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Vol. 76, No. 14 

Friday, January 21, 2011 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

[OMB Control Number 3002–0003] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to Office of Management 

and Budget 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will submit an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) requesting approval for the 

following collection of information: 

3002–0003, Substitute Confidential 

Employment and Financial Disclosure. 

This form is a substitute for Standard 

Form 450, issued by the Office of 

Government Ethics (OGE), which nongovernment members of the Conference 

would otherwise be required to file. 

OGE has approved the use of this 

substitute form. This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register at 

75 FR 60404 (September 30, 2010), 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit written comments on the 

proposed information collection to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, and sent via electronic 

mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 

or faxed to 202–395–5806, or mailed to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Pritzker, Deputy General Counsel, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036; Telephone 202–480–2080, 

E-mail: dpritzker@acus.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States (ACUS) is charged with 

developing recommendations for the 

improvement of Federal administrative 

procedures (5 U.S.C. 591). Its 

recommendations are the product of a 

research process overseen by a small 

staff, but ultimately adopted by a 

membership of 101 experts, including 

approximately 45 non-government 

members—5 Council members and up 

to 40 others (5 U.S.C. 593(b) and 5 

U.S.C. 595(b)). These individuals are 

deemed to be ‘‘special government 

employees’’ within the meaning of 18 

U.S.C. 202(a) and, therefore, are subject 

to confidential financial disclosure 

requirements of the Ethics in 

Government Act (5 U.S.C. App. 107) 

and regulations of the Office of 

Government Ethics (OGE). The ACUS 

‘‘Substitute Confidential Employment 

and Financial Disclosure’’ form 

submitted (‘‘Substitute Disclosure 

Form’’) is a substitute for OGE Standard 

Form 450, which ACUS nongovernment members would otherwise 

be required to file. 

In addition to the non-government 

members of the Conference, the 

Chairman, with the approval of the 

Council established under 5 U.S.C. 

595(b) and appointed by the President, 

may appoint additional persons in 

various categories, for participation in 

Conference activities, but without 

voting privileges. These categories 

include senior fellows, special counsels, 

and liaison representatives from other 

government entities or professional 

associations. The estimated maximum 

number of such individuals that may 

also be required to submit the Substitute 

Disclosure Form at any particular time 

is 45. 

Prior to the termination of funding for 

ACUS in 1995, the agency was 

authorized to use for this purpose a 

simplified form that was a substitute for 

OGE Standard Form 450. The simplified 

substitute form was approved by OGE 

following a determination by the ACUS 

Chairman, pursuant to 5 CFR 

2634.905(a), that greater disclosure is 

not required because the limited nature 

of the agency’s authority makes very 

remote the possibility that a real or 

apparent conflict of interest will occur. 

ACUS received OMB approval for the 

simplified substitute form in 1994. 

ACUS was re-established in 2010. On 

June 10, 2010, OGE renewed its 

approval for this simplified substitute 

form, which ACUS must provide to its 

non-government members in advance of 

membership meetings. ACUS received 

emergency approval from OMB under 5 

CFR 1320.13 for use of this form 

through March 31, 2011, so that there 

would be no delay in commencing the 

committee and Conference activities of 

the non-government members necessary 

to the implementation of its statutory 

responsibilities to identify and 

recommend improvements of Federal 

administrative procedures. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register at 75 FR 60404 (September 30, 

2010), allowing for a 60-day comment 

period. The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comment. 

As required by the Ethics in 

Government Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 107(a); 

Executive Order 12674, section 201(d); 

and OGE regulations, 5 CFR 

2634.901(d), copies of the substitute 

form submitted to ACUS by its members 

are confidential and may not be released 

to the public. 

The proposed ‘‘Substitute Confidential 

Employment and Financial Disclosure’’ 

form and the Supporting Statement 

submitted to OMB may be viewed at: 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAMain. To view these documents, 

select ‘‘Administrative Conference of the 

United States’’ under Current Inventory; 

click on the ICR Reference Number; 

then click on either ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ or ‘‘View 

Supporting Statement and Other 

Documents.’’ 

The total annual burden on 

respondents is estimated to be 135 

hours, based on estimates of 90 persons 

submitting the form an average of 6 

times per year, requiring no more than 

15 minutes per response. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

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information collection, including its 

necessity, utility and clarity for the 

proper performance of the Conference’s 

functions. 

Dated: January 14, 2011. 

Shawne C. McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1217 Filed 1–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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 emergency 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Agency: Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA). 

Title: Minority Business Center 

Program: Communication and Outreach. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Emergency 

submission (new information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 775 (25 

interviews and 750 on-line surveys). 

Average Hours per Response: 

Interview, 45 minutes; on-line survey, 

15 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 207. 

Needs and Uses: This emergency 

review request will give authorization to 

MBDA to conduct two surveys 

(telephone interviews and on-line) of its 

clients, stakeholders, and the public to 

ascertain their views, perceptions, and 

opinions of MBDA’s logo, programs, and 

collateral materials. The collected 

information will be used to revise/ 

update its collateral materials, outreach 

strategies and program services in a 

manner that effectively matches the 

interests and needs of its core 

constituency and outreach strategies. 

On April 1, 2011, MBDA will 

announce the recipients of its most 

recent grant competition. The recipients 

of the MBDA grant will operate a 

minority business center and will 

provide direct service to minority 

business owners. Approval of this 

request will make it possible for MBDA 

to use the findings from the collected 

information to make decisions about the 

collateral materials used for informing 

clients, stakeholders and the public 

about MBDA’s programs, as well as to 

assist in developing more effective 

outreach strategies and business 

programming for the centers’ openings. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: One-time only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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 

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 

January 25, 2011 to Nicholas Fraser, 

OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 

395–5806 or via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 18, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1271 Filed 1–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number 0909100442–1012–03] 

Effectiveness of Federal Agency 

Participation in Standardization in 

Select Technology Sectors for National 

Science and Technology Council’s 

Sub-Committee on Standardization; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for information, 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, on behalf of 

the National Science and Technology 

Council’s Sub-Committee on Standards, 

announces the extension of the period 

for submission of comments responsive 

to the December 8, 2010 Request for 

Information on the effectiveness of 

Federal agencies’ participation in the 

development and implementation of 

standards and conformity assessment 

activities and programs. The new 

comment period deadline is 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 7, 2011. 

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted 

by e-mail only. Comments should be 

sent to SOS_RFI@nist.gov with the 

subject line ‘‘Standardization feedback 

for Sub-Committee on Standards.’’ All 

comments received will be posted at: 

http://standards.gov/standards_gov/ 

nstcsubcommitteeonstandards.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajit 

Jillavenkatesa, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 

1060, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1060, 

301–975–8519, ajit.jilla@nist.gov. Media 

inquiries may be directed to the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology’s Office of Public and 

Business Affairs at inquiries@nist.gov or 

301–975–NIST (6478). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 8, 2010, the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology (NIST), on 

behalf of the Sub-Committee on 

Standards under the National Science 

and Technology Council’s Committee of 

Technology, published in the Federal 

Register a Request for Information with 

the objective of informing the 

development of case studies that will 

examine the effectiveness of Federal 

agencies’ participation in standardssetting efforts led by the private sector 

(75 FR 76397) and to solicit public 

comment on this issue. 

The original comment period was 

scheduled to end on February 7, 2011. 

As set forth in the Request for 

Information, the Sub-Committee on 

Standards is specifically interested in 

comments that address questions set out 

in the Request for Information, as they 

relate to the following technologies: 

1. Smart Grid. 

2. Health Information Technology. 

3. Cyber Security. 

4. Emergency Communications 

Interoperability. 

5. Radioactivity Detectors and 

Radiation Monitors (ANSI N42.3x and 

N42.4x). 

6. Other technologies involving 

significant Federal agency participation 

in standards setting. 

NIST announces that the period for 

submission of comments responsive to 

the December 8, 2010 notice has been 

extended until 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

March 7, 2011 to allow the public 

additional time to submit input on the 

above subjects. 

Dated: January 12, 2011. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Director, National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Co-Chair, National Science and 

Technology Council’s Sub-Committee on 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1005 Filed 1–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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