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BILLING CODE 6355-01-M CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the “Corporation”), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collection of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning the proposed data collection for the VISTA Evaluation Study. This study will evaluate the contributions of the VISTA program in strengthening local organizations to help them develop anti-poverty programs.

The study will develop a predictive model based on information obtained from completed VISTA projects to test likely outcomes for projects in their third year of funding. Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the address section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by March 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the information collection activity, by any of the following methods:

(1)By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community Service, Attn. Carol Rogers, Director, Program Evaluation & Planning, Room 9201, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.

(2)By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at Room 8100 at the mail address given in paragraph

(1)above, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.

(3)By fax to:

(202)565-2789, Attention Ms. Carol Rogers, Director, Program Evaluation & Planning.

(4)Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system: *crogers@cns.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rogers

(202)606-5000, ext. 419, or by e-mail at *crogers@cns.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Corporation, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and, • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses). Background AmeriCorps*VISTA is a national program administered by the Corporation that provides grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities to support members and volunteers serving in national and local community service programs. The proposed evaluation study will gather information from applications and subsequent project reports of sponsoring organizations about their VISTA projects to develop an understanding of their success in reaching their goals; interview the most knowledgeable person in 250 VISTA projects that have been closed for at least two years; gather information from Corporation State Offices; and conduct 40 site visits to VISTA projects. Current Action The Corporation seeks to enhance data elements collected via these information collection tools. *Type of Review:* New. *Agency:* Corporation for National and Community Service. *Title:* VISTA Evaluation Study. *OMB Number:* *Agency Number:* None. *Affected Public:* AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsoring organization staff. *Total Respondents:* 455. *Frequency:* One time. *Average Time per Response:* 1 hour. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 455 hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* None. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: January 11, 2008. Jean Whaley, Director, AmeriCorps*VISTA. [FR Doc. E8-762 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0029] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR)Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning extraordinary contractual action requests. The clearance currently expires on April 30, 2008. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Loeb, Contract Policy Division, GSA

(202)501-0650. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose This request covers the collection of information as a first step under Public Law 85-804, as amended by Public Law 93-155 and Executive Order 10789 dated November 14, 1958, that allows contracts to be entered into, amended, or modified in order to facilitate national defense. In order for a firm to be granted relief under the Act, specific evidence must be submitted which supports the firm’s assertion that relief is appropriate and that the matter cannot be disposed of under the terms of the contract. B. Annual Reporting Burden *Respondents* : 100 *Responses Per Respondent* : 1. *Annual Responses* : 100. *Hours Per Response* : 16. *Total Burden Hours* : 1600. *Obtaining Copies of Proposals* : Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone

(202)501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests, in all correspondence. Dated: January 10, 2008 Al Matera, Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. [FR Doc. E8-798 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Arthropod Repellent Pharmacophore Models, Compounds Identified as Fitting the Pharmacophore Models, and Methods of Marking and Using Thereof AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/701,565 entitled “Arthropod Repellent Pharmacophore Models, Compounds Identified as Fitting the Pharmacophore Models, and Methods of Marking and Using Thereof,” filed November 6, 2003. Foreign rights are also available (PCT/US03/35424). The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention. ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-ZA-J, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney,

(301)619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment,

(301)619-6664, both at telefax

(301)619-5034. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Disclosed herein is a pharmacophore model for arthropod repellent activity and methods of making and using thereof. The pharmacophore comprises two hydrophobic aliphatic functions, one aromatic function and one hydrogen bond acceptor function. The pharmacophore model was made using a test set of arthropod repellent compounds. Also disclosed are arthropod repellent compounds identified by screening databases with the pharmacophore model. Also disclosed are methods of repelling arthropods from a surface or area. Compositions and formulations comprising the compounds of the present invention as well as objects having the compounds of the present invention are disclosed. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8-813 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-08-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operation of a 300-MW Coal-Fired Electric Generating Unit Proposed by Wisconsin Power and Light Company near Cassville in Grant County, WI AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: Wisconsin Power and Light Company

(WPL)has applied to the St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) for a permit to conduct work below the ordinary high water mark of the Mississippi River, a navigable water of the U.S., and to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S. to facilitate the construction and operation of a 300 megawatt

(MW)baseload coal-fired electric generating unit, referred to as NED 3, near Cassville in Grant County, WI. Specifically, the WPL is proposing an atmospheric circulating fluidized bed boiler and steam turbine generator unit at a site adjacent to the existing Nelson Dewey Generating Station

(NED)Units 1 and 2 on the Mississippi River at River Mile 607.7. In addition to the new power generating unit, the following associated facilities would be constructed and operated: A new lateral collector well to supply cooling water; additional barge unloading capacity including three additional barge moorings in the Mississippi River, a new barge unloading tower foundation, and a temporary equipment barge unloading ramp; a new storm water detention pond and pipe outfall structure; 1.7-mile-long off-site parallel industrial railroad tracks, including a sheet pile retaining wall, adjacent to the existing BNSF railroad mainline tracks; new railroad bridges over two creeks for the off-site parallel industrial railroad tracks; and two new coal pile runoff ponds to replace the existing coal pile runoff pond adjacent to the railroad tracks. The project would require the discharge of dredged or fill material into the Mississippi River and two creeks that are tributaries to the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is a navigable water of the U.S. The discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S. requires a permit issued by the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Construction work conducted below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable water of the U.S. requires a permit issued by the Corps under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. The final environmental impact statement will be used as a basis for the permit decision and to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS)can be addressed to Mr. Jon K. Ahlness, Regulatory Branch by letter at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 190 Fifth Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101-1638, by telephone or by e-mail at *jon.k.ahlness@usace.army.mil.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jon K. Ahlness,

(651)290-5381. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

(PSCW)will jointly prepare the federal/state DEIS. The Corps is the lead federal agency and the PSCW is the lead state agency. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(WDNR)is participating in the preparation of the DEIS. The Corps and the PSCW will jointly conduct two public scoping meetings to identify issues that will be addressed in the DEIS. The first public scoping meeting will be held at the Cassville Elementary School Gym, 412 Crawford St., Cassville, Wisconsin on January 30, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The second public scoping meeting will be held at the City of Portage Municipal Building Community Room, 115 West Pleasant St., Portage, Wisconsin, on February 11, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. We anticipate that the DEIS will be made available to the public in April of 2008. The DEIS will assess impacts of the proposed action and reasonable alternatives, identify and evaluate mitigation alternatives, and discuss potential environmental monitoring. Significant issues and resources to be identified in the DEIS will be determined through coordination with responsible federal, state, and local agencies; the general public; interested private organizations and parties; and affected Native American Tribes. Anyone who has an interest in participating in the development of the DEIS is invited to contact the St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers. Significant issues that will be addressed in the DEIS include: 1. Fish, wildlife, and ecologically sensitive resources. 2. Water resources, including: Surface water hydrology; groundwater hydrology; and waters of the U.S., including wetlands. 3. Water quality, including: Surface water runoff; and storm water management. 4. Air quality, including: Mercury emissions; and carbon dioxide emissions. 5. Cumulative impacts, including: Wildlife habitat loss; water quality; and air quality. Additional issues of interest may be identified through the public scoping process. Our environmental review will be conducted to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and other applicable laws and regulations. Dated: January 10, 2008. Jon L. Christensen, Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer. [FR Doc. E8-819 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-CY-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Hawaii Range Complex Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS/OEIS) for a Proposal To Enhance Training, Testing, and Operational Capability Within the Hawaii Range Complex

(HRC)AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

(DON)announces its intent to prepare a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS/OEIS) for the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC). This SDEIS/OEIS will be focused on the methodology used to analyze potential marine mammal behavioral effects related to mid-frequency active sonar exposure. In addition, DON may make adjustments to the alternatives. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 2006, pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Executive Order 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions), the DON announced its intent to prepare an EIS/OEIS for the HRC and invited the public to comment on the scope of the EIS/OEIS (71 FR 51188). A DEIS/OEIS was subsequently released on July 27, 2007, (72 FR 41324), which evaluated the potential environmental effects of increasing usage and enhancing the capabilities of the HRC to achieve and maintain Fleet readiness and to conduct current, emerging, and future training and research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) activities. As described in the DEIS/OEIS at section 4.1.2.4.9, a dose function approach was used to evaluate potential behavioral harassment of marine mammals incidental to the use of mid-frequency active sonar during Navy training and testing within the HRC. Since the release of the DEIS/OEIS in July 2007, the DON, in cooperation with NMFS, has further refined the dose function approach. Given the nature of these refinements, the Navy has decided to prepare a SDEIS/OEIS to provide opportunity for public review of the methodology. In addition, DON may make adjustments to the alternatives. All public comments previously received during the July through September 2007 DEIS/OEIS public review period on the dose function approach and the marine mammals effects analysis are still valid and will be considered in the SDEIS/OEIS and Final EIS/OEIS for this action. Previously submitted comments need not be resubmitted. A notice of availability of the SDEIS/OEIS and dates of the public hearings will be published in the **Federal Register** at a later date. No decision will be made to implement any alternative in the HRC until the EIS/OEIS process is completed and a Record of Decision is signed by the DON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Affairs Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, *Attention:* HRC EIS/OEIS, P.O. Box 128, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii 96752-0128. Voice mail 1-866-767-3347 or facsimile at 808-335-4520. Dated: January 14, 2008. T.M. Cruz, Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8-796 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Halsey, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM-90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone

(865)576-4025; Fax

(865)576-2347 or e-mail: *halseypj@oro.doe.gov* or check the Web site at *http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Board:* The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. *Tentative Agenda:* The presentation topic will be “EM Budget and Prioritization Review.” *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to the agenda item should contact Pat Halsey at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. *Minutes:* Minutes will be available by writing or calling Pat Halsey at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site *http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/minutes.htm* . Issued at Washington, DC on January 14, 2008. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8-811 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL08-32-000] Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Midwest Municipal Transmission Group; Notice of Filing January 9, 2008. Take notice that on December 31, 2007, the Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and the Midwest Municipal Transmission Group tendered for filing a Petition for Declaratory Order and Request for Waivers. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-716 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08-148-000] Central Power & Lime, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order January 9, 2008. Central Power & Lime, Inc. (Central Power) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed market-based rate schedule provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Central Power also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Central Power requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Central Power. On December 19, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Central Power, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is January 18, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, Central Power is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Central Power, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Central Power's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)

(iii)and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-717 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER08-201-000; ER08-201-001; ER08-202-000; ER08-202-001] Cogentrix Virginia Leasing Corporation, James River Cogeneration Company, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order January 10, 2008. Cogentrix Virginia Leasing Corporation and James River Cogeneration, LLC (collectively, the Applicants) filed applications for market-based rate authority, with accompanying rate schedules. The proposed market-based rate schedules provide for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. The Applicants also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, the Applicants requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by the Applicants. On January 10, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by the Applicants, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is January 22, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, the Applicants are authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of the Applicants, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of the Applicants' issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)

(iii)and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-714 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings#1 January 11, 2008. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: *Docket Numbers:* RP96-320-076. *Applicants:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP. *Description:* Gulf South Pipeline Co, LP submits an interim negotiated rate letter agreements executed with East Texas to Mississippi Expansion Project. *Filed Date:* 01/02/2008. *Accession Number:* 20080103-0191. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. *Docket Numbers:* RP96-320-077. *Applicants:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP. *Description:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits replacement negotiated rate letter agreement executed with Kaiser Trading, LLC. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2008. *Accession Number:* 20080110-0116. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. *Docket Numbers:* RP96-320-078. *Applicants:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP. *Description:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits correction to the interim negotiated rate letter agreement regarding the East Texas to Mississippi Expansion Project. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2008. *Accession Number:* 20080110-0117. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 *Docket Numbers:* RP08-157-000. *Applicants:* Colorado Interstate Gas Company. *Description:* Colorado Interstate Gas Company submits its Second Revised Sheet 323A et al to its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, to become effective 2/8/08. *Filed Date:* 01/08/2008. *Accession Number:* 20080109-0201. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-158-000. *Applicants:* Texas Gas Transmission. LLC. *Description:* Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits its Annual Cash-Out Report for the billing period of 11/1/06-10/31/07. *Filed Date:* 01/10/2008. *Accession Number:* 20080111-0079. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. 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. E8-679 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08-237-000] Forward Energy, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order January 9, 2008. Forward Energy, Inc. (Forward Energy) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed market-based rate schedule provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Forward Energy also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Forward Energy requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Forward Energy. On January 9, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Forward Energy, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is February 8, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, Forward Energy is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Forward Energy, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Forward Energy's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document. 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-718 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP04-67-003] NGO Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Tariff Filing January 9, 2008. Take notice that on January 8, 2008, NGO Transmission, Inc.,

(NGO)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute Original Sheet No. 170, with an effective date of January 1, 2008. NGO states that the substitute sheets corrects and replaces Original Sheet No. 170 filed in the above-referenced proceeding on December 21, 2007. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time January 14, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-715 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR08-12-000] ONEOK WesTex Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval January 10, 2008. Take notice that on January 3, 2008, ONEOK WesTex Transmission, L.L.C. (WesTex) tendered for filing a rate petition seeking to continue to charge its existing rate of $.1832 per MMBtu for interruptible transportation service and its existing fuel rate of 1.5082 percent. WesTex's further states that the filing contains a revised Statement of Operating Conditions to reflect the recent change in name to ONEOK WesTex Transmission, L.L.C. Any person desiring to participate in this rate 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, 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

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-712 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 459-200] Osage Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests January 9, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Application Type:* Amendment Application. b. *Project No:* 459-200. c. *Date Filed:* November 19, 2007. d. *Applicant:* AmerenUE. e. *Name of Project:* Osage Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* On the Osage River, in Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan Counties, Missouri. The project is located immediately downstream from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Harry S. Truman Dam and occupies 1.6 acres of inundated federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Mark Birk, Vice President—Power Operations, AmerenUE, One Ameren Plaza, 1901 Chouteau Avenue, P.O. Box 66149, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6149,

(314)554-3010. i. *FERC Contact:* Jake Tung, Telephone

(202)502-8757, and e-mail: *hong.tung@ferc.gov.* j. *Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest:* February 11, 2008. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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 whose name appears on 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. *Description of Request:* AmerenUE proposes to amend the license for the Osage Project to replace two main turbines with two new Voith Siemens turbines. Each of the new turbines would have a rated installed capacity of 31,500 kW, and a rated hydraulic capacity of 4,400 cfs, as compared to the existing 25,125 kW and 4,210 cfs, respectively. The total increase of rated hydraulic capacity would be 380 cfs. The project's total generating capacity would remain unchanged at 176,200 kW, which is limited by generators capacities. l. *Locations of the Application:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202)502-8371. 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. You may also register online at * http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp * to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 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

(h)above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *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, .211, .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. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. *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. q. 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 at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-719 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR08-11-000] Dow Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval January 10, 2008. Take notice that on January 2, 2008, Dow Pipeline Company (Dow Pipeline) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a petition pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations requesting that the Commission approve as fair and equitable its proposed rate for interruptible transportation service being provided pursuant to section 311 of the NGPA and for acceptance of the revised provisions in the Statement of Operating Conditions. 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

