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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antonio Doss, Associate Administrator
for SBDCs, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street, SW.,
Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the SBDC Program
A partnership exists between SBA
and an SBDC. SBDCs offer training,
counseling and other business
development assistance to small
businesses. Each SBDC provides
services under a negotiated Cooperative
Agreement with the SBA. SBDCs
operate on the basis of a state plan to
provide assistance within a state or
geographic area. The initial plan must
have the written approval of the
Governor. Non-Federal funds must
match Federal funds. An SBDC must
operate according to law, the
Cooperative Agreement, SBA’s
regulations, the annual Program
Announcement, and program guidance.
Program Objectives
The SBDC program uses Federal
funds to leverage the resources of states,
academic institutions and the private
sector to:
(a) Strengthen the small business
community;
(b) Increase economic growth;
(c) Assist more small businesses; and
(d) Broaden the delivery system to
more small businesses.
SBDC Program Organization
The lead SBDC operates a statewide
or regional network of SBDC service
centers. An SBDC must have a full-time
Director. SBDCs must use at least 80
percent of the Federal funds to provide
services to small businesses. SBDCs use
volunteers and other low cost resources
as much as possible.
SBDC Services
An SBDC must have a full range of
business development and technical
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assistance services in its area of
operations, depending upon local needs,
SBA priorities and SBDC program
objectives. Services include training and
counseling to existing and prospective
small business owners in management,
marketing, finance, operations,
planning, taxes, and any other general
or technical area of assistance that
supports small business growth.
The SBA district office and the SBDC
must agree upon the specific mix of
services. They should give particular
attention to SBA’s priority and special
emphasis groups, including veterans,
women, exporters, the disabled, and
minorities.
SBDC Program Requirements
An SBDC must meet programmatic
and financial requirements imposed by
statute, regulations or its Cooperative
Agreement. The SBDC must:
(a) Locate service centers so that they
are as accessible as possible to small
businesses;
(b) Open all service centers at least 40
hours per week, or during the normal
business hours of its state or academic
Host Organization, throughout the year;
(c) Develop working relationships
with financial institutions, the
investment community, professional
associations, private consultants and
small business groups; and
(d) Maintain lists of private
consultants at each service center.
Dated: August 10, 2005.
Antonio Doss,
Associate Administrator for Small Business
Development Centers.
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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. OST–2005–22119]
RIN 2105–AD53
Time Zone Boundaries in the State of
Indiana
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The General Assembly and
Governor of the State of Indiana have
asked the Department of Transportation
(DOT) to initiate proceedings to hold
hearings in the appropriate locations in
Indiana on the issue of the location of
the boundary between the Eastern and
Central Time Zones in Indiana. The
General Assembly and Governor did
not, however, take a position on where
the boundary should be. This notice
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initiates those proceedings and invites
local officials in Indiana that wish to
change their current time zone in
accordance with Indiana Senate
Enrolled Act 127 (the Act) to notify DOT
of their request for a change. Provided
that the submitted petition(s)
affirmatively ask for a specific change
and provide adequate supporting data,
DOT will issue a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM), which will solicit
public comment, and schedule public
hearings on the proposed time zone
boundary change.
The notice also announces the
opening of an internet-accessible, public
docket to receive any petitions and
other relevant documents concerning
the appropriate placement of the time
zone boundary in the State of Indiana.
The Department recognizes the
importance of the time zone boundaries
to residents of the State of Indiana and
will consider the information it receives
in a timely manner.
DATES: County or local officials should
submit their petitions to the Docket not
later than September 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit petitions
[identified by the docket number in the
heading at the beginning of this
document] by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
petitions on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanne Petrie, Office of the General
Counsel (C–50), 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590; email
indianatime@dot.gov.; (202) 366–9306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Indiana General Assembly recently
adopted legislation providing that the
entire State of Indiana will begin to
observe daylight saving time beginning
in 2006. Under Federal law, the
decision whether to observe daylight
saving time is solely up to the State and
will not be addressed by DOT.
Comments on that decision should be
directed to State officials and not DOT.
The Act also addressed the issue of
changing the location of the boundary
between the Eastern and Central Time
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Zones. In this regard, the Act states that,
‘‘[T]he state supports the county
executive of any county that seeks to
change the time zone in which the
county is located under the procedures
established by Federal Law.’’ The Act
also provides that, ‘‘The governor and
the general assembly hereby petition the
United States Department of
Transportation to initiate proceedings
under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to
hold hearings in the appropriate
locations in Indiana on the issue of the
location of the boundary between the
Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time
Zone in Indiana.’’ Finally, the Act
requests that DOT refrain from changing
the time zone of any county currently
located within the Central Time Zone
and five counties near Cincinnati and
Louisville.
