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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
INVESTIGATION BOARD
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Sunshine Act Meeting
In connection with its investigation
into three iron dust flash fires at the
Hoeganaes facility in Gallatin, TN., the
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (CSB) announces
that it will hold a public meeting on
November 16, 2011, in Gallatin to
collect additional information to aide in
its ongoing investigation of the
incidents. Two workers were killed in
the first iron dust incident on January
31, 2011, and the second iron dust
incident on March 29, 2011 injured
another employee. The third incident, a
hydrogen explosion and resulting iron
dust flash fires, claimed three lives and
injured two others on May 27, 2011. The
meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the EPIC
Event Center, 392 and 394 West Main
St., Gallatin, TN 37066.
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Pre-registration is not required,
but to assure adequate seating, attendees
are encouraged to pre-register by
emailing their names and affiliations to
publicmeeting@csb.gov by November
10, 2011.
At the meeting, CSB staff will discuss
with the Board the results of their
investigation to date into these
incidents. In addition, a panel of outside
experts and others will be invited to
speak on a number of issues related to
the investigation.
All staff presentations are preliminary
and are intended solely to allow the
Board to consider in a public forum
various issues and factors involved in
this case. No factual analyses,
conclusions or findings presented by
staff should be considered final.
After the conclusion of Hoeganaes
case study discussion, the Board will
conclude the public meeting by
considering certain board business
matters that have been calendared
during board votes during FY 2011.
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Such matters involve the resolution of
proposed status changes to
recommendations made in the Imperial
Sugar investigation, other board affairs
issues, and consideration and vote on
the CSB Human Capital Plan.
Please notify CSB if a translator or
interpreter is needed, at least 5 business
days prior to the public meeting. For
more information, please contact the
Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board at (202) 261–7600,
or visit our Web site at: https://
www.csb.gov.
Dated: November 3, 2011.
John Lau,
Acting Managing Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the emergency
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).
Title: Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP)
Quarterly and Annual Performance
Progress Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0660–0037.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Emergency
submission (revision to a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 121.
Average Hours per Response: 5.94.
Burden Hours: 727.
Needs and Uses: The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act) appropriated funds for
BTOP to support the deployment of
broadband infrastructure, enhance and
expand public computer centers,
encourage sustainable adoption of
broadband service, and develop and
maintain a nationwide public map of
broadband service capability and
availability.
The Recovery Act mandates that
funds distributed under its authority be
subject to an unprecedented level of
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transparency and accountability. This
includes an increased level of
monitoring and oversight to ensure that
Recovery Act funds are used for their
authorized purposes; steps are in place
to prevent waste, fraud or abuse; and
BTOP projects avoid unnecessary delay
and cost-overruns and meet targets and
goals. In addition to increased levels of
monitoring and oversight, BTOP
projects must adhere to mandatory
timelines requiring them to demonstrate
that each project will be substantially
completed within two years of the
grant’s issuance date. To enable NTIA to
properly achieve these objectives and
verify that BTOP projects are meeting
established targets and goals within the
mandated timeframes, NTIA has
developed and utilized Performance
Progress Reports (PPRs) to capture
quarterly and annual reports for each
project type (Infrastructure, Public
Computer Center, and Sustainable
Broadband Adoption). Each PPR
provides updates on fundamental
project milestones and key performance
indicators that allow NTIA to measure
project progress and ensure proper
monitoring and compliance with
program rules.
NTIA reviewed PPRs, submitted on
September 30, 2011, and assessed the
individual responses provided by BTOP
grant recipients and concluded that
several key questions on the existing
annual Infrastructure PPR need to be
clarified if NTIA is to receive the
appropriate level of detail necessary to
ensure BTOP projects are meeting
established targets and goals within
mandated timeframes. NTIA is also
requesting updated mapping
information in order to better monitor
the current status and impact of
broadband deployment in each of the
funded project areas. The annual
Infrastructure PPR will be revised to
capture more detailed information
related to: Community Anchor
Institutions; Points of Presence; and
Network Maps.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser,
(202) 395–5887.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
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Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by
November 30, 2011 to Nicholas Fraser,
OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202)
395–7285, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Fishermen’s Contingency Fund.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0082.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88–
164 and 88–166.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response:
application, 10 hours; 15-day report, 5
minutes.
Burden Hours: 1,008.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection.
United States (U.S.) commercial
fishermen may file claims for
compensation for losses of or damages
to fishing gear or vessels, plus 50
percent of resulting economic losses,
attributable to oil and gas activities on
the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. To
obtain compensation, applicants must
comply with requirements set forth in
50 CFR part 296. The requirements
include a report within 15 days of the
date the vessel first returns to port after
the incident, to gain a presumption of
eligible causation, and an application
form.
The report form (NOAA Form 88–166)
requests identifying information such as
the claimant’s name, address, phone
number, and social security number. It
also requests information pertaining to
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the casualty, such as the location of the
obstruction, the date and time of the
casualty, identification of the vessel
involved, and the date the vessel first
returned to port after the casualty.
The application (NOAA Form 88–164)
consists of a property loss section and
a section for economic loss. The
property loss section requests the same
identifying information contained in the
initial report. It also requests
information such as the amount and
type of damage claimed, description of
the casualty and likely causes, efforts to
recover gear, description of proofs of
ownership, estimates of repair or
replacement costs, and identification of
witnesses. The economic loss section
requests information pertaining to
economic loss and consequential
damages resulting from the casualty.
This includes the length of trips and
income from those trips prior to the
casualty, number of gear units lost, date
replacement gear was ordered and
received or the date repairs were
commenced and completed. This
section also requests information
regarding consequential damages such
as extra fuel consumption or claim
preparation fees. The application also
includes inventory schedules which
lists the amounts of gear involved in the
casualty, its purchase date, purchase
cost, and repair or replacement cost.
The application also includes an
affidavit by which the claimant attests
to the truthfulness of the claim.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.
gov.
Dated: November 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 111013624–1626–01]
Annual Retail Trade Survey
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Determination.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to
announce that the Director of the
Census Bureau has determined the need
to conduct the 2011 Annual Retail
Trade Survey (ARTS). ARTS covers
employer firms with establishments
located in the United States and
classified in the Retail Trade and/or
Accommodation and Food Services
sectors as defined by the 2007 North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Through this survey,
the Census Bureau will collect data
covering annual sales, annual ecommerce sales, year-end inventories
held inside and outside the United
States, total operating expenses,
purchases, accounts receivables, and,
for selected industries, merchandise line
sales, and percent of e-commerce sales
to customers located outside the United
States. These data are collected to
provide a sound statistical basis for the
formation of policy by various
government agencies. Results will be
available for use for a variety of public
and business needs such as economic
and market analysis, company
performance, and forecasting future
demand.
SUMMARY:
The Census Bureau will
provide report forms to businesses
included in the survey. Additional
copies are available upon written
request to the Director, U.S. Census
Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aneta Erdie, Service Sector Statistics
Division, at (301) 763–4841 or by email
at aneta.erdie@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
182, 224, and 225 of Title 13 of the
United States Code authorize the Census
Bureau to take surveys that are
necessary to produce current data on the
subjects covered by the major censuses.
As part of this authorization, the Census
Bureau conducts the ARTS to provide
continuing and timely national
statistical data on retail trade, and
accommodation and food services
activity for the period between
economic censuses. ARTS is a
continuation of similar retail trade
surveys conducted each year since 1951
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the emergency provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA).
Title: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Quarterly
and Annual Performance Progress Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0660-0037.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Emergency submission (revision to a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 121.
Average Hours per Response: 5.94.
Burden Hours: 727.
Needs and Uses: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act) appropriated funds for BTOP to support the deployment of
broadband infrastructure, enhance and expand public computer centers,
encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service, and develop and
maintain a nationwide public map of broadband service capability and
availability.
The Recovery Act mandates that funds distributed under its
authority be subject to an unprecedented level of transparency and
accountability. This includes an increased level of monitoring and
oversight to ensure that Recovery Act funds are used for their
authorized purposes; steps are in place to prevent waste, fraud or
abuse; and BTOP projects avoid unnecessary delay and cost-overruns and
meet targets and goals. In addition to increased levels of monitoring
and oversight, BTOP projects must adhere to mandatory timelines
requiring them to demonstrate that each project will be substantially
completed within two years of the grant's issuance date. To enable NTIA
to properly achieve these objectives and verify that BTOP projects are
meeting established targets and goals within the mandated timeframes,
NTIA has developed and utilized Performance Progress Reports (PPRs) to
capture quarterly and annual reports for each project type
(Infrastructure, Public Computer Center, and Sustainable Broadband
Adoption). Each PPR provides updates on fundamental project milestones
and key performance indicators that allow NTIA to measure project
progress and ensure proper monitoring and compliance with program
rules.
NTIA reviewed PPRs, submitted on September 30, 2011, and assessed
the individual responses provided by BTOP grant recipients and
concluded that several key questions on the existing annual
Infrastructure PPR need to be clarified if NTIA is to receive the
appropriate level of detail necessary to ensure BTOP projects are
meeting established targets and goals within mandated timeframes. NTIA
is also requesting updated mapping information in order to better
monitor the current status and impact of broadband deployment in each
of the funded project areas. The annual Infrastructure PPR will be
revised to capture more detailed information related to: Community
Anchor Institutions; Points of Presence; and Network Maps.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
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Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent by November 30, 2011 to Nicholas Fraser, OMB
Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28776 Filed 11-7-11; 8:45 am]
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