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Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase 

Pavilion, 4300 Military Road, NW., 

Washington, DC 20015. 

Contact Person: Aileen Schulte, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6140, MSC 9608, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9608, 301–443–1225, 

aschulte@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Initial Review Group, 

Interventions Committee for Disorders 

Related to Schizophrenia, Late Life, or 

Personality. 

Date: October 19, 2007. 

Time: 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington, 1919 

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20009. 

Contact Person: Serena P. Chu, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6154, MSC 9609, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–0004, 

sechu@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development 

Award, Scientist Development Award for 

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award; 

93.282, Mental Health National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS). 

Dated: August 29, 2007. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The contract proposals and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the contract 

proposals, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel, Phase I Clinical Trial Units 

for Therapeutics Against Infectious Diseases. 

Date: September 28, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Brenda Lange-Gustafson, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, 

NIAID, DEA, Scientific Review Program, 

Room 3122, 6700–B Rockledge Drive, MSC–

7616, Bethesda, MD 20892–7616, 301–451–

3684, bgustafson@niaid.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

August 28, 2007. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Aging; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel, Cortical 

Changes in Aging and AD. 

Date: September 24, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway 2c212, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD, (Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Louise L. Hsu, PhD, Health 

Scientist Administrator, Scientific Review 

Office, National Institute on Aging, Gateway 

Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue/Suite 

2C212, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–7705, 

hsul@exmur.nia.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel, APOE 

Receptors. 

Date: October 30, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

2C212, Bethesda, MD, 20814, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: William Cruce, PhD, 

Health Scientist Administrator, Scientific 

Review Office, National Institute on Aging, 

National Institutes of Health, Room 2C212, 

7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 

20814, (301) 402–7704, crucew@nia.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel, The 

Somatotropic Axis and Aging. 

Date: November 1–2, 2007. 

Time: 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville 

Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Contact Person: Elaine Lewis, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific 

Review Office, National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, MSC–9205, 

7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 402–7707, 

elainelewis@nia.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 28, 2007. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5125–N–36] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Room 7262, 

451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

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telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 1–800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: August 30, 2007. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Draft Recovery Plan for Columbia 

Basin Distinct Population Segment of 

the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus 

idahoensis) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for review and comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft recovery plan for 

the Columbia Basin distinct population 

segment of the pygmy rabbit for public 

review and comment. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on the draft recovery plan on or before 

November 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The draft recovery plan and 

reference materials are available for 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the following 

location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Upper Columbia Fish and Wildlife 

Office, 11103 East Montgomery Drive, 

Spokane, Washington 99206 

(Telephone: 509–891–6839). Submitted 

comments regarding the draft recovery 

plan will also be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours following the 

public review and comment period. 

Requests for copies of the draft recovery 

plan and submission of written 

comments or materials regarding the 

plan should be addressed to the Field 

Supervisor at the above address. An 

electronic copy of the draft recovery 

plan is also available at: http:// 

endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ 

index.html#plans. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Warren, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, by writing to the above 

address, by calling 509–893–8020, or by 

electronic mail at: 

chris_warren@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants is a primary goal of 

the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our endangered 

species program. Recovery means 

improvement of the status of listed 

species to the point at which listing is 

no longer required under the criteria set 

out in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. 

Recovery plans describe actions 

considered necessary for the 

conservation of the species, establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting 

listed species, and estimate time and 

cost for implementing the measures 

needed for recovery. 

Section 4(f) of the Act directs the 

Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to 

develop and implement recovery plans 

for species listed as endangered or 

threatened, unless such plans will not 

promote the conservation of the species. 

We and the National Marine Fisheries 

Service, as appropriate, have been 

delegated responsibility for 

administering the Act. Section 4(f) of 

the Act requires that public notice, and 

an opportunity for public review and 

comment, be provided during 

development of recovery plans. We will 

consider all information presented 

during the public comment period on 

each new or revised recovery plan. 

Substantive comments may or may not 

result in changes to a recovery plan. 

However, any substantive comments 

regarding recovery plan implementation 

will be forwarded to appropriate Federal 

agencies or other interested entities so 

that they can take these comments into 

account during the implementation of 

their respective management programs. 

Individual responses to submitted 

comments will not be provided. 

The pygmy rabbit is the smallest 

rabbit species in North America, with 

adult lengths of under 1 foot and 

weights of less than 1 pound. The 

pygmy rabbit is distinguishable from 

other rabbit species by its small size, 

short ears, small hind legs, and lack of 

white on the tail. Historically, pygmy 

rabbits were found throughout the semiarid sagebrush steppe biome of the Great 

Basin and adjacent intermountain 

regions of the western United States, 

including portions of Oregon, 

California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, 

Montana, Wyoming, and Washington. 

Within this broad biome, pygmy rabbits 

are typically found in habitat types that 

include tall, dense stands of sagebrush 

(Artemesia spp.), on which they are 

highly dependent for both food and 

shelter throughout the year. The pygmy 

rabbit is one of only two rabbit species 

in North America that digs its own 

burrows and, therefore, is most often 

found in areas that also include 

relatively deep, loose soils that allow 

burrowing. 

The pygmy rabbit has been present 

within the Columbia Basin, a geographic 

area that extends from northern Oregon 

through central Washington, for over 

100,000 years. This distinct population 

segment of the pygmy rabbit, which is 

referred to as the Columbia Basin pygmy 

rabbit and is the subject of this draft 

recovery plan, is believed to have been 

disjunct from the remainder of the 

species’ range for at least 10,000 years, 

as suggested by the fossil record, and 

possibly as long as 40,000 to 115,000 

years, as suggested by population 

genetic analyses. Museum specimens 

and sighting records indicate that 

during the first half of the 20th century, 

the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit likely 

occurred in portions of six Washington 

counties, including Douglas, Grant, 

Lincoln, Adams, Franklin, and Benton. 

Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits were 

thought to be extirpated from 

Washington during the mid-1900s, 

however, they were again located in the 

State in 1979. Intensive surveys in 1987 

and 1988 discovered five small 

subpopulations in southern Douglas 

County; three occurred on State lands 

and two on private lands. The number 

of Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit 

subpopulations and active burrows in 

Washington has declined dramatically 

over the past decade. In addition, 

surveys of the last known subpopulation 

conducted from 2004 through 2006 did 

not detect any animals, indicating that 

the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit may 

have been extirpated from the wild. We 

listed this distinct population segment 

under emergency provisions of the Act 

in 2001, and fully listed it as 

endangered in 2003, without critical 

habitat. 

Large-scale loss and fragmentation of 

native shrub-steppe habitats, primarily 

for agricultural development, likely 

played a primary role in the long-term 

decline of the Columbia Basin pygmy 

rabbit. Imminent threats related to small 

population size include chance 

environmental events (e.g., extreme 

weather), catastrophic habitat loss or 

resource failure (e.g., from wildfire), 

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