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BILLING CODE 6715-01-M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. SUMMARY: Background: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public).

Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer--Michelle Shore--Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202-452-3829) OMB Desk Officer--Mark Menchik--Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to *mmenchik@omb.eop.gov* . Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for three years, with revision, of the following report: *Report title:* The Government Securities Dealers Reports:

Weekly Report of Dealer Positions (FR 2004A), Weekly Report of Cumulative Dealer Transactions (FR 2004B), Weekly Report of Dealer Financing and Fails (FR 2004C), Weekly Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SI), Daily Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SD), and Daily Report of Dealer Activity in Treasury Financing (FR 2004WI). *Agency form number:* FR 2004. *OMB Control number:* 7100-0003. *Frequency:* Weekly, Daily. *Reporters:* Primary dealers in the U.S. Government securities market. *Annual reporting hours:* FR 2004A, 1,716 hours;

FR 2004B, 2,288 hours; FR 2004C, 1,430 hours; FR 2004SI, 2,288 hours; FR 2004SD, 1,100 hours; FR 2004WI, 3,520 hours.Estimated average hours per response: FR 2004A, 1.5 hours; FR 2004B, 2.0 hours; FR 2004C, 1.25 hours; FR 2004SI, 2.0 hours; FR 2004SD, 2.0 hours; FR 2004WI, 1.0 hour. *Number of respondents:* 22. *General description of report:* This information collection is authorized pursuant to sections 11(a)(2), 14, and 19(c) of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2), 353-359, and 461(c)] and is required to obtain or retain a benefit.

Individual respondent data are regarded as confidential under the Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)]. *Abstract:* The FR 2004A collects weekly data on dealers' outright positions in Treasury and other marketable debt securities. The FR 2004B collects cumulative weekly data on the volume of transactions made by dealers in the same instruments for which positions are reported on the FR 2004A. The FR 2004C collects weekly data on the amounts of dealer financing and fails.

The FR 2004SI collects weekly data on outright, financing, and fails positions in current or on-the-run issues. Under certain circumstances this information is also collected on a daily basis on the FR 2004SD for on-the-run and off-the-run securities. The FR 2004WI collects daily data on positions in to-be-issued Treasury coupon securities, mainly the trading on a when-issued delivery basis. Data from the FR 2004SI, SD and WI are available to the Interagency Working Group (IAWG), which includes the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. *Current Actions:* On November 16, 2006, the Federal Reserve published a notice in the **Federal Register** (71 FR 66780) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the Government Securities Dealers Reports.

The comment period for this notice expired on January 16, 2007. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 29, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-1650; Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System SUMMARY: Background: On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Request for comment on information collection proposals The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2051a,b (OMB No.7100-0012); FR MSD-4 (OMB No.7100-0100); FR MSD-5 (OMB No.7100-0101); or FR G-FIN and FR G-FINW OMB No.7100-0224) by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: *http://www.federalreserve.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments at *http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.* • Federal eRulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: *regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.* Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: 202/452-3819 or 202/452-3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's web site at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, N.W.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed form and instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Shore, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD)users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, with revision, of the following report: *Report title:* Report of Money Market Mutual Fund Assets *Agency form number:* FR 2051a (formerly FR 2051a,b) *OMB control number:* 7100-0012 *Frequency:* Weekly *Reporters:* Money Market Mutual Funds *Annual reporting hours:* 5,200 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* 3 minutes *Number of respondents:* 2,000 *General description of report:* This information collection is voluntary (12 U.S.C. 353 et. seq.) and is given confidential treatment [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)]. *Abstract:* The weekly FR 2051a collects data on total shares outstanding for approximately 2,000 money market mutual funds. The monthly FR 2051b collects data on total net assets and portfolio holdings for approximately 600 funds. The data are used to construct the monetary aggregates and for the analysis of current money market conditions and banking developments. *Current Actions:* The Federal Reserve proposes to discontinue the monthly FR 2051b. Prior to the discontinuance of the M3 monetary aggregate in March 2006, the monthly data were used in the construction of the M3 aggregate. Due to the M3 discontinuance, data from the FR 2051b are no longer necessary. The discontinuance of the FR 2051b would reduce the annual burden by 1,440 hours to 5,200 hours. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following reports: *1. Report title:* Uniform Application for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer; Uniform Termination Notice for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer *Agency form number:* FR MSD-4, FR MSD-5 *OMB control number:* 7100-0100, 7100-0101 *Frequency:* On occasion *Reporters:* State member banks and foreign dealer banks engaging in activities as municipal securities dealers. *Annual reporting hours:* FR MSD-4, 76 hours; FR MSD-5, 30 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* FR MSD-4, 1 hour; FR MSD-5, 0.25 hours *Number of respondents:* FR MSD-4, 76; FR MSD-5, 119 *General description of report:* These information collections are mandatory for state member banks (12 U.S.C. § 248(a)(1)) and for foreign bank branches and agencies (12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2)) and are given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)). *Abstract:* The FR MSD-4 collects information, such as personal history and professional qualifications, on an employee whom the bank wishes to assume the duties of a municipal securities principal or representative. The FR MSD-5 collects the date of, and reason for, termination of such an employee. *2. Report title:* Notice By Financial Institutions of Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer Activities; Notice By Financial Institutions of Termination of Activities as a Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer *Agency form number:* FR G-FIN, FR G-FINW *OMB control number:* 7100-0224 *Frequency:* On occasion *Reporters:* State member banks, foreign banks, uninsured state branches or state agencies of foreign banks, commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and Edge corporations. *Annual reporting hours:* FR G-FIN, 26 hours; FR G-FINW, 1 hour *Estimated average hours per response:* FR G-FIN, 1 hour; FR G-FINW, 0.25 hours *Number of respondents:* FR G-FIN, 26; FR G-FINW, 5 *General description of report:* These information collections are mandatory (15 U.S.C. 78o-5(a)(1)(B)) and are not given confidential treatment. *Abstract:* The Government Securities Act of 1986 (the Act) requires financial institutions to notify their appropriate regulatory authority of their intent to engage in government securities broker or dealer activity, to amend information submitted previously, and to record their termination of such activity. The Federal Reserve Board uses the information in its supervisory capacity to measure compliance with the Act. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 29, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-1651 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 26, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston** (Richard Walker, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: *1. Assabet Valley Bancorp, Hudson, Massachusetts;* to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares, and thereby merge with Westborough Bancorp, MHC, Westborough Financial Services, Inc. and the Westborough Bank, all in Westborough, Massachusetts. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 29, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-1636 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. E7-243) published on pages 1332 and 1333 of the issue for Thursday, January 11, 2007. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago heading, the entry for Grant Count State Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Swayzee, Indiana, is revised to read as follows: **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. Grant County State Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Swayzee, Indiana* , to retain control of Grant County State Bancshares, Inc., Swayzee, Indiana, as a result of a stock redemption, and thereby indirectly retain control of Grant County State Bank, Swayzee, Indiana. Comments on this application must be received by February 5, 2007. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 29, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-1637 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Pandemic Countermeasures; Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act January 26, 2007. AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 247d-6d. SUMMARY: Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d) to provide targeted liability protections for pandemic countermeasures based on a credible risk that an avian influenza virus spreads and evolves into a strain capable of causing a pandemic of human influenza. DATES: This notice and the attached declaration are effective as of December 1, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RADM W.C. Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone

(202)205-2882 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Highly pathogenic avian influenza A

(H5N1)viruses have spread by infected migratory birds and exports of live poultry from Asia through Europe and Africa since 2004, and could spread into North America in 2006 or later, and have caused disease in humans with an associated high case fatality upon infection with this virus; *Whereas* an H5N1 avian influenza virus might evolve into a strain capable of causing a pandemic of human influenza; *Whereas,* in accordance with section 319F-3(b)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d(b)) (“the Act”), I have considered the desirability of encouraging the design, development, clinical testing or investigation, manufacturing and product formulation, labeling, distribution, packaging, marketing, promotion, sale, purchase, donation, dispensing, prescribing, administration, licensing, and use of medical countermeasures with respect to the category of disease and population described in sections II and IV below, and have found it desirable to encourage such activities for the Covered Countermeasures; *Therefore,* pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of the Act, I have determined there is a credible risk that the spread of avian influenza viruses and resulting disease could in the future constitute a public health emergency. I. Covered Countermeasures (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(1) of the Act) Covered countermeasures are defined at section 319F-3(i) of the Act. At this time, and in accordance with the provisions contained herein, I am recommending the preparation of virus reference strains; the manufacturing, testing, development, and distribution; and, with respect to the category of disease and population described in sections II and IV below, the administration and usage of the pandemic countermeasure influenza A

(H5N1)vaccine. The immunity specified in section 319F-3(a) of the Act shall be in effect with respect to those activities, pursuant to any means of distribution. The immunity specified in section 319F-3(a) of the Act shall only be in effect with respect to present (see Appendix I) and any future U.S. Government grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for pandemic countermeasure influenza A

(H5N1)vaccine used and administered in accordance with this declaration, irrespective of the means of distribution. This declaration shall apply to all product administered during the effective period of the declaration in the United States by program planners and qualified persons covered by this declaration, pursuant to any means of distribution. This declaration shall subsequently refer to the countermeasures identified above as “Covered Countermeasures.” II. Category of Disease (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(2)(A) of the Act) The category of disease for which I am recommending the administration or use of the Covered Countermeasures is the threat of or actual human influenza that results from the infection of humans with highly pathogenic avian influenza A

(H5N1)virus following exposure to the virus. III. Effective Time Period (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(2)(B) of the Act) The effective period of time of this Declaration commences on December 1, 2006 and extends through February 28, 2010. IV. Population (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(2)(C) of the Act) Section 319F-3(a)(4)(A) confers immunity to manufacturers and distributors of the Covered Countermeasure, regardless of the defined population. Section 319F-3(a)(3)(C)(i) confers immunity to covered persons who could be program planners or qualified persons with respect to the Covered Countermeasure only if a member of the population specified in the declaration administers or uses the Covered Countermeasure and is in or connected to the geographic location specified in this declaration, or the program planner or qualified person reasonably could have believed that these conditions were met. The populations specified in this Declaration are the following:

(1)All persons who use a Covered Countermeasure or to whom such a Covered Countermeasure is administered as an Investigational New Drug in a human clinical trial conducted directly by the Federal Government, or pursuant to a contract, grant or cooperative agreement with the Federal Government;

(2)all persons who use a Covered Countermeasure or to whom such a Countermeasure is administered in a pre-pandemic phase, as defined below; and/or

(3)all persons who use a Covered Countermeasure, or to whom such a Covered Countermeasure is administered in a pandemic phase, as defined below. V. Geographic Area (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(2)(D) of the Act) Section 319F-3(a) applies to the administration and use of a Covered Countermeasure without geographic limitation. VI. Other Qualified Persons (as Required by Section 319F-3(i)(8)(B) of the Act) With regard to the administration or use of a Covered Countermeasure, Section 319F-3(i)(8)(A) of the Act defines the term “qualified person” as a licensed individual who is authorized to prescribe, administer, or dispense the countermeasure under the law of the State in which such Covered Countermeasure was prescribed, administered or dispensed. Additional persons who are qualified persons pursuant to section 319F-3(i)(8)(B) are the following: None. VII. Additional Time Periods of Coverage After Expiration of Declaration (as Required by Section 319F-3(b)(3)(B) of the Act) A. I have determined that, upon expiration of the time period specified in Section III above, an additional twelve

(12)months is a reasonable period to allow for the manufacturer to arrange for disposition of the Covered Countermeasure, including the return of such product to the manufacturer, and for covered persons to take such other actions as are appropriate to limit the administration or use of the Covered Countermeasure, and the liability protection of section 319F-3(a) of the Act shall extend for that period. B. The Federal Government shall purchase the entire production of Covered Countermeasures under the contracts specifically listed by contract number in section I for the stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Act, and shall be subject to the time-period extension of section 319F-3(b)(3)(C). Production under future contracts for the same vaccine will also be subject to the time-period extension of section 319F-3(b)(3)(C). VIII. Amendments This Declaration has not previously been amended. Any future amendment to this Declaration will be published in the **Federal Register** , pursuant to section 319F-2(b)(4) of the Act. IX. Definitions For the purposes of this declaration, “pre-pandemic phase” means the following stages, as defined in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan (Homeland Security Council, May 2006):

(0)New Domestic Animal Outbreak in At-Risk Country;

(1)Suspected Human Outbreak Overseas;

(2)Confirmed Human Outbreak Overseas; and

(3)Widespread Human Outbreaks in Multiple Locations Overseas. For the purposes of this declaration, “pandemic phase” means the following stages, as defined in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan (Homeland Security Council, May 2006):

(4)First Human Case in North America; and

(5)Spread Throughout United States. Dated: January 26, 2007. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Appendix I List of U.S. Government Contracts—Covered H5N1 Vaccine Contracts [January 26, 2007] 1. HHSN266200400031C 2. HHSN266200400032C 3. HHSN266200300039C 4. HHSN266200400045C 5. HHSN266200205459C 6. HHSN266200205460C 7. HHSN266200205461C 8. HHSN266200205462C 9. HHSN266200205463C 10. HHSN266200205464C 11. HHSN266200205465C 12. HHSN266199905357C 13. HHSN266200300068C 14. HHSN266200005413C 15. HHSO100200600021C (formerly 200200409981) 16. HHSO100200500004C 17. HHSO100200500005I 18. HHSO100200700026I 19. HHSO100200700027I 20. HHSO100200700028I 21. HHSO100200600010C 22. HHSO100200600011C 23. HHSO100200600012C 24. HHSO100200600013C 25. HHSO100200600014C 26. HHSO100200600022C (formerly 200200511758) 27. HHSO100200600023C (formerly 200200410431) 28. CRADA No. AI-0155 NIAID/MedImmune 29. HHSO100200700029C 30. HHSO100200700030C 31. HHSO100200700031C [FR Doc. E7-1635 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-26-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request *Proposed Projects:* *Title:* Annual Survey of Refugees. *OMB No.:* 0970-0033. *Description:* The Annual Survey of Refugees collects information on the social and economic circumstances of a random sample of refugees, Amerasians, and entrants who arrived in the United States in the five years prior to the date of the survey. The survey focuses on the refugees' training, labor force participation, and welfare utilization rates. Data are segmented by region of origin, State of resettlement, and number of months since arrival. From the responses, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports on the economic adjustment of refugees to the American economy. These data are used by Congress in its annual deliberations of refugee admissions and funding and by program managers in formulating policies for the future direction of the Refugee Resettlement Program. *Respondents:* Refugees, entrants, Amerasians, and Havana parolees. *Annual Burden Estimates:* Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours ORR-9 2,000 1 .666666 1,333 *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 1,333. In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration of Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail address: *infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.* All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. The Department specifically requests comments on:

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

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

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Dated: January 25, 2007. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 07-430 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am]

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