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Temple-Fort Hood MSA, Coryell 

County, is already defined to the Waco 

wage area. There are currently no FWS 

employees working in Lampasas 

County. 

CFR Correction 

In addition, this proposed rule adds 

the entire Syracuse-Utica-Rome, NY, 

FWS wage area to Appendix C to 

subpart B of part 532—Appropriated 

Fund Wage and Survey Areas. The 

Syracuse-Utica-Rome wage area was 

inadvertently deleted when the CFR was 

published in January 2004. This 

correction does not affect the pay of any 

FWS employees. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

I certify that these regulations would 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

because they would affect only Federal 

agencies and employees. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Freedom of information, 

Government employees, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

Accordingly, the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management is proposing to 

amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: 

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE 

SYSTEMS 

1. The authority citation for part 532 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. 

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— 

Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 

Areas 

2. Appendix C to subpart B is 

amended for the State of New York by 

adding ‘‘Syracuse-Utica-Rome’’ and its 

constituent counties after ‘‘Rochester’’ 

and revising for the State of Texas the 

wage area listings of the Austin, TX, and 

Waco, TX, wage areas to read as follows: 

* * * * * 

NEW YORK 

* * * * * 

Syracuse-Utica-Rome 

Survey Area 

New York: 

Herkimer 

Madison 

Oneida 

Onondaga 

Oswego 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

New York: 

Broome 

Cayuga 

Chenango 

Cortland 

Hamilton 

Otsego 

Tioga 

Tompkins 

* * * * * 

TEXAS 

* * * * * 

Austin 

Survey Area 

Texas: 

Hays 

Milam 

Travis 

Williamson 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Texas: 

Bastrop 

Blanco 

Burnet 

Caldwell 

Fayette 

Lee 

Llano 

Mason 

San Saba 

* * * * * 

Waco 

Survey Area 

Texas: 

Bell 

Coryell 

McLennan 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Texas: 

Anderson 

Bosque 

Brazos 

Burleson 

Falls 

Freestone 

Hamilton 

Hill 

Lampasas 

Leon 

Limestone 

Mills 

Robertson 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

6 CFR Part 31 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0076] 

RIN 1601–AA52 

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security’s (DHS) National Protection 

and Programs Directorate (NPPD) is 

announcing an additional public 

meeting to consult with the public on a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 

entitled ‘‘Ammonium Nitrate Security 

Program,’’ which was published in the 

Federal Register on August 3, 2011. The 

Department previously announced a 

series of public meetings on the same 

topic on October 2, 2011 (see 76 FR 

62311). Under the proposed Ammonium 

Nitrate Security Program, the DHS will 

regulate the sale and transfer of 

ammonium nitrate pursuant to section 

563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department 

of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act with the purpose of preventing the 

use of ammonium nitrate in an act of 

terrorism. The Department seeks public 

input on the proposed rule, particularly 

input regarding the questions and issues 

raised in the NPRM and raised in this 

notice. 

Date, Time, and Location: An 

additional public meeting is scheduled 

to be held at the following location: St. 

Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, 

November 17, 2011, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., 

Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 

Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 

33716. 

DHS may announce changes to the 

current schedule or additional public 

meeting dates, times, and locations in a 

subsequent notice or notices to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 

Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division, 245 

Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0610, 

Arlington, VA 20598–0610, telephone 

number (703) 235–5263. For additional 

information on public meeting facilities, 

information on access to those facilities 

for individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at public 

meetings, please contact the 


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Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 

Manager at (703) 235–5263. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 

Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act amends the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 and 

directs DHS to ‘‘regulate the sale and 

transfer of ammonium nitrate by an 

ammonium nitrate facility to prevent 

the misappropriation or use of 

ammonium nitrate in an act of 

terrorism.’’ See Public Law 110–161, 

Division E (2007). That statute also 

directs DHS to consult with appropriate 

private sector entities, state 

governments, heads of other Federal 

departments and agencies, and other 

appropriate stakeholders in developing 

and implementing ammonium nitrate 

regulations. See id., 6 U.S.C. 488a(b); 

488a(g); and 488a(i)(4)(B). The 

Department published an advance 

notice of proposed rulemaking on 

October 29, 2008, seeking public 

comment on a Secure Handling of 

Ammonium Nitrate Program, which was 

followed by the notice of proposed 

rulemaking for the Ammonium Nitrate 

Security Program published for public 

comment on August 3, 2011. See 73 FR 

64280 (advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking); 76 FR 46908 (notice of 

proposed rulemaking). 

Purpose 

DHS/NPPD will hold an additional 

public meeting to consult with the 

public and with other interested parties 

on the NPRM for the Ammonium 

Nitrate Security Program. The agenda 

for the public meeting will consist of a 

presentation by the Department on the 

elements of the NPRM, followed by 

comments from the attending public 

concerning the proposed rulemaking. 

Public Meeting Procedures and 

Participation 

For those members of the public that 

cannot attend the scheduled public 

meetings, a copy of the Department’s 

presentation provided at the public 

meetings is available on the 

Department’s Ammonium Nitrate 

Security Program Web site, at http:// 

www.dhs.gov/files/programs/ 

ammonium-nitrate-securityprogram.shtm. 

This additional public meeting is 

open to the public and is expected to 

last up to a total of four hours. Please 

note that the public meeting may 

adjourn early if all commenters present 

have had the opportunity to speak prior 

to the scheduled conclusion of the 

meeting. DHS will use a sign-in sheet to 

voluntarily collect contact information 

from the attending public and to 

properly log oral comments received 

during the meeting. Providing contact 

information will be voluntary, and 

members of the public may also make 

anonymous oral comments. Seating may 

be limited, but session organizers will 

make every effort to suitably 

accommodate all participants. In order 

to allow as many members of the public 

as possible to speak, each speaker must 

limit his/her remarks to three minutes. 

A transcript of this additional public 

meeting, and transcripts of the public 

meetings previously announced in the 

Federal Register, will be provided in 

the electronic docket for the 

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 

rulemaking, docket number DHS–2008– 

0076, available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Written comments 

on the proposed Ammonium Nitrate 

Security Program may also be submitted 

to DHS. As specified in the NPRM, you 

may submit comments, identified by 

docket number DHS–2008–0076, by one 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Follow 

the instructions at http:// 

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division, 245 

Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0610, 

Arlington, VA 20598–0610. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these methods to submit written 

comments. 

Key Comments Solicited by the 

Department 

The Department is soliciting 

comments on all aspects of the NPRM. 

Of particular interest are comments 

addressing the following major issues: 

Ammonium Nitrate Use and 

Characteristics 

1. The types, quantities, and 

concentrations of ammonium nitrate 

and ammonium nitrate mixtures 

produced, used, sold, and transferred in 

the United States. 

2. The detonability of ammonium 

nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures 

of different quantities and 

concentrations. 

Registration 

1. The level of access to the Internet 

that potential registration applicants 

currently have and/or the level of access 

potential applicants anticipate having in 

the future. 

2. How potential registration 

applicants who do not have readilyaccessible Internet access could obtain 

the access necessary to register online. 

3. How to best notify ammonium 

nitrate agents (AN Agents) when 

ammonium nitrate purchasers (AN 

Purchasers) submit those AN Agents’ 

names to the Department prior to sale or 

transfer of ammonium nitrate. 

4. The efficiency and sufficiency of 

notifying applicants of registration 

number (AN Registered User Number) 

approvals and denials via email or other 

electronic means. 

5. The proposed regulatory coverage 

of truck drivers and other ammonium 

nitrate transporters. 

Verification 

1. The proposed requirement that 

certain forms of identification should be 

acceptable for purposes of a visual 

identity verification check. 

2. The advisability, costs, and benefits 

of enabling AN Agents to provide AN 

Purchasers’ identity verification 

information directly to ammonium 

nitrate sellers (AN Sellers) when it is 

not possible for an AN Seller to verify 

the identity of the AN Purchaser in 

person. 

3. Possible alternative methods that 

could be employed to verify AN 

Purchasers’ identities in sales or 

transfers involving AN Agents. 

Recordkeeping 

1. The benefits and costs of 

maintaining records regarding the AN 

Purchaser (and, where applicable, AN 

Agent) verification process. 

2. How ammonium nitrate facility 

(AN Facility) personnel should notify 

AN Purchasers and AN Agents that the 

information they provide may be shared 

with the Department. 

Dated: November 4, 2011. 

Penny Anderson, 

Director, Infrastructure Security Compliance 

Division, Department of Homeland Security. 

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