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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 225 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Meeting of the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States (the Conference). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463), notice is hereby given of a meeting 

of the Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States to 

consider particular organizational 

matters related to the functions of the 

Conference, and to consider a proposed 

recommendation for improved agency 

procedures in considering regulations 

that may preempt state law. To facilitate 

public participation, the Conference is 

inviting public comment on the 

recommendation that will be considered 

at the meeting, to be submitted in 

writing no later than December 3, 2010. 

DATES: Meeting dates are Thursday, 

December 9, 2010, 2 to 5:30 p.m.; and 

Friday, December 10, 2010, 9 a.m. to 

noon. Comments on the 

recommendation must be received by 

Friday, December 3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held at the 

William G. McGowan Theater, National 

Archives and Records Administration 

building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20408–0001. 

Submit comments to either of the 

following: 

(1) E-mail: comments@acus.gov, with 

‘‘Plenary Preemption Recommendation’’ 

in the subject line; or 

(2) Mail: Plenary Preemption 

Recommendation Comments, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Rafferty, Designated Federal 

Officer, Administrative Conference of 

the Unites States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036; Telephone 202–480–2082. [Note: 

this is not a toll free number.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States makes recommendations 

to administrative agencies, the 

President, Congress, and the Judicial 

Conference of the Unites States 

regarding the improvement of Federal 

administrative procedures. (5 U.S.C. 

594). The objectives of these 

recommendations are to ensure that 

private rights may be fully protected 

and regulatory activities and other 

Federal responsibilities may be carried 

out expeditiously in the public interest 

to: promote more effective public 

participation and efficiency in the 

rulemaking process, reduce unnecessary 

litigation in the regulatory process, 

improve the use of science in the 

regulatory process, and improve the 

effectiveness of laws applicable to the 

regulatory process (5 U.S.C. 591). 

The membership of the Conference 

meeting in plenary session constitutes 

the Assembly of the Conference (5 

U.S.C. 595). The Assembly will meet in 

plenary session to consider a proposed 

recommendation on Federal agency 

preemption of state law. 

The Assembly will also consider 

revised bylaws and set staggered terms 

for its public (non-government) 

members. New members will be sworn 

in at the outset of the plenary session. 

The agenda will include breakout 

sessions to discuss future topics for 

Conference study. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public and may end prior to the 

designated end time if business is 

concluded earlier. Members of the 

public are invited to attend the meeting 

in person, subject to space limitations; 

and the Conference will also provide 

remote public access to the meeting. 

Anyone who wishes to attend the 

meeting in person is asked to RSVP to 

comments@acus.gov, no later than 

December 7, 2010, in order to facilitate 

entry. Members of the public who 

attend the meetings of the full 

Assembly, may be permitted to speak 

only at the discretion of the Chairman, 

with unanimous approval of the 

members. The Conference welcomes the 

attendance of the public and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. An interpreter will be provided 

for the hearing impaired. If you need 

additional special accommodations due 

to disability, please inform the 

Designated Federal Officer no later than 

7 days in advance of the meeting using 

the contact information provided above. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments on the Preemption 

Recommendation to either of the 

addresses listed above no later than 

December 3, 2010. A copy of the 

recommendation and information on 

remote access will be available at 

http://www.acus.gov. All comments will 

be delivered to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed on this notice. The 

Designated Federal Officer will post all 

comments that relate to the Plenary 

Preemption Recommendation on the 

Conference’s Web site after the close of 

the comment period. 

Dated: November 18, 2010. 

Paul R. Verkuil, 

Chairman. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Committee on Administration 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Administrative Conference of the 

United States will host a public meeting 

of the Committee on Administration of 

the Assembly of the Conference on 

Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 9 a.m. 

to 11 a.m. to consider a draft 

recommendation on the application of 

ethics rules to government contractors 

and their employees. To facilitate public 

participation, the Administrative 

Conference is inviting public comment 

on the report and recommendation to be 

considered at the meeting, to be 

submitted in writing no later than 

December 6, 2010. 

DATES: Meeting to be held December 9, 

2010. Comments must be received by 

December 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting to be held at 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

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20036. Submit comments to either of the 

following: 

(1) E-mail: Comments@acus.gov, with 

‘‘Ethics Rules’’ in the subject line; or 

(2) Mail: Ethics Rules Comments, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reeve T. Bull, Designated Federal 

Officer, Administrative Conference of 

the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036; Telephone 202–480–2083. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States (ACUS) is charged with 

developing recommendations for the 

improvement of Federal administrative 

procedures (5 U.S.C. 591). 

The Conference has engaged a 

Professor of Law at Washington 

University in St. Louis School of Law, 

Kathleen Clark, to research and prepare 

a report regarding whether ethics 

regulations analogous to those 

applicable to government employees 

should apply to government contractors 

and, if so, how such regulations should 

be imposed (the ‘‘Ethics Report’’). A 

copy of the Ethics Report is available at 

http://www.acus.gov. The Committee on 

Administration met on November 3, 

2010 to discuss the Ethics Report and 

the broader issue of whether and how 

the regulations applicable to 

government contractors and their 

employees should be expanded. 

From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on December 

9, 2010, the committee will discuss a 

draft recommendation based on the 

Ethics Report and on the discussion 

from the first meeting. A copy of the 

draft recommendation will be made 

available at http://www.acus.gov prior to 

the December 9, 2010 meeting. This 

meeting will be open to the public and 

may end prior to 11 a.m. if business is 

concluded prior to that time. Members 

of the public are invited to attend the 

meeting in person, subject to space 

limitations, and the Conference will also 

provide remote public access to the 

meeting. 

Anyone who wishes to attend the 

meeting in person is asked to RSVP to 

Comments@acus.gov. Remote access 

information will be posted on the 

Conference’s Web site, http:// 

www.acus.gov, by no later than 

December 6, 2010 and will also be 

available by the same date by calling the 

phone number listed above. Members of 

the public who attend the Committee’s 

meeting may be permitted to speak only 

at the discretion of the Committee Chair, 

with unanimous approval of the 

Committee. The Conference welcomes 

the attendance of the public and will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

special needs. If you need special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please inform the Designated Federal 

Officer no later than 7 days in advance 

the meeting using the contact 

information provided above. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments on the report and 

recommendation to either of the 

addresses listed above no later than 

December 6, 2010. All comments will be 

delivered to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed on this notice. The 

Designated Federal Officer will post all 

comments that relate to the report and/ 

or recommendation on the Conference’s 

Web site after the close of the comments 

period. 

Dated: November 18, 2010. 

Paul R. Verkuil, 

Chairman. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS), invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which the Agency intends 

to request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 24, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5159–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

1522. Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: 

(202) 720–8435. E-mail 

Michele.Brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that the Agency 

is submitting to OMB for extension. 

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 will 

have practical utility; (b) 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; (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 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. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5159 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: 

(202) 720–8435. 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1783, ‘‘Revolving 

Fund Program.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0138. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Rural Development supports 

the sound development of rural 

communities and the growth of our 

economy without endangering the 

environment. Rural Development 

provides financial and technical 

assistance to help communities bring 

safe drinking water and sanitary, 

environmentally sound waste disposal 

facilities to rural Americans in greatest 

need. 

The Revolving Fund Program (RFP) 

has been established to assist 

communities with water or wastewater 

systems. Qualified private non-profit 

organizations will receive RFP grant 

funds to establish a lending program for 

eligible entities. Eligible entities for the 

revolving loan fund will be the same 

entities eligible to obtain a loan, loan 

guarantee, or grant from Rural 

Development Water and Waste Disposal 

and Wastewater loan and grant 

programs. As grant recipients, the nonprofit organizations will set up a 

revolving loan fund to provide loans to 

finance predevelopment costs of water 

or wastewater projects, or short-term 

small capital projects not part of the 

regular operation and maintenance of 

current water and wastewater systems. 

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