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public, Federal, State, local, interstate 

and regional agencies, and governments 

affecting the coastal zone. 

Of the 35 coastal States and island 

territories eligible to participate in the 

CMP, only Illinois has not joined. A 

total of 34 coastal States and five island 

territories and commonwealths have 

developed CZM programs representing 

more than 99.9 percent of the nation’s 

95,331 miles of oceanic and Great lakes 

coastline. Illinois has 63 miles of 

shoreline. 

On November 4, 2004, Governor 

Blagojevich announced that Illinois 

would be seeking application into the 

National Coastal Zone Management 

Program. It is a voluntary program 

under which Illinois will be applying to 

NOAA for Federal program approval 

and Federal funding. The Illinois 

Department of Natural Resources has 

been designated as the lead State agency 

for developing the Lake Michigan 

Coastal Management Program for 

Illinois. The purpose of the Illinois 

Coastal Management Program (ICMP) 

will be to enhance the State’s role in 

planning for and managing its natural 

and cultural resources in the coastal 

region. Many Federal, State, and local 

agencies manage resources in the coastal 

region of Illinois. This will not change, 

as the fundamental roles of the agencies 

will remain the same. The ICMP will 

encourage coordination of agency efforts 

in the coastal region and will provide 

opportunities for Federal, State, and 

local stakeholders to cooperatively 

identify priorities for the coastal region 

and to implement projects which 

address those priorities. 

Upon ICMP approval, Illinois will be 

eligible to receive approximately $2 

million/year in Federal CZMA funds, 

which will fund a grants program to 

assist in implementing projects and 

studies designed to protect and enhance 

the natural and cultural resources 

within Illinois’ coastal zone. The ICMP 

will create ecological, recreational and 

economic opportunities for Illinois and 

may provide assistance in addressing 

the following issues: Water quality; 

protection of wetlands and other natural 

resources; planning for erosion control, 

utility access and energy development; 

improving public access for recreational 

purposes; redevelopment of 

deteriorating and underutilized urban 

waterfronts and ports; educational, 

interpretive, and research measures; 

documentation, monitoring and analysis 

of coastal land uses changes; and 

preservation and/or restoration of areas 

for their conservation, recreational, 

ecological, historical and aesthetic 

values. 

The EIS will analyze the 

environmental impacts of two 

alternatives that are available to OCRM: 

(1) Approve the program and (2) do not 

approve the program, or the No Action 

alternative. Public participation is 

invited by providing written comments 

to NOS, and attending public meetings 

conducted by the State. OCRM reserves 

the right to hold additional scoping 

meetings should they prove necessary, 

and they will be noticed in the Federal 

Register and local newspapers 30 days 

in advance of their being held. 

Oral and written comments presented 

at the public scoping meetings, as well 

as written comments received by OCRM 

during this scoping period and 

throughout the EIS process, will be 

considered in the preparation of the EIS. 

To ensure that OCRM has sufficient 

time to consider public input in 

preparation of the Draft EIS, written 

comments should be submitted to the 

address below by 29 June 2007. Letters 

and other written or oral comments 

received may be published in the EIS 

along with the names of the individuals 

making the comments (personal home 

addresses and phone numbers will not 

be published). As required by law, 

comments will be addressed in the EIS 

and made available to the public. 

Private addresses will only be used to 

develop a mailing list of those 

individuals requesting copies of the EIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any written comments or 

requests for information to: Diana 

Olinger, Coastal Programs Division, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, E-mail: Diana.Olinger@noaa.gov, 

telephone number: (301) 563–1149. 

William Corso, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 

Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance) 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041107A] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 1079–1828 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and 

Technology (Principal Investigator: Dr. 

Brandon Southall), Silver Spring, MD, 

has applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct scientific research on marine 

mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

May 17, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

review.htm; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 

33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax 

(727)824–5309. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1079–1828. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Jolie Harrison, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 


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endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to observe 

behavioral responses in several deepdiving cetacean species exposed to 

natural and artificial underwater sounds 

and quantify exposure conditions 

associated with various effects. These 

behavioral response studies (BRS) 

would focus on beaked whales (Ziphius 

cavirostris and Mesoplodon spp.), but 

the responses of other odontocete 

species, including Risso’s dolphins 

(Grampus griseus), pilot whales 

(Globicephala macrorhynchus), melonheaded whales (Peponocephala electra), 

and endangered sperm whales (Physeter 

macrocephalus), may also be monitored. 

Please refer to Table IV.C.2–1 of the 

application for a complete list of 

cetacean species that may be indirectly 

harassed during the BRS. The BRS 

would be conducted in the Tongue of 

the Ocean (east of Andros Island, 

Bahamas). During the BRS, subject 

whales would have scientific 

instruments (digital archival recording 

tags) temporarily attached via suction 

cup, be photographed for identification, 

and be exposed to controlled levels of 

natural and anthropogenic underwater 

sounds, including signals simulating 

mid-frequency sonar. Whales would be 

monitored visually and through passive 

acoustic monitoring (via an underwater 

hydrophone array), as well as through 

data from the tags, for responses to the 

sounds. Sloughed skin samples 

collected from the detached suction cup 

would be imported into the U.S. for 

analysis. The permit would be valid for 

a maximum of 5 years from date of 

issuance. 

A draft Environmental Assessment 

(EA) has been prepared to examine 

whether significant environmental 

impacts could result from issuance of 

the proposed scientific research permit. 

The draft EA is available for review and 

comment simultaneous with the 

scientific research permit application. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: Deposit of Biological Materials. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0022. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 3,501 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 3,500 

responses per year. The USPTO expects 

that 3,500 patent applications on 

inventions dealing with deposits of 

biological materials will be filed each 

year. It is estimated by the USPTO that 

one (1) depository will seek recognition 

every four years, or 0.25 depositories 

will seek recognition annually. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take one (1) hour 

for the average patent applicant 

respondent to collect and submit the 

necessary deposit information, and an 

average of 5 hours for the average 

depository seeking approval to store 

biological material to gather and submit 

the necessary approval information. 

Needs and Uses: Information on the 

deposit of biological materials in 

depositories is required for (a) the 

USPTO determination of compliance 

with 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) and 112, and 37 

CFR 1.801–1.809, where inventions 

sought to be patented rely on biological 

material subject to the deposit 

requirement, including notification to 

the interested public on where to obtain 

samples of deposits; and (b) in 

compliance with 37 CFR 1.803 to 

demonstrate that the depositories are 

qualified to store and test the biological 

material submitted to them under patent 

applications. This collection is used by 

the USPTO to determine whether or not 

the applicant has met the requirements 

of the patent regulations. In addition, 

the USPTO uses this information to 

determine the suitability of a 

respondent depository based upon 

administrative and technical 

competence, and the depository’s 

agreement to comply with the 

requirements set forth by the USPTO. 

There are no forms in this collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit; 

not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

any of the following: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcet@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0022 copy request’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Customer Information Services 

Group, Public Information Services 

Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before May 17, 2007 to David Rostker, 

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Customer Information 

Services Group, Public Information Services 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled AmeriCorps Enrollment Form, 

and AmeriCorps Exit Form, to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Pub. L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Bruce 

Kellogg at 202–606–6954. Individuals 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TTY–TDD) may call (202) 

565–2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

eastern time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 


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