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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 15, 2006 / Notices
Done at Washington, DC on: August 10,
2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E6–13361 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development
administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service
(Agency). In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Agency invites comments on the
following information collections for
which Agency intends to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 16, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard C. Annan, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Development Utilities
Programs, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
identifies information collections that
RUS is submitting to OMB for
extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy o9f the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Richard C. Annan, Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Development
Utilities Programs, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–0784.
Title: CFR Part 1794, Environmental
policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0117.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The information collection
contained in this rule are requirements
prescribed by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321–
4346), the Council on environmental
Quality (CEQ) Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and
Executive Orders. USDA Rural
Development administers rural utilities
programs through the Rural Utilities
Service (Agency). Agency applicants
provide environmental documentation,
as prescribed by the rule, to assure that
policy contained in NEPA is followed.
The burden varies depending on the
type, size, and location of each project,
which then prescribes the type of
information collection involved. The
collection of information is only that
information that is essential for the
Agency to provide environmental
safeguards and to comply with NEPA as
implemented by the CEQ regulations.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 240 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and non-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 450,200 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Development
Utilities Programs, at (202) 720–7853.
FAX: (202) 720–7853.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
from OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development
administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service
(Agency). In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Agency invites comments on this
information collection for which the
Agency intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 16, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard C. Annan, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Development Utilities
Programs, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., STOP 1522, Room 5170 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 720–8818. FAX: (202)
720–8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
the Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) 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; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on 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. Comments may be sent to:
Richard C. Annan, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Development Utilities
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Programs, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5170
South Building, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522.
FAX: (202) 720–8435.
Title: Broadband Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0127.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The provision of broadband
transmission service is vital to the
economic development, education,
health, and safety of rural Americans.
To further this objective, RUS provides
financial assistance in the form of grant
to eligible entities that propose, on a
’’community-oriented connectivity’’
basis, to provide broadband
transmission service that fosters
economic growth and delivers enhanced
educational, health care, and public
safety services to extremely rural, lower
income communities. The Agency gives
priority to rural areas that it believes
have the greatest need for broadband
transmission services. Grant authority is
utilized to deploy broadband
infrastructure to extremely rural, lower
income communities on a ’’communityoriented connectivity’’ basis. The
’’community-oriented connectivity’’
concept integrates the deployment of
broadband infrastructure with the
practical, everyday uses and
applications of the facilities. This
broadband access is intended to
promote economic development and
provide enhanced educational and
health care opportunities. The Agency
provides financial assistance to eligible
entities that are proposing to deploy
broadband transmission service in rural
communities where such service does
not currently exist and who will
connect the critical community facilities
including the local schools, libraries,
hospitals, police, fire and rescue
services and who will operate a
community center that provides free
and open access to residents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 154.87 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public bodies,
commercial companies, cooperatives,
nonprofits, Indian tribes, and limited
dividend or mutual associations and
must be incorporated or a limited
liability company.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
300.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 48,010.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
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Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Development
Utilities Programs at (202) 720–7853,
FAX: (202) 720–8435.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 080906D]
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 134th meeting to consider and
take action on pending
recommendations regarding fishing in
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) commensurate with the
provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Marine National Monument.
The Council will also hold a public
hearing during this 134th Council
meeting.
The 134th Council meeting and
public hearing will be held at 2 p.m.
(Hawaii Standard Time) on Wednesday,
August 30, 2006. For specific dates,
times and locations of the public
hearing, and the agenda for the 134th
Council meeting, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
The 134th Council meeting
and public hearing will be held at the
Council’s office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. For
participants residing in American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands,
Hawaii and the continental United
States, the 134th Council meeting
telephone conference call-in-number is:
1–888–482–3560; Access Code: 522–
8220. For Guam and international
participants, the call-in-number is: 1–
647–723–3959; Access Code: 522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
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telephone: (808) 522–8220; fax: (808)
522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information
On June 15, 2006, President George
W. Bush signed Presidential
Proclamation No. 8031 establishing the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine
National Monument (NWHI monument).
The proclamation set apart and reserved
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for
the purpose of protecting the historic
objects, landmarks, prehistoric
structures and other objects of historic
or scientific interest that are situated
upon lands owned and controlled by the
Federal Government of the United
States. Proclamation No. 8031 directs
the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries)
to prohibit access into the NWHI
monument unless authorized, and limit
or regulate virtually all activities
through a permit and zoning system
among other measures.
In establishing the NWHI monument,
Proclamation No. 8031 assigns primary
management responsibility of marine
areas of the NWHI monument to the
Secretary of Commerce, NOAA, in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior. The proclamation assigns the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
with sole responsibility for management
of the areas of the monument that
overlay the Midway Atoll National
Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway
National Memorial and the Hawaiian
Islands National Wildlife Refuge, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce. Proclamation No. 8031 also
requires the Secretary of Commerce to
manage the NWHI monument in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior and the State of Hawaii and
directs the Secretaries to promulgate
any additional regulations needed for
the proper care and management of the
monument objects identified above, to
the extent authorized by law.
At this 134th meeting, the Council
will consider and take action on
pending recommendations regarding
fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands commensurate with the
provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the NWHI monument.
134th Council Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Implementation of Fishing
Regulations for the NWHI Monument
4. Public Hearing
5. Council Discussion and Action
6. Other Business
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service (Agency). In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Agency invites comments on this information collection for which the
Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 16, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Annan, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development Utilities
Programs, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5170 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-8818. FAX:
(202) 720-8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that the
Agency is submitting to OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on 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. Comments may be sent to: Richard
C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA
Rural Development Utilities
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Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5170 South
Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX:
(202) 720-8435.
Title: Broadband Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0127.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The provision of broadband transmission service is vital
to the economic development, education, health, and safety of rural
Americans. To further this objective, RUS provides financial assistance
in the form of grant to eligible entities that propose, on a
''community-oriented connectivity'' basis, to provide broadband
transmission service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced
educational, health care, and public safety services to extremely
rural, lower income communities. The Agency gives priority to rural
areas that it believes have the greatest need for broadband
transmission services. Grant authority is utilized to deploy broadband
infrastructure to extremely rural, lower income communities on a
''community-oriented connectivity'' basis. The ''community-oriented
connectivity'' concept integrates the deployment of broadband
infrastructure with the practical, everyday uses and applications of
the facilities. This broadband access is intended to promote economic
development and provide enhanced educational and health care
opportunities. The Agency provides financial assistance to eligible
entities that are proposing to deploy broadband transmission service in
rural communities where such service does not currently exist and who
will connect the critical community facilities including the local
schools, libraries, hospitals, police, fire and rescue services and who
will operate a community center that provides free and open access to
residents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 154.87 hours per response.
Respondents: Public bodies, commercial companies, cooperatives,
nonprofits, Indian tribes, and limited dividend or mutual associations
and must be incorporated or a limited liability company.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 48,010.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat
Daskal, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural
Development Utilities Programs at (202) 720-7853, FAX: (202) 720-8435.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13362 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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