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-711 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98-1-000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice January 10, 2008. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for review 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, please contact FERC, Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. Docket Number Date Received Presenter or Requester Prohibited 1. Project No. 460-033 12-19-07 Gerald G. Richert 2. Project No. 2100-000 12-17-07 Bob Balocchi Exempt 1. Project No. 2100-000 12-21-07 Hon. Diane Feinstein. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-710 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08-41-000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application for Abandonment January 9, 2008. Take notice that on December 19, 2007, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing an application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act to abandon and terminate for purposes of consolidation, in accordance with the provisions in section 22 of the general terms and conditions in its FERC Gas Tariff, certain service agreements under Transco's Rate Schedules FT and FT-G for Alabama Gas Corporation. 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 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 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

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time January 16, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-720 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. [Public Notice 105] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments. SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank , as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 17, 2008 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all comments and requests for additional information to Nicole Valtos, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571,

(202)565-3411,

(800)565-3946, Ext. 3411, or *nicole.valtos@exim.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title and Form Number:* Ex-Im Bank Letter of Interest Application, EIB Form 95-9. *OMB Number:* 3048-0005. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Need and Use:* The information requested enables the applicant to provide Ex-Im Bank with the information necessary to determine eligibility for an indicative offer of support under the loan and guarantee programs. *Affected Public:* Business and other for-profit institutions. *Respondents:* Entities involved in the provision of financing or arranging of financing for foreign buyers of U.S. exports. *Estimated Annual Respondents:* 500. *Estimated Time Per Respondent:* 20 Minutes. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 167 Hours. *Frequency of Response:* When applying for a Letter of Interest. Solomon Bush, Agency Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8-680 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6690-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested January 9, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning:

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-0217. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0410. *Title:* Forecast of Investment Usage Report and Actual Usage of Investment Report. *Report Numbers:* FCC Reports 495A and 495B. *Form Numbers:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 94 respondents; 188 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 40 hours. *Obligation To Respond:* Mandatory—The ARMIS reporting requirements were established by the Commission in 1987 to facilitate the timely and efficient analysis of carrier operating costs and rates of return, to provide an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions, and to enhance the Commission's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policy proposals. Additional ARMIS Reports were added in 1991 and 1992. Incumbent LECs must submit the ARMIS reports to the Commission annually on or before April 1. See Reporting Requirements of Certain Class A and Tier I Telephone Companies (Parts 31, 43, 67 and 69 of the FCC's Rules), *Order* , 2 FCC Rcd 5770 (1987), *modified on recon* , 3 FCC Rcd 6375

(1988)(ARMIS Order). Also, *see* 47 CFR Part 43, Section 43.21. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 7,520 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* This collection addresses information of a confidential nature. Respondents have requested and filed for confidential treatment of information they believe should be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* The 495A Report provides the forecast and resulting investment allocation incorporated in a carrier's cost support for its access tariff. The 495B Report enables the Commission's staff to monitor actual and forecasted investment use. These reports help ensure that the regulated operations of the carriers do not subsidize the nonregulated operations of those same carriers. This information is also a part of the data necessary to support the Commission's audit and other oversight functions. This data provides the necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill it regulatory responsibility. There are no changes to the ARMIS Reports 495A and 495B. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0511. *Title:* ARMIS Access Report. *Report Number:* FCC Report 43-04. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 79 respondents; 79 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 153 hours. *Obligation To Respond:* Mandatory—The ARMIS reporting requirements were established by the Commission in 1987 to facilitate the timely and efficient analysis of carrier operating costs and rates of return, to provide an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions, and to enhance the Commission's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policy proposals. Additional ARMIS Reports were added in 1991 and 1992. Incumbent LECs must submit the ARMIS reports to the Commission annually on or before April 1. See Reporting Requirements of Certain Class A and Tier I Telephone Companies (Parts 31, 43, 67 and 69 of the FCC's Rules), *Order* , 2 FCC Rcd 5770 (1987), *modified on recon* , 3 FCC Rcd 6375

(1988)(ARMIS Order). Also, *see* 47 CFR Part 43, Section 43.21. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 12,087 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* This collection does not address information of a confidential nature. Respondents may request confidential treatment for information they believe should be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* The ARMIS 43-04 provides jurisdictional separations and access charge data by Part 36 category of the Commission's rules and regulations. The ARMIS Report 43-04 enables the Commission to monitor revenue requirements, joint cost allocations, jurisdictional separations and access charges. This information is also a part of the data necessary to support the Commission's audit and other oversight functions. This data provides the necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibility. In this collection, we are revising the number of carriers filing this ARMIS report from 92 to 89 to reflect three carriers that were sold. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0395. *Title:* The ARMIS USOA Report (ARMIS Report 43-02); the ARMIS Service Quality Report (ARMIS Report 43-05); and the ARMIS Infrastructure Report (ARMIS Report 43-07). *Report Numbers:* FCC Reports 43-02, 43-05 and 43-07. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 47 respondents; 47 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 1264 hours. *Obligation to Respond:* Mandatory—The ARMIS reporting requirements were established by the Commission in 1987 to facilitate the timely and efficient analysis of carrier operating costs and rates of return, to provide an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions, and to enhance the Commission's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policy proposals. Additional ARMIS Reports were added in 1991 and 1992. Incumbent LECs must submit the ARMIS reports to the Commission annually on or before April 1. See Reporting Requirements of Certain Class A and Tier I Telephone Companies (Parts 31, 43, 67 and 69 of the FCC's Rules), *Order* , 2 FCC Rcd 5770 (1987), *modified on recon* , 3 FCC Rcd 6375

