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Comments: 

(13) Is the ROP effective, efficient, 

realistic, and timely? 

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(14) Does the ROP ensure openness in 

the regulatory process? 

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(15) Has the public been afforded 

adequate opportunity to participate in 

the ROP and to provide inputs and 

comments? 

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(16) Has the NRC been responsive to 

public inputs and comments on the 

ROP? 

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(17) Has the NRC implemented the 

ROP as defined by program documents? 

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(18) Does the ROP minimize 

unintended consequences? 

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Comments: 

(19) Please provide any additional 

information or comments related to the 

Reactor Oversight Process. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day 

of October, 2005. 

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

Stuart A. Richards, 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division 

of Inspection Program Management, 

Inspection Program Branch. 

[FR Doc. E5–5796 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

[OMB No. 3206–0165] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Revision of 

Expiring Information Collections 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13), this notice announces that 

the Office of Personnel Management 

intends to submit to the Office of 

Management and Budget a request for 

revision of expiring information 

collections. Depending upon the type of 

background investigation requested by 

the Federal agency, the General Request 

for Investigative Information (INV 40), 

Investigative Request for Employment 

Data and Supervisor Information (INV 

41) (5/02), the Investigative Request for 

Personal Information (INV 42) (5/02), 

the Investigative Request for 

Educational Registrar and Dean of 

Students Record Data (INV 43) (5/02), 

and the Investigative Request for Law 

Enforcement Data (INV 44) (5/02) are 

forms used in the processing of 

background investigations to assist in 

determining whether an applicant is 

suitable for Federal employment or 

should be granted a security clearance. 

The INV 40, General Request for 

Investigative Information, is used to 

accommodate sources for which the 

collection formats of INV 41–44 are 

awkward or inappropriate. The INV 41, 

Investigative Request for Employment 

Data and Supervisor Information, is sent 

to past and present employers and 

supervisors identified on the applicant’s 

investigative questionnaire. The INV 42, 

Investigative Request for Personal 

Information, is sent to references listed 

by the subject of investigation. The INV 

43, Investigative Request for 

Educational Registrar and Dean of 

Students Record Data, is sent to 

registrars and dean of students of the 

educational institutions listed by the 

subject of an investigation to verify 

enrollment and degree information, and 

determine whether there is any relevant 

adverse information. The INV 44, 

Investigative Request for Law 

Enforcement Data, is sent to law 

enforcement jurisdictions in which the 

subject has had any significant period of 

activity during the designated scope of 

investigation. The INV 44 inquires about 

any outstanding warrants or record of 

criminal activity involving the subject of 

investigation. 

The INV 40, INV 41, INV 42, INV 43, 

and INV 44 ask the recipient to respond 

to questions concerning the applicant’s 

honesty and integrity, as well as other 

security-related questions involving 

general conduct, use of intoxicants, 

finances and mental health. 

Approximately 460,000 INV 40 

inquiries are sent to Federal and nonfederal agencies annually. The INV 40 

takes approximately five minutes to 

complete. The estimated annual burden 

is 38,300 hours. Approximately 

1,300,000 INV 41 inquiries are sent to 

past and present employers and 

supervisors. The INV 41 takes 

approximately five minutes to complete. 

The estimated annual burden is 108,300 

hours. Approximately 980,000 INV 42 

inquiries are sent to individuals 

annually. The INV 42 takes 

approximately five minutes to complete. 

The estimated annual burden is 81,700 

hours. Approximately 261,000 INV 43 

inquiries are sent to educational 

institutions annually. The INV 43 takes 

approximately five minutes to complete. 

The estimated annual burden is 21,750 

hours. Approximately 1,000,000 INV 44 

inquiries are sent to law enforcement 

agencies annually. The INV 44 takes 

approximately five minutes to complete. 

The estimated annual burden is 83,300 

hours. The total number of respondents 

for the INV 40, INV 41, INV 42, INV 43, 

and INV 44 is 4,001,000 and the total 

estimated burden is 333,350 hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, Fax (202) 418–3251 or e-mail to 

mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please be sure to 

include a mailing address with your 

request. 

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to: Kathy Dillaman, Deputy Associate 

Director, Center for Federal Investigative 

Services, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E. Street, Room 

5416, Washington, DC 20415, and 

Brenda Aguilar, Desk Officer, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, NW., Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Tate, Program Analyst, 

Standards and Evaluations Group, 

Center for Federal Investigative 

Services, Office of Personnel 

Management. (202) 606–0434. 

