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and officially filed April 7, 2006 for
Group 937 Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Tenth
Standard Parallel North (north
boundary), and the survey of a portion
of the subdivisional lines, Township 40
North, Range 3 West, accepted March
27, 2006 and officially filed April 7,
2006 for Group 940 Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the
subdivisional lines and the survey of a
portion of the subdivisional lines,
Township 40 North, Range 5 West,
accepted July 5, 2006 and officially filed
July 7, 2006 for Group 964 Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Tenth
Standard Parallel North (north
boundary), a portion of the
subdivisional lines, the subdivision of
sections 11 and 14 and a metes-andbounds survey of a portion of The
Paiute Wilderness Area Boundary,
Township 40 North, Range 15 West,
accepted July 10, 2006 and officially
filed July 14, 2006 for Group 962
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Land Management.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of the east boundary and the
survey of the north boundary and the
subdivisional lines, Township 41 North,
Range 3 West, accepted May 9, 2006 and
officially filed May 18, 2006 for Group
959 Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Tenth
Standard Parallel North (south
boundary), and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the survey of a
portion of the north boundary and a
portion of the subdivisional lines,
Township 41 North, Range 5 West,
accepted May 9, 2006 and officially
filed May 18, 2006 for Group 960
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the west
boundary identical with a portion of
The Paiute Wilderness Area Boundary,
Township 41 North, Range 14 West,

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accepted July 10, 2006 and officially
filed July 14, 2006 for Group 963
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Land Management.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Arizona
and Utah State Boundary (north
boundary), from the 70 mile post to the
76.453 mile post and the survey of the
east and west boundaries and the
subdivisional lines, Fractional
Township 42 North, Range 4 West,
accepted March 27, 2006 and officially
filed April 7, 2006 for Group 938
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Arizona
and Utah State Boundary (north
boundary), from the 76.453 mile post to
the 82 mile post and the survey of the
subdivisional lines, Fractional
Township 42 North, Range 3 West,
accepted May 10, 2006 and officially
filed May 18, 2006 for Group 965
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of The Arizona
and Utah State Boundary (north
boundary), from the 67 mile post to the
70 mile post and a portion of the
subdivisional lines and the survey of a
portion of the subdivisional lines,
Fractional Township 42 North, Range 5
West, accepted May 10, 2006 and
officially filed May 18, 2006 for Group
961 Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western
Regional Office.
If a protest against a survey,
supplemental and or amended
protraction diagram as shown on any of
the above plats is received prior to the
date of official filing, the filing will be
stayed pending consideration of the
protest. A plat will not be officially filed
until the day after all protests have been
dismissed and become final or appeals
from the dismissal affirmed.
A person or party who wishes to
protest against any of these surveys
must file a written protest with the
Arizona State Director, Bureau of Land
Management, stating that they wish to
protest.
A statement of reasons for a protest
may be filed with the notice of protest
to the State Director, or the statement of
reasons must be filed with the State
Director within thirty (30) days after the
protest is filed.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
These plats will be available for
inspection in the Arizona State Office,
Bureau of Land Management, One North
Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix,
Arizona, 85004–4427.

Dated: November 13, 2006.
Stephen K. Hansen,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board is requesting approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to conduct employee
surveys for a period of three years from
the approval date. Before submitting the
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
OMB for review and approval, MSPB is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the information collection in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). In this regard, we are
soliciting comments on the public
reporting burden. The reporting burden
for the collection of information on this
form is estimated to average 30 minutes
per respondent, including time for
reviewing instructions and completing
the survey. In addition, the MSPB
invites comments on (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
MSPB’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB’s
estimate of burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
DATES: According to the procedures
prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.10, MSPB
plans to submit an ICR to OMB for
review and approval following the 60
day comment period. Comments must
be received on or before January 31,
2007.

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You may submit comments
via any of the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected].
Please Include ‘‘Employee Surveys’’ in
the subject line of the message. Fax:
(202) 653–7211. Mail: Dr. Anne
Marrelli, U.S. Merit Systems Protection
Board, Room 515, 1615 M St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20419.

