Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction of a New Border Station Facility on 1-91 at Derby Line, Vermont, 13503-13504 [05-5452]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 53 / Monday, March 21, 2005 / Notices
hereby given that the above-captioned
consent agreement containing a consent
order to cease and desist, having been
filed with and accepted, subject to final
approval, by the Commission, has been
placed on the public record for a period
of thirty (30) days. The following
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes the terms of the consent
agreement, and the allegations in the
complaint. An electronic copy of the
full text of the consent agreement
package can be obtained from the FTC
Home Page (for March 11, 2005), on the
World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/
os/2005/03/index.htm. A paper copy
can be obtained from the FTC Public
Reference Room, Room 130–H, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580, either in person
or by calling (202) 326–2222.
Public comments are invited, and may
be filed with the Commission in either
paper or electronic form. Written
comments must be submitted on or
before April 11, 2005. Comments should
refer to ‘‘Priti Sharma and Rajeev
Sharma, Individually and as Officers of
Q.P.S., Inc., File No. 022 3278,’’ to
facilitate the organization of comments.
A comment filed in paper form should
include this reference both in the text
and on the envelope, and should be
mailed or delivered to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission/
Office of the Secretary, Room H–159,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580. If the comment
contains any material for which
confidential treatment is requested, it
must be filed in paper (rather than
electronic) form, and the first page of
the document must be clearly labeled
‘‘Confidential.’’ 1 The FTC is requesting
that any comment filed in paper form be
sent by courier or overnight service, if
possible, because U.S. postal mail in the
Washington area and at the Commission
is subject to delay due to heightened
security precautions. Comments filed in
electronic form should be sent to the
following e-mail box:
consentagreement@ftc.gov.
The FTC Act and other laws the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. All timely and responsive
public comments, whether filed in
paper or electronic form, will be
1 Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The
comment must be accompanied by an explicit
request for confidential treatment, including the
factual and legal basis for the request, and must
identify the specific portions of the comment to be
withheld from the public record. The request will
be granted or denied by the Commission’s General
Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the
public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR
4.9(c).
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considered by the Commission, and will
be available to the public on the FTC
Web site, to the extent practicable, at
https://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of
discretion, the FTC makes every effort to
remove home contact information for
individuals from the public comments it
receives before placing those comments
on the FTC Web site. More information,
including routine uses permitted by the
Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s
privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/
ftc/privacy.htm.
Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To
Aid Public Comment
The Federal Trade Commission has
accepted an agreement to a proposed
consent order with Priti Sharma and
Rajeev Sharma (‘‘proposed
respondents’’). Proposed respondents
were officers of Q.P.S., Inc. (‘‘QPS’’), a
company that marketed computer
peripheral products to the public,
including CD–R, CD–RW, and DVD
storage products, under the brand name
Que! In 2002, QPS filed for bankruptcy.
The proposed consent order has been
placed on the public record for thirty
(30) days for reception of comments by
interested persons. Comments received
during this period will become part of
the public record. After thirty (30) days,
the Commission will again review the
agreement and the comments received
and will decide whether it should
withdraw from the agreement or make
final the agreement’s proposed order.
The complaint alleges that proposed
respondents engaged in deceptive and
unfair practices relating to mail-in
rebate offers that QPS advertised to
consumers. Proposed respondents are
named individually in this complaint
because they formulated, directed, or
controlled the policies, acts, or practices
of QPS, including the acts or practices
alleged in the complaint. Specifically,
the complaint alleges that proposed
respondents falsely represented that
QPS-funded rebate checks would be
mailed to purchasers of advertised QPS
products within six to eight weeks, or
within a reasonable period of time.
From September 2001 until December
2001, many consumers experienced
delays ranging from one to six months
in receiving their promised rebates,
which ranged from $15 to $100 in value.
From January 2002 through July 2002,
many consumers experienced similar
delays, and thousands of consumers
never received their promised rebates
from QPS. Despite these significant
problems, proposed respondents
continually advertised these QPS
rebates until shortly before QPS filed for
bankruptcy in August 2002.
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Finally, the complaint alleges that, in
the advertising and sale of computer
peripheral products, proposed
respondents offered to deliver rebates
within six to eight weeks if they
purchased the advertised computer
peripheral products and submitted valid
rebate requests for proposed
respondents-funded rebate offers. After
receiving rebate requests in
conformance with these offers, proposed
respondents unilaterally extended the
time period in which it would deliver
the rebates to consumers without
consumers agreeing to this extension of
time. According to the complaint, this
constituted an unfair business practice.
The proposed order contains
provisions designed to prevent
proposed respondents from engaging in
similar acts and practices in the future.
Specifically, Part I.A. prohibits the
proposed respondents from representing
the time in which they will mail any
rebate, unless they possess competent
and reliable evidence substantiating the
claim. Part I.B. prohibits proposed
respondents from failing to provide any
rebate within the time specified, or if no
time is specified, within thirty days.
Part I.C. requires that proposed
respondents not ‘‘misrepresent, in any
manner, expressly or by implication,
any material terms of any rebate
program, including the status of or
reasons for any delay in providing any
rebate.’’
Parts II through V of the proposed
order are reporting and compliance
provisions. Part VI is a provision
‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after twenty
years, with certain exceptions.
The purpose of this analysis is to
facilitate public comment on the
proposed order, and it is not intended
to constitute an official interpretation of
the agreement and proposed order or to
modify in any way their terms.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[PBS-N01]
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Construction of a New Border
Station Facility on 1–91 at Derby Line,
Vermont
Public Buildings Service, GSA.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration (GSA) announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969 to assess the potential
impacts of the construction of a New
Border Station Facility on Interstate 91
in Derby Line, Vermont (the ‘‘Proposed
Action’’).
At the request of the US Customs and
Border Protection, the GSA is proposing
to construct a new border station facility
on Interstate Highway 91 at Derby Line,
Vermont. The existing facilities are
undersized and obsolete, and
consequently incapable of providing the
level of security now required.
The Proposed Action has been
defined and will likely include: (a)
identification of land requirements,
including acquisition of adjoining land
if appropriate; (b) demolition of all
existing government structures at the
border station; (c) construction of a
main administration building and
ancillary support buildings; and (d)
relocation a portion of the I–91 roadway
and interchange and consequent
potential alterations to secondary roads.
The location of the new border station
facility is set by the requirement that the
facility be located at the intersection of
the interstate highway and the U. S.
Border. Therefore, alternatives to be
studied will identify alternative
locations for the components of the
border station including the main
administration and ancillary support
buildings, the roadway and interchange.
A No Action alternative will also be
studied that will evaluate the
consequences of not constructing the
new border station facility. This
alternative is included to provide a basis
for comparison to the action alternatives
described above as required by NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)).
GSA invites individuals,
organizations and agencies to submit
comments concerning the scope of the
EIS.
The public scoping period starts with
the publication of this notice in the
Federal Register and will continue for
forty five (45) days from the date of this
notice. GSA will consider all comments
received or postmarked by that date in
defining the scope of the EIS.
GSA expects to issue a Draft EIS in
summer 2005 at which time its
availability will be announced in the
Federal Register and local media. A
public comment period will commence
upon publication of the Notice of
Availability. The GSA will consider and
respond to comments received on the
Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS.
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Written comments or
suggestions concerning the scope of the
EIS should be sent to David M.
Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional
Environmental Quality Advocate
(REQA), U.S. General Services
Administration, 10 Causeway Street,
Room 975, Boston, MA 02222; Fax (617)
565–5967.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David M. Drevinsky by phone at (617)
565–6596 or by email at
dave.drevinsky@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Other Agency Involvement:
The GSA anticipates that the Federal
Highway Administration will be a
cooperating agency in the preparation of
the EIS because the proposed action
affects the Federal Highway System.
The GSA will consult with the Vermont
Agency of Transportation regarding
regulatory issues pertaining to the
Proposed Action.
Public Scoping Meetings:
A public scoping meeting will
provide the public with an opportunity
to present comments, ask questions, and
discuss concerns regarding the scope of
the EIS for the Proposed Action with
GSA representatives. GSA will hold a
public scoping meeting in April 2005 at
Derby Line, Vermont. Once established,
the specific date for this meeting will be
published in the Federal Register and
the local media.
Date: March 14, 2005
Dennis R. Smith
Regional Administrator,New England Region
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Request for Measures of Healthcare
Experiences of People With Mobility
Impairment
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for measures.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), with the
support of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of
Education are soliciting the submission
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of instruments or items that measure the
quality of healthcare experienced by
people with mobility impairment. The
instruments or items will be considered
for inclusion in a CAHPS survey of
people with mobility impairment
(PWMI). Items or survey instruments
may be submitted from researchers,
health plans, other health care
providers, disability organizations,
stakeholders, vendors and other
interested parties. This initiative is in
response to suggestions from a
significant number of stakeholders to
develop a CAHPS tool that measures
the quality of care as perceived by
adults with disabilities, and to provide
performance data to health plans and
others that are actionable for quality
improvement and access. Our response
to stakeholder requests will ultimately
provide users with a flexible survey tool
to assess the quality of healthcare
services for adults with disabilities
across multiple settings. The focus of
this initial project will be only on
people with mobility impairments, and
subsequent survey projects may focus
on other aspects of disability.
Many questions in the existing
CAHPS instruments address concerns of
people with mobility impairments,
including access, communication,
courtesy and respect, and shared
decision-making. We are particularly
interested in identifying and
considering new content areas, new
response categories and scales for
existing questions, and revised wording
or question order to make existing
questions disability-appropriate.
DATES: Please submit instruments or
items and supporting information on or
before May 20, 2005. AHRQ will not
respond individually to submitters, but
will consider all submitted instruments
and items, and publicly report the
results of the review of the submissions
in aggregate.
ADDRESSES: Submissions should include
a brief cover letter, a copy of an
instrument or items for consideration,
and supporting statements and
information as specified under the
submission criteria below. Submissions
may be in the form of a letter or e-mail,
preferably as an electronic file with an
e-mail attachment. Electronic
submissions are strongly encouraged.
Responses to this request should be
submitted to: Marybeth Farquhar, RN,
MSN, Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, 540 Gaither Road,
Rockville, MD 20850, phone: (301) 427–
1317, Fax: (301) 427–1341, e-mail:
mfarquha@ahrq.gov.
To facilitate handling of submissions,
please include full-information about
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[PBS-N01]
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Construction of a New Border Station Facility on 1-91 at Derby
Line, Vermont
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) announces its intent
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to assess the potential impacts
of the construction of a New Border Station Facility on Interstate 91
in Derby Line, Vermont (the ``Proposed Action'').
At the request of the US Customs and Border Protection, the GSA is
proposing to construct a new border station facility on Interstate
Highway 91 at Derby Line, Vermont. The existing facilities are
undersized and obsolete, and consequently incapable of providing the
level of security now required.
The Proposed Action has been defined and will likely include: (a)
identification of land requirements, including acquisition of adjoining
land if appropriate; (b) demolition of all existing government
structures at the border station; (c) construction of a main
administration building and ancillary support buildings; and (d)
relocation a portion of the I-91 roadway and interchange and consequent
potential alterations to secondary roads.
The location of the new border station facility is set by the
requirement that the facility be located at the intersection of the
interstate highway and the U. S. Border. Therefore, alternatives to be
studied will identify alternative locations for the components of the
border station including the main administration and ancillary support
buildings, the roadway and interchange. A No Action alternative will
also be studied that will evaluate the consequences of not constructing
the new border station facility. This alternative is included to
provide a basis for comparison to the action alternatives described
above as required by NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)).
GSA invites individuals, organizations and agencies to submit
comments concerning the scope of the EIS.
The public scoping period starts with the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register and will continue for forty five (45)
days from the date of this notice. GSA will consider all comments
received or postmarked by that date in defining the scope of the EIS.
GSA expects to issue a Draft EIS in summer 2005 at which time its
availability will be announced in the Federal Register and local media.
A public comment period will commence upon publication of the Notice of
Availability. The GSA will consider and respond to comments received on
the Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions concerning the scope of the
EIS should be sent to David M. Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional
Environmental Quality Advocate (REQA), U.S. General Services
Administration, 10 Causeway Street, Room 975, Boston, MA 02222; Fax
(617) 565-5967.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David M. Drevinsky by phone at (617)
565-6596 or by email at dave.drevinsky@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Other Agency Involvement:
The GSA anticipates that the Federal Highway Administration will be
a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS because the proposed
action affects the Federal Highway System. The GSA will consult with
the Vermont Agency of Transportation regarding regulatory issues
pertaining to the Proposed Action.
Public Scoping Meetings:
A public scoping meeting will provide the public with an
opportunity to present comments, ask questions, and discuss concerns
regarding the scope of the EIS for the Proposed Action with GSA
representatives. GSA will hold a public scoping meeting in April 2005
at Derby Line, Vermont. Once established, the specific date for this
meeting will be published in the Federal Register and the local media.
Date: March 14, 2005
Dennis R. Smith
Regional Administrator,New England Region
[FR Doc. 05-5452 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am]
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