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preservation of the property’s historic 

significance. 

A. Relevant Laws, Executive Orders and 

Regulations 

The NHPA is the primary historic 

preservation law affecting Covered 

Applications and outlines the historic 

preservation responsibilities of Federal 

agencies. Among these responsibilities, 

Federal agencies must consider the 

effects of their undertakings on historic 

properties and afford the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation 

(Advisory Council) a reasonable 

opportunity to comment on such 

undertakings before they occur. The 

NHPA and other applicable statutes, 

regulations, and guidance are as follows: 

• National Historic Preservation Act 

of 1966, as amended through 2000. 

• National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (NEPA). 

• Archeological and Historic 

Preservation Act of 1974 (AHPA). 

• Archeological Resources Protection 

Act of 1979 (ARPA). 

• Native American Graves and 

Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA). 

• American Indian Religious Freedom 

Act of 1978 (AIRFA). 

• Executive Order 12898: 

Environmental Justice (1994). 

• Executive Order 13007: Indian 

Sacred Sites (1996). 

• 12 CFR part 303. 

• 36 CFR part 68. 

• 36 CFR part 800. 

This SOP supplements the Advisory 

Council regulations found at 36 C.F.R. 

part 800. 

B. Covered Applications 

In connection with a Covered 

Application and prior to taking any 

action that would affect a proposed site, 

Applicants should assess whether or not 

their proposal involves an historic 

property or district and determine 

whether or not the property is included 

(or eligible for inclusion) in the National 

Register. Applicants should request 

information from their SHPO and, in the 

case of tribal lands, the THPO to 

determine whether or not their proposal 

may affect an historic property or 

district. If there is a question as to 

whether a proposal involves an historic 

property or district, the Applicant 

should obtain SHPO/THPO clearance 

before proceeding with the proposal. 

SHPO/THPO consent may not be 

necessary in all circumstances. 

Examples under which such consent 

may be unnecessary are those 

applications for messenger services or in 

which financial institution offices 

would be located in supermarkets, 

existing shopping centers, mobile or 

seasonal facilities, or properties that 

have been newly constructed and in 

which the Applicant had no ownership 

interest prior to or during construction. 

If there is a question as to the 

requirements for prior SHPO/THPO 

clearance, Applicants should consult 

with the appropriate FDIC Regional 

Office. 

If the proposal involves a district, site, 

building, structure or object that is 

included in or eligible for inclusion in 

the National Register, the Applicant 

should provide the FDIC with 

information relevant to the proposed 

site. This information will facilitate the 

FDIC’s review of the proposal, and 

should include: 

• Plans for destruction or alteration of 

all or any part of the property; 

• Plans for isolation from or alteration 

of the surrounding environment; 

• Plans for the introduction of visual, 

audible, or atmospheric elements; 

• Details regarding any restrictions or 

conditions affecting the long-term 

preservation of the property’s historic 

significance; 

• Information received from the 

SHPO/THPO, as applicable; and 

• Such other details as appropriate 

for the proper evaluation of the 

proposal. 

In order for the Applicant to 

participate fully in consultations, the 

FDIC will generally issue a letter to the 

appropriate SHPO/THPO specifically 

designating the Applicant as a 

‘‘consulting party.’’ It is the FDIC’s view 

that all applicants should be so 

designated in order to facilitate the 

assessment and consultation process. 

C. FDIC Determinations and Resolution 

of Potential Adverse Effects 

If, upon review, the FDIC concurs that 

no historic properties are present or 

affected, it will provide documentation 

to the SHPO/THPO and, barring any 

objection within 30 days, will proceed 

with the Covered Application. 

If the FDIC, in consultation with the 

appropriate SHPO/THPO, finds that a 

proposal involves a district, site, 

building, structure or object that is 

included in or eligible for inclusion in 

the National Register, the FDIC must 

consider the potential effect of the 

proposal on the property or district, or 

any property of historical, architectural, 

archeological, or cultural significance 

that is located in the area of the 

proposed undertaking. After considering 

relevant information provided by the 

consulting parties or otherwise 

available, a determination will be made 

as to the effect the proposal may have 

on the historic property or district. 

In the event the FDIC determines that 

the proposal may have an adverse effect, 

the FDIC will consult with the SHPO/ 

THPO and the Applicant to seek an 

agreeable resolution. Such a resolution 

may be executed in the form of a 

Memorandum of Agreement among the 

consulting parties. If the Advisory 

Council has not participated in the 

consultation, a copy of the proposed or 

executed Memorandum of Agreement 

and supporting documentation (as 

specified in the Advisory Council 

regulations) will be provided to the 

Advisory Council. 

Consultation may be terminated by 

the SHPO/THPO or other designated 

consulting party if determined to be 

unproductive. In this case, the FDIC, 

Advisory Council and, as appropriate, 

the remaining consulting parties, may 

enter into a Memorandum of 

Agreement. 

