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person according to the residence rules 

in effect for the 2008 Census Dress 

Rehearsal. 

We will contact respondents using 

telephone numbers provided by 

respondents on the initial census 

questionnaire. These interviews will be 

conducted at a commercial call center 

using CATI. The CATI instrument will 

be in English only. We will not conduct 

field interviews during this test, so 

when telephone interviews are 

unsuccessful, the case will be classified 

as a non-interview. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

66,000 housing units. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 of the United 

States Code, Sections 141 and 193. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9870 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number: 070404074–7075–01] 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

Policy Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2010 

Census, the Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) has drafted an 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

(AIAN) policy statement and is 

requesting public comment on it. This 

proposed policy outlines the principles 

to be followed in all Census Bureau 

interactions with federally-recognized 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal governments. The policy reaffirms 

the unique government-to-government 

relationship that exists between 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal governments and the Census 

Bureau and is consistent with the AIAN 

policy statement adopted by the 

Department of Commerce (DOC) on 

March 30, 1995. The Census Bureau 

believes that the adoption of the 

proposed AIAN policy would satisfy a 

long-standing request from AIAN 

populations and would encourage and 

facilitate greater cooperation from these 

populations during decennial censuses 

and help us to better communicate with 

and enumerate these difficult-to-count 

populations. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dee Alexander, Program Analyst, 

Decennial Management Division, 

Outreach and Promotions Branch, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room 3H166, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, 

Washington, DC 20233–7100. Written 

comments may also be submitted via fax 

at (301) 763–8327, or e-mail to: 

dee.a.alexander@census.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the proposed policy should be 

directed to Dee Alexander, Program 

Analyst, Decennial Management 

Division, Outreach and Promotions 

Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 

3H166, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 

7100, Washington, DC 20233–7100, 

telephone (301) 763–9335. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The government-to-government 

relations with Native American tribal 

governments policy (adopted by 

previous administrations) was 

reaffirmed by President George W. Bush 

in a White House Memorandum dated 

September 23, 2004. Among other 

things, this memorandum directs the 

heads of executive agencies to continue 

to ensure that, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by U.S. law, 

the agency’s working relationship with 

federally-recognized tribal governments 

fully respect the rights of selfgovernment and self-determination due 

tribal governments. Pursuant to an 

earlier White House Memorandum of 

April 29, 1994, DOC adopted an AIAN 

policy statement on March 30, 1995. 

The Census Bureau proposes to adopt 

an AIAN policy statement that is 

consistent with the previously cited 

Presidential Memoranda and the DOC 

policy statement. 

The proposed policy statement is 

intended only for internal management 

purposes and does not create any right, 

benefit, or trust responsibility 

enforceable against the United States, its 

agencies, entities, or instrumentalities, 

its officers or employees, or any other 

person. The Census Bureau believes that 

the proposed policy statement will 

contribute to the accuracy of the 2010 

decennial census by improving 

communications and encouraging 

greater cooperation with difficult-tocount populations. 

Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

policy’s nine principles that provide 

guidance to the agency and its 

employees when communicating with 

federally recognized tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

recognition of their sovereignty; (b) the 

policy as it relates to protected tribal 

resources, tribal rights, and Indian 

lands. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant under Executive Order 

12866. 

May 17, 2007. 

Charles Louis Kincannon, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

Proposed American Indian and Alaska 

Native Policy Statement for the U.S. 

Census Bureau 

I. Introduction 

The Census Bureau hereby proclaims 

its American Indian and Alaska Native 

policy. This policy outlines the 

principles to be followed in all Census 

Bureau interactions with federally 

recognized AIAN tribal governments. It 

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government relationship that exists 

between AIAN tribal governments and 

the Census Bureau. 

This relationship is based on the U.S. 

Constitution, federal treaties, policy, 

law, court decisions, and the ongoing 

political relationship among tribes and 

the federal government. The 

relationship results in a federal trust 

responsibility to federally-recognized 

tribal governments. 

The foundation for this policy 

statement is the White House 

Memorandum of September 23, 2004, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ and the AIAN policy of 

the DOC of March 30, 1995. This policy 

is for internal management only and 

does not grant or vest any right to any 

party in respect to any federal action, 

not otherwise granted or vested by 

existing law or regulations. 

II. Definitions 

Federally recognized Indian Tribe: 

Any AIAN, Band, Nation, Pueblo, or 

other organized group or community, 

including any Alaska Native village, as 

defined or established pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(Title 43, United States Code (U.S.C.), 

Chapter 33, Section 1601 et seq.), 

acknowledged by the federal 

government to constitute a tribe with a 

government-to-government relationship 

with the United States and eligible for 

the programs, services, and other 

relationships established by the United 

States for indigenous people because of 

their status as American Indian and 

Alaska Native tribes, Bands, Nations, 

Pueblos, or communities. 

