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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office building, located at 25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10:15 a.m. Topics of discussion will include a status report by staff of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and DRBC on the study entitled “Multi-Jurisdictional Use and Management of Water Resources for the Delaware River Basin”; a report on the status of Basin Plan implementation; a presentation by staff of the USACE on a groundwater model for northern Delaware; a presentation on a proposal for permanent designation of the Lower Delaware River as Special Protection Waters; and a report on the status of the proposal for a Flexible Flow Management Program.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting include the dockets listed below: 1. *Forest Park Water (North Penn and North Wales Water Authorities) D-65-76 CP-10.* An application for the renewal of a project to continue to discharge up to 2 million gallons per day
(mgd)of treated backwash water from the potable water treatment plant to Pine Run, a tributary of North Branch Neshaminy Creek. No expansion of the water treatment process or the wastewater treatment plant
(WWTP)backwash is proposed. The project will continue to serve portions of Bucks and Montgomery Counties, both in Pennsylvania. The project is located in the non-tidal portion of the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Chalfont Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. 2. *Abington Township D-73-191 CP-2.* An application for approval of an upgrade of the Abington Township WWTP. The application is for the addition of biological nutrient removal, the addition of a 750,000 gallon equalization tank and associated upgrades for wet-weather flow conditions. The WWTP will continue to discharge 3.91 mgd as an annual average flow to the Wissahickon Creek, a tributary to the Schuylkill River. The project is located in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 3. *Pennsgrove Water Supply Company D-93-77 CP-3.* An application to replace the withdrawal of water from Well No. 11 in the applicant's water supply system with no increase in the total withdrawal. The existing Well No. 11 has become an unreliable source of supply. The total withdrawal from replacement Well No. 11A and all other wells will remain limited to 70.4 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days). The project is located in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Formation in the Delaware River Watershed in Pennsgrove Borough, Salem County, New Jersey. 4. *Westwood Golf Club, D-96-3-2.* An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 5 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's golf course from existing Wells Nos. 2 and 3 in the Englishtown Aquifer. The project is located in the Lower Delaware Watershed in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, in New Jersey Critical Water Supply Area 2. 5. *William Henry Apartments D-68-92-2.* An application for approval of upgrades of the existing William Henry Apartments WWTP to remedy operational issues. The WWTP will be modified to treat domestic wastewater at the hydraulic design of the facility, which is 69,000 gallons per day (gpd). The applicant's WWTP serves the William Henry Apartment complex and will continue to discharge to the headwaters of Ridley Creek. The project is located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 6. *Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. D-75-78 CP-2.* An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to increase withdrawal from 3.6 mg/30 days to 8.3 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3 and 4 and one spring in the Duncannon, Polar Gap and Packerton members of the Catskill Formation. The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service area demand. The project is located in the Van Auken Creek Watershed in Waymart Borough, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. 7. *Kiamesha Artesian Spring Water Company, Inc. D-90-68 CP-3.* An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project and to increase withdrawal from 9.8 mg/30 days to 27.78 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from the existing Filtration Plant Well and Fraser Road Well and two existing but heretofore undocketed intakes in Kiamesha Lake. The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service area demand. The project is located in the Kiamesha Creek Watershed in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York, within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. 8. *Upper Gwynedd Township D-91-88 CP-3* . An application for the approval of the rerate of the Upper Gwynedd Township WWTP from 4.5 mgd to 5.7 mgd as an annual average flow. The docket holder has also requested a 6.5 mgd value for a maximum monthly flow and a hydraulic design capacity. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Wissahickon Creek, a tributary to the Schuylkill River. The project is located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 9. *Lehigh County Authority D-2001-20 CP-2* . An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 30.94 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution from new Wells A and B and to increase the existing withdrawal from all wells from 226 mg/30 days to 256.24 mg/30 days. The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service area demand. The project is located in the Allentown, Jacksonburg and Beekmantown formations in the Schaefer Run, Little Lehigh Creek, Cedar Creek and Iron Run watersheds in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. 10. *Coolbaugh Township D-2006-23 CP-2* . An application for approval to upgrade and expand an existing WWTP from 0.052 mgd to 0.1 mgd by the addition of membrane filters to the existing membrane bioreactor. The addition of the membrane filters will improve treatment quality and detention time, so that no new tanks are required. The project is located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The plant discharges to the Tobyhanna Creek in the Lehigh River Watershed, which is in the drainage area of the Lower Delaware River portion of the DRBC Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to serve a portion of Coolbaugh Township only and will continue to discharge through the existing outfall, which is upstream from Francis E. Walter Dam and Pocono Lake. Coolbaugh Township is currently pursuing the beneficial reuse of the WWTP effluent for irrigation of a nearby golf course during the summer months. 11. *River Road Utilities, Inc. D-2006-38-1* . An application to approve the reconstruction and expansion of the existing Tuscarora WWTP. The discharge is proposed to increase from 49,000 gpd to 66,000 gpd and will continue to be to the Delaware River. The project is located in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania and discharges to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. 12. *Wallace Township Municipal Authority D-2006-39 CP-1* . An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 8.1 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution system from new Wells Nos. PW-4, PW-6, PW-7 and PW-8. The project is located in the Granitic Gneiss Formation in the East Brandywine Creek Watershed in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 13. *East Brandywine Township Municipal Authority D-2007-2 CP-1* . An application for approval of a WWTP project to serve proposed residential development in East Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The proposed facility is designed to provide treatment of 0.3 mgd via sequencing batch reactor and tertiary filtration processes. The project is located at the intersection of East Reeceville and Bollinger Roads in East Brandywine Township. Following ultraviolet light disinfection, WWTP effluent will be discharged to a spray irrigation system of the proposed golf course and driving range, and, when necessary to a drip irrigation field. 14. *Forest Glen Estates, LLC D-2007-8-1* . An application for approval to discharge up to 33,750 gallons per day to a holding pond and subsequently through a spray irrigation system to irrigate 14.5 acres of woodlands. Wastewater will be generated from the applicant's proposed 134 one-acre single-family residential lots and an 18-acre existing homestead on a 313-acre tract. The project is located in the Dingmans Creek Watershed in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. 15. *Vogel Farm and Broad Mountain Spring Water Companies D-2007-10-1* . An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 6.26 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's bottled water truck loading facilities from new Wells VFPW1, VFPW2 and BMPW1. The project is located in the Mauch Chunk Formation in the Quakake Creek Watershed in Packer Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. 16. *Hamlet of Bloomville—Community Wastewater Management Program D-2007-11 CP-1* . An application for approval to construct a centralized wastewater treatment system to serve the Hamlet of Bloomville, which is currently served by on-lot septic systems. Two 0.03 mgd septic tanks will be provided, but each will be typically operated at an average flow of 0.015 mgd, so that maintenance can be performed periodically without a disruption of service. The septic tank effluent will be pumped to sand filters prior to subsurface discharge to cut-and-fill adsorption leach beds. The project is located in the Wright Brook and West Branch Delaware River watersheds upstream from Cannonsville Reservoir in the Town of Kortright, Delaware County, New York, which is in the drainage area of the Upper Delaware River portion of the DRBC Special Protection Waters. 17. *Hamlet of Hamden—Community Wastewater Management Program D-2007-12 CP-1* . An application for approval to construct a centralized wastewater treatment system to serve the Hamlet of Hamden, which is currently served by on-lot septic systems. Two 0.026 mgd septic tanks will be provided, but each will be typically operated at an average flow of 0.013 mgd, so that maintenance can be performed periodically without a disruption of service. The septic tank effluent will be pumped to sand filters prior to subsurface discharge to cut-and-fill adsorption leach beds. The project is located in the Launt Hollow Creek and the West Branch Delaware River watersheds upstream from Cannonsville Reservoir in the Town of Hamden, Delaware County, New York, which is in the drainage area of the Upper Delaware River portion of the DRBC Special Protection Waters. 