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2See e.g., The 9/11 Commission Report, at 397 

(July 2004); Public Safety Communications from 9/ 

11 to Katrina: Critical Public Policy Lessons, 109th 

Cong. 1–4 (Sept. 29, 2005) (statement of 

Representative Fred Upton, Chairman, 

Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the 

Internet, House Committee on Energy and 

Commerce); Communications Interoperability - 

Session I, 109th Cong. (Sept 29, 2005) (statement of 

Senator Ted Stevens, Chairman, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation, at http:// 

commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? 

FuseAction=Hearings. 

Statement&StatementlID=126); The Federal 

Response to Hurricane Katrina Lesson Learned, at 

44 (Feb. 2006). 

natural disasters such as Hurricane 

Katrina.2

Consistent with that objective, 

Congress enacted and the President 

signed into law on February 8, 2006, the 

Digital Television and Public Safety Act 

of 2005, Title III of the Deficit Reduction 

Act of 2005. Among other things, this 

statute makes available analog television 

spectrum available for new 

communications services, including 

public safety interoperable 

communications in the 700 MHz band, 

by terminating television licenses in 

these frequencies on February 17, 2009. 

In addition, the Act requires the 

returned analog television spectrum be 

auctioned and the proceeds used to 

fund various new programs to promote 

the digital television transition, to 

improve public safety interoperable 

communications, and to reduce the 

deficit. 

Specifically, Section 3006 of the Act 

directs NTIA to establish and 

implement a $1 billion grant program to 

assist public safety agencies in the 

acquisition of, deployment of, or 

training for the use of interoperable 

communications systems that utilize, or 

enable interoperability with 

communications systems that can 

utilize, reallocated public safety 

spectrum for radio communications in 

the 700 MHz band. To spur the rapid 

distribution of these grant funds to our 

nation’s first responders, the Act 

authorizes NTIA to borrow the funds 

needed for the grants as of October 1, 

2006, well in advance of the receipt of 

auction proceeds. To further ensure the 

swift award of these grants to public 

safety agencies, Congress subsequently 

enacted and the President signed into 

law on December 22, 2006, the Call 

Home Act of 2006. Section 4 of this 

statute requires NTIA to make grant 

awards no later than September 30, 

2007. 

A 60–day delay in implementing this 

final rule would hamper NTIA’s mission 

to improve public safety interoperable 

communications and be contrary to 

clear Congressional intent as expressed 

in Section 3006 of the Deficit Reduction 

Act and Section 4 of the Call Home Act. 

If NTIA is not able to implement this 

program and make awards under this 

program before September 30, 2007, the 

$1 billion may not be available after 

September 30, 2007 for NTIA to fulfill 

its statutory mandate. In order for NTIA 

to comply with this statutory mandate, 

eligible entities must submit 

applications no later than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Thus, in compliance with section 808(2) 

of the Congressional Review of Agency 

Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. § 808(2), for 

good cause, NTIA finds that notice and 

public comment on this final rule is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. Accordingly, this final rule is 

effective on July 23, 2007. 

Dated: July 18, 2007. 

John M.R. Kneuer, 

Assistant Secretary for Communications and 

Information. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0135] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Prospective Subcontractor Requests 

for Bonds 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0135). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning Subcontractor Payments. A 

request for public comments was 

published in the Federal Register at 72 

FR 19187, April 17, 2007. No comments 

were received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before August 22, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments including 

suggestions for reducing this burden 

should be submitted to: FAR Desk 

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, 

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, 

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. 

Cecelia Davis, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 219–0202. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Part 28 of the FAR contains guidance 

related to obtaining financial protection 

against damages under Government 

contracts (e.g., use of bonds, bid 

guarantees, insurance etc.). Part 52 

contains the texts of solicitation 

provisions and contract clauses. These 

regulations implement a statutory 

requirement for information to be 

provided by Federal contractors relating 

to payment bonds furnished under 

construction contracts which are subject 

to the Miller Act (40 USC 270a–270d). 

This collection requirement is mandated 

by Section 806 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 

and 1993 (P.L. 102–190), as amended by 

Section 2091 of the Federal Acquisition 

Streamlining Act of 1994 (P.L. 103–335). 

The clause at 52.228–12, Prospective 

Subcontractor Requests for Bonds, 

implements Section 806(a)(3) of P.L. 

