Notices. Notice of intent to evaluate and notice of availability of final findings

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BILLING CODE 3510-NK-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and notice of availability of final findings. SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

(OCRM)announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Grand Bay (Mississippi) National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Alabama Coastal Management Program, and the Virgin Islands Coastal Management Program. The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations will be conducted pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended

(CZMA)and regulations at 15 CFR Part 923, Subpart L. The National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation will be conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR part 921, subpart E and part 923, subpart L. The CZMA requires continuing review of the performance of states with respect to coastal program implementation. Evaluation of Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves requires findings concerning the extent to which a state has met the national objectives, adhered to its Coastal Management Program document or Reserve final management plan approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance awards funded under the CZMA. Each evaluation will include a site visit, consideration of public comments, and consultations with interested Federal, State, and local agencies and members of the public. A public meeting will be held as part of each site visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visits for the listed evaluations, and the dates, local times, and locations of the public meetings during the site visits. *Dates and Times:* The Grand Bay (Mississippi) National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation site visit will be held November 27-30, 2007. One public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. at the East Jackson County/Orange Grove Community Center, 9313 Old Stage Road, Moss Point, Mississippi. The Alabama Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will be held December 3-7, 2007. One public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on Monday, December 3, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. at 5 Rivers—Alabama's Delta Resource Center, Tensaw Theater, 30945—5 Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, Alabama. The Virgin Islands Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will be held December 3-7, 2007. Three public meetings will be held during the week. The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the Cyril E. King Airport Terminal Building, Second Floor, Department of Planning and Natural Resources Conference Room, 8100 Lindberg Bay, St. Thomas. The second public meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the Henry Rohlsen Airport, Second Floor, Port Authority Conference Room, St. Croix. The third public meeting will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the St. John Legislature Conference Room, 109 Enigned Contant, St. John. ADDRESSES: Copies of states' most recent performance reports, as well as OCRM's evaluation notification and supplemental information request letters to the states, are available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested parties regarding these Programs are encouraged and will be accepted until 15 days after the public meeting held for a Program. Please direct written comments to Bill O'Beirne, Acting Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is completed, OCRM will place a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing the availability of the Final Evaluation Findings. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the final evaluation findings for the Weeks Bay (Alabama) and Waquoit Bay (Massachusetts) National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended, require a continuing review of the performance of coastal states with respect to the operation and management of NERRs. The Weeks Bay and Waquoit Bay NERRs were found to be adhering to programmatic requirements of the NERR System and the programmatic terms of their financial assistance awards. Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon written request from: Bill O'Beirne, Acting Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or *Bill.O'Beirne@noaa.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill O'Beirne, Acting Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,

(301)563-1160. Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program Administration Dated: October 9, 2007. Elizabeth R. Scheffler, CFO/CAO, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E7-20158 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Native American Tribal Insignia Database ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 11, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: *E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov* . Include “0651-0048 comment” in the subject line of the message. *Fax:* 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Fawcett. *Mail:* Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Sharon Marsh, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, by telephone at 571-272-8900, or by e-mail at *Sharon.Marsh@uspto.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act (Pub. L. 105-330, § 302, 112 Stat. 3071 (1998)) required the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study issues surrounding the protection of the official insignia of federally- and state-recognized Native American tribes under trademark law. The USPTO conducted the study and presented a report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on November 30, 1999. One of the recommendations made in the report was that the USPTO create and maintain an accurate and comprehensive database containing the official insignia of all federally- and state-recognized Native American tribes. In accordance with this recommendation, the Senate Committee on Appropriations directed the USPTO to create this database. The USPTO database of official tribal insignias assists trademark attorneys in their examination of applications for trademark registration. Additionally, the database provides evidence of what a federally-or state-recognized Native American tribe considers to be its official insignia. The database serves as a reference for examining attorneys when determining the registrability of a mark that may be similar to the official insignia of a Native American tribe. The database is also available to the public on the USPTO Web site. Tribes are not required to request that their official insignia be included in the database. The entry of an official insignia into the database does not confer any rights to the tribe that submitted the insignia, and entry is not the legal equivalent of registering the insignia as a trademark under 15 U.S.C. 1051 *et seq.* The inclusion of an official tribal insignia in the database does not create any legal presumption of validity or priority, does not carry any of the benefits of federal trademark registration, and is not a determination as to whether a particular insignia would be refused registration as a trademark pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1051 *et seq.* Requests from federally-recognized tribes to enter an official insignia into the database must be submitted in writing and include:

(1)A depiction of the insignia, including the name of the tribe and the address for correspondence;

(2)a copy of the tribal resolution adopting the insignia in question as the official insignia of the tribe; and

(3)a statement, signed by an official with authority to bind the tribe, confirming that the insignia included with the request is identical to the official insignia adopted by the tribal resolution. Requests from state-recognized tribes must also be in writing and include each of the three items above submitted by federally-recognized tribes. Additionally, requests from state-recognized tribes must include either:

(a)A document issued by a state official that evidences the state's determination that the entity is a Native American tribe; or

(b)a citation to a state statute designating the entity as a Native American tribe. The USPTO enters insignia that have been properly submitted by federally-or state-recognized Native American tribes into the database and does not investigate whether the insignia is actually the official insignia of the tribe making the request. This collection includes the information needed by the USPTO to enter an official insignia for a federally-or state-recognized Native American tribe into a database of such insignia. No forms are associated with this collection. II. Method of Collection By mail or facsimile to the USPTO. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0651-0048. *Form Number(s):* None. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Tribal governments. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 15 responses per year. *Estimated Time per Response:* The USPTO estimates that a federally-recognized Native American tribe will require an average of 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete a request to record an official insignia and that a state-recognized Native American tribe will require an average of 12 minutes (0.20 hours) to complete a request to record an official insignia, including time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate documents, and submit the completed request. *Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours:* 3 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden:* $159 per year. The USPTO expects that the information in this collection will be prepared by both paraprofessionals and clerical staff. The estimated rate of $53 per hour used in this submission is an average of the paraprofessional rate of $90 per hour and the clerical rate of $15 per hour. Using this rate of $53 per hour, the USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for submitting the information in this collection will be $159 per year. Item Estimated time for response (minutes) Estimated annual responses Estimated annual burden hours Request to Record an Official Insignia of a Federally-Recognized Tribe 10 10 2 Request to Record an Official Insignia of a State-Recognized Tribe 12 5 1 Total 15 3 *Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden:* $14 per year. There are no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection. There are also no filing fees for submitting a tribal insignia for recording. However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage costs. Customers may incur postage costs when submitting the information in this collection to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO estimates that the average first-class postage cost for a submission mailed through the U.S. Postal Service will be 92 cents and that up to 15 submissions will be mailed to the USPTO per year. The total estimated postage cost for this collection is approximately $14 per year. The total non-hour respondent cost burden for this collection in the form of postage costs is $14 per year. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) 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, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: October 4, 2007. Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services Division. [FR Doc. E7-20136 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Marine Corps University AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University (BOV MCU) will meet to review, develop and provide recommendations on all aspects of the academic and administrative policies of the University; examine all aspects of professional military education operations; and provide such oversight and advice, as is necessary, to facilitate high educational standards and cost effective operations. The Board will be focusing primarily on Professional Military Education in the Marine Corps. All sessions of the meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 5, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Marine Corps University in the Hooper Room, Marine Corps University, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Lanzillotta, Executive Secretary, Marine Corps University Board of Visitors, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134, telephone number 703-784-4037. Dated: October 4, 2007. T.M. Cruz, Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E7-20163 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 11, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following:

(1)Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues:

(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;

(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner;

(3)is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: October 5, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid *Type of Review:* Extension. *Title:* Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee Report. *Frequency:* Monthly. *Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 12,000. *Burden Hours:* 13,000. *Abstract:* The Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee Report for payment by check or Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT)will be used by approximately 817 lenders participating in the Title IV, Part B loans program. The information collected is used to transmit interest payment rebate fees to the Secretary of Education. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov* , by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3485. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@* *ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-20096 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: After processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Department sends FAFSA applicants a Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR contains the results of eligibility and expected family contribution determinations, information that the student originally reported on the FAFSA, and information about the applicant's financial aid history from the Department's National Study Loan Data System. SAR recipients are expected to review the information on the SAR and

(1)correct errors in the reported information,

(2)update information that may have changed since filing the FAFSA,

(3)verify the responses if so requested, and on the paper SAR,

(4)correct illegible information, or

(5)supply missing information. The Secretary of Education requests comments on the SAR that the Department proposes to use for the 2008-2009 award year. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503 or via fax to

(202)395-6974. In addition, interested persons can access this document on the Internet:

(1)Go to IFAP at *http://ifap.ed.gov;*

(2)Scroll to “On-Line References”;

(3)Click on “SAR/ISR Reference Materials”;

(4)Click on “By 2008-2009 Award Year”;

(5)Click on “Draft 2008-2009 Student Aid Reports

(SAR)and SAR Acknowledgement Mockups are available for public comment”. Please note that the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version 4.0 or greater, is necessary to view this file. This software can be downloaded for free from Adobe's Web site: *http://www.adobe.com.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is publishing this request for comment under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Under that Act, ED must obtain the review and approval of the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)before it may use a form to collect information. However, under procedure for obtaining approval from OMB, ED must first obtain public comment of the proposed form, and to obtain that comment, ED must publish this notice in the **Federal Register** . In addition to comments requested above, to accommodate the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Secretary is interested in receiving comments with regard to the following matters:

(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department,

(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner,

(3)is the estimate of burden accurate,

(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and

(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E-mail address *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Dated: October 4, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, Leader, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid *Type of Review:* Revision. *Title:* Student Aid Report (SAR). *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* Individuals. *Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 27,699,605. *Burden Hours:* 5,639,472. *Abstract:* The SAR is used to notify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applicants of their eligibility to receive federal student aid under the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and to provide an opportunity for applicants to correct or update the information they provided on their FAFSA. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3426. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to

(202)245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed to the e-mail address *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. [FR Doc. E7-20097 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov* or via fax to

(202)395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in their response “Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated collection name, e.g., “Upward Bound Evaluation”]. Persons submitting comments electronically should not submit paper copies. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget

(1)Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Dated: October 4, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of the Chief Financial Officer *Type of Review:* Extension. *Title:* U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form and Instructions (ED 524B). *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or household; Businesses or other for- profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 9,000. *Burden Hours:* 201,000. *Abstract:* The U.S. Department of Education

(ED)information collection package, OMB Control number 1890-0004, which expires on October 31, 2007, currently includes three distinct information collection instruments: the ED 524 Budget Form, the ED 524B Grant Performance Report and the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). As part of the renewal of these instruments, ED is requesting that each of these information collection instruments be approved under separate OMB control numbers. The ED 524B will retain the 1890-0004 control number. In this information collection package, ED is requesting a two-year renewal of the ED 524B. In separate information collection packages, ED is requesting a new OMB control number for the ED 524, Budget Information Form and Instructions and a new OMB control number for the EDGAR administrative requirements. The ED 524B form and instructions are used in order for grantees to meet ED deadline dates for submission of performance reports for Department discretionary grant programs. Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an annual performance report for each year funding has been approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the project. ED program offices may also require recipients of “forward funded” grants that are awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a single grant award to submit the ED 524B on an annual basis. In addition, ED program offices may also require recipients to use the ED 524B to submit their final performance reports to demonstrate project success, impact and outcomes. In both the annual and final performance reports, grantees are required to provide data on established performance measures for the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and Results Act measures) and on project performance measures that were included in the grantee's approved grant application. The ED 524B also contains a number of questions related to project financial data such as Federal and non-Federal expenditures and indirect cost information. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3415. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments “ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-20099 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov* or via fax to

(1)Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Dated: October 3, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences *Type of Review:* New. *Title:* The Effects of a Hybrid Secondary School Course in Algebra I on Teacher Practices, Classroom Quality and Adolescent Learning. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 796. *Burden Hours:* 131. *Abstract:* Algebra I has emerged in recent years as a critical gatekeeper course, necessary to prepare students for the rigorous mathematics curriculum required for high school graduation and successful postsecondary experiences. Therefore, providing Algebra I teachers with the very best resources and professional development to ensure effective instruction has become a priority in Kentucky and across the nation. This research study is designed to test, through a rigorous experimental design, an approach that combines online and technology enhanced instruction with face-to-face classroom instruction to address this need. This hybrid or “blended” approach has shown promising results in Kentucky and elsewhere. Teachers who receive the intervention in this study will apply the hybrid approach using the Kentucky Virtual High School's

(KVHS)online course curriculum in Algebra I. They will be supported by extensive professional development in hybrid instruction and research-based practices for teaching Algebra I. The KVHS course is fully aligned with national and new state standards for Algebra instruction. The results on improved instructional practices, classroom quality, and student learning will be compared to those in control sites in which Algebra I instruction will continue as it has with traditional classroom instruction. Participating schools will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group in Spring 2008 and participating teachers will assume the intervention or control status assigned to their school. Baseline data collection for both intervention and control groups will begin in the fall of 2008, and continue each semester through spring 2010. Participating teachers in the intervention schools will begin professional development in May 2008, and will continue with the facilitated face-to-face online support of a master teacher as they implement the intervention in 2008-2009. Teachers will continue to have access to all of the online resources for instruction in 2009-2010, as well as on-demand support from KVHS. Results of the study will be made available following a technical review by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3411. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-20100 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov* or via fax to

(1)Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;

(2)Title;

(3)Summary of the collection;

(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;

(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and

(SAIG)Enrollment Document. *Frequency:* On Occasion. *Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 17,878. *Burden Hours:* 5,983. *Abstract:* Enrollment in SAIG allows eligible entities to exchange Title IV information electronically with the Department of Education. Users are able to receive, transmit, view and update student financial aid data via SAIG. Eligible respondents include postsecondary educational institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs, financial aid servicers of eligible institutions, Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) state and guaranty agencies, FFELP lenders, and need analysis servicers. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov* , by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3423. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* . Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-20101 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.326P] The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Paperwork Waiver Demonstration Program AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Department of Education. ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline. SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Waiver Demonstration Program (Paperwork Waiver Program), the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will select up to 15 States to participate in a single, one-time only pilot program. State proposals approved under this program will create opportunities for participating States to reduce paperwork burdens and other administrative duties in order to increase time for instruction and other activities, while preserving students' civil rights and promoting improved educational and functional results for children with disabilities. In this notice we establish the deadline for submission of the Paperwork Waiver Program applications. *Applications Available:* October 12, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* February 11, 2008. Applications to participate in the Paperwork Waiver Program may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section I. 5. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* April 9, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Background:* The Paperwork Waiver Program is one of two demonstration programs authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (Act). These demonstration programs are designed to address parents', special educators' and States' desire to reduce excessive and repetitious paperwork, administrative burden, and non-instructional teacher time and, at the same time, increase the resources and time available for classroom instruction and other activities focused on improving educational and functional results of children with disabilities. Through the Paperwork Waiver Program, established under section 609(a) of the Act, the Secretary may grant waivers to States (including Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas) of certain statutory and regulatory requirements under part B of the Act for up to four years. These waivers may not affect the right of a child with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education

(FAPE)and must preserve the basic rights of students with disabilities. On December 19, 2005, we published a notice of proposed requirements and selection criteria for the Paperwork Waiver Program in the **Federal Register** (70 FR 75161). After consideration of the public comments received on this notice, we established final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program. On July 6, 2007, we published the notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 36970). Who Is Eligible for an Award Under the Paperwork Waiver Program? Eligible applicants under the Paperwork Waiver Program are: State educational agencies

(SEAs)in any State, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. *Funding and Award Information* *Estimated Available Funds:* $150,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $10,000. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 15. *Project Period:* 48 months. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Applicable Regulations:*

(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99.

(b)The notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program, published in the **Federal Register** on July 6, 2007 (72 FR 36970). *Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 1408, 1463, and 1481. *General Requirements:*

(a)The projects funded under this program must make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).

(b)Each applicant and grant recipient funded under this program must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and evaluating the project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA). I. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX:

(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: *http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov.* If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.326P. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under *Alternative Format* in section IV of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. *Page Limit:* The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We suggest that you limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 65 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative section. 3. *Intergovernmental Review:* This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 4. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. 5. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. Paperwork Waiver Program, CFDA Number 84.326P, is included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at *http://www.Grants.gov* . Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of an application to us. You may access the electronic application for the Paperwork Waiver Program competition at *http://www.Grants.gov* . You must search for the downloadable application package for this program or competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326P). *Please note the following:* • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to *Grants.gov* at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.* • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

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

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

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format. • If you submit your application electronically, you must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). • If you submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section III in this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.326P), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.326P), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

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

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

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

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

(1)A private metered postmark.

(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.* If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.326P), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department—

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

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

(202)245-6288. II. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this competition are from the notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program, published in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 36970) on July 6, 2007, and are listed in the application package. III. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Gonzalez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4082, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2600. *Telephone:*

(202)245-7355. If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339. IV. Other Information *Alternative Format:* Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2550. *Telephone:*

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

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

(IEP)Demonstration Program (Multi-Year IEP Program), the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will select up to 15 States to participate in a single one-time only pilot program. State proposals approved under this program will create opportunities for participating local educational agencies

(LEAs)to improve long-term planning for children with disabilities through the development and use of comprehensive multi-year IEPs. Additionally, the pilot program will focus on an identified national need to reduce the paperwork burden associated with IEPs while preserving students' civil rights and promoting academic achievement. In this notice we establish the deadline for submission of the Multi-Year IEP Program applications. *Applications Available:* October 12, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* February 11, 2008. Applications to participate in the Multi-Year IEP Program may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section I. 5. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* April 9, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Background:* The Multi-Year IEP Program was established under section 614(d)(5) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (Act). The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for States (including Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas) to allow parents and LEAs to engage in long-term planning by offering the option of developing a comprehensive multi-year IEP, not to exceed three years, that is designed to coincide with the natural transition points for the child. On December 19, 2005, we published a notice of proposed requirements and selection criteria for the Multi-Year IEP Program in the **Federal Register** (70 FR 75158). After consideration of the public comments received on this notice, we established final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program. On July 6, 2007, we published the notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 36985). Who Is Eligible for an Award Under the Multi-Year IEP Program? Eligible applicants under the Multi-Year IEP Program are: State educational agencies

(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99.

(b)The notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program, published in the **Federal Register** on July 6, 2007 (72 FR 36985). *Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 1414, 1463, and 1481. *General Requirements:*

(a)The projects funded under this program must make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).

(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: *www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov.* If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.326Q. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under *Alternative Format* in section IV of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. *Page Limit:* The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We suggest that you limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 65 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative section. 3. *Intergovernmental Review:* This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 4. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. 5. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. Multi-Year IEP Program, CFDA Number 84.326Q, is included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at *http://www.Grants.gov.* Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of an application to us. You may access the electronic application for the Multi-Year IEP Program competition at *http://www.Grants.gov.* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program or competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326Q). *Please note the following:* • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.* • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include

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

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

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition, you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format. • If you submit your application electronically, you must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). • If you submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section III in this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326Q), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326Q), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

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

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

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

(1)A private metered postmark.