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Office of Personnel Management. 

Linda M. Springer, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–21051 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–38–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration 

(SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of termination of waiver 

of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Sporting and Athletic Goods 

Manufacturing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is terminating the 

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Sporting and Athletic Goods 

Manufacturing based on our recent 

discovery of a small business 

manufacturer for this class of products. 

Terminating this waiver will require 

recipients of contracts set aside for 

small businesses, service-disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses or 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development 

Program provide the product of 

domestic small business manufacturers 

or processors on such contracts. 

DATES: This termination of waiver is 

effective November 7, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edith G. Butler, Program Analyst, by 

telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at 

(202) 481–1788; or by e-mail at 

edith.butler@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act, (Act) 

15 U.S.C. 637(A)(17), requires that 

receipts of Federal contracts set aside 

for small businesses, service-disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses, or 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development 

Program provide the product of a small 

business manufacturer or processor, if 

the recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor of the 

product. This requirement is commonly 

referred to as the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule. 

The SBA regulations imposing this 

requirement are found at 13 CFR 

121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the 

Act authorizes SBA to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘Class of 

Products’’ for which there are no small 

business manufacturers or processors 

available to participate in the Federal 

market. 

As implemented in SBA’s regulations 

at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be 

considered available to participate in 

the Federal market for a class of 

products, a small business manufacturer 

must have submitted a proposal for a 

contract solicitation or received a 

contract from the Federal government 

within the last 24 months. The SBA 

defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on a 

six digit North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) and the 

four digit Product and Service Code 

required as a data entry field by the 

Federal Procurement Data System. 

The SBA received a request on May 

17, 2005 to waive the Nonamnfacturer 

Rule for Sporting and Athletic Goods 

Manufacturing. In response, SBA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register on July 28, 2005 of intent to 

terminate the waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Sporting and 

Athletic Goods Manufacturing. 

In response to this notice, SBA 

discovered the existence of a small 

business manufacturer of this class of 

products. Accordingly, based on the 

available information, SBA has 

determined that there is a small 

business manufacturer of this class of 

products, and is therefore terminating 

the class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule for Sporting and Athletic Goods 

Manufacturing, NAICS 339920. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17). 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

Karen C. Hontz, 

Associate Administrator for Government 

Contracting. 

[FR Doc. 05–21059 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial 

Laundry Equipment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is granting a 

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Commercial Laundry Equipment. The 

basis for waivers is that no small 

business manufacturers are supplying 

these classes of products to the Federal 

government. The effect of a waiver 

would be to allow otherwise qualified 

regular dealers to supply the products of 

any domestic manufacturer on a Federal 

contract set aside for small businesses or 

awarded through the SBA’s 8(a) 

Business Development Program. 

DATES: This waiver is effective 

November 7, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by 

telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at 

(202) 205–7280; or by e-mail at 

edith.butler@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act, (Act) 

15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that 

recipients of Federal contracts set aside 

for small businesses or SBA’s 8(a) 

Business Development Program provide 

the product of a small business 

manufacturer or processor, if the 

recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor of the 

product. This requirement is commonly 

referred to as the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule. The SBA regulations imposing 

this requirement are found at 13 CFR 

121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the 

Act authorizes SBA to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘class of 

products’’ for which there are no small 

business manufacturers or processors 

available to participate in the Federal 

market. 

As implemented in SBA’s regulations 

at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be 

considered available to participate in 

the Federal market for a class of 

products, a small business manufacturer 

must have submitted a proposal for a 

contract solicitation or received a 

contract from the Federal government 

within the last 24 months. The SBA 

defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on six 

digit coding systems. The first coding 

system is the Office of Management and 

Budget North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). The 

second is the Product and Service Code 

required as a data entry by the Federal 

Procurement Data System. 

The SBA received a request on July 

22, 2005 to waive the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule for Commercial Laundry 

Equipment. In response, on August 22, 

2005, SBA published in the Federal 

Register a notice of intent to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial 

Laundry Equipment. SBA explained in 

the notice that it was soliciting 

comments and sources of small business 

manufacturers of this class of products. 

In response to this notice, no comments 

were received from interested parties. 

SBA is therefore granting the waiver of 

the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Commercial Laundry Equipment, 

NAICS 333312. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17). 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

Karen C. Hontz, 

Associate Administrator for Government 

Contracting. 

[FR Doc. 05–21060 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P