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Notices Federal Register

15095 

Vol. 72, No. 61 

Friday, March 30, 2007 

JOINT BOARD FOR THE 

ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES 

Meeting of the Advisory Committee; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment 

of Actuaries. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the 

Joint Board for the Enrollment of 

Actuaries gives notice of a closed 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Actuarial Examinations. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 19 and April 20, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 35th 

Floor, New York, NY. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick W. McDonough, Executive 

Director of the Joint Board for the 

Enrollment of Actuaries, 202–622–8225. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the Advisory 

Committee on Actuarial Examinations 

will meet at Mercer Human Resource 

Consulting, 1166 Avenue of the 

Americas, 35th Floor, New York, NY on 

April 19 and April 20, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss topics and 

questions that may be recommended for 

inclusion on future Joint Board 

examinations in actuarial mathematics, 

pension law and methodology referred 

to in 29 U.S.C. 1242(a)(1)(B). 

A determination has been made as 

required by section 10(d) of the Federal 

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

that the subject of the meeting falls 

within the exception to the open 

meeting requirement set forth in Title 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public 

interest requires that such meeting be 

closed to public participation. 

Dated: March 8, 2006. 

Patrick W. McDonough, 

Executive Director, Joint Board for the 

Enrollment of Actuaries. 

[FR Doc. E7–5854 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 27, 2007. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utility Service 

Title: Seismic Safety of New Building 

Construction, 7 CFR Part 1792, Subpart 

C. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0099. 

Summary of Collection: Seismic 

hazards present a serious threat to 

people and their surroundings. These 

hazards exist in most of the United 

States, not just on the West Coast. 

Unlike hurricanes, times and location of 

earthquakes cannot be predicted; most 

earthquakes strike without warning and, 

if of substantial strength, strike with 

great destructive forces. To reduce risks 

to life and property from earthquakes, 

Congress enacted the Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 

95–124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.,) and 

directed the establishment and 

maintenance of an effective earthquake 

reduction program. As a result, the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program (NEHRP) was established. The 

objectives of the NEHRP include the 

development of technologically and 

economically feasible design and 

construction methods to make both new 

and existing structures earthquake 

resistant, and the development and 

promotion of model building codes. 7 

CFR part 1792, subpart C, identifies 

acceptable seismic standards which 

must be employed in new building 

construction funded by loans, grants, or 

guarantees made by the Rural Utility 

Service (RUS) or the Rural Telephone 

Bank (RTB) or through lien 

accommodations or subordinations 

approved by RUS or RTB. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Borrowers and grant recipients must 

provide to RUS a written 

acknowledgment from a registered 

architect or engineer responsible for the 

design of each applicable building 

stating that the seismic provisions to 7 

CFR part 1792, Subpart C will be used 

in the design of the building. RUS will 

use this information to: (1) Clarify and 

inform the applicable borrowers and 

grant recipients about seismic safety 

requirements; (2) improve the 

effectiveness of all RUS programs; and 

(3) reduce the risk to life and property 

through the use of approved building 

codes aimed at providing seismic safety. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; business or other forprofit. 


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