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impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 5, 2005, the Commission
determined that it should proceed to
full reviews in the subject five-year
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of
the Act. The Commission found that the
domestic interested party group
response to its notice of institution (70
FR 52124, September 1, 2005) was
adequate but that the respondent
interested party group response was
inadequate. However, the Commission
found that other circumstances
warranted conducting full reviews.1 A
record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy,
and any individual Commissioner’s
statements will be available from the
Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s Web site.
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the
Commission’s rules.
Issued: December 7, 2005.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Technology Administration
Request for Nominations of Members
to Serve on the National Medal of
Technology Nomination Evaluation
Committee
Technology Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(Technology Administration) is
requesting nominations of individuals
SUMMARY:
1 Chairman Stephen Koplan and Commissioners
Jennifer A. Hillman and Shara L. Aranoff
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to serve on the National Medal of
Technology Nomination Evaluation
Committee. Technology Administration
will consider nominations received in
response to this notice as well as from
other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice
provides Committee and membership
criteria.
Please submit nominations
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to
Mildred Porter, Director, National
Medal of Technology Program,
Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4817,
Washington, DC 20230. Nominations
also may be submitted via fax at 202–
482–6275, or e-mail to:
nmt@technology.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred Porter, Director, National
Medal of Technology Program,
Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4817,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202)
482–5572.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Title 5, United
States Code, Appendix 2). The following
provides information about the
Committee and membership.
1. Committee members are appointed
by and serve at the discretion of the
Secretary of Commerce. The Committee
provides advice to the Secretary on the
implementation of Public Law 96–480
(15 U.S.C. 3711). Public Law 105–309;
15 U.S.C. 3711, Section 10, approved by
the 105th Congress in 1998, added the
National Technology Medal for
Environmental Technology.
2. The Committee functions solely as
an advisory body under the FACA.
Members are appointed to the 12member Committee for a period of
three-years. Each will be reevaluated at
the conclusion of the three-year term
with the prospect of renewal, pending
Advisory Committee needs and the
Secretary’s concurrence. Selection of
membership is made in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidelines.
3. Members are responsible for
reviewing nominations and making
recommendations for the Nation’s
highest honor for technological
innovation, awarded annually by the
President of the United States. Members
of the Committee have an understanding
of, and experience in, developing and
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utilizing technological innovation and/
or they are familiar with the education,
training, employment and management
of technological human resources.
4. Under the FACA, membership in a
committee must be balanced. To achieve
balance, the Department is seeking
additional nominations of candidates
from small, medium-sized, and large
businesses or with special expertise in
the following sub sectors of the
technology enterprise:
• Medical Innovations/
Bioengineering and Biomedical
Technology
• Technology Management/
Computing/IT/Manufacturing
Innovation
• Technology Manpower/Workforce
Training/Education
Committee members are present or
former Chief Executive Officers, former
winners of the National Medal of
Technology; presidents or distinguished
faculty of universities; or senior
executives of non-profit organizations.
As such, they not only offer the stature
of their positions but also possess
intimate knowledge of the forces
determining future directions for their
organizations and industries. The
Committee as a whole is balanced in
representing geographical, professional,
and diversity interests.
Nomination Information:
1. Nominees must be U.S. citizens,
must be able to fully participate in
meetings pertaining to the review and
selection of finalists for the National
Medal of Technology, and must uphold
the confidential nature of an
independent peer review and
competitive selection process.
2. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks a broad-based and
diverse Committee membership.
Michelle O’Neill,
Acting Under Secretary for Technology,
Technology Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness),
DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
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Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following
proposed reinstatement of a public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by February 10,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and
Readiness)(Military Personnel Policy/
Accession Policy), ATTN: Mr. Dennis
Drogo, Room 2B271, 4000 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the above address or call
at (703) 697–9268.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
Control Number: DoD Loan Repayment
Program (LRP); DD Form 2475; OMB
Control Number 0704–0152.
