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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources 2009 Strategic Plan AGENCY: National Center for Research Resources, NIH, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In order to prepare for the future, The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is developing a new strategic plan. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that NCRR remains responsive to the emerging needs of biomedical researchers and provides them with the infrastructure, tools, and training they need to understand, detect, treat, and prevent a wide range of diseases.

The NCRR requests input from biomedical scientists to define future needs for shared research resources and technologies that facilitate NIH-supported biomedical research. The NCRR's existing 2004-2008 strategic plan may be accessed over the World Wide Web: *http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/about_us/StrategicPlan2004-08.pdf* . DATES: Submit responses to the Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, NCRR (see below) on or before August 24, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, NCRR/NIH/DHHS, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874, Suite 994, Bethesda, MD 20892-4874, telephone 301-435-0866, FAX 301-480-3654, e-mail *PLANEVAL@MAIL.NIH.GOV* , Internet *http://www.ncrr.nih.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Center for Research Resources

(NCRR)provides clinical and translational researchers with the training and tools they need to understand, detect, treat, and prevent a wide range of diseases. This support enables discoveries that begin at a molecular and cellular level, move to animal-based studies, and then are translated to patient-oriented clinical research, resulting in cures and treatments for both common and rare diseases. NCRR connects researchers with one another, as well as with patients and communities across the Nation, to harness the power of shared resources and research. Transcending geographic boundaries and research disciplines, NCRR supports unique and essential research and resources that help to transform basic discoveries into improved human health. Together, the programs accelerate and enhance research along the entire continuum of biomedical science to: • Fund clinical and translational science awards at academic health centers to speed basic discoveries into improved medical care. Working as a national Consortium, these institutions will develop novel approaches, enhance informatics, and improve training and mentoring that will be disseminated across the Consortium and beyond. • Provide access to state-of-the-art technologies and instruments that enable both basic biomedical research and clinical investigations of a multitude of health issues, from cancer to infectious diseases. • Develop and provide access to critical animal models, which offer essential clues to a broad range of human disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS. • Train veterinarians in translational research in order to respond to deadly human diseases, such SARS, influenza, and hepatitis. • Enhance development programs for underserved states and institutions, focusing on health disparities that negatively impact racial and ethnic minority populations. • Provide funding to expand, remodel, and renovate or alter existing research facilities or construct new research facilities. • Fund career development programs that attract talented medical students, physicians, and dentists to the challenge of clinical research careers. • Stimulate basic research to develop versatile new technologies and methods that help researchers to study virtually every human disease. • Increase the public's understanding of medical research and delivers information about healthy living and career opportunities in science to children and the general public. To ensure the continued relevance of its Strategic Plan, the NCRR seeks input to the following questions in terms of the issues described above: • What are the most significant trends, developments, and/or needs in biomedical research that are likely to materialize over the next five years, and what can NCRR do to be prepared to respond to them? • From the standpoint of achieving the broadest impact among investigators, what *new* or *expanded* research resources and/or animal models should be developed over the next five to eight years? • The recently-introduced CTSA (Clinical Translational Science Award) Program seeks to transform the local, regional and national environment for clinical and translational science, thereby increasing the efficiency and speed of clinical and translational research. What considerations will be most crucial to the long-term success of this initiative? • Despite significant progress, research institutions serving predominantly minority and underserved populations face stiff challenges. What can NCRR do to most effectively support the long-term advancement of these institutions? • NCRR has, and will continue to, work closely with many federal and private sector institutions, agencies, and organizations. Looking forward, what organizations should NCRR seek out for future partnerships to most effectively support, expand, and advance its programs and services? • Is there anything else you would like to add that would be helpful to NCRR? For your convenience, we have provided a user-friendly response form at the NCRR's Strategic Planning Web site: *http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/strategicplan.* If you do not have access, please send your responses to the above address. Dated: June 21, 2007. Barbara Alving, Director, NCRR, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E7-13131 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-25] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Recertification of Family Income and Composition, Section 235(b) and Statistical Report Section 235(b),

(i)and

(j)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:* September 4, 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 Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-3175 (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:* Recertification of Family Income and Composition, Section 235(b) and Statistical Report Section 235(b),

