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1The Commission voted (2–1) to provisionally 

accept this Settlement Agreement and Order. Acting 

Chairman Robert S. Adler and Commissioner 

Marietta S. Robinson voted to provisionally accept 

Settlement Agreement and Order. Commissioner 

Ann Marie Buerkle voted to reject the attached 

Settlement Agreement and Order. 

Foundation and the Observatory. We 

have also prepared an EA titled, 

‘‘Issuance of an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization to Lamont Doherty Earth 

Observatory to Take Marine Mammals 

by Harassment Incidental to a Marine 

Geophysical Survey in the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean, June–August, 2014,’’ 

and FONSI in accordance with NEPA 

and NOAA Administrative Order 216–6. 

We provided relevant environmental 

information to the public through our 

notice of proposed Authorization (79 FR 

14779, March 17, 2014) and considered 

public comments received prior to 

finalizing our EA and deciding whether 

or not to issue a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI). We 

concluded that issuance of an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization would not 

significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment and have issued a 

FONSI. Because of this finding, it is not 

necessary to prepare an environmental 

impact statement for the issuance of an 

Authorization to the Observatory for 

this activity. Our EA and FONSI for this 

activity are available upon request (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Authorization 

We have issued an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization to the 

Observatory for the take of marine 

mammals incidental to conducting a 

marine seismic survey in the Atlantic 

Ocean, July 1, 2014 to August 17, 2014. 

Dated: July 1, 2014. 

Perry F. Gayaldo, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Friday, July 11, 

2014. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Surveillance, Enforcement Matters, and 

Examinations. In the event that the 

times, dates, or locations of this or any 

future meetings change, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time and place of the meeting 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

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

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 202–418– 

5964. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15934 Filed 7–3–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[CPSC Docket No. 14–C0003] 

HMI Industries, Inc., Provisional 

Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement 

and Order 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: It is the policy of the 

Commission to publish settlements 

which it provisionally accepts under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act in the 

Federal Register in accordance with the 

terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published 

below is a provisionally-accepted 

Settlement Agreement with HMI 

Industries, Inc., containing a civil 

penalty of $725,000.00, within twenty 

(20) days of service of the Commission’s 

final Order accepting the Settlement 

Agreement.1

DATES: Any interested person may ask 

the Commission not to accept this 

agreement or otherwise comment on its 

contents by filing a written request with 

the Office of the Secretary by July 23, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to 

comment on this Settlement Agreement 

should send written comments to the 

Comment 14–C0003 Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Room 820, Bethesda, Maryland 20814– 

4408. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary B. Murphy, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814–4408; telephone (301) 

504–7809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the Agreement and Order appears 

below. 

Dated: July 2, 2014. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

In the Matter of: 

HMI Industries Inc. 

CPSC Docket No.: 14–C0003 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

1. In accordance with the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 

§§ 2051–2089 and 16 C.F.R. § 1118.20, 

HMI Industries Inc. (HMI), and the U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(Commission), through its staff (staff), 

hereby enter into this Settlement 

Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement 

and the incorporated attached Order 

(Order) resolve staff’s charges set forth 

below. 

THE PARTIES 

2. The Commission is an independent 

federal regulatory agency established 

pursuant to, and responsible for, the 

enforcement of the CPSA. By executing 

this Agreement, staff is acting on behalf 

of the Commission, pursuant to 16 

C.F.R. § 1118.20(b). The Commission 

issues the Order under the provisions of 

the CPSA. 

3. HMI is a corporation, organized and 

existing under the laws of the state of 

Delaware with its principal corporate 

office located in Strongsville, Ohio. HMI 

is a manufacturer of floor cleaners and 

indoor air purifiers. 

STAFF CHARGES 

4. Between September 2004 and 

August 2006, HMI manufactured and 

distributed approximately 44,000 Filter 

Queen Majestic 360 floor cleaners 

(Subject Products, or Floor Cleaners). 

The Floor Cleaners were sold through 

independent distributors nationwide for 

approximately $1,800. 

5. The Floor cleaners are ‘‘consumer 

products,’’ and at all relevant times, 

HMI was a ‘‘manufacturer’’ of these 

consumer products, which were 

‘‘distributed in commerce,’’ as those 

terms are defined or used in sections 

3(a)(5) and (11), of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

§ 2052(a)(5) and (11). 

6. The Floor Cleaners are defective 

because their wiring can overheat, 

causing electrical arcing and melting. 

This poses a burn hazard to consumers. 

7. HMI received notice of the defect 

shortly after distribution began in 

September 2004. Between 2005 and 

2008, HMI received hundreds of reports 

of electrical arcing, sparking, and fire, 

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and injuries to consumers. During that 

same time, HMI implemented four 

separate design changes to alleviate the 

hazard posed by the product. HMI 

distributed product information notices 

to consumers in March 2006 and May 

2006, alerting users to the defect which 

the design change attempted to correct. 

Throughout this period, HMI also paid 

out claims filed by consumers who 

reported that the product failed and 

caused fires and/or property damage. 

8. By March 2006, HMI had sufficient 

information that reasonably supported 

the conclusion that the Floor Cleaners 

contained a defect that could create a 

substantial product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death. HMI was required to inform the 

Commission immediately of such defect 

or risk, as required by sections 15(b)(3) 

and (4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

§§ 2064(b)(3) and (4). By that date, the 

Firm had received approximately 500 

reports of arcing, had instituted its third 

design change, and had sent product 

information notices to consumers 

alerting them to the defect. 

9. Despite having information 

regarding the Floor Cleaner’s defect or 

risk, HMI failed to inform the 

Commission immediately, as required 

by sections 15(b)(3) and (4) of the CPSA, 

15 U.S.C. §§ 2064(b)(3) and (4). 

10. In failing to inform the 

Commission about the Subject Products 

immediately, HMI knowingly violated 

section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

§ 2068(a)(4), as the term ‘‘knowingly’’ is 

defined in section 20(d) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. § 2069(d). 

11. HMI did not file its Full Report 

with the Commission until February 

2009. By that date, HMI was aware of 

approximately 2,000 incidents of arcing 

involving the Floor Cleaners, 

approximately 120 consumer reports of 

overheating and property damage, and 

injuries to two consumers. However, 

HMI advised staff that it knew of only 

40 consumer complaints of overheating 

and damage to carpets, with no reports 

of injury. Staff relied upon that 

information and included that 

information in the joint press release 

issued on April 29, 2009. 

12. In underreporting to Commission 

staff the number of incidents and 

injuries associated with the Floor 

Cleaners, HMI knowingly committed a 

material misrepresentation to an officer 

or employee in the course of an 

investigation under the CPSA in 

violation of section 19(a)(13) of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(13). 

13. Pursuant to section 20 of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2069, HMI is subject 

to civil penalties for its knowing failure 

to report, as required by section 15(b) of 

the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b), and for 

HMI’s material misrepresentation in 

violation of CPSA Section 19(a)(13). 

HMI’s RESPONSE 

14. This Agreement does not 

constitute an admission by HMI to the 

charges set forth in paragraphs 4 

through 13, including, but not limited 

to, the charge that the Floor Cleaners 

contained a defect which could create a 

substantial product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death, and the contention that HMI 

failed to notify the Commission in a 

timely manner, in accordance with 

section 15(b) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

§ 2064(b), and the charge that HMI 

knowingly committed a material 

misrepresentation to an officer or 

employee in the course of an 

investigation in violation of Section 

19(a)(13) of the CPSA. 

AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES 

15. Under the CPSA, the Commission 

has jurisdiction over the matter 

involving the Floor Cleaners described 

herein and over HMI. 

16. In settlement of staff’s charges, 

and to avoid the cost, distraction, delay, 

uncertainty, and inconvenience of 

protracted litigation or other 

proceedings, HMI shall pay a civil 

penalty in the amount of seven hundred 

twenty-five thousand dollars ($725,000), 

with three hundred twenty-five 

thousand ($325,000) of that sum 

suspended. The remaining four hundred 

thousand dollars ($400,000) is to be 

paid in forty equal payments of $10,000, 

with the first payment due and payable 

within twenty (20) calendar days after 

receiving service of the Commission’s 

final Order accepting the Agreement, 

and each subsequent payment due and 

payable no later than the 15th day of 

each succeeding month until all 

amounts due and payable under this 

Agreement are paid in full. Interest at 

the federal legal rate of interest set forth 

at 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a) and (b) shall 

accrue only on amounts not timely paid 

as provided in this Agreement and shall 

be payable by HMI. All payments shall 

be applied first to accrued but unpaid 

interest, if any, and then to principal. 

