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List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 337, 576,
792, 831, and 842
Administrative practice and
procedure, Government employees,
Government publications, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Retirement.
PART 831—RETIREMENT
7. The authority citation for part 831
continues to read as follows:
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to
amend title 5, parts 337,576, 792, 831
and 842, Code of Federal Regulations, as
follows:
PART 337—EXAMINING SYSTEM
1. The authority citation for part 337
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104(a)(2), 1302, 2302,
3301, 3302, 3304, 3319, 5364; E.O. 10577, 3
CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218; 33 FR 12423,
Sept. 4, 1968; 45 FR 18365, Mar. 21, 1980;
116 Stat. 2290, sec. 1413 of Public Law 108–
136 (117 Stat. 1665), as amended by sec. 853
of Public Law 110–181 (122 Stat. 250).
Subpart C—Alternative Rating and
Selection Procedures
§ 337.305
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[Removed.]
2. Remove § 337.305.
PART 576—VOLUNTARY
SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
3. The authority citation for part 576
is amended to read as follows:
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Authority: Sections 3521 through 3525 of
title 5, United States Code.
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4. Revise § 576.104 to read as follows:
§ 576.104
Additional agency requirements.
After OPM approves an agency plan
for Voluntary Separation Incentive
Payments, the agency must immediately
notify OPM of any subsequent changes
in the conditions that served as the basis
for the approval of the Voluntary
Separation Incentive Payment authority.
PART 792—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’
HEALTH, COUNSELING, AND WORK/
LIFE PROGRAMS
5. The authority citation for part 792
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7361–7363; Sec. 643,
Pub. L. 106–58, 113 Stat. 477; 40 U.S.C.
590(g).
6. In § 792.204, remove paragraph (d)
and revise paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
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§ 792.204 Agency responsibilities;
reporting requirement.
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tracking the utilization of their funds
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and reporting the results to OPM at such
time and in such manner as OPM
prescribes.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8347; Sec. 831.102
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8334; Sec. 831.106
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; Sec. 831.108
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8336(d)(2); Sec.
831.114 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8336(d)(2), and Sec. 1313(b)(5) of Pub. L.
107–296, 116 Stat. 2135; Sec. 831.201(b)(1)
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8347(g); Sec.
831.201(b)(6) also issued under 5 U.S.C.
7701(b)(2); Sec. 831.201(g) also issued under
Secs. 11202(f), 11232(e), and 11246(b) of Pub.
L. 105–33, 111 Stat. 251; Sec. 831.201(g) also
issued under Sec. 7(b) and (e) of Pub. L. 105–
274, 112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 831.201(i) also
issued under Secs. 3 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 105–
274, 112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 831.204 also issued
under Sec. 102(e) of Pub. L. 104–8, 109 Stat.
102, as amended by Sec. 153 of Pub. L. 104–
134, 110 Stat. 1321; Sec. 831.205 also issued
under Sec. 2207 of Pub. L. 106–265, 114 Stat.
784; Sec. 831.206 also issued under Sec.
1622(b) of Pub. L. 104–106, 110 Stat. 515;
Sec. 831.301 also issued under Sec. 2203 of
Pub. L. 106–265, 114 Stat. 780; Sec. 831.303
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8334(d)(2) and
Sec. 2203 of Pub. L. 106–235, 114 Stat. 780;
Sec. 831.502 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8337,
and Sec. 1(3), E.O. 11228, 3 CFR 1965–1965
Comp. p. 317; Sec. 831.663 also issued under
5 U.S.C. 8339(j) and (k)(2); Secs. 831.663 and
831.664 also issued under Sec. 11004(c)(2) of
Pub. L. 103–66, 107 Stat. 412; Sec. 831.682
also issued under Sec. 201(d) of Pub. L. 99–
261, 100 Stat. 23; Sec. 831.912 also issued
under Sec. 636 of Appendix C to Pub. L. 106–
554, 114 Stat. 2763A–164; Subpart P also
issued under Sec. 535(d) of Title V of
Division E of Pub. L. 110–161, 121 Stat. 2042;
Subpart V also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8343a
and Sec. 6001 of Pub. L. 100–203, 101 Stat.
1330–275; Sec. 831.2203 also issued under
Sec. 7001(a)(4) of Pub. L. 101–508, 104 Stat.
1388–328.
§ 831.114
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8. In § 831.114, remove paragraph (p).
PART 842—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC
ANNUITY
9. The authority citation for part 842
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8461(g); Secs. 842.104
and 842.106 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8461(n); Sec. 842.104 also issued under Secs.
3 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 105–274, 112 Stat. 2419;
Sec. 842.105 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8402(c)(1) and 7701(b)(2); Sec. 842.106 also
issued under Sec. 102(e) of Pub. L. 104–8,
109 Stat. 102, as amended by Sec. 153 of Pub.
L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321–102; Sec. 842.107
also issued under Secs. 11202(f), 11232(e),
and 11246(b) of Pub. L. 105–33, 111 Stat.
251, and Sec. 7(b) of Pub. L. 105–274, 112
Stat. 2419; Sec. 842.108 also issued under
Sec. 7(e) of Pub. L. 105–274, 112 Stat. 2419;
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Sec. 842.109 also issued under Sec. 1622(b)
of Public Law 104–106, 110 Stat. 515; Sec.
842.208 also issued under Sec. 535(d) of Title
V of Division E of Pub. L. 110–161, 121 Stat.
2042; Sec. 842.213 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8414(b)(1)(B) and Sec. 1313(b)(5) of Pub. L.
107–296, 116 Stat. 2135; Secs. 842.304 and
842.305 also issued under Sec. 321(f) of Pub.
L. 107–228, 116 Stat. 1383; Secs. 842.604 and
842.611 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8417; Sec.
842.607 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8416 and
8417; Sec. 842.614 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8419; