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BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-1728-94 and CMS-10091] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(CMS)is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

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

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Home Health Agency Cost Report; *Use:* Providers of services participating in the Medicare program are required under sections 1815(a) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual information to achieve settlement of costs for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. The CMS-1728-94 cost report is needed to determine the amount of reimbursable cost, based upon the cost limits, that is due these providers furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. *Form Number:* CMS-1728-94 (OMB#: 0938-0022); *Frequency:* Reporting: Yearly; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 5069; *Total Annual Responses:* 5069; *Total Annual Hours:* 892,144. 2. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Accepting New Patients Indicator UPIN (Unique Physician Identification Number) Participating Physicians Directory; *Use:* CMS is expanding the Participating Physician Directory to provide additional information about physicians who participate in Medicare. The new data element “accepting new Medicare patients” will provide beneficiaries and other users with much needed information about the physicians who participate in the Medicare program. It will also provide a service to physicians who are either seeking new Medicare patients or who wish to reduce the burden of responding to callers when they are no longer accepting new Medicare patients. *Form Number:* CMS-10091 (OMB#: 0938-0905); *Frequency:* Reporting: Daily, Weekly and Yearly; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 109.800; *Total Annual Responses:* 10,980; *Total Annual Hours:* 915. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on March 20, 2007. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—C, Attention: Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Dated: January 10, 2007. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-604 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10176] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

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

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. *Type of Information Collection Request:* New Collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Governmental Status of Health Care Provider Form; *Use:* The questions presented on the “Governmental Status of Health Care Provider” form are required for CMS to be able to determine the permissibility of State funding sources associated with selected reimbursement-related State Plan Amendments. Without the information gathered on this form, CMS will not be able to determine the State's compliance with Section 1902(a)(30)(A) or Section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act. If CMS cannot determine compliance, CMS cannot approve the State Plan Amendments, resulting in potential harm to Medicaid beneficiaries. The respondents of this information request will be the State's State Medicaid Agency. *Form Number:* CMS-10176 (OMB#: 0938-NEW); *Frequency:* Reporting: Once and on occasion; *Affected Public:* State, Local, or Tribal Governments; *Number of Respondents:* 50; *Total Annual Responses:* 4,000; *Total Annual Hours:* 4,000. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on March 20, 2007. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Dated: January 12, 2007. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-700 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2007N-0014] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Submission of Petitions: Food Additive, Color Additive (Including Labeling), and Generally Recognized as Safe Affirmation; Electronic Submission Using Food and Drug Administration Forms 3503 and 3504 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the **Federal Register** concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection provisions of FDA's regulations for submission of petitions, including food and color additive petitions (including labeling) and generally recognized as safe

(GRAS)affirmations, and electronic submission using FDA Forms 3503 and 3504. This notice also notifies the public of, and solicits comments on, FDA's proposal to transfer the collection of information and burden associated with petitions submitted to amend the indirect food additive regulations from the subject collection of information Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)control number 0910-0016 to the collection of information for the Food Contact Substances Notification System (OMB control number 0910-0495). DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by March 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: *http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments* . Submit written comments on the collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. “Collection of information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the **Federal Register** concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to the following collection of information, FDA invites comments on these topics:

(1)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information technology. Submission of Petitions: Food Additive, Color Additive (Including Labeling), and GRAS Affirmation; Electronic Submission Using FDA Forms 3503 and 3504—21 CFR 70.25, 71.1, 170.35, 171.1, 172, 173, 179, and 180 (OMB Control Number 0910-0016)—Extension Section 409(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 348(a)) provides that a food additive shall be deemed to be unsafe, unless:

(1)The additive and its use, or intended use, are in conformity with a regulation issued under section 409 of the act that describes the condition(s) under which the additive may be safely used;

(2)the additive and its use, or intended use, conform to the terms of an exemption for investigational use; or

(3)a food contact notification submitted under section 409(h) of the act is effective. Food additive petitions

(FAPs)are submitted by individuals or companies to obtain approval of a new food additive or to amend the conditions of use permitted under an existing food additive regulation. Section 171.1 (21 CFR 171.1) specifies the information that a petitioner must submit in order to establish that the proposed use of a food additive is safe and to secure the publication of a food additive regulation describing the conditions under which the additive may be safely used. Parts 172, 173, 179, and 180 (21 CFR parts 172, 173, 179, and 180) contain labeling requirements for certain food additives to ensure their safe use. Section 721(a) of the act (21 U.S.C. 379e(a)) provides that a color additive shall be deemed to be unsafe unless the additive and its use are in conformity with a regulation that describes the condition(s) under which the additive may safely be used, or the additive and its use conform to the terms of an exemption for investigational use issued under section 721(f) of the act. Color additive petitions

(CAPs)are submitted by individuals or companies to obtain approval of a new color additive or a change in the conditions of use permitted for a color additive that is already approved. Section 71.1 (21 CFR 71.1) specifies the information that a petitioner must submit to establish the safety of a color additive and to secure the issuance of a regulation permitting its use. FDA's color additive labeling requirements in § 70.25 (21 CFR 70.25) require that color additives that are to be used in food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics be labeled with sufficient information to ensure their safe use. Under section 201(s) of the act (21 U.S.C. 321(s)), a substance is GRAS if it is generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, to be safe through either scientific procedures or common use in food. The act historically has been interpreted to permit food manufacturers to make their own initial determination that use of a substance in food is GRAS and thereafter seek affirmation of GRAS status from FDA. FDA reviews petitions for affirmation of GRAS status that are submitted on a voluntary basis by the food industry and other interested parties under authority of sections 201, 402, 409, and 701 of the act (21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, and 371). To implement the GRAS provisions of the act, FDA has set forth procedures for the GRAS affirmation petition process in § 170.35(c)(1) (21 CFR 170.35(c)(1)). While the GRAS affirmation petition process still exists, FDA has not received a GRAS affirmation petition since the establishment of the voluntary GRAS notification program. In the **Federal Register** of July 31, 2001 (66 FR 39517), FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled “Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Regulatory Submissions to Office of Food Additive Safety in Electronic Format for Food Additive and Color Additive Petitions.” This guidance describes the procedures for electronic submission of FAPs and CAPs using FDA Form 3503 and FDA Form 3504, respectively. FDA scientific personnel review food and color additive and GRAS affirmation petitions to ensure the safety of the intended use of the substance in or on food, or of a food additive that may be present in food as a result of its use in articles that contact food (or for color additives, its use in food, drugs, cosmetics, or medical devices). Description of respondents: Respondents are businesses engaged in the manufacture or sale of food, food ingredients, color additives, or substances used in materials that come into contact with food. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden** 1 21 CFR Section/FDA Form No. of Respondents Annual Frequency per Response Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Operating and Maintenance Costs Total Hours CAPs 70.25, 71.1 3 1 3 1,337 $8,200 4,010 FDA Form 3504 1 1 1 1 0 1 GRAS Affirmation Petitions 170.35 1 or fewer 1 1 or fewer 2,614 0 2,614 FAPs 171.1 6 1 6 7,093 0 42,560 FDA Form 3503 1 1 1 1 0 1 Total $8,200 49,186 1 There are no capital costs associated with this collection of information. The estimate of burden for food additive, color additive, or GRAS affirmation petitions is based on FDA's experience and the average number of new petitions received in calendar years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and the total hours expended in preparing the petitions. In compiling these estimates, FDA consulted its records of the number of petitions received in the past 3 years. The figures for hours per response are based on estimates from experienced persons in the agency and in industry. Although the estimated hour burden varies with the type of petition submitted, an average petition involves analytical work and appropriate toxicological studies, as well as the work of drafting the petition itself. The burden varies depending on the complexity of the petition, including the amount and types of data needed for scientific analysis. Color additives are subjected to payment of fees for the petitioning process. The listing fee for a color additive petition ranges from $1,600 to $3,000, depending on the intended use of the color and the scope of the requested amendment. A complete schedule of fees is set forth in 21 CFR 70.19. An average of two category A and one category B color additive petitions are expected per year. The maximum color additive petition fee for a category A petition is $2,600 and the maximum color additive petition fee for a category B petition is $3,000. Since an average of three color additive petitions are expected per calendar year, the estimated total annual cost burden to petitioners for this start-up cost would be less than or equal to $8,200 ((2 x $2,600) + (1 x $3,000) = $8,200). There are no capital costs associated with color additive petitions. The estimated burden reported in table 1 of this document does not include the previously estimated burden for the preparation of FAPs submitted to amend parts 175 throuhg 178 (21 CFR parts 175 through 178). The burden to respondents is similar between the preparation of petitions submitted to amend parts 175 through 178 and the preparation of a food contact substance notification. In this request for extension of OMB approval for the collection of information for FAPs, FDA proposes to transfer the collection of information and burden associated with petitions submitted to amend the indirect food additive regulations (parts 175 through 178) from this collection of information (OMB control number 0910-0016) to the existing collection of information for the Food Contact Substances Notification System (OMB control number 0910-0495). FDA estimates the annual reporting burden associated with petitions submitted to amend parts 175 through 178 to be transferred from OMB control number 0910-0016 to OMB control number 0910-0495. An average of two indirect food additive petitions are expected per calendar year. The estimated total annual hour burden to petitioners per petition is 10,995 hours, for a total burden of 21,990 hours. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with the burden hours being transferred from OMB control number 0910-0016 to OMB control number 0910-0495. Electronic submissions of petitions contain the same petition information required for paper submissions. The agency estimates that one petitioner for both food and color additives will take advantage of the electronic submission process per year. By using the guidelines and forms that FDA is providing, the petitioner will be able to organize the petition to focus on the information needed for FDA's safety review. Therefore, we estimate that petitioners will only need to spend approximately 1 hour completing the electronic submission application form (Form 3503 or 3504, as appropriate) because they will have already used the guidelines to organize the petition information needed for the submission. The labeling requirements for food and color additives were designed to specify the minimum information needed for labeling in order that food and color manufacturers may comply with all applicable provisions of the act and other specific labeling acts administered by FDA. Label information does not require any additional information gathering beyond what is already required to assure conformance with all specifications and limitations in any given food or color additive regulation. Label information does not have any specific recordkeeping requirements unique to preparing the label. Therefore, because under § 70.25, labeling requirements for a particular color additive involve information required as part of the CAP safety review process, the estimate for number of respondents is the same for § 70.25 and § 71.1, and the burden hours for labeling are included in the estimate for § 71.1. Also, because labeling requirements under parts 172, 173, 179, and 180 for particular food additives involve information required as part of the FAP safety review process under § 171.1, the burden hours for labeling are included in the estimate for § 171.1. In cases where a regulation implements a statutory information collection requirement, only the additional burden attributable to the regulation, if any, has been included in FDA's burden estimate. Dated: January 12, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-681 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as Amended by Section 102 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and as Amended by the Secure Fence Act of 2006 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of determination. SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border of the United States in Arizona. The Secretary's waiver is effective upon publication of this Notice. DATES: This Notice is effective on January 19, 2007. *Determination and Waiver:* In section 102(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009-546, 3009-554 (Sept. 30, 1996) (8 U.S.C. 1103, note), Congress provided that the Attorney General shall take such actions as may be necessary to install additional physical barriers and roads (including the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal entrants) in the vicinity of the United States border to deter illegal crossings in areas of high illegal entry into the United States. Pursuant to sections 1511 and 1517 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA), Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, 2309, 2311 (Nov. 25, 2002) (6 U.S.C. 551, 557), the authorities of the Attorney General contained in section 102 of the IIRIRA were transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary). In section 3 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Secure Fence Act), Public Law 109-367), Congress