American Indian or Alaska Native 

Tribal Government: The recognized 

government of an Indian tribe and any 

affiliated or component band 

government of such tribe that has been 

determined eligible for specific services 

by Congress or officially recognized by 

the U.S. Department of the Interior in a 

Notice (‘‘Indian Entities Recognized and 

Eligible to Receive Services from the 

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs’’) 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 25, 2005 (70 FR 71194). 

Trust Responsibility: Includes, but is 

not limited to: promotion and protection 

of tribal treaty rights, federallyrecognized reserved rights, and other 

federally recognized interests of the 

beneficiary American Indian and Alaska 

Native governments; determining, 

documenting, notifying, and interacting 

with tribal governments with regard to 

the impact of Census Bureau programs, 

policies and regulations to protect 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

traditional and cultural life ways, treaty, 

and other federally recognized and 

reserved rights. 

III. Policy Principles 

The following policy statements 

provide general guidelines to Census 

Bureau employees for actions dealing 

with AIAN governments. 

1. The Census Bureau recognizes the 

unique government-to-government 

relationship between the United States 

and federally recognized AIAN tribal 

governments, as affirmed by the 

September 23, 2004, White House 

Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies, 

and the American Indian and Alaska 

Native Policy of the DOC. 

2. The Census Bureau recognizes each 

tribal government as a functioning 

governing body that the Census Bureau 

will work with to count and collect data 

as accurately as possible, of all residents 

living in AIAN areas. 

3. The Census Bureau recognizes and 

invites tribal governments’ involvement 

in the Census Bureau planning process 

for censuses and surveys toward 

ensuring the most accurate counts and 

data for the AIAN populations. 

4. The Census Bureau’s procedures for 

outreach, notice, and consultation will 

ensure involvement of AIAN tribal 

governments, to the extent practicable 

and permitted by law, before making 

decisions or implementing policies, 

rules, or programs that affect federally 

recognized tribal governments. 

5. The Census Bureau will continue 

its partnerships with tribal governments 

to enhance awareness of all censuses, 

surveys, and geography programs—

particularly those including residents 

living in AIAN areas. 

6. The Census Bureau recognizes that 

there are distinct cultural practices, 

religious beliefs, traditions, climate 

conditions, as well as a tribe’s authority 

over its land areas that must be 

considered and abided by when 

conducting any censuses or survey in 

AIAN areas. 

7. The Census Bureau recognizes the 

importance of effective and efficient 

coordination with other federal agencies 

in the planning process of any censuses 

or surveys that will include AIAN tribal 

governments. 

8. The Census Bureau acknowledges 

its responsibility to provide accurate 

demographic and economic data on 

AIAN populations and their businesses. 

The Census Bureau will work with 

tribal governments and other partners to 

encourage the participation of every 

resident. 

9. The Census Bureau will consult 

with AIAN tribal governments before 

making decisions or implementing 

programs that may affect tribes to ensure 

that tribal rights and concerns are 

addressed. Consultation will provide, 

but is not limited to, mutually agreed 

upon protocols for timely 

communication, coordination, 

cooperation, and collaboration. 

Therefore, the Director of the Census 

Bureau hereby directs all directorates 

and their components (divisions, 

branches, and offices) to implement this 

policy by incorporating all of the above 

principles in their interactions with 

federally recognized AIAN tribal 

governments. 

[FR Doc. E7–9893 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(A–357–818/Argentina) (A–201–835/Mexico) 

Lemon Juice from Argentina and 

Mexico: Postponement of Final 

Antidumping Duty Determinations and 

Extension of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Reitze (Argentina) or Edythe 

Artman (Mexico), AD/CVD Operations, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0666, or 

(202) 482–3931, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Postponement of Final Determinations 

The Department of Commerce 

(Department) is postponing the final 

determinations in the antidumping duty 

investigations of lemon juice from 

Argentina and Mexico. These 

investigations were initiated on October 

11, 2006. See Initiation of Antidumping 

Duty Investigations: Lemon Juice from 

Argentina and Mexico, 71 FR 61710 

(October 19, 2006). On April 26, 2007, 

the Department published its 

preliminary determinations in these 

investigations. See Lemon Juice from 

Argentina: Preliminary Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Affirmative Preliminary Determination 

of Critical Circumstances, 72 FR 20820 

(April 26, 2007), and Notice of 

Preliminary Determinations of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and of Critical 

Circumstances in Part: Lemon Juice 

from Mexico, 72 FR 20830 (April 26, 

2007). These notices stated that the 


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