[Federal Register: May 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 98)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR 1218-0209 (2006)]

Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; OSHA Data Initiative (1218-0209)

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
Information Collection Request (ICR) for the OSHA Data Initiative. A
copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before July 21, 2006. The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
     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 technical collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket
No. ICR 1218-0209 (2006), U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Written comments limited to 10 pages or fewer may be transmitted by
facsimile to<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Schmidt, Office of Statistical
Analysis, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N3644, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Copies of the
referenced Information Collection Request are available for inspection
and copying in the Docket Office and will be mailed to persons who
request copies by telephoning Dave Schmidt at<PHONE_NUMBER> or Todd
Owen at<PHONE_NUMBER>. For electronic copies of the OSHA Data
Initiative Information Collection Request, go to OSHA's Web page at
http://www.osha.gov/OCIS/Info_coll.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: To meet many of OSHA's program needs, OSHA is
proposing to continue its collection of occupational injury and illness
data and information on the number of workers employed and the number
of hours worked from establishments in portions of the private sector
and from some state and local government agencies. OSHA will collect
the data on an annual basis from up to 100,000 employers already
required to create and maintain records pursuant to 29 CFR Part 1904.
These data will allow OSHA to calculate occupational injury and illness
rates and to focus its efforts on individual workplaces with ongoing
serious safety and health problems. Successful implementation of this
data collection is critical to OSHA's outreach and enforcement efforts
and the data requirements tied to the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA).
    II. Current Actions: This notice requests public comment on an
extension of the current OMB approval of the paperwork requirements for
the OSHA Data Inititative system.
    Type of Review: Extensions of currently approved information
collection requirements.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: OSHA Data Initiative.
    OMB Number: 1218-0209.
    Agency Number: ICR 1218-0209 (2006).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits, Farms, and State,
Local and Tribal Government.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: OSHA Form 196A and OSHA Form 196B.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 16,000 hours.
    Estimated Cost: $368,341.
    III. Public Participation--Submission Of Comments On This Notice
and Internet Access To Comments And Submissions. You may submit
comments and supporting materials in response to this notice by (1)
Hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically
through the OSHA Web page. Because of security-related problems, there
may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments by regular mail.
Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY (877) 889-
5627) for information about security procedures concerning the delivery
of submissions by express delivery, hand delivery and courier service.
    All comments, submissions and background documents are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. Comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Web page are
available at http://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the Docket Office for

information about materials not available through the OSHA Web page and
for assistance using the Web page to locate docket submissions.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the Information Collection Request; they will also
become a matter of public record. Therefore, private information should
not be submitted.
    IV. Authority and Signature: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary
of Labor's Order No. 5-2002 (67 FR 65008).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 16, 2006.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 06-4704 Filed 5-19-06; 8:45 am]

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Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act SECTIONS 601. Definitions 602. Regulatory agenda 603. Initial regulatory flexibility analysis 604. Final regulatory flexibility analysis 605. Avoidance of duplicative or unnecessary analyses 606. Effect on other law 607. Preparation of analyses 608. Procedure for waiver or delay of completion 609. Procedures for gathering comments 610. Periodic review of rules 611. Judicial review 612. Reports and intervention rights SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS [ CITE: 5 USC 601]

For purposes of this chapter   ( 1) the term " agency" means an agency as defined in section 551( 1) of this title; ( 2) the term " rule" means any rule for which the agency publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to section 553( b) of this title, or any other law, including any rule of general applicability governing Federal grants to State and local governments for which the agency provides an opportunity for notice and public comment, except that the term " rule" does not include a rule of particular applicability relating to rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services, or allowances therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances, services, or allowances; ( 3) the term " small business" has the same meaning as the term " small business concern" under section 3 of the Small Business Act, unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition( s) in the Federal Register; ( 4) the term " small organization" means any not for profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition( s) in the Federal Register; ( 5) the term " small governmental jurisdiction" means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and which are based on such factors as location in rural or sparsely populated areas or limited revenues due to the population of such jurisdiction, and publishes such definition( s) in the Federal Register; ( 6) the term " small entity" shall have the same meaning as the terms " small business", " small organization" and " small governmental jurisdiction" defined in paragraphs ( 3), ( 4) and ( 5) of this section; and ( 7) the term " collection of information" ( A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for either ( i) answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, 10 or more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of the United States; or ( ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of the United States which are to be used for general statistical purposes; and ( B) shall not include a collection of information described under section 3518( c)( 1) of title 44, United States Code. ( 8) recordkeeping requirement. The term " recordkeeping requirement" means a requirement imposed by an agency on persons to maintain specified records.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1165; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 241( a)( 2), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 864.)

