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BILLING CODE 3410-11-M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice of Availability AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS)has prepared a plan and environmental assessment

(EA)consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. Funding for salinity control projects is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program which is covered by a programmatic EA. The Manila-Washam plan and EA were developed to more specifically evaluate the effects associated with this type of water quality activity. Upon review of the information in the Manila-Washam EA, the Utah NRCS State Conservationist made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the determination was made that no environmental impact statement is required to support the Manila-Washam Plan. Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Manila-Washam Salinity Control Project, Daggett County, Utah; and Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Written comments regarding this action may be submitted to: Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, USDA/NRCS, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100. Comments must be received no later than 30 days after this notice is published. DATES: *Effective Date:* February 8, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100; telephone

(801)524-4555. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this federally-assisted action documents that the project will not cause significant local, regional, State, or national impacts on the human environment. The findings of Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, indicate that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement is not needed for this project. The project purpose is to reduce salt loading to the Green River, a tributary to the Colorado River. Excessive loading is a result of seepage from the canal and delivery ditch systems and inefficient irrigation application methods and procedures. The planned works of improvement include replacement of delivery ditches with an on-farm underground pipeline delivery system; the installation of irrigation sprinkler systems; structures for water control; and wildlife habitat development. These enduring practices are accompanied by facilitating management practices such as; Irrigation Water Management, Wildlife Habitat Management Wetland, and Wildlife Habitat Management Upland. This Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various Federal, State and local agencies and interested parties. Copies of the FONSI and Plan/Environmental Assessment are available by request from Sylvia Gillen, Utah State Conservationist. Basic data developed during the environmental evaluation are on file and may be reviewed by contacting Sylvia Gillen, Utah State Conservationist. Copies of the Plan/Environmental Assessment and FONSI may be obtained from Ms. Karyl Fritsche, District Conservationist, USDA/NRCS, 80 North, 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078; telephone:

(435)789-2100; extension 32. No administrative action on implementation of this project will be taken until 30 days after the date of this notice is published. (This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Quality Incentive Program 10.912.) Signed in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 25, 2007. Sylvia A. Gillen, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. E7-2058 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 020207A] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Committee Meeting in February, 2007, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone:

(508)339-2200; fax:

(508)339-1040. *Council address* : New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone:

(978)465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will review and discuss updated small mesh multispecies stock and fishery information. The committee will also continue development of a range of alternatives for inclusion in an Amendment to address the management of small mesh multispecies (whiting, red hake, offshore hake). Management measures to be discussed at the meeting may include, but are not limited to: the specification of maximum sustainable yield

(MSY)and optimum yield

(OY)for the fishery; establishment of total allowable catch

(TAC)levels; and a limited access program for the whiting fishery. Other topics may be covered at the committee's discretion. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director at

(978)465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: February 2, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-2038 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 020207B] Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Shrimp Review Panel, in Charleston, SC. DATES: The meeting will take place February 26-27, 2007. The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on February 26, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on February 27. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council office, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:

(843)571-4366 or toll free

(866)SAFMC-10; fax:

(843)769-4520. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone:

(843)571-4366 or toll free

(866)SAFMC-10; fax:

(843)769-4520; e-mail: *kim.iverson@safmc.net* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being convened to address the condition of the pink shrimp stock and over-wintering of white shrimp. Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region established a proxy for a minimum stock size threshold as a parent stock size capable of producing maximum sustainable yield

(BMSY)the following year. The annual estimates of this BMSY proxy have been below the threshold value for more than two consecutive years. This situation may require future action by the Council, based on the findings and recommendations of its Shrimp Review Panel. If necessary, the Panel may also make a recommendation on closing the Exclusive Economic Zone

(EEZ)to protect over-wintering white shrimp if a closure is requested by the states. The Panel will prepare a report regarding its recommendations and forward it to the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Shrimp Committee to determine if further action is needed. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) 3 days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Dated: February 2, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-2039 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 9, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget

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

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

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

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

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

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

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

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

(3)is the estimate of burden accurate;

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

(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: February 2, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid *Type of Review:* Extension. *Title:* State Proposals for Recognition of Rigorous Secondary School Programs of Study. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs; Not-for-profit institutions. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 38. *Burden Hours:* 190. *Abstract:* This information is required of States in order for the Secretary of Education to carry out the Academic Competitiveness Grant

(ACG)Program to implement provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA). The information will be used to determine whether the Secretary may recognize as rigorous, secondary school programs of study proposed by an individual State Educational Agency

