Notices. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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BILLING CODE 6730-01-M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System SUMMARY: Background On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Request for comment on information collection proposal The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collections of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Reg W or Reg Z, by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: 202/452-3819 or 202/452-3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's web site at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, N.W.) between 9:00a.m. and 5:00p.m. on weekdays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Long, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD)users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Proposals to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following collections of information: *1. Report title:* Notice Requirements in Connection with Regulation W (12 CFR Part 223 Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates) *Agency form number:* Reg W *OMB control number:* 7100-0304 *Frequency:* Event-generated *Reporters:* Insured depository institutions and uninsured member banks *Estimated annual reporting hours:* 250 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* Loan participation renewal notice, 2 hours; Acquisition notice, 6 hours; Internal corporate reorganization transactions notice, 6 hours; and Section 23A additional exemption notice, 10 hours. *Estimated number of respondents:* 45 *General description of report:* This information collection is required to evidence compliance with sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371c(f) and 371c-1(e)). Confidential and proprietary information collected for the purposes of the Loan Participation Renewal notice 12 CFR 223.15(b)(4) may be protected under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)). Section (b)(4) exempts information deemed competitively sensitive from disclosure and Section (b)(8) exempts information “contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions.” *Abstract:* Effective April 1, 2003, the Federal Reserve issued Regulation W to implement comprehensively sections 23A and 23B. The Federal Reserve decided to issue such a rule for several reasons. First, the regulatory framework established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act emphasizes the importance of sections 23A and 23B as a means to protect depository institutions from losses in transactions with affiliates. In addition, adoption of a comprehensive rule simplified the interpretation and application of sections 23A and 23B, ensured that the statute is consistently interpreted and applied, and minimized burden on banking organizations to the extent consistent with the statute's goals. Finally, issuing a comprehensive rule allowed the public an opportunity to comment on Federal Reserve interpretations of sections 23A and 23B. On December 12, 2002, the Federal Reserve published a Federal Register notice (67 FR 76603) adopting Reg W. *2. Report title:* Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements of Regulation Z *Agency form number:* Reg Z *OMB control number:* 7100-0199 *Frequency:* Event-generated *Reporters:* State member banks, branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than federal branches, federal agencies, and insured state branches of foreign banks), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act. *Annual reporting hours:* Open-end credit--initial disclosure, 28,463 hours; open-end credit--updated disclosures, 41,250 hours; periodic statements, 125,952 hours; error resolution--credit cards, 22,260 hours; error resolution--other open-end credit, 1,312 hours; credit & charge card--solicitations and applications, 29,952 hours; home equity plans--applications disclosure, 13,983 hours; home equity plan--restrictions disclosure, 354 hours; closed-end credit disclosures, 351,354 hours; HOEPA pre-closing disclosures, 425 hours; and advertising, 2,733 hours. *Estimated average hours per response:* Open-end credit--initial disclosure, 1.5 minutes; open-end credit--updated disclosures, 1 minute; periodic statements, 8 hours; error resolution--credit cards, 30 minutes; error resolution--other open-end credit, 30 minutes; credit & charge card--solicitations and applications, 8 hours; home equity plans--applications disclosure, 1.5 minutes; home equity plan--restrictions disclosure, 3 minutes; closed-end credit disclosures, 6.5 minutes; HOEPA pre-closing disclosures, 3 minutes; and advertising rules, 25 minutes. *Number of respondents:* State member banks, 947; branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than federal branches, federal agencies, and insured state branches of foreign banks), 287; commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, 3; and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 75. *General description of report:* This information collection is mandatory (15 U.S.C. 1601, 1604(a)). Since the Federal Reserve does not collect any information, no issue of confidentiality arises. Transaction- or account-specific