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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 expected to respond, including 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). 

Background: The Senior Corps Grant 

Application is completed by applicant 

organizations interested in sponsoring a 

Senior Corps program. The application 

is completed electronically using the 

Corporation’s web-based grants 

management system, eGrants. 

Current Action: The Corporation seeks 

to renew and revise the current 

application. When revised, the 

application will include additional 

instructions to clarify narrative and 

work plan sections; will contain an 

updated list of ‘‘Service Categories’’

used by applicants to identify the types 

of needs the national service 

participants will meet; and will contain 

current references used in the grants 

management system. The application 

will otherwise be used in the same 

manner as the existing application. The 

Corporation also seeks to continue using 

the current application until the revised 

application is approved by OMB. The 

current application is due to expire on 

March 31, 2005. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: National Senior Service Corps 

Grant Application. 

OMB Number: 3045–0035. 

Agency Number: SF 424–NSSC. 

Affected Public: Current and 

prospective sponsors of National Senior 

Service Corps Grants. 

Total Respondents: 1,513. 

Frequency: Annually, with 

exceptions. 

Average Time Per Response: Averages 

13.2 hours. Estimated at 16.5 hours for 

first time respondents; 15 hours for 

continuation sponsors; 5 hours for 

revisions. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,027 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $6,497. 

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: December 7, 2004. 

Tess Scannell, 

Director, National Senior Service Corps.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of the 

forthcoming meeting of the Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board. The purpose 

of the meeting is to kickoff the four 

approved fiscal year 2005 studies as 

directed by Air Force leadership. The 

studies are ‘‘Automatic Target 

Recognition’’, ‘‘Domain Integrations’’, 

‘‘System of Systems Engineering’’, and 

‘‘Air Force Operations in Urban 

Environments’’. Because classified and 

contractor-proprietary information will 

be discussed, this meeting will be 

closed to the public.

DATES: January 10–14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: 1560 Wilson Blvd, Suite 

400, Arlington, VA 22209–2404.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Major Kyle Gresham, Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat, 

1180 Air Force Pentagon, Rm 5D982, 

Washington, DC 20330–1180, (703) 697–

4808.

Albert F. Bodnar, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of the 

forthcoming meeting of the Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board. The purpose 

of the meeting is to present and discuss 

the findings of the 2004 Science and 

Technology Quality Review of Air Force 

Research Laboratory programs. Because 

classified and contractor-proprietary 

information will be discussed, this 

meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: January 19, 2005.

ADDRESS: 1670 Air Force Pentagon, 

Room 4E916, Washington, DC 20330–

1670.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Major Kyle Gresham, Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat, 

1180 Air Force Pentagon, Rm 5D982, 

Washington, DC 20330–1180, (703) 697–

4808.

Albert F. Bodnar, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Performance Review Boards 

Membership

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the names 

of members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Army.

DATES: Effective Date: December 11, 

2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Ervin, U.S. Army Senior 

Executive Service Office, Assistant 

Secretary of the Army, Manpower & 

Reserve Affairs, 111 Army, Washington, 

DC 20301–0111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

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

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations, one or 

more Senior Executive Service 

performance review boards. The boards 

shall review and evaluate the initial 

appraisal of senior executives’

performance by supervisors and make 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority or rating official relative to the 

performance of these executives. 

The members of the Performance 

Review Board for the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers are: 

1. MG Robert Griffin (Chair), Deputy 

Commanding General. 

2. Dr. James Houston, Director, 

Engineer Research and Development 

Center. 

3. BG Robert Crear, Commander, 

Mississippi Valley Division. 

4. MG Don Riley, Director, Directorate 

of Civil Works. 

5. Mr. Dwight Beranek, Deputy 

Director, Directorate of Military 

Programs. 

6. Dr. Susan Duncan, Director of 

Human Resources. 

7. Mr. Stephen Browning, Programs 

Director, South Pacific Division. 

8. Mr. Frank Oliva, Regional Business 

Director, Pacific Ocean Division. 

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9. Ms. Kristine Allaman, Director, 

Strategy and Integration Directorate.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program

AGENCY: Defense Manpower Data 

Center, Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a computer matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: Subsection (e)(12) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), requires agencies to 

publish advanced notices of any 

proposed or revised computer matching 

program by the matching agency for 

public comment. The Department of 

Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower Data 

Center (DMDC), as the matching agency 

under the Privacy Act, is hereby given 

notice to the record subjects to a 

computer matching program between 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office 

of Inspector General (VA OIG) and the 

Department of Defense (DoD) that their 

records are being matched by computer. 

