64288 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 1, 2006 / Notices 

Dated: October 26, 2006. 

Ernest Hawk, 

Director, Office of Centers, Training and 

Resources, National Cancer Institute, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. E6–18351 Filed 10–31–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1664–DR] 

Hawaii; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Hawaii (FEMA–1664–DR), 

dated October 17, 2006, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 23, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Hawaii is hereby amended to 

include the Individual Assistance 

program for the following area among 

those areas determined to have been 

adversely affected by the catastrophe 

declared a major disaster by the 

President in his declaration of October 

17, 2006: 

Hawaii County for Individual Assistance 

and Public Assistance [Categories C–G] 

(already designated for debris removal and 

emergency protective measures [Categories A 

and B], including direct Federal assistance, 

under the Public Assistance program.) 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E6–18320 Filed 10–31–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1665–DR] 

New York; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of New York 

(FEMA–1665–DR), dated October 24, 

2006, and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 24, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

October 24, 2006, the President declared 

a major disaster under the authority of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of New York 

resulting from severe storms and flooding 

during the period of October 12–13, 2006, 

and continuing, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster 

exists in the State of New York. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Individual 

Assistance and Public Assistance in the 

designated areas, as well as Hazard 

Mitigation throughout the State. Consistent 

with the requirement that Federal assistance 

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance, 

Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs 

Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of 

the total eligible costs. Further, you are 

authorized to make changes to this 

declaration to the extent allowable under the 

Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Director, under Executive Order 12148, 

as amended, Peter J. Martinasco, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of New York to have 

been affected adversely by this declared 

major disaster: 

Erie, Genesee, Niagara, and Orleans 

Counties for Individual Assistance and 

Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of New York 

are eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E6–18312 Filed 10–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

New Emergency Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Sensitive Security Information Threat 

Assessments 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance 

request. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

new Information Collection Request 

(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency processing and approval 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The ICR describes the nature of 

information collection and its expected 

burden. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 1, 2006. A comment to OMB 

is most effective if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 


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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/TSA, 

and sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina Kletzly, Attorney-Advisor, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA–2, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

22202–4220; telephone (571) 227–1995; 

facsimile (571) 227–1381. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: Sensitive Security Information 

Threat Assessments. 

Type of Request: Emergency 

processing request of new collection. 

OMB Control Number: Not yet 

assigned. 

Forms(s): Security Threat Assessment 

Application. 

Affected Public: Individuals seeking 

access to Sensitive Security Information 

(SSI) for use in civil proceedings in 

Federal court. 

Abstract: Section 114(s) of title 49 of 

the U.S.C. requires the Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA) to 

promulgate regulations governing the 

protection of Sensitive Security 

Information (SSI). SSI includes 

information that would be detrimental 

to transportation security if publicly 

disclosed. TSA’s SSI regulation, 49 CFR 

part 1520, establishes certain 

requirements for the recognition, 

identification, handling, and 

dissemination of SSI, including 

restrictions on disclosure and civil 

penalties for violations of those 

restrictions. Individuals may only 

access SSI if they are a covered person 

with a need to know as defined by the 

regulation. Section 525 of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act of 2007 (DHS 

Appropriations Act) provides that in 

civil proceedings in the U.S. District 

Courts, where a party seeking access to 

SSI demonstrates a substantial need for 

relevant SSI in the preparation of the 

party’s case and an undue hardship to 

obtain equivalent information by other 

means, the party or party’s counsel shall 

be designated as a covered person under 

49 CFR part 1520.7, provided that the 

overseeing judge enters an order 

protecting the SSI from unauthorized 

disclosure; the individual undergoes a 

criminal history records check (CHRC) 

and threat assessment; and the 

provision of access to the specific SSI in 

question in a particular proceeding does 

not present a risk of harm to the nation. 

TSA is implementing sec. 525 of the 

DHS Appropriations Act by establishing 

a process whereby a party seeking 

access to SSI in a civil proceeding in 

Federal court that demonstrates a 

substantial need for relevant SSI in 

preparation of the party’s case may 

request that the party, or if represented, 

an attorney, be granted access to the SSI. 

In order to determine if the individual 

may be granted access to SSI for this 

purpose, TSA will conduct a criminal 

history records check (CHRC) and 

security threat assessment. TSA is 

seeking emergency processing of this 

information collection request to 

implement sec. 525 of the DHS 

Appropriations Act and meet ongoing 

litigation deadlines in pending 

litigation, including those in In Re: 

September 11 Litigation, 21 MC 97 &101 

(S.D.N.Y.). 

The Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act (ATSA), Pub. L. 107–71, 

sec. 114 (f), authorizes TSA to perform 

threat assessments. To accomplish this, 

individuals will be required to submit 

identifying information, information 

regarding the litigation, an explanation 

supporting the party’s need for the 

information, information concerning the 

individual’s bar membership, if 

applicable, and information concerning 

sanctions, if any, issued by a court or 

other judicial body to the individual or 

any of the individual’s clients to TSA 

via secure electronic mail or regular or 

express mail. These individuals must 

also submit fingerprints for purposes of 

conducting the CHRC. 

TSA will use the information to 

conduct name-based security threat 

assessments and CHRCs for the purpose 

of identifying actual or potential threats 

to transportation security and the 

nation. The results of the CHRC and 

threat assessment will be used to make 

a final determination on whether the 

individual may be granted access to SSI. 

Number of Respondents: 80. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 80 hours annually. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 

27, 2006. 

Peter Pietra, 

Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 06–9011 Filed 10–30–06; 10:48 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by December 

1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 


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