(1988)(ARMIS Order). Also, *see* 47 CFR Part 43, Section 43.21. *Frequency of Reponse:* Annual reporting requirements. *Total Annual Burden:* 20,754 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* This collection addresses information of a confidential nature for two of these reports. Respondents have requested and filed for confidential treatment of information they believe should be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR Section 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* FCC Report 43-02 contains company-wide data for each account specified in the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA). It provides the annual operating results of the carriers' activities for every account in the USOA. In this report, we are adjusting the number of carriers filing the 43-02 ARMIS report from 28 respondents to 26 to reflect the sale of two respondents. We are also increasing the burden hours to reflect the Commission's requirement in its Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order

(MOO)released August 31, 2007. The Commission required AT&T, Qwest, and Verizon to include the imputation charges it debits to account 5280 accompanied by an explanatory footnote for each line item identifying the amount imputed in three ARMIS report filings. The MOO required this information in FCC Reports 43-01, ARMIS Annual Summary Report; 43-02, ARMIS USOA Report; and, 43-03, ARMIS Joint Cost Report. ARMIS Report 43-05 collects data at the study level and holding company level and is designed to capture trends in service quality under price cap regulation. It provides service quality information in the areas of interexchange access service installation and repair intervals, local service installation and repair intervals, trunk blockage, and total switch downtime for price cap companies. We are adjusting the number of respondents submitting the 43-05 from 15 to 14 to reflect the merger of two respondents and the spin-off of their landline business. ARMIS Report 43-07 is designed to capture trends in telephone industry infrastructure development under price cap regulation. It provides switch deployment and capabilities data. The information is also part of the data necessary to support the Commission's audit and other oversight functions. This data provides the necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibility. There are no changes to the ARMIS Report 43-07. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0512. *Title:* ARMIS Annual Summary Report. *Report Number:* FCC Report 43-01. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 124 respondents; 124 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 90 hours. *Obligation To Respond:* Mandatory—The ARMIS reporting requirements were established by the Commission in 1987 to facilitate the timely and efficient analysis of carrier operating costs and rates of return, to provide an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions, and to enhance the Commission's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policy proposals. Additional ARMIS Reports were added in 1991 and 1992. Incumbent LECs must submit the ARMIS reports to the Commission annually on or before April 1. See Reporting Requirements of Certain Class A and Tier I Telephone Companies (Parts 31, 43, 67 and 69 of the FCC's Rules), *Order* , 2 FCC Rcd 5770 (1987), *modified on recon* , 3 FCC Rcd 6375

(1988)(ARMIS Order). Also, *see* 47 CFR Part 43, Section 43.21 *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 11,196 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* This collection does not address information of a confidential nature. Respondents may request confidential treatment for information they believe should be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* FCC Report 43-01 facilitates the annual collection of the results of accounting, rate base, and cost allocation requirements prescribed in Parts 32, 36, 64, 65 and 69 of the Commission's rules. ARMIS was implemented to facilitate the timely and efficient analysis of revenue requirements, rates of return and price caps; to provide an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions; and to enhance the Commission's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policy. The FCC Report 43-01 contains financial and operating data and is used to monitor the incumbent local exchange carriers and to perform routine analyses of cost and revenues. This information is also a part of the data necessary to support the Commission's audit and other oversight functions. This data provides the necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill it regulatory responsibility. The Commission uses an indexed revenue threshold to determine which carriers are required to file the ARMIS Reports. The revenue threshold for mid-sized carriers is currently $134 million. In this collection, we are revising the number of carriers filing this ARMIS report from 126 to 124 to reflect one carrier that fell below the threshold and another carrier that was sold. We are also increasing the burden hours to reflect the Commission's requirement in its Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order

(1988)(ARMIS Order). Also, *see* 47 CFR Part 43, Section 43.21. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 4,160 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* This collection does not address information of a confidential nature. Respondents may request confidential treatment of information they believe should be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* The ARMIS Joint Cost Report, FCC Report 04-03, contains financial and operating data. The Report details the incumbent local exchange carriers regulated and nonregulated cost and revenue allocations by study area pursuant to Part 64 of the Commission's rules. This information is also a part of the data necessary to support the Commission's audit and other oversight functions. This data provides the necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill it regulatory responsibility. The Commission is revising the number of respondents filing this ARMIS report from 83 to 80 to reflect three carriers that were sold. We are also increasing the burden hours to reflect the Commission's requirement in its Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order

