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Twinkle—Thompson-Seitts@blm.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of the Interior established the 

Council in February 2006 (71 FR 11220, 

March 6, 2006). The Council’s mission 

is to provide advice and guidance to the 

Federal Government through the 

Department of the Interior on how to 

increase public awareness of: (1) The 

importance of wildlife resources, (2) the 

social and economic benefits of 

recreational hunting, and (3) wildlife 

conservation efforts that benefit 

recreational hunting and wildlife 

resources. 

The Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture signed an 

amended charter for the Council in June 

2006 and July 2006, respectively. The 

revised charter states that the Council 

will provide advice and guidance to the 

Federal Government through the 

Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture. 

The Council will hold a meeting on 

the dates shown in the DATES section at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. The meeting will include a 

session for the public to comment. 

Dated: April 25, 2007. 

Phyllis T. Seitts, 

Designated Federal Officer, Sporting 

Conservation Council. 

[FR Doc. E7–8370 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Final 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 

for 2007–2012 and Final Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed final program and final 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

SUMMARY: The MMS has issued a 

proposed final program for 2007–2012. 

This is the third and final proposal for 

a new OCS oil and gas leasing program, 

following the February 2006 draft 

proposed program and August 2006 

proposed program. A final EIS prepared 

in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

has been issued along with the proposed 

final program. The proposed final 

program schedules 21 sales in 8 OCS 

planning areas—8 sales in 4 Alaska 

planning areas, 12 sales in 3 Gulf of 

Mexico planning areas, and 1 sale in the 

Mid-Atlantic planning area. This 

includes 1 sale in the Eastern Gulf of 

Mexico as mandated by the Gulf of 

Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 

(P.L. 109–432, December 20, 2006). The 

proposed final program has been 

submitted to the President and Congress 

as required by section 18 of the OCS 

Lands Act. In accordance with section 

18, the Secretary of the Interior may 

approve the new leasing program after 

a period of 60 days. 

DATES: The new program is scheduled to 

go into effect on July 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Proposed final program and final EIS 

documents and information can be 

obtained from the MMS internet 

webpage at www.mms.gov. The 

documents also can be obtained from 

the following MMS offices: Gulf of 

Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394, telephone (504) 736–2519 

or 1–800–200–GULF; Alaska Region, 

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99503, telephone 

(907) 334–5200 or 1–800–764–2627; and 

MMS, Pacific OCS Region, 770 Paseo 

Camarillo, Camarillo, California 93010– 

6064, telephone (805) 389–7533, (805) 

389–7863 or 1–800–672–2627, in 

addition to the informational addresses 

below. The list of libraries where the 

Final EIS has been sent can also be 

found on the MMS 5-year program Web 

site at http://www.mms.gov/5-year/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Questions 

concerning preparation of the proposed 

final program should be directed to: 

Renee Orr, Chief, Leasing Division, MS– 

4010, Minerals Management Service, 

381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817, telephone (703) 787–1215. 

Copies of the program document and 

related information also can be obtained 

from the Leasing Division. 

Questions concerning the Final EIS 

should be directed to: James F. Bennett, 

Chief, Environmental Assessment 

Branch, MS–4042, Minerals 

Management Service, 381 Elden Street, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817, 

telephone (703) 787–1660. Copies of the 

EIS and related information also can be 

obtained from the Environmental 

Assessment Branch. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

R.M. ‘‘Johnnie’’ Burton, 

Director, Minerals Management Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8339 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Scientific Committee (SC); 

Announcement of Plenary Session 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The OCS Scientific 

Committee will meet at the Hilton New 

Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in New 

Orleans, Louisiana. 

DATES: Tuesday, May 22, 2007, from 8 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 23, 

2007, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and 

Thursday, May 24, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESS: Hilton New Orleans/St. 

Charles Avenue, 333 St. Charles 

Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, 

telephone (504) 524–8890. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of the agenda may be requested 

from MMS by calling Ms. Carolyn 

Beamer at (703) 787–1211. Other 

inquiries concerning the OCS SC 

meeting should be addressed to Dr. 

James Kendall, Executive Secretary to 

the OCS SC, Minerals Management 

Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 

4043, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817 or 

by calling (703) 787–1656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS 

SC will provide advice on the 

feasibility, appropriateness, and 

scientific value of the OCS 

Environmental Studies Program to the 

Secretary of the Interior through the 

Director of the MMS. The SC will 

review the relevance of the research and 

data being produced to meet MMS 

scientific information needs for 

decisionmaking and may recommend 

changes in scope, direction, and 

emphasis. 

The Committee will meet in plenary 

session on Tuesday, May 22. The 

Deputy Associate Director will address 

the Committee on the general status of 

the MMS and its activities. There will 

be an update on OCS activities in the 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region and 

briefings on MMS’ Alternate Energy 

Program and the Louisiana State 

University Coastal Marine Institute 

program. 

On Wednesday, May 23, the 

Committee will meet in discipline 

breakout sessions (i.e., biology/ecology, 

physical sciences, and social sciences) 

to review the specific research plans of 

the MMS regional offices for Fiscal 

Years 2007 and 2008. 