D. Information Requests 

Public involvement through the 

comment period for a Covered 

Application (as provided for in 12 CFR 

part 303) is an important part of the 

consultation process. Inquiries by 

interested parties regarding specific 

Covered Applications should be 

directed to the appropriate Regional 

Director of the FDIC’s Division of 

Supervision and Consumer Protection. 

Dated at Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

October 2005. 

By order of the Board of Directors. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20767 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

SUMMARY: 

Background 

On June 15, 1984, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

delegated to the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) its 

approval authority under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to 

approve of and assign OMB control 

numbers to collection of information 

requests and requirements conducted or 

sponsored by the Board under 

conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 

Appendix A.1. Board-approved 

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collections of information are 

incorporated into the official OMB 

inventory of currently approved 

collections of information. Copies of the 

OMB 83–Is and supporting statements 

and approved collection of information 

instruments are placed into OMB’s 

public docket files. The Federal Reserve 

may not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection that has 

been extended, revised, or implemented 

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Request for Comment on Information 

Collection Proposal 

The following information 

collections, which are being handled 

under this delegated authority, have 

received initial Board approval and are 

hereby published for comment. At the 

end of the comment period, the 

proposed information collections, along 

with an analysis of comments and 

recommendations received, will be 

submitted to the Board for final 

approval under OMB delegated 

authority. Comments are invited on the 

following: 

a. Whether the proposed collections 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the Federal 

Reserve’s functions; including whether 

the information has practical utility; 

b. The accuracy of the Federal 

Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collections, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

c. Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

d. Ways to minimize the burden of 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 16, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Reg H–2 or Reg BB, by any 

of the following methods: 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. 

Include docket number in the subject 

line of the message. 

• FAX: 202/452–3819 or 202/452–

3102. 

• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ 

foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, 

unless modified for technical reasons. 

Accordingly, your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information. Public comments 

may also be viewed electronically or in 

paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s 

Martin Building (20th and C Streets, 

NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 

weekdays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of the proposed form and 

instructions, the Paperwork Reduction 

Act Submission (OMB 83–I), supporting 

statement, and other documents that 

will be placed into OMB’s public docket 

files once approved may be requested 

from the agency clearance officer, whose 

name appears below. Michelle Long, 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer 

(202–452–3829), Division of Research 

and Statistics, Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, Washington, 

DC 20551. Telecommunications Device 

for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact 

(202–263–4869), Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. 

Proposals To Approve Under OMB 

Delegated Authority the Extension for 

Three Years, Without Revision, of the 

Following Reports 

1. Report title: Recordkeeping and 

Disclosure Requirements Associated 

with Loans Secured by Real Estate 

Located in Flood Hazard Areas Pursuant 

to Section 208.25 of Regulation H. 

Agency form number: Reg H–2. 

OMB control number: 7100–0280. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Reporters: State member banks. 

Annual reporting hours: 122,413 

hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Notice of special flood hazards to 

borrowers and servicers, 0.08 hours; 

notice to the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) of 

servicer, 0.08 hours; notice to FEMA of 

change of servicer, 0.08 hours; and 

retention of standard FEMA form, 0.04 

hours. 

Number of respondents: 910. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 248(a)(1)). Because the Federal 

Reserve does not collect any of FEMA 

forms this information collection is not 

given confidential treatment. However, 

should any of these records come into 

the possession of the Federal Reserve, 

such information may be protected from 

disclosure by exemption 4 and 6 of the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552(b)(4) and (b)(6)). 

Abstract: Regulation H requires state 

member banks to notify a borrower and 

servicer when loans secured by real 

estate are determined to be in a special 

flood hazard area and notify them 

whether flood insurance is available; 

notify FEMA of the identity of, and any 

change of, the servicer of a loan secured 

by real estate in a special flood hazard 

area; and retain a completed copy of the 

Standard Flood Hazard Determination 

Form used to determine whether 

property securing a loan is in a special 

flood hazard area. 

2. Report title: Recordkeeping, 

Reporting, and Disclosure Requirements 

in Connection with Regulation BB 

(Community Reinvestment Act). 

Agency form number: Reg BB. 

OMB control number: 7100–0197. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Reporters: State member banks. 

Annual reporting hours: 85,234 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Recordkeeping Requirement, small 

business and small farm loan register, 

219 hours. Optional Recordkeeping 

Requirements, consumer loan data, 326 

hours; other loan data, 25 hours. 

Reporting Requirements, assessment 

area delineation, 2 hours; small business 

and small farm loan data, 8 hours; 

community development loan data, 13 

hours; and HMDA out of MSA loan 

data, 253 hours. Optional Reporting 

Requirements, data on lending by a 

consortium or third party, 17 hours; 

affiliate lending data, 38 hours; strategic 

plan, 275 hours; and request for 

designation as a wholesale or limited 

purpose bank, 4 hours. Disclosure 

Requirement, public file, 10 hours. 

Number of respondents: 914. 

Abstract: This submission covers an 

extension of the Federal Reserve’s 

currently approved information 

collections in their CRA regulations (12 

CFR part 228). The submission involves 

no change to the regulation or to the 

information collection. 

The Federal Reserve System needs the 

information collected to fulfill their 

obligations under the CRA (12 U.S.C. 

2901 et seq.) to evaluate and assign 

ratings to the performance of 

institutions, in connection with helping 

to meet the credit needs of their 

communities, including low- and 

moderate-income neighborhoods, 

consistent with safe and sound banking 

practices. The Federal Reserve System 

uses the information in the examination 

process and in evaluating applications 

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1Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open 

Market Committee Meeting on August 9, 2005, 

which includes the domestic policy directive issued 

at the meeting, are available upon request to the 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. The minutes are published 

in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board’s 

annual report. 

for mergers, branches, and certain other 

corporate activities. Financial 

institutions maintain and provide the 

information to the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 13, 2005. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–20833 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Federal Open Market Committee; 

Domestic Policy Directive of 

September 20, 2005 

In accordance with § 271.25 of its 

rules regarding availability of 

information (12 CFR part 271), there is 

set forth below the domestic policy 

directive issued by the Federal Open 

Market Committee at its meeting held 

on September 20, 2005.1

The Federal Open Market Committee 

seeks monetary and financial conditions 

that will foster price stability and 

promote sustainable growth in output. 

To further its long-run objectives, the 

Committee in the immediate future 

seeks conditions in reserve markets 

consistent with increasing the Federal 

funds rate to an average of around 33⁄4

percent. 

The vote encompassed approval of the 

paragraph below for inclusion in the 

statement to be released shortly after the 

meeting: 

The Committee perceives that, with 

appropriate monetary policy action, the 

upside and downside risks to the attainment 

of both sustainable growth and price stability 

should be kept roughly equal. With 

underlying inflation expected to be 

contained, the Committee believes that 

policy accommodation can be removed at a 

pace that is likely to be measured. 

Nonetheless, the Committee will respond to 

changes in economic prospects as needed to 

fulfill its obligation to maintain price 

stability. 

By order of the Federal Open Market 

Committee, October 12, 2005. 

Vincent R. Reinhart, 

Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. 

[FR Doc. 05–20801 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–0252] 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation; Information 

Collection; Preparation, Submission, 

and Negotiation of Subcontracting 

Plans 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition 

Officer, GSA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a renewal to an existing OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services 

Administration has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a renewal of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

regarding preparation, submission, and 

negotiation of subcontracting plans. A 

request for public comments was 

published at 70 FR 24042, May 6, 2005. 

No comments were received. 

This information collection will 

ensure that small and small 

disadvantaged business concerns are 

afforded the maximum practicable 

opportunity to participate as 

subcontractors in construction, repair, 

and alteration or lease contracts. 

Preparation, submission, and 

negotiation of subcontracting plans 

requires for all negotiated solicitations 

having an anticipated award value over 

$500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction), 

submission of a subcontracting plan 

with other than small business concerns 

when a negotiated acquisition meets all 

four of the following conditions. 

1. When the contracting officer 

anticipates receiving individual 

subcontracting plans (not commercial 

plans). 

2. When the award is based on tradeoffs among cost or price and technical 

and/or management factors under FAR 

15.101–1. 

3. The acquisition is not a commercial 

item acquisition. 

4. The acquisition offers more than 

minimal subcontracting opportunities. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary and whether it 

will have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before: 

November 17, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Rhonda Cundiff, Procurement Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, at telephone 

(202) 501–0044 or via e-mail to 

rhonda.cundiff@gsa.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA 

Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, 

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to 

the Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), General 

Services Administration, Room 4035, 

1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

3090–0252, Preparation, Submission, 

and Negotiation of Subcontracting 

Plans, in all correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The GSAR provision at 552.219–72 

requires a contractor (except small 

business concerns) to submit a 

subcontracting plan when a negotiated 

acquisition including construction, 

repair, and alterations and lease 

contracts (except those solicitations 

using simplified procedures) meets all 

four of the following conditions. 

1. When the contracting officer 

anticipates receiving individual 

subcontracting plans (not commercial 

plans). 

2. When award is based on trade-offs 

among cost or price and technical and/ 

or management factors under FAR 

15.101–1. 

3. The acquisition is not a commercial 

item acquisition. 

4. The acquisition offers more than 

minimal subcontracting opportunities. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 1,020. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Hours Per Response: 12. 

Total Burden Hours: 12,240. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 

3090–3090–0252, Preparation, 

Submission, and Negotiation of 

Subcontracting Plans, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Gerald Zaffos, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–20760 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–61–S