SEC. 602. REGULATORY AGENDA [ CITE: 5 USC 602]

( a) During the months of October and April of each year, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a regulatory flexibility agenda which shall contain ( 1) a brief description of the subject area of any rule which the agency expects to propose or promulgate which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; ( 2) a summary of the nature of any such rule under consideration for each subject area listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph ( 1), the objectives and legal basis for the issuance of the rule, and an approximate schedule for completing action on any rule for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking; and ( 3) the name and telephone number of an agency official knowledgeable concerning the items listed in paragraph ( 1). ( b) Each regulatory flexibility agenda shall be transmitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment, if any. ( c) Each agency shall endeavor to provide notice of each regulatory flexibility agenda to small entities or their representatives through direct notification or publication of the agenda in publications likely to be obtained by such small entities and shall invite comments upon each subject area on the agenda. ( d) Nothing in this section precludes an agency from considering or acting on any matter not included in a regulatory flexibility agenda, or requires an agency to consider or act on any matter listed in such agenda.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1166.) SEC. 603. INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS [ CITE: 5 USC 603]

( a) Whenever an agency is required by section 553 of this title, or any other law, to publish general notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule, or publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking for an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws of the United States, the agency shall prepare and make available for public comment an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. Such analysis shall describe the impact of the proposed rule on small entities. The initial regulatory flexibility analysis or a summary shall be published in the Federal Register at the time of the publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for the rule. The agency shall transmit a copy of the initial regulatory flexibility analysis to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. In the case of an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws of the United States, this chapter applies to interpretative rules published in the Federal Register for codification in the Code of Federal Regulations, but only to the extent that such interpretative rules impose on small entities a collection of information requirement. ( b) Each initial regulatory flexibility analysis required under this section shall contain ( 1) a description of the reasons why action by the agency is being considered; ( 2) a succinct statement of the objectives of, and legal basis for, the proposed rule; ( 3) a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply; ( 4) a description of the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements of the proposed rule, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be subject to the requirement and the type of professional skills necessary for preparation of the report or record; ( 5) an identification, to the extent practicable, of all relevant Federal rules which may duplicate, overlap or conflict with the proposed rule. ( c) Each initial regulatory flexibility analysis shall also contain a description of any significant alternatives to the proposed rule which accomplish the stated objectives of applicable statutes and which minimize any significant economic impact of the proposed rule on small entities. Consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, the analysis shall discuss significant alternatives such as   ( a) the establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities; ( b) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements under the rule for such small entities; ( c) the use of performance rather than design standards; and ( d) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for such small entities.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1166; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 241( a)( 1), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 864.)

SEC. 604. FINAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS [ CITE: 5 USC 604]

( a) When an agency promulgates a final rule under section 553 of this title, after being required by that section or any other law to publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking, or promulgates a final interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws of the United States as described in section 603( a), the agency shall prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis. Each final regulatory flexibility analysis shall contain ( 1) a succinct statement of the need for, and objectives of, the rule; ( 2) a summary of the significant issues raised by the public comments in response to the initial regulatory flexibility analysis, a summary of the assessment of the agency of such issues, and a statement of any changes made in the proposed rule as a result of such comments; ( 3) a description of and an estimate of the number of small entities to which the rule will apply or an explanation of why no such estimate is available; ( 4) a description of the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements of the rule, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be subject to the requirement and the type of professional skills necessary for preparation of the report or record; and ( 5) a description of the steps the agency has taken to minimize the significant economic impact on small entities consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, including a statement of the factual, policy, and legal reasons for selecting the alternative adopted in the final rule and why each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule considered by the agency which affect the impact on small entities was rejected. ( b) The agency shall make copies of the final regulatory flexibility analysis available to members of the public and shall publish in the Federal Register such analysis or a summary thereof.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1167; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 241( b), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 864.)

SEC. 605. AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATIVE OR UNNECESSARY ANALYSES [ CITE: 5 USC 605]

( a) Any Federal agency may perform the analyses required by sections 602, 603, and 604 of this title in conjunction with or as a part of any other agenda or analysis required by any other law if such other analysis satisfies the provisions of such sections. ( b) Sections 603 and 604 of this title shall not apply to any proposed or final rule if the head of the agency certifies that the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. If the head of the agency makes a certification under the preceding sentence, the agency shall publish such certification in the Federal Register at the time of publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for the rule or at the time of publication of the final rule, along with a statement providing the factual basis for such certification. The agency shall provide such certification and statement to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. ( c) In order to avoid duplicative action, an agency may consider a series of closely related rules as one rule for the purposes of sections 602, 603, 604 and 610 of this title.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1167; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 243( a), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 866.)

SEC. 606. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW [ CITE: 5 USC 606]

The requirements of sections 603 and 604 of this title do not alter in any manner standards otherwise applicable by law to agency action.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168.)

SEC. 607. PREPARATION OF ANALYSES [ CITE: 5 USC 607] In complying with the provisions of sections 603 and 604 of this title, an agency may provide either a quantifiable or numerical description of the effects of a proposed rule or alternatives to the proposed rule, or more general descriptive statements if quantification is not practicable or reliable.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168.)

SEC. 608. PROCEDURE FOR WAIVER OR DELAY OF COMPLETION [ CITE: 5 USC 608]

( a) An agency head may waive or delay the completion of some or all of the requirements of section 603 of this title by publishing in the Federal Register, not later than the date of publication of the final rule, a written finding, with reasons therefor, that the final rule is being promulgated in response to an emergency that makes compliance or timely compliance with the provisions of section 603 of this title impracticable. ( b) Except as provided in section 605( b), an agency head may not waive the requirements of section 604 of this title. An agency head may delay the completion of the requirements of section 604 of this title for a period of not more than one hundred and eighty days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of a final rule by publishing in the Federal Register, not later than such date of publication, a written finding, with reasons therefor, that the final rule is being promulgated in response to an emergency that makes timely compliance with the provisions of section 604 of this title impracticable. If the agency has not prepared a final regulatory analysis pursuant to section 604 of this title within one hundred and eighty days from the date of publication of the final rule, such rule shall lapse and have no effect. Such rule shall not be repromulgated until a final regulatory flexibility analysis has been completed by the agency.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168.)

SEC. 609. PROCEDURES FOR GATHERING COMMENTS [ CITE: 5 USC 609]

( a) When any rule is promulgated which will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the head of the agency promulgating the rule or the official of the agency with statutory responsibility for the promulgation of the rule shall assure that small entities have been given an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking for the rule through the reasonable use of techniques such as   ( 1) the inclusion in an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, if issued, of a statement that the proposed rule may have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities; ( 2) the publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking in publications likely to be obtained by small entities; ( 3) the direct notification of interested small entities; ( 4) the conduct of open conferences or public hearings concerning the rule for small entities including soliciting and receiving comments over computer networks; and ( 5) the adoption or modification of agency procedural rules to reduce the cost or complexity of participation in the rulemaking by small entities. ( b) Prior to publication of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis which a covered agency is required to conduct by this chapter   ( 1) a covered agency shall notify the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and provide the Chief Counsel with information on the potential impacts of the proposed rule on small entities and the type of small entities that might be affected; ( 2) not later than 15 days after the date of receipt of the materials described in paragraph ( 1), the Chief Counsel shall identify individuals representative of affected small entities for the purpose of obtaining advice and recommendations from those individuals about the potential impacts of the proposed rule; ( 3) the agency shall convene a review panel for such rule consisting wholly of full time Federal employees of the office within the agency responsible for carrying out the proposed rule, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget, and the Chief Counsel; ( 4) the panel shall review any material the agency has prepared in connection with this chapter, including any draft proposed rule, collect advice and recommendations of each individual small entity representative identified by the agency after consultation with the Chief Counsel, on issues related to subsections 603( b), paragraphs ( 3), ( 4) and ( 5) and 603( c); ( 5) not later than 60 days after the date a covered agency convenes a review panel pursuant to paragraph ( 3), the review panel shall report on the comments of the small entity representatives and its findings as to issues related to subsections 603( b), paragraphs ( 3), ( 4) and ( 5) and 603( c), provided that such report shall be made public as part of the rulemaking record; and ( 6) where appropriate, the agency shall modify the proposed rule, the initial regulatory flexibility analysis or the decision on whether an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is required. ( c) An agency may in its discretion apply subsection ( b) to rules that the agency intends to certify under subsection 605( b), but the agency believes may have a greater than de minimis impact on a substantial number of small entities. ( d) For purposes of this section, the term " covered agency'' means the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor. ( e) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy, in consultation with the individuals identified in subsection ( b)( 2), and with the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget, may waive the requirements of subsections ( b)( 3), ( b)( 4), and ( b)( 5) by including in the rulemaking record a written finding, with reasons therefor, that those requirements would not advance the effective participation of small entities in the rulemaking process. For purposes of this subsection, the factors to be considered in making such a finding are as follows: ( 1) In developing a proposed rule, the extent to which the covered agency consulted with individuals representative of affected small entities with respect to the potential impacts of the rule and took such concerns into consideration. ( 2) Special circumstances requiring prompt issuance of the rule. ( 3) Whether the requirements of subsection ( b) would provide the individuals identified in subsection ( b)( 2) with a competitive advantage relative to other small entities.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 244( a), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 867.) SEC. 610. PERIODIC REVIEW OF RULES [ CITE: 5 USC 610]

