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Parties submitting written statements 

are encouraged to include any and all 

information that they consider relevant 

to the statutory licensing of broadcast 

retransmissions. Parties may also 

include any exhibits that they deem 

relevant. Ten copies of each written 

statement must be submitted by the 

deadline. 

There is no prescribed format for the 

written statements. Parties are 

encouraged to organize their testimony 

in as clear and readable form as 

possible, and to provide a glossary of 

technical terms used in the written 

statement. Parties who do not wish to 

appear at the public hearings are 

nonetheless permitted, and encouraged, 

to submit written statements or 

summaries by the July 2, 2007 deadline. 

Reply Comments. After the close of 

the public hearings, interested parties 

may submit comments in reply to the 

written statements and oral testimony. 

The reply phase is open to all parties, 

and is not limited to those who testified 

at the hearings and/or submitted written 

statements. Reply comments must be in 

the possession of the Copyright Office 

by September 13, 2007. We note that 

this is the date formal reply comments 

to the Section 109 NOI are due. Reply 

comments, then, should respond to the 

formal written comments submitted by 

parties, to the oral and written 

testimony submitted for the hearing, 

and to any other filings parties may 

wish to submit upon completion of the 

hearing. No facsimile transmissions of 

reply comments will be accepted. 

Participation and Filing 

Requirements. Each person wishing to 

testify must submit a formal written 

statement of his/her testimony no later 

than the close of business on July 2, 

2007. Written statements will also be 

accepted from parties who do not wish 

to testify. Summaries of the formal 

written testimony, for purposes of oral 

testimony, may be submitted on the date 

of testimony. In addition, interested 

parties may submit written questions, 

for possible use by panel members of 

the Copyright Office during the course 

of hearings, no later than close of 

business on July 2, 2007. 

After the close of the hearings, 

interested parties may submit written 

reply comments to the testimony offered 

at the hearings, including any proposed 

legislative amendments, no later than 

close of business on September 13, 

2007. 

If hand delivered by a private party, 

an original and five copies of any 

statements or comments should be 

brought to Library of Congress, U.S. 

Copyright Office, Office of General 

Counsel, 101 Independence Ave, 4th 

floor, Washington, D.C. 20559, between 

8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The envelope 

should be addressed as follows: Ben 

Golant, Office of the General Counsel, 

U.S. Copyright Office. 

If delivered by a commercial courier, 

an original and five copies of a comment 

or reply comment must be delivered to 

the Congressional Courier Acceptance 

Site (‘‘CCAS’’) located at 2nd and D 

Streets, NE, Washington, D.C. between 

8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope 

should be addressed as follows: Office 

of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright 

Office, LM 430, James Madison 

Building, 101 Independence Avenue, 

SE, Washington, DC. Please note that 

CCAS will not accept delivery by means 

of overnight delivery services such as 

Federal Express, United Parcel Service 

or DHL. 

If sent by mail (including overnight 

delivery using U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail), an original and five 

copies of a comment or reply comment 

should be addressed to U.S. Copyright 

Office, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 

70400, Southwest Station, Washington, 

DC 20024. If sent by e–mail, please send 

to section109@loc.gov. 

Scope of the Proceeding. In 

accordance with the text of Section 109 

of the SHVERA, the Copyright Office 

will be conducting a global review of 

the cable and satellite carrier statutory 

licenses. The hearing will focus on 

issues related to the retransmission of 

over–the–air broadcast signals. Any 

matters raised in the Section 109 NOI 

are subject to discussion and debate. 

Conclusion 

We hereby provide notice to the 

public on the scheduling of hearings 

associated with Section 109 of the 

SHVERA and the retention, reform, or 

elimination of Sections 111, 119, and 

122 of the Copyright Act. 

Dated: May 14, 2007 

Marybeth Peters, 

Register of Copyrights, 

U.S. Copyright Office. 

[FR Doc. E7–9836 Filed 5–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–S 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY 

National Institute for Literacy Advisory 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting with 

a closed session. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming open meeting of the National 

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board. 

The notice also describes the functions 

of the Committee. Notice of this meeting 

is required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of its 

opportunity to attend. 

DATES: June 13–14, 2007. 

TIME: June 13 from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 

June 14 from 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.; closed 

session June 13 from 4:30 p.m.–5:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Langley, Staff Assistant, the 

National Institute for Literacy; 1775 I 

St., NW., Suite 730; phone: (202) 233–

2043; fax: (202) 233–2050; e-mail: 

slangley@nifl.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Institute for Literacy Advisory 

Board is authorized by section 242 of 

the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 

Pub. L. 105–220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). The 

Board consists of 10 individuals 

appointed by the President with the 

advice and consent of the Senate. The 

Board advises and makes 

recommendations to the Interagency 

Group that administers the Institute. 

The Interagency Group is composed of 

the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and 

Health and Human Services. The 

Interagency Group considers the Board’s 

recommendations in planning the goals 

of the Institute and in implementing any 

programs to achieve those goals. 