On July 15, 2005, Secretary Mineta
sent a letter to Governor Mitch Daniels
responding to this legislation and letters
from the Governor. The letter noted that
it is our normal practice, in
implementing our responsibilities under
the Uniform Time Act with respect to
the location of time zone boundaries, to
take action on a specific request for
change in the time zone boundary for a
particular jurisdiction from the elected
officials of that jurisdiction. After
receiving a request, we then determine
whether it meets the minimum statutory
criteria before issuing a NPRM to make
a change.
The letter noted that, because of the
special circumstances in Indiana as a
result of the recent legislation, and in
order to proceed in an orderly manner,
DOT would take the following actions:
‘‘We will publish in the Federal Register
a notice that advises the appropriate local
officials in Indiana that, if they wish their
county to change its current time zone, they
should notify DOT of that intent, and provide
us with a request containing specific data
and information by a date certain.
Our notice will set out the type of data and
information necessary to justify issuing an
NPRM.
We will set the date for submission of the
requests at the time we issue the notice.
After reviewing the requests and
supporting data, we will determine which
requests, if any, justify the issuance of an
NPRM. Once justified, we will issue the
NPRM, which will solicit public comment
and will schedule public hearings. After the
close of the comment period, we will review
all comments and take appropriate final
action.’’
These procedures are designed to
provide local officials with a convenient
and efficient opportunity to request a
change in their county’s current time
zone. In addition, by learning where
there is interest in changing the
boundary between the Eastern and
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Central Time Zones, DOT will be better
able to address Indiana’s concerns in a
more targeted and timely manner. The
purpose of this notice is to invite
counties that wish to change their time
zone boundary in response to the
legislation to submit petitions and
appropriate supporting documentation
to DOT by September 16, 2005.
For decades, DOT has used an
informal set of procedures to address
time zone issues. Under Federal law,
there are two ways in which an area in
the United States can be moved from
one time zone to another. The first is by
a statute enacted by Congress and the
second is by a regulation issued by the
Secretary of Transportation. For the
latter, the request should be made by the
ranking elected official or body in the
area that is the subject of the request.
While a request to change time zones by
the Governor or the Legislature meets
this requirement, requests from this
level are quite rare. Usually, such
requests cover one or more counties, or
parts of a county; hence, the request
should come from the board of county
commissioners or similar body.
The request should be accompanied
by a formal certification from the
appropriate governmental official that
the request is the result of official action
by the requesting party, if the requesting
party is a legislative body. It should
include the name and title or position
of a person representing the requesting
party whom DOT may contact for
further information, as well as address,
telephone number, fax number, and
email address. The request should be
submitted to the Secretary of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590,
Attention: General Counsel (C–50) by
any of the methods set forth under the
‘‘Address’’ section earlier in this notice.
Most importantly, the petition should
include, or be accompanied by, detailed
information supporting the requesting
party’s contention that the requested
change would serve the convenience of
commerce. The convenience of
commerce standard for deciding
whether to change a time zone is
defined very broadly to include
consideration of all the impacts upon a
community of a change in its standard
of time. The supporting documentation
should address, at a minimum, each of
the following questions in as much
detail as possible.
1. From where do businesses in the
community get their supplies, and to
where do they ship their goods or
products?
2. From where does the community
receive television and radio broadcasts?
3. Where are the newspapers
published that serve the community?
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4. From where does the community
get its bus and passenger rail services;
if there is no scheduled bus or passenger
rail service in the community, to where
must residents go to obtain these
services?
5. Where is the nearest airport; if it is
a local service airport, to what major
airport does it carry passengers?
6. What percentage of residents of the
community work outside the
community; where do these residents
work?
7. What are the major elements of the
community’s economy; is the
community’s economy improving or
declining; what Federal, State, or local
plans, if any, are there for economic
development in the community?
8. If residents leave the community
for schooling, recreation, health care, or
religious worship, what standard of time
is observed in the places where they go
for these purposes?
In addition, we will consider any
other information that the county or
local officials believe to be relevant to
the proceeding.
In order to proceed efficiently, we ask
that any county wishing to change its
time zone boundary formally notify
DOT by September 16, 2005. The
submission should affirmatively take a
position concerning what time zone all
the county should be placed in and
should include specific data supporting
that position as outlined in our informal
procedures. All petitions received by
September 16, 2005, will be considered
on an expedited schedule. Counties, or
other governmental representatives, are
free to petition after that date but may
not be included in any rulemaking
covering those received by September
16, 2005.
