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(iii) of section 213A(b)(2)(C) of CBERA
(as added by section 5002 of this Act),
and the United States. The Commission
must provide its report to Congress by
June 20, 2008.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
connection with the investigation will
be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC beginning at 9:30 a.m.
on November 8, 2007. Requests to
appear at the public hearing should be
filed with the Secretary no later than
5:15 p.m., October 23, 2007, in
accordance with the requirements in the
‘‘Submissions’’ section below. In the
event that, as of the close of business on
October 23, 2007, no witnesses are
scheduled to appear at the hearing, the
hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or non-participant may call the
Secretary (202–205–2000) after October
24, 2007, to determine whether the
hearing will be held.
Statements and Briefs: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested parties are invited to submit
written statements or briefs concerning
the investigation in accordance with the
requirements in the ‘‘Submissions’’
section below. Any pre-hearing briefs or
statements should be filed not later than
5:15 p.m., October 25, 2007. The
deadline for filing any other written
statements, including post-hearing
briefs or statements, is the close of
business on February 7, 2008.
Submissions: All written submissions,
including requests to appear at the
hearing, statements, and briefs, should
be addressed to the Secretary to the
Commission and must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8
of the rules requires that a signed
original (or a copy designated as an
original) and fourteen (14) copies of
each document be filed. In the event
that confidential treatment of the
document is requested, at least four (4)
additional copies must be filed, in
which the confidential information
must be deleted (see the following
paragraph for further information
regarding confidential business
information). The Commission’s rules
do not authorize filing submissions with
the Secretary by facsimile or electronic
means, except to the extent permitted by
section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules
(19 CFR 201.8) (see Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures,
https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/
fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/
handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).
Persons with questions regarding
electronic filing should contact the
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Secretary (202–205–2000 or
edis@usitc.gov).
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
requires that the cover of the document
and the individual pages be clearly
marked as to whether they are the
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’
version, and that the confidential
business information be clearly
identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for
confidential business information, will
be made available in the Office of the
Secretary to the Commission for
inspection by interested parties.
The Commission does not intend to
include any confidential business or
national security confidential
information in the report it sends to the
Congress. Accordingly, any confidential
business information received by the
Commission in this investigation and
used in preparing the report will not be
published in a manner that would
reveal the operations of the firm
supplying the information.
Issued: February 6, 2007.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0310]
National Institute of Justice; Agency
Information Collection
ActivitiesProposed Collection;
Comment Requested
60-day notice of information
collection under review: Evaluation of
Impacts of Federal Casework Programs.
ACTION:
The Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until April 10, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
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If you have comments, especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact Kathy Browning, Office
of Justice Programs, National Institute of
Justice, (202) 616–4786.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate 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;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies’
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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Evaluation of Impact of Federal
CaseworkPrograms—
Prosecutor Survey;
Law Enforcement Survey;
*Lab Personnel Survey.
*There are three versions of the lab
survey, each tailored to the respective
type of lab.
(3) Not Applicable.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond are: Prosecutors,
Law Enforcement Officials, and
Forensic Laboratory personnel from
agencies within the jurisdiction
represented by the grantees.
The National Institute of Justice uses
this information to assess the impacts
and cost-effectiveness of the Forensic
Casework DNA Backlog Programs over
time and to diagnose performance
problems in current casework programs.
This evaluation will help decision
makers be better informed to not only
diagnose program performance
problems, but also to better understand
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whether the benefits of DNA collection
and testing is in fact an effective public
safety and crime control practice.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
needed for an average respondent to
respond is broken down as follows:
Law Enforcement—200 respondents,
average burden time 120 minutes—400
hours total.
Prosecutors—200 respondents,
average burden time 90 minutes—300
hours total.
Lab personnel—135 respondents
average burden 120 minutes—270 hours
total.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection:
The estimated total public burden
associated with this collection is 970
hours.
If additional information is required,
contact Lynn, Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
601 D Street, NW., Suite
1600,Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 5, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0309]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
30-Day notice of information
collection under review: International
Terrorism Victim Compensation
Program Application.
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ACTION:
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register Volume 71, Number 235, Pages
70990–70991, on December 7, 2006,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
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comment until March 12, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice, especially the estimated public
burden and associated response time,
should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention Department of Justice Desk
Officer, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally, comments may be
submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)
395–5806.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged.
Your comments should address one or
more of the following points:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and,
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired.
(2) Title of Form/Collection:
International Terrorism Victim Expense
Reimbursement Program (ITVERP)
Application.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: The Office of
Management and Budget Number for the
certification form is 121–0170. The
Office for Victims of Crime, Office of
Justice Programs, within the United
States Department of Justice is
sponsoring the collection.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: The form is
completed by U.S. nationals and U.S.
Government employees who become
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victims of acts of international terrorism
that occur outside the United States.
Applicants seeking compensation from
OVC for expenses associated with their
victimization will be required to submit
said form. The form will be used to
collect necessary information on
expenses incurred by the applicant, as
well as other pertinent information, and
will be used by OVC to make an award
determination.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average to respond:
There will be an estimated 2,000
respondents, who will complete the
required certification in approximately
45 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are approximately
1,500 hours annual burden associated
with this information collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice, 601
D Street NW, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, NW., Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: February 5, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS)
Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice of Intent to Prepare a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for development of a Federal
correctional complex by the U.S.
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Prisons. The area under consideration
for correctional facility development
includes sites in the Aliceville area in
Alabama.
Background
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
is responsible for carrying out
judgments of the federal courts
whenever a period of confinement is
ordered. The mission of the BOP is to
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121-0310]
National Institute of Justice; Agency Information Collection
ActivitiesProposed Collection; Comment Requested
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review:
Evaluation of Impacts of Federal Casework Programs.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National
Institute of Justice (NIJ) will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until April 10, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional
information, please contact Kathy Browning, Office of Justice Programs,
National Institute of Justice, (202) 616-4786.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following
four points:
--Evaluate 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;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies' 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
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Evaluation of Impact of Federal
CaseworkPrograms--
Prosecutor Survey;
Law Enforcement Survey;
*Lab Personnel Survey.
*There are three versions of the lab survey, each tailored to the
respective type of lab.
(3) Not Applicable.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond are:
Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officials, and Forensic Laboratory
personnel from agencies within the jurisdiction represented by the
grantees.
The National Institute of Justice uses this information to assess
the impacts and cost-effectiveness of the Forensic Casework DNA Backlog
Programs over time and to diagnose performance problems in current
casework programs. This evaluation will help decision makers be better
informed to not only diagnose program performance problems, but also to
better understand
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whether the benefits of DNA collection and testing is in fact an
effective public safety and crime control practice.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time needed for an average respondent to respond is broken down as
follows:
Law Enforcement--200 respondents, average burden time 120 minutes--
400 hours total.
Prosecutors--200 respondents, average burden time 90 minutes--300
hours total.
Lab personnel--135 respondents average burden 120 minutes--270
hours total.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection:
The estimated total public burden associated with this collection
is 970 hours.
If additional information is required, contact Lynn, Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 1600,Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 5, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-2133 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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