52100 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2005 / Notices 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198-0001: 

1. Hometown Bancshares, Inc., 

Carthage, Missouri; to acquire 51 

percent of the voting shares of OakStar 

Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly 

acquire OakStar Bank, National 

Association, both of Springfield, 

Missouri (in organization). 

2. OakStar Bancshares, Inc., 

Springfield, Missouri; to become a bank 

holding company by acquiring 100 

percent of the voting shares of OakStar 

Bank, National Association (in 

organization), Springfield, Missouri. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, August 29, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–17442 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Maximum Per Diem Rates for the 

Continental United States (CONUS) 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 06–

1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 continental 

United States (CONUS) per diem rates. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration’s (GSA’s) annual per 

diem review has resulted in lodging and 

meal allowances changes for locations 

within the continental United States 

(CONUS) to provide for the 

reimbursement of Federal employees’

expenses covered by per diem. Per Diem 

Bulletin 06–1 increases/decreases the 

maximum per diem amounts in existing 

per diem localities. The standard 

CONUS lodging amount of $60 is 

unchanged. The CONUS per diems 

prescribed in Bulletin 06–1 may be 

found at http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem. 

GSA based the lodging per diem rates 

on the average daily rate that the 

lodging industry reports. The use of 

such data in the per diem rate setting 

process enhances the Government’s 

ability to obtain policy compliant 

lodging where it is needed. In addition 

to the annual lodging study, GSA 

conducted a meals study which resulted 

in new meal allowances for FY 2006. 

Bulletin 06–1 also contains a listing of 

pertinent information that must be 

submitted through an agency for GSA to 

restudy a location if a CONUS per diem 

rate is insufficient to meet necessary 

expenses. 

DATES: This notice is effective October 

1, 2005, and applies for travel 

performed on or after October 1, 2005 

through September 30, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Lois 

Mandell, Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, Office of Travel, Transportation, 

and Asset Management, at (202) 501–

2824, or by email at www.gsa.gov/ 

perdiemquestions. Please cite Notice of 

Per Diem Bulletin 06–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

After an analysis of current data, GSA 

has determined that current lodging 

rates for certain localities do not 

adequately reflect the lodging 

economics in those areas. In FY06, we 

have refined our methodology to 

include 50 percent more properties, and 

current ADR data capturing the business 

week (Monday through Thursday) rather 

than the entire week, as was done for 

the 2005 rates. A meals study has also 

been conducted which resulted in new 

meal allowances. 

B. Change in standard procedure 

GSA issues/publishes the CONUS per 

diem rates, formerly published in 

Appendix A to 41 CFR chapter 301, 

solely on the internet at http:// 

www.gsa.gov/perdiem. This process, 

implemented in 2003, ensures more 

timely changes in per diem rates 

established by GSA for Federal 

employees on official travel within 

CONUS. Notices published periodically 

in the Federal Register, such as this 

one, now constitute the only 

notification of revisions in CONUS per 

diem rates to agencies. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Becky Rhodes, 

Deputy Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–17481 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–14–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–4040–0003] 

Grants.gov Program Management 

Office; Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Grants.gov Program Management Office, 

HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Grants.gov Program Management Office, 

one of the 26 E-Government initiatives, 

managed by the Department of Health 

and Human Services is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collection for public comment. 

Interested individuals are invited to 

send comments regarding any aspect of 

this collection of information or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including any of the 

following subjects: (1) The necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Regular. 

Title of Information Collection: SF–

424 Short Organizational. 

Form/OMB No.: OS–4040–0003. 

Use: On March 24, 2005, the 

Grants.gov Program Management Office, 

one of the 26 E-Government initiatives, 

managed by HHS, published the 

proposed the SF–424 Short 

Organizational (Short) collection for 

public comment in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 15089). 

Interested individuals were invited to 

send comments regarding any aspect of 

this collection of information. This 

notice indicates request for extension of 

OMB clearance for the SF–424 (Short), 

and also responds to comments received 

on the March 24, 2005, Federal Register 

notice. 

The SF–424 (short) is a simplified, 

alternative government-wide data set 

and application cover page for use by 

Federal grant-making agencies. Agencies 

may use the SF–424 (Short) for grant 

programs not requiring all the data that 

is required on the SF–424 core data set 

and form. This information collection 

request also includes two additional 

government-wide forms, the Key 

Contacts form and the Project Abstract 

form, each of which can be used in 

conjunction with the SF–424 to collect 

supplemental applicant data. The Key 

Contacts form is an optional form that 

the agencies may use to collect 

additional key contact or point of 

contact information. The Project 

Abstract form is also an optional form 

that provides the mechanism for the 

applicant to attach a file that contains 

an abstract of the project, in a format 

specified by the agency. 

The SF–424 (Short) and supplemental 

data set and forms are currently 

available for use as part of the electronic 

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application process of Grants.gov, 

which was deployed in October 2003 

and is part of the implementation of the 

Federal Financial Assistance 

Management Improvement Act of 1999 

(Public Law 106–107). The standard 

data set replaces numerous agency data 

sets and reduces the administrative 

burden placed on the grants community. 