( a) Within one hundred and eighty days after the effective date of this chapter, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a plan for the periodic review of the rules issued by the agency which have or will have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities. Such plan may be amended by the agency at any time by publishing the revision in the Federal Register. The purpose of the review shall be to determine whether such rules should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, to minimize any significant economic impact of the rules upon a substantial number of such small entities. The plan shall provide for the review of all such agency rules existing on the effective date of this chapter within ten years of that date and for the review of such rules adopted after the effective date of this chapter within ten years of the publication of such rules as the final rule. If the head of the agency determines that completion of the review of existing rules is not feasible by the established date, he shall so certify in a statement published in the Federal Register and may extend the completion date by one year at a time for a total of not more than five years. ( b) In reviewing rules to minimize any significant economic impact of the rule on a substantial number of small entities in a manner consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, the agency shall consider the following factors ( 1) the continued need for the rule; ( 2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule from the public; ( 3) the complexity of the rule; ( 4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other Federal rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and local governmental rules; and ( 5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. ( c) Each year, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the rules which have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, which are to be reviewed pursuant to this section during the succeeding twelve months. The list shall include a brief description of each rule and the need for and legal basis of such rule and shall invite public comment upon the rule.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1169.)

SEC. 611. JUDICIAL REVIEW [ CITE: 5 USC 611]

( a) ( 1) For any rule subject to this chapter, a small entity that is adversely affected or aggrieved by final agency action is entitled to judicial review of agency compliance with the requirements of sections 601, 604, 605( b), 608( b), and 610 in accordance with chapter 7. Agency compliance with sections 607 and 609( a) shall be judicially reviewable in connection with judicial review of section 604. ( 2) Each court having jurisdiction to review such rule for compliance with section 553, or under any other provision of law, shall have jurisdiction to review any claims of noncompliance with sections 601, 604, 605( b), 608( b), and 610 in accordance with chapter 7. Agency compliance with sections 607 and 609( a) shall be judicially reviewable in connection with judicial review of section 604. ( 3) ( A) A small entity may seek such review during the period beginning on the date of final agency action and ending one year later, except that where a provision of law requires that an action challenging a final agency action be commenced before the expiration of one year, such lesser period shall apply to an action for judicial review under this section. ( B) In the case where an agency delays the issuance of a final regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to section 608( b) of this chapter, an action for judicial review under this section shall be filed not later than ( i) one year after the date the analysis is made available to the public, or ( ii) where a provision of law requires that an action challenging a final agency regulation be commenced before the expiration of the 1 year period, the number of days specified in such provision of law that is after the date the analysis is made available to the public. ( 4) In granting any relief in an action under this section, the court shall order the agency to take corrective action consistent with this chapter and chapter 7, including, but not limited to ( 1) remanding the rule to the agency, and ( 2) deferring the enforcement of the rule against small entities unless the court finds that continued enforcement of the rule is in the public interest. ( 5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any court to stay the effective date of any rule or provision thereof under any other provision of law or to grant any other relief in addition to the requirements of this section. ( b) In an action for the judicial review of a rule, the regulatory flexibility analysis for such rule, including an analysis prepared or corrected pursuant to paragraph ( a)( 4), shall constitute part of the entire record of agency action in connection with such review. ( c) Compliance or noncompliance by an agency with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with this section. ( d) Nothing in this section bars judicial review of any other impact statement or similar analysis required by any other law if judicial review of such statement or analysis is otherwise permitted by law.

( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1169; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 242, Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 865.)

SEC. 612. REPORTS AND INTERVENTION RIGHTS [ CITE: 5 USC 612]

( a) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall monitor agency compliance with this chapter and shall report at least annually thereon to the President and to the Committees on the Judiciary and Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives. ( b) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration is authorized to appear as amicus curiae in any action brought in a court of the United States to review a rule. In any such action, the Chief Counsel is authorized to present his or her views with respect to compliance with this chapter, the adequacy of the rulemaking record with respect to small entities and the effect of the rule on small entities. ( e) A court of the United States shall grant the application of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to appear in any such action for the purposes described in subsection ( b). ( Added Pub. L. 96 354, Sec. 3( a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1170; amended Pub. L. 104 121, title II, Sec. 243( b), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 866.)


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009–0419; FRL-       ]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities
(40 CFR Part 60, Subpart SSS), EPA ICR Number 1135.10, OMB Control
Number 2060–0171.

AGENCY:	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION:	Notice.

SUMMARY:	In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request
(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval.  This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection.  The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before [INSERT DATE 30
DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number
EPA-OECA-2009–0419, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement
and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2801T , 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-05),
Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32580), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).  EPA received no comments.  Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.

	 EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2009–0419, which is available for public viewing
online at   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"
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	Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at   HYPERLINK
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is restricted by statute.  For further information about the electronic
docket, go to   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"
www.regulations.gov .

	Title:  NSPS for Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart SSS)

	ICR Numbers:  EPA ICR Number 1135.10, OMB Control Number 2060–0171.

	ICR Status:  This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010.  Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while

this submission is pending at OMB.  	An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9, and displayed either by publication in the Federal Register
or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable.  The display of OMB control numbers
in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.

	Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions
of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A and any changes, or additions
to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart SSS.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make an initial
notification, performance tests, periodic reports, and maintain records
of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction
in the operation of an affected facility, or any

period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a
minimum, are required semiannually.

Burden Statement:  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 88 hours per
response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have
subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the
collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Magnetic tape coating facilities.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6

	Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly, and
semiannually.	Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:  2,017

	Estimated Total Annual Cost:  $277,224, which includes $190,824 in
labor costs, $33,600 in capital/startup costs, and $52,800 in operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.

	Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours to the
respondents in this ICR compared to the previous ICR because the
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years. Since this ICR renewal
was approved to be processed under the “Expedited Approach” option,
EPA has maintained the same estimate for the number of sources currently
subject to this standard as indicated in the most recently approved ICR.
 Therefore, the labor hours figures in the previous ICR reflect the
current burden to the respondents and are reiterated in this ICR.
However, there is a decrease number of respondents currently identified
in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.  This decrease was due to
the number of respondents being incorrectly assigned in the Information
Collection Request, Review, and Approval System (ICRAS).

Dated:  ______________________

_____________________________

Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division

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From: 	Chris Sarsony, HDR|e2M

To: 	Amy Hambrick, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Re:  	September 3, 2009 Meeting Between the U.S. EPA and Summerill Tube
Inc. Regarding the Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Reconsideration

Date: 	September 10, 2009

On September 3, 2009, a teleconference meeting was held between the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and representatives from Summerill
Tube, Inc. - a narrow tube manufacturer.  The meeting participants are
listed below.

Name	Organization

Amy Hambrick	EPA/OAQPS

Robin Dunkins	EPA/OAQPS

Ann Johnson	EPA/OPEI

Toni Jones	EPA OAQPS

Elaine Manning	EPA/OAQPS

Dennis Pagano	EPA/OAQPS

Chris Sarsony	HDR|e2M Inc.

Matt Grandinette	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Ernie Stricsek	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Steve Slavonic	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Dawn Noorlag	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Joe Handrahan	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Duane Maietta	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Jim Schroyer	Summerill Tube, Inc.

Meeting Agenda:

1.	Introductions and Meeting Purpose

2.	Issues for Discussion

3.	Open Discussion

Meeting Summary:

Introductions and Meeting Purpose

Ms. Hambrick of the U.S. EPA began the meeting with introductions and by
stating the purpose for the meeting.  The purpose of the meeting was to
obtain information from Summerill Tube for the October 20, 2008,
Proposed Notice of Reconsideration and Request for Public Comment for
Halogenated Solvent Cleaning (73 FR 62384).  Specifically, EPA wanted to
obtain additional details regarding Summerill Tube’s products,
manufacturing process, halogenated solvent cleaning machines, and
trichloroethylene (TCE) emission controls.

Ms. Hambrick indicated that a meeting summary would be developed for the
meeting and this summary would be made available to the public in the
docket.

Issues for Discussion

What were the TCE emissions in CY2008 for Summerill Tube’s Scottdale,
PA facility?

The TCE emissions in CY2008 for Summerill Tube’s Scottdale, PA
facility were 30.83 tons.  There is only one solvent cleaning machine at
the facility.

Has Summerill Tube explored the use of Carbon Adsorption Systems (CAS)
to reduce their TCE emissions?

No, they have not looked at CAS recently.  They did investigate
vacuum-to-vacuum (VTV) technology, but determined that it was too
expensive.  In addition, at the time they investigated it VTV technology
was not readily available in very large sizes.  A custom designed unit
that was big enough for their products would have cost $1.5 to $2
million.  There also was not enough room for the end-loading VTV design.
 In order to accommodate this design they would have had to enlarge the
building, which would increase the costs further.

What is the size and design of their cleaning machine?

They have one cleaning machine that is 36.6 ft long by 3 feet wide by
7.8 feet tall.  They comply with the Halogenated Solvent Cleaning NESHAP
using the control equipment combination option.  The cleaning machine
incorporates the following emission controls: freeboard ratio of 1.0,
working-mode cover, superheated vapor, freeboard refrigeration device,
and hoist.

