Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 26, 2006 / Notices 56147 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Camino Real Hotel, 101 South El 

Paso Street, El Paso, Texas 79901. The 

meeting is open to the public, with 

limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202–

233–0072, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Cooperative Environmental 

Management (1601E), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments or provide 

written comments to the Committees 

should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information above. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Oscar 

Carrillo at 202–233–0072 or 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: September 13, 2006. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–15730 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting, Open 

Commission Meeting, Tuesday, 

September 26, 2006 

September 19, 2006. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, 

September 26, 2006, which is scheduled 

to commence at in Room TW–C305, at 

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

Item 

No. Bureau Subject 

1 Wireless Tele-Communications ..................... Title: Implementation of Section 6002(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1993 (WT Docket No. 06–17) and Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market 

Conditions with Respect to Commercial Mobile Services. 

Summary: The Commission will consider an Eleventh Report concerning the annual report 

on the competitive market conditions with respect to Commercial Mobile Radio Services 

(CMRS). 

2 Media .............................................................. Title: Children’s Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (MM Docket No. 

00–167). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Order on Reconsideration and Second 

Report and Order concerning children’s television obligations. 

3 Wireline Competition ...................................... Title: Rural Health Care Support Mechanism (WC Docket No. 02–60). 

Summary: The Commission will consider an Order concerning how the rural health care 

funding mechanism can be used to enhance public and non-public health care providers’ access to advanced telecommunications and information services. 

4 Public Safety and Homeland Security ........... The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will present a report regarding the 

launch of the new Bureau. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

this event. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

Include a description of the 

accommodation you will need including 

as much detail as you can. Also include 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Make your request as 

early as possible; please allow at least 5 

days advance notice. Last minute 

requests will be accepted, but may be 

impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office 

of Media Relations, (202) 418–0500; 

TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/Video 

coverage of the meeting will be 

broadcast live with open captioning 

over the Internet from the FCC’s Audio/ 

Video Events Web page at http:// 

www.fcc.gov/realaudio. 

For a fee this meeting can be viewed 

live over George Mason University’s 

Capitol Connection. The Capitol 

Connection also will carry the meeting 

live via the Internet. To purchase these 

services call (703) 993–3100 or go to 

http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. 

Copies of materials adopted at this 

meeting can be purchased from the 

FCC’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy 

and Printing, Inc. (202) 488–5300; Fax 

(202) 488–5563; TTY (202) 488–5562. 

These copies are available in paper 

format and alternative media, including 

large print/type; digital disk; and audio 

and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc. may be reached by e-mail at 

FCC@BCPIWEB.com. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8293 Filed 9–22–06; 1:14 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 06–09] 

Parks International Shipping, Inc., et 

al., Order of Investigation and Hearing 

Parks International Shipping, Inc. 

(‘‘Parks’’) was incorporated in the State 

of New York on July 28, 1999, and is 

presently located at 3008/3010 

Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York 

10469. Parks also has a second location 

at 4755 White Plains Road, Bronx, NY 

10470. Ainsley Lewis a.k.a. Jim Parks 

(‘‘Ainsley Lewis’’) occupies the position 

of President. Cargo Express 

International Shipping, Inc. (‘‘Cargo 

Express’’) is similarly located at 3010 

Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York 

10469 and was incorporated in New 

York State on January 23, 2003. Based 

upon available information, Ainsley 

Lewis appears to be involved in the 

operation of Cargo Express. Bronx 

Barrels & Shipping Supplies Shipping 

Center Inc. (‘‘Bronx Barrels’’) was 

incorporated in the State of New York 

on November 11, 2005. Its primary 

location is at 4755A White Plains Road, 

Bronx, New York 10470. Bronx Barrels 

also has a second location at 3008 

Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York, 

10469. Based upon available 

information, Ainsley Lewis also appears 

to be involved in the operation of Bronx 

Barrels. Parks, Cargo Express, and Bronx 

Barrels appear to be ocean 

transportation intermediaries (‘‘OTIs’’) 


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1According to section 3(17) of the 1984 Act, 46 

U.S.C. app. 1702(17), an ocean transportation 

intermediary is defined as either a freight forwarder 

or a non-vessel-operating common carrier. 

2This penalty amount reflects an adjustment for 

inflation pursuant to the Commission’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 506. 

operating as unlicensed, unbonded, and 

untariffed non-vessel-operating common 

carriers (‘‘NVOCCs’’) primarily in the 

trade between the United States and 

various Caribbean, Central American, 

and South American destinations. 