(MOO)released August 31, 2007. The Commission required AT&T, Qwest, and Verizon to include the imputation charges it debits to Account 5280 accompanied by an explanatory footnote for each line item identifying the amount imputed in three ARMIS report filings. The MOO required this information in FCC Reports 43-01, ARMIS Annual Summary Report; 43-02, ARMIS USOA Report; and, 43-03, ARMIS Joint Cost Report. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-741 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested January 9, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning:

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-0217. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0391. *Title:* Program To Monitor the Impacts of the Universal Service Support Mechanisms, CC Docket Nos. 98-202 and 96-45. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 195 respondents; 1,443 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 40 minutes (0.666 hours). *Obligation To Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement; and third party disclosure requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 962 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* The respondents may request confidentiality protection for the special access performance information. The respondents are not required to file their customers' monthly usage information with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). *Needs and Uses:* This information is collected by the National Exchange Carriers Association (NECA). NECA acts as the access billing agent for most small companies, and requests the data from the other companies. The Commission notes that there has been some to industry consolidations, resulting in fewer responses. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-742 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested January 10, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning:

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-0217. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0819. *Title:* Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline) Connection Assistance (Link-Up) Reporting Worksheet and Instructions *(47 CFR 54.400-54.417).* *Form Number:* FCC Form 497. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Individuals or households; and business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 181,855 respondents; 181,855 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 0.08-18 hours. *Obligation To Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion, monthly, annually, and one-time reporting requirements; recordkeeping requirement; and third party disclosure requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 48,619 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* The respondents may request confidentiality protection for the special access performance information. The respondents are not required to file their customers' monthly usage information with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). *Needs and Uses:* In the Lifeline Order, WC Docket No. 03-109, FCC 04-87, adopted and released in April 2004, the Commission adopted the Joint Board's recommendation to require all states, including federal default states, to adopt certification procedures to document income-based eligibility for Lifeline/Link-Up enrollment. Because self-certification of income is more difficult to confirm than is a self-certification of program participation, the Commission agreed with the Joint Board that requiring presentation of documentation supporting income eligibility would protect against fraud and abuse. The Commission held similar concerns for continued enrollment in the Lifeline/Link-Up program and required documentation of eligibility for continued enrollment in the program. In conjunction with presentation of income eligibility documentation, all eligible telecommunications carriers

(ETC)are required to certify that the ETC has procedures in place to review presented documentation or to certify that it is in compliance with the state requirements established to review income eligibility documentation. ETCs must retain records of their certifications. In addition, the applicant is required to certify the accuracy of the state household income and the number of persons in the household. ETCs are required to collect and retain these certifications. The FCC Form 497 was revised to clarify instructions, add new data elements to the form to clarify specific requirements and reformatted for ease of completing. In addition to the certification and verification requirements noted above, the Commission directed USAC to issue a voluntary survey to gather data and information about state Lifeline/Link-Up programs. This will enable the Commission to make more informed decisions in any future Commission orders. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-744 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested January 9, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning:

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-0217. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0430. *Title:* Section 1.1206, Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Individuals or households; business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and state, local, or tribal governments. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 10,000 respondents; 10,000 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 0.5 hours. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Frequency of Response:* On-occasion reporting requirements; recordkeeping; and third party disclosure. *Total Annual Burden:* 5,000 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $0.00. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impacts. *Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:* The Commission is not requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission's rules, under 47 CFR 1.1206, require that a public record be made of *ex parte* presentations ( *i.e.* , written presentations not served on all parties to the proceeding or oral presentations as to which all parties have not been given notice and an opportunity to be present) to decision-making personnel in “permit-but-disclose” proceedings, such as notice-and-comment rulemakings and declaratory ruling proceedings. Persons making such presentations must file two copies of written presentations and two copies of memoranda reflecting new data or arguments in oral presentations no later than the next business day after the presentation. The information is used by parties to permit-but-disclose proceedings, including interested members of the public, to respond to the arguments made and data offered in the presentations. The responses may then be used by the Commission in its decision-making. The availability of the *ex parte* materials ensures that the Commission's decisional processes are fair, impartial, and comport with the concept of due process in that all interested parties can know of and respond to the arguments made to the decision-making officials. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-745 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested January 9, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-1043. *Title:* Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 04-137. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 13. *Estimated Time per Response:* 10 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 130 burden hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No Impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* The reporting requirements included under OMB Control Number 3060-1043 enable the Commission to collect waiver reports from Video Relay Service

(VRS)and Internet-Protocol Relay (IP Relay) providers requesting waivers from certain Telecommunications Relay Services

(TRS)mandatory minimum standards. On June 30, 2004, the Commission released a *Report and Order* and *Order on Reconsideration* in Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, FCC 04-137. In the *Report and Order* , the Commission granted VRS and IP Relay providers waivers of the following TRS mandatory minimum requirements, amongst others:

(1)47 CFR 64.604(a)(3)—types of calls that must be handled;