(i)and (j). *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0082. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The Form HUD-93101 is sent by lenders to individual borrowers to determine and adjust the amount of subsidy a mortgagor is eligible to receive. It is used for securing re-certifications. The forms serve as vehicles for obtaining the information necessary to determine family income and composition, and to compute assistance under HUD guidelines. The HUD-93101-A form is no longer submitted to HUD by lenders for statistical analysis of increase and decrease in subsidy and general program information. Mortgagees maintain copies of both forms HUD-93101 and 93101-A for audit purposes. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-93101 and HUD-93101-A. *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 number of respondents is 7,000, the frequency of responses is annually, for a total of 7,000 total annual responses. The estimated time to prepare collection varies from 6 minutes to 1 hour, for a total annual burden hours of 3,850. *Status of the proposed information collection:* This is an extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: June 26, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-13038 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5125-N-27] 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Room 7266, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 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 24 CFR part 581 and section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411), as amended, HUD is publishing this Notice to identify Federal buildings and other real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies regarding unutilized and underutilized buildings and real property controlled by such agencies or by GSA regarding its inventory of excess or surplus Federal property. This Notice is also published in order to comply with the December 12, 1988 Court Order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration* , No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.). Properties reviewed are listed in this Notice according to the following categories: Suitable/available, suitable/unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and unsuitable. The properties listed in the three suitable categories have been reviewed by the landholding agencies, and each agency has transmitted to HUD:

(1)Its intention to make the property available for use to assist the homeless,

(2)its intention to declare the property excess to the agency's needs, or

(3)a statement of the reasons that the property cannot be declared excess or made available for use as facilities to assist the homeless. Properties listed as suitable/available will be available exclusively for homeless use for a period of 60 days from the date of this Notice. Where property is described as for “off-site use only” recipients of the property will be required to relocate the building to their own site at their own expense. Homeless assistance providers interested in any such property should send a written expression of interest to HHS, addressed to John Hicks, Division of Property Management, Program Support Center, HHS, room 5B-17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857;

(301)443-2265. (This is not a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the interested provider an application packet, which will include instructions for completing the application. In order to maximize the opportunity to utilize a suitable property, providers should submit their written expressions of interest as soon as possible. For complete details concerning the processing of applications, the reader is encouraged to refer to the interim rule governing this program, 24 CFR part 581. For properties listed as suitable/to be excess, that property may, if subsequently accepted as excess by GSA, be made available for use by the homeless in accordance with applicable law, subject to screening for other Federal use. At the appropriate time, HUD will publish the property in a Notice showing it as either suitable/available or suitable/unavailable. For properties listed as suitable/unavailable, the landholding agency has decided that the property cannot be declared excess or made available for use to assist the homeless, and the property will not be available. Properties listed as unsuitable will not be made available for any other purpose for 20 days from the date of this Notice. Homeless assistance providers interested in a review by HUD of the determination of unsuitability should call the toll free information line at 1-800-927-7588 for detailed instructions or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the address listed at the beginning of this Notice. Included in the request for review should be the property address (including zip code), the date of publication in the **Federal Register** , the landholding agency, and the property number. For more information regarding particular properties identified in this Notice ( *i.e.* , acreage, floor plan, existing sanitary facilities, exact street address), providers should contact the appropriate landholding agencies at the following addresses: *ARMY:* Ms. Veronica Rines, Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Attn: DAIM-ZS, Rm 8536, 2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202;

(703)601-2545; *ENERGY:* Mr. John Watson, Department of Energy, Office of Engineering & Construction Management, ME-90, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585:

(202)586-0072; *INTERIOR:* Mr. Michael Wright, Acquisition & Property Management, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS2603, Washington, DC 20240;

(202)513-0747; *NAVY:* Mr. Warren Meekins, Associate Director, Department of the Navy, Real Estate Services, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Ave., SE., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5065;

(202)685-9305. (These are not toll-free numbers.) Dated: June 28, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. Title V, Federal Surplus Property Program Federal Register Report Unsuitable Properties Building California Bldgs. 194A, 198 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720007 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Bldgs. 213, 280 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720008 Status: Excess Reasons: Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material, Secured Area Bldgs. 312, 345 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720009 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Unsuitable Properties Building California Bldgs. 2177, 2178 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720010 Status: Excess Reasons: Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material, Secured Area Bldgs. 2687, 3777 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720011 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Bldgs. 263, 419 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720012 Status: Excess Reasons: Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material, Secured Area Bldgs. 1401, 1402, 1404 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720013 Status: Excess Reasons: Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material, Secured Area Unsuitable Properties Building California Bldgs. 1405, 1406, 1407 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720014 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Bldgs. 1408, 1413, 1456 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720015 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Bldg. 2684 Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab Livermore CA Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720016 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material Bldg. 4048 Yosemite National Park Wawona CA Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720011 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties Building California Bldgs. 11090, 98033 Naval Air Weapons China Lake CA 93555 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720054 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 41314, 41362 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton CA 92055 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720055 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 192, 193, 410 Naval Base San Diego CA Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720063 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area Unsuitable Properties Building Florida Bldgs. 421, 422 Everglades National Park Flamingo District Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720012 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldg. 473 Everglades National Park Flamingo Lodge Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720013 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 474-485 Everglades National Park Flamingo Lodge Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720014 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldgs. A-G Everglades National Park Flamingo Lodge Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720015 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties Building Florida Stilt Dormitory House Flamingo Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720016 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldgs. T60, T61 Everglades National Park Flamingo Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720017 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldg. 701 Everglades National Park Chekika Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720018 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 714A, 717 Everglades National Park Chekika Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720019 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties Building Florida Waste Water Treatment Plant Everglades National Park Chekika Monroe FL Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200720020 Status: Unutilized Reasons: Extensive deterioration Hawaii Bldg. 25 Naval Computer & Telecommunications Wahiawa HI 96786 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720056 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldg. 398 Naval Computer & Telecommunications Wahiawa HI 96786 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720057 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration Bldg. 408 Naval Station Pearl Harbor HI 96860 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720058 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties Building Hawaii Bldgs. 300, 442 Ford Island Naval Station Pearl Harbor HI 96860 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720059 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration, Secured Area Bldgs. A3, 425 Naval Station Pearl Harbor HI 96860 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720060 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration, Secured Area Bldg. 59 Naval Station Beckoning Point Pearl Harbor HI 96860 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720061 Status: Excess Reasons: Extensive deterioration, Secured Area Unsuitable Properties Building Illinois Bldgs. 306A, B, C, TR-5 Argonne National Lab Argonne IL 60439 Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200720017 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area Virginia Bldg. 00172 Defense Supply Center Richmond VA 23297 Landholding Agency: Army Property Number: 21200720112 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area West Virginia Bldg. 64 Naval Info Operations Command Sugar Grove WV 26815 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200720062 Status: Excess Reasons: Secured Area, Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material [FR Doc. E7-12890 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan; announcement of public meeting and open house; and request for comments. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) intends to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan

(CCP)and associated environmental compliance document for the Guam National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The Refuge includes the Ritidian Unit in northern Guam and two overlay units, the Andersen Air Force Base Unit in northern Guam and the Navy Unit. The Navy Unit includes portions of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station

(NCTS)and Public Works Center

(PWC)in northern Guam, and portions of the Naval Station and Ordnance Annex areas in central and southern Guam. We are furnishing this notice to advise the public and other agencies of our intentions, and to obtain public comments, suggestions, and information on the scope of issues to be considered during the CCP planning process. The Refuge will hold a public open house to provide information about the CCP and the planning process, and to obtain public comments (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details). DATES: Please provide written comments on the scope of the CCP by August 31, 2007. To begin the CCP planning process, a public meeting will be held on July 14, 2007, which is also the first day of an open house that will run through July 22, 2007, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. ADDRESSES: Address comments, questions, and requests for information to Chris Bandy, Project Leader, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 8134, MOU-3, Dededo, GU 96929. Comments may be faxed to the Refuge at

(671)355-5098; or e-mailed to *FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov.* Include “Guam NWR CCP” in the subject line of the message. Additional information about the CCP planning process is available on the Internet at: *http://www.fws.gov/pacific/planning.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Bandy, Project Leader, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, phone

