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BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy [USN-2007-0037] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on July 23, 2007 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA Policy Branch, Chief of Naval Operations (DNS-36), 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Doris Lama at

(202)685-6545. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Navy systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the **Federal Register** and are available from the address above. The specific changes to the record system being amended are set forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection

(r)of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report. Dated: June 18, 2007. C.R. Choate, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. N12711-1 System name: Labor Management Relations Records System (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10820). Changes: Delete “N12711-1” and replace with “NM12711-1.” System location: Delete entry and replace with “Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR), Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), Department of the Navy

(DON)and Designated Contractors; Human Resources Service Centers (HRSCs) and Human Resources Offices

(HROs)at major commands and field activities employing civilians. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is available at *http://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx* .” Categories of individuals covered by the system: In line 1 and last line delete “Navy” and replace with “DON”. Categories of records in the system: Delete entry and replace with “Records are comprised of

(1)Manual files maintained in paper folders, manually filed by type of case and case number (not individual). Folder contains all information pertaining to a specific case. Field activities maintain manual rosters of local union officials and representatives. OCHR maintains manual roster of addresses and files concerning national consultation with national/international unions regarding changes in Departmental level civilian personnel policies.

(2)Some commands and field activities keep electronic records by type of case and case number (not individual) in localized case tracking systems. Bargaining unit files contain information about each bargaining unit, including contact information on union officials.” Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Delete para 1 and replace with “To representatives of the Office of Personnel Management on matters relating to the inspection, survey, audit, or evaluation of DON Civilian Human Resources Programs.” Delete para 2 and replace with “To the Comptroller General or any of his authorized representatives, in the course of the performance of duties of the Government Accountability Office relating to the DON's Labor Management Relations Program. To a duly appointed hearing examiner, Administrative Law Judge, arbitrator, or other proper 3rd party for the purpose of conducting a hearing or inquiry in connection with an employee's grievance, unfair labor practice charge, impasse, negotiability appeal, or other labor relations dispute.” Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage: Delete entry and replace with “Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media. Retrievability: Delete entry and replace with “Manual records are retrieved by case subject, case number, and/or individual employee names. Electronic records are retrieved by case subject, activity, bargaining unit, servicing personnel office, command, or 3rd party docket number.” Safeguards: Delete entry and replace with “All files are accessible only to authorized personnel having a need-to-know. Access to the electronic data base is controlled through the use of security codes.” Retention and disposal: Delete entry and replace with “Case files are maintained in accordance with records retention schedules. Files involved in administrative or judicial litigation may be permanently maintained. Union official rosters are normally destroyed after a new roster has been established.” System manager(s) and address: Delete entry and replace with “OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072.” Notification procedure: Delete entry and replace with “Individuals seeking to determine whether this system contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072, their servicing HRO or HRSC. Request should contain individual's full name, any particulars, and signed.” Record access procedures: “Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072, their servicing HRO or HRSC. Request should contain full name, any particulars, and be signed.” Record source categories: Delete entry and replace with “DON HRSCs, HROs, arbitrators, and labor organizations (unions).” NM12711-1 System name: Labor Management Relations Records System. System location: Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR), Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), Department of the Navy

(DON)and Designated Contractors; Human Resources Service Centers (HRSCs) and Human Resources Offices

(HROs)at major commands and field activities employing civilians. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is available at *http://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx* . Categories of individuals covered by the system: DON civilian employees paid from appropriated and non-appropriated funds, who are involved in a grievance which has been referred to an arbitrator for resolution, or who are involved in the filing of an Unfair Labor practice complaint which has been referred to the Federal Labor Relations Authority

(FLRA)for resolution, or who are involved in a labor negotiations impasse which has been referred to the Federal Service Impasses Panel or an interest arbitrator for resolution, or who are involved in a negotiability dispute which has been referred to the FLRA for resolution; union officials and representatives (both Navy employees and non-employees) involved in the aforementioned processes and in national consultation; independent arbitrators involved in grievance and interest arbitrations concerning Don activities. Categories of records in the system: Records are comprised of

(2)Some commands and field activities keep electronic records by type of case and case number (not individual) in localized case tracking systems. Bargaining unit files contain information about each bargaining unit, including contact information on union officials. Authority for maintenance of the system: 5 U.S.C. 7101-7135. Purpose(s): To manage the Labor-Management Relations Program, *e.g.* , administration/implementation of arbitration awards; processing of unfair labor practice charges; adjudication of negotiability disputes, resolution of negotiations impasses; interpretation of 5 U.S.C. 7101-7135 through 3rd party case decisions; national consultation and other dealings with recognized unions. Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: To representatives of the Office of Personnel Management on matters relating to the inspection, survey, audit, or evaluation of DON Civilian Human Resources Programs. To the Comptroller General or any of his authorized representatives, in the course of the performance of duties of the Government Accountability Office relating to the DON's Labor Management Relations Program. To a duly appointed hearing examiner, Administrative Law Judge, arbitrator, or other proper 3rd party for the purpose of conducting a hearing or inquiry in connection with an employee's grievance, unfair labor practice charge, impasse, negotiability appeal, or other labor relations dispute. The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ that appear at the beginning of the Navy's compilation of systems of records apply to this system. Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage: Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media. Retrievability: Manual records are retrieved by case subject, case number, and/or individual employee names. Electronic records are retrieved by case subject, activity, bargaining unit, servicing personnel office, command, or 3rd party docket number. Safeguards: All files are accessible only to authorized personnel having a need-to-know. Access to the electronic data base is controlled through the use of security codes. Retention and disposal: Case files are maintained in accordance with records retention schedules. Files involved in administrative or judicial litigation may be permanently maintained. Union official rosters are normally destroyed after a new roster has been established. System manager(s) and address: OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072. Notification procedure: Individuals seeking to determine whether this system contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072, their servicing HRO or HRSC. Request should contain individual's full name, any particulars, and signed. Record access procedures: Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the OCHR Labor and Employee Relations Division (Code 012), 614 Sicard Street, SE., Suite 100, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5072, their servicing HRO or HRSC. Request should contain full name, any particulars, and signed. Contesting record procedures: The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained from the system manager. Record source categories: DON Human Resource Services Centers, Human Resources Offices, arbitrators, and labor organizations (unions). Exemptions claimed for the system: None. [FR Doc. E7-12158 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Centers for Independent Living Program—Training and Technical Assistance AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of final priorities. SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) announces two priorities under the Centers for Independent Living

(CIL)Program—Training and Technical Assistance. The Assistant Secretary may use one or more of these priorities for competitions in fiscal year

(FY)2007 and in later years. We take this action to improve the CIL program efficiency, quality of evaluation methods for CIL program activities, and outcomes for individuals with significant disabilities who receive independent living services from CILs and to improve the performance of Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs). EFFECTIVE DATE: These priorities are effective July 23, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Barrett, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5042, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:

(202)245-7604 or via Internet: * sean.barrett@ed.gov.* If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the TDD number at

(866)889-6737. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published a notice of proposed priorities