ADDRESSES:

For
information on the survey questions,
contact Anne Marrelli by phone on 202–
653–6772, ext. 1341, by FAX on 202–
653–7211, or by e-mail
[email protected]. You may
contact Dr. Marrelli via V/TDD at 1–
800–877–8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Project: ‘‘Merit Principles
Survey’’

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As part of its purpose, MSPB is
responsible for conducting studies of
the Federal civil service to ensure that
all Federal government agencies follow
merit systems practices and avoid
prohibited personnel practices. To
support this research agenda, MSPB
periodically conducts surveys of
samples of Federal employees. To
obtain insight into employees’ current
perspectives, MSPB requests approval to
conduct additional surveys over the
next three years.
The surveys will ask employees to
share their perceptions of the
implementation of the merit system in
the workplace including topics such as
agency and work unit performance, job
satisfaction, compensation and rewards,
fair treatment, performance
management, training and development,
and leadership.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and record keeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.50 hours per
respondent.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Participants are selected via stratified
random sampling to facilitate a
representative sample of Federal
employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80,000.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
40,000.
Dated: November 20, 2006.
Bentley M. Roberts, Jr.,
Clerk of the Board.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee (#13883) meeting:
Date and Time: December 19, 2006
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EST.
Place: Teleconference. National
Science Foundation, Room 1020,
Stafford I Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA, 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. G. Wayne Van
Citters, Director, Division of
Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Telephone: 703–292–4908.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and recommendations to the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and
astrophysics that are of mutual interest
and concern to the agencies.
Agencies: To discuss the Report of the
National Science Foundation Division
of Astronomical Sciences Senior Review
Committee.
Dated: November 21, 2006.
Susanne E. Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
National Science Foundation, National
Science Board and Its Subdivisions
Sunshine Act Meetings Notice
DATE AND TIME:

November 29–30, 2006.

Wednesday November 29, 2006,
7:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
7:30–7:45 Open
7:45–8 Closed
8–8:45 Open
8:45–9:30 Open
9:30–10 Open
10–11:30 Open
11:30–12 Closed
12:45–2:15 Open
2:15–3:45 Open
3:45–5:15 Closed
Thursday November 30, 2006,
8 a.m.–3 p.m.
8–8:45 Open
8:45–9:30 Open

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9:30–10 Closed
10–12 Open
1:15–1:30 Closed
1:30–1:45 Closed
1:45–3 Open
PLACE: National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235,
Arlington, VA 22230.
PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE: All visitors
must report to the NSF’s visitor’s desk
at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance
to receive a visitor’s badge.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please refer to the
National Science Board Web site (http://
www.nsf.gov/nsb) for any schedule
updates. NSB Office: Dr. Robert Webber,
(703) 292–7000.
STATUS: Part of this meeting will be
closed to the public; Part of this meeting
will be open to the public.
Matters To Be Considered
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Open
Executive Committee
(7:30 a.m.–7:45 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September
2006 Meeting
• Updates or New Business from
Committee Members
CPP Task Force on Transformative
Research (8 a.m.–8:45 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September
2006 Meeting
• Task Force Chairman’s Remarks
• Review of Draft Report, ‘‘Enhancing
Support of Transformative Research
at the National Science
Foundation’’ and Recommendations
CPP Subcommittee on International
Science (8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes
• Task Force Chairman’s Remarks
• Discussion of the September 25
Roundtable Discussion Summary
Notes
• Information Item: Partnerships for
International Research and
Education (PIRE)
• Discussion of Future Task Force
Activities
CPP Task Force on Hurricane Science
and Engineering (9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September
2006 Meeting
• Task Force Co-Chairmen’s Remarks
• Discussion of the Draft NSB Report,
Hurricane Warning: Critical Need
for a National Hurricane Research
Initiative
• Future Activities of the Task Force
Committee on Audit and Oversight
(10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes of September,
2006 Meeting
• Committee Chairman’s Remarks

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