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BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for the Restoration of Clear Zones and Stormwater Drainage Systems at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West, FL AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy

(DON)has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft EIS to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of bringing the Boca Chica Airfield at Naval Air Station Key West into substantial compliance with Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations and DON air operations requirements. The DON will conduct one public hearing to receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS. Federal, state, and local agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the public hearing. Navy representatives will be available to clarify information related to the Draft EIS. This notice announces the date and location of the public hearing for this Draft EIS. Dates And Addresses: One public hearing will be held on December 07, 2006 at the Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL. Open information sessions will precede the scheduled public hearing and will allow individuals to review the data presented in the Draft EIS. Navy representatives will be available during the information sessions to clarify information related to the Draft EIS. The open information sessions are scheduled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by the public hearing from 7:30 to 9 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division (NAVFAC Southeast), 2155 Eagle Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406, Attn: Mr. Timothy Cardiasmenos, telephone 843-820-7340, facsimile 843-820-5563; E-Mail: *timothy.cardiasmenos@navy.mil* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare this Draft EIS was published in the **Federal Register** , August 6, 2004. A public scoping meeting was held on Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at the Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL. The proposed action is to implement corrective measures that meet airfield safety clearance criteria and allow for the compliance with Naval Air Systems Command waivers. Because of the size and complexity of this action, implementation will extend over several fiscal years, enabling the DON to incorporate lessons learned as the project evolves. Both restoration and maintenance measures will be completed in various locations at Boca Chica Field. Restoration measures include trimming and/or removal of vegetation that protrudes into vertically controlled airfield surfaces or those that should not be present in laterally controlled surfaces, clearing and grubbing, grading, filling low areas, replanting some areas with native salt marsh vegetation, and supplemental improvements to drainage conditions. Restoration methods will include the use of hand-clearing or mechanized methods (i.e., traditional construction equipment or specialized equipment). Maintenance methods will include mowing, hand-clearing, and others (i.e., herbicide and prescribed burning). The Draft EIS considers three alternatives:

(1)Restoration of Original Clear Zones;

(2)Restoration of Clear Zones to meet Permanent Waivers, which includes a combination of vegetation management, and wetland and salt marsh conversion; and

(3)The No-Action Alternative in accordance with section 1502.14(d) of the NEPA regulation. Alternative 2 is considered the Preferred Alternative. The DRAFT EIS evaluates the environmental effects associated with vegetation removal on airspace, safety, earth resources, land use, socioeconomic resources, infrastructure, cultural resources, and biological resources, including endangered and sensitive species, specifically the Lower Keys marsh rabbit

(LKMR)and mangroves. Methods to reduce or minimize impacts to these species and essential fish habitat provided by mangroves in the clear zones are also addressed. The analysis includes an evaluation of the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts. Implementation of the proposed action is not expected to result in any significant short- or long-term impacts on physical, socioeconomic, or biological resources, with the exception of the LKMR. The Draft EIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, and interested parties, and is available for public review at the Monroe County Public Library, Key West Branch, 700 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040. Oral statements presented at the public hearing will be recorded, however, to ensure the accuracy of the record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements, both oral and written, will become part of the public record on the Draft EIS and will be responded to in the Final EIS. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. In the interest of available time and to ensure that all who wish to give an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes. If a longer statement is to be presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing and the full text submitted in writing either at the hearing or faxed or mailed to: NASKW EIS, c/o Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division (NAVFAC Southeast), 2155 Eagle Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406, Attn: Mr. Timothy Cardiasmenos, telephone 843-820-7340, facsimile 843-820-5563, E-Mail: *timothy.cardiasmenos@navy.mil.* All written comments postmarked by January 08, 2007, will become part of the official public record and will be responded to in the Final EIS. Date: November 14, 2006. M.A. Harvison, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E6-19612 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Extension of Public Scoping Period for the Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement

(OEIS)for Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training and To Announce an Additional Public Scoping Meeting AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Executive Order (E.O.) 12114 “Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions” (44 FR 62,18722 (Mar. 29, 1979)), the Department of the Navy

(DON)published a notice of intent to prepare a combined NEPA EIS and E.O. 12114, OEIS, and announced public scoping meetings in the **Federal Register** , 71 FR 57489 on September 29, 2006. This notice announces the extension of the public scoping period from December 1, 2006 to December 15, 2006, and announces an additional public scoping meeting. DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS/OEIS should be postmarked no later than December 15, 2006. Comments may be mailed to Atlantic Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Attn: Code EV21 (Atlantic Fleet Sonar PM), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508-1278. Public scoping meetings were planned at seven sites to receive comments on environmental concerns that should be addressed in the EIS/OEIS. The November 2, 2006, meeting in New London, CT, was not properly announced in the local newspaper, and the Navy will hold another meeting as follows: Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Radisson Hotel New London, 35 Governor Winthrop Boulevard, New London, CT. Written public comments submitted during the November 2, 2006, meeting are a part of the record and do not need to be resubmitted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scoping meeting will consist of an informal, open house session with information stations staffed by DON representatives. Additional information concerning the meetings will be available on the EIS/OEIS Web page located at: *http://AFASTEIS.GCSAIC.COM* . Dated: November 14, 2006. M. A. Harvison, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E6-19636 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for Implementation of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure

(BRAC)Decision To Relocate Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) Activities from Washington, DC to the National Naval Medical Center

(NNMC)in Bethesda, MD and To Announce Public Scoping Meetings AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, the regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department of the Navy NEPA regulation (32 CFR part 775), the Department of the Navy

(DON)announces its intent to prepare an EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with relocation of certain WRAMC activities from Washington, DC, to the NNMC in Bethesda, MD per Public Law 101-510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (BRAC Law). Potential impacts associated with normal future growth expected from changes in mission, force protection, improved security, and accessibility for disabled persons will also be evaluated and will contribute to the alternatives considered. The DON will hold public scoping meetings for the purpose of further identifying the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Written and recorded comments will be accepted during this time. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action will be addressed, representatives from NNMC Bethesda will be available to answer questions and solicit public comments from interested parties during the scheduled public scoping meetings. Following publication of the draft EIS, at a time to be determined, further public meetings will be held to address comments on the draft document. DATES: The DON will conduct public scoping meetings in Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD, to receive oral and/or written comments. The public meetings will be conducted in English. Both comment sheets and a recorder will be made available to document individual comments received at the public scoping meetings scheduled below: 1. *Open House:* Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD. 2. *Open House:* Tuesday, December 19, 2006, 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD. Open house will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a brief Navy presentation at 7:30 p.m. 3. *Open House:* Thursday, December 21, 2006, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD. 4. *Open House:* Thursday, December 21, 2006, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Officer in Charge—BRAC, NNMC, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, telephone 301-295-2722, fax 301-474-5419, e-mail: *NNMCEIS@bethesda.med.navy.mil* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense BRAC Commission was established by Public Law 101-510, the BRAC Law, to recommend military installations for realignment and closure. Recommendations of the 2005 BRAC Commission were included in a report presented to the President on September 8, 2005. The President approved and forwarded this report to Congress on September 16, 2005, which became effective as public law on November 9, 2005, and must be implemented in accordance with the requirements of the BRAC Law. The BRAC Law exempts the decision-making process of the Commission from the provisions of NEPA. The Law also relieves the DoD from the NEPA requirement to consider the need for closing, realigning, or transferring functions, and from looking at alternative installations to close or realign. The DON is preparing environmental impact analyses during the process of relocating functions from military installations being closed or realigned to other military installations after the receiving installations have been selected, but before functions are relocated. The analyses will consider direct and indirect environmental and socioeconomic effects of these actions and cumulative impacts of other reasonably foreseeable actions affecting receiving installations. The BRAC recommendations for realignment of WRAMC, Washington, DC, are as follows: Relocate all tertiary (sub-specialty and complex care) medical services to NNMC, Bethesda, MD, establishing it as the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD; relocate Legal Medicine to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD; relocate sufficient personnel to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD, to establish a Program Management Office that will coordinate pathology results, contract administration and quality assurance, and control of DoD second opinion consults worldwide; relocate all non-tertiary (primary and specialty) patient care functions to a new community hospital at Ft. Belvoir, VA. NNMC Bethesda is a Navy-owned 243-acre military health care, medical education, and research installation located in Bethesda, MD. The National Institutes of Health main campus is directly west of NNMC. Other neighbors surrounding NNMC include Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, residential housing, North Chevy Chase Recreation Center, Rock Creek Park, and the Columbia Country Club. Interstate 495 is adjacent to the northeastern corner of NNMC. The proposed action for this EIS is to accommodate the BRAC 2005 law. The BRAC-directed action includes various mission relocations from WRAMC which result in movement of medical, educational, and support services to NNMC. The BRAC-directed action must be completed on or before September 15, 2011. Upon completion of the merger, the existing WRAMC will close and the new premier medical center will be renamed the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda. The EIS will consider the possible combinations of locations on base that are reasonable to accomplish the proposed action: The adaptive reuse of existing facilities through renovation, with emphasis on preservation of the historic context and integrity of existing buildings; the use of new construction; the potential long-term growth in installation missions; and identification of cost-effective and timely means of meeting mission requirements, the BRAC deadline, and other deadlines. These factors are currently under evaluation by an Installation Master Plan effort, which will cover a 10-year planning period that extends to the year 2016. The Master Plan and the EIS are subject to a formal review process under the authority of the National Capitol Planning Commission (NCPC). The Master Plan will include a separate document, referenced in the EIS, to comply with NCPC traffic management analysis requirements. Alternatives were developed to assess the proposed action and potential additional development that may occur at NNMC. Alternatives to be considered include:

(1)Implement the BRAC recommendation;

(2)implement the BRAC recommendation and provide for future anticipated growth, support activities, and changes to the installation; and

(3)no action, with NNMC continuing to maintain and repair existing facilities without additional growth. Alternative 1 will meet the requirements of the BRAC Law by providing additions and alterations to NNMC such as additional parking and alterations to administrative and physical training facilities to accommodate functions and activities relocating from WRAMC. Road and utility improvements would be included. Additional facilities and infrastructure needed to re-establish the relocating mission and allow the installation to function are provided in this alternative. These include temporary and permanent lodging facilities, and improvements to access gates to accommodate added traffic volume and meet current Anti-terrorism/Force Protection standards. It is anticipated that completion of this action will result in NNMC facility additions and alterations totaling approximately 1,100,000 square feet, additional appropriate parking facilities totaling about 900,000 square feet, the addition of approximately 1,400 full-time staff members, and about 435,000 additional patients and visitors using the facilities per year. Alternative 2 includes all items considered under Alternative 1 and adds anticipated future growth of other missions performed at the installation. This will include expansion of DoD medical education and research facilities, improved or replacement athletic facilities, a potential pedestrian bridge across Wisconsin Avenue, security enhancements, and added retail space. It is anticipated that Alternative 2 would result in the following increases over those described in Alternative 1: Facility additions and alterations totaling approximately 650,000 square feet; additional appropriate parking facilities totaling approximately 130,000 square feet; the addition of approximately 1,100 full-time staff members; and about 100,000 additional patients and visitors using the facilities per year. Alternative 3 is required by statute and will evaluate the impacts at NNMC in the event that additional growth from BRAC and non-BRAC action does not occur. NNMC would continue to maintain and repair facilities in response to requirements from Congressional action or revisions to building codes. Implementation of Alternative 3 would require the Congress to change the existing BRAC Law. The EIS will address potential direct, indirect, short-term, long term, and cumulative impacts to the human and natural environment, to include potential impacts to topography, geology, and soils, water resources, biological resources, air quality, noise, infrastructure and utilities, traffic, cultural resources, land use, socioeconomics, environmental justice, and hazardous waste and materials. Known areas of concern associated with the BRAC action include providing required space and facilities at NNMC in consideration of historic characteristics, and impacts to local traffic and on-base parking associated with increases in personnel and patient visits. The DON is initiating the scoping process to identify community concerns and issues that should be addressed in the EIS. Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide written comments in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at scheduled public scoping meetings. Comments should clearly describe specific issues or topics that the EIS should address. Written comments must be postmarked or e-mailed by midnight January 04, 2007, and should be sent to: Officer in Charge—BRAC, NNMC, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, telephone 301-295-2722, fax 301-474-5419, e-mail: *NNMCEIS@ bethesda.med.navy.mil.* Requests for inclusion on the EIS mailing list may also be submitted to this address. Requests for special assistance, sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired, language interpreters, or other auxiliary aids for scheduled public scoping meetings must be sent by mail or e-mail by December 06, 2006, to Ms. Amanda Goebel, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., telephone 202-912-0267, e-mail: *agoebel@louisberger.com.* Dated: November 15, 2006. M.A. Harvison, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E6-19635 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following:

(1)Type of review requested, *e.g.* new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues:

(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;

(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner;

(3)is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: November 15, 2006. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences *Type of Review:* New. *Title:* National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or Tribal Government. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 6,363. *Burden Hours:* 796. *Abstract:* This study fulfills a congressional mandate to evaluate the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers (CTACs). Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov* , by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3232. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* . Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E6-19629 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: After processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Department sends FAFSA applicants a Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR contains the results of eligibility and expected family contribution determinations, information that the student originally reported on the FAFSA, and information about the applicant's financial aid history from the Department's National Study Loan Data System. SAR recipients are expected to review the information on the SAR and

(1)correct errors in the reported information,

(2)update information that may have changed since filing the FAFSA,

(3)verify the responses if so requested, and on the paper SAR,

(4)correct illegible information, or

(5)supply missing information. The Secretary of Education requests comments on the SAR that the Department proposes to use for the 2007-2008 award year. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to

(202)395-6974. In addition, interested persons can access this document on the Internet:

(1)Go to IFAP at *http://ifap.ed.gov;*

(2)Look under “On-Line References”;

(3)Click on “SAR/ISR Reference Materials”;

(4)Click on “By 2007-2008 Award Year”;

(5)Click on “Draft 2007-2008 SAR and SAR Acknowledgement Mockups” Please note that the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version 4.0 or greater, is necessary to view this file. This software can be downloaded for free from Adobe's Web site: *http://www.adobe.com.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is publishing this request for comment under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq* . Under that Act, ED must obtain the review and approval of the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)before it may use a form to collect information. However, under procedure for obtaining approval from OMB, ED must first obtain public comment of the proposed form, and to obtain that comment, ED must publish this notice in the **Federal Register** . In addition to comments requested above, to accommodate the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Secretary is interested in receiving comments with regard to the following matters:

(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department,

(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner,

(3)is the estimate of burden accurate,

(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and

(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E-mail address *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* Dated: November 15, 2006. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid *Type of Review:* Revision. *Title:* Student Aid Report (SAR). *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* Individuals and families. *Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 10,369,380. *Burden Hours:* 5,359,055. *Abstract:* The SAR contains the results of eligibility and expected family contribution determinations, information that the student originally reported on a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and information about the applicant's financial aid history from the Department's National Student Loan Data System. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3182. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to

(202)245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed to the e-mail address *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. [FR Doc. E6-19630 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4001-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.330B] Advanced Placement

(AP)Test Fee Program AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department of Education. ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline. SUMMARY: Under the AP Test Fee Program, we award grants to eligible State educational agencies

(SEAs)in order to enable them to pay all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students who:

(1)Are enrolled in an advanced placement course; and

(2)plan to take an advanced placement exam. The program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded. In this notice we establish the deadline for submission of the fiscal year

(FY)2007 AP Test Fee Program grant applications. *Applications Available:* November 21, 2006. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* January 5, 2007. Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to the section on *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Deadline for intergovernmental review: March 6, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Who Is Eligible for an Award Under the AP Test Fee Program? Eligible applicants under the AP Test Fee Program are: SEAs in any State, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Note: For purposes of this program, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is treated as an SEA. Note: Current grantees under this program that expect to have sufficient carryover funds to cover FY 2007 exam fees for eligible low-income students should not apply for a new award under this competition. Applicants requesting new awards for FY 2007 must submit an application to the Department of Education electronically by the deadline established in this notice. Funding and Award Information *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $122,175,000 for the AP Test Fee and Advanced Placement Incentive

(API)programs for FY 2007. Of the requested amount, approximately $12 million would be required to fully fund applications for the AP Test Fee program. The remaining funds would support API grants. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $15,000-$500,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $171,000. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 34. *Project Period:* 12 months. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Statutory Funding Requirement:* In accordance with section 1703 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the Department gives priority to applications submitted under this competition over applications submitted under the API program competition (CFDA No. 84.330C). *Award Basis:* The Department intends to fund, at some level, all applications that meet the minimum Requirements for Approval of Application as described in the application package for this competition and that demonstrate need for new or additional funds for FY 2007. Also, in determining whether to approve an application for a new award (including the amount of the award) from an applicant with a current grant under the program, the Department will consider the amount of any carryover funds under the existing grant. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. Electronic Submission of Applications Applications for grants under the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program—CFDA Number 84.330B must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov appply site at: *http://www.grants.gov.* Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement *and* submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.* You may access the electronic grant application for the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program at: *http://www.grants.gov.* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.330, not 84.330B). Please note the following: • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this program to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. * • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

(1)registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);

(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov. In addition, you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. • You must submit all documents electronically, including all information typically included on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified above or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department will then retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send to you by e-mail a second notification that indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:* You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because— • You do not have access to the Internet; or • You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; *and* • No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. Address and mail or fax your statement to: Ms. Lynyetta Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C151, Washington, DC 20202-6200. FAX:

(202)205-4921. Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.330B), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260 *or* *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center—Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.330B), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506 Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,

(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,

(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or

(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

(1)A private metered postmark, or

(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.330B), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:

(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number—and suffix letter, if any—of the competition under which you are submitting your application.

