Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 2, 2004 / Notices 63565

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee; Open Committee Meetings 

According to the provisions of section 

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby 

given that meetings of the Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee 

will be held on—

Thursday, December 2, 2004; 

Thursday, December 16, 2004.

The meetings will start at 10 a.m. and 

will be held in Room 5A06A, Office of 

Personnel Management Building, 1900 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee is composed of a Chair, five 

representatives from labor unions 

holding exclusive bargaining rights for 

Federal blue-collar employees, and five 

representatives from Federal agencies. 

Entitlement to membership on the 

Committee is provided for in 5 U.S.C. 

5347. 

The Committee’s primary 

responsibility is to review the Prevailing 

Rate System and other matters pertinent 

to establishing prevailing rates under 

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as 

amended, and from time to time advise 

the Office of Personnel Management. 

These scheduled meetings will start 

in open session with both labor and 

management representatives attending. 

During the meetings either the labor 

members or the management members 

may caucus separately with the Chair to 

devise strategy and formulate positions. 

Premature disclosure of the matters 

discussed in these caucuses would 

unacceptably impair the ability of the 

Committee to reach a consensus on the 

matters being considered and would 

disrupt substantially the disposition of 

its business. Therefore, these caucuses 

will be closed to the public because of 

a determination made by the Director of 

the Office of Personnel Management 

under the provisions of section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). These caucuses may, 

depending on the issues involved, 

constitute a substantial portion of a 

meeting. 

Annually, the Chair compiles a report 

of pay issues discussed and concluded 

recommendations. These reports are 

available to the public, upon written 

request to the Committee’s Secretary. 

The public is invited to submit 

material in writing to the Chair on 

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to 

be deserving of the Committee’s 

attention. Additional information on 

this meeting may be obtained by 

contacting the Committee’s Secretary, 

Office of Personnel Management, 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee, Room 5538, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20415 (202) 606–

1500.

Dated: October 26, 2004. 

Mary M. Rose, 

Chairperson, Federal Prevailing Rate 

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 04–24406 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

SES Performance Review Board

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

appointment of members of the OPM 

Performance Review Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa Floyd, Center for Human Capital 

Management Services, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606–

2309.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c) (1) through (5) of title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 

by the Office of Personnel Management, 

one or more SES performance review 

boards. The board reviews and evaluates 

the initial appraisal of a senior 

executive’s performance by the 

supervisor, and considers 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority regarding the performance of 

the senior executive.

Office of Personnel Management. 

Kay Coles James, 

Director.

The following have been designated 

as regular members of the Performance 

Review Board of the Office of Personnel 

Management:

Paul T. Conway, Chief of Staff—Chair. 

Stephen C. Benowitz, Associate Director 

for Human Resources Products and 

Services. 

Steven R. Cohen, Homeland Security 

Liaison Officer. 

John C. Gartland, Director, Office of 

Congressional Relations. 

Doris L. Hausser, Senior Policy Advisor 

to the Director and Chief Human 

Capital Officer. 

Vicki A. Novak, Assistant Administrator 

for Human Resources and Education, 

National Aeronautics Space 

Administration. 

Marta B. Perez, Associate Director for 

Human Capital Leadership and Merit 

System Accountability. 

Patrick Pizzella, Assistant Secretary for 

Administration and Management/

Chief Human Capital Officer, 

Department of Labor. 

Mark A. Robbins, General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 04–24407 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #P065] 

State of New York; Amendment #1

In accordance with notices received 

from the Department of Homeland 

Security—Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, effective October 

13 and 22, 2004, the above numbered 

Public Assistance declaration is hereby 

amended to include Cattaraugus, 

Niagara, Orange, and Orleans Counties 

in the State of New York as a disaster 

area due to damages caused by severe 

storms and flooding occurring on 

August 29, 2004, and continuing 

through September 16, 2004. 

All other information remains the 

same, i.e., the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damage is 

November 30, 2004.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 59008.)

Dated: October 26, 2004. 

