youthbuild Program Recipient State Amount Southeast Alaska Guidance Association AK $599,882.00 City of Phoenix AZ 700,000.00 Portable Practical Education Preparation, Inc AZ 400,000.00 Century Center for Economic Opportunity CA 700,000.00 City of Richmond CA 700,000.00 City of Vacaville CA 400,000.00 Community Services & Employment Training, Inc CA 700,000.00 Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency CA 600,000.00 Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission CA 900,000.00 Greenfield City CA 400,000.00 Los Angeles Conservation Corps CA 399,770.00 Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire, Inc CA 700,000.00 Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment CA 700,000.00 Public Allies Los Angeles CA 399,764.00 San Jose Conservation Corps CA 700,000.00 Venice Community Housing Corporation CA 410,877.00 Watsonville City CA 664,182.00 Youth Employment Partnership, Inc CA 820,000.00 Yuba County Office of Education CA 400,000.00 Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc CO 308,459.00 Year One, Inc CO 398,005.00 CoOpportunity, Inc CT 900,000.00 New Britain City CT 517,918.00 ARCH Training Center, Inc DC 700,000.00 Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc DC 520,000.00 Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc FL 400,000.00 Daniel Memorial, Inc FL 400,000.00 DISC Village, Inc FL 400,000.00 Gainesville Housing Authority FL 377,916.00 Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc GA 400,000.00 Honolulu City and County HI 524,409.00 Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc IL 699,329.00 Daisy's Resource and Developmental Center IL 700,000.00 Emerson Park Development Corporation IL 700,000.00 Futures Unlimited, Inc IL 399,730.00 OAI, Inc IL 399,982.00 Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation IL 400,000.00 Youth Conservation Corps, Inc IL 399,932.00 YouthBuild McLean County IL 900,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Evansville IN 400,000.00 Tree of Life Community Development Corporation and Care Center IN 700,000.00 Louisiana Tech. College—Sullivan Campus LA 400,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Tallulah LA 400,000.00 Mirabeau Family Learning Center, Inc LA 669,450.00 Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government LA 642,305.00 Community Teamwork, Inc MA 700,000.00 Lawrence Family Development & Education Fund MA 700,000.00 Massachusetts Job Training, Inc MA 698,800.00 Old Colony YMCA MA 699,961.00 People Acting in Community Endeavors MA 400,000.00 YWCA of Western Massachusetts MA 699,300.00 Housing Authority of Baltimore MD 700,000.00 Coastal Enterprises, Inc ME 400,000.00 Neighborhood Information and Sharing Exchange MI 400,000.00 Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc MN 400,000.00 Advent Enterprises, Inc MO 399,336.00 Housing Authority of St. Louis MO 700,000.00 Midtown Community Development Corporation MO 700,000.00 Youth, Education, and Health/Soul MO 700,000.00 Hollandale School District MS 698,677.00 SHARE of North Carolina, Inc NC 400,000.00 High Plains Community Development Corporation NE 399,959.00 Episcopal Community Development, Inc NJ 400,000.00 First Occupational Center of New Jersey NJ 400,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Camd NJ 400,000.00 Isles, Inc NJ 900,000.00 Youth Building Better Lives, Inc NM 500,000.00 Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Inc NY 700,000.00 Episcopal Services, Inc NY 462,694.00 Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services NY 400,000.00 Urban League of Rochester NY 500,000.00 Youth Action Programs and Homes, Inc NY 846,240.00 YWCA Duchess County NY 400,000.00 YWCA of Greater New York NY 699,976.00 Akron Sumit Community Action, Inc OH 700,000.00 Buckeye Community Hope Foundation OH 700,000.00 Columbus Works, Inc OH 400,000.00 Community Action Commission of Fayette County OH 400,000.00 Hamilton City OH 494,685.00 ISUS Trade and Technology Prep Community School OH 697,676.00 Sojourners Care Network OH 400,000.00 City of Portland OR 642,840.00 Community Services Consortium OR 460,862.00 Crispus Attucks Community Development Corporation PA 700,000.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School PA 700,000.00 Resources for Human Development, Inc PA 700,000.00 San German City/Workforce Investment PR 400,000.00 Providence Plan RI 675,000.00 GATE SC 400,000.00 Lancaster County School District SC 396,399.00 Palmetto Community Hope Foundation SC 700,000.00 Sumter County SC 700,000.00 Chattanooga Housing Authority TN 400,000.00 Shelby County Government TN 527,562.00 American Youthworks TX 653,632.00 Community Development Corporation of Brownsville TX 400,000.00 George Gervin Youth Center, Inc TX 864,113.00 Housing Authority of the City of Crystal City TX 399,725.00 Walker Montgomery Community Development Corporation TX 400,000.00 Petersburg Urban Ministries, Inc VA 849,392.00 Virgin Islands Housing Authority VI 696,453.00 Youth Building for the Future, Inc VT 463,100.00 Educational Service District 101 WA 400,000.00 Operation Fresh Start, Inc WI 261,652.00 Wisconsin Department of Administration WI 387,009.00 RANDOLPH COUNTY WV 182,552.00 Randolph County Housing Authority WV 217,448.00 Southern Appalachian Labor School WV 400,000.00 Total 59,126,953.00 Fiscal Year 2003 Funding Awards for the Youthbuild Program Recipient State Amount Mobile Housing Board AL $700,000.00 YWCA of Central Alabama AL 400,000.00 Pulaski Technical College AR 398,000.00 Phoenix City AZ 700,000.00 Pima County AZ 575,000.00 Town of Guadalupe AZ 400,000.00 Yuma Private Industry Council, Inc AZ 400,000.00 Century Center for Economic Opportunity CA 700,000.00 Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County CA 400,000.00 Community Partnership Dev. Corp CA 700,000.00 Los Angeles Conservation Corps CA 700,000.00 Moreno Valley City CA 400,000.00 Orange County Conservation Corps CA 400,000.00 Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment CA 700,000.00 PHFE Mgmt Solutions CA 400,000.00 Venice Community Housing Corporation CA 480,000.00 Watts Labor Community Action Committee CA 400,000.00 Youth Employment Partnership, Inc CA 700,000.00 Yuba County Office of Education CA 400,000.00 Mile High Youth Corps CO 432,000.00 CO OPPORTUNITY INC CT 700,000.00 ARCH Training Center, Inc DC 700,000.00 Latin American Youth Center DC 478,000.00 Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc DC 535,000.00 Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc FL 400,000.00 Consolidated City of Jacksonville FL 700,000.00 Space Coast Youthbuild Coalition FL 400,000.00 Flint Area Consolidated Housing Authority GA 400,000.00 Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, Inc GA 400,000.00 SW Ga United Empowerment Zone, Inc GA 400,000.00 Honolulu City and County HI 700,000.00 Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc IL 700,000.00 Daisy's Resource and Development Ctr IL 700,000.00 Emerson Park Development Corporation IL 151,788.00 Emerson Park Development Corporation IL 548,212.00 Genesis Housing Development Corporation IL 697,000.00 YouthBuild McLean County IL 500,000.00 United Way of Wyandotte County, Inc KS 700,000.00 Hazard Community College KY 368,000.00 Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission KY 400,000.00 Young Adult Development in Action, Inc KY 698,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Tallulah LA 400,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Sullivan LA 400,000.00 Community Teamwork, Inc MA 700,000.00 Just A Start Corporation MA 700,000.00 Old Colony YMCA MA 700,000.00 Training Resources of America, Inc MA 700,000.00 Training Resources of America, Inc MA 700,000.00 Portland West, Inc ME 700,000.00 Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan MI 400,000.00 Young Detroit Builders MI 700,000.00 Bi-County Community Action Program MN 400,000.00 Housing Authority of St. Louis MO 700,000.00 West Jackson Community Development Corporation MS 700,000.00 River City Community Development Corp NC 400,000.00 University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC 593,000.00 High Plains Community Development NE 400,000.00 Episcopal Community Development, Inc NJ 700,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Camden NJ 700,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth NJ 400,000.00 Isles, Inc NJ 700,000.00 New Jersey Community Development Corp NJ 700,000.00 Estrella Nativa, Inc NM 400,000.00 Taos County NM 400,000.00 Youth Building Better Lives, Inc NM 500,000.00 Albany City NY 700,000.00 Chautauqua Home Rehab. & Improvement Corp NY 400,000.00 Commission on Economic Opportunity NY 700,000.00 Ulster County BOCES NY 400,000.00 Utica Municipal Housing Authority NY 400,000.00 Youth Action and Homes, Inc NY 700,000.00 Buckeye Community Hope Foundation OH 700,000.00 ISUS Trade Y Tech Prep Community School OH 700,000.00 Pickaway Co. Community Action Org., Inc OH 400,000.00 Project Rebuild, Inc OH 700,000.00 Sojourners Care Network OH 400,000.00 Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority OH 699,000.00 Eagle Ridge Institute OK 400,000.00 Community Services Consortium OR 545,000.00 Portland City (Oregon) OR 675,000.00 Action-Housing, Inc PA 400,000.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School PA 39,585.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School PA 16,703.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School PA 643,712.00 Urban League of Rhode Island, Inc RI 400,000.00 Macedonia Community Development Corp SC 400,000.00 North Charleston