18. *Wallace Township Municipal Authority D-2007-17 CP-1* . An application for approval to construct a 0.185 mgd WWTP to serve the proposed Hamilton development, located predominantly in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. A small portion of the 636-acre site extends into West Nantmeal Township, also in Chester County. Approximately 688 residential dwellings and supporting commercial buildings will be served. Following advanced treatment in parallel sequencing batch reactors, the effluent will be filtered and disinfected by ultra-violet light prior to land application via drip irrigation. The proposed WWTP and drip irrigation fields are located north of the intersection of Fairview and Creek Roads in the East Brandywine Creek Watershed in Wallace Township. No discharge to surface waters is proposed. 19. *Dragon Springs Buddhist, Inc. D-2007-21-1* . An application for approval to construct an 11,000 gpd WWTP and discharge the effluent to an unnamed tributary of the Basker Kill, a tributary of the Neversink River. The discharge is located in the drainage area of the Middle Delaware Special Protection Waters. The project is located in the Town of Deerpark, Orange County, New York. The project WWTP will treat wastewater from a proposed multi-purpose building, which will be constructed on 4.4 acres of forested land. The existing temple complex is served by septic systems that process less than 10,000 gallons per day (gpd). Several of these mound-type systems will continue to be used due to their remote location on the property and their efficient operation. 20. *Diamond Sand and Gravel, Inc. D-2007-27-1* . An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply less than 3.1 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's sand and gravel plant from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2A. The project is located in the Leithsville Formation in the Paulins Kill Watershed in Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. In addition, the Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting will include public hearings on: a resolution to approve an interim reservoir operating plan for the New York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs pending completion of rulemaking on Water Code amendments to implement the Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP); a resolution to extend temporary designation of the Lower Delaware River as Special Protection Waters pending completion of a rulemaking on permanent designation; and a resolution to restore text inadvertently omitted from the project review fee schedule approved by Resolution No. 2005-1. The Commission also will consider a resolution concerning a Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program grant to develop a pilot special area management plan for the Upper Wissahickon Watershed; and resolutions to authorize participation by DRBC staff in the State of New Jersey Long-Term Care Insurance Program. The meeting will also include adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's July 18, 2007 business meeting; announcements of upcoming advisory committee meetings and other events; a report by the Executive Director; a report by the Commission's General Counsel; and an opportunity for public dialogue. Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on September 26, 2007 will be posted on the Commission's Web site, *http://www.drbc.net* , where they can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing. Additional documents relating to the dockets and other items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact William Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related questions. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the commission secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS)at 711, to discuss how the Commission can accommodate your needs. Dated: August 30, 2007. Pamela M. Bush, Commission Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17611 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6360-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. OR07-20-000; IS07-229-000 (Not Consolidated)] BP West Coast Products LLC Complainant, v. SFPP, L.P. Respondent. SFPP, L.P.; Notice of Complaint August 28, 2007. Take notice that on August 22, 2007, BP West Coast Products LLC
(BP)tendered for filing a Complaint against SFPP, L.P.
(SFPP)challenging SFPP's 2007 index rate increases as unjust and unreasonable under section 1(5) of the Interstate Commerce Act. BP requests that the Commission review and investigate SFPP's index rate increases; set the proceeding for an evidentiary hearing to determine just and reasonable rates for SFPP; require the payment of refunds and reparations starting two years before the date of complaint for all rates; and award such other relief as is necessary and appropriate under the Interstate Commerce Act. BP states that copies of the Complaint were served on SFPP. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17552 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP07-437-000] Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization August 27, 2007. Take notice that on August 15, 2007, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CenterPoint), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas, filed in Docket No. CP07-437-000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and CenterPoint's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000 on September 1, 1982, 1 and amended in Docket No. CP82-384-001 on February 10, 1983. 2 Centerpoint seeks authorization to construct, own, and operate a new compressor station on Line AC located near the city of Cove in Polk County, Arkansas, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call toll-free,
(886)208-3676 or TYY,
(202)502-8659. 1 20 FERC ¶ 62,408 (1982). 2 22 FERC ¶ 61,148 (1983). Specifically, CenterPoint proposes to install a Solar Mars 100/C652 Turbine driven Centrifugal Compressor Package and associated ancillary equipment within a 38.5 acre lot owned by CenterPoint. The total compression available will be 14,801 horsepower. The proposed facilities will provide CenterPoint's customers with flexible access to traditional Mid-continent gas supplies and will enhance CenterPoint's infrastructure needed to support current and future natural gas development and production activities across CenterPoint's system. CenterPoint estimates that total construction costs will be approximately $26,257,504. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Michelle Willis, Supervisor, Rates & Regulatory, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or call
(318)429-3708. Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA)(18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* October 27, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17547 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP07-439-000] Chestnut Ridge Storage, LLC; Notice of Application August 28, 2007. Take notice that on August 24, 2007, Chestnut Ridge Storage, LLC (Chestnut Ridge), 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77024-3410, filed in Docket No. CP07-439-000, a petition for Exemption of Temporary Acts and Operations from Certificate Requirements, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, and section 7(c)(1)(B) of the Natural Gas Act, seeking approval of an exemption from certificate requirements to perform temporary activities in order to drill stratigraphic test wells and perform other activities to assess the optimal manner in which to develop an underground natural gas storage facility in the West Summit Field in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Preston County, West Virginia and Monongalia County, West Virginia, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
(202)502-8659 or TTY,
(202)208-3676. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to James F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey Ballantine, LLP, 975 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004, at
(202)862-1000, or by fax at
(202)862-1093, or e-mail *jbowe@deweyballantine.com.* Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment
(EA)and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS)or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* September 4, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17556 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-91-000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Petition for Declaratory Order August 28, 2007. Take notice that on August 16, 2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting that the Commission extend the terms of its Order issued January 28, 2004, to continue the revenue sharing mechanism for secondary products and services which generate revenue from certain non-tariffed uses of PG&E's jurisdictional electric transmission assets. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 17, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17554 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-93-000] Sharyland Utilities, L.P.; Petition for Declaratory Order August 28, 2007. Take notice that on August 24, 2007, Sharyland Utilities, L.P. filed a Petition for Declaratory Order concerning the scope of the Commission's jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act in connection with the use of an asynchronous interconnection between the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Commission Federal de Electricidad of Mexico. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17553 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-62-000] Southern California Edison Company; Petition for Declaratory Order August 28, 2007. Take notice that on August 16, 2007, Southern California Edison Company (SCE), filed a response to the Commission's deficiency letter issued on July 17, 2007, for Incentive Rate Treatment for three major transmission projects the SCE is proposing to construct. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 6, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17555 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-92-000] Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. Complainant v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Respondent; Notice of Complaint August 27, 2007. Take notice that on August 24, 2007, Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. (Wabash Valley), pursuant to Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure and section 206 of the Federal Power Act, filed a Second Conditional Complaint and Motion to Consolidate against Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), alleging that the Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee charge allocation provisions of Midwest ISO's tariff are unjust, unreasonable and unduly discriminatory, and therefore must be revised. Wabash valley requests that the Commission establish the earliest possible refund-effective date with respect to the necessary revisions. Wabash Valley states that copies of the Complaint were served upon the contacts for Midwest ISO as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 13, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17546 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RM05-17-000; RM05-25-000] Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Service; Notice of Technical Conferences August 28, 2007. Take notice that Commission staff will convene technical conferences on the following dates in the following cities to review and discuss the draft proposals regarding transmission planning required by the “Order Extending Compliance Action Date and Establishing Technical Conferences” issued in this proceeding on July 27, 2007. 1 Staff expects all transmission providers to participate in the technical conference for their particular region, although all interested persons, including other transmission providers, regional representatives, and transmission customers are invited to attend each conference. In the July 27 Order, the Commission extended until December 7, 2007 the date for transmission providers to submit an Attachment K to their Open Access Transmission Tariff incorporating the transmission planning principles and concepts adopted in Order No. 890. 2 To facilitate the development of these filings, the Commission also required transmission providers to post a draft of their Attachment K on or before September 14, 2007, and established a second round of staff technical conferences, 3 which is being scheduled in this notice, for the purpose of stakeholder review of those drafts. 4 1 *Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Service* , 120 FERC ¶ 61,103
(2007)at P 2 & 5 (July 27 Order). 2 *Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Service* , Order No. 890, 72 FR 12266 (March 15, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,241 at p 444-602 (2007), *reh'g pending.* 3 The first round of staff technical conferences were held on: June 4-7, 2007 in Little Rock, AR, covering the southeast including Southwest Power Pool and its members; June 13, 2007 in Park City, UT, covering the northwest; June 26, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ, covering the southwest and California; and June 28-29, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA, covering the ISO New England, New York ISO, PJM Interconnection, Midwest ISO, and Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
(MAPP)subregions. 4 Additionally, on August 2, 2007, Commission staff placed in the record of this proceeding a White Paper to assist transmission providers in their development of tariff language consistent with the requirements of Order No. 890. Date Location Transmission provider participants October 1-2, 2007 Atlanta, GA Entities located in the states represented in the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) and entities located in the Southwest Power Pool footprint. Those wishing to participate as a panelist and provide feedback on the proposals should submit a request form by close of business on September 21, 2007, located at: *https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/transmission-planning-speaker-form.asp.* October 15-16, 2007 Boston, MA Entities located within the Midwest ISO, PJM, New York ISO, and ISO New England footprints, MAPP/MAPP Participants, and adjacent areas. Those wishing to participate as a panelist and provide feedback on the proposals should submit a request form by close of business on September 28, 2007, located at: *https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/transmission-planning-speaker-form.asp.* A further notice with a detailed agenda for each conference will be issued in advance of the conferences. Details about locations of meetings will be provided at that time. In the event a transmission provider is uncertain as to which technical conference is the appropriate forum for discussion of its draft proposal, such transmission providers should contact Commission staff in advance to discuss the matter. For further information about these conferences, please contact: Tony Ingram (Technical Information), Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202)502-8938. *Tony.Ingram@ferc.gov.* John Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202)502-8705. *John.Cohen@ferc.gov.* Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17551 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0286; FRL-8463-9] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's In-Use Vehicle and Engine Testing Programs; EPA ICR No. 0222.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0086 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request
(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0286, to
(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2)OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Sohacki, Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4851; fax number: 734-214-4869; e-mail address: *sohacki.lynn@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On April 20, 2007 (72 FR 19925), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0286, which is available for online viewing at *www.regulations.gov,* or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is 202-566-1742. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.regulations.gov,* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov.* *Title:* EPA's In-Use Vehicle and Engine Testing Programs. *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 0222.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0086. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* EPA has ongoing programs to evaluate the emission performance of in-use light-duty (passenger car and light truck) motor vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, and nonroad vehicles and engines. These are referred to collectively as EPA's in-use vehicle testing programs. They operate in conjunction with testing of prototype vehicles prior to use (manufacturer and EPA confirmatory testing for certification) and the mandatory manufacturer's in-use testing program
(IUVP)for light-duty vehicles. They derive from the Clean Air Act's charge that EPA insure that motor vehicles comply with emissions requirements throughout their useful lives. The primary purpose of the program is information gathering. Nevertheless, EPA can require a recall if it receives information, from whatever source, including in-use testing, that a “substantial number” of any class or category of vehicles or engines, although properly maintained and used, do not conform to the emission standards, when in actual use throughout their useful life. The program has two components: light-duty, and heavy-duty and nonroad. The light-duty program recruits approximately 50 classes totaling 150 cars and light-trucks for in-use testing, at EPA's testing facility yearly. This total may be supplemented by recruitment for “special investigations” that vary in number but are estimated to total 25 vehicles a year. Participation is strictly voluntary. Potential participants are identified from state vehicle registration records and sent a solicitation letter with a card and envelope that can be returned. Those who indicate a wish to participate are contacted in order for a followup telephone survey until three vehicles are identified. Owners verify the survey information when they deliver their vehicles to EPA, voluntarily provide maintenance records for copying, and receive a loaner car or a cash incentive. The reporting burden for the heavy-duty and in-use component primarily involves recruiting heavy-duty trucks from operators of fleets. All testing is done by installing portable emissions monitoring devices on the vehicles during a test period at the fleet location or at testing facilities. Some other heavy-duty and non-road engines for testing may be recruited in a similar manner. One hundred and twenty-six heavy-duty vehicles and off-road vehicles and engines were tested in Fiscal Year 2006, the most recent year for which information is available. Again, all participation is strictly voluntary. These programs are described in greater detail in the Supporting Statement, which is part of the Docket. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.14 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* individual and fleet owners of motor vehicles and engines. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 4375. *Frequency of Response:* once per respondent. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 619. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $46,395, including $0 annualized capital or O&M costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is an increase of 19 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to an updated and more particularized count of in-use testing numbers and to distinguishing between, and recalculating the burdens for, the initial solicitations for participation and subsequent participation in the light-duty program. Dated: August 29, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-17621 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8464-7] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club (“Plaintiff”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin: *Sierra Club* v. *Johnson,* No. 07-C-0154-S (W.D. WI). Plaintiff filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to two administrative petitions seeking EPA's objection to CAA Title V operating permits issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Louisiana Pacific Corporation's Tomahawk facility and the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Walnut Street Heating Plant. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to Plaintiff's petitions within ten
(10)days after the entry of this decree by the Court, and Plaintiff has agreed to dismiss their suit with prejudice. In addition, EPA has agreed to pay Plaintiff a specified amount in settlement for attorneys' fees in this matter. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by October 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OGC-2007-0885, online at *http://www.regulations.gov* (EPA's preferred method); by e-mail to *oei.docket@epa.gov;* mailed to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Huang Branning, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