(671)355-5096. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), requires all lands within the National Wildlife Refuge System to be managed in accordance with an approved CCP. A CCP guides a refuge's management decisions, and identifies long-range goals, objectives, and strategies for achieving the purposes for which the refuge was established. During the CCP planning process many elements will be considered, including wildlife and habitat protection and management, and public use opportunities. Public input during the planning process is essential. The CCP for the Guam Refuge will describe the purposes and desired conditions for the Refuge units, and the long-term conservation goals, objectives, and strategies for fulfilling the purposes and achieving those conditions. As part of the planning process, the Service will prepare an environmental compliance document in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 *et seq.* ) Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Background Guam National Wildlife Refuge is located on the island of Guam, the southernmost island in the Mariana Islands Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam is a U.S. Territory located between 13°15′ and 13°14′ N latitude, and between 144°30′ and 144°57′ E longitude. The Refuge is comprised of three units: the Ritidian Unit, in northern Guam; the Andersen Air Force Base Unit, in northern Guam; and the Navy Unit, with areas in northern, central, and southern Guam. The Ritidian Unit, in northern Guam, is approximately 772 acres including approximately 370 acres of terrestrial land and 401 acres of marine waters. The Unit includes a densely vegetated coastal plain bounded on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting to approximately 200 feet above sea level. Native vegetation on the Ritidian Unit includes high-quality coastal strand, backstrand, and limestone forest natural communities; a sandy beach; and nearshore marine habitats to the depth of 30 meters (approximately 100 feet). The clear waters of the Ritidian Unit feature sandy areas, platform reefs, and coral habitats that support a diversity of fish, marine invertebrates, and algae and provide foraging areas for endangered hawksbill and green sea turtles. The terrestrial lands on the Ritidian Unit are designated critical habitat for the endangered Mariana crow, the endangered Guam Micronesian kingfisher, and the threatened Mariana fruit bat. Threatened green sea turtles nest on the Unit's beach. Management programs at the Ritidian Unit focus on preserving and restoring essential wildlife habitat, and protection and recovery of endangered and threatened species. Protecting habitat for endangered species also conserves a rich diversity of other plant and animals species. The Ritidian Unit supports a diversity of tropical trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, cycads, grasses, and other species that in turn provide habitat for native birds, the Mariana fruit bat, tree snails, coconut crabs, land crabs, skinks, geckos, and a myriad of native insects. The Ritidian Unit is the only Refuge site on northern Guam open to the public. Visitors have access to it seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except for Federal holidays. A variety of visitor programs are offered in the open areas, including certain types of fishing, wildlife observation and photography, natural and cultural resources interpretation, and environmental education. A recently opened nature center provides visitors with additional information about the wildlife values of the Unit. The public enjoys opportunities to picnic, swim, snorkel, SCUBA dive, and hike in open portions of the Ritidian Unit. Collection of traditionally important plant parts for medicine or food is allowed in a designated area with a Special Use Permit. The 10,219-acre Air Force Unit at Andersen Air Force Base in northern Guam is contiguous with the Ritidian Unit and includes high-quality native limestone forest, coastal strand, and backstrand natural communities and beaches. The Air Force Unit supports some of the last remaining endangered Mariana crows, threatened Mariana fruit bats, and endangered *Serianthes nelsoni* trees in the wild, and supports a diversity of other native wildlife and plant species. The Navy Unit includes approximately 12,237 acres of native habitats in north, central, and south Guam. High-quality habitats on the Navy Unit include limestone forest, backstrand, coastal strand, and beaches in northern and central Guam; and ravine forests, limestone forests, mangroves, and wetlands in southern and central Guam. These areas provide habitat for a diversity of tropical plants and wildlife, including threatened Mariana fruit bats, endangered Mariana swiftlets, endangered Mariana Moorhen, threatened green turtles, and a rich diversity of other plants, skinks, lizards, land snails, and land crabs. Several freshwater rivers and springs are located on Navy lands and support aquatic fauna. Both the Air Force and Navy work cooperatively with the Service, the Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, and other conservation partners to implement proactive measures to protect and enhance wildlife and habitat, while operating the military bases for their primary use. Natural resources and management programs on the Air Force and Navy Units are described in their respective Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMPs) for Navy and Air Force lands on Guam. Both INRMPs are currently being updated and will be incorporated into the CCP for the Guam Refuge. The Service is a close cooperator in the INRMPs' planning processes and will continue to have input on proposed natural resource management priorities and programs on the overlay Refuge units. The CCP will incorporate the revised or draft INRMPs by reference, extracting those programs that the Service will be most closely involved with in the foreseeable future. Preliminary Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities A brief summary of the preliminary issues, concerns, and opportunities that have been identified follows. The issues fall into five general categories:

(1)Natural resources management on the Ritidian Unit;

(2)management of visitor services on the Ritidian Unit;

(3)management of cultural resources on the Ritidian Unit;

(4)facilities, operations, and maintenance on the Ritidian Unit; and

(5)natural resources management priorities on the Air Force and Navy Units. Additional issues may be identified during public scoping. The CCP will focus on management at the Ritidian Unit. During the CCP planning process, the Service will analyze methods for protecting the unique and important natural and cultural resources of the terrestrial and marine portions of the Ritidian Unit in the long term, while continuing to provide quality opportunities for wildlife-dependent public uses. The Ritidian Unit includes important cultural and historic resources that reflect human occupation and use of the area during pre-western contact periods, the early post-contact period, and on through to the modern era. Service archaeologists, working in coordination with the Guam Historic Preservation Office, have developed a draft Cultural Resources Management Plan

