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for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/ 

OCS/PRI), U.S. Department of State, 

SA–29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 

20520, who may be reached on (202) 

736–9082 or ASKPRI@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

The purpose of the DS–3072 is to 

process these emergency loans for 

destitute citizens and to document the 

safe and efficient evacuation of private 

U.S. citizens, dependents and third 

country nationals from abroad. The 

information will be used to process the 

emergency loan, facilitate reception and 

resettlement assistance in the United 

States and for debt collection. 

Respondents are private U.S. citizens 

and their dependents abroad who are 

destitute and in need of repatriation to 

the United States; private U.S. citizens 

and their dependents abroad who are in 

need of emergency medical and dietary 

assistance who are unable to obtain 

such services otherwise; and private 

U.S. citizens abroad and their 

dependents and third country nationals 

who are in need of evacuation when 

their lives are endangered by war, civil 

unrest, or natural disaster. 

Methodology: 

The information is collected in 

person, by fax, or via mail. The Bureau 

of Consular Affairs is currently 

exploring options to make this 

information collection available 

electronically. 

Dated: January 19, 2007. 

Maura Harty, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–2189 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5688] 

60–Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: Form DS–117, 

Application to Determine Returning 

Resident Status, OMB Control Number 

1405–0091 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Application to Determine Returning 

Resident Status. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0091. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State 

(CA/VO). 

• Form Number: DS–117. 

• Respondents: Aliens applying for 

special immigrant classification as a 

returning resident. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

875 per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

875. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 438 hours 

per year. 

• Frequency: Once per respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from February 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: VisaRegs@state.gov (Subject 

line must read DS–117 Reauthorization). 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Chief, Legislation and 

Regulation Division, Visa Services—DS–

1884 Reauthorization, 2401 E. Street, 

N.W., Washington D.C. 20520–30106. 

• Fax: (202) 663–3898 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Lauren Prosnik of the Office of Visa 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 

E. Street, N.W., L–603, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached at (202) 

663–2951 or prosnikla@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Form DS–117 is used by consular 

officers to determine the eligibility of an 

alien applicant for special immigrant 

status as a returning resident. 

Methodology: 

Information will be collected by mail. 

Additional Information: 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

Stephen A. Edson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–2192 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2006–23638] 

Highway Performance Monitoring 

System—Reassessment 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is currently 

conducting a reassessment of the 

Highway Performance Monitoring 

System (HPMS), which is a national 

highway transportation system database 

maintained and used primarily by the 

FHWA as a resource for information 

about the extent, condition, 

performance, use, and operating 

characteristics of the Nation’s highways. 

This notice requests public comment on 

the draft HPMS Reassessment 

Recommendations Report, which is 

available in the docket and via the 

FHWA Web site at www.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

policy/ohpi/hpms/index.htm. This draft 


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report documents in detail various 

issues and proposed changes to specific 

HPMS data items and the associated 

collecting and reporting procedures 

based in part upon customer and data 

provider needs. The FHWA requests 

public comments on this draft report. 

The report would enhance and improve 

HPMS procedures and incorporate 

changing data customer needs while 

building a stronger partnership with the 

HPMS data user and provider 

community. 

DATES: Comments on the draft report 

must be received on or before June 30, 

2007. The docket however, will remain 

open until the reassessment is complete. 

We anticipate that the reassessment will 

be completed on September 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Dockets Management 

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or 

submit electronically at http:// 

dms.dot.gov/submit, or fax comments to 

(202) 493–2251. All comments should 

include the docket number that appears 

in the heading of this document. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination and copying at the above 

address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Those desiring notification of 

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you 

may print the acknowledgement page 

that appears after submitting comments 

electronically. Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comments (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70, Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Winter, Highway System 

Performance Division, Office of 

Highway Information, (202) 366–0175, 

David.Winter@dot.gov; or Janet Myers, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

2019, Janet.Myers@dot.gov; Federal 

Highway Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

e.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access: You may submit or 

retrieve comments online through the 

Document Management System (DMS) 

at http://dms.dot.gov/submit. The DMS 

is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. Electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available under the help section of the 

Web site. 

An electronic copy of this notice may 

be downloaded from the Office of the 

Federal Register’s home page at http:// 

www.archives.gov. and the Government 

Printing Office’s Web site at http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov. 

Background 

On April 10, 2006, the FHWA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 18134) announcing the 

initiation of a reassessment of the 

HPMS. The notice served as an 

announcement and requested public 

comment on issues related to the 

reassessment effort of the HPMS that the 

FHWA initiated. Public comments were 

solicited at that time on the described 

conceptual plan for the reassessment, in 

addition to comments on other issues 

that should be considered in planning 

and conducting the reassessment. 

During the reassessment, the FHWA 

developed working issue papers and 

placed them in the docket for review 

and comment. The working issue papers 

are still available for comment in the 

docket. 

The HPMS first was developed in 

1978 as a national highway 

transportation system database. In its 

current configuration, the HPMS 

includes limited data on all public 

roads, more detailed data for a sample 

of the arterial and collector functional 

systems, and area-wide summary 

information for urbanized, small urban, 

and rural areas. Over its nearly 30 year 

life, the HPMS has evolved, adjusting to 

legislative and other changes in the 

focus of the highway program. 

Draft HPMS Reassessment 

Recommendations Report 

The FHWA continues to take an open 

approach to completing the 

reassessment effort. Major emphasis is 

directed towards determining the data 

needs of FHWA’s partners, stakeholders, 

and customers, the various uses of the 

existing HPMS, and the ability of data 

providers to support these data needs. 

There are three major categories of 

proposed changes discussed in the 

HPMS Reassessment Recommendations 

Report: (1) Structure of HPMS; (2) Data 

Items; and, (3) Data Quality Process 

Improvement. In each category, the 

report explores the potential impact of 

the recommended changes on the State 

data providers, the FHWA, and the data 

users. Each recommendations is 

accompanied by an explanation as to 

why certain decisions were made, along 

with feedback from HPMS data users 

and providers gathered through the 

outreach portion of the reassessment. 

The recommendation topic areas by 

category are: 

• Structure of HPMS: Data Model, 

Sampling, Boundaries and Functional 

Classification, and Interchanges and 

Ramps; 

• Data Items: Safety, Pavements, 

Interchanges and Ramps, Freight, and 

Capacity; and 

• Data Quality and Process 

Improvement. 

The FHWA has prepared the draft 

version of the HPMS Reassessment 

Recommendations Report after taking 

into consideration comments made 

directly through the docket, raised at all 

workshops, and collected through other 

outreach efforts. Comments on the draft 

report should be submitted to the 

FHWA through the docket on or before 

June 30, 2007. The FHWA will respond 

to comments on the draft report 

generated by this notice and expects to 

complete its final recommendations 

report and publish it in the Federal 

Register for public review and comment 

by September 30, 2007. 

Outreach 

As a part of the reassessment, the 

FHWA will conduct a second series of 

outreach meetings and workshops: On 

March 7–8 (8 a.m.–4 p.m., e.t.) in 

Baltimore, MD, on March 13–14 (8 a.m.–

4 p.m., p.t.) in Sacramento, CA, and on 

March 27–28 (8 a.m.–4 p.m., c.t.) in 

Topeka, KS, at which interested parties 

are asked to provide input and help to 

refine a future HPMS direction based on 

the recommendations made in the draft 

report. The FHWA will post specific 

workshop information online at http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hpms/ 

index.htm. Soon after the outreach 

workshops take place, the FHWA will 

place the minutes and other supporting 

documents in the docket for review and 

comment. Interested parties should 

continue to check the docket for new 

material. 

Conclusion 

The FHWA is soliciting public 

comments on the draft HPMS 

Reassessment Recommendations Report. 

Modifications to this draft report may be 

based on the comments received, if any. 

The draft report is available in the 

docket and via the FHWA Web site at: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/ 

hpms/index.htm. Additionally, the 

FHWA will hold several outreach 

sessions to further discuss the 

reassessment of the HPMS. As 

previously mentioned, the FHWA will 


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post specific information about the 

outreach meetings on its Web site at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/ 

hpms/index.htm. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 502; 23 CFR 1.5. 

Issued on: February 2, 2007. 

J. Richard Capka, 

Federal Highway Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–578 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2005–23082] 

RIN 2132–AA90 

Buy America: Notice of Public Meeting 

and Agenda 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice announcing public 

meeting agenda and conference call 

capability. 

SUMMARY: On January 17, 2007, the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

announced a public meeting regarding 

the Buy America second notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to allow 

the public to ask questions regarding the 

SNPRM published on November 30, 

2006. In the public meeting notice, FTA 

also extended the comment period to 

February 28, 2007, to allow affected 

parties time to carefully consider the 

changes made in the SNRM and the 

information presented at the public 

meeting. This Notice announces the 

agenda for the public meeting, and a 

conference call number for interested 

parties who cannot attend in person. 

DATES: FTA will hold a public meeting 

on February 13 and 14, 2007 from 9 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) headquarters 

building (400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590, Room 2201). 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting should arrive at the southwest 

entrance of the DOT building to go 

through security screening. Please allow 

a minimum of 15 minutes to clear 

security. A summary of the meeting will 

be posted in the docket. FTA will not 

accept public comment during the 

public meeting. Instead, interested 

parties must submit their comments to 

the docket in order to have their 

comments considered by FTA. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number [FTA–

2005–23082] by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

2. Fax: 202–493–2251. 

3. Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: you must include the 

agency name (Federal Transit 

Administration) and Docket number 

(FTA–2005–23082) for this Notice at the 

beginning of your comments. You 

should submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

If you wish to receive confirmation that 

FTA received your comments, you must 

include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Note that all comments 

received will be posted, without change, 

to http://dms.dot.gov including any 

personal information provided and will 

be available to Internet users. You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477) or you may visit http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Wong, Attorney-Advisor, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 9316, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–4011 or 

Richard.Wong@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 17, 2007, FTA published a 

Notice of Public Meeting in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 1976) in which FTA 

offered to allow the public to ask 

questions regarding FTA’s second notice 

of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 30, 2006 (71 FR 69411). 

Interested parties who would like to 

participate in the public meeting but 

cannot be physically present are invited 

to use FTA’s conference call number at 

1–888–603–8914 and to enter the 

passcode ‘‘53081’’ when prompted. Up 

to 50 conference call attendees may 

participate at the same time. Conference 

call attendees may join and exit the 

conference call at any time during the 

public meeting. 

The meeting will begin with a brief 

outline of the SNPRM, followed by indepth thirty-minute discussion sessions 

during which FTA will entertain 

questions on the six key issues proposed 

in the SNPRM. Any questions not 

addressed on the first day will be 

answered on the second. The agenda for 

the public meeting is as follows: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 

9:30 a.m. Introduction & Welcome 

9:45 a.m. Brief Overview of Regulatory 

History—statutory requirements, 

initial Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, partial Final Rule, 

Second Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking. 

10 a.m. Brief Summary of FTA’s 

Proposals. 

10:15 a.m. Discussion on Public Interest 

Waivers. 

10:45 a.m. Discussion on 

Microprocessor Waivers. 

11:15 a.m. Discussion on Post-Award 

Waivers. 

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch on your 

own. 

1:15 p.m. Discussion on ‘‘End Products’’

and ‘‘Systems’’. 

1:45 p.m. Discussion on ‘‘Final 

Assembly’’. 

2:15 p.m. Discussion on Lists of 

Communications, Train Control, 

and Traction Power Equipment. 

2:45 p.m. Break. 

3 p.m. Resume Discussions. 

4:30 p.m. Adjournment. 

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (if 

necessary) 

9:30 a.m. Summary of Previous Day’s 

Presentations. 

10 a.m. Responses to Additional 

Questions. 

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch on your 

own. 

1:15 p.m. Resume Responses to 

Questions. 

2:45 p.m. Break. 

3 p.m. Resume responses to Questions. 

4:30 p.m. Final Adjournment. 

Issued this 6th day of February, 2007. 

James S. Simpson, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–612 Filed 2–7–05; 1:14 pm 

BILLING CODE 4910-57–M 


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