83 FR 55689 - Sunshine Act Meetings

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-24505

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55689]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24505]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE:  November 13, 2018, 10 a.m. EDT.

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

STATUS:  This meeting will be closed to the public.

Matters To Be Considered

    The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) will 
hold a closed session, as authorized by the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, to confer with, and receive advice from, its legal counsel 
regarding pending litigation. The Board will also consider and vote on 
calendared notation item 2019-08, which concerns the authorization of 
funding for a legal services support contract, and related matters.
    Board Members, Counsel to the Board, and a recording clerk or 
stenographer will attend the closed meeting. Certain staff members who 
have an interest in the matters also may be present.
    The Acting General Counsel of the Board has certified that, in his 
opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b 
(c)(6), (9)(B), and (10) and 40 CFR 1603.7(f),(h),(i) and (j), permit 
consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    Board Members Kulinowski and Engler voted to consider the matters 
listed above in a closed session on the grounds noted above.

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Thomas Zoeller, Acting General 
Counsel, at [email protected] or (202) 261-7600. Further information 
about this public meeting can be found on the CSB website at: 
www.csb.gov.

    Dated: November 5, 2018.
Raymond Porfiri,
Deputy General Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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clarity of the information to be CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the INVESTIGATION BOARD Title: 2018–2020 Business Research &
burden of the collection of information Development Survey.
on respondents, including through the Sunshine Act Meetings OMB Control Number: 0607–0912.
use of appropriate automated, Form Number(s): BRD–1.
electronic, mechanical or other TIME AND DATE:November 13, 2018, 10 Type of Request: Revision of a
technological collection techniques or a.m. EDT. currently approved collection.
other forms of information technology. PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Comments may be sent by any of the 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 910, Average Hours per Response: 3 hours
following methods: Washington, DC 20006. and 18 minutes.
• Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
Burden Hours: 148,600.
Development Innovation Center, 1400 Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
the public. Bureau, with support from the National
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Room 5164, South Building, Matters To Be Considered Science Foundation (NSF), plans to
Washington, DC 20250–1522. The Chemical Safety and Hazard conduct the Business Research and
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email: Investigation Board (Board) will hold a Development Survey (BRDS) for the
Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. closed session, as authorized by the 2018–2020 survey years. The BRDS
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Government in the Sunshine Act, to covers all domestic, non-farm, for-profit
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the confer with, and receive advice from, its businesses with at least 10 paid
instructions for submitting comments. legal counsel regarding pending employees. The BRDS provides the only
Title: Request for Approval to Sell litigation. The Board will also consider comprehensive data on Research and
Capital Assets. and vote on calendared notation item Development (R&D) costs and detailed
OMB Control Number: 0572–0020. expenses by type and industry.
Type of Request: Revision of a 2019–08, which concerns the
The Census Bureau has conducted an
currently approved information authorization of funding for a legal
R&D survey since 1957, collecting
collection. services support contract, and related
primarily financial information on the
Abstract: A borrower’s assets provide matters.
systematic work companies undertake
the security for a government loan. The Board Members, Counsel to the Board,
to discover new knowledge or use
selling of assets reduces the security and and a recording clerk or stenographer
existing knowledge to develop new or
increases the risk to the government. will attend the closed meeting. Certain
improved goods and services.
RUS Form 369 allows the borrower to staff members who have an interest in Beginning in 2018, the BRDS will
seek agency permission to sell some of the matters also may be present. collect new data about R&D on artificial
its assets. The form collects detailed The Acting General Counsel of the
intelligence, geographic detail of
information regarding the proposed Board has certified that, in his opinion,
companies’ R&D workforce, and leased
sales of a portion of the borrower’s one or more of the exemptions set forth
and temporary R&D employees.
systems. RUS electric utility borrowers in 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(6), (9)(B), and (10) There is increasing interest among
complete this form to request RUS and 40 CFR 1603.7(f),(h),(i) and (j), domestic policy-makers and in the
approval in order to sell capital assets permit consideration of the scheduled international community, as well as
when the fair market value exceeds 10 matters at the closed meeting. among U.S. researchers in academia,
percent of the borrower’s net utility Board Members Kulinowski and government and industry, for more data
plant. The collection of information will Engler voted to consider the matters on artificial intelligence.
be revised to remove the requirement to listed above in a closed session on the Domestic and foreign geographic
submit a Board Resolution with the grounds noted above. information for R&D workforce will
Form 369. CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER address Bureau of Economic Analysis
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting INFORMATION: Thomas Zoeller, Acting (BEA) requests on inputs for enhanced
for this collection of information is General Counsel, at Tom.Zoeller@ estimation and evaluation of gross
estimated to average 42.5 hours per csb.gov or (202) 261–7600. Further domestic product by state, foreign direct
response. information about this public meeting investment in the U.S., and U.S. direct
Respondents: Not-for-profit can be found on the CSB website at: investment abroad.
institutions. www.csb.gov. As a result of the revision of the
Estimated Number of Respondents: Frascati Manual: Guidance for
Dated: November 5, 2018.
33. Collecting and Reporting on R&D
Estimated Number of Responses per Raymond Porfiri,
Deputy General Counsel, Chemical Safety and (OECD, 2015), countries are
Respondent: 1. recommended to collect and separately
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Hazard Investigation Board.
report on both internal R&D workers
Respondents: 83 hours. [FR Doc. 2018–24505 Filed 11–5–18; 4:15 pm]
Copies of this information collection (those who are employed directly by
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can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, and are part of the R&D-performing
Innovation Center, at (202)772–1172, business) and ‘‘external’’ R&D workers
Email: robin.m.jones@wdc.usda.gov. (consultants, contractors, and others
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE who contribute directly to the R&D
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request Submission for OMB Review; performance of the R&D-performing
business, but are not an employee of the
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for OMB approval. All comments will Comment Request
also become a matter of public record. business). The collection of these R&D
The Department of Commerce will employees is to provide internationally
Dated: November 2, 2018. submit to the Office of Management and comparable US data on total business
Christopher A. McLean, Budget (OMB) for clearance the R&D workers.
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. following proposal for collection of The 2018–2020 BRDS will continue to
[FR Doc. 2018–24351 Filed 11–6–18; 8:45 am] information under the provisions of the collect the following types of
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Section		Notices
Dates		November 13, 2018, 10 a.m. EDT.
FR Citation		83 FR 55689