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Code · REGISTER · 2006-10-05 · DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Notices

Notices. Notice of New Procedure

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BILLING CODE 6820-AD-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60 Day-06-0425X] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to *omb@cdc.gov.* Comments are invited on:
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project The National Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Study—New—National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Children's Health Act of 2000 mandated CDC to establish autism surveillance and research programs to address the number, incidence, correlates, and causes of autism and related disabilities. Under the provisions of this act, CDC funded 5 CADDRE centers including the California Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities will participate as the 6th site. The multi-site, collaborative study will be an epidemiological investigation of possible causes for the autism spectrum disorders. Study participants will be selected from children born in and residing in the following six areas: Atlanta metropolitan area, San Francisco Bay area, Denver metropolitan area, Baltimore metropolitan area, Philadelphia metropolitan area, and Central North Carolina. Children with autism spectrum disorders will be compared to children with other developmental problems, referred to as the neurodevelopmentally impaired group (NIC), as well as children who do not have developmental problems, referred to as the subcohort. Data collection methods will consist of the following:
(1)Medical record review of the child participant;
(2)medical record review of the biological mother of the child participant;
(3)a packet sent to the participants with self-administered questionnaires and a buccal swab kit;
(4)a telephone interview focusing on pregnancy-related events and early life history (biological mother and/or primary caregiver interview);
(5)a child development evaluation (more comprehensive for case participants than for the control group participants);
(6)parent-child development interview (for case participants only) administered over the telephone or in-person;
(7)a physical exam of the child participant;
(8)biological sampling of the child participant (blood and hair); and
(9)biological sampling of the biological parents of the child participant (blood only). There is no cost to respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours Form Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Avg. burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours 1. Initial Contact by Mail 17,610 1 0.17 2,994 2. Invitation Telephone Contact 8,922 1 0.33 2,944 3. Self-administered Questionnaires and buccal sample 3,456 1 3.17 10,955 4. Caregiver Interview by telephone 3,282 1 0.83 2,724 5. Child Clinic Visit (Child Development Evaluation, physical exam, and biosamples) 3,114 Case 810 1 2.0 1,620 NIC 1,170 1 1.33 1,556 Subcohort 1,134 1 1.33 1,508 6. Parent-Child Development Interview (Case participants only) 810 1 3.17 2,568 7. Parent biosamples 3,114 1 0.25 779 Total 27,648 Dated: September 29, 2006. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-16455 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Notice of Charter Renewal This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) of October 6, 1972, that the Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, has been renewed for a 2-year period through September 18, 2008. For information contact Elaine L. Baker, Designated Federal Officer, Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Management Analysis and Services Office, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E72, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404-498-0090 or fax 404-498-0011. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: September 25, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-16464 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Discontinued Publication of Funding Opportunity Announcements AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of New Procedure. Important notice regarding:
(1)Discontinued publication of Funding Opportunity Announcements
(FOAs)in the **Federal Register** ; and
(2)FOA announcement and application submission via Grants.gov. CDC announces plans to publish all FOAs on *http://www.grants.gov* and accept electronic applications through this site. All application packages will be posted on Grants.gov, as well, utilizing the PHS5161-1 forms for non-research applications and the new form SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) application for research. Grants.gov will feed the form 424 (R&R) packages directly into the Health and Human Services electronic Research Administration Commons for on-line receipt of research applications. As of October 1, 2005, CDC ceased publication of all FOAs in The **Federal Register** . CDC currently announces these FOAs, also known as Requests for Application
(RFAs)and Program Announcements (PAs), via the Grants.gov on-line submission system. Applicants are able to find a synopsis and attachments of the complete text of all CDC grants and cooperative agreements, as well as apply electronically for opportunities, via *http://www.Grants.gov* . All FOAs will continue to be posted on the CDC Web site ( *http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm* ) and on the NIH Guide ( *http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html* ), for research. The provisions of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107) and the President's Management Agenda have led Federal Agencies to simplify Federal financial assistance application requirements and create a single Web site to apply for Federal assistance. Accordingly, Grants.gov ( *http://www.grants.gov/* ) has been designated by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)as the single access point for all grant programs offered by 26 Federal grant-making agencies. It provides a single interface for agencies to announce their grant opportunities, and for all grant applicants to find and apply for these opportunities. The PHS-5161-1 application package will be posted in Grants.gov for CDC non-research application submissions. A transition from the PHS Form 398 package to the SF 424 (R&R) forms will allow electronic submission of research applications through Grants.gov. Getting Started—Grants.gov and HHS eRA Commons Registration To provide a secure environment, the submission of electronic applications to HHS and CDC will require organizations to register with Grants.gov ( *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicants.jsp* ), and, in addition, for Research Grants, the applicant will also have to register with HHS eRA Commons ( *https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/* ). Grants.gov registration provides the ability to submit applications electronically to at least 26 Federal grant-making agencies. HHS eRA Commons registration allows tracking of research application status for the potential grantee organization and Principal Investigator. Additional Information Questions regarding this notice should be directed to the Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone 770-488-2700, or e-mail address: *pgotim@cdc.gov* . Dated: September 26, 2006. James D. Seligman, Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-16322 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Request for Nominations for Nonvoting Members Representing Industry Interests on Public Advisory Panels or Committees AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)is requesting nominations for nonvoting industry representatives to serve on the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (NMQAAC) and certain device panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. DATES: Industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of a nonvoting member to represent industry for the vacancies listed in this document must send a letter to FDA by November 6, 2006, stating their interest in the NMQAAC or one or more panels. Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by November 6, 2006. A nominee may either be self-nominated or nominated by an organization to serve as a nonvoting industry representative. ADDRESSES: All letters of interest and nominations should be sent to Kathleen L. Walker (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen L. Walker, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-17), Food and Drug Administration, 7520 Standish Pl. (MPN1), Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-7293, e-mail: *kathleen.walker@fda.hhs.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. NMQAAC The Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-365) requires the addition of at least two industry representatives with expertise in mammography equipment to the NMQAAC. B. Medical Devices Advisory Committee Section 520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(3)), as amended by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, provides that each medical device panel include one nonvoting member to represent the interests of the medical device manufacturing industry. FDA is requesting nominations for nonvoting members representing industry interests for the following vacancies listed in table 1 of this document: **Table 1.** Committee/Panel Approximate Date Representative is Needed NMQAAC February 1, 2007 Certain Panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel Immediate Hematology and Pathology Devices Panel Immediate II. Functions A. NMQAAC The functions of the NMQAAC are to advise FDA on the following topics:
(1)Developing appropriate quality standards and regulations for mammography facilities,
(2)developing appropriate standards and regulations for bodies accrediting mammography facilities under this program,
(3)developing regulations with respect to sanctions,
(4)developing procedures for monitoring compliance with standards,
(5)establishing a mechanism to investigate consumer complaints,
(6)reporting new developments concerning breast imaging which should be considered in the oversight of mammography facilities,
(7)determining whether there exists a shortage of mammography facilities in rural and health professional shortage areas and determining the effects of personnel on access to the services of such facilities in such areas,
(8)determining whether there will exist a sufficient number of medical physicists after October 1, 1999, and
(9)determining the costs and benefits of compliance with these requirements. B. Medical Devices Advisory Committee The medical device panels perform the following functions:
(1)Review and evaluate data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices and make recommendations for their regulation,
(2)advise the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) regarding recommended classification or reclassification of these devices into one of three regulatory categories,
(3)advise on any possible risks to health associated with the use of devices,
(4)advise on formulation of product development protocols,
(5)review premarket approval applications for medical devices,
(6)review guidelines and guidance documents,
(7)recommend exemption to certain devices from the application of portions of the act,
(8)advise on the necessity to ban a device,
(9)respond to requests from the agency to review and make recommendations on specific issues or problems concerning the safety and effectiveness of devices, and
(10)make recommendations on the quality in the design of clinical studies regarding the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices. II. Selection Procedure Any organization representing the mammography device industry or the medical device manufacturing industry wishing to participate in the selection of a nonvoting member to represent industry should send a letter stating that interest to the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ) within 30 days of publication of this notice. Persons who nominate themselves as industry representatives will not participate in the selection process. It is, therefore, recommended that nominations be made by someone within an organization, trade association, or firm who is willing to participate in the selection process. Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA will send a letter to each organization and a list of all nominees along with their resumes. The letter will state that the interested organizations are responsible for conferring with one another to select a candidate, within 60 days after receiving the letter, to serve as the nonvoting industry representative on a particular committee or device panel. If no individual is selected within that 60 days, the Commissioner may select the nonvoting member to represent industry interests. IV. Qualifications A. NMQAAC Persons nominated for membership as an industry representative on the NMQAAC must meet the following criteria:
(1)Demonstrate expertise in mammography equipment and
(2)be able to discuss equipment specifications and quality control procedures affecting mammography equipment. The industry representative must be able to represent the industry perspective on issues and actions before the advisory committee, serve as liaison between the committee and interested industry parties, and facilitate dialogue with the advisory committee on mammography equipment issues. B. Medical Devices Advisory Committee Persons nominated for the device panels should be full time employees of firms that manufacture products that would come before the panel, or consulting firms that represent manufacturers, or have similar appropriate ties to industry. V. Application Procedure Individuals may nominate themselves, or an organization representing the mammography device industry or medical device industry may nominate one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry representative. A current curriculum vitae (which includes the nominee's business address, telephone number, and e-mail address) and the name of the committee or panel of interest should be sent to the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ). FDA will forward all nominations to the organizations that have expressed interest in participating in the selection process for that committee or panel. FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups, individuals with disabilities, and small businesses are adequately represented on its advisory committees. Therefore, the agency encourages nominations for appropriately qualified candidates from these groups. This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees. Dated: September 28, 2006. Randall W. Lutter, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E6-16438 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on
(240)276-1243. Proposed Project: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental Illness (PAIMI) Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 51 (OMB No. 0930-0172)—Extension These regulations meet the directive under 42 U.S.C. 10826(b) requiring the Secretary to promulgate final regulations to carry out the PAIMI Act. The regulations contain information collection requirements. The Act authorized funds to support activities on behalf of individuals with significant (severe) mental illness (adults) or emotional impairment (children/youth) [42 U.S.C. at 10802(4)]. However, only entities designated by the governor of each State and six
(6)territories (the American Indian Consortium, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Mayor of the District of Columbia to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities under Title I, Subtitle C—Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights, of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 150041 *et seq.* ] are eligible to receive PAIMI grants [42 U.S.C. at 10802(2)]. PAIMI grants are based on a formula prescribed by the Secretary [42 U.S.C. at 10822(a)(1)(A)]. On January 1, each eligible State protection and advocacy (P&A) system is required to prepare and transmit to the Secretary and head of the State Mental Health Agency, in which the system is located, a report describing its activities, accomplishments, and expenditures during the most recently completed fiscal year. Section 10824(a) of the Act requires that the State P&A system's annual reports to the Secretary, shall describe its activities, accomplishments, and expenditures to protect the rights of individuals with mental illness supported with payments from PAIMI Program allotments. These include: • The number of (PAIMI-eligible) individuals with mental illness served; • A description of the types of activities undertaken; • A description of the types of facilities providing care or treatment to which such activities are undertaken; • A description of the manner in which the activities are initiated; • A description of the accomplishments resulting from such activities; • A description of systems to protect and advocate the rights of individuals with mental illness supported with payments from PAIMI Program allotments; • A description of activities conducted by States to protect and advocate such rights; • A description of mechanisms established by residential facilities for individuals with mental illness to protect such rights; and, • A description of the coordination among such systems, activities and mechanisms; • Specification of the number systems that are public and nonprofit systems established with PAIMI Program allotments; • Recommendations for activities and services to improve the protection and advocacy of the rights of individuals with mental illness and a description of the needs for such activities and services which have not been met by the State P&A systems established under the PAIMI Act * * * [The PAIMI Rules 42 CFR Part 51 at section 51.32(b) states that P&A systems may place restrictions on case or client acceptance criteria developed as part of its annual PAIMI priorities. However, prospective clients must be informed of any such restrictions at the time they request service]. This summary report must include a separate section, prepared by the PAIMI Advisory Council, that describes the council's activities and its assessment of the operations of the State P&A system. [42 U.S.C. 10805(7)]. The burden estimate for the annual State P&A system reporting requirements for these regulations is as follows. 42 CFR citation Number of respondents Responses per respondent Burden per response (hrs.) Total annual burden 51.(8)(a)(2) Program Performance Report 57 1 26.0 1 1,482 51.8(8)(a)(8) Advisory Council Report 57 1 10.0 1 570 51.10 Remedial Actions Corrective Action Plan 7 1 8.0 56 Implementation Status Report 7 3 2.0 42 51.23(c) Reports, materials and fiscal data provided to advisory Council 57 1 1.0 57 51.25(b)(2) Grievance Procedure 57 1 .5 29 Total 57 184 1 Burden hours associated with these reports are approved under OMB Control No. 0930-0169. Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by November 6, 2006 to: SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974. Dated: September 27, 2006. Anna Marsh, Director, Office of Program Services. [FR Doc. E6-16456 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [CGD17-06-003] Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of Recertification. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has recertified the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council for the period covering September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007. Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990, the Coast Guard may certify on an annual basis an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of a regional citizens' advisory council for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook Inlet Program established by the statute. DATES: The Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council is certified through August 31, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of the recertification letter by writing to Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi), P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802-5517; or by calling 907-463-2809. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant-Commander Gary Koehler, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi), telephone 907-463-2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose On September 1, 2005, the Coast Guard recertified the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council through August 31, 2006 (70 FR 51077). Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732), the Coast Guard may certify, on an annual basis, an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of a regional citizens' advisory council for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook Inlet Program established by Congress, 33 U.S.C. 2732 (b). On September 16, 2002, the Coast Guard published a notice of policy on revised recertification procedures for alternative voluntary advisory groups in lieu of councils at Cook Inlet, Alaska (67 FR 58440). This revised policy indicated that Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council recertification in 2006 need only submit a streamlined application and public comments would not be solicited prior to that recertification. Dated: September 18, 2006. Arthur E. Brooks, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. E6-16430 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5091-N-03] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Federal Labor Standards Payee Verification and Payment Processing AGENCY: Office of Labor Relations, 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. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* December 4, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or *Jade_M._Banks@hud.gov* , telephone
(202)708-0370, Ext. 5475 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(3)enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Federal Labor Standards Payee Verification and Payment Processing. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2501-0021. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* HUD, and State, local, and Tribal agencies administering HUD-assisted programs must enforce Federal labor standards requirements, including the payment of prevailing wage rates to laborers and mechanics employed on HUD-assisted construction and maintenance work that is covered by these requirements. Enforcement activities include securing funds to ensure the payment of wage restitution that has been or may be found due to laborers and mechanics who were employed on HUD-assisted projects, and the payment of liquidated damages that may be assessed for violations of Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) overtime provisions. Ultimately, these funds are deposited to an account in the U.S. Treasury. If the labor standards discrepancies are resolved, HUD refunds associated amounts to the depositor. As underpaid laborers and mechanics are located, HUD sends wage restitution payments to the effected workers. Liquidated damages assessed for CWHSSA overtime violations are retained by HUD. In order to make refunds and wage restitution payments, HUD must verify the identity of the payee to ensure that the refund is made to the correct depositor or to the correct worker before payment is made. In order to complete these verifications, HUD will request information such as the depositor's or payee's tax identification number ( *i.e.* , employer identification number or Social Security Number), the project name or number, and/or the worker's employer's name. All refunds from labor standards deposit accounts are made electronically. Depositors entitled to a refund must provide to HUD the name, address, and account information for the banking institution to which it wants the refund sent. Wage restitution payments may be made by check or electronically, at the payee's choice. HUD must collect either the payee's mailing address, so that a check may be sent to them, or banking information for an electronic payment. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-4734, Labor Standards Deposit Account Voucher. This form is completed by HUD staff after depositor or payee verification and the collection of payment processing information, *i.e.* , financial institution information or mail delivery address. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated number of respondents is 50 per year. The estimated number of hours needed per respondent is .1 hours. The total public burden is estimated to be 5 hours per year. Payees do not need to complete a form; the information may be collected by HUD in person, by telephone, or in writing, at the payee's option. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Extension of existing collection approved under OMB number 2501-0021. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: September 28, 2006. Edward L. Johnson, Director, Office of Labor Relations. [FR Doc. E6-16439 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5091-N-04] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Federal Labor Standards Remote Monitoring AGENCY: Office of Labor Relations, 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. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* December 4, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or *Jade_M._Banks@hud.gov* , telephone
(202)708-0370, Ext. 5475 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(3)enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Federal Labor Standards Remote Monitoring. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* None. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Many HUD programs are subject to Federal labor standards provisions, including the payment of federally-determined prevailing wage rates to construction and maintenance laborers and mechanics, and the payment of premium rates for overtime hours worked. Several HUD programs are administered by State, local, and tribal agencies, aka local contracting agencies (LCAs), to which HUD has delegated labor standards administration and enforcement responsibilities. HUD is responsible, overall, for full compliance with Federal labor standards requirements in all of its programs and must monitor LCA performance. HUD prefers to conduct monitoring reviews on-site, at the LCA's place(s) of business. In some instances, resource constraints may limit HUD's ability to conduct on-site LCA monitoring. To ensure compliance, HUD may resort to remote monitoring requiring LCAs to submit to HUD information relating to performance in the delegated areas of labor standards administration and enforcement. In order for HUD to accomplish remote monitoring and to assist LCAs, HUD proposes to institute remote monitoring information collection requirements and has created forms on which LCAs may submit information necessary for HUD's monitoring review. HUD and LCAs would be required to maintain records of these remote monitoring forms and the results of the remote monitoring review for three
(3)years after the review or the resolution of any findings, whichever is later. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* Proposed forms HUD-4742 (A, B, C, D, and E for city, county, and Tribal agencies); and HUD-4743 (A and B for State agencies). *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* Item Number of respondents Amount of time required (hours) Total time required/annum (hours) HUD-4742 (A through E) 45 4 180 HUD-4743 (A and B) 5 4 20 Recordkeeping 50 1 50 Total Annual Burden 250 *Status of the proposed information collection:* This is a new collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: September 28, 2006. Edward L. Johnson, Director, Office of Labor Relations. [FR Doc. E6-16440 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4922-N-23] Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program between HUD and the Social Security Administration: Matching Tenant Data in Assisted Housing Programs AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice of a computer matching program between the Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD and the Social Security Administration (SSA). SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB)Guidance on the statute, HUD is updating its notice of a matching program involving comparisons between income data provided by participants in HUD's assisted housing programs and independent sources of income information. The matching program will be carried out to detect inappropriate (excessive or insufficient) housing assistance under the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 101 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1965, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) of 1998. The program provides for the verification of the matching results and the initiation of appropriate administrative or legal actions, primarily through public housing agencies
(PHAs)and owners and agents (all collectively referred to as POAs). Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) are not a mandatory component of the computer matching program. Participation by Indian tribes and TDHEs is discretionary; however, they may receive and use social security
(SS)and supplemental security income
(SSI)matching information provided by HUD. This notice provides an overview of computer matching for HUD's rental assistance programs. Specifically, the notice describes HUD's program for computer matching of its tenant data to SSA's SS and SSI income benefits data. DATES: *Effective Date:* Computer matching is expected to begin 30 days after publication of this notice in the **Federal Register,** unless comments are received which will result in a contrary determination, or 40 days from the date a computer matching agreement is signed, whichever is later. *Comments Due Date:* November 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications should refer to the above docket number and title. Comments sent by facsimile are not acceptable. A copy of each communication submitted will be available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Privacy Act: Jeanette Smith, Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number
(202)708-2374. A telecommunications device for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals
(TTY)is available at
(800)877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Service). For all other information: Myra Newbill, Project Manager, Tenant Assessment Sub-System, Real Estate Assessment Center, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number
(202)475-8988. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice supersedes a similar notice published in the **Federal Register** on March 9, 2004 (69 FR 11033). Since that time, the matching program has continued to be implemented on a large scale. In previous years, the computer matching was carried out for random samples of households receiving rental assistance or for selected POAs. During calendar year 1999, HUD used the matching program for a large-scale computer matching project involving over 2 million households. HUD announced plans for the large-scale implementation of the program on September 14, 1999 (64 FR 49817). The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act (CMPPA) of 1988, an amendment to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), OMB's guidance on this statute entitled “Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the CMPPA of 1988” (OMB Guidance), and OMB Circular No. A-130 requires publication of notices of computer matching programs. Appendix I to OMB's Revision of Circular No. A-130, “Transmittal Memorandum No. 4, Management of Federal Information Resources,” prescribes Federal agency responsibilities for maintaining records about individuals. In compliance with the CMPPA and Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, copies of this notice are being provided to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. I. Authority This matching program is being conducted pursuant to section 542(b) of the 1998 Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 105-65); section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544); section 165 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3543); the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701-1750g); the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437-1437z); section 101 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and the QHWRA Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(f)). The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 authorizes HUD and PHAs (but not private owners/agents for subsidized multifamily projects) to request wage and claim information from State Wage Information Collection Agencies (SWICAs) responsible for administering State unemployment laws in order to undertake computer matching. This Act authorizes HUD to require applicants and participants to sign a consent form authorizing HUD or the PHA to request wage and claim information from the SWICAs. The Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 authorizes HUD to require applicants and participants in HUD-administered programs involving rental assistance to disclose to HUD their social security numbers
(SSNs)as a condition of initial or continuing eligibility for participation in the programs. The QHWRA of 1998, section 508(d), 42 U.S.C. 1437a(f) authorizes the Secretary of HUD to require disclosure by the tenant to the PHA of income information received by the tenant from HUD as part of the income verification procedures of HUD. The QHWRA was amended by Public Law 106-74, which extended the disclosure requirements to participants in section 8, section 202, and section 811 assistance programs. The participants are required to disclose the HUD-provided income information to owners responsible for determining the participants' eligibility or level of benefits. II. Objectives To Be Met by the Matching Program HUD's primary objective in implementing the computer matching program is to increase the availability of rental assistance to individuals who meet the requirements of the rental assistance programs. Other objectives include determining the appropriate level of rental assistance, and deterring and correcting abuse in rental assistance housing programs. In meeting these objectives, HUD also is carrying out its responsibility under 42 U.S.C. 1437f(K) to ensure that income data provided to POAs by household members is complete and accurate. HUD's various assisted housing programs, available through POAs, require that applicants meet certain income and other criteria to be eligible for rental assistance. In addition, tenants generally are required to report the amounts and sources of their income at least annually. However, under the QHWRA of 1998, PHA must offer tenants the option to pay a flat rent, or an income-based rent annually. Those tenants who select a flat rent will be required to recertify income at least every three years. In addition, the Changes to the Admissions and Occupancy Final Rule (March 29, 2000; 65 FR 16692) specified that household composition must be recertified annually for tenants who select a flat rent or income-based rent. The matching program identifies tenants receiving inappropriate (excessive or insufficient) rental assistance resulting from under or over-reported household income. When excessive rental assistance amounts are identified, some tenants move out of assisted units making more units available to assist eligible families, while other tenants agree to repay excessive rental assistance, which increases subsidy payments to HUD. When tenants continue to be eligible for rental assistance, but at a reduced level, the tenants will be required to increase their contributions toward rent. Tribes and TDHEs set admission and eligibility requirements pursuant to the requirements contained in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. They are not required to provide tenant data to the Department. Therefore, their participation is discretionary. III. Program Description In this computer matching program, tenant-provided information included in HUD's automated files will be compared to data from the SSA on a quarterly basis. HUD will request SSA matching of SS and SSI benefits information monthly for residents due to be recertified in four months and each three months thereafter. New tenants will be processed in the next monthly SSA cycle. No tenant records will be forwarded to HHS for matching against NDNH until SSA has verified their ID. Indian Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities may receive and use SS and SSI matching information provided by HUD. HUD may also request SWICA matching to supplement SSA matching and income verification. PHAs, but not owners and agents, may also request SWICA matching. For matching purposes, HUD will disclose to SSA and SWICA only tenant personal identifiers such as SSNs, surnames, and dates of birth. The SSA and SWICAs will conduct the matching of the HUD-provided personal identifiers to personal identifiers included in their automated files. Those agencies will provide income data to HUD only for those individuals with matching personal identifiers. HUD will then compare income data obtained from the sources cited above to tenant-reported income data included in HUD's system of records known as the Tenant Eligibility Verification Files (HUD/REAC-1) published on August 30, 2000 (65 FR 52777). HUD/REAC-1 receives tenant data from the Tenant Housing Assistance and Contract Verification Data (HUD/H-11), published on March 13, 1997 (62 FR 11909). The tenant income comparisons identify tenants whose incomes require further verification to determine if the tenants received appropriate levels of rental assistance. A. Income Verification HUD will normally request that POAs verify matching results as described below. However, under certain circumstances, HUD Program staff or the HUD Office of Inspector General
(OIG)may verify tenant incomes with independent income sources. For example, such circumstances may include:
(a)When HUD declares a PHA in breach of an annual contributions contract; or
(b)when tenants fail to disclose SSA data, or tenants commit other serious violations, and HUD's analysis of the data could support legal actions.
(1)Verification of SS and SSI Benefits Data. SSA's SS and SSI benefits data may be disclosed to POAs. (The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999; Public Law 106-169 provided a new Title VIII of the Social Security Act, which authorized special benefits for certain World War II veterans.) Therefore, after receiving this data from the SSA and comparing it to tenant-reported income, HUD will disclose SS and SSI benefits data to POAs. These disclosures will include information on monthly SS and SSI benefits data and, where applicable, income discrepancy information between tenant-reported data, as reported by POAs, and the income amounts provided by the SSA. POAs will use this information in periodic verifications of tenant incomes that are required to determine program eligibility and rental assistance amounts. HUD has implemented secure electronic facilities for transmitting SS and SSI benefits data to all POAs.
(2)Verification of SWICA Data. HUD may disclose matching results for SWICAs wage and unemployment claim data directly to PHAs. The comparison of SWICA data and the tenant-reported data will reveal whether income verification is necessary. If tenant contests the accuracy of the SWICA reported information, the PHA must then obtain wage information directly from the tenant's employers, including information from prior years, when appropriate. The SWICA unemployment claim data must be verified with the tenant. Verification of the income data with employers would only be required when the tenant disputes the SWICA data. B. Administrative or Legal Actions Regarding all the matching described in this notice, HUD anticipates that POAs will take appropriate action in consultation with tenants to:
(1)Resolve income disparities between tenant-reported and independent income source data; and
(2)Use correct income amounts in determining housing rental assistance. POAs must compute the rent in full compliance with all applicable occupancy regulations. POAs must ensure that they use the correct income and correctly compute the rent. POAs may not suspend, terminate, reduce, or make a final denial of any rental housing assistance to any tenant as the result of information produced by this matching program until:
(a)The tenant has received notice from the POA of its findings and has been informed of the opportunity to contest such findings; and
(b)either the notice period provided in applicable regulations of the program, or 30 days, whichever is later, has expired. In most cases, POAs will resolve income discrepancies in consultation with tenants. Additionally, serious violations, which POAs, HUD Program staff, or the HUD OIG verify, should be referred for full investigation and appropriate civil and/or criminal proceedings. IV. Records To Be Matched SSA will conduct the matching of tenant SSNs and additional identifiers (such as surnames and dates of birth) to tenant data that HUD supplies from its system of records known as the Tenant Housing Assistance and Contract Verification Data (HUD/H-11). Within HUD, this system of records includes two automated systems known as the Multifamily Tenant Characteristics System (a system for programs under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing) and the Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (a system for programs under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner). POAs provide HUD with the tenant data that is included in HUD/H-11. The SSA will match the HUD/H-11 records to the SSA's Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System (HHS/SSA/OSR, 09-60-0059) (Earnings Record); Master Beneficiary Record (HHS/SSA/OSR, 09-60-0090) (MBR); and Supplemental Security Income Record (HHS/SSA/OSR, 09-60-0103) (SSR). HUD will place matching data into its system of records known as the Tenant Eligibility Verification Files (HUD/REAC-1). The HUD/REAC-1 records are specifically exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, as described in notices published on February 28, 1994 (59 FR 9406) and March 30, 1994 (59 FR 14869). HUD may also coordinate SWICA income computer matches for its rental assistance programs using tenant SSNs and surnames. SWICAs will match tenant records to machine-readable files of quarterly wage data and unemployment insurance benefit data. Results from this matching will be provided to HUD or PHAs, which will then determine whether tenants have unreported or underreported income. The matching will be done in accordance with a written agreement between the SWICA and HUD. Tenant data may be matched to the SSA's Master Files of Social Security Number Holders (HHS/SSA/OSR, 09-60-0058) and Death Master Files for the purpose of validating SSNs contained in tenant records. These records will also be used to validate SSNs for all applicants, tenants, and household members who are six
(6)years of age and over to identify noncompliance with program eligibility requirements. HUD will compare tenant SSNs provided by POAs to reveal duplicate SSNs and potential duplicate housing assistance. V. Period of the Match The computer matching program will be conducted according to agreements between HUD and the SSA and SWICA. The computer matching agreements for the planned matches will terminate either when the purpose of the computer matching program is accomplished, or 18 months from the date the agreement is signed, whichever comes first. The agreements may be extended for one 12-month period, with the mutual agreement of all involved parties, if the following conditions are met:
(1)Within three months of the expiration date, all Data Integrity Boards review the agreement, find that the program will be conducted without change, and find a continued favorable examination of benefit/cost results; and
(2)All parties certify that the program has been conducted in compliance with the agreement. The agreement may be terminated, prior to accomplishment of the computer matching purpose or 18 months from the date the agreement is signed (whichever comes first), by the mutual agreement of all involved parties within 30 days of written notice. Dated: September 29, 2006. Lisa Schlosser, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-16435 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of the Assessment Plan: Lawrenceville, IL Former Indian Refinery Natural Resource Damage Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of 30-day comment period. SUMMARY: Notice is given that the document titled “Assessment Plan: Lawrenceville, IL Former Indian Refinery NRDA” (“The Plan”) is available for public review and comment. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the State of Illinois are Trustees for natural resources considered in this assessment, pursuant to subpart G of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan and Executive Order 12580. Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment on the Plan. DATES: Written comments on the Plan must be submitted by November 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the Plan may be made to Mr. Tom Heavisides, Contaminant Assessment Section, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271. This Assessment is also available on our Web site at: *http://www.fws.gov/midwest/LawrencevilleNRDA/* . Comments on the Plan should be sent to Tom Heavisides of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources at the address listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Trustees are following the guidance of the Natural Resource Damages Assessment Regulations found at 43 CFR part 11. The Trustees are undertaking an assessment of damages resulting from the suspected injury to natural resources at the Former Indian Refinery Site in Lawrence County, IL which have been exposed to hazardous substances released into the environment. It is suspected that this exposure has caused injury and resultant damages to trust resources. The injury and resultant damages will be assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 *et seq.* ), as amended, and the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 *et seq.* ). The Plan addresses the Trustees' overall assessment approach and utilizes existing data. Plan addenda may be prepared by the Trustees to provide public notice of additional data collection activities. All written comments will be considered by the Trustees and included in the Report of Assessment, at the conclusion of the assessment process. Dated: September 29, 2006. Robyn Thorson, Regional Director, Region 3. [FR Doc. E6-16465 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey September 29, 2006. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described land will be officially filed in the Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Lakewood, Colorado, effective 10 a.m., September 29, 2006. All inquiries should be sent to the Colorado State Office (CO-956), Bureau of Land Management, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093. The supplemental plat creating new lot 133 in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of section 13, in Township 1 North, Range 72 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted July 20, 2006. The supplemental plat creating lots 22 and 23 in sec. 18, of Township 49 North, Range 10 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted July 24, 2006. The plats and field notes of the dependent resurvey and surveys in Townships 33 and 34 North (SU), Range 13 West, of the New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1419, were accepted July 28, 2006. The supplemental plat correcting lotting errors made on the supplemental plat accepted May 5, 2006, of section 22, in Township 1 North, Range 71 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted July 31, 2006. The plat, and field notes of the dependent resurvey in Sections 13 and 24, Township 15 South, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1435, was accepted August 1, 2006. The plat and field notes of the Dependent Resurvey of a portion of Tract 37 and the Corrective Dependent Resurvey of the metes-and-bounds survey of Public Land Tract 38, Township 5 South, Range 74 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1270, was accepted August 7, 2006. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey in Section 8, Township 9 South, Range 74 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1448, was accepted August 11, 2006. The plat and field notes of the location and remonumentation of certain original corners in, Township 10 North, Range 101 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 750, was accepted August 15, 2006. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey of a portion of the Colorado-New Mexico State Line (S. bdy.), the Eighth Standard Parallel North (N. bdy.) and west boundary, and the survey of the east boundary of Townships 32 North, Range 16 West, of the New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1425, was accepted August 22, 2006. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey, in Township 27 South, Range 72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1410, was accepted September 12, 2006. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey in Fractional Township 32 North, Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1447, was accepted September 14, 2006. The plat which includes the field notes, and is the entire record of this resurvey, in Township 33 1/2 North, Range 17 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1452, was accepted September 20, 2006. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurveys and surveys, in Township 3 North, Range 80 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 1443, was accepted September 27, 2006. The plat (in 2 sheets), which is the entire record, of the dependent resurvey of a portion of Mineral Survey 359, Kirsch Placer, and subdivisional lines, and the remonumentation of certain corners, in Township 12 South, Range 79 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, Groups 750 and 1416, was accepted September 27, 2006. Randall M. Zanon, Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado. [FR Doc. E6-16482 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-957-07-1910-BJ-5GKZ] Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Nebraska September 28, 2006. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)is scheduled to file the plat of survey of the lands described below thirty
(30)calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was executed at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is necessary for the management of these lands. The lands surveyed are: The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the Eighth Standard Parallel North, through Range 5 West, portions of the south boundary, subdivisional lines, and subdivision of section lines, the survey of the subdivision of certain sections, and the retracement of a portion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boundary line, Township 32 North, Range 5 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, was accepted September 28, 2006. Copies of the preceding described plat and field notes are available to the public at a cost of $1.10 per page. Dated: September 28, 2006. John P. Lee, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support Services. [FR Doc. E6-16481 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4467-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-960-1420-BJ-TRST] Group No. 166, Wisconsin; Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey; Wisconsin. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the **Federal Register** . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153. *Attn:* Cadastral Survey. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was requested by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The lands we surveyed are: Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin T. 51 N., R. 3 W. The plat of survey represents the dependent resurvey of a portion of the north boundary, a portion of the west boundary, a portion of the subdivisional lines; and the survey of the subdivision of certain sections, and the corrective dependent resurvey of a portion of the west boundary and a portion of the subdivisional lines Township 51 North, Range 3 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, in the State of Wisconsin, and was accepted September 27, 2005. We will place a copy of the plat we described in the open files. It will be available to the public as a matter of information. If BLM receives a protest against this survey, as shown on the plat, prior to the date of the official filing, we will stay the filing pending our consideration of the protest. We will not officially file the plat until the day after we have accepted or dismissed all protests and they have become final, including decisions on appeals. Dated: September 27, 2006. Michael W. Young, Chief Cadastral Surveyor. [FR Doc. E6-16454 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-936-1430-ET; HAG-07-0001; OR-59658] Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon; Correction AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Correction. SUMMARY: In **Federal Register** notice document # 05-19132 filed 9-23-05; 8:45 a.m., beginning on page 56187, in issue published Monday, September 26, 2005, the following correction is made: On page 56187, in the second column, the legal description in the twenty-second line under Sec. 10, which reads “NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 W 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 ” is hereby corrected to read “NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , W 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 .” Patrick H. Geehan, Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Minerals, Oregon/Washington. [FR Doc. E6-16467 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Meeting of the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Yakima, Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Yakima, Washington, established by the Secretary of the Interior, will hold a public meeting. The purpose of the Conservation Advisory Group is to provide technical advice and counsel to the Secretary of the Interior and Washington State on the Structure, implementation, and oversight of the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program. DATES: Thursday, November 2, 2006, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Bureau of Reclamation Office, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, WA, 98901. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Esget, Manager, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, WA, 98901; 509-575-5848, extension 267. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to review the option of using the acquired habitat lands to mitigate the impacts that occur from the planned conservation measures and develop recommendations. This meeting is open to the public. Dated: September 29, 2006. James A. Esget, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest Region. [FR Doc. 06-8501 Filed 10-14-06; 8:45 am]
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