(202)564-1744; fax number
(202)564-5603; e-mail address: *branning.amy@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree This proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit seeking a response to two administrative petitions to object to CAA Title V permits issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to the Louisiana Pacific Corporation's Tomahawk facility and the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Walnut Street Heating Plant. The petitions on these two permits were filed on May 9, 2006 and May 23, 2005 respectively. Under the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the Plaintiff's petition within ten
(10)days after the entry of this decree by the Court and to pay a specified amount in settlement of the Plaintiff's claims for attorneys' fees. The consent decree becomes an order of the Court upon entry, and, consistent with the terms of the consent decree, the case shall be dismissed with prejudice after EPA takes final action on Plaintiffs' petitions and pays the specified amount in the consent decree in settlement of the Plaintiff's claims for attorneys' fees. For a period of thirty
(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment submitted, that consent to this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How Can I Get A Copy Of the Consent Decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2007-0885) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information
(OEI)Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is
(202)566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through *www.regulations.gov.* You may use the *www.regulations.gov* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket identification number. It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at *www.regulations.gov* without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the *www.regulations.gov* Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an “anonymous access” system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through *www.regulations.gov,* your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. Dated: August 29, 2007. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. E7-17637 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8463-8] Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Barbara Lastrina and Joseph Gosselin, Somers Plating Site, Somers, CT AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past costs concerning the Somers Plating Superfund Site in Somers, Connecticut with the following settling parties: Barbara Lastrina and Joseph Gosselin. The settlement requires the settling parties to pay 40% of the Net Sales Proceeds of the transfer of the property to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty
(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114-2023. DATES: Comments must be submitted by October 9, 2007 of this notice. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Michelle Lauterback, Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES), Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023 (Telephone No. 617-918-1774) and should refer to: In re: Somers Plating Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket No. 01-2007-0057. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Michelle Lauterback, Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES), Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023 (Telephone No. 617-918-1774; E-mail *lauterback.michelle@epa.gov* ). Dated: August 29, 2007. Arthur Johnson, Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration. [FR Doc. E7-17636 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval August 30, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before October 9, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser of Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via Internet at *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov* or via fax at
(202)395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: *http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at
(202)418-2918 or via the Internet at *PRA@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0179. *Title:* Sections 73.1590, Equipment Performance Measurements. *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents:* 13,049. *Estimated Time per Response:* 0.5 hours—18 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 12,335 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature of Response:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Confidentiality:* No need for confidentiality required. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* 47 CFR 73.1590 requires licensees of AM, FM and TV stations to make audio and video equipment performance measurements for each main transmitter. These measurements and a description of the equipment and procedures used in making the measurements must be kept on file at the transmitter or the remote control point for two years. In addition, this information must be made available to the FCC upon request. Federal Communications Commission. William F. Caton, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17608 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 011409-016. *Title:* Transpacific Carrier Services Inc. Agreement. *Parties:* American President Lines, Ltd. and APL Co. PTE Ltd.; China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; CMA CGM S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company, Ltd.; Evergreen Lines Joint Service Agreement; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd.; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited; and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. *Filing Party:* David F. Smith, Esq; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would delete China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. as a party to the agreement and add Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Agreement No.:* 011870-006. *Title:* Indian Subcontinent Discussion Agreement. *Parties:* CMA CGM S.A.; Emirates Shipping Line FZE; MacAndrews & Company Limited; Shipping Corporation of India; United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.); and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Filing Party:* David F. Smith, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment removes Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement and NYK as parties to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011961-002. *Title:* The Maritime Credit Agreement. *Parties:* Alianca Navegacao e Logistica Ltda. & Cia; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Atlantic Container Line AB; China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; CMA CGM, S.A.; Companhia Libra de Navegacao; Compania Sudamericana de Vapores, S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company Limited; Crowley Liner Services, Inc.; Dole Ocean Cargo Express; Hamburg-Su d; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hoegh Autoliners A/S; Independent Container Line Ltd.; Compania Libra de Navegacion Uruguay S.A.; Norasia Container Lines Limited; Safmarine Container Lines N.V.; Tropical Shipping & Construction Co., Ltd.; United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.); Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS; and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Filing Party:* Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would delete Crowley Liner Services, Inc. as a party to the Agreement, add Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. as a party, and correct the address of Hoegh Autoliners. *Agreement No.:* 011999-001. *Title:* Hapag-Lloyd/NYK Slot Exchange Agreement. *Parties:* Hapag-Lloyd AG and Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd. *Filing Party:* David F. Smith, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would add Pakistan to the geographic scope of the agreement. The parties request expedited review. Dated: August 31, 2007. By order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17632 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Rescission of Order of Revocation Notice is hereby given that the Order revoking the following license is being rescinded by the Federal Maritime Commission pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR part 515. *License Number:* 003847F. *Name:* B.C. International Trading, Inc. *Address:* 998 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island, NY 10312. *Order Published:* FR: 08/15/07 (Volume 72, No. 157 Pg. 45814). Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-17615 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Applicants Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for license as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Persons knowing of any reason why the following applicants should not receive a license are requested to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573. Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants ORO Cargo Express Corp., 1735 NW 21st Street, Miami, FL 33142. *Officers:* Osman O. Orozco, President, (Qualifying Individual), Orlando Orozco, Vice President. Mejia Cargo Express, Inc., 1370 Palm Ave., Hialeah, FL 33010. *Officer:* Mauren Jeannet Horney, President, (Qualifying Individual). Atlantic Global, LLC, 125 Wexford Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. *Officer:* Jeff C. Lelchuk, President, (Qualifying Individual). Trans Knights, Inc., 301 W. Valley Blvd., Suite #203, San Gabriel, CA 91776. *Officer:* Rachel Zhu, CEO, (Qualifying Individual). Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder Transportation Intermediary Applicants United Transport Services Intl., Inc., 8013 NW 66th Street, Miami, FL 33166. *Officers:* Eduardo De Quesada, President, (Qualifying Individual), Jose Ricardo Ospina, Vice President. Day Freight International, Inc., 2238 Larch Street, Wantagh, NY 11793. *Officer:* Elizabeth A. Day, CEO, (Qualifying Individual). CIMA Cargo Corp., 14270 S.W. 33rd Street, Miami, FL 33172. *Officer:* Maribel Moreira, President, (Qualifying Individual). Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants Argosy International Inc., 225 West 34th Street, Suite 508, New York, NY 10122. *Officers:* William D. McCutchen, V.P., Supply Chain Mgr., (Qualifying Individual), William Justice, V.P. Gen. Mgr. MG Forwarding, LLC, 2919 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33145. *Officer:* Mariana Gonzalez, President, (Qualifying Individual). Amid Logistics, LLC, 2275 East Highway 100, Bldg. 11H, Bunnel, FL 32110. *Officer:* Dmitriy S. Deych, Director, (Qualifying Individual). Dated: August 31, 2007. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17613 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System SUMMARY: Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Request for comment on information collection proposals The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Reg V: 7100-0308 by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: 202/452-3819 or 202/452-3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's web site at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, N.W.) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission including, the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/reportforms/review.cfm or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Shore, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD)users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following reports: *1. Report title:* Disclosure requirements associated with Regulation V *Agency form number:* Reg V *OMB control number:* 7100-0308 1 1 The proposed information collections associated with the following notice of proposed rulemakings: Fair Credit Reporting Affiliate Marketing Regulations (Docket No R1203) published in the Federal Register July 15, 2004, and Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (Docket No R1255) published in the Federal Register July 18, 2006, will be assigned OMB No. 7100-0308 once the rules have been finalized during the 4th quarter of 2007. *Frequency:* On occasion *Reporters:* Financial institutions 2 2 Under section 217, the term “financial institution” is defined broadly to have the same meaning as in the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB Act), which defines financial institution to mean “any institution the business of which is engaging in financial activities as described in section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956,” whether or not affiliated with a bank. 15 U.S.C. 6809(3). *Annual reporting hours:* 7,500 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* .25 hours *Number of respondents:* 30,000 *General description of report:* This information collection is mandatory (15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(a)(7)). Because the records are maintained at state member banks and the notices are not provided to the Federal Reserve, no issue of confidentiality arises under the Freedom of Information Act. *Abstract:* Financial institutions that
(1)extend credit and regularly and in the ordinary course of business furnish information to a nationwide consumer reporting agency, and
(2)furnish negative information to such an agency regarding credit extended to a customer must provide a clear and conspicuous notice to the customer, in writing, about furnishing this negative information. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 30, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-17565 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S 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 October 1, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York** (Anne MacEwen, Bank Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: *1. M&T Bank Corporation* , Buffalo, New York (“M&T”); to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of, and merge with, Partners Trust Financial Group (“Partners Trust”), and thereby indirectly acquire Partners Trust Municipal Bank, both of Utica, New York. In connection with this application, M&T also has applied to acquire Partners Trust Bank; Partners NEWPRO, Inc.; Partners Preferred Capital Corporation; Partners Trust Investment Services, Inc.; BSB Mortgage Corporation; BSB Financial Services, Inc.; Groupinsure Brokerage Holding, Inc.; and SBU Mortgage Corporation, all of Utica, New York, and thereby engage in operating a federal savings bank, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii); in extending credit and servicing loans, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1); in asset management, servicing, and collection activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(2)(vi); and in securities brokerage activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(7)(i), all of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 31, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-17579 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
(SEC)under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On August 6, 2007, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, or DOE contractors or subcontractors who were monitored or should have been monitored for neutron exposures while working at the Rocky Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days from April 1, 1952, through December 31, 1958, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. This designation will become effective on September 5, 2007, unless Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the **Federal Register** reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to the SEC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to *OCAS@CDC.GOV.* Dated: August 30, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7-17617 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
(SEC)under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On August 6, 2007, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, or DOE contractors or subcontractors who were monitored or should have been monitored for neutron exposures while working at the Rocky Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days from January 1, 1959, through December 31, 1966, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. This designation will become effective on September 5, 2007, unless Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the **Federal Register** reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to the SEC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to *OCAS@CDC.GOV* . Dated: August 30, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7-17618 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees at the Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, to the Special Exposure Cohort
(SEC)under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384q. On August 6, 2007, the Secretary of HHS determined that the following employees do not meet the statutory criteria for addition to the SEC as authorized under EEOICPA: Department of Energy employees or its contractor or subcontractor employees at the Rocky Flats plant in Golden, Colorado, who were exposed to radiation dose from 1967 through 2005 and who were exposed to any radiation dose other than neutron dose from 1952 through 1966. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to *OCAS@CDC.GOV* . Dated: August 30, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7-17620 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicaid Program: Notice of Single Source Grant Award to the State of Louisiana for the Grant Entitled “Deficit Reduction Act—Hurricane Katrina Healthcare Related Primary Care Access Stabilization Grant” AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. *Funding Amount:* $100,000,000. *Period of Performance:* July 23, 2007 through September 30, 2010. *CFDA:* 93.776. Authority: Section 6201(a)(4) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). *Purpose:* This grant program has been made available to the State of Louisiana to restore and expand access to primary care, including primary mental health care, in the Greater New Orleans area. This area is facing inadequate primary care access as a result of Hurricane Katrina and its subsequent floods causing a unique negative impact on the low income and uninsured populations of Greater New Orleans. Funding under this grant program must be used by the State of Louisiana to assist it to make payments for purposes of addressing primary health care access issues in Greater New Orleans' “impacted communities”, defined for purposes of this grant, to be those four parishes located in the State of Louisiana's Region 1, as defined by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, namely, Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines. This grant includes $4,000,000 for the City of New Orleans Health Department to help restore its ability to meet its primary care mission in new and emerging neighborhoods being repopulated. The grant funds must be used only for funding eligible primary care clinics that: Provide at least one or more of the core primary care services with its own practitioners in an outpatient setting; formally commit to provide care to all individuals, regardless of ability to pay; are either a public or not-for-profit
(NFP)entity that is sustainable; and demonstrate commitment to practice in the Greater New Orleans area for the long term. Because of the urgent need to get funds out as timely as possible under less than ideal local circumstances, the State of Louisiana has selected a locally based partner (that was able to meet certain criteria) to oversee and monitor local conditions, and run the grant day-to-day. Administrative expenses will be capped at .5 percent for the State and 5 percent for the local partner. The State of Louisiana, in consultation with its local partner, has flexibility subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS)in determining the funding allocation methodology to grantee clinics/subawardees, as long as it includes a standardization of “units of care” across all grantee clinics, and includes a base award and supplementary payments that meet the intent of the grant. This award was made based on the authority granted by section 6201 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). In particular, section 6201(a)(4) of the DRA provides authority to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to make payments to States to restore access to health care in communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Under the authority of section 6201(a)(4) of the DRA of 2005, the Secretary has invoked his authority to restore health care in impacted communities affected by Hurricane Katrina by offering this unique funding opportunity to stabilize primary health care access to the Greater New Orleans area, which is facing inadequate primary care access as a result of Hurricane Katrina and its subsequent floods. Louisiana is the only State with the knowledge and ability to administer a grant designed to affect impacted Louisiana communities. For this reason, the Secretary has directed CMS to offer a single-source award to the State of Louisiana to help strengthen and increase primary care access to the Greater New Orleans area and by helping to increase the supply of health care providers negatively impacted as a result of this hurricane. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy J. Taparanskas, Ph.D., Health Insurance Specialist, Finance, Systems, and Budget Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mail Stop S3-13-15, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244,
(410)786-5245. Authority: Section 6201(a)(4) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). Dated: August 30, 2007. Herb B. Kuhn, Acting Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E7-17560 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2007N-0218] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Adverse Event Pilot Program for Medical Products (Formally Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting Program) AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by October 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to *baguilar@omb.eop.gov* . All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0471. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1427. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance: Adverse Event Pilot Program for Medical Products—21 U.S.C. 360(i) (OMB Control Number 0910-0471)—Extension Under section 519 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360(i)), FDA is authorized to require: Manufacturers to report medical device related deaths, serious injuries, and malfunctions; and user facilities to report device-related deaths directly to manufacturers and FDA, and to report serious injuries to the manufacturer. Section 213 of the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA), amended section 519(b) of the act (21 U.S.C. 360 i(b)) relating to mandatory reporting by user facilities of deaths and serious injuries and serious illnesses associated with the use of medical devices. This amendment legislated the replacement of universal user facility reporting by a system that is limited to a “. . . subset of user facilities that constitutes a representative profile of user reports” for device related deaths and serious injuries. This amendment is reflected in section 519(b)(5)(A) of the act. The current universal reporting system remains in place during the pilot stages of the new program, and until FDA implements the new national system by regulation. This legislation provides FDA with the opportunity to design and implement a national surveillance network, composed of well-trained clinical facilities, to provide high quality data on medical devices in clinical use. This system is called the Medical Product Safety Network (MedSun). FDA is continuing to conduct a pilot of the MedSun system before the agency issues a regulation to change from universal mandatory reporting for medical device user facilities to reporting by a representative sample of facilities. This data collection has been ongoing since February 20, 2002, and this notice is for continuation of this data collection. FDA is seeking OMB clearance to continue to use electronic data collection to obtain the information on the 3500A Form related to medical devices and tissue products from the user facilities participating in MedSun, to obtain a demographic profile of the facilities, and to pilot a few additional questions which will permit FDA to better understand the cause of the reported adverse event. During the pilot program, participants will be asked to complete an annual outcome measures form to aid FDA in evaluating the effectiveness of the program. Participation in this pilot is voluntary and currently includes 400 facilities and over 100 beds. The use of an interactive electronic data collection system is easier and more efficient for the participating user facilities to use than the alternative paper system. The paper form takes approximately 1 hour to complete and the electronic version takes approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. Much of the data which must be filled in by hand on the paper system is automatically filled in by the electronic version. In addition to collecting data on the electronic adverse event report form, MedSun also collects data electronically in the Device-Safety Exchange (DS-X). This data collection is also voluntary, and is an FDA moderated site. MedSun sites may send in “success stories” describing quality improvement initiatives they have implemented to improve patient safety with medical products and also may send in medical product related questions to which other sites may respond. The maximum time it takes to enter a story, or write or respond to a question, is 30 minutes. In the **Federal Register** of June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32670), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information collection provisions. In response to that notice, no comments were received. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden** 1 Section of Act No. of Respondents Annual Frequency per Response Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Hours 519(b) Facilities participating in the electronic reporting of adverse event programs. 400 15 6,000 .75 4,500 Section 519
(b)Facilities participating in DS-X ( not used by all sites) 200 5 1,000 .50 500 Total 5,000 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. The burden estimate for the electronic reporting of adverse events is based on the number of facilities currently participating in MedSun
(400)and the number of sites (50), expected to be added to the program over the next 3 years. The current average number of reports per site is seven reports annually. For purposes of the renewal for this data collection, we are estimating an average of 15 reports per site annually. This increase is expected because MedSun is working to promote reporting in general from the sites, as well as promoting reporting from specific parts of the hospitals, such as the pediatric intensive care units, electrophysiology laboratories, and the hospital laboratories. Thus, the total annual responses is calculated to be 6,000 (400 facilities x 15 data entries = 6,000). The participating MedSun reporters tell FDA that it typically takes 20 to 45 minutes to fill out the on-line form. Using the high end of that time frame, the total burden estimate for facilities participating in the electronic reporting of adverse event programs, is estimated to be 4,500 hours (6,000 report entries x .75 hours = 4,500 hours). Determination of burden estimate for the DS-X portion of MedSun: All sites do not use this part of the software. To determine the total annual responses for DS-X, 200 participants are multiplied by the number of times each will access DS-X. Thus the total annual responses are calculated to be 1,000 reports (200 x 5 = 1,000). It typically takes an average of 30 minutes to enter data into the DS-X, given that there are various types of data entries which are possible, some of which are lengthier than others. The number of burden hours for DS-X is determined by multiplying the expected 1,000 times the site will be accessed by the average amount of time it takes to make a DS-X entry (30 minutes). Thus the total burden estimate for DS-X is calculated to be 500 hours (1,000 x 0.5 = 500). Therefore, the combined total burden estimate for MedSun and DS-X is calculated to be 5,000 hours (4,500 + 500 = 5,000). Dated: August 29, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-17562 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2007N-0329] Determination That MILTOWN (Meprobamate) Tablets and Five Other Drug Products Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)has determined that the six drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to the drug products, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the products. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Catchings, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-7), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20855,301-594-2041. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1984, Congress enacted the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-417) (the 1984 amendments), which authorized the approval of duplicate versions of drug products approved under an ANDA procedure. ANDA sponsors must, with certain exceptions, show that the drug for which they are seeking approval contains the same active ingredient in the same strength and dosage form as the “listed drug,” which is a version of the drug that was previously approved. Sponsors of ANDAs do not have to repeat the extensive clinical testing otherwise necessary to gain approval of a new drug application (NDA). The only clinical data required in an ANDA are data to show that the drug that is the subject of the ANDA is bioequivalent to the listed drug. The 1984 amendments include what is now section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)), which requires FDA to publish a list of all approved drugs. FDA publishes this list as part of the “Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,” which is generally known as the “Orange Book.” Under FDA regulations, drugs are withdrawn from the list if the agency withdraws or suspends approval of the drug's NDA or ANDA for reasons of safety or effectiveness, or if FDA determines that the listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness (21 CFR 314.162). Under § 314.161(a) (21 CFR 314.161(a)), the agency must determine whether a listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness:
(1)Before an ANDA that refers to that listed drug may be approved or
(2)whenever a listed drug is voluntarily withdrawn from sale, and ANDAs that refer to the listed drug have been approved. Section 314.161(d) provides that if FDA determines that a listed drug was removed from sale for safety or effectiveness reasons, the agency will initiate proceedings that could result in the withdrawal of approval of the ANDAs that refer to the listed drug. FDA has become aware that the drug products listed in the table in this document are no longer being marketed. NDA No. Drug Applicant 9-698 MILTOWN (meprobamate) Tablets, 200 milligrams
(mg)and 400 mg Medpointe Pharmaceuticals, 265 Davidson Ave., Suite 300, Somerset, NJ 08873-4120 17-481 VERMOX (mebendazole) Chewable Tablets, 100 mg McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, 7050 Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington, PA 19034-2999 18-226 BUMEX (bumetanide) Injection, 0.25 mg/milliliter Roche Laboratories, Inc., 340 Kingsland St., Nutley, NJ 07110-1199 20-463 NASALCROM (cromolyn sodium) Spray, 5.2 mg/spray Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, 201 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950 21-203 TRICOR (fenofibrate) Tablets, 54 mg and 160 mg Abbott Laboratories, 200 Abbott Park Rd., D-89J45-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064-6133 50-517 MEFOXIN (cefoxitin) for Injection, 10 grams/vial Merck & Co., Inc., Sumneytown Pike, BLA-20, P.O. Box 4, West Point, PA 19486 FDA has reviewed its records and, under § 314.161, has determined that the drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. Accordingly, the agency will continue to list the drug products listed in this document in the “Discontinued Drug Product List” section of the Orange Book. The “Discontinued Drug Product List” identifies, among other items, drug products that have been discontinued from marketing for reasons other than safety or effectiveness. Approved ANDAs that refer to the NDAs listed in this document are unaffected by the discontinued marketing of the products subject to those NDAs. Additional ANDAs for the products may also be approved by the agency if they comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements. If FDA determines that labeling for these drug products should be revised to meet current standards, the agency will advise ANDA applicants to submit such labeling. Dated: August 29, 2007. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7-17566 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA)publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on
(301)443-1129. *Comments are invited on:*
(a)The proposed collection of information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency;
(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Proposed Project: Free Clinic Federal Tort Claims Act
(FTCA)Deeming Application (OMB No. 0915-0293): Revision Under 42 U.S.C. 233(o), and HRSA BPHC PIN 2004-24, the FTCA Free Clinic Program requires requesting free clinics to submit annual, renewal, and supplemental applications for the process of deeming qualified volunteer health care clinicians for FTCA malpractice insurance coverage. It is proposed that the FTCA application forms attached to the current PIN 2004-24 will be modified in several ways. These modifications include adding or clarifying the requirement to include the following information or data:
(1)The annual number of the free clinic's patient visits which are covered by the FTCA malpractice coverage,
(2)a list of any restrictions, suspensions, or disciplinary actions related to the medical licenses of the relevant volunteer health care clinicians,
(3)clarifying the requirement to include a copy of the clinic's IRS 501(c)(3) documentation,
(4)clarifying the need to detail any medical malpractice claims filed against any of the relevant volunteer health care clinicians or against the clinic for at least the last 10 years, and
(5)a clarification of the need to file future annual renewal applications by August 1. It is anticipated that these modifications will add only incrementally to the time and effort required by the current OMB approved FTCA application forms. The estimated annual burden is as follows: Form Number of respondents Responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours Free Clinic FTCA Application 150 1 150 16 2,400 Total 150 150 2,400 Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: August 29, 2007. Alexandra Huttinger, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E7-17577 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-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: Underage Drinking Prevention: Town Hall Meeting Feedback Form—New The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP)is proposing a 2008 Underage Drinking Prevention: Town Hall Meetings
(THM)Initiative. In 2006, approximately 1,510 THMs were held by 1,262 community-based organizations
(CBO)throughout the Nation. Each of the THMs strived to increase the understanding and awareness of underage alcohol use and its consequences by encouraging individuals, families, and communities to address the problem. The local THMs gave communities the opportunity to come together to learn more about the new research on underage alcohol use and its impact on both the individuals and the community. They also discussed how their communities can best prevent underage alcohol use. To help guide decision making and planning for future THMs, SAMHSA/CSAP plans to conduct a process assessment of the THMs to be held in 2008. CBOs that agree to participate in this initiative will be asked to provide feedback about the implementation and results of the THMs in their community. This information collection is being implemented under the authority of Section 501(d)
(4)of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa). The contractor conducting this information collection will distribute a brief feedback form to all participating organizations. The form includes 14 items about the THM, including where, when, and who conducted the meeting, number of attendees, format of meeting, participants in the presentations, actions planned, media coverage of the meeting, composition of the audience, responses of the attendees, materials provided in the town hall meetings, and indications of increased awareness and increased involvement. In addition to distributing the feedback form, the contractor will be responsible for collecting, compiling, analyzing, and reporting on information requested through this feedback form. The feedback form will be completed by an estimated 1,200 employees from CBOs. The paper form will take an average of 10 minutes (.167 hours) to review instructions, complete the form, and mail it in a self-addressed, stamped envelope. This burden estimate is based on comments from several potential respondents who reviewed the form and provided comments on how long it would take them to complete it. Form name Number of respondents Responses per respondent Hours per response Total hour burden Feedback Form 1,200 1 .167 200 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by October 9, 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: August 29, 2007. Elaine Parry, Acting Director, Office of Program Services. [FR Doc. E7-17581 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2007-0067] Science and Technology Directorate; Submission for Review; New Information Collection Request for Support of SBIR/STTR Company Registration Form, Research Topic Recommendation Form, Ask a Question Form, Collaboration Opportunity Form, Reviewer Opportunity Form, E-mail Mailing List Signup Form, E-mail Mailing List Removal Form, Proposal Coversheet Form, Cost Proposal Form AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS. ACTION: 30-day Notice and request for comment. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)invites interested persons to comment on the following forms for the Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR)program: Company Registration (DHS FORM 10022), Research Topic Recommendation (DHS FORM 10018), Ask a Question (DHS FORM 10020), Collaboration Opportunity (DHS FORM 10021), Reviewer Opportunity (DHS FORM 10019), E-mail Mailing List Signup (DHS FORM 10016), E-mail Mailing List Removal (DHS FORM 10024), Proposal Coversheet (DHS FORM 10017), Cost Proposal (DHS FORM 10023) forms and instructions (hereinafter “Forms Package”) designed to collect proposal information from small businesses through the SBIR Web site. This notice and request for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 9, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number [DHS-2007-0067], by *one* of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* *http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* *ken.rogers@dhs.gov.* Include docket number [DHS-2007-0067] in the subject line of the message. • *Mail:* Science and Technology Directorate, ATTN: OCIO/Kenneth D. Rogers, 245 Murray Drive, Bldg 410, Washington, DC 20528. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth D. Rogers
(202)254-6185 (this is not a toll free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request for comment was previously published in the **Federal Register** on June 15, 2007, for a 60-day public comment period ending August 14, 2007. No comments were received by DHS during the 60-day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. This notice and request for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DHS invites the general public to comment on the new information collection forms, as described below. Interested parties can obtain copies of the Forms Package by calling or writing the point of contact listed above. The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR)program established under the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-219) is responsible for collecting information used by the DHS SBIR/Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR)Program Office to: 1. Identify members of the public who qualify for, and are interested in participating in, the DHS SBIR/STTR Program; 2. Facilitate SBIR/STTR outreach to the public; 3. Provide the DHS SBIR/STTR Program Office necessary and sufficient information to determine that proposals submitted by the public to the DHS SBIR/STTR Program meet criteria for consideration under the program. Please note that the Forms Package includes nine forms for collecting proposal information from small businesses. As explained herein, these separate forms are intended to reduce burden and improve records management by
(1)allowing offerors to submit identifying information only once and then to reference that previously submitted identifying information in the submittal of proposals,
(2)eliminating the cost and delay associated with the submission of proposals via non-electronic means,
(3)facilitating timely review of proposals, and
(4)improving the accuracy of records management for proposals. The Department is committed to improving its SBIR processes and urges all interested parties to suggest how these materials can further reduce burden while seeking necessary information under the Act. DHS is particularly interested in comments that:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3)Suggest ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)Suggest ways to 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 submissions of responses. Overview of This Information Collection
(1)*Type of Information Collection:* New information collection.
