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George Alapas,
Deputy Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.
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Toxics Release Inventory—Decision To
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
decision to maintain the annual
reporting requirement for the Toxics
Release Inventory (TRI). This
announcement is being made in followup to an October 4, 2005, Federal
Register notice that stated that EPA
intended to explore potential
approaches for modifying the TRI
reporting frequency (70 FR 57871). The
Agency has decided not to pursue any
changes in the TRI reporting frequency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov, 202–564–
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Emergency Planning and Community
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report to TRI. Alternate year reporting
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change would be consistent with the
purposes of the TRI Program as listed in
EPCRA section 313(h). This finding
must be based on experience from
previously submitted toxic chemical
release forms and three determinations,
as stated in EPCRA section 313(i)(1), (2),
and (3): (1) The extent to which
information relating to the proposed
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the public; (2) the extent to which the
information is readily available to
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as State reporting programs, and
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another Federal law or through a State
program; and (3) the extent to which the
modification would impose additional
and unreasonable burdens on facilities
subject to the reporting requirements
under this section. 42 U.S.C. 11023(i)(2)
and (3).
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Senator Lautenberg, the Administrator
announced that the Agency has decided
against moving forward with any
changes to TRI reporting frequency.
While the Agency does not intend to
take any further actions concerning
reporting frequency, EPA will adhere to
the process outlined in 42 U.S.C.
11023(i)(5) and provide 12 months
advance notice to Congress should the
Agency in the future decide to initiate
changes to reporting frequency.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Linda A. Travers,
Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office
of Environmental Information and Chief
Information Officer.
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and summary agenda for a
meeting of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
(PCAST), and describes the functions of
the Council. Notice of this meeting is
required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
DATES AND PLACE: January 9, 2007,
Washington, DC. The meeting will be
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held in the Congressional Ballroom at
the Renaissance Hotel at 999 9th St.,
NW., Washington DC 20001.
TYPE OF MEETING: Open. Further details
on the meeting agenda will be posted on
the PCAST Web site at: https://
www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is
scheduled to meet in open session on
Tuesday January 9, 2007, at
approximately 9 a.m. The co-chairs of
the PCAST subcommittee on
networking and information technology
are tentatively scheduled to provide an
update on subcommittee activities and
lead a discussion on the PCAST review
of the Federal Networking and
Information Technology Research and
Development (NITRD) Program. The
PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear
presentations on personalized medicine
as part of the Council’s study of
scientific and technological advances
and policy implications in this area. A
presentation on advances and risk
assessment related to nanotechnology is
also tentatively scheduled to occur. This
session will end at approximately 5 p.m.
Additional information and the final
agenda will be posted at the PCAST
Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/
PCAST/pcast.html.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: There will be time
allocated for the public to speak on the
above agenda items. This public
comment time is designed for
substantive commentary on PCAST’s
work topics, not for business marketing
purposes. Please submit a request for
the opportunity to make a public
comment five (5) days in advance of the
meeting. The time for public comments
will be limited to no more than 5
minutes per person. Written comments
are also welcome at any time following
the meeting. Please notify Celia
Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director,
at (202) 456–7116, or fax your request/
comments to (202) 456–6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding time, place and
agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at
(202) 456–7116, prior to 3 p.m. on
Friday, January 5, 2007. Information
will also be available at the PCAST Web
site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/
pcast.html. Please note that public
seating for this meeting is limited and
is available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was
established by Executive Order 13226,
on September 30, 2001. The purpose of
PCAST is to advise the President on
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matters of science and technology
policy, and to assist the President’s
National Science and Technology
Council in securing private sector
participation in its activities. The
Council members are distinguished
individuals appointed by the President
from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is
co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III,
the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd
Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers.
Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science
and Technology Policy.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Currently, the FDIC is soliciting
comments concerning the following
collections of information titled: (1)
Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit
Insurance Application; (2) Application
for a Bank to Establish a Branch or Move
its Main Office or Branch; (3)
Application for Consent to Reduce or
Retire Capital; (4) Appraisal Standards;
(5) Activities and Investments of
Savings Associations; and (6) CRA
Sunshine.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
Steven F. Hanft, (202) 898–3907, Legal
Division, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429. All comments
should refer to the OMB control
number. Comments may be handdelivered to the guard station at the rear
of the 17th Street Building (located on
F Street), on business days between 7
a.m. and 5 p.m. Comments may also be
Faxed to (202) 898–8788; or e-mailed to:
comments@fdic.gov.
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A copy of the comments may also be
submitted to the OMB desk officer for
the FDIC, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven F. Hanft, at the address
identified above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to Renew the Following
Currently Approved Collections of
Information
1. Title: Interagency Charter and
Federal Deposit Insurance Application.
OMB Number: 3064–0001.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Banks of savings
associations wishing to become FDICinsured depository institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
193.
Estimated Time per Response: 125
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 24,125 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires
proposed financial institutions to apply
to the FDIC to obtain deposit insurance.
This collection provides the FDIC with
the information needed to evaluate
applications for deposit insurance.
2. Title: Application for a Bank to
Establish a Branch or Move its Main
Office or Branch.
OMB Number: 3064–0070.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured financial
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,540.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 7,700 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Insured institutions must obtain the
written consent of the FDIC before
establishing or moving a main office or
branch.
3. Title: Application for Consent to
Reduce or Retire Capital.
OMB Number: 3064–0079.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Insured state nonmember banks
proposing to change their capital
structure must submit an application
containing information about the
proposed change to obtain FDIC’s
consent to reduce or retire capital.
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4. Title: Appraisal Standards.
OMB Number: 3064–0103.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,346.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Number of Responses:
328,600.
Total Annual Burden: 82,150 hours.
General Description of Collection:
FIRREA directs the FDIC to prescribe
appropriate performance standards for
real estate appraisals connected with
Federally related transactions under its
jurisdiction. This information collection
is a direct consequence of the statutory
requirement.
5. Title: Activities and Investments of
Savings Associations.
OMB Number: 3064–0104.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured Savings
Associations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
General Description of Collection:
State savings associations must furnish
information to the FDIC to obtain
approval or non-objection prior to
engaging in certain activities or
acquiring/retaining certain investments.
6. Title: CRA Sunshine.
OMB Number: 3064–0139.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks and their affiliates,
and nongovernmental entities and
persons.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
26.
Estimated Time per Response: 19.3
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 501.6 hours.
General Description of Collection:
This collection implements a statutory
requirement imposing reporting,
disclosure and recordkeeping
requirements on some community
reinvestment-related agreements
between insured depository institutions
or affiliates, and nongovernmental
entities or persons.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the FDIC’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimates of the
burden of the information collection,
including the validity of the
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice
of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
Dates and Place: January 9, 2007, Washington, DC. The meeting will be
held in the Congressional Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel at 999 9th
St., NW., Washington DC 20001.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the meeting agenda will be
posted on the PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/
pcast.html.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on
Tuesday January 9, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m. The co-chairs of the
PCAST subcommittee on networking and information technology are
tentatively scheduled to provide an update on subcommittee activities
and lead a discussion on the PCAST review of the Federal Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. The
PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on personalized
medicine as part of the Council's study of scientific and technological
advances and policy implications in this area. A presentation on
advances and risk assessment related to nanotechnology is also
tentatively scheduled to occur. This session will end at approximately
5 p.m. Additional information and the final agenda will be posted at
the PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
Public Comments: There will be time allocated for the public to speak
on the above agenda items. This public comment time is designed for
substantive commentary on PCAST's work topics, not for business
marketing purposes. Please submit a request for the opportunity to make
a public comment five (5) days in advance of the meeting. The time for
public comments will be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person.
Written comments are also welcome at any time following the meeting.
Please notify Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 456-
7116, or fax your request/comments to (202) 456-6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place
and agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at (202) 456-7116, prior to 3
p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2007. Information will also be available at
the PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html. Please
note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on
September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on
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matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's
National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector
participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished
individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The
PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a
Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-21984 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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