The purpose of the computer matching 

program is to attempt to verify eligibility 

for VA Compensation and Pension 

(C&P) benefits by matching veteran’s 

record of those benefits with the 

military service record of veterans 

eligible for those benefits for themselves 

or their beneficiaries.

DATES: This proposed action will 

become effective January 12, 2005, and 

matching may commence unless 

changes to the matching program are 

required due to public comments or by 

Congressional or by Office of 

Management and Budget concerns. Any 

public comment must be received before 

the effective date.

ADDRESSES: Any interested party may 

submit written comments to the 

Director, Defense Privacy Office, 1901 

South Bell Street, Suite 920, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4512.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Vahan Moushegian, Jr. at (703) 607–

2943.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to subsection (o) of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the 

VA OIG and DMDC have concluded an 

agreement to conduct a computer 

matching program between agencies. 

The purpose of the computer matching 

program is to attempt to verify eligibility 

for VA C&P benefits by matching 

veteran’s record of those benefits with 

the military service record of veterans 

eligible for those benefits for themselves 

or their beneficiaries. 

The parties to this agreement have 

determined that a computer matching 

program is the most efficient, 

expeditious, and effective means of 

obtaining and processing the 

information needed by VA OIG to verify 

the military service record of veterans 

eligible for VA (C&P) benefits, to 

identify potential fraudulent payments 

to fictitious veterans, and to identify 

payments that should be adjusted where 

the beneficiary is not entitled to all or 

part of the VA C&P benefits received. 

The principal alternative to using a 

computer matching program for 

identifying such individuals would be 

to conduct a manual comparison of all 

veterans or their beneficiaries receiving 

VA (C&P) benefits with the other files. 

Conducting a manual match, however, 

would clearly impose a considerable 

administrative burden, constitute a 

greater intrusion on the individual’s 

privacy, and would result in additional 

delay in the eventual response to 

possible fraud and abuse. By comparing 

the information received through the 

computer matching program between 

VA OIG and DMDC on a recurring basis, 

information on successful matches (hits) 

can be provided to VA to initiate 

research on these discrepancies, thus 

assuring that benefit payments are 

proper. 

A copy of the computer matching 

agreement between VA OIG and DoD is 

available upon request. Requests should 

be submitted to the address caption 

above or to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Inspector General 

(52CO), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420.

Set forth below is the notice of the 

establishment of a computer matching 

program required by paragraph 6.c. of 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Guidelines on computer matching 

published on June 19, 1989, at 54 FR 

25818. 

The matching agreement, as required 

by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, 

and an advance copy of this notice was 

submitted on December 1, 2004, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

pursuant to paragraph 4d of Appendix 

I to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records about Individuals’’, dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427).

Dated: December 7, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

NOTICE OF A COMPUTER MATCHING 

PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS AND THE DEFENSE 

MANPOWER DATA CENTER, THE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR 

VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY 

A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

Participants in this computer 

matching program are the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector 

General (VA OIG) and the Department of 

Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower Data 

Center (DMDC). The VA OIG is the 

source agency, i.e., the activity 

disclosing the records for the purpose of 

the match. The DoD is the specific 

recipient activity or matching agency, 

i.e., the agency that actually performs 

the computer matching. 

B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCH: 

Upon the execution of this agreement, 

VA will provide and disclose VA 

Compensation and Pension (C&P) and 

Veterans Assistance Discharge Systems 

(VADS) records to DMDC to identify 

individuals that have not separated from 

military service and/or confirm 

elements of military service relevant to 

the adjudication of VA benefits. VA OIG 

will use this information to initiate an 

independent verification process to 

determine eligibility and entitlement to 

VA benefits.

C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCH: 

The authority to conduct this match is 

5 U.S.C. App. 3, the Inspector General 

Act of 1978 (IG Act). The IG Act 

authorizes the VA OIG to conduct audits 

and investigations relating to the 

programs and operations of VA. IG Act, 

section 2. In addition, section 4 of the 

IG Act provides that the IG will conduct 

activities designed to promote economy 

and efficiency and to prevent and detect 

fraud and abuse in VA’s programs and 

operations. 

D. RECORDS TO BE MATCHED: 

The systems of records maintained by 

the respective agencies under the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 552a, from which records will be 

disclosed for the purpose of this 

computer match are as follows: 

1. VA will use personal data from the 

following Privacy Act record system for 

the match: Compensation, Pension, 

Education and Rehabilitation Records—