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BILLING CODE 3410-11-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-583-816] Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Taiwan: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan.
The period of review is June 1, 2005, through May 31, 2006. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Lao or John Drury, Office 7, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone:
(202)482-7924 and
(202)482-0195, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 2, 2007, the Department published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan covering the period June 1, 2005, through May 31, 2006. *See* Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind in Part, 72 FR 35970 (July 2, 2007). The final results for the antidumping duty administrative review of certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan are currently due no later than December 14, 2007. Extension of Time Limits for Final Results Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to issue the results in an administrative review within 120 days of the publication of the preliminary results. However, if it is not practicable to complete the review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit for the final results to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department does not extend the time limit for the preliminary results) from the date of publication of the preliminary results. In accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), the Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the review within the original time frame ( *i.e.* , by December 14, 2007). Specifically, the Department requires additional time to complete the fact-intensive analysis of the record required by certain issues, such as questions of affiliation, raised in the case briefs. Because it is not practicable to complete this administrative review within the time limit mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), the Department is extending the time limit for completion of the final results of this administrative review by 15 days, to no later than December 31, 2007. 1 1 The extension of time by 180 days would result in the completion of the final results of review on December 29, 2007. As December 29, 2007, is a Saturday, the completion date falls to the next workday, which is Monday, December 31, 2007. This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: December 12, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-24621 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-580-835] Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request from Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd. (DMC), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty
(CVD)order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers imports of subject merchandise from DMC, for the period of review
(POR)January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. On November 2, 2007, DMC withdrew its request for an administrative review. No other parties requested a review. The Department is now rescinding this administrative review. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preeti Tolani, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0395. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 6, 1999, the Department published in the **Federal Register** the CVD order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Korea. *See Amended Final Determination: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from France, Italy and the Republic of Korea* , 64 FR 42923 (August 6, 1999). On August 2, 2007, the Department published in the **Federal Register** a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Korea. See 72 FR 42383. On August 31, 2007, DMC, a producer of the subject merchandise, requested an administrative review of the CVD order referenced above. On September 25, 2007, the Department published in the **Federal Register** the initiation of this CVD administrative review. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part* , 72 FR 54428 (September 25, 2007). Scope of Order The merchandise covered by this order is stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Korea. Stainless steel is an alloy steel containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements. The subject sheet and strip is a flat-rolled product in coils that is greater than 9.5 mm in width and less than 4.75 mm in thickness, and that is annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled or otherwise descaled. The subject sheet and strip may also be further processed ( *e.g.* , cold-rolled, polished, aluminized, coated, *etc* .) provided that it maintains the specific dimensions of sheet and strip following such processing. The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS)at subheadings: 7219.13.00.30, 7219.13.00.50, 7219.13.00.70, 7219.13.00.80, 7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90, 7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35, 7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44, 7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35, 7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44, 7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30, 7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30, 7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15, 7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30, 7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description of the merchandise subject to this order is dispositive. Excluded from the scope of this order are the following:
(1)sheet and strip that is not annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled or otherwise descaled,
(2)sheet and strip that is cut to length,
(3)plate ( *i.e.* , flat-rolled stainless steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more),
(4)flat wire ( *i.e.* , cold-rolled sections, with a prepared edge, rectangular in shape, of a width of not more than 9.5 mm), and
(5)razor blade steel. Razor blade steel is a flat-rolled product of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), in coils, of a width of not more than 23 mm and a thickness of 0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight, 12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and certified at the time of entry to be used in the manufacture of razor blades. *See* Chapter 72 of the HTS, “Additional U.S. Note” 1(d). In response to comments by interested parties, the Department has determined that certain specialty stainless steel products are also excluded from the scope of this order. These excluded products are described below. Flapper valve steel is defined as stainless steel strip in coils containing, by weight, between 0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, between 1.15 and 1.35 percent molybdenum, and between 0.20 and 0.80 percent manganese. This steel also contains, by weight, phosphorus of 0.025 percent or less, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of 0.020 percent or less. The product is manufactured by means of vacuum arc remelting, with inclusion controls for sulphide of no more than 0.04 percent and for oxide of no more than 0.05 percent. Flapper valve steel has a tensile strength of between 210 and 300 ksi, yield strength of between 170 and 270 ksi, plus or minus 8 ksi, and a hardness
(Hv)of between 460 and 590. Flapper valve steel is most commonly used to produce specialty flapper valves in compressors. Also excluded is a product referred to as suspension foil, a specialty steel product used in the manufacture of suspension assemblies for computer disk drives. Suspension foil is described as 302/304 grade or 202 grade stainless steel of a thickness between 14 and 127 microns, with a thickness tolerance of plus-or-minus 2.01 microns, and surface glossiness of 200 to 700 percent Gs. Suspension foil must be supplied in coil widths of not more than 407 mm, and with a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll marks may only be visible on one side, with no scratches of measurable depth. The material must exhibit residual stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection, and flatness of 1.6 mm over 685 mm length. Certain stainless steel foil for automotive catalytic converters is also excluded from the scope of this order. This stainless steel strip in coils is a specialty foil with a thickness of between 20 and 110 microns used to produce a metallic substrate with a honeycomb structure for use in automotive catalytic converters. The steel contains, by weight, carbon of no more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no more than 1.0 percent, manganese of no more than 1.0 percent, chromium of between 19 and 22 percent, aluminum of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of no more than 0.03 percent, lanthanum of less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05 percent, and total rare earth elements of more than 0.06 percent, with the balance iron. Permanent magnet iron-chromium-cobalt alloy stainless strip is also excluded from the scope of this order. This ductile stainless steel strip contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt, with the remainder of iron, in widths 228.6 mm or less, and a thickness between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits magnetic remanence between 9,000 and 12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of between 50 and 300 oersteds. This product is most commonly used in electronic sensors and is currently available under proprietary trade names such as “Arnokrome III.” 1 1 “Arnokrome III” is a trademark of the Arnold Engineering Company. Certain electrical resistance alloy steel is also excluded from the scope of this order. This product is defined as a non-magnetic stainless steel manufactured to American Society of Testing and Materials
(ASTM)specification B344 and containing, by weight, 36 percent nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46 percent iron, and is most notable for its resistance to high temperature corrosion. It has a melting point of 1390 degrees Celsius and displays a creep rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This steel is most commonly used in the production of heating ribbons for circuit breakers and industrial furnaces, and in rheostats for railway locomotives. The product is currently available under proprietary trade names such as “Gilphy 36.” 2 2 “Gilphy 36” is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. Certain martensitic precipitation-hardenable stainless steel is also excluded from the scope of this order. This high-strength, ductile stainless steel product is designated under the Unified Numbering System
(UNS)as S45500-grade steel, and contains, by weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium, and 7 to 10 percent nickel. Carbon, manganese, silicon and molybdenum each comprise, by weight, 0.05 percent or less, with phosphorus and sulfur each comprising, by weight, 0.03 percent or less. This steel has copper, niobium, and titanium added to achieve aging, and will exhibit yield strengths as high as 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after aging, with elongation percentages of 3 percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally provided in thicknesses between 0.635 and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4 mm. This product is most commonly used in the manufacture of television tubes and is currently available under proprietary trade names such as “Durphynox 17.” 3 3 “Durphynox 17” is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. Finally, three specialty stainless steels typically used in certain industrial blades and surgical and medical instruments are also excluded from the scope of this order. These include stainless steel strip in coils used in the production of textile cutting tools ( *e.g.* , carpet knives). 4 This steel is similar to AISI grade 420 but containing, by weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of molybdenum. The steel also contains, by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and 1.1 percent, sulfur of 0.020 percent or less, and includes between 0.20 and 0.30 percent copper and between 0.20 and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is sold under proprietary names such as “GIN4 Mo.” The second excluded stainless steel strip in coils is similar to AISI 420-J2 and contains, by weight, carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70 percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, manganese of between 0.45 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of no more than 0.020 percent. This steel has a carbide density on average of 100 carbide particles per 100 square microns. An example of this product is “GIN5” steel. The third specialty steel has a chemical composition similar to AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37 and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but lower manganese of between 0.20 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.025 percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no more than 0.020 percent. This product is supplied with a hardness of more than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer processing, and is supplied as, for example, “GIN6”. 5 4 This list of uses is illustrative and provided for descriptive purposes only. 5 “GIN4 Mo,” “GIN5” and “GIN6” are the proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. Rescission of Review A party that requests an administrative review may withdraw the request within 90 days after the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested administrative review. *See* 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). On November 2, 2007, DMC timely withdrew its request for an administrative review. Therefore, the Department is rescinding the administrative review of the CVD order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Korea covering the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order
(APO)of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's regulations. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: December 12, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-24626 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. ACTION: Meeting Notice. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the Under Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Conference and Innovation Center, 1560 Wilson Blvd, Suite 400, Rosslyn, VA 22209. The purpose of the meeting is to hold the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board quarterly meeting. The meeting agenda will include media relations training, deliberation of the results of the Fiscal Year 2007 Science and Technology Review of the Air Force Research Laboratory, and briefings and discussion on the four Fiscal Year 2008 study topics approved by the Secretary of the Air Force: Airborne Tactical Laser Feasibility for Gunship Operations, Kinetic Precision Effects, Implications of Spectrum Management for the Air Force, and Defending and Operating in a Contested Cyber Domain. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the Administrative Assistant of the Air Force, in consultation with the Office of the Air Force General Counsel, has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with classified information and matters covered by sections 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), (4), and (9)(b). Any member of the public wishing to provide input to the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board should submit a written statement in accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the procedures described in this paragraph. Written statements can be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer at the address detailed below at any time. Statements being submitted in response to the agenda mentioned in this notice must be received by the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed below at least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the subject of this notice. Written statements received after this date may not be provided to or considered by the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board until its next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions with the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Chairperson and ensure they are provided to members of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer , Lt Col David J. Lucia, 703-697-8288, United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, 1080 Air Force Pentagon, Room 4C759, Washington, DC 20330-1080, *david.lucia@pentagon.af.mil.* Bao-Anh Trinh, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E7-24573 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-05-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 January 18, 2008. 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
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(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Dated: December 13, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences *Type of Review:* Extension. *Title:* Impact Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 8,377. *Burden Hours:* 8,279. *Abstract:* The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program is a five-year school choice program that provides scholarships for children in low-income families in Washington, DC. This evaluation uses a randomized control trial to compare the outcomes of eligible applicants who received scholarships to eligible applicants who did not receive a scholarship. 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 3509. 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
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(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-24628 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies; Notice Inviting Applications for Fiscal Year
(FY)2008 *Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA)Number:* 84.060A. DATES: *Part I of the Formula Grant Electronic Application System for Indian Education (EASIE) Applications Available:* December 14, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of PART I Applications:* January 31, 2008. *Part II of Formula Grant (EASIE) Applications Available:* February 25, 2008. *Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications:* April 4, 2008. Applications not meeting the deadline for Part I will not be considered for funding in the initial allocation of awards. Applications or data submissions under Part II will be accepted only from those eligible applicants that meet the Part I deadline. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* July 3, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of Program:* The Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program provides grants to support local educational agencies
(LEAs)and other eligible entities described in this notice in their efforts to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. The Department funds programs designed to help Indian students meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards used for all students. In addition, under section 7116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the Secretary will, upon receipt of an acceptable plan for the integration of education and related services, authorize the entity receiving the funds under this program to consolidate, in accordance with the entity's plan, the funds for any Federal program exclusively serving Indian children, or the funds reserved under any Federal program to exclusively serve Indian children, that are awarded under a statutory or administrative formula to the entity, for the purpose of providing education and related services to Indian students. Instructions for submitting an integration of education and related services plan are included in the EASIE described elsewhere in this notice under *Application Process and Submission Information.* *Eligible Applicants:* LEAs, including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law, certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior, and Indian tribes under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 7112(c) of the ESEA. *Application Process and Submission Information:* The application process for the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program has changed to the Formula Grant EASIE, an easy-to-use, electronic application system. Formula Grant EASIE provides special features that will progressively enhance data availability and performance reporting for applicants, including the use of data from State submissions to ED *Facts* , the Department's data collection system which contains performance information from State educational agencies about schools and Federal education programs. To the extent that your State has provided the necessary ED *Facts* data files, Formula Grant EASIE will be able to interface with ED *Facts* and pull those LEA-specific data into the application. Additionally, this new system allows the Department to review applications and interact online with applicants during the application review and approval process. Although you may download and print sample forms from the system, the application must be submitted electronically through the Formula Grant EASIE unless you do not have Internet access and have made prior arrangements with the Department. For approval to submit a paper application, you must contact the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center (see the contact information listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ) prior to the deadline for transmittal of Part I or Part II applications. If you are approved to submit a paper application, you must meet the submission deadlines included in this notice. Registration for Formula Grant EASIE is required. For information on how to register, contact the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The Formula Grant EASIE application is divided into two parts—Part I and Part II. Part I, Student Count, provides the appropriate data entry screens to submit your Indian student count totals. Part II, Program and Budget Information, provides your award amount based on the Indian student count total submitted under Part I. Part II also enables you to enter student performance data, identify your project's services and activities, and build a realistic program budget based on a known grant amount. Based on student assessment data, you will select your program objectives and services from a variety of menu options that were designed with grantee input. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $95,331,000 for this program for FY 2008. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final Congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $4,000-$2,000,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $75,660. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 1,260. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice and funding levels may change based on final appropriations for the program. *Project Period:* 12 months. *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. *Performance Measures:* The Secretary has established the following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program:
(1)The percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades four and eight who score at or above the basic level in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP);
(2)the percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades four and eight who score at or above the basic level in mathematics on NAEP;
(3)the percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades three through eight meeting State performance standards by scoring at the proficient or the advanced levels in reading and mathematics on State assessments;
(4)the difference between the percentages of American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades three through eight at the proficient or advanced levels in reading and mathematics on State assessments and the percentage of all students scoring at those levels;
(5)the percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students who graduate from high school; and
(6)the percentage of funds used by grantees prior to award close-out. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center, *telephone:* 877-457-3336 (877-HLP-EDEN) or by *e-mail* at: *eden_OIE@ed.gov* . If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the ED *Facts* Partner Support Center, toll free, at 1-888-403-3336 (888-403-EDEN). 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 ED *Facts* Partner Support Center. Electronic Access to This Document You can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format
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(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: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421 *et seq.* Dated: December 14, 2007. Kerri L. Briggs, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. E7-24630 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ08-5-000] United States Department of Energy; Bonneville Power Administration, Transmission Service Terms and Conditions; Notice of Filing December 12, 2007. Take notice that on December 7, 2007, Bonneville Power Administration tendered for filing a Petition for Declaratory Order accepting proposed amendments to their Open Access Transmission Tariff and request for exemption from filing fee. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24552 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR08-9-000] Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval December 12, 2007. Take notice that on December 5, 2007, Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, L.L.C. (Jefferson Island) filed a petition for rate approval pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations. Jefferson Island requests that the Commission approve market-based rates, including negotiated fuel, for its Interruptible Wheeling Service. The proposed Interruptible Wheeling Service will replace Jefferson Island's Interruptible Transportation Service. Jefferson Island also requests waiver of the triennial rate review filing required by the Commission's June 20, 2005 Letter Order in Docket Nos. PR05-9-000 and PR05-9-001. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene, or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time December 28, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24550 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ID-4348-001] Lochner, Jr., Philip R.; Notice of Filing December 12, 2007. Take notice that on November 30, 2007, Philip R. Lochner, Jr. filed an Application for Authority to Hold Interlocking Positions, pursuant to Part 45 of Chapter 1 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 18 CFR 45 and section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24551 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. QF08-67-000] Red River Environmental Products, LLC; Notice of Self-Certification of Qualifying Status of a Cogeneration Facility December 13, 2007. Take notice that on November 15, 2007, Red River Environmental Products, LLC, 8100 Southpark Way, Unit B, Littleton, CO 80120, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a notice of self-certification of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(a) of the Commission's regulations. Red River Environmental Products, LLC proposes to certify a new bottoming cycle cogeneration facility near the town of Armistead, Louisiana in Red River Parish (Facility). The powdered activated carbon
(PAC)manufactured at the Facility will be marketed for injection into the flue gas stream of coal-fired power plants as an effective means of removing mercury emissions. The process will produce PAC primarily from coal (lignite) through a thermal process. A small quantity of natural gas will also be used to help control the process temperature and emissions. Waste heat from this process will be captured and used to generate approximately 19,500 kW of gross electric power and 18,380 kW of net electric power from each of two production lines, for a total generating capacity of approximately 39,000 kW gross and 36,760 kW net. The electric power in each production line will be generated by two steam turbines: one sized to generate 15,500 kW and another sized to generate 4,000 kW of gross power, resulting in total net power of 18,380 kW per production line. Generators will be connected to a step-up transformer (GSU), which will step up 13.8 kV to 115 kV. The electric power generated by the Facility will be used on site to power the PAC manufacturing plant, and sold into the wholesale market. Cleco Power, LLC is the electric utility with which the Facility expects to interconnect, transmit or sell electric energy to, or purchase supplementary, standby, back-up and maintenance power. A notice of self-certification does not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status; a notice of self-certification provides notice that the entity making filing has determined the Facility meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying facility. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d) (1)(iii), with the appropriate filing fee. 1 1 *See Hydro Investors, Inc.* v. *Trafalgar Power Inc.* , 94 FERC ¶ 61,207, *reh'g denied* , 95 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2001). This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
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(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24666 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08-29-000] Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Application December 12, 2007. Take notice that on November 30, 2007, Vector Pipeline L.P. (Vector), 38705 Seven Mile Road, Suite 490, Livonia, Michigan 48152, filed in Docket No. CP08-29-000, an application, pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to construct, own, and operate compressor facilities associated with an expansion of its mainline capacity. This project is known as the Athens Compressor Expansion, or ACE Project, and entails the construction of a new compressor station located in Calhoun County, Michigan, along with minor changes to existing compressor facilities at Vector's Highland and Springville stations. The ACE Project will increase Vector's mainline capacity by approximately 105,000 Dth per day, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
(202)502-8659 or TTY,
(202)208-3676. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mr. Robert Smith, Manager, Regulatory and Administration, 38705 Seven Mile Road, Suite 490, Livonia, Michigan 48152, at
(734)462-0234 or by e-mail at *bob.smith@vector-pipeline.com.* Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment
(EA)and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS)or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* January 2, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24554 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 December 11, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following open access transmission tariff filings: *Docket Numbers:* OA07-32-002. *Applicants:* Entergy Services Inc. *Description:* Entergy Operating Companies informs the Commission that it has complied with Order 890's requirement concerning the elevation of pre-confirmed transmission service request. *Filed Date:* 11/30/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-0120. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-18-000. *Applicants:* Aquila, Inc. *Description:* Aquila, Inc.'s Order No. 890 Attachment K (Planning) Compliance Filing. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-5092. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-19-000. *Applicants:* Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing Order No. 890 OATT of Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5011. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-20-000. *Applicants:* Tampa Electric Company. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing of Tampa Electric Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5016. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-21-000. *Applicants:* Maine Public Service Company. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Compliance Filing—Transmission Planning Attachment—of Maine Public Service Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5020. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-22-000. *Applicants:* Florida Power Corporation. *Description:* Order No. 890 compliance filing of Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5038. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-23-000. *Applicants:* Idaho Power Company. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Attachment K Compliance Filing of Idaho Power Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5041. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-24-000. *Applicants:* Alcoa Power Generating Inc.—Yadkin. *Description:* Order No. 890 Compliance Filing of Alcoa Power Generating Inc. Yadkin Division. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5052. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-25-000. *Applicants:* Avista Corporation. *Description:* Avista Corporation Order 890 Compliance filing of Attachment K. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5056. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-26-000. *Applicants:* Puget Sound Energy, Inc. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing of Puget Sound Energy, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5057. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-27-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Utilities Company, E.ON U.S. LLC, Louisville Gas & Electric Company. *Description:* Order No. 890 Attachment K of E.ON U.S. LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-28-000. *Applicants:* Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-op. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT—Attachment K of Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5061. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-29-000. *Applicants:* Florida Power & Light Company. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing of Florida Power & Light Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-30-000. *Applicants:* El Paso Electric Company. *Description:* El Paso Electric Company's Attachment K Compliance Filing. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-31-000. *Applicants:* NorthWestern Energy, a division. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT, NorthWestern Energy, a division of NorthWestern Corporation, Attachment K Compliance Filing. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5096. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-32-000. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5066. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-33-000. *Applicants:* Arizona Public Service Company. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing APS Transmission Planning Process. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5110. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-34-000. *Applicants:* Public Service Company of New Mexico. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Attachment K Compliance Filing of Public Service Company of New Mexico. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5070. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-35-000. *Applicants:* Xcel Energy Services Inc. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT of Xcel Energy Services Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5084. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-36-000. *Applicants:* Cleco Power LLC. *Description:* Attachment K Compliance Filing of Cleco Power LLC. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5085. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-37-000. *Applicants:* Southern Company. *Description:* Southern Company submits Attachment K to its OATT in compliance with Order No. 890. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5086. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-38-000. *Applicants:* Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Attachment K-Transmission Planning Process of Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5089. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-39-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corp. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Transmission Planning Principles Compliance Filing of American Electric Power Service Corp. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5090. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-40-000. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT Revised Attachment K Compliance Filing of PacifiCorp. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5107. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-41-000. *Applicants:* MidAmerican Energy Company. *Description:* MidAmerican Energy Company FPA section 206 Compliance Filing Transmission Planning Process. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5109. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-43-000. *Applicants:* Powder River Energy Corp; Black Hills Power, Inc.; Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. *Description:* Black Hills Power, Inc., Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and Powder River Energy Corporation Order No. 890 Attachment K Compliance Filing. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5116. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-44-000. *Applicants:* Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Order No. 890 Attachment K Compliance Filing of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5117. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-45-000. *Applicants:* Portland General Electric Company. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT of Portland General Electric Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5122. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-46-000. *Applicants:* South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. *Description:* Attachment K filing to Order No. 890 OATT of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5127. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* OA08-47-000; OA08-48-000. *Applicants:* Tucson Electric Power Company; UNS Electric, Inc. *Description:* Order No. 890 OATT of Tucson Electric Power Company and UNS Electric, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5126. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call
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(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24592 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 2 December 11, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC08-20-000. *Applicants:* RockGen Energy LLC; RockGen OL-1, LLC; RockGen OL-2, LLC; RockGen OL-3, LLC; RockGen OL-4, LLC. *Description:* RockGen Energy, LLC et al submits a joint application for acquisition of ownership from the Interest Holders of an electric generation facility in Dane County, Wisconsin. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0047. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC08-21-000. *Applicants:* Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Broadway Gen Funding, LLC; Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC. *Description:* Northern Indiana Public Service Co and Broadway Gen Funding, LLC et al submits an application and related exhibits requesting authorization for a transaction to transfer a generating facility. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0043. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC08-22-000. *Applicants:* Bicent (California) Power LLC; Bicent (California) Malburg LLC. *Description:* Bicent (California) Power LLC et al requests authorization for its acquisition of the Malburg Generating Station pursuant to Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement to be entered with the City of Vernon, CA. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0058. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: *Docket Numbers:* EG08-19-000. *Applicants:* Sweetwater Wind 5 LLC. *Description:* Sweetwater Wind 5 LLC submits a notice of self-certification of its status as an exempt wholesale generator. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0099. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EG08-20-000. *Applicants:* South Trent Wind LLC. *Description:* South Trent Wind LLC submits a notice of self-certification of its status as an exempt wholesale generator. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0098. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EG08-21-000. *Applicants:* Forward Windpower, LLC. *Description:* Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5025. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EG08-22-000. *Applicants:* Lookout Windpower, LLC. *Description:* Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5026. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER98-830-016 ER03-719-007; ER03-720-007; ER03-721-007. *Applicants:* Millennium Power Partners, LLC, New Athens Generating Company, LLC; New Covert Generating Company, LLC; New Harquahala Generating Company, LLC. *Description:* New Athens Generating Co, LLC et al submits an amendment to the 10/25/07 et al filing of a non-material Change in Status. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0034. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1346-002. *Applicants:* White Creek Wind I, LLC. *Description:* White Creek Wind I LLC submits its revised Third Revised Sheet 1 of its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 12/04/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-0228. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1103-003. *Applicants:* Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. *Description:* Niagara Mohawk Power Corp dba National Grid submits Service Agreement 1151 with an updated effective date pursuant to FERC's 10/31/07 Letter Order under ER07-1103. *Filed Date:* 11/30/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071204-0074. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1199-001. *Applicants:* Airtricity Munnsville Wind Farm, LLC. *Description:* Airtricity Munnsville Wind Farm, LLC submits notice of non-material change in status related to a change in its upstream ownership under ER07-1199. *Filed Date:* 11/30/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071204-0067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1408-001. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp re-files the 1968 Operating Agreement in compliance with FERC's 11/21/07 letter order. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0096. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-55-001. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc et al submit proposed revisions to the Congestion Management Process of their Joint Operating Agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0036. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-112-002. *Applicants:* Idaho Power Company. *Description:* Idaho Power Co submits the corrected Attachment 2 to its 12/4/07 filing of revised sheets to its Open Access Transmission Tariff. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0037. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-274-001. *Applicants:* Citadel Energy Strategies, LLC. *Description:* Citadel Energy Strategies LLC submits an amendment to its Petition for Acceptance of Initial Rate, Waivers and Blanket Authorization, designated as Rate Schedule FERC 1 and on12/10/07 submit its second amendment to this filing. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007; 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0001; 20071211-0073. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 20, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-299-000. *Applicants:* Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC. *Description:* Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC submits an application for market-based authorization, certain waivers and blanket authorizations and request for expedited treatment. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0091. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-300-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison Co. submits an unexecuted Small Generator Interconnection Agreement etc with County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0092. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-301-000. *Applicants:* Covanta Fairfax, Inc. *Description:* Covanta Fairfax, Inc submits the Second Amendment to First Amended and Restatement of Power Purchase and Operating Agreement with Virginia Electric and Power Co dba Dominion Virginia Power. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0093. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-302-000; TS08-1-000. *Applicants:* Peetz Logan Interconnect, LLC. *Description:* Peetz Logan Interconnect, LLC submits an Amended and Restated Transmission Service Agreement with Peetz Table Wind Energy, LLC, et al, and a request for waivers of certain Standard of Conduct regulations. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0090. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-303-000. *Applicants:* Williams Gas Marketing, Inc. *Description:* Williams Gas Marketing, Inc submits a Notice of Succession by reason of a change in name to Williams Power Co. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0094. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-304-000. *Applicants:* Indiana Michigan Power Company. *Description:* Indiana Michigan Power Co submits First Revised Sheet 15 et al to FERC Rate Schedule 110. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0095. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-305-000. *Applicants:* Phoenix Energy Trading, LLC. *Description:* Phoenix Energy Trading LLC submits a notice of cancellation of FERC Electric, Original Volume 1, to become effective 12/15/07. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0002. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-306-000. *Applicants:* Appalachian Power Company. *Description:* Appalachian Electric Power Company submits First Revised Sheet 13 et al to FERC Electric Rate Schedule 153. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0003. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-307-000. *Applicants:* Appalachian Power Company. *Description:* Appalachian Power Co submits their First Revised Sheet 13 et al to FERC Electric Rate Schedule 152 et al. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0004. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-308-000. *Applicants:* Appalachian Power Company. *Description:* Appalachian Power Company submits First Revised Sheet 14 et al to its FERC Rate Schedule 154. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0005. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-309-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Power Company. *Description:* Kentucky Power Company submits First Revised Sheet 10 et al to its FERC Rate Schedule 51. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0006. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-310-000. *Applicants:* Indiana Michigan Power Company. *Description:* Indiana Michigan Power Company submits First Revised Sheet 15 et al to its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 108. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0007. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-311-000. *Applicants:* Indiana Michigan Power Company. *Description:* Indiana Michigan Power Company submits its First Revised Sheet 15 et al to its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 111. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0009. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-312-000. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits its compliance filing involving one rate change to its Transmission Owner Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 5. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0008. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-313-000. *Applicants:* Xcel Energy Services Inc. *Description:* Xcel Energy Services Inc on behalf of Southwestern Public Service Co submits revised tariff sheets. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0247. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER08-314-000. *Applicants:* Bicent (California) Malburg LLC. *Description:* Bicent (California) Malburg LLC submits an application for Market-Based Rate Authority and request for waivers etc. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0038. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: *Docket Numbers:* ES08-7-000. *Applicants:* NorthWestern Corporation. *Description:* NorthWestern Corporation submits an application requesting authorization to secure the obligation of its wholly-owned indirect subsidary, Colstrip Lease Holdings LLC under a $100,000,000 credit facility etc. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0102. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES08-8-000. *Applicants:* FirstEnergy Service Company. *Description:* Form 523—Joint Application for Authorization to Issue Securities of FirstEnergy Service Company, et al. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-5071. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ES08-10-000. *Applicants:* Portland General Electric Company. *Description:* Form 523—Request for Permission to Issue Securities of Portland General Electric Company. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-5123. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 28, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24593 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13059-000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene December 12, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary Permit. b. *Project No.:* 13059-000. c. *Date filed:* November 2, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. e. *Name and Location of Project:* The proposed Pit 4 Dam Streamflow Incremental Generation Project would be located downstream of the right abutment of the existing Pit 4 Dam, which is a project work under the license for the Pit 3,4,5 Hydroelectric Project No. 233, on the Pit River in Shasta County, California. The project occupies a total of approximately 750 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Pit 3,4,5 Hydroelectric Project No. 233 is licensed to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). f. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). g. *Applicant contact:* Mr. Randal S. Livingston, Vice President—Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, MS N11E, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177-0001,
(415)973-6950. h. *FERC Contact:* Tom Papsidero,
(202)502-6002. i. *Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene:* 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project number (P-13059-000) on any comments or motions filed. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. j *. Description of Existing Facilities and Proposed Project:* The existing Pit 4 Dam is the second dam downstream, of the Pit 3, 4 & 5 Project (FERC No. 233) and it impounds Pit 4 Reservoir. The Pit 4 Dam has a concrete gravity overflow section 213 feet long with a maximum height of 108 feet. The Pit 4 Dam was completed in 1927, and was re-authorized in 2007 for continued operation under terms of the new hydropower license issued for Project No. 233 (120 FERC ¶ 62,001). The existing reservoir at Pit 4 has a surface area of 105 acres and a storage capacity of 1,970 acre-feet at a reservoir elevation of 2,422.5 feet NGVD. No changes are proposed to this reservoir. The proposed Project is planned to be located entirely within the existing Project boundary for PG&E's Pit 4 Dam site. The features of the proposed Project will be located on federal lands administered by the USFS. The proposed project would consist of a powerhouse containing one 2.2-megawatt turbine/generator unit to be constructed on the right bank, downstream of the right abutment of the existing Pit 4 Dam. The proposed project will be run-of-river; the required minimum instream flow downstream of Pit 4 Dam will be passed through the proposed powerhouse without change in volume or timing. The existing access road in the downstream spoil pile will be used to access the new powerhouse. The average annual generation at the proposed project would be 13 gigawatt-hours. The proposed project would connect to an existing PG&E 12-kV line located just to the north of the Pit 4 Dam site. k. *Location of Applications:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.* For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item g above. l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. m. *Competing Preliminary Permit:* Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36. n. *Competing Development Application:* Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36. o. *Notice of Intent:* A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice. p. *Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit:* A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. q. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. r. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION”, “COMPETING APPLICATION”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. s. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24553 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 December 13, 2007. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-182. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedules FSS negotiated rate agreement with Chevron USA, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0190. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-183. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement with Chevron USA, Inc (Contract 113355), to be effective 11/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0191. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-184. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement and Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0192. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-185. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement and Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreement with Oneok Energy Services Co, LP. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0193. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-186. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement with CIMA Energy, LTD. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0194. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-187. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement (Contract 113328) with Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0195. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-188. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement and Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate service agreement with ConocoPhillips Co. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0196. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-114-000. *Applicants:* Hardy Storage Company, LLC. *Description:* Hardy Storage Company, LLC submits its First revised Sheet 196 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be effective 1/10/08 under RP08-114. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0186. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-115-000. *Applicants:* Central Kentucky Transmission Company *Description:* Central Kentucky Transmission Co submits its First Revised Sheet 271, to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, proposed to be effective 1/10/08 . *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0187. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-116-000. *Applicants:* Crossroads Pipeline Company. *Description:* Crossroads Pipeline Company submits its First Revised Sheet 484, to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, proposed to be effective 1/10/08. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0188. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-117-000. *Applicants:* Columbia Gulf Transmission Company. *Description:* Columbia Gulf Transmission Co submits its Second Revised Sheet 287, to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, proposed to be effective 1/10/08. *Filed Date:* 12/11/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071212-0189. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24594 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0973; FRL-8344-4] Siduron Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide siduron, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED)for siduron through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. This is Phase 3 of a 4-Phase process. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 19, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0973, 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-2007-0973. 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: Dana L. Friedman, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)347-8827; fax number:
(703)305-5290; e-mail address: *friedman.dana@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? EPA is releasing for public comment its human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for siduron and soliciting public comment on risk management ideas or proposals. EPA developed the risk assessments and risk characterization for siduron through a modified version of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Sidruon is a selective, systemic preemergence herbicide used to control grassy weeds in stands of cool-season grass. It is registered for use on lawns, golf courses, and sod farms. Siduron is not registered for any food uses. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency's risk assessments for siduron. Such comments and input could address, for example, the availability of additional data to further refine the risk assessments, or could address the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and assumptions as applied to this specific pesticide. Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for siduron. Risks of concern associated with the use of siduron are: Dermal exposure risks to residential handlers from loading/applying granular products with a belly-grinder; residential post-application dermal exposure risks for scenarios involving toddlers, youths, and adults; dermal exposure risks to occupational handlers; chronic risks to freshwater and estuarine/marine invertebrates; and risks to freshwater non-vascular plants. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical, unusually high exposure to siduron, compared to the general population. 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, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. For siduron, a modified, 4-Phase process with 1 comment period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems appropriate in view of its limited use and few complex issues. However, if as a result of comments received during this comment period, EPA finds that additional issues warranting further discussion are raised, the Agency may lengthen the process and include a second comment period, as needed. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments will become part of the Agency Docket for sidruon. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. 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: December 12, 2007. Steve Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24607 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0284; FRL-8343-7] Aliphatic Solvents; Revised Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low-Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Revised Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED)for the pesticide aliphatic solvents, signed on November 29, 2007, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA had reviewed the low-risk pesticide aliphatic solvents through a modified, streamlined version of the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions, and following the receipt of comments, EPA is now issuing a revised RED. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 19, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0284, the same docket as the original RED, 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-2006-0284. 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: Bentley C. Gregg, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)308-8178; fax number:
(703)308-8005; e-mail address: *gregg.bentley@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. Using a modified, streamlined version of its public participation process, EPA has completed a RED for the low-risk pesticide, aliphatic solvents under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Aliphatic solvents are the product of petroleum distillation processes, and thus, they are complex mixtures of long-chained aliphatic (paraffinic) compounds. They are formulated for use as insecticides and/or larvicides on crops, animal premises, commercial/industrial premises, medical premises, aquatic areas, and residential premises, as well as occupational and residential uses as acaricides, fungicides, herbicides, and virucides (for plant pathogens). The aquatic area applications are for usage as a mosquito larvicide/pupacide. EPA had determined that the database to support reregistration was substantially complete and that products containing aliphatic solvents would be eligible for reregistration, consistent with the RED signed on July 12, 2006. EPA accepted comments on the RED, and is now announcing the availability of a revised RED. At the conclusion of the comment period of the July 12, 2006 RED, certain changes were made (the maximum application rate, in California only, were increased from 1,800 gallons of spray mix to 2,000 gallons of spray mix, and there were some changes in the language for the airblast and aerial application spray drift language, as well as some needed clarifications in the text, and minor editorial changes). The revised RED now also includes the labeling changes summary table and the batching memorandum, as appendices. These changes have been identified by EPA in the cover letter to the revised RED, which now appears in the public Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0284. None of these additions or changes alter the conclusions documented in the July 12, 2006 aliphatic solvents RED. A Product-Specific Data Call-In
(PDCI)will be issued, and each registrant is expected to submit data. Upon submission of this required product-specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to address any concerns identified in the revised 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 aliphatic solvents. 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** of May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9), explains that in conducting these programs, the Agency 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. EPA can expeditiously reach decisions for pesticides like aliphatic solvents, which pose few risk concerns and require little risk mitigation. Once EPA assesses uses and risks for such low risk pesticides, the Agency may go directly to a decision and prepare a document summarizing its findings, such as the aliphatic solvents RED, but for this chemical a revised RED is now being issued. The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally mandated timeframes, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely decisions and to involve the public in finding ways to effectively mitigate pesticide risks. Aliphatic solvents posed few risks that required mitigation, however, the Agency made some revisions, and therefore is now issuing the aliphatic solvents revised RED and related support materials simultaneously for public comment. The 60-day comment period is intended to provide an 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 aliphatic solvents. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. EPA 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 aliphatic solvents revised 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: December 12, 2007. Steven Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24603 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1137; FRL-8342-9] Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 18, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID)number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the table in Unit III.A., 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 the docket ID numbers listed in the table in Unit III.A. for the pesticides you are commenting on. 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 at 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 electronically 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: For information about the pesticides included in this document, contact the specific Chemical Review Managers for these pesticides as identified in the table in Unit III.A. For general questions on the registration review program, contact Kennan Garvey, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)305-7106; fax number:
(703)308-8090; e-mail address: *garvey.kennan@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, farmworker, 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. Authority EPA is initiating its reviews of the pesticides identified in this document pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review published in the **Federal Register** of August 9, 2006, and effective on October 10, 2006 (71 FR 45719) (FRL-8080-4). You may also access the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review on the Agency’s website at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm* . Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of pesticides are to be periodically reviewed. The goal is a review of a pesticide's registration every 15 years. Under FIFRA section 3(a), a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5). When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food. III. Registration Reviews A. What Action is the Agency Taking? As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is periodically reviewing pesticide registrations to assure that they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration—that is, they can still be used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. The implementing regulations establishing the procedures for registration review appear at 40 CFR part 155. A pesticide's registration review begins when the Agency establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review case and opens the docket for public review and comment. At present, EPA is opening registration review dockets for the cases identified in the following table. **Table—Registration Review Dockets Opening** Registration Review Case Name and Number Pesticide Docket ID Number Chemical Review Manager, Telephone Number, E-mail Address Fosetyl-Al (Aliette) Case 0646 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0379 John Pates,
(703)308-8195; *pates.john@epa.gov* Cyanamide Case 7005 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1014 Dana L. Friedman,
(703)347-8827; *friedman.dana@epa.gov* Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate Case 7009 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1084 Katherine St. Clair,
(703)347-8778; *stclair.katherine@epa.gov* Quizalofop Case 7215 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1089 Rusty Wasem,
(703)305-6979; *wasem.russell@epa.gov* Isoxaben Case 7219 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1038 Mark Howard,
(703)308-8172; *howard.markt@epa.gov* Quinchlorac Case 7222 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1135 Joy Schnackenbeck,
(703)308-8072; *schnackenbeck.joy@epa.gov* Sulfluramid Case 7411 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082 Rosanna Louie,
(703)308-0037; *louie.rosanna@epa.gov* B. Docket Content 1. *Review dockets* . The registration review dockets contain information that the Agency may consider in the course of the registration review. The Agency may include information from its files including, but not limited to, the following information: • An overview of the registration review case status. • A list of current product registrations and registrants. • **Federal Register** notices regarding any pending registration actions. • **Federal Register** notices regarding current or pending tolerances. • Risk assessments. • Bibliographies concerning current registrations. • Summaries of incident data. • Any other pertinent data or information. Each docket contains a document summarizing what the Agency currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide more detailed information. During this public comment period, the Agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional information they believe the Agency should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. The Agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome. 2. *Other related information* . More information on these cases, including the active ingredients for each case, may be located in the registration review schedule on the Agency's website at *http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm* . Information on the Agency's registration review program and its implementing regulation may be seen at *http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review* . 3. *Information submission requirements* . Anyone may submit data or information in response to this document. To be considered during a pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must meet the following requirements: • To ensure that EPA will consider data or information submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider data or information submitted at a later date. • The data or information submitted must be presented in a legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or electronic form. • Submitters must clearly identify the source of any submitted data or information. • Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However, submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider the data or information in the pesticide's registration review. • As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions required in the final decision on the registration review case have been completed. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: December 12, 2007. Steve Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24609 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082; FRL-8342-5] Sulfluramid; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel their registration of products containing the pesticide sulfluramid. The request terminates sulfluramid use on termites, the last remaining use of sulfluramid in the United States. This cancellation terminates the last registered sulfluramid manufacturing-use product (MUP), but would permit an existing MUP stocks provision to allow for formulating into sulfluramid end-use products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the request, or unless the registrant withdraws their request within this period. Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082, 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-2007-1082. 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: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)308-0037; fax number:
(703)308-8055; e-mail address: *louie.rosanna@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 on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel Registrations This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from the registrant DuPont Crop Protection to cancel EPA number 352-710 sulfluramid product registration. Sulfluramid is a fluorinated sulfonamide chemical registered for use as an insecticide, specifically, to manage termites. In a letter dated October 24, 2007, DuPont requested that EPA cancel the affected pesticide product registration identified in Table 1 of this notice. This request fulfills DuPont's obligations under the 2001 Phase-out agreement for sulfluramid between EPA and the affected registrants. DuPont's voluntary cancellation request for sulfluramid MUP registrations were conditioned upon the exhaustion of their sulfluramid supply. This request for voluntary cancellation of the remaining sulfluramid MUP registration will terminate the last sulfluramid MUP product registered in the U.S.; however, this request does not cancel the remaining end-use sulfluramid products currently registered in the U.S. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from the registrant to cancel sulfluramid product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit. Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use before granting the request, unless: 1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or 2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. The sulfluramid registrant has requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the proposed requests. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of publication of this notice, or if the Agency determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an order will be issued canceling the affected registrations. **Table 1.—Sulfluramid Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation** Registration Number Product Name Company 352-710 Finitron Brand Sulfluramid Termite MUP DuPont Crop Protection Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for the registrant of the product listed in Table 1 of this unit. **Table 2.—Registrant Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendment** EPA Company Number Company Name and Address 352 DuPont Crop Protection P.O. Box 30 Newark, DE 19714-0030 IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the **Federal Register** . Thereafter, following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such a request. V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for Reregistration of Sulfluramid Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , postmarked before January 18, 2008. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the products(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: December 12, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24605 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0005; FRL-8343-9] Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by June 16, 2008 or January 18, 2008 for registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, orders will be issued canceling these registrations. The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than June 16, 2008 or January 18, 2008, whichever is applicable. Comments must be received on or before June 16, 2008 or January 18, 2008, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been waived. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments and your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0005, 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. Written Withdrawal Request, Attention: John Jamula, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P). • *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-2007-0005. 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: John Jamula, Information Technology and Resource Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)305-6426; e-mail address: *jamula.john@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use pesticides, 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 information in this notice, 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. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to cancel 137 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24(c) of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in the following Table 1 of this unit: **Table 1.—Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation** Registration no. Product Name Chemical Name 000004-00136 Bonide Rabbit-Deer Repellent and Bulb Saver Thiram 000004-00169 Bonide Lawn Weed Killer W/banvel(r) D & 2,4-D Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 000004-00173 Bonide Lawn Weed Killer contains 2,4-D Plus Banvel “d” Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 000004-00180 Bonide Lawn Disease Control Thiram 000004-00340 Bonide Tobacco Dust Nicotine 000004-00465 Bonide Rabbit & Dog Chaser Dried blood Naphthalene Nicotine 000056 HI-96-0008 Eaton's Bait Blocks Rodenticide with Molasses/peanut Bu Diphacinone 000056 HI-97-0007 Eaton's All Weather Bait Blocks Rodenticide with Fish F Diphacinone 000056 HI-98-0004 Eaton's Bait Blocks Rodenticide with Molasses/peanut Butter Flavor Diphacinone 000100-00944 Maxim
(r)Mz Potato Seed Protectant Mancozeb Fludioxonil 000100 WA-03-0039 Dual Magnum Herbicide S-Metolachlor 000228-00141 Riverdale Butoxy 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester 2,4-D, butoxyethyl ester 000228-00208 Riverdale Team 1.15 Lawn Weed and Feed Trifluralin Benfluralin 000228-00310 Riverdale Tri-Power G.T. Lawn Weed Killer Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) MCPA, dimethylamine salt Propanoic acid, 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R)-, compd. with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) 000241 KY-99-0003 Acrobat MZ Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000241 LA-01-0020 Acrobat MZ Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000241 MA-99-0001 Acrobat MZ Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000241 NC-99-0006 Acrobat MZ Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000241 OR-06-0005 Prowl H2O Herbicide Pendimethalin 000241 TN-99-0003 Acrobat MZ Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000241 WI-02-0013 Acrobat Mz Fungicide Mancozeb Dimethomorph 000264-00322 Temik Brand 10g Aldicarb Pesticide Aldicarb 000264-00331 Temik 10% Granular Aldicarb Pesticide for Agric. Use Aldicarb 000264-00972 MZ-Curzate Potato Seed-Piece Treatment Mancozeb Cymoxanil 000270-00305 Equicare Flysect Repellent Face Lotion 2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, dipropyl ester MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Pyrethrins 000270-00306 Equicare Flysect Repellent Spray 2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, dipropyl ester MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Pyrethrins 000270-00346 Adams 14 Day Residual Flea and Tick Mist 2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, dipropyl ester MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Pyrethrins 000279 WA-04-0004 Z-Cype 0.8 EC Insecticide Zeta-Cypermethrin 000352-00607 Dupont Glyphosate Herbicide Glyphosate-isopropylammonium 000352-00609 Dupont Glyphosate Vmf Herbicide Glyphosate-isopropylammonium 000400-00092 Vitavax - T Fungicide (vitavax with Thiram) Thiram Carboxin 000400-00116 Vitavax-R Flowable Fungicide Thiram Carboxin 000400-00156 Vitavax Pour-On Flowable Fungicide Thiram Carboxin 000400-00278 De-Fend E-267 Dimethoate Systemic Insecticide Dimethoate 000400-00531 Rival Pak Pentachloronitrobenzene Thiabendazole Captan Metalaxyl 000400-00556 Triple-Noctin L Thiram 000432-01293 Bayleton 25% Wettable Powder Triadimefon 000432-01295 Bayleton 1% Granular Turf Fungicide Triadimefon 000432-01296 Bayleton 0.5% Granular Turf Insecticide Triadimefon 000432-01297 Bayleton 009 EC Turf and Ornamental Fungicide Triadimefon 000432-01309 Bayleton 25 Turf and Orn.fungicide In Water Soluble Pac Triadimefon 000432-01316 Bayleton 25 Wettable Powder Nursery and Greenhouse Syst Triadimefon 000432-01317 Bayleton 25 Nursery and Greenhouse Systemic Fungicide III WS Packets Triadimefon 000464-00671 Amical 50 Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone 000464-00683 Giv-Gard BNS 25%-AF beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 000464-00684 Bioban(r) BNS 25%-BA Industrial Preservative beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 000464-00686 Canguard 777 beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 000554-00140 DB-Green L Lindane Maneb 000554-00141 Agsco Dustret “A” Streptomycin sulfate Maneb 000554-00148 Agsco Dustret MZ 16 Mancozeb 000554-00149 Agsco DB-Red L Maneb 000655-00466 Prentox Dursban 2E Insecticide Chlorpyrifos 000655-00499 Prentox
(r)Dursban 4E Insecticide Chlorpyrifos 000769-00875 Pratt NA Weed Killer Non Selective 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester Prometon 000961-00284 Greenview Spring Crabicide Crabgrass Preventer Benfluralin 000961-00288 Greenfield Crabicide Green Benfluralin 000961-00321 Lebanon Country Club 18-5-9 Fertilizer with Herbicide Benfluralin 001001-00060 Spotrete 75 WDG Thiram 001381-00166 Agrisolutions Delta-Coat AD Chloroneb Metalaxyl 001381-00183 Delta-Coat II Chloroneb D-Alanine, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-, methyl ester 001448-00352 Bulab 6050 Endothall, mono(N,N,-dimethyl alkyl amine) salt 002724-00566 Speer E-Z Way Automatic Fogger Tetramethrin Fenvalerate 002724-00573 World Class Crawling Insect Spray d-trans-Chrysanthemum monocarboxylic ester of dl-2-allyl-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1- MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Fenvalerate 002724-00577 No More Varmints Residual Contact Spray MGK 264 Pyrethrins Fenvalerate 002724-00578 Speer-It Fogger I Total Release Fogger MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Pyrethrins Fenvalerate 002724-00579 Speer E-Z I Residual Spray d-trans-Chrysanthemum monocarboxylic ester of dl-2-allyl-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1- MGK 264 Fenvalerate 002724-00684 Chaperone Rabbit & Deer Repellent Thiram 002724-00743 Heartland Multiuse Insect Fogger Tetramethrin Fenvalerate 002724-00757 Holiday Indoor Fogger II MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Fenvalerate 002724-00765 F-Q-S Crack & Crevice Spray MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Fenvalerate 002724-00767 Holiday Yard Spray MGK 264 Piperonyl butoxide Fenvalerate 002781-00025 Happy Jack Flea-Tick Powder II Carbaryl 005481-00213 Alco Simazine 4G Simazine 005481-00232 Amine 4D Weed Killer 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 005481-00285 101 Brand Simazine 4g Granular Herbicide Simazine 005887-00121 Black Leaf Edging Liquid Prometon 005887-00167 Non-Selective Weed Killer Prometon 005905-00072 2,4-D Amine 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 005905-00093 Helena 2,4-D LV Ester 6 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 005905-00498 Brush-Rhap Low Volatile 4-D Herbicide 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 005905-00502 Weed-Rhap A4-MCPA Herbicide MCPA, dimethylamine salt 005905-00504 Barrage 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 005905-00505 Weed RHAP LV-4D 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 005905-00507 Weed-RHAP Low Volatile Granular D Herbicide 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 005905-00533 4 Lb Methyl Parathion Methyl parathion 005905-00534 Malathion-Methyl Parathion Emulsifiable Liquid Methyl parathion Malathion 007401-00043 Ferti Lome Insect Killer (granular) contains Carbaryl Carbaryl 007401-00265 Ferti-Lome Home Garden Bug Bait Metaldehyde Carbaryl 007501 OR-02-0023 Gustafson Vitavax Captan 20-20 Seed Proctectant Captan Carboxin 007969-00193 2,4-D DMA 600 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 008660-00067 Liquid Lime-Sulphur 32 Degrees Baume Calcium polysulfide Calcium thiosulfate 010163-00135 Gowan Sulfur 6F Sulfur 010350-00022 Mec Chlorpyrifos Livestock Premise Spray Concentrate Chlorpyrifos 010404-00060 Lesco Twosome Flowable Fungicide Chlorothalonil Fenarimol 010807-00148 Misty-C-Lex Concentrate 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 010807-00209 Misty Tri-Kill 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt Dimethylamine 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionate Mecoprop, dimethylamine salt 010900-00035 864 Spot Weeder Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 019713-00127 Drexel Croak MSMA (and salts) Fluometuron 019713-00309 Pearson's Moly-Stand Thiram 019713-00574 Drexel Chlorpyrifos 98.5% Technical Chlorpyrifos 019713-00582 Drexel Propanil 4L Propanil 019713-00598 Master Fume AG Sulfuryl fluoride 034704-00101 Clean Crop Benefin 2.5 G Benfluralin 051036-00226 Lime-Sulfur Calcium polysulfide 051036-00258 Chloraxyl Seed Treater Chloroneb Metalaxyl 059144-00033 Penngreen Weed & Feed with Triamine 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt Dimethylamine 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionate Mecoprop, dimethylamine salt 059639 CO-98-0004 Orthene 75 S Soluble Powder Acephate 059639 UT-98-0002 Orthene 75 S Soluble Powder Acephate 059639 WA-06-0008 Danitol 2.4 EC Spray Fenpropathrin 062719-00398 Dithane M-45 Flowable M Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719-00401 Dithane DF/70 Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719-00422 Fore WSP Turf and Ornamental Fungicide Mancozeb 062719-00423 Dithane Wsp Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 AR-93-0005 Dithane F-45 Ag. Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 CT-02-0004 Dithane DF Rainshield Mancozeb 062719 CT-97-0001 Dithane DF Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 MA-97-0002 Dithane DF Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 MS-93-0002 Dithane F-45, Df Ag. Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 OH-95-0003 Diathane DF Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 SC-95-0009 Diathane DF Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb 062719 WA-02-0010 Dithane DF Rainshield Mancozeb 062719 WA-95-0047 Treflan H.F.P. Trifluralin 062719 WA-99-0027 Starane Fluroxypyr 066330-00221 Ametryn 4FL Ametryn 070506-00049 Turf and Ornamental Fertilizer contains Balan 0.575% + Benfluralin Oryzalin 070506-00102 Agvalue Metribuzin Technical Metribuzin 071085-00004 Propanil WDG Propanil 071368 WA-01-0025 Weedar 64 Broadleaf Herbicide 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt 072155-00046 Bayleton 1 Granular Fungicide Triadimefon 072155-00047 Bayleton Granular Fungicide Triadimefon 072155-00048 Bayleton Liquid Concentrate Fungicide Triadimefon 073049-00261 Tetramethrin 40% Concentrate Insecticide Tetramethrin 073049-00285 Tetralate 2.5-2.5 Mag Tetramethrin Resmethrin 074655-00005 Spectrum Rx-41 Methylene bis(thiocyanate) beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 074655-00008 Spectrum Rx-45 beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 074655-00013 Spectrum Rx-52 Bis(trichloromethyl) sulfone beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene 083424-00002 Moth-Be-Gone Moth Balls 2 Naphthalene A request to waive the 180-day comment period has been received for the following registrations: 000769-00875; 002724-00684; 005887-00121; 007401-00043; 007401-00265; 008660-00067; 019713-00598; 073049-00261; 073049-00285. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of publication of this notice, orders will be issued canceling all of these registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a registration should contact the applicable registrant directly during this 180-day period. Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number: **Table 2.—Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation** EPA Company no. Company Name and Address 000004 Bonide Products, Inc., 6301 Sutliff Rd., Oriskany, NY 13424. 000056 Eaton JT & Co., Inc., 1393 E. Highland Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087. 000100 Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Attn: Regulatory Affairs, PO Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 274198300. 000228 Nufarm Americas Inc., 150 Harvester Drive, Suite 200, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. 000241 BASF Corp., PO Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 277093528. 