All payments to be made under this 

Agreement shall constitute debts owing 

to the United States and shall be made 

by electronic wire transfer to the United 

States via: http://www.pay.gov for 

allocation to and credit against the 

payment obligations of HMI hereunder. 

17. The parties agree that this 

settlement figure has been agreed to by 

staff, and is predicated, among other 

things, upon the accuracy of oral and 

written representations of, and 

statements by, HMI and HMI’s 

representatives (including 

representations and warranties set forth 

in this Agreement) regarding (a) facts 

that establish HMI’s status as a small 

business and (b) the financial condition 

of HMI, including statements 

concerning HMI’s inability to pay a 

greater penalty due to restrictions 

imposed by a tangible net worth 

covenant in an existing loan agreement. 

18. HMI warrants and represents that 

the financial statements and financial 

information provided to staff are true, 

accurate, and complete and have been 

prepared in accordance with GAAP 

applied on a consistent basis throughout 

the periods indicated and with each 

other; and that the financial statements 

and financial information fairly present 

the financial condition and results of 

operations and cash flow of HMI as of 

the dates, and for the periods, indicated 

therein, all in conformity with GAAP 

consistently applied during the periods 

involved except as otherwise noted. 

HMI additionally warrants and 

represents that all information provided 

to staff in connection with this civil 

penalty matter is true, accurate, and 

complete. To the extent that financial 

information provided by the Firm 

during the course of this civil penalty 

matter included projections and/or 

forward looking statements, such 

projections or statements represented 

HMI’s good faith assessment of the 

HMI’s future performance, and had a 

reasonable basis. 

19. HMI has provided staff with its 

consolidated financial statements as of 

and for the years ending September 30, 

2012 and September 30, 2013 and, along 

with related notes to the financial 

statements, as reviewed and audited by 

independent auditors. 

20. The parties agree that an amount 

equal to $725,000 (representing the 

entire civil penalty including the 

suspended portion) plus any accrued 

and unpaid interest minus any penalty 

amounts paid by HMI shall become 

immediately due and payable upon the 

occurrence of an ‘‘Event of Default.’’ An 

Event of Default means: (1) HMI’s 

breach or failure to perform in any 

respect any of its agreements, covenants, 

representations or warranties contained 

in this Agreement (including the failure 

of HMI to timely pay any payment 

obligation under this Agreement as set 

forth in this Agreement); or (2) a 

violation by HMI of any CPSC statute or 

regulation. 

21. The suspended portion of the civil 

penalty ($325,000), and any obligations 

of HMI related to such payment, will 

terminate upon the payment in full by 

HMI as provided in this Agreement of 


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an amount equal to $400,000 plus 

accrued and unpaid interest, if any, 

provided that no Event of Default has 

occurred. 

22. The parties enter into this 

Agreement for settlement purposes only. 

The Agreement does not constitute an 

admission by HMI that HMI violated the 

CPSA. 

23. Following staff’s receipt of this 

Agreement executed on behalf of HMI, 

staff shall promptly submit the 

Agreement to the Commission for 

provisional acceptance. Promptly 

following provisional acceptance of the 

Agreement by the Commission, the 

Agreement shall be placed on the public 

record and published in the Federal 

Register, in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in 16 C.F.R. 

§ 1118.20(e). If within fifteen (15) 

calendar days the Commission does not 

receive any written request not to accept 

the Agreement, the Agreement shall be 

deemed finally accepted on the 

sixteenth (16th) calendar day after the 

date the Agreement is published in the 

Federal Register, in accordance with 16 

C.F.R. § 1118.20(f). 

24. This Agreement is conditioned 

upon, and subject to, the Commission’s 

final acceptance, as set forth above, and 

is subject to the provisions of 16 C.F.R. 

§ 1118.20(h). Upon the later of: (i) the 

Commission’s final acceptance of this 

Agreement and service of the accepted 

Agreement upon HMI, and (ii) the date 

of issuance of the final Order, this 

Agreement shall be in full force and 

effect and shall be binding upon the 

parties. 

