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rockfish to one fish, the establishment of 

voluntary no-take marine reserves, and 

the 2004 regulation restricting spear and 

recreational fishing for rockfish to 

periods when fisheries are open for 

lingcod and hatchery Chinook salmon. 

We recognize that the petitioner 

believes that WDFW could enact 

regulations to further protect Puget 

Sound rockfish stocks. However, the 

fishing regulations the petitioner 

criticizes represent a reduction from 

previous fishing levels, and do not 

portend an increasing threat due to 

fishing bycatch and mortality. 

The petitioner is particularly 

concerned that the production of 

hatchery Chinook salmon in Puget 

Sound negatively affects rockfish stocks 

through the competition for limited food 

resources. The petitioner also feels that 

harvest directed at hatchery Chinook 

salmon results in significant bycatch of 

rockfish. However, he has presented no 

information in the petition to provide 

support for these contentions. 

Petition Finding 

After reviewing the information 

contained in the petition, as well as 

information readily available to our 

scientists, we determine that the 

petition fails to present substantial 

scientific or commercial information 

indicating the petitioned actions may be 

warranted. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references is 

available upon request from the 

Protected Resources Division of the 

NMFS Northwest Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: October 1, 2007. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Section of the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Fall Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2007 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

meeting, the Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Section to the ICCAT will meet in 

October 2007. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 18–19, 2007. There will be an 

open session the morning of Thursday 

October 18, 2007, beginning at 8:30 a.m. 

thru 12 p.m. The remainder of the 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

Oral and written comments can be 

presented during the public comment 

session on October 18, 2006. Mailed 

written comments on issues being 

considered at the meeting should be 

received no later than October 12, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Kelly Denit at NOAA Fisheries Office of 

International Affairs, Room 12622, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Denit, Office of International 

Affairs, 301–713–2276. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 

to ICCAT will meet in open session on 

October 18. The Advisory Committee 

will receive management and research 

related information on the stock status 

of highly migratory species, including 

management recommendations of 

ICCAT’s Standing Committee on 

Research and Statistics. There will be an 

opportunity for oral public comment 

during the October 18, 2007, open 

session. Written comments may also be 

submitted at the October 18 open 

session or by mail. If mailed, written 

comments should be received by 

October 12, 2007 (see ADDRESSES). 

During its fall meeting, the Advisory 

Committee will also hold two executive 

sessions that are closed to the public. 

The first executive session will be held 

on October 18, 2007, and a second 

executive session will be held on 

October 19, 2007. The purpose of these 

sessions is to discuss sensitive 

information relating to upcoming 

international negotiations. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting locations are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kelly Denit at 

(301) 713–2276 by at least 5 days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 1, 2007. 

Rebecca J. Lent 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0138] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Contract 

Financing 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0138). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension to a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning contract financing. A request 

for public comments was published in 

the Federal Register at 72 FR 31815, 

June 8, 2007. No comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

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20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138, 

Contract Financing, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Loeb, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA, (202) 501–0650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Federal Acquisition Streamlining 

Act (FASA) of1994, Pub. L. 103–355, 

provided authorities that streamlined 

the acquisition process and minimize 

burdensome Government-unique 

requirements. Sections 2001 and 2051 of 

FASA substantially changed the 

statutory authorities for Government 

financing of contracts. Sections 2001(f) 

and 2051(e) provide specific authority 

for Government financing of purchases 

of commercial items, and sections 

2001(b) and 2051(b) substantially 

revised the authority for Government 

financing of purchases of noncommercial items. 

Sections 2001(f) and 2051(e) provide 

specific authority for Government 

financing of purchases of commercial 

items. These paragraphs authorize the 

Government to provide contract 

financing with certain limitations. 

Sections 2001(b) and 2051(b) also 

amended the authority for Government 

financing of non-commercial purchases 

by authorizing financing on the basis of 

certain classes of measures of 

performance. 

To implement these changes, DOD, 

NASA, and GSA amended the FAR by 

revising Subparts 32.0, 32.1, and 32.5; 

by adding new Subparts 32.2 and 32.10; 

and by adding new clauses to 52.232. 

The coverage enables the Government 

to provide financing to assist in the 

performance of contracts for commercial 

items and provide financing for noncommercial items based on contractor 

performance. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 2 hours per request for 

commercial financing and 2 hours per 

request for performance-based 

financing, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. 

The annual reporting burden for 

commercial financing is estimated as 

follows: 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 5,000. 

Hours Per Response: 2. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,000. 

The annual reporting burden for 

performance-based financing is 

estimated as follows: 

Respondents: 500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 12. 

Total Responses: 6,000. 

Hours Per Response: 2. 

Total Burden Hours: 12,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F 

Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138, 

Contract Financing, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: September 28, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0134] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; 

Environmentally Sound Products 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning environmentally sound 

products. The clearance curently 

expires on January 31, 2008. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0134, 

Environmentallly Sound Products, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. 

William Clark, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA, (202) 219–1813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

This information collection complies 

with Section 6002 of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

(42 U.S.C. 6962). RCRA requires the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to designate items which are or can be 

produced with recovered materials. 

RCRA further requires agencies to 

develop affirmative procurement 

programs to ensure that items composed 

of recovered materials will be purchased 

to the maximum extent practicable. 

Affirmative procurement programs 

required under RCRA must contain, as 

a minimum (1) a recovered materials 

preference program and an agency 

promotion program for the preference 

program; (2) a program for requiring 

estimates of the total percentage of 

recovered materials used in the 

performance of a contract, certification 

of minimum recovered material content 

actually used, where appropriate, and 

reasonable verification procedures for 

estimates and certifications; and (3) 

annual review and monitoring of the 

effectiveness of an agency’s affirmative 

procurement program. 

The items for which EPA has 

designated minimum recovered material 

content standards are grouped into eigt 

categories: (1) construction products, (2) 

landscaping products, (3) nonpaper 

office products, (4) paper and paper 

products, (5) park and recreation 

products, (6) transportation products, 

(7) vehicular products, and (8) 

miscellaneous products. The FAR rule 

also permits agencies to obtain preaward information from offerors 

regarding the content of items which the 

agency has designated as requiring 

minimum percentages of recovered 

materials. There are presently no known 

agency designated items. 

In accordance with RCRA, the 

information collection applies to 

acquisitions requiring minimum 

percentages of recovered materials, 

when the price of the item exceeds 

$10,000 or when the aggregate amount 

paid for the item or functionally 


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