000264 Bayer Cropscience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 000270 Farnam Companies Inc., PO Box 34820, Phoenix, AZ 85067. 000279 FMC Corp. Agricultural Products Group, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. 000352 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & amp;o., Inc., Dupont Crop Protection (S300/427), PO Box 30, Newark, DE 197140030. 000400 Chemtura Corp., Attn: Crop Registration, 199 Benson Rd. (2-5), Middlebury, CT 06749. 000432 Bayer Environmental Science, A Business Group of Bayer Cropscience LP, PO Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 000464 The Dow Chemical Co., Agent For: Dow Chemical Co., 1500 E. Lake Cook Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089. 000554 Agsco Inc., PO Box 13458, Grand Forks, ND 582083458. 000655 Prentiss Inc., C.B. 2000, Floral Park, NY 110012000. 000769 Value Gardens Supply, Llc, d/b/a Value Garden Supply, PO Box 585, Saint Joseph, MO 64502. 000961 Lebanon Seaboard Corp., 1600 E. Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042. 001001 Cleary Chemical Corp., 178 Ridge Rd., Suite A, Dayton, NJ 088100010. 001381 Winfield Solutions, LlC, PO Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 551640589. 001448 Buckman Laboratories Inc., 1256 North Mclean Blvd., Memphis, TN 38108. 002724 Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield Rd., Suite 200 W., Schaumburg, IL 60173. 002781 Happy Jack Inc., PO Box 475, Snow Hill, NC 28580. 005481 Amvac Chemical Corp., d/b/a Amvac, 4695 Macarthur Ct., Suite 1250, Newport Beach, CA 926601706. 005887 Value Gardens Supply, LlC, d/b/a Value Garden Supply, PO Box 585, Saint Joseph, MO 64502. 005905 Helena Chemical Co., 225 Schilling Blvd., Suite 300, Collierville, TN 38017. 007401 Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc., PO Box 460, 230 FM 87, Bonham, TX 75418. 007501 Gustafson LlC, PO Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266. 007969 BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, PO Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 277093528. 008660 United Industries Corp., d/b/a Sylorr Plant Corp., PO Box 142642, St. Louis, MO 631140642. 010163 Gowan Co, PO Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 853665569. 010350 3M, Attn: Susan M. Price, 3M Center, Bldg 220-6E-03, St. Paul, MN 551441000. 010404 Lesco Inc., 1301 E. 9th Street, Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 441141849. 010807 Amrep, Inc., 990 Industrial Park Drive, Marietta, GA 30062. 010900 Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands, 101 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115. 019713 Drexel Chemical Co., 1700 Channel Ave., Memphis, TN 38106. 034704 Loveland Products, Inc., PO Box 1286, Greeley, CO 806321286. 051036 BASF Sparks LlC, PO Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 059144 Regwest Co., Agent For: Gro Tec Inc., 30856 Rocky Rd., Greeley, CO 806319375. 059639 Valent U.S.A. Corp., Agent For: Valent U.S.A. Corp., 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005. 062719 Dow Agrosciences LlC, 9330 Zionsville Rd 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 462681054. 066330 Arysta Lifescience North America Corp., 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513. 070506 United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King Of Prussia, PA 19406. 071085 Riceco LLC, 5100 Poplar Ave - Ste 2428, Memphis, TN 38137. 071368 Nufarm, Inc., 150 Harvester Drive Suite 200, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. 072155 Bayer Advanced, A Business Unit of Bayer Cropscience LP, PO Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 073049 Valent Biosciences Corp., 870 Technology Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 600486316. 074655 Hercules Inc., Agent For: Hercules Inc., 7910 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, FL 32256. 083424 Technology Sciences Group, Inc., Agent For: Oxford & Hill Home Products, LLC, 1150 18th St, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036. III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the **Federal Register** . Thereafter, the Administrator may approve such a request. IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , postmarked before June 16, 2008. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the product(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also include a commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill any applicable unsatisfied data requirements. V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation request was received. This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as prescribed in the **Federal Register** of June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL-3846-4). Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration requirements, or is subject to a data call-in. In all cases, product-specific disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders. Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply, existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be distributed, sold, or used legally until they are exhausted, provided that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the affected product. Exception to these general rules will be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on sale, distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have already been imposed, as in a special review action, or where the Agency has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a particular chemical. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: December 11, 2007. Kathryn Bouvé, Acting Director, Information Technology and Resource Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24604 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1047; FRL-8343-4] Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Amendment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application 524-EUP-97 from Monsanto Company requesting an amendment to the experimental use permit
(EUP)for *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry1A.105 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-ZMIR245) in event MON 89034 corn, *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-ZMIR245) in event MON 89034 corn, and *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material (vector PV-ZMIR39) necessary for its production in event MON 88017 corn. The Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this application. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1047, 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-2007-1047. 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: Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)308-8077; e-mail address: *cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also 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 On June 29, 2006, EPA approved Monsanto's application for an EUP for the testing of MON 89034 x MON 88017 combined insecticidal trait corn as well as MON 89034 and MON 88017 individually (524-EUP-97). This permit allows planting through June 20, 2008. MON 89034 contains the lepidopteran protecting *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry1A.105 protein and the genetic material necessary (vector PV-ZMIR245) for its production in MON 89034 corn and *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary (vector PV-ZMIR245) for its production in MON 89034 corn. MON 88017 contains the corn rootworm protecting *Bacillus thuringiensis* Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material necessary (vector PV-ZMIR39) for its production in MON 88017 corn. Monsanto proposes amending the EUP to allow the treatment of 11,952 acres in total. This includes a maximum of 4,421 acres for MON 89034 x MON 88017, 3,687 acres of MON 89034, 1,742 acres of MON 88017, 415 acres of corn containing registered plant-incorporated protectants
(PIPS)and 1,687 acres of non-PIP and border rows. The proposed period of use of this amended EUP is February 15, 2008-June 15, 2009. Eight trial protocols are proposed to be conducted including: • Breeding and observation nursery. • Inbred seed increase and sample hybrid production. • Line *per se* hybrid yield and herbicide tolerance trials. • Insect efficacy trials. • Product characterization and performance trials. • Insect resistance management trials. • Benefit trials. • Seed treatment trials. States and Commonwealth involved include: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? Following the review of the Monsanto Company application and any comments and data received in response to this notice, EPA will decide whether to issue or deny the EUP request for this EUP program, and if issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced in the **Federal Register** . IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? The Agency's authority for taking this action is under FIFRA section 5. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: December 10, 2007. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-24601 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). *Dates and Place:* January 8, 2008, Washington, DC. The meeting will be held in Room 100 at the Keck Center of the National Academies at 500 5th St. NW., Washington DC. *Type of Meeting:* Open. Further details on the meeting agenda will be posted on the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html* . *Proposed Schedule and Agenda:* The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on Tuesday January 8, 2008, at approximately 9 a.m. The co-chairs of the PCAST subcommittee on nanotechnology are tentatively scheduled to lead a discussion on the findings of the PCAST review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The PCAST also is tentatively scheduled to convene two panels. The first panel will address approaches and barriers to research partnerships among universities and the private sector. The second panel will address policy issues associated with realizing the benefits of personalized medicine. This session will end at approximately 4 p.m. Additional information and the final agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html* . *Public Comments:* There will be time allocated for the public to speak on the above agenda items. *This public comment time is designed for substantive commentary on PCAST's work topics, not for business marketing purposes* . Please submit a request for the opportunity to make a public comment five
(5)days in advance of the meeting. The time for public comments will be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person. Written comments are also welcome at any time following the meeting. Please notify Dr. Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at
(202)456-7116, or fax your request/comments to
(202)456-6021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding agenda, time, and location is available at the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html* . Questions about the meeting should be directed to PCAST Executive Director Dr. Celia Merzbacher at
(202)456-7116 prior to 3 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2008. Please note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. [FR Doc. E7-24568 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3170-W4-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals to Change the Community of License AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: KZLZ, LLC, Station KZLZ, Facility ID 36022, BPH-20070118AEX, From KEARNY, AZ, To CASAS ADOBES, AZ; GEORGIA EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC., Station NEW, Facility ID 170973, BNPH-20070502ABS, From PINEVIEW, GA, To ROCHELLE, GA; ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS RADIO SERVICE, Station WRFM, Facility ID 1724, BP-20070521ABD, From MUNCIE, IN, To KNIGHTSTOWN, IN; WSJD, INC., Station WSJD, Facility ID 55111, BPH-20070801AAB, From PRINCETON, IN, To HAUBSTADT, IN; DELTA RADIO LLC, Station WKXY, Facility ID 77755, BMPH-20071024AAC, From CLARKSDALE, MS, To MERIGOLD, MS; EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC., Station KTSG, Facility ID 88717, BPED-20071024ABK, From SIDNEY, CO, To STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC., Station KTAW, Facility ID 89073, BPED-20071024ABM, From WESTCLIFFE, CO, To WALSENBURG, CO; EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC., Station KTMH, Facility ID 89574, BPED-20071024ABN, From COLONA, CO, To MONTROSE, CO; EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC., Station KTDU, Facility ID 88486, BPED-20071024ABO, From TRIMBLE, CO, To DURANGO, CO; MESIC, MICHAEL J, Station WLGE, Facility ID 170981, BMPH-20071030ACI, From EPHRAIM, WI, To BAILEYS HARBOR, WI; BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Station WGOP, Facility ID 5347, BP-20071102ARL, From POCOMOKE CITY, MD, To DAMASCUS, MD; HANSON BROADCASTING CO. OF CALIFORNIA, Station KGBA, Facility ID 8174, BP-20071106AAO, From CALEXICO, CA, To HEBER, CA; RICHARD A. & JOANN R. PETERSON, JOINT TENANTS, Station KBSZ, Facility ID 11217, BP-20071107ACH, From WICKENBURG, AZ, To APACHE JUNCTION, AZ; SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Station NEW, Facility ID 166018, BMPH-20071108ACY, From ALTURAS, CA, To FERNLEY, NV; SEWARD MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC, Station KSWD-FM, Facility ID 72677, BPH-20071108AET, From SEWARD, AK, To STERLING, AK; LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC, Station KHIL, Facility ID 72656, BP-20071113AFN, From WILLCOX, AZ, To KEARNY, AZ; MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RADIO, Station WKKM, Facility ID 121959, BPED-20071114AGT, From RUST TOWNSHIP, MI, To HARRISVILLE, MI; NORTHLAND COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS, Station WJOJ, Facility ID 88667, BPED-20071115AAA, From HARRISVILLE, MI, To RUST TOWNSHIP, MI; NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Station WKIX, Facility ID 57610, BPH-20071115ABS, From KINSTON, NC, To WALNUT CREEK, NC; UNIVISION RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION, Station WVIX, Facility ID 48449, BPH-20071119AIH, From JOLIET, IL, To LEMONT, IL; EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION, Station KLVP-FM, Facility ID 79245, BPED-20071119AKN, From CHERRYVILLE, OR, To SANDY, OR; EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION, Station KLVP-FM, Facility ID 79245, BPED-20071119AKN, From CHERRYVILLE, OR, To SANDY, OR; CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Station WDXB, Facility ID 2114, BPH-20071126AJI, From JASPER, AL, To PELHAM, AL; R & R RADIO CORPORATION, Station KDES-FM, Facility ID 67354, BPH-20071128ACX, From PALM SPRINGS, CA, To REDLANDS, CA; RADIOACTIVE, LLC, Station WPNS, Facility ID 164241, BMPH-20071129AGC, From BRODHEAD, KY, To NORTH CORBIN, KY. DATES: Comments may be filed through February 19, 2008. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tung Bui, 202-418-2700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of these applications is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Commission's Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or electronically via the Media Bureau's Consolidated Data Base System, *http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/cdbs_pa.htm* . A copy of this application may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or *www.BCPIWEB.com.* Federal Communications Commission. James D. Bradshaw, Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. E7-24624 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 008493-026. *Title:* Trans-Pacific American Flag Berth Operators Agreement. *Parties:* American President Lines, Ltd., and Maersk Line Limited. *Filing Party:* Howard A. Levy, Esq.; 80 Wall Street, Suite 1117; New York, NY 10005-3602. *Synopsis:* The amendment substitutes Maersk Line Limited for A.P. Moller Maersk A/S in the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 010714-042. *Title:* Trans-Atlantic American Flag Liner Operators Agreement. *Parties:* American President Lines, Ltd.; American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC; Maersk Line Limited; and Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC. *Filing Party:* Howard A. Levy, Esq.; 80 Wall Street, Suite 1117; New York, NY 10005. *Synopsis:* The amendment substitutes Maersk Line Limited for A.P. Moller Maersk A/S in the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 012021. *Title:* COSCON/SINOLINES Slot Charter Agreement. *Parties:* COSCO Container Lines Company Ltd. and Sinotrans Container Lines Co. Ltd. *Filing Party:* Robert B. Yoshitomi; Nixon Peabody, LLP; 555 West Fifth Street, 46th Floor; Los Angeles, CA 90013. *Synopsis:* Agreement authorizes COSCO Container Lines Company Ltd. to charter slots to Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd. between U.S. West Coast ports and ports in China and Japan. By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Dated: December 14, 2007. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24597 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for license as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Persons knowing of any reason why the following applicants should not receive a license are requested to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573. Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants Agape Shipping, Inc., 9040 Telstar Ave. Suite 123, El Monte, CA 91731. *Officer:* Esther Lu Haio Lee, President(Qualifying Individual). Gallop Fargo Logistics, Inc. dba Logistics, Worldwide
(USA)Inc., 18601 S. Susana Road, A, East Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221. *Officer:* George H. Liu, CEO (Qualifying Individual). CT Telecom, Inc. dba JK Logis, 154-09 146th Ave., 3rd FL, Jamaica, NY 11434. *Officers:* Kyu Seok Lim, Director(Qualifying Individual), Gyu Wan Kim, President. Global Cargo Express, Inc., 114 N. New Ave., Suite E, Monterey Park, CA 91755. *Officer:* Yufu Xing, President (Qualifying Individual). Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder Transportation Intermediary Applicants Topstar International Logistics, Inc., 20529 East Walnut Dr. North, B-7, Walnut, CA 91789. *Officers:* Derrick Saoyee Long, Sen. Director (Qualifying Individual), Ke Xu, President. SDS Global Logistics, Inc., 62-03 31st Place, Long Island, NY 11101. *Officers:* Elvia N. Bacares, Vice President (Qualifying Individual), Tony Ricioppo, President. Front Cargo Freight Services, Inc., 4729 NW 72 Ave., Miami, FL 33166. *Officer:* Martha K. Calderon, President (Qualifying Individual). Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants Quisqueya Cargo Express, 421 W Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18102. *Officer:* Fraiser A. Polanco, Owner (Qualifying Individual). Southern Cross Shipping Co., Inc., 4524 Senac Drive, Metairie, LA 70003. *Officers:* Brian Leslie Scheele, President(Qualifying Individual), Michael L. Saltzman, Vice President. Dated: December 14, 2007. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24596 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocation The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary license has been revoked pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR part 515, effective on the corresponding date shown below: *License Number:* 003798F. *Name:* S.J. Stile Associates, Ltd. *Address:* 181 South Franklin Ave., Ste. 402, Valley Stream, NY 11581. *Date Revoked:* October 24, 2007. *Reason:* Surrendered license voluntarily. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-24595 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 15, 2008. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (David Tatum, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: *1. SunTrust Banks, Inc., Atlanta Georgia;* to merge with GB and T Bancshares, Inc., Gainesville, Georgia, and thereby indirectly acquire Gainesville Bank and Trust, Gainesville, Georgia; Mountain State Bank, Dawsonville, Georgia; First National Bank of Gwinnett, Duluth, Georgia; First National Bank of the South, Milledgeville, Georgia; Home Town Bank of Villa Rica, Villa Rica, Georgia; Community Trust Bank, Hiram, Georgia; and United Bank and Trust Company, Rockmart, Georgia. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 14, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-24576 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”). The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through December 31, 2010, the current OMB clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule (“Used Car Rule” or “Rule”). That clearance expires on December 31, 2007. DATES: Comments must be filed by January 18, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. Comments should refer to “Used Car Rule: FTC Matter No. P067609,” to facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope and should be mailed or delivered, with two complete copies, to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Room H-135 (Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments in electronic form, as prescribed below. However, if the comment contains any material for which confidential treatment is requested, it must be filed in paper form, and the first page of the document must be clearly labeled “Confidential.” 1 1 Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission's General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. *See* Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted by following the instructions on the web-based form at *https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-UsedCarRule* . To ensure that the Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on the web-based form at the *https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-UsedCarRule* weblink. If this notice appears at *www.regulations.gov* , you may also file an electronic comment through that website. The Commission will consider all comments that regulations.gov forwards to it. Comments also should be submitted to: Office of Management and Budget, ATTN: Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission. Comments should be submitted by facsimile to