(City)Housing Authority SC 400,000.00 Palmetto Community Hope Foundation SC 700,000.00 Telamon Corporation SC 394,000.00 American YouthWorks TX 700,000.00 Austin/Travis County HHSD TX 400,000.00 Community Action Council of South Texas TX 400,000.00 George Gervin Youth Center, Inc TX 700,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Crystal City TX 400,000.00 Proyecto Azteca TX 400,000.00 San Antonio Youth Centers, Inc TX 400,000.00 Walker-Montgomery C.D.C TX 400,000.00 Salt Lake County UT 398,000.00 Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority VA 400,000.00 Petersburg Urban Ministries, Inc VA 700,000.00 Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA 493,000.00 King County WA 700,000.00 Milwaukee Christian Center WI 226,000.00 OIC Racine County, Inc WI 400,000.00 Operation Fresh Start, Inc WI 278,000.00 State of Wisconsin Dept. of Administration WI 399,000.00 State of Wisconsin Dept. of Administration WI 266,000.00 Human Resource Development and Employment, Inc WV 400,000.00 Randolph County Housing Authority WV 400,000.00 Southern Appalachian Labor School WV 112,448.00 Southern Appalachian Labor School WV 287,552.00 Total 56,627,000.00 Fiscal Year 2004 Funding Awards for the Youthbuild Program Recipient State Amount Southeast Alaska Guidance Association
(SAGA)AK $677,200.00 Pulaski Technical College AR 397,832.00 City of Phoenix AZ 700,000.00 Black Contractors Association of San Diego CA 700,000.00 Board of Trustees of the Glide Foundation CA 400,000.00 City of Greenfield CA 400,000.00 City of Watsonville CA 686,000.00 Community Action Partnership of Sonoma Co CA 400,000.00 Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency CA 700,000.00 Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission CA 700,000.00 Mojave Basin Youth Corps, Inc CA 699,980.00 San Jose Conservation Corps CA 700,000.00 Valley Inc.—LA CAUSA CA 400,000.00 Venice Community Housing Corporation CA 480,000.00 Youth Employment Partnership, Inc CA 700,000.00 Yuba County Office of Education CA 400,000.00 Co-Opportunity, Inc CT 700,000.00 ARCH Training Center, Inc DC 700,000.00 Latin American Youth Center DC 473,685.00 National Association of Foster Care Children of America, Inc DC 400,000.00 Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc DC 700,000.00 Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Inc FL 700,000.00 Daniel Memorial JaxBuild, Inc FL 700,000.00 Cobb Housing, Inc GA 700,000.00 Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Inc GA 700,000.00 Savannah, City of GA 398,385.00 SW Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc GA 400,000.00 Comprehensive Community Solutions IL 699,248.00 YouthBuild McLean County IL 700,000.00 United Way of Wyandotte County, Inc KS 700,000.00 Hazard Community and Technical College KY 398,894.00 Morehead State University KY 400,000.00 Young Adult Development in Action, Inc KY 700,000.00 Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge LA 400,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Sullivan Campus LA 400,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Tallulah LA 400,000.00 Lawrence Family Development & Education Fund, Inc MA 700,000.00 Nueva Esperanza, Inc MA 695,000.00 Old Colony YMCA MA 700,000.00 People Acting in Community Endeavors MA 700,000.00 Youthbuild Boston, Inc MA 700,000.00 YWCA of Western Massachusetts MA 700,000.00 Suitland Family and Life Development Corp MD 400,000.00 Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
(CEI)ME 400,000.00 Ozone House, Inc MI 400,000.00 Young Detroit Builders MI 164,585.00 Young Detroit Builders MI 535,415.00 Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development MN 400,000.00 Advent Interprises (Columbia Builds Youth—CBY) MO 699,999.00 HI-Tech Charities
(HTC)MO 700,000.00 Housing Authority of St. Louis County MO 700,000.00 Swope Community Builders MO 700,000.00 Youth Education of Health in Soulard MO 700,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington NC 700,000.00 Serve Management Group, Inc NC 400,000.00 Goodwill Industries, Inc NE 400,000.00 Episcopal Community Development NJ 699,996.00 Essex County College NJ 697,735.00 Housing Authority of the City of Camden NJ 700,000.00 Isles, Inc NJ 700,000.00 Youth Building Better Lives, Inc NM 500,000.00 Buffalo & Erie Co. Workforce Dev. Cons., Inc NY 400,000.00 Jubilee Homes of Syracuse NY 400,000.00 South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp NY 695,916.00 St. John's Place Family Center, HDFC NY 400,000.00 Town of West Seneca NY 696,761.00 YMCA of Greater New York NY 700,000.00 Youth Action Programs and Homes, Inc NY 700,000.00 Buckeye Community Hope Foundation OH 700,000.00 ISUS, Inc OH 700,000.00 Project Rebuild, Inc OH 700,000.00 Youth Over Us OH 400,000.00 Portland, City of OR 685,000.00 The Job Council OR 400,000.00 Action-Housing, Inc PA 700,000.00 Concerned Citizens' Community Creation Center (dba 5Cs Corp.) PA 400,000.00 Crispus Attucks Association, Inc PA 700,000.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School PA 700,000.00 Providence Plan RI 700,000.00 Allendale County ALIVE, Inc SC 400,000.00 Gate (Garrett Apprenticeship, Training and Education) SC 400,000.00 Lancaster County School District SC 396,399.00 Chattanooga Housing Authority TN 700,000.00 Community Development Corp. of Brownsville TX 400,000.00 George Gervin Youth Center, Inc TX 700,000.00 San Antonio Youth Centers, Inc TX 700,000.00 Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority VA 400,000.00 Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA 700,000.00 Employment Resources Incorporated
(ERI)VA 400,000.00 Petersburg Urban Ministries VA 700,000.00 Tidewater Builders Association VA 700,000.00 ReCycle North VT 400,000.00 King County WA 700,000.00 OIC of Racine County, Inc WI 697,637.00 Operation Fresh Start, Inc WI 269,794.00 Human Resource Development and Employment, Inc WV 400,000.00 Huntington Housing Authority WV 400,000.00 Randolph County Housing Authority WV 400,000.00 Total 55,945,461.00 Fiscal Year 2005 Funding Awards for the Youthbuild Program Recipient State Amount PPEP Youthbuild Somerton—San Luis AZ $400,000.00 Town of Guadalupe AZ 400,000.00 Able-Disable Advocacy, Inc CA 400,000.00 City of Richmond Youthbuild CA 400,000.00 Community Action Partnership—Sonoma Co CA 400,000.00 Los Angeles Conservation Corps CA 700,000.00 San Joaquin County Office of Education CA 400,000.00 The Valley, Inc.—LA CAUSA CA 700,000.00 Youth Employment Partnership, Inc CA 700,000.00 Yuba County Office of Education CA 400,000.00 Year One, dba Mile High Youth Corps CO 434,000.00 Co-Opportunity, Inc CT 700,000.00 ARCH Training Center DC 700,000.00 Latin American Youth Center DC 536,039.00 Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc FL 400,000.00 City of Sanford, Florida FL 400,000.00 Consolidated City of Jacksonville FL 700,000.00 Community Housing Resource Center GA 400,000.00 Prevention Plus Inc. GA 400,000.00 SW GA United Empowerment Zone, Inc GA 400,000.00 Comprehesive Community Solutions, Inc IL 699,839.00 Emerson Park Development Corpoation IL 700,000.00 United Methodist Children's Home IL 400,000.00 Youthbuild Lake County IL 700,000.00 Youthbuild McLean County IL 699,976.00 United Way of Wyandotte County, Inc KS 700,000.00 Cumberland Valley Area Dev. District KY 400,000.00 Hope Center, Inc LA 400,000.00 Louisiana Technical College—Tallulah LA 75,913.00 Louisiana Technical College—Tallulah LA 324,087.00 Workforce Investment Board LWIA #40 LA 400,000.00 Community Teamwork, Inc MA 700,000.00 Just-A-Start Corporation MA 700,000.00 Old Colony—Brockton MA 700,000.00 Old Colony—Fall River MA 700,000.00 Training Resources of America Inc MA 700,000.00 Youthbuild Boston, Inc MA 700,000.00 Portland West, Inc ME 700,000.00 Career Alliance, Inc MI 393,687.00 Young Detroit Builders MI 700,000.00 Bi-Co. Community Action Programs, Inc MN 400,000.00 Tree Trust MN 400,000.00 Housing Authority of St. Louis County MO 700,000.00 Job Point MO 400,000.00 Job Point MO 700,000.00 SWOPE Community Builders MO 700,000.00 Youth Education and Health in Soulard MO 700,000.00 Jefferson Co. Brd. Sprvsrs. Econ. Dev MS 399,632.00 Serve Management Group NC 400,000.00 Telamon Corporation—South Carolina NC 400,000.00 High Plains Community Dev. Corp., Inc NE 400,000.00 Episcopal Community Dev., Inc NJ 700,000.00 Housing Authority of the City of Camden NJ 700,000.00 Isles, Inc NJ 700,000.00 New Jersey Community Development Corp NJ 700,000.00 Taos County NM 400,000.00 Youth Building Better Lives, Inc NM 694,883.00 Abyssinian Development Corporation NY 400,000.00 Northeast Parent & Child Society NY 390,011.00 South Bronx Overall Econ. Dev NY 700,000.00 Buckeye Community Hope Foundation OH 700,000.00 Community Action Cmmssn.