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eventually need updating. Accordingly, 

rehabilitation treatment measures may 

be added to this Program Comment, or 

updated, as follows: 

(1) DoD will notify the ACHP, the 

National Conference of State Historic 

Preservation Officers (NCHSPO), and 

DOI (collectively, parties) that it wants 

to add a rehabilitation treatment 

measure to the Program Comment, or to 

update a rehabilitation treatment 

measure that is already a part of the 

Program Comment. Such a notification 

will include a draft of the proposal. 

(2) The parties will provide a copy of 

the draft to the National Trust for 

Historic Preservation, the American 

Institute of Architects, the American 

Institute for the Conservation of Historic 

and Artistic Works, and the Association 

for Preservation Technology, and 

consult with them before finalizing the 

proposal. The parties may invite other 

entities, including members of 

professional associations with expertise 

on the particular subject matter of the 

proposed rehabilitation treatment 

measure or update, to the consultation. 

(3) After such consultation, DoD will 

submit the finalized version to DOI with 

a request for confirmation from DOI that 

the proposed rehabilitation treatment 

measure or update meets the criteria set 

forth in the Secretary’s Standards for 

Rehabilitation. DOI will have 45 days to 

provide a written response to DoD. 

Should DOI determine that the 

proposed rehabilitation treatment 

measure or update does not meet the 

Secretary’s Standards for Rehabilitation, 

DoD may consult with those listed on 

sub stipulations (1) and (2), above, and 

revise the proposal for reconsideration 

by DOT. 

(4) After DOI confirmation that the 

proposal meets the Secretary’s 

Standards for Rehabilitation, or after the 

allotted 45 days pass without a DOI 

response (at which point, DOI 

confirmation will be assumed), DoD 

may submit the finalized version to the 

ACHP Executive Director. If the ACHP 

Executive Director approves it, the 

ACHP will publish a notice of 

availability of the approved addition or 

update in the Federal Register. The 

addition or update will go into effect 

upon such publication. 

VII. Process for Removing 

Rehabilitation Treatment Measures: The 

ACHP may remove a rehabilitation 

treatment measure from the Program 

Comment by publishing a Federal 

Register notice to that effect. The 

Program Comment will continue to 

operate with the other rehabilitation 

treatment measures that have not been 

removed. 

VIII. Latest Version of the Program 

Comment: DoD and/or the ACHP will 

include the most current version of the 

Program Comment (with the latest 

amendments and updates) in a publicly 

accessible Web site. The latest Web 

address for that site will be included in 

each of the Federal Register notices for 

amending, removing or updating 

rehabilitation treatment measures in the 

Program Comment. This document and 

its appended rehabilitation measures 

will initially be available at https:// 

www.denix.osd.mil/ 

ProgramAlternatives. 

IX. Annual Reports and Meetings: The 

parties shall meet once a year, in 

November, to discuss the 

implementation of the Program 

Comment and to consider whether 

rehabilitation treatment measures that 

have not been updated in five years 

should be updated in accordance with 

Stipulation VI. At least 60 days prior to 

such meetings, the parties may request 

of DoD more information on any issues 

at specific military installations. DoD 

will collect information from these 

military installations on their 

experience, for the previous twelve 

months, on how often and where the 

Program Comment has been utilized, 

examples of successful implementation, 

and examples of failures or problems 

with implementation. 

X. Amendment: The ACHP may 

amend this Program Comment (other 

than the appended rehabilitation 

treatment measures themselves, which 

are amended according to Stipulations 

VI and VII, above) after consulting with 

the parties and publishing a Federal 

Register notice to that effect. 

XI. Termination: The ACHP may 

terminate this Program Comment by 

publication of a notice in the Federal 

Register 30 days before the termination 

takes effect. 

XII. Sunset Clause: This Program 

Comment will terminate on its own 

accord on November 1, 2018, unless it 

is amended before that date to extend 

that period. 

XIII. Historic Properties in Tribal 

Lands and Historic Properties of 

Significance to Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian Organizations: This Program 

Comment does not apply in connection 

with effects to historic properties that 

are located on tribal lands and/or that 

are of religious and cultural significance 

to Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 

XIV. Definitions: The definitions 

found at 36 CFR part 800 apply to the 

terms used in this Program Comment. 

XV. Rehabilitation Treatment 

Measure Appendices: (starting on next 

page). 

Authority: 36 CFR 800.14(e). 

Dated: September 15, 2008. 

John M. Fowler, 

Executive Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 15, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System 

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1Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of 

Biotechnology: June 26, 1986; 51 FR 23302; 

http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov/CoordinatedFramework

ForRegulationOfBiotechnology1986.pdf. 

2 In addition to discussing the regulatory 

responsibilities of these agencies for GE organisms 

and other products, the Coordinated Framework 

also discusses the responsibilities of agencies with 

jurisdiction over GE research (the National 

Institutes of Health, the National Science 

Foundation, EPA, and USDA’s Agricultural 

Research Service). 

3 In accordance with the definition of ‘‘new 

animal drug’’ in 21 U.S.C. 321(v). 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0107. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., as amended, (RE ACT) in Sec. 

4 (7 U.S.C. 904) authorizes and 

empowers the Administrator of the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make 

loans in the several States and 

Territories of the United States for rural 

electrification and the furnishing and 

improving of electric energy to persons 

in rural areas. These loans are for a term 

of up to 35 years and are secured by a 

first mortgage on the borrower’s electric 

system. In the interest of protecting loan 

security and accomplishing the 

statutory objective of a sound program 

of rural electrification, Section 4 of the 

RE Act further requires that RUS make 

or guarantee a loan only if there is 

reasonable assurance that the loan, 

together with all outstanding loans and 

obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

RUS will collect information using 

various RUS forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

implement certain provisions of the 

RUS standard form of loan documents 

regarding the borrower’s purchase of 

materials and equipment and the 

construction of its electric system by 

contract or force account. The 

information will be used by RUS 

electric borrowers and their contractors 

and by RUS. If standard forms were not 

used, borrowers would need to prepare 

their own documents at a significant 

expense; and each document submitted 

by a borrower would require extensive 

and costly review by both RUS and the 

Office of the General Counsel. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,210. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 104. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0188] 

RIN 0579–AC37 

Genetically Engineered Animals 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking 

public comment and scientific and 

technical empirical data and 

information concerning ongoing and 

future research on genetically 

engineered animals. APHIS’ interest is 

to ensure that genetically engineered 

animals imported into the United States 

or moved interstate do not present risks 

to U.S. livestock health. We also seek 

comment on what types of actions and 

approaches APHIS should consider in 

addressing any such risks that would 

complement the Food and Drug 

Administration’s (FDA’s) oversight, 

described in draft guidance elsewhere in 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

18, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS–2006–0188 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0188, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2006–0188. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Biotechnology Regulatory Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 146, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; 301–734– 

5720. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 1986, the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy (OSTP) under the 

Executive Office of the President 

published a policy document known as 

the Coordinated Framework for the 

Regulation of Biotechnology (the 

Coordinated Framework).1 This policy 

document describes the system for 

coordinating the activities of the Federal 

agencies responsible for regulating all 

GE organisms:2 The Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA), and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

specifically the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The 

foundation of the Coordinated 

Framework is that existing health and 

safety laws administered by these 

Federal agencies provide a sound 

network of agency authorities for the 

regulation of GE organisms and 

products. 

Roles of APHIS and Other Agencies in 

the Regulation of GE Animals 

USDA and FDA both have authorities 

relevant to the oversight of GE animals. 

FDA has authority over new animal 

drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 321 et 

seq.). Elsewhere in the issue of the 

Federal Register, FDA is announcing 

the availability of draft guidance for 

public comment clarifying its oversight 

of GE animals under the new animal 

drug provisions of the FFDCA. The draft 

guidance explains that where a 

recombinant DNA construct in a GE 

animal is intended to affect the structure 

or function of the body of the GE 

animal, that construct is a new animal 

drug 3 regardless of the intended use of 

products that may be produced by the 

GE animal. The FFDCA requires that 

each new animal drug be approved 

through a new animal drug application 

(NADA) based on a demonstration that 

it is safe and effective for its intended 

use. FDA has been working with 

developers of GE animals for almost 20 

years and the draft guidance is intended 

to clarify requirements and 

recommendations for producers and 

developers of GE animals and their 

products. 


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