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disposal. Conveyance of the identified 

public land will be subject to valid 

existing rights and encumbrances of 

record, including but not limited to, 

rights-of-way for roads and public 

utilities. Conveyance of any mineral 

interests pursuant to section 209 of the 

FLPMA will be analyzed during 

processing of the proposed sale. 

On February 6, 2008, the abovedescribed land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

the sale provisions of the FLPMA. Until 

completion of the sale, the BLM is no 

longer accepting land use applications 

affecting the identified public land, 

except applications for the amendment 

of previously-filed right-of-way 

applications or existing authorizations 

to increase the term of the grants in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 

2886.15. The segregative effect will 

terminate upon issuance of a patent, 

publication in the Federal Register of a 

termination of the segregation, or 

February 8, 2010, unless extended by 

the BLM State Director in accordance 

with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) prior to the 

termination date. 

Public Comments 

For a period until March 24, 2008, 

interested parties and the general public 

may submit in writing any comments 

concerning the land being considered 

for sale, including notification of any 

encumbrances or other claims relating 

to the identified land, to Field Manager, 

BLM Coeur d’Alene Field Office, at the 

above address. In order to ensure 

consideration in the environmental 

analysis of the proposed sale, comments 

must be in writing and postmarked or 

delivered within 45 days of the initial 

date of publication of this Notice. 

Comments transmitted via e-mail will 

not be accepted. Comments, including 

names and street addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review at the BLM Coeur d’Alene Field 

Office during regular business hours, 

except holidays. Individual respondents 

may request confidentiality. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment-including your 

personal identifying information-may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. If you wish to have your name or 

address withheld from public disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Any 

determination by the BLM to release or 

withhold the names and/or addresses of 

those who comment will be made on a 

case-by-case basis. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by law. 

The BLM will make available for public 

review, in their entirety, all comments 

submitted by businesses or 

organizations, including comments by 

individuals in their capacity as an 

official or representative of a business or 

organization. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2) 

Dated: January 22, 2008. 

Eric R. Thomson, 

Coeur d’Alene Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Importer of Controlled Substances; 

Notice of Registration 

By Notice dated March 22, 2007 and 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 29, 2007, (72 FR 14832), Roche 

Diagnostics Operation, Inc., Attn: 

Regulatory Compliance, 9115 Hauge 

Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250, 

made application by renewal to the 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

(DEA) to be registered as an importer of 

the basic classes of controlled 

substances listed in schedules I and II: 

Drug Schedule 

Lysergic acid diethylamide (7315) I 

Alphamethadol (9605) .................. I 

Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) ..... I 

Cocaine (9041) ............................. II 

Ecgonine (9180) ........................... II 

Methadone (9250) ........................ II 

Morphine (9300) ........................... II 

The company plans to import the 

listed controlled substances for the 

manufacture of diagnostic products for 

distribution to its customers. 

No comments or objections have been 

received. DEA has considered the 

factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and 952(a) 

and determined that the registration of 

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. to 

import the basic class of controlled 

substance is consistent with the public 

interest and with United States 

obligations under international treaties, 

conventions, or protocols in effect on 

May 1, 1971, at this time. DEA has 

investigated Roche Diagnostics 

Operations, Inc. to ensure that the 

company’s registration is consistent 

with the public interest. The 

investigation has included inspection 

and testing of the company’s physical 

security systems, verification of the 

company’s compliance with state and 

local laws, and a review of the 

company’s background and history. 

Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952(a) 

and 958(a), and in accordance with 21 

CFR 1301.34, the above named company 

is granted registration as an importer of 

the basic class of controlled substances 

listed. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–2141 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Meeting of National Council on the 

Humanities 

AGENCY: The National Endowment for 

the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby 

given the National Council on the 

Humanities will meet in Washington, 

DC on February 21–22, 2008. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

advise the Chairman of the National 

Endowment for the Humanities with 

respect to policies, programs, and 

procedures for carrying out his 

functions, and to review applications for 

financial support from and gifts offered 

to the Endowment and to make 

recommendations thereon to the 

Chairman. 

The meeting will be held in the Old 

Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. A 

portion of the morning and afternoon 

sessions on February 21–22, 2008, will 

not be open to the public pursuant to 

subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of 

section 552b of Title 5, United States 

Code because the Council will consider 

information that may disclose: trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information obtained from a person and 

privileged or confidential; information 

of a personal nature the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy; and information the premature 

disclosure of which would be likely to 

significantly frustrate implementation of 

proposed agency action. I have made 

this determination under the authority 

granted me by the Chairman’s 


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Delegation of Authority dated July 19, 

1993. 

The agenda for the sessions on 

February 21, 2008 will be as follows: 

Committee Meetings 

(Open to the Public) 

Policy Discussion 

9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Education 

Programs—Room M–07. Federal/State 

Partnership—Room 510A. Preservation 

and Access & Digital Humanities 

Initiative—Room 415. Public 

Programs—Room 420. Research 

Programs—Room 315. 

(Closed to the Public) 

Discussion of Specific Grant 

Applications and Programs 

Before the Council 

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned : 

Education Programs—Room M–07. 

Federal/State Partnership—Room 510A. 

Preservation and Access Digital 

Humanities Initiative—Room 415. 

Public Programs—Room 420. Research 

Programs—Room 315. 

The morning session of the meeting 

on February 22, 2008 will convene at 9 

a.m., in the first floor Council Room M–

09, and will be open to the public, as 

set out below. The agenda for the 

morning session will be as follows: 

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting 

B. Reports 

1. Introductory Remarks. 

2. Staff Report. 

3. Congressional Report. 

4. Budget Report. 

5. Reports on Policy and General 

Matters. 

a. Education Programs. 

b. Federal/State Partnership. 

c. Preservation and Access. 

d. Digital Humanities Initiative. 

e. Public Programs. 

f. Research Programs. 

The remainder of the proposed 

meeting will be given to the 

consideration of specific applications 

and will be closed to the public for the 

reasons stated above. 

Further information about this 

meeting can be obtained from Heather 

C. Gottry, Acting Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, National 

Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20506, or by calling 

(202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282. 

Advance notice of any special needs or 

accommodations is appreciated. 

Heather C. Gottry, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Task Force on 

Sustainable Energy; Roundtable 

Discussion on Science and 

Engineering (S&E) Challenges Related 

to the Development of Sustainable 

Energy 

DATE AND TIME: February 8, 2008; 8 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

LOCATION: National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, 

Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must 

report to the NSF visitor desk at the 9th 

and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive 

a visitor’s badge. This roundtable 

discussion will be open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tami Tamashiro, National Science 

Board Office, Tel: (703) 292–7853, 

E-mail: ttamashi@nsf.gov. Please refer to 

the National Science Board Web site 

(http://www.nsf.gov/nsb) for an updated 

agenda. 

Provisional Agenda 

8 a.m. Welcoming Remarks 

• Dr. Steven C. Beering, Chairman, 

National Science Board. 

8:05 a.m. Overview, Purpose, and Goals 

of the Roundtable Discussion 

• Dr. Dan E. Arvizu and Jon C. 

Strauss, Co-Chairmen, Task Force 

on Sustainable Energy. 

8:15 a.m. Process and Logistics for 

Board Roundtable Discussions 

• Dr. Craig Robinson, Acting 

Executive Officer, National Science 

Board. 

8:20 a.m. Introduction of Participants 

8:30 a.m. Keynote Address (followed by 

Q&A) 

• Congressman Jay Inslee. 

9:30 a.m. Presentation: TBD 

9:50 a.m. Discussion Session 1: Role of 

Science and Engineering in the 

Development of Sustainable Energy 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Questions 

(1) How can science and engineering 

advancements help address some of the 

key uncertainties in the development of 

sustainable energy, as well as, bring new 

technologies to the market? 

(2) How must transformation take 

place in science and engineering 

throughout our education, research, and 

corporate infrastructure? 

(3) Where are the next big 

breakthroughs likely to occur in 

sustainable energy? 

11 a.m. Break 

11:15 a.m. Presentation: Dr. Robert 

Corell 

11:35 a.m. Lunch and Discussion 

Session 2: Role of NSF in a 

Nationally Coordinated S&E 

Research and Education Initiative 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Question 

(1) How can NSF best support 

establishing and sustaining a nationally 

coordinated S&E research and education 

initiative on sustainable energy? 

12:45 p.m. Break 

1 p.m. Presentation: TBD 

1:25 p.m. Discussion Session 3: 

Recommendations for a Nationally 

Coordinated S&E Research and 

Education Initiative on Sustainable 

Energy 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Questions 

(1) How do we as a nation build the 

capability, the policy, and the regulatory 

environment to effect change in the 

energy sector sufficiently and rapidly? 

(2) What specific actions are needed 

to establish and sustain a nationally 

coordinated S&E research and education 

initiative on sustainable energy? 

(3) What is the potential role of the 

U.S. Government, private industry, and 

NGOs in addressing the science and 

engineering (S&E) challenges related to 

the development of sustainable energy 

described in the task force charge? 

2:45 p.m. Summary and Next Steps for 

the Task Force 

• Dr. Arvizu and Dr. Strauss. 

Note: This roundtable discussion will not 

involve National Science Board deliberations 

and is not subject to 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Russell Moy, 

Attorney-Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E8–2106 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Independent External Review Panel To 

Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 

Materials Licensing Program: Meeting 

Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting 

of the Independent External Review 

Panel To Identify Vulnerabilities in the 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 

(NRC) Materials Licensing Program on 

February 19 through 21, 2008. A copy 

of the agenda for the meeting can be 

obtained by e-mailing Mr. Aaron T. 


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