Notices. Notice of intent to develop or revise standards and request for public comment and participation in standards development

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BILLING CODE 6335-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). *Title:* Allocation of Resources for Fire Service and Medical Emergency Service. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* None. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 4,167. *Number of Respondents:* 128. *Average Hours per Response:* 5 minutes. *Needs and Uses:* The information collected will be used to identify resource allocation strategies which most effectively mitigate community fire and health risks. The data will be collected in a format suitable for advance regression analysis. *Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal government. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary. *OMB Desk Officer:* Jasmeet Seehra,

(202)395-3123. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number

(202)395-5167 or via the Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: February 15, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-2870 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards Activities AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent to develop or revise standards and request for public comment and participation in standards development. SUMMARY: The American Petroleum Institute (API), with the assistance of other interested parties, continues to develop standards, both national and international, in several areas. This notice lists the standardization efforts currently being conducted by API committees. The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST)on behalf of API is being undertaken as a public service. NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend the standards referenced. ADDRESSES: American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone

(202)682-8000, *http://www.api.org.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All contact individuals listed in the supplementary information section of this notice may be reached at the American Petroleum Institute. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The American Petroleum Institute develops and publishes voluntary standards for equipment, materials, operations, and processes for the petroleum and natural gas industry. These standards are used by both private industry and by governmental agencies. All interested persons should contact the appropriate source as listed for further information. Pipeline Committee 1165, 1st Edition: SCADA Display Standard 1110, 5th Edition: Pressure Testing of Liquid Petroleum Pipelines *For Further Information Contact:* Andrea Johnson, Standards Department, e-mail: *johnsona@api.org.* Committee on Marketing RP 1550, 1st Edition: Recommended Practice for the Application of Aviation Fuel Filtration Systems RP 1598, 1st Edition: Guidelines for the Selection of Electronic Sensors for Monitoring Aviation Fuel Quality Spec 1599, 1st Edition: Specifications and Laboratory Tests for Aviation Fuel Filter Monitors Without Absorbent Type Elements RP 1615, 6th Edition: Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems *For Further Information Contact:* David Soffrin, Standards Department, e-mail: *soffrind@api.org.* Committee on Refining Inspection 581, 2nd Edition: Base Resource Document—Risk Based Inspection Above Ground Storage Tanks 650, 11th Edition: Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage Electrical Equipment 500, 4th Edition: Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities as Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2 505, 3rd Edition: Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Mechanical Equipment 611, 6th Edition: General-purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services 618, 6th Edition: Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services 671, 5th Edition: Special Purpose Couplings for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services 674, 4th Edition: Positive Displacement Pumps—Reciprocating 689, (National Adoption of 14224) 1st Edition: Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries—Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment Heat Transfer Equipment 534, 3rd Edition: Heat Recovery Steam Generators 536, 3rd Edition: Post Combustion NO <sup>X</sup> Control for Equipment in General Refinery Services 546, 3rd Edition: Brushless Synchronous Machines—500kVA and Larger 560, 4th Edition: Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services Piping & Valves 599, 6th Edition: Metal Plug Valves—Flanged and Welding Ends Pressure Relieving Systems 520 Part 1, 8th Edition: Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure-relieving Devices in Refineries, Part 1—Sizing and Selection 526, 6th Edition: Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves Instrument & Control Systems 552, 2nd Edition: Transmission Systems 554, 3rd Edition: Process Instrumentation and Control 556, 2nd Edition: Fired Heaters & Steam Generators Corrosion & Materials RP 934-A, 2nd Edition: Fabrication Requirements for 2-1/4/3Cr Alloy Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, High Pressure Hydrogen Service 938-B, 1st Edition: Title to be Determined RP 941, 7th Edition: Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants Fitness-for-Service 579, 3rd Edition: Fitness-for-Service *For Further Information Contact:* David Soffrin, Standards Department, e-mail: *soffrind@api.org.* Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Refining Meeting will be held in Seattle, Washington, April 16-18, 2007. The Fall Refining Meeting will be held in San Antonio, TX, November 12-14, 2007. Interested parties may visit the API Web site at *http://www.api.org/meetings/* for more information regarding participation in these meetings. Committee on Safety and Fire Protection 2003, 7th Edition: Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents 2027, 4th Edition: Ignition Hazards Involved in Abrasive Blasting of Atmospheric Storage Tanks in Hydrocarbon Service 2028, 4th Edition: Flame Arresters in Piping Systems 2207, 6th Edition: Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work 2210, 4th Edition: Flame Arresters for Vents of Tanks Storing Petroleum Products 2218, 3rd Edition: Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing Plants 2250, 4th Edition: Overfill Protection for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities 752, 3rd Edition: Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Buildings 753, 1st Edition: Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Portable Buildings *For Further Information Contact:* David Soffrin, Standards Department, e-mail: *soffrind@api.org.* Committee on Petroleum Measurement Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Liquid Measurement Chapter 4.5, 3rd Edition: Master-meter Provers Chapter 4.9.4, 1st Edition: Determination of the Volume of Displacement and Tank Provers by the Gravimetric Method of Calibration Chapter 5.1, 4th Edition: General Consideration for Measurement by Meters Chapter 6.4, 2nd Edition: Metering Systems for Aviation Fueling Facilities Chapter 12 A, 1st Edition: Addendum to Calculation of Petroleum Quantities Measurement Quality Chapter 10.2, 2nd Edition: Determination of Water in Crude Oil by Distillation Chapter 10.3, 3rd Edition: Determination of Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure) Chapter 11.1 A, 1st Edition: Addendum to Temperature and Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Generalized Crude Oils, Refined Products, and Lubricating Oils Chapter 11.2.4/GPA TP-27, 1st Edition: Temperature Correction for NGL & LPG—Tables 23E, 24E, 53E, 54E, 59E, 60E Chapter 11.2.5/GPA TP-15, 1st Edition: A Simplified Vapor Pressure Correlation for Commercial NGLs Chapter 11.5.1, 1st Edition: Density/Weight/Volume Intraconversion Tables, Entry with API Gravity at 60 °F Chapter 11.5.2, 1st Edition: Density/Weight/Volume Intraconversion Tables, Entry with Relative Density at 60 °F Chapter 11.5.3, 1st Edition: Density/Weight/Volume Intraconversion Tables, Entry with Absolute Density at 15 °F Gas Fluids Measurement Draft Standard, 1st Edition: Vortex Shedding Flowmeters for Custody Transfer—Joint with Liquid Measurement Chapter 14.10, 1st Edition: Flare Gas Meter Evaporative Loss Estimation Publication 2514A, 4th Edition: Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Emissions from Marine Vessel Transfer Operations TR 2XXX, 1st Edition: Evaporative Loss from Cleaning of Storage Tanks *For Further Information Contact:* Andrea Johnson, Standards Department, e-mail: *johnsona@api.org.* Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Committee on Petroleum Measurement meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, March 19-23, 2007. The Fall Committee on Petroleum Measurement meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, October 22-25, 2007. Interested parties may visit the API Web site at *http://www.api.org/meetings/* for more information regarding participation in these meetings. Committee on Exploration and Production RP 65-2, 1st Edition: Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction Production Equipment Spec 6A-A1, 19th Edition: Addendum to Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment Spec 6DSS, 1st Edition: Specification for Subsea Pipeline Valves Oil Country Tubular Goods Spec 5B, 16th Edition: Treading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads Bull 5C3, (National Adoption of TR 10400) 7th Edition: Formulas and Calculations for Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe, and Line Pipe Properties Spec 5CRA, 1st Edition: Petroleum and natural gas industries—Corrosion-resistant alloy seamless tubes for use as casing, tubing and coupling stock—Technical delivery conditions Spec 5D, (National Adoption of 11961) 6th Edition: Drill Pipe Spec 5L, 43rd Edition: Line Pipe Spec 5LD, 3rd Edition: CRA Clad or Lined Steel Pipe Spec 7-1A (National Adoption of 10424-1), 1st Edition: Addendum 1—Rotary Drill Stem Elements Spec 7-2, (National Adoption of 10424-2) 1st Edition: Petroleum and natural gas industries—Rotary drilling equipment—Part 2: Threading and gauging of rotary shouldered threaded connections Spec 15LE, 4th Edition: Polyethylene

(PE)Line Pipe RP 15XXX, 1st Edition: Recommended Practice on Composite Lined Steel Tubular Goods Offshore Structures, Drill Through Equipment, and Subsea Production Equipment RP 2A-WSD E/A3, 21st Edition: Errata/Supplement 3 to Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms—Working Stress Design RP 2D, 6th Edition: Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes RP 2FPS, (National Adoption of 19904-1) 2nd Edition: Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Floating Production Systems RP 2I, 3rd Edition: In-Service Inspection of Mooring Hardware for Floating Drilling Units Bull 2IDC, 1st Edition: Interim Design Criteria for Offshore Structures RP 2L, 5th Edition: Planning, Designing and Constructing Heliports for Fixed Offshore Platforms Draft RP 2MET, 1st Edition: Metocean Conditions for the Gulf of Mexico RP 2SK-A1, 3rd Edition: Addendum 1 to Design and Analysis of Stationkeeping Systems for Floating Structures RP 2T, 3rd Edition: Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension Leg Platforms Bull 2TD, 2nd Edition: Guidelines for Tie-downs on Offshore Production Facilities for Hurricane Season RP 2X-A, 4th Edition: Addendum to Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic and Magnetic Examination of Offshore Structural Fabrication and Guidelines for Qualification of Technicians RP 17A-A (National Adoption of 13628-1), 4th Edition: Addendum to Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems—Petroleum and natural gas industries—Design and operation of Subsea production systems—Part 1: General requirements and recommendations Spec 17J, 3rd Edition: Unbonded Flexible Pipe Drilling Operations and Equipment Spec 4F, (National Adoption of 13626) 4th Edition: Drilling and production equipment—Drilling and well-servicing structures RP 16ST, 1st Edition: Recommended Practice for Coiled Tubing Well Control Equipment Systems and Operations Spec 19XXX, 1st Edition (National Adoption of 13503-2): Petroleum and natural gas industries—Completion fluids and materials—Part 2: Measurement of properties of proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing operations Quality Spec Q1, 8th Edition: Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Supply Chain Management Spec 20A, 1st Edition: Forgings *For Further Information Contact:* Andy Radford, Standards Department, e-mail: *radforda@api.org.* Meetings/Conferences: The 2007 Summer Standardization Conference on Oilfield Equipment & Materials will take place in San Francisco, California, June 25-29, 2007. Interested parties may visit the API Web site at *http://www.api.org/meetings* for more information regarding participation in this meeting. Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations RP 14G, 4th Edition: Fire Prevention and Control on OpenType Offshore Production Platforms RP 67, 2nd Edition: Oilfield Explosive Safety RP 91, 1st Edition: Containment of Spent Blast Abrasive and Associated Materials from Surface Preparation and Coating Operations *For Further Information Contact:* Tim Sampson, Upstream Department, e-mail: *sampson@api.org.* For additional information on the overall API standards program, Contact: David Miller, Standards Department, e-mail: *miller@api.org.* Dated: February 13, 2007. James E. Hill, Acting Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E7-2889 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Gear Identification Requirements AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden,

(907)586-7008 or *patsy.bearden@noaa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Regulations at § 679.24(a) require that all hook-and-line, longline pot, and pot-and-line marker buoys, carried onboard or used by any vessel regulated under 50 CFR part 679, shall be marked with the vessel name, Federal permit number, or registration number. The regulations also specify the size and color of markings. The marking of gear aids law enforcement and enables other fishermen to report on misplaced gear. II. Method of Collection No information is collected; this is a gear-marking requirement. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0353. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations; and individuals or households. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2,116. *Estimated Time per Response:* 15 minutes per buoy. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 3,750. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $4,332. IV. Request for Comments *Comments are invited 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance 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. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: February 15, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-2869 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Capital Construction Fund Agreement and Certificate Family of Forms AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Charles L. Cooper,