(2)*Title of the Form/Collection:* Company Registration Form, Research Topic Recommendation Form, Ask a Question Form, Collaboration Opportunity Form, Reviewer Opportunity Form, E-mail Mailing List Signup Form, E-mail Mailing List Removal Form, Proposal Coversheet Form, Cost Proposal Form.
(3)*Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:* Company Registration Form (DHS FORM 10022), Research Topic Recommendation Form (DHS FORM 10018), Ask a Question Form (DHS FORM 10020), Collaboration Opportunity Form (DHS FORM 10021), Reviewer Opportunity Form (DHS FORM 10019), E-mail Mailing List Signup Form (DHS FORM 10016), E-mail Mailing List Removal Form (DHS FORM 10024), Proposal Coversheet Form (DHS FORM 10017), Cost Proposal Form (DHS FORM 10023).
(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:* Business or other for-profit; the data collected through the SBIR Forms Package will be used to collect and review proposals from small businesses.
(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:* Company Registration Form—400 respondents annually/15 minutes per respondent, Research Topic Recommendation Form—120 respondents annually/15 minutes per respondent, Ask a Question Form—150 respondents annually/10 minutes per respondent, Collaboration Opportunity Form—100 respondents annually/15 minutes per respondent, Reviewer Opportunity Form—100 respondents annually/15 minutes per respondent, E-mail Mailing List Signup Form—300 respondents annually/10 minutes per respondent, E-mail Mailing List Removal Form—180 respondents annually/10 minutes per respondent, Proposal Coversheet Form—460 respondents annually/30 minutes per respondent, Cost Proposal Form—370 respondents annually/1 hour per respondent.
(6)*An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:* 885 burden hours. Dated: August 29, 2007. Kenneth D. Rogers, Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate. [FR Doc. E7-17570 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2007-28745] Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Supplemental notice of meetings. SUMMARY: On Tuesday, July 24, 2007, the Coast Guard published its intent to hold meetings of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee. This supplemental notice makes an addition to the previous one. Agendas of Meetings Agenda of Meeting on September 11, 2007 Originally Published at 72 FR 40321 In addition to addressing the Task Statements listed in the July 24, 2007, notice, a working group will address a new Task Statement concerning “A Review of the Draft Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
(NVIC)Concerning Medical and Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials.” The working group will make a report to the full committee on what has been accomplished in their meeting. No action will be taken on their report on this date. Agenda of Meeting on September 12, 2007 Originally Published at 72 FR 40321 In addition to the agenda published in the July 24, 2007, notice, the committee may consider and vote on any recommendations from the working group deliberating the new Task Statement concerning “Review of the Draft NVIC Concerning Medical and Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials.” Dated: August 24, 2007. J. G. Lantz, Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant for Prevention—Operations. [FR Doc. E7-17568 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2007-29141] National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of Meeting via Teleconference. SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will conduct a meeting by teleconference on Thursday, September 20, 2007, for the purpose of discussing the committee's comments, recommendations, and responses to a questionnaire designed to inform the development of a preliminary draft of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC)Biometric Reader Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The teleconference will be open to the public. DATES: The teleconference will take place Thursday, September 20, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. e.s.t. This teleconference may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 13, 2007. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: The NMSAC teleconference will be held in room 5222, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW., Washington, DC 20593. Public participation is limited to monitoring the teleconference only, except at the time allotted by the chairperson for public comment; special note, the number of teleconference lines is limited and available on a first-come, first served basis. For call-in information contact Commander Mark Hammond using the contact information below. Requests to have topic related written material distributed to each member of the committee prior to the meeting should reach the contact person at the address below by September 13, 2007. Send written material by mail or electronic mail per instructions below. This notice is available in our online docket, USCG-2007-29141, at *http://dms.dot.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Mark Hammond, CG-3PCP-1/NMSAC, Room 5302, 2100 2nd Street SW., Washington, DC, 20593, telephone number 202-372-1107, e-mail *mark.e.hammond@uscg.mil* and fax number 202-372-1905. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). On September 20, 2007 the committee will meet via teleconference for the purpose of discussing the committee's comments, recommendations, and responses to a questionnaire designed to inform the development of a preliminary draft of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC)Biometric Reader Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The committee will discuss the above issues from approximately 1 p.m. e.s.t. to 4 p.m. e.s.t. The chairperson of the NMSAC shall conduct the teleconference meeting in a way that will, in their judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Please note that the teleconference may end early if all business is completed. Agenda of Teleconference
(1)September 20, 2007 teleconference meeting: a. Discuss the committee's comments, recommendations, to inform the development of a preliminary draft of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC)Biometric Reader Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. b. The Chairperson will announce the time allotted for public comments and discussion. Procedural The teleconference is open to the public, either by calling in on one of the public lines, or by attending at the Coast Guard headquarters address listed in ADDRESSES above. Please note that the teleconference may end early if all business is finished. Security requires that any member of the public who wishes to attend the teleconference in person at Coast Guard Headquarters provide his or her name and date of birth no later than 4 p.m. e.s.t., Friday, September 14, 2007 to Commander Mark Hammond at *NMSAC@uscg.mil* , or via phone at
(202)372-1107. Please list the docket number and NMSAC Teleconference in the subject line on all email messages. Photo identification will be required for entry into the building. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Commander Mark Hammond as soon as possible. Dated: August 28, 2007. M. P. O'Malley. Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, , Office of Port & Facility Activities. [FR Doc. 07-4354 Filed 8-31-07; 2:25 pm]
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- Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).§ 385.211
- Intervention (Rule 214).§ 385.214
- Notice procedure.§ 157.205
- Filings and Other Submissions.§ 385.2001
- Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review.§ 157.9
- Interventions and protests.§ 157.10
- Removal of a drug product from the list.§ 314.162
- Determination of reasons for voluntary withdrawal of a listed drug.§ 314.161
U.S. Code
- Purposes§ 3501
- Federal enforcement§ 7413
- Settlements§ 9622
- Liability§ 9607
- Definitions§ 6809
- Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies§ 1681s–2
- Definitions§ 1841
- Acquisition of bank shares or assets§ 1842
- Interests in nonbanking organizations§ 1843
- Designation of additional members of special exposure cohort§ 7384q
- Public information collection activities; submission to Director; approval and delegation§ 3507
- Registration of producers of drugs or devices§ 360
- New drugs§ 355
- Civil actions or proceedings against commissioned officers or employees§ 233
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration§ 290aa
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- 5 CFR 1320.12
- 5 CFR 1320.8(d)
- 40 CFR 9
- Pub. L. 104-13
- 47 CFR 73.1590
- 46 CFR 515
- 5 CFR 1320.16
- 5 CFR 1320
- 12 CFR 225
- Pub. L. 98-417
- 5 CFR 1320.10
- Pub. L. 97-219
- Pub. L. 92-463
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