(2)The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at

(202)245-6288. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lynyetta Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone:

(202)260-1990 or via Internet: *advancedplacementprogram@ed.gov. * If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service

(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . *Electronic Access to This Document:* You may view this document, as well as other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6531-6537. Dated: November 16, 2006. Henry L. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. E6-19674 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0064; FRL-8244-2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Modification and Variance Requests. EPA ICR Number: 0029.09. OMB Control Number: 2040-0068 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request

(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0064, to

(1)EPA online using FDMS (our preferred method), by e-mail to *ow-docket@epa.gov* , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and

(2)OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Stabenfeldt, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202.564.0602; fax number: 202.501.2399; e-mail address: *stabenfeldt.lynn@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On March 7, 2006 (71 *FR* 11407-11411), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments on the draft ICR. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0064, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is

(202)566-2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available through the Federal Docket Management System

(FDMS)at *http://www.regulations.gov* . Use FDMS to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system key in the docket ID number identified above. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in FDMS as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in FDMS. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in FDMS. *Title:* National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Modification and Variance Requests. *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 0029.09, OMB Control No. 2040-0068. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30th, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* This ICR calculates the burden and costs associated with modifications and variances made to NPDES permits and to the National Sewage Sludge Management Program permit requirements. The regulations specified at 40 CFR 122.62 and 122.63 specify information a facility must report in order for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)to determine whether a permit modification is warranted. A NPDES permit applicant may request a variance from the conditions that would normally be imposed on the applicant's discharge. An applicant must submit information so the permitting authority can assess whether the facility is eligible for a variance, and what deviation from Clean Water Act

(CWA)provisions is necessary. In general, EPA and authorized States use the information to determine whether:

(1)The conditions or requirements that would warrant a modification or variance exist, and 2) the progress toward achieving the goals of the

(CWA)will continue if the modification or variance is granted. Other uses for the information provided include: Updating records on permitted facilities, supporting enforcement actions, and overall program management, including policy and budget development and responding to Congressional inquiries. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11.9 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* NPDES permit applicants that request a variance or modification of the NPDES or sewage sludge management conditions. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 11,785. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 280,224 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $10,423,930, which includes $0 capital or O&M costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* The estimated decrease in burden is 23,773 hours compared to the total estimated burden hours currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This change is primarily the result of

(1)Changes and adjustments in the number and types of permits administered by the states and EPA under the NPDES program. Non-NPDES authorized states continue to apply for NPDES program authorization.

(2)EPA's continuous effort to improve the quality of data in its PCS database. This change may reflect more accurate data rather than a significant change in the number of permits actually administered.

(3)EPA does not anticipate Variance Requests for Fundamentally Different Factors. Dated: November 9, 2006. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6-19637 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8244-9] Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council—Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, “The Federal Advisory Committee Act,” notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f *et seq.* ). The primary topics to be discussed and considered by the Council are the issues and challenges facing the thousands of small drinking water systems nationwide. Status reports on other national drinking water program issues, such as the approach to a draft rule for drinking water supplies on airlines; the early implementation of the rules protecting drinking water supplies from microbial contaminants; the recently-promulgated Ground Water Rule; revisions to the existing Total Coliform Rule; and implementation recommendations for the Contaminant Candidate List 3 will be presented. If time permits, the Council will also focus on continuing efforts to propose performance measures and indicators for the national drinking water protection program. DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 14, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and December 15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Central Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, which is located at 200 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written statement, should contact Daniel Malloy, by e-mail at *malloy.daniel@epa.gov,* by phone 202-564-1724, or by regular mail at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The Council encourages the public's input and will allocate one hour (4:30-5:30 p.m.) on December 14, 2006, for this purpose. Oral statements will be limited to five minutes. It is preferred that only one person present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. To ensure adequate time for public involvement, individuals or organizations interested in presenting an oral statement should notify Daniel Malloy by telephone at 202-564-1724 no later than December 1, 2006. Any person who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after a Council meeting. Written statements received by December 1, 2006, will be distributed to all members of the Council before any final discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received December 2, 2006, or after the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting file and will be forwarded to the Council members for their information. Special Accommodations For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dan Malloy at 202-564-1724 or by e-mail at *malloy.daniel@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dan Malloy, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: November 16, 2006. Cynthia C. Dougherty, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. E6-19646 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8245-1] Draft Grant Guidelines for States Regarding: Inspection Provision and State Compliance Report on the Government Underground Storage Tanks Provision; Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subtitle I, as Amended by Title XV, Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: By this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Underground Storage Tanks

(OUST)is advising the public of the future availability of draft grant guidelines for states regarding the inspection provision and state compliance report on the government underground storage tanks

