Notices. Proposed information collection; comment request

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BILLING CODE 3410-16-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). *Title:* Atlantic Sea Scallop Collections. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0648-0491. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 7,949. *Number of Respondents:* 981. *Average Hours Per Response:* Vessel Monitoring System

(VMS)trip termination form, compensation trip ID VMS form, trip declaration, powerdown provision and installation verification, 2 minutes; broken trip adjustment sheet, 10 minutes; and access area trip exchange application, 15 minutes. *Needs and Uses:* The National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region manages the Atlantic sea scallop (scallop) fishery of the Exclusive Economic Zone

(EEZ)off the East Coast under the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The regulations implementing the FMP are at 50 CFR part 648. To successfully implement and administer parts of the FMP, OMB Control No. 0648-0491 includes the following information collections: 1. VMS requirements for occasional scallop vessels that wish to participate in the access area program; 2. VMS requirements for general Category 1B scallop vessels. Category 1B vessels are authorized to land up to 400 lb of scallops; 3. Access area broken trip notification requirements; 4. Access area trip exchange application procedures; and 5. Increased VMS polling frequency to one-half hour from one hour. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations. *Frequency:* Annually and on occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker,

(202)395-3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

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

(202)395-7285, or *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* . Dated: May 17, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-9863 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau 2007 Survey of Business Owners

(SBO)ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *DHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Valerie Strang, U.S. Census Bureau, CSD, Room 6K072E, Washington, DC 20233-6400,

(301)763-3317. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. Abstract The Census Bureau plans to conduct the 2007 Survey of Business Owners (SBO). In the SBO, businesses are asked several questions about their business as well as several questions about the gender, Hispanic or Latino origin, and race of the principal owner(s). This survey provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on the characteristics of U.S. businesses by ownership category, i.e., by gender, Hispanic or Latino origin, and race. The survey is conducted as part of the economic census program which is required by law to be taken every 5 years under Title 13 of the United States Code, Sections 131, 193, and 224. Businesses which reported any business activity on any one of the following Internal Revenue Service tax forms will be eligible for selection: 1040 (Schedule C), “Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship); 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income; 941, “Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return”; or any one of the 1120 corporate tax forms. *The following changes have been made to the 2007 SBO:* • The survey form was expanded to collect a variety of characteristics for up to four individual owners. There was space for up to three owners in 2002, but this was found not to be sufficient in determining equal male-/female-ownership. • The race question has been modified to meet OMB guidelines to allow respondents to select the “Some Other Race” category. • Examples are provided for the “Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin,” “Other Asian”, and “Other Pacific Islander” write-in categories. • Twenty-two new questions have been added to our questionnaire. There are four new questions that are asked of each owner: 1. How did the owner acquire ownership of the business? 2. When did the owner acquire ownership of the business? 3. Prior to establishing, purchasing, or acquiring the business, had the owner ever owned a business or been self-employed? 4. Was the owner born in the United States? There are eighteen new business questions: 1. Was the business jointly owned by a husband and wife? 2. How many owners were there in the business? 3. Did a franchiser own more than 50% of the business? 4. What was the total amount of capital used to start or acquire the business? 5. Did the business forego expansion or capital improvement due to a lack of access to capital? 6. What percent of the business's total sales of goods and/or services consisted of exports outside the United States? 7. What geographic area(s) best describes the market where the business's goods and/or services were sold? 8. In which language(s) did the business conduct transactions? 9. Did the business establish operations outside the United States? 10. Did the business outsource or transfer any business function or service to a company outside the United States? 11. Which of the following techniques were used to attract, develop and/or retain workers? 12. Did the business have a Web site? 13. Did the business make purchases online? 14. Did the business have e-commerce sales? 15. What percent of the business's goods and/or services were e-commerce sales? 16. What characteristic(s) describe the self-employment or business activity? 17. Is the business currently operating? 18. If no, did the business cease operating for any of the following reasons? These items will address important concerns of many data users, including the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Small Business Administration, and the Center for Women's Business Research. We received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)to test our newly proposed 2007 SBO questionnaire. Cognitive interviews with fourteen businesses were conducted between December 5-15, 2006. These interviews continued on January 29, 2007 through February 1, 2007. Upon completion of the first round of interviews, the interview team met and decided on the recommended changes to the form. The form was revised and a second round of interviews began on April 9, 2007, through April 27, 2007. The team met again after the second round and the form was revised again. On May 29, 2007 a third and final round of testing began. This testing continues as this presubmission notice is processed. There are plans to make final changes to the form by June 15. II. Method of Collection The Census Bureau will use a mailout/mailback survey form to collect the data. The questionnaires will be mailed from our National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three mail follow-ups to non-respondents will be conducted at approximately one-month intervals. Upon closeout of the survey, the response data will be edited and reviewed. III. Data *OMB Number:* None. *Form Number:* SBO-1, 2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Business and other for-profit organizations, and non-profit organizations, and publicly held corporations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2.3 million. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 12 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 460,000. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $11,546,000. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 193, and 224. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:

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

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: May 17, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-9868 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau 2008 Coverage Followup Telephone Operation ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *DHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Frank Vitrano, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 3H174, Washington, DC 20233-9200, 301-763-3961 (or via e-mail at *frank.a.vitrano@census.gov* ). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. Abstract The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal is the final step in the decennial cycle of research and testing leading up to the implementation of the 2010 Census. The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal will provide an opportunity to see how well the Census Bureau integrates the various operations and procedures planned for the 2010 Census under as close to census-like conditions as possible. In order to meet our constitutional and legislative mandates, we must implement a re-engineered 2010 Census that is cost-effective, improves coverage, and reduces operational risk. Achieving these strategic goals requires an iterative series of tests to provide an opportunity to evaluate new or improved question wording, methodology, technology, and questionnaire design. The Census Bureau previously completed three related studies designed to evaluate the efficacy of modified procedures for improving coverage (how well the Census Bureau counts people and housing units in the census) of the population and housing:

(1)The 2004 Census Test Coverage Research Followup (OMB Approval Number 0607-0910;

(2)the 2005 National Census Test Coverage Followup (OMB Approval Number 0607-0916 and

(3)the 2006 Census Test Coverage Followup (OMB Approval Number 0607-0923.) In support of the Census Bureau's goals, the 2008 Coverage Followup

(CFU)telephone operation will serve to clarify initial enumeration responses in an effort to improve within household coverage by identifying erroneous enumerations and omissions. Historically, the decennial census has been affected by undercounts that affect certain demographic groups ( *e.g.* babies and minorities), and people in certain living situations, such as renters who move often and people whose residence is complicated or ambiguous. Coverage interviews in the decennial censuses traditionally involve a second interview with the respondent to determine if changes should be made to their household roster as reported on their initial census return. The questions in the CFU interview attempt to determine if people were missed, and/or counted incorrectly. The corrections to the roster are made, if necessary, based on the 2008 Dress Rehearsal Residence Rules. The 2008 CFU telephone operation will be conducted May 1, 2008 through July 25, 2008. II. Method of Collection The CFU telephone operation will be administered using computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). Approximately 66,000 households will be included in the 2008 CFU telephone universe. This universe is selected based on the following criteria: • Initial census housing unit returns that responded “yes” to either coverage question; • Initial census returns that have a count discrepancy between the reported household population count and the actual number of persons recorded on the census form; • Initial census returns containing more than six persons; • Initial returns that are matched against an administrative records database to identify potential undercount; and • Initial census returns that are computer matched to determine possible duplicate person links. The 2008 CFU telephone operation will be conducted in the two 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal sites: San Joaquin County, California and South Central North Carolina, including Fayetteville and nine surrounding counties (Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond and Scotland). *The CFU interview includes probes about:* • Types of missing people, • Where college students live, • Where children in custody arrangements spend most of their time, • Where those who vacation spend most of their time, • If anyone else in the household stays anywhere else any part of the time, and • If anyone stayed in a facility where groups of people stay. When anyone is identified as potentially counted or omitted in error, we then ask questions to establish the appropriate census residence of that person according to the residence rules in effect for the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal. We will contact respondents using telephone numbers provided by respondents on the initial census questionnaire. These interviews will be conducted at a commercial call center using CATI. The CATI instrument will be in English only. We will not conduct field interviews during this test, so when telephone interviews are unsuccessful, the case will be classified as a non-interview. III. Data *OMB Number:* None. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 66,000 housing units. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 10 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 11,000. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $0. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* Title 13 of the United States Code, Sections 141 and 193. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:

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

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: May 17, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-9870 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census [Docket Number: 070404074-7075-01] American Indian and Alaska Native Policy Statement AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2010 Census, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) has drafted an American Indian and Alaska Native

(AIAN)policy statement and is requesting public comment on it. This proposed policy outlines the principles to be followed in all Census Bureau interactions with federally-recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments. The policy reaffirms the unique government-to-government relationship that exists between American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and the Census Bureau and is consistent with the AIAN policy statement adopted by the Department of Commerce