(202)395-6974 because U.S. Postal Mail is subject to lengthy delays due to heightened security precautions. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments will be considered by the Commission and will be available to the public on the FTC website, to the extent practicable, at *www.ftc.gov* . As a matter of discretion, the FTC makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on the FTC website. More information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s privacy policy at *http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be addressed to John C. Hallerud, Attorney, Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission, 55 West Monroe, Suite 1825, Chicago, Illinois 60603,
(312)960-5634. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 20, 2007, the FTC sought comment on the information collection requirements associated with the Used Car Rule. 16 CFR Part 455. See 72 FR 46487. No comments were received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR Part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, the FTC is providing this second opportunity to comment while seeking OMB approval to extend the existing paperwork clearance for the Rule. All comments should be filed as prescribed in the **ADDRESSES** section above, and must be received on or before January 18, 2008. The Used Car Rule facilitates informed purchasing decisions by requiring used car dealers to disclose information about warranty coverage, if any, and the mechanical condition of used cars that they offer for sale. The Rule requires that used car dealers display a form called a “Buyers Guide” on each used car offered for sale that, among other things, discloses information about warranty coverage. Burden statement: **Estimated total annual hours burden:** 2,250,000 hours The Rule has no recordkeeping requirements. The estimated burden relating solely to disclosure requirements is 2,250,000 hours. As explained in more detail below, this estimate is based on the number of used car dealers (approximately 63,000 2 ), the number of used cars sold by dealers annually (approximately 28,029,000 3 ), and the time needed to fulfill the information collection tasks required by the rule. 4 2 CNW Marketing Research, Inc. CNW lists franchised outlets with used car operations as 19,017 and independent used car outlets as 43,521 in June 2007, for a total of 62,538 outlets. Staff rounded that figure to 63,000. 3 *Id* . 4 Some dealers opt to contract with outside contractors to perform the various tasks associated with complying with the Rule. Staff assumes that outside contractors would require about the same amount of time and incur similar cost as dealers to perform these tasks. Accordingly, the hour and cost burden totals shown, while referring to “dealers,” incorporate the time and cost borne by outside companies in performing the tasks associated with the Rule. The Rule requires that used car dealers display a one-page, double-sided Buyers Guide on each used car that they offer for sale. The component tasks associated with the Rule’s required display of Buyers Guides include:
(1)ordering and stocking Buyers Guides;
(2)entering data on Buyers Guides;
(3)displaying the Buyers Guides on vehicles;
(4)revising Buyers Guides as necessary; and
(5)complying with the Rule’s requirements for sales conducted in Spanish. *1. Ordering and Stocking Buyers Guides:* Dealers should need no more than an average of two hours per year to obtain Buyers Guides, 5 which are readily available from many commercial printers or can be produced by an office word-processing or desk-top publishing system. 6 Based on a population of 63,000 dealers, the annual hours burden for producing or obtaining and stocking Buyers Guides is 126,000 hours. 5 In the FTC’s 2004 PRA notice staff estimated the time needed to purchase Buyers Guides as one hour per year. 69 FR 63535, 63536 (Nov. 2, 2004) (addressing comments). Based on industry input, staff believes that more time may be spent purchasing Buyers Guides than previously estimated because dealers periodically may change the warranty coverage that they offer and the corresponding preprinted Buyers Guides that they purchase. 6 Buyers Guides are also available online from the FTC’s Web site, *www.ftc.gov,* as links to A Dealer’s Guide to the Used Car Rule at *http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/usedcarc.shtm.* *2. Entering Data on Buyers Guides:* The amount of time required to enter applicable data on Buyers Guides may vary substantially, depending on whether a dealer has automated the process. For used cars sold “as is,” copying vehicle-specific data from dealer inventories to Buyers Guides and checking the “No Warranty” box may take two to three minutes per vehicle if done by hand, and only seconds for those dealers who have automated the process or use pre-printed forms. Staff estimates that this task will require an average of two minutes per Buyers Guide. 7 Similarly, for used cars sold under warranty, the time required to check the “Warranty” box and to add warranty information, such as the additional information required in the Percentage of Labor/Parts and the Systems Covered/Duration sections of the Buyers Guide will depend on whether the dealer uses a manual or automated process or Buyers Guides that are pre-printed with the dealer’s standard warranty terms. Staff estimates that these tasks will take an average of one additional minute, *i.e.* , cumulatively, an average total time of three minutes for each used car sold under warranty. 7 The 2004 PRA notice estimated the average time spent for this task as one-and-one half minutes. 69 FR at 63536. Based upon comments received at that time and additional industry input in preparing this notice, staff has revised its estimate upward to 2 minutes. Staff estimates that approximately fifty percent of used cars sold by dealers are sold “as is,” with the other one half sold under warranty. 8 Therefore, staff estimates that the overall time required to enter data on Buyers Guides consists of 467,000 hours for used cars sold without a warranty (28,029,000 vehicles x 50% x 2 minutes per vehicle) and 701,000 hours for used cars sold under warranty (28,029,000 vehicles x 50% x 3 minutes per vehicle) for a cumulative estimated total of 1,168,000 hours. 8 The 2004 PRA notice estimated that sixty percent of sales were “as is.” 69 FR at 63536. Industry input suggests that more used cars are now sold with warranties because of an increase in the availability of manufacturers’ certified used car programs and a longer duration of manufacturers’ original new car warranties. *See also* Manheim Market Report, at 35 (citing Autodata Corporation (Table noting that 1.6 million certified pre-owned used cars were sold in 2006, which constitutes a two percent increase in certified used car sales from 2004 and approximately six percent of the used cars sold by dealers in 2006)). Staff therefore has decreased its estimate of the number of “as is” sales from the prior PRA notice. *3. Displaying Buyers Guides on Vehicles:* Although the time required to display the Buyers Guides on each used car may vary substantially, FTC staff estimates that dealers will spend an average of 1.75 minutes per vehicle to match the correct Buyers Guide to the vehicle and to display it on the vehicle. 9 The estimated burden associated with this task is approximately 818,000 hours for the 28,029,000 vehicles sold in 2006 (28,029,000 vehicles x 1.75 minutes per vehicle). 9 The 2004 PRA notice also stated this estimate. See 69 FR at 63536. Absent specific industry estimates to the contrary, staff continues to believe this estimate is reasonable. *4. Revising Buyers Guides as Necessary:* If negotiations between the buyer and seller over warranty coverage produce a sale on terms other than those originally entered on the Buyers Guide, the dealer must revise the Buyers Guide to reflect the actual terms of sale. According to the original rulemaking record, bargaining over warranty coverage rarely occurs. Staff notes that consumers often do not need to negotiate over warranty coverage because they can find vehicles that are offered with the desired warranty coverage online or in other ways before ever contacting a dealer. Accordingly, staff assumes that the Buyers Guide will be revised in no more than two percent of sales, with an average time of two minutes per revision. Therefore, staff estimates that dealers annually will spend approximately 19,000 hours revising Buyers Guides (28,029,000 vehicles x 2% x 2 minutes per vehicle). *5. Spanish Language Sales:* The Rule requires that contract disclosures be made in Spanish if a sale is conducted in Spanish. 10 The Rule permits displaying both an English and a Spanish language Buyers Guide to comply with this requirement. 11 Many dealers with large numbers of Spanish-speaking customers likely will post both English and Spanish Buyers Guides to avoid potential compliance violations. 10 16 CFR 455.5. 11 *Id.* Calculations from United States Census Bureau surveys indicate that approximately six percent of the United States population speaks Spanish at home, without also speaking fluent English. 12 Staff therefore projects that approximately six percent of used car sales will be conducted in Spanish. Dealers will incur the additional burden of completing and displaying a second Buyers Guide in six percent of sales assuming that dealers choose to comply with the Rule by posting both English and Spanish Buyers Guides. The annual hours burden associated with completing and posting Buyers Guides is 1,986,000 hours (1,168,000 hours for entering data on Buyers Guides + 818,000 hours for displaying Buyers Guides). Therefore, staff estimates that the additional burden caused by the Rule’s requirement that dealers display Spanish language Buyers Guides when conducting sales in Spanish is 119,000 hours (6% x 1,986,000 hours). The other components of the annual hours burden, *i.e.* , purchasing Buyers Guides and revising them for changes in warranty coverage, remain unchanged. 12 U.S. Census Bureau, Table S1601. Language Spoken at Home. 2005 American Community Survey, available at: *http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-qr_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_S1601&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-CONTEXT=st.* The table indicates that 19.4% of the U.S. population do not speak English at home, 62% of this group speaks Spanish at home, and 47.8% of those home Spanish speakers speak English less than “very well.” **Estimated annual cost burden:** $32,876,000, consisting of $27,270,000 in labor costs and $5,606,000 in non-labor costs. *1. Labor costs:* Labor costs are derived by applying appropriate hourly cost figures to the burden hours described above. Staff has determined that all of the tasks associated with ordering forms, entering data on Buyers Guides, posting Buyers Guides on vehicles, and revising them as needed, including the corresponding tasks associated with Spanish Buyers Guides, are typically done by clerical or low-level administrative personnel. Using a clerical cost rate of $12.12 per hour 13 and an estimated burden of 2,250,000 hours for disclosure requirements, the total labor cost burden would be approximately $27,270,000. 13 The hourly rate is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate of the mean hourly wage for office clerks, general, No. 43-9061. National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2006 available at: *http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes439061.htm* . *2. Capital or other non-labor costs:* Although the cost of Buyers Guides can vary considerably, based on industry input staff estimates that the average cost of each Buyers Guide is 20 cents. The estimated cost of Buyers Guides for the 28,029,000 used cars sold by dealers in 2006 is approximately $5,606,000. In making this estimate, staff conservatively assumes that all dealers will purchase preprinted forms instead of producing them internally, although dealers may produce them at minimal expense using current office automation technology. Capital and start-up costs associated with the Rule are minimal. William Blumenthal General Counsel [FR Doc. E7-24671 Filed 12-18-07: 8:45 am] [BILLING CODE 6750-01-S] FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Charges for Certain Disclosures AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice Regarding Charges for Certain Disclosures. SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission announces that the ceiling on allowable charges under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) will increase from $10.00 to $10.50 effective January 1, 2008. Under 1996 amendments to the FCRA, the Federal Trade Commission is required to increase the $8.00 amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of Section 612(f) on January 1 of each year, based proportionally on changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), with fractional changes rounded to the nearest fifty cents. The CPI increased 29.34 percent between September 1997, the date the FCRA amendments took effect, and September 2007. This increase in the CPI and the requirement that any increase be rounded to the nearest fifty cents results in an increase in the maximum allowable charge to $10.50 effective January 1, 2008. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2008. ADDRESSES: Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith B. Anderson, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580, 202-326-3428. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 612(f)(1)(A) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which became effective in 1997, provides that a consumer reporting agency may charge a consumer a reasonable amount for making a disclosure to the consumer pursuant to Section 609 of the Act. 1 The law states that, where a consumer reporting agency is permitted to impose a reasonable charge on a consumer for making a disclosure to the consumer pursuant to Section 609, the charge shall not exceed $8 and shall be indicated to the consumer before making the disclosure. Section 612(f)(2) states that the Federal Trade Commission (“the Commission”) shall increase the $8.00 maximum amount on January 1 of each year, based proportionally on changes in the Consumer Price Index, with fractional changes rounded to the nearest fifty cents. 1 This provision, originally Section 612 *(a)* , was added to the FCRA in September 1996 and became effective in September 1997. It was relabelled Section 612 *(f)* by Section 211(a)(1) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (“FACT Act”), Public Law 108-159, which was signed into law on December 4, 2003. Section 211(a)(2) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (“FACT Act”) added a new Section 612(a) to the FCRA that gives consumers the right to request free annual disclosures once every 12 months. The maximum allowable charge established by this Notice does not apply to requests made under that provision. The charge does apply when a consumer who orders a file disclosure has already received a free annual disclosure and does not otherwise qualify for an additional free disclosure. The Commission considers the $8 amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of Section 612(f) to be the baseline for the effective ceiling on reasonable charges dating from the effective date of the amended FCRA, i.e., September 30, 1997. Each year the Commission calculates the proportional increase in the Consumer Price Index (using the most general CPI, which is for all urban consumers, all items) from September 1997 to September of the current year. The Commission then determines what modification, if any, from the original base of $8 should be made effective on January 1 of the subsequent year, given the requirement that fractional changes be rounded to the nearest fifty cents. Between September 1997 and September 2007, the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and all items increased by 29.34 percent—from an index value of 161.2 in September 1997 to a value of 208.490 in September 2007. An increase of 29.34 percent in the $8.00 base figure would lead to a new figure of $10.35. However, because the statute directs that the resulting figure be rounded to the nearest $0.50, the maximum allowable charge should be $10.50. The Commission therefore determines that the maximum allowable charge for the year 2008 will be $10.50. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark Secretary [FR Doc. E7-24672 Filed 12-18-07: 8:45 am] BILLLING CODE 6750-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation, Program Announcement
(PA)PAR07-231, Panel D In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)announces the aforementioned meeting. *Time and Date:* 1 p.m.-3 p.m., January 29, 2008 (Closed). *Place:* Teleconference. *Status:* The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)
(4)and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The meeting will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of “CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation,” PAR07-231, Panel D. *Contact Person for More Information:* Maurine Goodman, M.A., M.P.H., Scientific Review Administrator, Office of the Chief Science Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D 72, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404-639-4737. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: December 12, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-24641 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Field Trails To Evaluate Efficacy of Natural Products for the Control of the Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease Spirochetes, Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA)CK08-001; Evaluation of Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Formulations To Prevent Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Borreliosis), FOA CK08-002 In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)announces the aforementioned meeting: *Time and Date:* 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 8, 2008 (Closed). *Place:* Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1900 Sullivan Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30337, Telephone
(770)997-1100. *Status:* The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)
(4)and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The meeting will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of “Field Trails to Evaluate Efficacy of Natural Products for the Control of the Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease Spirochetes, FOA Number CK08-001; Evaluation of Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Formulations to Prevent Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Borreliosis), FOA Number CK08-002.” *Contact Person for More Information:* Shoukat Qari, D.V.M., Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Strategic Science and Program Unit, Office of the Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop C-19, Atlanta, GA, Telephone
(404)639-8942. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: December 12, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-24643 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
(SDRR)In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the CDC announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee and subcommittee: Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., January 8, 2008 Advisory Board Meeting Times and Dates 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., January 8, 2008 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., January 9, 2008 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., January 10, 2008 Public Comment Times and Dates 5 p.m.-6 p.m., January 8, 2008 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., January 9, 2008 *Place:* Suncoast Hotel and Casino, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89145. Phone 702.636.7111, Fax 702.636.7050. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 75 to 100 people. *Background:* The Advisory Board was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) Act of 2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)as a final rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2009. *Purpose:* This Advisory Board is charged with
(a)providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 13179;
(b)providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this program; and
(c)upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of this class. *Matters to be Discussed:* The topics for the Subcommittee meeting will include a Review of Individual Dose Reconstructions and future Subcommittee Plans and Actions. The agenda for the Advisory Board meeting includes: NIOSH Program Status Report; Redaction of Board Transcripts and SEC Petition for Texas City Chemicals, Inc.; SEC Petition for Nevada Test Site; SEC Petition for Mound; SEC Petition for Combustion Engineering; SEC Petition for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; SEC Petition Updates: Bethlehem Steel, Blockson, Chapman Valve, Dow Chemical, Fernald, and Sandia; Science Issues Update; Department of Labor Update; Department of Energy Update; FY08 Tasks for Sanford Cohen & Associates; Update on selection of board support contractor; NIOSH Program Update; Board Future Plans and Schedules; Working Group Reports; and a Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews Report. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may be submitted according the policy provided below. Any written comments received will be provided at the meeting and should be submitted to the contact person below well in advance of the meeting. Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting Transcripts (Public Comment)
(1)If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name.
