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standards also require plans when one 

of these sites is to be abandoned. And 

plans are required when spontaneous 

fires erupt and need to be extinguished 

at the burning site. Records of weekly 

inspections and instrument monitoring 

are also required to ensure that the sites 

remain safe. Finally, the mine operators 

are also required to submit an annual 

status report and certification that 

guarantees that the site is being 

constructed in accordance with the 

approved plan, and the site has not been 

altered during the construction year. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

requirement related to the Refuse Piles 

and Impoundment Structures, 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements. MSHA is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

* Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of MSHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

* Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

* Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

* Address the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, (e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses) to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond.

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice or 

viewed on the Internet by accessing the 

MSHA home page (http://

www.msha.gov) and then choosing 

‘‘Statutory and Regulatory Information’’

and ‘‘Federal Register Documents.’’

III. Current Actions 

There are approximately 740 coal 

mine impounding structures and 30 

hazardous refuse piles, for a total of 770 

sites. All impoundments and hazardous 

refuse piles are required by the 

standards to be constructed and 

operated in an approved manner. In 

addition, coal mine operators frequently 

revise construction plans to 

accommodate mining conditions, cycles 

or markets. Since these revisions to the 

structures can adversely affect a great 

number of people, such changes are 

required to be planned in a prudent 

manner and approved by the agency. 

Fire extinguishing plans are only 

required from an operator when a 

spontaneous combustion has occurred, 

and the operator is directed to 

extinguish the fire. Inspections on a 

weekly basis, or inspections at a longer 

interval for long established and stable 

impoundments (after the regulation 

changes in 1992), are required to ensure 

that precipitation, seismic activity, or 

perhaps an unknown construction flaw, 

has not adversely affected any part of 

the dam site. The annual status report 

and certification ensures that the 

company’s engineers confirm that the 

site is in accordance with the approved 

engineering plan. An abandonment plan 

approved by the agency ensures that a 

hazardous site is not left in place after 

all mining activity has ceased. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Impounding Safety and Refuse 

Piles, Reporting Requirements, 

Certifications and Recordkeeping. 

OMB Number: 1219–0015. 

Recordkeeping: 3 years. 

Frequency: Annually and 17 times a 

year. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: 30 CFR 

Sections 77.215 and 77.216. 

Total Respondents: 770. 

Total Responses: 12,885. 

Average Time Per Response: 8 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

96,432. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: $0. 

Total Operating and Maintenance 

Costs: $0. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):

None. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/

Maintaining): None. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 19th day 

of October, 2004. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management.

[FR Doc. 04–24046 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 04–11] 

Notice of November 8, 2004 Millennium 

Challenge Corporation Board of 

Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act 

Meeting

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation.

TIME AND DATE: 2–4 p.m., Monday, 

November 8, 2004.

PLACE: Department of State, C Street 

Entrance, Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information on the meeting may be 

obtained from Joyce B. Lanham at (202) 

521–3861.

STATUS: Meeting will be open to the 

public from 2 p.m. until conclusion of 

the administrative session; a closed 

session will commence immediately 

following the conclusion of the open 

session, at approximately 2:20 p.m.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board 

of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) of the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(‘‘MCC’’) will hold a quarterly meeting 

of the Board to consider the selection of 

countries that will be eligible for 

Millennium Challenge Account 

(‘‘MCA’’) assistance in FY2005 under 

Section 607 of the Millennium 

Challenge Act of 2003, codified at 22 

U.S.C. 7706, and certain administrative 

matters. The majority of the meeting 

will be devoted to a discussion of MCA 

candidate countries, which is expected 

to involve the consideration of classified 

information and will be closed to the 

public. The Board may also consider 

certain matters related solely to the 

internal practices of MCC during the 

closed session. A brief open session that 

will include a CEO update for the Board 

on MCC operations will precede the 

closed session. 

Due to security requirements at the 

meeting location, all individuals 

wishing to attend the open portion of 

the meeting are encouraged to arrive at 

least 20 minutes before the meeting 

begins and comply with all relevant 

security requirements of the Department 

of State. Those planning to attend must 

notify Joyce Lanham at (202) 521–3861 

or via email at lanhamjb@mcc.gov by 

noon on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, 

with the following information: full 

name, telephone number, e-mail 

address, affiliation/company name, 

social security number and date of birth. 

Please bring a photo ID with you on the 

day of the meeting. Seating for the brief 

open session will be available on a first 

come, first served basis.

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Dated: October 25, 2004. 

Jon A. Dyck, 

Vice President and General Counsel, 

Millennium Challenge Corporation.

[FR Doc. 04–24152 Filed 10–25–04; 2:43 pm] 

BILLING CODE 9210–01–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 

December 13, 2004. 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: 

records.mgt@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: Paul 

M. Wester, Jr., Director, Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML), 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Telephone: 301–837–3120. 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 

1. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1-AU–04–02, 2 items, 2 

temporary items). Electronic copies of 

records created using electronic mail 

and word processing that are associated 

with a registry containing personal 

demographic data on individuals 

participating in medical research. This 

schedule, which applies to records in all 

media, also increases to 75 years the 

retention period for the registry, which 

was previously approved for disposal. 

2. Department of Commerce, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (N1–370–04–4, 18 

items, 18 temporary items). Records of 

the National Ocean Service, including 

such files as software created in-house 

(with accompanying manuals), 

application software, data and technical 

documentation for electronic models 

and expert systems, and data, system 

documentation, inputs, and outputs for 

tracking systems associated with 

operating plans, controlled 

correspondence, and memorandums of 

agreement. 

3. Department of Health and Human 

Services, Food and Drug Administration 

(N1–88–03–5, 84 items, 83 temporary 

items). Records of the Center for 

Biologics Evaluation and Research 

relating to research, compliance, 

manufacturing, testing, approval, and 

inspection activities associated with 

regulating biological products. Included 

are such records as product license 

applications, production establishment 

license applications, applications to test 

prototype products on humans, 

inspection and investigation reports, 

adverse experience reports, new drug 

applications, general correspondence, 

advisory committee administrative files, 

export request files, and market 

withdrawal files. Also included are 

electronic copies of documents created 

using electronic mail and word 

processing. Proposed for permanent 

retention are recordkeeping copies of 

product efficacy review final reports. 

This schedule authorizes the agency to 

apply the proposed disposition 

instructions to any recordkeeping 

medium. 

4. Department of Justice, Drug 

Enforcement Administration (N1–170–

04–10, 3 items, 3 temporary items). 

Sound and video recordings 

accumulated in the course of 

investigations and intelligence 

operations.