(DOC)on March 30, 1995. The Census Bureau believes that the adoption of the proposed AIAN policy would satisfy a long-standing request from AIAN populations and would encourage and facilitate greater cooperation from these populations during decennial censuses and help us to better communicate with and enumerate these difficult-to-count populations. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dee Alexander, Program Analyst, Decennial Management Division, Outreach and Promotions Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 3H166, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, Washington, DC 20233-7100. Written comments may also be submitted via fax at

(301)763-8327, or e-mail to: *dee.a.alexander@census.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the proposed policy should be directed to Dee Alexander, Program Analyst, Decennial Management Division, Outreach and Promotions Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 3H166, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, Washington, DC 20233-7100, telephone

(301)763-9335. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The government-to-government relations with Native American tribal governments policy (adopted by previous administrations) was reaffirmed by President George W. Bush in a White House Memorandum dated September 23, 2004. Among other things, this memorandum directs the heads of executive agencies to continue to ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by U.S. law, the agency's working relationship with federally-recognized tribal governments fully respect the rights of self-government and self-determination due tribal governments. Pursuant to an earlier White House Memorandum of April 29, 1994, DOC adopted an AIAN policy statement on March 30, 1995. The Census Bureau proposes to adopt an AIAN policy statement that is consistent with the previously cited Presidential Memoranda and the DOC policy statement. The proposed policy statement is intended only for internal management purposes and does not create any right, benefit, or trust responsibility enforceable against the United States, its agencies, entities, or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person. The Census Bureau believes that the proposed policy statement will contribute to the accuracy of the 2010 decennial census by improving communications and encouraging greater cooperation with difficult-to-count populations. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:

(a)The policy's nine principles that provide guidance to the agency and its employees when communicating with federally recognized tribes on a government-to-government basis in recognition of their sovereignty;

(b)the policy as it relates to protected tribal resources, tribal rights, and Indian lands. Executive Order 12866 This notice has been determined to be not significant under Executive Order 12866. May 17, 2007. Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Bureau of the Census. Proposed American Indian and Alaska Native Policy Statement for the U.S. Census Bureau I. Introduction The Census Bureau hereby proclaims its American Indian and Alaska Native policy. This policy outlines the principles to be followed in all Census Bureau interactions with federally recognized AIAN tribal governments. It reaffirms the unique government-to- government relationship that exists between AIAN tribal governments and the Census Bureau. This relationship is based on the U.S. Constitution, federal treaties, policy, law, court decisions, and the ongoing political relationship among tribes and the federal government. The relationship results in a federal trust responsibility to federally-recognized tribal governments. The foundation for this policy statement is the White House Memorandum of September 23, 2004, “Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments” and the AIAN policy of the DOC of March 30, 1995. This policy is for internal management only and does not grant or vest any right to any party in respect to any federal action, not otherwise granted or vested by existing law or regulations. II. Definitions *Federally recognized Indian Tribe:* Any AIAN, Band, Nation, Pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, as defined or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Title 43, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 33, Section 1601 *et seq.* ), acknowledged by the federal government to constitute a tribe with a government-to-government relationship with the United States and eligible for the programs, services, and other relationships established by the United States for indigenous people because of their status as American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, Bands, Nations, Pueblos, or communities. *American Indian or Alaska Native Tribal Government:* The recognized government of an Indian tribe and any affiliated or component band government of such tribe that has been determined eligible for specific services by Congress or officially recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior in a Notice (“Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs”) published in the **Federal Register** on November 25, 2005 (70 FR 71194). Trust Responsibility: Includes, but is not limited to: promotion and protection of tribal treaty rights, federally-recognized reserved rights, and other federally recognized interests of the beneficiary American Indian and Alaska Native governments; determining, documenting, notifying, and interacting with tribal governments with regard to the impact of Census Bureau programs, policies and regulations to protect American Indian and Alaska Native traditional and cultural life ways, treaty, and other federally recognized and reserved rights. III. Policy Principles The following policy statements provide general guidelines to Census Bureau employees for actions dealing with AIAN governments. 1. The Census Bureau recognizes the unique government-to-government relationship between the United States and federally recognized AIAN tribal governments, as affirmed by the September 23, 2004, White House Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, and the American Indian and Alaska Native Policy of the DOC. 2. The Census Bureau recognizes each tribal government as a functioning governing body that the Census Bureau will work with to count and collect data as accurately as possible, of all residents living in AIAN areas. 3. The Census Bureau recognizes and invites tribal governments' involvement in the Census Bureau planning process for censuses and surveys toward ensuring the most accurate counts and data for the AIAN populations. 4. The Census Bureau's procedures for outreach, notice, and consultation will ensure involvement of AIAN tribal governments, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, before making decisions or implementing policies, rules, or programs that affect federally recognized tribal governments. 5. The Census Bureau will continue its partnerships with tribal governments to enhance awareness of all censuses, surveys, and geography programs—particularly those including residents living in AIAN areas. 6. The Census Bureau recognizes that there are distinct cultural practices, religious beliefs, traditions, climate conditions, as well as a tribe's authority over its land areas that must be considered and abided by when conducting any censuses or survey in AIAN areas. 7. The Census Bureau recognizes the importance of effective and efficient coordination with other federal agencies in the planning process of any censuses or surveys that will include AIAN tribal governments. 8. The Census Bureau acknowledges its responsibility to provide accurate demographic and economic data on AIAN populations and their businesses. The Census Bureau will work with tribal governments and other partners to encourage the participation of every resident. 9. The Census Bureau will consult with AIAN tribal governments before making decisions or implementing programs that may affect tribes to ensure that tribal rights and concerns are addressed. Consultation will provide, but is not limited to, mutually agreed upon protocols for timely communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration. Therefore, the Director of the Census Bureau hereby directs all directorates and their components (divisions, branches, and offices) to implement this policy by incorporating all of the above principles in their interactions with federally recognized AIAN tribal governments. [FR Doc. E7-9893 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-357-818/Argentina) (A-201-835/Mexico) Lemon Juice from Argentina and Mexico: Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determinations and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Reitze (Argentina) or Edythe Artman (Mexico), AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-0666, or

(202)482-3931, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Postponement of Final Determinations The Department of Commerce (Department) is postponing the final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of lemon juice from Argentina and Mexico. These investigations were initiated on October 11, 2006. *See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Lemon Juice from Argentina and Mexico* , 71 FR 61710 (October 19, 2006). On April 26, 2007, the Department published its preliminary determinations in these investigations. *See Lemon Juice from Argentina: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances* , 72 FR 20820 (April 26, 2007), and *Notice of Preliminary Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and of Critical Circumstances in Part: Lemon Juice from Mexico* , 72 FR 20830 (April 26, 2007). These notices stated that the Department would issue its final determinations no later than 75 days after the date on which the Department issued its preliminary determinations. Section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) provide that a final determination may be postponed until no later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise. Additionally, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests by a respondent for postponement of a final determination be accompanied by a request for an extension of the provisional measures from a four-month period to not more than six months. On April 25, 2007, in accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and (e)(2), Citrusvil, S.A. and S.A. San Miguel A.G.I.C.y F. (the two respondents in the investigation of lemon juice from Argentina) requested that the Department:

(1)postpone the final determination in the Argentina investigation, and

(2)extend the provisional measures period in the Argentina investigation from four months to a period not longer than six months. These two companies account for a significant proportion of exports of subject merchandise from Argentina. In addition, on April 26, 2007, The Coca-Cola Company and a subsidiary, The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Mexico Branch (respondent in the investigation of lemon juice from Mexico), also requested that the Department:

(1)postpone the final determination in the Mexico investigation, and

(2)extend the provisional measures period in the Mexico investigation from four months to a period not longer than six months. This company accounts for a significant proportion of exports of subject merchandise from Mexico. Accordingly, pursuant to section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), the Department is postponing the final determinations until no later than 135 days after the publication of the preliminary determinations in the **Federal Register** for the following reasons:

(1)the preliminary determinations in these investigations were affirmative;

(2)the requesting producers/exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise in these investigations and they requested the extension of provisional measures; and

