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as sensitive procedural, budgetary, and 

personnel issues, as well as sensitive 

foreign policy issues relating to 

potential options in the U.S. 

international broadcasting field. This 

meeting is closed because if open it 

likely would either disclose matters that 

would be properly classified to be kept 

secret in the interest of foreign policy 

under the appropriate executive order (5 

U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)) 

In addition, part of the discussion will 

relate solely to the internal personnel 

and organizational issues of the BBG or 

the International Broadcasting Bureau. 

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6)) 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact either 

Brenda Hardnett or Carol Booker at 

(202) 203–4545. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Carol Booker, 

Legal Counsel 

[FR Doc. 05–17748 Filed 9–1–05; 3:46 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Ohio Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights that a conference call of the 

Ohio Advisory Committee will convene 

at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 3 p.m., Friday, 

September 16, 2005. The purpose of the 

conference call is to provide orientation 

to new members, approve the report 

‘‘Hate Crime in Ohio Revisited,’’ and 

plan future activities. 

This conference call is available to the 

public through the following call-in 

number: 1–800–473–7796, contact 

name: Lynwood Battle. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls not initiated using the supplied 

call-in number or over wireless lines 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls using the call-in number 

over land-line connections. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977–

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Constance M. 

Davis, Regional Director of the 

Midwestern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights at (312) 

353–8311, (TDD 312–353–8362), by 4 

p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 

2005. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission. 

Dated at Washington, DC, August 25, 2005. 

Ivy L. Davis, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 05–17620 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Carolina Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, that a conference call of the 

South Carolina Advisory Committee 

will convene at 2 p.m. (e.s.t.) and 

adjourn at 3:30 a.m. (e.s.t.) on Thursday, 

September 22, 2005. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the Committee’s 

work on its project, Unitary Status of 

School Districts in South Carolina. 

This conference call is available to the 

public through the following call-in 

number: 800–473–7795, conference 

contact name Peter Minarik. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls not initiated using the 

supplied call-in number or over wireless 

lines and the Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls using the 

call-in number over land-line 

connections. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name, Peter Minarik. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Peter Minarik, 

Regional Director, Southern Regional 

Office, (404) 562–7000 (TDD/TTY 404–

562–7004), by Tuesday, September 20, 

2005. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission. 

Dated at Washington, DC, August 29, 2005. 

Ivy Davis, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 05–17619 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–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 Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Pacific Islands Region SeabirdFisheries Side-setting Survey. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 12. 

Number of Respondents: 24. 

Average Hours Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council is 

proposing mitigation measures to 

reduce interactions between seabirds 

and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline 

fishery, by requiring longline vessel 

operators to use either side-setting 

(setting the longline fishing gear from 

the side of the vessel rather than the 

stern) or the current suite of seabird 

mitigation measures, plus tori lines. 

Although side-setting shows to be the 

most promising mitigation technique in 

terms of effectiveness, additional 

information is needed. 

Vessel operators currently voluntarily 

side-setting will be asked to provide 

data on the operational benefits of sidesetting as well as the effectiveness of 

side-setting as a seabird deterrent. This 

collection of information is intended to 

provide NMFS with information as to 

the cost, availability of equipment, and 

operational use of equipment, required 

for side-setting. This information will be 

used to determine whether it is feasible 

and cost effective for Hawaii longline 

vessels to convert to side setting, and to 

formulate specifications for vessels sidesetting. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One time only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

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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