Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 50967-50968 [E9-23768]

Download as PDF pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 190 / Friday, October 2, 2009 / Notices 1. Two published reports of completed, pre-rule research on the effects of exposure to pesticides containing pyrethrins/pyrethroids. EPA requests the advice of the HSRB on the scientific merit, relevancy, and limitations of these studies, and on their ethical acceptability. EPA intends to incorporate into a future revision of the EPA White Paper, ‘‘A Review of the Relationship between Pyrethrins, Pyrethroid Exposure and Asthma and Allergies,’’ a discussion of either or both of these studies if they are deemed to be scientifically sound, relevant and ethically acceptable. 2. A proposal for new research to be conducted by Carroll-Loye Biological Research to evaluate in the laboratory the repellent efficacy to ticks of two registered products containing 20% picaridin. EPA requests the advice of the HSRB concerning whether, if it is revised as suggested in EPA’s review and if it is performed as described, this research is likely to generate scientifically reliable data, useful for assessing the efficacy of the tested materials in repelling ticks, and to meet the applicable requirements of 40 CFR part 26, subparts K and L. 3. A new scenario design and associated protocol from the Antimicrobials Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF–II), describing proposed research to monitor at three sites the dermal and inhalation exposure of professional janitorial workers who apply an antimicrobial pesticide formulated as an aerosol spray. EPA requests the advice of the HSRB concerning whether, if it is revised as suggested in EPA’s review and if it is performed as described, this research is likely to generate scientifically reliable data, useful for assessing the exposure of those who apply antimicrobial pesticides as aerosols, and to meet the applicable requirements of 40 CFR part 26, subparts K and L. In addition, the Board will be reviewing its draft June 24–25, 2009, meeting report for subsequent Board approval. Finally, the HSRB may also discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. b. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at https:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and https:// www.regulations.gov. In addition, information concerning a Board meeting report, if applicable, can be found at VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:40 Oct 01, 2009 Jkt 220001 https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: September 24, 2009. Kevin Teichman, EPA Acting Science Advisor. [FR Doc. E9–23795 Filed 10–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments Requested September 28, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should submit comments on November 2, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your comments by e–mail send PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50967 then to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to 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, and (6) when the FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, 202–418–0214. For additional information about the information collection(s) send an e–mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202–418–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No: 3060–0233. Title: Part 36, Separations. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for– profit. Number of Respondents: 1,997 respondents; 7,562 responses. Estimated Time Per Response: 5 – 22 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting requirements and third party disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), and (j), 221(c) and 410(c). Total Annual Burden: 71,283 hours. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurance of confidentiality has been given regarding the information. Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this information collection. There is a change in the estimated respondents/ responses and the annual burden hours. The Commission is reporting a 1,774 adjusted increase in the number of responses and a 12,865 hour increase in the total annual burden hours. In order to determine which carriers are entitled to universal service support, E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 50968 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 190 / Friday, October 2, 2009 / Notices all (both rural and non–rural) incumbent local exchange carriers(LECs) must provide the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) with the loop cost and loop count data required by 47 CFR 63.611 of the Commission’s rules for each of its study areas and, if applicable, for each wire center (that term is defined in 47 CFR Part 54). Loops are the telephone lines running from the carrier’s switching facilities to the customer. The loop cost and loop count information is to be field annually with NECA by July 31st of each year, and may be updated quarterly pursuant to 47 CFR 63.612. Pursuant to section 36.613, the information filed on July 31st of each year will be used to calculate universal service support for each study area and is filed by NECA with the Commission by October 1 of each year. An incumbent LEC is define as a carrier that meets the definition of ‘‘incumbent local exchange carrier’’ in 47 CFR 51.5 of the Commission’s rules. Section 63.612(a) also requires non– rural carriers to file loop counts (no loop cost data) on a quarterly basis. The Commission requires that non–rural carriers submit quarterly loop counts in order to ensure that universal service fund (USF) support for non–rural carriers is accurately calculated when competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) are present in the incumbent LECs’ operating areas. Quarterly loop cost and loop count data filings are voluntary for rural carriers. When a competitive ETC, however, is operating in an incumbent rural carrier’s territory, the incumbent rural carrier is required to submit quarterly loop count data. Quarterly filings of loop counts are necessary because if an incumbent rural carrier does not update its loop count data more often than annually, but its competitor does, the competitor’s more recent data may include loops captured from the incumbent since the incumbent’s last filing. Thus, the incumbent would continue to receive USF support at the same per line support amount that the incumbent LEC receives in the same operating territory. In order to receive such support, the competitive ETC must file loop count data with the USAC on a quarterly basis. The reporting requirements are necessary to implement the congressional mandate for universal service. The requirements are necessary to verify that rural and non–rural LECs are eligible to receive universal service support. Information filed with NECA pursuant to section 36.611 is used to calculate universal service support payments to eligible carriers. Without VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:40 Oct 01, 2009 Jkt 220001 this information, NECA and USAC (Universal Service Administration Company) would not be able to calculate such payments to eligible carriers. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–23768 Filed 10–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE: 6712–01–S FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 36, Reporting Comprehensive LongTerm Fiscal Projections for the U.S. Government AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as amended in April, 2004, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 36, Reporting Comprehensive LongTerm Fiscal Projections for the U.S. Government. The standard is available on the FASAB home page https:// www.fasab.gov/standards.html. Copies can be obtained by contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Payne, Executive Director, at (202) 512–7350. Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. Dated: September 29, 2009. Charles Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E9–23816 Filed 10–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 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 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than October 19, 2009. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Earl E. Geiger, Bloomington, Minnesota; to acquire voting shares of Heritage Bancshares Group, Inc., Willmar, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Heritage Bank, NA, Spicer, Minnesota, and Heritage Bank, NA, Holstein, Iowa. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 2009. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E9–23804 Filed 10–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act September 28, 2009. AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Declaration pursuant to section 319F–3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d) to provide targeted liability protections for pandemic countermeasures based on the Secretary’s finding under the Act that the 2009–H1N1 virus strain and the resulting disease, 2009–H1N1 influenza, constitutes a public health emergency. DATES: This notice and the attached declaration are effective as of the date of signature of the declaration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone (202) 205–2882 (this is not a toll-free number). E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments 
Requested

September 28, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments on November 2, 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 contact listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your comments by e-
mail send then to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information 
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to 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, and 
(6) when the FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its 
OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214. For 
additional information about the information collection(s) send an e-
mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-0233.
     Title: Part 36, Separations.
     Form No.: N/A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
     Number of Respondents: 1,997 respondents; 7,562 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 5 - 22 hours.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirements.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), and (j), 221(c) and 410(c).
     Total Annual Burden: 71,283 hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurance of 
confidentiality has been given regarding the information.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this 30 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this 
information collection. There is a change in the estimated respondents/
responses and the annual burden hours. The Commission is reporting a 
1,774 adjusted increase in the number of responses and a 12,865 hour 
increase in the total annual burden hours.
    In order to determine which carriers are entitled to universal 
service support,

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all (both rural and non-rural) incumbent local exchange carriers(LECs) 
must provide the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) with the 
loop cost and loop count data required by 47 CFR 63.611 of the 
Commission's rules for each of its study areas and, if applicable, for 
each wire center (that term is defined in 47 CFR Part 54).
    Loops are the telephone lines running from the carrier's switching 
facilities to the customer. The loop cost and loop count information is 
to be field annually with NECA by July 31st of each year, and may be 
updated quarterly pursuant to 47 CFR 63.612. Pursuant to section 
36.613, the information filed on July 31st of each year will be used to 
calculate universal service support for each study area and is filed by 
NECA with the Commission by October 1 of each year. An incumbent LEC is 
define as a carrier that meets the definition of ``incumbent local 
exchange carrier'' in 47 CFR 51.5 of the Commission's rules.
    Section 63.612(a) also requires non-rural carriers to file loop 
counts (no loop cost data) on a quarterly basis. The Commission 
requires that non-rural carriers submit quarterly loop counts in order 
to ensure that universal service fund (USF) support for non-rural 
carriers is accurately calculated when competitive eligible 
telecommunications carriers (ETCs) are present in the incumbent LECs' 
operating areas. Quarterly loop cost and loop count data filings are 
voluntary for rural carriers. When a competitive ETC, however, is 
operating in an incumbent rural carrier's territory, the incumbent 
rural carrier is required to submit quarterly loop count data. 
Quarterly filings of loop counts are necessary because if an incumbent 
rural carrier does not update its loop count data more often than 
annually, but its competitor does, the competitor's more recent data 
may include loops captured from the incumbent since the incumbent's 
last filing. Thus, the incumbent would continue to receive USF support 
at the same per line support amount that the incumbent LEC receives in 
the same operating territory. In order to receive such support, the 
competitive ETC must file loop count data with the USAC on a quarterly 
basis.
    The reporting requirements are necessary to implement the 
congressional mandate for universal service. The requirements are 
necessary to verify that rural and non-rural LECs are eligible to 
receive universal service support. Information filed with NECA pursuant 
to section 36.611 is used to calculate universal service support 
payments to eligible carriers. Without this information, NECA and USAC 
(Universal Service Administration Company) would not be able to 
calculate such payments to eligible carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-23768 Filed 10-1-09; 8:45 am]
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