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State of Florida; Amendment #6
Document Number: 05-359
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Nonprofit Agency Recordkeeping Requirements
Document Number: 05-358
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (The Committee) has submitted the collection of information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on that collection of information.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
Document Number: 05-357
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a product and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received On or Before: February 6, 2005.
Procurement List; Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 05-356
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds to the Procurement List a product to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List services previously furnished by such agencies.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission Meeting
Document Number: 05-355
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This notice announces three public meetings of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. Notice of these meetings is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.2).
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 05-354
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Notice of Public Meetings For Calendar Year 2005
Document Number: 05-353
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
Document Number: 05-352
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Pursuant to Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the National Park Service announces the availability of a Plan of Operations to continue operating the Fee 4-A and Fee 9Y natural gas wells by XTO Energy, within Aztec Ruins National Monument. An Environmental Assessment is also available.
National Park Service
Document Number: 05-351
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Pursuant to the Decision adopted by the 27th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Document: WHC-03/27.COM/7A.12) accepted by the United States Government, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the publication for comment of a Draft Site Progress Report to the World Heritage Committee for Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations
Document Number: 05-350
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations
Document Number: 05-349
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice of Guidance Issuance: Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) Guidance
Document Number: 05-348
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) Guidance on November 24, 2004. A copy appears below. The purpose of this guidance is to describe the concept of DITCAs and their use by EPA when performing direct implementation activities in Indian country. EPA believes that the DITCA authority makes available an important tool for tribes who wish to work with EPA in the implementation of environmental programs in Indian country by allowing tribes to be involved in assisting EPA as EPA implements federal programs for tribes. DITCAs are intended to provide a method to accomplish program implementation that is in addition to the Federal delegation of authority method, also referred to as the ``treatment in a manner similar to states'' or ``TAS'' approach to implementation. The degree of tribal involvement in assisting with EPA's direct implementation is flexible depending upon the tribe's interest and ability in carrying out specific work.
Air Quality Criteria Document for Lead; Draft Project Work Plan
Document Number: 05-347
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is reviewing and, as appropriate, revising the EPA document, Air Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-83/028aF-dF, published in June 1986, and the associated supplement (EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in 1990. Interested parties are invited to comment on a draft of EPA's Project Work Plan for updating the lead document.
Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan and Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)-Removal of VOC Exemptions for California's Aerosol Coating Products Reactivity-Based Regulation
Document Number: 05-346
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is proposing to approve a new consumer products regulation as part of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone under the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990. This California regulation adopts an innovative approach to reduce ozone formation from volatile organic compounds (VOC) in aerosol coating products. The EPA is also proposing to approve the use of California's Tables of Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR) to allow implementation of the new regulation in California. We are also proposing to revise EPA's definition of VOCs so that compounds which we previously identified as negligibly reactive and exempt from EPA's regulatory definition of VOCs will now count towards a product's reactivity-based VOC limit for the purpose of California's aerosol coatings regulation. We are taking comments on this proposal and we plan to follow with a final action.
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Document Number: 05-345
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA expressed environmental concerns that the preferred alternative did not include protection measures to reduce conflicts between grizzly bears and other Forest uses and to enhance food security and habitat protections included in other alternatives. EPA believes these measures would improve water quality, fish and wildlife, and other natural resources and should be considered in the Final EIS. ERP No. D-AFS-J65423-UT Rating EC2, Reissuance of 10-Year Term Grazing Permits to Continue Authorize Grazing on Eight Cattle Allotments, Permit Reissuance, Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Mountain Tushar Range, Millard, Piute, Garfield, Beaver and Iron Counties, UT. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential adverse impacts to aquatic resources, water quality, and wildlife habitats as well as soil erosion from continued grazing as proposed in the Draft EIS. The Final EIS should consider greater use of upland areas, include specific guidelines and measures for future adaptive management processes and ensure resources for education, enforcement of permit standards, mitigation and monitoring. ERP No. D-AFS-J65427-WY Rating EC2, Cottonwood II Vegetation Management Project, Proposal to Implement Vegetation Management in the North and South Cottonwood Creek Drainages, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Big Piney Ranger District, Sublette County, WY. Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about potential adverse impacts to water quality, aquatic habitat and wildlife resources, soil condition and impacts to fish and wildlife, especially sensitive species. In addition, the Final EIS should include the value of recreation and impacts to recreation related business to assess the full range of potential socio-economic impacts. ERP No. D-AFS-J65429-CO Rating EC2, Village at Wolf Creek Project, Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities, Proposed Development and Use of Roads and Utility Corridors Crossing, National Forest System Lands to Access 287.5 Acres of Private Property Land, Mineral County, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential adverse impacts to wetlands, water quality and quantity, aquatic habitat, air quality and wildlife, (including lynx and Rio Grande Cut Throat Trout). The Final EIS should include an analysis and quantification of indirect impacts, including impacts from reasonably foreseeable actions and mitigation measures. ERP No. D-AFS-J65430-MT Rating EC2, McSutten Decision Area, Implementation of Harvest and Associated Activities, Prescribed Burning, and Road Management, Kootenai National Forest, Rexford Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT. Summary: EPA supports the project purpose and need, but expressed environmental concerns regarding proposed timber harvests on sensitive soils and potential water quality impacts. ERP No. DS-AFS-J02027-UT Rating EC2, Table Top Exploratory Oil and Gas Wells, New Information from the Approval 1994 Final EIS, Wasatch- Cache National Forest, Evanston Ranger District, Summit County, UT. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the lack of detail given in the mitigation plans to protect the lynx. The Final EIS should include mitigation measures to reduce potential adverse air impacts from flaring during periods with atmospheric inversions.
Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Milk, Soybeans, Eggs, Fish, Crustacea, and Wheat; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Document Number: 05-344
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soybeans, eggs, fish, crustacea, and/or wheat when used as inert or active ingredients in pesticide products, for certain use patterns, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. The Agency is acting on its own initiative.
Cyprodinil; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food
Document Number: 05-343
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 05-340
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-339
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to request use of a voluntary survey of visitors to the Public Vaults, which is part of the National Archives Experience in Washington, DC. The information will be used to determine how the various components of the Public Vaults affect visitors' level of satisfaction with the Public Vaults and how effectively the venue communicates that records matter. The information will support adjustments in this offering that will improve the overall visitor experience. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy; Licensing of Government Owned Inventions
Document Number: 05-338
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Commerce
This proposed rule incorporates several changes made by the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 with respect to the granting of licenses by Federal agencies on Federally owned inventions. It also streamlines the licensing procedures to focus primarily on statutory requirements.
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
Document Number: 05-337
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Awe'') solicits review and comment from the public, and from local, State and Federal agencies on the following permit requests.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-336
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Presidential Determination Concerning Waiver of Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code With Respect to Libya
Document Number: 05-335
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
On December 10, 2004, the President issued Presidential Determination 2005-12. Presidential Determination 2005-12 waives the application of section 901(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to Libya. Section 901(j)(1) imposes restrictions in the case of income and taxes attributable to certain countries. Pursuant to section 901(j)(5), the President may waive the restrictions of section 901(j)(1) if the President determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States and will expand trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies in such country, and the President reports to Congress his intention to grant the waiver and the reason for the determination. These statutory conditions were fulfilled by Presidential Determination 2004-48 and the report to Congress issued on October 6, 2004. See 69 FR 61703.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River
Document Number: 05-334
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Policy for Revisions to the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-333
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
The EIA is soliciting comments on the revision policy for the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). The WNGSR provides weekly estimates of working gas volumes held in underground storage facilities at the national and regional levels. The WNGSR is based on information collected by EIA on Form EIA-912, ``Weekly Underground Gas Storage Report.''
Information Regarding the Relocation of Foreign Labor Certification Staff in the Atlanta and Chicago Regional Offices to the Atlanta and Chicago National Processing Centers
Document Number: 05-332
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this Notice to announce that DOL has moved its foreign labor certification field staff in the Atlanta and Chicago Regional Offices to the new Atlanta and Chicago National Processing Centers. This Notice provides the public in the Atlanta and Chicago regions with contact information regarding these two new processing centers. All foreign labor certification processing activities previously conducted in the Atlanta and Chicago Regional Offices will now be assumed by the corresponding Atlanta or Chicago National Processing Centers. The regulation to implement the re-engineered permanent labor certification program was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2004. The National Processing Centers will continue current functions on an interim basis and ETA will provide additional guidance as to the handling of cases which will be filed under the new rule as well as backlogged permanent labor certification cases. Employers in the Atlanta and Chicago regions requesting H-2A workers should simultaneously submit H-2A applications to their appropriate State Workforce Agency (SWA) and respective National Processing Center. These H-2A applications should no longer be submitted to ETA's Atlanta or Chicago Regional Offices. Employers in the Atlanta and Chicago regions requesting either permanent or H-2B workers should continue, until ETA publishes future guidance on this issue, to file permanent and H-2B applications with the appropriate SWA.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-331
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Housing Occupancy CertificateMigrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (WH-520). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Pit 14 Lease by Application, Sweetwater County, WY
Document Number: 05-330
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a competitive coal lease application from Black Butte Coal Company (BBCC) for a maintenance tract adjacent to its existing Black Butte Mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. A maintenance tract is a parcel of land containing coal reserves nominated for leasing that may be used to extend an existing mine. This tract, assigned case number WYW160394, is called the Pit 14 Tract and was applied for as a lease by application (LBA) under the provisions of 43 Code of Federal Regulations 3425. Consistent with regulations pertaining to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the BLM must prepare an environmental document prior to allowing the coal lease to be sold. Under the provisions of Section 102(2)(c) of NEPA, the BLM announces its intentions to prepare an EIS and to solicit public comments regarding issues and resource information. Consistent with regulations found at 43 CFR 3425, this NOI also serves to notify the public that a coal lease is under consideration.