102–190, as amended, which specifies 

that, upon the request of a prospective 

subcontractor or supplier offering to 

furnish labor or material for the 

performance of a construction contract 

for which a payment bond has been 

furnished to the United States pursuant 

to the Miller Act, the contractor shall 

promptly provide a copy of such 

payment bond to the requestor. 

In conjunction with performance 

bonds, payment bonds are used in 

Government construction contracts to 

secure fulfillment of the contractor’s 

obligations under the contract and to 

assure that the contractor makes all 

payments, as required by law, to 

persons furnishing labor or material in 


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performance of the contract. This 

regulation provides prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers a copy of 

the payment bond furnished by the 

contractor to the Government for the 

performance of a Federal construction 

contract subject to the Miller Act. It is 

expected that prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers will use 

this information to determine whether 

to contract with that particular prime 

contractor. This information has been 

and will continue to be available from 

the Government. The requirement for 

contractors to provide a copy of the 

payment bond upon request to any 

prospective subcontractor or supplier 

under the Federal construction contract 

is contained in Section 806(a)(3) of P.L. 

102–190, as amended by Sections 2091 

and 8105 of P.L. 103–355. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 12,698. 

Responses Per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 63,490. 

Hours Per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 15,872.50. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain a 

copy of the proposal from the General 

Services Administration, FAR 

Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 F 

Street, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0135, 

Prospective Subcontractor Requests for 

Bonds, in all correspondence. 

Dated: July 16, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

United States Marine Corps; Privacy 

Act of 1974; System of Records 

AGENCY: United States Marine Corps, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to delete a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Marine Corps is 

deleting a system of records notice from 

its inventory of records systems subject 

to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(5 U.S.C. 552a). 

DATES: Effective July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, FOIA/ 

PA Section (CMC–ARSE), 2 Navy 

Annex, Room 1005, Washington, DC 

20380–1775. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Tracy D. Ross at (703) 614–4008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Marine Corps’ records system notices 

for records systems subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

The U.S. Marine Corps proposes to 

delete a system of records notices from 

its inventory of record systems subject 

to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 

552a), as amended. The changes to the 

system of records are not within the 

purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

which requires the submission of new 

or altered systems reports. 

DATE: July 17, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

Deletion 

MMC00007 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Inspection of Government Property 

Assigned to Individual (August 3, 1993, 

58 FR 41254). 

REASON: 

Information is now filed within the 

Navy’s NM07320–1, Property 

Accountability Records printed in the 

Federal Register on May 20, 2007, with 

number of 72 FR29487. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

United States Marine Corps; Privacy 

Act of 1974; System of Records 

AGENCY: United States Marine Corps, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to delete three records 

system. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Marine Corps is 

deleting three systems of records notices 

from its inventory of records systems 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

DATES: Effective July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, FOIA/ 

PA Section (CMC–ARSE), 2 Navy 

Annex, Room 1005, Washington, DC 

20380–1775. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Tracy D. Ross at (703) 614–4008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Marine Corps’ records systems notices 

for records systems subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

The U.S. Marine Corps proposes to 

delete three systems of records notices 

from its inventory of record systems 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The changes 

to the system of records are not within 

the purview of subsection (r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, which requires the 

submission of new or altered systems 

reports. 

Dated: July 17, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

Deletions 

MMN00001 

Absentee Processing and Deserter 

Inquiry File (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 

10630). 

REASON: 

Marine Corps’ system of records 

notice MMN0006, Marine Corps 

Military Personnel Records (OQR/SRB) 

printed in the Federal Register on April 

8, 2002 with the number of 67 FR 16738 

which covers this collection. 

Accordingly, all files have been merged 

into this system. 

MMT00001 

Dependent (Title 6) Schools Records 

System (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 

10630). 

REASON: 

Office of the Secretary, DoD/Joint 

Staff’s DoDEA 26, Department of 

Defense Education Activity Dependent 

Children’s School Program Files printed 

in the Federal Register on May 3, 2007, 

with the number of 72 FR 24572, is a 

Defense notice which includes the 

Marine Corps’ systems that include this 

type of collection. Accordingly, all files 

have been merged into that system. 

MRS00002 

Marine Corps Reserve Support Center 

(MCRSC) Management System 

(February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10630). 

REASON: 

Marine Corps’ system of records 

notice MMN0006, Marine Corps 

Military Personnel Records (OQR/SRB) 

printed in the Federal Register on April 

8, 2002 with the number of 67 FR 16738 

covers this collection. Accordingly, all 

files have been merged into this system. 

[FR Doc. 07–3559 Filed 7–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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