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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
2008 and 2009 List of Designated
Federal Entities and Federal Entities
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AGENCY: Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as
amended, this notice provides the 2008
and 2009 list of Designated Federal
Entities and Federal Entities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deanna DeMott, Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Federal Financial
Management, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7791.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice provides the 2008 and 2009 List
of Designated Federal Entities and
Federal Entities which, under the IG
Act, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) is required to publish.
The 2007 List of Designated Federal
Entities and Federal Entities was
published in the Federal Register on
December 3, 2007 (72 FR 67,985). This
list is also posted on the OMB Web site
at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb. The
list of Designated Federal Entities has
been updated to reflect the: (1) deletion
of the Federal Housing Finance Board
(Pub. L. 110–289, sec. 1311); and (2)
replacement of the ‘‘Chairperson’’ with
the ‘‘Board’’ as head of the National
Credit Union Administration (12 U.S.C.
1752). The list of Federal Entities has
been updated to reflect the: (1) Deletion
of the National Commission on Library
and Information Science (Pub. L. 110–
161, 121 Stat. 2204, Division G, Title V,
Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2008); (2) addition of the National
Veterans Business Development
Corporation; and entity head:
Chairperson (Pub. L. 110–161, 121 Stat.
1924, Division B, Title IV, Commerce,
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2008); and (3)
addition of the Office of the Federal
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation Projects; and entity
head: Federal Coordinator (15 U.S.C.
720d).
The list is divided into two groups:
Designated Federal Entities and Federal
Entities. Designated Federal Entities are
listed in the IG Act, except for those
agencies that have ceased to exist or that
have been deleted from the list. The
Designated Federal Entities are required
to establish and maintain Offices of
Inspector General to: (1) Conduct and
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supervise audits and investigations
relating to programs and operations; (2)
promote economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness of, and to prevent and
detect fraud and abuse in such programs
and operations; and (3) provide a means
of keeping the entity head and the
Congress fully and currently informed
about problems and deficiencies relating
to the administration of such programs
and operations and the necessity for,
and progress of, corrective actions.
Section 8G(a)(1) of the IG Act defines
a ‘‘Federal entity’’ as: Any Government
corporation (within the meaning of
section 103(1) of title 5, United States
Code), any Government controlled
corporation (within the meaning of
section 103(2) of such title), or any other
entity in the Executive Branch of the
Government, or any independent
regulatory agency, but does not include:
(1) An establishment (as defined in
section 11(2) of this Act) or part of an
establishment;
(2) A designated Federal entity [as
defined in section 8G(a)(2) of the Act] or
part of a designated Federal entity;
(3) The Executive Office of the
President;
(4) The Central Intelligence Agency;
(5) The Government Accountability
Office; or
(6) Any entity in the judicial or
legislative branches of the Government,
including the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts and the
Architect of the Capitol and any
activities under the direction of the
Architect of the Capitol.
Pursuant to section 8G(h)(2) of the IG
Act, Federal Entities are required to
report annually to each House of the
Congress and OMB on audit and
investigative activities in their
organizations.
Danny Werfel,
Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial
Management.
Herein follows the text of the 2008
List of Designated Federal Entities and
Federal Entities.
2008 List of Designated Federal Entities
and Federal Entities
Section 8 of the IG Act, as amended,
requires OMB to publish a list of
designated Federal entities and Federal
entities and the head of such entities.
Designated Federal entities are required
to establish Offices of Inspector General
and Federal entities are required to
report upon annual audit and
investigative activities to each House of
Congress and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
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Designated Federal Entities and Entity
Heads
1. Amtrak (National Railroad
Passenger Corporation)—Chairperson.
2. Appalachian Regional
Commission—Federal Co-Chairperson.
3. The Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System—Chairperson.
4. Broadcasting Board of Governors—
Chairperson.
5. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission—Chairperson.
6. Consumer Product Safety
Commission—Chairperson.
7. Corporation for Public
Broadcasting—Board of Directors.
8. Denali Commission—Federal Cochairperson.
9. Election Assistance Commission—
Chairperson.
10. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission—Chairperson.
11. Farm Credit Administration—
Chairperson.
12. Federal Communications
Commission—Chairperson.