(CRMP)for the Ritidian Unit that will be distributed for public review with the CCP. Ensuring adequate protection and management of unique cultural resources at Ritidian, and their study and interpretation, are topics that will be covered in the final CRMP. Public Meeting and Open House The Refuge will hold a public meeting that will include a brief presentation and information and handouts about the Refuge and CCP planning process. The meeting will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters' Nature Center located on the Ritidian Unit, at the end of Route 3A, in northern Guam. An informal open house will continue in the Nature Center from July 15 through July 22, 2007. A specific area will be set up for the public to obtain information on the CCP planning process and provide written comments. The Nature Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (except Federal holidays). Additional opportunities for public input will be announced throughout the CCP planning process. Dated: June 29, 2007. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. E7-13084 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of Applications for Permit AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by August 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Endangered Species The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications should be submitted to the Director ( ADDRESSES above). *Applicant:* University of Texas, Department of Anthropology, Austin, TX, PRT-152122. The applicant requests a permit to import two male and four female captive-born gray mouse lemurs ( *Microcebus murinus* ) from the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Brunoy, France, for the purpose of scientific research. *Applicant:* Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA, PRT-152102. The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-born mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) from the Granby Zoo, Quebec, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the species through captive breeding. *Applicant:* American Museum of Natural History, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, New York, NY, PRT-156381. The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from dwarf crocodile ( *Osteolaemus tetraspis osborni* ), Nile crocodile ( *Crocodylus niloticus* ), and African slender-snout crocodile ( *Crocodylus cataphractus* ) from the Republics of Gabon and Congo for the purpose of enhancement of the species through scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant for a five-year period. Marine Mammals The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ), and the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be submitted to the Director ( ADDRESSES above). Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director. *Applicant:* U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, Anchorage, AK, PRT-046081. The applicant requests renewal and amendment of a permit to take polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Alaska for the purpose of scientific research. The take activities include capture and release; tag, mark and radio collar; and collection of biometrics and biological samples. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a five-year period. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the Division of Management Authority is forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. *Applicant:* Jim B. Dismukes, Fair Oaks, CA, PRT-155535. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. *Applicant:* Raymond T. Cuppy, Souderton, PA, PRT-156394. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. Dated: June 8, 2007. Lisa J. Lierheimer, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E7-13063 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Jurupa Avenue Road Widening Project, City of Fontana, County of San Bernardino, CA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The City of Fontana (applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for a 3-year incidental take permit for one covered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The application addresses the potential for “take” of the endangered Delhi Sands flower-loving fly ( *Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis* ) associated with the proposed widening of Jurupa Avenue between Sierra and Tamarind avenues in the City of Fontana, San Bernardino County, California. A conservation program to mitigate for the project activities would be implemented as described in the proposed Jurupa Avenue Widening Project Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan (proposed HCP), which would be implemented by the applicant. We are requesting comments on the permit application and on the preliminary determination that the proposed HCP qualifies as a “Low-effect” Habitat Conservation Plan, eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, as amended. The basis for this determination is discussed in the Environmental Action Statement

(EAS)and the associated Low Effect Screening Form, which are also available for public review. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Field Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Written comments may be sent by facsimile to

(760)918-0638. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Goebel, Assistant Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES ); telephone:

(760)431-9440. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Documents Individuals wishing copies of the proposed HCP and EAS should immediately contact the Service by telephone at

