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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

2008 and 2009 List of Designated 

Federal Entities and Federal Entities 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as 

amended, this notice provides the 2008 

and 2009 list of Designated Federal 

Entities and Federal Entities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deanna DeMott, Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Federal Financial 

Management, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 

395–7791. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice provides the 2008 and 2009 List 

of Designated Federal Entities and 

Federal Entities which, under the IG 

Act, the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) is required to publish. 

The 2007 List of Designated Federal 

Entities and Federal Entities was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 3, 2007 (72 FR 67,985). This 

list is also posted on the OMB Web site 

at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb. The 

list of Designated Federal Entities has 

been updated to reflect the: (1) deletion 

of the Federal Housing Finance Board 

(Pub. L. 110–289, sec. 1311); and (2) 

replacement of the ‘‘Chairperson’’ with 

the ‘‘Board’’ as head of the National 

Credit Union Administration (12 U.S.C. 

1752). The list of Federal Entities has 

been updated to reflect the: (1) Deletion 

of the National Commission on Library 

and Information Science (Pub. L. 110– 

161, 121 Stat. 2204, Division G, Title V, 

Departments of Labor, Health and 

Human Services, and Education, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2008); (2) addition of the National 

Veterans Business Development 

Corporation; and entity head: 

Chairperson (Pub. L. 110–161, 121 Stat. 

1924, Division B, Title IV, Commerce, 

Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2008); and (3) 

addition of the Office of the Federal 

Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas 

Transportation Projects; and entity 

head: Federal Coordinator (15 U.S.C. 

720d). 

The list is divided into two groups: 

Designated Federal Entities and Federal 

Entities. Designated Federal Entities are 

listed in the IG Act, except for those 

agencies that have ceased to exist or that 

have been deleted from the list. The 

Designated Federal Entities are required 

to establish and maintain Offices of 

Inspector General to: (1) Conduct and 

supervise audits and investigations 

relating to programs and operations; (2) 

promote economy, efficiency, and 

effectiveness of, and to prevent and 

detect fraud and abuse in such programs 

and operations; and (3) provide a means 

of keeping the entity head and the 

Congress fully and currently informed 

about problems and deficiencies relating 

to the administration of such programs 

and operations and the necessity for, 

and progress of, corrective actions. 

Section 8G(a)(1) of the IG Act defines 

a ‘‘Federal entity’’ as: Any Government 

corporation (within the meaning of 

section 103(1) of title 5, United States 

Code), any Government controlled 

corporation (within the meaning of 

section 103(2) of such title), or any other 

entity in the Executive Branch of the 

Government, or any independent 

regulatory agency, but does not include: 

(1) An establishment (as defined in 

section 11(2) of this Act) or part of an 

establishment; 

(2) A designated Federal entity [as 

defined in section 8G(a)(2) of the Act] or 

part of a designated Federal entity; 

(3) The Executive Office of the 

President; 

(4) The Central Intelligence Agency; 

(5) The Government Accountability 

Office; or 

(6) Any entity in the judicial or 

legislative branches of the Government, 

including the Administrative Office of 

the United States Courts and the 

Architect of the Capitol and any 

activities under the direction of the 

Architect of the Capitol. 

Pursuant to section 8G(h)(2) of the IG 

Act, Federal Entities are required to 

report annually to each House of the 

Congress and OMB on audit and 

investigative activities in their 

organizations. 

Danny Werfel, 

Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial 

Management. 

Herein follows the text of the 2008 

List of Designated Federal Entities and 

Federal Entities. 

2008 List of Designated Federal Entities 

and Federal Entities 

Section 8 of the IG Act, as amended, 

requires OMB to publish a list of 

designated Federal entities and Federal 

entities and the head of such entities. 

Designated Federal entities are required 

to establish Offices of Inspector General 

and Federal entities are required to 

report upon annual audit and 

investigative activities to each House of 

Congress and the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

Designated Federal Entities and Entity 

Heads 

1. Amtrak (National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation)—Chairperson. 

2. Appalachian Regional 

Commission—Federal Co-Chairperson. 

3. The Board of Governors, Federal 

Reserve System—Chairperson. 

4. Broadcasting Board of Governors— 

Chairperson. 

5. Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission—Chairperson. 

6. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission—Chairperson. 

7. Corporation for Public 

Broadcasting—Board of Directors. 

8. Denali Commission—Federal Cochairperson. 

9. Election Assistance Commission— 

Chairperson. 

10. Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission—Chairperson. 

11. Farm Credit Administration— 

Chairperson. 

12. Federal Communications 

Commission—Chairperson. 

13. Federal Election Commission— 

Chairperson. 

14. Federal Labor Relations 

Authority—Chairperson. 

15. Federal Maritime Commission— 

Chairperson. 

16. Federal Trade Commission— 

Chairperson. 

17. Legal Services Corporation— 

Board of Directors. 

18. National Archives and Records 

Administration—Archivist of the United 

States. 

19. National Credit Union 

Administration—Board. 

20. National Endowment for the 

Arts—Chairperson. 

21. National Endowment for the 

Humanities—Chairperson. 

22. National Labor Relations Board— 

Chairperson. 

23. National Science Foundation— 

National Science Board. 

24. Peace Corps—Director. 

25. Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation—Chairperson. 

26. Postal Regulatory Commission— 

Chairperson. 

27. Securities and Exchange 

Commission—Chairperson. 

28. Smithsonian Institution—Board of 

Regents. 

29. United States International Trade 

Commission—Chairperson. 

30. United States Postal Service— 

Governors of the Postal Service. 

Federal Entities and Entity Heads 

1. Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation—Chairperson. 

2. African Development Foundation— 

Chairperson. 

