State of Texas (TX-00001) (Amendment # 1), 2693-2694 [05-857]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices changes to this Policy, but in any event not less frequently than annually. Upon adoption of this Policy, the Board shall make an affirmative determination with respect to the independence of each Director then serving on the Board. 5. It shall be the responsibility of each Director to inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee promptly and otherwise as requested of the existence of such relationships and interests which might reasonably be considered to bear on the Director’s independence. 6. 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In making an independence determination with respect to any Director or Director candidate, the Board shall consider the standards below with respect to relationships or interests of the Director or Director candidate with or in (a) the Exchange or its subsidiaries, (b) members, allied members, and lessor members, (c) member organizations of the Exchange (‘‘Member Organizations’’) or nonmember broker-dealers that engage in business involving substantial direct contact with securities customers (‘‘Non-Member Broker-Dealers’’), and (d) companies other than Member Organizations whose securities are listed on the Exchange (‘‘Listed Companies’’). The standards below relating to category (a) are the same as those that the Exchange applies to its own listed companies. 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Member Organizations A Director is not independent if the Director (a) is, or within the last three years was, employed by a Member Organization, (b) has an immediate family member who is, or within the last three years was, an executive officer of a Member Organization, (c) has within the last three years received from any Member Organization more than $100,000 per year in direct compensation, or received from Member Organizations in the aggregate an amount of direct compensation which in any one year is more than 10 percent of the Director’s annual gross income for such year, excluding in each case Director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), or (d) is affiliated, directly or indirectly, with a Member Organization. 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E5–144 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations Notice and request for comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration’s intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 15, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the collection, to Charles Ou, Senior Economist, Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 7800, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Ou, Senior Economist, (202) 205–6966 or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, (202) 205–7030. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: ‘‘Impact of Credit Scoring on Lending to Small Firms.’’ Description of Respondents: Senior executives in banks and thrifts who are knowledgeable about credit risk and lending practices for small businesses. Form No: N/A. Annual Responses: 1,200. Annual Burden: 300. Jacqueline White, Chief, Administrative Information Branch. [FR Doc. 05–856 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Declaration of Disaster #10005] State of Texas (TX–00001) (Amendment # 1) The above numbered declaration is hereby amended to establish the incident period for this disaster as E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1 2694 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices beginning November 15, 2004, and continuing through December 4, 2004. The declaration is also amended to include Gonzales County in the State of Texas as a primary disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms, excessive rain and flooding. In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small businesses located in the contiguous counties of Bastrop, De Witt, Fayette, Karnes, and Lavaca in the State of Texas may be filed until the specified date at the previously designated location. All other counties contiguous to the above named primary counties have previously been declared. All other information remains the same, i.e., the deadline for filing applications for physical damage is March 7, 2005 and for economic injury the deadline is October 4, 2005. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 59002 and 59008). Dated: January 6, 2005. Hector V. Barreto, Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–857 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Sunshine Act Meeting Tennessee Valley Authority (Meeting No. 1557). TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (e.s.t.), January 18, 2005, The Pollard Technology Conference Center, 210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. STATUS: Open. AGENDA: Approval of minutes of meeting held on November 30, 2004. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: New Business C—Energy C1. Contract with Porter-Walker, LLC, for industrial supplies, nonpower hand tools, and safety supplies at any TVA location. C2. Contract with Framatome ANP for reactor pressure vessel head inspections and repairs at the Watts Bar and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants. C3. Contract with Frham Safety Products, Inc., for health physics supplies and equipment for any TVA nuclear site. C4. Supplement to contract with Framatome ANP, Inc., for refuel floor support services and reactor component inspections for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 2 and 3. C5. Supplement to Contract No. 2767 with Babcock and Wilcox for pulverizer parts and technical services. VerDate jul<14>2003 14:36 Jan 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 C6. Contracts with Mega Power, Inc., and Listerhill Total Maintenance Center for various plant equipment repair and machining services for any TVA location. C7. Contract with Alstom Power, Inc., for supply of labor, materials, parts and services for maintenance and repair of Alstom (formerly Combustion Engineering) boilers in service at various TVA fossil plants. E—Real Property Transactions E1. Extension of a term recreation easement for 1 year to Boys Scouts of America, National Council, affecting approximately 354 acres of land on Kentucky Reservoir in Marshall County, Kentucky, Tract No. XGIR–906RE, S.1X. E2. Sale of a permanent easement to Mike Proulx for the expansion of an existing sewer line easement, affecting approximately .02 acre of TVA land on Fulton Springs Substation in Jefferson County, Alabama, Tract No. XFLSS–2S. E3. Sale of a noncommercial, nonexclusive permanent easement to Bill Kittrell for construction and maintenance of recreational water-use facilities, affecting approximately .61 acre of TVA land on Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee, Tract No. XTELR–248RE. E4. Sale of a noncommercial, nonexclusive permanent easement to Kenneth and Constance Goff for construction and maintenance of recreational water-use facilities, affecting approximately .2 acre of land on Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee, Tract No. XTELR–247RE. E5. Grant of a permanent easement to the town of Bryson City, North Carolina, for expansion of a waste water treatment plant, affecting approximately .87 acre of TVA land on Fontana Reservoir in Swain County, North Carolina, Tract No. XTFR–14SP. F—Other F1. Approval to file a condemnation case to acquire right to enter for a TVA power transmission line project affecting the Aspen Grove-Westhaven Transmission Line in Williamson County, Tennessee. Information Items 1. Approval of temporary measures relating to the transition to a new portfolio of industrial power products. 2. Approval of a grant of a permanent easement to the North Jackson Water Authority for the construction of a raw water intake structure and line, affecting approximately 6.72 acres of TVA land on Guntersville Reservoir in Jackson County, Alabama, Tract No. XTGR– 174PS. PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3. Approval of a grant of a permanent easement to the Benton/Decatur Counties Special Sewer District for the construction of a sewer line and outfall, affecting approximately 3.6 acres of TVA land on Kentucky Reservoir in Benton County, Tennessee, Tract No. XTGIR–151S. 4. Approval of a delegation of authority to the Executive Vice President, Fossil Power Group, to execute a 20-year contract with Synthetic Materials, Inc., for the dewatering and marketing of scrubber gypsum and approval of related easements. 5. Approval of supplements to the Electric Power Research Institute Membership Contract and Supplemental Funded Projects Agreement. 6. Approval of a public auction sale of the Natural Resources and Forestry Buildings, affecting approximately 5.8 acres of TVA land located in Norris, Tennessee, Tract Nos. XNT–18 and XNOFB–1. 7. Approval of a delegation of authority to the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or designees, to enter into agreements with financial institutions for the sale of promissory notes that distributors have issued to TVA under TVA’s Distributor Financing Program. 8. Amendments to the Provisions of the TVA Savings and Deferral Retirement Plan (401(k) Plan) to provide for certain enhancements to the Plan. 9. Approval of an amendment to the Trust Agreement between the Board of Directors of the TVA Retirement System and Fidelity Management Trust Company. 10. Amendment to the Rules and Regulations of the TVA Retirement System to limit a member’s contributions to the System’s fixed and variable annuity funds to $10,000 per year and shorten from 12 months to 6 months the suspension period for contributions to the System’s annuity funds after taking a hardship withdrawal from the System’s 401(k) Plan. For more information: Please call TVA Media Relations at (865) 632–6000, Knoxville, Tennessee. Information is also available at TVA’s Washington Office (202) 898–2999. People who plan to attend the meeting and have special needs should call (865) 632–6000. Anyone who wishes to comment on any of the agenda in writing may send their comments to: TVA Board of Directors, Board Agenda Comments, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2693-2694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-857]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster 10005]


State of Texas (TX-00001) (Amendment  1)

    The above numbered declaration is hereby amended to establish the 
incident period for this disaster as

[[Page 2694]]

beginning November 15, 2004, and continuing through December 4, 2004. 
The declaration is also amended to include Gonzales County in the State 
of Texas as a primary disaster area due to damages caused by severe 
storms, excessive rain and flooding.
    In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small 
businesses located in the contiguous counties of Bastrop, De Witt, 
Fayette, Karnes, and Lavaca in the State of Texas may be filed until 
the specified date at the previously designated location. All other 
counties contiguous to the above named primary counties have previously 
been declared.
    All other information remains the same, i.e., the deadline for 
filing applications for physical damage is March 7, 2005 and for 
economic injury the deadline is October 4, 2005.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 59002 and 
59008).

    Dated: January 6, 2005.
Hector V. Barreto,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-857 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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