Fed. Reg. Notices — Correction Notice

BILLING CODE 4000-01-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Correction Notice. SUMMARY: On March 28, 2007, the Department of Education published a notice in the **Federal Register** (Page 14542, Column 1) for the information collection, “Study of the Program for Infant Toddler Care”. This notice hereby corrects the number of responses from 2,667 to 3,722. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Dated: April 27, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. E7-8354 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of open meeting and partially closed meetings. SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board.

This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify members of the general public of their opportunity to attend. Individuals who will need special accommodations in order to attend the meeting ( *i.e.* ; interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202-357-6938 or at *Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov* no later than May 4, 2007.

We will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. DATES: May 17-19, 2007. *Times:* May 17 Committee Meetings *Assessment Development Committee:* Open Session—12 p.m. to 3 p.m.; *Reporting and Dissemination Committee:* Closed Session—3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Open Session—3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; *Executive Committee:* Open Session—4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 18 *Full Board:* Open Session—8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m..;

Closed Session—12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Open Session—1:45 p.m.—3 p.m.; Closed Session—3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Committee Meetings *Assessment Development Committee:* Open Session—9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; *Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology:* Open Session—9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; Closed Session—11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; *Reporting and Dissemination Committee:* Open Session—9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; May 19 *Nominations Committee:* Closed Session—8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. *Full Board:* Open Session—9 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Location:* The Langham Hotel, 250 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20002-4233, Telephone:

(202)357-6938. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994, as amended. The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Board's responsibilities include selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment objectives, developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade and subject tested, developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and developing standards and procedures for interstate and national comparisons. On May 17, the Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in closed session on May 17 from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to receive a briefing on secure data on participation, exclusion, and accommodation rates for grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2007 NAEP assessments. The NAEP reports will be not be released until the fall of 2007. The meeting must be conducted in closed session as disclosure of proposed test items for the reading assessment would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP program, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session on May 17 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Executive Committee will meet in open session on May 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On May 18, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. the Board will approve the agenda, followed by welcome remarks. The Board will then receive the Executive Director's report and hear an update on the work of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). From 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on May 18, the Assessment Development Committee and the Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session. The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet in open session on May 18 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and will meet in closed session from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to discuss the 2006 NAEP Economics Achievement Levels for Grade 12. This briefing will involve discussion of achievement level findings which constitute a major basis for the national release of the NAEP Grade 12 Economics results, and cannot be released in an open meeting prior to the official release of the reports. The meeting must therefore be conducted in closed session as disclosure of data would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP release activities, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. On May 18, the full Board will meet in closed session from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Board will receive a briefing provided by the National Center for Education Statistics on the NAEP 2006 U.S. History and Civics Report Cards. The Governing Board will be provided with embargoed data that cannot be discussed in an open meeting prior to their official release. The meeting must therefore be conducted in closed session as disclosure of data would significantly impede implementation of The Nation's Report Card initial release activities, as protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. On May 18 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. the Board will receive a presentation on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Board will meet in closed session to discuss the 2006 NAEP Economics Achievement Levels for Grade 12. This briefing will involve discussion of achievement level findings which constitute a major basis for the national release of the NAEP Grade 12 Economics results, and cannot be released in an open meeting prior to the official release of the reports. The meeting must therefore be conducted in closed session as disclosure of data would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP release activities, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. On May 19, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed session from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to review and discuss confidential information regarding nominees received for Board vacancies for terms beginning on October 1, 2007. These discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules and practices of an agency and will disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. The full Board will meet in open session on May 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. the Board will receive a briefing on NAEP Accommodations. Board actions on policies and Committee reports are scheduled to take place between 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon which the May 19, 2007 session of the Board meeting will adjourn. Detailed minutes of the meeting, including summaries of the activities of the closed sessions and related matters that are informative to the public and consistent with the policy of section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 14 days of the meeting. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. *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/index.html* 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: April 27, 2007. Charles E. Smith, Executive Director, U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board. [FR Doc. E7-8357 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Organization of PJM States, Inc., District of Columbia Public Service Commission, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Kentucky Public Service Commission, Maryland Public Service Commission, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Petitioners; v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Respondent: Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional April 25, 2007. Effective April 24, 2007, Alan Haymes, of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), was designated as non-decisional staff in the above-captioned docket. As non-decisional staff, Mr. Haymes will not participate in an advisory capacity in deliberations on the issues pending therein. Separated non-decisional and advisory staffs are prohibited from communicating with one another concerning the deliberations set forth above. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8335 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [RT01-99-000, RT01-99-001, RT01-99-002 and RT01-99-003; RT01-86-000, RT01-86-001 and RT01-86-002; RT01-95-000, RT01-95-001 and RT01-95-002; RT01-2-000, RT01-2-001, RT01-2-002 and RT01-2-003; RT01-98-000; RT02-3-000] Regional Transmission Organizations; Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, et al.; New York Independent System Operator, Inc., et al.; PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al.; PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; ISO New England, Inc. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.: Notice of Filing April 25, 2007. Take notice that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., New York Independent System Operator, Inc. and ISO New England, Inc. have posted on their internet websites information updating their progress on the resolution of RTO seams. Any person desiring to file comments on this information should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such comments should be filed on or before the comment date. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. *Comment Date:* May 16, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8332 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-51-000] Texxon Utilities, Ltd. Co.; WCW International, Inc.; Notice of Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date April 25, 2007. On April 25, 2007, the Commission issued an order that instituted a proceeding in the above-referenced docket, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, concerning the justness and reasonableness of the market-based rates of Texxon Utilities, Ltd. Co. and WCW International, Inc. The refund effective date in the above-docketed proceedings, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8334 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 April 25, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC07-61-000. *Applicants:* Horsehead Corporation; Horsehead Holding Corporation. *Description:* Horsehead Corp. and Horsehead Holding Corp. submit an amendment to its 2/16/07 filing and request expedited action. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-5037. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 4, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER01-316-024. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc. *Description:* ISO New England, Inc submits its Index of Customers for the first quarter of 2007 in compliance with FERC's 6/1/01 letter order. *Filed Date:* 04/18/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0006. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-1699-007. *Applicants:* Pilot Power Group, Inc. *Description:* Pilot Power Group, Inc submits its Updated Market Analysis. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0181. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER04-691-085. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits proposed revisions to their Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 04/17/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0375. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-262-003. *Applicants:* Pittsfield Generating Company. *Description:* Pittsfield Generating Co, LP submits a Refund Report and modified and restated cost-of-service agreement pursuant to the Commission's 4/2/07 order. *Filed Date:* 04/19/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0374. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 10, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-554-002. *Applicants:* Virginia Electric & Power Company. *Description:* Virginia Electric and Power Co submits a revised Settlement Agreement with Old Dominion Electric Coop et al in compliance with the Commission's 4/3/02 Order. *Filed Date:* 04/18/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0005. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-434-002. *Applicants:* Jersey Central Power & Light Company; FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. *Description:* Jersey Central Power & Light Company et al submit Second Revised Sheet 3 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volumes No 1, et al. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0180. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-508-001. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, LLC. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an amendment to its proposal to revise its Operating Agreement and Open Access Transmission Tariff etc submitted on 2/2/07 in response to FERC's 4/3/07 directive. *Filed Date:* 04/18/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0008. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-572-001. *Applicants:* Wisconsin Power and Light Company. *Description:* Wisconsin Power and Light Company submits Revised Master Power Supply Agreement with Great Lakes Utilities originally filed on 2/26/07. *Filed Date:* 04/19/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070423-0007. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 10, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-689-001. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection LLC submits revised Interconnection Service Agreement between PJM, Industrial Power Generating Co LLC, and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0181. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-765-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* The American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits an interconnection and local delivery service agreement with the Village of Cygnet, Ohio. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0182. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-766-000. *Applicants:* Indiana Michigan Power Company. *Description:* Indiana Michigan Power Company submits First Revised Sheet 29 et al which cancels Original Sheet 29 to FERC Rate Schedule 101 etc. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0183. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-767-000. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc.; New England Power Pool Participants Committee. *Description:* ISO New England Inc & New England Power Pool Participants Committee submits Market Rule 1 changes relating to the real-time scheduling of energy transactions over the underwater cable etc. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0130. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-768-000. *Applicants:* Indiana Michigan Power Company. *Description:* Indiana Michigan Power Company submits a Notice of cancellation of Rate Schedules 70, 74 and Service Agreement 4 under FERC electric Tariff, Original Volume 4 etc. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0185. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-769-000. *Applicants:* Cedar Rapids Transmission Company, Ltd. *Description:* Cedar Rapids Transmission Company, Ltd submits its application for market based rate authority and on 2/23/07 Open Access Transmission Tariff to supplement the 4/20/07 filing. *Filed Date:* 04/20/07 and 04/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0198 and 20070424-0199. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-770-000. *Applicants:* Williams Power Company, Inc. *Description:* Williams Power Company, Inc submits proposed FERC Rate Schedule 3 and supporting cost data under which Williams specifies its revenue requirement for providing cost-based Reactive Supply and Voltage Control etc. *Filed Date:* 04/20/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070424-0186. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-772-000. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc submits proposed revisions to Sheet 208 of its ISO's Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff. *Filed Date:* 04/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0162. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-773-000. *Applicants:* Velocity Futures, L.P. *Description:* Velocity Futures LP submits its Petition for Acceptance of Initial Rate Schedule, Waivers and Blanket Authority designated as FERC 1. *Filed Date:* 04/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0163. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-774-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison Company submits its revised Rate sheets to its Transmission Owner Tariff. *Filed Date:* 04/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0164. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-776-000. *Applicants:* Westar Energy, Inc. *Description:* Westar Energy Inc submits Fourth Revised Sheets 1 and 4 of First Revised Rate Schedule 233, Electric Power Supply Agreement with the City of Robinson, Kansas etc. *Filed Date:* 04/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0159. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-777-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits a first revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement 1422 with the Village of Deshler. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0158. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-778-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits a first revision to the Interconnection & Local Delivery Service Agreement 1416 with the Village of Arcadia. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0157. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-779-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Services Corp. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits a first revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement 1423 with the Village of Greenwich. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0156. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-780-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits a first revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement 1417 with the Village of Bloomdale. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0155. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-781-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for AEP Operating Companies submits a first revision to the Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement 1418 with the City of Bryan. *Filed Date:* 04/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-0154. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings 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) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 dockets(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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8326 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Public Comment Meetings for the Elba III Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement April 25, 2007. Southern LNG Inc. (Docket No. CP06-470-000); Elba Express Company, L.L.C. (Docket Nos. CP06-471-000, CP06-472-000, and CP06-473-000); Southern Natural Gas Company (Docket No. CP06-474-000) On March 30, 2007, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for the Elba III Project, proposed by Southern LNG Inc., Elba Express Company, LLC, and their parent company Southern Natural Gas Company, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation. Issuance of the draft EIS began a 45-day public comment period which will end on May 21, 2007. In addition to accepting written comments on the draft EIS, the Commission staff will be hosting public comment meetings in the project area to accept oral comments as listed in the following table. Public meeting date and time Location Monday, May 7, 2007 at 7 p.m Washington-Wilkes High School Cafeteria, 304 Gordon Street, Washington, GA 30673, Phone:

(706)678-2426. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 7 p.m Thomson High School Cafeteria, 1160 White Oak Road, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone:

(706)986-4200. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 7 p.m Sylvania Recreation Building, 605 Millen Highway, Sylvania, GA 30467, Phone:

(912)863-2388. Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 7 p.m Quality Inn Conference Center, (Southburg Chateau Room), 301 Governor Truetlen Drive, Pooler, GA 31322, Phone:

(912)748-6464. Comment Procedure Instructions for submitting written comments are included in the draft EIS and the Notice of Availability that were issued on March 30, 2007. These documents can be found on the FERC Internet website as discussed below. Oral comments presented at the public comment meetings will be given the same consideration as written comments received by mail before the close of the public comment period on May 21, 2007. As with previous public meetings on the Elba III Project, attendees will be asked to provide their name and address so that any project-related environmental information issued by the Commission may be mailed to all attendees. Additionally, those wishing to provide oral comments will be asked to put their name on a Speakers List. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to provide oral comments, speakers may be asked to limit their presentations to 5 minutes in order that all speakers may be accommodated. Transcripts of the public comment meetings will be prepared and placed into the FERC's public record. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8338 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP07-128-000] Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kirk Compressor Station Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues April 25, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment

(EA)that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Kirk Compressor Station Project (Project), involving construction and operation of a compressor station and appurtenances by Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company (CPG). This notice announces the opening of the scoping process we will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff determine which issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on May 25, 2007. This notice is being sent to affected landowners within half mile of the proposed compressor station; Federal, State, and local government representatives and agencies; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties in this proceeding; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Project Description CPG proposes to construct a new natural gas-fired compressor station referred to as the Kirk Compressor Station which would consist of a single 10,310 horsepower gas fired compressor unit and appurtenances near Kirk in Yuma County, Colorado. The proposed Project would permit the firm transportation of an additional 70,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas to a delivery point near Greensburg, Kansas. The general location of the project is shown on the map attached as Appendix 1. 1 1 The appendix referenced in this notice is not being printed in the **Federal Register** . Copies of the appendix

(map)are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, call

(202)502-8371. Copies of the appendix will be sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail. The Kirk Compressor Station would be constructed on a 40 acre tract of land which is owned by CPG. Approximately 3.69 acres would be permanently disturbed for placement of the compressor station and access road. The current land use is fallow agricultural land. The closest residence is located more than one mile away from the proposed compressor station site (approximately 5,500 feet north northwest of the site). The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping”. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments received will be considered during the preparation of the EA. The Commission's staff will prepare an EA that will describe the potential environmental impacts that could result from construction and operation of the proposed project under the general headings: • Water resources, wetlands, and waterbodies • Vegetation and wildlife • Threatened and endangered species • Cultural resources • Geology and soils • Land use and residences • Air quality and noise • Reliability and safety Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to federal, state, and local government agencies; public interest groups; Native American tribes; interested individuals; affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A 30-day comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments submitted in any Commission Order that is issued for the project. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the public participation section below. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commenter, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Generally, comments are submitted regarding the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. This notice and request for environmental comments is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state and local government representatives and agencies; environmental and public interest groups; other interested parties in this proceeding; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this notice and to encourage their comments concerning this proposed project. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded, please mail them to our office on or before May 25, 2007. When filing comments please: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2; DG2E; and Reference Docket No. CP07-128-000 on the original and both copies. Please note that the Commission strongly encourages the electronic filing (“eFiling”) of comments, interventions or protests to this proceeding. Instructions on how to “eFile” comments can be found on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “Documents and Filings” link. We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 2). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list. Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an “intervenor”. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process. Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the Commission's e-Filing system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the Secretary of the Commission and must end a copy of its filings to all other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered. Environmental Mailing List An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.* Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8333 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12470-001] City of Broken Bow, OK; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments April 25, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* Original Major License. b. *Project No.:* 12470-001. c. *Date filed:* July 26, 2006. d. *Applicant:* City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. e. *Name of Project:* Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam Hydropower Project. f. *Location:* On the Mountain Fork River in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The project would be located at the United States Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam and would occupy lands administered by the Corps. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Olen Hill, City Manager, City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, 210 North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma 74728;

