Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 61471 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Interior 

Department. Send copies of your 

comments to the USGS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 

National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, or e-mail 

(jcordyac@usgs.gov). 

As required by OMB regulations at 5 

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the USGS solicits 

specific public comments as to: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions on the 

bureaus, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

4. How to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Earthquake Report. 

OMB Approval No: 1028–0048. 

Summary: The collection of 

information referred herein applies to a 

World-Wide Web site questionnaire that 

permits individuals to report on the 

effects of the shaking from an 

earthquake—on themselves personally, 

buildings, other man-made structures, 

and ground effects such as faulting or 

landslides. The USGS may use the 

information to provide qualitative, 

quantitative, or graphical descriptions of 

earthquake damage. 

Estimated Completion Time: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 100,000. 

Frequency: After each earthquake. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

10,000 hours. 

Affected Public: The general public. 

For Further Information Contact: To 

obtain copies of the survey, contact the 

Bureau clearance officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 

Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–

7313, or go to the Web site (http:// 

pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/). 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Linda C. Gundersen, 

Acting Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. 05–21164 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–17–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office on Violence Against Women; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against 

Women, Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of the 

forthcoming public meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Violence Against Women (hereinafter 

‘‘the Committee’’). 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

November 14, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. and on November 15, 2005, from 

8:30 am to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Department of Health and Human 

Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. Please access 

the building at the Independence 

Avenue entrance. Signs will be posted 

in the lobby to direct attendees to the 

meeting location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Rose, The National Advisory 

Committee on Violence Against Women, 

800 K Street, NW., Ste. 920, 

Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: 

(202) 307–6026; e-mail: 

Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 

307–3911. You may also view the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/ovw/nac/welcome.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is required under section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The Committee is 

chartered by the Attorney General, and 

co-chaired by the Attorney General and 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary), to provide the 

Attorney General and the Secretary with 

practical and general policy advice 

concerning implementation of the 

Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 

the Violence Against Women Act of 

2000, and related laws. The Committee 

also assists in the efforts of the 

Department of Justice and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services to combat violence against 

women, especially domestic violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. Because 

violence against women is increasingly 

recognized as a public health problem of 

staggering human cost, the Committee 

brings national attention to the problem 

to increase public awareness of the need 

for prevention and enhanced victim 

services. 

This meeting will primarily focus on 

the Committee’s work and the federal 

government’s response to violence 

against women; there will, however, be 

an opportunity for public comment on 

the Committee’s role in providing 

general policy guidance on 

implementation of the Violence Against 

Women Act of 1994, the Violence 

Against Women Act of 2000, and related 

laws. 

Schedule: This meeting will be held 

on November 14, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. and on November 15, 2005, 

from 8:30 am until 12 noon, and will 

include breaks and a working lunch. 

Time will be reserved for public 

comment on November 14 beginning at 

11:30 a.m. and ending at 12 p.m. See the 

section below for information on 

reserving time for public comment. 

Access: This meeting will be open to 

the public but registration on a spaceavailable basis is required. Persons who 

wish to attend must register at least six 

(6) days in advance of the meeting by 

contacting Kristina Rose by e-mail at: 

Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 

307–3911. All attendees will be required 

to sign in at the meeting registration 

desk. Please bring photo identification 

and allow extra time prior to the 

meeting. The meeting site is accessible 

to individuals with disabilities. 

Individuals who require special 

accommodations in order to attend the 

meeting should notify Kristina Rose by 

e-mail at: Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or 

fax at: (202) 307–3911, no later than 

November 4, 2005. After this date, we 

will attempt to satisfy accommodation 

requests, but cannot guarantee the 

availability of any requests. 

Written Comments: Interested parties 

are invited to submit written comments 

by November 4, 2005, to Kristina Rose 

at The National Advisory Committee on 

Violence Against Women, 800 K Street, 

NW., Ste. 920, Washington, DC 20530. 

Comments may also be submitted by email at Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax 

at (202) 307–3911. 

Public Comment: Persons interested 

in participating during the public 

comment period of the meeting, which 

will discuss the implementation of the 

Violence Against Women Act of 1994 

and the Violence Against Women Act of 

2000, are requested to reserve time on 

the agenda by contacting Kristina Rose 

by e-mail at Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or 

fax at (202) 307–3911. Requests must 

include the participant’s name, 

organization represented, if appropriate, 

and a brief description of the issue. Each 

participant will be permitted 

approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present 

comments, depending on the number of 

individuals reserving time on the 

agenda. Participants are also encouraged 

to submit two written copies of their 

comments at the meeting. 

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Given the expected number of 

individuals interested in presenting 

comments at the meeting, reservations 

should be made as soon as possible. 

Persons unable to obtain reservations to 

speak during the meetings are 

encouraged to submit written 

comments, which will be accepted at 

the meeting site or may be mailed to the 

Committee at 800 K Street, NW., Ste. 

920, Washington, DC 20530. 

Diane M. Stuart, 

Director, Office on Violence Against Women. 

