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our intent to permit organizations to 

expand these time limitations by having 

numerous individuals sign up 

separately to speak on their behalf. If 

additional time is available, there may 

be flexibility in time for public 

comments. Each speaker should bring 

25 copies of his or her comments and 

presentation slides for distribution to 

the HSRB at the meeting. 

b. Written comments. Although you 

may submit written comments at any 

time, for the HSRB to have the best 

opportunity to review and consider your 

comments as it deliberates on its report, 

you should submit your comments at 

least five business days prior to the 

beginning of the meeting. If you submit 

comments after this date, those 

comments will be provided to the Board 

members, but you should recognize that 

the Board members may not have 

adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to making a decision. 

Thus, if you plan to submit written 

comments, the Agency strongly 

encourages you to submit such 

comments no later than noon, Eastern 

Standard Time, April 11, 2007. You 

should submit your comments using the 

instructions in Unit I.C. of this notice. 

In addition, the Agency also requests 

that person(s) submitting comments 

directly to the docket also provide a 

copy of their comments to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. There is no limit on the length 

of written comments for consideration 

by the HSRB. 

E. Background 

A. Topics for Discussion 

The HSRB is a Federal advisory 

committee operating in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) 5 U.S.C. app.2 section 9. The 

HSRB provides advice, information, and 

recommendations to EPA on issues 

related to scientific and ethical aspects 

of human subjects research. The major 

objectives of the HSRB are to provide 

advice and recommendations on: (a) 

Research proposals and protocols; (b) 

reports of completed research with 

human subjects; and (c) how to 

strengthen EPA’s programs for 

protection of human subjects of 

research. The HSRB reports to the EPA 

Administrator through EPA’s Science 

Advisor. 

At the April 2007 meeting of the 

HSRB, EPA will present for HSRB 

review: 

• The results of two completed insect 

repellent efficacy studies on an aerosol 

formulation of the active ingredient 

IR3535, studies which the Agency 

intends to rely in making registration 

decisions. Protocols for this research 

were reviewed by the Board at its June 

and October 2006 meetings. 

• A proposal for a new field study of 

the effectiveness of products containing 

oil of lemon eucalyptus in repelling 

mosquitoes. 

• Completed studies of human skin 

irritation and skin sensitization on two 

pending pesticide products whose use 

would involve extensive dermal 

exposure. These studies were conducted 

before the effective date of EPA’s human 

studies rules (April 7, 2006). 

• EPA’s assessment of the need for 

new research on the exposure received 

by occupational handlers who mix, 

load, or apply agricultural or 

antimicrobial pesticides. 

• An EPA ‘‘draft framework’’

concerning best practices for recruiting 

and enrolling subjects in studies of 

occupational exposure. 

In addition, at the Board’s request, 

EPA will present its interpretation and 

application of the standard in 40 CFR 

26.1705: ‘‘EPA shall not rely on data 

from any research initiated after April 7, 

2006, unless EPA has adequate 

information to determine that the 

research was conducted in substantial 

compliance with [EPA’s human studies 

rules].’’ Finally, the Board may also 

discuss planning for future HSRB 

meetings. 

B. Meeting Minutes and Reports 

Minutes of the meeting, summarizing 

the matters discussed and 

recommendations, if any, made by the 

advisory committee regarding such 

matters will be released within 90 

calendar days of the meeting. Such 

minutes will be available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http:// 

www.regulations.gov In addition, 

information concerning a Board meeting 

report, if applicable, can be found at 

http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

George M. Gray, 

Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–5492 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act—Collaboration Handbook 

AGENCY: Council On Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) used an 

interagency work group to develop a 

handbook to help NEPA practitioners 

improve the effectiveness of their NEPA 

processes through collaboration. The 

handbook focuses on collaboration in 

the context of the NEPA process, 

outlines general principles, presents 

useful steps, and provides information 

on methods of collaboration. CEQ 

invites comments on the proposed 

handbook, ‘‘Collaboration in NEPA—A 

Handbook for NEPA Practitioners,’’ that 

is available from CEQ directly or at 

http://www.NEPA.gov in the Current 

Developments section. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before May 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

handbook can be requested from CEQ. 

Electronic comments on the proposed 

handbook and requests for a copy of the 

proposed handbook can be sent to 

horst_greczmiel@ceq.eop.gov with the 

subject line reading ‘‘NEPA 

Modernization (Collaboration).’’ Fax 

written comments and requests to (202) 

456–0753 with the subject line reading 

‘‘NEPA Modernization (Collaboration).’’

Electronic or facsimile comments or 

requests are preferred because Federal 

offices experience intermittent mail 

delays caused by security screening. 

Written comments and requests may 

also be submitted to ‘‘NEPA 

Modernization (Collaboration), Attn: 

Associate Director for NEPA Oversight, 

722 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Horst Greczmiel, 202–395–5750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) established a National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Task 

Force and is now implementing 

recommendations designed to 

modernize the implementation of NEPA 

and make the NEPA process more 

effective and efficient. Additional 

information is available on the task 

force Web site at http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/ 

ntf. 

