October 20, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On October 22, 2010, commencing at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m., staff of the CFTC will hold a public roundtable discussion at which invited participants will discuss certain issues related to individual customer collateral protection in the context of the CFTC's rulemaking efforts pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Act''). The roundtable will focus on protection of customer assets used as collateral in the cleared swap market under section 724(a) of the Act including the appropriate treatment of customer collateral by clearinghouses in the event of a default by a futures commission merchant. The discussion will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may also listen by telephone. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. The information for the conference call is set forth below. US Toll-Free: (866) 844-9416. International Toll: 1-203-369-5026. Passcode: 8693978. A transcript of the public roundtable discussion will be published on the CFTC's Web site at https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/ DoddFrankAct/OTC_6_SegBankruptcy.html. The roundtable discussion will take place in Lobby Level Hearing Room (Room 1000) at the CFTC's headquarters at Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC.

The Daniel Boone National Forest Resource Advisory Committee will meet in London, Kentucky. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed committee.

This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters.

The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the enforcement period of safety zone regulations for a recurring fireworks display within the Fifth Coast Guard District. These regulations apply to only one recurring fireworks display event that takes place at Wrightsville Beach, NC. Safety zone regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic in a portion of Motts Channel and Banks Channel near Wrightsville Beach, NC, during the event.

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel will report to the Chief of Naval Operations on the findings and recommendations of the Subcommittee on Navy's Role in Ballistic Missile Defense. The meeting will consist of discussions of Navy's role in ballistic missile defense, development of the global missile defense network and evolution of the growing ballistic missile threat.

PBGC is extending to November 12, 2010, the comment period on its proposed rule to provide guidance on the applicability and enforcement of ERISA section 4062(e), which provides for reporting of and liability for certain substantial cessations of operations by employers that maintain single-employer plans.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures for residential furnaces and boilers to include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007). These test procedure amendments are primarily based on and incorporate by reference provisions of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 62301, ``Household electrical appliancesMeasurement of standby power.'' This final rule adds new calculations to determine the annual energy consumption associated with standby mode and off mode measured power, and it modifies the existing energy consumption equations to integrate standby mode and off mode energy consumption into the calculation of overall annual energy consumption of these products. This final rule also adopts a number of definitions for key terms.

The North Central Idaho RAC will meet in Potlatch, Idaho. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential projects for the new fiscal year.

The 2010 report can now be accessed and downloaded from the Commission's Web site at https://www.usitc.gov/tradeshifts/. The format used by the Commission since 2004 includes links to Commission research and other resources including data, as well as links to other organizations with related information. User feedback on the revised format is encouraged by providing access to the ITC online Reader Satisfaction Survey (https://reportweb.usitc.gov/readersurvey/ readersurvey.html). A CD-ROM version of the 2010 report may be requested by contacting the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000 or by fax at 202-205-2104. Readers of the report may also provide comments by downloading the survey form and business reply mailer for this publication from the Commission's Web site.

The Department of the Navy proposes to add a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Defense Information Systems Agency proposes to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

By order dated October 4, 2010 (Release No. 33-9149, 34- 63031), the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') stayed from November 15, 2010 until the resolution of the petition for review in Business Roundtable, et al. v. SEC, No. 10-1305 (D.C. Cir., filed Sept. 29, 2010) (``Business Roundtable''), the effective and compliance dates of amendments to the federal proxy and related rules that the Commission adopted to facilitate the effective exercise of shareholders' traditional state law rights to nominate and elect directors to company boards of directors. We are publishing this release in the Federal Register to provide additional notice regarding the change in effective and compliance dates of the amendments.

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR Part 43. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.