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calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17576 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Title: National Voluntary Conformity 

Assessment System Evaluation 

(NVCASE) Program. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0693–0019. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 30. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Average Hours Per Response: 3. 

Needs and Uses: This information is 

required by NIST to evaluate 

laboratories, certification bodies, quality 

system registrars, and accreditation 

entities that apply for recognition to 

provide services to U.S. manufacturers. 

The information collected is essential to 

enable NIST to thoroughly evaluate 

applicant’s conformance with all the 

requirements of 15 CFR part 286. The 

manufacturers’ products must satisfy 

mandatory regulations of the importing 

country prior to import. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Jacqueline Zeiher, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5806, or 

JZeiher@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17577 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Quarterly Survey of the Finances of 

Public-Employee Retirement Systems 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 7, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Ellen Thompson, Chief, 

Employment Branch, Governments 

Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 

Silver Hill Road, Stop 6800, 

Washington, DC 20233–6800, (301–763–

1531) (or via the Internet at 

ellen.ann.thompson@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension for the quarterly retirement 

survey. The quarterly survey was 

initiated by the Census Bureau in 1968 

at the request of both the Council of 

Economic Advisers and the Federal 

Reserve Board. It gathers data on the 

assets of the 100 largest state and local 

government public-employee retirement 

systems. These systems hold over $2 

trillion in assets, which represent 

approximately 90 percent of all state 

and local government public-employee 

retirement system assets. 

These important data are used by the 

Federal Reserve Board to track the 

public sector portion of the flow of 

funds accounts. The Bureau of 

Economic Analysis uses the data on 

corporate stock holdings to estimate 

dividends received by state and local 

government public-employee retirement 

systems. These estimates, in turn are 

used as a component in developing the 

national income and product accounts. 

II. Method of Collection 

Canvass methodology consists of a 

mail out/mail back questionnaire. 

Responses are screened manually, then 

put into an electronic format. No 

statistical methods are used to calculate 

the data. 

Respondents may choose to report 

their data over our Internet site. In 

addition to reporting current quarter 

data on the Internet, respondents may 

report for the first time for the previous 

two quarters or submit revisions to their 

previously submitted data if needed. 

In those instances when we are not 

able to obtain a response, estimates are 

made for nonrespondents based on 

historical data for that same system. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0607–0143. 

Form Number: F–10. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: State and local 

government retirement systems. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,934. 

Note.—Based upon the average hourly pay 

of $19.78 for full-time employment for the 

financial administration function for state 

government employees in the 2004 Survey of 

State and Local Government Employment. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Section 182. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

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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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17574 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Precanvass Operation for the 2007 

Economic Census Covering 

Transportation of Commodities 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 7, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to John Fowler, Census 

Bureau, Room G–023–Building 3, 

Washington, DC 20233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to conduct 

a Precanvass Operation in preparation 

for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey to 

improve the efficiency and accuracy of 

the sample frame. The Commodity Flow 

Survey itself will be the subject of a 

later notice planned for publication in 

early 2006. 

The Commodity Flow Survey, a 

component of the Economic Census, is 

the only comprehensive source of multimodal, system-wide data on the volume 

and pattern of goods movement in the 

United States. The Commodity Flow 

Survey is conducted in partnership with 

the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

In conducting the Precanvass, the 

Census Bureau will mail a one-page 

questionnaire to selected 

manufacturing, mining, and wholesale 

establishments, and to enterprise 

support establishments in its Business 

Register. The precanvass will determine 

if these establishments are engaged in 

shipping activities, and if so obtain an 

estimate of the annual value of those 

shipments, along with contact 

information for the 2007 Commodity 

Flow Survey. Those establishments that 

do not ship will be eliminated from the 

sample frame. This will significantly 

improve the sample for the 2007 

Commodity Flow Survey. Also, those 

establishments excluded from the 

sample frame will be saved the added 

burden of reporting in the Commodity 

Flow Survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau will mail the 

Precanvass Questionnaire to (a) 

enterprise support establishments in the 

Census Bureau’s Business Register, and 

(b) the largest establishments in the 

industries listed above that are likely to 

be included in the 2007 Commodity 

Flow Survey. The estimated size of the 

Precanvass mailing is 75,000 

establishments. 

The Census Bureau will use a mailout, mail-back methodology, with 

telephone follow-up for selected nonresponse cases. General information on 

shipping activity and value of 

shipments will be collected via check 

box style questions. Contact information 

also will be collected and used to 

improve the mailing and follow-up 

activities for the 2007 Commodity Flow 

Survey. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: Not Available. 

Form Number: CFS–0001. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

75,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,250. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$200,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C. 131. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17575 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Regulations and Procedures Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Regulations and Procedures 

Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 

will meet September 13, 2005, 9 a.m., 

Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, 14th Street between 

Constitution and Pennsylvania 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration on implementation of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) and provides for continuing 

review to update the EAR as needed. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman