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BILLING CODE 3710-KF-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP06-463-000] ANR Storage Company; Notice of Application October 2, 2006. Take notice that on September 21, 2006, ANR Storage Company (ANR Storage), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in docket CP06-463-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, for authority to abandon by sale to ANR Pipeline Company (ANR Pipeline) an ownership interest in the Cold Springs 12 Lateral that ANR Storage owns in Kalkaska County, Michigan, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call

(202)502-8659 or TTY,

(202)208-3676. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Dawn McGuire, Attorney, ANR Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, or call

(713)420-5503 or fax

(713)420-1601. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-Filing” link. Comment Date: October 23, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-16620 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 October 2, 2006. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1185-002. *Applicants:* Pace Global Asset Management, LLC. *Description:* Pace Global Asset Management, LLC submits an amended tariff, Substitute Sheet 1 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 09/27/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0208. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1249-001. *Applicants:* Southern Company Services, Inc. *Description:* Southern Company Services Inc submits its Compliance Refund Report pursuant to FERC's Letter Order dated 9/11/06. *Filed Date:* 09/28/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0203. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 19, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1537-000. *Applicants:* Public Service Company of New Mexico. *Description:* Public Service Company of New Mexico submits its Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement and a related Network Operating Agreement et al. with Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. *Filed Date:* 09/28/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0209. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 19, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1540-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison Co submits its Service Agreement No. 7, FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 6. *Filed Date:* 09/28/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0207. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 19, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1542-000. *Applicants:* Kansas City Power & Light Company. *Description:* Kansas City Power & Light Company submits its OATT, First Revised Volume No. 3. *Filed Date:* 09/28/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0195. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 19, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1543-000. *Applicants:* Brush Cogeneration Partners. *Description:* Brush Cogeneration Partners application for order accepting initial rate schedule, waiving regulations, and granting blanket approvals. *Filed Date:* 09/28/2006. *Accession Number:* 20060929-0204. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 19, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call

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

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-16621 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98-1-000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice October 2, 2006. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC, Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. Docket number Date received Presenter or requester Prohibited 1. Project No. 637-022 9-29-06 Terry Luker Exempt 1. CP05-130-000 9-19-06 Hon. Barbara A. Mikulski. 2. CP06-12-000, CP06-13-000, CP06-14-000 9-29-06 E.M. Staunton. 3. CP06-275-000 9-20-06 Hon. Charlie Borders. 4. CP06-275-000 9-25-06 Hon. Joey Pendleton. 5. CP06-275-000 9-25-06 Hon. Dorsey Ridley. 6. ER06-615-000 9-19-06 Hon. Peter DeFazio, Hon. Doc Hastings, Hon. Norm Dicks, Hon. Greg Walden, Hon. Jim McDermott, Hon. David Reichert, Hon. Jay Inslee, Hon. Cathy McMorris, Hon. Darlene Hooley, Hon. Jon Porter, Hon. Adam Smith, Hon. Stevan Pearce, Hon. Brian Baird, Hon. Rick Larsen, Hon. Jim Gibbons. 7. ER06-615-000 9-20-06 Hon. Jeff Hatch-Miller, Hon. William A. Mundell, Hon. Kristin K. Mayes, Hon. Barry Wong. 8. ER06-615-000 9-21-06 Hon. John Shadegg, Hon. J.D. Hayworth, Hon. Jeff Flake, Hon. Trent Franks, Hon. Rick Renzi. 9. PF06-30-000 9-27-06 Maurice A. Hartley. 1 10. Project No. 1637-000 9-15-06 Hon. Patty Murray, Hon. Doc Hastings. 11. Project No. 1971-079 9-27-06 Alan Mitchnick. 12. Project No. 2216-066 7-06-06 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Trzaska. 13. Project No. 12657-000 9-1-06 Hon. Geoff Davis. 1 This is one letter among similar correspondence (e-mails, letters, scoping meeting summary) placed in the record in this proceeding on September 27, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-16619 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8229-2] Good Neighbor Environmental Board AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. 92463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The Board meets three times each calendar year at different locations along the U.S.-Mexico border and in Washington, DC. It was created by the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S. Government agencies; the governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas; and private organizations with expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest border. The purpose of the meeting is to hear presentations from local experts on the meeting theme: “Big Bend/El Gran Recodo; “ hold a public comment session; and invite public input on the text of the Board's next report to the President and Congress. A copy of the meeting agenda is posted at *http://www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.* For a copy of the draft report, contact Designated Federal Officer Elaine Koerner at the address below. DATES: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In addition, on Thursday, October 26th, 2006, the Board will hold a routine public business meeting from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. (On Wednesday, October 25th, the Board will go on an all-day site visit to Big Bend National Park.) ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Sul Ross State University Espino Conference Center, 2nd Floor, University Center, East Hwy 90, Alpine, Texas 79832. Telephone: 1-432-837-8191. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, *koerner.elaine@epa.gov,* 202-233-0069, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (1601E), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or provide written statements to the Board should be sent to Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above. *Meeting Access:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Elaine Koerner at 202-233-0069 or *koerner.elaine@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: September 22, 2006. Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E6-16650 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8229-4] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on Thirty Oklahoma Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on thirty TMDLs, and their administrative record files prepared by EPA Region 6 for certain waters listed in the Upper Canadian River and Turkey Creek Watersheds in Oklahoma, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the thirty TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at *http://www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.* The administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. Diane Smith at the following address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733,

