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BILLING CODE 4184-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Notice of Quarterly Meeting AGENCY: President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), HHS. ACTION: Notice of quarterly meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The full committee meeting of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will be conducted by telephone conference call and will be open to the public.

Anyone interested in participating in the conference call should advise Ericka Alston at 202-619-0634, no later than December 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: The conference call may be accessed by dialing, U.S. toll free, 888-795-2173, passcode DECEMBER2006 on the date and time indicated. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice is hereby given that the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will hold its quarterly meeting by telephone conference call.

The conference call will be open to the public to listen, with call-ins limited to the number of telephone lines available. Individuals who plan to call in and need special assistance, such as TTY, assistive listening devices, or materials in alternative format, should inform Ericka Alston, Executive Assistant, President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Telephone—202-619-0634, Fax—202-205-9519, E-mail: *ealston@acf.hhs.gov* , no later than December 6, 2006.

Efforts will be made to meet special requests received after that date, but availability of special needs accommodations to respond to these requests cannot be guaranteed. *Agenda:* Committee members will hear from Ms. Madeleine Will, Vice President of Public Policy and Director of the National Policy Center at the National Down Syndrome Society. Ms. Will will speak about her personal and professional perspective on the barriers facing people with intellectual disabilities throughout the lifespan, and how the Committee can work in conjunction with President Bush's New Freedom Initiative to tear down those barriers.

The Committee will also hear from Mr. Mark Gross, designated representative of the Ex officio member from the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. Mr. Gross will brief the Committee on the programs and services in the Justice Department for people with intellectual disabilities. The Committee will then hear reports from the various subcommittees regarding their current projects and goals. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Sally Atwater, Executive Director, President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Aerospace Center Office Building, Suite 701, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone—(202) 619-0634, Fax—(202) 205-9519, E-mail: *satwater@acf.hhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The PCPID acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a broad range of topics relating to programs, services and supports for persons with intellectual disabilities. The Committee, by Executive Order, is responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current practices in programs, services and supports for persons with intellectual disabilities, and for reviewing legislative proposals that impact the quality of life experienced by citizens with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Dated: December 4, 2006. Ericka Alston, Executive Assistant to the Director, President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. [FR Doc. E6-20778 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The meeting will be open to the public. *Name of Committee* : Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. *General Function of the Committee* : To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. *Date and Time* : The meeting will be held on January 26, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. *Location* : Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, and C, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD. *Contact Person* : Janet L. Scudiero, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-410), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 240-276-3737, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512513.

Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. *Agenda* : The committee will discuss and make recommendations on a premarket notification application for a device intended for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The committee will also hear and discuss post approval study reports for two recently approved neurological device premarket approval applications. The agency intends to make background available to the public no later than 1 business day before the meeting.

If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on the agency Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm* , click on the year 2006 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. *Procedure* : Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.

Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before January 19, 2007. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled for 30 minutes at the beginning of the committee deliberations and for 30 minutes near the end of the committee deliberations. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before January 11, 2007.

Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by January 12, 2006. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact AnnMarie Williams, Conference Management Staff, at 301-827-7291, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: November 29, 2006. Randall W.

Lutter, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E6-20552 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Announcement of a Funding Priority for Service Multiple Counties Under the Fiscal Year 2007 New Access Points in High Poverty Counties Grant Opportunity AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS ACTION: Solicitation of comments. SUMMARY: The President's Health Center Initiative, which began in fiscal year

