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issuance of the proposed permit is 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: September 5, 2006. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0147] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Pollution 

Prevention and Right-to-Know 

Information 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0147). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning pollution prevention and 

right-to-know information. A request for 

public comments was published in the 

Federal Register at 71 FR 7020 on 

February 10, 2006. No comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 11, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, FAR 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

William Clark, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA, (202) 219–1813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Subpart 23.10, implements Executive 

Order (E.O.) 13148 of April 21, 2000, 

Greening the Government through 

Leadership in Environmental 

Management, and it also provides a 

means for agencies to obtain contractor 

information for the implementation of 

environmental management systems 

(EMSs) and the completion of facility 

compliance audits (FCAs) at certain 

Federal facilities. This information 

collection will be accomplished by 

means of Alternates I and II to FAR 

clause 52.223–5. Alternate I of 52.223–

5 require contractors to provide 

information needed by a Federal facility 

to implement an EMS and Alternate II 

of 52.223–5 requires contractors to 

complete an FCA. FAR Subpart 23.10 

and its associated contract clause at 

FAR 52.223–5 also implement the 

requirements of E.O. 12856 of August 3, 

1993, ‘‘Federal Compliance With RightTo-Know Laws and Pollution 

Prevention Requirements.’’ E.O. 12856 

requires that Federal facilities comply 

with the planning and reporting 

requirements of the Pollution 

Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

13101–13109), and the Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act (EPCRA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 

11001–11050). The E.O. requires that 

contracts to be performed on a Federal 

facility provide for the contractor to 

supply to the Federal agency all 

information the Federal agency deems 

necessary to comply with these 

reporting requirements. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 7,460. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 7,460. 

Average Burden Per Response: 2.834. 

Total Burden Hours: 21,140. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control Number 9000–0147, 

Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know 

Information, in all correspondence. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

will meet in closed session on February 

7–8, 2007; May 9–10, 2007 and October 

24–25, 2007, at the Pentagon, Arlington, 

Virginia. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

these meetings, the Defense Science 

Board will discuss interim findings and 

recommendations results from ongoing 

Task Force activities. The Board will 

also discuss plans for future 

consideration of scientific and technical 

aspects of specific strategies, tactics, and 

policies as they may affect the U.S. 

national defense posture and homeland 

security. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2), it has been determined 

that these Defense Science Board 

meetings concern matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

these meetings will be closed to the 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C553, Washington, DC 20301–

3140, via e-mail at debra.rose@osd.mil, 

or via phone at (703) 571–0084. 

Dated: September 5, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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