Based on evidence available to the 

Commission, it appears that Parks has 

knowingly and willfully provided 

transportation services as an NVOCC 

with respect to shipments during 2001, 

2002, 2004, and 2005 without obtaining 

an OTI license from the Commission 

and without providing proof of financial 

responsibility. Moreover, it appears that 

Parks knowingly and willfully operated 

as a common carrier without publishing 

a tariff showing all of its active rates and 

charges. Cargo Express also appears to 

have knowingly and willfully provided 

transportation services as an NVOCC 

without obtaining an OTI license from 

the Commission and without providing 

proof of financial responsibility with 

respect to shipments commencing in 

2004. It further appears that Cargo 

Express knowingly and willfully 

operated as a common carrier without 

publishing a tariff showing all of its 

active rates and charges. Bronx Barrels 

likewise appears to be knowingly and 

willfully holding itself out to provide 

transportation services as an NVOCC 

without obtaining an OTI license from 

the Commission and without providing 

proof of financial responsibility in the 

form of a surety bond. Additionally, 

Bronx Barrels appears to have been 

knowingly and willfully operating as a 

common carrier without publishing a 

tariff showing all of its active rates and 

charges. Finally, Ainsley Lewis, 

individually and through Parks, Cargo 

Express, and Bronx Barrels, appears to 

have been providing OTI services in 

2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006 

without publishing a tariff, obtaining an 

OTI license from the Commission, and 

providing proof of financial 

responsibility. 

Section 19 of the Shipping Act of 

1984 (1984 Act), 46 U.S.C. app. 1718, 

prohibits any person from providing 

OTI 1 services prior to being issued a 

license from the Commission and 

obtaining a valid bond, proof of 

insurance, or other surety in a form and 

amount determined by the Commission 

to ensure financial responsibility. The 

Commission’s regulations at 46 CFR 

515.21 support this obligation by 

requiring any person operating as an 

OTI/NVOCC in the United States to 

provide evidence of financial 

responsibility in the amount of $75,000. 

Furthermore, section 8(a) of the 1984 

Act, 46 U.S.C. app. 1707(a), requires 

NVOCCs to publish (open to public 

inspection in an automated tariff 

system) tariffs showing all their active 

rates, charges, classifications, and 

practices. The Commission’s regulations 

at 46 CFR 520.3 affirm this statutory 

requirement by directing each NVOCC 

to notify the Commission, prior to 

providing transportation services, as to 

the location of its tariffs, as well as the 

publisher used to maintain those tariffs 

by filing a Form FMC–1. Pursuant to 

section 13 of the 1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. 

app. 1712, a party is subject to a civil 

penalty of not more than $30,000 for 

each violation knowingly and willfully 

committed, and not more than $6,000 

for other violations.2

Now therefore, it is ordered, that 

pursuant to sections 8, 11, 13, and 19 of 

the 1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. app. 1707, 1710, 

1712, and 1718, an investigation is 

instituted to determine: 

(1) Whether Parks International 

Shipping, Inc., Cargo Express 

International Shipping, Inc., Bronx 

Barrels & Shipping Supplies Shipping 

Center, Inc., and/or Ainsley Lewis a.k.a. 

Jim Parks violated section 8(a) of the 

1984 Act and the Commission’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 520 by 

operating as common carriers without 

publishing tariffs showing all of their 

active rates and charges; 

(2) Whether Parks International 

Shipping, Inc., Cargo Express 

International Shipping, Inc., Bronx 

Barrels & Shipping Supplies Shipping 

Center Inc., and/or Ainsley Lewis a.k.a. 

Jim Parks violated section 19 of the 1984 

Act and the Commission’s regulations at 

46 CFR part 515 by operating as nonvessel-operating common carriers in the 

U.S. trades without obtaining licenses 

from the Commission and without 

providing proof of financial 

responsibility; 

(3) Whether, in the event violations of 

sections 8(a) and 19 of the 1984 Act 

and/or 46 CFR Parts 515 and 520 are 

found, civil penalties should be 

assessed against Parks International 

Shipping, Inc., Cargo Express 

International Shipping, Inc., Bronx 

Barrels & Shipping Supplies Shipping 

Center Inc., and/or Ainsley Lewis a.k.a. 

Jim Parks and, if so, the amount of the 

penalties to be assessed; and 

(4) Whether, in the event violations 

are found, appropriate cease and desist 

orders should be issued against Parks 

International Shipping, Inc., Cargo 

Express International Shipping, Inc., 

Bronx Barrels & Shipping Supplies 

Shipping Center Inc., and/or Ainsley 

Lewis a.k.a. Jim Parks. 