The cleaning cycle begins when the cover is opened and the load to be
cleaned is introduced to the machine.  Once the load is in the machine
the cover is closed.  The load remains in the cleaning machine for a ½
hour.  The cover is opened and the load is raised to the freeboard area
and solvent is allowed to drain back into the cleaning tank.  Once the
load is drained of all visible solvent it is removed from the cleaning
machine.  The cleaning machine is in a large open room with other
manufacturing processes, it is not in a room by itself.

What size tubes do they manufacture and clean?

Summerill Tube manufactures tubes from 1/8 inch to 2.5 inches outer
diameter (O.D.).  Their smallest tube has an inner diameter (I.D.) of
0.059 inches.  Their longest tubes are 35 feet in length.  They clean
all their tubes in straight lengths and not in coils.  Summerill will
send EPA information showing the tube sizes they manufacture and the
percentage of sales for each.

They estimate that 15-20% of their sales are to the nuclear sector, 40%
to the aerospace sector, and 40% to the energy sector.  They will send a
more accurate estimate to EPA.

Please provide an overview of the tube manufacturing operations at
Summerill Tube’s Scottdale, PA facility.

Summerill Tube’s Scottdale, PA facility began operations in 1954.
Teledyne Corporation was the original owner.  They specialize in making
high end tubing products for the aerospace, nuclear, and energy markets.
 They do not sell directly to the medical market, but some of their
tubing is used in the manufacture of some medical products.  They make
primarily stainless steel and nickel alloy tubing using a cold drawing
process.  The cold drawing process utilizes special solvent-based
plasticized lubricants that must be cleaned off the final product.

Has Summerill Tube explored switching to alternative solvents such as
nPB?

Summerill Tube has done some bench scale tests with nPB.  They found
that the plasticized lubricants that they use cannot be adequately
cleaned using nPB.  In addition to the technical considerations, the use
of nPB would increase solvent costs by 3 to 4 times.  Many of the
products they make must meet manufacturing specifications that specify
that TCE be used as the cleaning solvent.  Therefore, if they were to
switch solvents, they would need prior approval from their customers.

Does Summerill Tube have any photographs of their cleaning machine that
they could send to EPA?

They currently do not have any photographs, but they will take some and
send them to EPA.

Timeline considerations.

Summerill Tube asked EPA to consider the fact that manufacturers will
need adequate time to implement any additional requirements EPA may
impose.  Summerill Tube is a small business and thus capital for
upgrades is hard to obtain, particularly in these hard economic times.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55686; File No. SR-OCC-2006-21]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Membership Requirements

May 1, 2007.

I. Introduction

    On November 15, 2006, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder \2\ a proposed rule change to modify certain OCC By-Laws and
Rules relating to membership requirements. The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal Register on January 12, 2007.\3\
No comment letters were received. This order approves the proposal.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55047 (Jan. 5, 2007), 72
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II. Description of the Proposal

1. Interpretation and Policy .03

    Prior to this rule change, Interpretation and Policy .03 to Article
V, Section 1, of OCC's By-Laws required applicants for membership to
employ two key operations employees on a full-time basis. This
requirement was intended to ensure that an applicant maintains
sufficient staff to fulfill its obligations as a clearing member.
However, several recent applicants for clearing membership have had
difficulty meeting this requirement because their entire staff was
employed by an affiliate of the applicant (i.e., a parent or related
organization) rather than by the applicant itself. While these
applicants entered into employee leasing arrangements in order to
comply with OCC's policy, OCC decided to reevaluate the policy in light
of the fact that it had proved burdensome to a number of applicants.
    OCC understands that it is not uncommon for some entities of an
affiliated corporate group to outsource certain or all functions to
another entity of the corporate group and let the latter be the sole
employer of the people who perform those functions. In situations of
that nature, OCC concluded that there is not the same reason to be
concerned about whether the applicant will have adequate staffing as in
cases where the applicant relies on an unaffiliated third party for
staffing. OCC therefore is modifying its policy in order to provide
greater flexibility to recognize this alternative employment structure
by amending Interpretation and Policy .03 to Article V, Section 1, to
permit the Membership/Risk Committee (``Committee'') to waive the
requirement that an applicant employ two key operations employees on a
full-time basis if the daily operations of the applicant are conducted
by staff employed on a full-time basis by an entity affiliated with
such applicant. OCC believes that the Committee's authority to waive
such requirement is consistent with its existing authority to waive the
requirement that an applicant employ at least one full-time person who
is registered as a ``Limited Principal--Financial and Operations'' or
comparable registration requirement, as applicable.

