Notices. Notice of Initiation of Proceedings Under Section 129 of the URAA; Opportunity to Request Administrative Protective Orders; and Proposed Timetable and Procedures DATES: March 1, 2007
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BILLING CODE 6335-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Docket 6-2007 Foreign-Trade Zone 196 - Fort Worth, Texas, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Motorola, Inc., (Mobile Phone Kitting) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Alliance Corridor, Inc., grantee of FTZ 196, requesting authority on behalf of Motorola, Inc. (Motorola) to perform mobile phone kitting under FTZ procedures within FTZ 196. The application was filed on February 16, 2007.
The Motorola facilities (3,800 employees, annual capacity for up to 50 - 60 million mobile phone sets) are located at multiple locations (including those of affiliates and third-party contractors) within Sites 1 and 2 of FTZ 196, and include 4801 Westport Parkway and 15005 Peterson Court, in Fort Worth, Texas. Motorola has requested authority to process
(kit)certain imported components into mobile phone sets (2006 HTSUS 8525.20 and proposed 2007 HTSUS 8517.12 and 8517.69 - the phones enter the United States duty-free). The company may source the following potentially dutiable components from abroad (representing 95% of total materials) for processing under FTZ procedures, as described in its application: Nicad batteries (HTSUS 8507.80), power supplies (HTSUS 8504.40), lithium batteries (HTSUS 8507.30), cables (2006 HTSUS 8544.41 and proposed 2007 HTSUS 8544.42), connectors and plugs (HTSUS 8536.69), decals (3919.90), plastic holsters (HTSUS 3926.90), leather carrying cases (HTSUS 4202.31.60.00), leather pouches/cases (HTSUS 4202.91.00.90), plastic carrying cases (HTSUS 4202.92.90.60), leather straps (HTSUS 4205.00.40.00), wrist straps (HTSUS 6307.90), key pads fitted with connectors (HTSUS 8537.10), external speaker sets (HTSUS 8518.22), headsets with microphone (HTSUS 8518.30) and hands free speaker kits (HTSUS 8518.90). Duty rates on these inputs range from duty-free to 17.6 percent, *ad valorem* . FTZ procedures would allow Motorola to elect the finished-product duty rate for the imported components listed above. The application indicates that most of the FTZ savings would result from choosing the duty-free rate on mobile phones for imported nicad and lithium batteries (duty rates 3.4% and 2.5% *ad valorem* , respectively). The company indicates that it would also realize logistical/paperwork savings and duty-deferral savings under FTZ procedures. Motorola's application states that the above-cited savings from zone procedures could help improve the international competitiveness of its Texas facilities. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is April 30, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to May 15, 2007. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 808 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6315; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230-0002. For further information, contact Liz Whiteman at
(202)482-0473. Dated: February 20, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3512 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board T-5-2006 Foreign-Trade Zone 196 - Fort Worth, Texas, Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, Motorola, Inc. (Mobile Phone Kitting), Notice of Approval On November 28, 2006, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ)Board filed an application submitted by the Alliance Corridor, Inc., grantee of FTZ 196, requesting temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 196, at the mobile phone kitting facilities of Motorola, Inc., located in Fort Worth, Texas. The application was processed in accordance with T/IM procedures, as authorized by FTZ Board Order 1347 (69 FR 52857, 8/30/04), including notice in the **Federal Register** inviting public comment (71 FR 70947, 12/7/06). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval under T/IM procedures. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary in Board Order 1347, the application was approved, effective February 20, 2007, until February 20, 2008, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28. Dated: February 22, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3513 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-549-813 Canned Pineapple Fruit from Thailand: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202)482-2371 or
(202)482-5050, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department of Commerce (the Department) received a timely request from C & A Products Co., Ltd. (C&A), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on canned pineapple fruit
(CPF)from Thailand. *See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final Determination: Canned Pineapple Fruit from Thailand* , 60 FR 36775 (July 18, 1995). C&A identified itself as the producer and exporter of subject merchandise. As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),(ii), and (iii)(A), C&A certified it did not export CPF to the United States during the period of investigation (POI), and that it has never been affiliated with any exporter or producer that exported CPF during or after the POI. It also submitted documentation establishing the date on which C&A first shipped the subject merchandise to the United States, the volume of that first and any subsequent shipments, and the date of C&A's first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States. C&A states it cannot report the first entry date because the sale was to an unaffiliated customer. Initiation of Review In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), and based on information on the record, we are initiating a new shipper review for C&A. *See Memorandum to the File through Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations Office 6, Import Administration from the Team* , “New Shipper Review Initiation Checklist,” dated February 21, 2007 on file in the Central Records Unit, room B-099, of the main Commerce building. We intend to issue the preliminary results of this review not later than 180 days after the date on which this review is initiated, and the final results of this review within 90 days after the date on which the preliminary results are issued. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the POR for a new shipper review initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary month will be the six-month period immediately preceding the semiannual anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this new shipper review is July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Interested parties seeking access to proprietary information in this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d). Dated: February 22, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-3511 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in US Zeroing (EC): Notice of Initiation of Proceedings Under Section 129 of the URAA; Opportunity to Request Administrative Protective Orders; and Proposed Timetable and Procedures AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Proceedings Under Section 129 of the URAA; Opportunity to Request Administrative Protective Orders; and Proposed Timetable and Procedures DATES: March 1, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel O'Brien, William Kovatch, or Michael Rill, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202)482-1376,
(202)482-5052, or
(202)482-3058, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 27, 2006, the Department published *Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin During an Antidumping Investigation; Final Modification; see* 71 FR 77722 ( *Final Modification* ) in the **Federal Register** . As stated in the Final Modification, the Department will no longer make average-to-average comparisons in antidumping duty investigations without providing offsets for non-dumped comparisons. The Department stated that, among other things, it would apply the *Final Modification* in the implementation of the findings of the WTO panel in *United States - Laws, Regulations and Methodology for Calculating Dumping Margins (“Zeroing”) (WT/DS294) (US Zeroing (EC))* pursuant to section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(URAA)with respect to the specific investigations challenged by the EC. The Department is initiating proceedings to implement the WTO panel's report in *US - Zeroing (EC)* , consistent with section 129 of the URAA (Section 129 Proceedings) in the following antidumping duty investigations: 1. Certain Hot-rolled Carbon Steel from the Netherlands (A-421-807) 2. Stainless Steel Bar from France (A-427-820) 3. Stainless Steel Bar from Germany (A-428-830) 4. Stainless Steel Bar from Italy (A-475-829) 5. Stainless Steel Bar from the United Kingdom (A-412-822) 6. Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Sweden (A-401-806) 7. Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Spain (A-469-807) 8. Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy (A-475-820) 9. Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium (A-423-808) 10. Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy (A-475-824) 11. Certain Cut-to-length Carbon-quality Steel Plate from Italy (A-475-826) 12. Certain Pasta from Italy (A-475-818) Although the EC challenged 15 antidumping duty investigations, the Department revoked the antidumping duty order associated with three of those investigations: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France (A-427-816), Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from France (A-427-814), and Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the United Kingdom (A-412-818). *See Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from France and the United Kingdom; Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order* , 70 FR 44894 (August 4, 2005); *Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France* , 70 FR 72787 (December 7, 2005). Pursuant to section 129(c)(1)(B) of the URAA, a determination made under section 129 applies to unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date on which the U.S. Trade Representative directs the Department to implement the determination. The date on which the U.S. Trade Representative directs the Department to implement the determination will necessarily be after the effective date of revocation of the above-cited three investigations. As a result, the Department is not conducting section 129 proceedings with respect to the three investigations. Scope of the Section 129 Proceedings The WTO panel found that the Department acted inconsistently with the Antidumping Agreement when it engaged in average-to-average comparisons during the challenged investigations without providing offsets for sales where the export price was greater than normal value. In these Section 129 Proceedings, it is the Department's intention to recalculate the weighted-average dumping margin starting with the calculation of the weighted-average dumping margin in the final determination of the original investigations. Where the Department issued an amended final determination, as a result of litigation or otherwise, the Department intends to start with the calculation of the weighted-average dumping margin in the most recent amended final determination. The Department is opening a separate administrative record in each of these Section 129 Proceedings, and placing on each administrative record an administrative protective order, the relevant databases, and the margin calculation computer program. The Department intends solely to recalculate the dumping margins using the methodology described in the *Final Modification* . Opportunity to Request an Administrative Protective Order In accordance with section 351.305(b) of the Department's regulations, interested parties may request access to business proprietary information concerning these proceedings. Timetable The Department intends to issue its draft results by February 26, 2007, for each of the subject investigations. Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than two weeks after the issuance of the draft results, consistent with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the deadline for case briefs, consistent with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Interested parties may request a hearing on the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs no later than five days after the deadline for the case briefs. *See* 19 CFR 351.310(c) (stating the Secretary may alter the time for submitting a request for a hearing). The purpose of the Section 129 Proceedings is to render the Department's determination not inconsistent with the findings of the panel. To that end, the Department will calculate the margins of dumping using the methodology announced in the Final Modification based on the databases on the record of the Section 129 Proceedings. The Department will not accept any submissions prior to the issuance of the draft results. As set forth above, parties may file case briefs and rebuttal briefs after the drafts are issued. In accordance with the Department's regulations, case briefs must present all arguments that are in the submitter's view relevant to the final results. *See* 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2). This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community. Dated: February 22, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-3510 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) is automatically initiating a five-year (“Sunset Review”) of the antidumping duty order listed below. The International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of *Institution of Five-year Review* which covers this same order. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department official identified in the *Initiation of Review(s)* section below at AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14 th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230. For information from the Commission contact Mary Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at
(202)205-3193. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth in its *Procedures for Conducting Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders* , 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98.3 - *Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin* , 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (“ *Sunset Policy Bulletin* ”). Initiation of Reviews In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset Review of the following antidumping duty order: DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product Department Contact A-570-867 731-TA-922 PRC Automotive Replacement Glass Windshields Juanita Chen
(202)482-1904 Countervailing Duty Proceedings No countervailing duty proceedings are scheduled for initiation in March 2007. Suspended Investigations No suspended investigations are scheduled for initiation in March 2007. Filing Information As a courtesy, we are making information related to Sunset proceedings, including copies of the Department's regulations regarding Sunset Reviews (19 CFR 351.218) and *Sunset Policy Bulletin* , the Department's schedule of Sunset Reviews, case history information ( *i.e.* , previous margins, duty absorption determinations, scope language, import volumes), and service lists available to the public on the Department's sunset Internet website at the following address: “ *http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/* .” All submissions in these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance with the Department's regulations regarding format, translation, service, and certification of documents. These rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), the Department will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under administrative protective order (“APO”) immediately following publication in the **Federal Register** of the notice of initiation of the sunset review. The Department's regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306. Information Required from Interested Parties Domestic interested parties (defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and
(G)of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing to participate in these Sunset Reviews must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department's regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the orders without further review. *See* 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). For sunset reviews of countervailing duty orders, parties wishing the Department to consider arguments that countervailable subsidy programs have been terminated must include with their substantive responses information and documentation addressing whether the changes to the program were
(1)limited to an individual firm or firms and
(2)effected by an official act of the government. Further, a party claiming program termination is expected to document that there are no residual benefits under the program and that substitute programs have not been introduced. *Cf.* 19 CFR 351.526(b) and (d). If a party maintains that any of the subsidies countervailed by the Department were not conferred pursuant to a subsidy program, that party should nevertheless address the applicability of the factors set forth in 19 CFR 351.526(b) and (d). Similarly, parties wishing the Department to consider whether a company's change in ownership has extinguished the benefit from prior non-recurring, allocable, subsidies must include with their substantive responses information and documentation supporting their claim that all or almost all of the company's shares or assets were sold in an arm's length transaction, at a price representing fair market value, as described in the *Notice of Final Modification of Agency Practice Under Section 123 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act* , 68 FR 37125 (June 23, 2003) ( *Modification Notice* ). *See Modification Notice* for a discussion of the types of information and documentation the Department requires. If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, the Department's regulations provide that *all parties* wishing to participate in the Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that the Department's information requirements are distinct from the Commission's information requirements. Please consult the Department's regulations for information regarding the Department's conduct of Sunset Reviews. 1 Please consult the Department's regulations at 19 CFR Part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at the Department. 1 In comments made on the interim final sunset regulations, a number of parties stated that the proposed five-day period for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of initiation was insufficient. This requirement was retained in the final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the Department will consider individual requests for extension of that five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause. This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c). Dated: February 22, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-3686 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 022207G] Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings. DATES: The meetings will be held on March 20-21, 2007. The Council will convene on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Ponce Golf and Casino, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920; telephone:
(787)766-5926. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 124th regular public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda: March 20, 2007 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call to Order Adoption of Agenda Consideration of 123rd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription Executive Director's Report MSA New Requirements - Roy Crabtree Annual Catch Levels and Accountability Measure Requirements - Mark Millikin Queen Conch Parasite Studies - Dalila Aldana White Paper on Requirements/Needs to End Overfishing in the US Caribbean - Graciela Garcia-Moliner Hawaii/US Caribbean Outreach and Education Project - Alida Ortiz 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Administrative Committee Meeting Advisory Panel/Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)/Habitat Advisory Panel
(HAP)Membership Budget 2007 Changes to the SSC Other Business 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Scoping Comment Period on Annual Catch Level and Accountability Measure Requirements March 21, 2007 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bycatch/Limited Entry/Spiny Lobster - Bob Trumble Spiny Lobster Legal Opinion Minimum Size for Imports Reeffish Project Update PR/USVI - Nancy Cummings Report Deep Water Species Reproduction Puerto Rico - Aida Rosario Enforcement Reports Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands NOAA U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Committee Recommendations (December 5, 2006 meeting) Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff Other Business Next Council Meeting The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in English. However, simultaneous interpretation will be provided (English-Spanish). Fishers and other interested persons are invited to attend and participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda issues. 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 these meetings. 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 These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. For more information or request for sign language interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577; telephone:
(787)766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: February 26, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3553 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021607E] International Whaling Commission; 59th Annual Meeting; Nominations AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. SUMMARY: This notice is a call for nominees for the U.S. Delegation to the May 2007 International Whaling Commission
(IWC)annual meeting. The non-federal representative(s) selected as a result of this nomination process is(are) responsible for providing input and recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions of non-governmental organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental position is selected for the U.S. Delegation. DATES: The IWC is holding its 59th annual meeting from May 28-31, 2007, in Anchorage, Alaska. All written nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual meeting must be received by March 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual meeting should be addressed to Bill Hogarth, U.S. Commissioner to the IWC, and sent via post to: Cheri McCarty, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3 Room 12603, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090, ext. 183. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with the responsibility of discharging the domestic obligations of the United States under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. IWC Commissioner has responsibility for the preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues concerning whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He is staffed by the Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and by other agencies. The non-federal representative(s) selected as a result of this nomination process is(are) responsible for providing input and recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions of non-governmental organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental position is selected for the U.S. Delegation. Dated: February 23, 2007. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3611 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 022207F] Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Committee and Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204 (telephone: 609-884-8421). Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:
(302)674-2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:
(302)674-2331, extension 19. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss issues to be addressed in Amendment 11 to the Atlantic, Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The primary focus of Amendment 11 will be the development of a limited or controlled access program for the Atlantic mackerel fishery. Other issues identified during scoping which may be discussed include the types of qualifying criteria that the Council should consider for a limited access program for the Atlantic mackerel fishery (including what levels of landings should be considered and what time period should be examined), whether and how the control date of July 5, 2002 should be utilized in establishing qualifying criteria, whether historical participants should be considered differently than newer more recent entrants in the fishery and if separate qualifying criteria should be developed for the directed and incidental catch fishery. Additional issues identified during scoping include the consideration of a trigger mechanism that would implement limited access in the mackerel fishery in the future, vessel upgrade provision, rules governing at sea processing and transfers at sea of Atlantic mackerel, and the degree to which overlap of limited access programs for Atlantic mackerel and herring should be considered. Technical issues which have arisen since scoping which may be discussed for inclusion in this amendment include possible revisions to the overfishing definition for Atlantic mackerel and the specification of allowable biological catch for the species. 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 The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office
(302)674-2331 extension 18 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: February 26, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3552 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request—Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a proposed request for an extension of approval of a collection of information from manufacturers and importers of multi-purpose lighters. Multi-purpose lighters are hand-held flame-producing products that operate on fuel and have an ignition mechanism. They typically are used to light devices such as charcoal and gas grills and fireplaces. Devices intended primarily for igniting smoking materials are excluded from the multi-purpose lighter category. This collection of information consists of testing and recordkeeping requirements in certification regulations implementing the Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters. 16 CFR part 1212. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive written comments not later than April 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned “Multi-Purpose Lighters” and e-mailed to *cpsc-os@cpsc.gov* . Comments may also be sent by facsimile to
(301)504-0127, or by mail to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed renewal of this collection of information, or to obtain a copy of the pertinent regulations, call or write Linda L. Glatz, Division of Policy and Planning, Office of Information Technology and Technology Services, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814;
(301)504-7671, or by e-mail to *lglatz@cpsc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters (16 CFR part 1212) under provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(CPSA)(15 U.S.C. 2051-2084) to eliminate or reduce risks of death and burn injury from fires accidentally started by children playing with these lighters. The standard contains performance requirements for multi-purpose lighters that are intended to make lighters subject to the standard resist operation by children younger than five years of age. A. Certification Requirements Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable consumer product safety standards. Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires that the certificate of compliance must be based on a test of each product or upon a reasonable testing program. Section 14(b) of the CPSA authorizes the Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product safety standard. Section 16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to issue rules to require that firms “establish and maintain” records to permit the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under the authority of the CPSA. The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with the standard for multi-purpose lighters. These regulations require manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with the standard, and other information before the introduction of each model of lighter into commerce. These regulations also require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful completion of all required tests to support the certificates of compliance that they issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B. The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if multi-purpose lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. OMB approved the collection of information in the certification regulations for multi-purpose lighters under control number 3041-0130. OMB's approval will expire on July 31, 2007. The Commission proposes to request an extension of approval for these collection of information requirements. B. Estimated Burden The cost of the rule's testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and time spent by firms to prepare, maintain and submit records to CPSC. Currently, there are an estimated 16 firms that import, distribute and/or sell multi-purpose lighters in the United States. Most manufacturers and importers have 1 to 15 models for each firm. Based on past experience, an estimate of 2 models per firm was a reasonable number for calculating the burden. Each manufacturer would spend approximately 50 hours per model. Therefore, the total annual amount of time that will be required for complying with the testing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of the rule is approximately 1,600 hours. (16 firms × two models × 50 hours = 1,600 hours.) The annualized cost to industry for the 1,600 hour burden for collection of information is $71,712 at $44.82/hr based on total compensation of all civilian workers in management and professional fields in the U.S., July 2006, Bureau of Labor Statistics). C. Request for Comments The Commission solicits written comments from all interested persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics: —Whether the collection of information described above is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, including whether the information would have practical utility; —Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of information is accurate; —Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected could be enhanced; and —Whether the burden imposed by the collection of information could be minimized by use of automated, electronic or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology. Dated: February 26, 2007. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E7-3628 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request—Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed three year extension of approval of information collection requirements in the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads. 16 CFR part 1632. The standard is intended to reduce unreasonable risks of burn injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses and mattress pads. The standard prescribes a test to assure that a mattress or mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering cigarette. The standard requires manufacturers to perform prototype tests of each combination of materials and construction methods used to produce mattresses or mattress pads and to obtain acceptable results from such testing. Manufacturers and importers are required to maintain the records and test results specified under the standard. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0014. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on August 31, 2007. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from OMB. An additional mattress standard was promulgated under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204, effective July 1, 2007, to reduce deaths and injuries related to mattress fires, particularly those ignited by open flame sources such as lighters, candles and matches. 16 CFR part 1633. That standard established new performance requirements for mattresses and mattress sets that will generate a smaller size fire from open flame source ignitions. Part 1633 also contains recordkeeping requirements to document compliance with the standard. OBM approved that collection of information under Control Number 3041-0133, with an expiration date of June 30, 2009. 71 FR 37910. In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement Policy for Mattresses subject to 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1, 2006, was issued that reduced prototype surface testing and recordkeeping requirements from six mattress surfaces to two mattress surfaces for each new prototype created after March 15, 2006. That policy is available at *http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/Interimmattress.pdf* . Mattress prototypes created before March 15, 2006, are subject to the full requirements of part 1632. In addition, mattress pads are not subject to this policy and must continue to adhere to all the requirements set forth in part 1632. DATES: Written comments must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than April 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned “Collection of Information—Mattress Flammability Standard” and e-mailed to *cpsc-os@cpsc.gov* . Comments may also be sent by facsimile to
(301)504-0127, or by mail to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed renewal of this collection of information, or to obtain a copy of the pertinent regulations, call or write Linda L. Glatz, Division of Policy and Planning, Office of Information Technology and Technology Services, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814;
(301)504-7671, or by e-mail to *lglatz@cpsc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Estimated Burden The Commission staff estimates that at this time there are 751 establishments producing mattresses, mattress pads, futons, or other types of products required to test and keep records pursuant to 16 CFR part 1632. The staff further estimates that each firm will spend 26 hours for testing and recordkeeping annually for a total of 19,526 hours (751 firms × 26 hours = 19,526 total hours). The annualized cost would be $875,000 based on 19,526 hours times $44.82/hour (based on total compensation of all civilian workers in managerial and professional positions in the U.S., July 2006, Bureau of Labor Statistics). B. Request for Comments The Commission solicits written comments from all interested persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics: —Whether the collection of information described above is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, including whether the information would have practical utility; —Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of information is accurate; —Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected could be enhanced; and —Whether the burden imposed by the collection of information could be minimized by use of automated, electronic or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology. Dated: February 26, 2007. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E7-3629 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Reading First Advisory Committee; Notice of Establishment AGENCY: Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the Reading First Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The Secretary announces her intention to establish the Reading First Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA)(Pub. L. 92-463 as amended; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) will govern the Committee. *Purpose:* Sections 1203(c)(2)(A) and 1202(e)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA)authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a panel to evaluate State Reading First applications and to review third-year progress reports submitted by States under the Reading First program. The activities of the panel (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) will be governed by FACA. States submitted their Reading First applications to the Department in 2002 and 2003. Currently, the Department has approved the Reading First applications of all applicants but one. The Committee will evaluate this remaining application and, at the request of the Department, may review issues identified in other State applications. States submitted their third-year progress reports to the Department on or before November 30, 2006. The reports include, among other things, information on the progress State educational agencies and local educational agencies are making in reducing the number of students served under the Reading First program in grades 1, 2, and 3 who are reading below grade level. By statute, the Committee will review these reports. In addition, the Committee may advise the Secretary on other issues that the Secretary deems appropriate. By statute, the Committee will consist, at a minimum, of three individuals selected by each of the following: the Secretary of Education, the National Institute for Literacy, the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Any non-Federal members of the Committee will serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs). Committee members will serve for a period of three years or until the date of reauthorization of the ESEA, whichever is earlier. The Committee will choose one of its members to serve as the chairperson. The Team Leader of the Reading First program will serve as the Designated Federal Officer
(DFO)for the Committee. As appropriate, the Committee may form one or more subcommittees to assist it with its functions. *For Additional Information:* Contact Maria Worthen, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202, Telephone:
(202)205-5632. Dated: February 23, 2007. Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education. [FR Doc. E7-3590 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA NO. 84.361A] Office of Innovation and Improvement, Voluntary Public School Choice Program ACTION: Notice announcing a technical assistance workshop. SUMMARY: This notice provides information about a technical assistance workshop the Department will be holding to assist eligible applicants interested in preparing grant applications for fiscal year
(FY)2007 new awards under the Voluntary Public School Choice
(VPSC)program. Staff will present information about the purpose of the VPSC program, selection criteria, application content, submission procedures, and reporting requirements. The notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2007 for the VPSC program was published in the **Federal Register** on February 1, 2007 (72 FR 4700). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris A. Lane, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5970. *Telephone:*
(202)205-1999. *E-mail:* *vpsc@ed.gov* . If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio tape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technical assistance workshop will be conducted on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. *Hotel telephone:*
(202)479-4000. This site is in Washington, DC, across the street from the U.S. Department of Education headquarters at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW. This site is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L'Enfant Plaza station. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you have any questions about the details of the workshop. Individuals interested in attending this workshop are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing their name, organization, and contact information to *vpsc@ed.gov* . There is no registration fee for this workshop. We encourage attendance from those who will be responsible for submitting program applications or providing technical support for submission of program applications. Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities Attending the Technical Assistance Workshop The technical assistance workshop site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the workshop (e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternative format), notify the contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT . Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister* . To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have any questions about using the PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC area at
(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html* . Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7225-7225g. Dated: February 23, 2007. Morgan S. Brown, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. E7-3613 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY)2007 *Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA)Numbers:* 84.031T, 84.031N and 84.031W. *Dates:* *Applications Available:* March 1, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 2007. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 14, 2007. *Eligible Applicants:* Institutions of higher education
(IHEs)that qualify as eligible institutions under the American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions (AN), and the Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
(NH)programs may apply for grants under this notice. These programs are authorized by Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III, Part A program, an institution must, among other requirements—
(1)Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered;
(2)Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree;
(3)Be designated as an “eligible institution” by demonstrating that it:
(A)Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and
(B)has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent
(FTE)undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4. The Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for FY 2007 was published in the **Federal Register** on January 8, 2007, 72 FR 760. The complete eligibility requirements for the Title III, Part A programs are in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5 and can be accessed from the following Web site: *http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/34cfr607_05.html* . Relationship Between the Title III, Part A Programs and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(HSI)Program Note 1: A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(HSI)program, which is authorized under Title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title III, Part A programs. The Title III, Part A programs include: The Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), the TCCU program, and the AN and NH programs. Further, a current HSI program grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A program. Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall within the limitation described in Note 1, i.e., is not a current grantee under the HSI program, may apply for a FY 2007 grant under all Title III, Part A programs for which it is eligible, as well as under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant may receive only one grant. Note 3: An eligible IHE that submits more than one application may only be awarded one individual development grant *or* one cooperative arrangement development grant in a fiscal year. Furthermore, we will not award a second cooperative arrangement development grant to an otherwise eligible IHE for the same award year as the IHE's existing cooperative arrangement development grant award. Note 4: The Department will make five-year awards for Individual Development Grants and five-year awards for Cooperative Development Grants in rank order from separate funding slates according to the average score received from a panel of three readers. However, the Department will use two funding slates each for the one-year construction grants under the TCCU program and the one-year renovations grants under the AN and NH programs. Slate number one will contain the rank order scores of applicants that did not receive a grant under the respective program in FY 2006. Slate number two will contain the rank order scores of all remaining applicants. Awards under the TCCU, AN and NH programs will be made first in rank order from slate number one of the respective program. If funds remain after awarding all approved applicants from slate number one, the remaining awards will be made in rank order from slate number two of the respective program. The Department has adopted this process for the construction and renovation grants to comply with Section 313(b) of the HEA, which directs the Secretary to give priority to applicants who are not currently receiving a grant. *Estimated Available Funds:* $23,570,000 for the TCCU program and $11,785,000 for the AN and NH program's for FY 2007. A competition will not be held in FY 2007 for the SIP. Instead, the Department intends to use the grant slate developed for the SIP in FY 2006 to make new awards in FY 2007 because a significant number of high-quality applicants remained on the FY 2006 slate and limited funding is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2007. For specific funding information, see the chart in the Award Information section of this notice. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* See chart. *Maximum Award Amounts:* See chart. We will not fund any application at an amount exceeding the maximum amounts specified in the chart for a single budget period of 12 months. We may choose not to further consider or review applications with budgets that exceed the maximum amounts specified, if we conclude, during our initial review of the application, that the proposed goals and objectives cannot be obtained with the specified maximum amount. *Estimated Number of Awards:* See chart. Program name and type of award Maximum award amount Estimated number of awards Estimated average award amount Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities program (84.031T) —5-year individual development grants $475,000 2 $450,000 —1-year construction grants 1,650,000 7 1,577,000 Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian programs (84.031N and 84.031W) —5-year individual development grants 500,000 1 500,000 —1-year renovation grants 750,000 4 710,000 Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Applicants should periodically check the Title III Part A programs Web site for further information. The address is: *http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html.* *Project Period:* Up to 60 months for development grants and up to 12 months for construction and renovation grants. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The TCCU, AN, and NH programs provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education to enable them to improve their academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability, and increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the Nation. *Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d. *Applicable Regulations:*
(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
(b)The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 607. II. Award Information *Type of Awards:* Discretionary grants. Five-year individual development grants; five-year cooperative arrangement development grants; one-year TCCU construction grants, and one-year AN and NH renovation grants will be awarded in FY 2007. Planning grants will not be awarded in FY 2007. *Estimated Available Funds:* $23,570,000 for the TCCU program and $11,785,000 for the AN and NH programs for FY 2007. A competition will not be held in FY 2007 for the SIP. Instead, the Department intends to use the grant slate developed for the SIP in FY 2006 to make new awards in FY 2007 because a significant number of high-quality applicants remained on the FY 2006 slate and limited funding is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2007. For specific funding information, see the chart in the Award Information section of this notice. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* See chart. *Maximum Award Amounts:* See chart. We will not fund any application at an amount exceeding the maximum amounts specified in this notice for a single budget period of 12 months. We may choose not to further consider or review applications with budgets that exceed the maximum amounts specified, if we conclude, during our initial review of the application, that the proposed goals and objectives cannot be obtained with the specified maximum amount. *Estimated Number of Awards:* See chart. Program name and type of award Maximum award amount Estimated number of awards Estimated average award amount Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Program (84.031T) —5-year individual development grants $475,000 2 $450,000 —1-year construction grants 1,650,000 7 1,577,000 Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian program (84.031N and 84.031W) —5-year individual development grants 500,000 1 500,000 —1-year renovation grants 750,000 4 710,000 Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Applicants should periodically check the Title III Part A programs Web site for further information. The address is: *http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html.* *Project Period:* Up to 60 months for development and up to 12 months for construction and renovation grants. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* IHEs that qualify as eligible institutions under the TCCU, AN and the NH programs may apply for grants under this notice. These programs are authorized by Title III, Part A, of the HEA. To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III, Part A program, an institution must, among other requirements—
(1)Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered;
(2)Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree;
(3)Be designated as an “eligible institution” by demonstrating that it:
(A)Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and
(B)has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent
(FTE)undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4. The Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for FY 2007 was published in the **Federal Register** on January 8, 2007, 72 FR 760. The complete eligibility requirements are in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5 and can be accessed from the following Web site: *http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/34cfr607_05.html* . Relationship Between the Title III, Part A Programs and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(HSI)Program Note 1: A grantee under the HSI program, which is authorized under Title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title III, Part A program. The Title III, Part A programs include: the SIP program, the TCCU program, and the AN, and NH programs. Further, a current HSI program grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A program. Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall within the limitation described in Note 1, *i.e.* , is not a current grantee under the HSI program, may apply for a FY 2007 grant under all Title III, Part A programs for which it is eligible, as well as under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant may receive only one grant. Note 3: An eligible IHE that submits more than one application may only be awarded one individual development grant *or* one cooperative arrangement development grant in a fiscal year. Furthermore, we will not award a second cooperative arrangement development grant to an otherwise eligible institution for the same award year as the IHE's existing cooperative arrangement development grant award. Note 4: The Department will make five-year awards for Individual Development Grants and five-year awards for Cooperative Development Grants in rank order from separate funding slates according to the average score received from a panel of three readers. However, the Department will use two funding slates each for the one-year construction grants under the TCCU program and the one-year renovations grants under the AN and NH programs. Slate number one will contain the rank order scores of applicants that did not receive a grant under the respective program in FY 2006. Slate number two will contain the rank order scores of all remaining applicants. Awards under the TCCU, AN and NH programs will be made first in rank order from slate number one of the respective program. If funds remain after awarding all approved applicants from slate number one, the remaining awards will be made in rank order from slate number two of the respective program. The Department has adopted this process for the construction and renovation grants to comply with Section 313(b) of the HEA, which directs the Secretary to give priority to applicants who are not currently receiving a grant. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* There are no cost sharing or matching requirements, unless the grantee uses a portion of its grant for establishing or improving an endowment fund. If a grantee uses a portion of its grant for endowment fund purposes, it must match those grant funds with non-Federal funds. 20 U.S.C. 1057(d)(2) and 1059c(c)(3)(B). IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Darlene Collins, Team Leader, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone:
(202)502-7576 or by e-mail: *darlene.collins@ed.gov* ; or Kelley Harris, Telephone:
(202)219-7083 or by e-mail: *kelley.harris@ed.gov.* If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in this section. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for these programs. Page Limits: We have established mandatory page limits for the applications to be submitted under this notice. You must limit your application to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages for an individual development grant; 70 pages for a cooperative arrangement development grant; and 35 pages for a TCCU construction or AN and NH renovation grant under the Title III, Part A programs, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1 inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an identifier may be within the 1″ margin. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, captions and all text in charts, tables, and graphs. • Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font (including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will be rejected. • Use not less than 12-point font. The page limit does not apply to Part I, the Application for Federal Assistance Face Sheet (SF 424); the Supplemental Information for SF 424 form required by the Department of Education; Part II, the Budget Information Summary Form (ED Form 524); and Part IV, the Assurances and Certifications. The page limit also does not apply to a Table of Contents and the Program Abstract. If you include any attachments or appendices, these items will be counted as part of the Program Narrative (Part III of the application) for purposes of the page limit requirement. You must include your complete response to the selection criteria in the program narrative. We will reject your application if— • You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or • You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* Applications Available: March 1, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 2007. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 14, 2007. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for these programs. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference the regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. • *Applicability of Executive Order 13202.* Applicants that apply for construction funds under the Title III, Part A Programs must comply with Executive Order 13202 signed by President George W. Bush on February 17, 2001 and amended on April 6, 2001. This Executive order provides that recipients of Federal construction funds may not “require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s)” or “otherwise discriminate against bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors for becoming or refusing to become or remain signatories or otherwise adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s).” However, the Executive order does not prohibit contractors or subcontractors from voluntarily entering into these agreements. Projects funded under these programs that include construction activity will be provided a copy of this Executive order and will be asked to certify that they will adhere to it. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under these programs must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* Applications for grants under the TCCU, AN and NH programs (CFDA Numbers 84.031T, 84.031N and 84.031W) must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: *http://www.grants.gov.* Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement *and* submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding the calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.* You may access the electronic grant application for the TCCU, AN and NH programs at: *http://www.grants.gov.* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.031, not 84.031W). Please note the following: • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf* . • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp)* . These steps include
(1)registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);
(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and
(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf)* . You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. • You must submit all documents electronically, including all information typically provided on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information form SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance.) • You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department will then retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second confirmation to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues With the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You may obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer to in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:* You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because— • You do not have access to the Internet; or • You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; *and* • No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. Address and mail or fax your statement to: Darlene Collins, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513 Telephone:
(202)502-7576 or by e-mail: *darlene.collins@ed.gov;* FAX:
(202)502-7861 or Kelley Harris, Telephone:
(202)219-7083 or by e-mail: *kelley.harris@ed.gov* . Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail* . If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or before the application deadline date to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.031T, 84.031N or 84.031W), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. *or* *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center—Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.031T, 84.031N or 84.031W), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,
(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1)A private metered postmark, or
(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery* . If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.031T, 84.031N or 84.031W), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,—and suffix letter, if any—of the competition under which you are submitting your application.
(2)The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at
(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information 1. *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this program are in 34 CFR 607.22(a)-(g). Applicants must address each of the following selection criteria (separately for each proposed activity). The total weight of the selection criteria is 100 points; the weight of each criterion is noted in parentheses.
(a)Quality of The Applicant's Comprehensive Development Plan (Total 25 Points).
(b)Quality of Activity Objectives (Total 15 Points).
(c)Quality of Implementation Strategy (Total 20 Points).
(d)Quality of Key Personnel (Total 7 Points).
(e)Quality of Project Management Plan (Total 10 Points).
(f)Quality of Evaluation Plan (Total 15 Points).
(g)Budget (Total 8 Points). 2. *Review and Selection Process:* For five-year individual development grants, five-year cooperative arrangement development grants, and one-year construction and renovation grants, awards will be made in rank order according to the average score received from a panel of three readers. *Tie-breaker for Development Grants.* In tie-breaking situations for development grants described in 34 CFR 607.23(b), the regulations for the Title III Part A programs require that we award one additional point to an application from an IHE that has an endowment fund for which the market value per FTE student is less than the comparable average per FTE student at a similar type IHE. We also award one additional point to an application from an IHE that had expenditures for library materials per FTE student that are less than the comparable average per FTE student at a similar type IHE. For the purpose of these funding considerations, we use 2004-2005 data. If a tie remains after applying the tie-breaker mechanism above, priority will be given in the case of applicants for:
(a)Individual development grants to applicants that have the lowest endowment values per FTE student; and
(b)cooperative arrangement development grants to applicants in accordance with section 394(b) of the HEA, if the Secretary determines that the cooperative arrangement is geographically and economically sound or will benefit the applicant institution. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. *Administrative and National Policy Requirements:* We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. *Reporting:* At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118, 34 CFR 75.720 and in 34 CFR 606.31. 4. *Performance Measures:* The Secretary has established the following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the Title III, Part A programs:
(1)The number of full-time degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling at IHEs. Note that this is a long-term measure, which will be used to periodically gauge performance, beginning in FY 2009;
(2)The percentage of full-time undergraduate students who were in their first year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at the same institution;
(3)The percentage of students enrolled at 4-year IHEs graduating within 6 years of enrollment; and
(4)The percentage of students enrolled at 2-year IHEs graduating within 3 years of enrollment. VII. Agency Contacts *For Further Information Contact:* Darlene Collins, Team Leader, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone:
(202)502-7576 or by e-mail: *darlene.collins.ed.gov* or Kelley Harris, telephone:
(202)219-7083 or by e-mail: *Kelley.harris@ed.gov.* If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this section. VIII. Other Information *Electronic Access to This Document:* You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at
(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html* . Dated: February 23, 2007. James F. Manning, Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. E7-3612 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Study of the Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and Rate-Related Issues That May Impede Their Expansion AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability of a study of the potential benefits of distributed generation and rate-related issues that may impede their expansion, and request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE)hereby gives notice that it has issued a “Study of the Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and Rate-Related Issues That May Impede Their Expansion” (DG Study). The DG Study is an analysis called for by Section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). Through this Notice, DOE invites public review of the DG Study and submittal of comments on it. DOE requests that comments be submitted electronically (preferably Microsoft® Word .doc format), although written comments may be submitted as well. Submissions should include a cover page containing the reviewer's name, affiliation, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address. Copies of Section 1817 of EPAct 2005 and of the DG Study are available and may be downloaded from the OE Web site: *http://www.oe.energy.gov.* DATES: Comments, and other pertinent information offered in response to this Notice must be submitted to and received by DOE no later than April 2, 2007 at any of the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section. ADDRESSES: Reviews prepared in electronic formats may be uploaded directly, via the Internet at: *http://www.oe.energy.gov/epa_sec1817.htm* . Links to this Web page may also be found on the OE Web site. Comments may also be sent by regular mail to: Mario Sciulli, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, MS 922-342C, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; or by e-mail to: *mario.sciulli@netl.doe.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Sciulli, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, MS 922-342C, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, e-mail address: *mario.sciulli@netl.doe.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires that DOE, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), conduct a study of the potential benefits of cogeneration and small power production. DOE also must analyze the impact of regulatory mandates, tariffs, rate structures and similar policies on the proliferation of distributed energy technologies. Section 1817 further requires that DOE recommend a methodology for valuing the benefits of distributed generation (DG). To initiate the DG Study DOE published a “notice of inquiry and request for public comment” in the **Federal Register** on January 30, 2006 (71 FR 4904). The notice requested public input (such as narratives of experiences, data, case studies, reports and results of analyses, etc.) pertaining to the planning, installation, commissioning and operation of distributed energy systems. The notice also invited interested parties to submit case studies and similar information depicting the impact of regulations, statutes, codes, tariffs, rate structures and other similar policies on the various aspects of DG, combined heat and power
(CHP)systems, and related distributed energy technologies. A copy of the January 30, 2006 notice is available on the OE Web page. II. DG Study, Request for Public Review and Comment, and Report A. DG Study DOE has considered and analyzed comments and supporting information received in response to the notice of January 30, 2006, and has completed a DG Study. DOE is hereby announcing that the DG Study is available for public review and inviting all interested parties to submit comments on the DG Study. B. Submission of Comments In accordance with Section 1817, DOE requests written comments from interested parties on all aspects of the DG Study. DOE is especially interested in receiving comments from persons with particular knowledge of the legal, economic and technical elements related to the benefits and rate-related issues concerning distributed generation. C. Report At the end of the public review period specified in the DATES section of this Notice, DOE will issue a report describing the results of the DG Study and a summary of public comments received. The study may be revised to reflect comments as appropriate. The Secretary of Energy will present the report to the President and Congress. The DG Study report will be released for public distribution shortly thereafter. The DG Study is available for public inspection at the Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays. The report, upon its completion and submission to the President and Congress, will be available at DOE's Freedom of Information Reading Room and at the OE Web site. Issued in Washington, DC on February 26, 2007. Kevin M. Kolevar, Director, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E7-3565 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-175-000] Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Proposed Change in FERC Gas Tariff February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective March 12, 2007: First Revised Sheet No. 256. Original Sheet No. 256A. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3601 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-180-000] Canyon Creek Compression Company; Notice of Penalty Revenue Crediting Report February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Canyon Creek Compression Company (Canyon) tendered for filing its penalty revenue crediting report for the calendar year 2006 pursuant to section 36 of the general terms and conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff. Canyon states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its customers and interested State commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time March 2, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3606 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP07-86-000] CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CEGT), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002-5231, filed in Docket No. CP07-86-000, an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to abandon its Line ADT-111 located in Oklahoma by sell to CenterPoint Energy Field Services, Inc. In conjunction with the abandonment, CEGT seeks a determination that the line is a gathering facility exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under NGA Section 1(b), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
(202)502-8659 or TTY,
(202)208-3676. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Lawrence O. Thomas, Director-Rates & Regulatory at CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co., P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or by calling
(318)429-2804. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment
(EA)and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS)or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and State agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments protests and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)
(iii)and the instructions on the Commission's Web ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) site under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* March 16, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3593 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-125-001] Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 21, 2007, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 289, to be effective February 1, 2007. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3598 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-174-000] Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 16, 2007, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff sheets with a proposed effective date of June 1, 2007: Eighth Revised Sheet No. 216. Original Sheet No. 216A. Original Sheet No. 216B. Original Sheet No. 216C. Fifth Revised Sheet No. 217. First Revised Sheet No. 218. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3600 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AC07-64-000] Energy West Development, Inc.; Notice of Filing February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 14, 2007, Energy West Development Inc., submitted a request for a waiver of its requirement to submit a report of certification (CPA Certification Statement) of its 2005 FERC Form No. 2-A. The CPA Certification statement is required under section 158.11 of the Commission's regulations. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* March 16, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3608 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-179-000] Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective April 1, 2007: Sixth Revised Sheet No. 102. Third Revised Sheet No. 304. Third Revised Sheet No. 4100. Third Revised Sheet No. 4300. Second Revised Sheet No. 4752. Second Revised Sheet No. 4757. Original Sheet No. 4764. Original Sheet No. 4765. Original Sheet No. 4766. Original Sheet No. 4767. Original Sheet No. 4768. Original Sheet No. 4769. Original Sheet No. 4770. Original Sheet No. 4771. Original Sheet No. 4772. Original Sheet No. 4773. Original Sheet No. 4774. Original Sheet No. 4775. Sheet Nos. 4776-4799. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3605 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP99-176-127] Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Negotiated Rate February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 16, 2007, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective April 1, 2007, and the related Transportation Rate Schedule FTS Agreement with a Negotiated Rate Exhibit (Agreement). Second Revised Sheet No. 26W.12. Original Sheet No. 414A.05. Natural states that copies of the filing are being mailed to all parties set out on the Commission's official service list. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3592 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-177-000] Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Paiute Pipeline Company (Paiute) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1-A, Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 161, to become effective March 1, 2007. Paiute states that copies of the filing are being served upon all of Paiute's customers and interested State regulatory commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3603 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-336-003] Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Filing February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 16, 2007 Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC (Pine Needle) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 4, with an effective date of March 1, 2007. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3597 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-488-000] Southern California Edison Company; Notice Extending Comment Period February 23, 2007. On February 20, 2007, the Commission issued a “Notice of Filing” in the above-captioned proceeding. *Combined Notice of Filings #2,* February 20, 2007. By this notice the comment period has been extended to and including March 5, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3594 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP96-312-163] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Amendment February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, (Tennessee) tendered for filing an amendment to a negotiated rate Gas Transportation Agreement, dated December 15, 1997, between Tennessee and Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation pursuant to Tennessee's Rate Schedule FT-A (Negotiated Rate Amendment). Tennessee requests the Negotiated Rate Amendment to be effective on January 1, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3607 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-176-000] Trailblazer Pipeline Company; Notice of Revenue Crediting Report February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Trailblazer Pipeline Company (Trailblazer) tendered for filing its Penalty Revenue Report. Trailblazer states the purpose of this filing is to inform the Commission that Trailblazer collected no penalty revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time March 2, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3602 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-178-000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 20, 2007, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, Ninth Revised Sheet No. 250A, Original Sheet No. 374V, and Original Sheet No. 374V.01, to become effective March 22, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3604 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-173-000] Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing February 23, 2007. Take notice that on February 16, 2007, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking) tendered for filing to be part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 5B, to become effective April 1, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3599 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12486-001] Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests February 23, 2007. a. *Type of Filing:* Notice of Intent to File License Application for an original License and Pre-Application Document. b. *Project No.:* 12486-001. c. *Dated Filed:* December 15, 2006. d. *Submitted by:* Twin Lakes Canal Company. e. *Name of Project:* Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* The proposed Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project would be located in Southeastern Idaho on the Bear River. The project would be located entirely within Franklin County approximately nine miles Northeast of Preston, Idaho. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. *Potential Applicant Contact:* Nick Josten, Project Engineer, GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83404,
(208)528-6152. i. *FERC Contact:* Shana Murray
(202)502-8333 or via e-mail at *shana.murray@ferc.gov.* j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph n below. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations there under at 50 CFR part 402; and
(b)the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. Twin Lakes Canal Company filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD); including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. m. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 1
(SD1)are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY,
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph n. Register online at *http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and SD1 as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-12486-001), and bear the heading “Comments on Pre-Application Document,” “Study Requests,” “Comments on Scoping Document 1,” “Request for Cooperating Agency Status,” or “Communications to and from Commission Staff.” Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by April 14, 2007. Comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-filing” link. o. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. However, there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)will be required. Nevertheless, the scoping meetings will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings We will hold a daytime and night time scoping meeting at the times and places noted below. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The time and location of these meetings are as follows: *Date and Time:* Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 1 p.m. (MST). *Location:* Fairgrounds, Robinson Building, 146 West 2nd Street North, Preston, Idaho 83263. *Date and Time:* Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 7 p.m. (MST). *Location:* Fairgrounds, Robinson Building, 146 West 2nd Street North, Preston, Idaho 83263. *For Directions:* Please call Clair Bosen, of Twin Lakes Canal Company at
(208)852-1612. Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, has been mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph p. Depending on the extent of comments received, a Scoping Document 2
(SD2)may or may not be issued. Site Visit The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the proposed project on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, starting at 10 a.m. All participants should meet at the Twin Lakes Canal Company, located at 2 North State Street, Preston, Idaho 83263. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Mr. Clair Bosen at
(208)852-1612 on or before March 13, 2007. Scoping Meeting Objectives At the scoping meeting, staff will:
(1)Present the proposed list of issues to be addressed in the EA;
(2)review and discuss existing conditions and resource agency management objectives;
(3)review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and potential study needs;
(4)review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of Federal, State, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5)discuss requests by any Federal or State agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the Pre-Application Document in preparation for the scoping meeting. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item m of this document. Scoping Meeting Procedures The scoping meeting will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal Commission record on the project. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3595 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98-1-000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice February 23, 2007. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC, Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at
(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. Docket No. Date received Presenter or requester Prohibited: 1. CP06-54-000 2-13-07 Grace Vander Voot. 2. CP06-54-000 2-14-07 Jeffrey M. Coffey and Georgia Coffey. Exempt: 1. CP06-54-000 1-23-07 Hon. Christopher Dodd. Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman. Hon. Rosa L. DeLauro. Hon. Christopher Shays. Hon. John Larson. Hon. Christopher Murphy. Hon. Joseph Courtney. 2. CP06-54-000 2-20-07 Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton. 3. CP06-115-000 2-20-07 David Hanobic. 4. CP06-421-000 2-21-07 Hon. Frank R. Wolf. 5. CP07-51-000 2-20-07 James Martin. 6. Project No. 1971-079 2-12-07 Alan Mitchnick. 7. Project No. 1971-079 2-21-07 Alan Mitchnick. 8. Project No. 2197-073 2-12-07 Todd Ewing. 9. Project No. 2206-030 Project No. 2197-073 2-20-07 Danny Johnson. 10. Project No. 2216-000 2-20-07 Hon. Charles E. Schumer. Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hon. Louise M. Slaughter. Hon. Thomas M. Reynolds. 11. Project No. 2539-000 1-23-07 Hon. Charles E. Schumer. Hon. Michael R. McNulty. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3596 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0022, FRL-8282-5] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's WasteWise Program, EPA ICR Number 1698.07, OMB Control Number 2050-0139 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request
(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request for an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0022, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* *rcra-docket@epa.gov.* • *Fax:* 202-566-0272. • *Mail:* RCRA Docket (5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. • *Hand Delivery:* 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0022. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *http://www.regulations.gov* your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Heizenroth, Office of Solid Waste, 5306P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; *telephone number:*
(703)308-0154; *fax number:*
(703)308-8686; *e-mail address:* *heizenroth.charles@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments? EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0022, which is available for online viewing at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or in person viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for RCRA Docket is
(202)566-0270. Use *http://www.regulations.gov* to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In? Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii)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;
(iii)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(iv)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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this collection. What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the estimate that you provide. 5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity. 6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified under DATES . 7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and **Federal Register** citation. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to? *Affected entities:* Entities potentially affected by this action are businesses, not-for-profit, and State, Local, or Tribal governments. *Title:* Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's WasteWise Program *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 1698.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0139. *ICR status:* This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2007. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* EPA's voluntary WasteWise program encourages businesses and other organizations to reduce solid waste through waste prevention, recycling, and the purchase or manufacture of recycled-content products. WasteWise participants include partners, who commit to implementing waste reduction activities of their choice, and endorsers who promote the WasteWise program and waste reduction to their members. The Partner Registration Form identifies an organization and its facilities registering to participate in WasteWise, and requires the signature of a senior official that can commit the organization to the program. (This form can be submitted either electronically or in hard copy.) Within six months of registering, each partner is asked to conduct a waste assessment and submit baseline data and waste reduction goals to EPA via the Annual Assessment Form. (This form can also be submitted either electronically or in hard copy.) On an annual basis partners are asked to report, via the Annual Assessment Form, on their progress toward achieving their waste reduction goals by estimating amounts of waste prevented and recyclables collected, and describing buying or manufacturing recycled-content products. Partners can also provide WasteWise with information on total waste prevention revenue, total recycling revenue, total avoided purchasing costs due to waste prevention, and total avoided disposal costs due to recycling and waste prevention. Additionally, they are asked to submit new waste reduction goals. Endorsers, who are typically trade associations or state/local governments, submit the Endorser Registration Form once during their endorser relationship with WasteWise. (This form can be submitted either electronically or in hard copy.) The Endorser Registration Form identifies the organization, the principal contact, and the activities to which the Endorser commits. EPA's WasteWise program uses the submitted information to
(1)identify and recognize outstanding waste reduction achievements by individual organizations,
(2)compile aggregate results that indicate overall accomplishments of WasteWise partners,
(3)identify cost-effective waste reduction strategies to share with other organizations, and
(4)identify topics on which to develop assistance and information efforts. *Burden Statement:* The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to average 1 hour per response for the Partner Registration Form, 40 hours per response for the Annual Assessment Form, and 10 hours per response for the Endorser Registration Form. This results in an estimated annual partner respondent burden of 41 hours for new partners, 40 hours for established partners, and a one-time respondent burden of 10 hours for endorsers. The estimated number of respondents is 1,675 in Year 1; 1,775 in Year 2; and 1,875 in Year 3. Estimated total annual burden on all respondents is 66,350 hours in Year 1; 70,350 hours in Year 2; and 74,350 hours in Year 3. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: *Estimated total number of potential respondents:* 1,525. *Frequency of response:* Annually. *Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:* 1. *Estimated total annual burden hours:* 56,700. *Estimated total annual costs:* $0. This includes an estimated burden cost of $0 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another **Federal Register** notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Dated: February 2, 2007. Matthew Hale, Director, Office of Solid Waste. [FR Doc. E7-3588 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142; FRL-8282-6] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake Structure Phase II Existing Facilities, EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0257 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request
(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142, by one of the following methods: • * http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov* (Identify Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142, in the subject line) • *Mail:* Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of three copies. • *Hand Delivery:* EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments identified by the Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)564-5627; e-mail address: *letnes.amelia@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments? EPA has established a public docket for the ICR identified in this document (ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142), which is available for online viewing at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. Use *http://www.regulations.gov* to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In? Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii)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;
(iii)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(iv)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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this collection. What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of technical information/data you used that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the estimate that you provide. 5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity. 6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified under DATES. 7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and **Federal Register** citation. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to? *Affected entities:* Entities potentially affected by this action include existing electric power generating facilities meeting the applicability criteria of the 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule at 40 CFR 125.91. *Title:* Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake Structure Phase II Existing Facilities. *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0257. *ICR status:* An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR Part 9, and displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* The section 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule requires the collection of information from existing point source facilities that generate and transmit electric power (as a primary activity) or generate electric power but sell it to another entity for transmission, use a cooling water intake structure
(CWIS)that uses at least 25 percent of the water it withdraws from waters of the U.S. for cooling purposes, and have a design intake flow of 50 million gallons per day
(MGD)or more. Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA)requires that any standard established under section 301 or 306 of the CWA and applicable to a point source must require that the location, design, construction and capacity of CWISs at that facility reflect the best technology available
(BTA)for minimizing adverse environmental impact. Such impact occurs as a result of impingement (where fish and other aquatic life are trapped on technologies at the entrance to CWIS) and entrainment (where aquatic organisms, eggs, and larvae are taken into the cooling system, passed through the heat exchanger, and then pumped back out with the discharge from the facility). The 316(b) Phase II rule establishes requirements applicable to the location, design, construction, and capacity of CWISs at Phase II existing facilities. These requirements establish the BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impact associated with the use of CWISs. On January 25, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded to EPA certain provisions in the 2004 Final Regulations to Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase II Existing Facilities (See *Riverkeeper, Inc.* v. *U.S. EPA,* No. 04-6692-ag(L) [2d Cir. Jan. 25, 2007]). EPA is continuing to review the decision to determine its impact on the Phase II Rule. Therefore, this ICR does not address the results of the court decision. *Burden Statement:* The annual average reporting and record keeping burden for the collection of information by facilities responding to the Section 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule is estimated to be 2,983 hours per facility respondent (i.e., an annual average of 1,157,216 hours of burden divided among an anticipated annual average of 388 facilities). The state Director reporting and record keeping burden for the review, oversight, and administration of the rule is estimated to average 2,034 hours per state respondent (i.e., an annual average of 83,383 hours of burden divided among an anticipated 41 States on average per year). Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and use technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose information. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: *Estimated total number of potential respondents:* 549 (508 facilities and 41 states). *Frequency of response:* Bi-annually, every five years. *Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:* 24. *Estimated total annual burden hours:* 1,240,599 hours. *Estimated total annual costs:* $80,556,134. This includes an estimated burden cost of $65,592,289 and an estimated cost of $14,963,845 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* The change in burden results mainly from the shift from the approval period to the renewal period of the 316(b) Phase II Existing Facilities rule. This ICR covers the last 2 years of the permit approval period (i.e., years 4 and 5 after implementation) and the first year of the renewal period (i.e., year 6 after implementation). Activities for renewing an NPDES permit already issued under the 316(b) Phase II Existing Facilities rule are less burdensome than those for issuing a permit for the first time. Additionally, for the approval period ICR (EPA ICR No. 2060.02), EPA assumed that all facilities complying with the rule would be in NPDES-authorized States. EPA has moved away from this assumption, and, for this ICR, all calculations are based on the estimated number and type of facilities in authorized and non-authorized States. Dated: February 23, 2007. James A. Hanlon, Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. E7-3589 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget February 21, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before April 2, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202)395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at *Allison_E._Zaleski@.omb.eop.gov* and to *Judith-B Herman@fcc.gov,* Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov* . If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: *http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at J *udith-B.Herman@fcc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0953. *Title:* Wireless Medical Telemetry Service, ET Docket No. 99-255, FCC 00-211. *Form No.:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents:* 2,500 respondents; 2,500 responses. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 1-4 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement, third party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 10,000 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $500,000. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* N/A. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* No information is requested that would require assurance of confidentiality. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB as an extension during this comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is no change in the number of respondents, burden hours or annual costs. The Commission adopted rules which enhance the ability of health care providers to offer high quality and cost effective care to patients with acute and chronic health care needs. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data, such as pulse and respiration rates to a nearby receiver that permits greater patient mobility and increased comfort. The Commission allocated spectrum to wireless medical telemetry services
(WMTS)on a primary basis, which allows potentially life-critical medical telemetry equipment to operate on an interference-protected basis. The Commission also adopted service rules for WMTS that “license by rule” meaning that users are permitted to operate WMTS equipment that complies with the rules without the need to apply for a license from the Commission. Furthermore, the Commission adopted rules to designate a frequency coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment. Without such a database, there would be no record of WMTS usage because WMTS transmitters are not individually licensed. All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/register their operating frequency and other relevant technical operating parameters with the designated coordinator. The database provides a record of the frequencies used by each facility or device to assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid interference. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3519 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget February 22, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning:
(a)Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 2, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of Mangement and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202)395-6466, or via fax at
(202)395-5167 or via Internet at *Allison_E._Zaleski@omb.eop.gov* and to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to *PRA@fcc.gov.* If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web page at: *http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at
(202)418-2918 or via the Internet at *PRA@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Note: Reviewers should note that for this entire extension-without-change notice, the number of respondents and burden hours noted under each collection are the same as the information collections approved on November 3, 2003. This notice does not reflect the larger number of potential respondents and burden hours identified in either the July 16, 2004 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—In the Matter of Policies and Rules Governing Interstate Pay-Per Call and Other Information Services, and Toll Free Number Usage; Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format, ( *2004 Pay-Per-Call NPRM* ), CC Docket No. 98-170, and CG Docket No. 04-244, FCC 04-162—or the October 15, 2004 **Federal Register** notice (69 FR 61184), associated with that NPRM. The larger number of respondents and burden hours identified in those documents will not take effect until the Commission finalizes the rulemaking process and receives appropriate OMB clearances for revised information collections. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0748. *Title:* Section 64.1504, Restrictions on the Use of Toll-Free Numbers. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 3,750. *Estimated Time per Response:* 2-5 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual and on occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 10,500 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personal identifiable information
(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* 47 CFR 64.1504 of the Commission's rules incorporates the requirements of Sections 228(c)(7)-(10) of the Communications Act restricting the manner in which toll-free numbers may be used to charge telephone subscribers for information services. Common carriers may not charge a calling party for information conveyed on a toll-free number call, unless the calling party:
(1)Has executed a written agreement that specifies the material terms and conditions under which the information is provided, or
(2)pays for the information by means of a prepaid account, credit, debit, charge, or calling card and the information service provider gives the calling party an introductory message disclosing the cost and other terms and conditions for the service. The disclosure requirements are intended to ensure that consumers know when charges will be levied for calls to toll-free numbers and are able to obtain information necessary to make informed choices about whether to purchase toll-free information services. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0749. *Title:* Section 64.1509, Disclosure and Dissemination of Pay-Per-Call Information. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 25. *Estimated Time per Response:* 410 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual and on occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 10,250 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personal identifiable information
(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* Common carriers that assign telephone numbers to pay-per-call services must disclose to all interested parties, upon request, a list of all assigned pay-per-call numbers. For each assigned number, carriers must also make available:
(1)A description of the pay-per-call services;
(2)the total cost per minute or other fees associated with the service; and
(3)the service provider's name, business address, and telephone number. In addition, carriers handling pay-per-call services must establish a toll-free number that consumers may call to receive information about pay-per-call services. Finally, the Commission requires carriers to provide statements of pay-per-call rights and responsibilities to new telephone subscribers at the time service is established and, although not required by statute, to all subscribers annually. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0752. *Title:* Section 64.1510, Billing Disclosure Requirements for Pay-Per-Call and Other Information Services. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 1,350. *Estimated Time per Response:* 10-40 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirements; Third party disclosure. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 27,000 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personal identifiable information
(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* Under 47 CFR 64.1510 of the Commission's rules, telephone bills containing charges for interstate pay-per-call and other information services must include information detailing consumers' rights and responsibilities with respect to these charges. Specifically, telephone bills carrying pay-per-call charges must include a consumer notification stating that:
(1)The charges are for non-communication services;
(2)local and long distance telephone services may not be disconnected for failure to pay per-call charges;
(3)pay-per-call (900 number) blocking is available upon request; and
(4)access to pay-per-call services may be involuntarily blocked for failure to pay per-call charges. In addition, each call billed must show the type of services, the amount of the charge, and the date, time, and duration of the call. Finally, the bill must display a toll-free number which subscribers may call to obtain information about pay-per-call services. Similar billing disclosure requirements apply to charges for information services either billed to subscribers on a collect basis or accessed by subscribers through a toll-free number. The billing disclosure requirements are intended to ensure that telephone subscribers billed for pay-per-call or other information services can understand the charges levied and are informed of their rights and responsibilities with respect to payment of such charges. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3522 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested February 22, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)of 1995, Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information, subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
(a)whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before April 30, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit PRA comments identified by [CG Docket No. 03-123 and/or OMB Control Number 3060-0463], by any of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* Parties who choose to file by email should submit their PRA comments to *PRA@fcc.gov* and to Allison E. Zaleski at *Allison_E._Zaleski@omb.eop.gov* . Please include the docket number and/or OMB Control number in the subject line of the message. • *Mail/Fax:* Parties who choose to file by paper should submit their PRA comments to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, and to Allison E. Zaleski, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via fax at
(202)395-5167. • *People with Disabilities:* Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: *FCC504@fcc.gov* or phone
(202)418-0539 or TTY:
(202)418-0432. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s), send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0463. *Title:* Telecommunications Relay Services and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 47 CFR 64.601 through 64.605. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities, state, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 5,052. *Estimated Time per Response:* 6 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion, Annual, Every five years reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 26,831 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personal identifiable information
