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from the proposed change due to legal
differences.
Shifting the posting of ACH debit
transfers to 8:30 a.m. would serve to
bring the settlement of ACH debit
transfers processed by the Reserve
Banks’ FedACH service in line with its
private-sector competitor and reduce a
competitive disadvantage to the Reserve
Banks. The proposed posting-rule
change would benefit not only FedACH
participants that originate debit
transfers but also EPN customers that
originate debit transfers sent to
FedACH, which settle according to the
Board’s posting rules.
+ Treasury Electronic Federal Tax
Payment System (EFTPS) investments
from ACH transactions
+ Advance-notice Treasury investments
+ Treasury checks, postal money
orders, local Federal Reserve Bank
checks, and EZ-Clear savings bond
redemptions in separately sorted
deposits; these items must be
deposited by 12:01 a.m. local time or
the local deposit deadline, whichever
is later
-Penalty assessments for tax payments
from the Treasury Investment
Program (TIP).19
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V. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506;
5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1), the Board
reviewed the PSR policy change it is
considering under the authority
delegated to the Board by the Office of
Management and Budget. No collection
of information pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act are contained
in the policy statement.
By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, February 28, 2008.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8–4183 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am]
VI. Federal Reserve Policy on Payments
System Risk
If the Board adopts an earlier posting
time for ACH debit transfers and EFTPS
investments associated with ACH debit
transfers, it would amend the ‘‘Federal
Reserve Policy on Payments System
Risk’’ Section II.A. under the
subheading ‘‘Procedures for Measuring
Daylight Overdrafts’’ as follows in italic.
Procedures for Measuring Daylight
Overdrafts 17
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Opening Balance (Previous Day’s
Closing Balance)
Post at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time:
+/-Government and commercial ACH
transactions 18
17 This schedule of posting rules does not affect
the overdraft restrictions and overdraftmeasurement provisions for nonbank banks
established by the Competitive Equality Banking
Act of 1987 and the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR
225.52).
18 Institutions that are monitored in real time
must fund the total amount of their commercial
ACH credit originations in order for the transactions
to be processed. If the Federal Reserve receives
commercial ACH credit transactions from
institutions monitored in real time after the
scheduled close of the Fedwire Funds Service,
these transactions will be processed at 12:30 a.m.
the next business day, or by the ACH deposit
deadline, whichever is earlier. The Account
Balance Monitoring System provides intraday
account information to the Reserve Banks and
institutions and is used primarily to give authorized
Reserve Bank personnel a mechanism to control
and monitor account activity for selected
institutions. For more information on ACH
transaction processing, refer to the ACH Settlement
Day Finality Guide available through the Federal
Reserve Financial Services Web site at https://
www.frbservices.org
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Office of Governmentwide
Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 08–
03, revised continental United States
(CONUS) per diem rates.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration (GSA) has reviewed the
per diem rates for certain locations in
the States of Alabama, California,
Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, using
more current lodging industry data, as
well as data on where Federal travelers
actually stay when visiting these
locations. The county information for
St. Louis, Missouri has expanded to
include the counties of Crawford,
Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren,
and Washington. Queens, New York
will have the same per diem rates as
Manhattan beginning March 17, 2008.
Finally, an analysis of the meals and
incidental expenses (M&IE) data reveals
that the maximum M&IE rates for the
State of Alabama, the city of Mobile,
including the county of Mobile; the
State of California, the cities of Eureka,
Arcata, and McKinleyville, including
the county of Humboldt; and the State
19The Reserve Banks will identify and notify
institutions with Treasury-authorized penalties on
Thursdays. In the event that Thursday is a holiday,
the Reserve Banks will identify and notify
institutions with Treasury-authorized penalties on
the following business day. Penalties will then be
posted on the business day following notification.
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A. Background
After an analysis of the per diem rates
established for FY 2008 (see the Federal
Register notice at 72 FR 43642, August
6, 2007), the per diem rate is being
changed in the following locations:
State of Alabama
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR);
Maximum Per Diem Rates for the
States of Alabama, California, Illinois,
Missouri, New York, and Texas
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of Texas, the city of Beaumont,
including the county of Jefferson,
should be increased and adjusted to
provide for the reimbursement of
Federal employees’ M&IE expenses.
The per diem rates prescribed in
Bulletin 08–03 may be found at https://
www.gsa.gov/perdiem.
DATES: This notice is effective March 17,
2008 and applies to travel performed on
or after March 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
clarification of content, contact Mr. Cy
Greenidge, Office of Governmentwide
Policy, Travel Management Policy, at
(202) 219–2349. Please cite FTR Per
Diem Bulletin 08–03.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Mobile County
State of California
• Humboldt County
• Monterey County
State of Illinois
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Bond County
Calhoun County
Clinton County
Jersey County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Monroe County
St. Clair County
State of Missouri
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St. Louis City
St. Louis County
St. Charles County
Crawford County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Warren County
Washington County
State of New York
• The borough of Queens
State of Texas
• Jefferson County
Per diem rates are published on the
Internet at https://www.gsa.gov/perdiem
as an FTR Per Diem Bulletin and
published in the Federal Register on a
periodic basis. This process ensures
timely increases or decreases in per
diem rates established by GSA for
Federal employees on official travel
within CONUS. Notices published
periodically in the Federal Register,
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such as this one, now constitute the
only notification of revisions in CONUS
per diem rates to agencies.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Russell H. Pentz,
Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator,
Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset
Management.
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ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Update to
the Master Plan for the Consolidation
of the Food and Drug Administration
Headquarters at the Federal Research
Center at White Oak in Silver Spring,
MD
General Service Administration
(GSA); National Capital Region.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), GSA Order PBS
P1095.1F (Environmental
considerations in decisionmaking, date
October 19, 1999), and the GSA Public
Buildings Service NEPA Desk Guide,
GSA plans to prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
for the proposed update to the Master
Plan to support the consolidation of the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Headquarters at the Federal Research
Center at White Oak in Silver Spring,
Maryland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne Hill, NEPA Lead, General
Services Administration, National
Capital Region, at (202) 205–5821.
Please also call this number if special
assistance is needed to attend and
participate in the scoping meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of intent is as follows:
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplement Environmental Impact
Statement
The General Services Administration
intends to prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
to analyze the potential impacts
resulting from the proposed Master Plan
update to support the FDA Headquarters
consolidation at the Federal Research
Center (FRC) at White Oak in Silver
Spring, Maryland.
This SEIS is a supplement to the
analyses presented in the U.S. Food and
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Montgomery County, Final
Environmental Impact Statement, April
1997 and the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration Headquarters
Consolidation, Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement,
March 2005.
Background
In 1997, GSA completed an
environmental impact statement that
analyzed the impacts from the
consolidation of 5,974 FDA employees
at the FRC. In 2005, GSA also completed
a supplemental environmental impact
statement that analyzed the impacts of
increasing the number of employees
from 5,947 to 7,720 and the impacts of
creating a new eastern access point into
the FRC. In September 2007, new
legislation was enacted that expanded
FDA’s mandate to support the
Prescription Drug User Fee Act
(PDUFA) and the Medical Device User
Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA).
In order for FDA to fulfill the legislated
mandates, additional employees may be
needed, and the new legislation will
likely result in an increase of employees
at the FRC from 7,720 to 8,889. The
increase in the campus population is
needed to conduct the complex and
comprehensive reviews necessary for
new drugs and medical devices.
The purpose of the proposed action is
to update the Master Plan for the FDA
Campus at FRC to accommodate
employee growth from 7,720 to 8,889
within the 130 acres appropriated by
Congress for the FDA Campus. Need for
the proposed action is to continue to
support FDA Headquarters
consolidation at FRC and provide the
necessary office and laboratory space to
support the expanded PDUFA and
MDUFMA programs.
Alternatives Under Consideration
GSA will analyze a range of
alternatives including the no action
alternative for the proposed Master Plan
update of the FDA headquarters to
support PDUFA and MDUFMA
programs. As part of the SEIS, GSA will
study the impacts of each alternative on
the human environment.