Public Land Order No. 7623; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6581; Wyoming
Document Number: 05-329
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This order extends Public Land Order No. 6581 for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to continue protection of the equity of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in a public housing facility.
Public Land Order No. 7621; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6597; Wyoming
Document Number: 05-327
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This order extends Public Land Order No. 6597 for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to continue the protection of the White Mountain Petroglyphs Site in Sweetwater County.
Public Land Order No. 7622; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order No. 7291; New Mexico
Document Number: 05-326
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This order partially revokes Public Land Order No. 7291 insofar as it affects 514.15 acres of public lands and 428.30 acres of federally reserved mineral interest underlying private surface estate withdrawn to protect an area having potential for the development of humate.
Surety Requirements
Document Number: 05-325
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
The Rural Housing Service is amending its regulations to change the threshold for surety requirements guaranteeing payment and performance from a $100,000 contract amount to the maximum Rural Development Single Family Housing area lending limit. This limit will vary by locality. This will liberalize the requirement for surety and take into account the increased construction cost of single family homes in Rural Development's Single Family Housing Program. This will ease the burden on small contractors for whom obtaining surety is difficult and expensive, thereby reducing costs to our single family housing borrowers.
Environmental Analysis and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting Related to the San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
Document Number: 05-324
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) advises the public that we intend to gather information necessary to prepare a NEPA document and determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) that is being prepared by the Rio Grande Water Conservation District (District) on behalf of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties (five counties). The proposed HCP is being prepared in support of an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The District intends to apply for an ITP, through development and implementation of the San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), as required by the ESA. The HCP will provide measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the proposed actions, which might result in take of federally listed species. We provide this notice to: (1) Advise other Federal and State agencies, affected tribes, and the public of our intent to prepare a NEPA document; (2) Announce the initiation of a public scoping period; and (3) Obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues and alternatives to be considered in the scoping process.
Drug-Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation; Proposed Information Collection; Notice of 60-Day Public Comment Period
Document Number: 05-323
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Executive Office of the President, National Drug Control Policy Office
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Free Communities Support Program is publishing the following summary of proposed information collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the program's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy is requesting OMB review and approval of this information collection. Written comments and/or recommendations will be accepted from the public if received by the individuals designated below within 60 days from the date of publication. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program National Evaluation; Use: The DFC Support Program is an integral component of the National Drug Control Strategy and a requirement of Healthy People 2010 supporting the President's pledge to reduce America's drug use by 25 percent in five years through building community capacity to prevent substance abuse among our nation's youth. The DFC has two primary goals: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth by addressing local risk and protective factors to minimize the likelihood of subsequent substance abuse in the community; and (2) support community anti-drug coalitions in becoming self-sufficient by establishing, strengthening, and fostering collaboration among public and private nonprofit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to prevent and reduce substance abuse. A National Evaluation of the DFC Support Program commenced in September 2004 to assess the program's implementation and effectiveness. The major purpose of the DFC Support Program National Evaluation is to design and implement a rigorous evaluation and to support an effective grant monitoring and tracking system. The National Evaluation will make use of three separate collection instruments to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire will serve as a quarterly report for the DFC grantees, and will provide information for both ONDCP and the National Evaluation. The Evaluation Questionnaire will be used on an annual basis and will answer evaluation questions that are not appropriate for the Monitoring and Tracking instrument. The Typology Classification Questionnaire will be used on an annual basis to classify respondents into a coalition typology developed by the evaluation contractor. Frequency: Quarterly and annually; Affected Public: Anti-Drug Coalitions; Type of Respondents: Directors of Anti-Drug Coalitions or their designees; Estimated annual burden is as follows:
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma-Liquor and Beer Ordinance
Document Number: 05-322
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
This notice publishes the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Liquor and Beer Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Indian Country. The land is located on trust land and this Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma's Indian Country and will increase the ability of the tribal government to control the tribe's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal services.
Forest County Potawatomi Community-Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
Document Number: 05-321
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
This notice publishes the Forest County Potawatomi Community Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Forest County Potawatomi Community. The land is located on trust land and this Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Forest County Potawatomi Community and will increase the ability of the tribal government to control the Community's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal services.
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 05-320
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 05-319
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Medical Devices; Third Party Review Under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act
Document Number: 05-317
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Medical Devices; Third Party Review Under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Redelegation of Authority Regarding Local Public Housing Hub Directors/Public Housing Program Center Coordinators
Document Number: 05-315
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing redelegates to the local Public Housing Hub Directors/Public Housing Program Center Coordinators the authority to review and approve designated housing renewals pursuant to section 7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. HUD has not delegated authority for approval of new designated housing plans.
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review
Document Number: 05-314
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Summary of Proposal(s): (1) Collection title: Sick Pay and Miscellaneous Payments Report. (2) Form(s) submitted: BA-10. (3) OMB Number: 3220-0175. (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 02/28/2005. (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection. (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit. (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 239. (8) Total annual responses: 239. (9) Total annual reporting hours: 219. (10) Collection description: The Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 added Section 1(h)(8) to the Railroad Retirement Act expanding the definition of compensation for purposes of computing the Tier I portion of an annuity to include sickness payments and certain payments other than sick pay which are considered compensation within the meaning of Section 1(h)(8). The collection obtains the sick pay and other types of payments considered compensation within the meaning of Section 1(h)(8). Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer (312-751-3363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-313
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Title and Purpose of information collection: Supplemental Information on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220-0036. Under section 12(o) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), the Railroad Retirement Board is entitled to reimbursement of the sickness benefits paid to a railroad employee if the employee receives a sum or damages for the same infirmity for which the benefits are paid. Section 2(f) of the RUIA requires employers to reimburse the RRB for days in which salary, wages, pay for time lost or other remuneration is later determined to be payable. Reimbursements under section 2(f) generally result from the award of pay for time lost or the payment of guaranteed wages. The RUIA prescribes that the amount of benefits paid be deducted and held by the employer in a special fund for reimbursement to the RRB. The RRB currently utilizes Form(s) SI-1c, (Supplemental Information on Accident and Insurance), SI-5 (Report of Payments to Employee Claiming Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA), ID-3s (Request for Lien Information), ID-3s-1, (Lien Information Under Section 12(o) of the RUIA), ID-3u (Request for Section 2(f) Information), ID-30k (Form Letter Asking Claimant for Additional Information on Injury or Illness), and ID-30k-1 (Request for Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness-3rd Party), to obtain the necessary information from claimants and railroad employers. The RRB proposes a minor change to Form ID-3s to add an ``information only'', column. Completion is required to obtain benefits. One response is requested of each respondent.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-312
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-311
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Lewis Machine & Tool Co. Inc.
Document Number: 05-310
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Navy Department
The invention listed below is assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Lewis Machine & Tool Co. Inc. a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the United States, the Government-Owned invention described below: U.S. Patent 6,543,172 (Navy Case 83187): issued April 8, 2003, entitled ``BUTTSTOCK ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE AND SEALABLE STORAGE TUBES.''
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Unmodified Qualified Trust Model Certificates and Model Trust Documents
Document Number: 05-308
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Office of Government Ethics, Government Ethics Office, Agencies and Commissions
After this first round notice and public comment period, OGE plans to submit the executive branch qualified trust model certificates and model trust documents to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for two-year extension of approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. In all, a total of twelve OGE model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts are involved. OGE is proposing no changes to these forms.
Information Collection; Request for Comments; Aviation Forms
Document Number: 05-307
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the reinstatement of the currently approved collection for four aviation forms that assist in the documentation of pilot and aircraft qualifications, approval, and data records. These Office of Management and Budget approved forms include (1) FS-5700-20, Airplane Pilot Qualifications and Approval Record; (2) FS-5700-20a, Helicopter Pilot Qualifications and Approval Record; (3) FS-5700-21, Airplane Data Record; and (4) FS-5700-21a, Helicopter Data Record.
Notice of Annual Adjustments
Document Number: 05-305
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) has adjusted the cap on average total assets that defines a ``Community Financial Institution'' (CFI) and the limits on annual compensation for Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) directors based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The Finance Board also has made similar adjustments to the maximum dollar limits on certain allocations by a Bank of its annual required Affordable Housing Program (AHP) contributions.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-304
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-01-07
Agency: Department of Agriculture
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