In addition, this notice announces the
opening of an internet-accessible, public
docket that will include a copy of the
legislation, correspondence from the
Governor, county petitions, and other
relevant documents concerning the
appropriate placement of the time zone
boundary in the State of Indiana.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 10,
2005.
Jeffrey A. Rosen,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requests (ICR) abstracted
below have been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
extension of the currently approved
collections. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and
the expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collections of information was
published on May 25, 2005, page 30180.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 16, 2005. A
comment to OMB is most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judy
Street on (202) 267–9895.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
1. Title: Airport Master Record.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0015.
Form(s) FAA Form 5010–1, –2, –3,
and –5.
Affected Public: A total of 19,345
airport operators.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 329(b) directs the
Secretary of Transportation to collect
information about civil aeronautics. The
information is required to carry out FAA
missions related to the aviation
industry, flight planning, and airport
engineering. The database is the basic
source of data for private, state, and
Federal government aeronautical charts
and publications.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 8,770 hours annually.
2. Title: General Aviation and Air
Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0060.
Forms: FAA Form 1800–54.
Affected Public: A total of 30,000
aircraft owners.
Abstract: Respondents to this survey
are owners of general aviation aircraft.
This information is used by the FAA,
the National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB) and other government
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agencies, the aviation industry and
others for safety assessment, planning,
forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to
target areas for research.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 10,000 hours annually.
ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention FAA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimates of the
burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11,
2005.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Information Systems and Technology
Services Staff, ABA–20.
[FR Doc. 05–16328 Filed 8–9–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–M
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program; Capital City Airport, Lansing,
MI
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility
program submitted by Capital Region
Airport Authority under the provisions
of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 CFR
part 150. These findings are made in
recognition of the description of Federal
and nonfederal responsibilities in
Senate Report No. 96–52 (1980). On
February 7, 2005 the FAA determined
that the noise exposure maps submitted
by Capital Region Airport Authority
under part 150 were in compliance with
applicable requirements. On August 5,
2005, the FAA approved the Capital
City Airport noise compatibility
program. All of the recommendations of
the program were approved. No program
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. OST-2005-22119]
RIN 2105-AD53
Time Zone Boundaries in the State of Indiana
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The General Assembly and Governor of the State of Indiana have
asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) to initiate proceedings to
hold hearings in the appropriate locations in Indiana on the issue of
the location of the boundary between the Eastern and Central Time Zones
in Indiana. The General Assembly and Governor did not, however, take a
position on where the boundary should be. This notice
[[Page 48461]]
initiates those proceedings and invites local officials in Indiana that
wish to change their current time zone in accordance with Indiana
Senate Enrolled Act 127 (the Act) to notify DOT of their request for a
change. Provided that the submitted petition(s) affirmatively ask for a
specific change and provide adequate supporting data, DOT will issue a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which will solicit public
comment, and schedule public hearings on the proposed time zone
boundary change.
The notice also announces the opening of an internet-accessible,
public docket to receive any petitions and other relevant documents
concerning the appropriate placement of the time zone boundary in the
State of Indiana.
The Department recognizes the importance of the time zone
boundaries to residents of the State of Indiana and will consider the
information it receives in a timely manner.
DATES: County or local officials should submit their petitions to the
Docket not later than September 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit petitions [identified by the docket number in
the heading at the beginning of this document] by any of the following
methods:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting petitions on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 am
and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanne Petrie, Office of the General
Counsel (C-50), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; email
indianatime@dot.gov.; (202) 366-9306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indiana General Assembly recently
adopted legislation providing that the entire State of Indiana will
begin to observe daylight saving time beginning in 2006. Under Federal
law, the decision whether to observe daylight saving time is solely up
to the State and will not be addressed by DOT. Comments on that
decision should be directed to State officials and not DOT.
The Act also addressed the issue of changing the location of the
boundary between the Eastern and Central Time Zones. In this regard,
the Act states that, ``[T]he state supports the county executive of any
county that seeks to change the time zone in which the county is
located under the procedures established by Federal Law.'' The Act also
provides that, ``The governor and the general assembly hereby petition
the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings
under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to hold hearings in the appropriate
locations in Indiana on the issue of the location of the boundary
between the Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time Zone in Indiana.''
Finally, the Act requests that DOT refrain from changing the time zone
of any county currently located within the Central Time Zone and five
counties near Cincinnati and Louisville.
On July 15, 2005, Secretary Mineta sent a letter to Governor Mitch
Daniels responding to this legislation and letters from the Governor.