—Fayette Co OH 400,000.00 Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority OH 400,000.00 Future Community Builders OH 400,000.00 ISUS Inc OH 700,000.00 Pickaway Co. Community Action Org., Inc OH 400,000.00 Project REBUILD, Inc OH 700,000.00 The Way Station Inc OH 400,000.00 Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority OH 362,450.00 Youngstown Metropolitan H.A OH 700,000.00 Youth Over Us, Inc OH 700,000.00 Eagle Ridge Institute OK 700,000.00 Community Services Consortium OR 400,000.00 Portland Youthbuilders OR 685,000.00 ACTION—Housing, Inc PA 700,000.00 Bayfront NATO, Inc PA 400,000.00 Crispus Attucks Association, Inc PA 700,000.00 Philadelphia Youth for Change PA 700,000.00 Resources for Human Development, Inc PA 700,000.00 Spanish American Civic Association PA 397,437.00 San German City/Workforce Invstmnt Brd PR 700,000.00 The Providence Plan RI 700,000.00 Allendale County ALIVE Youthbuild SC 400,000.00 Clemson University Youthbuild Upstate SC 400,000.00 Alliance for Business and Training TN 399,309.00 Alameda Heights Outreach Foundation TX 400,000.00 American YouthWorks TX 700,000.00 George Gervin Youth Center, Inc TX 700,000.00 Walker Montgomery Community Dev. Corp TX 400,000.00 Bristol Redevelopment H.A VA 400,000.00 Lonesome Pine Office on Youth VA 400,000.00 Petersburg Urban Ministries VA 700,000.00 Total Action Against Poverty VA 700,000.00 Waynesboro Redevelopment & HA VA 492,669.00 Virgin Islands Housing Authority VA 700,000.00 ReCycle North YouthBuild VT 500,000.00 King County WA 31,270.00 King County WA 668,730.00 Tacoma Goodwill Industries WA 400,000.00 ADVOCAP, Inc WI 400,000.00 CAP Services, Inc WI 400,000.00 Community Action, Inc WI 400,000.00 Indianhead Community Action Agency, Inc WI 308,486.00 Indianhead Community Action Agency, Inc WI 308,486.00 Milwaukee Christian Center WI 519,621.00 Operation Fresh Start, Inc WI 256,842.00 PIC of Milwaukee Co., Inc WI 400,000.00 Renewal Unlimited, Inc WI 359,171.00 Human Resource Dev & Employment, Inc WV 400,000.00 Randolph County Housing Authority WV 400,000.00 Southern Appalachian Labor School WV 400,000.00 Total 58,037,538.00 [FR Doc. E6-14085 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No FR-4743-N-08] Notice of Planned Little Rock, AR Post-of-Duty Station AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General, HUD. ACTION: Notice of planned closing of the Little Rock, Arkansas post-of-duty station. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that HUD's Office of the Inspector General (HUD/OIG) plans to close its Little Rock, Arkansas post-of-duty station, and also provides a cost-benefit analysis of the impact of this closure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Saddler, Counsel to the Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8260, Washington, DC 20410-4500,
(202)708-1613 (this is not a toll free number). A telecommunications device for hearing- and speech-impaired persons
(TTY)is available at 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Services). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1997, HUD/OIG established a two-person post-of-duty station in Little Rock, Arkansas to give direct support to the Operation Safe Home
(OSH)initiative to combat violent and drug related crime in the public and assisted housing in the city and nearby communities. Nationwide experience since the initiation of OSH in 1994 had proven that the best results/impact could be obtained when an HUD/OIG Special Agent was physically located in the target city. However, in accordance with the requirements of the Fiscal Year 2002 HUD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 107-73, approved November 26, 2001), HUD/OIG terminated OSH and began re-deploying staff to focus on investigations involving single-family fraud and property flipping. Following the termination of OSH, HUD/OIG staff in Little Rock were deployed to other activities. In January 2006, one of the two Little Rock special agent retired. Later, in July 2006, the sole remaining special agent transferred to another agency, leaving the office with no staff. It has been determined, that backfilling the two special agent positions is not viable due to current hiring and financial constraints. Section 7(p) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(p)) provides that a plan for field reorganization, which may involve the closing of any HUD field or regional office may not take effect until 90 days after a cost-benefit analysis of the effect of the plan on the office in question is published in the **Federal Register** . The required cost-benefit analysis should include:
(1)An estimate of cost savings anticipated;
(2)an estimate of the additional cost which will result from the reorganization;
(3)a discussion of the impact on the local economy; and
(4)an estimate of the effect of the reorganization on the availability, accessibility, and quality of services provided for recipients of those services. Legislative history pertaining to section 7(p) indicates that not all reorganizations are subject to the requirements of section 7(p). Congress stated that “[t]his amendment is not intended to [apply] to or restrict the internal operations or organization of the Department (such as the establishment of new or combination of existing organization units within a field office, the duty stationing of employees in various locations to provide on-site service, or the establishment or closing, based on workload, of small, informal offices such as valuation stations).” (See House Conference Report No. 95-1792, October 14, 1978 at 58.) The duty-stations in Little Rock, Arkansas is a single purpose duty station, and it is being closed based on workload rather than a reorganization of HUD/OIG field offices. Although notice of the closing of a duty station is not subject to the requirement of section 7(p), as supported by legislative history, HUD/OIG nevertheless prepared a cost benefit analysis for its own use in determining whether to proceed with the closing. Through this notice, HUD/OIG advises the public of the closing of the Little Rock, Arkansas duty station and provides the cost benefit analysis of the impact of the closure. Impact of the Closure of the Little Rock, Arkansas Post-of-Duty Station HUD/OIG considered the costs and benefits of closing the Little Rock, Arkansas post-of-duty station, and is publishing its cost-benefit analysis with this notice. In summary, HUD/OIG has determined that the closures will result in a cost savings, and, as a result of the size and limited function of the office, will cause no appreciable impact on the provision of authorized investigative services/activities in the area. Cost-Benefit Analysis A. *Cost Savings:* The post-of-duty station currently costs approximately $1,988.00 per month for space rental. Additional associated overhead expenses ( *e.g.* , telephone service) are incurred to operate the post-of-duty station. Thus, closing the office will result in annual savings of at least $25,356.00. B. *Additional Costs:* It is anticipated that cost savings partially will be offset by travel costs associated with HUD/OIG staff having to travel to Little Rock, Arkansas for investigative purposes. However, a net savings has been forecast. Moreover, these travel costs would be incurred by HUD/OIG anyway prior to the recruitment of replacement staff for the office to be closed. C. *Impact on Local Economy:* No appreciable impact on the local economy is anticipated. The post-of-duty station is co-located with office space leased by other federal agencies, and it is anticipated that the space can easily be re-leased to other tenants. D. *Effect on Availability, Accessibility and Quality of Services Provided to Recipients of Those Services:* The establishment of the office was based entirely on the needs of the HUD/OIG to have special agents in closer proximity to OSH activities conducted in the Little Rock, Arkansas area. These activities have been terminated. Further, as was the case prior to the establishment of this office, special agents assigned to other HUD/OIG offices can cost-effectively address fraud investigations in the area. For the reasons stated in this notice, HUD/OIG intends to proceed to close its Little Rock, Arkansas post-of-duty station at the expiration of the 90-day period from the date of publication of this notice. Dated: August 16, 2006. Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., Inspector General. [FR Doc. E6-14088 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Central Arizona Project (CAP), Arizona; Water Allocations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Modification to the Secretary of the Interior's Record of Decision, Publication of a Final Decision of CAP Water Reallocation. SUMMARY: The Department is rescinding the February 5, 1992, CAP Water Reallocation Decision that modified the March 24, 1983, CAP Water Allocation Decision. The Department is publishing a Final Decision of CAP Water Reallocation in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlements Act (Settlements Act). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Chandler, 623-773-6215 . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Previous Notices Related to CAP Water II. Background of CAP Water Reallocations I. Previous Notices Related to CAP Water Previous notices related to CAP water were published in the **Federal Register**
(FR)at 37 FR 28082, December 20, 1972; 40 FR 17297, April 18, 1975; 41 FR 45883, October 18, 1976; 45 FR 52938, August 8, 1980; 45 FR 81265, December 10, 1980; 48 FR 12446, March 24, 1983; 56 FR 28404, June 20, 1991; 56 FR 29704, June 28, 1991; 57 FR 4470, February 5, 1992; 57 FR 48388, October 23, 1992; 65 FR 39177, June 23, 2000; 65 FR 43037, July 12, 2000; 67 FR 38514, June 4, 2002; 68 FR 36578, June 18, 2003; and 69 FR 9378, February 27, 2004. These notices and decisions were made pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) by the Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended and supplemented (32 Stat. 388, 43 U.S.C. 391), the Boulder Canyon Project Act of December 21, 1928 (45 Stat 1057), the Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968 (82 Stat. 885, 43 U.S.C. 1501), and in recognition of the Secretary's trust responsibility to Indian tribes. II. Background of CAP Water Allocations In the Record of Decision published in the **Federal Register** on March 24, 1983, the Secretary, among other things, allocated CAP water for Indian uses, non-Indian municipal and industrial (M&I) uses, and the remaining amount for non-Indian agricultural uses. Subject to certain conditions, the CAP water for Indian uses was allocated to 12 Indian tribes for irrigation use or for maintaining tribal homelands. Also subject to certain conditions, the CAP water for M&I uses was allocated based on the State of Arizona's 1982 allocation recommendations for non-Indian entities that provided an amount of CAP water for M&I use to certain non-Indian entities, with the remaining amount of CAP water allocated for non-Indian agricultural use. The CAP non-Indian agricultural water was allocated to 23 non-Indian irrigation districts or other agricultural entities. The CAP non-Indian agricultural water was allocated to each entity as a percentage of the non-Indian agricultural water supply that was available in any given year. Based on the 1983 decision, CAP water service contracts were executed with Indian tribes, which are two-party agreements between the United States and the Indian tribe. CAP non-Indian M&I water service subcontracts and CAP non-Indian agricultural water service subcontracts were executed with those entities desiring to enter into subcontracts for CAP water. The CAP water service subcontracts for the non-Indian M&I water and the non-Indian agricultural water are three-party subcontracts among the entity, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD), and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Some of the entities that were allocated non-Indian agricultural water and M&I priority water elected to not contract for the offered allocations. After completing the initial subcontracting process, 29.3 percent of the non-Indian agricultural supply and 65,647 acre-feet of M&I water was not under contract. Congress enacted the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2558) (SRPMIC Act). Pursuant to section 11(h) of the SRPMIC Act, the Secretary was required to request a reallocation recommendation from the Arizona Department of Water Resources
(ADWR)for the remaining non-Indian agricultural water that was not under contract. The Secretary was also required to reallocate the uncontracted CAP water for non-Indian agricultural use and to offer new or amendatory subcontracts for such water. By letter dated January 7, 1991, ADWR recommended an allocation to the Secretary. The Secretary published a notice in the **Federal Register** on June 20, 1991 (56 FR 28404), inviting public comments on the proposed reallocation of CAP water. After considering the public comments, the Secretary published a final decision in the **Federal Register** on February 5, 1992 (57 FR 4470). That decision contemplated that new or amendatory CAP water service subcontracts would be offered soon thereafter. CAP water service subcontracts for the reallocated water were not executed for several reasons, including but not limited to the following:
(1)Some entities could not meet the financial feasibility requirements for receipt of CAP water;
(2)lack of agreement on the form of the CAP water service subcontract to offer the entities, and
(3)financial difficulties of the CAP non-Indian agricultural sector. Beginning in the early 1990s, long-term utilization of the CAP water available for reallocation under the 1992 decision and from the uncontracted M&I water was a central issue in negotiations to resolve various operational and financial disputes between Reclamation and CAWCD. After attempts at negotiations failed, water contracting issues were included in litigation and a resulting stipulated settlement between the United States and CAWCD. To implement some of the conditions contained in the stipulated settlement, new Federal legislation was required. After the 1992 decision but before Federal legislation was enacted, the Secretary published in the **Federal Register** on June 4, 2002 (67 FR 38514), a notice of proposed modification to the 1983 decision. The 1983 decision provided that the M&I allocation can be made more firm by execution of feasible non-potable effluent exchanges with Indian tribes and the M&I allocation was subject to adoption of a pooling concept whereby all M&I entities share in the benefits of effluent exchanges. The pooling concept provision was included in the CAP M&I water service subcontracts. The 2002 proposed modification to the 1983 decision was to delete the mandatory effluent pooling provision in M&I subcontracts with the cities of Chandler and Mesa and from other M&I water service subcontracts upon request. That provision in the CAP M&I water service subcontracts was an impediment to effluent exchanges and effective water management in central Arizona. The final decision was published in the **Federal Register** on June 18, 2003 (68 FR 36578), that deleted the mandatory effluent pooling provision, after review and consideration of public comment. On December 10, 2004, the Settlements Act was enacted (Pub. L. 108-451). The Settlements Act provides, among other things, for
(1)A final allocation of CAP water, with a CAP supply permanently designated for Indian uses and a CAP supply designated for non-Indian M&I or non-Indian agricultural uses,
(2)a reallocation by the Secretary of 65,647 acre-feet of currently uncontracted CAP M&I water to 20 specific M&I entities,
(3)ratification of the Arizona Water Settlement Agreement (the “master agreement”) among the United States, ADWR, and CAWCD, which provides a statutory-based framework to enable the CAP non-Indian agricultural districts to relinquish existing rights to the delivery of CAP non-Indian agricultural priority water under their CAP water service subcontracts, including their rights, if any, to the reallocated water, and
(4)a reallocation of the relinquished and uncontracted non-Indian agricultural supply to various Arizona Indian tribes and ADWR for future M&I use. The Settlements Act provides, in section 111, that certain actions, including the allocation decisions referenced herein “shall be void” if “the Secretary [of the Interior] does not publish a statement of findings under section 207(c) by December 31, 2007.” The Settlements Act also repeals section 11(h) of the SRPMIC Act. To reallocate the CAP non-Indian agricultural water and the uncontracted CAP M&I water in accordance with the Settlements Act, it is necessary to modify the 1983 decision, as amended and supplemented, rescind the 1992 decision, and publish a final reallocation decision. Decision The 1992 CAP Water Reallocation Decision is rescinded as of the date of this notice. The Final Decision of CAP Water Reallocation, in accordance with the Settlements Act that modifies the 1983 CAP Water Allocation Decision, as amended and supplemented, follows. Except as modified herein, the 1983 CAP Water Allocation Decision, as amended and supplemented, shall continue to be in full force and effect. Final Reallocation Decision This final reallocation decision is effective as of the date of this notice subject to section 111 of the Settlements Act and is made to memorialize the reallocation of CAP water in accordance with the Settlements Act, as set forth below: Reallocation to Arizona Indian Tribes
(A)I hereby reallocate 197,500 acre-feet of agricultural priority water per year pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(A) of the Settlements Act, made available pursuant to the master agreement for use by Arizona Indian tribes, of which
(i)102,000 acre-feet per year is hereby reallocated to the Gila River Indian Community;
(ii)28,200 acre-feet per year is hereby reallocated to the Tohono O'odham Nation; and
(iii)67,300 acre-feet per year is hereby retained for reallocation to Arizona Indian tribes, subject to the following conditions as specified in section 104(a)(1)(B) of the Settlements Act.
