Notices. Request for applications
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BILLING CODE 4162-20-M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. CGD08-07-029] Lower Mississippi River Waterways Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Request for applications. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to navigation safety on the Lower Mississippi River.
DATES: Application forms should reach us on or before December 14, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing U.S. Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans, *Attn:* Waterways Management, 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112-2711 or by calling 504-565-5108. Send your application in written form to the above street address. A copy of this notice and the application form are available in our online docket, CGD08-07-029, at *http://regulations.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTJG Tonya Harrington, Assistant to Executive Director of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee at 504-565-5108. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (“Committee”) is a Federal advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). This committee provides local expertise on communication, surveillance, traffic control, anchorages, aids to navigation and other topics relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River to the Coast Guard.
The Committee meets at least four times a year in the New Orleans area. It may also meet for extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees and working groups may meet to consider specific problems as required. We will consider applications for twenty four positions that expire or become vacant on May 30, 2008. To be eligible you should have expertise in navigation safety, waterways management, vessel traffic service and management, shipboard operations or facility operations. Each member serves for a term of 2 years.
A few members may serve consecutive terms. All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other compensation from the Federal Government. *Vacancies to be filled are for:*
(1)Five members representing River Port Authorities between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Head of Passes of the Lower Mississippi River, of which one member shall be from the Port of St. Bernard and one member from the Port of Plaquemines.
(2)Two members representing vessel owners or ship owners domiciled in the State of Louisiana.
(3)Two members representing organizations that operate harbor tugs or barge fleets in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
(4)Two members representing companies which transport cargo or passengers on the navigable waterways in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
(5)Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot organizations, with one member each representing the New Orleans/Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association.
(6)Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities located in the geographical area coved by the Committee.
(7)Three members representing consumers, shippers, or importers/exporters that utilize vessels that utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
(8)Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on vessels which utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
(9)One member representing an organization that serves in a consulting or advisory capacity to the maritime industry.
(10)One member representing an environmental organization.
(11)One member representing the general public. In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups to apply. If you are selected as a member who represents the general public, we will require you to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). We may not release the report or the information in it to the public, except under an order issued by a Federal court or as otherwise provided under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Dated: October 18, 2007. J.H. Horn, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting. [FR Doc. E7-21304 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. CGD08-07-030] Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. This meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations or submit written materials for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 27, 2007. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 North Roadway, West End, New Orleans, LA 70124. This notice is available in our online docket, CGD08-07-030 at *http://regulations.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade
(LTJG)Tonya Harrington, Assistant Committee Administrator, e-mail *tonya.m.harrington@uscg.mil* or LTJG Tom Sanborn @ *tom.a.sanborn@uscg.mil.* Written materials and requests to make presentations should be mailed to Commanding Officer, USCG Sector New Orleans, *Attn:* Waterways Management, 1615 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). Agenda of Meeting The agenda for the LMRWSAC meeting is as follows:
(1)Introduction of committee members.
(2)Opening Remarks.
(3)Approval of the August 28, 2007 minutes.
(4)Old Business:
(a)Captain of the Port status report.
(b)VTS update report.
(c)Subcommittee / Working Groups update reports.
(5)New Business.
(6)Adjournment. Procedural The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please notify the Committee Administrator no later than November 27, 2007. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than November 27, 2007. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Committee Administrator no later than November 27, 2007. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact the Committee Administrator at the location indicated under Addresses as soon as possible. Dated: October 18, 2007. J.H. Horn, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting. [FR Doc. E7-21305 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Information Collection; Africa Grant Program AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)to approve the information collection
(IC)described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 31, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); *hope_grey@fws.gov* (e-mail); or
(703)358-2269 (fax). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at
(703)358-2482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: **I. Abstract** The Division of International Conservation awards grants funded under the:
(1)African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4245).
(2)Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261).
(3)Great Apes Conservation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-411).
(4)Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306).
(5)Marine Turtle Conservation Act (Pub. L. 108-266).
(6)Wildlife Without Borders Programs - Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Russia. OMB has approved the information collection associated with the above grants and assigned control number 1018-0123. We plan to ask OMB to approve our proposed information collection associated with the Africa Grant Program, which will be our newest area of focus under the Wildlife Without Borders programs. Africa's magnificent wildlife resources are under increasing pressure from human activities. The proposed Africa grant initiative aims to provide training opportunities for African conservationists, educators, and policymakers to strengthen wildlife management in and around protected areas. For the purpose of this fund, protected areas are defined as sites that are publicly or privately owned with recognized legal status accorded by national, provincial, or local government, containing primarily unmodified natural systems managed for long-term protection. Examples include: national parks, forest reserves, buffer zones, community reserves, and privately held land conservancies. Of particular interest are projects that provide training to:
(1)Raise capacity in and around protected areas to mitigate the impact of extractive industries, climate change, human /wildlife conflict, illegal trade in bushmeat, and/or wildlife disease.
(2)Strengthen the administrative capacity (human resource management, financial management, vehicle and facility maintenance, grant writing and project implementation, community outreach and education, conflict resolution, and coalition building) of protected areas.
(3)Strengthen university, college, and other conservation training programs that address protected area management.
(4)Strengthen decisionmakers' knowledge of concepts relevant to protected area legislation, policy, and finance and the importance of harmonizing these with other national sectoral policies. By providing wildlife professionals with opportunities for training, we can help empower a generation of local people to address key conservation issues such as the threat to wildlife from extractive industries, illegal hunting, human/wildlife conflict, and wildlife disease. Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to Notices of Funding Availability that we will publish on Grants.gov. We plan to collect the following information:
(1)Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3-2338).
(2)Project summary and narrative.
(3)Letter of appropriate government endorsement.
(4)Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel.
(5)Complete Standard Forms 424 and 424b (nondomestic applicants do not submit the standard forms). Proposals may also include, as appropriate, a copy of the organization's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NIRCA) and any additional documentation supporting the proposed project. The project summary and narrative are the basis for this information collection request for approval. A panel of technical experts reviews each proposal to assess how well the project addresses the priorities identified by each program's authorizing legislation. As all of the on-the-ground projects funded by this program will be conducted outside the United States, the letter of appropriate government endorsement ensures that the proposed activities will not meet with local resistance or work in opposition to locally identified priorities and needs. Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel allow the review panel to assess the qualifications of project staff to effectively carry out the project goals and objectives. As all Federal entities must honor the indirect cost rates an organization has negotiated with its cognizant agency, we require all organizations with a NICRA to submit the agreement paperwork with their proposals to verify how their rate is applied in their proposed budget. Applicants may provide any additional documentation that they believe best supports their proposal. **II. Data** *OMB Control Number:* None. This is a new collection. *Title:* Africa Grant Program. *Service Form Number(s):* 3-2338. *Type of Request:* New collection. *Affected Public:* Domestic and nondomestic Federal, State, and local governments, nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience deemed necessary to carry out the proposed project. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to obtain or retain a benefit. *Frequency of Collection:* Annually. Activity Number of annual respondents Number of annual responses Completion time per response Annual burden hours FWS Form 3-2338 (cover page) 50 50 1 hour 50 Application narrative 50 50 11 hours 550 Report (mid-term and final) 10 20 30 hours 600 Totals 110 120 1,200 **III. Request for Comments** We invite comments concerning this IC on:
(1)whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2)the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information;
(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include and/or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: August 22, 2007. Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E7-21301 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am] Billing Code 4310-55-S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). Primary objectives of the meeting will include discussion of the following topics: Trinity River Restoration Program
(TRRP)decision-making process, TRRP budget, TRRP science program, TRRP implementation planning and progress, and legislative developments. Completion of the agenda is dependent on the amount of time each item takes. The meeting could end early if the agenda has been completed. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2007 and from 8:30 to 12 noon on Friday, December 7, 2007. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 Main St., 299 West, Weaverville, CA 96093. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy A. Brown of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521. Telephone:
(707)822-7201. Randy A. Brown is the working group's Designated Federal Officer. For background information and questions regarding the Trinity River Restoration Program, please contact Douglas Schleusner, Executive Director, P.O. Box 1300, 1313 South Main Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. Telephone:
(530)623-1800, E-mail: *dschleusner@mp.usbr.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice announces a meeting of the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). Dated: October 16, 2007. Randy A. Brown, Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. [FR Doc. E7-21296 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Proposed Information Collection Activities, Request for Comments AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request for the Housing Assistance Application requires renewal. The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, described below will be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget for review after a public comment period as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Bureau is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2007. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to Les Jensen, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone:
(907)586-7397. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the collection of information form or requests for additional information should be directed to Les Jensen, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone:
(907)586-7397. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The information is needed to establish an applicant's eligibility to receive services under the Housing Improvement Program and to establish the priority order in which eligible applicants may receive services under the program. II. Method of Collection The housing regulations at 25 CFR Part 256 contain the program eligibility and selection criteria (§ § 256.6, 256.8, 256.9, 256.10, 256.13, 256.14), which must be met by prospective applicants seeking program services. Information collected from applicants under these regulations provides eligibility and selection data used by the local servicing housing office to establish whether an applicant is eligible to receive services. The local servicing housing office may be a tribal housing office under a Public Law 93-638, Indian Self-Determination contract or a Self-Governance annual funding agreement, or part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Additionally, the data is used by the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs to establish whether a request for waiver of a specific housing regulation is in the best interest of the applicant and the Federal Government. III. Data
(1)*Title of the Collection of Information:* 25 CFR 256, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing Assistance Application. *OMB Control Number:* 1076-0084. *Expiration Date:* November 30, 2007. *Type of Review:* Renewal of a currently approved information collection.
(2)*Summary of the Collection of Information:* The collection of information provides pertinent data concerning an applicant's eligibility to receive services under the Housing Improvement Program and includes: A. *Applicant Information including:* Name, Current Address, Telephone Number, Date of Birth, Social Security Number, Tribe, Roll Number, Reservation, Marital Status, Name of Spouse, Date of Birth of spouse, Tribe of spouse, and Roll Number of Spouse. B. *Family Information including:* Name, Date of Birth, Relationship to Applicant, and Tribe/Roll Number. C. *Income Information:* Earned and Unearned Income. D. *Housing Information including:* Location of the house to be repaired, constructed, or purchased. Description of housing assistance for which applying. Knowledge of receipt of prior Housing Improvement Program assistance, amount to whom and when. Ownership or rental; availability of electricity and name of electric company. Type of sewer system. Water source. Number of bedrooms. Size of house, and Bathroom facilities. E. *Land Information including:* Landowner; Legal status of land; or Type of interest in land. F. *General Information including:* Prior receipt of services under the Housing Improvement Program and description of such; Ownership of other housing and description of such; Identification of Housing and Urban Development funded house and current status of project; Identification of other sources of housing assistance for which the applicant has applied and been denied assistance if applying for a new housing unit or purchase of an existing standard unit; and advisement and description of any severe health problem, handicap or permanent disability. G. *Applicant Certification including:* Signature of Applicant and Date, and Signature of Spouse and Date.
(3)*Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the information:* Submission of this information is required in order to receive services under the Housing Improvement Program. The information is collected to determine applicant eligibility for services and applicant priority order to receive services under the program.
(4)*Description of Likely Respondents, including the estimated number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of response to the collection of information:* *Description of Affected Entities:* Individual members of Federally recognized Indian tribes who are living within a designated tribal or legally defined service area and who apply for assistance under the Housing Improvement Program. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 8,000. *Proposed Frequency of Response:* Annually or less frequently, depending on length of waiting list, funding availability and dynamics of service population. *Estimated Number of Annual Responses:* 8,000. *Estimated Time per Application:* 1 hour. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 8,000 hours. IV. Request for Comments We specifically request your comments concerning the following: 1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. The accuracy of the BIA's estimate of the burden to collect the information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and, 4. How to minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; the comments will also become a matter of public record. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Room 335B of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from the public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: October 1, 2007. Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 07-5387 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am]
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- Pub. L. 92-463
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- Pub. L. 106-411
- Pub. L. 108-266
- 25 CFR 256
- Pub. L. 93-638
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