(214)665-2145. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 10, 2006, EPA Region 6 made a commitment to the EPA Headquarters Office of Water under EPA's National Water Program Fiscal Year 2006 Guidance for the program activity measure

(PAM)number WQ-12, to establish or approve a total of 188 TMDLs in fiscal year

(FY)2006. Under the PAM number WQ-12, EPA expected the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

(ODEQ)to develop a total of 87 TMDLs in fiscal year

(FY)2006 and submit them for EPA's approval. By the end of July 2006, ODEQ had submitted two final TMDLs for EPA's approval and 30 draft TMDLs for EPA's review and comments. EPA has approved the two final TMDLs submitted by ODEQ. However, a recent discussion between EPA Region 6 and ODEQ senior managers determined that although substantial progress has been made on the other TMDLs, the remainder of the TMDLs needed to meet the commitment could not be completed by the target date. Accordingly, EPA Region 6 has decided to conduct the public participation process for these thirty TMDLs and establish the final TMDLs. EPA Takes Final Agency Action on Thirty TMDLs By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following thirty TMDLs for certain waters located within Oklahoma's Upper Canadian River and Turkey Creek Watersheds: Segment Waterbody name Pollutant Upper Canadian River Watershed OK520620010010_00 Canadian River Fecal coliform. OK520620010120_00 Bear Creek E. coli, Enterococci, and Fecal coliform. OK520620020010_00 Canadian River Enterococci, and Fecal coliform. OK520620020090_00 Trail Creek E. coli, Enterococci, and Fecal coliform. OK520620030020_00 Lone Creek E. coli and Enterococci. OK520620030050_00 Red Trail Creek E. coli, Enterococci, and Fecal coliform. OK520620030110_00 Red Creek E. coli, Enterococci, and Fecal coliform. OK520620040050_00 Hackberry Creek E. coli and Enterococci. OK520620050160_00 Commission Creek E. coli and Enterococci. OK520620060010_00 Deer Creek E. coli and Enterococci. Turkey Creek Watershed OK620910060010_00 Turkey Creek Fecal Coliform and turbidity. OK620910060020_00 Little Turkey Creek Fecal Coliform and turbidity. OK620910060030_00 Buffalo Creek Fecal Coliform and turbidity. OK620910060110_00 Clear Creek Fecal Coliform. EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data or information that may impact the thirty TMDLs in **Federal Register** Notice: Volume71, Number 155, pages 46227-46228 (August 11, 2006). The comments received and EPA's response to comments may be found at *http://www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.* Dated: September 29, 2006. Miguel I. Flores, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6 [FR Doc. E6-16651 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8229-3] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on Eighty Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on eighty TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Red River, Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the eighty TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at *http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm* . The administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. Diane Smith at the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733,

