66412 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. Persons making oral ex 

parte presentations are reminded that 

memoranda summarizing the 

presentations must contain summaries 

of the substance of the presentations 

and not merely a listing of the subjects 

discussed. More than a one-or twosentence description of the views and 

arguments presented generally is 

required. Other requirements pertaining 

to oral and written ex parte 

presentations in permit-but-disclose 

proceedings are set forth in § 1.1206(b) 

of the Commission’s rules. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas J. Navin, 

Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–21730 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

October 27, 2005. 

Open Commission Meeting Thursday, 

November 3, 2005 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Thursday, November 3, 2005, which is 

scheduled to commence at in Room 

TW–C305, at 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Item 

No. Bureau Subject 

1 .... Media .............................................................. Title: Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 

1984 as amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 

1992. 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding 

Section 621(a)(1)’s directive that local franchising authorities not unreasonably refuse to 

award competitive cable franchises. 

2 .... Office of Engineering and Technology .......... Title: Requirements for Digital Television Receiving Capability (ET Docket No. 05–24). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order concerning its requirements for new television receivers to include the capability to receive digital television signals. 

3 .... Media .............................................................. Title: Digital Television Distributed Transmission System Technologies. 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Clarification Order and Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking to clarify the interim policy and propose rules for the use of distributed 

transmission system (‘‘DTS’’) technologies by digital television stations. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

this event. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

Include a description of the 

accommodation you will need including 

as much detail as you can. Also include 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Make your request as 

early as possible; please allow at least 5 

days advance notice. Last minute 

requests will be accepted, but may be 

impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office 

of Media Relations, (202) 418–0500; 

TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/Video 

coverage of the meeting will be 

broadcast live with open captioning 

over the Internet from the FCC’s Audio/ 

Video Events Web page at http:// 

www.fcc.gov/realaudio. 

For a fee this meeting can be viewed 

live over George Mason University’s 

Capitol Connection. The Capitol 

Connection also will carry the meeting 

live via the Internet. To purchase these 

services call (703) 993–3100 or go to 

http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. 

Copies of materials adopted at this 

meeting can be purchased from the 

FCC’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy 

and Printing, Inc. (202) 488–5300; Fax 

(202) 488–5563; TTY (202) 488–5562. 

These copies are available in paper 

format and alternative media, including 

large print/type; digital disk; and audio 

and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc. may be reached by e-mail at 

FCC@BCPIWEB.com. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21931 Filed 10–31–05; 12:12 

pm] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Schedule Change; Open Commission 

Meeting, Friday, October 28, 2005 

October 28, 2005. 

Please note that the time for the 

Federal Communications Commission 

Open Meeting is rescheduled from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will consider the Agenda 

items listed on the Commission’s Notice 

of October 21st at the Open Meeting on 

Friday, October 28, 2005, scheduled to 

commence at 5 p.m. in Room TW–C305, 

at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21932 Filed 10–31–05; 12:12 

pm] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[Report No. 2733] 

Petitions for Reconsideration of Action 

in Rulemaking Proceeding 

October 25, 2005. 

Petitions for Reconsideration have 

been filed in the Commission’s 

Rulemaking proceeding listed in this 

Public Notice and published pursuant to 

47 CFR Section 1.429(e). The full text of 

these documents is available for viewing 

and copying in Room CY–B402, 445 

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or 

may be purchased from the 

Commission’s copy contractor, Best 

Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1–800–

378–3160). Oppositions to these 

petitions must be filed by November 17, 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices 66413 

1The definition of: ‘‘County’’ was changed from 

the county name to the 3-digit Federal Information 

Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the county; 

‘‘PMI Percent’’ was changed from percent of private 

mortgage insurance to percent of primary mortgage 

insurance, including mortgages insured by 

government agencies; ‘‘Credit Enhancement’’ was 

changed from the numeric code indicating the type 

of credit enhancement to the dollar value of the 

calculated loan-level credit enhancement; 

‘‘Prepayment Penalty Terms’’ was changed to 

‘‘Prepayment Penalty Date’’ and defined as the date 

that the application of the prepayment penalty 

ends; ‘‘Default Status’’ was changed to 

‘‘Delinquency Status’’ and represents the 

delinquency status of the loan at the end of the 

reporting period; and ‘‘Interest Rate’’ was defined 

as the note rate on the loan at the time of loan 

origination. 2 ‘‘Pool Rating’’ for the letter credit rating of the 

loan pool was added to the loan-level data reporting 

requirement. New variables added for database 

management purposes ere: ‘‘Program Type’’ and 

‘‘Pool Number.’’

2005. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the 

Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). 

Replies to an opposition must be filed 

within 10 days after the time for filing 

oppositions have expired. 