(NPP)for this competition in the **Federal Register** on March 6, 2007 (72 FR 9936). The NPP included a background statement that described our rationale for each priority proposed in that notice. Except for minor editorial revisions, there are no differences between the NPP and this notice of final priorities. Analysis of Comments and Changes In response to our invitation in the NPP, 23 parties submitted comments on the proposed priorities. An analysis of the comments and our responses follows. Generally, we do not address technical and other minor changes and suggested changes the law does not authorize us to make under the applicable statutory authority. *Comment:* Sixteen commenters opposed the Department's proposal to establish two separate priorities and award separate training and technical assistance grants for CILs and SILCs, while two commenters supported the Department's proposal. Those commenters opposed to separate grants for CILs and SILCs expressed many of the same concerns. A majority of these commenters noted that CILs and SILCs have similar goals and require similar knowledge if they are to work together to achieve those goals. They opined that a training program in which CILs and SILCs are trained together allows the CILs and SILCs to understand the activities, needs, and issues of one another and that establishing two separate priorities and awarding separate grants would be a barrier to effective communication and collaboration between CILs and SILCs. Several commenters regarded the awarding of separate grants to CILs and SILCs as inefficient because of duplicative administrative structures. One of these commenters was specifically concerned that there may not be enough funding for comprehensive training to SILCs, given that there are many fewer SILCs to be trained than CILs. A few commenters suggested that the intent of the 1992 technical amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act) that authorized SILCs, in addition to CILs, to receive training and technical assistance was that the training and technical assistance be shared with the CILs. These commenters expressed concern that separate grants would increase the likelihood of CILs and SILCs receiving conflicting information. *Discussion:* While CILs and SILCs share a common goal of improving independent living outcomes for persons with significant disabilities, their statutorily established activities and responsibilities (reflected in sections 705 and 725 of the Act) are fundamentally different. The establishment of separate priorities and the awarding of separate grants will permit grantees to focus training and technical assistance on the specific needs of CILs and SILCs to ensure that the unique activities and responsibilities of the CILs and SILCs are addressed. Rather than create a barrier to collaboration between CILs and SILCs, we believe the establishment of separate priorities and the awarding of separate grants will produce CILs and SILCs that are well-trained on their respective responsibilities and that are better able to communicate and collaborate with their independent living counterparts in the State. Although one grantee may be providing training and technical assistance to CILs and another grantee may be providing training and technical assistance to SILCs, the CILs and SILCs will learn about each other in the course of the training and technical assistance they receive. We recognize that, although CILs and SILCs occupy different roles in a State's independent living program, CILs and SILCs must understand each other, interact closely, and work well together to improve the delivery of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in their State. For this reason, the priorities established in this notice of final priorities require grantees to collaborate and coordinate with each other, and other training and technical assistance projects, in order to ensure that CILs and SILCs receive accurate and consistent information about themselves and each other. The 1992 technical amendments to the Act authorized the SILCs to receive training and technical assistance and clearly indicated the intent of Congress that the Department fund a project to provide such training and technical assistance. However, the amendments did not require that training and technical assistance be provided by a single grantee that also provides training and technical assistance to CILs. The Act provides the Department with the discretion to determine how the training and technical assistance will be provided. We recognize the potential duplication of administrative costs that may result from funding two grantees under separate priorities. However, we believe that focusing resources on meeting the unique needs of CILs and SILCs creates benefits that outweigh the potential duplication of administrative costs. While we recognize that there are fewer SILCs than CILs, we anticipate that sufficient funding will be available for a grantee serving SILCs to accomplish its training and technical assistance goals and objectives for the SILCs. Finally, we note that a single entity can apply for both grants with separate applications, potentially reducing post-award duplicative administrative costs. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* Five commenters addressed the content requirements of the training and technical assistance that the grantees will provide. Four of these commenters suggested that the two priorities should require training and technical assistance on specific issues, including transition, veterans' needs, disaster recovery, CIL Board member selection and training, outreach, succession planning, risk assessment, liability, and insurance coverage. The fifth commenter asked for clarification as to whether applicants were precluded from addressing youth transition issues under the priorities because the NPP noted that the Department currently funds a training and technical assistance grant that focuses on the issue of service delivery to young people with disabilities as they transition from school to living independently. *Discussion:* CILs and SILCs around the country have different training and technical assistance needs depending upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, whether the CIL is located in an urban or rural area, the experience and background of CIL board members or SILC members, and whether the CIL is well-established or relatively new. We expect grantees to identify, and to propose training content that addresses issues that are specific to the needs of individual CILs or SILCs as well as those common to a number of CILs or SILCs. Requiring grantees under these priorities to address certain content areas could limit the ability of the grantees to address other issues or emerging training and technical assistance needs. We prefer to provide applicants with the flexibility to propose the content of the specific training and technical assistance they intend to provide and to describe how they determined the content areas and the need for training and technical assistance in those areas. The application review process will evaluate the merits of the proposed content of the training and technical assistance. Regarding the commenter's request for clarification, the NPP noted that the Department currently funds a training and technical assistance grant focusing on youths in transition and stated that the two priorities proposed for CILs and SILCs would be for general, comprehensive training and technical assistance. That said, an applicant for a grant under one of the two priorities established in this notice is not precluded from including transitioning youths as a content area in its proposed training and technical assistance. Any applicant that identifies training and technical assistance on youths in transition as a need and proposes such training must show, as required by each priority, how it will coordinate and collaborate with the other Department-funded training and technical assistance projects, including the one that focuses on transition, in order to ensure that training and technical assistance activities are complementary and non-duplicative and that dissemination activities are effective and efficient. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* Three commenters stated a concern that grantees will not be able to provide training and technical assistance to CILs and SILCs within a wide geographic range, including rural areas. *Discussion:* Both priorities established in this notice require grantees to develop and implement a plan to provide training and technical assistance to all federally funded CILs and all SILCs. These requirements are sufficient to ensure that the grantees under these priorities provide training and technical assistance to CILs and SILCs within a wide geographic range, including rural areas. The application review process will evaluate the merits of the applications in this regard. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* One commenter recommended requiring grantees to collaborate with a number of resources, including State associations of CILs, State agencies that administer funding to CILs, and the National Council on Independent Living. *Discussion:* The priorities establish minimum requirements for collaboration by the grantees. Under each priority, an applicant could propose to collaborate with additional entities, including State associations of CILs, State agencies that administer funding to CILs, or the National Council on Independent Living. Applicants have the flexibility to propose additional partners with which they plan to collaborate under the priorities. The application review process will evaluate the merits of any additional proposed collaborative partners. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* Three commenters recommended adding a requirement that the application review panel and applicants be “consumer-controlled”, i.e., have a majority of individuals with disabilities in decision-making positions. *Discussion:* The CIL program regulations in 34 CFR 366.10 state that, in order to be eligible to receive funding to provide training and technical assistance, entities must have experience in the operation of centers. Nothing in the Act or the program regulations gives the Department the discretion to limit eligibility to only those applicants who are consumer-controlled entities. The program regulations in 34 CFR 366.12(b) also state that the peer review of grant applications by panels must include persons who are not Federal government employees and who have experience in the operation of centers. Nothing in the Act or the program regulations gives the Department the discretion to limit peer review panels to only individuals with disabilities. We make every effort to ensure that the application review panels include highly qualified individuals with disabilities from diverse backgrounds who have the content expertise required. Finally, we note that the selection criteria used by the application review panel to evaluate applications for training and technical assistance awards includes, in 34 CFR 366.15(d)(v), an examination of the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have been traditionally under-represented, including persons with disabilities. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* One commenter recommended requiring grantees under these priorities to utilize a peer-to-peer training model. *Discussion:* There are many possible training models that a grantee can use, including a peer-to-peer model. We prefer to provide applicants with the flexibility to propose the training models that the training and technical assistance project will employ. The application review process will evaluate the merits of the training models that applicants propose. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* One commenter expressed concern over the large number of entities to be served by the grants. *Discussion:* We anticipate that the five-year grant period and projected funding levels for the grants will be sufficient to ensure that the needs of the CILs and SILCs served by the training and technical assistance providers will be addressed. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* One commenter recommended that the grantees subcontract with CILs and SILCs to provide the training and technical assistance. *Discussion:* Consistent with applicable regulations, grantees have the authority to enter into subcontracts, and applicants can propose to subcontract with CILs or SILCs. If an applicant chooses to enter into subcontracts, we prefer to provide applicants with the discretion to choose the subcontractors. The application review process will evaluate the merits of any proposed subcontracts. *Changes:* None. *Comment:* One commenter opposed the establishment of both priorities because the commenter claimed that the current train-the-trainer-model has been ineffective and, as a result, the needs of individuals with significant disabilities are not being met. *Discussion:* The Department does not believe that the training provided to CILs and SILCs has been ineffective. The Department is legally required to set aside funding from the CIL program to provide training and technical assistance to CILs, eligible agencies, and SILCs. Moreover, there is a continuing need for training and technical assistance to CILs due to the formation of new CILs, the expansion or change of existing CILs, and personnel changes in the CILs. Likewise, there is a continuing need for training and technical assistance for SILCs due to the varied backgrounds of the SILC members, the turnover of SILC membership, and the rotational appointment of SILC members. Further, because CILs deliver services directly to individuals with significant disabilities and because SILCs provide a forum for all independent living stakeholders in the State to set policy for the State's independent living program, it is important to provide timely and targeted training to each type of entity. The goal of training both the CILs and the SILCs is to enable them to carry out their respective functions and, ultimately, to better prepare them to meet the needs of individuals with significant disabilities and improve outcomes for those individuals who receive independent living services. *Changes:* None. Note: This notice does *not* solicit applications. In any year in which we choose to use one or more of these priorities, we invite applications through a notice in the **Federal Register** . When inviting applications we designate each priority as absolute, competitive preference, or invitational. The effect of each type of priority follows: *Absolute priority:* Under an absolute priority we consider only applications that meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(3)). *Competitive preference priority:* Under a competitive preference priority we give competitive preference to an application by either

(1)awarding additional points, depending on how well or the extent to which the application meets the competitive preference priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or

(2)selecting an application that meets the competitive preference priority over an application of comparable merit that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii)). *Invitational priority:* Under an invitational priority we are particularly interested in applications that meet the invitational priority. However, we do not give an application that meets the invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)). Priorities Priority 1—Centers for Independent Living

(CILs)Training and Technical Assistance Center This priority supports a CILs Training and Technical Assistance Center (CILs T&TA Center) to improve the performance of CILs by providing training and technical assistance to the CILs on the programmatic and financial aspects of their operations, including information on effective practices and proven solutions to common problems. CILs are distributed across the Nation and vary in size, stage of development, service area characteristics, and urgency of need for training and technical assistance. Therefore, the training and technical assistance provided by the CILs T&TA Center must be sensitive to this diversity and must encompass a broad range of topics. The CILs T&TA Center must make available to all CILs a broad array of resources, training, and technical assistance. In addition, the CILs T&TA Center must address the specific needs of CILs by providing those CILs that require it with intensive, individualized, on-site training and technical assistance that meets their needs. In this regard, the CILs T&TA Center must be prepared to respond promptly to the Department's identification of particular training and technical assistance needs in general and those of particular CILs. In coordination with the Department, the CILs T&TA Center must—

(a)Develop and provide training and technical assistance, based on the CILs' annual performance report survey and other available data, on topics related to the provision and expansion of independent living

(IL)services (primarily the IL core services), fiscal and management practices, compliance with CIL standards and assurances, increased program efficiency, rigorous evaluation, and improved outcomes as measured by long-term goals and indicators;

(b)Develop and implement a plan to ensure that training and technical assistance efforts will reach all federally funded CILs and other eligible agencies;

(c)Refer CILs and eligible agencies to non-IL specific training and technical assistance available through government or non-government resources;

(d)Utilize a broad range of available, accessible technologies and methodologies to provide training and technical assistance to CILs and eligible agencies in the most effective and cost efficient manner;

(e)Provide focused, intensive and rapid training and technical assistance to CILs identified by the Department as needing, or to CILs requesting, such assistance;

(f)Identify and develop accessible training and technical assistance materials and disseminate these materials to CILs and eligible agencies; and

(g)Coordinate and collaborate with other training and technical assistance projects funded by the Department to ensure that training and technical assistance activities are complementary and non-duplicative and that dissemination activities are effective and efficient. At a minimum, the CILs T&TA Center must coordinate with any SILC Training and Technical Assistance Center funded under the Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) Training and Technical Assistance Center priority. Priority 2—Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) Training and Technical Assistance Center This priority supports a SILCs Training and Technical Assistance Center (SILCs T&TA Center) to improve the performance of SILCs through greater access to timely and relevant training and technical assistance regarding SILC duties and operation. In coordination with the Department, the SILCs T&TA Center must—

(a)Develop and provide training and technical assistance, based on the SILCs' annual performance report survey and other available data, on topics directly related to SILC legal responsibilities, including SILC organization and operation and the development of the SPIL;

(b)Develop and implement a plan to provide to all SILCs the training and technical assistance identified in paragraph

(a)of this priority;

(c)Refer SILCs to non-IL specific training and technical assistance available through government or non-government resources;

(d)Utilize a broad range of available, accessible technologies and methodologies to provide training and technical assistance to SILCs in the most effective and cost efficient manner;

(e)Identify and develop accessible training and technical assistance materials and disseminate these materials to the SILCs;

(f)Provide training and technical assistance to SILCs to enhance SILC partnerships with State vocational rehabilitation agencies, CILs, and other organizations, with a focus on sharing successful operational experiences of other SILCs;

(CILs)Training and Technical Assistance Center priority. Executive Order 12866 This notice of final priorities has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order 12866. Under the terms of the order, we have assessed the potential costs and benefits of this regulatory action. The potential costs associated with the notice of final priorities are those resulting from statutory requirements and those we have determined are necessary for administering this program effectively and efficiently. In assessing the potential costs and benefits—both quantitative and qualitative—of this notice of final priorities, we have determined that the benefits of the final priorities justify the costs. We have also determined that this regulatory action does not unduly interfere with State, local, and tribal governments in the exercise of their governmental functions. Summary of Potential Costs and Benefits Because the Department is proposing two priorities that may be used in two separate competitions, rather than in a single competition, the potential for increased application costs exists for an applicant that chooses to apply for both grants under both priorities. However, both priorities share the same overall objective—improved performance in the CIL program—and applications under both priorities would likely include common elements. This overlap may minimize any increased costs associated with using the two priorities in separate competitions. Moreover, for an applicant that chooses to apply for only one grant, the two-priority approach would have the potential of reducing the application costs for that applicant. The Department believes that the potential benefits to the CIL program from a more focused, specialized approach to training and technical assistance for CILs and SILCs would outweigh any possible increase in associated application costs. Intergovernmental Review This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance. This document provides early notification of our specific plans and actions for this program. *Applicable Program Regulations:* 34 CFR 366. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(FY)2007 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)Number: 84.132B. *Applications Available:* June 22, 2007. *Date of Pre-Application Meeting:* July 2, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* October 3, 2007. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* To provide training and technical assistance with respect to planning, developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent living to the following entities: Centers for independent living (CILs), eligible agencies, and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs). A CIL is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and that provides an array of independent living services. An eligible agency is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agency. Each State establishes a SILC that jointly develops and signs the State Plan for Independent Living with the Designated State Unit and monitors, reviews, and evaluates the implementation of the State plan. A majority of a SILC's members are individuals with disabilities, and other members include CIL representatives and State agency representatives, as well as other appropriate individuals. The purpose of independent living services is to maximize independence, productivity, empowerment, and leadership of individuals with significant disabilities and integrate these individuals into the mainstream of society. *Priorities:* These priorities are from the notice of final priorities for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the **Federal Register** . *Absolute Priorities:* For FY 2007 these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) we consider only applications that meet one or more of these priorities. These priorities are: *Priority 1—Centers for Independent Living

(CILs)Training and Technical Assistance Center.* *Priority 2—Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) Training and Technical Assistance Center.* *Program Authority:* 29 U.S.C. 796f. *Applicable Regulations:*

(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 97.

(b)The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 366.

(c)The notice of final priorities published elsewhere in this issue of the **Federal Register** . Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Cooperative agreements. *Estimated Available Funds:* $1,329,327 ($1,004,327 for Priority 1 and $325,000 Priority 2). *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $1,004,327 for Priority 1 and $325,000 for Priority 2 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Estimated Number of Awards:* 2 (one for Priority 1 and one for Priority 2). Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* Entities that have experience in the operation of centers for independent living. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This program does not require cost sharing or matching. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. Fax:

(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: *http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov* . If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.132B. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the team under *Alternative Format* in section VIII of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* *Applications Available:* June 22, 2007. *Date of Pre-Application Meeting:* July 2, 2007. Interested parties are invited to participate in this pre-application meeting to discuss the priorities and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation. Interested parties may participate in this meeting by conference call with staff from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington, DC time. On the same day, OSERS staff also will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. For further information or to make arrangements to participate on the conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Sean Barrett, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, room 5042, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:

(202)245-7604 or by e-mail: *sean.barrett@ed.gov.* *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* October 3, 2007. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This competition is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* Applications for grants under Centers for Independent Living—Training and Technical Assistance-CFDA Number 84.132B must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at *http://www.Grants.gov* . Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement *and* submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement* . You may access the electronic grant application for Centers for Independent Living—Training and Technical Assistance at *http://www.Grants.gov* . You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.132, not 84.132B). Please note the following: • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf* • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

(1)registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);

(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. • You must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). • You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:* You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because— • You do not have access to the Internet; or • You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; *and* • No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. Address and mail or fax your statement to: Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Fax:

(202)245-7593. Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail* . If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.

(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.

(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier.

(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

(1)A private metered postmark.

(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.* If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department—

(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and

(2)The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this notification within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at

(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this competition are in 34 CFR 366.15 and are listed in the application package. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN). We may notify you informally, also. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. *Administrative and National Policy Requirements:* We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. *Reporting:* At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to *http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.* 4. *Performance Measures:* The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993

(GPRA)directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results against those goals. The goal of these grants is to provide training and technical assistance with respect to planning, developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating CILs to the following eligible entities authorized under title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended: Eligible agencies, CILs, and SILCs. In annual performance reports, grantees are required to provide specific information on the number of training activities, the topics of each training program, the number and types of participants served (i.e., CILs, SILCs, or eligible agencies), and summary data from participant evaluations. VII. Agency Contact *For Further Information Contact:* Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone:

(202)245-7404 or by e-mail: *thomas.kelley@ed.gov.* If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. VIII. Other Information *Alternative Format:* Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2500. Telephone:

(202)245-7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. *Electronic Access to This Document:* You can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Dated: June 19, 2007. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-12117 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Arbitration Panel Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of arbitration panel decision under the Randolph-Sheppard Act. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) gives notice that on October 16, 2006, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of *Terry Ward* v. *Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Bureau of Services for the Blind (Case No. R-S/05-1)* . This panel was convened by the Department under 20 U.S.C. 107d-1(a), after the Department received a complaint filed by the petitioner, Terry Ward. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain a copy of the full text of the arbitration panel decision from Suzette E. Haynes, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5022, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone:

(SLA)regarding the Act, the implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 395, and State rules and regulations surrounding the selection process utilized by the SLA to fill a vacancy at Facility #531 located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Summary On March 21, 2003, the SLA announced a vacancy at Facility #531, a collection of four bagel shops located in buildings 28, 556, 558, and 560 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The bid announcement indicated that all applicants were to submit a business plan with their application. On April 1, 2003, complainant applied for a position at Facility #531 and complied with all aspects of the bid announcement. Following the bid closing, complainant and another vendor were both being considered for Facility #531. Complainant alleged that the SLA applied its transfer and promotion policies incorrectly. Complainant contended that there are six specific criteria that the SLA normally uses to rate candidates on a scale of 1 to 10. Additionally, an interview is also required. Complainant alleged that the SLA's selection committee used a different scoring system, rating each of the criteria on a scale of 1 to 100 instead of 1 to 10. Complainant further alleged that a member of the selection committee had a conflict of interest. Specifically, complainant alleged that the selection committee member was interested in becoming the manager of the location that would be vacated by the other candidate, thus, making the selection committee biased toward the other candidate to be named the manager of Facility #531. Complainant asserted that his scores in training and the fact that he has 120 semester hours of college education made him the more qualified candidate for Facility #531. Complainant filed a grievance against the SLA on this matter. A hearing on the grievance was scheduled for March 15, 2004, but was later cancelled. The parties were instructed by the hearing officer to submit to him written briefs on complainant's grievance. On July 23, 2004, after reviewing the briefs, the hearing officer denied complainant's grievance in its entirety. On September 27, 2004, the SLA adopted the hearing officer's order as final agency action. Complainant sought review by a Federal arbitration panel of that decision. Arbitration Panel Decision The issue heard by the panel was whether the actions taken by the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Bureau of Services for the Blind concerning the selection process for Facility #531 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were in accordance with the Act, implementing regulations and State rules and regulations regarding the operation or administration of the Randolph-Sheppard vending facility program. After reviewing all of the records and hearing testimony of witnesses, the panel ruled that the SLA violated the Act, implementing regulations, and State rules and regulations in conducting the selection process for Facility #531. The panel issued a four-part ruling as follows:

(1)The SLA must conduct another selection for Facility #531;

(2)Individuals who served on the previous panel are ineligible to participate in the new process, and only the complainant and the other vendor are eligible to be considered as candidates;

(3)In evaluating the two candidates, the SLA is prohibited from considering the experience of the other vendor who is currently operating Facility #531; and

(4)The SLA must reimburse the complainant for all attorney fees and other costs that he incurred with his complaint. The amount must include all cost and fees from the time that the selection committee awarded Facility #531 to the other vendor. The views and opinions expressed by the panel do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Department. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(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: June 14, 2007. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-12138 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Arbitration Panel Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of arbitration panel decision under the Randolph-Sheppard Act. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) gives notice that on October 2, 2006, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of *Michael Benson* v. *Georgia Department of Labor, Division of Rehabilitation Services (Case No. R-S/04-2).* This panel was convened by the Department under 20 U.S.C. 107d-1(a), after the Department received a complaint filed by the petitioner, Michael Benson. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain a copy of the full text of the arbitration panel decision from Suzette E. Haynes, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5022, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone:

(ALJ)issued an order denying the appeal and any relief to the complainant. The SLA adopted the ALJ's decision as final agency action. Complainant sought review by a Federal arbitration panel of that decision. Arbitration Panel Decision The issue heard by the panel was whether the actions taken by the Georgia Department of Labor, Division of Rehabilitation Services violated the Act, 20 U.S.C. 107 *et seq.* , the implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 395, and its own rules and regulations concerning the administration of a cafeteria contract at FLETC and the selection of complainant to manage this facility. After reviewing all of the records and hearing testimony of witnesses, the majority of the panel ruled that the SLA followed the provisions of the Act, and implementing regulations in the administration of the FLETC cafeteria contract. Therefore, the panel denied complainant's grievance. One panel member dissented. The views and opinions expressed by the panel do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Department. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(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: June 14, 2007. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-12143 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Arbitration Panel Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of arbitration panel decision under the Randolph-Sheppard Act. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) gives notice that on August 21, 2006, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of *David Stewart* v. *Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (Case No. R-S/04-1).* This panel was convened by the Department, under 20 U.S.C. 107d-1(a), after the Department received a complaint filed by the petitioner, David Stewart. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain a copy of the full text of the arbitration panel decision from Suzette E. Haynes, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5022, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone:

(202)245-7374. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 6(c) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (the Act), 20 U.S.C. 107d-2(c), the Secretary publishes in the **Federal Register** a synopsis of each arbitration panel decision affecting the administration of vending facilities on Federal and other property. Background This dispute concerned alleged violations of the Act, the implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 395, and State rules and regulations by the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, the State licensing agency (SLA), regarding David Stewart's (complainant) termination as manager of the military dining facility at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Summary On November 13, 2002, the SLA issued a bid announcement for the military dining hall facility at Redstone Arsenal. Among other details in the announcement, the SLA specifically indicated that the contract was a joint venture and that the licensed blind vendor selected would be required to team with an outside military dining hall contractor known as KCA, Inc. On January 7, 2003, the SLA informed complainant that he had been selected as the licensed manager for the military dining hall at Redstone Arsenal and complainant accepted on January 8, 2003. On February 4, 2003, the complainant met with SLA staff members, KCA, Inc. staff and other interested parties. At the meeting, complainant explained that his wife would not be able to assume the administrative roles, i.e., payroll assistant, driving, and other duties as the previous blind vendor's wife. Therefore, complainant proposed that one-half of the general and administrative costs normally passed on to KCA, Inc. be allocated to him since complainant would have to hire additional staff to perform those duties. Subsequently, complainant alleged that a member of KCA, Inc. informed him that a proposed joint venture agreement would be sent to complainant to consider. On February 13, 2003, the SLA wrote the complainant stating that he must execute a joint venture and operating agreement by February 21, 2003 or the military dining hall facility at Redstone Arsenal would be awarded to the next highest-scoring blind vendor. Previously, complainant had hired an attorney to assist him in reviewing the joint venture agreement. Upon receipt of the February 13, 2003 letter from the SLA, complainant's attorney and the SLA staff exchanged a number of letters regarding this matter. Complainant also alleged that his attorney received information that KCA, Inc. was unwilling to enter into a joint venture agreement with him. On February 19, 2003, SLA staff wrote to complainant's attorney reiterating its position that complainant and KCA, Inc. must enter into a joint venture agreement and execute a signed document by February 21, 2003. On February 26, 2003, SLA staff wrote complainant's attorney explaining that the SLA had to award the military dining hall facility at Redstone Arsenal to another vendor because complainant failed to execute the joint venture agreement with KCA, Inc. On April 2, 2003, complainant requested a hearing. A fair hearing on this matter was held on August 5, 2003. On September 5, 2003, the hearing officer issued an order denying complainant's grievance. Subsequently, the SLA adopted the hearing officer's decision as final agency action. Complainant sought review by a Federal arbitration panel of that decision. Arbitration Panel Decision The issue heard by the panel was whether the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services violated the Act, 20 U.S.C. 107 *et seq.* , the implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 395, and its own rules and regulations in the alleged improper termination of complainant from managing the military dining facility at Redstone Arsenal. After reviewing all of the records and hearing testimony of witnesses, the majority of the panel ruled that the SLA acted properly and in full and fair compliance with the Act, implementing regulations, and State rules and regulations. Therefore, the panel denied complainant's grievance. One panel member dissented. The views and opinions expressed by the panel do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Department. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(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: June 14, 2007. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-12146 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Halsey, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM-90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone

(865)576-4025; Fax

(865)576-5333 or e-mail: *halseypj@oro.doe.gov* or check the Web site at *http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Board:* The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. *Tentative Agenda:* The main meeting topic is “The Federal Facility Agreement, Appendixes E and J.” *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to the agenda item should contact Pat Halsey at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. *Minutes:* Minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the Department of Energy's Information Center at 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by writing to Pat Halsey, Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM-90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or by calling her at

(865)576-4025. Issued at Washington, DC on June 18, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12094 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8330-3] Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement, to address a lawsuit filed by Environmental Defense, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club (hereinafter “Petitioners”): *Environmental Defense et al.* v. *Environmental Protection Agency* , No. 06-1164 (DC Cir.). On or about May 9, 2006, Petitioners filed a complaint challenging EPA's Transportation Conformity Hot-Spot Final Rule, alleging that the rule failed to satisfy the Clean Air Act's transportation conformity criteria, that it permitted EPA to issue particulate matter

(PM)hot-spot guidance without following required procedures, and that it withdrew a motor vehicle emissions factor model for use in PM hot-spot analysis without following required procedures. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, Petitioners agree to dismiss the claim relating to issuance of PM hot-spot guidance once EPA provides public notice of and an opportunity to comment on such guidance. DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be received by July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OGC-2007-0505, online at *www.regulations.gov* (EPA's preferred method); by e-mail to *oei.docket@epa.gov* ; mailed to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susmita Dubey, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:

(202)564-5577; fax number

(202)564-5603; e-mail address: *dubey.susmita@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement EPA first issued regulations in 1993 to implement the transportation conformity requirement in Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. The regulations included a specific requirement that transportation projects be analyzed for local emissions impacts (the “hot-spot” analysis) in addition to required regional emissions analyses. At that time, the hot-spot requirements applied to carbon monoxide and particulate matter less than ten micrometers in diameter (PM 10 ). 58 FR 62188 (November 24, 1993). In March 2006, EPA amended the conformity regulations to apply the hot-spot analysis requirements to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). 71 FR 12468 (March 10, 2006) (the “2006 hot-spot rule”). That regulation extended to PM 2.5 the pre-existing provisions that required quantitative PM hot-spot analyses for certain transportation projects only after EPA issues guidance for such analyses and then announces that the quantitative analysis requirement is in effect. 40 CFR 93.123(b)(1) and (b)(4). Until such time, PM 10 and PM 2.5 hot-spot analyses are to be done for such projects through a qualitative analysis. 40 CFR 93.123(b)(2). EPA stated in the preamble to the 2006 hot-spot rule that appropriate tools and guidance are needed to ensure credible and meaningful quantitative PM 2.5 and PM 10 hot-spot analyses. 71 FR 12498. Guidance for PM quantitative hot-spot analyses would be available in the future. 71 FR 12502. Several environmental organizations challenged the 2006 hot-spot rule. Petitioners alleged that:

(1)The regulation does not require that hot-spot analyses satisfy all of the requirements in Section 176(c) of the Act for demonstrating conformity,

(2)the regulation allows EPA to issue quantitative PM modeling guidance without notice-and-comment rulemaking, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, and

(3)EPA had previously approved its current motor vehicle emissions factor model (MOBILE6.2) for use in PM hot-spot analyses and improperly withdrew that approval in the 2006 hot-spot rule. Petitioners and EPA negotiated a settlement of the second claim described above. The settlement agreement would require EPA to provide public notice and an opportunity for public comment on its draft guidance for quantitative hot-spot modeling for PM 2.5 and PM 10 . EPA would publish a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing the availability of the draft guidance, provide the EPA web page at which the guidance will be available, and allow at least 30 days for the public to comment on the draft guidance. EPA would also agree to make available to the public any information it relied on in developing the draft guidance. Finally, EPA would publish a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing the final guidance and explaining when the quantitative PM hot-spot modeling requirement will be in effect. Following execution of the settlement agreement, the second claim described above would be severed from the rest of the litigation, placed in a separate docket, and held in abeyance until such time as EPA has completed its obligations under the agreement. At such time, the new docket would be dismissed. For a period of thirty

(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed settlement agreement from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment which may be submitted, that consent to the settlement agreement should be withdrawn, the terms of the agreement will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement Agreement A. How Can I Get A Copy of the Settlement Agreement? Direct your comments to the official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2007-0505, which contains a copy of the settlement agreement. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is

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

(202)566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through *www.regulations.gov.* You may use the *www.regulations.gov* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket identification number. It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at *www.regulations.gov* without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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. Use of the *www.regulations.gov* Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an “anonymous access” system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through *www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. Dated: June 15, 2007. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. E7-12165 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6688-3] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements

(EISs)was published in the **Federal Register** dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070080, ERP No. D-NIG-K60038-CA, Graton Rancheria Casino and Hotel Project, Transfer of Land into Trust, Implementation, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Tribe), Sonoma County, CA. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to groundwater, and recommended the evaluation and selection of a reduced-size alternative and a commitment to green building practices. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070120, ERP No. D-FRC-E05102-SC, Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project (FERC. No. 199), Relicensing for Existing 130-megawatt (MW), Santee and Cooper Rivers, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter Counties, SC. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality from dam releases. EPA supports an overall monitoring approach following license issuance that includes rigorous continuous dissolved oxygen

(DO)and temperature monitoring, and a commitment to pursue a DO enhancement program based on the results of this monitoring. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20070130, ERP No. D-NOA-B91029-00, Phase I—Essential Fish Habitat Omnibus Amendment #2, Designations for 27 Species, Amendment #14 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, Amendment #14 to the Atlantic Scallop FMP, Amendment #3 to the Atlantic Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to the Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment 2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine to North Carolina. *Summary:* EPA does not object to the project as proposed. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070133, ERP No. D-FRC-E03016-GA, Elba III Project, Construct, Operate and Acquire Facilities to move Re-Vaporized Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and U.S. Coast Guard Permit, Elba Island, Chatham County, GA. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns because the draft EIS did not include an analysis of all potential pollutant emissions for the project and facility. EPA recommended that the final EIS provide a complete air quality assessment of the entire terminal facility to complement the assessment of the proposed terminal expansion. EPA also recommended that additional information be provided in the final EIS regarding general conformity requirements. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070149, ERP No. D-FRC-G03034-00, Southeast Expansion Project, Construction and Operation of 110.8 miles for Natural Gas Pipeline and Associated Ancillary Facilities, TX and LA. *Summary:* EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070155, ERP No. D-USA-E15000-GA, Fort Benning U.S. Army Infantry Center, Base Realignment and Closure

(BRAC)2005 and Transformation Actions, Implementation, Chattahoochee and Muscogee Counties, GA. *Summary:* EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air quality, aquatic habitats, wetlands, and water quality, and recommends several actions that Fort Benning could implement during construction and long term operations to assist in meeting air quality standards. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070159, ERP No. D-COE-E39068-FL, Central and Southern Florida Project, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir Project, Restoration of the Ecosystem in Caloosahatchee Estuary, Lake Okeechobee, FL. *Summary:* EPA supports this major component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, and provided comments regarding water quality assurance for flows released from the proposed C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir to benefit the lower Caloosahatchee River and Estuary. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20070160, ERP No. DD-NOA-B91017-00, Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Amendment 11, Implementation to Control Capacity and Mortality in the General Category Scallop Fishery, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, NC. *Summary:* EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070145, ERP No. DS-AFS-J65435-UT, Ogden Ranger District Travel Plan Revision, To Present Additional Analysis for Six Alternatives, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Ogden Ranger District, Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich Counties, UT. *Summary:* EPA continues to express environmental concerns about potential impacts to both aquatic and terrestrial resources from unauthorized motorized vehicle use and the current travel management system. The Final EIS should include mitigation for impacts caused by motorized recreational users. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20060405, ERP No. F-CGD-ALL078-00, PROGRAMMATIC—Implementation of the U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System Project, Providing Vessel Identification, Tracking and Information Exchange Capabilities to Support National Maritime Interests. *Summary:* No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070158, ERP No. F-FAA-L51017-AK, Juneau International Airport, Proposed Development Activities to Enhance Operations Safety, Facilitate Aircraft Alignment, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, City and Borough of Juneau, AK. *Summary:* EPA continues to have concerns about impacts to high value tidal and estuarine wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic resources, and impaired waterbodies. EPA supports the selection of Alternative RSA-5E, but recommends the development of a compensatory mitigation plan. EIS No. 20070180, ERP No. F-NOA-L64052-00, PROGRAMMATIC—Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research, Proposal to Disburse Funds and Issue Permit for Research, AK, WA, OR and CA. *Summary:* EPA appreciates the inclusion of additional information pertaining to the development of impact criteria and a more detailed discussion of direct and indirect mortality in the FPEIS. However, EPA still has concerns about intrusive research activities on breeding age female sea lions and fur seals. EIS No. 20070206, ERP No. F-FHW-C40168-NY, NY Route 347 Safety and Mobility Improvement Project, from Northern State Parkway to NY Route 25A, Funding, Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY. *Summary:* No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070175, ERP No. FS-USN-A10072-00, Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Systems, Updated and Additional Information, Implementation. *Summary:* No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. Dated: June 19, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-12126 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6688-2] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability *Responsible Agency:* Office of Federal Activities, General Information

(202)564-7167 or *http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/* . Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements filed 6/11/2007 through 6/15/2007. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20070248, Draft EIS, SFW, WI, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, located within the Mississippi River Valley, Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, WI, *Comment Period Ends:* 08/10/2007, *Contact:* Victoria Hirschboeck 608-539-2311. EIS No. 20070249, Final EIS, AFS, WA, Natapoc Ridge Restoration Project, To Improve Forest Health and Sustainability, and Reduce Wildfire and Hazardous Fuels, Wenatchee River Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan County, WA, *Wait Period Ends:* 7/23/2007, *Contact:* Steve Willet 509-548-6977. EIS No. 20070250, Final EIS, NPS, PA, Flight 93 National Memorial, Designation of Crash Site to Commemorate the Passengers and Crew of Flight 93, Implementation, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, PA, *Wait Period Ends:* 07/23/2007, *Contact:* Jeff Reinbold 814-443-4557. EIS No. 20070251, Final EIS, USA, CO, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site

(PCMS)Transformation Program, Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure Activities, Fort Carson, Las Animas, Otero and Huerfano Counties, CO, *Wait Period Ends:* 07/23/2007, *Contact:* Karen Wilson 703-602-2861. EIS No. 20070252, Final EIS, USA, CO, Fort Carson Transformation Program, Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure Activities, Fort Carson, El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties, CO, *Wait Period Ends:* 07/23/2007, *Contact:* Karen Wilson 703-602-2861. EIS No. 20070253, Draft EIS, BIA, NM, Desert Rock Energy Project, Construction and Operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant, Right-of-Way Permit, Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, San Juan County, NM, *Comment Period Ends:* 08/20/2007 *Contact:* Harrilene Yazzie 505-863-8286. EIS No. 20070254, Final Supplement, TVA, TN, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, Completion and Operation, Updated Information on Extensive Environmental Record, Rhea County, TN, *Wait Period Ends:* 07/23/2007, *Contact:* Ruth M. Horton 865-632-3719. EIS No. 20070255, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project, To Construct Infrastructure Required to Pump and Convey Groundwater Resources, Right-of-Way Application, Lincoln County Water District, Lincoln County, NV, *Comment Period Ends:* 08/20/2007, *Contact:* Penny Wood 775-861-6466. EIS No. 20070256, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, Umatilla National Forest Invasive Plants Treatment, Propose to Treat Invasive Plants and Restore Treated Sites, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla Counties, WA and Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler Counties, OR, *Comment Period Ends:* 08/07/2007, *Contact:* Glen Westland 541-278-3869. EIS No. 20070257, Draft EIS, FHW, MN, Tier 1 DEIS—Trunk Highway

(TH)41 Minnesota River Crossing, Construction of a New Minnesota River Crossing Connecting US Highway 169 to New U.S. Highway 212, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Scott and Carver Counties, MN, *Comment Period Ends:* 08/10/2007, *Contact:* Cheryl Martin 651-291-6120. EIS No. 20070258, Final EIS, COE, MN, Minnesota Steel Project, Construction and Operation of an Open Pit Taconite Mine Facilities, Concentrator, Pellet Plant, Direct Reduced Iron Plant and Steel Mill Project, located west of Nashwauk, Itasca County, MN, *Wait Period Ends:* 07/23/2007, *Contact:* Jon K. Ahlness 651-290-5381. Amended Notices EIS No. 20050437, Final EIS, AFS, NM, WITHDRAWN—Tajique Watershed Restoration Project, Proposes Fuel Reduction and Restore Forest Health, Cibola National Forest, Torrance County, NM, *Wait Period Ends:* 11/21/2005, *Contact:* Vicky Estrada 505-847-2990. *Revision of FR Notice Published 10/21/2005:* Officially Withdrawn by the preparing agency by letter dated 05/22/2007. EIS No. 20050533, Draft EIS, AFS, WV, Allegheny Wood Product Easement, Proposes to Convey an Easement of Right-of-Way along the Railroad Grade located in the Blackwater Canyon Area, Monongahela National Forest, Tucker County, WV, *Comment Period Ends:* 07/16/2007, *Contact:* Bill Shields 304-636-1800 Ext 287. *Revision of FR Notice Published 12/23/2005:* Reopening the Comment Period from 02/06/2006 to 07/16/2007. EIS No. 20060067, Draft EIS, GSA, CA, Cancelled—Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI)Federal Building, Consolidation of FBI Field Office Headquarters and 11 other Satellite Offices, Federal Central District, Los Angeles, CA, *Comment Period Ends:* 04/24/2006, *Contact:* Morris Angell 415-522-3473. *Revision of FR Notice Published on 03/10/2006:* Officially Cancelled by the preparing agency by letter dated 05/23/2007. Dated: June 19, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-12131 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8330-4] National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. The Council is a panel of individuals who represent diverse interests from academia, industry, non-governmental organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments. The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss and approve the draft NACEPT Sustainable Water Infrastructure Workgroup recommendations and the draft NACEPT Energy and Environment Workgroup recommendations on a strategic framework for EPA's biofuels efforts. A copy of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at *http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.* DATES: NACEPT will hold a public teleconference on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA Office of Cooperative Environmental Management at 1201 Constitution Ave, NW., EPA East Building, Room 1102, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal Officer, *altieri.sonia@epa.gov* ,

(202)233-0061, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide written comments to the Council should be sent to Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above by Monday, July 2, 2007. The public is welcome to attend all portions of the meeting, but seating is limited and is allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Members of the public wishing to gain access to the conference room on the day of the meeting must contact Sonia Altieri at

(202)233-0061 or *altieri.sonia@epa.gov* by July 2, 2007. *Meeting Access:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Sonia Altieri at 202-233-0061 or *altieri.sonia@epa.gov* . To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Sonia Altieri, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: June 18, 2007. Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12159 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0357; FRL-8330-5] Review of National Dredging Policy AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: On behalf of the National Dredging Team, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)is requesting comment on the National Dredging Policy and the National Dredging Team's 2003 Action Agenda for Dredged Material Management. The National Dredging Policy was developed by a Federal Interagency Working Group, which was convened by the U.S. Department of Transportation in the early 1990s to investigate and recommend methods to improve the dredging review process. The Group identified the need for a unified national dredging policy to guide in the development of recommendations and to focus Federal agency commitments. The findings and principles described in the National Dredging Policy have been embraced by the Group's participating agencies. The National Dredging Team (NDT), a Federal interagency group co-chaired by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), published its *Dredged Material Management: Action Agenda for the Next Decade* in 2003. This Action Agenda lays out 22 recommended actions to guide the National Dredging Team and support implementation of the National Dredging Policy. At the request of the Cabinet-level Committee on the Marine Transportation System, the NDT is currently reviewing the National Dredging Policy, as well as the NDT's Action Agenda, to reaffirm their adequacy in support of the U.S. Marine Transportation System. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0357, by one of the following methods: • *www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov* , Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0357. • *Mail:* Review of National Dredging Policy, Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., EPA West Room 3334, Washington, DC 20460. • *Hand Delivery:* Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0357. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0357. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *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 *www.regulations.gov* . The *www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm* . *Docket:* All documents in the docket are listed in the *www.regulations.gov* 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Water Docket telephone number is 202-566-2426. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Madden, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, (Mailcode: 4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:

(202)566-1279; fax number:

(202)566-1546; e-mail address: *madden.molly@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does This Action Apply to Me? Entities potentially interested in today's notice are those who are involved with dredging for the purpose of navigation or are involved with waterborne commerce, including port authorities and environmental interest groups. Categories and examples of entities interested in today's notice include: Category Examples of interested entities Federal Government U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maritime Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey. State/Local/Tribal Government Governments involved in navigational dredging; port authorities; coastal communities. Industry and General Public Shippers, maritime interests, marinas, waterborne commerce groups, environmental interest groups. This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be interested in this notice. This table lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware could potentially be interested in this notice. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be interested. B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments? 1. *Tips for Preparing Your Comments.* When submitting comments, remember to: • Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). • 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. • Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. • Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. • If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. • Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. • Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. • Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background Dredging is an important issue in the U.S. Marine Transportation System. Navigational dredging plays a key role in supporting the Marine Transportation System's effectiveness and reliability for the movement of people and commerce. In 1993, the Secretary of Transportation convened an Interagency Working Group on the Dredging Process to investigate and recommend actions to improve the dredging project review process. In December 1994, the Interagency Group delivered its report, *The Dredging Process in the United States: An Action Plan for Improvement* to the Secretary of Transportation. This report contained 18 recommendations, and proposed a National Dredging Policy and the formation of a National Dredging Team. The Group identified the need for a unified national dredging policy to guide in the development of recommendations and to focus Federal agency commitments. The Administration adopted the following findings and principles as a statement of National Dredging Policy. The findings are: • A network of ports and harbors is essential to the United States' economy, affecting its competitiveness in world trade and national security. Port facilities serve as a key link in the intermodal transportation chain and can realize their full potential as magnets for shipping and commerce only if dredging occurs in a timely and cost-effective manner. • The nation's coastal, ocean, and freshwater resources are critical assets which must be protected, conserved, and restored. These resources are equally important to the United States by providing numerous economic and environmental benefits. • Consistent and integrated application of existing environmental statutes can protect the environment and can allow for sustainable economic growth. • Close coordination and planning at all governmental levels, and with all aspects of the private sector, are essential to developing and maintaining the nation's ports and harbors in a manner that will increase economic growth and protect, conserve, and restore coastal resources. • Planning for the development and maintenance of the nation's ports and harbors should occur in the context of broad transportation and environmental planning efforts such as the National Transportation System and the ecosystem/watershed management approach. The principles are: • The regulatory process must be timely, efficient, and predictable, to the maximum extent practicable. • Advanced dredged material management planning must be conducted on a port or regional scale by a partnership that includes the Federal government, the port authorities, state and local governments, natural resource agencies, public interest groups, the maritime industry, and private citizens. To be effective, this planning must be done prior to individual Federal or non-Federal dredging project proponents seeking individual project approval. • Dredged material managers must become more involved in watershed planning to emphasize the importance of point and non-point source pollution controls to reduce harbor sediment contamination. • Dredged material is a resource, and environmentally-sound beneficial use of dredged material for such projects as wetland creation, beach nourishment, and development projects must be encouraged. The findings and principles were embraced by all of the Group's participating agencies. The Federal agencies committed themselves to the fulfillment of these principles. In 2001, the National Dredging Team convened a stakeholder workshop to assess progress on the 1994 report's 18 recommendations and identify actions that could address issues impacting dredging and dredged material management for the foreseeable future. The result is the National Dredging Team's 2003 *Dredged Material Management: Action Agenda for the Next Decade* (2003 Action Agenda), which supersedes the 1994 report. The 2003 Action Agenda contains the National Dredging Policy and 22 recommendations to assist the National Dredging Team in implementing the National Dredging Policy. The National Dredging Team continues to be guided by the 2003 Action Agenda and is actively addressing these recommendations, many of which require ongoing activity. The recommendations in the 2003 Action Agenda fall into four themes: beneficial use of dredged material, sediment management, strengthening Regional Dredging Teams, and emerging issues. The National Dredging Team recognizes that additional issues may have emerged since publication of the 2003 Action Agenda. The goals of the National Dredging Team, which is a Federal interagency group co-chaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are to facilitate communication, coordination, and resolution of dredging issues among the participating Federal agencies and to serve as a forum for promoting the implementation of the National Dredging Policy and the recommendations in the National Dredging Team's Action Agenda. The National Dredging Policy and the 2003 Action Agenda can be found at *http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/ndt/* . III. Today's Action Today's notice announces the review of the National Dredging Policy and the National Dredging Team's 2003 Action Agenda. The interagency, Cabinet-level Committee on the Marine Transportation System requested that the National Dredging Team review the National Dredging Policy (and the National Dredging Team's 2003 Action Agenda) to reaffirm their adequacy in support of the U.S. Marine Transportation System. As a key element in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan, the Committee on the Marine Transportation System has been directed by the President to improve federal Marine Transportation System coordination and policies, and recommend strategies and plans for improvement. Dredging is an important issue in the Marine Transportation System. The Committee on the Marine Transportation System looks upon dredging as supporting the Marine Transportation System's effectiveness and reliability regarding the movement of people and commerce. Therefore, the Committee on the Marine Transportation System requested the National Dredging Team take this action on its behalf. Implementation of the National Dredging Policy is promoted by the National Dredging Team, which is leading this review through its co-chairs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The National Dredging Policy provides a national, unified policy for navigational dredging and focuses Federal agency commitments. Reviewing this Policy and the National Dredging Team's 2003 Action Agenda provides an opportunity to assess our progress in addressing the issues impacting dredging and dredged material management. As part of its review, the National Dredging Team will consider the public comments submitted in response to this notice. As part of the National Dredging Team's review to reaffirm the adequacy of the Policy and 2003 Action Agenda, the National Dredging Team will consider whether it should revise the Policy or publish an Addendum to the 2003 Action Agenda, updating the Action Agenda as appropriate. If the National Dredging Team develops any revisions to the National Dredging Policy or any Addendum to the 2003 Action Agenda, EPA would intend to publish a **Federal Register** notice requesting comment on such revisions or addenda. Dated: June 14, 2007. Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water. [FR Doc. E7-12157 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P 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 July 19, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. First Horizon National Corporation* , Memphis, Tennessee; to acquire 100 percent of Centerville State Bank, Centerville, Kansas. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas** (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: *1. BOC Holdings Corp.* , Fort Worth, Texas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Crowley Holding Company, and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank of Crowley, both of Crowley, Texas. *2. Southside Bancshares, Inc.* , Tyler, Texas; to acquire by merger 100 percent of the voting shares of Fort Worth Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Fort Worth National Bank, both of Fort Worth, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 19, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-12103 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Prevention of Complications of Thalassemia, Request for Applications