(B)Conditions: The reallocation of agricultural priority water made herein pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Settlements Act shall be subject to the conditions that
(1)Such water shall be used to resolve Indian water claims in Arizona, and may be allocated by the Secretary of the Interior to Arizona Indian tribes in fulfillment of future Arizona Indian water rights settlement agreements approved by an Act of Congress. In the absence of an Arizona Indian water rights settlement that is approved by an Act of Congress after the date of enactment of the Settlements Act, the Secretary shall not allocate any such water until December 31, 2030. Any allocations made by the Secretary after such date shall be accompanied by a certification that the Secretary is making the allocation in order to assist in the resolution of an Arizona Indian water right claim. Any such water allocated to an Arizona Indian tribe pursuant to a water delivery contract with the Secretary under this clause shall be counted on an acre-foot per acre-foot basis against any claim to water for that Tribe's reservation.
(2)Notwithstanding clause 1 above and in accordance with section 104(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Settlements Act, I hereby retain 6,411 acre-feet of water per year for use for a future water rights settlement agreement approved by an Act of Congress that settles the Navajo Nation's claims to water in the State of Arizona. If Congress does not approve this settlement before December 31, 2030, the 6,411 acre-feet of CAP water shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior under clause 1 above; and
(3)The agricultural priority water shall not, without specific authorization by Act of Congress, be leased, exchanged, forborne, or otherwise transferred by an Arizona Indian tribe for any direct or indirect use outside the reservation of the Arizona Indian tribe.
(C)In consultation with Arizona Indian tribes and the State of Arizona, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a report for Congress by December 31, 2016, that assesses whether the potential benefits of section 104(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Settlements Act are being conveyed to Arizona Indian tribes pursuant to water rights settlements enacted subsequent to the Settlements Act. For those Arizona Indian tribes who have not yet settled water rights claims, the report shall describe whether any active negotiations are taking place and identify any critical water needs that exist on the reservation of each such Indian tribe. The report shall also identify and report on the use of unused quantities of agricultural priority water made available to Arizona Indian tribes under section 104(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Settlements Act. 2. Reallocation to ADWR
(A)I hereby reallocate up to 96,295 acre-feet of agricultural priority water per year to ADWR, pursuant to section 104(a)(2)(A) of the Settlements Act and subject to subparagraph 9.3 of the master agreement, to be held under contract in trust for further allocation pursuant to section 104(a)(2)(C) of the Settlements Act. Direct use of the agricultural priority water by ADWR is prohibited under the master agreement and this notice.
(1)Further Allocation: In accordance with section 104(a)(2)(C) of the Settlements Act, before water may be further allocated the Director of ADWR shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a recommendation for reallocation. As soon as practicable after receiving the recommendation, the Secretary shall carry out all of the necessary reviews of the proposed reallocation in accordance with applicable Federal law. If the Director's recommendation is rejected, the Secretary shall request a revised recommendation from the Director of ADWR and proceed with any reviews required.
(B)The reallocation of agricultural priority water to ADWR pursuant to section 104(a)(2)(A) and section 104(a)(2)(C) of the Settlements Act is subject to the master agreement, including certain rights provided by the master agreement to water users in Pinal County, Arizona.
(C)The agricultural priority water reallocated to the ADWR shall be subject to the condition that the water retain its non-Indian agricultural delivery priority. 3. Reallocation of Uncontracted Central Arizona Project M&I Priority Water, as recommended by the Director of ADWR
(A)I hereby reallocate 65,647 acre-feet of uncontracted M&I water per year to the State of Arizona entities, pursuant to section 104(2)(D)(b)(1) of the Settlements Act, as shown in the following Table 1—Uncontracted M&I Water. Table 1.—Uncontracted M&I Water State of Arizona entity Amount in acre-feet per year State of Arizona entity Amount in acre-feet per year Town of Superior 285 City of Chandler 4,986 Cave Creek Water Company 806 Del Lago
(Vail)Water Company 1,071 Chaparral Water Company 1,931 City of Glendale 3,053 Town of El Mirage 508 Community Water Company of Green Valley 1,521 City of Goodyear 7,211 Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District 4,602 H2O Water Company 147 Town of Oro Valley 3,557 City of Mesa 7,115 City of Phoenix 8,206 City of Peoria 5,527 City of Surprise 2,876 City of Scottsdale 2,981 City of Tucson 8,206 AVRA Cooperative 808 Valley Utilities Water Company 250 Total Water Reallocated 65,647 4. Contracting for Reallocated Water
(A)I hereby direct the Commissioner of Reclamation, through his Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region, Boulder City, Nevada to proceed, in accordance with the Settlements Act, with offering to enter into contracts, amendments to contracts, subcontracts, or amendments to subcontracts for the delivery of the agricultural priority water to the Arizona Indian tribes as described in this notice, the agricultural priority water to ADWR as described in this notice and in accordance with the master agreement, and the uncontracted M&I water to entities as described in Table 1 of this notice.
(B)If the Secretary is precluded under applicable Federal law from entering into a subcontract with an entity identified in Table 1 of this notice, then the Secretary shall request a revised recommendation from the Director of ADWR and reallocate and enter into a subcontract for the delivery of water in accordance with section 104(b)(2)(B) of the Settlements Act and section 4
(A)of this notice. DATES: *Effective Date:* This Final Reallocation Decision is effective as of the date of this notice and is revocable under the applicable provisions of the Settlements Act. In the event that a statement of findings is not published in the **Federal Register** by December 31, 2007, as required by section 207(c) of the Settlements Act, this Final Reallocation Decision and all decisions made herein will, be void and automatically revoked as of January 1, 2008, and shall have no force or effect as of that date. Dated: August 22, 2006. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. E6-14153 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MN-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK-964-1410-HY-P; F-14898-A, F-14898-A2] Alaska Native Claims Selection AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance. SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Azachorok Incorporated. The lands are in the vicinity of the Native village of Mountain Village, Alaska, and are located in: U.S. Survey No. 4055, Alaska. Containing 0.23 acres. Seward Meridian, Alaska T. 21 N., R. 80 W. Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive; Secs. 15 to 36, inclusive. Containing 16,339.41 acres. T. 24 N., 80 W. Sec. 33. Containing 192.82 acres. T. 21 N., 81 W. Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. Containing 20,163.79 acres. T. 23 N., 81 W. Secs. 1, 2, and 3; Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive; Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive; Secs. 35 and 36. Containing 10,191.18 acres. Aggregating 46,887.43 acres. The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Azachorok Incorporated. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Tundra Drums. DATES: The time limits for filing an appeal are: 1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until 30 days after publication in the **Federal Register** to file an appeal. 2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail shall have 30 days from the date of receipt to file an appeal. Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights. ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907-271-5960, or by e-mail at *ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov.* Persons who use a telecommunication device
(TTD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management. Kara Marciniec, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication II. [FR Doc. E6-14091 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK-910-06-1610-DQ-086L] Notice of Availability of the Ring of Fire Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Anchorage Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA 42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA 43 U.S.C. 1701 *et seq.* ), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)has prepared the Ring of Fire Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management's Anchorage Field Office. DATES: The BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any person who participated in the planning process, and has an interest which is or may be adversely affected, may protest BLM's approval or amendment of an RMP. You must file a protest within 30 days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their Notice of Availability in the **Federal Register** . Instructions for filing a protest are described in the Dear Reader letter of the Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS and in the Supplementary Information section of this Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lloyd, Anchorage Field Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, AK 99507,
(907)267-1246, *akrofrmp@blm.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ring of Fire planning area covers 1.3 million acres of BLM-administered lands. The Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS focuses on the principles of multiple use and sustained yield as prescribed by Section 202 of FLPMA. The Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS considers and analyzes four alternatives, including a No Action and a Proposed Action. The alternatives provide for an array of variable levels of commodity production and resource protection. The alternatives were developed based on extensive public scoping and involvement. There are five main issues addressed through this planning process. The Lands and Realty section addresses the need to determine the appropriate mix of lands and realty actions needed to provide a balance between land use and resource protection. The Proposed RMP/Final EIS recommends the revocation of the existing Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Section (d)(1) withdrawals making all unselected lands (241,000 acres) and those lands which may have the ANCSA and State selections relinquished (387,000 acres) potentially available for mineral entry and development. The Lands and Realty section also identifies several small parcels which have been determined suitable for disposal through public sale. The Leasable and Locatable Minerals sections determine which areas should be made available for mineral exploration and development. The Off-Highway Vehicle
(OHV)section addresses management of BLM's lands and access trails for various purposes, including recreation, commercial uses, subsistence activities and the general use of public lands, while protecting natural and cultural resources found within the planning area. The Recreation section examines how recreation should be managed to provide a diversity of experience on BLM lands within the planning area. The document analyzes what measures are necessary and what level of commercial use is appropriate, to ensure that a diversity of recreational opportunities is maintained. Public involvement for this effort included 10 public scoping meetings, meetings with ANCSA corporations and Tribal entities; meetings and briefings with agencies, elected community officials, and planning department staff; and follow-up public hearings. Continuous involvement by the State of Alaska has taken place throughout the planning process through a joint BLM-State position providing a liaison between the State and BLM. All comments received on the plan were systematically evaluated. Chapter 6 of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS outlines these comments and BLM's response to them. The Proposed RMP/Final EIS will assist BLM in meeting its mandate of multiple use and sustained yield and recommends the designation of two Special Recreation Management Areas