Subject: In the Matter of Provision of 

Directory Listing Information under the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

Amended (CC Docket No. 99–273). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 1. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21729 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD 

[No. 2005–N–08] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) 

is seeking public comments concerning 

proposed changes to the information 

collection entitled ‘‘Federal Home Loan 

Bank Acquired Member Assets, Core 

Mission Activities, Investments and 

Advances,’’ which has been assigned 

control 3069–0058 by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

Finance Board intends to submit the 

entire information collection, with the 

proposed changes described in this 

Notice, to OMB for review and approval 

of a 3 year extension of the control 

number, which is due to expire on 

March 31, 2007. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

comments on or before January 3, 2006. 

Comments: Submit comments by any 

of the following methods: 

E-mail: comments@fhfb.gov. 

Fax: 202–408–2580. 

Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal Housing 

Finance Board, 1625 Eye Street NW., 

Washington DC 20006, ATTENTION: 

Public Comments. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. If 

you submit your comment to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also 

send it by e-mail to the Finance Board 

at comments@fhfb.gov to ensure timely 

receipt by the agency. 

Include the following information in 

the subject line of your submission: 

Federal Housing Finance Board. 

Proposed Collection; Comment Request: 

Federal Home Loan Bank Acquired 

Member Assets, Core Mission Activities, 

Investments and Advances. 2005–N–08. 

We will post all public comments we 

receive on this notice without change, 

including any personal information you 

provide, such as your name and 

address, on the Finance Board Web site 

at http://www.fhfb.gov/pressroom/ 

pressroom_regs.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Roderer, Office of Supervision, by 

telephone at 202–408–2540, by 

electronic mail at rodererd@fhfb.gov, or 

by regular mail at the Federal Housing 

Finance Board, 1625 Eye Street NW., 

Washington DC 20006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Need for and Use of the Information 

Collection 

The Finance Board has authorized the 

Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) to 

acquire mortgage loans and other assets 

from their members or housing 

associates under certain circumstances. 

12 CFR part 955. The regulation refers 

to these assets as acquired member 

assets or AMA. As part of this regulatory 

authorization, each Bank that acquires 

residential mortgage loans must provide 

to the Finance Board certain loan-level 

data on a quarterly basis. The Finance 

Board uses this data to monitor the 

safety and soundness of the Banks and 

the extent to which the Banks are 

fulfilling their statutory housing finance 

mission through their AMA programs. 

See 12 U.S.C. 1422a(a). 

While the Banks provide the AMA 

data directly to the Finance Board, each 

Bank initially must collect the 

information from the private-sector 

member or housing associate from 

which the Bank acquires the mortgage 

loan. Bank members and housing 

associates already collect the vast 

majority of the data the Finance Board 

requires in order to do business with 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under 

regulatory requirements issued by the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) and pursuant to the 

information collection requirements 

under the Home Mortgage Disclosure 

Act (HMDA). Thus, the Finance Board’s 

information collection imposes only a 

minor incremental additional burden on 

Bank members and housing associates. 

The OMB control number for the 

information collection, which expires 

on March 31, 2007, is 3069–0058. The 

likely respondents are institutions that 

sell AMA assets to Banks. 

B. Proposed Changes to the Information 

Collection 

As part of the reorganization of 

agency reporting requirements, the 

Finance Board plans to move the AMA 

information collection from 12 CFR part 

955 (specifically, section 955.4 and 

Appendices A and B) to the Data 

Reporting Manual (DRM). See 70 FR 

9551 (February 28, 2005). In addition to 

moving the information collection from 

the AMA rule to the DRM, the Finance 

Board is proposing to make the 

following changes to the AMA reporting 

requirements: 

1. Conforming AMA Reporting 

Requirements to Existing Practice 

In consultation with the Banks, the 

Finance Board already has made nonsubstantive changes to the AMA 

reporting requirements including 

refining the definitions of certain 

reporting elements 1 and adding new 

elements to improve database 

management and enhance monitoring.2

The Finance Board also requires the 

Banks to report certain variables for all 

outstanding AMA residential mortgage 

loans, not just for those loans acquired 

during the calendar year, to better track 

performance, including delinquencies, 

of each loan. 

2. Eliminating Data Elements 

Based on analysis of the AMA data 

collected to date, the Finance Board is 

proposing to eliminate sparsely 

populated data fields and data fields the 

utility of which are unwarranted when 

balanced against the collection and 

reporting burden. These fields include 

the geographic indicator ‘‘Place Code’’

and the mortgage identifiers 

‘‘Cooperative Unit Mortgage,’’

‘‘Mortgage Purchased under the Banks’’

Community Investment Cash Advances 

(CICA) Programs’’ (for single-family 

AMA), and ‘‘Bank Real Estate Owned.’’

The Finance Board also proposes 

deleting the data field ‘‘Acquisition 

Type’’ due to the addition of the 

‘‘Program Type’’ data element.