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(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 27, 

2006. 

Robert C. Ashby, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulation and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. E6–18475 Filed 11–1–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 28, 

2006, vol. 71, no. 124, page 36869. The 

FAA Aviation Research and 

Development Grants Program 

establishes uniform policies and 

procedures for the award and 

administration of research grants to 

colleges, universities, and not for profit 

organizations. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

December 4, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: FAA Research and Development 

Grants. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0559. 

Form(s): 9550–5, SF–424, SF–3881, 

SF–269, SF–270, SF–272. 

Affected Public: An estimated 100 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 9.25 hours 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 925 hours annually. 

Abstract: The FAA Aviation Research 

and Development Grants Program 

establishes uniform policies and 

procedures for the award and 

administration of research grants to 

colleges, universities, and not for profit 

organizations. This program implements 

OMB Circular A–110, Pub. L. 101–508 

Section 9205 and 9208. 

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 Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–694. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 

2006. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Information Systems and Technology 

Services Staff, ABA–20. 

[FR Doc. 06–9024 Filed 11–1–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[USCG–2005–22611] 

Neptune L.L.C., Liquefied Natural Gas 

Deepwater Port License Application; 

Final Application Public Hearings and 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of 

public hearings; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard 

(USCG) announce the availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the Neptune LNG LLC, 

Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port 

license application. Also, public 

hearings will be held on matters 

relevant to the approval or denial of the 

license application. The application 

describes a project that would be 

located in Federal waters of 

Massachusetts Bay, in Block 125, 

approximately 8 miles southeast of 

Gloucester, MA and 22 miles northeast 

of Boston, MA. The Coast Guard and 

MARAD request public comments on 

the FEIS and application. Publication of 

this notice begins a 30 day comment 

period and provides information on 

how to participate in the process. 

As a point of clarification, there is 

another deepwater port application by 

Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C. 

in the same vicinity. These applications 

are being processed and reviewed 

independently. The Northeast Gateway 

Energy Bridge, L.L.C. FEIS was noticed 

on an earlier date and is available on the 

Docket at USCG–2005–22219. 

DATES: Public hearings will be held in 

Gloucester, MA on November 14, 2006 

and in Salem, MA on November 15, 

2006. Both hearings will be from 6 p.m. 

to 8 p.m. and will be preceded by an 

informational open house from 4:30 

p.m. to 6 p.m. The public hearings may 

end later than the stated time, 

depending on the number of persons 

wishing to speak. 

Material submitted in response to the 

request for comments on the FEIS and 

application must reach the Docket 

Management Facility by December 2, 

2006 ending the 30 day public comment 

period. 

Federal and State agencies must 

submit comments, recommended 

conditions for licensing, or letters of no 

objection by January 2, 2007 (45 days 

after the final public hearings). Also by 

January 2, 2007, the Governor of 

Massachusetts (the adjacent coastal 

state) may approve, disapprove, or 

notify MARAD of inconsistencies with 

State programs relating to 

environmental protection, land and 

water use, and coastal zone management 

for which MARAD may condition the 

license to make consistent. 

MARAD must issue a record of 

decision (ROD) to approve, approve 

with conditions, or deny the DWP 

license application by February 13, 2007 

(90 days after the public hearings). 

For dates required by the 

Massachusetts Environmental Policy 

Act (MEPA) schedule, please see that 

section at the end of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing in 

Gloucester will be held at the Gloucester 

High School Auditorium, 32 Leslie O. 

Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA, 

telephone: 617–635–4100. The public 

hearing in Salem will be at the Salem 

State College Library, Charlotte Forten 

Hall, 360 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, 

telephone: 978–542–7192. 

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