disclosures and billing error allegations are not publicly available and are confidential between the creditor and the consumer. General disclosures of credit terms that appear in advertisements or take-one applications are available to the public. *Abstract:* TILA and Regulation Z require disclosure of the costs and terms of credit to consumers. For open-end credit (revolving credit accounts) creditors are required to disclose information about the initial costs and terms and to provide periodic statements of account activity, notices of changes in terms, and statements of rights concerning billing error procedures. There are special disclosure requirements for credit and charge card applications and solicitations, as well as for home equity plans. For closed-end loans, such as mortgage and installment loans, cost disclosures are required to be provided prior to consummation. Special disclosures are required of certain products, such as reverse mortgages, certain variable rate loans, and certain mortgages with rates and fees above specified thresholds. TILA and Regulation Z also contain rules concerning credit advertising. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 27, 2006. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-2990 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier: OS-0990-0208; 30-day notice] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Regular Clearance, Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Applicant Background Survey; *Form/OMB No.:* OS-0990-0208; *Use:* This form will be used to ask applicants for employment, how they learned about a vacancy to ensure that recruitment sources yield qualified women and minority applicants, as well as applicants with disabilities, in compliance with EEOC management directives. *Frequency:* Reporting; *Affected Public:* Individuals or households; *Annual Number of Respondents:* 30,000.00; *Total Annual Responses:* 30,000.00; *Average Burden Per Response:* 1/2 hour; *Total Annual Hours:* 1,000; To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at *http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to *naomi.cook@hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(202)690-6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received within 30-days, and directed to the Desk Officer at the address below: *OMB Desk Officer:* John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB #0990-0208), New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: February 22, 2006. Robert E. Polson, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-3033 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4153-17-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier: OS-0990-New] [30-Day Notice] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. *Type of Information Collection Request:* New Collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Adolescent Family Life Prevention Demonstration Project End of Year Template; *Form/OMB No.:* OS-0990-New; *Use:* The Adolescent Family Life Prevention Demonstration Projects provide services to promote abstinence to adolescents. The End of Year Template will provide an outline and forms to report annually on program and evaluation services and outcomes. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal governments, business or other for profit, not for profit institutions. *Annual Number of Respondents:* 60. *Total Annual Responses:* 60. *Average Burden Per Response:* 30 minutes. *Total Annual Hours:* 65. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at *http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to *naomi.cook@hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(202)690-8356. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed within 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at the address below: *OMB Desk Officer:* John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB #0990-New), New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: February 16, 2006. Robert E. Polson, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-3034 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-30-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-Day Notice] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. *Type of Information Collection Request:* New Collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Adolescent Family Life Care Demonstration Project End of Year Template; * Form/OMB No.:* OS-0990-New; *Use:* The Adolescent Family Life Care Demonstration projects provide and evaluate services for pregnant and parenting adolescents. The End of Year Template will provide an outline and forms to report annually on program and evaluation services and outcomes. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal governments, business or other for profit, not for profit institutions. *Annual Number of Respondents:* 50. *Total Annual Responses:* 50. *Average Burden Per Response:* 30 minutes. *Total Annual Hours:* 106. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at *http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to *naomi.cook@hhs.gov,* or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(CDC)publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at

(404)639-5960 or send an e-mail to *omb@cdc.gov.* Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to

(202)395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Cycle 7 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG-7)—OMB No. 0920-0314—Reinstatement—National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Background and Brief Description The National Survey of Family Growth

(NSFG)has been conducted periodically since 1973 by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. The first five cycles were based on in-person interviews with national samples of women 15-44 years of age. Cycle 6, in 2002, was based on interviews with a national sample of 12,571 persons—4,928 men and 7,643 women ages 15-44. Interviews provide national estimates of behavior related to birth and pregnancy rates; marriage, divorce, and adoption; behavior related to the risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

(HIV)and other sexually transmitted diseases; attitudes toward marriage, childbearing, and parenthood; and men's and women's roles in raising children. While the content of Cycle 7 will be similar to that of Cycle 6, the interviewing will be conducted over a 4.5-year period rather than all in one year, as in previous cycles. This continuous interviewing design is intended to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and contribute to continuous improvement in the collection, processing, and dissemination of the data. Sample size is expected to increase from 12,571 in Cycle 6 to 17,400 total in the 4.5 years of data collection in Cycle 7. For this cycle, the “Pretest” will be conducted initially in the first 8 weeks of interviewing and, if no problems are found, those weeks will become part of the Main Study. If operational problems are found in that period, they will be corrected, and the “Main Study” will begin at that point. Emerging public policy issues may necessitate the addition of a few new questions. The burden table represents the survey collection averaged over the first three years of the survey. Users of the NSFG include the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the Office of Population Affairs; NCHS/CDC; the Division of Reproductive Health, CDC; the Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; and the Administration for Children and Families. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 6,457 Estimated Annualized Burden Table Respondents/instruments Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Pretest Screener 403 1 5/60 Males 109 1 1.00 Females 133 1 1.33 Main study screener 7,250 1 5/60 Males 1,957 1 1.00 Females 2,393 1 1.33 Verification 725 1 5/60 Test new questions 2,000 1 10/60 Dated: February 24, 2006. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-3024 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry The Health Department Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Teleconference Meeting. In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), The National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR), CDC announces the following subcommittee teleconference meeting: *Name:* Health Department Subcommittee (HDS), BSC, NCEH/ATSDR. *Time and Date:* 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., March 15, 2006. *Place:* Century Center, 1825 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. *Status:* Open to the public, teleconference access limited only by availability of telephone ports. *Purpose:* Under the charge of the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR the Health Department Subcommittee will provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice and recommendations on local and state health department issues and concerns that pertain to the mandates and mission of NCEH/ATSDR. *Matters to be Discussed:* The meeting agenda will include a discussion of NCEH/ATSDR's inventory list of environmental health training activities; a discussion of the Office of Workforce and Career Development; a discussion on the list of Environmental Health training activities being conducted by groups other than CDC; and a discussion on formulating possible recommendations to the BSC. Items are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Supplementary Information:* To participate in the meeting, public comment period will be from 2-2:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Dial

(877)315-6535 and enter conference code 383520. *For Further Information Contact:* Shirley D. Little, Committee Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E-28, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 404/498-0003, fax 404/498-0059; E-mail: *slittle@cdc.gov.* The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for both CDC and NCEH/ATSDR. Dated: February 24, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-3025 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-668B and CMS-10181] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(CMS)is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects:

(1)The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions;

(2)the accuracy of the estimated burden;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. *Type of Information Collection Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Post Clinical Laboratory Survey Questionnaire and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1771, 493.1773, and 493.1777; *Use:* To provide an opportunity and a mechanism for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

(CLIA)laboratories surveyed by CMS or CMS' agents to express their satisfaction and concerns about the CLIA survey process.; *Form Number:* CMS-668B (OMB #0938-0653); *Frequency:* Recordkeeping, Reporting—Biennially; *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; *Number of Respondents:* 21,000; *Total Annual Responses:* 10,500; *Total Annual Hours:* 2,625. 2. *Type of Information Collection Request:* New collection; *Title of Information Collection:* Enrolling Low-Income Beneficiaries into the Medicare Prescription Drug Program—Survey of State Agency Experiences; *Use:* The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

(CMS)will conduct a survey of State Medicaid agencies, State health insurance plans (SHIPs), and State pharmaceutical assistance programs (SPAPs) to identify best practices for the successful enrollment of all types of low-income Medicare beneficiaries into a low-income subsidy and the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Program. The evaluation will assist in identifying the best practices, the factors that make them effective, and how the information can be disseminated in an effective manor. The information will be used to help CMS as it designs its outreach and communication campaigns in subsequent open enrollment periods.; *Form Number:* CMS-10181 (OMB #0938-NEW); *Frequency:* Reporting—Other, one-time; *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal governments, Federal government; *Number of Respondents:* 126; *Total Annual Responses:* 126; *Total Annual Hours:* 63. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS” Web site address at *http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995* , or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to *Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov* , or call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410)786-1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on May 2, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—A, Attention: Melissa Musotto (CMS-668B), Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Dated: February 22, 2006. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 06-1919 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am]

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