(FY)2002, was established to significantly impact 1,200 communities by creating new or expanded health center access points. Building on the successes of this Initiative, a second health center initiative has been proposed by the President for FY 2007 to continue to increase access to high quality comprehensive primary health care for the most vulnerable populations in the Nation. The goal of the President's new High Poverty Counties Health Center Initiative is to increase access to primary health care in 200 of the Nation's poorest counties that do not have a health center. This new Initiative is subject to the availability of funds in the FY 2007 Health Center Program appropriation. The President's High Poverty Counties Health Center Initiative contains two components, New Access Point and Planning grants to be funded under the Consolidated Health Center Program, as authorized by section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended). New Access Point grants will be made for the provision of high quality comprehensive primary and preventive health care services through a new delivery site to a designated medically underserved area or population located in an eligible high poverty county. As part of the Initiative, it is anticipated that the New Access Points in High Poverty Counties grant opportunity will contain a funding priority. A funding priority is defined as the favorable adjustment of combined review scores of individually approved applications when applications meet specified criteria. The adjustment is typically made by a set, pre-determined number of points. For this grant opportunity, a funding priority is planned for applicants proposing to serve multiple counties (i.e., the proposed target population comes from other county(ies) in addition to the eligible high poverty county). Please note that this priority will not be given to applicants applying for the Planning opportunity of the High Poverty Counties grant opportunities as Planning grant applicants may not have a defined service area, and will not be providing health services through the grant funding. More detailed information about the funding priority will be included in the funding opportunity guidance. DATES: Please send comments no later than COB January 5, 2007. The comments can be e-mailed to *DPDGeneral@hrsa.gov* or mailed to Ms. Preeti Kanodia, New Access Point Coordinator, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 17-61, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Comments will be incorporated, as appropriate, into the final guidance for the FY 2007 New Access Points in High Poverty Counties funding opportunity, subject to the availability of FY 2007 funds. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preeti Kanodia, Division of Policy and Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration. Ms. Kanodia may be contacted by e-mail at *DPDGeneral@hrsa.gov* or via telephone at

(301)594-4300. Dated: November 29, 2006. Elizabeth M. Duke, Administrator. 1 -- [FR Doc. E6-20558 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 99-02 AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide written comments. SUMMARY: The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau

(HAB)Policy Notice 99-02 entitled, *The Use of Ryan White CARE Act funds for Housing Referral Services and Short-term or Emergency Housing Needs* , provides grantees with guidance on the use of Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency

(CARE)Act funds for short-term and emergency housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The current policy does not establish a time limit for such assistance under the Ryan White CARE Act. An amendment to Policy Notice 99-02 is proposed, which places a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months on short-term and emergency housing assistance under the Ryan White CARE Act. This proposed amendment results from an Office of Inspector General audit encouraging HRSA to clarify the definition of short-term housing and emergency housing assistance. This amendment will help align the HRSA definition of short-term housing with the widely accepted program standard used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program. This policy becomes effective March 1, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed amendment to HRSA HAB Policy Notice 99-02 establishes a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months use of Ryan White CARE Act funds for short-term and emergency housing assistance. Such assistance is limited to a time period totaling a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months per household. HRSA is seeking comments only on the proposed amendment to HRSA HAB Policy Notice 99-02 notated in bold text below. DATES: Submit written comments no later than February 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to HRSA, HAB, Division of Science and Policy, Attention: LCDR Gettie A. Butts, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-18, Rockville, Maryland 20857. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Gettie A. Butts, via e-mail: *GButts@hrsa.gov* or by writing to the address above. Proposed Policy: HRSA HAB Policy Notice-99-02, Amendment # 1 *Document Title:* The Use of Ryan White CARE Act Funds for Housing Referral Services and Short-term or Emergency Housing Needs. The following policy establishes guidelines for allowable housing-related expenditures under the Ryan White CARE Act. The purpose of all Ryan White CARE Act funds is to ensure that eligible HIV-infected persons and families gain or maintain access to medical care. A. Funds received under the Ryan White CARE Act (Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) may be used for the following housing expenditures: i. Housing referral services defined as assessment, search, placement, and advocacy services must be provided by case managers or other professional(s) who possess a comprehensive knowledge of local, State, and Federal housing programs and how they can be accessed; or ii. Short-term or emergency housing defined as necessary to gain or maintain access to medical care and must be related to either: a. Housing services that include some type of medical or supportive service (a listing of supportive services can be found at *http://hab.hrsa.gov/reports/data2b.htm* ) including, but not limited to, residential substance abuse or mental health services (not including facilities classified as an Institute of Mental Diseases under Medicaid), residential foster care, and assisted living residential services; or b. Housing services that do not provide direct medical or supportive services but are essential for an individual or family to gain or maintain access to and compliance with HIV-related medical care and treatment. Necessity of housing service for purposes of medical care must be certified or documented by a case manager, social worker, or other licensed healthcare professional(s). B. Short-term or emergency housing assistance is understood as transitional in nature and for the purposes of moving or maintaining an individual or family in a long-term, stable living situation. Such assistance is limited to a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months per household. Short term or emergency assistance must be accompanied by a strategy to: i. Identify, relocate, and/or ensure the individual or family is moved to a long-term, stable housing; or ii. Identify an alternate funding source for support of housing assistance. C. Housing funds cannot be in the form of direct cash payments to recipients or services and cannot be used for mortgage payments. D. The Ryan White CARE Act must be the payer of last resort. In addition, funds received under the Ryan White CARE Act must be used to supplement but not supplant funds currently being used from local, State, and Federal agency programs. Grantees must be capable of providing HAB with documentation related to the use of funds as payer of last resort and the coordination of such funds with other local, State, and Federal funds. E. Ryan White CARE Act housing-related expenses are limited to Titles I, II, and IV and are not an allowable expense for Title III. Dated: November 29, 2006. Elizabeth M. Duke, Administrator. [FR Doc. E6-20556 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P[?USGPO Galley End:?] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1664-DR] Hawaii; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-1664-DR), dated October 17, 2006, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* November 21, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,

(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Director, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Lee H. Rosenberg, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. This action terminates my appointment of Michael L. Karl as Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individuals and Households Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA. [FR Doc. E6-20570 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5044-N-22] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 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:* February 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita Waites,

(202)708-0713, extension 4114, for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 of information 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 through 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:* Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection. *OMB Control Number:* 2577-0029. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Section 9(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 establishes an Operating Fund for the purpose of making assistance available to public housing agencies

(PHAs)which assistance is determined using a formula approach under the Operating Fund Program. PHAs compute their operating subsidy eligibility by completing the following HUD prescribed forms, as applicable, each fiscal year: Calculation of Utilities Expense Level (HUD-52722); Operating Fund Calculation of Operating Subsidy (HUD-52723); and Calculation of Subsidies for Operations: Non-Rental Housing (HUD-53087). HUD uses the information on these forms to determine the operating subsidy obligation and proration level for each PHA. The three forms listed in this collection will be automated in the Subsidy and Grant Information System (SAGIS) that is under development and will be operational in April 2007. The automation of these forms will provide more accurate and timely information reporting by PHAs. *Agency form number:* HUD-52722, HUD-52723, and HUD-53087. *Members of affected public:* Public Housing Agencies. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents: 7,807 asset management property respondents annually with 1 response per respondent for forms HUD-52722 and HUD-52723 for a total of 11,710.5 responses; and 1 response per 17 respondents for form HUD-53087 for a total of 17 responses. Average time per response for each form is .75 hours and total annual burden hours are 11,723.25. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Revision of currently approved collection to include automated forms. *Authority:* Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: November 29, 2006. Bessy Kong, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiative, PIH. [FR Doc. E6-20560 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5076-D-13] Delegation of Authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing Investments AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority. SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing is delegating to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Housing Investments concurrent authority to approve proposals submitted by Public Housing Agencies

(PHA)pursuant to section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing is delegating to all Public Housing Field Office Directors all authority to execute Amendments to Consolidated Annual Contributions Contracts that are associated with Proposals submitted by PHAs pursuant to Section 30, which have been approved by either the Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing or the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Housing Investments. DATES: *Effective Date:* November 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of Capital Improvements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1640 extension 7378 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at

