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ANM WY E5 Sheridan, WY [Revised] 

Sheridan County Airport, WY 

(Lat. 44°46′09′′ N., long. 106°58′49′′ W.) 

Gillette VOR/DME 

(Lat. 44°20′52′′ N., long. 105°32′37′′ W.) 

Crazy Woman VOR/DME 

(Lat. 43°59′59′′ N., long. 106°26′09′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.0 mile 

radius of Sheridan County Airport; that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface beginning at lat. 45°15′00′′ 

N., long. 107°30′00′′ W.; to lat. 45°15′00′′ N., 

long. 107°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 45°00′00′′ N., 

long. 106°40′00′′ W.; to Gillette VOR/DME; to 

Crazy Woman VOR/DME; to lat. 44°00′00′′ N., 

long. 106°45′00′′ W.; to lat. 44°30′00′′ N., 

long. 107°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 45°00′00′′ N., 

long. 107°30′00′′ W.; to point of beginning. 

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 

2006. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Planning and Requirements, 

Western Service Area. 

[FR Doc. 06–7130 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[REG–111578–06] 

RIN 1545–BF56 

Computer Software Under Section 

199(c)(5)(B); Hearing Cancellation 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public 

hearing on proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document cancels a 

public hearing on proposed regulations 

concerning the application of section 

199 of the Internal Revenue Code, 

which provides a deduction for income 

attributable to domestic production 

activities, to certain transactions 

involving computer software. 

DATES: The public hearing, originally 

scheduled for August 29, 2006, at 10 

a.m., is cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Hurst of the Publications and 

Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 

Division, Associate Chief Counsel 

(Procedure and Administration), at 

Richard.A.Hurst@irscounsel.treas.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

of proposed rulemaking and notice of 

public hearing that appeared in the 

Federal Register on Thursday, June 1, 

2006, (71 FR 31128), announced that a 

public hearing was scheduled for 

August 29, 2006, at 10 a.m., in the IRS 

Auditorium (New Carrollton Federal 

Building), 5000 Ellin Road, Lanham, 

MD 20706. The subject of the public 

hearing is under section 199 of the 

Internal Revenue Code. 

The public written or electronic 

comment period for these regulations 

will expire on August 30, 2006. The 

outlines of oral comments were due on 

August 8, 2006. The notice of proposed 

rulemaking and notice of public hearing 

instructed those interested in testifying 

at the public hearing to submit a request 

to speak and an outline of the topics to 

be addressed. As of Tuesday, August 15, 

2006, no one has requested to speak. 

Therefore, the public hearing scheduled 

for August 29, 2006, is cancelled. 

Guy R. Traynor, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel, (Procedure and Administration). 

[FR Doc. E6–14090 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 3900 

[WO–3201310–PP–OSHL] 

RIN 1004–AD90 

Commercial Oil Shale Leasing 

Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) requests comments 

and suggestions to assist in the writing 

of a proposed rule to establish a 

commercial leasing program for oil 

shale. 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs 

the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) 

Complete a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

for a commercial leasing program for oil 

shale and tar sands resources on public 

lands, with emphasis on the most 

geologically prospective lands within 

Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and (2) 

Publish a final rule establishing such 

program, not later than 180 days after 

completion of the PEIS. On May 18, 

2006, BLM published a final rule for the 

leasing of tar sands. 

As an aid in preparing the proposed 

rule to establish an oil shale commercial 

leasing system and regulate oil shale 

mining operations, we encourage 

members of the public to provide 

comments and suggestions on the 

following key components; royalty rate; 

fair market value for conversion of 

preference right acreage and for 

commercial leasing; diligence; royalty 

determination point; and small tract 

leasing. See Section III for a list of 

specific questions relating to these 

topics. 

DATES: We will accept comments and 

suggestions on the Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking until September 

25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Mail: Director (630), Bureau of Land 

Management, Administrative Record, 

Room 401 LS, Eastern States Office, 

7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, 

Virginia 22153. 

Personal or messenger delivery: Room 

401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20036. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

E-mail: 

Comments_washington@blm.gov. 

(Include ‘‘Attn: 1004–AD90’’) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the substance of the 

Advance Notice, please contact Ted 

Murphy at (202) 452–0350. For 

information on procedural matters, 

please contact Kelly Odom at (202) 452–

5028. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339, to contact the above individuals 

during business hours. FIRS is available 

twenty-four hours a day, seven days a 

week. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

Commenting on the Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking 

Written comments or suggestions 

should: 

—Be specific; 

—Explain the reasoning behind your 

comments and suggestions; and 

—Address the issues outlined in the 

Notice. 

