Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 186 / Monday, September 28, 2009 / Notices 49391 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Theodore Katz, M.P.A., Executive Secretary, 

NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E–20, 

Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone (513) 533– 

6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC–INFO, E-mail 

ocas@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: September 19, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–23301 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory 

Committee to the Director (ACD), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention announces the 

following meeting of the 

aforementioned subcommittee: 

Time and Date: 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m., 

October 15, 2009. 

Place: Teleconference. To participate in the 

teleconference, please dial (866) 919–3560 

enter passcode 4168828. 

Status: Open to the public; teleconference 

access is limited only by availability of 

telephone ports. The public is welcome to 

participate during the public comment 

period which is tentatively scheduled from 

11:10 a.m.–11:20 a.m. 

Purpose: The Ethics Subcommittee will 

provide counsel to the ACD, CDC, regarding 

a broad range of public health ethics 

questions and issues arising from programs, 

scientists and practitioners. 

Matter To Be Discussed: Ethical guidance 

for ventilator distribution during a severe 

pandemic. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: Drue 

Barrett, PhD, Designated Federal Officer, 

Ethics Subcommittee, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., M/S D–50, Atlanta, Georgia 

30333. Telephone (404) 639–4690. E-mail: 

dbarrett@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: September 22, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Director, Program 

Operations Division, Office of Head 

Start, Administration for Children and 

Families the following authority vested 

in me by the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families in the 

memorandum dated February 16, 2007. 

(a) Authority Delegated 

Authority to approve or disapprove 

requests for non-Federal share waivers 

under 42 USC 9835(b) for expenditures 

funded by the American Recovery & 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 

111–5 (February 17, 2009) 

(b) Limitations 

1. This delegation shall be exercised 

under financial and administrative 

requirements applicable to all 

Administration for Children and 

Families authorities. 

2. Any delegation requires the 

concurrence of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Administration and 

the Director, Office of Head Start. 

(c) Effective Date 

This delegation is effective on the 

date of signature. 

(d) Effect on Existing Delegations 

This delegation of authority 

supplements the previous delegations 

from the Director, Office of Head Start 

in the memorandum dated April 26, 

2007. 

I hereby affirm and ratify any actions 

taken by the Director, Program 

Operations Division, which involved 

the exercise of this authority prior to the 

effective date of this delegation. 

Dated: August 27, 2009. 

Patricia E. Brown, 

Acting Director, Office of Head Start. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0109] 

Homeland Security Science and 

Technology Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Closed Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Science and Technology Advisory 

Committee will meet October 20—22, 

2009 at the Naval Postgraduate School, 

1 University Circle, Monterey, CA. This 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

DATES: The Homeland Security Science 

and Technology Advisory Committee 

will meet October 20, 2009, from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., October 21, 2009, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on October 22, 

2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Naval Postgraduate School, 1 

University Circle, Monterey, CA. 

Requests to have written material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee prior to the meeting should 

reach the contact person at the address 

below by Friday, October 9, 2009. Send 

written material to Ms. Tiwanda Burse, 

Science and Technology Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 245 

Murray Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, 

DC 20528. Comments must be identified 

by DHS–2009–0109 and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: 202–254–6173. 

• Mail: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science 

and Technology Directorate, Department 

of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 

Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the (committee 

name), go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Tiwanda Burse, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 


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Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528, 202– 

254–6877. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). 

At this meeting, the Committee will 

receive classified (SECRET-level) 

updated threat and Homeland Security 

related briefings; and classified reports 

from the Committee panels. West Coast 

laboratories, Federally Funded Research 

and Development Centers (FFRDCs), 

and Homeland Security experts will 

present SECRET-level briefings 

concerning matters sensitive to 

homeland security. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, it has been determined 

that the Homeland Security Science and 

Technology Advisory Committee 

meeting concerns sensitive Homeland 

Security information and classified 

matters within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) which, if 

prematurely disclosed, would 

significantly jeopardize national 

security and frustrate implementation of 

proposed agency actions and that, 

accordingly, the portion of the meeting 

that concerns these issues will be closed 

to the public. 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

Bradley I. Buswell, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology 

(Acting). 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–140, Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–140, 

Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; 

OMB Control Number 1615–0015. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on May 5, 2009, at 74 FR 

20722, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received three 

comments. USCIS’s discussion and 

response to the comments are addressed 

in the supporting statement. The 

supporting statement will be posted to 

the Web site at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until October 28, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529–2210. Comments may also be 

submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202– 

272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395– 

5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by 

e-mail, please make sure to add OMB 

Control No. 1615–0015 in the subject 

box. Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–140, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or other for 

profit. The information furnished on 

Form I–140 will be used by U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services to 

classify aliens under section 203(b)(1), 

203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (Act). 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 96,000 responses at one hour 

per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 96,000 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 23, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Administrative Rulings 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

collection of information: 1651–0085. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, CBP invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on an information collection 

requirement concerning Administrative 

Rulings. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 

44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 27, 

2009, to be assured of consideration. 


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