(301)713-2396 or *Charles.Cooper@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The respondents will be commercial fishing industry individuals, partnerships, and corporations which entered into Capital Construction Fund agreements with the Secretary of Commerce allowing deferral of Federal taxation on fishing vessel income deposited into the fund for use in the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of fishing vessels. Deferred taxes are recaptured by reducing an agreement vessel's basis for depreciation by the amount withdrawn from the fund for its acquisition, construction, or reconstruction. The information collected from agreement holders is used to determine their eligibility to participate in the Capital Construction Fund Program pursuant to 50 CFR part 259. At the completion of construction/reconstruction, a certificate to that effect must be submitted. II. Method of Collection The information will be collected on forms: the Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Application, the Interim Capital Construction Fund Agreement, and the Certificate of Construction/Reconstruction. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0090. *Form Number:* NOAA Form 88-14. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500. *Estimated Time per Response:* Application, 30 minutes; agreement, 3 hours; certificate, 1 hour. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,250. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $3,300. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

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

(BIA)and the Big Lagoon Rancheria (Tribe) have jointly filed an administrative appeal with the Department of Commerce asking that the Secretary override the California Coastal Commission's (Commission) objection to BIA's proposed acquisition of approximately 5 acres of land in Humboldt County, California, into trust status for the Tribe. The land is currently owned in fee by the Tribe and is located in the Big Lagoon area, approximately a quarter mile from the current boundary of the Big Lagoon Rancheria trust property, at the southwest intersection of Highway 101 and Big Lagoon Park Road, south of Big Lagoon, Humboldt County, California. The legal description of the land is parcel APN 517-281-004 in Lot 4 as shown on Tract No. 420, on file in the Office of the Humboldt County Recorder in Book 21 of Maps, pages 18 and 19. DATES: Public and Federal agency comments on the appeal are due within 30 days of the publication of this Notice. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Materials from the appeal record will be available at the NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA Office of the General Counsel, 301-713-7392. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Notice of Appeal BIA and the Tribe have jointly filed a notice of appeal with the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 *et seq.,* and implementing regulations found at 15 CFR part 930, subpart H. BIA and the Tribe appeal an objection, filed by the Commission, to a consistency determination prepared by BIA related to the proposed acquisition by BIA of approximately 5 acres of land in Humboldt County, California, into trust status for the Tribe for future planned tribal housing development. The Appellants request that the Secretary override the State's objection on grounds that the project is consistent with the objectives or purposes of the CZMA. To make the determination that the proposed activity is “consistent with the objectives or purposes” of the CZMA, the Secretary must find that:

(1)The proposed activity furthers the national interest as articulated in sections 302 or 303 of the CZMA, in a significant or substantial manner;

(2)the adverse effects of the proposed activity do not outweigh its contribution to the national interest, when those effects are considered separately or cumulatively; and

(3)no reasonable alternative is available that would permit the activity to be conducted in a manner consistent with enforceable policies of California's coastal management program. 15 CFR 930.121 (2005), *as amended,* 71 FR 787, 831 (Jan. 5, 2006). II. Public and Federal Agency Comments Written comments are invited on any of the issues the Secretary must consider in deciding this appeal. Comments must be received within 30 days of the publication of this notice, and may be submitted to Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments will be made available to Appellants and the State. III. Appeal Documents NOAA intends to provide the public with access to all materials and related documents comprising the appeal record during business hours, at the NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services. For additional information about this appeal contact Odin Smith, 301-713-7392. Dated: February 15, 2007. Joel La Bissonniere, Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. [FR Doc. 07-768 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am]

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