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BILLING CODE 6750-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Findings of Misconduct in Science AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity

(ORI)and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: *Kristin Roovers, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania:* Based on an investigation conducted by the University of Pennsylvania

(UP)and additional analysis and information obtained by the Office of Research Integrity during its oversight review, the U.S. Public Health Service

(PHS)found that Kristin Roovers, Ph.D., former postdoctoral fellow, Departments of Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology, and Pharmacology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and former graduate student, Department of Pharmacology, UP, engaged in misconduct in science in research funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 HL061567, P50 HL057278, and T32 HL07873, National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, grants P30 DK52574 and R01 DK066886, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, grant R01 CA72639, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), NIH, grants R01 GM48224, R01 GM58224, R01 GM51878, and R01 GM69064. Dr. Roovers' manipulations and falsification of data were extensive, encompassing 19 panels of Western blot data, appearing in 11 figures in 3 publications from her research as a graduate student and her first postdoctoral position and in 9 panels of immunoblot data in 8 figures of an unpublished manuscript. Specifically, the findings involved falsification by duplication and reuse of immunoblot data to misrepresent the results as data from different experiments that had been reported in the following manuscript and three publications: • Figures 2C, 3C, 4D, 4E, 6C, 7B, and supplement Figures 1, 2B, and 3B in a manuscript submitted to the *Journal of Clinical Investigation* entitled: “Akt1 promotes physiologic, but antagonizes pathologic, cardiac growth.” • Figures 3A, 3C, and 4A in: Welsh, C.F., Roovers, K., Villanueva, J., Liu, Y., Schwartz, M.A., & Assoian, R.K. “Timing of cyclin D1 expression within G1 phase is controlled by Rho.” *Nature Cell Biology* 3(11):950-957, 2001. • Figures 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, 6C, 6D, and 6E in: Roovers, K., & Assoian, R.K. “Effects of rho kinase and actin stress fibers on sustained extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity and activation of G(1) phase cyclin-dependent kinases.” *Mol. Cell Biol.* 23(12):4283-4294, 2003. Retracted in *Mol. Cell Biol* . 26(13):5203, July 2006. • Figures 1C, 2C, 5B, 5D, 6B and 6D in: Roovers, K., Klein, E.A., Castagnino, P., & Assoian, R.K. “Nuclear translocation of LIM kinase mediates Rho-Rho kinase regulation of cyclin D1 expression.” *Developmental Cell 5* (2):273-284, 2003. Retracted in *Developmental Cell* 10(5):681, May 2006. Corrections were recommended by UP for the *Nature Cell Biology* paper. Dr. Roovers' falsified Western blot data from the publications in *Nature Cell Biology* and from *Developmental Cell* were included in NIH grant applications CA 72639-07 and GM 69064-01. ORI has implemented the following administrative actions for a period of five

(5)years, beginning on June 7, 2007:

(1)Dr. Roovers is debarred from eligibility for any contracting or subcontracting with any agency of the United States Government and from eligibility or involvement in nonprocurement programs of the United States Government referred to as “covered transactions” as defined in HHS' implementation of OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension at 2 CFR part 376, *et seq.* ; and

(2)Dr. Roovers is prohibited from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS, including but not limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a consultant. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Division of Investigative Oversight, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852,

(240)453-8800. Chris B. Pascal, Director, Office of Research Integrity. [FR Doc. E7-13703 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-31-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-07-06BM] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork; Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC)publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at

(404)639-5960 or send an e-mail to: *omb@cdc.gov.* Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to

(202)395-6974. Notice of Correction Title of Project Randomized Controlled Trial of Routine Screening for Intimate Partner Violence—New—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Description of Correction A 30-day **Federal Register** Notice was published on June 25, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 121, pp. 34691-34692) describing proposed activities with total estimated annualized burden of 717.7 hours. The annualized total burden hour estimate is correct, however, due to a clerical oversight, the table of Estimated Annualized Burden Hours contained non-annualized figures for the Number of Respondents (i.e., project totals). The corrected table appears below. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 717.7. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours Type of respondents Form name Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Women Seeking Health Care Services Eligibility Script for Pretest 70 1 1/60 Baseline Questionnaire for Pretest 65 1 15/60 Follow-up Questionnaire Pretest 59 1 12/60 Eligibility Script for Main Study 1,533 1 1/60 Baseline Questionnaire for Main Study 1,227 1 17/60 Follow-up Questionnaire Main Study 860 1 22/60 Dated: July 9, 2007. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-13730 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on

(240)276-1243. Project: National Evaluation of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program—NEW In recognition that systematic evaluation of this and other government programs are part of good management and accountability, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services

