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please contact us as indicated in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Background and Purpose 

In accordance with the 

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 

Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (as 

reauthorized and amended by the 

National Invasive Species Act of 1996 

(NISA)), the Coast Guard promulgated 

ballast water management (BWM) 

regulations in 33 CFR part 151, subparts 

C and D. As part of NISA, Congress 

authorized the Coast Guard to require 

BWM reporting and recordkeeping so 

that we can monitor discharge trends 

and practices as well as monitor 

compliance with BWM regulations. 

Subpart C of 33 CFR part 151 applies 

to vessels carrying ballast water after 

operating outside of the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ) that enter the 

Snell Lock at Massena, New York, or 

vessels that navigate north of the George 

Washington Bridge on the Hudson 

River. In accordance with 33 CFR 

151.1516 and 151.2041(b)(1)–(2), vessels 

entering the Great Lakes or Hudson 

River, north of the George Washington 

Bridge, must submit BWM reports at 

least 24 hours prior to arrival. 

The regulations in subpart D apply to 

all vessels, foreign and domestic, 

equipped with ballast tanks that operate 

in U.S. waters and are bound for U.S. 

ports or places. 33 CFR 151.2041 

contains specific BWM reporting 

requirements. To accompany these 

regulations, we also published 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 07–04, change 1 entitled 

‘‘Ballast Water Management for the 

Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species in 

the Waters of the United States.’’ NVIC 

07–04, CH–1 also provides additional 

guidance on the equivalent reporting 

program for vessels operating 

exclusively within the EEZ (as 

established in 33 CFR 151.2043), 

allowing approved vessels to submit 

reports on a monthly basis, as opposed 

to the standard schedule required by 33 

CFR 151.2041. 

These BWM reporting requirements 

are currently being reviewed for 

potential revisions. In this review 

process, the Coast Guard is interested in 

receiving comments on current 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements contained in the 

mandatory BWM regulations in 33 CFR 

part 151, subparts C and D. Specifically, 

the Coast Guard is seeking public 

comments on the current ballast water 

management reporting submission 

requirements, including comments on 

vessel types currently required to 

submit ballast water management 

reporting forms. Also, the Coast Guard 

is seeking comments on the ballast 

water reporting form itself to determine 

whether or not the form should be 

updated. Comments submitted to the 

docket may or may not be used to 

amend these ballast water management 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of National and International 

Standards, Assistant Commandant for 

Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2007–26862] 

Chemical Transportation Advisory 

Committee; Subcommittee Meeting 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

meeting of the Subcommittee of the 

Chemical Transportation Advisory 

Committee (CTAC) on the National Fire 

Protection Association (NFPA) 472 

Standard. The Subcommittee on the 

NFPA 472 Standard will meet to discuss 

the formation of a new marine 

emergency responder chapter in NFPA 

472, Professional Competence of 

Responders to Hazardous Materials 

Incidents. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The Subcommittee on the NFPA 

472 Standard will meet on Thursday, 

February 8, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

(Central Standard Time). This meeting 

may close early if all business is 

finished. Written material and requests 

to make oral presentations should reach 

the Coast Guard on or before February 

1, 2007. Requests to have a copy of your 

material distributed to each member of 

the Subcommittee should reach the 

Coast Guard on or before February 1, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: The Subcommittee on the 

NFPA 472 Standard will meet at 

Marathon Oil Corporation Headquarters, 

5555 San Felipe Road, Houston, TX 

77056, on the tenth floor. Send written 

material and requests to make oral 

presentations to Commander Richard J. 

Raksnis, Executive Director of CTAC, 

Commandant (CG–3PSO–3), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice is available on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander Richard J. Raksnis, 

Executive Director of CTAC telephone 

202–372–1425, fax 202–372–1926. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

Agenda of the NFPA 472 

Subcommittee Meeting on Tuesday, 

February 8, 2007: 

(1) Introduce Subcommittee members 

and attendees. 

(2) Prepare draft chapter for future 

incorporation into the NFPA 472 

Standard, Professional Competence of 

Responders to Hazardous Materials 

Incidents. 

Procedural 

This meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

discretion of the Chair, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meetings. If you would like 

to make an oral presentation at a 

meeting, please notify the Executive 

Director and submit written material on 

or before February 1, 2007. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, telephone the 

Executive Director as soon as possible. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of National and International 

Standards, Assistant Commandant for 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–679 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed revised 


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information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this notice seeks comments 

concerning the end-of-course evaluation 

form used to evaluate all National Fire 

Academy traditional classroom training. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Fire Academy (NFA) is 

mandated under the Fire Prevention and 

Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–

498) to provide training and education 

to the Nation’s fire service and 

emergency service personnel. The stateof-the-art programs offered by the NFA 

serve as models of excellence and state 

and local fire service agencies rely 

heavily on the curriculum to train their 

personnel. To maintain the quality of 

these training programs, it is critical that 

courses be evaluated to determine 

student satisfaction and reaction to the 

course materials, instructional delivery, 

and the training environment. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Fire Academy End of 

Course Evaluation Form. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0032. 

Form Numbers: FEMA Form 95–20, 

National Fire Academy End of Course 

Evaluation Form. 

Abstract: The NFA End of Course 

Evaluation Form is used to evaluate all 

traditional classroom based course 

deliveries. The data provided by student 

evaluating NFA courses are used to 

determine the need for course 

improvements and the degree of student 

satisfaction with the training 

experience. All on-campus resident 

courses will use an online electronic 

form and all off-campus courses 

delivered at the state and local level will 

use a paper-based version of the form. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,500. 

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, 

worksheet, etc.) 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Burden hours 

per respondent 

Annual 

responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(A) (B) (C) (D) = (A×B) (E) = (C×D) 

FF 95–20 Off-campus students ....................... 5,000 1 .25 5,000 1,250 

FF 95–20 On-campus students ....................... 9,000 1 .25 9,000 2,250 

Total .......................................................... 14,000 1 .25 14,000 3,500 

Estimated Cost: The annualized cost 

to respondents for the hour burden is 

$65,800. 

Comments: Written comments are 

solicited to (a) evaluate whether the 

proposed data collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of the agency, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) evaluate 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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 or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. Comments must be 

submitted on or before March 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Chief, 

Records Management and Privacy, 

Information Resources Management 

Branch, Information Technology 

Services Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Gladhill, Program Analyst, United 

States Fire Administration, National 

Fire Academy, (301) 447–1239 for 

additional information. You may 

contact the Records Management 

Branch for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail 

address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, 

Chief, Records Management and Privacy, 

Information Resources Management Branch, 

Information Technology Services Division, 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–674 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5125–N–03] 

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: January 19, 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 

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 

detemined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. 07–140 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 


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