13. Federal Election Commission—
Chairperson.
14. Federal Labor Relations
Authority—Chairperson.
15. Federal Maritime Commission—
Chairperson.
16. Federal Trade Commission—
Chairperson.
17. Legal Services Corporation—
Board of Directors.
18. National Archives and Records
Administration—Archivist of the United
States.
19. National Credit Union
Administration—Board.
20. National Endowment for the
Arts—Chairperson.
21. National Endowment for the
Humanities—Chairperson.
22. National Labor Relations Board—
Chairperson.
23. National Science Foundation—
National Science Board.
24. Peace Corps—Director.
25. Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation—Chairperson.
26. Postal Regulatory Commission—
Chairperson.
27. Securities and Exchange
Commission—Chairperson.
28. Smithsonian Institution—Board of
Regents.
29. United States International Trade
Commission—Chairperson.
30. United States Postal Service—
Governors of the Postal Service.
Federal Entities and Entity Heads
1. Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation—Chairperson.
2. African Development Foundation—
Chairperson.
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3. American Battle Monuments
Commission—Chairperson.
4. Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board—
Chairperson.
5. Armed Forces Retirement Home—
Chief Operating Officer.
6. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation—
Chairperson.
7. Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board—Chairperson.
8. Christopher Columbus Fellowship
Foundation—Chairperson.
9. Commission for the Preservation of
America’s Heritage Abroad—
Chairperson.
10. Commission of Fine Arts—
Chairperson.
11. Commission on Civil Rights—
Chairperson.
12. Committee for Purchase from
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled—Chairperson.
13. Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims—Chief Judge.
14. Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for DC—Director.
15. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board—Chairperson.
16. Delta Regional Authority—Federal
Co-Chairperson.
17. Farm Credit System Insurance
Corporation—Chairperson.
18. Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council—Chairperson
19. Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service—Director.
20. Federal Mine Safety and Health
Review Commission—Chairperson.
21. Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board—Executive Director.
22. Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Foundation—Chairperson.
23. Institute of American Indian and
Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development—Chairperson.
24. Institute of Museum and Library
Services—Director.
25. Inter-American Foundation—
Chairperson.
26. James Madison Memorial
Fellowship Foundation—Chairperson.
27. Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission—Chairperson.
28. Marine Mammal Commission—
Chairperson.
29. Merit Systems Protection Board—
Chairperson.
30. Millennium Challenge
Corporation—Chief Executive Officer.
31. Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Foundation—Chairperson.
32. National Capital Planning
Commission—Chairperson.
33. National Council on Disability—
Chairperson.
34. National Mediation Board—
Chairperson.
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35. National Transportation Safety
Board—Chairperson.
36. National Veterans Business
Development Corporation—
Chairperson.
37. Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation—Chairperson.
38. Nuclear Waste Technical Review
Board—Chairperson.
39. Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission—Chairperson.
40. Office of the Federal Coordinator
for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
Projects—Federal Coordinator.
41. Office of Government Ethics—
Director.
42. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation—Chairperson.
43. Office of Special Counsel—Special
Counsel.
44. Overseas Private Investment
Corporation—Board of Directors.
45. Presidio Trust—Chairperson.
46. Selective Service System—
Director.
47. Smithsonian Institution/John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts—Chairperson.
48. Smithsonian Institution/National
Gallery of Art—President.
49. Smithsonian Institution/Woodrow
Wilson International Center for
Scholars—Director.
50. Trade and Development Agency—
Director.
51. U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum—Chairperson.
52. U.S. Interagency Council on
Homelessness—Chairperson.
53. U.S. Institute of Peace—
Chairperson.
54. Vietnam Education Foundation—
Chairperson.
55. White House Commission on the
National Moment of Remembrance—
Chairperson.
