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BILLING CODE 6560-50-M ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8453-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQORD-2007-0667] Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, “Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report” (EPA/600/R-07/086).

The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA intends to consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins August 10, 2007, and ends September 10, 2007. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by September 10, 2007. ADDRESSES: The draft “Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report” is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at *http://www.epa.gov/ncea.* A limited number of paper copies are available from the Technical Information Staff of the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA-TIS).

Please contact the Technical Information Staff by telephone at 202-564-3261 or by facsimile at 202-565-0050. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, your mailing address, and the draft document title, “Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report.” Comments may be submitted electronically via *http://www.regulations.gov,* by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov* . For technical information, contact Susan Julius, NCEA, telephone: 202-564-3394; facsimile: 202-565-0061; or e-mail: *julius.susan@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Project/Document Effects of global change drivers differ by place and in scale, necessitating place-specific impacts information to enable stakeholders to respond appropriately.

Place and scale also determine appropriate adaptation strategies and expected outcomes. This report is a synthesis of three watershed case-study assessments conducted by Global Change Research Program

(GCRP)to advance the capability of managers to consider climate and land use change in watershed management decisions. The goal of this report is three-fold:

(1)To understand the potential impacts of global changes and the availability of effective responses at the watershed scale across different geographic regions,

(2)to learn how GCRP and other research programs might improve the process of conducting future assessments, and

(3)to improve GCRP's and other research programs' understanding about effective ways to inject climate change impacts and adaptation information into decision-making processes. Toward that end, this report compares and contrasts methods and processes employed by the three case study teams to learn effective analytic, project management, and decision support approaches. II. How to Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2007-0667, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov* : Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* ORD.Docket@epa.gov. • *Fax:* 202-566-1753. • *Mail:* Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. • *Hand Delivery:* The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0667. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked “late,” and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *http://www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm* . *Docket:* Documents in the docket are listed in the *http://www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, *e.g.* , CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *http://www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Dated: August 2, 2007. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E7-15675 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8453-1; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0666] Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, “Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research” (EPA/600/R-07/084). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA intends to consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document. DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins August 10, 2007, and ends September 10, 2007. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by September 10, 2007. ADDRESSES: The draft “Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research” is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at *http://www.epa.gov/ncea.* A limited number of paper copies are available from the Technical Information Staff of the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA-TIS). Please contact the Technical Information Staff by telephone at 202-564-3261 or by facsimile at 202-565-0050. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, your mailing address, and the draft document title, “Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research.” Comments may be submitted electronically via *http://www.regulations.gov,* by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* For technical information, contact Britta Bierwagen, NCEA, telephone: 202-564-3388; facsimile: 202-565-0061; or e-mail: *bierwagen.britta@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Project/Document This draft report addresses the potential effects of climate change on Aquatic Invasive Species

(AIS)and consequences for their management, and describes apparent research gaps. The report is intended for managers and scientists working with AIS to provide them with information on the potential effects of climate change on AIS, strategies for adapting their management to accommodate these environmental changes, and highlight further research needs and gaps. The literature review that introduces this report shows that important progress has been made in identifying climate change effects on invasive species, but that our understanding of effects on specific species and interactions of other stressors needs to be improved. Following the literature review is an analysis of existing AIS management plans to assess the capacity of states to modify or adapt their management activities to account for climate change effects. The assessment shows that most states currently do not explicitly consider climate change in their aquatic invasive species management plans, but that many plans can incorporate new information on changing environmental conditions. Finally, this report compares information needs of AIS managers with current research to determine where gaps exist. Overall, more information and research are needed on many aspects of the effects of climate change on AIS. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2007-0666, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* • *Fax:* 202-566-1753. • *Mail:* Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. • *Hand Delivery:* The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0666. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked “late,” and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at *http://www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *http://www.regulations.gov,* your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.* *Docket:* Documents in the docket are listed in the *http://www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, *e.g.* , CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *http://www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Dated: August 2, 2007. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E7-15674 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8453-3; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0665] Preliminary Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, “Preliminary Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators” (EPA/600/R-07/085). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA intends to consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document. DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins August 10, 2007, and ends September 10, 2007. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by September 10, 2007. ADDRESSES: The draft “Preliminary Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators” is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at *http://www.epa.gov/ncea* . A limited number of paper copies are available from the Technical Information Staff of the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA-TIS). Please contact the Technical Information Staff by telephone at 202-564-3261 or by facsimile at 202-565-0050. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, your mailing address, and the draft document title, “Preliminary Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators.” Comments may be submitted electronically via *http://www.regulations.gov* , by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* For technical information, contact Britta Bierwagen, NCEA, telephone: 202-564-3388; facsimile: 202-565-0061; or e-mail: *bierwagen.britta@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Project/Document This report describes projected effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems and provides a preliminary analysis of possible effects on river and stream bioassessment programs. The report is intended for managers and scientists working on biological indicators, bioassessment, and biocriteria to provide them with information on the potential effects of climate change on indicator organisms used, initial strategies for adapting their programs to accommodate these environmental changes, and highlight possible next steps. The first step described in the report is an approach for identifying biological indicators sensitive to climate change; a case study next analyzes bioassessment data to detect possible climate change effects; and, finally, another analysis discusses methods for continuing to detect impairment under climate change. The results show that