Needs and Uses: Military Services are
authorized to repay student loans for
individuals who meet certain criteria
and who enlist for active military
service or enter Reserve service for a
specific obligated period. Applicants
who qualify for the program forward the
DD Form 2475, ‘‘DoD Loan Repayment
Program (LRP) Annual Application’’, to
their Military Service Personnel Office
for processing. The Military Service
Personnel Office verifies the
information and fills in the loan
repayment date, address, and phone
number. For the Reserve Components,
the Military Service Personnel Office
forwards the DD Form 2475 to the
lending institution. For active-duty
Service, the Service mails the form to
the lending institution. The lending
institution confirms the loan status and
certification and mails the form back to
the Military Service Personnel Office.
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Annual Burden Hours: 5,167.
Number of Respondents: 31,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Public Laws 99–145 and 100–180
authorize the Military Services to repay
student loans for individuals who agree
to enter the military in specific
occupational areas for a specified
obligation period. The legislation
requires the Services to verify the status
of the individual’s loan prior to
repayment. The DD Form 2475, ‘‘DoD
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Annual
Application,’’ is used to collect the
necessary verification data from the
lending institution.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Privacy Act of 1974; system of
Records
Office of the Secretary, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a system of
records.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of
Defense is altering a system of records
to its existing inventory of record
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: The changes will be effective on
January 11, 2006, unless comments are
received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OSD
Privacy Act Coordinator, Directives and
Records Management Branch,
Washington Headquarters Services,
1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Juanita Irvin at (703) 696–4940.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of the Secretary of Defense notices for
systems of records subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
have been published in the Federal
Register and are available from the
address above.
The proposed systems reports, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were
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submitted on December 5, 2005, to the
House Committee on Government
Reform, the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) pursuant to
paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB
Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’ dated:
February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61
FR 6427).
Dated: December 6, 2005.
L.M. Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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SYSTEM NAME:
Defense Medical Personnel
Preparedness Database (February 25,
2005, 70 FR 9282).
CHANGES:
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*
*
*
*
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Delete ‘‘non-appropriated fund
employees and foreign nationals’’ and
replace with: ‘‘non-appropriated fund
employees, foreign nationals, DoD
contractors and volunteers.’’
*
*
*
*
*
DHA 11
SYSTEM NAME:
Defense Medical Personnel
Preparedness Database.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Department of Defense, TRICARE
Management Activity, 5205 Leesburg
Pike, Suite 1100, Falls Church, VA
22041–3238.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Active Duty Military, Reserve,
National Guard, and DoD civilian
employee, to include non-appropriated
fund employees and foreign nationals,
DoD contractors, and volunteers.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual’s name, gender, work
address and telephone number, Social
Security Number, medical training
information including class names and
class dates, and personnel readiness
documentation that includes
immunization and other health
information required to determine an
individual’s fitness to perform their
duties related to the mission of the
Armed Forces and the Military Health
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the
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Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces the
following proposed reinstatement of a public information collection and
seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden of the proposed information
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the information collection on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February
10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)(Military Personnel
Policy/Accession Policy), ATTN: Mr. Dennis Drogo, Room 2B271, 4000
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the above address or
call at (703) 697-9268.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: DoD Loan Repayment
Program (LRP); DD Form 2475; OMB Control Number 0704-0152.
Needs and Uses: Military Services are authorized to repay student
loans for individuals who meet certain criteria and who enlist for
active military service or enter Reserve service for a specific
obligated period. Applicants who qualify for the program forward the DD
Form 2475, ``DoD Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Annual Application'', to
their Military Service Personnel Office for processing. The Military
Service Personnel Office verifies the information and fills in the loan
repayment date, address, and phone number. For the Reserve Components,
the Military Service Personnel Office forwards the DD Form 2475 to the
lending institution. For active-duty Service, the Service mails the
form to the lending institution. The lending institution confirms the
loan status and certification and mails the form back to the Military
Service Personnel Office.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,167.
Number of Respondents: 31,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Public Laws 99-145 and 100-180 authorize the Military Services to
repay student loans for individuals who agree to enter the military in
specific occupational areas for a specified obligation period. The
legislation requires the Services to verify the status of the
individual's loan prior to repayment. The DD Form 2475, ``DoD Loan
Repayment Program (LRP) Annual Application,'' is used to collect the
necessary verification data from the lending institution.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23882 Filed 12-9-05; 8:45 am]
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