(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery* . If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326Q), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department—

(202)245-6288. II. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this competition are from the notice of final additional requirements and selection criteria for this program, published in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 36970) on July 6, 2007, and are listed in the application package. III. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Gonzalez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4082, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC. 20202-2600. Telephone:

(202)245-7355. If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339. IV. Other Information *Alternative Format:* Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:

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

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html* . Dated: October 9, 2007. William W. Knudsen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E7-20157 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada—Nevada Rail Transportation Corridor and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Rail Alignment for the Construction and Operation of a Railroad in Nevada to a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) announces the availability of two draft National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)documents related to its Yucca Mountain Project: *Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada* (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1D) (Draft Repository SEIS), and the *Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada—Nevada Rail Transportation Corridor* (Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS) (DOE/EIS-0250F-S2D) and *Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Rail Alignment for the Construction and Operation of a Railroad in Nevada to a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada* (DOE/EIS-0369D) (Draft Rail Alignment EIS). The Department has prepared these documents consistent with NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ)regulations that implement the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and DOE procedures implementing NEPA (10 CFR part 1021). Nye County, Nevada, the location of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the Draft Repository SEIS. The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the Surface Transportation Board participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS. DOE invites interested parties to comment on the two documents during a 90-day public comment period. During the public comment period, DOE will hold eight public hearings at six locations in Nevada, one location in California, and one location in Washington, DC, the locations and times of which are described below. DATES: The Department invites comments on the Draft Repository SEIS, and the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS during the 90-day public comment period, which ends January 10, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered to the extent practicable. Public hearings are described below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: Requests for additional information on the Draft Repository SEIS, or the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS should be directed to either: Dr. Jane Summerson or Mr. Lee Bishop, EIS Office, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, or by calling 1-800-967-3477 or faxing a request to 1-800-967-0739. Written comments on the Draft Repository SEIS, and/or the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS may be submitted to the EIS Office at the above address, by facsimile to 1-800-967-0739, or via the Internet at *http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information regarding the DOE NEPA process contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 111(a)(4) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. 10131, states that the Federal Government has the: * * * responsibility to provide for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and such spent nuclear fuel as may be disposed of in order to protect the public health and safety and the environment. The NWPA directs the Secretary of Energy, if the Secretary decides to recommend approval of the Yucca Mountain site for development of a repository, to submit a final environmental impact statement with any recommendation to the President. The Department prepared the *Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada* (DOE/EIS-0250F) (Yucca Mountain Final EIS) to fulfill that requirement. On February 14, 2002, the Secretary transmitted his recommendation (including the Yucca Mountain Final EIS) to the President for approval of the Yucca Mountain site for development of the Nation's first permanent geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The President considered the site qualified for application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC)for construction authorization and recommended the site to the U.S. Congress. Subsequently, on July 23, 2002, the President signed into law (Pub. L. 107-200) a joint resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate designating the Yucca Mountain site for development as a geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The Department is preparing an application for submittal to the NRC seeking authorization to construct the repository, as required by the NWPA (Section 114(b)). In the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, DOE considered the potential environmental impacts of a repository design for surface and subsurface facilities; a range of canister packaging scenarios and repository thermal operating modes; and plans for the construction, operation, monitoring, and eventual closure of the repository. The Yucca Mountain Final EIS also described and evaluated the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from commercial and DOE sites to the repository by two principal modes—mostly truck and mostly rail. DOE recognized at that time that these repository design concepts and operational plans would continue to develop during the design and engineering process. Since completion of the Yucca Mountain Final EIS in 2002, DOE has continued to develop the repository design and associated construction and operational plans. For example, as now proposed, the newly designed surface and subsurface facilities would allow DOE to operate the repository following a primarily canistered approach in which most commercial spent nuclear fuel would be packaged at the reactor sites in transportation, aging, and disposal

(TAD)canisters. Any commercial spent nuclear fuel arriving at the repository in packages other than TAD canisters would be repackaged by DOE into TAD canisters in these surface facilities at the repository. DOE would construct these facilities over a period of several years (referred to as phased construction) to accommodate the increase in spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste receipt rates as repository operational capability reaches its design capacity. On October 13, 2006 (71 FR 60490), the Department issued a Notice of Intent to prepare a supplement to the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, to inform the public of the proposed scope of the Repository SEIS, to solicit public input regarding the document's scope, and to announce the schedule of scoping meetings that would be held. During the public scoping period, which closed on December 12, 2006, DOE held four public scoping meetings. The Draft Repository SEIS evaluates a Proposed Action and a No Action Alternative. Under the Proposed Action, DOE would construct, operate, monitor, and eventually close a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain for the disposal of up to 70,000 metric tons of heavy metal

(MTHM)of commercial and DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Under the Proposed Action, most spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste would be shipped from 72 commercial and 4 DOE sites to the repository in NRC-certified transportation casks placed on trains dedicated only to these shipments. Some shipments would arrive at the repository by truck. Under the No Action Alternative, DOE would terminate activities at Yucca Mountain and undertake site reclamation to mitigate any significant adverse environmental impacts. Commercial nuclear power utilities and DOE would continue to manage spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at sites throughout the United States. Since issuance of the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, DOE issued a Record of Decision on April 8, 2004 (69 FR 18557) announcing its selection, both nationally and in the State of Nevada, of the mostly rail scenario analyzed in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS as the mode of transportation for shipments of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the repository. Implementation of the mostly rail scenario ultimately will require construction of a rail line to connect the repository site at Yucca Mountain to an existing rail line in the State of Nevada. To that end, in the same Record of Decision, the Department also selected the Caliente rail corridor to study possible alignments for this proposed rail line within Nevada. Also on April 8, 2004 (69 FR 18565), DOE published a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS under NEPA for the alignment, construction, and operation of a rail line for shipments of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and other materials related to the construction and operation of a repository from a site near Caliente, Nevada, to a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Rail Alignment EIS; DOE/EIS-0369). The subsequent public scoping period closed on June 1, 2004, during which time the Department held five public scoping meetings. During this public scoping period, DOE received comments suggesting that other rail corridors should be considered, in particular, the Mina route, which crosses the Walker River Paiute Tribe Reservation. In the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, DOE had considered but eliminated the Mina route from detailed study. The Department did not study the Mina route in detail in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS because a rail line within the Mina route could only connect to an existing rail line by crossing the Walker River Paiute Reservation, and the Tribe had informed DOE that it objected to the transportation of nuclear waste across its Reservation. However, following review of the scoping comments, DOE held discussions with the Tribe regarding the availability of the Mina route for evaluation. In May 2006, the Tribal Council for the Walker River Paiute Tribe informed DOE that it withdrew its objection to the completion of an EIS for the transportation of nuclear waste across the Walker River Paiute Reservation. On October 13, 2006 (71 FR 60484), after a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility of the Mina rail corridor, DOE amended its 2004 Notice of Intent and announced the Department's intent to expand the scope of the Rail Alignment EIS to consider the potential environmental impacts of constructing and operating a rail line within the Mina corridor (corridor-level analysis) and, if warranted, to consider in detail alignments for the construction and operation of a railroad within the Mina corridor (in addition to alignments within the Caliente corridor). The subsequent public scoping period closed on December 12, 2006, during which time the Department held eight public scoping meetings. The expanded EIS (now the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS) is comprised of two parts. The Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS (DOE/EIS-0250F-S2D) supplements the Nevada rail corridor analysis in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS by analyzing the potential environmental impacts associated with constructing and operating a railroad to connect the Yucca Mountain repository to an existing rail line near Wabuska, Nevada (the Mina corridor). In it, DOE analyzes the Mina corridor at a level of detail commensurate with that of the rail corridor analysis in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS. DOE also analyzes a No Action Alternative under which DOE would not construct and operate a railroad within the Mina corridor. The Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS also updates, as appropriate, the rail corridor analysis of the Yucca Mountain Final EIS to identify any significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns associated with rail corridors analyzed previously (Carlin, Valley Modified, and Jean rail corridors). The Draft Rail Alignment EIS (DOE/EIS-0369D) analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with potential rail alignments within the Caliente and Mina corridors, and analyzes constructing and operating a railroad in Nevada to transport spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and other Yucca Mountain project materials to a repository at Yucca Mountain. As such, it tiers from the broader corridor analysis in both the Yucca Mountain Final EIS and the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS, consistent with CEQ regulations (see 40 CFR 1508.28). The Draft Rail Alignment EIS also analyzes a No Action Alternative under which DOE would not determine an alignment nor construct and operate a railroad within either the Caliente or Mina corridors. On April 17, 2007, the Tribal Council for the Walker River Paiute Tribe passed a resolution withdrawing support for the Tribe's participation in the preparation of the Draft Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS. The Tribal Council's decision was based on a review of information gathered to date and input from tribal members. The Tribal Council's resolution also renewed the Tribe's past objection to the transportation of nuclear waste through their Reservation. Accordingly, DOE has identified the Mina Implementing Alternative as “nonpreferred” in the Draft Rail Alignment EIS. In the Draft Rail Alignment EIS, the Department identifies the Caliente Implementing Alternative as its preferred alternative, and identifies its preferred rail alignment as comprising the following segments (starting in Caliente and ending at Yucca Mountain): Caliente Alternative Segment, Common Segment 1, Garden Valley 1, Common Segment 2, South Reveille 3, Common Segment 3, Goldfield 3, Common Segment 4, Bonnie Claire 3, Common Segment 5, Oasis Valley 1, and Common Segment 6. The location of these segments and the basis for DOE's preferences are provided in the document. The Department also indicates in the Draft Rail Alignment EIS that it prefers the Shared Use option, that is, DOE would make its rail line available to commercial shippers for shipments of general freight. The Department invites comments on its preferred implementing alternative and associated preferred rail alignment and on its preference to enable use of the rail line by commercial shippers. DOE, in the Draft Rail Alignment EIS, also evaluates three potential locations along the Caliente Implementing Alternative for a Staging Yard: Two along the Caliente alternative segment (referred to as Indian Cove and Upland) and one along the Eccles alternative segment (referred to as Eccles-North). The Staging Yard would be used to hold railcars with spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and to hold and sort railcars with construction and other materials. The Department has not identified a preferred location for the Staging Yard and invites comments that would help DOE identify a preferred location. Other Agency Involvement Nye County, Nevada, the location of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the Draft Repository SEIS. The U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the Surface Transportation Board are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Rail Alignment EIS. Public Hearings and Invitation To Comment The public is invited to provide oral and written comments on the Draft Repository SEIS, and/or Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS during a 90-day public comment period. The comment period begins with publication of this Notice of Availability in the **Federal Register** and closes on January 10, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered to the extent practicable in the preparation of both final NEPA documents. DOE will hold eight public hearings on the Draft Repository SEIS, and Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS. The hearings will be held at the following locations and times: • Hawthorne, Nevada. Hawthorne Convention Center, 932 E. Street, November 13, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Caliente, Nevada. Caliente Youth Center, U.S. Highway 93, November 15, 2007, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. • Reno/Sparks, Nevada. Reno-Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S. Virginia Street, November 19, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada. Longstreet Inn & Casino, Highway 373, November 26, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Goldfield, Nevada. Goldfield School Gymnasium, Hall & Euclid, November 27, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Lone Pine, California. Statham Hall, 138 N. Jackson Street, November 29, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Las Vegas, Nevada. Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd., December 3, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. • Washington, DC Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street, NW., December 5, 2007, from 2 to 5 p.m. The public hearings will provide members of the public the opportunity to provide oral comments on the record. Members of the public who plan to present oral comments are asked to register in advance by calling 1-800-225-6972; speakers also may register upon arrival at the hearing location. The Department intends to allot five minutes to each individual wishing to provide oral comments so as to ensure that each registered individual has the opportunity to speak. If time permits, more than five minutes will be allotted by the hearing officer. Prior to, and coincident with, the public hearings, members of the public are invited to engage DOE representatives in one-on-one discussions in an open-house format. Members of the public also may offer comments in writing or in person (orally) to a DOE representative in the presence of a court reporter during these discussions. Comments on the Draft Repository SEIS, and/or Draft Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS and Draft Rail Alignment EIS may be provided in writing, by facsimile, or via the Internet to the EIS Office (see ADDRESSES above). Public Reading Rooms Documents referenced in this Notice of Availability and related information are available at the following locations: Esmeralda County Yucca Mountain Oversight Office, 274 E. Crook Avenue, Goldfield, NV 89013,