The letter noted that it is our normal practice, in implementing our
responsibilities under the Uniform Time Act with respect to the
location of time zone boundaries, to take action on a specific request
for change in the time zone boundary for a particular jurisdiction from
the elected officials of that jurisdiction. After receiving a request,
we then determine whether it meets the minimum statutory criteria
before issuing a NPRM to make a change.
The letter noted that, because of the special circumstances in
Indiana as a result of the recent legislation, and in order to proceed
in an orderly manner, DOT would take the following actions:
``We will publish in the Federal Register a notice that advises
the appropriate local officials in Indiana that, if they wish their
county to change its current time zone, they should notify DOT of
that intent, and provide us with a request containing specific data
and information by a date certain.
Our notice will set out the type of data and information
necessary to justify issuing an NPRM.
We will set the date for submission of the requests at the time
we issue the notice.
After reviewing the requests and supporting data, we will
determine which requests, if any, justify the issuance of an NPRM.
Once justified, we will issue the NPRM, which will solicit public
comment and will schedule public hearings. After the close of the
comment period, we will review all comments and take appropriate
final action.''
These procedures are designed to provide local officials with a
convenient and efficient opportunity to request a change in their
county's current time zone. In addition, by learning where there is
interest in changing the boundary between the Eastern and Central Time
Zones, DOT will be better able to address Indiana's concerns in a more
targeted and timely manner. The purpose of this notice is to invite
counties that wish to change their time zone boundary in response to
the legislation to submit petitions and appropriate supporting
documentation to DOT by September 16, 2005.
For decades, DOT has used an informal set of procedures to address
time zone issues. Under Federal law, there are two ways in which an
area in the United States can be moved from one time zone to another.
The first is by a statute enacted by Congress and the second is by a
regulation issued by the Secretary of Transportation. For the latter,
the request should be made by the ranking elected official or body in
the area that is the subject of the request. While a request to change
time zones by the Governor or the Legislature meets this requirement,
requests from this level are quite rare. Usually, such requests cover
one or more counties, or parts of a county; hence, the request should
come from the board of county commissioners or similar body.
The request should be accompanied by a formal certification from
the appropriate governmental official that the request is the result of
official action by the requesting party, if the requesting party is a
legislative body. It should include the name and title or position of a
person representing the requesting party whom DOT may contact for
further information, as well as address, telephone number, fax number,
and email address. The request should be submitted to the Secretary of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, Attention: General Counsel (C-50)
by any of the methods set forth under the ``Address'' section earlier
in this notice.
Most importantly, the petition should include, or be accompanied
by, detailed information supporting the requesting party's contention
that the requested change would serve the convenience of commerce. The
convenience of commerce standard for deciding whether to change a time
zone is defined very broadly to include consideration of all the
impacts upon a community of a change in its standard of time. The
supporting documentation should address, at a minimum, each of the
following questions in as much detail as possible.
1. From where do businesses in the community get their supplies,
and to where do they ship their goods or products?
2. From where does the community receive television and radio
broadcasts?
3. Where are the newspapers published that serve the community?
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4. From where does the community get its bus and passenger rail
services; if there is no scheduled bus or passenger rail service in the
community, to where must residents go to obtain these services?
5. Where is the nearest airport; if it is a local service airport,
to what major airport does it carry passengers?
6. What percentage of residents of the community work outside the
community; where do these residents work?
7. What are the major elements of the community's economy; is the
community's economy improving or declining; what Federal, State, or
local plans, if any, are there for economic development in the
community?
8. If residents leave the community for schooling, recreation,
health care, or religious worship, what standard of time is observed in
the places where they go for these purposes?
In addition, we will consider any other information that the county
or local officials believe to be relevant to the proceeding.
In order to proceed efficiently, we ask that any county wishing to
change its time zone boundary formally notify DOT by September 16,
2005. The submission should affirmatively take a position concerning
what time zone all the county should be placed in and should include
specific data supporting that position as outlined in our informal
procedures. All petitions received by September 16, 2005, will be
considered on an expedited schedule. Counties, or other governmental
representatives, are free to petition after that date but may not be
included in any rulemaking covering those received by September 16,
2005.
In addition, this notice announces the opening of an internet-
accessible, public docket that will include a copy of the legislation,
correspondence from the Governor, county petitions, and other relevant
documents concerning the appropriate placement of the time zone
boundary in the State of Indiana.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 10, 2005.
Jeffrey A. Rosen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-16303 Filed 8-16-05; 8:45 am]
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