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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 8, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Allegheny National Forest,
Pennsylvania, Brush Creek Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Cancellation of notice of intent
to prepare an environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Allegheny National
Forest is canceling its published notice
of intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement for the Brush Creek
Project on the Marienville Ranger
District (FR Document 99–5430, March
4, 1999) published in the Federal
Register, Volume 64, No. 43, Friday
March 5, 1999, pages 10618–19 and (FR
Document 03–5253 filed March 6, 2003)
published in the Federal Register,
Volume 68, No. 45, Friday March 7,
2003, pages 11033–35. This project has
been started and delayed twice. It has
now been redesigned and the level of
impact is no longer anticipated to
require an Environment Impact
Statement. An Environmental
Assessment will be prepared to
determine whether an Environmental
Impact Statement is needed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Treese, District NEPA
Coordinator, Marienville Ranger
District, HC 2 Box 130, Marienville, PA
16239 or by telephone at 814–927–6628.
Responsible Official
Robert T. Fallon, District Ranger,
Marienville Ranger District, HC 2 Box
130, Marienville, PA 16239 or by
telephone at 814–927–6628.
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Kathleen S. Morse,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Rockhouse Creek Watershed, Leslie
County, KY
Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record
of Decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Mr. Jacob Kuhn, responsible
Federal official for the project
administered under the provision of
Public Law 83–566, 16 U.S.C. 1001–
1008, in the State of Kentucky, is hereby
providing notification that a record of
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decision (ROD) to proceed with the
installation of the Rockhouse Creek
Watershed project is now available.
Single copies of the record of decision
may be obtained at the address below.
For further information contact: Jacob
Kuhn, Acting State Conservationist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Rockhouse Creek Project, Suite 210, 771
Corporate Drive, Lexington, KY 40503,
#859–224–7350.
Dated: October 27, 2006.
Jacob Kuhn,
Acting State Conservationist.
This activity is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No.
10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention, and is subject to the provision of
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with State
and local officials.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Northeast Region Observer
Providers Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0546.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 611.
Number of Respondents: 805.
Average Hours per Response: New
permit application for observer
provider, 10 hours; response to denial of
application, 10 hours; request for
observer training, 30 minutes; observer
service provider reports and samples, 30
minutes; rebuttal of pending removal
from list of approved observer service
providers, 8 hours; vessel trip
notification requirements, 20 minutes.
Needs and Uses: National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) plans to
extend the industry-funded observer
program in the Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan, wherein
scallop vessels would be required to
procure observer coverage from an
approved observer service provider. The
observer service providers would be
required to submit an application to
NMFS for approval, and once approved,
would be required to submit various
information to support the observer
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program. Scallop vessel owners or
operators would be required to contact
approved observer service providers in
order to procure an observer for trips on
which an observer is required.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion and one time
only.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 2, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Southwest Region Permit
Family of Forms.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0204.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 143.
Number of Respondents: 1,270.
Average Hours per Response: Highly
Migratory Species new permits, 1 hour;
renewals, 6 minutes; Coastal Pelagic
Fishery permit renewals, 15 minutes;
transfers, 30 minutes; appeals, 2 hours;
experimental permits, 1 hour.
Needs and Uses: Permits are required
for persons to participate in Federallymanaged fisheries off the West Coast.
The permit application forms provide
basic information about permit holders
and the vessels and gear being used.
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This information is important for
understanding the nature of the fisheries
and provides a link to participants. It
also aids enforcement of regulations.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually, biennially and
on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 2, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 061017269–6269–01]
Impact of Implementation of the
Chemical Weapons Convention on
Commercial Activities Involving
‘‘Schedule 1’’ Chemicals Through
Calendar Year 2006
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS) is seeking public
comments on the impact that
implementation of the Chemical
Weapons Convention, through the
Chemical Weapons Convention
Implementation Act and the Chemical
Weapons Convention Regulations, has
had on commercial activities involving
‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals through
calendar year 2006. This notice of
inquiry is part of an effort to collect
information to assist BIS in its
preparation of the annual certification
required under Condition 9 of Senate
Resolution 75, April 24, 1997, in which
the Senate gave its advice and consent
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to the ratification of the Chemical
Weapons Convention.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: wfisher@bis.doc.gov.
