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Advertising Association of America, 

http://www.oaaa.org; and Scenic 

America, http://www.scenic.org. 

Since the adoption of the HBA and 

the implementing regulations, there 

have been substantial changes in 

relevant practices, technologies, and 

local conditions. As a result, many of 

those affected by the OAC program see 

an increasing gap between current 

Federal law and regulations and the 

needs of States, local communities, 

advertisers, sign owners, owners of 

properties on which signs are located, 

interest groups, and the traveling public. 

The U.S. Institute and the FHWA 

initiated the neutral assessment of the 

OAC program to identify issues that 

cause controversy, gather the 

perspectives of various stakeholders on 

those issues, and identify potential 

methods for addressing conflicts in 

order to improve program results. 

Assessment activities, carried out by the 

U.S. Institute and its contractor, The 

Osprey Group, commenced following 

publication of the Federal Register 

notice described above. 

Over several months, the assessment 

team obtained diverse perspectives 

through interviews, focus groups, and 

public listening sessions, supplemented 

by public comment letters filed in the 

docket. Substantial input was received 

and was considered by the assessment 

team when it prepared its OAC program 

assessment report. 

The assessment report identifies a 

broad range of attitude/relationship, 

organization, and substantive OAC 

program issues. Among these are 

regulatory approaches to new billboard 

technology; control of sham businesses 

and sham zoning that permit erection of 

billboards in non-commercial and 

industrial areas; future of nonconforming signs; vegetation control in 

the vicinity of billboards; consistency in 

administration of regulations and 

enforcement; future of the 1958 bonus 

program, enacted prior to the HBA, by 

PL 85–381, to control outdoor 

advertising through bonus payments to 

States that elected to enter into 

agreements to meet the stricter 

requirements; increased FHWA 

flexibility in enforcement mechanisms 

for failure to maintain effective control; 

update of Federal-State Agreements that 

govern States’ OAC obligations; 

Highway Beautification Act scope 

associated with highways not within the 

National Highway System; and 

evaluation of organizational structures 

and commitments to the OAC program. 

Conclusion 

The U.S. Institute’s report and the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will provide valuable information 

to the FHWA and other stakeholders, 

helping them to better understand the 

issues surrounding the OAC program 

and develop effective means to address 

some of the controversial topics. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 131; 20 U.S.C. 5601 et 

seq.) 

Issued on: February 26, 2007. 

Christopher L. Helms, 

Executive Director, Morris K. Udall 

Scholarship and Excellence in National 

Environmental Policy Foundation. 

J. Richard Capka, 

Federal Highway Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–982 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING 

COMMISSION 

Fee Rate 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

has adopted preliminary annual fee 

rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.059% 

(.00059) for tier 2 for calendar year 

2007. These rates shall apply to all 

assessable gross revenues from each 

gaming operation under the jurisdiction 

of the Commission. If a tribe has a 

certificate of self-regulation under 25 

CFR part 518, the preliminary fee rate 

on class II revenues for calendar year 

2007 shall be one-half of the annual fee 

rate, which is 0.0295% (.000295). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kwame Mainoo, National Indian 

Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street, 

NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 

20005; telephone (202) 632–7003; fax 

(202) 632–7066 (these are not toll-free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 

established the National Indian Gaming 

Commission which is charged with, 

among other things, regulating gaming 

on Indian lands. 

The regulations of the Commission 

(25 CFR part 514), as amended, provide 

for a system of fee assessment and 

payment that is self-administered by 

gaming operations. Pursuant to those 

regulations, the Commission is required 

to adopt and communicate assessment 

rates; the gaming operations are 

required to apply those rates to their 

revenues, compute the fees to be paid, 

report the revenues, and remit the fees 

to the Commission on a quarterly basis. 

The regulations of the Commission 

and the preliminary rate being adopted 

today are effective for calendar year 

2007. Therefore, all gaming operations 

within the jurisdiction of the 

Commission are required to self 

administer the provisions of these 

regulations, and report and pay any fees 

that are due to the Commission by 

March 31, 2007. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Philip N. Hogen, 

Chairman, National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–942 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–01–M 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committee on Small and 

Minority Business (ITAC–11) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of a partially opened 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory 

Committee on Small and Minority 

Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting 

on Monday, March 19, 2007, from 9 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed 

to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 

opened to the public from 3 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

March 19, 2007, unless otherwise 

notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ronald Reagan International Trade 

Center, Trade Information Center, 

Training Room A. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at 

(202) 482–3222, Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

opened portion of the meeting the 

following agenda items will be 

considered. 

• Updates on Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee Export 

Promotion Programs, particularly trade 

financing. 

• Government Procurement through 

International Development Banks. 

• Overview of the Recent U.S. 

Commercial Service Export Promotion 

Programs, particularly those that assist 

small businesses in areas of concern 

expressed by ITAC–11: Foreign 


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