[FR Doc. 05–21120 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance: 

Extension of Period for Filing Claims 

and for the Submission of 

Documentation 

The Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) administers 

Federal law requirements pertaining to 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

(DUA). These requirements are found in 

Federal regulations at 20 CFR 625. Due 

to the devastation created by Hurricane 

Katrina, ETA, through its Regional 

Offices, has informed the states of 

Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi 

that two filing deadlines for DUA are 

being extended. The memoranda are 

being published in the Federal Register 

in order to inform the public. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

Emily Stover Derocco, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

September 9, 2005 

Memorandum For: Helen N. Parker, 

Regional Administrator, Atlanta. Joseph 

C. Juarez, Regional Administrator, 

Dallas. 

From: Cheryl Atkinson, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce 

Security. 

Subject: Extension of 30-day Filing 

Period for Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA) for Claims Related to 

Hurricane Katrina. 

Due to the devastation caused by 

Hurricane Katrina, the filing period for 

DUA is extended through November 30, 

2005. This extension is based on the fact 

that there is widespread dislocation of 

workers and damage to the affected 

areas’ infrastructure inflicted by 

Hurricane Katrina, which will make it 

difficult for individuals to file within 

the 30-day filing period. Additional 

time will afford those individuals a 

sufficient opportunity to file a DUA 

claim. There is good cause under 20 

CFR 625.8(a) to extend the filing period 

for DUA in this situation. 

Please advise the States of Alabama, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi of this 

extension. You should also ensure that 

the agencies work with the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) to release appropriate 

announcements to the media. Please 

advise states to use the services of 

FEMA’s Joint Field Offices to issue 

public service announcements and 

media releases. 

September 16, 2005 

Memorandum For: Helen N. Parker, 

Regional Administrator, Atlanta. Joseph 

C. Juarez, Regional Administrator, 

Dallas. 

From: Emily Stover Derocco, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

Subject: Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA)—Extension of Period 

for Submitting Documentation. 

Due to the devastation caused by 

Hurricane Katrina, the time required for 

submission of documentation under 20 

CFR 625.6(e)(1) is extended. For 

purposes of Hurricane Katrina, this 

documentation must be submitted 

within 90 days calendar days after the 

filing of the initial application for DUA. 

This extension is based on the fact that 

there has been widespread evacuation of 

workers due to the hurricane. It is 

unlikely that evacuees who do not have 

documentation at the time of filing will 

be able to obtain documentation within 

the 21-day period specified by the 

regulation because they will not have 

access to the appropriate documentation 

and may have to rely on others to 

provide this documentation. 

More specifically, 20 CFR 625.6(e)(1) 

provides that when an applicant’s 

weekly DUA amount is based only ‘‘on 

the individual’s statement,’’ the 

individual shall furnish documentation 

in support of this statement ‘‘within 21 

calendar days of the filing of the initial 

application for DUA.’’ As discussed 

above, for purposes of Hurricane 

Katrina, this period is extended to 

within 90 calendar days of filing the 

initial application. 

Please advise the States of Alabama, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi of this 

extension. These states should take 

appropriate action to notify both future 

applicants and applicants who were 

initially unable to supply 

documentation of this extension. 

[FR Doc. E5–5857 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Labor-Management 

Standards 

RIN 1215–AB52 

Union Officials: Guidelines for 

Fiduciary Responsibilities Under 

Section 501 of the Labor-Management 

Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 

U.S.C. § 501 

AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, Employment Standards 

Administration, United States 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Request for information from 

the public, extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This document extends the 

period for comments on the Request for 

Information published on August 29, 

2005 (70 FR 51228). The request seeks 

information from the public to assist the 

Department in determining whether to 

issue guidelines concerning the 

fiduciary obligations of union officers, 

agents, shop stewards and other 

representatives under the LaborManagement Reporting and Disclosure 

Act, as amended (LMRDA), and the 

content of any such guidelines. The 

comment period, which was to expire 

on October 28, 2005, is extended ninety 

days to January 26, 2006. 

DATES: Comments on the Request for 

Information published on August 29, 

2005 (70 FR 51228) must be received on 

or before January 26, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 1215–AB52, by any of 

the following methods: 

E-mail: OLMS-REG-1215- 

AB52@dol.gov. 

FAX: (202) 693–1340. To assure 

access to the FAX equipment, only 

comments of five or fewer pages will be 

accepted via FAX transmittal, unless 

arrangements are made prior to faxing, 

by calling the number below and 

scheduling a time for FAX receipt by the 

Office of Labor-Management Standards 

(OLMS). 

Mail: Mailed comments should be 

sent to Kay Oshel, Director of the Office 

of Policy, Reports and Disclosure, Office 

of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room N–5605, 

Washington, DC 20210. Because the 

Department continues to experience 

delays in U.S. mail delivery due to the 

ongoing concerns involving toxic 

contamination, commenters should take 

this into consideration when preparing 

to meet the deadline for submitting 

comments.