(USTs)provision. EPA is developing these two grant guidelines to help states comply with requirements for receiving funding under Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as established in Title XV, Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. EPA is asking the public to review and comment on the guidelines as they become available. EPA encourages interested stakeholders to regularly check EPA's Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact_05.htm#Drafts* where we will post the draft guidelines as they become available over the next several months. You also may send an e-mail to *OUST_Energy_Policy_Act_Email_List@epa.gov* requesting that we notify you when the drafts are posted on EPA's Web site. If you previously e-mailed a request to be included on this list, there is no need for you to do so again. DATES: EPA anticipates the draft grant guidelines will become available between November 21, 2006 and March 31, 2007. ADDRESSES: EPA will post the draft grant guidelines on our Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact_05.htm#Drafts* as they become available over the next several months. You also may send an e-mail to *OUST_Energy_Policy_Act_Email_ List@epa.gov* requesting that we notify you when the drafts are posted on EPA's Web site. If you previously e-mailed a request to be included on this list, there is no need for you to do so again. After the draft grant guidelines are posted on EPA's Web site, paper copies will be available from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), EPA's publications distribution warehouse. You may request copies from NSCEP by calling 1-800-490-9198; writing to U.S. EPA/NSCEP, Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419; or faxing your request to NSCEP at 513-489-8695. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For draft grant guidelines regarding inspection provision: Tim Smith, EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks, at *smith.timr@epa.gov* or 703-603-7158. For draft grant guidelines regarding State compliance report on government USTs provision: Steven McNeely, EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks, at *mcneely.steven@epa.gov* or 703-603-7164. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Title XV, Subtitle B of this act, entitled the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2005, contains amendments to Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the original legislation that created the underground storage tank program. This is the first federal legislative change for the UST program since its inception over 20 years ago. The UST provisions of the law significantly affect federal and state UST programs; require major changes to the programs; and are aimed at further reducing UST releases to our environment. Some of the UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act were implemented by August 2006; other provisions will need to be implemented in subsequent years. See EPA's Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact_05.htm* for more information about the UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act. Among other things, the UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act require that states receiving funding under Subtitle I comply with certain requirements contained in the law. Following enactment of the new law, OUST worked, and is continuing to work, with its partners to develop grant guidelines which EPA regional tank programs will incorporate into States' grant agreements. The guidelines will provide states, which receive UST funds, with specific requirements based on the UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act for their State UST programs. To implement the law, OUST, EPA regions, and States are working closely with tribes, other Federal agencies, tank owners and operators, UST equipment industry, and other stakeholders to bring about the mandated changes affecting UST programs. Over the next several months, EPA expects to issue draft grant guidelines regarding the inspection provision and state compliance report on government USTs provision. Once the guidelines are issued and become effective, EPA regions will incorporate the guidelines in grant agreements between EPA and States. States receiving funds from EPA for their UST programs must comply with the UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act and will be subject to action by EPA under 40 CFR 31.43 if they fail to comply with the guidelines. The Agency is providing the public with an opportunity to comment on the two draft grant guidelines when they become available by following the process specified below. As provided in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), the grant guidelines are exempt from the notice and comment rule-making procedures. Consequently, EPA will not establish a public docket for comments and may not issue separate responses to comments when we issue the final guidelines. EPA encourages interested stakeholders to regularly check EPA's Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact_05.htm#Drafts* where we will post the draft guidelines as they become available over the next several months. You may also send an e-mail to *OUST_Energy_Policy_Act_Email_List@epa.gov* requesting that we notify you when the drafts are posted on EPA's Web site. If you previously e-mailed a request to be included on this list, there is no need for you to do so again. As each draft guideline is posted on EPA's Web site, we will accept comments on each for 30 days. EPA's Web site will provide information about document availability and specific public comment periods. You may submit comments by e-mail, facsimile, or mail as described on EPA's Web site. After the draft guidelines are posted on EPA's Web site, paper copies will be available from NSCEP, EPA's publications distribution warehouse upon request. You may request copies from NSCEP by calling 1-800-490-9198; writing to U.S. EPA/NSCEP, Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419; or faxing your request to NSCEP at 513-489-8695. After considering public comments, EPA will issue final grant guidelines which EPA regions will incorporate into states' grant agreements. Dated: November 15, 2006. Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. [FR Doc. E6-19745 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Docket# EPA-RO4-SFUND-2006-0865; FRL-8243-4] Constitution Road Drum Site; Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA; Notice of Duplicated Settlement AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Duplicated Settlement—FRL-8237-5. SUMMARY: On November 1, 2006 a duplication of the Constitution Road Drum Site settlement was published in the **Federal Register** under Docket # EPA-R04-SFUND-2006-0865' FRL-8237-5. EPA will not be accepting comments on this document. The correct listing is under EPA-R04-SFUND-2006-0865; FRL-8237-1. EPA will be accepting comments under the correct listing until December 1, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Batchelor at 404/562-8887. Dated: November 2, 2006. Greg Armstrong, Acting Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information Management Branch, Superfund Division. [FR Doc. E6-19644 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8244-4] Notice of Effective Date of the “Agreed Order on Consent and Covenant Not To Sue” and Availability of the “Administrative Record” for the Many Diversified Interests, Inc. Superfund Site Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; Effective Date of the “Agreed Order on Consent and Covenant Not to Sue,” and availability of the “Administrative Record.” SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of the effective date of the “Agreed Order on Consent and Covenant Not to Sue” (Final Agreed Order) with the purchaser (Clinton Gregg Investments, Ltd) of the property and the availability of the “Administrative Record” for Operable Unit 1 (On-Site Soils and Ground Water) of the Many Diversified Interests, Inc.