(800)877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Capital Fund Financing Program (CFFP), which is based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437z-2, has been administered by the Office of Public Housing Investments

(OPHI)as a pilot program since 2003. The Department is in the process of finalizing draft rules in regard to both the CFFP and the Operating Fund Financing Program (OFFP), which also utilizes this statutory authority. The rules will standardize implementation of the CFFP and initiate the implementation of the OFFP. Both programs will be implemented by OPHI. Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 authorizes PHAs, subject to approval by the Secretary, to pledge or mortgage public housing projects or other property. Transactions approved under this authority are also processed by OPHI. By this delegation, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing retains all authority based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and delegates concurrent authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing Investments. As a matter of HUD protocol, Public Housing Field Office Directors generally execute any amendments to the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract, regardless of the program with which the amendment is associated. Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act amended section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to allow delegation of authority to approve a waiver of a regulation only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank. This delegation does not include the authority to approve the waiver of a regulation. Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing delegates authority as follows: Section A. Authority Delegated The Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing Investments is hereby delegated concurrent authority with the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing with respect to the authority based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, except the authority to approve a waiver of a regulation. The Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing is delegating to all Public Housing Field Office Directors all authority to execute Amendments to Consolidated Annual Contributions Contracts that are associated with Proposals submitted by PHAs pursuant to Section 30, which have been approved by either the Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing or the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Housing Investments. Section B. Authority To Redelegate The authority delegated in this document may not be redelegated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing Investments. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437z-2, 3535(d), and 3535(q)(2). Dated: November 28, 2006. Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. [FR Doc. E6-20562 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-27-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Proposed Appointment of Norman H. DesRosiers to the National Indian Gaming Commission AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed appointment. SUMMARY: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act provides for a three-person National Indian Gaming Commission. One member, the chairman, is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Two associate members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Before appointing members, the Secretary is required to provide public notice of a proposed appointment and allow a comment period. Notice is hereby given of the proposed appointment of Norman H. DesRosiers as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming Commission for a term of 3 years. DATES: Comments must be received before January 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to the Director, Office of Executive Secretariat, United States Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 7229, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Murphy, Division of General Law, United States Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 7315, Washington, DC 20240; telephone 202-208-5216. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701 *et seq.* , established the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission), composed of three full-time members. 25 U.S.C. 2704(b). Commission members serve for a term of 3 years. 25 U.S.C. 2705(b)(2)(4)(A). The Chairman is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 25 U.S.C. 2704(b)(1)(B). The two associate members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 25 U.S.C. 2704(b)(1)(B). Before appointing an associate member to the Commission, the Secretary is required to “publish in the **Federal Register** the name and other information the Secretary deems pertinent regarding a nominee for membership on the commission and * * * allow a period of not less than thirty days for receipt of public comments.” 25 U.S.C. 2704(b)(2)(B). Notice is hereby given of the proposed appointment of Norman H. DesRosiers as an associate member of the Commission for a term of 3 years. Mr. DesRosiers is well qualified to serve as a member of the Commission. Mr. DesRosiers is currently Commissioner of the Viejas Gaming Commission, a position to which he was first appointed in 1998. Mr. DesRosiers developed the commission and wrote its ordinances and its regulations. He developed an organization with 50 regulators and a $4 million budget. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. DesRosiers was executive director of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Gaming Commission, which he also established, promulgating regulations and hiring and training inspectors and support staff. He also served as supervisor of inspectors at the Fort McDowell Gaming Commission. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. DesRosiers owned and managed a private investigation firm. From 1970 to 1979, Mr. DesRosiers served at the Lynnwood, Washington Police Department, concluding his service as a sergeant. Between 1968 and 1970, Mr. DesRosiers served in the United States Army, where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Mr. DesRosiers has served on two advisory committees reporting to the Commission. He received a bachelor's degree in law and justice from the Central Washington State University in 1975. Mr. DesRosiers does not have any financial interests that would make him ineligible to serve on the Commission under 25 U.S.C. 2704(b)(5)(B) or (C). Any person wishing to submit comments on this proposed appointment of Norman H. DesRosiers may submit written comments to the address listed above. Comments must be received by January 5, 2007. Dated: November 29, 2006. David L. Bernhardt, Solicitor. [FR Doc. E6-20592 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-17-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-169-1220-AL] Notice of Public Meeting, Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee SUMMARY: In accordance with Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee will meet as indicated below: DATES: The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at the Carrisa Elementary School on Highway 58. The school is located approximately 2 miles to the NW of the Soda Lake Road turn-off on Hwy. 58. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and finish at 5 p.m.. There will be a public comment period from 3-4 p.m. Please bring your own sack lunch. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The nine-member Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of public land issues associated the public land management in the Carrizo Plain National Monument in Central California. At this meeting, Monument staff will present updated information on the progress on the draft Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Management Plan, and discuss other coordination opportunities. This meeting is open to the public, who may present written or verbal comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment, and the time available, the time allotted for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations should contact BLM as indicated below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Johna Hurl, Acting Monument Manager, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA, 93308. Phone at