(405)584-2282. i. *FERC Contact:* Peter Leitzke at

(202)502-6059, or *peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.* j. *Deadline for filing scoping comments:* May 25, 2007. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Scoping comments 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 “eFiling” link. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The proposed run-of-river project, using the Corps' existing Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam and Reservoir, would consist of:

(1)Three 93.5-foot-long penstocks through the eastern portion of the re-regulation dam;

(2)a 112-foot-wide by 129-foot-long powerhouse containing three turbine-generator units and having a total installed capacity of 4 megawatts;

(3)a 170-foot-long tailrace that would return flows to the Mountain Fork River;

(4)a 1,891-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; and

(5)appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 17,500 megawatt-hours. m. A copy of the application is 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, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. n. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov.esubscribenow.htm* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. *Scoping Process:* The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental Assessment

(EA)for the Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam Hydropower Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The Commission staff, agency representatives, and interested members of the public visited the project site and attended project information meetings conducted by the City of Broken Bow in 2001. The City of Broken Bow worked with the resource agencies and members of the public under the Alternative Licensing Process in preparing the license application, including preparation of a Draft Environmental Assessment which was filed as part of the application. Therefore, we do not anticipate at this time that there is adequate justification:

(1)To arrange for Commission staff and interested members of the public to visit the project site; or

(2)to hold a public meeting near the project site. Instead, we are soliciting comments, recommendations, and information on the Scoping Document

(SD)issued on April 24, 2007. Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and the applicant's service list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on the web 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 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8336 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2916-073] East Bay Municipal Utility District; Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests April 25, 2007. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Application Type:* Non-Project Use Of Project Lands And Waters. b. *Project No.:* 2916-073. c. *Date Filed:* April 18, 2007. d. *Applicant:* East Bay Municipal Utility District. e. *Name of Project:* Lower Mokelumne River Project. f. *Location:* The project is located on the Mokelumme River, in Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin Counties, California. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r) and 799 and 801. h. *Applicant Contact:* Leo J. O'Brien, Manager, Water Resource Planning, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, 375 Eleventh Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4240.

(510)287-1143. i. *FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Shana High at

(202)502-8674, or e-mail address: *shana.high@ferc.gov.* j. *Deadline for filing comments and or motions:* May 25, 2007. k. *Description of Request:* East Bay Municipal Utility District is requesting Commission approval to construct a pumping plant, power substation, architectural berming, and storage tank, and install 16,500 feet of tunneled pipeline, within the project boundary to facilitate the movement of water from the Freeport Regional Water Project through a pipeline near Camanche Reservoir. The facilities would not withdraw any water from Camanche Reservoir. l. *Locations of the Application:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202)502-8371. 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. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* for TTY, call

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item

(h)above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable. Please include the project number (P-2916-073) on any comments or motions filed. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8337 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0343; FRL-8127-4] Soil Fumigant Pesticides; Notice of Public Meetings AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)is planning to hold two stakeholder meetings to obtain public input on risk management options for the soil fumigant pesticides chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, metam potassium, and methyl bromide. Reregistration for 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D or Telone) was completed in 1998, but it is included in the review for comparative purposes. The public meetings will be held in the states of Washington and Florida in late May and early June 2007. The purpose of the meetings is for the Agency to obtain first-hand comments on possible human health risk mitigation options from stakeholders who are most affected by soil fumigant use, including growers, professional fumigant applicators, farm workers, neighbors and community members, local officials, and others. EPA also plans to participate in a stakeholder meeting focusing on risk mitigation options for the soil fumigants metam sodium and metam potassium, held by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation in late May 2007. California and EPA have been working together on soil fumigant issues during the last several years, and use similar approaches to reduce exposure. Stakeholders' comments at these meetings will help inform EPA's decision later this year on the reregistration eligibility of several soil fumigant pesticides. Through the reregistration program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: The meeting in Richland, Washington will be held on May 22, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting in Ft. Myers, Florida will be held on June 6, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT , preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Spanish language translation will be available at both meetings. ADDRESSES: The Washington meeting will be held at the Federal Building, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, Washington 99352. The Florida meeting will be held at the Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe Street, Ft. Myers, Florida 33901. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: *For Washington meeting information contact* . Veronique LaCapra, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)605-1525; fax number:

(703)308-8090; e-mail address: *lacapra.veronique@epa.gov/.* *For Florida meeting information contact* . Nathan Mottl, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)305-0208; fax number:

(703)308-7070; e-mail address: *mottl.nathan@epa.gov/.* *For general information contact* . John Leahy, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)305-6703; fax number:

(703)308-8090; e-mail address: *leahy.john@epa.gov/.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. *Docket.* EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0343. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. 2. *Electronic access* . You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr* . II. Background EPA is currently reviewing six soil fumigant pesticides. Four of the six are in review for reregistration, including chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, metam potassium, and methyl bromide. A fifth chemical, iodomethane, is being reviewed for registration and is a possible alternative to methyl bromide. Reregistration for 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D or Telone) was completed in 1998, but is included in the review for comparative purposes. EPA is reviewing the soil fumigant pesticides using the 6-Phase Public Participation Process described in the Agency's May 14, 2004 **Federal Register** notice (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9). During Phase 5, the Agency is issuing for public comment revised risk assessments, benefits assessments, and a paper outlining risk management options for the soil fumigants. To obtain additional, first-hand input from stakeholders, EPA is holding meetings during the Phase 5 public comment period in areas of high soil fumigant use. EPA will begin each public meeting with a brief overview of predicted risks and benefits of soil fumigant use, as well as possible measures that the Agency expects will reduce risks. After providing guidelines for making comments, the Agency will take comments from the public during the remainder of the day. EPA plans to transcribe the meetings so that comments received can be placed in the docket where they will be available to other members of the public. EPA also plans to participate in a stakeholder meeting held by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on May 30, 2007, focusing on California's risk management proposals for soil fumigants that produce MITC, specifically metam sodium and metam potassium. California and EPA have been working together on soil fumigant issues during the last several years. Because the mitigation proposals for these chemicals include similar approaches to reduce exposures, EPA will also consider public comments provided by stakeholders during this meeting. Please visit the California Department of Pesticide Regulation website for more information: *http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/.* After considering all information and comments received during Phase 5 through the public meetings and the docket, EPA plans to develop risk management decisions for the soil fumigant pesticides later in 2007. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 24, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8277 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125; FRL-8127-7] Metam Sodium and Metam Potassium; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment, Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigants metam sodium and metam potassium. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on the risk reduction options paper for fumigants including metam sodium and metam potassium and EPA's benefits assessments for the soil fumigants. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological risk assessment which was not revised since the last public comment period. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for metam sodium and metam potassium through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA also is concurrently assessing the risks of four other soil fumigant pesticides to ensure that its assessment approaches are consistent, and to ensure that risk tradeoffs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching risk management decisions. The Agency is seeking the same input from the public on these pesticides on a similar schedule. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronique LaCapra, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)605-1525; fax number:

(703)308-7070; e-mail address: *lacapra.veronique@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the Agency's revised human health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment, initially issued for comment through a **Federal Register** notice published on July 13, 2005, (70 FR 40333) (FRL-7722-1); a response to comments; and related documents for metam sodium and metam potassium. EPA also is soliciting public comment on the risk reduction options paper and benefits assessments for the soil fumigants. EPA developed the risk assessments for metam sodium and metam potassium as part of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Metam sodium and metam potassium are non-selective pre-plant soil fumigants with fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal properties. They are registered for use on all food, feed and fiber crops including turf and ornamentals. Metam sodium's major agricultural use sites include potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, onions, and peanuts. Metam potassium's major use sites are lettuce, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and watermelons. Metam sodium is also registered for use in orchard replant, on golf course turf, and for small areas of turf and soil. In addition, metam sodium is used as a root-control agent in drains and sewers. Metam sodium and metam potassium are also registered for a variety of antimicrobial and industrial uses. Metam sodium and metam potassium are converted to methyl isothiocyanate

(MITC)in the environment, particularly in the presence of moisture (such as in soil after application). It is MITC that performs the fumigating activity. The volatility of metam sodium and metam potassium in the environment, and results of metabolism studies in plants, assure that there is no reasonable expectation of finite residues to be incurred in/on any raw agricultural commodity when the products are applied according to label directions. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for metam sodium and metam potassium. Risks of concern associated with the use of metam sodium and metam potassium include bystander and worker risks. A complete list of the risks and the mitigation options can be found in the Risk Mitigation Options Document docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125. A Readers Guide has been created to provide an organizational structure to the metam sodium and metam potassium docket, to allow readers to more easily access and navigate the various entries contained in the metam sodium and metam potassium docket, and to facilitate public comment. You may find this guide in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, metam sodium and metam potassium are being reviewed through the full 6-Phase public participation process. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments and proposals will become part of the Agency Docket for metam sodium and metam potassium. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. After considering comments received, EPA will develop and issue the metam sodium and metam potassium RED. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 25, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8269 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128; FRL-8126-7] Dazomet Revised Human Health Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigant dazomet. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on the risk reduction options paper for dazomet and EPA's benefits assessments for the soil fumigants. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological risk assessment. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for dazomet through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA also is concurrently assessing the risks of five other soil fumigant pesticides to ensure that its assessment approaches are consistent, and to ensure that risk tradeoffs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching risk management decisions. The Agency is seeking the same input from the public on these pesticides on a similar schedule. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathryn O'Connell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-0136; fax number:

(703)308-7070; e-mail address: *oconnell.cathryn @epa.gov* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the Agency's revised human health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment, initially issued for comment through a **Federal Register** notice published on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40339)(FRL-7721-8 ); a response to comments; and related documents for dazomet. EPA also is soliciting public comment on the risk reduction options paper and the benefits assessments for the soil fumigants. EPA developed the risk assessments for dazomet as part of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Dazomet is used as non-selective pre-plant soil fumigant with fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal properties. It is used on strawberries, tomatoes, golf greens/tees, nonbearing crops, turf sites, ornamental sites, field nurseries, compost piles, and potting soils. Typical applications are made prior to planting to sterilize the soil. Dazomet may also be applied in a variety of industrial places such as paper mills, oilfield drilling muds and work over or completion fluids, and recirculating cooling water systems to control slime forming and/or spoilage bacteria. Dazomet is converted to methyl isothiocyanate

(MITC)in the environment, particularly in the presence of moisture, such as in soil after application. It is MITC that performs the fumigating activity. The volatility of dazomet in the environment and results of metabolism studies in plants assure that there is no reasonable expectation of finite residues to be incurred in/on any raw agricultural commodity when the products are applied according to label directions. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for dazomet. Risks of concern associated with the use of dazomet include bystander and worker risks. A complete list of the risks and the mitigation options can be found in the Risk Mitigation Options Document (docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128-0030). A Readers Guide has been created to provide an organizational structure to the dazomet docket, to allow readers to more easily access and navigate the various entries contained in the dazomet docket, and to facilitate public comment. You may find this guide at document number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128-0029. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, dazomet is being reviewed through the full 6-Phase public participation process. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments and proposals will become part of the Agency Docket for dazomet. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. After considering comments received, EPA will develop and issue the dazomet RED. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 25, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8274 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8124-8] Methyl Bromide Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Soil, Greenhouses, and Residential/Structural Uses, Notice of Availability, and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options (Phase 5 of 6-Phase Process) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide methyl bromide. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on two risk mitigation options documents for methyl bromide and EPA's preliminary benefits assessments. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological risk assessment which, based on public comments in phase 3, was not revised. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for the methyl bromide soil, greenhouses, and residential/structural uses through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA completed a red for commodity uses of methyl bromide, including uses that have tolerances, in August 2006. EPA also is concurrently assessing the risks of five other fumigant pesticides that also have soil uses to ensure that its assessment approaches are consistent, and to ensure that risk tradeoffs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching risk management decisions. The Agency is seeking the same input from the public on these pesticides. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Weiss, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-8293; fax number:

(703)308-8005; e-mail address: *weiss.steven@epa.gov* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the Agency's revised human health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment, initially issued for comment through a **Federal Register** notice published on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40336)] [(FRL-7721-3 )]; a response to comments; and related documents for methyl bromide. EPA also is soliciting public comment on two risk mitigation options documents and benefits assessments for methyl bromide. EPA developed the risk assessments for methyl bromide as part of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Methyl bromide is primarily used on terrestrial non-food use sites but other commonly treated sites include indoor food and non-food use sites, residential settings, and commercial/industrial facilities. Strawberries (54 percent), eggplant (43 percent), peppers (17 percent), and tomatoes (13 percent) are the crops with the highest percentage of their overall acreage treated. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for methyl bromide. Risks of concern associated with the use of methyl bromide include bystander risks which exceed the Agency's level of concern for several scenarios. Bystanders would include any person living, working, or located near a fumigant application that may be exposed to emissions coming off the treated area (e.g., field). Worker risks also exceed Agency's level of concern for the majority of scenarios considered, even when appropriate mitigation measures were considered (e.g., respirators and emission reduction technology such as tarps). Acute risks to birds and mammals do not exceed the Agency's level of concern. However, there is a potential for exposure over a prolonged period. For aquatic organisms, the only aquatic LOC exceeded is the acute endangered species LOC for aquatic invertebrates. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, methyl bromide is being reviewed through the full 6-Phase public participation process. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments and proposals will become part of the Agency Docket for methyl bromide. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. After considering comments received, EPA will develop and issue the methyl bromide RED for soil, greenhouses, and residential/structural uses. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 17, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8275 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350; FRL-8125-9] Chloropicrin Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised risk assessments for the pesticide chloropicrin. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on risk reduction options paper for chloropicrin and a preliminary benefits assessment. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for chloropicrin through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA is also concurrently assessing the risks of five other soil fumigant pesticides to ensure that its assessment approaches are consistent and to ensure that risk tradeoffs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching management decisions. The Agency is seeking the same input for the other soil fumigants on a similar schedule. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Mottl, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)305-0208; fax number:

(703)308-7070; e-mail address: *mottl.nathan@epa.gov* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the Agency's revised risk assessments, previously issued for comment through a **Federal Register** notice published on November 29, 2006 (Vol. 71 FR 69112) (FRL-8087-4 ); response to comments documents; and related documents for chloropicrin. EPA is also soliciting public comment on a risk reduction options paper for chloropicrin and preliminary benefits assessments. EPA developed the risk assessments for chloropicrin as part of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Chloropicrin is a non-selective pre-plant soil fumigant with fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal properties. Chloropicrin is also used in combination with other soil fumigants and as a warning agent for other soil fumigants such as methyl bromide and telone (1,3-Dichloropropane). Chloropicrin is primarily used for pre-plant soil uses for agricultural crops and greenhouses. However, chloropicrin is also used for fumigations for empty grain and storage bins, tree replant sites, and wood telephone poles and timber. An estimated 5-9 million pounds of chloropicrin is applied annually. Crops for which over a million pounds of chloropicrin are used annually include tobacco (3.6 million pounds), tomatoes (1.7 million pounds), and strawberries (1.4 million pounds). Strawberries (20 percent), tobacco (15 percent), and tomatoes (10 percent) are the crops with the highest percentage of their overall acreage treated. Many of the pre-plant soil fumigation uses of chloropicrin are used in combination with either methyl bromide or telone. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for chloropicrin. Risks of concern associated with the use of chloropicrin are: bystander inhalation exposure risk, worker inhalation risk, and ecological risk. Bystanders would include any person living, working, or located near a fumigant application that may be exposed to emissions coming off the treated field. A complete list of the risks and the mitigation options can be found in the Risk Mitigation Options Document (available at ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350-0003). A Readers Guide has been created to provide and organizational structure to the chloropicrin docket, to allow readers to more easily access and navigate the various entries contained in the chloropicrin docket, and to facilitate public comment. You may find this guide at ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350-0002. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, chloropicrin is being reviewed through the full 6-Phase public participation process. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments and proposals will become part of the Agency Docket for chloropicrin. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. After considering comments received, EPA will develop and issue for comment the chloropicrin RED. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 22, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8371 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0124; FRL-8125-7] 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) Revised Human Health Risk Assessment, Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability and solicitation of comments on the EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the soil fumigant 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D), which is commonly referred to as telone. In addition, this notice seeks public comment on the risk reduction options paper and EPA's benefits assessments for the soil fumigant group. The Agency is also seeking comments on the 1,3-D ecological risk assessment which, based on public comments in phase 3, was not revised. Although 1,3-D has undergone reregistration and a Reregistration Eligibility Decision was published in December 1998, EPA is concurrently assessing six soil fumigants to ensure that its risk assessment approaches are consistent, and to ensure that risk tradeoffs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching risk management decisions for the five other soil fumigants. The Agency is seeking the same input from the public on these pesticides. EPA has developed a revised human health risk assessment for 1,3-D and is seeking comment through a public participation process in order to make available current and accurate information on this pesticide. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0124, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0124. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Carone, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:703-308-0122; fax number:

(703)308-8005; e-mail address: *carone.andrea@epa.gov* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the Agency's revised human health risk assessment, initially issued for comment through a **Federal Register** notice published on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40342) (FRL-7721-9); a response to comments; and related documents for 1,3-D. EPA also is soliciting public comment on the risk reduction options paper and the benefits assessments for the soil fumigant group. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). 1,3-D is applied to control root-knot nematodes and certain pests and diseases in the soil prior to the planting of a variety of food and feed crops including vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other field and nursery crops. In addition there is a proposed new use for post-plant drip irrigation in established vineyards. 1,3-D is also a restricted use pesticide and as such can only be applied by certified applicators or those under the supervision of a certified applicator. End-use product formulations containing 1,3-D may be applied through drip irrigation or by injection below the soil surface either in rows or broadcast across an area. 1,3-D was deemed eligible for reregistration in December 1998. The volatility of 1,3-D in the environment and results of metabolism studies in plants assure that there is no reasonable expectation of finite residues to be incurred in/on any raw agricultural commodities when end-use product formulations containing 1,3-D are applied according to label directions. Therefore, this fumigant does not require food tolerances. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for the soil fumigant group. A complete list of the mitigation options can be found in the following document, “Risk Mitigation Options to Address Bystander and Occupational Exposures from Soil Fumigant Applications,” docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0124-0048. A Reader's Guide has been created to provide an organizational structure to the 1,3-D Docket, to allow readers to more easily access and navigate the various entries contained in the 1,3-D Docket, and to facilitate public comment. You will find this guide at EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0124-0046. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Although 1,3-D has undergone reregistration, the Agency plans to follow a similar public participation process for the human health revised risk assessment to ensure that the risk assessment approaches are consistent, and that risk management decisions for the five other soil fumigants consider the relative risks and benefits of each chemical. While the Agency does not anticipate making changes to the decisions made in the 1998 RED, if, at the conclusion of the soil fumigant assessment and risk management process, EPA determines that it is appropriate to modify its 1998 risk mitigation decision for 1,3-D considering the relative risks and benefits of others, EPA may relax certain measures or consider adding new ones. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments and proposals will become part of the Agency Docket for 1,3-D. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” 1,3-D was deemed eligible for reregistration in December 1998. EPA has developed a revised human health risk assessment for 1,3-D to assess the proposed post-plant use in established vineyards, and also in order to make available current and accurate information on this pesticide which will be considered as EPA assesses risk and develops risk management decisions for the five other soil fumigants. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 19, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8390 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099; FRL-8126-4] Pesticide Products; Registration Applications AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Room S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 South Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202-3553. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Room S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 South Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202-3553. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Rodia, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)306-0327; e-mail address: *rodia.carmen@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Registration Applications EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications. Products Containing Active Ingredients not Included in any Previously Registered Products 1. *File Symbol* : 71711-EA. *Applicant* : Bayer CropScience, LP in c/o Nichino America, Inc., U.S. subsidiary of Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2014. *Product Name* : Flubendiamide Technical. *Product type* : Insecticide. *Active Ingredient* : Flubendiamide. *Proposal Classification/Use* : For formulation into end-use products. 2. *File Symbol* : 264-RNEA. *Applicant* : Bayer CropScience, LP, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2014. *Product Name* : NNI-0001 24 WG (SYNAPSE). *Product type* : Insecticide. *Active Ingredient* : Flubendiamide at 24%. *Proposal Classification/Use* : Insecticide for controlling lepidopterous insect pests on vegetables (Brassica

(cole)leafy, fruiting, leafy (except Brassica) and cucurbit). 3. *File Symbol* : 264-RNEL. *Applicant* : Bayer CropScience. *Product Name* : NNI-0001 480 SC (BELT). *Product type* : Insecticide. *Active Ingredient* : Flubendiamide at 39%. *Proposal Classification/Use* : Insecticide for controlling lepidopterous insect pests on pome and stone fruit, nut trees, grapes, corn, cotton and tobacco. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest. Dated: April 19, 2007. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8268 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0874; FRL-8126-9] Chlorflurenol; Reregistration Eligibility Decision AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for the pesticide chlorflurenol. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the chlorflurenol docket. Chlorflurenol is an herbicide and a plant growth regulator registered for use in agricultural, commercial, and residential settings. Chlorflurenol has no food/feed uses and, therefore, has no tolerances associated with its use. EPA has reviewed chlorflurenol through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Perry, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-1028; fax number:

(703)308-8005; e-mail address: * perry.tracy@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. *Docket.* EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0874. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. 2. * Electronic access* . You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.* II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA has completed a Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for the pesticide, chlorflurenol under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Chlorflurenol is a plant growth regulator and an herbicide with no food/feed uses and, therefore, no tolerances associated with its use. It is used for the postemergent control of broadleaf weeds in turf, and to retard the growth of ornamental turf/trees, and vegetation in nonagricultural rights-of-way and forest management areas. Chlorflurenol is also used to stimulate the growth of pineapple planting material or sliplets. The Agency does not consider this use on pineapples to be a food use, as the first harvest from chlorflurenol-treated planting material occurs well over one year after planting. EPA has determined that the data base to support reregistration is sufficently complete and that products containing chlorflurenol are eligible for reregistration, provided that the risk mitigation measures identified in the RED document are adopted and label amendments are made to reflect these measures. Upon submission of any required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to address concerns identified in the RED or as a result of product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for products containing chlorflurenol. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, chlorflurenol was reviewed through the modified 4-Phase public participation process. Through this process, EPA worked extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for chlorflurenol. The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Few substantive comments were received during the Phase 3, 60-day comment period for chlorflurenol, and all issues related to this pesticide were resolved through consultations with stakeholders. The Agency therefore is issuing the chlorflurenol RED without a comment period. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended, directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 25, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8265 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0008; FRL-8122-5] Lime-sulfur (Inorganic polysulfides); Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for the pesticide lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides also called calcium polysulfide), and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA has reviewed the low risk pesticide lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) through a modified, streamlined version of the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0008, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0008. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bentley C. Gregg, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-8178; fax number:

(703)308-7070; e-mail address: *gregg.bentley@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. Using a modified, streamlined version of its public participation process, EPA has completed a RED for the low risk pesticide, lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides also called calcium polysulfide) under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Lime-sulfur is a fungicide applied primarily in agricultural and residential settings, used to apply a liquid form of inorganic sulfur to growing crops and other sites. EPA has determined that the data base to support reregistration is substantially complete and that products containing lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) will be eligible for reregistration. Upon submission of the required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to address any concerns identified in the RED or as a result of product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for products containing Lime-sulfur (Inorganic polysulfides). EPA must review the exemptions from the requirement for a tolerance that were in effect when the Food Quality Protection Act

(FQPA)was enacted in August 1996, to ensure that these existing pesticide residue limits for food and feed commodities meet the safety standard established by the new law. Tolerances are considered reassessed once the safety finding has been made or a revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed and made the requisite safety finding for the exemption from the requirement for a tolerance for lime- sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) included in this notice. Although the lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED was signed on September 30, 2005, certain components of the document, which did not affect the final regulatory decision, were undergoing final editing at that time. These components, including the summary of labeling changes, appendices, and other relevant information, have been added to the lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED document. In addition, subsequent to signature, EPA identified some minor errors and ambiguities in the document. Therefore, for the sake of accuracy, the Agency also has included the appropriate error corrections, amendments, and clarifications. None of these additions or changes alter the conclusions documented in the September 30, 2005, lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED. All of these changes are described in detail in an errata memorandum which is included in the public docket for lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides). EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. EPA can expeditiously reach decisions for pesticides like lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides), which pose few or no risk concerns, affect few stakeholders, and require no risk mitigation. Once EPA assesses uses and risks for such low risk pesticides, the Agency may go directly to a decision and prepare a document summarizing its findings, such as the lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED. The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely decisions and to involve the public in finding ways to effectively mitigate pesticide risks. lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides), however, poses no risks that require mitigation. The Agency therefore is issuing the lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED, its risk assessments, and related support materials simultaneously for public comment. The comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the RED. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the Agency Docket for lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides). Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. EPA will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the Docket and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the document, EPA also will publish an amendment to the RED in the **Federal Register** . In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED will be implemented as it is now presented. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review tolerances and exemptions for pesticide residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, to determine whether the tolerance or exemption meets the requirements of section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 12, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8276 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0305; FRL-8125-1] Metaflumizone; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Georgia Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide metaflumizone (CAS No. 139968-49-3) to treat up to 31,000 acres of Brassica leafy vegetables to control the diamondback moth. The Applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. Therefore, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0305, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : * http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0305. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Conrath, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-9356; fax number:

(703)605-0781; e-mail address: *conrath.andrea@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI). In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. * Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background What Action is the Agency Taking? Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency conditions exist which require the exemption. Georgia Department of Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific exemption for the use of metaflumizone on Brassica leafy vegetables to control the diamondback moth. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request. As part of this request, the Applicant asserts that the available alternative controls are no longer providing adequate control, and states that resistance to some of them may be developing. The Applicant claims that another control chemical is needed to use in rotation with registered materials, to maintain season long control of the diamondback moth in these crops, and that without adequate control, significant economic losses will be suffered. The Applicant proposes to make no more than 4 applications of metaflumizone, at a rate of 0.25 lb. active ingredient per acre (no more than 1.0 lbs. a.i. total), on up to 31,000 acres of Brassica leafy vegetables (including but not limited to cabbage, collard greens, mustard greens, kale) and turnip greens, in Georgia, for use year round, resulting in use of up to a total of 31,000 lbs. a.i. total. This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the application. The Agency will review and consider all comments received during the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific exemption requested by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 24, 2007. Donald R. Stubbs, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-8266 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget April 25, 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 June 1, 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 Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Mangement and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, or via fax at

(202)395-5167 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@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.go* v. 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: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0463. *Title:* Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123. *Form Number:* Not Applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 5,045. *Estimated Time per Response:* 6 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; Every five years reporting requirement; Annual reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 25,717 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. E7-8286 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority April 25, 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 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 July 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: You may submit your all Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send them to *PRA@fcc.gov.* To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 and Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* or via fax at

(202)395-5167. 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 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:* 3060-0560. *Title:* Section 76.911, Petition for Reconsideration Certification. *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 25. *Estimated Time per Response:* 10-12 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 210 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature of Response:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Confidentiality:* No need for confidentiality required. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* 47 CFR 76.911(a) states a cable operator (or other interested party) may challenge a franchising authority's certification by filing a petition for reconsideration pursuant to § 1.106. The petition may allege either of the following:

(1)The cable operator is not subject to rate regulation because effective competition exists as defined in § 76.905. Sections 76.907(b) and

(c)apply to petitions filed under this section.

(2)The franchising authority does not meet the certification standards set forth in 47 U.S.C. 543(a)(3). 47 CFR 76.911(b)(2) states a petitioner filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section may request a stay of rate regulation. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8287 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-10-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget April 27, 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 June 1, 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 Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,

(202)395-3123, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@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 *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-1030. *Title:* Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands. *Form No.:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit and state, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 904 respondents; 1,122 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* .25 hours-5 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Semi-annual and on occasion reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement, and third party requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 29,147 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $2,721,200. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* N/A. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* There is no need for confidentiality except as follows: The clearinghouses have committed, pursuant to the FCC's directive, to implement safeguards to maintain the confidentiality of information where necessary to protect respondents' legitimate commercial interests. Additionally, the Ninth Report and Order protects the specific location of incumbent BRS licensees' end-user/subscriber equipment, customer names, addresses and contact for purpose of relocation, which could raise competitive concerns. The Commission's rules permit parties filing information with the Commission to request confidential treatment of that information under 47 CFR 0.459. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB as a revision during this comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The Commission has changed the number of respondents, total annual burden hours and annual costs. The Commission adopted and released a Ninth Report and Order in FCC 06-45, ET Docket No. 00-258 and WT Docket No. 02-353 which adopted disclosures related to negotiation and relocation of incumbent Fixed Microwave Service

(FS)radio links and incumbent Broadband Radio Service

(BRS)systems, and for the registration of these relocation expenses with a clearinghouse, including documentation of reimbursable costs for FS and BRS relocations, documentation when a new Advanced Wireless Services