(1)Some biological indicators may be particularly sensitive to climate change;

(2)depending on species loss rates, magnitude of temperature changes, and number samples, effects may be detected in 15 to 100 years; and

(3)climate change effects may decrease the ability of states to discriminate between reference and impaired sites. The report concludes with recommendations for more in-depth assessments in different U.S. regions and further dissemination and coordination of information across EPA and states. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2007-0665, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* • *Fax:* 202-566-1753. • *Mail:* Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. • *Hand Delivery:* The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0665. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked “late,” and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at *http://www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(202)418-1420; and Jennifer A. Lewis, Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau at

(202)418-1420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC published in the **Federal Register** on August 1, 2007, a summary of an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing that sets for hearing a proceeding concerning whether Pendleton C. Waugh, Charles M. Austin, Jay R. Bishop, Preferred Communication Systems, Inc., and Preferred Acquisitions, Inc., violated the Commission's rules, whether forfeitures should be issued, and whether certain wireless licenses of Preferred Communication Systems, Inc., and Preferred Acquisitions, Inc., should be revoked. Inadvertently, the document contained an incorrect docket number, EB Docket No. 07-143. This amendment corrects that docket number. In FR Doc. E7-14876, published on August 1, 2007, (72 FR 42088), on page 42088, make the following correction. On page 42088, in the second line of the header of the notice, change the docket number from EB Docket No. 07-143 to EB Docket No. 07-147. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15705 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [Report No. 2823] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding August 1, 2007. A Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.

(BCPI)(1-800-378-3160). Oppositions to this petition must be filed by August 27, 2007. See § 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions have expired. *Subject:* In the Matter of Amendment of Sections 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Water Mill and Noyack, New York) (MB Docket No. 03-44). *Number of Petitions Filed:* 1. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15712 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 4, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond** (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: *1. First BanCapital Fund I, L.P., First BanCapital Parallel Fund I, L.P., CBCF Partners, L.P., MJR, LLC, MJR Financial Group, LLC* , all of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; to become bank holding companies by acquiring up to 54.9 percent of the voting shares of Revere Bank, Laurel, Maryland (in organization). In connection with this application, Applicants also have applied to retain 8.28 percent of the voting shares of NCB Holdings, Inc., and indirectly hold an interest in New Century Bank, both of Chicago, Illinois; and thereby engage in investment advisory, securities brokerage, and private placement activities, pursuant to sections 225.28(b)(6)(i), (b)(7)(i), and (b)(7)(iii) of Regulation Y. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of Banner Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Banner Bank, both of Walla Walla, Washington. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 6, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-15596 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage *de novo* , or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 4, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of BankFinancial Corporation, Burr Ridge, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire BankFinancial F.S.B., Olympia Fields, Illinois, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. *2. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of CFS Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens Financial Bank, both of Munster, Indiana, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. *3. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., both of Riverside, California, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. *4. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of PFF Bancorp, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, California, and thereby indirectly acquire PFF Bank and Trust, Pomona, California, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 6, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-15592 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension; Correction AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”). ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The FTC published a document in the **Federal Register** on August 7, 2007, seeking public comments on its proposals to extend:

(1)The current Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Rule Concerning Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions through November 30, 2010; and

(2)the current Paperwork Reduction Act clearances for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Rule Governing Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms and the Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures Rule through December 31, 2010. The document contained an incorrect weblink for submitting electronic comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the proposed information requirements should be addressed to Allyson Himelfarb, Investigator, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Room H-292, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580,

(202)326-2505. Correction In the **Federal Register** of August 7, 2007, in the FR Doc. E7-15328, on page 44140, in the third column, correct the ADDRESSES caption to read: ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. Comments should refer to “Warranty Rules: Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. P044403” to facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and should be mailed or delivered, with two complete copies, to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Room H-135, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. Because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments in electronic form, as prescribed below. However, if the comment contains any material for which confidential treatment is requested, it must be filed in paper form, and the first page of the document must be clearly labeled “Confidential.” 1 The FTC is requesting that any comment filed in paper form be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible. 1 Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission's General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. *See* Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted by using the following Weblink: *https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-warrantypra* (and following the instructions on the Web-based form). To ensure that the Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on the Web-based form at the Weblink: *https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-warrantypra* . If this notice appears at *http://www.regulations.gov* , you may also file an electronic comment through that Web site. The Commission will consider all comments that regulations.gov forwards to it. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments will be considered by the Commission, and will be available to the public on the FTC Web site, to the extent practicable, at *httpa://www.ftc.gov.* As a matter of discretion, the FTC makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on the FTC Web site. More information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC's privacy policy, at *http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.* Richard C. Donohue, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15695 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public on both Wednesday, August 22 and Thursday, August 23, 2007. DATES: The meeting will take place Wednesday, August 22, 2007 and Thursday, August 23, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Georgetown University Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW., Washington, DC 20057 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry A. Holmberg, PhD, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room 250, Rockville, MD 20852,

(240)453-8803, fax

(240)453-8456, e-mail *ACBSA@hhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACBSA will discuss ethical considerations and risk benefits for ensuring transfusion and transplantation safety during focal periods of shortages. In addition the Committee will review and discuss the elasticity of the blood supply to support transfusion and transplantation safety as well as strategies and barriers to those strategies. Public comment will be solicited on both August 22 and 23, 2007. Comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Anyone planning to comment is encouraged to contact the Executive Secretary at his/her earliest convenience. Those who wish to have printed material distributed to Advisory Committee members should submit thirty

(30)copies to the Executive Secretary prior to close of business August 17, 2007. Likewise, those who wish to utilize electronic data projection to the Committee must submit their materials to the Executive Secretary prior to close of business August 17, 2007. Dated: July 26, 2007. Richard A. Henry, Deputy Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability. [FR Doc. E7-15682 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-41-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-R-118 and CMS-2088-92] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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

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

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

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

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Quality Improvement (formerly Peer Review) Organization Contracts: Solicitation of Statements of Interest from In-State Organizations, General Notice and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, 475.102, 475.103, 475.104, 475.105, 475.106; *Use:* The criteria that an organization must satisfy in order to be eligible for a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization

(QIO)contract are specified by law and set forth in Sections 1152 and 1153 of the Social Security Act (the Act). In very basic terms, the applicant organization must demonstrate that it is either a physician-sponsored or physician-access organization. The qualifications for in-State status for an otherwise qualified QIO organization are also set forth in Section 1153(i)

(3)of the Act. To comply with Section 1153 of the Act, we must publish the solicitation of statements of interest from qualified in-State organizations no later than January 31, 2008. We wish to publish notice of contract expiration dates and the time periods during which interested, qualified organizations may submit statements of interest and proposals for these contracts substantially sooner than the January 2008 deadline, in order to give maximal notice and opportunity to all qualified and potentially interested organizations. We are soliciting information in the form of responses to our request for statements of interest from qualified in-State organizations who may wish to compete for the QIO contracts for their respective States. The responses should contain an indication of interest and information demonstrating the interested organizations' eligibility to qualify as a QIO under the requirements of Sections 1152 and 1153 of the Act. *Form Number:* CMS-R-118 (OMB#: 0938-0526); *Frequency:* Reporting—On occasion; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; *Number of Respondents:* 53; *Total Annual Responses:* 53; *Total Annual Hours:* 1. 2. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension without change of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Outpatient Rehabilitation Provider Cost Report; *Use:* In accordance with sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act, providers of service in the Medicare program are required to submit annual information to achieve reimbursement for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. Section 42 CFR 413.20(b) requires that cost reports be required from providers on an annual basis. Such cost reports are required to be filed with the provider's fiscal intermediary. The CMS 2088-92 cost report is needed to determine the amount of reimbursable cost that is due these providers for furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. *Form Number:* CMS-2088-92 (OMB#: 0938-0037); *Frequency:* Reporting—Yearly; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 623; *Total Annual Responses:* 623; *Total Annual Hours:* 62,300. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on October 9, 2007. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—B, *Attention:* William N. Parham, III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Dated: August 2, 2007. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-15681 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Awards to Eleven Office of Refugee Resettlement Shelter Care Providers AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, HHS. ACTION: Notice of grant awards. *CFDA #:* 93.676. SUMMARY: This notice is hereby given that awards will be made to eleven unaccompanied alien shelter care providers in the amount of $10,633,009. This funding will support services through September 30, 2007. Grantee Location Project period Amount (dollars) The Children's Village Dobbs Ferry, NY 10/1/04-9/30/09 405,415 Pioneer Tacoma, WA 10/1/04-9/30/09 151,771 Southwest Key—Brownsville Brownsville, TX 10/1/05-9/30/10 585,099 Southwest Key—Conroe Houston, TX 10/1/05-9/30/10 666,590 Southwest Key—Mesa Houston, TX 10/1/05-9/30/10 753,300 Lutheran Social Services of the South El Paso, TX 10/1/05-9/30/10 2,318,670 Southwest Key—El Paso El Paso, TX 10/1/05-9/30/10 1,526,590 Heartland/ICC Chicago, IL 10/1/05-9/30/10 2,457,752 Southwest Key—Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 10/1/05-9/30/10 634,810 International Educational Services—Foster Care Harlingen, TX 3/1/06-2/28/11 245,567 Florence Crittenton Fullerton, CA 3/1/06-2/28/11 887,445 This funding will support the expansion of shelter/foster care program bed capacity to meet the number of unaccompanied alien children referrals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The program is mandated by section 462 of the Homeland Security Act to ensure appropriate placement of all referrals from the DHS. ORR's ability to meet this mandate is often a challenge since the program is completely tied to DHS apprehension strategies and the sporadic number of border crossers. The program has seen a dramatic increase in the number of children referred from DHS in the past few months necessitating an expansion of existing shelter care capacity. The program has very specific requirements for the provision of services. Existing grantees are the only entities with the infrastructure, licensing, experience and appropriate level of trained staff to meet the service requirements and the urgent need for expansion. The program's ability to avoid a backlog of children waiting in border patrol stations for placement can only be accommodated through the expansion of existing programs through this supplemental award process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC, 20447, telephone

(202)401-4858. Dated: August 7, 2007. Kenneth Tota, Chief of Operations, Office of Refugee Resettlement. [FR Doc. E7-15726 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority Notice is hereby given that I have redelegated to the Director, Division of State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF)Policy with respect to State and territorial programs, and to the Director, Division of Tribal TANF Management with respect to tribal programs, the following authorities invested in me by the Director, Office of Family Assistance, in the memoranda dated April 17, 2007.

(a)Authorities Delegated 1. The authority to respond to general inquiries about established State and territorial TANF programs, territorial Adult Assistance Programs, and Tribal TANF and Native Employment Works

(NEW)programs, to explain existing program policies for these programs, and to suggest referrals, when appropriate, to other government agencies and private organizations. 2. The authority to clarify and interpret existing Adult Assistance, TANF and NEW program policies and procedures affecting, where applicable, State, territorial, and tribal grantees. 3. The authority to deem State and territorial TANF plans as complete. 4. The authority to approve plans and amendments for the Tribal TANF and NEW programs. 5. The authority to provide and approve comments on State, territorial, and tribal corrective compliance plans submitted in response to a TANF penalty determination. 6. The authority to respond to inquiries about discretionary grants for the Tribal TANF—Child Welfare initiative.

(b)Limitations 1. This delegation of authority shall be exercised under the Department's existing policies on delegations and regulations. 2. The authority to respond to general inquiries relative to established State, territorial, and tribal programs or to inquire about specific grantee policies and operations requires notification to the appropriate TANF Regional Program Manager of the response given. 3. The authority to clarify and interpret existing program policies and procedures requires prior consultation with the Associate Director, TANF and the Director, OFA if such clarifications and interpretations are likely to have a significant impact on States, territories, and tribes or have political ramifications or be subject to adverse publicity. 4. The authority to deem State TANF plans as complete requires prior consultation with the appropriate TANF Regional Program Manager. 5. The authority to approve Tribal TANF and NEW plans and amendments requires prior consultation with the appropriate TANF Regional Program Manager. 6. The authority to provide and approve comments on State, territorial, and tribal corrective compliance plans requires prior consultation with the appropriate TANF Regional Program Manager. 7. The authority to respond to inquiries about discretionary grants for the Tribal TANF—Child Welfare initiative requires prior consultation with the Associate Director, TANF on any responses that establish a new precedent or have political implications.

(c)Effective Date This delegation is effective upon the date of signature.