It is further ordered, that a public 

hearing be held in this proceeding and 

that this matter be assigned for hearing 

before an Administrative Law Judge of 

the Commission’s Office of 

Administrative Law Judges at a date and 

place to be hereafter determined by the 

Administrative Law Judge in 

compliance with Rule 61 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 46 CFR 502.61. The hearing 

shall include oral testimony and crossexamination in the discretion of the 

presiding Administrative Law Judge 

only after consideration has been given 

by the parties and the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge to the use of 

alternative forms of dispute resolution, 

and upon a proper showing that there 

are genuine issues of material fact that 

cannot be resolved on the basis of sworn 

statements, affidavits, depositions, or 

other documents or that the nature of 

the matters in issue is such that an oral 

hearing and cross-examination are 

necessary for the development of an 

adequate record; 

It is further ordered, that Parks 

International Shipping, Inc., Cargo 

Express International Shipping, Inc., 

Bronx Barrels & Shipping Supplies 

Shipping Center Inc., and Ainsley Lewis 

a.k.a. Jim Parks are designated as 

Respondents in this proceeding; 

It is further ordered, that the 

Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement is 

designated a party to this proceeding; 

It is further ordered, that notice of this 

Order be published in the Federal 

Register, and a copy be served on the 

parties of record; 

It is further ordered, that other 

persons having an interest in 

participating in this proceeding may file 

petitions for leave to intervene in 

accordance with Rule 72 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 46 CFR 502.72; 

It is further ordered, that all further 

notices, orders, and/or decisions issued 

by or on behalf of the Commission in 

this proceeding, including notice of the 

time and place of hearing or prehearing 

conference, shall be served on parties of 

record; 

It is further ordered, that all 

documents submitted by any party of 

record in this proceeding shall be 

directed to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, in accordance with Rule 118 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 46 CFR 502.118, and shall be 

served on parties of record; and 


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It is further ordered, that in 

accordance with Rule 61 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, the initial decision of the 

Administrative Law Judge shall be 

issued by September 19, 2007 and the 

final decision of the Commission shall 

be issued by January 17, 2008. 

Bryant L. VanBrakle, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8196 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Announcement of Board 

Approval Under Delegated Authority 

and Submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System 

SUMMARY: SUMMARY: Background. 

Notice is hereby given of the final 

approval of proposed information 

collections by the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) 

under OMB delegated authority, as per 

5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public). Board–approved collections of 

information are incorporated into the 

official OMB inventory of currently 

approved collections of information. 

Copies of the OMB 83–I’s and 

supporting statements and approved 

collection of information instrument(s) 

are placed into OMB’s public docket 

files. The Federal Reserve may not 

conduct or sponsor, and the respondent 

is not required to respond to, an 

information collection that has been 

extended, revised, or implemented on or 

after October 1, 1995, unless it displays 

a currently valid OMB control number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer 

–– Michelle Long–– Division of 

Research and Statistics, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, Washington, DC 20551 (202–

452–3829). 

OMB Desk Officer –– Mark Menchik 

–– Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or 

email to mmenchik@omb.eop.gov. 

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated 

Authority to Conduct the Following 

Survey: 

Report title: 2007 Survey of Consumer 

Finance 

Agency form number: FR 3059 

OMB control number: 7100–0287 

Frequency: One–time survey 

Reporters: U.S. families 

Annual reporting hours: 7,500 hours 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Pretest and Survey, 75 minutes each 

Number of respondents: Pretest, 400 

families; Survey 5,600 families 

General description of report: This 

information collection is voluntary. The 

Federal Reserve’s statutory basis for 

collecting this information is section 

2A, 14, and 19 of the Federal Reserve 

Act (12 U.S.C. 225(a), 353, and 461); the 

Bank Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)); 

and sections 3 and 4 of the Bank 

Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842 

and 1843). The names and other 

characteristics that would permit 

identification of respondents are 

deemed confidential by the Board and 

are exempt from disclosure pursuant to 

exemption 6 in the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)). 

Abstract: For many years, the Board 

has sponsored consumer surveys to 

obtain information on the financial 

behavior of households. The 2007 

Survey of Consumer Finance (SCF) will 

be the latest in a triennial series, which 

began in 1983, that provides 

comprehensive data for U.S. families on 

the distribution of assets and debts, 

along with related information and 

other data items necessary for analyzing 

financial behavior. These are the only 

surveys conducted in the United States 

that provide such financial data for a 

representative sample of households. 

Data for the SCF are collected by 

interviewers using a computer program. 

While some questions may be deleted 

and others modified, only minimal 

changes will be made to the 

questionnaire in order to preserve the 

time series properties of the data. The 

pretest would be conducted later this 

year and the survey would be conducted 

between May 2007 and January 2008. 

Current Actions: On July 11, 2006, the 

Federal Reserve published a notice in 

the Federal Register (71 FR 39118) 

requesting public comment for 60 days 

on the proposal to conduct the FR 3059. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on September 11, 2006. No 

comments were received. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 20, 2006. 

Jennifer J. Johnson 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E6–15695 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than October 20, 

2006. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30309: 

1. United Community Banks, Inc., 

Blairsville, Georgia; to merge with 

Southern Bancorp, Inc., Marietta, 

Georgia, and thereby indirectly acquire 

voting shares of Southern National 

Bank, Marietta, Georgia. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 21, 2006. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E6–15750 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 


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