(SRMA)and one Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The first SRMA is located in the Haines Block where the use of helicopters, in support of recreational activities is increasing. In developing the SRMA plan for the Haines area, with additional community involvement, BLM will gain greater understanding of the recreation use impacts on the resources, including wildlife, and on the community. The second SRMA being recommended is located in the Knik River area north of Anchorage. This recommendation is based on the past and current recreation uses of the lands and the increasing conflict between user groups, the surrounding communities, and the potential damage to the resources. BLM analyzed 14 areas nominated as ACECs, including those nominated as Research Natural Areas
(RNAs)or Outstanding Natural Areas (ONAs), which are types of ACECs. To be considered for designation as an ACEC, an area must have a resource value that is both relevant and important. The Southern Neacola Block met this criteria, and was carried forward for detailed analysis. The remaining 13 areas were not carried forward. These included, the Haines Area and the Knik River Valley, which were determined to have resource values that require additional analysis in the context of potential designation as Special Recreation Management Areas. The proposed Neacola ACEC is a contiguous block of BLM-administered land (229,000 acres) located in the Neacola Mountains in western Cook Inlet. The Visual Resource Class will be Class II, the Off Highway Vehicle Classification will be “Limited,” and the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum will be managed to maintain the existing classification of “Primitive.” BLM will work with the land managers of the surrounding lands and recreation users to develop additional management strategies for this area. Copies of the Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS have been sent to the affected Federal, State and local governmental agencies, as well as interested parties. Copies of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS are available for public inspection at the Anchorage Field Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska, during normal business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Copies of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS have been sent to individuals, agencies and groups as requested or as required by regulation or policy. Interested persons may also view the Proposed RMP/Final EIS on the Internet at *www.blm.gov/ak.* Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM regarding the Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found in 43 CFR 1610.5-2. A protest may only raise those issues that were submitted for the record during the planning process. E-mail and faxed protests will not be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides the original letter by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, BLM will consider the e-mail or faxed copy advance notice and it will receive full consideration. If you wish to provide BLM such advance consideration, please direct faxed protests to the attention of the BLM Protest Coordinator at
(202)452-5112, and e-mails to *Brenda_Hudgens-Williams@blm.gov.* Please direct the follow-up letter to the address provided below. The protest must contain: a. The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of the person filing the protest. b. A statement of the part or parts of the plan or issues being protested. c. A copy of all documents addressing the issue(s) that the protesting party submitted during the planning process or a statement of the date they were discussed for the record. d. A concise statement explaining why the protestor believes that the State Director's decision is wrong. All protests must be in writing and mailed to one of the following addresses: *Regular Mail:* Director (210), Attn: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538, Washington, DC 20035. *Overnight Mail:* Director (210), Attn: Brenda Williams, 1620 L Street NW, Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your protest. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations, businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be available for public inspection in their entirety. The Director will promptly render a decision on the protest. The decision will be in writing and will be sent to the protesting party by Certified Mail-Return Receipt Requested. The Decision of the Director is the final Decision of the Department of the Interior. Dated: June 21, 2006. Julia S. Dougan, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. E6-14209 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JA-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CO-800-1430-ES; COC-67005] Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Colorado AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management has examined and found suitable for classification for lease/conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ) 1.65 acres of public land in La Plata County, Colorado. The Upper Pine Fire Protection District proposes to use the land for a fire station along U.S. Highway 160, approximately six miles west of Bayfield, Colorado. DATES: Submit comments on or before October 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments to the Columbine Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 439, Bayfield, Colorado 81122. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cam Hooley, BLM Columbine Field Office,
(970)884-1414, E-mail *chooley@fs.fed.us* , or Fax: 970-884-2428. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in La Plata County, Colorado, has been examined and found suitable for lease/conveyance for public purposes under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq* ). New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, T. 34 N., North of the Ute Line, R. 8 W., Sec. 11, a parcel described by metes and bounds in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 . The area described contains approximately 1.65 acres in La Plata County. In accordance with the R&PP Act, the Upper Pine Fire Protection District, a State of Colorado Special District, has filed a petition/application and plan of development for the construction and operation of a fire station. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. Conveyance is consistent with the San Juan/San Miguel Resource Management Plan dated September 1985 and would be in the public interest. A lease/conveyance, if issued, will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior and will contain the following reservations to the United States: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and will be subject to valid and existing rights; Detailed information concerning this action is available for review at the office of the Bureau of Land Management, Columbine Field Office, 367 South Pearl Street, Bayfield, Colorado 81122. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the above-described land will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease/conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposal under the mineral material disposal laws. *Classification Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the suitability of the land for a fire station site. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State, tribal and Federal programs. *Application Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the Bureau of Land Management followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for fire station purposes. All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Individuals may request confidentiality with respect to their name, address, and phone number. If you wish to have your name or street address withheld from public review, or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the first line of the comments should start with the word “Confidentialy Request” in uppercase letters in order for BLM to comply with your request. Such request will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Comment contents will not be kept confidential. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this classification will become effective on October 10, 2006. The lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after this classification becomes effective. (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) Dated: July 27, 2006. Pauline E. Ellis, Manager Columbine Field Office. [FR Doc. E6-14096 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NV-056-5853-ES; N-81735] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)has examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 43.87 acres of public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. Clark County School District proposes to use the land for development of a public high school. DATES: On or before October 10, 2006, interested parties may submit comments concerning the proposed lease/conveyance to the BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, at the address stated below. ADDRESSES: Las Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Warner, Realty Specialist at
(702)515-5084. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to an application submitted by the Clark County School District, the BLM has examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance for public high school purposes under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ), the parcel of public land located in the northeast portion of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area described below: Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 20 S., R. 62 E. Sec. 14, lot 6. The area described contains 43.87 acres in Clark County. The design and architecture of the proposed high school will be similar to that of Arbor View High School which is located at Buffalo Drive and Grand Teton Drive, Las Vegas Nevada. Construction will take approximately one year and begin shortly after the lease is authorized. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. Lease/conveyance is consistent with the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan dated October 5, 1998, and would be in the public interest. The lease/conveyance, when issued, will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior and will contain the following reservations to the United States: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. And will be subject to: 1. Valid and existing rights; 2. Right-of-way N-1521 for the Southern Nevada Water Project granted to the Bureau of Reclamation, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat 0672); 3. Right-of-way N-29996 for underground power distribution lines granted to Nevada Power Co., its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); 4. Right-of-way N-39448 for roads, utilities and drainage system pursuant to the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat 0672); and 5. Right-of-way Nev-061252 for a water retention facility granted to the City of North Las Vegas, its successors or assigns, pursuant to the Act of February 2, 1901 (43 U.S.C. 959). Detailed information concerning this action is available for review at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the address stated above. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the above described land is segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease/conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposal under the mineral material disposal laws. *Classification Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for a public high school site. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs. *Application Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for a public high school site. Comments received during this process, including respondent's name, address, and other contact information, will be available for public review. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to request that BLM consider withholding your name, address, and other contact information from public review or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. The BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will make available for public review, in their entirety, all comments submitted by businesses or organizations, including comments by individuals in their capacity as an official or representative of a business or organization. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM, Nevada State Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become effective on October 24, 2006. The lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. (Authority: 43 CFR Part 2741) Dated: July 18, 2006. Sharon DiPinto, Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands, Las Vegas, NV. [FR Doc. E6-14095 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NM220-1430 EU; NM-109935] Notice of Realty Action, Sale of Public Land AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action, Sale of Public Land in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)proposes a direct (non-competitive) sale of a parcel of public land, 0.52 acres located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The described public land has been examined and through the land use planning process has been determined to be suitable for disposal by direct sale pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713), as amended, and 43 Code of Federal Regulations 2711.3-3(a)(5), at no less than the appraised fair market value. The sale will resolve the inadvertent trespass by Terry H. Conley. DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the Taos Field Office Manager at the address below. Comments must be received not later than October 10, 2006. The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after the date of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Only written comments will be accepted. ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this Notice to Sam DesGeorges, Taos Field Office Manager, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, New Mexico 87571. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francina Martinez, Realty Specialist, at the above address or