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3. American Battle Monuments 

Commission—Chairperson. 

4. Architectural and Transportation 

Barriers Compliance Board— 

Chairperson. 

5. Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

Chief Operating Officer. 

6. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 

Excellence in Education Foundation— 

Chairperson. 

7. Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board—Chairperson. 

8. Christopher Columbus Fellowship 

Foundation—Chairperson. 

9. Commission for the Preservation of 

America’s Heritage Abroad— 

Chairperson. 

10. Commission of Fine Arts— 

Chairperson. 

11. Commission on Civil Rights— 

Chairperson. 

12. Committee for Purchase from 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled—Chairperson. 

13. Court of Appeals for Veterans 

Claims—Chief Judge. 

14. Court Services and Offender 

Supervision Agency for DC—Director. 

15. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board—Chairperson. 

16. Delta Regional Authority—Federal 

Co-Chairperson. 

17. Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation—Chairperson. 

18. Federal Financial Institutions 

Examination Council—Chairperson 

19. Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service—Director. 

20. Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission—Chairperson. 

21. Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board—Executive Director. 

22. Harry S. Truman Scholarship 

Foundation—Chairperson. 

23. Institute of American Indian and 

Alaska Native Culture and Arts 

Development—Chairperson. 

24. Institute of Museum and Library 

Services—Director. 

25. Inter-American Foundation— 

Chairperson. 

26. James Madison Memorial 

Fellowship Foundation—Chairperson. 

27. Japan-U.S. Friendship 

Commission—Chairperson. 

28. Marine Mammal Commission— 

Chairperson. 

29. Merit Systems Protection Board— 

Chairperson. 

30. Millennium Challenge 

Corporation—Chief Executive Officer. 

31. Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 

Excellence in National Environmental 

Policy Foundation—Chairperson. 

32. National Capital Planning 

Commission—Chairperson. 

33. National Council on Disability— 

Chairperson. 

34. National Mediation Board— 

Chairperson. 

35. National Transportation Safety 

Board—Chairperson. 

36. National Veterans Business 

Development Corporation— 

Chairperson. 

37. Neighborhood Reinvestment 

Corporation—Chairperson. 

38. Nuclear Waste Technical Review 

Board—Chairperson. 

39. Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission—Chairperson. 

40. Office of the Federal Coordinator 

for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 

Projects—Federal Coordinator. 

41. Office of Government Ethics— 

Director. 

42. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 

Relocation—Chairperson. 

43. Office of Special Counsel—Special 

Counsel. 

44. Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation—Board of Directors. 

45. Presidio Trust—Chairperson. 

46. Selective Service System— 

Director. 

47. Smithsonian Institution/John F. 

Kennedy Center for the Performing 

Arts—Chairperson. 

48. Smithsonian Institution/National 

Gallery of Art—President. 

49. Smithsonian Institution/Woodrow 

Wilson International Center for 

Scholars—Director. 

50. Trade and Development Agency— 

Director. 

51. U.S. Holocaust Memorial 

Museum—Chairperson. 

52. U.S. Interagency Council on 

Homelessness—Chairperson. 

53. U.S. Institute of Peace— 

Chairperson. 

54. Vietnam Education Foundation— 

Chairperson. 

55. White House Commission on the 

National Moment of Remembrance— 

Chairperson. 

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BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Notice Regarding the 

Acceptance of Competitive Need 

Limitation Waiver and Further Review 

of Country Practice Petitions for the 

2008 Annual Review 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) 

received petitions in connection with 

the 2008 GSP Annual Review to waive 

the competitive need limitations (CNLs) 

on imports of certain products that are 

eligible for duty-free treatment under 

the GSP program. This notice 

announces CNL waiver petitions that 

are accepted for further review and 

country practice petitions that continue 

to be under evaluation for acceptance in 

the 2008 GSP Annual Review. This 

notice also sets forth the schedule for 

comment and public hearings on the 

CNL waiver petitions, requesting 

participation in the hearings, submitting 

pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs, and 

commenting on the U.S. International 

Trade Commission (USITC) report on 

probable economic effects. The list of 

accepted petitions to waive CNLs and 

the list of country practice petitions that 

continue to be under review for 

acceptance in the 2008 GSP Annual 

Review are available at: http:// 

www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/ 

Preference_Programs/GSP/ 

GSP_2008_Annual_Review/ 

Section_Index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

1724 F Street, NW., Room F–214, 

Washington, DC 20508. The telephone 

number is (202) 395–6971, the fax 

number is (202) 395–2961, and the email address is 

Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. 

DATES: The GSP regulations (15 CFR 

Part 2007) provide the schedule of dates 

for conducting an annual review unless 

otherwise specified in a Federal 

Register notice. The current schedule 

with respect to the review of CNL 

waiver petitions is set forth below. 

Notification of any other changes will be 

given in the Federal Register. 

February 13, 2009 Pre-hearing briefs 

and comments, requests to testify at 

the GSP Subcommittee Public 

Hearing, and hearing statements must 

be submitted by 5 p.m. 

February 26, 2009 GSP Subcommittee 

Public Hearing on all CNL waiver 

petitions accepted for the 2008 GSP 

Annual Review in Rooms 1 and 2, 

1724 F St., NW., Washington, DC 

20508, beginning at 9 a.m. 

March 12, 2009 Post-hearing briefs and 

comments must be submitted by 5 

p.m. 

May 2009 USITC scheduled to publish 

report on products for which CNL 

waivers have been requested in the 

2008 GSP Annual Review (cases 

2008–14 to 2008–19). Comments on 

the USITC report on these products 

are due 10 calendar days after USITC 

date of publication. 

June 30, 2009 Modifications to the list 

of articles eligible for duty-free 

treatment under the GSP resulting 

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