(3)no compelling reasons for denial exist. The new statutory deadline for the final determinations is September 8, 2007. Because September 8, 2007, is a Saturday, the Department will issue the final determinations no later than September 10, 2007. Provisional measures will be extended in accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) and section 733(d) of the Act. This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g). Dated: May 17, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-9926 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, et al. Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended by Pub. L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue., NW, Washington, D.C. Docket Number: 07-014. Applicant: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Quanta Series. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order date: September 16, 2006. Docket Number: 07-015. Applicant: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM -1011. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: September 13, 2006. Docket Number: 07-018. Applicant: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Quanta 600 FEG. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Brno, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: December 13, 2006. Docket Number: 07-019. Applicant: University of Utah, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM -1400. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: November 15, 2006. Docket Number: 07-020. Applicant: University of Rhode Island, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kingston, RI 02881. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM - 2100. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: September 21, 2006. Docket Number: 07-021. Applicant: The University of Texas at Austin, Purchasing Office, Austin, TX 78722. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM -1400. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: December 4, 2006. Docket Number: 07-022. Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0271. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20504, April 25, 2007. Order Date: December 21, 2006. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were ordered. Reasons: Each foreign instrument is an electron microscope and is intended for research or scientific educational uses requiring an electron microscope. We know of no electron microscope, or any other instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order of each instrument. Faye Robinson, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. E7-9927 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Purdue University, et al., Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications, for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Penn. Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order. Docket Number: 06-054. Applicant: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Instrument: DBF Fiber Laser System. Manufacturer: Koheras A/S, Denmark. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides a means to describe and formulate the physical description of the fundamental noise properties of optical frequency combs and their application to Optical Arbitrary Waveform Generation. An ultra-narrow (1.0 kHz optical linewidth) CW laser is used to sweep the carrier frequency and beat it with a conventional mode-locked laser based optical frequency comb. The CW laser also provides a 60 pm fast piezo tuning range and 700 pm thermal tuning with 100 mW output power. Docket Number: 06-059. Applicant: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Instrument: Micro-dissecting Microscope. Manufacturer: Singer Instruments, UK. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides capability to identify and categorize genes that control DNA replication and repair using a simple model organism known as baker's yeast. It is a unique motorized micromanipulator specifically designed to separate single aspo-spores of yeast. It provides automatic micro-dissection and can “memorize” the locations of each ascus so that it can shuttle between positions automatically. Docket Number: 06-067. Applicant: The University of Illinois, Champaign, IL. Instrument: Ti: Sapphire Lasers (2), Model TIS SF-077s. Manufacturer: Tekhnoscan, Russia. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides a means of studying the application of ultra-cold atom gases to quantum simulation. The lasers will be used to create an optical lattice, and part of a system for driving stimulated Raman transitions. One laser provides a linewidth less than 100 kHz and a drift rate < 50 MHz/hour, locked to an external reference cavity. The other provides < 5 MHz linewidth (without an external reference cavity) but passive stability equal to the other. Both are completely reconfigurable to the point of removing all optical elements from the cavity, running the cavity in a linear configuration, and inserting an electro-optic modulator. They employ phase-locking optics and electronics with low drift rates, since they will not be locked to a spectroscopic reference. Docket Number: 07-005. Applicant: Millersville University Physics Department, Millersville PA. Instrument: HeNe Laser Cavity Educational Kit, Model CA-1200. Manufacturer: MICOS GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides a test bench in the lab portion of a course on optics for instruction in the physical principles and the components of a laser. Students will use the kit to build and reconfigure a He-NE Laser themselves and study the role of different optical elements in the lasing effect. Lab studies will include intensity distribution, Gaussian beam, polarization, divergence, coherence monochromatism and other properties of light. Docket Number: 07-007. Applicant: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. Instrument: High Temperature Nano Test System. Manufacturer: Micro Materials, Ltd., UK. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides examination of the mechanical properties of Ni-base alloys at elevated temperature. Nano-indentation tests can be conducted on specimens at a range of temperatures from room temperature to 750 C to assess the hardness and modulus of Ni-base alloys an also the constituent phases present in experimental Ni-base alloys and new high temperature materials. The instrument employs a unique horizontally designed pendulum indenter which enables insertion of a high temperature heating stage and tip heater as well as a protective heat shield to allow testing of specimens at temperatures in excess of 750 C. Other systems which use a vertical pendulum are currently limited to 400 C. Docket Number: 07-011. Applicant: State University of New York, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794. Instrument: Low-level Beta Multicounter System. Manufacturer: Riso National Laboratory, Denmark. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides measurement of emissions from very small quantities of naturally occurring, dissolved radioactive isotopes of thorium and lead in seawater which are attached to particulate matter in very small quantities. Samples of the isotopes are taken at various depths and serve as tracers of the movement of carbon to the deep, an important process for understanding climate change. The instrument is the only beta detector that meets the requirements of five simultaneous measurements with extremely low background count rates of 0.2 cpm. It is also portable and capable of field use in harsh environments. It also able to hold 22 mm diameter filter holders and is in standard use by many low level radiation laboratories around the world. Docket Number: 07-012. Applicant: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Instrument: Real-time 3D Motion Capture System. Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, Inc., Canada. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 20505, April 25, 2007. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides accurate measurement of limb movements of monkey subjects performing reach-to-grasp tasks. Electrical signals derived from individual brain cells are correlated with parameters of movement in order to determine how information is encoded in the signals that the brain uses to communicate with the muscles which is relevant to neuro-prosthetics, spinal chord injury, stroke and motor rehabilitation. The dimensions of the testing chamber require that the infrared position markers can operate at a minimum distance of 0.6 m. Other comparable systems require more than twice that distance. The Phoenix system also uses markers of much less diameter, which minimally interfere with natural limb movement. The capabilities of each of the foreign instruments described above are pertinent to each applicants intended purpose and we know of no other instrument or apparatus being manufactured in the United States which is of equivalent scientific value to any of the foreign instruments. Faye Robinson, Director, Statutory Import Program Staff, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-9921 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Notice of Record of Decision for Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning Program AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has prepared a Record of Decision

(ROD)regarding the January 5, 2007, final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

(PEIS)for the Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning Program (RRP Program). The ROD has been written pursuant to § 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR part 1505.2), and the NOAA Administrative Order on implementing environmental review procedures (NAO 216-6). The ROD is a concise statement of the management planning and environmental impact analysis process completed, the alternatives considered, and the basis for the selection of preferred alternative. The notice of availability for the final PEIS was published in the **Federal Register** on January 5, 2007, with the close of the mandatory waiting period on February 20, 2007. No comments were received on the final PEIS. It is the decision of the NOAA, along with the Department of the Interior and the State of Louisiana, to implement the Louisiana RRP Program using the methods evaluated in the PEIS. Because the analysis is programmatic in nature, site and injury-specific features will dictate which restoration alternatives are most appropriate for individual injuries. All practicable means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the RRP Program alternative selected have been adopted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Questions regarding the PEIS and ROD and requests for copies of these documents should be addressed to either: Karolien Debusschere, Deputy Coordinator, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, Office of the Governor, 150 Third Street, Suite 405, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70801; 225/219-5800; *e-mail address:* *Karolien.Debusschere@la.gov* , or Tony Penn, Southeast Branch Chief, NOAA, Assessment and Restoration Division, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC #4, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; fax number 301/713-4387; *e-mail address:* *Tony.Penn@noaa.gov.* The PEIS and Record of Decision are available via the Internet at *http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southeast/rrpp-la/* and *http://www.losco.state.la.us/admin/RRP/RRPprogram_view.asp* . Dated: May 15, 2007. Ken Barton, Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E7-9940 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-JE-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [XRIN: 0648-XA49] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel, in June, 2007, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 21 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; telephone:

(401)831-3900; fax:

(401)751-0007. *Council address* : New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone:

(978)465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will review Advisory Panel role and responsibilities, elect Advisory Panel Chairman and Vice Chairman. The committee will also review management measures and alternatives under consideration in an amendment to the Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP to address small mesh multispecies (whiting, red hake, offshore hake). The committee will develop Advisory Panel comments and recommendations regarding small mesh multispecies management measures and alternatives under consideration, including: optimum yield

(OY)specifications, total allowable catches (TACs); a limited access program for the small mesh multispecies fishery; measures to address historical fisheries; and possession limits for small mesh multispecies and other management measures that may be considered. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at

(978)465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: May 18, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-9906 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [XRIN: 0648-XA51] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Informational Meeting. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public informational meeting. SUMMARY: Trans-Boundary Resource Assessment Committee

(TRAC)Industry/Science Data Exchange Meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone:

(508)991-6279. *Council address* : New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone:

(978)465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan adopted a system to coordinate the management of trans-boundary stocks of cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder with Canada. As part of that system, each year, the Trans-Boundary Resource Assessment Committee

(TRAC)conducts assessments of Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. These assessments provide the scientific advice used to determine management measures (including Total Allowable Catches, or TACs) for the U.S./Canada fishing area (see 50 CFR 648.85(a)). The TRAC is scheduled for June 12-15, 2007 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Items for discussion at this meeting: 1. Northeast Fisheries Science Center assessment biologists will brief the public on the catches (landings and discards) and survey data that will be used in the 2007 assessments of Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. 2. Fishermen are encouraged to attend and provide their observations on fishing for cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder on Georges Bank in calendar year 2006. Assessment results will not be presented because the assessment will not be completed until the following week. Discussion will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: May 18, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-9907 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [XRIN: 0648-XA50] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Standard Operations, Policy, and Procedures (SOPPs) Committee, Economics Committee, Personnel Committee (Closed Session), Snapper Grouper Committee, Shrimp Committee, Mackerel Committee, Joint Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel and Committee, Limited Access Privilege

(LAP)Program Committee, Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-based Management Committees, Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Committee, Joint Executive and Finance Committees, and a meeting of the full Council. The Council will also hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), including subcommittee meetings of the SSC's Biological Subcommittee and Socio-Economics Subcommittee. Public comment will be taken concerning agenda items for the SSC meetings. In addition, the Council will hold a meeting of the LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup, a public comment session regarding a request by the Bluewater Fishermen's Association for an Exempted Fishery Permit for longline vessels, and a public comment session regarding approval of Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan to establish a series of marine protected areas in the South Atlantic Region. DATES: The meeting will be held in June 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL, 33040; telephone: (1-800) 222-8733 or