(2)47 CFR 64.604(a)(4)—emergency call handling; and

(3)47 CFR 64.604(b)(3)—equal access to interexchange carriers. These waivers are granted provided that VRS and IP Relay providers submit annual reports to the Commission, in a narrative form, detailing:

(1)The provider's plan or general approach to meet the waived standards;

(2)any additional costs that would be required to meet the standards;

(3)the development of any new technology that may affect the particular waivers;

(4)the progress made by the provider to meet the standards;

(5)the specific steps taken to resolve any technical problems that prohibit the provider from meeting the standards; and

(6)any other factors relevant to whether the waiver should continue in effect. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-758 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested January 11, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(202)418-2918 or send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0463. *Title:* Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 07-186. *Form Number:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 5,053. *Estimated Time per Response:* 10-25 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third Party Disclosure. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 27,412 burden hours. *Total Annual Cost:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information

(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* On November 19, 2007, the Commission released the *Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities,* Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling ( *2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order* ), CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 07-186, adopting

(1)a new cost recovery methodology for interstate traditional TRS and interstate Speech-to-Speech

(STS)based on the Muliti-state Average Rate Structure

(MARS)plan proposed by Hamilton Relay, Inc.,

(2)a new cost recovery methodology for interstate captioned telephone service

(CTS)and interstate and intrastate Internet-Protocol

(IP)Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) based on the MARS plan,

(3)a cost recovery methodology for IP Relay based on price caps, and

(4)a cost recovery methodology for Video Relay Services

(VRS)that adopts tiered rates based on call volume. The *2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order* also clarifies the nature and extent that certain categories of costs are compensable from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund), and addresses certain issues concerning the management and oversight of the Fund, including financial incentives offered to consumers to make relay calls and the role of the Interstate TRS Fund Advisory Council. The *2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order* establishes reporting requirements associated with the MARS plan cost recovery methodology for compensation from the Fund. Specifically, TRS providers must submit to the Fund administrator the following information annually, on a per-state basis, regarding the previous calendar year:

(1)The per-minute compensation rate(s) for intrastate traditional TRS, STS and CTS,

(2)whether the rate applies to session minutes or conversation minutes,

(3)the number of intrastate session minutes for traditional TRS, STS and CTS, and

(4)the number of intrastate conversation minutes for traditional TRS, STS, and CTS. Also, STS providers must file a report annually with the Fund administrator and the Commission on their specific outreach efforts directly attributable to the additional compensation approved by the Commission for STS outreach. In the *2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order,* the Commission has assessed the effects of imposing the submission of rate data, and has found that there is no increased administrative burden on businesses with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission recognizes that the required rate data is presently available with the states and the providers of interstate traditional TRS, interstate STS, and interstate CTS, thereby no additional step is required to produce such data. The Commission therefore believes that the submission of the rate data does not increase an administrative burden on businesses. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-761 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested January 9, 2008. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)of 1995, Public Law No. 104- 13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning

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

(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;

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

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 17, 2008. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. Postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to *PRA@fcc.gov.* To send your comments by U.S. Postal mail, mark them to the attention of: Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collections, send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov* or contact Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-0653. *Title:* Section 64.703(b) and (c), Consumer Information—Posting by Aggregators. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities. *Number of Respondents:* 56,075. *Estimated Time per Response:* .017-3 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Total Annual Burden:* 172,630 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $1,557,764. *Obligation To Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information from individuals. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* Pursuant to the information collection requirements included under OMB Control Number 3060-0653, aggregators making telephones available to the public or transient users of their premises under 47 U.S.C. 226(c)(1)(A) and 47 CFR 64.703(b) must post in writing, on or near such phones, information about pre-subscribed operator services, rates, carrier access, and the FCC address to which consumers may direct complaints. Section 64.703(c) of the Commission's rules establishes a 30-day outer limit for updating the posted consumer information when an aggregator has changed the pre-subscribed operator service provider (OSP). Consumers will use this information to determine whether they wish to use the services of the identified OSP. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8-767 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications 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 February 11, 2008. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. Heartland Financial USA, Inc.* , Dubuque, Iowa; to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of Minnesota Bank & Trust (in organization), Edina, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 14, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8-786 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals To Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage *de novo* , or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 1, 2008. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco** (Tracy Basinger, Director, Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105-1579: *1. NHB Holdings, Inc., and Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC* , both of Jacksonville, Florida; to engage *de novo* through its subsidiary, The MIGroup Mortgage Resources, Whippany, New Jersey, in conducting mortgage banking activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 14, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8-787 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [PBS-N03] Extension of Comment Period of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Wetland Involvement for the Transformation of Facilities and Infrastructure for the Non-Nuclear Production Activities Conducted at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City Plant at Kansas City, MO AGENCY: General Services Administration and National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period. SUMMARY: On Monday, December 10, 2007, the General Services Administration