(CMHS)will conduct an independent process evaluation of the PAIMI Program. CMHS will employ information that is routinely collected under existing program requirements and is also expected to collect new, additional data that are also necessary for the conduct of the evaluation. [On January 1, each eligible State protection and advocacy (P&A) system is required to transmit to the Secretary and head of the State Mental Health Agency, in which the system is located, a report describing its activities, accomplishments, and expenditures during the most recently completed fiscal year. None of the data collection activities described above will be redundant with these existing reporting requirements.] The evaluation plan includes gathering information about the PAIMI program from persons with different perspectives. Accordingly, CMHS proposes to proceed with the following new data collection activities:

(1)Survey interviews with the Executive Directors of each of the Protection and Advocacy Grantees, as well as other staff whom they may ask to join them in these interviews to include: a. Characteristics and shared functions between the P&A Governing Board and the PAIMI Advisory Council. b. Processes to establish PAIMI goals and priorities. c. Federal support of the PAIMI program. d. Federal oversight of the PAIMI program. e. Organization and staffing of PAIMI responsibilities within the P&A. f. Procedures for quality management. g. Background of respondent.

(2)Surveys of and focus groups with persons who receive services from PAIMI programs to include: a. Access to PAIMI services. b. Quality of services provided to clients. c. Satisfaction with services. d. Background of respondent.

(3)Surveys of the Chairs of the Advisory Councils of each PAIMI Grantee to include: a. Characteristics and shared functions between the P&A Governing Board and the PAIMI Advisory Council. b. Processes to establish PAIMI goals and priorities and assessment of those priorities. c. Organization and staffing of PAIMI responsibilities within the P&A. d. Quality of services provided to clients. e. Background of respondent.

(4)Surveys of the Program Directors of State Mental Health Authorities to include: a. Types of communication between the State Mental Health Authority and the PAIMI program. b. Processes to establish PAIMI goals and priorities and assessment of those priorities. c. Relationship between the State Mental Health Authority and the PAIMI program. d. Role of the PAIMI program in the mental health advocacy community. e. Background of respondent.

(5)Survey of directors of other organizations who are likely to be familiar with or collaborate in PAIMI activities in each State; including family and consumer groups and other mental health advocacy organizations to include: a. Types of interaction between the State Mental Health Authority and the PAIMI program. b. Processes to establish PAIMI goals and priorities and assessment of those priorities. c. Relationship between the organization and the PAIMI program. d. Access to and quality of services provided to PAIMI recipients. e. Role of the PAIMI program in the mental health advocacy community. f. Background of respondent. The PAIMI program has never undergone an independent evaluation. The approach being used is to conduct survey interviews with a cross-section of five primary Stakeholder groups connected to the PAIMI program, including Program Directors/staff, Clients/Recipients of services, PAIMI Advisory Council Chairs, Directors of State Mental Health Authorities, and Directors of Other Mental Health Advocacy Organizations in an effort to obtain a representative sample of viewpoints about the PAIMI program. The surveys have been developed to include questions relevant to each of the respective Stakeholder groups named above and range from 22 questions to as many as 88 questions. Depending on the Stakeholder group, respondent surveys are expected to take from thirty minutes up to two hours to complete. CMHS also intends to conduct an outcome evaluation of the PAIMI program. SAMHSA is soliciting comments on how best to conduct such an evaluation. Comments should address how an evaluation can be best designed to assess the impact of the program, as measured by its GPRA measures, SAMHSA's National Outcome Measures, and other outcome measures. Commenters are advised to refer to the OMB document “What Constitutes Strong Evidence of a Program's Effectiveness?”, available at *http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part/index.html,* for OMB guidance on program evaluations. The burden estimate for conducting the surveys under the evaluation plan for the PAIMI Program is as follows: Form name No. of respondents Responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response (hours) Total hour burden (hours) Executive Director Interview 20 1 20 2 40 PAIMI Advisory Chair Survey 20 1 20 1 20 State Mental Health Director Survey 20 1 20 1 20 State Mental Health Legal Counsel 20 1 20 1 20 Other Mental Health Advocacy Org Director Survey 20 1 20 1 20 PAIMI Client Survey 72 1 72 1/2 36 Total 172 172 156 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by August 15, 2007 to: SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974. Dated: June 25, 2007. Elaine Parry, Acting Director, Office of Program Services. [FR Doc. E7-13714 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2007-28578] Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0089 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)requesting re-instatement, with change, of a previously-approved collection of information: 1625-0089, National Recreational Boating Survey. Before submitting this ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before September 14, 2007. ADDRESSES: To make sure your comments and related material do not enter the docket [USCG-2007-28578] more than once, please submit them by only one of the following means:

(1)By mail to the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

(2)By delivery to room W12-140 at the address given in paragraph (1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is

(202)366-9329.