(775)485-3419; Lincoln County Nuclear Waste Project Office, 100 Depot Avenue, Caliente, NV 89008,

(775)726-3511; Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, 1210 E. Basin Road, Suite #6, Pahrump, NV 89060

(775)727-7727; Pahrump Yucca Mountain Information Center, 2341 Postal Drive, Pahrump, NV 89048,

(775)751-7480; University of Nevada, Reno, The University of Nevada Libraries, Business and Government Information Center, M/S 322, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557,

(775)813-6496; and the U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters Office Public Reading Room, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1E-190 (ME-74) FORS, Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-3142. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2007. Edward F. Sproat, III, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. [FR Doc. E7-20135 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration San Luis Rio Colorado Project (DOE/EIS-0395) AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Record of Decision and Floodplain Statement of Findings. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE)received applications from North Branch Resources, LLC

(NBR)and Generadora del Desierto, S.A. de C.V.

(GDD)to construct the proposed San Luis Rio Colorado Project in Yuma County, Arizona. NBR and GDD (collectively termed the Applicants) are each wholly owned subsidiaries of North Branch Holding, LLC. GDD applied to Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), an organizational unit within DOE, for a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain a double-circuit 500,000-volt (500-kilovolt [kV]) electric transmission line across the United States-Mexico international border. NBR submitted a request to Western Area Power Administration (Western), another organizational unit within DOE, to interconnect the double-circuit 500-kV electric transmission line to Western's existing Gila Substation. The Applicants proposed that Western construct, own, operate, and maintain the transmission components within the United States at the Applicants' expense. Western's decision is to allow the Applicants to interconnect with its transmission system at Gila Substation, and to construct the Agency Preferred Alternative upon completion of Western's Large Generator Interconnection Procedures

(LGIP)process. Accordingly, Western intends to enter into interconnection and construction agreements with NBR, and to construct, own, operate, and maintain the transmission system additions in the United States that would allow the interconnection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Holt, Environmental Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005, telephone

(602)605-2592; e-mail *holt@wapa.gov.* Copies of the EIS are available from Mr. Holt. For information about the DOE National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)process, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone

(800)472-2756. For information on the Presidential permit process, contact Dr. Jerry Pell, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone

(202)586-3362; e-mail *jerry.pell@hq.doe.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE received applications from NBR and GDD to construct the portions of the San Luis Rio Colorado Project located in Yuma County, Arizona. GDD applied to OE, an organizational unit within DOE, for a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain a double-circuit, 500-kV electric transmission line across the United States-Mexico international border. NBR submitted a request to Western, another organizational unit within DOE, to interconnect the double-circuit 500-kV electric transmission line to Western's existing Gila Substation. The Applicants propose that Western construct, own, operate, and maintain the transmission components within the United States at the Applicants' expense. Western and OE are the lead agencies for the San Luis Rio Colorado Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy), acting through the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma; U.S. Bureau of Land Management, (BLM); U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation); and the City of Yuma are cooperating agencies. DOE's OE has authority over the connection of the electric transmission line at the United States-Mexico international border and will issue a separate Record of Decision

(ROD)for that decision. Reclamation and the Navy will also make decisions regarding the granting and use of rights-of-way

(ROW)for the Proposed Project. Alternatives Considered Applicants' Proposed Action The Applicants proposed that within the United States, Western would construct, own, operate, and maintain double-circuit 500-kV transmission components at the Applicants' expense. The transmission components under their proposal would consist of a double-circuit 500-kV transmission line between the Point of Change of Ownership near the international border and Western's existing Gila Substation; a 500/69-kV addition adjacent to the Gila Substation; and a double-circuit 500-kV transmission line between Gila Substation and Arizona Public Service's (APS') North Gila Substation. In addition, modifications would be made to APS' North Gila Substation based on an agreement between Western and APS and would remain under operational control of APS. The Applicants proposed a transmission corridor that would commence at the international border near the Point of Change of Ownership located immediately north of the proposed San Luis Rio Colorado

(SLRC)Power Center near the intersection of Avenue 1E and County 27th, then turn northeast to the intersection of Avenue 4E and County 24th. From the intersection of Avenue 4E and County 24th, the proposed corridor would proceed north parallel to Avenue 4E, the western boundary of the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), Western's existing Gila-Sonora Transmission Line, and a portion of the Area Service Highway

(ASH)to a point north of County 19th. North of County 19th, the proposed transmission line corridor would proceed northeast roughly parallel to the ASH corridor across the northwestern portion of the BMGR. At Avenue 5 1/2 E, the proposed transmission line corridor would head north to the Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District's (YMIDDs) A Canal, then turn generally northeastward, parallel to the A Canal and Western's 69-kV transmission line, cross Interstate 8, and enter the west side of Gila Substation expansion area located north of the existing Gila Substation. Leaving the north side of Gila Substation, the proposed corridor would parallel the two existing transmission lines to the north, span the Gila River, and then turn northwest and into Arizona APS' North Gila Substation, still parallel to the existing transmission lines. The Applicants' Proposed Action was not selected as the preferred alternative due to higher impacts on flat-tailed horned lizard habitat, increased engineering constraints, and increased impacts on residences as compared with the selected alternative. Corridor Analysis During the EIS process, Western took a broad look at the project area to determine if other viable and reasonable alternatives could be developed. Three regional corridors (West, Center, and East) were identified. These corridors were defined by two “no-go” areas—the City of Yuma high-density commercial and residential area and the adjacent Marine Corps Air Station Yuma/Yuma International Airport, and the Auxiliary Airfield No. 2 landing strip and approach zones on the BMGR. These two areas were not considered viable areas for routing a main transmission line because of unacceptably high human and environmental conflicts. The two areas defined a West Corridor, roughly parallel to the Colorado River and western Arizona-Mexico border, a Center Corridor east of Yuma and the airport and along the western boundary of the BMGR, and an East Corridor across the BMGR east of Auxiliary Airfield No. 2 and west of the Gila Mountains. The West and East corridors were not found to be feasible. The West Corridor would result in a transmission line nearly twice as long as a Center Corridor option, with an attendant increase in environmental impacts based on length alone. The West Corridor would cross three times more irrigated cropland, impact a number of residences, and require two crossings of the Colorado River. Routing opportunities were severely constrained by residential and other development, including Yucca Powerplant and associated transmission lines, near the Colorado River west of the City of Yuma. Finally, the cost of constructing nearly twice as much transmission line, and of acquiring ROW, would make the Proposed Project economically infeasible. The East Corridor would also be considerably longer, with associated increases in environmental impacts, and would be economically infeasible. Any transmission line located in the East Corridor would be wholly incompatible with military operations on the BMGR, and obtaining a permit from the Navy to construct a transmission line in this area would not be possible. Western proceeded to develop alternatives to the Applicants' Proposed Action within the Center Corridor by identifying routing constraints and opportunities, balancing potential impacts, and considering public, stakeholder, and agency comments. A number of routing segments were developed and presented to the public for comment. Route Alternative The Route Alternative was developed by combining the routing segments that best utilized line routing opportunities, minimized environmental impacts, and considered public and agency comments received. The transmission system components would be identical to those of the Applicants' Proposed Action, but the transmission route was adjusted in response to information developed in the EIS process, comments, and potential issues identified with the Applicants' Proposed Action. The Route Alternative would commence at the international border near the Point of Change of Ownership located immediately north of the proposed SLRC Power Center near the intersection of Avenue 1E and County 27th, the corridor would then turn northeast for approximately 1.5 miles to the existing Gila-Sonora Transmission Line, located near the intersection of Avenue 2 1/2 E and County 26 1/2 . From this location, the corridor would proceed north adjacent to the east side of the existing improved well field access road and Western's Gila-Sonora 69-kV transmission line toward the existing Sonora Substation. From Sonora Substation, the corridor would proceed northeast toward the intersection of Avenue 3E and County 23rd. From the intersection of Avenue 3E and County 23rd, the Route Alternative would proceed north adjacent to Avenue 3E to the intersection with County 19 1/4 . From the intersection of Avenue 3E and County 19 1/4 , the corridor would proceed northeast toward the intersection of Avenue 4E and County 18 3/4 . From the intersection of Avenue 4E and County 18 3/4 , the corridor would proceed northeast parallel to the ASH corridor to the intersection with the A Canal, at which point it would proceed northeast parallel to the A Canal and the Gila-Sonora Transmission Line, cross Interstate 8, and enter the Gila Substation from the west. The Route Alternative would require the same modifications to Gila Substation as the Applicants' Proposed Action. Leaving the north side of Gila Substation, the proposed corridor would parallel the existing transmission lines to the north, span the Gila River, and proceed to the point of intersection of the existing transmission lines and Avenue 9E. From the intersection of the existing transmission lines and Avenue 9E, the corridor would proceed north adjacent to Avenue 9E for approximately 0.5 miles, and then proceed west into APS' North Gila Substation. The Route Alternative would require the same modifications to North Gila Substation as the Applicants' Proposed Action. Although the route identified in this alternative has fewer impacts than the Applicants' Proposed Action, this alternative was not selected in its entirety because it was determined that constructing the Proposed Project to 230-kV standards would meet the needs of the Proposed Project and result in less environmental impacts. 230-kV Alternative The 230-kV Alternative was identified because it would meet the Proposed Project objectives for transporting electric power and creating additional transmission into the Yuma area, but would result in less environmental impacts than the Applicants' Proposed Action. Under the 230-kV Alternative, the transmission system components would be constructed to 230-kV standards as opposed to 500-kV. This alternative would require 25 percent less ROW area than that required for a project constructed to 500-kV, shorter and less massive structures than a project constructed to 500-kV, and substation modifications to 230-kV standards instead of 500-kV. No Action Alternative Under the No Action Alternative, Western would not approve an interconnection agreement; therefore, the proposed transmission lines, substation additions and modifications, and access roads within the United States would not be constructed, and the environmental impacts associated with their construction and operation would not occur. Western believes that the selection of the No Action Alternative would not necessarily preclude development of the SLRC Power Center, as the Applicants could construct and operate interconnection transmission lines to a Comisión Federal de Electricidad

(CFE)substation within Mexico, which would allow the SLRC Power Center to be constructed, maintained, and operated solely for the purpose of serving power needs within Mexico. In this scenario, impacts from the operation of the SLRC Power Center similar to those described in the EIS would occur in the United States. This scenario is not subject to United States regulation because all of the project-related activities would occur entirely within Mexico. The No Action Alternative was not selected because it would not meet the needs defined in the EIS. The No Action Alternative would not have allowed Western to meet its obligations defined by its own Open Access Transmission Services Tariff, which was implemented to meet the intent of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(FERC)order to open transmission line access (FERC Order Nos. 888 and 888-A). Agency Preferred Alternative After reviewing impacts for each of the alternatives, DOE identified a combination of the Route Alternative and 230-kV Alternative as the Agency Preferred Alternative. With this approach, the Proposed Project would use the route from the Route Alternative as described in the EIS, and be constructed to 230-kV standards. This combined alternative is both the Environmentally Preferred and the Agency Preferred Alternative. The Agency Preferred Alternative would include: 1. A new 21.2-mile, double-circuit, 230-kV transmission line between a Point of Change of Ownership near the international border and Western's existing Gila Substation along the Route Alternative as defined in the EIS; 2. A new 230/69-kV addition adjacent to Gila Substation as identified in the 230-kV Alternative defined in the EIS; 3. A new 4.9-mile, double-circuit, 230-kV transmission line between Gila Substation and APS's North Gila Substation along the Route Alternative as defined in the EIS (the majority of this portion of the alignment will utilize a portion of existing ROW; Western anticipates that the existing double-circuit 69-kV line will be underbuilt); 4. Modifications to North Gila Substation necessary to interconnect the 230-kV transmission lines into the substation as identified in the 230-kV Alternative defined in the EIS (these modifications will be made through an agreement with APS); and 5. Associated access roads, as needed. In addition to the transmission system additions located within the United States, the Proposed Project has other components that include the SLRC Power Center, natural gas pipelines, and electric transmission lines all located entirely within Mexico. Western does not have any jurisdiction over these components of the Proposed Project, as they are located entirely within Mexico. While the SLRC Power Center is not subject to the United States' regulatory requirements, Western evaluated impacts within the United States from its operation as part of the impact analysis and considered the environmental ramifications of the entire project in its decision making. Western has determined that the development of the Proposed Project components within Mexico will not have significant environmental impacts within the United States based on the analyses included in the EIS. Additional comments were received during the Final EIS waiting period that expressed concerns about property values, visual impacts, lack of notification about the Proposed Project, and potential interference with AM and FM radio, television, and “ham” radio signal reception and transmission. Property value issues were fully addressed in the EIS; potential effects generally range from somewhat positive to a negative impact of up to 15 percent. Studies find that property value impacts can be quite different from case to case, and that perceptions of impacts on value vary depending on the individual. Further, the presence of a transmission line is generally not the major determining factor of property values, and any impact generally diminishes over time. Visual impacts are also addressed in the EIS, and are closely linked to property value concerns. The Final EIS includes an entire underground construction study to address earlier comments to bury the proposed transmission line. Like perceptions of property value impacts, visual impacts are also highly variable depending on the individual. Western conducted a visual impact analysis using the BLM Visual Resource Management

(VRM)system to determine the level of visual impact. The VRM system imposes a somewhat artificial structure on very subjective visual values, and looks at visual impacts from more of a societal view. The VRM system is the best and most widely accepted tool now available for impartial analysis of visual impacts. The analysis found that visual impacts would result from constructing the Proposed Project, but that they would not be significant. Western acknowledges that some residents will consider the impact of the Proposed Project on them to be significant. Several comments were received from residents who had not previously heard about the project, and who felt they had not had the opportunity for meaningful input. Following the Notice of Intent (NOI), Western held 12 stakeholder meetings, four public scoping meetings, and two public hearings in the Proposed Project area. The public scoping meetings were announced in the **Federal Register** , paid advertisements in the *Yuma Sun* and *Bajo el Sol,* and direct newsletter/local NOI mailings in English and Spanish to the project mailing list. Additional paid advertisements and direct mailings announced the public hearings. In addition, the *Yuma Sun* published several articles, editorials, and letters to the editor about the Proposed Project during the EIS process. The project mailing list included landowners one-half mile from the centerline of all identified alternative routes, as identified from the county assessor records. The mailing list was updated as new mailings were prepared. While Western regrets that some residents feel they were not effectively involved, it believes that its public outreach effort was more than adequate. Potential interference to radio and television reception was also addressed in the EIS. Most cases of interference are directly related to spark gap discharges due to loose, worn, or defective transmission line hardware. Western operates about 17,000 miles of transmission lines, and interference issues are rarely reported. In the unlikely event an interference problem is encountered, Western will work with the affected party to eliminate the interference. Mitigation Measures All measures identified in the EIS to minimize impacts from the transmission system additions have been adopted. Sections 2.1.1.8 and 2.1.1.9 of the Draft EIS list Western's standard mitigation measures and additional mitigation measures included as part of the proposed action. Some of Western's standard measures include restricting vehicular traffic to existing access roads or public roads, recontouring and reseeding disturbed areas, environmental awareness training for all construction and supervisory personnel, and mitigation of radio and television interference generated by transmission lines. Additional measures identified for the Proposed Project include mitigation methods for projects within flat-tailed horned lizard habitat and measures identified in the Arizona Administrative Code pertaining to fugitive dust control to be employed during transmission line construction. Western is the lead Federal agency for compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Western's preferred form of mitigation is to avoid all identified sites. To the extent possible, cultural sites determined eligible for the National Register in consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and interested tribes will be avoided by Proposed Project activities. Cultural sites that cannot be avoided will be mitigated in accordance with the Programmatic Agreement

(PA)developed for the Proposed Project, which will govern all remaining activities necessary for section 106 compliance. Western is also the lead Federal agency for compliance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, as amended. A biological assessment was prepared and submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with a determination that the Proposed Project “may affect but is not likely to adversely affect” any candidate, proposed, or listed species. In a letter dated March 26, 2007, USFWS concurred with this determination. Floodplain Statement of Findings In accordance with 10 CFR part 1022, Western considered the potential impacts of the Proposed Project on floodplains and wetlands. The Proposed Project area is located in an arid region of low annual precipitation (less than 4 inches annually) with relatively low runoff potential, currently consisting primarily of open desert and agriculture interspersed with residences. Construction of the Proposed Project would not substantially alter the normal drainage patterns or affect runoff rates because the Proposed Project area does not typically experience runoff following a heavy rainfall due to the soils and geology of the area. All transmission system alternatives, including the selected alternative, would traverse the 100-year floodplain of the Gila River. The Proposed Project will be designed to span the width of the 100-year floodplain; therefore, no new structures are expected to be placed within the Gila River channel or associated 100-year floodplain. Structures located adjacent to the floodplain would be constructed with additional concrete reinforcement around the footing to withstand potential flood flow-rates. The footings would not present a barrier to flood flows if they should exceed the 100-year floodplain and reach these locations. If, after final project design, additional new structures are needed in the floodplain, they will be designed to conform to applicable Federal, State, and local floodplain protection standards. No wetlands would be affected by the Proposed Project. A Waters of the United States delineation and characterization survey was completed for the Proposed Project and the report was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for review. In a letter dated March 1, 2007, USACE determined that “although the proposed project area does include jurisdictional waters, your proposed project does not discharge dredged or fill material into a water of the United States or adjacent wetland.” Therefore, the Proposed Project will not require a section 404 permit or a section 401 water quality certification. Mitigation Action Plan A Mitigation Action Plan will be developed in accordance with 10 CFR 1021.331 that addresses mitigation commitments described above. The Mitigation Action Plan will explain how the mitigation will be planned and implemented and will be available upon request. Decision Western's decision is to allow the Applicants to interconnect with its transmission system at Gila Substation, and to construct the Agency Preferred Alternative. Western intends to enter into interconnection and construction agreements with NBR, and to construct, own, operate, and maintain the transmission system additions in the United States that would allow the interconnection. The costs of constructing, operating, and maintaining the transmission system additions would be borne by the Applicants. However, execution of the interconnection and construction agreements will not occur until the completion of Western's Large Generator Interconnection Procedures

(LGIP)process. This process, which is compliant with FERC orders, takes a proposed project through feasibility studies, system impact studies, and a facilities plan, ultimately leading to identification and apportionment of costs. Assuming Western and NBR agree on the level and distribution of costs and responsibilities during the LGIP process, execution of the interconnection and construction agreements will finalize the decision described in this ROD. If for some reason Western and NBR fail to reach an accord, the no action alternative will result. This decision is based on the information contained in the San Luis Rio Colorado Project EIS (DOE/EIS-0395; Draft EIS issued October 2006, and Final issued July 2007). This ROD has been prepared in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and DOE Procedures for Implementing NEPA (10 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] part 1021), and DOE's Floodplain/Wetland Review Requirements (10 CFR part 1022). Full implementation of this decision is contingent upon the Proposed Project obtaining all other required permits and approvals. Dated: October 3, 2007. Timothy J. Meeks, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7-20179 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Petition IV-2006-4; FRL-8481-1] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative—Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to a state operating permit. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated August 30, 2007, partially granting and partially denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality

(KDAQ)to East Kentucky Power Cooperative—Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station (Spurlock Station) located in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. This Order constitutes final action on the petition submitted by Sierra Club (Petitioner). Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (the Act), any person may seek judicial review of the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307(b) of the Act. ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The final Order is also available electronically at the following address: *http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/ spurlock_decision2006.pdf.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA Region 4, at

(404)562-9115 or *hofmeister.art@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act affords EPA a 45-day period to review and, as appropriate, to object to operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day review period if EPA has not objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the state, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the issues arose after this period. Petitioner submitted a petition on August 17, 2006, requesting that EPA object to a state title V operating permit issued by KDAQ to Spurlock Station. Petitioner alleges that the permit is inconsistent with the Act for the following reasons:

(1)The permit does not specify whether continuous opacity monitoring data will be available (as credible evidence) to prove a violation of the opacity standard for Unit 1;

(2)the permit does not include a heat rate input limit for Unit 2;

(3)the permit does not contain a compliance schedule for bringing Unit 2 into compliance with prevention of significant deterioration requirements;

(4)the permit improperly omits an applicable requirement to construct and operate Unit 3 consistent with and in accordance to the specifications provided in its permit application;

(5)the permit contains erroneous best available control technology

(BACT)limits at Unit 3 for several pollutants;

(6)the permit contains unenforceable limits related to particulate matter and hazardous air pollutant emissions from Unit 3; and

(7)the permit contains erroneous BACT limits for Unit 4. On August 30, 2007, the Administrator issued an Order partially granting and partially denying the petition. The Order explains EPA's rationale for granting the petition with respect to Issue 2 (heat rate input limit) and Issue 7 (concerning the BACT determination for sulphur dioxide and low sulfur coal at Unit 4). The Order also provides the basis for denying the petition with respect to: Issue 1 (whether continuous opacity monitoring data will be available as credible evidence); Issue 3 (compliance schedule for Unit 2); Issue 4 (omission of an applicable requirement to construct and operate Unit 3); Issue 5 (BACT limits for several pollutants at Unit 3); Issue 6 (unenforceable limits related to particulate matter and hazardous air pollutants from Unit 3); and Issue 7 (concerning the BACT determination for sulfur dioxide and coal washing, particulate matter, mercury and beryllium, and consideration of Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle technology at Unit 4). Dated: September 25, 2007. J.I. Palmer, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. E7-20173 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8481-6] Science Advisory Board

(SAB)Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel; Request for Nominations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board

(SAB)Staff Office is announcing the formation of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel (or Panel). The Panel will provide advice to the EPA Administrator regarding the primary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). The SAB is hereby soliciting nominations of technical experts for Panel membership. DATES: New nominations should be submitted by November 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail:

(202)343-9868; fax:

(202)233-0643; or e-mail at: *barry.kyndall@epa.gov.* General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Background:* The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee. The CASAC provides advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act

(CAA)requires that EPA carry out a periodic review and revision, as appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six “criteria” air pollutants, including CO. The current primary NAAQS for CO was first promulgated in 1971 and retained in 1985 and 1994. EPA is currently preparing to update and revise, where appropriate, the air quality criteria for CO. Information on the Agency's plans to prepare an Integrated Science Assessment

(ISA)as part of the review of the NAAQS for CO is contained in a recent **Federal Register** notice published on September 13, 2007 (72 FR 52369-52371). This **Federal Register** notice solicitation is seeking nominations for additional, subject-matter experts to augment the chartered CASAC. The Panel will review EPA's scientific, technical, and policy assessments that form the basis for the Agency's review of the NAAQS for carbon monoxide. The Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate EPA and SAB Staff Office procedural policies. *Expertise Sought:* In response to the Agency's request, the SAB Staff Office is soliciting nominees who are nationally-recognized experts regarding carbon monoxide in one or more of the following disciplines:

(1)*Atmospheric Science.* Expertise in physical/chemical properties of carbon monoxide and atmospheric processes involved in the formation, transport on urban to global scales, transformation and fate of this pollutant in the atmosphere, and movement of the pollutant between media through deposition and other mechanisms. Also, expertise in the evaluation of natural and anthropogenic sources and emissions of carbon monoxide, pertinent monitoring or measurement methods for this pollutant, and spatial and temporal trends in the atmospheric concentrations.

(2)*Exposure Modeling.* Expertise in measuring human population exposure to carbon monoxide and/or in modeling human exposure from ambient and indoor sources.

(3)*Risk Assessment Modeling.* Expertise in human health risk analysis modeling for carbon monoxide related to cardiovascular and other non-cancer health effects.

(4)*Dosimetry.* Expertise in evaluation of the dosimetry of animal and human subjects, including identification of factors determining differential patterns of inhalation and/or deposition/uptake in respiratory tract regions that may contribute to differential susceptibility of human population subgroups and animal-to-human dosimetry extrapolations.

(5)*Toxicology.* Expertise in evaluation of experimental laboratory animal studies and *in vitro* studies of the effects of carbon monoxide on cells, tissues and organ systems.

(6)*Controlled Human Exposure.* Expertise in evaluation of controlled human exposure studies of the effects of carbon monoxide on healthy individuals as well as those with pre-existing cardiopulmonary disease.

(7)*Epidemiology.* Expertise in epidemiologic evaluation of the effects of exposures to ambient carbon monoxide and/or other major air pollutants (e.g., particulate matter, ozone) on human population groups, including mortality and morbidity effects.