2. Rule 309

    OCC is also amending Rule 309 by adding new paragraph (f) to
clarify that if an operationally capable clearing member proposes to
become a managed clearing member (i.e., outsource certain of its
obligations as a clearing member to another clearing member [``managing
clearing member'']), the applicant must obtain prior approval from the
Committee. Prior to this rule change, Interpretation and Policy .04 to
Rule 309 primarily contemplated the use of facilities management
agreements by applicants for membership rather than by existing
clearing members. Nonetheless, OCC has always interpreted its By-Laws
and Rules as requiring prior Committee review and approval of all
facilities management agreements, including those proposed to be
entered into by operationally capable clearing members. The amendment
to Rule 309 makes this interpretation explicit.

3. Rule 901

    OCC is amending Rule 901 to provide that a clearing member's
appointment of another clearing member or CDS Clearing and Depository
Services Inc. (``CDS'') \4\ for purposes of effecting settlements of
exercised or matured cleared securities may not be terminated until
after the 30th calendar day following notice to OCC of such
termination.\5\ Prior to this rule change, clearing members were
required to provide three business days notice of terminating such
appointments. However, OCC concluded that three business days was
insufficient time for OCC to determine whether or not the clearing
member has made appropriate alternative settlement arrangements.
Accordingly, OCC is changing the notice period to be consistent with
the notice period required to advise OCC of the termination of a
facilities management agreement.\6\
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    \4\ CDS is the successor organization to Canadian Depository for
Securities Ltd. OCC's By-Law definition of CDS is being amended to
reflect this organizational change.
    \5\ OCC surveyed appointed clearing members that effect NSCC
settlements for nonaffiliated clearing members and CDS to ascertain
their views regarding the proposed change in the notice period for
terminating such appointments. There were no objections to the
proposed change.
    \6\ Conforming changes have been made to the related appointment
forms, which are attached as Exhibits 5A and 5B to the proposed rule
filing.
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III. Discussion

    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a registered clearing agency. In particular,
the Commission believes the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F),\7\ which, among other things,
requires the rules of a clearing agency to assure the safeguarding of
securities and funds that are in the custody or control of the clearing
agency or for which it is responsible. Although OCC is giving the
Membership/Risk Committee the ability to waive the requirement that an
applicant employ two key operations employees on a full-time basis, the
revised requirement that allows an applicant to have full-time
operational staff employed by an affiliate of the applicant should
provide OCC with the practical flexibility to permit such arrangements
and still have reasonable assurance that its members are operationally
sound. Moreover, specifying that a clearing member's appointment of
another clearing entity to effect settlement on its behalf can not be
terminated until after the 30th calendar day following notice to OCC of
such termination should provide OCC with an appropriate amount of time
in which to determine that the clearing member has made alternative
settlement arrangements.
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and in
particular with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \8\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-OCC-2006-21) be, and hereby
is, approved.\9\
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    \9\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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National Disaster Housing Strategy (Strategy):  Published in January 2009, the Strategy outlines a vision that will point the Nation in a new direction to meet the disaster housing needs of communities and individuals.  It describes the full range of disaster housing strategies and options across the broad array of agencies and organizations that are involved in managing disaster housing.  The Strategy also outlines the key principles and policies that guide the disaster housing process and calls for the establishment of the National Disaster Housing Task Force.

National Disaster Housing Task Force (NDHTF):  A standing body composed of Federal agency partners in disaster housing; day to day operations are staffed by FEMA employees.  The NDHTF coordinates with its partners in developing new housing solutions, facilitates interagency disaster housing planning efforts, implements the National Disaster Housing Strategy, encourages involvement by the private sector and non-governmental agencies, and tracks disaster housing preparedness efforts nationwide.  The NDHTF continues to collect and develop new ways of improving housing delivery and solutions across the entire spectrum of disaster housing.  Additionally the NDHTF develops guidance and establishes tools for State-Led Disaster Housing Task Forces as well as collects best practices and lessons learned from state and local practitioners.

Permanent Housing:  This refers to the state of non-disaster funded long-term housing.

Public Housing Agencies (PHAs): Refers to those organizations, as used in the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437a.  For example, any State, county, municipality, or other governmental entity or public body (or agency or instrumentality thereof) which is authorized to administer a program for housing assistance.

Recertification Process: FEMA process for determining an applicant's need and eligibility for continued interim housing assistance.

Rental Assistance:  preferred form of interim housing when suitable rental property is available.  Funds are provided either directly to disaster survivors or to landlords on behalf of survivors.

Repair/Replacement Assistance:  Following inspection and verification of damages, FEMA will provide eligible homeowners up to IHP grant limit for repairs to make their home habitable, or to replace a destroyed or condemned home.

Self-Sufficiency:  The ability to obtain non-disaster funded housing that is safe sanitary, secure and meets the needs of the individuals or families residing there.

Service Animal:  Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items. (FEMA DAP 9523.19)

Shelter:  A place of refuge that provides life-sustaining services in a congregate facility for individuals who have been displaced by an emergency or a disaster.

Sheltering:  Housing that provides short-term refuge and life-sustaining services for disaster survivors who have been displaced from their homes and are unable to meet their own immediate post-disaster housing needs.

Social Services:  Services designated to provide meaningful opportunities for social and economic growth of the disadvantaged sector of the population in order to develop them into productive and self-reliant citizens and promote social equity.  Basic social services of the government include self-employment assistance and practical skills development assistance.

State-Led Disaster Housing Task Forces (SLDHTF):  A standing body made up of State, Tribal and local emergency managers, voluntary agencies, and private sector stakeholders; size and composition varies from state to state.  Preparedness activities include drafting a State Disaster Housing Strategy, identifying risk, developing capabilities, identifying potential gaps, pre-identifying shelters and entering into Memorandums of Understandings.  During a disaster, the SLDHTF coordinates housing strategies, solutions, and resources across all sectors and affected populations, evaluates housing requirements, discusses potential solutions, and develops recommendations.

Temporary Housing:  Temporary accommodations provided by the Federal Government to individuals or families whose homes are made unlivable by an emergency or a major disaster.  44 C.F.R. § 206.111

Temporary Housing Unit:  Manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, or other readily fabricated dwelling (e.g., pre-fabricated dwelling).

Wrap-Around Services:  The delivery of infrastructure and additional essential services to address disaster-related needs of affected residents living in temporary housing sites.  These services go beyond the physical need for housing or political subdivision of a State and typically include basic social services and access to utilities, transportation, grocery stores, and medical and employment facilities.
Acronyms and Abbreviations

ABA - Architectural Barriers Act
Access Board - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
ACF - Administration for Children and Families
ACI - Advanced Contracting Initiative
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
AHPP - Alternative Housing Pilot Program
BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs
CCP - Citizen Corps Program
CDBG - Community Development Block Grant
CFDA - Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
CIS - Catastrophic Incident Supplement
CNCS - Corporation for National and Community Service
CONOPS - Concept of Operations
DCM - Disaster Case Management
DHAP - Disaster Housing Assistance Program
DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
DHOPS - Direct Housing Operations
DOC - Department of Commerce
DOI - Department of the Interior
DOJ - Department of Justice
EIDL - Economic Injury Disaster Loans
EMPG - Emergency Management Program Grant
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
ESF #3 - Emergency Support Function #3: Public Works and Engineering
ESF #6 - Emergency Support Function #6: Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services
ESF #8  -  Emergency Support Function #8: Public Health and Medical Services
ESF #14 - Emergency Support Function #14: Long-Term Community Recovery
FACA  -  Federal Advisory Committee Act
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHA - Federal Housing Administration
FMR - Fair Market Rental rate
GIS - Geographic Information Systems
GO Zone - Gulf Opportunity Zone Act
GSA - General Services Administration
HCV  -  Housing Choice Voucher
HMA - Hazard Mitigation Assistance
HSGP - Homeland Security Grant Program
HSPD #5 - Homeland Security Presidential Directive #5
HUD - Housing and Urban Development
IAA - Inter-Agency Agreement
IA-TAC - Individual Assistance-Technical Assistance Contractors
ICDBG - Indian Community Development Block Grant
IDP - Individual Development Plan
IHP - Individual and Household Program
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
IT - Imminent Threat
KETRA - Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act
LIHTC - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
LOPE - Letter of Priority Eligibility
MEF - Mission Essential Function
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
NAC - National Advisory Council
NCD - National Council on Disability
NDHTF - National Disaster Housing Task Force
NDRPD - National Disaster Recovery Program Database
NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program
NHL - National Housing Locator
NIMS - National Incident Management System
NRF - National Response Framework
NSS - National Shelter System
NVOAD - National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
ODA - Office of Disaster Assistance
OFA - Other Federal Agency
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PDM - Pre-Disaster Mitigation
PETSA - Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
PHA - Public Housing Agencies
PKEMRA - Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006
PFP  -  Private For Profit
PNP  -  Private Non-Profit
Practitioners' Guide  -  The Disaster Housing Practitioners' Guide
PRT - Planning and Response Team
RCPGP - Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program
RHS - Rural Housing Service
SBA - Small Business Administration
SLDHTF  -  State-Led Disaster Housing Task Force
Stafford Act - Robert T.  Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Strategy - National Disaster Housing Strategy
TSA - Transitional Sheltering Assistance
USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
VA - Veterans Affairs