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Management Analyst, 202–205–7030 

curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Small Business Administration 

Application for Certificate of 

Competency.’’

Description of Respondents: Small 

Business Owners. 

Form No: 1531. 

Annual Responses: 300. 

Annual Burden: 2,400. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

Carol Fendler, System Accountant, 

Investment Division Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 6th 

Floor, Wash., DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Fendler, System Accountant, 

Investment Division 202–205–7559 

carol.fendler@sba.gov Curtis B. Rich, 

Management Analyst, 202–205–7030 

curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘SBIC Financial Reports.’’

Description of Respondents: Small 

Business Investment Companies. 

Form No’s: 468, 468.1, 468.2, 468.3, 

468.4. 

Annual Responses: 1,265. 

Annual Burden: 19,855. 

Title: ‘‘Portfolio Financing Report.’’

Description of Respondents: Small 

Business Investment Companies. 

Form No: 1031. 

Annual Responses: 4,000. 

Annual Burden: 800. 

Title: ‘‘Financing Eligibility 

Statement—Social Disadvantage/ 

Economic Disadvantage.’’

Description of Respondents: Small 

Business seeking financing from 

specialized Small Business Investment 

Companies (SSBIC). 

Form No’s: 1941A, 1941B, 1941C. 

Annual Responses: 190. 

Annual Burden: 380. 

Jacqueline White, 

Chief, Administrative Information Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–9905 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5809] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘A 

Mirror of Nature: Nordic Landscape 

Painting 1840–1910’’

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘A Mirror of 

Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting 

1840–1910’’, imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Minneapolis Institute of 

Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from on 

or about June 24, 2007, until on or about 

September 24, 2007, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: (202) 453–8050). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9930 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5811] 

Notice of Public Meeting on FY 2008 

Refugee Admissions Program 

There will be a meeting on the 

President’s FY 2008 Refugee 

Admissions Program on Wednesday, 

June 6, 2007 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 

meeting will be held at the Refugee 

Processing Center, 1401 Wilson 

Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, 

Virginia. The meeting’s purpose is to 

hear the views of attendees on the 

appropriate size and scope of the FY 

2008 Refugee Admissions Program. 

Seating is limited. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must notify the 

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 

Migration at telephone (202) 663–1006 

by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 

to arrange for admission. Persons 

wishing to present oral comments, or to 

submit written comments for 

consideration, must provide them in 

writing by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 

30, 2007. All comments should either be 

e-mailed to spruellda@state.gov or faxed 

to (202) 663–1364. 

Any questions about the public 

meeting should be directed to Delicia 

Spruell, PRM/Admissions Program 

Officer at (202) 663–1006. Information 

about the Refugee Admissions Program 

may be found at http://www.state.gov/g/ 

prm/ 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Richard L. Greene, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9924 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5765] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

May 30, 2007, in Room 6103 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss the testing of voluntary 

guidelines to monitor carbon dioxide 

emissions from ships operating 

internationally. 

The International Maritime 

Organization (IMO), a specialized 

agency of the United Nations that 

focuses on improving maritime safety 

and marine environmental protection, is 

considering the international regulation 

of greenhouse gas emissions from ships 

at its 56th session of the Marine 

Environment Protection Committee to 

be held at IMO Headquarters in London, 

England from July 9th to July 13th, 

2007. The open meeting scheduled for 

Wednesday, May 30, 2007, will focus 

solely on the discussion of greenhouse 

gas emissions from ships and the 


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voluntary guidelines developed by IMO 

to monitor carbon dioxide emissions 

from ships operating internationally in 

anticipation of the MEPC 56 meeting. 

There will be a separate open meeting 

scheduled for June 20, 2007, to consider 

all of the items on the agenda for the 

MEPC 56 meeting. 

In this context, IMO has drafted 

voluntary guidelines to monitor CO2

emissions from ships operating 

internationally. These draft guidelines 

describe how to generate a CO2 ‘‘index’’

(CO2 emissions per unit of cargo and 

kilometer traveled) for each ship in a 

fleet. IMO member countries have been 

asked to test the draft guidelines, collect 

data on a ship’s fuel consumed, distance 

sailed, and cargo carried over one year 

of operations; and to then apply the 

calculations in the guidelines to 

determine the CO2 index for ships. The 

draft guidelines’ aim to help owners 

monitor and improve the fuel efficiency 

of their operations and allow 

comparisons between the performances 

of different ships of a certain type (for 

example: Tankers, cargo ships, or 

passenger ferries). IMO countries are 

engaged in a trial period for the 

guidelines which goes until 2009. 

Following the trial period, the 

guidelines will be reassessed, and if 

found useful, voluntarily implemented 

internationally. 

The U.S. Government would greatly 

appreciate any assistance that U.S. ship 

owners may be willing to provide, on a 

strictly voluntary basis, in testing these 

guidelines and submitting the results of 

their testing to the Coast Guard. If 

shipowners were to test the guidelines, 

we recommend ship that owners: 

1. Collect data on a ship’s fuel 

consumed, distance sailed, and cargo 

carried over one year of operations; and 

2. Apply the calculations in the 

guidelines to determine the CO2 index 

for each ship. 

Members of the public are invited to 

attend the SHC meeting up to the 

seating capacity of the room. To 

facilitate the building security process, 

those who plan to attend should call or 

send an e-mail two days before the 

meeting to LT Kevin Ferrie, 

Kevin.B.Ferrie@uscg.mil. 

We welcome any feedback on the 

guidelines, particularly if you have any 

difficulties, questions, or suggestions for 

improvement. Your assistance in testing 

the guidelines will help ensure that any 

views and concerns you have are taken 

into consideration in finalizing these 

voluntary guidelines and that they will 

be easy to use once they are finalized, 

which we anticipate to be in 2009. 

The draft guidelines, as well as more 

specific information on how to test 

them, can be obtained by contacting the 

Coast Guard through the contact 

information below. 

The public should also be aware that 

other countries have invited commercial 

fleets under their respective flags to test 

the draft guidelines. If members of the 

public would like data that has already 

been submitted, please contact the 

individual listed below for further 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Wayne Lundy, Systems Engineering 

Division, Commandant (CG–3PSE–3), 

telephone 202–372–1379, or by e-mail at 

Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Michael E. Tousley, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9922 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5766] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

May 30, 2007, in Room 2415 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 2nd Street SW., 

Washington, DC, 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the 15th Session of the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State 

Implementation to be held at the Royal 

Horticultural Halls and Conference 

Centre in London, England from June 

4th to 8th. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Responsibilities of Governments and 

measures to encourage flag State 

compliance; 

—Port State Control (PSC) Guidelines 

on seafarers’ working hours; 

—Harmonization of port State control 

activities; 

—Comprehensive analysis of difficulties 

encountered in the implementation of 

IMO instruments; 

—Mandatory reports under 

International Convention for the 

Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 

1973, as modified by the Protocol of 

1978 (MARPOL 73/78); 

—Casualty statistics and investigations; 

—Review of the Code for the 

investigation of marine casualties and 

incidents; 

—Review of the Survey Guidelines 

under the Harmonized System of 

Survey and Certification (HSSC)—

(resolution A.948(23)); 

—Development of guidelines on port 

State control under the 2004 Ballast 

Water Management (BWM) 

Convention; 

—Port reception facilities-related issues; 

—Illegal, unregulated and unreported 

(IUU) fishing and implementation of 

resolution A.925(22); 

—Consideration of International 

Association of Classification Societies 

(IACS) unified interpretations; 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, those who plan to 

attend should call or send an e-mail two 

days before the meeting to 

Emanuel.J.TerminellaJr@uscg.mil. 

Interested persons may seek information 

by writing to Mr. E.J. Terminella, 

Commandant (CG–3PCV), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 

SW., Room 1116, Washington, DC 

20593–0001 by calling (202) 372–1239, 

or by e-mail. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Michael E. Tousley, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9931 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

Opportunities 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announced today 

that it is seeking to identify qualified 

industry consultants to assist 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 91, 121, 

125, 129, 135 applicants as they pursue 

approval to conduct ‘‘Required 

Navigation Performance Special Aircraft 

and Aircrew Authorization Required’’

(RNP SAAAR) approaches. Provisions 

for gaining those approvals are 

contained within FAA Advisory 

Circular 90–101, ‘‘Approval Guidance 

for RNP Procedures with SAAAR.’’

Applicants who meet certain 

qualifications will be permitted to enter 

into an agreement with the FAA to be 

listed as RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultants. 

DATES: Formal letter of application must 

be received on or before June 30, 2007. 


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