(8)*Biostatistics.* Biostatistics related to exposures to ambient carbon monoxide and/or other major air pollutants (e.g., particulate matter, ozone) on human population groups, including mortality and morbidity effects and/or health risk analysis. *Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations:* Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals for consideration for membership on the CO Review Panel in the areas of expertise described above. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format through the SAB Web site at the following URL: *http://www.epa.gov/sab* directly via the nomination form, the *Form for Nomination to Panel or Committee Being Formed.* Please follow the instructions for submitting nominations carefully. To be considered, nominations should include all of the information required on the associated forms. Anyone unable to submit nominations using the electronic form and who has any questions concerning the nomination process may contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than November 2, 2007. To be considered, all nominations should include: A current *curriculum vitae* (C.V.) which provides the nominee's background, qualifications, research expertise and relevant publications for service on the Panel; and a brief biographical sketch (“biosketch”). The biosketch should be no longer than two paragraphs and should contain the following information for the nominee:

(a)Current professional affiliations and positions held;

(b)Educational background, especially advanced degrees, including when and from which institutions these were granted;

(c)Area(s) of expertise, and research activities and interests relevant to the Panel; and

(d)Leadership positions in national associations or professional publications or other significant distinctions and service on other advisory committees or professional societies, especially those associated with issues under discussion in this review. The Web form will also request information about sources of recent (i.e., within the preceding two years) grant and/or other contract support, from government, industry, academia, etc., including the topic area of the funded activity. Please note that even negative responsive information (e.g., no recent grant or contract funding) should be indicated on the biosketch (by “N/A” or “None”). Incomplete biosketches will not be considered. The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The scientific expertise and credentials of nominees received in reply to this notice will be reviewed for demonstrative experience in the disciplines sought for the CO Review Panel. Qualified nominees will be included in a smaller subset (known as the “Short List”). The Short List will be posted on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab* , and will include, for each candidate, the nominee's name and their biosketch. Public comments on the Short List will be accepted for a minimum of 21 calendar days. During this comment period, the public will be requested to provide relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates. Panel members will be selected from the Short List. For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a balanced subcommittee or review panel includes candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. In establishing the final CO Review Panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public responses to the Short List, information provided by candidates, and background information independently-gathered by the SAB Staff Office on each candidate ( *e.g.* , financial disclosure information, and computer searches to evaluate a nominee's prior involvement with the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used in evaluating Short List candidates for Panel membership include:

(a)Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors);

(b)availability and willingness to serve;

(c)absence of financial conflicts of interest;

(d)absence of an appearance of a lack of impartiality; and

(e)skills working on committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and, for the Panel as a whole,

(f)diversity of, and balance among, scientific expertise, viewpoints, etc. Prospective candidates will also be required to fill-out the “Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows Government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person's public responsibilities (which includes membership on an EPA Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address: *http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-48.pdf.* The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects subcommittees and review panels is described in the following document: *Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board* (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is posted on the SAB Web site at: *http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec02010.pdf.* Dated: October 5, 2007. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E7-20146 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6691-9] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements

(EISs)was published in FR dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070277, ERP No. D-CGD-E02013-AL, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Deepwater Port License Application, Proposes to Construct and Operate a Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving and Degasification Facility, Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, South of Fort Morgan, AL Summary EPA expressed environmental objections to the open loop re-gasification system due to immediate and cumulative adverse impacts to waters and habitat. EPA recommends that the final EIS explore ways to incorporate the identified closed-loop submerged combustion vaporization and to further consider ambient air technology for re-heating the imported gas. Rating EO2 EIS No. 20070291, ERP No. D-APH-A84031-00, PROGRAMMATIC—Introduction of Genetically Engineered

(GE)Organisms, To Address Current and Future Technological Trends Resulting GE Plants, Implementation Summary EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed alternatives on issues related to GE organism Regulation, Permit Conditions, Interstate Movement and Shipping Standards. EPA requested additional information, data and analysis in the Final PEIS on the proposed alternatives for these issues. Rating EC2 EIS No. 20070317, ERP No. D-FHW-B40099-NH, I-93 Exit 4A Interchange Study Derry-Londonderry Project, To Reduce Traffic Congestion Improve Safety for Public and Promote Economic Vitality, Rockingham County, NH Summary EPA expressed environmental objections to the proposed project due to its high potential to violate water quality standards. EPA requests additional stormwater analysis necessary to more fully describe potential impacts and to facilitate a discussion of mitigation measures. EPA also requests additional analysis of impacts to wetland resources and the potential for secondary development impacts associated with the commercial/industrial development that the project is intended to catalyze. Rating EO2 EIS No. 20070331, ERP No. D-IBW-G36112-TX, PROGRAMMATIC—Rio Grande Flood Control Projects, Proposing a Range of Alternatives for Maintenances Activities and Future Improvements, along the Texas-Mexico Border. Summary EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality impacts. Rating EC2 EIS No. 20070351, ERP No. D-NSF-A12045-00, PROGRAMMATIC—Integrated Ocean Drilling Program—United States Implementing Organizations Participation in the Development of Scientific Ocean Drilling, IODP-USIO. Summary EPA has no objections to the proposed action. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20070325, ERP No. F-NRC-B06006-MA, Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 29 to NUREG-1437, Regarding the License Renewal of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Cape Cod Bay, Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. Summary EPA expressed environmental concerns about the effectiveness of various mitigation measures to address adverse impacts from continued operation of Pilgrim over the relicensing period. EPA also continues to believe that more detailed information should be provided to describe the impacts of relicensing, to examine alternative operating modes, technologies, and mitigation measures. EIS No. 20070335, ERP No. F-NRC-B06007-VT, Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 30 to NUREG1437, Regarding Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, VT Summary EPA continues to express concerns about entrainment and impingement of fish and other aquatic organisms and impact from thermal discharge. EIS No. 20070360, ERP No. F-BLM-J03020-00, Overland Pass Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Project (OPP), Construction and Operation of 760 mile Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline, Right-of-Way Grant, KS, WY, and CO Summary While most of EPA's previous issues have been resolved, EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the water quality monitoring program. EIS No. 20070378, ERP No. F-VAD-K11116-CA, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery Annex, Construction and Operation, Located at Marine Corps Air Station

(MCAS)Miramar, Point Loma, San Diego County, CA. Summary EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts to biological resources and continues to recommend additional compensation for these impacts. EIS No. 20070387, ERP No. F-AFS-K65322-CA, Little Doe and Low Gulch Timber Sale Project, Proposes to Harvest Commercial Timber, Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger District, Trinity County, CA. Summary EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Dated: October 9, 2007. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-20149 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6691-8] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability *Responsible Agency:* Office of Federal Activities, General Information

(202)564-7167 or *http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.* Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 10/01/2007 through 10/05/2007 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 EIS No. 20070413, Final EIS, AFS, MT, Little Belt-Castle-North Half Crazy Mountains Travel Management Plan, To Change the Management of Motorized and Non-motorized Travel on the Road, Trails, and Areas within, Belt Creek, Judith, Musselshell, and White Sulphur Springs Ranger Districts, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Cascade, Judith Basin, Meagher, Wheatland, Sweetgrass and Park Counties, MT. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Dick Schwecke 406-791-7700 EIS No. 20070414, Final EIS, AFS, MT, Rocky Mountain Ranger District Travel Management Plan, Proposes to Change the Management of Motorized and Non-Motorized Travel, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Glacier, Pondera, Teton and Lewis and Clark Counties, MT. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Dick Schwecke 406-791-7700 EIS No. 20070415, Final EIS, AFS, UT, Ogden Ranger District Travel Plan Revision, To Present Additional Analysis for Six Alternatives, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Ogden Ranger District, Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich Counties, UT. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Rick Vallejos 801-625-5112 EIS No. 20070416, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, Moxa Arch Area Infill Gas Development Project, Drill, Extract, Remove, and Market Natural Gas Under Valid Existing Oil and Gas Leases, Approval, Right-of-Way Grants and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit (s), Lincoln, Uinta and Sweetwater Counties, WY. Comment Period Ends: 12/11/2007. Contact: Michele Easley 307-828-4524 EIS No. 20070417, Final EIS, FHW, DC, 11th Street Bridges Project, Anacostia Freeway I-295/DC 295, to the Southeast/Southwest Freeway (I-695) Improvement, Funding, NPDES Permit , U.S. Army COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Washington, DC, Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Bart Clark 202-671-4710 EIS No. 20070418, Final EIS, NPS, NC, North Shore Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, General Management Plan, Implementation, Fontana Dam, Swain County, NC. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Imelda Wegwerth 865-436-1302 EIS No. 20070419, Draft EIS, BLM, UT, Kanab Field Office Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Portions of Kane and Garfield Counties, UT. Comment Period Ends: 01/10/2008. Contact: Keith Rigtrap 435-644-4622 EIS No. 20070420, Draft EIS, SFW, CA, Agua Caliente Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan (THCP), Application for an Incidental Take Permit for 24 Covered Species, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, CA. Comment Period Ends: 11/26/2007. Contact: Jim Bartel 760-431-9440 EIS No. 20070421, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, Toqoup Energy Project, Construction and Operation a 750 Megawatt Coal-Fired Generation Facility, Right-of-Way Grant, Lincoln and Clark Counties, NV. Comment Period Ends: 12/11/2007. Contact: Brenda Linnell 775-289-1808 EIS No. 20070422, Draft EIS, FHW, TN, US 127/ TN 28 Improvements, from 1-40 at Crossville to TN 62 at Clarkrange, Funding, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Cumberland and Fentress Counties, TN. Comment Period Ends: 11/26/2007. Contact: Leigh Ann Tribble 615-781-5760 EIS No. 20070423, Final EIS, AFS, 00, Great Basin Creek South Rangeland Management Projects, Management of 12 Livestock Grazing Allotments, Bridgeport Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Lyon and Mineral Counties, NV and Mono County, CA. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Amy Baumer 760-932-7070 EIS No. 20070424, Final EIS, BPA, WA, Port Angeles—Juan de Fuca Transmission Project, Construct a 550-Megawatt Direct Current Cable from Victoria, British Columbia, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Port Angeles, Presidential Permit, Clallam County, WA. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Stacy Mason 503-230f-5455 EIS No. 20070425, Draft EIS, COE, 00, Wolf Dam/Lake Cumberland Project, Emergency Measures in Response to Seepage, Mississippi River, South Central Kentucky and Central Tennessee. Comment Period Ends: 11/26/2007. Contact: Chip Hall 615-736-7666 EIS No. 20070426, Draft EIS, FHW, CA, CA-76 Corridor Project, Transportation Improvements from Melrose to South Mission Highway, San Diego County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 11/26/2007. Contact: Kelly Finn 619-688-0229 EIS No. 20070427, Final EIS, AFS, CA, SPI Road Project, Construction of an Access Road Across National Forest Land, Special Use Permit, Six Rivers National Forest, Lower Trinity Ranger District, Trinity County, CA. Wait Period Ends: 11/13/2007. Contact: Linda West 707-441-3561 EIS No. 20070428, Second Draft Supplement, DOE, NV, Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada—Nevada Rail Transportation Corridor (DOE/EIS-0250F-S2D) and Rail Alignment for the Construction and Operation of a Railroad in Nevada to a Geologic Repository (DOE/EIS-0369D) at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV. Comment Period Ends: 01/10/2008. Contact: M. Lee Bishop 1-800-967-3477 EIS No. 20070429, Second Draft EIS (Tiering), DOE, NV, Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste, Construction, Operation, Monitoring and Eventually Closing a Geologic Repository (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1D) at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 01/10/2008. Contact: Dr. Jane Summerson 1-800-967-3477 Amended Notices EIS No. 20070366, Draft EIS, OSM, 00, Excess Spoil Minimization Stream Buffer Zones, Proposed Revisions to the Permanent Program Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Concerning the Creation and Disposal of Excess Spoil and Coal Mine Waste and Stream Buffer Zones, Permit Application, Comment Period Ends: 11/23/2007. Contact: David Hartos 412-937-2909. Revision of FR Notice Published 08/24/2007: Extending Comment Period from 10/15/2007 to 11/23/2007 Dated: October 9, 2007. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7-20185 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8481-9] Gulf of Mexico Program Policy Review Board Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Program