(MDI)Superfund Site located in Houston, Texas. Under the Final Agreed Order, the purchaser agrees to perform cleanup work on an approximately 36-acre tract it is purchasing known as Operable Unit 1 of the MDI Superfund Site. The Final Agreed Order includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The purchaser also agrees to implement institutional controls. The Agency published a **Federal Register** Notice on June 1, 2006, which solicited public review and comment on the proposed Agreed Order. The public comment period ended on July 3, 2006. At the request of the public, the Agency held a public meeting on August 7, 2006, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6973(d). The Agency considered all comments received in its decision to finalize and approve the Agreed Order and has prepared a “Responsiveness Summary” which is included in the Administrative Record for the Site. DATES: The effective date of the Final Agreed Order is September 29, 2006. ADDRESSES: The Administrative Record, which includes the Final Agreed Order and the Responsiveness Summary, and additional background information relating to the Final Agreed Order are available for public inspection at the Agency's office at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, and the Site's information repository located at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market Street, Houston TX 77020. A copy of the Final Agreed Order and Responsiveness Summary may be obtained from Rafael Casanova, 6SF-AP, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or by calling 214-665-7437, or by electronic mail at *casanova.rafael@epa.gov* . Requests for information should reference the MDI Superfund Site, Houston, Texas, and EPA Docket Number 06-12-05, and should be addressed to Rafael Casanova at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rafael Casanova (Remedial Project Manager) at the address listed above; or Barbara Nann (Attorney), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or call 214-665-2157, or e-mail *nann.barbara@epa.gov* . Dated: November 9, 2006. Lawrence E. Starfield, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. E6-19640 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8244-5] Virginia State Prohibition on Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Receipt of Application and Tentative Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Tentative Determination. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an application was received from the Commonwealth of Virginia on July 25, 2006, requesting a determination by the Regional Administrator, EPA Region III, pursuant to section 312(f) of Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217 and Public Law 100-4 (the Clean Water Act), that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the navigable waters of the Lynnhaven River and its tributaries, Virginia Beach, Virginia. DATES: Comments and views regarding this application and EPA's tentative determination may be filed on or before December 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for information or copies of the State's application should be addressed to Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III, Office of State and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III, Office of State and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone:

(215)814-2758. Fax:

(215)814-2301. E-mail: *ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This application was made by the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources on behalf of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). Upon receipt of an affirmative determination in response to this application, VDEQ would completely prohibit the discharge of sewage, whether treated or not, from any vessel in the Lynnhaven River in accordance with section 312(f)(3) of the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR 140.4(a). Section 312(f)(3) states: After the effective date of the initial standards and regulations promulgated under this section, if any State determines that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of the waters within such States require greater environmental protection, such State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters, except that no such prohibition shall apply until the Administrator determines that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for such water to which such prohibition would apply. The Lynnhaven River is located in the northern part of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is connected to the Chesapeake Bay through the Lynnhaven Inlet, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The Lynnhaven River, including the Eastern Branch, the Western Branch, and Broad Bay/Linkhorn Bay encompasses an area of land and water of approximately 64 square miles with nearly 150 miles of shoreline. The upstream portions of the Lynnhaven River system flow either north to the Chesapeake Bay or south to North Carolina depending on wind and tidal patterns. The Lynnhaven River is oligohaline and subject to the action of tides. The majority of the waters outside the bays are shallow with maintained channel depths of six to 10 feet. Many people enjoy the Lynnhaven River watershed for a variety of activities, including boating, fishing, crabbing, water skiing, and swimming. The shoreline surrounding the Lynnhaven River includes 4,478 private waterfront homes, public access areas, marinas, boat launch facilities, waterside restaurants, and a State park. Large and small boats, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, water skiers, and swimmers enjoy the river for its recreational benefits. There are several waterfront access areas within First Landing State Park for swimming during summer months. The Lynnhaven River was also once a prime oyster harvesting area known throughout the world for the famous Lynnhaven oyster. Oyster habitat restoration projects are presently being implemented in the Lynnhaven River. Lynnhaven River 2007, an advocacy group, in partnership with the city of Virginia Beach, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated an oyster-growing program in the summer of 2004 to assist in repopulating the river with this valuable living resource. Portions of the Lynnhaven River were listed for bacteriological impairments from fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in Virginia's 1998 section 303(d) list requiring the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL). Consequently in 2004, EPA Region III and the Virginia State Water Control Board approved a TMDL for the shellfish harvest use impairments on Lynnhaven, Broad, and Linkhorn Bays prepared by the VDEQ. The establishment of a No Discharge Zone for the Lynnhaven River is one component of the TMDL Implementation Plan. For the purpose of this application, the proposed Lynnhaven River No Discharge Zone is defined as all contiguous waters south of the Lesner Bridge at Lynnhaven Inlet (Latitude 36°54′27.90″ N and Longitude 76°05′30.90″ W) and north of the watershed break point defined as the intersection of West Neck Creek at Dam Neck Road (Latitude 36°47′17.60″ N and Longitude 76°04′14.62″ W). Information submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia states that there are six waterfront marinas operating sanitary pump-outs in the Lynnhaven River. Each of these facilities also provides dump stations, restrooms, and informational signage. Details of these facilities' location, availability and hours of operation are as follows: Long Bay Pointe marina is located on the north side of Long Creek, west of the West Great Neck Road Bridge over the creek (2101 West Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a Chesapeake Bay Marine pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters. There is a sign on the pump station. The marina also has a dump station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year. Lynnhaven Dry Storage marina is located on the north side of Long Creek between the West Great Neck Road and North Great Neck Road bridges over the creek (2150 West Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a SaniSailor pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters. A sign for the pump-out is posted on the side of the building adjacent to the dock. The marina has a dump station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year. Lynnhaven Municipal marina is located along the north side of Long Creek between the West Great Neck Road Bridge and the Lesner Bridge (3211 Lynnhaven Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a Chesapeake Bay Marine pump-out system at the building face with a hose that reaches the dock accessible to all boaters. There is a sign for the pump-out posted on the dock and on the building face. The marina also has a dump station at the building face adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year. Lynnhaven Seafood marina is located along the north side of Long Creek between the West Great Neck Road Bridge and the Lesner Bridge (3311 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a SaniSailor pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters. There is a sign on the pump station. The marina also has a dump station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year. Marina Shores marina is located on the north side of Long Creek just east of the North Great Neck Road Bridge over the creek (2100 Marina Shores Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates an Edson pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters. There is a sign posted on the pump station. The marina also has a dump station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 7 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, May through September, and, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. October through June. Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club marina is located at the north end of the Bird Neck Point Neighborhood at Bird Neck Point where Little Neck Creek meets Linkhorn Bay (1052 Cardinal Road, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a KECO diaphragm pump-out system on the dock accessible to club members only. They also have a dump station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The club currently serves approximately one hundred-fifty