Federal agencies are not required to 

collect all of the information included 

in the proposed data set. The agency 

will identify the data that must be 

provided by applicants through 

instructions that will accompany the 

application package. 

Comments sent to OMB by the public, 

questioned the need to collect the Social 

Security Number (SSN) for the Project 

Director and/or the Primary Contact/ 

Grants Administrator. Grants.gov 

responded to this comment by revising 

the application cover page to indicate 

that SSN is optional and adding the 

following statement, ‘‘Disclosure of SSN 

is voluntary. Please see the application 

package instructions for the agency’s 

authority and routine uses of the data’’. 

In addition, OMB has also requested 

that Grants.gov, in consultation with 

other agencies, investigate options for a 

unique identifier other than SSN. 

Grants.gov plans to address this 

condition through its newly formed 

Agency User Group. 

The estimate of the total burden of the 

collection information has been updated 

based on the Paperwork Reduction Act 

Worksheets (OMB 83–C) received from 

the agencies. Currently, six agencies 

plan to use the SF–424 (Short) in lieu 

of the SF–424 for eligible grant 

programs. Collectively, the agencies 

plan to receive 8,549 applications 

annually and estimate that it takes 

applicants 25 minutes on average to 

complete each application. 

Cumulatively, these organizations report 

the total burden to applicants to be 

3,652 hours. 

Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting, 

on occasion. 

Affected: Federal, State, Local and 

Tribal governments; farms; non-profit 

institutions, and other for-profit. 

Total Annual Respondents: 8,276. 

Total Annual Responses: 8,549. 

Average Burden Per Response: 25 

minutes. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/ 

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS 

document identifier, to 

naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports 

Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 60 days of this notice directly to 

the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

designated at the following address: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Assistant Secretary for Budget, 

Technology, and Finance, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Attention: Naomi Cook (4040–0003), 

Room 531–H, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201. 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17386 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4151–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–4040–0005] 

Grants.gov Program Management 

Office; Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Grants.gov Program Management Office, 

HHS. 

Notice of Proposed Requirement To 

Establish Government-Wide Standard 

Data Elements for Use by All Federal 

Grant Making Agencies—SF–424 

Individual 

In compliance with the requirement 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the Grants.gov Program Management 

Office, one of the 26 E-Government 

initiatives, managed by the Department 

of Health and Human Services is 

publishing the following summary of 

proposed collection for public 

comment. Interested individuals are 

invited to send comments regarding any 

aspect of this collection of information 

including any of the following subjects: 

(1) The necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Regular. 

Title of Information Collection: SF–

424 Individual. 

Form/OMB No.: OS–4040–0005. 

Use: On March 24, 2005, the 

Grants.gov Program Management Office, 

one of the 26 E-Government initiatives, 

managed by HHS, published the 

proposed the SF–424 Application for 

Federal Assistance, Individual (SF–424 

I) collection for public comment in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 15090). 

Interested individuals were invited to 

send comments regarding any aspect of 

this collection of information. This 

notice indicates request for extension of 

OMB clearance for the SF–424 (I), and 

also responds to comments received on 

the March 24, 2005, Federal Register 

notice. 

The SF–424 (I) is the governmentwide data set and application cover 

page for use by Federal grant-making 

agencies that award grants to 

individuals. The SF–424 (I) is currently 

available for use as part of the electronic 

application process of Grants.gov, 

which was deployed in October 2003 

and is part of the implementation of the 

Federal Financial Assistance 

Management Improvement Act of 1999 

(Public Law 106–107). The standard 

data set replaces numerous agency data 

sets and reduces the administrative 

burden placed on the grants community. 

Federal agencies are not required to 

collect all of the information included 

in the proposed data set. The agency 

will identify the data that must be 

provided by applicants through 

instructions that will accompany the 

application package. 

Comments sent to OMB by the public, 

questioned the need to collect the Social 

Security Number (SSN). Grants.gov 

responded to this comment by revising 

the application cover page to indicate 

that SSN is optional and adding the 

following statement, ‘‘Disclosure of SSN 

is voluntary. Please see the application 

package instructions for the agency’s 

authority and routine uses of the data’’. 

In addition, OMB has also requested 

that Grants.gov, in consultation with 

other agencies, investigate options for a 

unique identifier other than SSN. 

Grants.gov plans to address this 

condition through its newly formed 

Agency User Group. 

The estimate of the total burden of the 

collection information has been updated 

based on the Paperwork Reduction Act 

Worksheets (OMB 83–C) received from 

the agencies. Currently, five agencies 

plan to use the SF–424 (I) instead of the 

SF–424 for eligible grant programs. 

Collectively, the agencies plan to 

receive 6,949 applications annually and 

estimate that it takes applicants 25 

minutes on average to complete each