82 FR 46958 - Sunshine Act Meeting

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)

Page Range		46958-46958
FR Document		2017-21821

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46958]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21821]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: October 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m. e.d.t.

PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 1750 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20006.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) will convene a public meeting on October 16, 2017, starting 
at 1:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC, at the CSB offices located at 1750 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 910. The Board will discuss open 
investigations, an update on recommendations, the status of audits from 
the Office of the Inspector General, and financial and organizational 
updates. An opportunity for public comment will be provided.

Additional Information

    The meeting is free and open to the public. If you require a 
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as 
the Contact Person for Further Information, at least three business 
days prior to the meeting.
    A conference call line will be provided for those who cannot attend 
in person. Please use the following dial-in number to join the 
conference: Dial in Number: 888-862-6557 Confirmation Number: 45765401.
    The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating 
accidents and hazards that result, or may result, in the catastrophic 
release of extremely hazardous substances. The agency's Board Members 
are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. CSB 
investigations look into all aspects of chemical accidents and hazards, 
including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as 
inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety management 
systems.

Public Comment

    The time provided for public statements will depend upon the number 
of people who wish to speak. Speakers should assume that their 
presentations will be limited to three minutes or less, but commenters 
may submit written statements for the record.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Hillary Cohen, Communications 
Manager, at [email protected] or (202) 446-8094. Further information about 
this public meeting can be found on the CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov.

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Raymond C. Porfiri,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-21821 Filed 10-5-17; 11:15 am]
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OMB Number: 0596–0217. Type of Respondents: Non-profit and recommendations, the status of audits
Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/ for profit institutions; institutions of from the Office of the Inspector General,
2018. higher education; State, local, and and financial and organizational
Type of Request: Extension with Native American tribal governments, updates. An opportunity for public
revision of a currently approved individuals; foreign governments; and comment will be provided.
information collection. organizations. Additional Information
Abstract: In order to perform specific Estimated Annual Number of
Forest Service activities, Congress Respondents: 15,000. The meeting is free and open to the
created several authorities to assist the Estimated Annual Number of public. If you require a translator or
Agency in carrying out its mission. The Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4. interpreter, please notify the individual
Forest Service issues Federal Financial Estimated Total Annual Burden on listed below as the CONTACT PERSON FOR
Assistance (FFA) awards, which are Respondents: 28,000 hours. FURTHER INFORMATION, at least three
grants and cooperative agreements, as Comment is invited on: (1) Whether business days prior to the meeting.
authorized by the Federal Grants and this collection of information is A conference call line will be
Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA). necessary for the stated purposes and provided for those who cannot attend in
This collection includes the following the proper performance of the functions person. Please use the following dial-in
forms: of the Agency, including whether the number to join the conference: Dial in
information will have practical or Number: 888–862–6557 Confirmation
(1) Federal Financial Assistance
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Number: 45765401.
Standard Forms,
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the The CSB is an independent federal
(2) Pre-certification forms, agency charged with investigating
(3) Award and administrative related collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and accidents and hazards that result, or
correspondence, and may result, in the catastrophic release of
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
(4) A new questionnaire related to a extremely hazardous substances. The
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
recipient’s accounting system and agency’s Board Members are appointed
information to be collected; and (4)
financial management capabilities. by the President and confirmed by the
ways to minimize the burden of the
In addition to FFA, Congress created Senate. CSB investigations look into all
collection of information on
specific authorizations for acts outside aspects of chemical accidents and
respondents, including the use of
the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations hazards, including physical causes such
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
language was developed to convey as equipment failure as well as
other technological collection
authority for the Forest Service to enter inadequacies in regulations, industry
techniques or other forms of information
into relationships that are outside the standards, and safety management
technology.
scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service All comments received in response to systems.
implements these authorizations using this notice, including names and
instruments such as collection Public Comment
addresses when provided, will be a
agreements, FGCAA exempted matter of public record. Comments will The time provided for public
agreements, memorandums of be summarized and included in the statements will depend upon the
understanding, and other agreements submission for Office of Management number of people who wish to speak.
which mutually benefit participating and Budget approval. Speakers should assume that their
parties. These instruments fall outside presentations will be limited to three
the scope of the Federal Acquisition Dated: September 25, 2017.
minutes or less, but commenters may
Regulations (FAR) and often require Andria Weeks, submit written statements for the
financial plans and statements of work. Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Business record.
Forest Service employees collect Operations.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
information from cooperating parties [FR Doc. 2017–21680 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
Hillary Cohen, Communications
from the pre-award to the closeout stage BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Manager, at public@csb.gov or (202)
via telephone calls, emails, postal mail, 446–8094. Further information about
and person-to-person meetings to create, this public meeting can be found on the
develop, and administer these funded CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov.
and non-funded agreements. The INVESTIGATION BOARD
Dated: October 4, 2017.
multiple means for respondents to
communicate their responses include Sunshine Act Meeting Raymond C. Porfiri,
forms, non-forms, electronic documents, Deputy General Counsel.
face-to-face, telephone, and Internet. TIME AND DATE: October 16, 2017, 1:00 [FR Doc. 2017–21821 Filed 10–5–17; 11:15 am]
The scope of information collected p.m. e.d.t. BILLING CODE 6350–01–P
varies; however, it typically includes PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard
the project type, project scope, financial Investigation Board, 1750 Pennsylvania
plan, statement of work, and Ave. NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
cooperator’s business information. 20006.
The Forest Service would not be able STATUS: Open to the public. Notice of Public Meeting of the
to create, develop, and administer these MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Louisiana Advisory Committee To
funded and non-funded agreements Chemical Safety and Hazard Discuss Hearing Preparations for
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without the collected information. The Investigation Board (CSB) will convene Barriers to Voting Report
Agency would also be unable to develop a public meeting on October 16, 2017, AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
or monitor projects, make or receive starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, Rights.
payments, or identify financial and DC, at the CSB offices located at 1750 ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
accounting errors. Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 910.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 The Board will discuss open SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
hours annually per person. investigations, an update on pursuant to the provisions of the rules

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Dates		October 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m. e.d.t.
FR Citation		82 FR 46958