(SEA)or, if legally authorized by the State to establish a separate secondary school program of study, a Local Educational Agency (LEA). Participation in a rigorous secondary school program of study may qualify a postsecondary student to receive an ACG, if otherwise eligible. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov* , by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3275. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* . Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-2062 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Petitions IV-2005-3 and -4 and IV-2006-1 and -2; FRL-8276-1] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit Renewals for Georgia Power Company—Bowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Cartersville (Bartow County), GA; Branch Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville (Putnam County), GA; Hammond Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Coosa (Floyd County), GA; and Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Juliette (Monroe County), GA AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final order on petitions to object to state operating permit renewals. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order, dated January 8, 2007, denying four

(4)petitions to object to state operating permit renewals issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division

(EPD)to Georgia Power Company for the following facilities: Bowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Bowen), located in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia; Branch Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Branch), located in Milledgeville, Putnam County, Georgia; Hammond Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Hammond), located in Coosa, Floyd County, Georgia; and Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Scherer), located in Juliette, Monroe County, Georgia. This order constitutes final action on the four

(4)petitions submitted by Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest (GCLPI or the Petitioner), on behalf of the Sierra Club, Georgia Public Interest Research Group, and Coosa River Basin Initiative. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (the Act), any person may seek judicial review of the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307 of the Act. ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petitions, and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The final Order is also available electronically at the following address: *http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/georgiapower renewals_decision2005&2006.pdf* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA Region 4, at

(404)562-9115 or *hofmeister.art@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act affords EPA a 45-day period to review and, as appropriate, to object to operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day review period if EPA has not objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the State, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the issues arose after this period. EPA received two

(2)petitions each on December 22, 2005 (for Plants Bowen and Branch), and January 3, 2006 (for Plants Hammond and Scherer), requesting that EPA object to state title V operating permit renewals issued by EPD to Georgia Power for the aforementioned sources. The Petitioner maintains that the Georgia Power permit renewals are not in compliance with the Act because:

(1)They failed to require compliance schedules to bring the sources into compliance with applicable opacity standards and

(2)they were not accompanied by adequate statements of basis. Furthermore, related to Plants Bowen and Scherer, the Petitioner alleges that the permit renewals are not in compliance with the Act because they failed to require compliance schedules to bring the sources into compliance regarding prevention of significant deterioration requirements. On January 8, 2007, the Administrator issued an order denying the four

(4)petitions. The Order explains the reasons behind EPA's decision to deny the petitions for objection on all grounds. Dated: January 30, 2007. J. I. Palmer, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. E7-2131 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8115-6] Access to Confidential Business Information by Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document supersedes the January 31, 2007 (72 FR 4502) (FRL-8112-1) **Federal Register** notice authorizing access to Confidential Business Information

(CBI)by EPA's contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. This action corrects an administrative error in the date of access to CBI by Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. EPA by this document authorizes its contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI. DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than February 15, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: *For general information contact* : Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(202)554-1404; e-mail address: *TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov* . *For technical information contact* : Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(202)564-8956; fax number:

(202)564-8955; e-mail address: *pamela.moseley@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Notice Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under TSCA. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. *Docket* . EPA established a docket for this action under docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket's index available at *http://www.regulations.gov* . Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is

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

(202)566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, andsign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure. 2. *Electronic access* . You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the **“Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr* . II. What Action is the Agency Taking? Under EPA contract number 68-W-04-005, contractor Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of 2339 Route 70 West, Floor 3W, Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors Bearing Point of 1676 International Dr., McLean, VA; Intervise of 12 South Summit Ave., Suite 100, Gaithersburg, MD; McDonald Bradley of 2250 Corporate Park Dr., Suite 500, Herndon, VA; and Subsidium of 115 Chester St., Front Royal, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

(OPPT)in Management Systems architecture design, integration, testing, and development. They will also assist with project management, scheduling, and support of the Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS). In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number 68-W-04-005, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. and its subcontractors will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. and its subcontractor personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI. EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of TSCA that EPA may provide Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. and its subcontractors access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract will take place at EPA Headquarters. Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. and its subcontractors will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters under the EPA *TSCA CBI Protection Manual* . Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue until January 8, 2009, unless such access is extended. Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. and its subcontractors personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Confidential business information. Dated: February 5, 2007. Brion Cook, Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 07-587 Filed 2-6-07; 1:10 pm]

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