Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 40188-40189 [E9-19222]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 40188 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Notices available quantity as ‘‘the quantity of iron, steel, or relevant manufactured good that is available or will be available at the time needed and place needed, and in the proper form or specification as specified in the project plans and design.’’ The same Memorandum defines ‘‘satisfactory quality’’ as ‘‘the quality of steel, iron or manufactured good specified in the project plans and designs.’’ Furthermore, the purpose of the ARRA is to stimulate economic recovery by funding current infrastructure construction, not to delay projects that are already ‘‘shovel ready’’ by requiring potential SRF eligible recipients such as the HSC to revise their design standards and specifications. The imposition of ARRA Buy American requirements in this case would result in unreasonable delay for this project. To delay this construction would directly conflict with a fundamental economic purpose of ARRA, which is to create or retain jobs. The Municipal Assistance Unit (CMU) has reviewed this waiver request and has determined that the supporting documentation provided by the HSC established both a proper basis to specify the particular good required and that this manufactured good was not available from a producer in the United States able to meet the design specifications for the proposed project. The information provided is sufficient to meet the following criteria listed under Section 1605(b) of the ARRA and in the April 28, 2009 Memorandum: Iron, steel, and the manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality. The March 31, 2009 Delegation of Authority Memorandum provided Regional Administrators with the authority to issue exceptions to Section 1605 of ARRA within the geographic boundaries of their respective regions and with respect to requests by individual grant recipients. Having established both a proper basis to specify the particular good required for this project and that this manufactured good was not available from a producer in the United States, the HSC is hereby granted a waiver from the Buy American requirements of Section 1605(a) of Public Law 111–5 for the purchase and use of the specified polyethylene Biofilm chip carrier element (media) documented in HSC’s waiver request submittal dated May 19, 2009, for its proposed wastewater treatment plant upgrade using ARRA funds. This supplementary information constitutes the detailed written justification required by Section 1605(c) VerDate Nov<24>2008 20:51 Aug 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 for waivers based on a finding under subsection (b). Authority: Public Law 111–5, section 1605. Dated: July 29, 2009. Ira W. Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region I, New England. [FR Doc. E9–19194 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested August 5, 2009. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before September 10, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via fax at (202) 395–5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Street, SW., Washington, DC or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on the downwardpointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal Communications Commission’’ from the list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0010. Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations. Form Number: FCC Form 323. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents/Responses: 9,250 respondents, 9,250 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion reporting requirement; Biennially reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 21,375 hours. Total Annual Costs: $14,670,000. Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303, and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this information collection. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: On December 18, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the ‘‘Diversity Order’’) in MB Docket Nos. 07–294; 06– 121; 02–277; 04–228, MM Docket Nos. 01–235; 01–317; 00–244; FCC 07–217. Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the Diversity Order, the E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Notices following changes are made to Form 323: The instructions have been revised to incorporate a definition of ‘‘eligible entity,’’ which will apply to the Commission’s existing Equity Debt Plus (‘‘EDP’’) standard, one of the standards used to determine whether interests are attributable. The instructions have also been revised to update citations to the Commission’s media ownership rules. In addition, on April 8, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the ‘‘323 Order’’) in MB Docket Nos. 07–294, 06–121, 02– 277, 01–235, 01–317, 00–244, 04–228; FCC 09–33. Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the 323 Order, the following changes are made to Form 323: The instructions have been revised to state the Commission’s revised Biennial filing requirements adopted in the 323 Order. The instructions and questions in all sections of the form have been significantly revised. Many questions on the form have been reworked or reordered in order to (1) Clarify the information sought in the form; (2) simplify completion of the form by giving respondents menu-style or checkbox-style options to select rather than submit a separate narrative exhibit; and (3) make the data collected on the form more adaptable for use in database programs used to prepare economic and policy studies relating to media ownership. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–19222 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than August 26, 2009. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Steve Foley, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Don Arthur Barnette, Jonesboro, Georiga; to acquire additional voting shares of CCB Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Community Capital Bank, both of Jonesboro, Georgia. 2. Odric Gregory, individually, and as Chief Manager of Gregory Investments LLC, both of Gallatin, Tennessee; to acquire additional voting shares of Macon Banctrust, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Macon Bank and Trust Company, both of Lafayette, Tennessee. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. Ann Worthy, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201– 2272: 1. Harold Ira Kane, Corpus Christi, Texas; to retain voting shares of Charter Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Charter Alliance Bank (de novo), both of Corpus Christi, Texas, Charter IBHC, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Charter Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 6, 2009. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E9–19172 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Notice of Agreements Filed; Correction FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices VerDate Nov<24>2008 20:51 Aug 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 Federal Maritime Commission. Citation of Previous Notice of Agreements Filed: 74 FR 37709, July 29, 2009. Previous Notice of Agreements Filed Dated: July 24, 2009. Correction to the Notice of Agreements Filed: All of the Filing Parties and the complete Synopsis of Agreement No. 201204 were not printed in the original Notice. The complete Notice should read as follows: Agreement No.: 201204. Title: Port of Houston Authority and Houston Marine Terminal Operators/ Freight Handlers Agreement. Parties: Port of Houston Authority; Ceres Gulf, Inc.; Chaparral Stevedoring Company of Texas, Inc.; CT Stevedoring, Inc. dba Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co.; Ports America Texas, Inc.; GP Terminals LLC; Shippers AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40189 Stevedoring Company; and SSA Gulf, Inc. Filing Party: Erik A. Eriksson, Esq.; Port of Houston Authority; Executive Office; 111 East Loop; Houston, TX 77029–4327. Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the Port of Houston Authority and seven affiliated freight handlers to discuss and voluntarily agree on matters of common interest at the Port of Houston. Contact Person for More Information: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, (202) 523– 5725. Tanga S. FitzGibbon, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–19208 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES The National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), a Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary; Request for Public Comment AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary. ACTION: Request for public comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) Medical Countermeasure Markets and Sustainability Working Group is requesting public comment to their working document, ‘‘Inventory of Issues Constraining or Enabling Industry Involvement in Medical Countermeasure Efforts’’. The inventory (or grid) includes factors that may discourage industry involvement or partnering with the U.S. Government in medical countermeasure development efforts, reported constraints to industry involvement, and potential solutions for relief from a particular constraint. The inventory has been catalogued by financial, legislative, scientific, human capital, regulatory, and societal elements. The Working Group wishes to solicit comment, feedback, and guidance from members of industry, other government agencies, and the public at large for consideration by the Working Group to strengthen and refine the document prior to its public presentation to the NBSB at the scheduled Fall 2009 public meeting of the Board. DATES: The public is asked to submit comments by October 30, 2009, to the NBSB e-mail box (NBSB@hhs.gov) in order to be considered by the Working Group in preparing the final document. E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40188-40189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19222]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

August 5, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 10, 2009. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or 
PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title 
of this ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click 
on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this 
ICR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0010.
    Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations.
    Form Number: FCC Form 323.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 9,250 respondents, 9,250 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; Biennially reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 21,375 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $14,670,000.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On December 18, 2007, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the 
``Diversity Order'') in MB Docket Nos. 07-294; 06-121; 02-277; 04-228, 
MM Docket Nos. 01-235; 01-317; 00-244; FCC 07-217. Consistent with 
actions taken by the Commission in the Diversity Order, the

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following changes are made to Form 323: The instructions have been 
revised to incorporate a definition of ``eligible entity,'' which will 
apply to the Commission's existing Equity Debt Plus (``EDP'') standard, 
one of the standards used to determine whether interests are 
attributable. The instructions have also been revised to update 
citations to the Commission's media ownership rules.
    In addition, on April 8, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report and 
Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the ``323 
Order'') in MB Docket Nos. 07-294, 06-121, 02-277, 01-235, 01-317, 00-
244, 04-228; FCC 09-33. Consistent with actions taken by the Commission 
in the 323 Order, the following changes are made to Form 323: The 
instructions have been revised to state the Commission's revised 
Biennial filing requirements adopted in the 323 Order. The instructions 
and questions in all sections of the form have been significantly 
revised. Many questions on the form have been reworked or reordered in 
order to (1) Clarify the information sought in the form; (2) simplify 
completion of the form by giving respondents menu-style or checkbox-
style options to select rather than submit a separate narrative 
exhibit; and (3) make the data collected on the form more adaptable for 
use in database programs used to prepare economic and policy studies 
relating to media ownership.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-19222 Filed 8-10-09; 8:45 am]
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