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evaluate its usefulness and limitations
for detecting substances with in vitro
estrogenic agonist and antagonist
activity, and that standardization of an
anti-estrogenic protocol be developed
prior to starting the main validation
effort. ICCVAM will finalize its
recommendations on the priority for
future validation of this test method
after considering comments received
from the public and the Scientific
Advisory Committee on Alternative
Toxicological Methods (SACATM) at
their November 30, 2006 meeting.
ICCVAM also takes this opportunity
to again invite the nomination of other
in vitro ER and AR binding and TA test
methods for which there are
standardized test method protocols, prevalidation data, and proposed validation
study designs (see also 69 FR 21564).
When submitting written comments
and nominations please refer to this
Federal Register notice and include
appropriate contact information (name,
affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax,
e-mail and sponsoring organization, if
applicable). All comments received by
the deadline listed above will be placed
on the ICCVAM/NICEATM Web site and
made available to ICCVAM. In addition,
there will be an opportunity for oral
public comments on the draft ICCVAM
pre-screen evaluation during a meeting
of the SACATM scheduled for
November 30, 2006. Details of the
SACATM meeting are published as a
separate Federal Register notice (see
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/frn for the
Federal Register notice citation).

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Background Information on ICCVAM
and NICEATM
ICCVAM is an interagency committee
composed of representatives from 15
Federal regulatory and research agencies
that use or generate toxicological
information. ICCVAM conducts
technical evaluations of new, revised,
and alternative methods with regulatory
applicability and promotes the scientific
validation and regulatory acceptance of
toxicological test methods that more
accurately assess the safety and hazards
of chemicals and products and that
refine, reduce, or replace animal use.
The ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 285) established ICCVAM as
a permanent interagency committee of
the NIEHS under the NICEATM.
NICEATM administers the ICCVAM and
provides scientific and operational
support for ICCVAM-related activities.
NICEATM and ICCVAM work
collaboratively to evaluate new and
improved test methods applicable to the
needs of Federal agencies. Additional
information about ICCVAM and

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NICEATM can be found at the following
Web site: http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
Samuel H. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences and National
Toxicology Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
New Agency Information Collection
Activity Under OMB Review: National
Explosives Detection Canine Team
Program (NEDCTP), Training Course
Feedback Forms
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
new Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
information on August 9, 2006, 71 FR
45573.
SUMMARY:

Send your comments by
November 15, 2006. A comment to OMB
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security/TSA,
and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katrina Kletzly, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA–2,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
22202–4220; telephone (571) 227–1995;
facsimile (571) 227–1381.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

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et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. Therefore, in preparation for
OMB review and approval of the
following information collection, TSA is
soliciting comments to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: National Explosives Detection
Canine Team Program (NEDCTP),
Training Course Feedback Forms.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: Not yet
assigned.
Form(s): Training Course Feedback
Forms.
Affected Public: Canine course
participants.
Abstract: The National Explosives
Detection Canine Team Program
(NEDCTP) is a component of TSA’s
Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air
Marshal Service and is a cooperative
partnership with participating airports
and mass transit systems. TSA provides
and trains the canines, and provides indepth training for the handlers. TSA
also partially reimburses the
participating agency for costs associated
with the teams, such as salaries,
overtime, canine food, and veterinary
care. Following training, TSA requests
that handlers and supervisors complete
TSA’s Training Course Feedback Form.
TSA will use the feedback results to
continuously evaluate the quality of
training, improve the course curriculum
and course of instruction, as well as
obtain new ideas, best practices, and
insight on the overall canine training
program.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 150 hours annually.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October
10, 2006.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
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