Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements, 54352-54353 [2010-22163]

Download as PDF wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 54352 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices Section C–B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as follows: Delete in its entirety the title and functional statements for the Office of Health and Safety (CAJP), and insert the following: Office of Safety, Health, and Environment (CAJP). The mission of the Office of Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to help workers protect themselves as they carry out their public health mission. By helping staff create a safe, healthful workplace environment, by assisting in the prevention of workrelated injury and illness, and by promoting safe work practices, the Office improves worker morale, increases efficiency and contributes to the creation of sound public health science. In carrying out its mission, OSHE: (1) Provides leadership and service for the CDC Health and Safety Program to proactively ensure safe and healthy workplaces at CDC worksites for CDC employees, contractors, and visitors (including deployed personnel), and to protect the environment and communities adjacent to CDC-owned and leased facilities; (2) promotes healthy and safe work practices to prevent injury and illness, and provides occupational medical, employee assistance, and worksite health promotion/lifestyle services; (3) provides advice and counsel to the CDC Director and other senior OD and Centers/Institute/Offices (ClO) staff on health, safety, and environment-related matters, and to individuals and organizations nationally and internationally, as requested; (4) provides advice, counsel, and direct support services to supervisors and employees on health, safety, and environment-related matters; (5) assures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental (HSE) laws and regulations; (6) provides liaison with both CDC safety officers and staff, and other partners such as Health and Human Services (HHS) health and safety officials, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations on HSE issues; (7) coproduces the CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories; (8) serves as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Applied Biosafety Programs and Training; (9) serves as a significant resource of subject matter expertise for the national VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:24 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 and international community in the field of biosafety; and, (10) works with key partners, such as the World Health Organization, on critical health and safety issues around the globe. Office of the Director (CAJP1). (1) Serves as the principal advisor to the Director, CDC, with responsibility for the CDC Health and Safety Program; (2) plans, identifies, and requests required resources; directs, manages, and evaluates the operations and programs of OSHE; (3) assures coordination and cooperation among OSHE staff; (4) provides advice and counsel to the CDC Director, the Chief Operating Officer, and other senior OD and CIO officials on workplace HSE matters; (5) assures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local HSE laws, regulations, and policies; (6) develops and implements new HSE injury/illness prevention programs indicated by surveys, incident investigations, reports of unsafe/unhealthful working conditions and other means; (7) assures cross-cutting, collaborative team functionality in building and maintaining a successful safety program; (8) assures OSHE coordination with the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Building and Facilities Office, and other staff and staff service offices on HSE matters; (9) provides liaison with both CDC safety officers and staff, and other partners such as HHS, OSHA, EPA, NRC, and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations on HSE issues; (10) when asked, consults with individuals and organizations nationally and internationally on issues such as laboratory safety, biosafety, occupational health issues in the biomedical laboratory and animal care setting, and deployment health and safety; (11) maintains oversight and support for the CDC safety committees in operational components with representation, attendance, interaction and collaboration, and collaboration with non-Atlanta health and safety officers and staff and (12) provides an annual report on the CDC HSE and other 4 reports required or requested by CDC management officials, HHS, and regulatory agencies. Dated: August 22, 2010. William P. Nichols, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2010–21764 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–18–M PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information: 1651–0117. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning: Free Trade Agreements. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 8, 2010, to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 1177, at 202–325–0265. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection: Title: Free Trade Agreements. OMB Number: 1651–0117. Form Number: None. Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and eliminate barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, and to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance benefits of the agreement. Free trade agreements establish free trade by reduced-duty treatment on imported goods. The United States has numerous free trade agreements with various countries, eight of which are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These agreements involve collection of data elements such as information about the importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff classification number, and the preference criterion in the Rules of Origin. Respondents can obtain information on how to make claims under these free trade agreements by going to https:// www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/ trade_programs/ international_agreements/free_trade/. Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on the addition of free trade agreements with Oman and Peru. Type of Review: Extension (with change). Affected Public: Businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,100. Total Number of Estimated Annual Responses: 116,100. Estimated time per Response: 12 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,220. Dated: August 31, 2010. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2010–22163 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:24 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5383–N–18] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Public Housing Capital Fund Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: November 8, 2010. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410– 5000; telephone 202–402–5564 (this is not a toll-free number), or e-mail Mr. McKinney at Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–402–4109 (this is not a toll-free number). Additional information is provided at https:// www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/ cn/docs/2010-pre-notice.pdf. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54353 necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Public Housing Capital Fund Program. OMB Control Number: 2577–0157. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must provide information to HUD various stages of implementing Capital Fund grant. This grant is used for modernization of existing public housing stock and development of new units, which requires contract administration and construction contracting. Agency form numbers: HUD–5084, HUD–5087, HUD–51000, HUD–51001, HUD–51002, HUD–51003, HUD–51004, HUD–51915, HUD–51915–A, HUD– 51971–I–II, HUD–52396, HUD–52427, HUD–52482, HUD–52483–A, HUD– 52484, HUD–52485, HUD–52651–A, HUD–52829, HUD–52830, HUD–52833, HUD–52845, HUD–52846, HUD–52847, HUD–52849, HUD–53001, HUD–53015, HUD–5370, HUD–5370EZ, HUD–5370C, HUD–5372, HUD–5378, HUD–5460, Public Housing Information Center Certification of Accuracy, New Physical Needs Assessment form. Members of affected public: Business or other for-profit, State, Local Government. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents: The estimated number of respondents is 3,100, with a total reporting burden of 264,067 hours. Frequency of submission: Annually. Members of affected public: Local governments, public housing authorities, nonprofits, and for-project developers that apply jointly with a public entity. Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of approved collection. Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54352-54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0117.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement 
concerning: Free Trade Agreements. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 8, 
2010, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 
9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments should address: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP

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request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document CBP is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Free Trade Agreements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0117.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and 
eliminate barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, and to 
lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance 
benefits of the agreement. Free trade agreements establish free trade 
by reduced-duty treatment on imported goods. The United States has 
numerous free trade agreements with various countries, eight of which 
are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore, 
Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These agreements 
involve collection of data elements such as information about the 
importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff 
classification number, and the preference criterion in the Rules of 
Origin.
    Respondents can obtain information on how to make claims under 
these free trade agreements by going to https://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/free_trade/.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on the addition 
of free trade agreements with Oman and Peru.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,100.
    Total Number of Estimated Annual Responses: 116,100.
    Estimated time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,220.

    Dated: August 31, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-22163 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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