(305)293-1818. *Council address* : South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer; telephone:

(843)571-4366 or toll free at

(866)SAFMC-10; fax:

(843)769-4520; email: *kim.iverson@safmc.net* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Dates 1. Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting: June 10, 2007, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.; June 11, 2007 from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and June 12, 2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon. The SSC Biological Subcommittee and SSC Socio-Economics Committee will meet in concurrent sessions on Sunday, June 10, 2007, 5:15 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.; June 11, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. until 6 p.m. The SSC will receive overviews and updates, discuss, and provide recommendations to the Council regarding, but not limited to, the following agenda items: the role of the SSC under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA), the SEDAR stock assessment for gag grouper, the SEDAR stock assessment update for vermilion snapper, Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Amendment 18 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, a scoping document for Amendment 19 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, a research plan required by the MSRA, and a NMFS comparison of electronic and paper logbooks versus state trip ticket data. With the exception of the role of the SSC under the MSRA, the SSC Biological Subcommittee and the SSC Socio-Economics Subcommittee will review the same agenda items and provide recommendations to the full SSC for consideration. Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper FMP addresses rebuilding plans for black sea bass, snowy grouper and red porgy as well as reductions in bycatch for deepwater snapper grouper species, recreational sale, black sea bass tags and pots, permit renewals, and other actions. Amendment 18 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic addresses reductions in the Total Allowable Catch

(TAC)for Atlantic migratory group king and Spanish mackerel, and changes in trip limits for Spanish mackerel. Amendment 19, currently approved by the South Atlantic Council as a scoping document, would separate the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagics between the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and address boundary and permit issues associated with creating separate FMPs between the two councils. 2. SOPPs Committee Meeting: June 11, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. The SOPPs Committee will receive an update on the status of the Secretarial review of the Council's SOPPs and develop changes to the SOPPs as necessary. 3. Economics Committee Meeting: June 11, 2007, 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Economics Committee will receive a presentation on economic analysis of allocation methodologies for Gulf of Mexico grouper species and discuss the timeline for development of the South Atlantic Council's Socioeconomics Guidance Document. 4. Personnel Committee Meeting: June 11, 2007, 4:30 p.m.. until 5:30 p.m. (Closed Session) The Personnel Committee will receive a briefing from the Executive Director regarding staffing and personnel issues. 5. LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup Meeting: June 12, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. and June 13, 2007, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions) The LAP Workgroup will receive a presentation and panel discussion of the development of the Individual Transferable Quota

(IFQ)program for the Gulf of Mexico grouper, an update on the Workgroup's information requests, review and approval of the LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup draft working document, and prioritize the Workgroup's objectives. The Workgroup will also develop LAP Program duration options, options for species to be included in a LAP Program, and discuss gear sectors to be included in a LAP Program. 6. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: June 12, 2007, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Snapper Grouper Committee will meet to discuss the gag grouper SEDAR assessment and SEDAR stock assessment update for vermillion snapper, review recommendations from the SSC, and develop recommendations for the Council. The Committee will also review the Final Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper FMP establishing marine protected areas in the South Atlantic Region, and approve sending for formal review by the Secretary of Commerce, and review Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper FMP, including SSC recommendations, and provide direction to Council staff. 7. Shrimp Committee Meeting: June 12, 2007, 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The Shrimp Committee will review input and recommendations from the Rock Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP), address law enforcement concerns, review a draft options paper containing recommendations from the AP, and provide direction to staff. 8. Mackerel Committee Meeting, June 13, 2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon The Mackerel Committee will review public comments received on Amendment 18 and approve final actions. The Committee will also review and approve the Amendment 19 scoping document, and develop input for SEDAR terms of reference and appointments. 9. Joint Spiny Lobster Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting, June 13, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. The Spiny Lobster Committee will meet jointly with the Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel and receive an update from the State of Florida, a briefing on NMFS Law Enforcement issues, a briefing on NOAA General Counsel issues, an update from the Florida State Lobster Advisory Board, and develop items to include in a plan amendment. 10. LAP Program Committee Meeting, June 13, 2007, 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The Limited Access Privilege Program Committee will receive a report from the LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup, discuss non-LAP alternatives for the snapper grouper fishery, reconsider the use of proxies for Workgroup members, and consider replacement/appointments of new members. *Public Comment Session, June 13, 2007, 6:30 p.m.* : The Council will hold a public comment session regarding the Bluewater Fishermen's Association's request for an Exempted Fishery Permit