(3)By fax to the Facility at

(202)493-2298.

(4)Electronically through the Web site for the Docket Management System

(DMS)at: *http://dms.dot.gov.* The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this notice. Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor level, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet at: *http://dms.dot.gov.* Copies of the complete ICR are available through this docket on the Internet at: *http://dms.dot.gov* , and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 10-1236 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523, or fax 202-475-3929, for questions on these documents; or telephone Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments received, without change, to *http://dms.dot.gov;* they will include any personal information you provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's “Privacy Act Policy” below. *Submitting comments:* If you submit a comment, please include your name and address, identify the docket number [USCG-2007-28578], indicate the specific section of the document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES ; but please submit them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view of them. *Viewing comments and documents:* Go to *http://dms.dot.gov* to view comments and documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket. Conduct a simple search using the docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in room W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. *Privacy Act:* Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy Act Statement of DOT in the **Federal Register** published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may visit *http://dms.dot.gov.* Information Collection Request *Title:* National Recreational Boating Survey. *OMB Control Number:* 1625-0089. *Summary:* The Coast Guard National Recreational Boating Survey collects data on recreational boating participation and exposure to hazards. The goal is for the Office of Boating Safety to draw a general statistical profile of the U.S. recreational boating population. Of particular importance will be statistics on the type of boats used, the activities these boats are used for, boat operators' knowledge of safety measures, and the duration of a typical boating day (referred to as “exposure”). Exposure data will be used to derive a reliable measure of the risk associated with recreational boating that can be used in all jurisdictions. *Need:* The Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 determines the framework of the Coast Guard recreational boating safety program. This program as set forth in 46 U.S.C., Chapter 131, requires the Coast Guard to “encourage greater State participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the States to assume a greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities.” See 46 U.S.C. 13102. The Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety achieves these goals by providing timely and relevant information on boating activities that occur in each respective jurisdiction. The boating information provided by the Coast Guard enables each State agency to tailor and implement safety initiatives addressing specific needs of boaters in local jurisdictions. The primary objective of this collection is to provide the Coast Guard with the required information in a format suitable to effectively manage the program. *Respondents:* Recreational boating participants and owners of recreational vessels. *Frequency:* Every 2 years. *Burden Estimate:* This is a bi-ennial requirement. In the year the survey is conducted, the burden is estimated to be 67,619 hours. Dated: July 3, 2007. D.T. Glenn, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology. [FR Doc. E7-13731 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA-1711-DR] Kansas; Major Disaster and Related Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Kansas (FEMA-1711-DR), dated July 2, 2007, and related determinations. DATES: *Effective Date:* July 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,

(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated July 2, 2007, the President declared a major disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows: I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Kansas resulting from severe storms and flooding beginning on June 26, 2007, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses. You are authorized to provide assistance for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem appropriate subject to completion of Preliminary Damage Assessments. Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs, except for any particular projects that are eligible for a higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under the FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program instituted pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 777. If Other Needs Assistance and Hazard Mitigation are later warranted, Federal funding under those programs will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Michael L. Karl, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of Kansas to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley, Elk, Franklin, Linn, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Wilson, and Woodson Counties for Public Assistance Category B (emergency protective measures), limited to direct Federal assistance. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

(202)646-2705. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated July 2, 2007, the President declared a major disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows: I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of New York resulting from severe storms and flooding on June 19, 2007, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of New York. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses. You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. If Other Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later warranted, Federal funding under that program will also be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs, except for any particular projects that are eligible for a higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under the FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program instituted pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 777. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, William Vogel, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. I do hereby determine the following area of the State of New York to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster: Delaware County for Public Assistance. All counties within the State of New York are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

(CFDA)are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050, Individuals and Households Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.) R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. E7-13705 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-539, Revision of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. OMB Control Number: 1615-0003. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until September 14, 2007. Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at: *rfs.regs@dhs.gov.* When submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-0003 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(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 agencies' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection

(1)*Type of Information Collection:* Revision of an existing information collection.

(2)*Title of the Form/Collection:* Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status.

(3)*Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:* Form I-539. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as brief abstract: Primary:* Individuals or households. This information collection is used to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit; the form will serve as a standardized request for the benefit sought and will ensure that basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by all applicants.

(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:* 261,867 responses at 1 hours per response.

(6)*An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:* 196,400 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: *http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main.* We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-8377. Dated: July 10, 2007. Richard Sloan, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E7-13697 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities; Form I-130; Extension of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. OMB Control Number: 1615-0012. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until September 14, 2007. Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at: *rfs.regs@dhs.gov.* When submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-0012 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(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 agencies' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(1)*Type of Information Collection:* Extension of an existing information collection.