(2)NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comment are aware of the fact that their comments (including their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting posted on a public website. Such reasonable steps include:
(a)A statement read at the start of each public comment period stating that transcripts will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted;
(b)A printed copy of the statement mentioned in
(a)above will be displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make public comment;
(c)A statement such as outlined in
(a)above will also appear with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it is posted on the NIOSH Web site;
(d)A statement such as in
(a)above will appear in the **Federal Register** Notice that announces Board and Subcommittee meetings.
(3)If an individual in making a statement reveals personal information (e.g., medical information) about themselves that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH FOIA coordinator will, however, review such revelations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such information.
(4)All disclosures of information concerning third parties will be redacted.
(5)If it comes to the attention of the DFO that an individual wishes to share information with the Board but objects to doing so in a public forum, the DFO will work with that individual, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to find a way that the Board can hear such comments. *Contact Person for More Information:* Dr. Lewis V. Wade, Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Phone 513.533.6825, Fax 513.533.6826. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: December 12, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-24644 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS)In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the CDC announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee: *Times and Dates:* 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., January 23, 2008. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., January 24, 2008. *Place:* NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. *Status:* This meeting is open to the public; however, visitors must be processed in accordance with established federal policies and procedures. For foreign nationals or non-US citizens, pre-approval is required (please contact Althelia Harris, 301-458-4261, *adw1@cdc.gov* or Virginia Cain, *vcain@cdc.gov* at least 10 days in advance for requirements). All visitors are required to present a valid form of picture identification issued by a state, federal or international government. As required by the Federal Property Management Regulations, Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, subpart 101-20.301, all persons entering in or on Federal controlled property and their packages, briefcases, and other containers in their immediate possession are subject to being x-rayed and inspected. Federal law prohibits the knowing possession or the causing to be present of firearms, explosives and other dangerous weapons and illegal substances. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. *Purpose:* This committee is charged with providing advice and making recommendations to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS, regarding the scientific and technical program goals and objectives, strategies, and priorities of NCHS. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The agenda will include welcome remarks by the Director, NCHS; review of the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey program; presentation of the National Health Interview Survey program; discussion of upcoming program reviews and an open session for comments from the public. Requests to make oral presentations should be submitted in writing to the contact person listed below. All requests must contain the name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation of the presenter. Written comments should not exceed five single-spaced typed pages in length and must be received by January 9, 2008. The agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Contact Person for More Information:* Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director of Extramural Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7211, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone
(301)458-4500, fax
(301)458-4020. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: December 12, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-24642 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS-2273-N] RIN 0938-AO99 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); Additional Allotments To Eliminate FY 2007 Funding Shortfalls AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice describes the methodology and process we are using for determining the amounts of certain States' remaining SCHIP funding shortfalls in Federal fiscal year
(FY)2007, in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veteran's Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. This notice also contains the amounts of the additional allotments to be provided to such States to eliminate such FY 2007 funding shortfalls, determined in accordance with this methodology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Strauss,
(410)786-2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Availability and Redistribution of SCHIP Fiscal Year Allotments Title XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act) sets forth the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to enable States, the District of Columbia, and specified Commonwealths and Territories to initiate and expand health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealths and Territories may implement the SCHIP through a separate child health program under title XXI of the Act, an expanded program under title XIX of the Act, or a combination of both. Section 2104(e) of the Act specifies that the SCHIP allotments for a Federal fiscal year are available for payment to States for their expenditures under an approved State child health plan for an initial 3-fiscal year period of availability, including the fiscal year for which the allotment was provided. Section 2104(f) of the Act specifies that the amounts of States' allotments which are not expended during the initial 3-year period of availability are to be redistributed to those States that have fully spent these fiscal year allotments during this period of availability in accordance with an appropriate procedure determined by the Secretary. Furthermore, section 2104(e) of the Act specifies that the amounts of the redistributed allotments continue to be available for expenditure by the States receiving these redistributions to the end of the fiscal year in which these funds are redistributed. B. Enactment of NIHRA, UTRA, and Special Rules for Addressing FY 2007 SCHIP Funding Shortfalls In general, under section 2104(e) and
(f)of the Act, any unexpended SCHIP allotments remaining following the end of the initial 3-year period of availability would otherwise be redistributed in accordance with an appropriate procedure determined by the Secretary. However, section 201(a) of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (NIHRA) (Pub. L. 109-482, enacted on January 15, 2007) amended the SCHIP statute to add a new section 2104(h) of the Act. This new subsection provided for special rules to address States' FY 2007 SCHIP funding shortfalls. Specifically, in order to address States' FY 2007 SCHIP funding shortfalls, section 2104(h)( *1* ) of the Act provided for the redistribution in FY 2007 of the unexpended FY 2004 allotments remaining at the end of FY 2006. Furthermore, section 2104(h)( *2* ) of the Act provided for the redistribution of certain amounts of unexpended FY 2005 allotments which became available for redistribution in months after March 31, 2007. On May 29, 2007, we published a notice in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 29502) describing the implementation of section 201(a) of the NIHRA and containing the amounts of the States' redistributed FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments, determined in accordance with the NIHRA. In accordance with the methodology established under NIHRA, the amounts of the States' projected FY 2007 shortfalls, and the associated FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, were determined on a monthly basis to address the FY 2007 shortfalls. In that regard, and since the total amounts of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments available for redistribution were limited (to about $146.9 million and $137.4 million, respectively), the total FY 2007 shortfalls for the 6 States receiving the redistributions were not addressed. That is, the total amounts of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments that were provided to the 6 recipient States were only sufficient to address the States' FY 2007 shortfalls experienced through May 2007; these amounts were not sufficient to cover the 6 States' remaining FY 2007 shortfalls occurring in months after May 2007, nor were these amounts sufficient to address other States' FY 2007 projected shortfalls occurring after May 2007. On May 29, 2007, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veteran's Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (UTRA, Pub L. 110-28) was enacted; in particular, title VII of this law amended section 2104(h) of the Act (as amended by NIHRA), to provide for additional allotment amounts to fund States' remaining SCHIP funding shortfalls in FY 2007. Note, under paragraph 2104(h)(7) of the Act as amended by the NIHRA, the special rules for the redistribution of the unexpended FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments in FY 2007 to address FY 2007 SCHIP funding shortfalls apply only to a State that receives an allotment for FY 2007 under subsection 2104( *b* ) of the Act. In that regard, under subsection 2104(b) of the Act, a State refers only to the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Therefore, subsection 2104(h) of the Act, as amended by NIHRA and as further amended by UTRA, does not apply to the Commonwealths and Territories, which received SCHIP allotments for FY 2007 under the authority of subsection 2104( *c* ) of the Act. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated in this notice, in referring to the redistribution of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments or the additional allotments for eliminating FY 2007 shortfalls, the term “State” means only the 50 States and the District of Columbia, as applicable. II. Provisions of This Notice The purpose of this notice is to set forth the methodology and process we are using to implement the UTRA provision for eliminating States' SCHIP funding Shortfalls in FY 2007. A. Methodology for Determining the Amounts of Additional Allotments To Eliminate States' SCHIP Funding Shortfalls in FY 2007 Section 2104(h)(1) and
(2)of the Act, as amended by NIHRA contained the methodology for determining the amounts of States' redistributions of the unexpended FY 2004 allotments remaining at the end of FY 2006 and certain amounts of unexpended FY 2005 allotments, respectively. The methodology for determining these redistributed allotment amounts, and the actual amounts of the redistributed allotments determined in accordance with such methodology, was described in the **Federal Register** published on May 29, 2007. Subsequent to the enactment of NIHRA, section 7001(a) of UTRA amended section 2104(h)(4) of the Act (as amended by NIHRA) to provide for additional allotment amounts to eliminate the FY 2007 SCHIP funding shortfalls remaining after the redistributions of the unexpended FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments in FY 2007, both for States that received the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributions, as well as for other States that did not receive such redistributions, but which also have projected FY 2007 shortfalls. Under the amended section 2104(h)(4) of the Act, a “remaining shortfall State” is defined as a State for which the Secretary estimates on the basis of the most recent data available to the Secretary as of the date of enactment (of UTRA) that the projected FY 2007 Federal SCHIP expenditures will exceed the sum of: • The amounts of the State's allotments for FY 2005 and FY 2006 that were not expended by the end of FY 2006. • The amount of the State's allotment for FY 2007. • The amounts, if any, of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments that were redistributed to the State in FY 2007, in accordance with section 2104(h)(1) and
(2)of the Act, respectively. Section 2104(h)(7) of the Act as amended by the NIHRA indicates that the provisions of subsection 2104(h) of the Act apply only to the 50 States and the District of Columbia; that is, these provisions do not apply to the Commonwealths and Territories. Therefore, the FY 2004 and FY 2005 shortfall redistributions, and the FY 2007 shortfall allotments, are only available for the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated in this notice, the term “State” means only the 50 States and the District of Columbia, as applicable. Before enactment of UTRA, section 2104(h)(4) of the Act (as amended by NIHRA) required that the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments could only be used to make payments by States with respect to their expenditures for
(1)providing child health assistance or other health benefits coverage for populations eligible under the State child health plan (including under a waiver of this plan) on October 1, 2006; and
(2)providing child health assistance or other health benefits coverage to an individual who is not a child or a pregnant woman at the regular Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP, referenced in section 1905(b) of the Act) only (not the enhanced FMAP, referenced in section 2105(b) of the Act). Under the NIHRA, the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments were available for States' expenditures for a child or a pregnant woman only, at the enhanced FMAP rate. However, the UTRA amended section 2104(h)(4) of the Act to remove both of these limitations. Under the revised section 2104(h)(4) of the Act, the Federal matching rate for expenditures related to all the populations indicated is the enhanced FMAP rate. As indicated above, under section 2104(h)(4) of the Act, as amended by UTRA, the amount of a State's remaining FY 2007 shortfall, if any, is determined by comparing each State's allotment funds available in FY 2007 (including FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, if any) to its projected FY 2007 expenditures, based on the State's most recent estimates available as of May 25, 2007, the date of enactment of UTRA. In this regard, we determined the amounts of States' projected FY 2007 expenditures, by using their estimated expenditures as reported and certified by the State to CMS on their quarterly budget submissions of Forms CMS-37 and CMS-21B. By May 25, 2007, most States had submitted their certified estimates of their FY 2007 expenditures on their May 2007 Forms CMS-37 and CMS-21B. However, there were 3 States that had not submitted and certified their May 2007 submissions of these reports by May 25, 2007; for those 3 States, we are using the projected FY 2007 expenditures as provided in their February 2007 submissions of such reports, as those represented the most recent certified estimates of their FY 2007 expenditures available as of May 25, 2007. As described in the notice published in the **Federal Register** on May 29, 2007, the amounts of the States' FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments were determined in accordance with the provisions of section 2104(h)(1) and
(2)of the Act respectively, based on the States' other available allotments in FY 2007 (that is, the unexpended FY 2005 and FY 2006 allotments carried into FY 2007 and the FY 2007 allotments) and the States' projected FY 2007 allotments using the States' February FY 2007 estimates. This determination did not include any additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments as provided under the recently enacted UTRA, since as provided in section 2104(h)(2) of the Act, we used the information available as of March 31, 2007, and UTRA was not enacted until May 25, 2007. In accordance with section 2104(h)(4) of the Act, as amended by UTRA, the amounts of the FY 2007 shortfall allotments were determined based on the amounts of each State's other available allotments in FY 2007 (that is, the unexpended FY 2005 and FY 2006 allotments carried into FY 2007 and the FY 2007 allotments), the previously determined FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, and the States' projected FY 2007 expenditures available as of the date of enactment of UTRA. Because the UTRA provided for an additional $650 million to address the shortfalls in FY 2007 remaining after the provision of such FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, and furthermore, since such redistributed allotments were required to be based on the FY 2007 shortfalls determined with the data available at the times indicated above and in the May 29, 2007 **Federal Register** notice (that is, using the February 2007 estimates), we are not recalculating the amounts of the States' FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments in order to determine the amounts of the addition FY 2007 shortfall allotments. Rather, since the $650 million is available and intended to cover the States' full remaining FY 2007 shortfalls, we determined the amounts of the FY 2007 shortfall allotments by subtracting each shortfall State's allotments available in FY 2007 (including the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, if any) from its projected FY 2007 expenditures; the difference (for the shortfall States with projected FY 2007 expenditures greater than their available allotments) represents the amount of the State's FY 2007 shortfall allotment. B. Retrospective Adjustment Section 2104(h)(5) of the Act provides that the Secretary may adjust the estimates and determinations of the amounts of the FY 2004 redistributed allotments (section 2104(h)(1) of the Act), the FY 2005 redistributed allotments (section 2104(h)(2) of the Act), the amounts available for the FY 2005 redistribution (section 2104(h)(3) of the Act), and the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments (section 2104(h)(4) of the Act) on the basis of the amounts reported by States not later than November 30, 2007 on Forms CMS-64 and CMS-21. However, in no case may the amounts of the FY 2005 allotments redistributed from States (as determined under section 2104(h)(3) of the Act) exceed the amounts that were determined based on the most recent data available as of March 31, 2007. As described in the May 29, 2007 **Federal Register** , these amounts were determined based on the States' submissions of the February 2007 quarterly estimate reports of their FY 2007 expenditures, and using those estimates would not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the States' available FY 2005 allotments as were determined available as of March 31, 2007 or $20 million. Furthermore, under section 2104(h)(5)(B) of the Act, in providing for any additional FY 2005 redistributed allotments under any retrospective adjustment, only the actual unexpended FY 2005 allotments remaining at the end of FY 2007 (as determined following the submission of States' fourth quarter FY 2007 expenditure reports submitted by November 30, 2007) may be used. The additional funds made available under UTRA to eliminate FY 2007 shortfalls may be available for any retrospective adjustments. Finally, under section 2104(h)(5)(C) of the Act, any retrospective adjustment may not provide for the reduction of any States' FY 2006 or FY 2007 allotments. C. Ordering of Expenditures In applying State's expenditures against their available SCHIP allotments, expenditures are ordered as provided under section 2105(a)(1)(A) through
(D)and 2105(a)(2) of the Act as follows: • Title XIX SCHIP-related expenditures for which payment is made at the enhanced FMAP (section 2105(a)(1)(A) of the Act); • Title XIX expenditures for medical assistance provided during a presumptive eligibility period under section 1920A of the Act (section 2105(a)(1)(B) of the Act); • Child health assistance for targeted low-income children in the form of providing health benefits coverage that meets the requirements of section 2103 (per section 2105(a)(1)(C) of the Act); • Expenditures listed in section 2105(a)(1)(D)(i) through
(iv)of the Act, respectively: Other child health assistance for targeted low-income children; health services initiatives under the plan for improving the health of children (including targeted low-income children and other low-income children); expenditures for outreach activities; and administration expenditures. In accordance with the ordering of allotments and expenditures provisions described above, the expenditures of States will be applied against the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments, and any other allotments available to the States in FY 2007 (that is, the FY 2005, FY 2006 and FY 2007 allotments). D. No Ordering Election for Amounts of States' FY 2004 Redistributed Allotments, FY 2005 Redistributed Allotments, and FY 2007 Shortfall Allotments In the past, for purposes of applying States' expenditures against the redistributed allotments, States receiving redistributed allotment amounts were given flexibility to decide the ordering of the redistributed allotments with respect to the States' other available allotments. This allowed the redistribution States to optimize the use of these redistributed funds. However, because of the statutory provisions made by the NIHRA and UTRA on the identification of shortfall States and the determination of the amount of the funding shortfalls on a monthly basis, and the requirement that these redistributed allotments and additional allotments be available only after the States' other SCHIP allotment funds have been exhausted, we believe that the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments and the FY 2007 shortfall allotments must be ordered after the States' other available allotments are exhausted. Therefore, shortfall States must spend their available FY 2005, FY 2006, and FY 2007 allotments first, before any amounts of redistributed FY 2004 allotments, redistributed FY 2005 allotments, and FY 2007 shortfall allotments. Furthermore, since the unexpended FY 2004 allotments must be redistributed before any redistribution of the FY 2005 allotments, and the FY 2007 shortfall allotments are available for any remaining shortfalls, the amounts of any FY 2004 redistributed allotment must be ordered prior to any FY 2005 redistributed allotments, and the FY 2005 redistributed allotments must be ordered prior to any FY 2007 shortfall allotments. As specified in section 2104(h)(6) of the Act, as added by section 201(a) of the NIHRA, and as amended by UTRA, the amounts of the unexpended FY 2004 and FY 2005 allotments redistributed to a State in FY 2007, and the amounts of the FY 2007 shortfall allotments, are only available for expenditure by the State through September 30, 2007; and any amounts of these redistributed allotments or additional allotments remaining at the end of FY 2007, shall not be subject to redistribution under section 2104(f) of the Act. This provision does not limit the authority of the Secretary to make any retrospective adjustments under section 2104(h)(5) of the Act, as discussed above. The amounts of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotment amounts, the reduction of the FY 2005 allotments, and the amounts of the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments, will be incorporated into the Form CMS-21C (Allocation of Title XIX and Title XXI Expenditures to the SCHIP Fiscal Year Allotment). Form CMS-21C is used for tracking States' expenditures against their available SCHIP allotments. The Medicaid and SCHIP expenditure system will then automatically apply expenditures reported on the quarterly expenditure reports for FY 2007 against the revised FY 2005 allotments, the other SCHIP allotments available in FY 2007, the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed amounts, and the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments available in FY 2007. E. Repeal of Special Rule for Coverage for Populations Eligible on October 1, 2006 Section 2104(h)(4)(A) of the Act, was added by the NIHRA and under which States could only use amounts of FY 2004 allotments or FY 2005 allotments, redistributed under section 2104(h) of the Act, only for expenditures for providing child health assistance or other health benefits coverage for populations eligible for assistance or benefits under its approved State child health assistance plan (including a waiver of this plan) as in effect on October 1, 2006, has been repealed by UTRA. F. Table for Determination of the Additional FY 2007 Shortfall Allotments In the table included in this notice we set forth the determination of the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments. In the **Federal Register** notice published on May 29, 2007, we provided the amounts of the States' FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments; those amounts are incorporated into the calculation of the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments to eliminate States remaining FY 2007 shortfalls. The following describes the table for determining the FY 2007 shortfall allotments to eliminate the remaining FY 2007 shortfalls. Based on the States' most recent estimates of their FY 2007 expenditures available as of May 25, 2007, the date of enactment for UTRA, there are 12 States with projected shortfalls in SCHIP funds in FY 2007. Key to Table—Additional FY 2007 Allotments to Eliminate the Remaining FY 2007 Shortfalls This Table presents the determination of the amounts of the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments to eliminate the shortfalls remaining in FY 2007 for the 50 States and DC based on the most recent expenditure projections for FY 2007, after the provision of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments. Column/Description *Column A = State* . Name of State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth or Territory. *Column B = FY 2007 Expends. MAY 2007 Estimates* . Column B contains the projected FY 2007 Federal expenditures based on the most recent data available submitted as of May 25, 2007, the date of enactment for UTRA. For most States this data was obtained from the certified May 2007 submissions of the Forms CMS-37 and CMS-21B. For 3 States, the certified May 2007 submission was not available as of May 25, 2007; for those States, the certified February 2007 submission of these forms was used. *Column C = Tot. Allotments in FY 2007 NOT Including FY 04/05 Redists* . Column C contains the total allotments available to each State in FY 2007, not including any FY 2004 or FY 2005 redistributed allotments. These allotments include: the unexpended FY 2005 allotments remaining at the end of FY 2006 and carried into FY 2007 (and further reduced, as applicable, by the provisions of section 2104(h)(3) of the Act, as amended by NIHRA); the unexpended FY 2006 allotments remaining at the end of FY 2006 and carried into FY 2007; and the FY 2007 allotments. *Column D = Tot. FY 07 SF Before Redist. or Addtl Allots* . Column D contains the amounts of the States' FY 2007 shortfalls, if any, determined before the provision of any redistributed FY 2004 or FY 2005 allotments, and is equal to the difference between the amounts in Column B and Column C. For States whose available allotments in FY 2007 in Column C is greater than or equal to the projected FY 2007 expenditures in Column B, the entry in Column D is $0. *Column E = For SF States FY 2004 Redistributions u/NIHRA* . Column E contains the total FY 2004 redistributed allotments as published in the May 29, 2007 **Federal Register** in Table 3 (72 FR 29513). With respect to States for which there is no redistribution of FY 2004 allotments, the entry in Column E is $0. *Column F = For SF States FY 2005 Redistributions u/NIHRA* . Column F contains the total FY 2005 redistributed allotments as published in the May 29, 2007 **Federal Register** in Table 3 (72 FR 29513). With respect to States for which there is no redistribution of FY 2005 allotments, the entry in Column F is $0. *Column G = Tot. FY 04/05 Redist. Amounts* . Column G contains the total FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments, if any, determined as the sum of the entries is Column E and Column F. *Column H = Tot. FY 07 SF AFTER FY 04/05 Redist* . Column H contains the amount of the States' FY 2007 shortfalls, if any, remaining after the provision of any FY 2004 or FY 2005 redistributed allotments, and is determined as the difference between the amounts in Column D and Column G. The amount in Column H represents the amount of the States' additional FY 2007 shortfall allotment, provided to eliminate the States' remaining projected FY 2007 shortfall after the provision of the FY 2004 and FY 2005 redistributed allotments. With respect to States for which there is no additional FY 2007 shortfall allotment, the entry in Column H is $0. BILLING CODE 4120-01-P EN19DE07.032 BILLING CODE 4120-01-C III. Regulatory Impact Statement We have examined the impact of this rule as required by Executive Order 12866 (September 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review), the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA)(September 19, 1980 Pub. L. 96-354), section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) and Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12866 directs agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). A regulatory impact analysis
(RIA)must be prepared for major rules with economically significant effects ($100 million or more in any one year). We have determined that with respect to the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments totaling about $606.9 million, this notice is economically significant. However, because this notice only announces the provision of additional allotment funds determined based on the formula specified in statute and does not put forward any administrative policies, we have not performed an analysis beyond that which is presented in section II. above. Because State participation in the SCHIP program is voluntary, any payments and expenditures States make or incur on behalf of the program that are not reimbursed by the Federal Government are made voluntarily. The RFA requires agencies to analyze options for regulatory relief of small businesses. For purposes of the RFA, small entities include small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. Most hospitals and most other providers and suppliers are small entities, either by nonprofit status or by having revenues of $6 million to $29 million in any 1 year. Individuals and States are not included in the definition of a small entity. We are not preparing an analysis for the RFA because we have determined that this notice will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act requires us to prepare a regulatory impact analysis if a rule may have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of section 604 of the RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define a small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of a Core-Based Statistical Area and has fewer than 100 beds. We are not preparing an analysis for section 1102(b) of the Act because we have determined that this notice will not have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 also requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits before issuing any rule whose mandates require spending in any 1 year of $100 million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation. That threshold level is currently approximately $120 million. This notice will not create an unfunded mandate on States, tribal, or local governments. Therefore, we are not required to perform an assessment of the costs and benefits of this notice. Executive Order 13132 establishes certain requirements that an agency must meet when it publishes a proposed rule (and subsequent final rule) that imposes substantial direct requirement costs on State and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has Federalism implications. We have reviewed this notice and have determined that it does not significantly affect States' rights, roles, and responsibilities. Low-income children will benefit from payments under this program through increased opportunities for health insurance coverage. We believe this notice will have an overall positive impact by informing States, the District of Columbia, and Commonwealths and Territories of the extent to which they are permitted to expend funds under their child health plans using the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotment amounts. In accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12866, this notice was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. IV. Waiver of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date We ordinarily publish a proposed notice in the **Federal Register** to provide a period of public comment before the provisions of a notice, such as this, are effective in accordance with section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA)(5 U.S.C. 553(b)). We also ordinarily provide a 30-day delay in the effective date of the provisions of a notice in accordance with section 553(d) of the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(d)). However, we can waive both the notice of proposed rulemaking and the 30-day delay in effective date if the Secretary finds, for good cause, that it is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a statement of the finding and the reasons in the notice. We find there is good cause to waive notice of proposed rulemaking and the delay in the effective date of this issuance of the additional FY 2007 allotments and the methodology for the additional allotments to eliminate the FY 2007 funding shortfalls in SCHIP because the delay required for a notice of proposed rulemaking and the delay in the effective date would be contrary to the public interest in light of the pressing financial needs faced by some States that could result in disruption of program operations. We determined the amounts of the additional FY 2007 allotments to eliminate the FY 2007 SCHIP funding shortfall as expeditiously as possible in order to make them available to the States as soon as possible. In determining the amounts of the additional FY 2007 allotments we used State FY 2007 projected Federal expenditures as contained in the most recent available States' quarterly budget report submissions as certified by the States as of May 25, 2007, the date of enactment of UTRA . The additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments make available Federal funds to the recipient shortfall States, which is especially important for those shortfall States that may need these funds. We are waiving notice of proposed rulemaking and the 30-day delay in effective date, and are publishing this issuance of the **Federal Register** as a notice. In accordance with the provisions of this notice, we have determined the amounts of the additional FY 2007 shortfall allotments to eliminate the FY 2007 shortfalls in SCHIP funding available to shortfall States are effective immediately upon publication of this notice. Authority: (Section 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302) (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.767, State Children's Health Insurance Program)) Dated: July 6, 2007. Leslie V. Norwalk, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Dated: July 12, 2007. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary. ( Editorial Note: This document was received at the **Federal Register** on December 14, 2007.) [FR Doc. 07-6092 Filed 12-14-07; 12:13 pm]
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- Administrative review of orders and suspension agreements under section 751(a)(1) of the Act.§ 351.213
- Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).§ 385.211
- Procedures for obtaining qualifying status.§ 292.207
- Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review.§ 157.9
- Intervention (Rule 214).§ 385.214
- Interventions and protests.§ 157.10
- Filings and Other Submissions.§ 385.2001
- Competing applications: deadlines for filing; notices of intent; comparisons of plans of development.§ 4.36
- Applicability and definitions.§ 4.30
- Method of notice; dates established in notice (Rule 210).§ 385.210
- Requirements as to form, and filing of documents other than correspondence.§ 4.2
- The public record.§ 4.9
- Spanish language sales.§ 455.5
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- Open meetings§ 552b
- Purpose§ 7421
- Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212, 49 Stat. 847§ 791
- Definitions§ 1841
- Acquisition of bank shares or assets§ 1842
- Interests in nonbanking organizations§ 1843
- Rule making§ 553
- Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural hospitals§ 1302
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- 40 CFR 155.58
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- 12 CFR 225
- 16 CFR 455
- 5 CFR 1320
- 44 USC 3501-3521
- Pub. L. 108-159
- Pub. L. 92-463
- Pub. L. 109-482
- Pub. L. 110-28
- Pub. L. 96-354
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