Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 21 / Thursday, February 1, 2007 / Notices 4685 

Comments received, including the 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

Margaret J. Boland, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–1606 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service an agency 

delivering the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development 

Utilities Programs, invites comments on 

this information collection for which 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Brooks, Acting Director, 

Program Development & Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 

1522, Room 5168 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implanting 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

RUS is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

Comments are invited on (a) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumption 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques on 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Joyce 

McNeil, Program Development and 

Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural 

Development, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Room 5166-South, STOP 1522, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX: 

(202) 720–8435. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1777, Section 306C 

Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loans 

and Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0109. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 306C of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926c) 

authorizes the Rural Utilities Service to 

make loans and grants to low-income 

rural communities whose residents face 

significant health risks. These 

communities do not have access to, or 

are not served by, adequate affordable 

water supply systems or waste disposal 

facilities. The loans and grants will be 

available to provide water and waste 

disposal facilities and services to these 

communities, as determined by the 

Secretary. 

The Section 306C WWD Loans and 

Grants program is administered through 

7 CFR part 1777. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not for profits; State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 9 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–0812. FAX: (202) 

720–4120. 

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. 

Dated: January 24, 2007. 

James M. Andrew, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–1579 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 9, 2007. 

9 a.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

COMMISSION MEETING: U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights, Friday, February 9, 

2007, 624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425, 9 a.m. 

MEETING AGENDA

I. Approval of Agenda. 

II. Approval of Minutes of January 26 

Meeting. 

III. Announcements. 

IV. Staff Director’s Report. 

V. Management and Operations: 

• Quality Information Guidelines. 

VI. Program Planning: 

• Program Planning FY 2009. 

• Affirmative Action in Law Schools 

Briefing Report. 

• Domestic Wiretapping. 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues: 

• Alabama SAC. 

VIII. Future Agenda Items. 

IX. Adjourn. 

Dated: January 30, 2007. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–465 Filed 1–30–07; 2:49 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Census 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Census Advisory 

Committee on the African American 

Population 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is requesting 

nominations of individuals to the 

Census Advisory Committee on the 

African American Population. The 

Census Bureau will consider 

nominations received in response to this 

notice, as well as from other sources. 

The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice provides 

Committee and membership criteria. 

DATES: Please submit nominations by 

February 22, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations 

to Edwina Jaramillo, Race and Ethnic 

Advisory Committee Program 

Coordinator, Census Advisory 


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