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BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006D-0463] Draft Guidance for Industry on Sinusitis: Designing Clinical Development Programs of Nonantimicrobial Drugs for Treatment; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Sinusitis: Designing Clinical Development Programs of Nonantimicrobial Drugs for Treatment.” Sinusitis is a common disease affecting an estimated 16 percent of the adult U.S. population annually. At present, other than antimicrobials, the treatment options for sinusitis are limited. This guidance is intended to assist the pharmaceutical industry in designing clinical development programs for nonantimicrobial drug products for the treatment of sinusitis. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the draft guidance by January 22, 2007. General comments on agency guidance documents are welcome at any time. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information (HFD-240), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your requests. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to *http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments* . See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Badrul A. Chowdhury, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, rm. 3316, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-2300. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Sinusitis: Designing Clinical Development Programs of Nonantimicrobial Drugs for Treatment.” Sinusitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of one or more of the paranasal sinuses. It is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases in the United States affecting an estimated 16 percent of the adult population annually. At present, other than antimicrobials, some of which have a label indication of acute bacterial sinusitis, the treatment options for sinusitis are limited. There is an interest within the pharmaceutical industry in the development of new drugs, including drugs other than antimicrobials, for the treatment of sinusitis. This guidance focuses on the development of nonantibiotic drugs for the treatment of acute sinusitis as well as the development of drugs for other types of sinusitis. This guidance also focuses on the assessment of efficacy in phase 3 clinical studies of sinusitis. In addition, this guidance addresses chemistry, manufacturing, and controls issues and pharmacology and toxicology issues, because some of the products for sinusitis are developed for nasal delivery, and there are nuances to nasal route of delivery that should be considered for appropriate clinical study design. This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the agency's current thinking on designing clinical development programs of nonantimicrobial drugs for the treatment of sinusitis. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. II. Comments Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES ) written or electronic comments regarding this document. Submit a single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any mailed comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy. Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. III. Electronic Access Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at either *http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm* or *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm* . Dated: November 15, 2006. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E6-19689 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHGME PP) AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHGME PP) Conference Call. SUMMARY: This document announces a scheduled CHGME PP conference call for Federal fiscal year

(FY)2007. The purpose of this conference call is to discuss new annual reporting requirements as required under Public Law (Pub. L.) 109-307 for children's hospitals participating in the CHGME PP. DATES: The conference call will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayah E. Johnson, Ph.D., telephone:

(301)443-1058; Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857; or by e-mail at: *ajohnson@hrsa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CHGME PP, as authorized by section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 256e), provides funds to children's hospitals to address disparity in the level of Federal funding for children's hospitals that result from Medicare funding for graduate medical education. Pub. L. 109-307 amended the CHGME statute to extend the program through FY 2011. The statute authorizes $330 million for both direct and indirect medical education payments for each of the FY 2007 through FY 2011. Congress appropriated $300 million in FY 2006 for the CHGME PP. These funds have supported over 4,000 residents receiving training in children's teaching hospitals in 31 states. The agenda for the conference call will include but not be limited to:

(1)Welcome and opening comments and

(2)news releases/updates. Time will also be available for a question and answer period. Interested parties must register, in advance, but not later than 5 days prior to the scheduled conference call. Conference call registration forms and information about the Program can be found on the CHGME PP Web site. The Web site address is: *http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/childrenshospitalgme.* Dated: November 15, 2006. Elizabeth M. Duke, Administrator. [FR Doc. E6-19688 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Citizenship and Immigration Services RIN 1615-ZA44 [DHS Docket No. USCIS-2006-0066] Changes to the Regional, District and Field Office Organizational Structure Within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS') regional, district and field office organizational structure due to a recent realignment of the command and control responsibilities within USCIS' Domestic Operations Directorate, Field Operations Division. This action is necessary to balance the workload and personnel among USCIS field offices and improve customer service. USCIS does not plan to close any of its existing offices as a result of this realignment. DATES: This notice is effective November 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Gulick, Chief of Staff, Domestic Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, telephone

(202)272-2700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background. Upon its establishment in 2003, USCIS inherited legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service's (legacy INS's) domestic field office structure consisting of 3 regions and 33 districts. USCIS' workload and workforce distribution, however, varies greatly from that of legacy INS. Consequently, the continuation of the legacy INS field office structure resulted in an unbalanced USCIS field office chain of command structure with one region having a larger workforce than the other two regions combined, and the largest districts having workforces up to 50 times larger than other districts. In addition, within the pre-existing chain of command, in those districts with multiple field offices, the district director served as the office manager for one of the field offices while also managing the other field offices within the district. This dual role has been an obstacle to overall management of a district. Moreover, under the pre-existing organizational structure, each regional office, district office, field office or sub-office had an assigned geographic area of responsibility. A field office manager could not exercise any power or authority over a matter that involved a customer whose place of residence or employment was located outside of his or her geographical area of responsibility, absent an express delegation of such authority by the appropriate USCIS official. In the adjudications context, rigid jurisdictional boundaries based on geography have led to situations where the USCIS office that is physically located closer to a customer's residence or place of employment does not have geographical jurisdiction to provide the customer with the requested service. In view of the aforementioned considerations, USCIS has made a determination to realign the domestic operations field office command and control structure. This realignment is effective November 22, 2006. II. Realignment Under this realignment, the following are the changes to the command and control structure within USCIS Domestic Operations Directorate, Field Operations Division. Field Offices, Districts, and Regions The keystones of USCIS' in-person services are its local offices. USCIS field offices exist based on the geographic distribution of workload requiring in-person services. No USCIS field office will be closed as a result of this realignment, nor will this realignment change the locations of any of the existing USCIS local offices. For clarity, USCIS will refer to each of these offices as a “field office,” managed by a “field office director,” rather than “district office,” managed by a “district director.” Field offices will continue to be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization. Where USCIS determines that an interview is necessary, it will schedule the applicant's interview at the appropriate field office. While most information and customer services are provided through the USCIS Web-site and toll-free customer service telephone number, individuals who believe they need in-person service can also use their zip code to make an appointment on-line at the appropriate office. Individuals without internet access can contact any USCIS office in-person for assistance in making an appointment. Using zip codes, rather than the current geographic jurisdictional alignment, to determine service areas will allow USCIS to shift interviews and other in-person services to the most convenient field office. While the realignment does not change the locations of USCIS field offices, it does change the command structure for managing these field offices. USCIS will maintain a district management structure to lead a network of field offices. Each field office will be managed by a field office director who reports to a District Director. In the previous structure, the district director was both the field office director as well as the manager of a district that, in many cases, included additional field offices. The new structure allows the District Director to focus on the management of the district. Further, to achieve better balance in terms of the size of the operations managed by each district, the overall number of district offices will be reduced from 33 to 26. While primarily a consolidation of district management structures, the 26 district offices will include 2 new district offices created by splitting the existing San Francisco and Miami districts each into 2 districts. Similarly, to achieve better balance and span of control, USCIS is increasing from 3 management regional offices to 4 management regional offices. The fourth regional office will be established in Orlando, Florida to manage USCIS operations in the Southeast. Establishing this new regional office also gives USCIS a regional office closer to the Caribbean, and thus improves USCIS capability to respond to events there. Field Office Structure Accordingly, the following is the USCIS' Domestic Operations field office management structure. While management districts will be identified by number rather than by location, the list also indicates (by asterisk) the city where the district manager will be located: District 1 Boston, Massachusetts* Manchester, New Hampshire Portland, Maine Providence, Rhode Island District 2 Albany, New York Buffalo, New York* Hartford, Connecticut St. Albans, Vermont District 3 New York City, New York* District 4 Mt. Laurel, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey* District 5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania District 6 Baltimore, Maryland* District 7 Fairfax, Virginia* Norfolk, Virginia District 8 Atlanta, Georgia* Charleston, South Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina (under development) District 9 Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Miami, Florida* San Juan, Puerto Rico District 10 Jacksonville, Florida Orlando, Florida Tampa, Florida* West Palm Beach, Florida District 11 Fort Smith, Arkansas Memphis, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana* District 12 Detroit, Michigan* District 13 Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio* Columbus, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana Louisville, Kentucky District 14 Chicago, Illinois* Milwaukee, Wisconsin District 15 Des Moines, Iowa Kansas City, Missouri* Omaha, Nebraska St. Louis, Missouri St. Paul, Minnesota District 16 Dallas, Texas* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma District 17 Houston, Texas* District 18 El Paso, Texas Harlingen, Texas San Antonio, Texas* District 19 Albuquerque, New Mexico Boise, Idaho Denver, Colorado* Helena, Montana Salt Lake City, Utah District 20 Anchorage, Alaska Portland, Oregon Seattle, Washington* Spokane, Washington Yakima, Washington District 21 San Francisco, California* San Jose, California District 22 Fresno, California Sacramento, California* District 23 Los Angeles, California* San Bernardino, California Santa Ana, California District 24 San Diego, California* District 25 Las Vegas, Nevada Phoenix, Arizona * Reno, Nevada Tucson, Arizona District 26 Hagatna, Guam Honolulu, Hawaii Regional Structure USCIS will maintain its existing regional offices in: • Burlington, VT, which will manage Districts 1 through 7, and be referred to as the Northeast Region; • Dallas, TX, which will manage Districts 12 through 19, and be known as the Central Region; and in • Laguna Niguel, CA, which will manage Districts 20 through 26, and be known as the Western Region. USCIS will establish the new regional office in: • Orlando, FL which will manage Districts 8 through 11, and will be known as the Southeast Region. While this regional office is in the process of being established, the Northeast Region will provide support. Dated: November 15, 2006. Jonathan Scharfen, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [FR Doc. E6-19697 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5041-N-47] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Multifamily Default Status Report AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* January 22, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly R. Munson, Housing Project Manager, Office of Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-3730 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Multifamily Default Status Report. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0041. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Mortgagees use this information collection to notify HUD that a project owner is more than 30 days past due on the mortgage payment. HUD Field Office and Headquarters staff use the data to:

(a)Monitor mortgage compliance with HUD's loan servicing procedures and assignments; and

(b)avoid mortgage assignments in the future. This information is submitted electronically via the Internet. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-92426. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated total number of burden hours needed to prepare the information collection is 1,893; the number of respondents is 98 generating approximately 11,368 annual responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to prepare the response is 10 minutes. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: November 15, 2006. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E6-19692 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5113-N-01] Notice of HUD-Held Multifamily and Healthcare Loan Sale (MHLS 2006-2) AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice of sale of mortgage loans. SUMMARY: This notice announces HUD's intention to sell certain unsubsidized multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, without Federal Housing Administration

(FHA)insurance, in a competitive, sealed bid sale (MHLS 2006-2). This notice also describes generally the bidding process for the sale and certain persons who are ineligible to bid. DATES: The Bidder's Information Package

(BIP)will be made available to qualified bidders on or about October 31, 2006. Bids for the loans must be submitted on the bid date, which is currently scheduled for December 6, 2006. HUD anticipates that awards will be made on or before December 7, 2006. Closings are expected to take place on December 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: To become a qualified bidder and receive the BIP, prospective bidders must complete, execute, and submit a Confidentiality Agreement and a Qualification Statement acceptable to HUD. Both documents will be available on the HUD Web site at *http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/comp/asset/mfam/mhls.cfm.* The executed documents must be mailed and faxed to The Debt Exchange, HUD's Transaction Specialist for the sale, at 133 Federal Street, 10th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention: MHLS 2006-2 Sale Coordinator, Fax:

(617)531-3499. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lucey, Acting Deputy Director, Asset Sales Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 3136, Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone

(202)708-2625, extension 3927 or Gregory Bolton, Senior Attorney, Office of Insured Housing, Multifamily Division, Room 9230; telephone

(202)708-0614, extension 5245. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call