(d)Effect on Existing Delegations This delegation of authority supersedes the February 10, 2003 delegations of authority to approve Tribal TANF and NEW plans to the Director, Division of Tribal TANF Management. This delegation is in addition to the authority contained in the redelegation dated June 8, 2007 to the TANF Regional Program Managers. I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Director, Division of State TANF Policy and the Director, Division of Tribal TANF Management, Office of Family Assistance, which involved the exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior to the effective date of this delegation. Date: July 18, 2007. Katherine Bradley, Associate Director, TANF. [FR Doc. E7-15721 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006N-0105] Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Environmental Impact Considerations AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing that a collection of information entitled “Environmental Impact Considerations” has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the **Federal Register** of September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55484), the agency announced that the proposed information collection had been submitted to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0322. The approval expires on January 31, 2010. A copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is available on the Internet at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets* . Dated: August 6, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-15612 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006N-0104] Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Requirements for Submission of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics in Electronic Format AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is announcing that a collection of information entitled “Requirements for Submission of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics in Electronic Format” has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the **Federal Register** of December 13, 2006 (71 FR 74924), the agency announced that the proposed information collection had been submitted to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0530. The approval expires on May 31, 2010. A copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is available on the Internet at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets* . Dated: August 6, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-15614 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 60 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service

(IHS)is publishing for comment a summary of a proposed information collection to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review. *Proposed Collection: Title:* 0917-0006, “Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program.” *Type of Information Collection Request:* Three-year extension, without change of currently approved information collection, 0917-0006, “Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program.” *Form Number(s):* IHS-856, 856-2 through 856-8, IHS-815, IHS-816, IHS-817, IHS-818, D-02, F-02, F-04, G-02, G-04, H-07, H-08, J-04, J-05, K-03, K-04, and L-03. Reporting formats are contained in an IHS Scholarship Program application booklet. *Need and Use of Information Collection:* The IHS Scholarship Branch needs this information for program administration and uses the information to solicit, process, and award IHS Pre-graduate, Preparatory, and/or Health Professions Scholarship grants and monitor the academic performance of awardees and to place awardees at payback sites. The IHS Scholarship Program is streamlining the application to reduce the time needed by applicants to complete and provide the information. The IHS Scholarship Program plans on using information technology to make the application electronically available on the internet. *Affected Public:* Individuals, not-for-profit institutions and State, local or tribal government. *Type of Respondents:* Students pursuing health care professions. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s). Data collection instruments(s) Number of respondents Responses per respondent Total annual response Burden hour per response * Annual burden hours Scholarship Application (IHS-856) 1500 1 1500 1.00 (60 min) 1500 Checklist (856-2) 1500 1 1500 0.13 (8 min) 195 Course Verification (856-3) 1500 1 1500 0.70 (42 min) 1050 Faculty/Employer Application (856-4) 1500 2 3000 0.83 (50 min) 2490 Justification (856-5) 1500 1 1500 0.75 (45 min) 1125 Federal Debt (856-6) 1500 1 1500 0.13 (8 min) 195 Job Experience (856-7) 25 1 25 0.83 (50 min) 21 Accept/Decline (856-8) 650 1 650 0.13 (8 min) 84 Receipt of Application

(815)1500 1 1500 0.03 (2 min) 45 Address Change Notice

(816)25 1 25 0.02 (1 min) 25 Scholarship Program Agreement

(817)850 1 850 0.05 (3 min) 43 Health Professions Contract

(818)650 1 650 0.05 (3 min) 33 Stipend Check (D-02) 100 1 100 0.13 (8 min) 13 Enrollment (F-02) 1300 1 1300 0.13 (8 min) 169 Academic Problem/Change (F-04) 50 1 50 0.13 (8 min) 6 Request Assistance (G-02) 217 1 217 0.13 (8 min) 28 Summer School (G-04) 193 1 193 0.10 (6 min) 19 Placement (H-07) 250 1 250 0.18 (11 min) 45 Graduation (H-08) 250 1 250 0.17 (10 min) 43 Site Preference (J-04) 150 1 150 0.13 (8 min) 20 Travel Reimb (J-05) 150 1 150 0.10 (6 min) 15 Status Report (K-03) 250 1 250 0.25 (15 min) 63 Preferred Assignment (K-04) 200 1 200 0.75 (45 min) 150 Request of Deferment (L-03) 20 1 20 0.13 (8 min) 3 Total 15,830 7,380 * For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report. *Request for Comments:* Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more of the following points:

(a)Whether the information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency function;

(b)whether the agency processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion;

(c)the accuracy of public burden estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the requested information);

(d)whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates are logical;

(e)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and

(f)ways to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. *Send Comments and Requests for Further Information:* Send your written comments, requests for more information on the proposed collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection instrument(s) and instructions to: Mrs. Chris Rouleau, IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 801 Thompson Ave., Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601; call non-toll free

(301)443-5938; send via facsimile to

(301)443-2316; or send your e-mail requests, comments, and return address to: *Christina.Rouleau@ihs.gov.* *Comment Due Date:* Your comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication. Dated: August 3, 2007. Charles W. Grim, Assistant Surgeon General, Director, Indian Health Service. [FR Doc. 07-3895 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]

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