For comments and recommendations 

to be the most useful, and most likely 

to influence decisions on the content of 

the proposed rule, they should: 

—Be substantive; 

—Facilitate the development and 

implementation of an 

environmentally-responsible 

commercial leasing system for 

Federally owned oil shale resources 

located on Federal lands. 

The BLM is particularly interested in 

receiving comments and suggestions 


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about the topics listed in SECTION III 

of this Notice. All communication on 

these topics should refer to RIN 1004–

AD90 and may be submitted by several 

methods listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

Comments received after the close of 

the comment period (see DATES) may not 

necessarily be considered or included in 

the Administrative Record for the 

proposed rule. Likewise, comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES) need not 

be considered or included in the 

Administrative Record for the proposed 

rule. 

Reviewing Comments Submitted by 

Others 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES

Personal or messenger delivery during 

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m.), Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality, which will be 

honored to the extent allowable by law. 

Those wishing to withhold their name 

or address (except for the city or town) 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of their comment, and state a 

reason for the request. Submissions 

from organizations or businesses, and 

from individuals identifying themselves 

as representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

II. Background 

On December 13, 2005, BLM 

published in the Federal Register (70 

FR 73791) a Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare a PEIS for Oil Shale and Tar 

Sands Resources Leasing on public 

lands administered by the BLM in 

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The NOI 

announced that the PEIS will support 

amendment of existing BLM Resource 

Management Plans to provide for oil 

share leasing in each of the three states, 

and tar sands in Utah. Additionally, the 

NOI identified preliminary planning 

criteria, initiated the public scoping 

process, and invited interested members 

of the public to provide comments on 

the scope and objectives of the PEIS. As 

part of the public scoping process 

identified in the NOI, public scoping 

meetings were held in January 2006 at 

seven western locations. 

Through the Oil Shale and Tar Sands 

Resources Leasing PEIS, the BLM will 

evaluate decisions regarding which 

public lands will be open for leasing in 

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and 

under what constraints. The PEIS will 

analyze and document the 

environmental, social, and economic 

issues associated with alternative 

approaches for leasing oil shale and tar 

sands resources. Information about all 

opportunities for public involvement in 

the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing 

PEIS, including releases of documents 

for review, is available at the project 

Web site: http://ostseis.anl.gov. 

Comments received on the ANPR and 

the PEIS will be considered in shaping 

the rule as well as land use planning 

decisions, both of which are 

prerequisites to a commercial leasing 

program. NEPA requirements for the 

rulemaking will be determined after 

considering information received in 

response to this notice and identifying 

the regulatory issues to be addressed. 

The proposed rule that BLM is 

currently developing constitutes the 

second step of the Department of the 

Interior’s efforts to initiate a phased or 

staged approach to oil shale 

development—the first step being a 

research, development, and 

demonstration project (RF&D) 

authorized dated June 5, 2005 (70 FR 

33753), BLM solicited nominations of 

parcels to be leased for RD&D of oil 

shale recovery technologies in Colorado, 

Utah, and Wyoming. 

III. Description of Information 

Requested 

The BLM is particularly interested in 

receiving comments on the following 

questions relating to regulations it is 

developing for an oil shale commercial 

leasing program: 

1. What should be the royalty rate and 

point of royalty determination? 

2. Should the regulations establish a 

process for bid adequacy evaluation, 

i.e., Fair Market Value determination, or 

should the regulations establish a 

minimum acceptable lease bonus bid? 

3. How should diligent development 

be determined? 

4. What should be the minimum 

production requirement? 

5. Should there be provisions for 

small tract leasing? 

The BLM is also interested in 

receiving any other comments regarding 

contents and structure of the oil shale 

leasing program, including the 

management of mining operations. 

Comments focused on environmental 

issues should be directed to those 

preparing the Programmatic EIS. For 

information on how to submit such 

comments, see http://ostseis.anl.gov. 

Dated: August 16, 2006. 

Chad Calvert, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. 06–7136 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 1 

[WT Docket No. 05–211; DA 06–1617] 

Implementation of the Commercial 

Spectrum Enhancement Act and 

Modernization of the Commission’s 

Competitive Bidding Rules and 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period and reply 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document extends the 

time for filing comments and reply 

comments in response to the Second 

Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making 

in WT Docket No. 05–211, FCC 06–52. 

DATES: Comments are due September 

20, 2006; Reply Comments are due 

October 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by WT Docket No. 05–211, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–

418–0432. 

In addition to filing comments with 

the Secretary, a copy of any comments 

on the Paperwork Reduction Act 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Second Further Notice 

of Proposed Rule Making should be 

submitted to Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554, or via the Internet to 

PRA@fcc.gov, and to Kristy L. LaLonde, 

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10234 NEOB, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503, via the Internet to Kristy_L. 

LaLonde@omb.eop.gov, or via fax at 

202–395–5167. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 


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