(202)708-4594 (TTY). These are not toll-free numbers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD announces its intention to sell in MHLS 2006-2 certain unsubsidized mortgage loans (Mortgage Loans) secured by multifamily and healthcare properties located throughout the United States. The Mortgage Loans are comprised primarily of non-performing mortgage loans. A final listing of the Mortgage Loans will be included in the BIP. The Mortgage Loans will be sold without FHA insurance and with servicing released. HUD will offer qualified bidders an opportunity to bid competitively on the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loans will be stratified for bidding purposes into several mortgage loan pools. Each pool will contain Mortgage Loans that generally have similar performance, property type, geographic location, lien position and other characteristics. Qualified bidders may submit bids on one or more pools of Mortgage Loans or may bid on individual loans. A mortgagor who is a qualified bidder may submit an individual bid on its own Mortgage Loan. Interested Mortgagors should review the Qualification Statement to determine whether they may also be eligible to qualify to submit bids on one or more pools of Mortgage Loans or on individual loans in MHLS 2006-2. The Bidding Process The BIP will describe in detail the procedure for bidding in MHLS 2006-2. The BIP will also include a standardized nonnegotiable loan sale agreement (Loan Sale Agreement). As part of its bid, each bidder must submit a deposit equal to the greater of $100,000 or 10% of the bid price. In the event the bidder's aggregate bid is less than $100,000.00, the minimum deposit shall be not less than fifty percent (50%) of the bidder's aggregate bid. HUD will evaluate the bids submitted and determine the successful bids in its sole and absolute discretion. If a bidder is successful, the bidder's deposit will be non-refundable and will be applied toward the purchase price. Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Closings are scheduled to occur on December 13, 2006. These are the essential terms of sale. The Loan Sale Agreement, which will be included in the BIP, will contain additional terms and details. To ensure a competitive bidding process, the terms of the bidding process and the Loan Sale Agreement are not subject to negotiation. Due Diligence Review The BIP will describe the due diligence process for reviewing loan files in MHLS 2006-2. Qualified bidders will be able to access loan information remotely via a high-speed Internet connection. Further information on performing due diligence review of the Mortgage Loans will be provided in the BIP. Mortgage Loan Sale Policy HUD reserves the right to add Mortgage Loans to or delete Mortgage Loans from MHLS 2006-2 at any time prior to the Award Date. HUD also reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, without prejudice to HUD's right to include any Mortgage Loans in a later sale. Mortgage Loans will not be withdrawn after the Award Date except as is specifically provided in the Loan Sale Agreement. This is a sale of unsubsidized mortgage loans. Pursuant to the Multifamily Mortgage Sale Regulations, 24 CFR 290.30 *et seq.* , the Mortgage Loans will be sold without FHA insurance. Consistent with HUD's policy as set forth in 24 CFR 290.35, HUD is unaware of any Mortgage Loan that is delinquent and secures a project

(1)for which foreclosure appears unavoidable, and

(2)in which very-low income tenants reside who are not receiving housing assistance and who would be likely to pay rent in excess of 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income if HUD sold the Mortgage Loan. If HUD determines that any Mortgage Loans meet these criteria, they will be removed from the sale. Mortgage Loan Sale Procedure HUD selected a competitive sale as the method to sell the Mortgage Loans primarily to satisfy the Mortgage Sale Regulations. This method of sale optimizes HUD's return on the sale of these Mortgage Loans, affords the greatest opportunity for all qualified bidders to bid on the Mortgage Loans, and provides the quickest and most efficient vehicle for HUD to dispose of the Mortgage Loans. Bidder Eligibility In order to bid in the sale, a prospective bidder must complete, execute and submit both a Confidentiality Agreement and a Qualification Statement acceptable to HUD. The following individuals and entities are ineligible to bid on any of the Mortgage Loans included in MHLS 2006-2:

(1)Any employee of HUD, a member of such employee's household, or an entity owned or controlled by any such employee or member of such an employee's household;

(2)any individual or entity that is debarred, suspended, or excluded from doing business with HUD pursuant to Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 24;

(3)any contractor, subcontractor and/or consultant or advisor (including any agent, employee, partner, director, principal or affiliate of any of the foregoing) who performed services for or on behalf of HUD in connection with MHLS 2006-2;

(4)any individual who was a principal, partner, director, agent or employee of any entity or individual described in subparagraph 3 above, at any time during which the entity or individual performed services for or on behalf of HUD in connection with MHLS 2006-2;

(5)any individual or entity that uses the services, directly or indirectly, of any person or entity ineligible under subparagraphs 1 through 4 above to assist in preparing any of its bids on the Mortgage Loans;

(6)any individual or entity which employs or uses the services of an employee of HUD (other than in such employee's official capacity) who is involved in MHLS 2006-2;

