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reviewed to identify possible vendor 

management deficiencies so that 

technical assistance can be provided to 

States, as needed. At the State level, the 

information is used to provide 

assurances to the Governor’s office, and 

other interested parties, that WIC issues 

are being addressed. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 89. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,144. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22555 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Disaster Set-Aside Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intent of the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) to request 

approval for an extension and revision 

of the information collection package 

currently used in support of the FSA 

Farm Loan Programs (FLP). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before January 13, 2006 

to be assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Cumpton, USDA, Farm Service 

Agency, Loan Servicing and Property 

Management Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0523, Washington, DC 20250–0523; 

Telephone (202) 690–4014; Electronic 

mail: mike.cumpton@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Disaster Set-Aside Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0164. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2006. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: The DSA program is 

designed to assist borrowers in financial 

distress that operated a farm or ranch in 

a political subdivision, typically a 

county that was declared or designated 

a disaster area. DSA allows eligible 

borrowers who are unable to make 

payments to quickly eliminate their 

immediate financial stress. Under this 

program, FSA Farm Loan Program (FLP) 

borrowers can receive immediate 

financial relief by moving one annual 

installment for each loan to the end of 

the loan term. FSA will collect 

information on the borrower’s asset 

values, expenses and income. 

While no changes to the program are 

proposed, FSA is reducing the projected 

annual hours of burden form 4,638 to 

2,000 based on the average number of 

responses during the fiscal years 2003–

2005. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 2.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other for 

profit and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,000. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. These comments should be 

sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington, DC 20503 and to 

Michael Cumpton, Senior Loan Officer, 

USDA, Farm Service Agency, Loan 

Servicing and Property Management 

Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., STOP 0523, Washington, DC 

20250–0523. 

Comments will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection. All comments 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Signed in Washington, DC on November 3, 

2005. 

Teresa Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–22553 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 18, 

2005, 9:30 a.m., Commission Meeting. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 9th Street, NW., Room 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

STATUS: 

Agenda: 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Approval of Minutes of October 31, 

2005 Meeting 

III. Announcements 

IV. Commission Briefing: Campus AntiSemitism 

• Introductory Remarks by Chairman 

• Speakers’ Presentations 

• Questions by Commissioners and 

Staff Director 

V. Staff Director’s Report 

VI. Management and Operations 

• Posting September 30, 2005, Report 

to Senate Appropriations on Website 

• Election Assistance Commission 

Appointments 

VII. State Advisory Committees 

• Criteria to be Considered When 

Voting on SAC Reports 

• Length of SAC Terms 

• Vote on SAC Reports: Arizona and 

New Mexico 

VIII. Briefing Reports 

• Stagnation of Black Middle Class 

Briefing Report 

• Voting Rights Act Briefing Report 

IX. Future Briefings 

• Disparity Studies 

• Native Hawaiian Government 

Reorganization Act 

• Patriot Act 

• Affirmative Action in U.S. Law 

Schools 

Future Agenda Items 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terri Dickerson, Press and 

Communications (202) 376–8582. 

Kenneth L. Marcus, 

Staff Director, Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–22573 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

DOC has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance the following proposal for 

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collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of the 

Finances Of Public-Employee 

Retirement Systems. 

Form Number(s): F–10. 

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0143. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 300 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Avg Hours Per Response: 45 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau 

requests continued OMB clearance of 

the Quarterly Survey of the Finances of 

Public Employee Retirement Systems. 

Over 2.2 trillion dollars in publicemployee retirement system assets in 

the financial markets are controlled by 

a small number of large systems. The 

2002 Census of Governments identified 

2,670 state and local government 

administered public-employee 

retirement systems. The 100 largest 

systems, as measured by the system 

assets, account for about 90 percent of 

the total assets of all systems. This 

survey is used to collect financial data 

from these 100 systems for policy 

makers and economists to follow the 

changing characteristics of these funds. 

This survey was initiated by the U.S. 

Census Bureau at the request of both the 

Council of Economic Advisors and the 

Federal Reserve Board. The most 

important information this survey 

provides is the quarterly change in 

composition of the securities holdings 

of the public employee retirement 

systems component of the economy. 

The Federal Reserve Board uses these 

data to track the public sector portion of 

the flow of funds accounts. The Bureau 

of Economic Analysis uses the quarterly 

retirement information on corporate 

stock holdings to estimate dividends 

received by state and local government 

retirement systems that, in turn, are 

used in preparing the national income 

and product accounts. Additionally, 

these data are a significant part of the 

information base needed to analyze 

investment trends and help in the 

formulation of governmental economic 

policies and investment decisions. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Section 182. 

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, 

(202) 395–5103. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–3129, Department of 

Commerce, room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

mclayton@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk 

Officer either by fax (202–395–7245) or 

e-mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22510 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–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: U.S. Measurement Systems 

Biophotonics Survey. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 10. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: NIST would like to 

determine the industry expectations for 

metrology needs of biophotonics 

applied to cell and tissue diagnostics 

aspects of health care over the next 10 

years. To begin this process, NIST will 

sponsor a workshop entitled 

Biophotonic Tools for Cell and Tissue 

Diagnostics. This workshop will focus 

on diagnostic techniques involving the 

interaction between biological systems 

and photons. The survey will collect 

limited background information (e.g., 

professional training and interests). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: One-time only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, 

(202) 395–3123. 

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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–3123, or 

Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22511 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–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: NIST Three-Year Generic 

Request for Customer Service-Related 

Data Collections. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0693–0031. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 3,022. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 2 

minutes for a response card, and 2 hours 

for focus group participation. The 

average estimated response time is 

expected to be 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: NIST will conduct 

surveys, focus groups, and other 

customer satisfaction/service data 

collections. The collected information is 

needed and will be used to determine 

the kind and the quality of products, 

services, and information our key 

customers want and expect, as well as 

their satisfaction with and awareness of 

existing products, services and 

information. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, and Federal, State, Local, or 

Tribal government. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, 

(202) 395–3123. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance