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Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 73/Tuesday, April 17 19216 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 17, 2007 / Notices protect alluvial valley floors from the instructions, should be directed to collection: The estimated total annual adverse effects of surface coal mining Currie Gunn, Office of the Associate public burden associated with this operations west of the 100th meridian. Attorney General, Department of Justice, application is 540 hours. Part 822 requires the permittee to 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., If additional information is required install, maintain, and operate a Washington, DC 20530, or facsimile contact: Lynn Bryant, Department monitoring system in order to provide (202) 514–0238. Clearance Officer, United States specific protection for alluvial valley Written comments and suggestions Department of Justice, Justice floors. This information is necessary to from the public and affected agencies Management Division, Policy and determine whether the unique concerning the proposed collection of Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, hydrologic conditions of alluvial valley information are encouraged. Your Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., floors are protected according to the comments should address one or more Washington, DC 20530. Act. of the following four points: Dated: April 12, 2007. Bureau Form Number: None. —Evaluate whether the proposed Lynn Bryant, Frequency of Collection: Annually. collection of information is necessary Description of Respondents: 21 coal for the proper performance of the Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. mining operators who operate on functions of the agency, including alluvial valley floors and the State whether the information will have [FR Doc. E7–7234 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] regulator authorities. practical utility; BILLING CODE 4410–18–P Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,300. —Evaluate the accuracy of the Dated: April 10, 2007. agencies’ estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND John R. Craynon, including the validity of the SPACE ADMINISTRATION Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. methodology and assumptions used; [Notice: (07–031)] [FR Doc. 07–1881 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] —Enhance the quality, utility, and BILLING CODE 4310–05–M clarity of the information to be Notice of Centennial Challenges Lunar collected; and Lander Challenge —Minimize the burden of the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE collection of information on those who AGENCY: National Aeronautics and are to respond, including through the Space Administration (NASA). Office of Justice Programs use of appropriate automated, ACTION: Notice. [OMB Number 1121–NEW] electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or SUMMARY: This notice is issued in Agency Information Collection other forms of information technology, accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2451 (314) Activities: Proposed Collection; e.g., permitting electronic submission of (d). Comments Requested responses. The Lunar Lander Challenge is now Overview of this information: scheduled and teams that wish to ACTION: 60-Day Emergency Notice of (1) Type of information collection: compete may now register. The NASA Information Collection Under Review: New collection. Centennial Challenges Program is a Mandatory Case Reporting Form for the (2) The title of the form/collection: program of prize contests to stimulate Internet Crimes Against Children Task Case Reporting Form for the Internet innovation and competition in space Forces. Crimes Against Children Task Forces. exploration and ongoing NASA mission (3) The agency form number, if any, areas. The Lunar Lander Challenge is a The Department of Justice, Office of and the applicable component of the prize contest designed to accelerate Justice Programs will be submitting the department sponsoring the collection: technology developments supporting following emergency information Form Number: none. Office of the the commercial creation of a vehicle collection request to the Office of Associate Attorney General, Department capable of ferrying cargo or humans Management and Budget (OMB) for of Justice. back and forth between lunar orbit and review and clearance in accordance (4) Affected public who will be asked the lunar surface. with emergency review procedures of or required to respond, as well as a brief The Lunar Lander Challenge is being the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. abstract: Primary: Internet Crimes administered for NASA by the X PRIZE OMB approval has been requested by Against Children Task Forces receiving Foundation. Their Web site is: http:// April 23, 2007. The proposed over $20,000 in federal grants. Other: www.xprize.org. The Centennial information collection is published to none. The grants to ICACs were Challenges Web site is http:// obtain comments from the public and authorized to make funds available to www.centennialchallenges.nasa.gov. affected agencies. Comments should be help State and local law enforcement directed to OMB, Office of Information agencies enhance their investigative DATES: The Lunar Lander Challenge was and Regulation Affairs, Attention: response to offenders who use the first held at the X PRIZE Cup events Department of Justice Desk Officer, Internet, online communication starting in October 2006 and will be Washington, DC 20503. Comments are systems, or other computer technology continued on an annual basis until all encouraged and will be accepted for 60 to sexually exploit children. the purse money has been awarded, or days until June 18, 2007. (5) An estimate of the total number of until October 2010, whichever comes During the first 60 days of this same respondents and the amount of time first. The first Lunar Lander Challenge review period, a regular review of this estimated for an average respondent to competition was held on October 20–21, information collection is also being respond/reply: It is estimated that 45 2006. undertaken. All comments and respondents will complete the ADDRESSES: The Lunar Lander suggestions, or questions regarding application in approximately 180 Challenge will be held at the X PRIZE additional information, to include minutes. Cup at the Holloman Air Force Base, obtaining a copy of the proposed (6) An estimate of the total public Alamogordo, NM 88330, on October 26– information collection instrument with burden (in hours) associated with the 28, 2007. 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TEAM LEADERs that are organizations and Development Centers, government- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or corporations must be incorporated in owned, contractor operated (GOCO) Requests for additional information the U.S. and majority-owned and facilities, and University Affiliated regarding the NASA Centennial controlled by U.S. citizens. Corporate or Research Centers, are ineligible to be Challenges Program should be directed other organizational TEAM LEADERs TEAM LEADERs or TEAM MEMBERs. to Kenneth Davidian, Program Manager, must appoint an individual who is an U.S. government employees, and Suite 2S24, Centennial Challenges officer of the corporation or organization employees of Federally Funded Program, Innovative Partnerships to represent the TEAM LEADER. Research and Development Centers, Program Office, NASA, 20546–0001, TEAM MEMBERs are defined as the government-owned, contractor operated (202) 358–1160, [email protected]. participants on a TEAM that are not the facilities, and University Affiliated To register for and get additional TEAM LEADER. If a TEAM consists of Research Centers, may not participate in information regarding the Lunar Lander a single individual, then in this case the the CHALLENGE. TEAM MEMBER is also the TEAM Challenge, contact the X PRIZE IV. Rules Foundation, William Pomerantz, (301) LEADER. Individuals and corporate 395–5283, [email protected]. entities that are other than U.S. citizens The rules for the Lunar Lander SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: or entities may be TEAM MEMBERs, Challenge can be found at: http:// subject to written request to and www.xprize.org. I. Summary approval by XPF, and provided that the Dated: April 9, 2007. The purpose of the Lunar Lander TEAM and all TEAM MEMBERs comply Douglas A. Comstock, with all applicable laws, rules and Challenge is to accelerate technology Director, Innovative Partnerships Program developments supporting the regulations, including, without Office. limitation, the International Traffic in commercial creation of a vehicle [FR Doc. E7–7214 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] capable of ferrying cargo or humans Arms Regulations and the Export back and forth between lunar orbit and Administration Act. BILLING CODE 7510–13–P the lunar surface. Such a vehicle would PARTICIPANTs are defined as TEAM, have direct application
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