(RFA)DD07-010 and RFA DD07-011 In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC)announces the following meeting of the aforementioned SEP: *Time and Date:* 1 p.m.-4 p.m., July 19, 2007 (Closed). *Place:* Teleconference. *Status:* The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463. *Matters to be Discussed:* The meeting will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of scientific merit of grant applications received in response to RFA's DD07-010 and DD07-011, “Prevention of Complications of Thalassemia.” *Contact Person for More Information:* Juliana Cyril, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop D72, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404.639.4639. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: June 13, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-12097 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10047] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(CMS)is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

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

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, 411.352 through 411.361; *Use:* The collection of information contained in 42 CFR 411.352(d), 411.354(d), 411.355(e), 411.357(a), (b), (d), (e), (h), (l), (p), and (s), and 411.361 is necessary to allow CMS to implement section 1877 of the Social Security Act. CMS issued these regulations to comply with the provisions of section 1877 of the Social Security Act that prohibit a physician from referring a patient to an entity for a designated health service for which Medicare might otherwise pay, if the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship with the entity, unless an exception applies. *Form Number:* CMS-10047 (OMB#: 0938-0846); *Frequency:* Yearly; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 773,608; *Total Annual Responses:* 773,608; *Total Annual Hours:* 219,322. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995* , or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov* , or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on August 21, 2007. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—C, *Attention:* Bonnie L. Harkless, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Dated: June 14, 2007. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-12043 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-R-290, CMS-10221, and CMS-2728] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the Agency's function;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

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

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget as an extension of the currently approved collection. We have not made any material modifications to the ICR since the last submission. *Frequency:* Recordkeeping and Reporting—On occasion; *Affected Public:* Business or other-for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 200; *Total Annual Responses:* 200; *Total Annual Hours:* 8,000. 2. *Type of Information Collection Request:* New collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Worksheet for Recording Results of Medicare Site Visits of Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) Form; *Form Number:* CMS-10221 (OMB#: 0938-New); *Use:* Prior to enrolling in Medicare, independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs) must undergo a site visit as required under 42 CFR 410.33. The purpose of the site visit is to ensure that the IDTF is in compliance with the provisions of 42 CFR 410.33, as well as all other applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations. It is also used to verify the information the IDTF furnished on its CMS-855B enrollment application. Section 410.33 contains a significant number of standards that IDTFs must meet in order to enroll in Medicare. Compliance with the standards further ensures that only qualified and legitimate IDTFs can bill Medicare. This is especially important in light of concerns about recent fraudulent activity by some IDTFs. We are submitting the “Worksheet for Recording Results of Medicare Site Visits of Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs),” for OMB approval. The purpose of this document is to ensure that the individuals performing IDTF site visits take into account both new and existing IDTF standards in a consistent fashion. *Frequency:* Reporting—On occasion; *Affected Public:* Business or other-for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 2,000; *Total Annual Responses:* 2,000; *Total Annual Hours:* 4,000. 3. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* End Stage Renal Disease Medical Evidence Report Medicare Entitlement and/or Patient Registration; *Form Number:* CMS-2728 (OMB#: 0938-0046); *Use:* The End Stage Renal Disease Medical Evidence (CMS-2728) is completed for all ESRD patients either by the first treatment facility or by a Medicare-approved ESRD facility when it is determined by a physician that the patient's condition has reached that stage of renal impairment that a regular course of kidney dialysis or a kidney transplant is necessary to maintain life. The data reported on the CMS-2728 is used by the Federal Government, ESRD Networks, treatment facilities, researchers and others to monitor and assess the quality and type of care provided to end stage renal beneficiaries. The data collection captures the specific medical information required to determine the Medicare medical eligibility of End Stage Renal Disease claimants. It also collects data for research and policy on this population. *Frequency:* Reporting—Once; *Affected Public:* Individuals or households, Business or other-for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 100,000; *Total Annual Responses:* 100,000; *Total Annual Hours:* 75,000. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov* , or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, *Fax Number:*

(202)395-6974. Dated: June 14, 2007. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-12054 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee—(MedCAC) September 12, 2007. AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC) (Committee). Among other things, the Committee provides advice and recommendations about whether scientific evidence is adequate to determine whether certain medical items and services are reasonable and necessary under the Medicare statute. This meeting will consider the evidence on the diagnostic criteria for obstructive sleep apnea

(OSA)in Medicare beneficiaries who may be candidates for continuous positive airway pressure

(CPAP)therapy and alternatives to facility-based polysomnography

(PSG)in the diagnosis of OSA, including home sleep testing devices and clinical diagnosis without the use of sleep testing. This meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)). DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., daylight savings time (d.s.t). *Deadline for Presentations and Comments:* Send written comments and presentations to the address specified in the ADDRESSES section by 5 p.m., d.s.t. on August 13, 2007. Please note that the presentation you submit will be final, as no further changes to the presentation will be accepted after submission. *Deadline for Meeting Registration:* For security reasons, individuals wishing to attend this meeting must register by 5 p.m., d.s.t. on September 5, 2007. *Deadline for Submitting Request for Special Accommodations:* Persons attending the meeting who are hearing or visually impaired, or have a condition that requires special assistance or accommodations, are asked to notify the Executive Secretary as specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. ADDRESSES: *Meeting Location:* The meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. *Registration:* Register by contacting Maria Ellis 410-786-0309; *Maria.Ellis@cms.hhs.gov* ; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, OCSQ-Coverage and Analysis Group, C1-09-06, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. *Presentation and Comment Submission:* Submit presentation and comments to Michelle Atkinson, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, OCSQ-Coverage and Analysis Group, C1-09-06, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. *Web site:* You may access up-to-date information on this meeting at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/02_MCAC.asp#TopOfPage* . *Submission of Presentations and Comments:* Interested persons may present data, information, or views orally or in writing on issues pending before the Committee. Please submit written comments and presentations to the Executive Secretary at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Atkinson, Executive Secretary for MedCAC, (410-786-2881; *Michelle.Atkinson@cms.hhs.gov* ). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Meeting Topic On December 14, 1998, we published a notice in the **Federal Register** (63 FR 68780) to describe the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC), which provides advice and recommendations to CMS about clinical issues. The MCAC was subsequently rechartered as the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC). This notice announces the September 12, 2007 public meeting of the Committee. This meeting will inform CMS in its reconsideration of the Medicare National Coverage Determination

(NCD)on continuous positive airway pressure

(CPAP)therapy for OSA. We received a complete formal written request from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery to modify the NCD to include the use of portable multichannel home sleep testing devices as an alternative to facility-based polysomnography

(PSG)in the evaluation of OSA. In addition, we received an incomplete request from a Medicare beneficiary, numerous informal requests from stakeholders, and interest from Medicare contractors concerning the criteria for determining the apnea-hypopnea index