(150)vessels at this facility. The marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.-6 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year. There are no draught limitations for vessels at pump-out facilities and dump stations in the Lynnhaven River. All vessels using the facilities have sufficient water to dock at the marinas. There are two bridges within the Lynnhaven River as well as the Lesner Bridge located at Lynnhaven Inlet. Pump-out facility locations as well as the bridge heights (35 feet) do not restrict accessibility to marinas or pump-out facilities. The facilities are generally concentrated near Lynnhaven Inlet because the watershed becomes dominated by private residences as one travels further away from the inlet. However, transient boats enter the watershed at the inlet and most local boats travel to the inlet facilities for fuel, so the grouping of facility locations does not appear to be an inconvenience. The Commonwealth of Virginia Sanitary Regulations for Marinas and Boat Moorings specifies requirements for facility design and operation. Routine health department inspections and performance tests are performed to ensure that facilities are available and functioning properly. Broken pump-out stations can be reported to the Virginia Department of Health

(VDH)by calling 1-800-ASK-FISH. These regulations also address treatment of collected vessel sewage from pump-outs and dump stations. In compliance with these regulations, all wastes from marinas within the Lynnhaven River are collected in and transported through the City of Virginia Beach's sanitary sewer collection system to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District for ultimate treatment and disposal. According to Virginia's application there are approximately 11,253 vessels operating in the Lynnhaven River on any given day based on Virginia Beach boater registrations, and estimates of the transient boat population, minus the estimated number of registered boats operating in other Virginia Beach watersheds. The VDH marina inspection slip counts indicate only four out of 535 wet slips at commercial marinas with pump-outs in the Lynnhaven River are designated as transient vessel slips. Based on this information, it is assumed that most transient boats are brought in by trailer. Most of these boats would not be of a size expected to have a holding tank. Transient boat counts have been estimated based on boat information given by the operators of the three public boat ramps in the Lynnhaven River. The vessel population based on length is 2,883 vessels less than 16 feet in length, 7,272 vessels between 16 feet and 26 feet in length, 899 vessels between 27 feet and 40 feet in length, and 199 vessels greater than 40 feet in length. Based on the number and size of vessels and EPA guidance for State and local officials to estimate the number of vessels with holding tanks, two pump-outs and four dump stations are needed for the Lynnhaven River. As described above, there are currently six pump-out facilities and six dump stations in the Lynnhaven River. EPA hereby makes a tentative affirmative determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the Lynnhaven River, Virginia Beach, Virginia. A final determination on this matter will be made following the 30 day period for public comment and may result in a Virginia State prohibition of any sewage discharges from vessels in the Lynnhaven River. Comments and views regarding this application and EPA's tentative determination may be filed on or before December 21, 2006. Comments or requests for information or copies of the application should be addressed to Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III, Office of State and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone:

(215)814-2758. Fax:

(215)814-2301. E-mail: *ambrogio.edward@epa.gov* . Dated: November 13, 2006. Donald S. Welsh, Regional Administrator, Region III. [FR Doc. E6-19645 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than December 15, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: *1. Hancock Holding Company* , Gulfport, Mississippi; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Hancock Bank of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama (in organization). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 16, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-19638 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Office of Small Business Utilization; Small Business Advisory Committee; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Small Business Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The General Services Administration

(GSA)is announcing a public meeting of the GSA Small Business Advisory Committee (the Committee). DATES: The meeting will take place December 6 and 7, 2006. The meeting will begin on December 6, 2006 at 10 a.m. and conclude no later than 5 p.m. that day. The meeting will reconvene on December 7 at 9 a.m. and conclude no later than 1 p.m. The Committee will accept oral public comments at this meeting and has reserved a total of thirty minutes for this purpose. Members of the public wishing to reserve speaking time must contact Aaron Collmann in writing via e-mail at *sbac@gsa.gov* or by fax at

(202)501-2590, no later than one week prior to the meeting. MEETING ADDRESS: Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, Boston, MA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Aaron Collmann, Room 6029, GSA Building, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405

(202)501-1021 or email at *sbac@gsa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA)(Pub. L. 92-463). The purpose of this meeting is to develop the topics generated during the previous meetings; to receive briefings from small business topical experts, and to hear from interested members of the public on proposals to improve GSA's small business contracting performance. Information from previous meetings and topics to be discussed can be found listed in the agenda posted online at *http://www.gsa.gov/sbac* . Dated: November 14, 2006. Felipe Mendoza, Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization,General Services Administration. [FR Doc. E6-19660 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-07-0696] 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 email 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 HIV Prevention Program Evaluation and Monitoring System for Health Departments and Community-Based Organizations (PEMS)—Reinstatement (0920-0696)—National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description This is an extension of a data collection that is being incrementally implemented. The initial PEMS OMB request was approved October 6, 2005 for one year. However, delays in the development of the data collection software and requests by grantees for additional time to modify their data collection procedures have prevented the initial data collection originally anticipated for 2006. The purpose of this data collection is to collect HIV prevention evaluation data from health department and community-based organization

(CBO)grantees using the electronic Program Evaluation and Monitoring System (PEMS). This data collection incorporates data elements from two previously approved data collections: Evaluating CDC Funded Health Department HIV Prevention Programs, OMB No. 0920-0497 (discontinued 4/31/2006); and Assessing the Effectiveness of CBOs for the Delivery of HIV Prevention Programs, OMB No. 0920-0525 (discontinued 12/17/2004). Per HIV prevention cooperative agreements, CDC requires non-identifying, client-level, standardized evaluation data from health department and CBO grantees to:

(1)More accurately determine the extent to which HIV prevention efforts have been carried out, what types of agencies are providing services, what resources are allocated to those services, to whom services are being provided, and how these efforts have contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission;