(GSA)and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of Energy

(DOE)published a Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Transformation of Facilities and Infrastructure for the Non-Nuclear Production Activities conducted at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City Plant at Kansas City, Missouri, (72 FR 69690) and announced a public comment period ending Monday, January 14, 2008. In the interest of maximizing public participation, GSA and NNSA are extending the public comment period until Wednesday, January 30, 2008. DATES: Comments should be submitted to GSA no later than Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Comments postmarked after this date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Further information, including an electronic copy of the draft EA and other supporting NEPA documents, may be found on the following Web site, *http://www.gsa.gov/kansascityplant* . Comments, or requests for copies of the draft EA, should be sent to Carlos Salazar, General Services Administration, 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2191 (6PTA), Kansas City, MO 64131. Comments may also be e-mailed to *NNSA-KC@gsa.gov* . Requests for copies of the draft EA may also be made by calling 816-823-2305 or via e-mail to *NNSA-KC@gsa.gov* . Carlos Salazar, Regional NEPA Coordinator, GSA Public Buildings Service, Heartland Region. [FR Doc. E8-797 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-14-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) 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 following meeting for the aforementioned committee: *Times and Dates:* 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 11, 2008. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., February 12, 2008. *Place:* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Global Communications Center, Bldg 19, Auditorium B3. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. *Purpose:* The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director, CDC, and the Director, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, regarding

(1)the practice of hospital infection control;

(2)strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and

(3)periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions. *Matters To Be Discussed:* Agenda items will include: Urinary Tract Infection Guidelines and Norvirus Guidelines. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Contact Person for More Information:* Angela B. Scott, Committee Management Specialist, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, l600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop A-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone

(404)639-1526. 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: January 11, 2008. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. E8-779 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. *Name of Committee* : Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee. *General Function of the Committee* : To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. *Date and Time:* The meeting will be held on April 1 and 2, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Location* : Sheraton College Park Hotel, The Ballroom, 4095 Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville, MD. The hotel telephone number is 301-937-4422. *Contact Person:* Sohail Mosaddegh, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093), Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, FAX: 301-827-6776, e-mail: *sohail.mosaddegh@fda.hhs.gov* , or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512530. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the **Federal Register** about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency's Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. *Agenda* : On both days, the committee will discuss product development and clinical trial design for both mild/moderate and moderate/severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP). A primary objective for committee deliberations is to discuss issues relating to the identification of an appropriate noninferiority margin for active controlled trials. FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm* , click on the year 2008 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. *Procedure* : Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before March 18, 2008. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 12 noon and 1 p.m. on April 2, 2008. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before March 10, 2008. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by March 11, 2008. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Sohail Mosaddegh at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at *http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm* for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: January 7, 2008. Randall W. Lutter, Deputy Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E8-814 Filed 1-16-08; BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Notice of Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given that the following committee will convene its fifty-eighth meeting. *Name:* National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. *Dates and Times:* February 20, 2008, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., February 21, 2008, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., February 22, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. *Place:* The Sofitel Lafayette Square, 806 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, Phone: 202-730-8800. *Status:* The meeting will be open to the public. *Purpose:* The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the delivery, research, development and administration of health and human services in rural areas. *Agenda:* Wednesday morning, February 20, at 9 a.m., the meeting will be called to order by the Chairperson of the Committee, the Honorable David Beasley. Elizabeth M. Duke, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, has been invited to give opening remarks. The first presentation will be by Joan Ohl, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the Administration for Children and Families. Other invited speakers are Jan McCarthy and Joyce Sabien, Child Protective Services and Mental Health Researchers, Georgetown University, and Thomas M. Dowd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. The presentations will be followed by a Committee discussion. The Wednesday meeting will close at 5 p.m. Thursday morning, February 21, at 9 a.m., the Committee will open with a presentation by Dr. Bob Berenson with The Urban Institute. This will be followed by a presentation from Cheryl Sparks with The Rural Community College Alliance. The Committee will break into Subcommittee format to discuss the topics presented and reconvene at 3 p.m. for a discussion of the Committee as a whole. The Thursday meeting will close at 4:30 p.m. The final session will be convened Friday morning, February 22, at 8:30 a.m. There will be a review of the meeting and action items will be developed for the Committee members and staff. The Committee will draft the letter to the Secretary and discuss the June meeting. The meeting will be adjourned at 10:30 a.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should contact Jennifer Chang, MPH, Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 9A-55, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone

(301)443-0835, Fax

(301)443-2803. Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should contact Michele Pray-Gibson, Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), Telephone

(301)443-0835. The Committee meeting agenda will be posted on ORHP's Web site: *http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov.* Dated: January 10, 2008. Alexandra Huttinger, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E8-836 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. *Name of Committee:* National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors. *Date:* March 3-4, 2008. *Time:* March 3, 2008, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. *Agenda:* Director's Report: Ongoing and New Business; Reports of Program Review Group(s); and Budget Presentation; Reports of Special Initiatives; RFA and RFP Concept Reviews; and Scientific Presentations. *Place:* National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892. *Time:* March 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Agenda:* Reports of Special Initiatives; RFA and RFP Concept Reviews; and Scientific Presentations. *Place:* National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892. *Contact Person:* Paulette S. Gray, PhD., Executive Secretary, Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6116 Executive Boulevard, 8th Floor, Rm. 8001, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-5147, *grayp@mail.nih.gov.* Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: *http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/bsa.htm,* where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: January 9, 2008. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 08-133 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]

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