(AHI)in sleep testing. We are also aware of recently published research suggesting a benefit for the use of CPAP without prior sleep testing in selected populations (trial of CPAP). During this meeting, the Committee will consider evidence and hear presentations and public comments on the use of home sleep testing devices or clinical diagnosis as an alternative to facility-based PSG in the diagnosis or both of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); the criteria for determining the AHI; the use of clinical signs, symptoms or patient questionnaire results to establish a diagnosis of OSA; and the generalizability of the evidence to the Medicare beneficiary population. Background information about this topic, including panel materials, is available on the Internet at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/.* II. Meeting Procedures This meeting is open to the public. The Committee will hear oral presentations from the public for approximately 45 minutes. The Committee may limit the number and duration of oral presentations to the time available. If you wish to make formal presentations, you must notify the Executive Secretary as specified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of the notice and submit the following to the address specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date specified in the DATES section of this notice:

(1)A brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments you wish to present;

(2)the names and addresses of proposed participants; and

(3)a written copy of your presentation. Your presentation should consider the questions we have posed to the Committee and focus on the issues specific to the topic. The questions will be available on the following Web site: *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/02_MCAC.asp#TopOfPage.* We require that you declare at the meeting whether you have any financial involvement with manufacturers of any items or services being discussed (or with their competitors). After the public and CMS presentations, the Committee will deliberate openly on the topic. Interested persons may observe the deliberations, but the Committee will not hear further comments during this time except at the request of the chairperson. The Committee will also allow a 15 minute unscheduled open public session for any attendee to address issues specific to the topic. At the conclusion of the day, the members will vote and the Committee will make its recommendation. III. Registration Instructions The Coverage and Analysis Group is coordinating meeting registration. While there is no registration fee, individuals must register to attend. Register by contacting Maria Ellis at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Please provide your name, address, organization, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. You will receive a registration confirmation with instructions for your arrival at the CMS complex. You will be notified if the seating capacity has been reached. This meeting is located on Federal property; therefore, for security reasons, any individuals wishing to attend this meeting must register by 5 p.m. d.s.t. on September 5, 2007. IV. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines This meeting will be held in a Federal government building; therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. In planning your arrival time, we recommend allowing additional time to clear security. In order to gain access to the building and grounds, individuals must present photographic identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before being allowed entrance. Security measures also include inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at the entrance to the grounds. In addition, all individuals entering the building must pass through a metal detector. All items brought to CMS, whether personal or for the purpose of demonstration or to support a demonstration, are subject to inspection. We cannot assume responsibility for coordinating the receipt, transfer, transport, storage, set-up, safety, or timely arrival of any personal belongings or items used for demonstration or to support a demonstration. Parking permits and instructions will be issued upon arrival. Note: Individuals who are not registered in advance will not be permitted to enter the building and will be unable to attend the meeting. The public may not enter the building earlier than 30 to 45 minutes prior to the convening of the meeting. All visitors must be escorted in areas other than the lower and first floor levels in the Central Building. Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a). (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: June 11, 2007. Barry M. Straube, Chief Medical Officer and Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E7-12046 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2000D-0084] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Guidance for Industry on Special Protocol Assessment AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974. All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0470. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,301-827-1482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. Guidance for Industry on Special Protocol Assessment (OMB Control Number 0910-0470)—Extension In the **Federal Register** of July 31, 2006 (71 FR 43199), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information collection provisions. No comments were received. **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden** 1 21 CFR Section No. of Respondents Annual Frequency per Response Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Hours Notification for Carcinogenicity Protocols 21 2.19 46 8 368 Requests for Special Protocol Assessment 151 2.48 374 15 5,610 Total 5,978 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. Dated: June 15, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-12056 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006N-0528] Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Infant Formula Requirements AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing that a collection of information entitled “Infant Formula Requirements” has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,301-827-4659. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the **Federal Register** of March 26, 2007 (72 FR 14116), the agency announced that the proposed information collection had been submitted to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0256. The approval expires on June 30, 2010. A copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is available on the Internet at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets* . Dated: June 15, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-12057 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5117-N-52] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Choice Voucher Program AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Public Housing Authorities

(PHAs)apply for funding to assist very-low-income families to lease or purchase housing. PHAs maintain records on participant eligibility, unit acceptability, lease and/or housing assistance payments, and budget and payment documentation. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2577-0169) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail *Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov* or telephone

(202)708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at *http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described below. This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

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

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(PHAs)apply for funding to assist very-low-income families to lease or purchase housing. PHAs maintain records on participant eligibility, unit acceptability, lease and/or housing assistance payments, and budget and payment documentation. *Frequency of Submission:* On Occasion, Quarterly, Annually. Number of respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours Reporting Burden 492,450 6.11 .355 1,072,975 *Total Estimated Burden Hours:* 1,072,075. *Status:* Revision of a currently collection. *Authority:* Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: June 19, 2007. Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12128 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5117-N-51] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Multifamily Project Monthly Accounting Reports AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. This information is necessary to assess the need for remedial actions to correct project deficiencies or head off potential default of a project mortgage. HUD monitors compliance with contractual agreements and analyzes cash flow trends as well as occupancy and rent collection levels. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* July 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0108) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail *Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov* or telephone

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

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. *This notice also lists the following information:* *Title of Proposal:* Multifamily Project Monthly Accounting Reports. *OMB Approval Number:* 2502-0108. *Form Numbers:* HUD-93479, HUD-93480, HUD-93481. *Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:* This information is necessary to assess the need for remedial actions to correct project deficiencies or head off potential default of a project mortgage. HUD monitors compliance with contractual agreements and analyzes cash flow trends as well as occupancy and rent collection levels. *Frequency of Submission:* Monthly, Other As required during the following period of a project's operation or when designated as a troubled project. Number of respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours Reporting Burden 14,758 .20 42 123,984 *Total Estimated Burden Hours:* 123,984. *Status:* Extension of a currently collection. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: June 19, 2007. Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12129 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-21] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Application for FHA Insured Mortgage AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* August 21, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L_Deitzer@hud.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-2121 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

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

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Application for FHA Insured Mortgage. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0059. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The documents requested are used to determine the eligibility of a loan application for FHA's mortgage insurance. Without these documents, HUD would have difficulty in determining the eligibility of a loan application and, thus, put in jeopardy the insurance fund. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-92900-A, HUD 92900-B, HUD-92900-LT, HUD-92561, HUD-92544. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* Number of respondents is 8,000, and the frequency of response is on occasion. Total responses will be approximately 917,000. The various responses require from 3 minutes to 30 minutes to complete. Total burden hours are estimated at 270,125. *Status of the proposed information collection:* This is a revision of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: June 18, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-12130 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-19] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Mortgagee's Application for Partial Settlement, Multifamily Mortgage AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* August 21, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Belin, Accountant, Office of Financial Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)401-2168 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

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

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(g)and Title II, Section 207

(g)of the National Housing Act provides that, “* * * the Mortgagee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of the insurance as hereinafter provided, upon assignment, transfer, and deliver to the Secretary, within a period and in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of

(1)all rights and interest arising under the mortgage in default: * * * at its option and in accordance with regulation, and in a period to be determined by the Secretary, proceed to foreclosure on and obtain possession of or other wise acquire such property after default and receive the benefits of the insurance and receive the benefits of the insurance as herein provided upon

(1)the prompt conveyance to the Secretary the title of the property * * *” The Mortgagee may receive a portion of the benefits immediately after the assignment of conveyance. Within 24 to 48 hours after an assignment or conveyance, the Secretary may pay to the Mortgagee a partial amount of insurance benefits. This payment is made prior to the Mortgagee filing the claim for insurance benefits. The information collected on the subject form, HUD-2537 (Mortgagee's Application for Partial Settlement-Multifamily Mortgage) provides the required data to determine the partial amount. The partial amount id computed in accordance with foregoing statutory provisions and regulations promulgated there under in 24 CFR 207 (B), Contract rights Obligations. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-2537. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated number of respondents is 215, the frequency of response is one per claim submission, the total annual burden hours requested is 54. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: June 18, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-12132 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-18] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Pet Ownership in Assisted Rental Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* August 21, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly R. Munson, Office of Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 6168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number

(202)708-1320 ext. 5122 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

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

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Pet Ownership in Assisted Rental Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0342. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Owners of subsidized multifamily housing projects for the elderly or disabled are required to adhere to statutory, regulatory, and administrative requirements related to pet ownership. Owners are required to provide notice to tenants when developing or amending pet rules, solicit and review tenant comments, distribute pet rules or amended pet rules to tenants, and refund pet deposits in accordance with HUD requirements. Additionally, pet owners are required to register pets with the project manager annually. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* None. *Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The total number of respondents is estimated to be 128,656; the frequency of responses is 1 (however, varies based on the required activity); the estimated burden hours per response is 7.25 hours (based on a combined estimate for various activities that may be required), and the total annual burden hours requested are 449,334. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: June 18, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-12133 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5125-N-25] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: *Effective Date:* June 22, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired

(202)708-2565 (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 1-800-927-7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration* , No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today's Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: June 14, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. E7-11857 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado State Office, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92-463. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has renewed the BLM's Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to provide counsel and advice to the Secretary through the BLM concerning development and implementation of a management plan developed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Bureau of Land Management, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, Colorado 81323, telephone

(970)882-5600. Certification Statement I hereby certify that the renewal of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities to manage the lands, resources, and facilities administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Dated: June 12, 2007. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 07-3059 Filed 6-21-07; 8:45 am]

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