(505)758-8851. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, has been determined to be suitable for sale at not less than fair market value under Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713) and 43 Code of Federal Regulations 2711.3-3(a)(5). It has been determined that these lands are difficult to manage economically as part of the public lands. The BLM is also proposing the sale to resolve the inadvertent trespass. The parcel is described as: New Mexico Principal Meridian Santa Fe County T. 20 N., R. 9 E. Section 18, lot 38. The area described contains 0.52 acres, more or less. The fair market value of this land is determined to be $19,000.00. The patent, when issued, will contain a reservation to the United States of a right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945), a reservation for all minerals, and will be issued subject to valid existing rights-of-way and easements. The parcel is being offered by direct sale to Terry H. Conley of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, based on his historic use and the value of added improvements. The parcel of land has been used as a residence and business site for many years. Failure or refusal by Terry H. Conley to submit the required fair market appraisal amount within 180 days of the offer of the sale of the land will constitute a waiver of this preference consideration. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the land described above will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws. The segregation will end upon issuance of patent or 270 days from the date of publication, whichever occurs first. The land will not be offered for sale until at least 60 days after the date of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Comments must be received by the BLM Taos Field Manager, Taos Field Office, at the address stated above, on or before the date stated above. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Taos Field Manager, who may sustain, vacate or modify this realty action. In the absence of any objections or adverse comments, this proposed realty action will become the final determination of the Department of the Interior. Authority for this proposed direct sale is found in 43 CFR subpart 2710, subpart 2711.3-3. Dated: July 27, 2006. John R. Bailey, Acting Field Office Manager. [FR Doc. E6-14092 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-FB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-035-06-1430-ER; HAG 06-0150] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Oregon AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)has examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ) 9.4 acres of public land in Baker County, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to use the land as part of the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area. DATES: All comments must be received in writing to the BLM on or before October 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to David Henderson, District Manager, Vale District Office, Bureau of Land Management, 100 Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918. Electronic format submittals will not be accepted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Lull, Baker Field Office, BLM, P.O. Box 947, Baker City, Oregon 97814, 541-523-1337. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Baker County, Oregon, has been examined and found suitable for conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ), and is hereby classified accordingly. Willamette Meridian, Oregon, T. 9 S., R. 37 E. Sec. 29, lot 14. The area described contains 9.4 acres in Baker County. The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to include the 9.4 acres as part of the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. Conveyance is consistent with the BLM Baker Field Office Resource Management Plan, dated July 12, 1989, and would be in the public interest. The conveyance, when issued, will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. The following rights, reservations and conditions will be included in the conveyance document: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. 3. Any and all reservations that the authorized officer determines appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal lands and interests therein. 4. All valid and existing rights documented on the official public land records at the time of lease issuance or conveyance. 5. A notice and indemnification statement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. section 9620) holding the United States harmless from any release of hazardous materials that may have occurred as a result of any authorized or unauthorized use of the property by other parties. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the above described land is segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposal under the mineral material disposal laws. *Classification Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the suitability of the land for inclusion into the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs. *Application Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any factor not directly related to the suitability of the lands for inclusion in the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area. Comments, including names, street addresses and other contact information of respondents, will be available for public review. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to request that the BLM consider withholding your name, street address and other contact information (such as: FAX or phone number) from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. The BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will make available for public inspection all submissions in their entirety from organizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, classification will become effective on October 24, 2006. The lands will not be offered for conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5 Dated: July 6, 2006. Larry Frazier, Associate District Manager, Vale District. [FR Doc. E6-14093 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)for the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS)Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2007-2012. DATES: Comments will be accepted until November 22, 2006. ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may comment electronically using MMS's Public Connect online commenting system at *http://ocsconnect.mms.gov.* This is the preferred method for commenting. From the Public Connect “Welcome” screen, search for “5-Year Programmatic EIS 2007-2012” or select it from the “Projects Open for Comment” menu. You may also mail comments to: 5-Yr DEIS, Attention: Mr. James F. Bennett, Chief, Branch of Environmental Assessment, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4042, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to the Department of the Interior, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 4227, Washington, DC 20240. Envelopes or packages must be marked “2007-2012 Oil and Gas Program Draft Environmental Impact Statement”. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses, but if you wish us to consider withholding this information you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that disclosure “would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be released. We will not consider anonymous comments. We will always make 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James F. Bennett, Minerals Management Service, Chief, Branch of Environmental Assessment, at
(703)787-1660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement may be found on the Internet at *http://www.mms.gov/5-year/.* A limited number of individual copies of the Draft EIS may be obtained from the above contact. Please specify if you wish CD or paper copy. If neither is specified, a CD containing the Draft EIS will be forwarded. In accordance with 30 CFR 256.2(b), public hearings related to the draft EIS will be held in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Alaska Regions. The exact dates, times, and locations of the hearings will be announced by **Federal Register** notice in the near future. *Library Availability:* To learn which libraries in Alaska have copies of the draft EIS, contact the Alaska OCS Region, Minerals Management Service, 949 East 36th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4363, telephone 1-800-764-2627 or
(907)271-6438. On the Pacific coast contact the Pacific OCS Region, Minerals Management Service, 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, California 93010-6064, telephone
(805)389-7520. For availability of the draft EIS along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts contact the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, telephone
(504)736-2595. Information on the availability of the Draft EIS can also be obtained from the Minerals Management Service. Contact Mr. James F. Bennett. The list of libraries and their locations is also available on the MMS Home page on the Internet at *http://www.mms.gov/library/.* After the public hearing testimony and written comments on the Draft EIS have been reviewed and analyzed, a Final EIS will be prepared. Dated: August 15, 2006. Willie R. Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. E6-14073 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Request for Comments on the Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS)Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012 AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: Request for Comments on the Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012 SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service requests comments on the Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012. This is the second draft of a new program to succeed the current program that expires on June 30, 2007. The first proposal—the draft proposed program—was issued in February for a 60-day comment period that closed on April 11, 2006. Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) specifies a multi-step process of consultation and analysis that must be completed before the Secretary of the Interior may approve a new 5-year program. The required steps following this notice include the development of a proposed final program and Secretarial approval. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the MMS also will publish a Final EIS for the new 5-year program. DATES: Please submit comments and information to the MMS no later than November 24, 2006. Public Comment Procedure The MMS will accept comments in one of two formats: by mail or our Internet commenting system. Please submit your comments using only one of these formats, and include full names and addresses. Comments submitted by other means may not be considered. We will not consider anonymous comments, and we will make available for inspection in their entirety all comments submitted by organizations and businesses or by individuals identifying themselves as representatives of organizations and businesses. Our practice is to make comments, including the names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. An individual commenter may ask that we withhold his or her name, home address, or both from the public record, and we will honor such a request to the extent allowable by law. If you submit comments and wish us to withhold such information, you must so state prominently at the beginning of your submission. ADDRESSES: Mail comments and information to: Renee Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS-4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please label your comments and the packaging in which they are submitted according to the subject matter. Mark those pertaining to program preparation, “Comments on Draft Proposed 5-Year Program for 2007-2012,” and mark those pertaining to EIS preparation, “Comments on the Draft EIS for the 5-Year Program for 2007-2012.” If you submit any privileged or proprietary information to be treated as confidential, please mark the envelope, “Contains Confidential Information.” *Internet:* The MMS will accept comments submitted to our electronic commenting system. This system can be accessed at *http://www.mms.gov/5-year/2007-2012main.htm.* We also will provide access to information concerning the 5-year program and EIS, including copies of comments we receive in response to this notice, at the MMS Internet Web site ( *http://www.mms.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, at