Specifically, the Board performs the 

following functions: (a) Makes 

recommendations concerning the 

appointment of the Director and the 

staff of the Institute; (b) provides 

independent advice on operation of the 

Institute; and (c) receives reports from 

the Interagency Group and the 

Institute’s Director. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss the Institute’s future and current 

program priorities; status of on-going 

Institute work; other relevant literacy 

activities and issues; and other Board 

business as necessary. 

On June 13, 2007 from 4:30 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m., the Board will meet in closed 

session in order to discuss personnel 

issues. This discussion relates to the 

internal personnel rules and practices of 

the Institute, including consideration of 

the Director’s performance and salary. 

The discussion is likely to disclose 

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unwarranted invasion of personnel 

privacy. The discussion must therefore 

be held in closed session under 

exemptions 2 and 6 of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) 

(2) and (6). A summary of the activities 

at the closed session and related matters 

that are informative to the public and 

consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 

552b will be available to the public 

within 14 days of the meeting. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistance listening devices, or 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Steve Langley at 202–233–2043 

no later than June 4, 2007. We will 

attempt to meet requests for 

accommodations after this date but 

cannot guarantee their availability. The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. 

Request for Public Written Comments. 

The public may send written comments 

to the Advisory Board no later than 5 

p.m. on June 4, 2007, to Steve Langley 

at the National Institute for Literacy, 

1775 I St., NW., Suite 730, Washington, 

DC 20006, e-mail: slangley@nifl.gov. 

Records are kept of all Committee 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the National Institute for 

Literacy, 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006, from the hours 

of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time Monday through Friday. 

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You may view this document, as well as 

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To use PDF you must have Adobe 

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using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–888–

293–6498; or in the Washington, DC, 

area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Sandra Baxter, 

Director, The National Institute for Literacy. 

[FR Doc. E7–9859 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6055–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to 

Renew an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for no longer than 3 years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by July 23, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR

COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H. 

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292–

7556; or send e-mail to 

splimpto@nsf.gov. You also may obtain 

a copy of the data collection instrument 

and instructions from Ms. Plimpton. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Medical Clearance 

Process for Deployment to Antarctica. 

OMB Number: 3145–0177. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract 

A. Proposed Project 

All individuals who anticipate 

deploying to Antarctica and to certain 

regions of the Arctic under the auspices 

of the United States Antarctic Program 

are required to take and pass a rigorous 

physical examination prior to 

deploying. The physical examination 

includes a medical history, medical 

examination, a dental examination and 

for those persons planning to winter 

over in Antarctica a psychological 

examination is also required. The 

requirement for this determination of 

physical status is found in 42 U.S.C. 

1870 (Authority) and 62 FR 31522, June 

10, 1997 (Source), unless otherwise 

noted. This part sets forth the 

procedures for medical screening to 

determine whether candidates for 

participation in the United States 

Antarctic [[Page 216]] Program (USAP) 

are physically qualified and 

psychologically adapted for assignment 

or travel to Antarctica. Medical 

screening examinations are necessary to 

determine the presence of any physical 

or psychological conditions that would 

threaten the health or safety of the 

candidate or other USAP participants or 

that could not be effectively treated by 

the limited medical care capabilities in 

Antarctica. 

(b) Presidential Memorandum No. 

6646 (February 5, 1982) (available from 

the National Science Foundation, Office 

of Polar Programs, Room 755, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230) sets 

forth the National Science Foundation’s 

overall management responsibilities for 

the entire United States national 

program in Antarctica. 

B. Use of the Information 

1. Form NSF–1422/1462/1452, 

National Science Foundation—Polar 

Physical Examination (Antarctica/ 

Arctic/Official Visitors) Medical 

History, will be used by the individual 

to record the individual’s family and 

personal medical histories. It is a fivepage form that includes the individual’s 

and the individual’s emergency pointof-contact’s name, address, and 

telephone numbers. It contains the 

individual’s email address, employment 

affiliation and dates and locations of 

current and previous polar 

deployments. It also includes a signed 

certification of the accuracy of the 

information and understandings of 

refusal to provide the information or 

providing false information. The 

agency’s contractors’ reviewing 

physicians and medical staff complete 

the sections of the form that indicate 

when the documents were received and 

whether or not the person qualified for 

polar deployment, in which season the 

person is qualified to deploy and where 

disqualified the reasons. 

2. Form NSF–1423/1463/1453, Polar 

Physical Examination—Antarctica/ 

Arctic/Official Visitors, will be used by 

the individual’s physician to document 

specific medical examination results 

and the overall status of the individual’s 

health. It is a two-page form which also 

provides for the signatures of both the 

patient and the examining physician, as 

well as contact information about the 

examining physician. Finally, it 

contains the name, address and 

telephone number of the agency’s 

contractor that collects and retains the 

information. 

3. Form NSF–1426/1466/1456, 

National Science Foundation—Polar 

Physical Examination (Antarctica/ 

Arctic/Official Visitors) Medical History 


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