(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Statute 327, 366-69, was enacted on July 26, 1990. The purpose of the ADA is to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate to end discrimination against individuals with disabilities and to bring persons with disabilities into the economic and social mainstream of American life; to provide enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities; and to ensure that the Federal government play a central role in enforcing these standards on the behalf of individuals with disabilities. Title IV of the ADA adds § 225 to the Communications Act of 1934. Section 225 of the Communications Act, requires the Commission to promulgate regulations that require all domestic telephone common carriers to provide telecommunications relay services (TRS). 47 CFR part 64, subpart F of the Commission's rules, implements certain provisions of the ADA. It contains the operational, technical, and functional standards required of all TRS providers and the procedures for state certification. Although § 225 of the Communications Act imposes on all common carriers providing interstate or intrastate telephone services an obligation to provide to hearing and speech-impaired individuals telecommunications services that enable them to communicate with hearing individuals, and charges the Commission with regulatory oversight, states may seek to establish intrastate relay services that satisfy federal requirements. Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.602 Commission's rules, any violation of subpart F by any common carrier engaged in intrastate communications will be subject to the same remedies, penalties, and procedures as are applicable in interstate communications. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3524 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 06-2386] Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau dismisses a petition for clarification filed by Communication Service for the Deaf
(CSD)requesting the Commission to clarify that the providers of American Sign Language (ASL)-to-Spanish Video Relay Service
(VRS)are not required to offer the service 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to be eligible for compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service
(TRS)Fund (Fund). DATES: Effective November 28, 2006. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office,
(800)311-4381 (voice),
(202)418-0431 (TTY), or e-mail *Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 19, 2005, the Commission released *Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities,* Order on Reconsideration, FCC 03-139, CC Docket No. 98-67 and CG Docket No. 03-123, which published in the **Federal Register** on August 31, 2005 at 70 FR 51642, reversing its conclusion that translation from ASL into Spanish is not a form of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. Also, on July 19, 2005, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order, FCC 05-140, CC Docket No. 98-67 and CG Docket No. 03-123, which published in the **Federal Register** on August 31, 2005 at 70 FR 51649, establishing a mandatory speed of answer requirement for VRS, requiring VRS to be offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On February 6, 2006, a Petition for Clarification was filed by CSD concerning the provision of ASL-to-Spanish VRS. The petition was placed on public notice, and several comments were filed. The notice was published in the **Federal Register** on March 8, 2006 at 71 FR 11644. This is a summary of the Commission's document DA 06-2386, released November 28, 2006. Synopsis On February 6, 2006, CSD filed a petition for clarification concerning whether providers of ASL-to-Spanish VRS, a form of TRS, must offer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (24/7) to be eligible for compensation from the Fund. The CSD Petition was placed on public notice, and several comments were filed. On October 19, 2006, CSD filed a letter with the Commission withdrawing its petition. *See* Letter from Karen Peltz Strauss, Legal Consultant for CSD, to Monica Desai, Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (October 19, 2006). Accordingly, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau dismisses the CSD Petition. Federal Communications Commission. Jay Keithley, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. E7-3526 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [IB Docket No. 07-23; DA No. 07-100] International Bureau Invites Comment on Proposal To Remove Certain Non-U.S.-Licensed Satellites From Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorization Purposes AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The International Bureau invites comment on a proposal to remove from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed satellites that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market for satellite services pursuant to the procedures adopted in the *DISCO II Order* . The International Bureau takes this action pursuant to its delegated authority to maintain the Section 214 Exclusion List, as set forth in the *1996 Streamlining Order* . DATES: Comments are due April 2, 2007 and reply comments are due April 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room TW-B204, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Jennifer Gorny Balatan or Howard Griboff, Policy Division, International Bureau,
(202)418-1460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this Document, the International Bureau invites comment on a proposal to remove from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed satellites that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market for satellite services pursuant to the procedure adopted in the *DISCO II Order* . This action is taken pursuant to the International Bureau's authority to maintain the Section 214 Exclusion List, which was delegated to the Bureau by the Commission in the *1996 Streamlining Order* . In the *1996 Streamlining Order,* the Commission promulgated rules for carriers to apply for and receive a global facilities-based Section 214 authorization, which allow carriers to provide international services using any U.S.-licensed facilities, such as U.S.-licensed satellites, without filing a separate Section 214 application for each new facility. In that order, the Commission also established the Section 214 Exclusion List, which identifies particular facilities and/or particular countries that are not included in a global facilities-based Section 214 authorization, and, therefore, require a separate Section 214 authorization under Section 214 of the Communications Act, as amended. Initially, the Section 214 Exclusion List included all non-U.S.-licensed satellites. In 1999, however, the Commission as a matter of administrative convenience removed from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed satellites that were on the Permitted Space Station List. The Permitted Space Station List includes all C- and Ku-band fixed-satellite service
(FSS)satellites with which U.S. earth stations with routinely authorized technical parameters are permitted to communicate without additional Commission action, provided that those communications fall within the same technical parameters and conditions established in the earth stations' original licenses. The Commission established the Permitted Space Station List in the *DISCO II First Reconsideration Order* to simplify the *DISCO II* process for non-U.S.-licensed FSS satellites seeking to serve the U.S. market. The administrative convenience provided by using the Permitted Space Station List to determine which non-U.S.-licensed satellites would be included in a global facilities-based Section 214 authorization is limited, however, by the fact that the Permitted Space Station List includes only C- and Ku-band FSS satellites. Non-U.S.-licensed satellites that operate in other services such as MSS, or in other frequency bands such as the L-, Ka-, or V-bands, would not be added to the Permitted Space Station List, and, therefore, still require a separate Section 214 authorization specifically permitting access to those satellites. In view of these limitations, the International Bureau proposes to remove from the Section 214 Exclusion List any non-U.S.-licensed satellites that have been allowed to provide service to the United States under the *DISCO II* procedure. Under this proposal, the Permitted Space Station List would no longer be used for international Section 214 authorization purposes, and the proposal's adoption would allow service providers to access any authorized non-U.S.-licensed satellites through a global facilities-based Section 214 authorization. Note that only non-U.S.-licensed satellites that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market pursuant to the *DISCO II* procedure, which includes the public interest analysis, would qualify for removal from the Section 214 Exclusion List under this proposal. *Ex Parte Presentations.* This is a permit-but-disclose proceeding. *Ex parte* presentations are permitted, provided they are disclosed as provided in §§ 1.1202, 1.1203, and 1.1206(a) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.1202, 1.1203, and 1.1206(a). *Comments.* Interested parties may file comments on or before 30 days after publication in the **Federal Register** , and reply comments on or before 45 days after publication in the **Federal Register** . All filings concerning matters referenced in the Public Notice should refer to *DA 07-100* and *IB Docket No. 07-23* . Comments may be filed using:
(1)The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS),
(2)the Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, or
(3)by filing paper copies. *See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,* 63 FR 24121 (1998). *Electronic Filers:* Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: *http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/* or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, filers must transmit one electronic copy of the comments for the docket number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an e-mail to *ecfs@fcc.gov* , and include the following words in the body of the message, “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in response. *Paper Filers:* Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of *before* entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554. One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or facsimile, or if delivered as a paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service (according to the procedures set forth above for paper filings), to the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., at *http://www.bcpiweb.com* or
(202)488-5563 (facsimile). Copies of comments, reply comments, and *ex partes* in this matter may be obtained from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., in person at 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, via telephone at
(202)488-5300, via facsimile at
(202)488-5563, or via e-mail at *fcc@bcpiweb.com* . The comments, reply comments and *ex partes* are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the following Commission office: FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents are also available electronically through the Commission's ECFS, which may be accessed on the Commission's Internet Web site at *http://www.fcc.gov* . *People with Disabilities:* Contact the FCC to request materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format, etc.) by e-mail at *FCC504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3521 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [Report No. 2805] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding February 2, 2007. A Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI)(1-800-378-3160). Oppositions to this petition must be filed by March 16, 2007. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired. *Subject:* In the Matter of Reallocation of 30 MHz of 700 MHz Spectrum (747-762/777-792 MHz) from Commercial Use (RM-11348). Assignment of 30 MHz of 700 MHz Spectrum (747-762/777-792 MHz) to the Public Safety Broadband Trust for Deployment of a Shared Public Safety/Commercial Next Generation Wireless Network. *Number of Petitions Filed:* 1. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-3518 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at 10 a.m. PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings or arbitration. Internal personnel rules and procedures or matters affecting a particular employee. PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202)694-1220. Mary W. Dove, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 07-981 Filed 2-27-07; 3:07 pm]
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- New shipper reviews under section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act; expedited reviews in countervailing duty proceedings.§ 351.214
- Access to business proprietary information.§ 351.305
- Written argument.§ 351.309
- Hearings.§ 351.310
- Sunset reviews under section 751(c) of the Act.§ 351.218
- Filing, document identification, format, translation, service, and certification of documents.§ 351.303
- Central Records Unit and Administrative Protective Order and Dockets Unit.§ 351.103
- Definitions.§ 351.102
- Subsidy extinguishment from changes in ownership.§ 351.526
- Extension of time limits; return of untimely filed or unsolicited material.§ 351.302
- What is an enrollment of needy students?§ 607.3
- What are low educational and general expenditures?§ 607.4
- What institutions are eligible to receive a grant under the Strengthening Institutions Program?§ 607.2
- What are the selection criteria for development grants?§ 607.22
- What special funding consideration does the Secretary provide?§ 607.23
- Requirements for a continuation award.§ 75.118
- Financial and performance reports.§ 75.720
- How does a grantee maintain its eligibility?§ 606.31
- Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).§ 385.211
- Protests, interventions, and comments.§ 154.210
- Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review.§ 157.9
- Intervention (Rule 214).§ 385.214
- Interventions and protests.§ 157.10
- Filings and Other Submissions.§ 385.2001
- Participants in the Section 106 process.§ 800.2
- Pre-application document.§ 5.6
- Rules governing off-the-record communications (Rule 2201).§ 385.2201
- Service (Rule 2010).§ 385.2010
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- 19 CFR 351.304-306
- 19 CFR 351
- 16 CFR 1212
- 15 USC 2051-2084
- 16 CFR 1632
- 15 USC 1191-1204
- 16 CFR 1633
- Pub. L. 92-463
- 20 USC 7225-7225g
- 34 CFR 607
- 20 USC 1057-1059d
- 34 CFR 79
- 18 CFR 5
- 50 CFR 402
- 40 CFR 1501.6
- 40 CFR 9
- 5 CFR 1320.12
- 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv)
- 40 CFR 125.91
- Pub. L. 104-13
- 47 CFR 64.1504
- 47 CFR 64.1510
- 47 CFR 64.601
- Pub. L. 101-336
- 47 CFR 64
- 47 CFR 64.602
- 47 CFR 1.1202
- 47 CFR 1.429(e)
- 47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)
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