(214)665-2145. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups, the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled *Sierra Club, et al.* v. *Clifford et al.* , No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA established 63 of these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit. EPA Takes Final Agency Action on Eighty TMDLs By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following eighty TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana river basins: Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant 100306 Kelly Bayou—AR State Line to Black Bayou Fecal Coliform. 100309 Cross Bayou Turbidity, TDS, Chloride, Sulfate, and TSS. 100406 Flat River—Headwaters to Loggy Bayou Fecal Coliform and TDS. 100602 Boggy Bayou Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation. 100603 Wallace Lake Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation. 100701 Black Lake Bayou Turbidity, TDS, and Sedimentation/siltation. 100704 Kepler Creek TDS. 100707 Castor Creek—Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou Fecal Coliform. 100708 Unnamed Tributary to Castor Creek near Town of Castor Sulfate and TDS. 100709 Grand Bayou—Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou Fecal Coliform. 100710 Unnamed Tributary to Grand and Bayou near Town of Hall Summit TDS, Chloride, Sulfate. 100801 Saline Bayou—from its origin near Arcadia to LA Hwy 156 in Winn Parish (scenic) Fecal Coliform. 100804 Unnamed Tributary to Saline Bayou near Town of Arcadia TDS and Sulfate. 100901 Nantaches Creek—Headwaters to Nantaches Lake Fecal Coliform. 101101 Cane River—above Natchitoches to Red River TDS and Chloride. 101103 Bayou Kisatchie—entrance into Kisatchie National Forest to Old River (scenic) Fecal Coliform and TDS. 101301 Rigolette Bayou—Headwaters to Red River Fecal Coliform. 101303 Iatt Creek—Headwaters to Iatt Lake TDS. 101401 Buhlow Lake (Pineville) Turbidity. 101601 Bayou Cocodrie—from Little Cross Bayou to Wild Cow Bayou (scenic) Turbidity. 110202 Pearl Creek—from its origin to its entrance into Sabine River (scenic) Fecal Coliform. 110401 Bayou Toro—Headwaters to LA Hwy 473 Fecal Coliform. 110402 Bayou Toro—LA Hwy 473 to its entrance into Sabine River Fecal Coliform. 110501 West Anacoco Creek—Headwaters to Vernon Lake Fecal Coliform. 110504 Bayou Anacoco—Vernon Lake to Anacoco Lake Fecal Coliform. 110601 Vinton Waterway Turbidity. 120101 Bayou Portage TDS, Chloride, Fecal Coliform, and TSS. 120102 Bayou Poydras Sediment, Sulfate, TDS, TSS, and Fecal Coliform. 120104 Bayou Grosse Tete Fecal Coliform and TDS. 120105 Chamberlin Canal Fecal Coliform, TSS, and Sediment. 120106 Bayou Plaquemine Turbidity. 120109 Intracoastal Waterway Fecal Coliform. 120110 Bayou Cholpe TDS and Sulfate . 120111 Bayou Maringouin— and Headwaters to East Atchafalaya Basin Levee Fecal Coliform TDS. 120112 Bayou Fordoche Fecal Coliform and TDS. 120201 Lower Grand River and Belle River Fecal Coliform and Sulfate. 120206 Grand Bayou and Little Grand Bayou Fecal Coliform. 120301 Bayou Terrebonne Fecal Coliform. 120502 Bayou Grand Caillou Fecal Coliform. 120503 Bayou Petit Caillou Fecal Coliform. 120504 Bayou Petit Caillou Fecal Coliform. 120506 Bayou du Large Fecal Coliform. 120507 Bayou Chauvin Fecal Coliform. 120508 Houma Navigation Canal Fecal Coliform. 120602 Bayou Terrebonne Fecal Coliform. 120605 Bayou Pointe au Chien Fecal Coliform. 120606 Bayou Blue Fecal Coliform. 120701 Bayou Grand Caillou Fecal Coliform. 120703 Bayou du Large Fecal Coliform. 120707 Lake Boudreaux Fecal Coliform. 120708 Lost Lake, Four League Bay Fecal Coliform. . EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data or information that might impact the eighty TMDLs in the **Federal Register** Notice: Volume 71, Number 139, pages 41217-41218 (July 20, 2006). The comments received and the EPA's response to comments may be found at *http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.* EPA received requests from the Gulf Restoration Network and six individuals for a 60-day extension of the comment period on the eighty draft TMDLs in Louisiana. EPA will not extend the original comment period, however, the Gulf Restoration Network and others may submit comments after the closing date (i.e., August 21, 2006) of the comment period until October 20, 2006. EPA will review and respond to comments received between August 22, 2006, and October 20, 2006, and may consider revising or modifying these TMDLs if appropriate. Dated: September 28, 2006. Miguel I. Flores, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. [FR Doc. E6-16652 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK [Public Notice 93] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments. SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank, as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of the survey is to fulfill a statutory mandate (The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635) which directs Ex-Im Bank to report annually to the U.S. Congress any action taken toward providing export credit programs that are competitive with those offered by official foreign export credit agencies. The Act further stipulates that the annual report on competitiveness should include the results of a survey of U.S. exporters and U.S. commercial lending institutions which provide export credit to determine their experience in meeting financial competition from other countries whose exporters compete with U.S. exporters. Accordingly, Ex-Im Bank is requesting that the proposed survey (EIB No. 00-02) be sent to approximately 60 applicants of Ex-Im Bank's medium- and long-term programs. The revised survey is similar to the previous survey, as it asks bankers and exporters to evaluate the competitiveness of Ex-Im Bank's programs vis-à-vis foreign export credit agencies. However, it has been modified in order to account for newer policies and to capture enough information to provide a better analysis of our competitiveness. In addition, the survey will be available on Ex-Im Bank's Web site, *http://www.exim.gov* , with recipients encouraged to respond on-line as well. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 11, 2006 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all requests for additional information to Piper Starr, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1279, Washington, DC 20571,

(202)565-3767. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With respect to the proposed collection of information, Ex-Im Bank invites comments as to: • Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Ex-Im Bank, including whether the information will have a practical use; • The accuracy of Ex-Im Bank's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology; *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. *Title & Form Number:* 2006 Exporter & Banker Survey of Ex-Im Bank Competitiveness, EIB Form 00-02. *OMB Number:* 3048-0004. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Annual Number of Respondents:* 60. *Annual Burden Hours:* 60. *Frequency of Reporting or Use:* Annual Survey. Dated: October 3, 2006. Solomon Bush, Agency Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 06-8565 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]

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