19884 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 76 / Friday, April 20, 2007 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

17, 2007, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 19181) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

had been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The file number for the 

application in the title and e-mail 

comment address is corrected in this 

document. All other information to the 

notice has been unchanged. Please refer 

to the April 17, 2007, notice for a 

summary of the application. 

Dated: April 17, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7579 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041207B] 

Taking and Importing of Marine 

Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding 

renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator 

for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant 

Administrator) has renewed the 

affirmative finding for the Republic of El 

Salvador under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). This 

affirmative finding will allow yellowfin 

tuna harvested in the eastern tropical 

Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with 

the International Dolphin Conservation 

Program (IDCP) by El Salvadorian-flag 

purse seine vessels or purse seine 

vessels operating under El Salvadorian 

jurisdiction to be imported into the 

United States. The affirmative finding 

was based on review of documentary 

evidence submitted by the Republic of 

El Salvador and obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission 

(IATTC) and the U.S. Department of 

State. 

DATES: The renewal is effective from 

April 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regional Administrator, Southwest 

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 

90802–4213; phone 562–980–4000; fax 

562–980–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows 

the entry into the United States of 

yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine 

vessels in the ETP under certain 

conditions. If requested by the 

harvesting nation, the Assistant 

Administrator will determine whether 

to make an affirmative finding based 

upon documentary evidence provided 

by the government of the harvesting 

nation, the IATTC, or the Department of 

State. 

The affirmative finding process 

requires that the harvesting nation is 

meeting its obligations under the IDCP 

and obligations of membership in the 

IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of 

the harvesting nation must request an 

affirmative finding and submit the 

required documentary evidence directly 

to the Assistant Administrator. On an 

annual basis, NMFS will review the 

affirmative finding and determine 

whether the harvesting nation continues 

to meet the requirements. A nation may 

provide information related to 

compliance with IDCP and IATTC 

measures directly to NMFS on an 

annual basis or may authorize the 

IATTC to release the information to 

NMFS to annually renew an affirmative 

finding determination without an 

application from the harvesting nation. 

An affirmative finding will be 

terminated, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, if the Assistant 

Administrator determines that the 

requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no 

longer being met or that a nation is 

consistently failing to take enforcement 

actions on violations, thereby 

diminishing the effectiveness of the 

IDCP. 

As a part of the affirmative finding 

process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the 

Assistant Administrator considered 

documentary evidence submitted by the 

Republic of El Salvador or obtained 

from the IATTC and the Department of 

State and has determined that El 

Salvador has met the MMPA’s 

requirements to receive an annual 

affirmative finding renewal. 

After consultation with the 

Department of State, the Assistant 

Administrator issued the Republic of El 

Salvador’s annual affirmative finding 

renewal, allowing the continued 

importation into the United States of 

yellowfin tuna and products derived 

from yellowfin tuna harvested in the 

ETP by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine 

vessels or purse seine vessels operating 

under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. El 

Salvador’s affirmative finding will 

remain valid through March 31, 2008, 

subject to subsequent annual reviews by 

NMFS. 

Dated: April 16, 2007. 

Samuel D. Rauch III 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7564 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–00XX] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse 

Auction Service Providers Outreach 

Feedback Survey 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding a request for a new 

OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy’s (OFPP) and the 

General Services Administration’s 

(GSA) intention to initiate a new 

information collection to conduct two 

surveys on Online Procurement 

Services. The results from these surveys 

will be incorporated into a report to 

Congress. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; whether 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; 

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 those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 19, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 


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of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–00XX, Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Outreach Feedback 

Survey, in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Julie Basile, Procurement Policy 

Analyst, Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 9013, 

Washington, DC 20503 or via e-mail to 

jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via telephone on 

(202) 395–4821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L. 109–360) 

requires OFPP, in consultation with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 

to review the use of online procurement 

services, such as reverse auction 

services, and identify types of 

commercial item procurements that are 

suitable for the use of such services; and 

features that should be provided by 

online procurement services that are 

used by Federal agencies. To conduct 

this review, a survey will be issued to 

the Government and industry buying 

activities and to reverse auction service 

providers. The information collected 

through the surveys will be used to 

determine how the Government buying 

activities can most effectively use 

reverse auctions as a tool to support 

Government requiring activities and 

ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is best 

served. To view the two draft surveys 

entitled, Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Outreach Feedback, visit 

www.acquisition.gov. 

Title: Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback; and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Outreach Feedback. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The purpose of these two 

one-time surveys are to determine how 

Government buying activities can most 

effectively use reverse auctions as a tool 

to support Government requiring 

activities and to ensure the U.S. 

taxpayer is best served. 

Affected Public: Two respondent 

groups are identified and will receive 

similar surveys on Online Procurement 

Services: Government and industry 

buying activities; and reverse auction 

service providers. However, for the 

purposes of this collection we are 

counting the industry buying activities 

and reverse auction service providers. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

approximately 580 and not expected to 

exceed 1000. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Government 

and Industry Buying Activities Survey 

is 550. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Reverse 

Auction Survey is 30 based on the 

Government’s latest market research. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 per company. The 

number of responses per respondent is 

one for each of the two surveys. Each 

respondent will only be required to 

complete one survey once. Estimated 

Total Annual Responses: approximately 

580 and not expected to exceed 1000 

(580 x 1). Estimated Time per Response: 

30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated 

average time for industry to respond to 

Government and Industry Buying 

Activity Survey is approximately 15 

minutes (0.25 hours), based on a pre-test 

of the draft instrument by Government 

employees. The data collection 

instrument for the Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey was pre-tested 

on a support contractor, a related 

business sector. The Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey instrument is 

similar to the Government and Industry 

Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the 

pre-test results for the Government and 

Industry Buying Activity Survey are 

used to estimate average response time 

for the Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes 

(0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual 

Burden on Respondents: 290 hours. (580 

x 0.50) 

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. 

Respondents: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Hours Per Response: 0.50. 

Total Burden Hours: 290. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 

(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–00XX, Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Outreach Feedback 

Survey, in all correspondence. 

Dated: April 13, 2007 

Al Matera, 

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–1967 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[No. USA–2007–0014] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, 

Engineer Research and Development 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers—ERDC/CERL 

announces a proposed new public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

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 information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by June 19, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 


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