(661)391-6093 or e-mail at: *jhurl@blm.gov.* Dated: November 27, 2006. Johna Hurl, Acting Monument Manager, Carrizo Plain National Monument. [FR Doc. E6-20625 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-957-00-6334-bj: GP07-0026] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, on September 28, 2006. Willamette Meridian Washington T. 24 N., R. 8 E., accepted July 19, 2006. T. 9 N., R. 11 W., accepted July 19, 2006. T. 39 N., R. 30 E., accepted August 11, 2006. T. 38 N., R. 38 E., accepted August 11, 2006. T. 33 N., R. 32 E., accepted August 11, 2006. T. 38 N., R. 33 E., accepted August 18, 2006. T. 39 N., R. 33 E., accepted August 18, 2006. The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, on October 23, 2006. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 38 S., R. 2 E., accepted September 12, 2006. T. 38 S., R. 5 E., accepted September 12, 2006. Willamette Meridian Washington T. 21 N., R. 12 W., accepted September 29, 2006. T. 29 N., R. 39 E., accepted September 29, 2006. T. 28 N., R. 39 E., accepted September 29, 2006. T. 33 N., R. 36 E., accepted September 29, 2006. T. 37 N., R. 37 E., accepted September 29, 2006. T. 29 N., R. 36 E., accepted September 29, 2006. The plat of survey of the following described lands is scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 37 S., R. 1 W., accepted November 9, 2006. A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Land Office at the Oregon/Washington State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 333 S.W. 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required payment. A person or party who wishes to protest against a survey must file a notice that they wish to protest (at the above address) with the Oregon/Washington State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Portland, Oregon. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Branch of Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, (333 SW. 1st Avenue) P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. Dated: November 21, 2006. Fred O'Ferrall, Branch of Lands and Minerals Resources. [FR Doc. E6-20586 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service

(NPS)invites comments on a proposed new collection of information (OMB # 1024-XXXX). DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before February 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: *Send Comments To:* Patricia A. Taylor, Ph.D. (Professor, Departments of Statistics and Sociology, and WYSAC Faculty Affiliate)—University of Wyoming, Department of Sociology/Dept. 3293 or Dept of Statistics/Dept. 3332, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071; *gaia@uwvo.edu;*

(307)766-6870 (office direct line),

(307)766-4229 (Statistics office). *To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact:* Patricia A. Taylor, Ph.D. (Professor, Departments of Statistics and Sociology, and WYSAC Faculty Affiliate)—University of Wyoming, Department of Sociology/Dept. 3293 or Dept of Statistics/Dept. 3332, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071; *gaia@uwvo.edu;*