(GMP)Policy Review Board Meeting (PRB). For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Gloria Car, U.S.EPA, at

(228)688-2421 or *car.gloria@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Gloria Car, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk, 200 North Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602,

(813)223-2222. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Mail Code EPA/GMPO, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 at

(228)688-2421. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed agenda includes the following topics: State Leadership Team Updates; Gulf Hypoxia Updates; Binational Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Systems Initiative Updates; Policy Innovations for a More Resilient Coastal Ecology & Economy; Status of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Network Development; 2007 Gulf Guardian Awards; Integrating the Gulf of Mexico Border: Challenges and Opportunities; Gulf of Mexico Coalition Report: 2008 Support Strategy; and 2007 Program Accomplishments Report. The meeting is open to the public. Dated: October 5, 2007. Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E7-20155 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8481-8] The Fifteenth Meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; meeting announcement. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Fifteenth Public Meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force. The purpose of this Task Force, consisting of federal and state members, is to lead efforts to coordinate and support nutrient management and hypoxia-related activities in the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico watersheds. The matter for discussion at the meeting is the Reassessment of the Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The Plan was developed in fulfillment of a requirement of section 604(b) of the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research Control Act (Pub. L. 105-383—Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998) and was submitted as a Report to Congress on January 18, 2001. The public will be afforded an opportunity to provide input to the Task Force during open discussion periods. DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 29, 2007, from 1-5 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The meeting is located at Westin Cincinnati, 21 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Telephone:

(513)621-7700. Additional information and meeting materials can be found at *http://www.epa.gov/msbasin* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For registration and other information contact Kristen Goodrich, U.S. EPA, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division (OCPD), Mail Code 4504T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; Phone

(202)566-1284; E-mail: *goodrich.kristen@epa.gov* . Dated: October 4, 2007. Craig Hooks, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. [FR Doc. E7-20153 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0163; FRL-8152-3] Aldicarb Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision

(RED)for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide aldicarb, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the aldicarb Docket. Aldicarb is a restricted use systemic insecticide, acaricide and nematicide used to control various insect species, including nematodes. Aldicarb is registered for use on agricultural crops including citrus, cotton, dry beans, peanuts, pecans, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and seed alfalfa (CA). In addition, aldicarb may be applied to field grown ornamentals

(CA)and tobacco, and on coffee grown in Puerto Rico. There are no aldicarb products intended for sale to homeowners or for use in residential settings. EPA has reviewed aldicarb through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 11, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0163, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is

(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0163. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is

(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Overstreet, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)308-8068; fax number:

(703)308-8005; e-mail address: *overstreet.anne@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA has completed a RED for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide, aldicarb under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Aldicarb is a restricted use systemic insecticide, acaricide and nematicide used to control various insect species. Aldicarb is registered for use on agricultural crops including citrus, cotton, dry beans, peanuts, pecans, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and seed alfalfa (CA). In addition, aldicarb may be applied to field grown ornamentals

(CA)and tobacco, and on coffee grown in Puerto Rico. There are no aldicarb products intended for sale to homeowners or for use in residential settings. EPA has determined that the data base to support reregistration is substantially complete and that products containing aldicarb are eligible for reregistration provided the risks are mitigated either in the manner described in the RED or by another means that achieves equivalent risk reduction. Upon submission of any required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to address concerns identified in the RED or as a result of product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products containing aldicarb. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, aldicarb was reviewed through the full 6-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for aldicarb. The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely decisions and to involve the public. The Agency is issuing the aldicarb RED for public comment. This comment period is intended to provide an additional opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the RED. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the Agency Docket for aldicarb. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the Docket and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the document, EPA also will publish an amendment to the RED in the **Federal Register** . In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the aldicarb RED will be implemented as it is now presented. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration, before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: October 3, 2007. Steven Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-20105 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8481-7] Announcement of the National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009 and 2010 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice is a Federal Agency announcement of the triennial national enforcement and compliance assurance priorities to be addressed for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010. EPA appreciates the comments submitted in March 2007 during the priority identification process in response to the February 9, 2007 **Federal Register** Notice (72 FR 6239). The final priority selections have been incorporated into the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance National Program Managers'

(NPM)Guidance (which provides national program direction for all EPA Regional offices). These priorities also support implementation of the enforcement and compliance goals and objectives outlined in Goal 5 of EPA's Strategic Plan, as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Knopes, Deputy Director, National Planning Measures and Analysis Staff; telephone:

(202)564-2337 or facsimile:

(202)564-0027, e-mail address: *knopes.christopher@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. General Information EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

(OECA)selects multi-year national priorities focusing on specific environmental problems, risks, or patterns of noncompliance. A performance based strategy is developed for each national priority to characterize the problem and set goals for addressing it. The intent of this Notice is to announce EPA's enforcement and compliance assurance priorities for the years 2008-2010. The FY 2008-2010 OECA national priorities are shown below. • Clean Water Act—Stormwater. • Clean Water Act—Combined Sewer Overflow. • Clean Water Act—Sanitary Sewer Overflow. • Clean Water Act—Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. • Clean Air Act—New Source Review/Prevention of Significant Deterioration. • Clean Air Act—Air Toxics. • RCRA & CERCLA—Financial Assurance. • RCRA—Mineral Processing. • Indian Country. The FY 2005-2007 Petroleum Refining priority will not continue into FY 2008-2010 as a national priority. The priority has met its primary goal of addressing 80% of the national refining capacity and was returned to the core program at the end of FY 2006. It is important to note that discontinuation as a national priority does not mean that the Agency will no longer focus on this area, but rather the work will continue as part of the Agency's core program activities. For each of the national priority areas, EPA has developed a strategy designed to achieve specific goals. The strategy summaries included here contain a description of the environmental problem or noncompliance problem; why the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is addressing the problem; how the problem will be addressed; and, highlights the progress made by the priorities for fiscal year 2005 through 2007. The strategy summaries can be found at *http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/priorities/index.html.* Annual results information for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance can be found on EPA's Web page at: *http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/results/annual/index.html.* Annual results information for fiscal year 2007 will be available on November 16, 2007. B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Related Materials? 1. *Docket.* EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0917. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through *www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) 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 OECA Docket is

(202)566-1752. 2. *Electronic Access.* You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listing at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.* Dated: October 5, 2007. Michael M. Stahl, Director, Office of Compliance, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. [FR Doc. E7-20164 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget October 10, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)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 November 13, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget,

(202)395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov* and to *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov,* Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov.* 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 Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0360. *Title:* Section 80.409, Station Logs. *Form No.:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit, not-for profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 20,549 respondents; 20,549 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 27.3-95 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping requirement. *Obligation To Respond:* Mandatory. *Total Annual Burden:* 574,508 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* N/A. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* N/A. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* There is no need for confidentiality. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission will submit this information collection to the OMB as an extension (no change in the recordkeeping requirement) during this comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a change in the number of respondents/responses and the burden hours. The recordkeeping requirements contained in 47 CFR 80.409 is necessary to document the operation and public correspondence service of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast radiotelephone, stations and Alaska-public fixed stations, ship radiotelegraph, ship radiotelephone and applicable radiotelephone, including the logging of distress and safety calls where applicable. The information is used by FCC personnel during inspection and investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to assist in accident investigations. If the information was not collected, documentation concerning the operation of public coast radiotelegraph stations, public coast radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed stations would not be available. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary [FR Doc. 07-5055 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]

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