Notices. 60-day notice of information collection under review; extension of currently approved collection
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BILLING CODE 4310-MN-M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OMB Number 1121-0220] Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review; extension of currently approved collection. Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: *Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance.* The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for “sixty days” until December 11, 2006. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact M. Pressley 1-866-859-2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of this information collection:
(1)*Type of information collection:* Extension of currently approved collection.
(2)*The title of the form/collection:* Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance.
(3)*The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:* None. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4)*Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:* *Primary:* Dependents of public safety officers who were killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty. *Abstract:* BJA's Public Safety Officers' Benefits
(PSOB)division will use the PSOEA Application information to confirm the eligibility of applicants to receive PSOEA benefits. Eligibility is dependent on several factors, including the applicant having received or being eligible to receive a portion of the PSOB Death Benefit, or having a family member who received the PSOB Disability Benefit. Also considered are the applicant's age and the schools being attended. In addition, information to help BJA identify an individual is collected, such as Social Security number and contact numbers and e-mail addresses. The changes to the application form have been made in an effort to streamline the application process and eliminate requests for information that is either irrelevant or already being collected by other means. *Others:* None.
(5)*An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time needed for an average respondent to respond is as follows:* It is estimated that no more than 78 respondents will apply a year. Each application takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
(6)*An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection is 26 hours. Total Annual Reporting Burden:* 78 × 20 minutes per application = 1560 minutes ÷ by 60 minutes per hour = 26 hours. If additional information is required, please contact, Lynn Bryant, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: October 3, 2006. Lynn Bryant, Clearance Officer, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice. [FR Doc. E6-16623 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request October 2, 2006. The Department of Labor
(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection request
(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Ira Mills at the Department of Labor on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: *Mills.Ira@dol.gov.* This ICR can also be accessed online at * http:// www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. * Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register** . The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submission of responses. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration (ETA). *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Title:* Financial and Program Reporting and Performance Standards System for Indian and Native American Programs Under Title I, Section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). *OMB Number:* 1205-0422. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government; not-for-profit institutions. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 142. *Annual Responses:* 20,197. *Average Response Time:* 14 hours. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 83,510. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0. *Description:* This collection of information relates to the operation of employment and training programs for Indian and Native Americans under title I, Section 166 of the WIA. It also contains the basis of the new performance standards system for WIA section 166 grantees, which is used for program oversight, evaluation and performance assessment. Respondents are states and not-for-profit institutions. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader. [FR Doc. E6-16633 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a). DATES: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before November 9, 2006. (Note that the new time period for requesting copies has changed from 45 to 30 days after publication.) Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal memorandums that contain additional information concerning the records covered by a proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will be provided once the appraisal is completed. Requesters will be given 30 days to submit comments. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of any records schedule identified in this notice by contacting the Life Cycle Management Division
(NWML)using one of the following means: *Mail* : NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. *E-mail: requestschedule@nara.gov* . Fax: 301-837-3698. Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and must provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports should so indicate in their request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence Brewer, Director, Life Cycle Management Division (NWML), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Telephone: 301-837-1539. E-mail: *records.mgt@nara.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year Federal agencies create billions of records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA's approval, using the Standard Form
(SF)115, Request for Records Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer into the National Archives of historically valuable records and authorize the disposal of all other records after the agency no longer needs them to conduct its business. Some schedules are comprehensive and cover all the records of an agency or one of its major subdivisions. Most schedules, however, cover records of only one office or program or a few series of records. Many of these update previously approved schedules, and some include records proposed as permanent. No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private persons directly affected by the Government's activities, and whether or not they have historical or other value. Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice provides the control number assigned to each schedule, the total number of schedule items, and the number of temporary items (the records proposed for destruction). It also includes a brief description of the temporary records. The records schedule itself contains a full description of the records at the file unit level as well as their disposition. If NARA staff has prepared an appraisal memorandum for the schedule, it too includes information about the records. Further information about the disposition process is available on request. *Schedules Pending* (Note that the new time period for requesting copies has changed from 45 to 30 days after publication): 1. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-06-11, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to the counseling of military personnel on the care of dependent family members while fulfilling military assignments. This schedule authorizes the agency to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 2. Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency (N1-373-06-1, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Records of the Office of the Chief of Staff, consisting of agreements with external organizations detailing temporary assignments of agency personnel. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of agreements covering substantive provisions of services, products, or personnel to other organizations. 3. Department of Defense, National Reconnaissance Office (N1-525-06-4, 5 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Office of the Inspector General including routine investigative case files that lack historical value, audit files, and copies of inspections, investigations, and audits held by other offices. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of general operating files and significant investigative and inspection files. This schedule authorizes the agency to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 4. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (N1-457-06-1, 7 items, 3 temporary items). Raw data, procedural records, and collaboration and exchange records relating to signals intelligence. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of products, operational analysis, technical reports, and technical support documents. This schedule authorizes the agency to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 5. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (N1-457-06-2, 9 items, 3 temporary items). Test and evaluation records and data that is duplicate, routine, or patent-related. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of research project case files and reports, data relating to accomplishments of continuing value, and various cryptologic mathematics files. This schedule authorizes the agency to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 6. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging (N1-439-06-1, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Office of the Executive Secretariat including comments on statements of departmental policy relating to aging issues, grants-related records, responses to audits, draft documents submitted to other offices or agencies, and duplicate or working copies of the Assistant Secretary's speeches, policy interpretations of the Older Americans Act, and other records signed by the Assistant Secretary. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of the Assistant Secretary's speeches, policy interpretations of the Older Americans Act, and other documents of a substantive nature signed by the Assistant Secretary. 7. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging (N1-439-06-2, 8 items, 6 temporary items). Files maintained by the Assistant Secretary such as telephone logs, invitations and scheduling requests, reading files, and duplicate or working copies of meeting and activities files. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of meeting and activities files, and handwritten notes relating to agency policy. 8. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (N1-26-06-6, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records relating to the content of a Web portal which is used to verify personnel data relating to maritime workers, identify persons in need of assistance during disasters, and regulate portal use. 9. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (N1-473-06-3, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records created by the Offshore Minerals Management Program including the official record set and reference copies of files that document the operational transactions involved in well drilling. This schedule authorizes the agency to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 10. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-06-6, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Inputs, master files, and system documentation associated with electronic information systems used by the agency laboratory to analyze evidence. For all items on this schedule except the master files, the agency is authorized to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 11. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (N1-369-06-1, 14 items, 10 temporary items). Records maintained by the Office of Apprenticeship including program case files, occupation case files, and comments on regulatory proposals appearing in the **Federal Register** relating to Federal apprenticeship programs. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of National Guideline Standards case files, and bulletins and circulars. 12. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (N1-101-06-1, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files and documentation associated with an electronic information system used to maintain and track customer complaints and inquiries relating to national banks. Also included is an electronic database containing recordings of phone conversations with customers. For all items on this schedule except the master files, the agency is authorized to apply the proposed disposition instructions to any recordkeeping medium. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide (N1-GRS-06-1, 8 items, 8 temporary items). Change to General Records Schedule 1, Civilian Personnel Records, to add inputs, master files, outputs, and documentation associated with an electronic information system for maintaining civilian personnel records. 14. National Endowment for the Arts, Office of Inspector General (N1-288-06-1, 7 items, 6 temporary items). Audit records that include audit and other review case files, records relating to the review of legislation, regulations, and indirect cost rate proposals, and guidelines for grantee reporting requirements. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of strategic planning activity files and oversight reporting. Dated: October 3, 2006. Michael J. Kurtz, Assistant Archivist for Records Services—Washington, DC. [FR Doc. E6-16642 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515-01-P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel—Notice of Change Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that, to accommodate scheduling issues, there has been a change in the times of the open sessions for two meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts, as follows: *Learning in the Arts* (application review): October 10-13, 2006 in Room 716. The open session for this meeting was previously announced as 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 13th. The open session will, instead, be held from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. *Learning in the Arts* (application review): October 26-27, 2006 in Room 716. The open session for this meeting was previously announced as 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on October 27th. The open session will, instead, be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel's discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532, TDY-TDD 202/682-5496, at least seven
(7)days prior to the meeting. Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682-5691. Dated: October 3, 2006. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E6-16639 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that 10 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate): *National Initiatives/The Big Read* (application review): October 25, 2006 by teleconference. This meeting, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be closed. *Presenting* (application review): October 30-31, 2006 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 30th and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 31st, will be closed. *Presenting* (application review): November 1-3, 2006 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 1st and 2nd, and from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on November 3rd, will be closed. *Media Arts* (application review): November 1-3, 2006 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 1st, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 2nd, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 3rd, will be closed. *Musical Theater* (application review): November 2-3, 2006 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 2nd and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 3rd, will be closed. *Music* (application review): November 13-15, 2006 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 13th and 14th, and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on November 15th, will be closed. *Local Arts Agencies* (application review): November 14-15, 2006 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 14th and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on November 15th, will be closed. *Learning in the Arts* (application review): November 20-21, 2006 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on November 21st, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 20th and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. on November 21st, will be closed. *Visual Arts* (application review): November 28-December 1, 2006 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 28-30 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 1st, will be closed. *AccessAbility/Universal Design* (application review): November 30, 2006 by teleconference. This meeting, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be closed. The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel's discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532, TDY-TDD 202/682-5496, at least seven
(7)days prior to the meeting. Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682-5691. Dated: October 3, 2006 Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E6-16640 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Membership of National Science Foundation's Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Announcement of membership of the National Science Foundation's Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board. SUMMARY: This announcement of the membership of the National Science Foundation's Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board is made in compliance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Director, Division of Human Resource Management, National Science Foundation, Room 315, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph F. Burt at the above address or
(703)292-8180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The membership of the National Science Foundation's Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board is as follows: Kathie L. Olsen, Deputy Director, Chairperson. Anthony A. Arnolie, Director, Office of Information and Resource Management and Chief Human Capital Officer. Richard A. Behnke, Head, Upper Atmosphere Research Section. Deborah L. Crawford, Deputy Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Penelope L. Firth, Deputy Director, Division of Environmental Biology. Nathaniel Pitts, Director, Office of Integrative Activities. Thomas A. Weber, Director, Office of International Science and Engineering. Dated: October 3, 2006. Joseph F. Burt, Director, Division of Human Resource Management. [FR Doc. 06-8540 Filed 10-06-06; 8:45 am]
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