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‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement in Support of Rulemaking on 

Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination of NRC-Licensed 

Facilities’’ (ML042310492, 

ML042320379, and ML042330385). On 

the basis of the EA, the NRC has 

concluded that the environmental 

impacts from the action are expected to 

be insignificant and has determined not 

to prepare an environmental impact 

statement for the action. 

IV. Further Information 

Documents related to this action, 

including the application for the license 

amendment and supporting 

documentation, are available 

electronically at the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, 

you can access the NRC’s Agencywide 

Document Access and Management 

System (ADAMS), which provides text 

and image files of NRC’s public 

documents. The ADAMS accession 

numbers for the documents related to 

this Notice are: the Environmental 

Assessment (ML043410104); 

Decommissioning Report for AppTec 

Laboratory Services, Inc. 

(ML042320058); and Letter from New 

Jersey Department of Environmental 

Protection (ML043290287). Please note 

that on October 25, 2004, the NRC 

terminated public access to ADAMS and 

initiated an additional security review 

of publicly available documents to 

ensure that potentially sensitive 

information is removed from the 

ADAMS database accessible through the 

NRC’s web site. Interested members of 

the public may obtain copies of the 

referenced documents for review and/or 

copying by contacting the Public 

Document Room pending resumption of 

public access to ADAMS. The NRC 

Public Documents Room is located at 

NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, 

and can be contacted at (800) 397–4209, 

(301) 415–4737 or by e-mail to: 

pdr@nrc.gov.

These documents may be viewed 

electronically at the NRC Public 

Document Room (PDR), 0 1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. The PDR is open 

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 

6th day of December, 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James P. Dwyer, 

Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division 

of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Interim Final Revision of OMB Circular 

A–127, ‘‘Financial Management 

Systems’’

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the 

President.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: OMB Circular No. A–127, 

‘‘Financial Management Systems,’’

dated July 23, 1993, prescribes policies 

and standards for executive departments 

and agencies to follow in developing, 

operating, evaluating, and reporting on 

financial management systems. This 

Circular was modified on August 9, 

1999 to establish a process for certifying 

off-the-shelf financial management 

software for agency use. OMB is issuing 

this interim final revision to Circular A–

127 to incorporate a realignment of 

responsibilities for issuing financial 

system requirements and certifying 

software. These changes revise Sections 

7g, 7i, 8d, 9b, and 9c, delete Section 

9a(3); and add new Sections 8g and 9d.

DATES: The interim final revision is 

effective December 7, 2004. Comments 

on the interim final revision must be 

received on or before January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this interim 

final revision should be in writing and 

addressed to Wayne Leiss, Chief, 

Federal Financial Systems Branch, 

Office of Federal Financial 

Management, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 

6025, Washington, DC 20503. You are 

encouraged to submit your comments by 

facsimile to 202–395–3952, or by e-mail 

to wleiss@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Leiss using the address 

information above. You may also call 

(202) 395–3993.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB is 

revising Circular A–127, ‘‘Financial 

Management Systems,’’ to improve 

coordination among the operators of 

agency financial management systems, 

vendors of financial management 

software, E-Gov shared services, and the 

Department of Treasury. The revisions 

incorporate the transfer of 

responsibilities from the Joint Financial 

Management Improvement Program to 

the Chief Financial Officers Council and 

the Office of Federal Financial 

Management. These updates are 

effective immediately. 

A revised version of the entire 

Circular will be made available on the 

OMB Web site (http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb). All 

questions or inquiries concerning OMB 

Circular A–127 should be addressed to 

the Office of Federal Financial 

Management, Federal Financial Systems 

Branch, telephone number 202–395–

3993.

Joshua B. Bolten, 

Director.

Transmittal Memorandum No. 3 

Revisions to OMB Circular A–127 

This Transmittal Memorandum 

replaces and rescinds Circular A–127 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 2, dated 

June 10, 1999, which revised Circular 

A–127, ‘‘Financial Management 

Systems’’ dated July 23, 1993. 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 2 revised 

Sections 8d and 9b of A–127 and added 

new Sections 9a(3) and 9c. This 

Transmittal Memorandum revises 

Sections 7g, 7i, 8d, 9b, and 9c. It deletes 

Section 9a(3) and adds new Sections 8g 

and 9d. 

The changes to Circular A–127 are as 

follows: 

• Section 7g: ‘‘Joint Financial 

Management Improvement Program 

(JFMIP)’’ is replaced by ‘‘Office of 

Federal Financial Management 

(OFFM).’’

• Section 7i: ‘‘JFMIP’’ is replaced by 

‘‘OFFM.’’

• Section 8d is deleted in its entirety 

and replaced with the following: 

8d(1) Use of ‘‘Off-the-Shelf’’ Software. 

Agencies replacing software to meet 

core financial system requirements must 

use ‘‘off-the-shelf’’ software that has 

been tested and certified through the 

Chief Financial Officers Council (CFOC) 

software certification process as meeting 

OFFM core financial system 

requirements. Agencies may purchase 

this software or contract for a service 

that operates this software using the 

strategy and procurement vehicle they 

believe will best enable them to meet 

their needs in a timely and effective 

manner following the competition 

requirements associated with the 

procurement vehicle being used to 

conduct the acquisition. 