(7)any mortgagor (or affiliate of a mortgagor) that failed to submit to HUD on or before November 29, 2006, audited financial statements for 1999 through 2005 for a project securing a Mortgage Loan; and

(8)any individual or entity and any Related Party (as such term is defined in the Qualification Statement) of such individual or entity that is a mortgagor in any of HUD's multifamily housing programs and that is in default under such mortgage loan or is in violation of any regulatory or business agreements with HUD, unless such default or violation is cured on or before November 29, 2006. In addition, any entity or individual that serviced or held any Mortgage Loan at any time during the 2-year period prior to October 31, 2006, is ineligible to bid on such Mortgage Loan or on the pool containing such Mortgage Loan, but may bid on loan pools that do not contain Mortgage Loans that they have serviced or held at any time during the 2-year period prior to October 31, 2006. Also ineligible to bid on any Mortgage Loan are:

(a)Any affiliate or principal of any entity or individual described in the preceding sentence;

(b)any employee or subcontractor of such entity or individual during that 2-year period; or

(c)any entity or individual that employs or uses the services of any other entity or individual described in this paragraph in preparing its bid on such Mortgage Loan. Prospective bidders should carefully review the Qualification Statement to determine whether they are eligible to submit bids on the Mortgage Loans in MHLS 2006-2. Freedom of Information Act Requests HUD reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disclose information regarding MHLS 2006-2, including, but not limited to, the identity of any successful bidder and its bid price or bid percentage for any pool of loans or individual loan, upon the closing of the sale of all the Mortgage Loans. Even if HUD elects not to publicly disclose any information relating to MHLS 2006-2, HUD will have the right to disclose any information that HUD is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and all regulations promulgated thereunder. Scope of Notice This notice applies to MHLS 2006-2 and does not establish HUD's policy for the sale of other mortgage loans. Dated: November 15, 2006. Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E6-19691 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of the Final Comprehensive Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge in Union and Ouachita Parishes, LA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge in Union and Ouachita Parishes are available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and describes how the refuge will be managed for the next 15 years. The compatibility determinations for big game hunting, small game hunting, migratory bird hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, environmental education and interpretation, trapping of selected furbearers, and horseback riding are also available within the plan. ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be obtained by writing to the D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, 11372 Highway 143, Farmerville, Louisiana 71241. The plan may also be accessed and downloaded from the Service's Web site *http://southeast.fws.gov/planning/.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1975, is located within the Lower Mississippi River floodplain in north Louisiana, approximately six miles of West Monroe, Louisiana. The refuge's 17,421 acres include deep overflow swamp, bottomland hardwood forest, and upland mixed-pine/hardwoods. D'Arbonne Refuge provides habitat for thousands of wintering waterfowl, wading and waterbirds, and year-round habitat for nesting wood ducks, squirrels, deer, river otters, and raccoons. Hunting and fishing opportunities are permitted on most areas of the refuge, which is open year-round for wildlife observation and wildlife photography. The availability of the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period was announced in the **Federal Register** on April 11, 2006 (71 FR 18348). The plan and environmental assessment identified and evaluated three alternatives for managing the refuge over the next 15 years. Alternative A, the proposed alternative, emphasized natural ecological processes, enhancement of the biological program, restoration of biological integrity with management for endangered species, and more use of adaptive management primarily to benefit migratory birds and forests. Alternative B would focus resources toward obtaining biological information while providing an artificial habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. There would be a reduction in visitor services. Alternative C, the “status quo” alternative, would continue management and public use. Based on the environmental assessment and the comments received, the Service adopted Alternative A as its preferred alternative. This alternative was considered to be the most effective for meeting the purposes of the refuge—that of conserving bottomland hardwood forest for migratory birds and for providing wildlife-dependent public use. Alternative A best achieves national, ecosystem, and refuge-specific goals and objectives and positively addresses significant issues and concerns expressed by the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelby Ouchley, Refuge Manager, D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, telephone: 318/726-4222; fax: 318/726-4667; e-mail: *Kelby_Ouchley@fws.gov;* or by writing to the Refuge Manager at the addresses in the addresses section. Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-57. Dated: June 29, 2006. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. 06-9344 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]

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