(EFP)involving the commercial longline fishery. 11. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-based Management Committees Meeting, June 14, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The Habitat and Ecosystem-based Management Committees will review Energy and Offshore Aquaculture Policy statements, receive an update on the Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP), and the FEP Comprehensive Amendment. 12. SEDAR Committee Meeting, June 14, 2007, 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon The SEDAR Committee will review actions from the SEDAR Steering Committee and develop Scientific Research Priorities as required by the MSRA. The Committee will also review and finalize Council appointees for SEDAR 15 (greater amberjack and red snapper), SEDAR 15A (mutton snapper), SEDAR 16 (South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico king mackerel), and appointment of “outside” individuals to SEDAR 16. In addition, the Committee will review the status of the vermilion snapper assessment update, the gag grouper SEDAR assessment, the king mackerel SEDAR assessment, and review an outline for the Trends Report and the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation

(SAFE)Report. 13. Joint Executive/Finance Committees Meeting, June 14, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. The Executive and Finance Committees will finalize the Calendar Year

(CY)2007 FMP/Amendment/Framework timelines, and develop and approve CY 2007 activities schedule and budget. The Committees will also discuss and provide recommendations for appointments for an Ad Hoc Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (MRFSS) Advisory Panel. 14. Council Session: June 14, 2007, 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. and June 15, 2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon Council Session: June 14, 2007, 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. *From 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.* , the Council will call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda, and approve the March 2007 meeting minutes. *From 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.* , the Council will review Experimental Fishing Permit applications from: Bluewater Fishermen's Association, S.C. Aquarium, and any others received prior to the meeting. *From 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.* , the Council will hear a report from the SSC and take action as appropriate. *From 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.* , the Council will hear a report from the Economics Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.* , the Council will hear a report from the Snapper Grouper Committee, receive public comment on Amendment 14, approve Amendment 14 for submission to the Secretary of Commerce, and consider other recommendations and take action as appropriate. *4:45 p.m.* - Public Comment Session: Public comment regarding Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper FMP - establishment of 8 marine protected areas in the South Atlantic Region. *From 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m* ., the Council will hear a report from the Shrimp Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 5:45 p.m. - 6 p.m.* , the Council will hear a report from the Mackerel Committee and take action as appropriate. Council Session: June 15, 2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon. *From 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.* , the Council will receive a NOAA General Counsel briefing on litigation issues (CLOSED SESSION). *From 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.* , the Council will receive a report from the Spiny Lobster Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.* , the Council will receive a report from the LAP Program Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.* , the Council will receive a report from the Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-based Management Committees and take action as appropriate. *From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.* , the Council will receive a report from the SEDAR Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.* , the Council will receive a report from the Joint Executive/Finance Committees and take action as appropriate. *From 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.* , the Council will receive a briefing on the use of Green Sticks and the status of the petition to list white martin. *From 10:15 a.m. - 12 noon* , the Council will receive a report regarding the Council Coordinating Committee Meeting, discuss Annual Catch Limits, receive status reports from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center, agency and liaison reports, and discuss other business including upcoming meetings. Copies of documents regarding these issues are available from the Council office (see ADDRESSES ). Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305

(c)of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to change. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) by June 6, 2007. Dated: May 18, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-9908 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent to Renew Collection 3038-0049, Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-Action, and Exemptive Letters AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

(CFTC)is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.,* Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the **Federal Register** concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on requirements relating to procedures for submitting requests for exemptive, no-action, and interpretative letters. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Christopher W. Cummings, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher W. Cummings

(202)418-5445; Fax:

(202)418-5536; e-mail: *ccummings@cftc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. “Collection of information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the **Federal Register** concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information listed below. With respect to the following collection of information, the CFTC invites comments on: • Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have a practical use; • The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology; *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-Action, and Exemptive Letters, OMB Control Number 3038-0049—Extension Commission Regulation 140.99 requires persons submitting requests for exemptive, no-action, and interpretative letters to provide specific written information, certified as to completeness and accuracy, and to update that information to reflect material changes. The regulation was promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in section 8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 12a(5) (2000). Regulation 41.3 requires securities brokers and dealers submitting requests for exemptive orders to provide specified written information in support of such requests. Regulation 41.3 was promulgated in response to the requirement in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 that the Commission establish procedures for requesting such orders. The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 17 CFR Section Annual number of respondents Frequency of response Total annual responses Hours per response Total hours 17 CFR 140.99 350 On occasion 455 7.0 3,185 17 CFR 41.3 60 On occasion 24 0.5 12 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. This estimate is based on the number of requests for such letters in the last three years. Although the burden varies with the type, size, and complexity of the request submitted, such request may involve analytical work and analysis, as well as the work of drafting the request itself. Dated: May 18, 2007. Eileen A. Donovan, Acting Secretary of the Commission [FR Doc. 07-2566 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]

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