(703)787-1215. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) specifies a multi-step process of consultation and analysis that must be completed before the Secretary of the Interior may approve a new 5-year program. The required steps following this notice include the development of a proposed final program to be submitted to the Congress and the President, with Secretarial approval of a new program no sooner than 60 days afterward. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, the MMS also is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)for the new 5-year program. The draft EIS is being issued with this proposed program and a final EIS will be issued with the proposed final program. The MMS requests comments from states, local governments, native groups, tribes, the oil and gas industry, Federal agencies, environmental and other interest organizations, and all other interested parties, including the public to assist in the preparation of a 5-Year OCS oil and gas leasing program for 2007-2012 and applicable EIS. The proposed program document may be downloaded off the MMS Web site at *http://www.mms.gov.* The document also is available as part of our electronic commenting system noted above. Hard copies will be made available by contacting the 5-Year Program Office at 703-787-1215. Background Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain a schedule of proposed OCS oil and gas lease sales determined to “best meet national energy needs for the 5-year period following its approval or reapproval.” Summary of the Proposed Program In developing the proposed program for 2007-2012, the MMS carries forward the same proposed schedule of lease sales as contained in the draft proposed program published in February 2006, with modifications in four areas as detailed below. Some of these areas are currently withdrawn from disposition by leasing through June 30, 2012, under section 12 of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) and have been subject to annual congressional moratoria. There will be no leasing of such areas unless the Presidential withdrawal is modified and Congress discontinues the annual statutory moratoria. The comments received and the analyses conducted for this proposed program may provide the information necessary for a potential modification of the withdrawal areas. The areas identified as proposed program areas in this notice are ones that warrant further study and analysis based on oil and gas resource estimates and comments received in response to the draft proposed program published in February of this year. Continued inclusion of areas in the proposed lease sale schedule provides a basis for gathering information and conducting analyses to inform policy makers whether to include these areas for leasing consideration in the new 5-year program. The program proposes sales in offshore areas that have the highest oil and gas resource values and highest industry interest, or areas that are currently under leasing restrictions and are off the coasts of states that have expressed interest in learning more about the energy potential offshore their coasts. The proposed schedule is responsive to the recommendations of affected state and local governments. The proposed program schedules a total of 21 OCS lease sales in 7 areas (4 areas off Alaska, 2 areas in the Gulf of Mexico, and 1 area in the Atlantic). Maps A and B show the areas proposed for leasing. Table A lists the location and timing of the proposed lease sales in areas that are available for leasing consideration, i.e., not withdrawn or subject to congressional moratoria. Table B lists the location and timing of the proposed lease sales in areas that are withdrawn and/or subject to moratoria. Alaska Region In the Alaska Region, the program proposes multiple lease sales in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas and North Aleutian Basin Planning Areas, which are three areas of interest to Alaska, the MMS, and the oil and gas industry. Multiple sales are consistent with the Governor of Alaska's recommendations. The North Aleutian Basin Planning Area is currently withdrawn by presidential order under section 12 of the OCS Lands Act. Two of these areas are modified from the draft proposed program. In the Chukchi Sea, the proposed program removes from leasing consideration, a 25-mile buffer area along the coast, as there is no existing oil and gas activity in the area and the State has made no request to include leasing closer to shore. For the North Aleutian Basin, in response to comments from the Governor and the vast majority of the local governments and tribal organizations, this program proposes sales only in the area offered in Sale 92 held in 1985. With that limitation of the area to be offered, the Governor of Alaska requested “that the President lift the withdrawal of the North Aleutian Basin planning area from the leasing program, and allow the scheduling of lease sales in the Sale 92 area in the 2007-2012 program.” Therefore, the North Aleutian Basin is included. The Cook Inlet Planning Area is included on the schedule as a special interest sale. The sales are proposed for 2009 and 2011, but before the MMS proceeds, it will issue a request for nominations and comments and will move forward only if environmentally acceptable blocks are nominated by industry. If this does not occur, the sale will likely be postponed and a request for nominations and comments may be issued again the following year and so on through the 5-year schedule until the sale is held or the schedule expires. Gulf of Mexico Region In the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Areas, which remain the two areas of highest resource potential and interest, the proposed program is the same as that of the draft proposed program with the exception of the exclusion of a small area in the Central Gulf that is east of the military line (86° W 41′ N). The program continues to schedule annual areawide lease sales, as has been the customary practice, and proposes a sale in 2007 of a portion of the area that was identified for Sale 181 in the 5-year program for 1997-2002. As a result of the reconfiguration of some planning areas to follow new administrative lines, some of the areas formerly included in the Eastern and Western Gulf Planning Area are now part of the Central Gulf Planning Area. There are no lease sales scheduled in the Eastern Gulf Planning Area. The original Sale 181 area is not under presidential withdrawal and has not been subject to congressional moratoria. In addition, the area being considered for leasing will not include the area within 100 miles of the Florida coast that used to be part of the Eastern Gulf Planning Area. This will respect the commitment made earlier by the Secretary. In the August 2005 Request for Information, then Secretary Norton stated that she “had no intention of offering for leasing areas in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area within 100 miles of the coast of the State of Florida.” Subsequent annual Central Gulf sales may include the area to the south of the Sale 181 area that is currently under presidential withdrawal and has been subject to annual congressional moratoria. In addition, pursuant to Section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, no sale will be proposed until all affected states have the opportunity to comment. Atlantic OCS There are four planning areas in the Atlantic OCS—North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida. As in the draft proposed program, the proposed program proposes a special interest sale in the Mid-Atlantic in late 2011, which may proceed based on comments received in response to the call for information and depends on whether the presidential withdrawal is lifted and the congressional moratorium is discontinued. The area proposed for consideration is in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area off the coastline of Virginia. Inclusion of this area in the proposed program will allow the gathering of additional information needed to decide whether to include this area in the proposed final program. As in the Chukchi Sea, the proposed program area includes a 25-mile buffer from leasing consideration as there is no existing oil and gas activity in the area and the State has made no request to include leasing closer to shore. In addition, there is no leasing proposed in a wedge-shaped No-Obstruction Zone, to protect navigation activities in and out of the Chesapeake Bay. In addition, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, no sale will be proposed until all affected states have the opportunity to comment. This area is also under presidential withdrawal under section 12 and has been subject to congressional moratoria. Table A: Draft Proposed Program for 2007-2012—Lease Sale Schedule for Available Areas Sale No. Area Year 204 Western Gulf of Mexico 2007 205 Central Gulf of Mexico 2007 193 Chukchi Sea 2007 206 Central Gulf of Mexico 2008 207 Western Gulf of Mexico 2008 208 Central Gulf of Mexico 2009 209 Beaufort Sea 2009 210 Western Gulf of Mexico 2009 211 Cook Inlet 2009 212 Chukchi Sea 2010 213 Central Gulf of Mexico 2010 215 Western Gulf of Mexico 2010 216 Central Gulf of Mexico 2011 217 Beaufort Sea 2011 218 Western Gulf of Mexico 2011 219 Cook Inlet 2011 221 Chukchi Sea 2012 222 Central Gulf of Mexico 2012 Table B: Draft Proposed Program for 2007-2012—Potential Lease Sale Schedule for Areas Subject to Restrictions* Sale No. Area Year 214 North Aleutian Basin 2010 220 Mid-Atlantic 2011 223 North Aleutian Basin 2012 * Lease sales would only be held if the President chooses to modify the withdrawal in both areas and Congress discontinues the annual appropriations moratorium in the Mid-Atlantic. Assurance of Fair Market Value Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act requires receipt of fair market value for OCS oil and gas leases and the rights they convey. The proposed program carries forward the provisions published in the draft proposed program: setting minimum bid levels by individual lease sale based on market conditions and continuing use of a two-phase bid evaluation process. Information Requested We request all interested and affected parties to comment on the size, timing, and location of leasing and the procedures for assuring fair market value that are included in the Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012. Respondents who submitted information in response to previous requests for comments on the preparation of this 5-year program may wish to reference that information, as appropriate, rather than repeating it in their comments on the proposed program. We also invite comments and suggestions on how to proceed with the section 18 analysis for the proposed final program. Section 18(g) authorizes confidential treatment of privileged or proprietary information that is submitted. In order to protect the confidentiality of such information, respondents should include it as an attachment to other comments submitted and mark it appropriately. On request, the MMS will treat such information as confidential from the time of its receipt until 5 years after approval of the new leasing program, subject to the standards of the Freedom of Information Act. MMS will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such information, the names of respondents, and comments not containing such information. Next Steps in the Process MMS plans to issue the proposed final program and final EIS in the spring of 2007. Sixty days later, the Secretary may approve the new 5-year program to go into effect as of July 1, 2007. Dated: August 21, 2006. R. M. “Johnnie” Burton, Director, Minerals Management Service. BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P ER25AU06.108 ER25AU06.109 [FR Doc. 06-7128 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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