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Technologies, Inc., Canada. Intended 

Use: The instrument is intended to be 

used to measure limb movements of 

monkey subjects performing reach-tograsp tasks. Electrical signals derived 

from individual brain cells will be 

correlated with parameters of movement 

in order to determine how information 

is encoded in the signals that the brain 

uses to communicate with the muscles. 

This research is relevant to neuroprosthetics, spinal chord injury, stroke 

and motor rehabilitation. The 

dimensions of the testing chamber 

require that the infra red position 

markers can operate at a minimum 

distance of 0.6 m. Application accepted 

by Commissioner of Customs: March 5, 

2007. 

Faye Robinson, 

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–7928 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Notice Announcing the Americas 

Competitiveness Forum and 

Opportunities for Sponsorship and 

Media Partnership 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Secretary of Commerce 

Carlos Gutierrez will host the inaugural 

Americas Competitiveness Forum on 

June 11–12, 2007, in Atlanta. This 

notice announces the Americas 

Competitiveness Forum and 

opportunities for sponsorship and 

media partnership. 

DATES: The Americas Competitiveness 

Forum will be held on June 11–12, 

2007. Applications for sponsorship and 

media partnership should be received 

no later than May 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: For sponsorship 

opportunities please contact Alex 

Feldman, International Trade 

Administration at 202–482–2867 or 

Alex.Feldman@mail.doc.gov. For media 

partnership opportunities please contact 

Charles Skuba, Director of Public 

Affairs, International Trade 

Administration at 202–482–3809. 

Registration for the Forum can be found 

at http://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/ 

registration.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Americas Competitiveness Forum at 

ACF@mail.doc.gov or call the 

International Trade Administration at 

1–800–USA–Trade or 202–482–0543. 

Additional information can be found at 

http://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/ 

index.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. 

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez 

will host the inaugural Americas 

Competitiveness Forum on June 11–12, 

2007, in Atlanta. 

The Americas Competitiveness Forum 

(ACF) will provide a venue for 

government ministers from the Western 

Hemisphere to come together with 

leaders from the private sector, 

academia, and non-governmental 

organizations, to explore cutting edge 

ideas and best practices in several key 

areas of competitiveness. 

The ACF’s main tracks are: 

• Sparking and sustaining innovation; 

• Creating solutions in education and 

workforce development; 

• Designing successful global supply 

chain strategies; and 

• Fostering small business 

development and growth. 

The ACF intends to serve as an ongoing vehicle for governments, the 

private sector, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to explore 

best practices and case studies on the 

issue of competitiveness in the Western 

Hemisphere. By highlighting practical 

examples, the ACF intends to provide 

information for decision makers to take 

steps to strengthen competitiveness in 

each country and in the region, in 

general. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Alysia Wilson, 

Director of Programs, Western Hemisphere. 

[FR Doc. E7–7925 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request—Consumer Focus 

Groups 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(CPSC or Commission) published a 

notice in accordance with provisions of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to 

announce the agency’s intention to seek 

approval for a collection of information 

to be conducted through Consumer 

Focus Groups. 72 FR 2264. The 

Commission now announces that it is 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for 

approval of that collection of 

information. 

The Commission received two 

comments. Both commenters, Safe Kids 

Worldwide (Safe Kids) and Carol 

Pollack-Nelson, supported the 

collection of information because it 

would inform the Commission’s plans 

in the areas of public education, recall 

effectiveness, product research and 

voluntary standards development. Safe 

Kids requested that a special emphasis 

be placed on children’s products. Safe 

Kids also requested that the focus 

groups and any subsequent reports 

resulting from the focus groups be made 

available to the public. Staff is currently 

developing the format for specific focus 

groups and will evaluate whether 

making such focus groups and any 

resulting reports public may be useful 

after the program is fully operational. 

The information collected from the 

Consumer Focus Groups will help 

inform the Commission’s evaluation of 

consumer products and product use by 

providing insight and information into 

consumer perceptions and usage 

patterns. Such information may also 

assist the Commission in its efforts to 

support voluntary standards activities, 

and help the staff identify areas 

regarding consumer safety issues that 

need additional research. In addition, 

based on the information obtained, the 

staff may be able to provide safety 

information to the public that is easier 

to read and is more easily understood by 

a wider range of consumers. The 

Consumer Focus Groups also may be 

used to solicit consumer opinions and 

feedback regarding the effectiveness of 

product recall communications and in 

determining what action is being taken 

by consumers in response to such 

communications and why. This may aid 

in tailoring future recall activities to 

increase the success of those activities. 

If this information is not collected, the 

Commission may not have available 

certain useful information regarding 

consumer experiences, opinions, and 

perceptions related to specific product 

use, which the Commission uses, in 

part, in its ongoing efforts to improve 

the safety of consumer products on 

behalf of consumers. 

Additional Information About the 

Request for Approval of a Collection of 

Information 

Agency address: Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Title of information collection: 

Consumer Focus Groups. 

Type of request: Approval of 

collection of information. 


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General description of respondents: 

Persons who have purchased or used 

consumer products including recalled 

products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 48. 

Estimated average number of hours 

per respondent: 4 per year. 

Estimated number of hours for all 

respondents: 192 per year. 

Estimated cost per hour to respond: 

$26.86. 

Estimated cost of collection for all 

respondents: $5,517. 

Comments: Comments on this request 

for approval of information collection 

requirements should be captioned 

‘‘Consumer Focus Groups’’ and 

submitted by May 25, 2007 to (1) the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for 

CPSC, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington D.C. 20503; 

telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) to 

the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at 

cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or mailed to the 

Office of the Secretary, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Comments may also be sent via 

facsimile at (301) 504–0127. 

Copies of this request for approval of 

information collection requirements and 

supporting documentation are available 

from Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and 

Planning, Office of Information 

Technology and Technology Services, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E7–7811 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 07–16] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

J. Hurd, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 604–

6575. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 07–16 with 

attached transmittal, policy justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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