Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 169 / Thursday, August 31, 2006 / Notices 51841 

Dated: August 24, 2006. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 06–7338 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD09–06–154] 

Great Lakes Ballast Water Conference 

and Regional Waterways Management 

Forum 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of conference and 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Regional 

Waterways Management Forum will 

sponsor a conference on ballast water 

issues on September 27, 2006, and will 

hold a meeting the following day to 

address waterways management issues 

in the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence 

Seaway. The conference and meeting 

are open to the public, but registration 

is required for the conference due to 

limited seating. 

DATES: The Great Lakes Ballast Water 

Conference will be held September 27, 

2006, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Great 

Lakes Regional Waterways Forum will 

meet September 28, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Both the conference and 

meeting will be held at the Crowne 

Plaza Hotel, 777 St. Clair Avenue, 

Cleveland, Ohio. Registration 

information for the conference should 

be mailed to Commander (dpw–1), 

Ninth Coast Guard District, 1240 E. 9th 

Street, Room 2069, Cleveland, OH 

44199, or faxed to 216–902–6059. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions regarding this 

notice, call LT Regan Blomshield (dpw–

1), Ninth Coast Guard District, 

telephone (216) 902–6050. Persons with 

disabilities requiring assistance to 

attend the conference or meeting should 

call LT Blomshield. To view the latest, 

detailed agenda for both the Ballast 

Water Conference and the Regional 

Waterways Management Forum, visit 

the USCG Web site: http:// 

www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/ 

estandards.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration and Participation: 

Registration for the conference is 

required due to limited seating. To 

register, please mail or fax your name, 

position title, organization, address, 

phone and e-mail on an 8.5 x 11 inch 

piece of paper with a subject line 

‘‘Conference Registration’’ to 

Commander (dpw–1), Ninth Coast 

Guard District, 1240 E. 9th Street, Room 

2069, Cleveland, OH 44199. Registration 

may be faxed to 216–902–6059. 

The public will have an opportunity 

to address the Forum members at the 

meeting on September 28. If you wish 

to be included in the Forum agenda, you 

must submit your request on or before 

September 18, 2006 to be considered. 

Any written comments or requests 

should be submitted to Commander 

(dpw–1), Ninth Coast Guard District, 

1240 E. 9th Street, Room 2069, 

Cleveland, OH 44199. Requests may be 

faxed to 216–902–6059 with the subject 

line: GL Waterways Forum. There is no 

guarantee that all requests will be 

included in the agenda. 

Conference and Forum Meeting: The 

Great Lakes Waterways Management 

Forum is composed of senior leadership 

from U.S. and Canadian government 

agencies, the marine transportation 

industry, and non-government 

organizations. The Forum meets twice a 

year to identify and improve waterways 

management issues that involve the 

Great Lakes region. The 1-day 

conference is dedicated to the Great 

Lakes Ballast Water Conference, 

‘‘Targeting Ballast Water Technology.’’

The Ballast Water Conference will 

include speakers from industry, 

government and non-government 

organizations. Speakers will address the 

current development of ballast water 

treatment research, technology and 

protocol standards for preventing the 

introduction of aquatic invasive species 

into the Great Lakes. 

The Forum meeting on September 28 

will highlight current efforts of the 

Committee on Advanced Technology for 

Navigation Safety, including industry 

and government speakers on developing 

navigation technology, Automatic 

Identification Systems (AIS), and 

Electronic Chart Display and 

Information Systems (ECDIS). The 

Forum will also provide updates from 

the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport 

Canada, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA and 

the Army Corps of Engineers on regional 

projects and operations. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

John E. Crowley, Jr., 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Ninth Coast Guard District, Cleveland, Ohio. 

[FR Doc. 06–7359 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5044–N–15] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Section 

8 Management Assessment Program 

(SEMAP) 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 30, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name/or OMB Control 

number and should be sent to: Aneita 

Waites, Reports Liaison Officer, Public 

and Indian Housing, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street, SW., Room 4116, 

Washington, DC 20410–5000; e-mail 

Aneita_L._Waites@HUD.gov. This is not 

a toll-free number. Copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

documents may be obtained from Ms. 

Waites. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aneita Waites, (202) 708–0713, 

extension 4114, for copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

documents. (This is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department will submit the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). This notice is 

soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (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 agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (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 


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