(2)*Title of the Form/Collection:* Petition for Alien Relative.

(3)*Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:* Form I-130. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as brief abstract: Primary:* Individuals or households. This Form allows citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States to petition on behalf of certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the United States.

(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:* 183,034 responses at 1.5 hours per response.

(6)*An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:* 274,551 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: *http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main.* We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-8377. Dated: July 10, 2007. Richard Sloan, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E7-13698 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-730, Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition; OMB Control No. 1615-0037. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the **Federal Register** on May 4, 2007, at 72 FR 25326. The notice allowed for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received on this information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 15, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at: *rfs.regs@dhs.gov,* and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at: *kastrich@omb.eop.gov.* When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0037 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1)Evaluate whether the 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 agencies' estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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

(1)*Type of Information Collection:* Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

(2)T *itle of the Form/Collection:* Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition.

(3)*Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:* Form I-730; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:* Primary: Individuals or households. This form will be used by an asylee or refugee to file on behalf of his or her spouse and/or children provided that the relationship to the refugee/asylee existed prior to their admission to the United States. The information collected on this form will be used by USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit.

(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:* 86,400 responses at 35 minutes (.583) per response.

(6)*An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:* 50,371 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: *http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main.* We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-8377. Dated: July 11, 2007. Richard Sloan, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [FR Doc. E7-13699 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Single-family Home Construction in Charlotte County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of incidental take permit

(ITP)and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). David Boxer (Applicant) requests an ITP pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicant anticipates taking about 0.23 acre of Florida scrub-jay ( *Aphelocoma coerulescens* ) (scrub-jay) foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to lot preparation for the construction of a single-family home and supporting infrastructure in Charlotte County, Florida (Project). The destruction of 0.23 acre of foraging and sheltering habitat is expected to result in the take of one family of scrub-jays. The Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan

(HCP)describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the Project to the scrub-jay. DATES: Written comments on the ITP application and HCP should be sent to the South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES ) and should be received on or before August 15, 2007. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application and HCP may obtain a copy by writing the Service's South Florida Ecological Services Office. Please reference the Boxer SFL HCP in such requests. Documents will also be available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero Beach, Florida (see ADDRESSES ), telephone: 772-562-3909, extension 232. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of several methods. Please reference permit number TE 156306-0, in such comments. You may mail comments to the Service's South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES ). You may also comment via the Internet to *trish_adams@fws.gov* . Please also include your name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we have received your Internet message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Finally, you may hand deliver comments to the Service office listed under ADDRESSES . Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Residential construction for the Boxer SFL HCP will take place within Section 24, Township 40, Range 21, Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida. This lot is within scrub-jay occupied habitat. The lot encompasses about 0.23 acre, and the footprint of the home, infrastructure, and landscaping preclude retention of scrub-jay habitat. In order to minimize take on site, the Applicant proposes to mitigate for the loss of 0.23 acre of scrub-jay habitat by contributing $12,190 to the Florida Scrub-jay Conservation Fund administered by The Nature Conservancy or acquisition of 0.46 acres of credit at a Service approved conservation bank. The Florida Scrub-jay Conservation Fund is earmarked for use in the conservation and recovery of scrub-jays and may include habitat acquisition, restoration, and/or management. The Service has determined that the Applicant's proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a “low-effect” project and qualify as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)(40 CFR 1506.6), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). This preliminary information may be revised based on our review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice. Low-effect HCPs are those involving

(1)minor or negligible effects on federally listed or candidate species and their habitats, and

(2)minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources. The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the applications meet the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.). If it is determined that those requirements are met, the ITP will be issued for the incidental take of the Florida scrub-jay. The Service will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP comply with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Authority: This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: July 9, 2007. Paul Souza, Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. E7-13711 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [MT-079-07-1010-PH] Notice of Public Meeting, Western Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below. DATES: The next two regular meetings of the Western Montana RAC will be held September 5, 2007 at the Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana and November 28, 2007 at the Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana beginning at 9 a.m. The public comment period for both meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the meetings are expected to adjourn at approximately 3 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Western Montana RAC, contact Marilyn Krause, Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, at the Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701, telephone 406-533-7617. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in western Montana. At the September 5 meeting, topics we plan to discuss include updates on the Butte Resource Management Plan, the Limestone Hills Legislative EIS, and the North Hills shooting issue. Other topics include an outline of the South Tobacco Roots Project, a briefing on the process for oil and gas leasing, and a briefing on travel management compliance. Recreation fee proposals from the Forest Service continue to be on the agenda. Topics for the November 28 meeting will be determined at the September 5 meeting. All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting will also have time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided below. July 9, 2007. Richard M. Hotaling, Field Manager. [FR Doc. 07-3450 Filed 7-13-07; 8:45 am]

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