(760)431-9440 or by letter to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office. Copies of the proposed HCP and EAS also are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office [ *see* ADDRESSES ]. Background Section 9 of the Act and its implementing Federal regulations prohibit the take of animal species listed as endangered or threatened. Take is defined under the Act as harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect listed animal species, or attempt to engage in such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). However, under section 10(a) of the Act, the Service may issue permits to authorize incidental take of listed species. “Incidental take” is defined by the Act as take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing incidental take permits for threatened and endangered species, respectively, are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32 The applicant is seeking a permit for take of the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly during the life of the permit. This species is referred to as the “DSF” in the proposed HCP. The applicant proposes to widen Jurupa Avenue between Sierra and Tamarind avenues in the City of Fontana, San Bernardino County, California. The proposed project would impact 4.7 acres of land, of which less than 1 acre is likely occupied by the DSF. We anticipate that all DSF within the project site would be lost during project construction. The project site does not contain any other rare, threatened or endangered species or habitat. No critical habitat for any listed species occurs on the project site. The applicant proposes to mitigate the effects to the DSF associated with the covered activities by fully implementing the HCP. The purpose of the proposed HCP's conservation program is to promote the biological conservation of the DSF. The applicant proposes to mitigate impacts to the DSF through purchase of 1 acre of credit within the Colton Dunes Conservation Bank in the City of Colton, San Bernardino County, California. The Proposed Action consists of the issuance of an incidental take permit and implementation of the proposed HCP, which includes measures to mitigate impacts of the project on the DSF. One alternative to the taking of the listed species under the Proposed Action is considered in the proposed HCP. Under the No Action Alternative, no permit would be issued, and no construction or conservation would occur. The Service has made a preliminary determination that approval of the proposed HCP qualifies as a categorical exclusion under NEPA, as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1) and as a “low-effect” plan as defined by the Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook (November 1996). Determination of Low-effect Habitat Conservation Plans is based on the following three criteria:

(1)Implementation of the proposed HCP would result in minor or negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species and their habitats;

(2)Implementation of the proposed HCP would result in minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources; and

(3)Impacts of the proposed HCP, considered together with the impacts of other past, present and reasonably foreseeable similarly situated projects would not result, over time, in cumulative effects to environmental values or resources which would be considered significant. Based upon this preliminary determination, we do not intend to prepare further NEPA documentation. We will consider public comments in making the final determination on whether to prepare such additional documentation. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act. We will evaluate the permit application, the proposed HCP, and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act. If the requirements are met, we will issue a permit to the City of Fontana for the incidental take of the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly from widening of Jurupa Avenue between Sierra and Tamarind Avenues in the City of Fontana, San Bernardino County, California. Dated: June 29, 2007. Jim A. Bartel, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, Carlsbad, California. [FR Doc. E7-13129 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability, Final Restoration Plan AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), on behalf of the Department of the Interior (DOI), as the sole natural resource trustee, announces the release of the Final Restoration Plan

(RP)for the Cortese Landfill Superfund Site (Site). As a result of remedial activities and off-Site migration of Site-related contaminants, 1.6 acres of wetlands were destroyed and/or degraded. Adversely affected natural resources include waterfowl, wading birds, hawks, woodpeckers, swallows, migratory songbirds, invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians. In addition, the section of the Upper Delaware River watershed near the Site hosts the largest population of wintering bald eagles in the Northeast. An embayment of the Delaware River adjacent to the Site provides feeding and/or spawning habitat for forage fish, American shad, striped bass, and American eel. the funds available from this settlement for restoration activities total approximately $85,000. The restoration project selected for implementation in the Final RP involves wet meadow/wetland restoration and protection. The Final RP presents the preferred alternative consisting of a restoration project that compensates for injuries to natural resources caused by contaminant releases and remedial activities associated with the Site. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the RP may be made to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker road, Cortland, New York 13045. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Karwowski, Environmental Contaminants Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045. Interested parties may also contact Mr. Karwowski by telephone at 607-753-9334 or by electronic mail at the following address: *Ken_Karwowski@fws.gov* for further information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May 1996, a natural resource damage settlement was achieved for the Cortese Landfill Superfund Site. The Service, on behalf of the DOI, was the sole settling natural resource Trustee. The funds available from the settlement for restoration activities total approximately $85,000. The RP is being released in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as amended, (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 *et seq.* ), the Department of the Interior's Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations (43 CFR, part 11), and the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)45 U.S.C. 4371 *et seq.,* and 42 CFR part 1500. The Final RP is intended to describe the Trustee's selected alternative to restore natural resources injured as a result of the discharge of hazardous substances at or from the Site. Based on an evaluation of various restoration alternatives, the preferred alternative consists of a restoration project involving wet meadow/wetland restoration and protection. Interested members of the public are invited to review the RP. Copies of the RP are available for review at the Service's New York Field Office at 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York. Additionally, the RP will be available for review at the following Web site link ( *http://nyfo.fws.gov/ec/CorteseFRP.pdf* ). Written comments on the Draft RP were considered and addressed in the Final RP. *Author:* The primary author of this notice is Ken Karwowski, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045. Authority: The authority for this action is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the Department of the Interior's Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations found at 43 CFR, part 11. Dated: April 20, 2007. Thomas J. Healy, Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, DOI Authorized Official. [FR Doc. 07-3282 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]

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