amended Section 102(b) of IIRIRA to provide for the installation of fencing, barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along five segments of the southern border of the United States, including much of the border between Arizona and Mexico. In section 102(c) of the IIRIRA, as amended by section 102 of the REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, Div. B, 119 Stat. 231, 302, 306 (May 11, 2005) (REAL ID Act) (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), Congress granted the Secretary “authority to waive all legal requirements such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads under” section 102 of IIRIRA. I have determined that the area in the vicinity of the United States border known as the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), as described in the Bureau of Land Management's “Legal Description of Barry M. Goldwater Range Withdrawal, AZ” (66 FR 59813 (November 30, 2001)), in southwestern Arizona, including the adjacent area to the west of the BMGR, is an area of high illegal entry. This area is also within the footprint of infrastructure provided for in Section 102(b)(1)(A)(ii) of IIRIRA as amended by the Secure Fence Act. There is presently a need to construct fixed and mobile barriers (such as fencing, vehicle barriers, towers, sensors, cameras, and other surveillance, communication, and detection equipment) and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States within and in the vicinity of the BMGR. In order to ensure the expeditious construction of the barriers and roads that Congress prescribed in sections 102(a) and 102(b) of the IIRIRA in the BMGR, which is an area of high illegal entry into the United States, I have determined that it is necessary to exercise the authority that was transferred to me by sections 1511 and 1517 of the HSA and that is vested in me by section 102(c) of the IIRIRA as amended by section 102 of the REAL ID Act. Accordingly, with respect to the construction, as prescribed in sections 102(a) and 102(b) of the IIRIRA, of roads and fixed and mobile barriers within the BMGR and within five miles to the west of the BMGR (including, but not limited to, accessing the project area, the conduct of earthwork, excavation, fill, and site preparation, and installation and upkeep of fences, roads, supporting elements, drainage, erosion controls, safety features, surveillance, communication, and detection equipment of all types, radar and radio towers, and lighting), I hereby waive, in their entirety, all Federal, State, or other laws, regulations and legal requirements of, deriving from, or related to the subject of, the following laws, as amended: the National Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, (Jan. 1, 1970) (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* )); the Endangered Species Act (Pub. L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884 (Dec. 28, 1973) (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* )); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act) (Act of June 30, 1948, c. 758, 62 Stat. 1155 (33 U.S.C. 1251 *et seq.* )); the Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 88-577, 16 U.S.C. 1131 * et seq. * ); the National Historic Preservation Act (Pub. L. 89-665, 80 Stat. 915 (Oct. 15, 1966) (16 U.S.C. 470 *et seq.* )); the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (Pub. L. 89-669, 16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee); the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-65, 113 Stat. 885 (Oct. 5, 1999)); the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 *et seq.* ); and the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 *et seq.* ). I reserve the authority to make further waivers from time to time under the authority granted to me by section 102(c) of the IIRIRA, as amended by section 102 of the REAL ID Act, as I may determine to be necessary to accomplish the provisions of section 102 of IIRIRA. Dated: January 12, 2007. Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E7-738 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2006-26136] Potential Revision of Mandatory Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirements AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requests public comments on its current ballast water management reporting and recordkeeping requirements. To provide additional opportunities for public comment, public meetings will be held in Chicago, IL and in New Orleans, LA. All stakeholders and interested parties are encouraged to submit comments to the docket and to attend one of the scheduled meetings. DATES: The public meetings will be held on the following dates: • Chicago, IL, March 13, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • New Orleans, LA, March 15, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before March 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard will hold the public meetings at the following addresses: • Chicago, IL, Radisson Chicago Hotel and Suites,160 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, 312-787-2900, *www.radisson.com/chicago.* • New Orleans, LA, Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-532-3341, *www.hotelmonteleone.com.* You may also submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number USCG-2006-26136 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S. Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one of the following methods:

(1)*Web site:* *http://dms.dot.gov.*

(2)*Mail:* Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(3)*Fax:* 202-493-2251.

(4)Delivery: Room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, contact LT Heather St. Pierre, Project Manager, Environmental Standards Division, Coast Guard, via telephone at 202-372-1432 or via e-mail at *Heather.J.St.Pierre@uscg.mil.* If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Comments All comments received will be posted, without change, to *http://dms.dot.gov* and will include any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation

(DOT)to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see DOT's “Privacy Act” paragraph below. *Submitting comments:* If you submit a comment, please include your name and address, identify the docket number for this notice (USCG-2006-26136) and give the reason for each comment. You may submit your comments by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES ; but please submit your comments by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments received during the comment period. *Viewing comments and documents:* To view comments, go to *http://dms.dot.gov* at any time, click on “Simple Search,” enter the last five digits of the docket number for this notice, and click on “Search.” You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. *Privacy Act:* Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Department of Transportation's Privacy Act Statement in the **Federal Register** published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit *http://dms.dot.gov.* Public Meetings The Coast Guard encourages interested and affected stakeholders to attend one of the scheduled public meetings and provide oral or written comments. These meetings will be open to the public. Please note that the public meeting may close early if all business is finished. Oral or written comments received at the public meeting will be entered into the Docket. If you are unable to attend, you may submit comments to the Docket Management Facility at the address listed under ADDRESSES by March 16, 2007. For the public meeting in Chicago, the Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago is holding a limited number of rooms for the meeting. To receive the group rate of $138.00 plus tax per night, reservations must be made directly with the Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago by calling 312-787-2900 no later than February 16, 2007. Please mention the ‘Coast Guard Meeting' to receive the block rate. After this date, rooms will be available at the standard rate on a space available basis only. For the public meeting in New Orleans, the Hotel Monteleone is holding a limited number of rooms for the meeting. To receive the group rate of $148.00 plus tax per night, reservations must be made directly with the Hotel Monteleone by calling 504-523-3341 no later than February 16, 2007. Please mention the ‘Coast Guard Meeting' to receive the block rate. After this date, rooms will be available at the standard rate on a space available basis only. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities If you plan to attend one of the public meetings and require special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, please contact us as indicated in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Background and Purpose In accordance with the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (as reauthorized and amended by the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA)), the Coast Guard promulgated ballast water management

(BWM)regulations in 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D. As part of NISA, Congress authorized the Coast Guard to require BWM reporting and recordkeeping so that we can monitor discharge trends and practices as well as monitor compliance with BWM regulations. Subpart C of 33 CFR part 151 applies to vessels carrying ballast water after operating outside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone

(EEZ)that enter the Snell Lock at Massena, New York, or vessels that navigate north of the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River. In accordance with 33 CFR 151.1516 and 151.2041(b)(1)-(2), vessels entering the Great Lakes or Hudson River, north of the George Washington Bridge, must submit BWM reports at least 24 hours prior to arrival. The regulations in subpart D apply to all vessels, foreign and domestic, equipped with ballast tanks that operate in U.S. waters and are bound for U.S. ports or places. 33 CFR 151.2041 contains specific BWM reporting requirements. To accompany these regulations, we also published Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular

(NVIC)07-04, change 1 entitled “Ballast Water Management for the Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Waters of the United States.” NVIC 07-04, CH-1 also provides additional guidance on the equivalent reporting program for vessels operating exclusively within the EEZ (as established in 33 CFR 151.2043), allowing approved vessels to submit reports on a monthly basis, as opposed to the standard schedule required by 33 CFR 151.2041. These BWM reporting requirements are currently being reviewed for potential revisions. In this review process, the Coast Guard is interested in receiving comments on current reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in the mandatory BWM regulations in 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D. Specifically, the Coast Guard is seeking public comments on the current ballast water management reporting submission requirements, including comments on vessel types currently required to submit ballast water management reporting forms. Also, the Coast Guard is seeking comments on the ballast water reporting form itself to determine whether or not the form should be updated. Comments submitted to the docket may or may not be used to amend these ballast water management reporting requirements. Dated: January 10, 2007. J.G. Lantz, Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant for Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. E7-680 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2007-26862] Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Subcommittee Meeting AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting of the Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

(CTAC)on the National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA)472 Standard. The Subcommittee on the NFPA 472 Standard will meet to discuss the formation of a new marine emergency responder chapter in NFPA 472, Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents. This meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The Subcommittee on the NFPA 472 Standard will meet on Thursday, February 8, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Central Standard Time). This meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before February 1, 2007. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the Subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before February 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: The Subcommittee on the NFPA 472 Standard will meet at Marathon Oil Corporation Headquarters, 5555 San Felipe Road, Houston, TX 77056, on the tenth floor. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander Richard J. Raksnis, Executive Director of CTAC, Commandant (CG-3PSO-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Richard J. Raksnis, Executive Director of CTAC telephone 202-372-1425, fax 202-372-1926. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). *Agenda of the NFPA 472 Subcommittee Meeting on Tuesday, February 8, 2007:*

(1)Introduce Subcommittee members and attendees.

(2)Prepare draft chapter for future incorporation into the NFPA 472 Standard, Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents. Procedural This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. At the discretion of the Chair, members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the Executive Director and submit written material on or before February 1, 2007. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, telephone the Executive Director as soon as possible. Dated: January 10, 2007. J.G. Lantz, Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant for Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-679 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed revised information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the end-of-course evaluation form used to evaluate all National Fire Academy traditional classroom training. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Academy

(NFA)is mandated under the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-498) to provide training and education to the Nation's fire service and emergency service personnel. The state-of-the-art programs offered by the NFA serve as models of excellence and state and local fire service agencies rely heavily on the curriculum to train their personnel. To maintain the quality of these training programs, it is critical that courses be evaluated to determine student satisfaction and reaction to the course materials, instructional delivery, and the training environment. Collection of Information *Title:* National Fire Academy End of Course Evaluation Form. *Type of Information Collection:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *OMB Number:* 1660-0032. *Form Numbers:* FEMA Form 95-20, National Fire Academy End of Course Evaluation Form. *Abstract:* The NFA End of Course Evaluation Form is used to evaluate all traditional classroom based course deliveries. The data provided by student evaluating NFA courses are used to determine the need for course improvements and the degree of student satisfaction with the training experience. All on-campus resident courses will use an online electronic form and all off-campus courses delivered at the state and local level will use a paper-based version of the form. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 3,500. Annual Burden Hours Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, worksheet, etc.) Number of respondents Frequency of responses Burden hours per respondent Annual responses Total annual burden hours

(D)= (A×B)

(E)= (C×D) FF 95-20 Off-campus students 5,000 1 .25 5,000 1,250 FF 95-20 On-campus students 9,000 1 .25 9,000 2,250 Total 14,000 1 .25 14,000 3,500 *Estimated Cost:* The annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden is $65,800. *Comments:* Written comments are solicited to

(a)evaluate whether the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(d)minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. Comments must be submitted on or before March 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief, Records Management and Privacy, Information Resources Management Branch, Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Gladhill, Program Analyst, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Academy,

(301)447-1239 for additional information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number

(202)646-3347 or e-mail address: *FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.* Dated: January 11, 2007. John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, Chief, Records Management and Privacy, Information Resources Management Branch, Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E7-674 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5125-N-03] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired

(202)708-2565 (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 1-800-927-7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration,* No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today's Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been detemined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: January 11, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 07-140 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]

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