On Thursday, May 24, the Committee 

will meet in plenary session for reports 

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of the individual discipline breakout 

sessions of the previous day and to 

continue with Committee business. 

The meetings are open to the public. 

Approximately 30 visitors can be 

accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis at the plenary session. 

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, P.L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix I, and 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

Circular A–63, Revised. 

Dated: April 26, 2007. 

Chris C. Oynes, 

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–8331 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. TA–2104–025] 

U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion 

Agreement: Potential Economy-Wide 

and Selected Sectoral Effects 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

scheduling of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

from the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) on March 30, 

2007, the Commission instituted 

investigation No. TA–2104–025, U.S.– 

Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: 

Potential Economy-wide and Selected 

Sectoral Effects, under § 2104(f) of the 

Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3804(f)), 

for the purpose of assessing the likely 

impact of the U.S.–Panama Trade 

Promotion Agreement (TPA) on the U.S. 

economy as a whole and on specific 

industry sectors and the interests of U.S. 

consumers. 

DATES: March 30, 2007: Receipt of 

request. 

May 7, 2007: Deadline for receipt of 

requests to appear at hearing. 

May 10, 2007: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements. 

May 16, 2007, 9:30 a.m.: Public 

hearing. 

May 23, 2007: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements and all 

other written submissions. 

September 12, 2007: Anticipated date 

for transmitting report to USTR and the 

Congress. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. All written 

submissions, including requests to 

appear at the hearing, statements, and 

briefs, should be addressed to the 

Secretary, United States International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. The public 

record for this investigation may be 

viewed on the Commission’s electronic 

docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Jennifer Baumert, Office 

of Industries (202–205–3450; 

jennifer.baumert@usitc.gov) or Deputy 

Project Leader Alan Treat, Office of 

Industries (202–205–3426; 

alan.treat@usitc.gov]. For information 

on legal aspects, contact William 

Gearhart of the Office of the General 

Counsel (202–205–3091; 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov. The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations at 202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov. 

Hearing impaired individuals are 

advised that information on this matter 

can be obtained by contacting the TDD 

terminal on 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Persons with mobility impairments who 

will need special assistance in gaining 

access to the Commission should 

contact the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

requested by the USTR, the Commission 

will prepare a report as specified in §

2104(f)(2)–(3) of the Trade Act of 2002 

assessing the likely impact of the U.S.– 

Panama Trade Promotion Agreement on 

the U.S. economy as a whole and on 

specific industry sectors, including the 

impact the agreement will have on the 

gross domestic product, exports and 

imports; aggregate employment and 

employment opportunities; the 

production, employment, and 

competitive position of industries likely 

to be significantly affected by the 

agreement; and the interests of U.S. 

consumers. 

In preparing its assessment, the 

Commission will review available 

economic assessments regarding the 

agreement, including literature 

concerning any substantially equivalent 

proposed agreement, and will provide 

in its assessment a description of the 

analyses used and conclusions drawn in 

such literature, and a discussion of areas 

of consensus and divergence between 

the various analyses and conclusions, 

including those of the Commission 

regarding the agreement. 

Section 2104(f)(2) requires that the 

Commission submit its report to the 

President and the Congress not later 

than 90 days after the President enters 

into the agreement, which he can do 90 

days after he notifies the Congress of his 

intent to do so. On March 30, 2007, the 

President notified the Congress of his 

intent to enter into a TPA with Panama. 

The USTR requested that the 

Commission provide its report as soon 

as possible. 

Public Hearing: A public hearing in 

connection with the investigation will 

be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 

16, 2007, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building, 500 E Street, 

SW., Washington, DC. All persons will 

have the right to appear, by counsel or 

in person, to present information and to 

be heard. Requests to appear at the 

public hearing should be filed with the 

Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., May 

7, 2007. Any pre-hearing briefs and 

statements should be filed no later than 

5:15 p.m., May 10, 2007, and any posthearing briefs and statements should be 

filed no later than 5:15 p.m., May 23, 

2007; all such briefs and statements 

must be submitted in accordance with 

the requirements below under ‘‘written 

submissions.’’ In the event that, as of the 

close of business on May 7, 2007, no 

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the 

hearing, the hearing will be canceled. 

Any person interested in attending the 

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant 

may call the Secretary to the 

Commission (202–205–2000) after May 

7, 2007, for information concerning 

whether the hearing will be held. 

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in 

addition to participating in the hearing, 

interested parties are invited to submit 

written statements concerning the 

matters to be addressed by the 

Commission in its report on this 

investigation. Submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary. To be 

assured of consideration by the 

Commission, written statements related 

to the Commission’s report should be 

submitted to the Commission at the 

earliest practical date and should be 

received no later than 5:15 p.m., May 

23, 2007. 

All written submissions must conform 

with the provisions of § 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

of the rules requires that a signed 

original (or copy designated as an 

original) and fourteen (14) copies of 

each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of the 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential business 

information must be deleted (see the 

following paragraph for further 

information regarding confidential 

business information). The 

Commission’s rules do not authorize 

filing submissions with the Secretary by 

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