OMB policy pertaining to using ‘‘offthe-shelf’’ software is contained in OMB 

Circular A–130 and must be followed 

when replacing financial management 

systems. 

8d(2) Software Certification Testing. 

‘‘Off-the-shelf’’ software will be tested to 

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ensure that it meets core financial 

system requirements as defined in the 

Core Financial System Requirements 

document published by OFFM. The 

CFOC will coordinate the testing 

process and issue software 

certifications. Information on the details 

of the certification testing process and 

its results will be available to any 

interested Federal agency for any 

certified software package. 

• A new Section 8g is added and 

reads as follows: 

8g. Interface Requirements 

Management. Agencies operating or 

establishing contracts for financial 

reporting, transaction processing, or 

other services that are or will be 

interfaced to multiple agencies’

financial systems must coordinate with 

OFFM the deployment of these services 

and changes to them. OFFM will 

establish interface requirements for 

these services and incorporate them into 

the Core Financial System Requirements 

or other requirement documents, as 

appropriate. OFFM will consider 

efficiency and cost-effectiveness when 

establishing deployment dates for new 

interface requirements. 

• Section 9a(3) is deleted, section 

9a(4) is renumbered accordingly. 

• Section 9b is revised to read as 

follows: 

9b. GSA Responsibilities. GSA will 

make procurement vehicles available to 

agencies for acquiring software that has 

been certified according to the processes 

in Section 8d(2). 

• Section 9c is revised to read as 

follows: 

9c. CFOC Responsibilities. The CFOC 

will establish processes for testing ‘‘offthe-shelf’’ software supporting core 

financial system requirements that 

include: 

Æ Developing and administering the 

certification test, 

Æ Notifying GSA when a software 

package successfully completes the 

certification test, 

Æ Providing interested parties with 

information on the core financial system 

requirements and their related testing 

scenarios, and 

Æ Providing interested parties with 

details on the results of the certification 

tests for certified software packages. 

Æ A new Section 9d is added and 

reads as follows: 

9d. Transition. All software 

certifications previously issued by the 

Joint Financial Management 

Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be 

deemed to have been issued by the 

CFOC. 

All financial management system 

requirements documents and other 

guidance issued by the JFMIP are 

transferred to OFFM and remains in 

effect until modified. OFFM will issue 

guidance memoranda as needed to 

clarify any transition issues. OFFM will 

issue guidance memoranda as needed to 

implement the requirements of this 

Circular. 

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BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comments Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), agencies are required to 

publish a Notice in the Federal Register

notifying the public that the Agency has 

prepared an information collection 

request for OMB review and approval 

and has requested public review and 

comment on the submission. Comments 

are being solicited on the need for the 

information; the accuracy of the 

Agency’s burden estimate; the quality, 

practical utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and on 

ways to minimize the reporting burden, 

including automated collection 

techniques and uses of other forms of 

technology. The proposed form under 

review, OMB control number 3420–

0015 is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received 

within 60-calendar days of publication 

of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form 

and the request for review prepared for 

submission to OMB may be obtained 

from the Agency Submitting Officer. 

Comments on the form should be 

submitted to the Agency Submitting 

Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Bruce 

I. Campbell, Records Management 

Officer, Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202/336–

8563. 

Summary of Form Under Review 

Type of Request: Revised Form. 

Title: Application for Financing. 

Form Number: OPIC–115. 

Frequency of Use: One per investor, 

per project. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other institutions (except farms); 

individuals. 

Description of Affected Public: U.S. 

companies or citizens investing 

overseas. 

Reporting Hours: 4.0 hours per 

project. 

Number of Responses: 300 per year. 

Federal Cost: $21,600 per year. 

Authority for Information Collection:

Sections 231 and 234(b) and (c) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

amended. 

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The OPIC 

115 form is the principal document 

used by OPIC to determine the 

investor’s and the project’s eligibility for 

debt financing, assess the environmental 

impact and developmental effects of the 

project, measures the economic effects 

for the United States and the host 

country economy, and collect 

information for underwriting analysis.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Eli Landy, 

Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, 

Department of Legal Affairs.

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BILLING CODE 3210–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Filings and 

Information Services, Washington, DC 

20549.

Extension: 

Rule 54; SEC File No. 270–376; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0427.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

requests for extension of the previously 

approved collections of information 

discussed below. 

Sections 32 and 33 of the Public 

Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, 

as amended (‘‘Act’’), and rules 53 and 

54 under the Act, permit, among other 

things, utility holding companies 

registered under the Act to make direct 

or indirect investments in exempt 

wholesale generators (‘‘EWGs’’) and 

foreign utility companies (‘‘FUCOs’’), as 

defined in sections 32 and 33 of the Act, 

respectively, without the prior approval 

of the Commission, if certain conditions 

are met. Rule 54 does not create a 

reporting burden for respondents. 

It is estimated that there will be no 

burden hours associated with rule 54.