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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 79 

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request —Food Stamp 

Program, Form FNS–46, Issuance 

Reconciliation Report 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Mandy 

Briggs, Chief, Electronic Benefits 

Transfer Branch, Benefit Redemption 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Mandy Briggs at (703) 305–1863 or via 

e-mail to BRDHQ-WEB@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302, Room 403. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Mandy Briggs, 

Chief, Electronic Benefits Transfer 

Branch at (703) 305–2523. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Issuance Reconciliation Report. 

OMB Number: 0584–0080. 

Form Number: FNS–46. 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 7(d) of the Food 

Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, (the 

Act) (7 U.S.C. 

2016(d), requires State agencies to 

report on their benefits issuance 

operations not less than monthly. 

Section 11(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

2020(a)) requires State agencies to 

assume responsibility for the issuance, 

control, and accountability of benefits. 

Regulations at 7 CFR 274.4(a) and 

274.4(b)(2) require State agencies to 

account for all issuance through the 

reconciliations process and to submit a 

report on this process using Form FNS– 

46, Issuance Reconciliation Report. 

These reports must be submitted to the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

monthly and must reach FNS no later 

than 90 days following the end of each 

report month. The FNS–46 report 

reflects the total issuance, returns, and 

unauthorized issuance amounts 

resulting in the net Federal obligation. 

The proposed revision to the 

information collection burden 

associated with Form FNS–46, Issuance 

Reconciliation Report, reflects a 

reduction because of the requirement in 

Section 7(i) of the Act, (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)) 

for State agencies to change from 

coupon to EBT systems. As States 

implemented their EBT systems, they 

generally reduced their issuance 

reconciliation points to a single 

location. Therefore, the number of 

respondents and responses declined as 

the number of States with EBT systems 

increased. 

Respondents: State and local 

government employees or contractors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 12. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5,184 hours. 

Dated: April 17, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7881 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting—May 9, 2007— 

7 p.m. 

In connection with its investigation 

into the cause of a November 22, 2006, 

explosion and fire at the CAI/Arnel 

manufacturing facility in Danvers, 

Massachusetts, the United States 

Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (CSB) announces 

that it will convene a community 

meeting on May 9, 2007 starting at 7 

p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the 

Sheraton Ferncroft Resort, 50 Ferncroft 

Road, Danvers, MA 01923. 

At the meeting CSB staff will present 

to the Board the preliminary results of 

their investigation into this incident. 

There will be a public comment period 

after the investigators’ presentation. 

During the early morning hours of 

November 22, a powerful explosion 

destroyed the CAI/Arnel manufacturing 

facility in Danvers, Massachusetts. 

Scores of nearby homes and businesses 

were damaged, some beyond repair. A 

number of residents were hospitalized. 

There were no injuries in the plant, 

which was unoccupied at the time. 

After the staff presentation, the Board 

will allow a time for public comment. 

Following the conclusion of the public 

comment period, the Board will 

consider whether the preliminary facts 

presented necessitate any 

recommendations prior to the final 

completion of the Board’s investigative 

report. 

All staff presentations are preliminary 

and are intended solely to allow the 

Board to consider in a public forum the 

issues and factors involved in this case. 

No factual analyses, conclusions or 

findings should be considered final. 


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Only after the Board has considered a 

final staff presentation and approved the 

staff report next year will there be an 

approved final record of this incident. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Please notify CSB if a translator 

or interpreter is needed, at least 5 

business days prior to the public 

meeting. For more information, please 

contact the Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board at (202) 261–7600, 

or visit our Web site at: http:// 

www.csb.gov. 

Christopher W. Warner, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–2064 Filed 4–23–07; 2:56 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6350–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce (DOC) 

will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS). 

Title: Application for NATO 

International Competitive Bidding. 

Agency Form Number: BIS–4023P. 

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0128. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden: 40 hours. 

Average Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Needs and Uses: All U.S. firms 

desiring to participate in the NATO 

International Competitive Bidding (ICB) 

process under the NATO Security 

Investment Program (NSIP) must be 

certified as technically, financially and 

professionally competent. The U.S. 

Department of Commerce is the agency 

that provides the Statement of Eligibility 

that certifies these firms. Any such firm 

seeking certification is required to 

submit a completed Form BIS–4023P 

along with a current annual financial 

report and a re ́sume ́ of past projects in 

order to become certified and placed on 

the Consolidated List of Eligible 

Bidders. The information provided on 

the form is used to certify the U.S. firm 

for placement on the bidders’ list 

database. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

retain or obtain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, e-mail address, 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or Fax 

number, (202) 395–7285. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7828 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce (DOC) 

will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS). 

Title: International Import Certificate. 

Agency Form Number: BIS–645P. 

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0017. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden: 91 hours. 

Average Time Per Response: 16 

minutes. 

Number of Respondents: 340. 

Needs and Uses: The United States 

and several other countries have 

undertaken to increase the effectiveness 

of their respective controls over 

international trade in strategic 

commodities by means of an Import 

Certificate procedure. For the U.S. 

importer, this procedure provides that, 

where required by the exporting country 

with respect to a specific transaction, 

the importer certifies to the U.S. 

Government that he/she will import 

specific commodities into the United 

States and will not reexport such 

commodities except in accordance with 

the export control regulations of the 

United States. The U.S. Government, in 

turn, certifies that such representations 

have been made. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

retain or obtain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, e-mail address, 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or Fax 

number, (202) 395–7285. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7830 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Management and Oversight of 

the National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0121. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 18,040. 

Number of Respondents: 29. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Applications (additional required 

documents), 1 hour; annual reports, 5 

hours; site nominations, site profiles 

and management plans, 2,000 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Estuarine Research Reserve System 

consists of carefully-selected estuarine 

areas of the U.S. that are designated, 

preserved, and managed for research 

and educational purposes. Information 

is needed from states to review 

proposed designations. The sites 

selected must develop management 

plans and site profiles. Grantees must 

submit annual work plans/reports. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 


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