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Stewardship on December 1 and 2,
2009. The purpose of this notice is to
announce a postponement of the
December 1 and 2 meeting.
The purpose of the Subcommittee on
Promoting Environmental Stewardship
(SPES) of the National Advisory Council
for Environmental Policy and
Technology (NACEPT) is to advise the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
on how to promote environmental
stewardship practices that encompass
all environmental aspects of an
organization in the regulated
community and other sectors, as
appropriate, in order to enhance human
health and environmental protection.
The meeting scheduled for December
1 and 2 was intended to focus on the
Subcommittee’s potential stewardshiprelated recommendations for the
Agency. The meeting is being postponed
to allow additional time for
Subcommittee members to more fully
prepare and process potential next
steps.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Langton, Designated Federal
Officer, langton.regina@epa.gov, 202–
566–2178, U.S. EPA Office of Policy,
Economics, and Innovation (MC1807T),
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Dated: November 23, 2009.
Andrew Teplitzky,
Acting Director, Performance Track Division.
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Notice of Public Information Collection
Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
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November 20, 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
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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 comments on
this information collection should
submit comments on January 29, 2010.
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 PRA comments by e–mail
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 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: 3060–0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting, Report and
Order, WC Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–
89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–148.
Form No.: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit, not–for–profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,790
respondents; 3,580 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 289
hours (average).
Frequency of Response: Semi–annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
Sections 4(i), 201, 218–220, 251–252,
271, 303(r), 332 and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. Section 1302; as
well as 47 U.S.C. section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Total Annual Burden: 1,034,620
hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
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Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify, on the first page
of each submission, that some data
contained in that submission are
privileged or confidential, commercial
or financial information and that
disclosure of such information would
likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose the information,
the respondent would be required to
make a full showing pursuant to the
Commission’s rules for withholding
from public inspection information
submitted to the Commission. The
Commission will retain its current
policies and procedures regarding the
confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including the use of
aggregated, non–company specific data
in its published reports.
Need and Uses: This information
collection is being submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) after this 60 day comment period
in order to obtain the full three year
clearance. The Commission is reporting
a decrease of 50,520 hours to the total
annual burden. This adjustment
decrease is due to respondents’
increased familiarity with the new, on–
line filing procedures and with the
changes to their own systems that were
necessary to comply with this
information collection. During the first
two filing windows during OMB’s one
year conditional approval of the data
collection on a pilot basis, the
Commission has been flexible with and
assisted respondents who had difficulty
in submitting information in the new
format.
This collection improves the
Commission’s understanding of the
extent of broadband deployment,
facilitating the development of
appropriate broadband policies and the
Commission’s ability to carry out its
obligation under section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 to
‘‘determine whether advanced
telecommunications capability is being
deployed to all Americans in a
reasonable and timely fashion.’’ In
addition, the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 directs the Commission to take
actions to open all participants,
including new entrants. A central task
in creating this framework is the
opening of previously monopolized
local telecommunications markets. By
collecting timely and reliable
information about the pace and extent of
competition for local telephony service
in different geographic areas, including
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rural areas, the Commission
significantly improves the ability to
evaluate the effectiveness of actions the
Commission and the states are taking to
facilitate economic competition in those
areas.
The information is used by
Commission staff to prepare reports that
help inform consumers and policy
makers at the federal and state level of
the development of competition in the
local telephone service market and the
deployment of broadband services. The
Commission will continue to use the
information to better inform its
understanding of broadband
deployment in conjunction with its
congressionally mandated section 706
reports. The Commission also uses the
data to support its analyses in a variety
of rulemaking proceedings under the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. Absent this information
collection, the Commission would lack
essential data for assisting it in
determining the effectiveness of its
policies and fulfilling its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Federal Trade Commission.
Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
scheduling of an Oral Argument in
Daniel Chapter One, et al., Docket No.
9329.
DATES: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1
p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitch Katz, Senior Public Affairs
Specialist, Office of Public Affairs, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326–2180,
(202) 326–2711 (recorded message).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An Oral
Argument will be held in the Matter of
Daniel Chapter One, et al., Docket 9329
at the Federal Trade Commission
Building, Room 532, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580 at
1 p.m. Part of this meeting will be open
to the public. The rest of the meeting
will be closed to the public.
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(1) Oral Argument in Daniel Chapter
One, et al., Docket 9329.
PORTION CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
(2) Executive Session to follow Oral
Argument in Daniel Chapter One., et al.,
Docket 9329.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Standards Committee Advisory
Meeting; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
This notice announces a forthcoming
meeting of a public advisory committee
of the Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology
(ONC). The meeting will be open to the
public.
Name of Committee: HIT Standards
Committee.
General Function of the Committee: to
provide recommendations to the
National Coordinator on standards,
implementation specifications, and
certification criteria for the electronic
exchange and use of health information
for purposes of adoption, consistent
with the implementation of the Federal
Health IT Strategic Plan, and in
accordance with policies developed by
the HIT Policy Committee.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on December 18, 2009, via
telephone conference call, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m./Eastern Time. Members of the
public should call 1–877–705–6006;
confirmation code ‘‘HIT Standards
Committee meeting.’’ To listen via
computer, no sooner than 10 minutes
prior to the meeting, please go to:
https://altarum.na3.acrobat.com/
HITstandards.
Location: The meeting is dial-in only.
Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office
of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, email: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call
the contact person for up-to-date
information on this meeting. A notice in
the Federal Register about last minute
modifications that impact a previously
announced advisory committee meeting
cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice.
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Agenda: The Committee will discuss
updates from its workgroups. ONC
intends to make background material
available to the public no later than two
(2) business days prior to the meeting.
If ONC is unable to post the background
material on its Web site prior to the
meeting, it will be made publicly
available at the location of the advisory
committee meeting, and the background
material will be posed on ONC’s Web
site after the meeting, at https://
healthit.hhs.gov.
Procedure: Interested persons may
present data, information, or views,
orally or in writing, on issues pending
before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before December 10, 2009.
Oral comments from the pubic will be
scheduled between approximately 1:30
and 2 p.m. Time allotted for each
presentation will be limited to three
minutes each. If the number of speakers
requesting to comment is greater than
can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public
hearing session, ONC will take written
comments after the meeting until close
of business.
Persons attending ONC’s advisory
committee meetings are advised that the
agency is not responsible for providing
access to electrical outlets.
ONC welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
meetings. Seating is limited at the
location, and ONC will make every
effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If
you require special accommodations
due to a disability, please contact Judy
Sparrow at least seven (7) days in
advance of the meeting.
ONC is committed to the orderly
conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at
https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures
on public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: November 23, 2009.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 20, 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 comments on this information collection
should submit comments on January 29, 2010. 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 PRA comments by
e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 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: 3060-0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, Report
and Order, WC Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-148.
Form No.: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,790 respondents; 3,580 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 289 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 4(i), 201,
218-220, 251-252, 271, 303(r), 332 and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. Section 1302; as well as 47 U.S.C. section
706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Total Annual Burden: 1,034,620 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue
to allow respondents to certify, on the first page of each submission,
that some data contained in that submission are privileged or
confidential, commercial or financial information and that disclosure
of such information would likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or proposes to disclose the
information, the respondent would be required to make a full showing
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public
inspection information submitted to the Commission. The Commission will
retain its current policies and procedures regarding the confidential
treatment of submitted FCC Form 477 data, including the use of
aggregated, non-company specific data in its published reports.
Need and Uses: This information collection is being submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day comment
period in order to obtain the full three year clearance. The Commission
is reporting a decrease of 50,520 hours to the total annual burden.
This adjustment decrease is due to respondents' increased familiarity
with the new, on-line filing procedures and with the changes to their
own systems that were necessary to comply with this information
collection. During the first two filing windows during OMB's one year
conditional approval of the data collection on a pilot basis, the
Commission has been flexible with and assisted respondents who had
difficulty in submitting information in the new format.
This collection improves the Commission's understanding of the
extent of broadband deployment, facilitating the development of
appropriate broadband policies and the Commission's ability to carry
out its obligation under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 to ``determine whether advanced telecommunications capability is
being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.''
In addition, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Commission
to take actions to open all participants, including new entrants. A
central task in creating this framework is the opening of previously
monopolized local telecommunications markets. By collecting timely and
reliable information about the pace and extent of competition for local
telephony service in different geographic areas, including
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rural areas, the Commission significantly improves the ability to
evaluate the effectiveness of actions the Commission and the states are
taking to facilitate economic competition in those areas.
The information is used by Commission staff to prepare reports that
help inform consumers and policy makers at the federal and state level
of the development of competition in the local telephone service market
and the deployment of broadband services. The Commission will continue
to use the information to better inform its understanding of broadband
deployment in conjunction with its congressionally mandated section 706
reports. The Commission also uses the data to support its analyses in a
variety of rulemaking proceedings under the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended. Absent this information collection, the Commission would
lack essential data for assisting it in determining the effectiveness
of its policies and fulfilling its statutory responsibilities in
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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