(AWS)and Mobile Satellite Service Ancillary Terrestrial Components (MSS/ATC) operators trigger a cost-sharing obligation, prior coordination notices to identify when a specific site will trigger a cost-sharing obligation, and retention of records by the clearinghouses. Privately administered clearinghouses, selected by the FCC, will keep track of and administer the cost sharing obligations over the next 10-15 years as AWS and MSS-ATC operators build new stations that require them to relocate incumbents. In a Public Notice issued jointly with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the FCC sets forth procedures for AWS licensees to coordinate with Federal Government operators in the 1.7 GHz band, and AWS licenses are granted with a special condition that requires coordination with Federal operators. Federal Communications Commission. William F. Caton, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8361 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [PS Docket No. 07-69; DA No. 07-1631] City of Boston and Sprint Nextel Corporation AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document commences a hearing before an administrative law judge to resolve specific, disputed 800 MHz rebanding issues between the City of Boston and Sprint Nextel Corporation. The hearing will be held at a time and place to be specified in a subsequent order. DATES: Persons desiring to participate as parties in the hearing (other than the City of Boston and Sprint Nextel Corporation, who already are specified as a parties in the hearing) shall file a petition for leave to intervene not later than June 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Please file documents with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Each document that is filed in this proceeding must display on the front page the document number of this hearing, “EB Docket No. 07-13.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberto Mussenden, Attorney-Advisor, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,

(202)418-1428. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order to Show Cause, DA 07-1631, released on April 5, 2007. The full text of the Order to Show Cause is available for inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, at the FCC Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-488-5300, facsimile 202-488-5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: *http://www.BCPIWEB.com* . When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate document number, DA 07-1631. The Order to Show Cause also is available on the internet at the Commission's Web site through its Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS). The Commission's internet address for EDOCS is: *http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/SilverStream/Pages/edocs.html* . Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format). Send an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice) or 202-418-0432 (TTY). Summary of the Hearing Designation Order In the Hearing Designation Order, the Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, pursuant to delegated authority under § 90.677(d)(2) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 90.677(d)(2), commences a hearing proceeding before an administrative law judge to determine three issues:

(a)To determine, in the matter of the Boston Police Department mediation, whether Sprint Nextel is obligated to pay the City of Boston for inventory-tracking and management software from MCM Technology, LLC, and, if so, the amount of such payment,

(b)to determine, in the matter of the City of Boston mediation case, whether Sprint Nextel is obligated to pay the City of Boston for inventory-tracking and management software from MCM Technology, LLC, and, if so, the amount of such payment, and

(c)to determine, in the matter of the City of Boston mediation, the appropriate contractual language to govern the change order process in the Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement entered into between the City of Boston and Sprint Nextel. The hearing will be held at a time and place to be specified in a subsequent order. Copies of the Hearing Designation Order are being sent via Certified Mail—Return Receipt Requested, to: The City of Boston, c/o Robert H. Schwaninger, Jr., Esq., Schwaninger and Associates, P.C., 1331 H Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005; and to Sprint Nextel, c/o Stacey Lantange, Esq., Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, 1500 K Street, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005-1209. Federal Communications Commission. David L. Furth, Associate Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. [FR Doc. E7-8199 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [MB Docket No. 00-167; DA 07-1716] Commission Seeks Comment on the Status of Children's Television Programming AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the status of children's television programming, and compliance with the Children's Television Act (“CTA”) and the Commission's rules. The Commission takes steps to ensure that its review of each television broadcast license renewal application, has “served the educational and informational needs of children through the licensee's overall programming, including programming specifically designed to serve such needs.” DATES: Comments for this proceeding are due on or before June 1, 2007; reply comments are due on or before June 18, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MM Docket No. 00-167, 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. • 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: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this proceeding, contact Holly Saurer, *Holly.Saurer@fcc.gov* of the Media Bureau, Policy Division,

(202)418-2120. Press inquiries should be directed to Clyde Ensslin,

(202)428-0506. TTY:

(202)418-7172 or

(888)835-5322. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public Notice, DA 07-1716 released on April 17, 2007. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS ( *http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/* ). (Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. To request this document in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at

(202)418-0530 (voice),

(202)418-0432 (TTY). Summary of the Notice 1. In this Public Notice, we seek comment on the status of children's television programming, and compliance with the Children's Television Act (“CTA”) and the Commission's rules. 2. The CTA requires the Commission, in its review of each television broadcast license renewal application, to “consider the extent to which the licensee * * * has served the educational and informational needs of children through the licensee's overall programming, including programming specifically designed to serve such needs.” In enacting the CTA, Congress found that, while television can benefit society by helping to educate and inform children, there are significant market disincentives for commercial broadcasters to air children's educational and informational programming. The objective of Congress in enacting the CTA was to increase the amount of educational and informational programming available on television. The CTA accomplished that objective by placing on every licensee an obligation to provide such programming, including programming specifically designed to educate and inform children, and by requiring the FCC to enforce that obligation. 3. In November 2004, the Commission released a *Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“2004 Order”)* in MM Docket No. 00-167, Children's Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. The *2004 Order* addressed matters related to the obligation of television licensees to provide educational programming for children and the requirement that television licensees protect children from excessive and inappropriate commercial messages. In September 2006, the Commission released a *Second Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order (“2006 Order”)* , which adopted the recommendations of a Joint Proposal submitted by representatives of the broadcast and cable industries and public interest groups involved in children's television issues. This *2006 Order* modified and clarified the rules adopted in the *2004 Order* . 4. As part of the *2004 Order* , the Commission indicated that it intended to issue a Public Notice “seeking comment on whether broadcasters are complying with the letter and intent of the CTA in terms of, among other things, the amount and quality of core children's programming being provided and the extent of preemption of such programming.” More recently, the Commission entered into a Consent Decree with Univision to resolve petitions to deny filed against pending license renewal applications. Petitioners alleged that certain Univision stations did not comply with the children's programming rules, claiming that the programs relied upon as “core” did not serve the educational and informational needs of children. 5. This Public Notice is being issued in furtherance of the *2004 Order* . We invite comment regarding the state of children's television programming. Are licensees complying with the CTA? Does the programming that licensees have reported as core children's programming generally meet the Commission's standards? Educational and informational television programming is defined by the Commission as: Any television programming that furthers the educational and informational needs of children 16 years of age and under in any respect, including the child's intellectual/ cognitive or social/emotional needs. Programming specifically designed to serve the educational and informational needs of children (‘Core Programming') is educational and informational programming that satisfies the following additional criteria:

(1)It has serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose;

(2)It is aired between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.;

(3)It is a regularly scheduled weekly program;

(4)It is at least 30 minutes in length;

(5)The program is identified as specifically designed to educate and inform children by the display on the television screen throughout the program of the symbol E/I;

(6)The educational and informational objective and the target child audience are specified in writing in the licensee's Children's Television Programming Report, as described in section 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) of the Commission's rules; and

(7)Instructions for listing the program as educational/ informational, including an indication of the age group for which the program is intended, are provided by the licensee to publishers of program guides, as described in section 73.673 of the Commission's rules. 6. Are the core programming criteria listed in the Commission's rules adequate to properly define educational and informational programming? Do these criteria fulfill the requirements of the CTA? Should the Commission consider additional criteria? Does the current level of preemption affect compliance with the CTA and Congressional intent? In what other ways are licensees complying, or not, with the CTA and the Commission's rules related to children's programming? 7. *Ex Parte Rules.* This proceeding will be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding subject to the “permit-but-disclose” requirements under section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. *Ex parte* presentations are permissible if disclosed in accordance with Commission rules, except during the Sunshine Agenda period when presentations, *ex parte* or otherwise, are generally prohibited. Persons making oral *ex parte* presentations are reminded that a memorandum summarizing a presentation must contain a summary of the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one- or two-sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. Additional rules pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 1.1206(b). 8. Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. All filings must be submitted in MM Docket No. 00-167. Pleadings sent via e-mail to the Commission will be considered informal and will not be part of the official record. 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. • 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 website for submitting comments. • For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal service mailing address, and the applicable docket number: MM Docket No. 00-167. 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 instructions 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 mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. • People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for persons with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or contact the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at