25. Effective upon the later of: (i) the 

Commission’s final acceptance of the 

Agreement and service of the accepted 

Agreement upon HMI, and (ii) the date 

of issuance of the final Order, for good 

and valuable consideration, HMI hereby 

expressly and irrevocably waives and 

agrees not to assert any past, present, or 

future rights to the following, in 

connection with the matter described in 

the Agreement: (a) an administrative or 

judicial hearing; (b) judicial review or 

other challenge or contest of the validity 

of the Order or of the Commission’s 

actions; (c) a determination by the 

Commission of whether HMI failed to 

comply with the CPSA and the 

underlying regulations; (d) a statement 

of findings of fact and conclusions of 

law; and (e) any claims under the Equal 

Access to Justice Act. 

26. HMI shall implement and 

maintain a compliance program 

designed to ensure compliance with the 

statutes and regulations enforced by the 

Commission that, at a minimum, 

contains the following elements: (i) 

written standards and policies; (ii) 

procedures for implementing corrective 

and preventive actions when 

compliance deficiencies or violations 

are identified; (iii) a mechanism for 

confidential employee reporting of 

compliance-related questions or 

concerns to either a compliance officer 

or to another senior manager with 

authority to act as necessary; (iv) 

effective communication of company 

compliance-related policies and 

procedures to all employees through 

training programs or otherwise; (v) 

senior manager responsibility for 

compliance and accountability for 

violations of the statutes and regulations 

enforced by the Commission; (vi) board 

oversight of compliance (if applicable); 

and (vii) retention of all compliancerelated records for at least five (5) years 

and availability of such records to staff 

upon request. 

27. HMI shall maintain and enforce a 

system of internal controls and 

procedures designed to ensure that: (i) 

information required to be disclosed by 

HMI to the Commission is recorded, 

processed and reported in accordance 

with applicable law; (ii) all reporting 

made to the Commission is timely, 

truthful, complete and accurate; and (iii) 

prompt disclosure is made to HMI 

management of any significant 

deficiencies or material weaknesses in 

the design or operation of such internal 

controls that are reasonably likely to 

adversely affect in any material respect 

HMI’s ability to record, process, and 

report to the Commission in accordance 

with applicable law. 

28. Upon request of staff, HMI shall 

provide written documentation of its 

compliance program, and internal 

controls and procedures including, but 

not limited to, the effective dates 

thereof. HMI shall cooperate fully and 

truthfully with staff and shall make 

available all information, materials, and 

personnel deemed necessary by staff to 

evaluate HMI’s compliance with the 

terms of the Agreement. 

29. The parties acknowledge and 

agree that the Commission may make 

public disclosure of the terms of the 

Agreement and the Order. 

30. HMI represents that the 

Agreement: (i) is entered into freely and 

voluntarily, without any degree of 

duress or compulsion whatsoever; (ii) 

has been duly authorized; and (iii) 

constitutes the valid and binding 

obligation of HMI, and each of its 

successors and/or assigns, enforceable 

against HMI in accordance with the 

Agreement’s terms. The individuals 

signing the Agreement on behalf of HMI 

represent and warrant that they are duly 

authorized by HMI to execute the 

Agreement. 

31. The Commission signatories 

represent that they are signing the 

Agreement in their official capacities 

and that they are authorized to execute 

this Agreement. 

32. The Agreement is governed by the 

laws of the United States. 

33. The Agreement and the Order 

shall apply to, and be binding upon, 

HMI and each of its subsidiaries, 

successors, transferees, and assigns, and 

a violation of the Agreement or Order 

may subject HMI and each of its 

successors, transferees, and assigns to 

appropriate legal action. 

34. The Agreement and the Order 

constitute the complete agreement 

between the parties on the subject 

matter contained herein and therein. 

35. The Agreement may be used in 

interpreting the Order. Understandings, 

agreements, representations, or 

interpretations apart from those 

contained in the Agreement and the 

Order may not be used to vary or 

contradict their terms. For purposes of 

construction, the Agreement shall be 

deemed to have been drafted by both of 

the parties, and therefore, shall not be 

construed against any party for that 

reason in any subsequent dispute. 

36. The Agreement shall not be 

waived, amended, modified, or 

otherwise altered, except as in 

accordance with the provisions of 16 

C.F.R. § 1118.20(h). The Agreement may 

be executed in counterparts. 

37. If any provision of the Agreement 

or the Order is held to be illegal, 

invalid, or unenforceable under present 

or future laws effective during the terms 

of the Agreement and the Order, such 

provision shall be fully severable. The 

balance of the Agreement and the Order 

shall remain in full force and effect, 

unless the Commission and HMI agree 

that severing the provision materially 

affects the purpose of the Agreement 

and Order. 

HMI, INDUSTRIES INC. 

Dated: June 10, 2014 

By: llllllllllllllll

Kirk W. Foley, Chairman and CEO, HMI 

Industries Inc., 13325 Darice Parkway, 

Unit A, Strongsville, Ohio 44149 

Dated: June 11, 2014 

By: llllllllllllllll

Elizabeth Abbene Coleman, Jenner & 

Block, LLP, 353 North Clark Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60654, Counsel for HMI 

Industries Inc. 

Dated: June 10, 2014 

By: llllllllllllllll

Mary B. Murphy, Assistant General 

Counsel 

U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION STAFF 


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Stephanie Tsacoumis, General Counsel 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

In the Matter of: HMI, Industries Inc. 

CPSC Docket No.: 14–C0003 

ORDER 

Upon consideration of the Settlement 

Agreement entered into between HMI, 

Industries Inc. (HMI), and the U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(Commission), and the Commission 

having jurisdiction over the subject 

matter and over HMI, and it appearing 

that the Settlement Agreement and the 

Order are in the public interest, it is 

ORDERED that the Settlement 

Agreement be, and is, hereby, accepted; 

and it is 

FURTHER ORDERED, that HMI shall 

comply with the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement and shall pay a civil penalty 

of $725,000 ($725,000, with $325,000 of 

the total suspended) subject to the terms 

and conditions of the Settlement 

Agreement. HMI shall pay the nonsuspended portion of the penalty, 

$400,000, in accordance with the 

schedule and terms set forth in the 

Settlement Agreement. Upon the 

occurrence of an Event of Default as set 

forth in the Settlement Agreement, an 

amount equal to $725,000 (representing 

the entire civil penalty including the 

suspended portion) plus any accrued 

and unpaid interest minus any penalty 

amounts paid by HMI immediately shall 

become due and payable. 

Provisionally accepted and provisional 

Order issued on the 2nd day of July, 

2014. 

By Order of the Commission: 

lllllllllllllllllll

Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15905 Filed 7–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2014–OS–0100] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Washington Headquarters 

Service, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/ 

AD), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington 

Headquarters Service, Acquisition 

Directorate (WHS/AD), announces a 

proposed public information collection 

and seeks public comment on the 

provisions thereof. 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 shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 8, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Director, Washington 

Headquarters Services Acquisition 

Directorate, 1225 S. Clark Street, Suite 

1202, Arlington, VA 22302 (703–545– 

0423). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: OFPP Rate the Agency 

Initiative; OMB Control Number 0704– 

TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain offerors’ feedback on the preaward phase of WHS/AD Requests for 

Proposals (RFPs) greater than $1M. 

Their answers will help WHS/AD assess 

performance and identify strengths and 

weaknesses. The survey is optional and 

anonymous. The results from the survey 

will not be published or made publicly 

available. The survey will be provided 

to all those firms submitting offers in 

response to specific Requests for 

Proposals greater than $1M. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 133. 

Number of Respondents: 800. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

OMB has asked the Acquisitions 

Directorate (AD) of Washington 

Headquarters Service to participate in a 

pilot program whereby AD surveys its 

contractors after the pre-award phase of 

the acquisition process to obtain their 

feedback. Responses to the survey will 

help assess AD’s performance and 

identify its strengths and weaknesses. 

The survey contains 17 questions and 

should take no more than 10 minutes to 

complete. 

Dated: July 1, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Independent Review Panel on Military 

Medical Construction Standards; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce the 

following Federal Advisory Committee 

meeting of the Independent Review 

Panel on Military Medical Construction 

Standards (‘‘the Panel’’). 

DATES: 

Monday, July 21, 2014 

10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. CST (Open 

Session) 

12:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. CST 

(Administrative Working Meeting) 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. (Administrative 

Working Meeting) 

9:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. (Open Session) 

11:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (Administrative 

Working Meeting) 


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