December 13, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is proposing to establish a new system of records (SOR), 09-20-0171, ``Quarantine and Traveler-Related Activities, Including Records for Contact Tracing Investigation and Notification Under 42 CFR Parts 70 and 71, HHS/CDC/ CCID.'' The purpose of the system is to maintain records on the conduct of activities (e.g., quarantine, isolation) that fulfill HHS's and CDC's statutory authority under sections 311 and 361-368 of the Public Health Service Act: To prevent the introduction, transmission and spread of serious communicable diseases from persons arriving into the United States from foreign countries or engaged in interstate or international movement. Identifiable records are collected when an individual known or suspected to have been exposed to such communicable diseases arrives in the U.S. from a foreign country or travels from one state or possession to another state or possession. These records are used to: (1) Document reports of illness on airplanes, maritime vessels, and at land-border crossings of persons that may pose a public health risk and who are arriving from foreign countries or traveling between states; (2) perform contact tracing investigations and notifications of passengers and crew when known or suspected exposures to serious communicable diseases occur on board a conveyance arriving in the United States from a foreign country or while traveling from one state or possession to another; (3) inform state or local public health authorities so that these authorities may act to protect public health or safety; and (4) take actions (e.g., quarantine or isolation) as necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of serious communicable diseases from persons arriving into the United States from foreign countries or persons engaged in interstate or international movement. Additional background information about the new system is included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of Emergency Capital Repair Grant funding decisions made by the Department in FY 2007. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

The Coast Guard is making two technical corrections to a Final Rule published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2007. The Final Rule titled ``Regulated Navigation Area; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Navigable Waterways within the First Coast Guard District'' contained imprecise and potentially confusing cross references regarding the applicability of certain regulations implemented by the rule. The revised wording provided in this correction is intended to clarify the intent of the final rule and eliminate any possible confusion.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Application for HUD's Affordable Communities Award, a non-monetary award, to be presented annually, to acknowledge and honor those communities at the forefront in expanding affordable housing opportunities by reducing regulatory barriers and creating an environment supportive of the construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing. This award was designed and developed as part of HUD's Affordable Communities Initiative.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9363) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 (72 FR 63807) relating to the requirements for filing corporate income tax returns and returns of organizations required to file returns under section 6033 on magnetic media pursuant to section 6011(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No.10/385,168 entitled Phase/Matrix Transformation Weld Process and Apparatus and NASA Case No. MFS-31559-1-DIV to Keystone Synergistic Enterprises, Inc. having its principal place of business in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

This final rule establishes certain planning and performance standards for utilization of grant funds allocated to Empowerment Zones, including planning and performance standards for benefit levels and economic development activities. The standards are designed to ensure that activities undertaken with HUD Empowerment Zone grant funds are consistent with the strategic plans of the Empowerment Zones. This final rule follows publication of a proposed rule, takes into consideration the public comments received on the proposed rule, and makes certain changes in response to public comment.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvania, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On November 29, 2007, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 1099-Q, Payments From Qualified Education Programs (Under Sections 529 and 530).

This notice was previously published on November 20, 2007, and is being republished to extend the comment period until December 31, 2007. The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. PHA's are required to submit annual and 5-Year Plans to HUD as required by section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.1437c-1). The purpose of the plan is to provide a framework for local accountability and a means by which public housing residents, participants in the tenant-based assistance program, and other members of the public may locate basic PHA policies, rules and requirements concerning the PHA's operations, programs and services.

Currently, Globalstar, Inc. (Globalstar) and Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) are the two operational providers of Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) in the 1610-1626.5 MHz band (Big LEO L-band). By this decision, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) revises the spectrum sharing plan between the two systems. Specifically, the Commission assigns Globalstar exclusive access to the 1610-1617.775 MHz segment of the L-band, assigns Iridium exclusive access to the 1618.725-1626.5 MHz segment, and assigns for sharing between the two MSS providers a small segment of the L-band, at 1617.775-1618.725 MHz.