(202)418-0530 or

(202)418-7365 (TTY). • Copies of any filed documents in this matter are also available for inspection in the Commission's Reference Information Center: 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554,

(202)418-7092. Federal Communications Commission. Mary Beth Murphy, Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. E7-8300 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 011284-061. *Title:* Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Agreement. *Parties:* APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S trading under the name of Maersk Line; CMA CGM, S.A.; Atlantic Container Line; Companhia Libra de Navegacao; Compania Libra de Navegacion Uruguay S.A.; Compania Sudamericana de Vapores, S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company Limited; Crowley Maritime Corporation; Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement; Hamburg-Süd; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Norasia Container Lines Limited; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited; and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. *Filing Party:* Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq. and Donald J. Kassilke, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would add Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. as a party to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011980-001. *Title:* South Atlantic Chassis Pool Agreement. *Parties:* The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association and its member lines; the Association's subsidiary Consolidated Chassis Management LLC and its affiliates; Georgia Ports Authority; and South Carolina State Ports Authority. *Filing Party:* Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq. and Donald J. Kassilke, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would add Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement, already a member of the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association, as a member to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 201103-006. *Title:* Memorandum Agreement of the Pacific Maritime Association of December 14, 1983 Concerning Assessments to Pay ILWU-PMA Employee Benefit Costs, As Amended, Through April 19, 2007. *Parties:* Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union. *Filing Party:* Matthew J. Thomas, Esq.; Troutman Sanders LLP; 401 9th Street, NW., Suite 1000; Washington, DC 20004-2134. *Synopsis:* The amendment adjusts the man-hour assessment rate formula under the agreement. Dated: April 27, 2007. By order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8369 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been revoked pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR Part 515, effective on the corresponding date shown below: *License Number:* 016594NF. *Name:* Asean Logistics, Inc. *Address:* 2400 West Carson Street, Suite 220, Torrance, CA 90501. *Date Revoked:* April 19, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain valid bonds. *License Number:* 020119F. *Name:* Express Forwarding, Inc. *Address:* 12738 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612. *Date Revoked:* April 19, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 003268F. *Name:* Rialto International, Inc. dba Rialto Ocean Express. *Address:* 4636 East Marginal Way South, Ste. 201, Seattle, WA 98134. *Date Revoked:* March 31, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-8380 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuance Notice is hereby given that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been reissued by the Federal Maritime Commission pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409), and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR Part 515. License No. Name/address Date reissued 017269N Fastmark Corporation, 8410 NW 70th Street, Miami, FL 33166 April 11, 2007. 020035NF Latek Logistics USA Inc., 175-18 147th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434 March 29, 2007. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-8393 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Persons knowing of any reason why the following applicants should not receive a license are requested to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573. Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants John M. Crawley, LLC dba Sojourn Marine dba JMC Global, 42 Riva Row, The Woodlands, TX 77380, Officers: John M. Crawley, Managing Partner (Qualifying Individual), Linda Crawley, Partner. Orca Int'l Freight Forwarders Inc., 6993 NW., 50th Street, Miami, FL 33166, Officers: Paul E. Rodriguez, President (Qualifying Individual), Marlene Robles, Vice President. Argo Logistics, 38 Dogwood Drive, Edison, NJ 08820, Shalva G. Pirtshalava, Sole Proprietor. North Star Container, LLC, 1400 Metro Blvd., Suite 190, Edina, MN 55439, Officers: Roland Henneberger, Chief Logistics Officer (Qualifying Individual), Craig Damstrom, CEO. JH International Shipping, Inc., 437 Rozzi Place, #115, S. San Francisco, CA 94080, Officers: Sang Bae Noh, President (Qualifying Individual), AE Sook Noh, Secretary. Expotrans International Inc., 1, Whitford Court, Brampton, Ontario, L6R 252 Canada, Officer: Bimal Fernando, President (Qualifying Individual). PJT Logistics Service Inc., 90 Jacobus Avenue, South Kearny, NJ 07032, Officers: James G. Tabano, President (Qualifying Individual), Peter J. Toscano, Vice President. SJT Trading Corp., 6500 NW. 72 Avenue, Miami, FL 33166, Officers: Edith Velasco, Secretary (Qualifying Individual), Leandro Camarolta, President. Esolutions Logistics, Inc., 8717 Aviation Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301, Officer: Tan Sek, President (Qualifying Individual). Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder Transportation Intermediary Applicants Absolute Shipping LLC, 701 Newark Avenue, Suite LL1, Elizabeth, NJ 07208, Officer: Steven De Core, President (Qualifying Individual). Ten Dragons Logistics Corp., 24051 Lapwing Lane, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Officer: William L. Yonan, President (Qualifying Individual). E-Cargo International Group, 6600 NW. 82 Avenue, Miami, FL 33166, Officers: Edward Negron, Secretary (Qualifying Individual), Lupe Dovi, President. KSI Corp. dba KSI Container Line, 5000 Shoreline Court, Suite 210, So. San Francisco, CA 94080, Officers: James C. Wu, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Carl Bellante, CEO. Accelerated International Forwarders, LLC, 3726 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, Officers: Jamal Outa, Managing Member (Qualifying Individual), Katreen Outa, Member. Zai Cargo, Inc., 8229 NW. 66th, Miami, FL 33166, Officer: Horacio Zapata, President (Qualifying Individual). Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicant Seattle Export Shippers' Association, 3629 Duwamish Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98134, Officers: Dale Frazier, Exec. Director (Qualifying Individual), Paul Meyer, President. Dated: April 27, 2007. Bryant L.VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-8392 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than May 17, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis** (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: *1. Ardella Pecha* , Arcadia, Florida; Archie Pecha, Arcadia, Florida; Cindy Dachel, Capitola, California; Terry Pecha, Bloomer, Wisconsin; Todd Pecha, Bloomer, Wisconsin; Melanie Pecha-Rubenzer, Bloomer, Wisconsin; and Rhonda Prince, Bloomer, Wisconsin, as a Group Acting in Concert; to acquire voting shares of Bloomer Bancshares, Inc., Bloomer, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Peoples State Bank of Bloomer, Bloomer, Wisconsin. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 27, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-8346 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than May 29, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (David Tatum, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: *1. Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc.* , Atlanta, Georgia; to merge with Allied Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank of Forsyth County, both of Cumming, Georgia. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Community First Bancshares, Inc.* , Harrison, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares, and also retain ownership of up to 23.13 percent of the voting shares of, White River Bancshares Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Signature Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas. *2. Home Bancshares, Inc.* , Conway, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares of, and also retain ownership of at least 20 percent of the voting shares of, White River Bancshares Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Signature Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 27, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-8347 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007. PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Personnel actions (appointments, promotions, assignments, reassignments, and salary actions) involving individual Federal Reserve System employees. 2. Any items carried forward from a previously announced meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office of Board Members at 202-452-2955. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may call 202-452-3206 beginning at approximately 5 p.m. two business days before the meeting for a recorded announcement of bank and bank holding company applications scheduled for the meeting; or you may contact the Board's Web site at *http://www.federalreserve.gov* for an electronic announcement that not only lists applications, but also indicates procedural and other information about the meeting. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 27, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 07-2171 Filed 4-27-07; 5:00 pm]

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