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67 Institutions that are monitored in real time 

must fund the total amount of their ACH credit 

originations in order for the transactions to be 

processed by the Federal Reserve, even if those 

transactions are processed one or two days before 

settlement.

68 12 U.S.C. 3101–3108.

69As in the case of Edge and agreement 

corporations and their branches, with the approval 

of the designated administrative Reserve Bank, a 

second Reserve Bank may assume the responsibility 

of managing and monitoring the net debit cap of 

particular foreign branch and agency families. This 

would often be the case when the payments activity 

and national administrative office of the foreign 

branch and agency family is located in one District, 

while the oversight responsibility under the 

International Banking Act is in another District. If 

a second Reserve Bank assumes management 

responsibility, monitoring data will be forwarded to 

the designated administrator for use in the 

supervisory process.

individual institutions by unilaterally 

reducing net debit caps, imposing 

collateralization or clearing-balance 

requirements, rejecting or delaying 

certain transactions as described below, 

or, in extreme cases, taking the 

institution off line or prohibiting it from 

using Fedwire. 

2. Real Time 

A Reserve Bank will, through the 

Account Balance Monitoring System, 

apply real-time monitoring to an 

individual institution’s position when 

the Reserve Bank believes that it faces 

excessive risk exposure, for example, 

from problem banks or institutions with 

chronic overdrafts in excess of what the 

Reserve Bank determines is prudent. In 

such a case, the Reserve Bank will 

control its risk exposure by monitoring 

the institution’s position in real-time, 

rejecting or delaying certain transactions 

that would exceed the institution’s 

maximum daylight overdraft capacity or 

net debit cap, and taking other 

prudential actions, including requiring 

collateral.67

3. Multi-District Institutions 

Institutions, such as those 

maintaining merger-transition accounts 

and U.S. branches and agencies of a 

foreign bank, that access Fedwire 

through accounts in more than one 

Federal Reserve District are expected to 

manage their accounts so that the total 

daylight overdraft position across all 

accounts does not exceed their net debit 

caps. One Reserve Bank will act as the 

administrative Reserve Bank and will 

have overall risk-management 

responsibilities for institutions 

maintaining accounts in more than one 

Federal Reserve District. For domestic 

institutions that have branches in 

multiple Federal Reserve Districts, the 

administrative Reserve Bank generally 

will be the Reserve Bank where the head 

office of the bank is located. 

In the case of families of U.S. 

branches and agencies of the same 

foreign banking organization, the 

administrative Reserve Bank generally is 

the Reserve Bank that exercises the 

Federal Reserve’s oversight 

responsibilities under the International 

Banking Act.68 The administrative 

Reserve Bank, in consultation with the 

management of the foreign bank’s U.S. 

operations and with Reserve Banks in 

whose territory other U.S. agencies or 

branches of the same foreign bank are 

located, may determine that these 

agencies and branches will not be 

permitted to incur overdrafts in Federal 

Reserve accounts. Alternatively, the 

administrative Reserve Bank, after 

similar consultation, may allocate all or 

part of the foreign family’s net debit cap 

to the Federal Reserve accounts of 

agencies or branches that are located 

outside of the administrative Reserve 

Bank’s District; in this case, the Reserve 

Bank in whose Districts those agencies 

or branches are located will be 

responsible for administering all or part 

of the collateral requirement.69

G. Transfer-Size Limit on Book-Entry 

Securities 

Secondary-market book-entry 

securities transfers on Fedwire are 

limited to a transfer size of $50 million 

par value. This limit is intended to 

encourage partial deliveries of large 

trades in order to reduce position 

building by dealers, a major cause of 

book-entry securities overdrafts before 

the introduction of the transfer-size 

limit and daylight overdraft fees. This 

limitation does not apply to either of the 

following: 

a. Original issue deliveries of bookentry securities from a Reserve Bank to 

an institution 

b. Transactions sent to or by a Reserve 

Bank in its capacity as fiscal agent of the 

United States, government agencies, or 

international organizations. 

Thus, requests to strip or reconstitute 

Treasury securities or to convert bearer 

or registered securities to or from bookentry form are exempt from this 

limitation. Also exempt are pledges of 

securities to a Reserve Bank as principal 

(for example, discount-window 

collateral) or as agent (for example, 

Treasury Tax and Loan collateral).

By order of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, November 24, 2004. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–26444 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

OMB Control No. 3090–0086

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation; Information 

Collection; Proposal to Lease Space 

(Not Required By Regulation), GSA 

Form 1364

AGENCY: General Services 

Administration (GSA), GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a renewal to an existing OMB 

clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services 

Administration will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a renewal of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

regarding proposal to lease space (not 

required by regulation), GSA Form 

1364.

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary and whether it 

will have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: 

January 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Wise, Procurement Analyst, Contract 

Policy Division, at telephone (202) 208–

1168 or via e-mail to julia.wise@gsa.gov.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 3090–0086, Proposal to 

Lease Space (Not Required By 

Regulation), GSA Form 1364, in all 

correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The General Services Administration 

(GSA) has various mission 

responsibilities related to the 

acquisition and provision of real 

property management, and disposal of 

real and personal property. These 

mission responsibilities generate 

requirements that are realized through 

the solicitation and award of leasing 

contracts. Individual solicitations and 

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resulting contracts may impose unique 

information collection/reporting 

requirements on contractors, not 

required by regulation, but necessary to 

evaluate particular program 

accomplishments and measure success 

in meeting program objectives.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 5016

Responses Per Respondent: 1

Hours Per Response: 5.0205

Total Burden Hours: 25,183

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (V), 1800 F Street, 

NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone (202) 208–7312. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 3090–0086, 

Proposal to Lease Space (Not Required 

By Regulation), GSA Form 1364, in all 

correspondence.

Dated: November 22, 2004.

Laura Auletta,

Director, Contract Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26455 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration on Aging 

2005 White House Conference on 

Aging Listening Sessions

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of listening sessions on 

December 7 in Indianapolis, Indiana 

and December 8 in Chicago, Illinois. 

The listening sessions will be open to 

the public, with attendance limited to 

space available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the contact person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

Dates, Times, and Addresses:

Tuesday, December 7, 2004, from 4:15 

to 5:15 p.m. at the Westin Hotel, 50 

South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, 

Indiana 46204 in conjunction with the 

49th Annual Governor’s Conference on 

Aging; Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 

from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt 

Regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker Drive, 

Regency D, Chicago, Illinois 60601 in 

conjunction with the 2004 Illinois 

Governor’s Conference on Aging. 

Because of verifying logistical issues, 

the listening sessions fall under the 15-

day notification requirement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions concerning the two 

listening sessions: Nora Andrews at 

(301) 443–2874. For specific listening 

sessions: December 7 in Indianapolis, 

IN, Ernestine Kasper, (317) 232–7125, or 

e-mail Ernestine.kasper@fssa.in.gov;

December 8 in Chicago, IL, Matt 

Wescott, (217) 785–3357, e-mail 

matt.wescott@aging.state.il.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the 

Baby Boom generation approaches 

retirement age, it is essential that we 

evaluate and develop any needed 

policies to ensure that this national 

resource remains a vital part of society. 

The 2005 White House Conference on 

Aging (WHCoA) is seeking input from a 

wide array of stakeholders as we 

develop an overarching agenda and plan 

for the 2005 WHCoA. For example, how 

can we enable both ‘‘rising’’ seniors and 

mature seniors to continue actively 

participating in and contributing to 

personal, community and national wellbeing? Looking forward over the next 

decade and beyond, how can we, as 

individuals, businesses, private 

organizations, and Government, in 

partnership, better harness the vast 

potential that exists within an aging 

America.

Josefina G. Carbonell, 

Assistant Secretary for Aging.

[FR Doc. 04–26438 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–05–0527] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–498–1210 or send 

comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 

Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–E11, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Human Exposure to Cyanobacterial 

(blue-green algal) Toxins in Drinking 

Water: Risk of Exposure to Microcystin 

from Public Water Systems (OMB No. 

0920–0527) ‘‘Revision—National Center 

for Environmental Health (NCEH), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) can 

be found in terrestrial, fresh, brackish, 

or marine water environments. Some 

species of cyanobacteria produce toxins 

that may cause acute or chronic 

illnesses (including neurotoxicity, 

hepatotoxicity, and skin irritation) in 

humans and animals (including other 

mammals, fish, and birds). A number of 

human health effects, including 

gastroenteritis, respiratory effects, skin 

irritations, allergic responses, and liver 

damage, are associated with the 

ingestion of or contact with water 

containing cyanobacterial blooms. 

Although the balance of evidence, in 

conjunction with data from laboratory 

animal research, suggests that 

cyanobacterial toxins are responsible for 

a range of human health effects, there 

have been few epidemiologic studies of 

this association. 

CDC originally planned to conduct a 

study of human exposure to 

microcystins in drinking water from a 

source with a cyanobacterial bloom. 

However, regional weather patterns over 

the last 2 years (since the original OMB 

application was approved) have not 

supported blooms in the lake that is the 

source of drinking water for our 

cooperating utility. Therefore, we have 

decided to redirect our activities to 

assess recreational exposures. Anecdotal 

evidence suggests that exposure to 

cyanobacterial toxins in recreational 

waters may be an important public 

health issue. 

CDC, National Center for 

Environmental Health plans to recruit 

2,000 people (2,500 contacts, 80%