(2)improve ease of reporting to better meet these data needs; and

(3)be accountable to stakeholders by informing them of efforts made and use of funds in HIV prevention nationwide. Although CDC receives evaluation data from grantees, the data received to date is insufficient for evaluation and accountability. Furthermore, there has not been standardization of required evaluation data from both health departments and CBOs. Changes to the evaluation and reporting process have become necessary to ensure CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both health department and CBO grantees. For these reasons, CDC developed PEMS and consulted with representatives from health departments, CBOs, and national partners (e.g., The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services, and National Minority AIDS Council). Respondents will collect, enter, and report general agency information, program model and budget data, and client demographics and behavioral characteristics. (After initial set-up of the PEMS, data collection will include searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data, document compilation, review of data, and data entry into the web-based system.) Agents will submit data quarterly. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. Estimate of Annualized Burden Respondents Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Health jurisdictions 59 4 137 32,332 Health jurisdictions

(CTR)30 4 174 20,880 Health jurisdictions (Training) 59 4 10 2,360 Community-Based Organizations 160 4 84 53,760 Community-Based Organizations

(CTR)70 4 23 6,440 Community-Based Organizations (Training) 160 4 10 6,400 Annual total 122,172 Dated: November 14, 2006. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1 [FR Doc. E6-19634 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Notice of Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of ANA Program Policies and Procedures AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans (ANA), HHS. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (the Act) 42 U.S.C. 2992b-1, ANA herein describes its proposed interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency procedure or practice in relation to the Social and Economic Development Strategies (hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native Language Preservation and Maintenance (hereinafter referred to as Native Language), Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (hereinafter referred to as Environmental), Environmental Mitigation (hereinafter referred to as Mitigation), Improving the Well-Being of Children—Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative (hereinafter referred to as Healthy Marriage) programs and any Special Initiatives. Under the statute, ANA is required to provide members of the public an opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency procedure or practice and to give notice of the final adoption of such changes at least thirty

(30)days before the changes become effective. This Notice also provides additional information about ANA's plan for administering the programs. DATES: The deadline for receipt of comments is thirty

(30)days from the date of publication in the **Federal Register.** ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this Notice should be addressed to Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 8-West, Washington, DC 20447. Delays may occur in mail delivery to Federal offices; therefore, a copy of comments should be faxed to

(202)690-7441. Comments will be available for inspection by members of the public at the Administration for Native Americans, Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program Operations, toll-free at

(877)922-9262. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA to provide notice of its proposed interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency procedure or practice. These proposed clarifications, modifications and new text will appear in the ANA FY 2006 Program Announcements (PAs): SEDS, Native Language, Environmental, Mitigation, Healthy Marriage and Special Initiatives. This Notice serves to fulfill this requirement. Additional Information I. Objective Progress Report

(OPR)Form ANA has updated the OPR form to capture grantee project information that is needed in order to make a determination that the project is progressing as planned. The quarterly report will be used to support a request for additional technical assistance, should the need exist. Quarterly reporting has been a requirement for ANA grantees since FY 2005 and the new format will yield uniform data. The new format has been submitted for Office of Management and Budget approval and will be a requirement beginning January 2007. (Legal authority: Section 803B of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991B-2.) II. Native Language Preservation and Maintenance ANA Categories: In an effort to adhere to the Congressional intent of the legislation and to clarify the Native Language program in response to the needs of Native communities, ANA is creating a marked separation of the longstanding Category I: Assessment and Category II: Planning and/or Implementation. ANA is proposing three distinct priority areas within the Native Language program area. The proposed categories are: *Category I:* Language Assessment will remain as a 12-month project period with the primary activity of assessing the current status of the Native Language for the identified Native community. *Category II:* Language Project Planning will have up to 24-month project period with the primary activity of planning a Native Language project for the Native community to be impacted by the project. *Category III:* Language Project Implementation will have up to a 36-month project period to support such activities consistent with legislative and regulatory requirements. An award in Categories II and III is not contingent upon having received previous funding from ANA for language preservation and maintenance; however, current language-assessment data and language-delivery methods will need to be provided. (Legal authority: Section 803(a) and

(d)and 803C of the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-c. III. Application—Project Development During the FY 2006 competitions, ANA participated in the electronic application submission process. Based upon this experience, ANA has analyzed the submission procedure. To eliminate future concerns with uploading attachments, ANA has determined that all applications (hard-copy and electronic) should be submitted with no more than three

(3)objectives per 12-month budget period for any given competition. This limitation will still allow an applicant to convey adequately the proposed project goals, activities and results expected. (Legal authority: Section 803

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(d)and 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3.) IV. Special Initiative Under legislative authority, ANA can provide funding for Special Initiatives that focus on specifically identified needs within Native communities. Applicants must submit projects that are responsive to the specific competitive program area. Last year ANA offered a specific program announcement to fund projects that support healthy families titled, Improving the Well-Being of Children—Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative (NAHMI). This Special Initiative will be supported again in FY 2007. Applicants requesting funding for these types of initiatives will need to submit projects under this designated Special Initiative competitive area only. (Legal authority: Section 803

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(d)and 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3. V. ANA Funding Restriction Policy In order to ensure that ANA manages proper fiscal responsibility in the dispensing of Federal funds, a list of actions and activities, which will not be considered as eligible activities for funding, is maintained. ANA has observed that projects including such contingency activities as permits, licenses, outside or internal certification, Federal or State agency approvals, or project activities that are contingent on the outcome of a court decision, do not complete projects within the approved project period. As a result of these situation, grantees often do not complete project objectives or expend approved funding. Based upon agency reviews and on-site visits, ANA will implement the following new funding restriction policy: ANA will not consider projects that contain contingency activities that impede or indefinitely delay the ongoing progress of the proposed project. Applicants must demonstrate the project planning considered potential contingency activities and provide adequate assurance that such activities will not impede the progress of the project. (Legal authority: Section 803

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(d)and 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3. Dated: November 9, 2006. Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans. [FR Doc. 06-9281 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]

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