The proposed handbook, 

‘‘Collaboration in NEPA—A Handbook 

for NEPA Practitioners,’’ was developed 

to assist those responsible for 

conducting National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) analyses in 

expanding the effective use of 

collaboration as part of the NEPA 

process. Collaboration is defined for 

purposes of the handbook as seeking 

agreements at one or more stages of the 

NEPA process by cultivating shared 

vision, trust, and communication. The 

main goal of the handbook is to 


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encourage collaboration by providing 

examples and case studies that show 

how agencies have collaborated with 

other agencies and interested parties in 

the past and how agencies can better 

collaborate throughout a NEPA process. 

The handbook describes the context 

for when collaboration works well, 

provides a basic approach to designing 

a collaborative NEPA process, examines 

the various opportunities for 

collaboration throughout the NEPA 

process, and addresses challenges to 

collaboration during the NEPA process. 

In addition to examples of strategies for 

preventing conflict, the handbook 

provides examples of Memoranda of 

Understanding, case studies, and 

resources for practitioners. 

Public comments to the proposed 

handbook are requested by May 4, 2007. 

March 19, 2007. 

James L. Connaughton, 

Chairman, Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

[FR Doc. E7–5454 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3125–W7–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission 

(FMC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the Federal Maritime Commission 

invites comments on the continuing 

information collection (extension with 

no changes) listed below in this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to: 

Derek O. Scarbrough, Chief Information 

Officer, Office of Administration, 

Federal Maritime Commission, 800 

North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, 

DC 20573, (Telephone: (202) 523–5800), 

cio@fmc.gov. Please reference the 

information collection’s title and OMB 

number in your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional information, copies of 

the information collection and 

instructions, or copies of any comments 

received, contact Jane Gregory, 

Management Analyst, Office of 

Administration, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20573, 

(Telephone: (202) 523–5800), 

jgregory@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Federal Maritime Commission, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on the 

continuing information collection listed 

in this notice, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be included or 

summarized in our request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

relevant information collection. All 

comments are part of the public record 

and subject to disclosure. Please do not 

include any confidential or 

inappropriate material in your 

comments. We invite comments on: (1) 

The necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. An automated form 

for the license application, FMC–18, is 

currently in development. A rule will be 

published as soon as the automated 

form is available, for use at the option 

of the applicant. 

Information Collection Open for 

Comment 

Title: 46 CFR 515—Licensing, 

Financial Responsibility Requirements 

and General Duties for Ocean 

Transportation Intermediaries and 

Related Forms. 

OMB Approval Number: 3072–0018 

(Expires July 31, 2007). 

Abstract: Section 19 of the Shipping 

Act of 1984 (the ‘‘Act’’), 46 U.S.C. 

40101–41309 (2006), as modified by 

Pub. L. 105–258 (The Ocean Shipping 

Reform Act of 1998) and Section 424 of 

Pub. L. 105–383 (The Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 1998), provides 

that no person in the United States may 

act as an ocean transportation 

intermediary (OTI) unless that person 

holds a license issued by the 

Commission. The Commission shall 

issue an OTI license to any person that 

the Commission determines to be 

qualified by experience and character to 

act as an OTI. Further, no person may 

act as an OTI unless that person 

furnishes a bond, proof of insurance or 

other surety in a form and amount 

determined by the Commission to 

ensure financial responsibility. The 

Commission has implemented the 

provisions of section 19 in regulations 

contained in 46 CFR 515, including 

financial responsibility forms FMC–48, 

FMC–67, FMC–68, and FMC–69, 

Optional Rider Forms FMC–48A and 

FMC–69A, and its related license 

application form, FMC–18. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection, and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

uses information obtained under this 

part and through Form FMC–18 to 

determine the qualifications of OTIs and 

their compliance with shipping statutes 

and regulations and to enable the 

Commission to discharge its duties 

under the Act by ensuring that OTIs 

maintain acceptable evidence of 

financial responsibility. If the collection 

of information were not conducted, 

there would be no basis upon which the 

Commission could determine if 

applicants are qualified for licensing. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected when applicants apply for a 

license or when existing licensees 

change certain information in their 

application forms. 

Type of Respondents: The types of 

respondents are persons desiring to 

obtain a license to act as an OTI. Under 

the Act, OTIs may be either an ocean 

freight forwarder, a non-vessel-operating 

common carrier, or both. 

Number of Annual Respondents: The 

Commission estimates a potential 

annual respondent universe of 4,765 

entities. 

Estimated Time Per Response: The 

time per response for completing 

Application Form FMC–18 averages 2 

hours. The time to complete a financial 

responsibility form averages 20 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

person-hour burden at 3,595 personhours. 

Bryant L. VanBrakle, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5483 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Announcement of Board 

Approval Under Delegated Authority 

and Submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System 


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