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deficient equipment and practices. What 

sort of recognition, if any, would be 

most desirable? 

D. Measures of Success 

If the Agency decides to develop a 

policy for tailored incentives for new 

owners, EPA intends to develop a threeyear pilot program to test the 

effectiveness of such incentives. In 

order to objectively, effectively and 

promptly evaluate the pilot program and 

this approach, EPA must have already 

identified clearly measurable outcomes 

and efficient assessment methodologies. 

The main goal of this program, and the 

most important measure of success, 

would be to show that compliance with 

environmental laws and regulations has 

improved, and that significant 

environmental benefit has been 

attained. However, there are different 

approaches for determining how well 

these goals have been met. 

What measures of success should the 

Agency adopt for the evaluation of a 

pilot program? Important outcomes to 

consider could be the number of 

disclosures made under the pilot 

program, the significance of the 

violations involved, and the significance 

of the pollutant reductions that can be 

attributed to or associated with these 

disclosures. Transparency of the 

program, efficiency in administration, 

and low transaction costs are also issues 

to be considered in evaluating the 

tailored incentive approach. EPA is 

seeking comment on any potential 

measures, and on the methodologies 

necessary to accurately measure them. 

III. Public Process 

As part of EPA’s effort to obtain input 

on whether to offer tailored incentives 

for new owners self-disclosing under 

the Audit Policy, the Agency is 

planning to hold two public comment 

sessions. At those two meetings, 

interested parties may attend and 

provide oral and written comments on 

the issues. The first meeting is 

scheduled for Washington, DC at the 

J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., on June 12, 2007. The 

second one is scheduled for San 

Francisco at the Palace Hotel, 2 New 

Montgomery St., on June 20, 2007. Both 

meetings will begin at 10 a.m. and end 

at 4 p.m. 

The Agency is especially interested in 

comments relating to the issues 

specified in this Notice. After the 

comment period closes, the Agency 

plans to review and consider all 

comments. If EPA decides to develop a 

pilot program offering tailored 

incentives to new owners beyond those 

currently available under the Audit 

Policy, the Agency would then publish 

a second Federal Register notice to seek 

comment on such a proposed pilot 

program. After a second round of public 

comment, the Agency would publish in 

the Federal Register: The final 

description of the pilot program; an 

announcement of its start date; and a 

description of how its success in 

achieving increased self-auditing and 

disclosure and significant improvement 

to the environment will be evaluated. 

EPA encourages parties of all interests, 

including State and local government, 

industry, not-for-profit organizations, 

municipalities, public interest groups 

and private citizens to comment, so that 

the Agency can hear from as broad a 

spectrum as possible. 

IV. What Should I Consider as I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR Part 2. 

2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the Notice; Request for 

Comments by docket number and other 

identifying information (subject 

heading, Federal Register date and page 

number). 

• Follow directions—The Agency 

may ask you to respond to specific 

questions. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and language. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If possible, provide any pertinent 

information about the context for your 

comments (e.g., the size and type of 

acquisition transaction you have in 

mind). 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

• Submit your comments on time. 

Dated: April 30, 2007. 

Granta Y. Nakayama, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 72 FR 26115, Tuesday, 

May 8, 2007. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME OF

MEETING: Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 

9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. 

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: 

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Item Nos. 3. Full-Service Publication 

Storage and Distribution Center 

Contract has been removed from the 

Agenda. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Stephen Llewellyn, Acting Executive 

Officer, on (202) 663–4070. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Stephen Llewellyn, 

Acting Executive Officer, Executive 

Secretariat. 

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Assessment Rate Adjustment 

Guidelines for Large Institutions and 

Insured Foreign Branches in Risk 

Category I 

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ACTION: Final guidelines. 

SUMMARY: The FDIC is publishing the 

guidelines it will use for determining 

how adjustments of up to 0.50 basis 

points would be made to the quarterly 

assessment rates of insured institutions 

defined as large Risk Category I 

institutions, and insured foreign 

branches in Risk Category I, according 

to the Assessments Regulation. These 

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