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1This provision, originally Section 612(a), was 

added to the FCRA in September 1996 and became 

effective in September 1997. It was relabeled 

Section 612(f) by Section 211(a)(1) of the Fair and 

Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (‘‘FACT 

Act’’), Public Law 108–159, which was signed into 

law on December 4, 2003. 

2Public Law 111–203, Title X, Section 1088. 

from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern time. 

On-line registration for the workshop 

will close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on 

Friday, April 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will 

be held at The Curtis R. Priem 

Experimental Media and Performing 

Arts Center (EMPAC); Rensselaer 

Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180. 

EMPAC is located at the corner of 8th 

Street and College Avenue, in Troy, NY. 

Members of the public wishing to attend 

the public workshop may register online 

at: http://events.energetics.com/ 

AMNPOimpact. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael Schen at 301–975–6741 or by 

email at michael.schen@nist.gov; or 

Jacqueline Calhoun at 301–975–2555 or 

by email at 

jacqueline.calhoun@nist.gov. Additional 

information may be found at: See 

http://www.manufacturing.gov/amp/ 

event_042512.html for further details. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(1). 

The proposed NNMI initiative focuses 

on strengthening and ensuring the longterm competitiveness and job-creating 

power of U.S. manufacturing. The 

constituent IMIs will bring together 

industry, universities and community 

colleges, federal agencies, and U.S. 

states to accelerate innovation by 

investing in industrially-relevant 

manufacturing technologies with broad 

applications to bridge the gap between 

basic research and product 

development, provide shared assets to 

help companies—particularly small 

manufacturers—access cutting-edge 

capabilities and equipment, and create 

an unparalleled environment to educate 

and train students and workers in 

advanced manufacturing skills. The 

President’s proposed FY 2013 budget 

includes $1 billion for this proposed 

initiative. 

Each IMI will serve as a regional hub 

of manufacturing excellence, providing 

the innovation infrastructure to support 

regional manufacturing and ensuring 

that our manufacturing sector is a key 

pillar in an economy that is built to last. 

Each IMI also will have a well-defined 

technology focus to address 

industrially-relevant manufacturing 

challenges on a large scale and to 

provide the capabilities and facilities 

required to reduce the cost and risk of 

commercializing new technologies. 

In his announcement, President 

Obama proposed building a national 

network consisting of up to 15 IMIs. 

Individuals planning to attend the 

public workshop must preregister. See 

registration information in the DATES

and ADDRESSES sections above. 

See the link below for the 

announcements of additional 

workshops: 

See http://www.manufacturing.gov/ 

amp/ampevents.html. 

Future workshops will also be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

In the near future, the AMNPO plans 

to issue a Request for Information (RFI), 

seeking public comment on specific 

questions related to the structure and 

operations of the NNMI and IMIs. The 

RFI will be published in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Phillip Singerman, 

Associate Director for Innovation and 

Industry Services. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7981 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2012–0014] 

RIN 3170–AA06 

Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosures 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice regarding charges for 

certain disclosures under the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (‘‘Bureau’’) 

announces that the ceiling on allowable 

charges under Section 612(f) of the Fair 

Credit Reporting Act (‘‘FCRA’’) will 

increase from $11.00 to $11.50 effective 

April 3, 2012. The Bureau is required to 

increase the $8.00 amount referred to in 

Section 612(f)(1)(A)(i) of the FCRA on 

January 1 of each year, based 

proportionally on changes in the 

Consumer Price Index (‘‘CPI’’), with 

fractional changes rounded to the 

nearest fifty cents. The CPI increased 

40.75 percent between September 1997, 

the date the FCRA amendments took 

effect, and September 2011. This 

increase in the CPI, and the requirement 

that any increase be rounded to the 

nearest fifty cents, results in a maximum 

allowable charge of $11.50. 

DATES: Effective April 3, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael G. Silver, Counsel, Office of 

Regulations, Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection, 202–435–7700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

612(f)(1)(A) of the Fair Credit Reporting 

Act (the ‘‘FCRA’’) provides that a 

consumer reporting agency may charge 

a consumer a reasonable amount for 

making a disclosure to the consumer 

pursuant to Section 609 of the FCRA.1

Section 612(f)(1)(A)(i) of the FCRA 

provides that, where a consumer 

reporting agency is permitted to impose 

a reasonable charge on a consumer for 

making a disclosure to the consumer 

pursuant to Section 609 of the FCRA, 

the charge shall not exceed $8.00 and 

shall be indicated to the consumer 

before making the disclosure. Section 

612(f)(2) of the FCRA states that the 

Bureau shall increase the $8.00 

maximum amount on January 1 of each 

year, based proportionally on changes in 

the Consumer Price Index, with 

fractional changes rounded to the 

nearest fifty cents. In 2011, the 

responsibility for performing this task 

was transferred from the Federal Trade 

Commission to the Bureau pursuant to 

the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act of 2010.2

Section 211(a)(2) of the Fair and 

Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 

2003 (‘‘FACT Act’’) added a new 

Section 612(a) to the FCRA that gives 

consumers the right to request free 

annual disclosures once every 12 

months. The maximum allowable 

charge established by this notice does 

not apply to requests made under that 

provision. The charge does apply when 

a consumer who orders a file disclosure 

has already received a free annual 

disclosure and does not otherwise 

qualify for an additional free disclosure. 

The Bureau is using the $8.00 amount 

set forth in Section 612(f)(1)(A)(i) of the 

FCRA as the baseline for its calculation 

of the increase in the ceiling on 

reasonable charges for certain 

disclosures made under Section 609 of 

the FCRA. Since the effective date of the 

amended FCRA was September 30, 

1997, the Bureau calculated the 

proportional increase in the Consumer 

Price Index (using the most general CPI, 

which is for all urban consumers, all 

items) from September 1997 to 

September 2011. The Bureau then 

determined what modification, if any, 

from the original base of $8.00 should 

be made effective for 2012, given the 

requirement that fractional changes be 

rounded to the nearest fifty cents. 

Between September 1997 and 

September 2011, the Consumer Price 

Index for all urban consumers and all 

items increased by 40.75 percent—from 

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an index value of 161.2 in September 

1997 to a value of 226.889 in September 

2011. An increase of 40.75 percent in 

the $8.00 base figure would lead to a 

new figure of $11.26. However, because 

the statute directs that the resulting 

figure be rounded to the nearest $0.50, 

the maximum allowable charge is 

$11.50. The Bureau therefore 

determines that the maximum allowable 

charge for the year 2012 will be $11.50, 

effective April 3, 2012. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Richard Cordray, 

Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7916 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0079; Docket 2012– 

0076; Sequence 13] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Corporate 

Aircraft Costs 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

corporate aircraft costs. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

9000–0079, Corporate Aircraft Costs, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Submit comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking portal by inputting 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0079, 

Corporate Aircraft Costs’’ under the 

heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and 

selecting ‘‘Search’’. Select the link 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds 

with ‘‘Information Collection 9000– 

0079, Corporate Aircraft Costs’’. Follow 

the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit 

a Comment’’ screen. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0079, 

Corporate Aircraft Costs’’ on your 

attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada 

Flowers/IC 9000–0079, Corporate 

Aircraft Costs. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0079, Corporate Aircraft Costs, in 

all correspondence related to this 

collection. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Chambers, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA, (202) 501–3221 or via 

email edward.chambers@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Government contractors that use 

company aircraft must maintain logs of 

flights containing specified information 

(e.g., destination, passenger name, 

purpose of trip, etc.). This information, 

as required by FAR 31.205–46, Travel 

Costs, is used to ensure that costs of 

owned, leased or chartered aircraft are 

properly charged against Government 

contracts and that directly associated 

costs of unallowable activities are not 

charged to such contracts. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 3,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 6 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 18,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20417, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0079, 

Corporate Aircraft Costs, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: March 27, 2012. 

Laura Auletta, 

Director, Office of Governmentwide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7944 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Arbitration Panel Decision Under the 

Randolph-Sheppard Act 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of decision. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) gives notice that, on May 

23, 2011, an arbitration panel rendered 

a decision in the matter of Carole Morris 

v. Kentucky Office for the Blind, Case 

No. R–S/09–5. This panel was convened 

by the Department under the RandolphSheppard Act (Act) after the Department 

received a complaint filed by Carole 

Morris (Complainant). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain a copy of the full text of the 

arbitration panel decision from Mary 

Yang, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5162, 

Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 

20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245– 

6327. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or compact disc) on request 

to the contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 6(c) of the Act, 20 U.S.C. 107d– 

2(c), the Secretary publishes in the 

Federal Register a synopsis of each 

arbitration panel decision affecting the 

administration of vending facilities on 

Federal and other property. 

Background 

Complainant alleged that the 

Kentucky Office for the Blind, the State 

licensing agency (SLA), violated the Act 

and its implementing regulations in 34 

CFR part 395. Complainant alleged that 

the SLA violated the Act, implementing 

regulations and State rules and 

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