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(GSP): Notice Regarding the
Acceptance of Competitive Need
Limitation Waiver and Further Review
of Country Practice Petitions for the
2008 Annual Review
AGENCY: Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
received petitions in connection with
the 2008 GSP Annual Review to waive
the competitive need limitations (CNLs)
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on imports of certain products that are
eligible for duty-free treatment under
the GSP program. This notice
announces CNL waiver petitions that
are accepted for further review and
country practice petitions that continue
to be under evaluation for acceptance in
the 2008 GSP Annual Review. This
notice also sets forth the schedule for
comment and public hearings on the
CNL waiver petitions, requesting
participation in the hearings, submitting
pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs, and
commenting on the U.S. International
Trade Commission (USITC) report on
probable economic effects. The list of
accepted petitions to waive CNLs and
the list of country practice petitions that
continue to be under review for
acceptance in the 2008 GSP Annual
Review are available at: https://
www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/
GSP_2008_Annual_Review/
Section_Index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative,
1724 F Street, NW., Room F–214,
Washington, DC 20508. The telephone
number is (202) 395–6971, the fax
number is (202) 395–2961, and the email address is
Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
DATES: The GSP regulations (15 CFR
Part 2007) provide the schedule of dates
for conducting an annual review unless
otherwise specified in a Federal
Register notice. The current schedule
with respect to the review of CNL
waiver petitions is set forth below.
Notification of any other changes will be
given in the Federal Register.
February 13, 2009 Pre-hearing briefs
and comments, requests to testify at
the GSP Subcommittee Public
Hearing, and hearing statements must
be submitted by 5 p.m.
February 26, 2009 GSP Subcommittee
Public Hearing on all CNL waiver
petitions accepted for the 2008 GSP
Annual Review in Rooms 1 and 2,
1724 F St., NW., Washington, DC
20508, beginning at 9 a.m.
March 12, 2009 Post-hearing briefs and
comments must be submitted by 5
p.m.
May 2009 USITC scheduled to publish
report on products for which CNL
waivers have been requested in the
2008 GSP Annual Review (cases
2008–14 to 2008–19). Comments on
the USITC report on these products
are due 10 calendar days after USITC
date of publication.
June 30, 2009 Modifications to the list
of articles eligible for duty-free
treatment under the GSP resulting
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
2008 and 2009 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal
Entities
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as
amended, this notice provides the 2008 and 2009 list of Designated
Federal Entities and Federal Entities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deanna DeMott, Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Federal Financial Management, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7791.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides the 2008 and 2009 List
of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities which, under the IG
Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to publish.
The 2007 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities was
published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2007 (72 FR 67,985).
This list is also posted on the OMB Web site at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb. The list of Designated Federal Entities has
been updated to reflect the: (1) deletion of the Federal Housing
Finance Board (Pub. L. 110-289, sec. 1311); and (2) replacement of the
``Chairperson'' with the ``Board'' as head of the National Credit Union
Administration (12 U.S.C. 1752). The list of Federal Entities has been
updated to reflect the: (1) Deletion of the National Commission on
Library and Information Science (Pub. L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 2204,
Division G, Title V, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008); (2)
addition of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation; and
entity head: Chairperson (Pub. L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1924, Division B,
Title IV, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2008); and (3) addition of the Office of the
Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects; and
entity head: Federal Coordinator (15 U.S.C. 720d).
The list is divided into two groups: Designated Federal Entities
and Federal Entities. Designated Federal Entities are listed in the IG
Act, except for those agencies that have ceased to exist or that have
been deleted from the list. The Designated Federal Entities are
required to establish and maintain Offices of Inspector General to: (1)
Conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to programs
and operations; (2) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of,
and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such programs and
operations; and (3) provide a means of keeping the entity head and the
Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies
relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the
necessity for, and progress of, corrective actions.
Section 8G(a)(1) of the IG Act defines a ``Federal entity'' as: Any
Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of title
5, United States Code), any Government controlled corporation (within
the meaning of section 103(2) of such title), or any other entity in
the Executive Branch of the Government, or any independent regulatory
agency, but does not include:
(1) An establishment (as defined in section 11(2) of this Act) or
part of an establishment;
(2) A designated Federal entity [as defined in section 8G(a)(2) of
the Act] or part of a designated Federal entity;
(3) The Executive Office of the President;
(4) The Central Intelligence Agency;
(5) The Government Accountability Office; or
(6) Any entity in the judicial or legislative branches of the
Government, including the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol.
Pursuant to section 8G(h)(2) of the IG Act, Federal Entities are
required to report annually to each House of the Congress and OMB on
audit and investigative activities in their organizations.