Herbert L. Mitchell, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 04–24370 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3638] 

State of South Carolina; Amendment

#2

In accordance with a notice received 

from the Department of Homeland 

Security—Federal Emergency 

Management Agency—effective October 

25, 2004, the above numbered 

declaration is hereby amended to 

include Berkeley, Charleston, and 

Georgetown Counties as disaster areas 

due to damages caused by Tropical 

Storm Frances occurring on September 

6, 2004, and continuing through October 

11, 2004. 

In addition, applications for economic 

injury loans from small businesses 

located in the contiguous counties of 

Colleton and Dorchester in the State of 

South Carolina may be filed until the 

specified date at the previously 

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designated location. All other counties 

contiguous to the above named primary 

counties have previously been declared. 

All other information remains the 

same, i.e., the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damage is 

December 6, 2004, and for economic 

injury the deadline is July 7, 2005.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: October 26, 2004. 

Herbert L. Mitchell, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 04–24368 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3642] 

Commonwealth of Virginia; 

Amendment #1

In accordance with a notice received 

from the Department of Homeland 

Security—Federal Emergency 

Management Agency—effective October 

26, 2004, the above numbered 

declaration is hereby amended to 

include Botetourt County as a disaster 

area due to damages caused by severe 

storms and flooding from the remnants 

of Hurricane Jeanne occurring on 

September 27, 2004, and continuing. All 

other counties contiguous to the above 

named primary county have previously 

been declared. 

All other information remains the 

same, i.e., the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damage is 

December 17, 2004, and for economic 

injury the deadline is July 18, 2005.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: October 27, 2004. 

Herbert L. Mitchell, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 04–24369 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4882] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin 

American Portraits’’

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Retratos: 

2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits’’

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the El Museo del 

Barrio, New York, New York, from on or 

about October 15, 2004 to on or about 

February 14, 2005, and the Bass 

Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida, 

from on or about July 23, 2005 to on or 

about October 2, 2005, and the National 

Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian 

Institution, Washington, DC, from on or 

about October 21, 2005 to on or about 

January 8, 2006, and the San Antonio 

Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas, 

from on or about February 4, 2006 to on 

or about April 30, 2006, and at possible 

additional venues yet to be determined, 

is in the national interest. Public Notice 

of these Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Wolodymyr 

R. Sulzynsky, the Office of the Legal 

Adviser, Department of State, 

(telephone: 202/619–5078). The address 

is: Department of State, SA–44, and 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001.

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State.

[FR Doc. 04–24434 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Proposed Federal Aviation 

Administration Policy to Include Glider 

Towing as a Restricted Category 

Special Purpose Flight Operation

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of and request for comments 

on the proposed policy to include the 

flight operation of glider towing as a 

restricted category special purpose 

operation under Title 14 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

21.25(b)(7).

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the 

proposed policy to expand the restricted 

category special purpose operation to 

include glider towing to: Federal 

Aviation Administration, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Aircraft 

Engineering Division, Certification 

Procedures Branch, AIR–110, Room 815, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. ATTN. Mr. 

Graham Long. You may deliver 

comments to: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 815, 800 

Independence Ave, SW., Washington, 

DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Graham Long, AIR–110, Room, 815, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Aircraft Certification Service, Aircraft 

Engineering Division, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

Telephone (202) 267–3715, Fax: (202) 

237–5340, or e-mail:9–AWA–AIR110–

GNL2@FAA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed policy listed 

in this notice by submitting such 

written data, views, or arguments, as 

they desire to the above address. 

Comments received on the proposed 

policy may be examined, before and 

after the comment closing date, in Room 

815, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, weekdays 

except Federal holidays, between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Director of the 

Aircraft Certification Service will 

consider all communications received 

on or before the closing date before 

issuing the final policy. 

Background 

Glider towing is not currently 

specified as a restricted category special 

purpose flight operation, although a 

similar activity such as banner towing is 

accepted. Following a request by the 

Soaring Society of America, we propose 

that glider towing be accepted as a new 

special purpose in restricted category, 

limited to civil-derived restricted 

category aircraft certificated under 14 

CFR 21.25(a)(1). This action is intended 

to increase the number of airplanes 

available to glider clubs throughout the 

country by making available to them 

tow aircraft that are currently