(307)766-6870 (office direct line),

(307)766-4229 (Statistics office). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Gramann, Social Science Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW (2300), Washington, DC 20005; Phone 202-513-7189; E-mail *igramann@tamu.edu* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* 2007 National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public. *Bureau Form Number:* None. *OMB Number:* To be requested. *Expiration Date:* To be requested. *Type of Request:* New collection. *Description of Need:* The NPS conducted its last comprehensive survey of the American public in 2000. That survey provided valuable information on patterns of use and non-use of parks and on the demographic characteristics of visitors and non-visitors that have been used to inform NPS decision-making. However, since 2000 many events and actions have occurred with the potential to affect the public's knowledge, behavior, and opinions regarding the NPS and the National Park System. Examples include the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, higher fuel prices, and several catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires. In addition, the U.S. population has aged and become more racially and ethnically diverse since the last comprehensive survey. Although the NPS and its research partners regularly survey visitors to selected National Park System units, these separate surveys cannot be rolled up into a description of visitors at the national and regional levels, nor do they describe the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of non-visitors and former visitors. Furthermore, individual park visitor surveys are not able to show trends in the knowledge, opinions, and behavior of the U.S. population over time. This information is essential to informing many important planning and management decisions of the NPS, ranging from visitor services, fee policy, and resource management actions to civic engagement and visitors and non-visitors over time can also provide a perspective on how national and regional populations are changing in their knowledge of the National Park System and in their use of parks, including leisure travel patterns, perceived service quality, and constraints to park visitation. The method of information collection for the 2007 survey will be a nationwide telephone survey of households conducted using a random-digit-dial

(RDD)telephone sample, disproportionately stratified by the seven NPS administrative regions (including the states of Alaska and Hawaii). In each of the seven regions, 500 completed interviews of about 15 minutes length will be obtained, for a total of 3,500 completions. The data collected from the comprehensive survey will profile patterns in visitation and non-visitation to the National Park System. These findings will be described in a national technical report and in reports for each of the seven NPS regions. Thematic reports on specific policy and management issues included in the survey will be produced, and a summary report tracking changes in key variables between 2000 and 2007 will be written. Response rates to telephone surveys have been declining. Therefore, it is probable that future NPS surveys of the American public will shift from telephone interviewing to a mail response or to a combination of response modes. Changes in response mode from telephone to mail can affect answers to survey questions. Because the NPS comprehensive survey tracks several ``core'' variables over time, it is important to know if measured changes in these variables are due to a switch in response modes or to real changes in the variables. To understand how response mode affects answers to core questions, the NPS will compare the telephone mode of survey administration with a paper and pencil self-administration. This test will utilize an additional sample of 4,000 listed mailing addresses with associated phone numbers (screened to eliminate numbers that duplicate numbers in the RDD sample) and randomly split in half. A short-form questionnaire including a few core variables from the full survey, such as visitation patterns and demographics, will be used for this test. One-half of the sample will be administered as a phone survey. The other half will be sent a printed version of the short-form questionnaire. The project anticipates obtaining 1,000 completed questionnaires from each of the two response modes, for an additional 2,000 short interviews beyond the 3,500 completed for the main telephone survey. A report on response-mode effects on survey interviewing will be produced, including mode effects on response rates, non-response bias, the demographic characteristics of respondents, item non-response, and substantive responses to core variables. Comments are invited on:

(1)The practical utility of the information being gathered;

(2)the accuracy of the burden hour estimate;

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

(4)ways to minimize the burden to respondents, including use of automated information collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. *Automated data collection:* This information will be primarily collected via telephone interviews. Some information will be collected through paper and pencil, self-administered mail-back surveys. No automated data collection will take place. *Description of respondents:* Residents of the United States of America in the seven administrative regions of National Park Service. *Estimated average number of respondents:* 5,500 (3,500 for the main telephone survey and 2,000 for the response-mode test). *Estimated average number of responses:* 5,500. *Estimated average burden hours per response:* 10 minutes. *Frequency of response:* 1 time per respondent. *Estimated annual reporting burden:* 1,100 hours. Dated: November 29, 2006. Leonard E. Stowe, NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 06-9538 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]

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