Include the phrase ‘‘Schedule 1 Notice
of Inquiry’’ in the subject line;
• Fax: (202) 482–3355 (Attn: Willard
Fisher);
• Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier:
Willard Fisher, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
Security, Regulatory Policy Division,
14th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Room 2705, Washington, DC
20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on the Chemical Weapons
Convention requirements for ‘‘Schedule
1’’ chemicals, contact Marcia Brisson,
Treaty Compliance Division, Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty
Compliance, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Phone: (703) 605–4400. For questions
on the submission of comments, contact
Willard Fisher, Regulatory Policy
Division, Office of Exporter Services,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Phone: (202)
482–2440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In providing its advice and consent to
the ratification of the Chemical
Weapons Convention (the Convention),
the Senate included, in Senate
Resolution 75 (S. Res. 75, April 24,
1997), several conditions to its
ratification of the Convention.
Condition 9, titled ‘‘Protection of
Advanced Biotechnology,’’ provides
that the President shall certify to the
Congress on an annual basis that ‘‘* * *
the legitimate commercial activities and
interests of chemical, biotechnology,
and pharmaceutical firms in the United
States are not being significantly
harmed by the limitations of the
Convention on access to, and
production of, those chemicals and
toxins listed in Schedule 1 * * *’’. On
July 8, 2004, President Bush, by
Executive Order 13346, delegated his
authority to make the annual
certification to the Secretary of
Commerce.
The Convention on the Prohibition of
the Development, Production,
Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical
Weapons and Their Destruction,
commonly called the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC), is an
international arms control treaty that
establishes the Organization for the
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Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW) to implement the verification
provisions of the treaty. The CWC
imposes a number of obligations on
countries that have ratified the
Convention (States Parties), including
enactment of legislation to prohibit the
production, storage, and use of chemical
weapons, and establishment of a
National Authority for liaison with the
OPCW and other States Parties. The
CWC also requires States Parties to
implement a comprehensive data
declaration and inspection regime to
provide transparency and to verify that
both the public and private sectors of
States Parties are not engaged in
activities prohibited under the CWC.
‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals are those
toxic chemicals and precursors
identified in the Convention as posing
a high risk to the object and purpose of
the Convention. The ‘‘Schedule 1’’
chemicals are set forth in the
Convention’s ‘‘Annex on Chemicals,’’ as
well as in Supplement No. 1 to part 712
of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Regulations (15 CFR part 712).
The ‘‘Schedule 1’’ provisions of the
Convention that affect commercial
activities are implemented through part
712 of the Chemical Weapons
Convention Regulations and parts 742
and 745 of the Export Administration
Regulations, both administered by the
Bureau of Industry and Security. These
regulations:
(1) Prohibit the import of ‘‘Schedule
1’’ chemicals from States not Party to
the Convention (15 CFR 712.2(b));
(2) Require annual declarations by
certain facilities engaged in the
production of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals
in excess of 100 grams aggregate per
calendar year (i.e., declared ‘‘Schedule
1’’ facilities) for purposes not prohibited
by the Convention (15 CFR 712.5(a)(1)
and (a)(2));
(3) Require government approval of
‘‘declared Schedule 1’’ facilities (15 CFR
712.5(f));
(4) Provide that ‘‘declared Schedule
1’’ facilities are subject to initial and
routine inspection by the Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (15 CFR 712.5(e) and
716.1(b)(1));
(5) Require 200 days advance
notification of establishment of new
‘‘Schedule 1’’ production facilities
producing greater than 100 grams
aggregate of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals per
calendar year (15 CFR 712.4);
(6) Require advance notification and
annual reporting of all imports and
exports of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals to, or
from, other States Parties to the
Convention (15 CFR 712.6, 742.18(a)(1)
and 745.1); and
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Southwest Region Permit Family of Forms.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0204.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 143.
Number of Respondents: 1,270.
Average Hours per Response: Highly Migratory Species new permits, 1
hour; renewals, 6 minutes; Coastal Pelagic Fishery permit renewals, 15
minutes; transfers, 30 minutes; appeals, 2 hours; experimental permits,
1 hour.
Needs and Uses: Permits are required for persons to participate in
Federally-managed fisheries off the West Coast. The permit application
forms provide basic information about permit holders and the vessels
and gear being used.
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This information is important for understanding the nature of the
fisheries and provides a link to participants. It also aids enforcement
of regulations.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually, biennially and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or
David--Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 2, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-18902 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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