Scoping Process
In accordance with NEPA, a scoping
process will be conducted to aid in
determining the alternatives to be
considered and the scope of issues to be
addressed, as well as for identifying the
significant issues related to the
proposed update of the Master Plan to
accommodate the additional increase in
employees at the FDA Headquarters at
White Oak, Maryland. Scoping will be
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accomplished through a public scoping
meeting, direct mail correspondence to
potentially interested persons, agencies,
and organizations, and meetings with
agencies having an interest in the FRC.
It is important that Federal, regional,
State, and local agencies, and interested
individuals and groups take this
opportunity to identify environmental
concerns that should be addressed
during the preparation of the Draft SEIS.
Public Scoping Meeting
The public scoping meeting will be
held on Thursday, March 27, 2008, from
6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the CHI Center
(Multipurpose Room) located at 10501
New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring,
Maryland. The meeting will be an
informal open house along with a brief
presentation, where visitors may come,
receive information, and give
comments. GSA will publish notices in
the Washington Post and local
newspapers announcing this meeting
approximately two weeks prior to the
meeting. GSA will prepare a scoping
report, available to the public, that will
summarize the comments received and
facilitate their incorporation into the
SEIS process.
Written Comments: Agencies and the
public are encouraged to provide
written comments on the scoping issues
in addition to or in lieu of giving their
comments at the public scoping
meeting. Written comments regarding
the environmental analysis for the
proposed Master Plan update must be
postmarked no later than April 7, 2008,
and sent to the following address:
General Services Administration,
Attention: Suzanne Hill, NEPA Lead,
301 7th Street, SW., Room 7600,
Washington, DC 20407, (202) 205–5821.
E-mail: Suzanne.Hill@gsa.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Patricia T. Ralston,
Director, Portfolio Management.
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Centers for Disease Control and
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for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
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[FR Doc No: E8-4593]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Maximum Per Diem Rates for the
States of Alabama, California, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Texas
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 08-03, revised continental United
States (CONUS) per diem rates.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the per
diem rates for certain locations in the States of Alabama, California,
Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, using more current lodging industry
data, as well as data on where Federal travelers actually stay when
visiting these locations. The county information for St. Louis,
Missouri has expanded to include the counties of Crawford, Franklin,
Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren, and Washington. Queens, New York will have
the same per diem rates as Manhattan beginning March 17, 2008.
Finally, an analysis of the meals and incidental expenses (M&IE)
data reveals that the maximum M&IE rates for the State of Alabama, the
city of Mobile, including the county of Mobile; the State of
California, the cities of Eureka, Arcata, and McKinleyville, including
the county of Humboldt; and the State of Texas, the city of Beaumont,
including the county of Jefferson, should be increased and adjusted to
provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' M&IE expenses.
The per diem rates prescribed in Bulletin 08-03 may be found at
https://www.gsa.gov/perdiem.
DATES: This notice is effective March 17, 2008 and applies to travel
performed on or after March 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Mr. Cy Greenidge, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Travel Management
Policy, at (202) 219-2349. Please cite FTR Per Diem Bulletin 08-03.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
After an analysis of the per diem rates established for FY 2008
(see the Federal Register notice at 72 FR 43642, August 6, 2007), the
per diem rate is being changed in the following locations:
State of Alabama
Mobile County
State of California
Humboldt County
Monterey County
State of Illinois
Bond County
Calhoun County
Clinton County
Jersey County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Monroe County
St. Clair County
State of Missouri
St. Louis City
St. Louis County
St. Charles County
Crawford County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Warren County
Washington County
State of New York
The borough of Queens
State of Texas
Jefferson County
Per diem rates are published on the Internet at https://www.gsa.gov/
perdiem as an FTR Per Diem Bulletin and published in the Federal
Register on a periodic basis. This process ensures timely increases or
decreases in per diem rates established by GSA for Federal employees on
official travel within CONUS. Notices published periodically in the
Federal Register,
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such as this one, now constitute the only notification of revisions in
CONUS per diem rates to agencies.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Russell H. Pentz,
Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Travel,
Transportation and Asset Management.
[FR Doc. E8-4593 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]
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