Danny Werfel,
Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management.
Herein follows the text of the 2008 List of Designated Federal
Entities and Federal Entities.
2008 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities
Section 8 of the IG Act, as amended, requires OMB to publish a list
of designated Federal entities and Federal entities and the head of
such entities. Designated Federal entities are required to establish
Offices of Inspector General and Federal entities are required to
report upon annual audit and investigative activities to each House of
Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Designated Federal Entities and Entity Heads
1. Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)--Chairperson.
2. Appalachian Regional Commission--Federal Co-Chairperson.
3. The Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System--Chairperson.
4. Broadcasting Board of Governors--Chairperson.
5. Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Chairperson.
6. Consumer Product Safety Commission--Chairperson.
7. Corporation for Public Broadcasting--Board of Directors.
8. Denali Commission--Federal Co-chairperson.
9. Election Assistance Commission--Chairperson.
10. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Chairperson.
11. Farm Credit Administration--Chairperson.
12. Federal Communications Commission--Chairperson.
13. Federal Election Commission--Chairperson.
14. Federal Labor Relations Authority--Chairperson.
15. Federal Maritime Commission--Chairperson.
16. Federal Trade Commission--Chairperson.
17. Legal Services Corporation--Board of Directors.
18. National Archives and Records Administration--Archivist of the
United States.
19. National Credit Union Administration--Board.
20. National Endowment for the Arts--Chairperson.
21. National Endowment for the Humanities--Chairperson.
22. National Labor Relations Board--Chairperson.
23. National Science Foundation--National Science Board.
24. Peace Corps--Director.
25. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Chairperson.
26. Postal Regulatory Commission--Chairperson.
27. Securities and Exchange Commission--Chairperson.
28. Smithsonian Institution--Board of Regents.
29. United States International Trade Commission--Chairperson.
30. United States Postal Service--Governors of the Postal Service.
Federal Entities and Entity Heads
1. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation--Chairperson.
2. African Development Foundation--Chairperson.
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3. American Battle Monuments Commission--Chairperson.
4. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--
Chairperson.
5. Armed Forces Retirement Home--Chief Operating Officer.
6. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation--Chairperson.
7. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board--Chairperson.
8. Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--Chairperson.
9. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad--
Chairperson.
10. Commission of Fine Arts--Chairperson.
11. Commission on Civil Rights--Chairperson.
12. Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled--Chairperson.
13. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims--Chief Judge.
14. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC--
Director.
15. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--Chairperson.
16. Delta Regional Authority--Federal Co-Chairperson.
17. Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation--Chairperson.
18. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council--Chairperson
19. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service--Director.
20. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission--Chairperson.
21. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board--Executive Director.
22. Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--Chairperson.
23. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development--Chairperson.
24. Institute of Museum and Library Services--Director.
25. Inter-American Foundation--Chairperson.
26. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation--Chairperson.
27. Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission--Chairperson.
28. Marine Mammal Commission--Chairperson.
29. Merit Systems Protection Board--Chairperson.
30. Millennium Challenge Corporation--Chief Executive Officer.
31. Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation--Chairperson.
32. National Capital Planning Commission--Chairperson.
33. National Council on Disability--Chairperson.
34. National Mediation Board--Chairperson.
35. National Transportation Safety Board--Chairperson.
36. National Veterans Business Development Corporation--
Chairperson.
37. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation--Chairperson.
38. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board--Chairperson.
39. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission--Chairperson.
40. Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation Projects--Federal Coordinator.
41. Office of Government Ethics--Director.
42. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation--Chairperson.
43. Office of Special Counsel--Special Counsel.
44. Overseas Private Investment Corporation--Board of Directors.
45. Presidio Trust--Chairperson.
46. Selective Service System--Director.
47. Smithsonian Institution/John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts--Chairperson.
48. Smithsonian Institution/National Gallery of Art--President.
49. Smithsonian Institution/Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars--Director.
50. Trade and Development Agency--Director.
51. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum--Chairperson.
52. U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness--Chairperson.
53. U.S. Institute of Peace--Chairperson.
54. Vietnam Education Foundation--Chairperson.
55. White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance--
Chairperson.
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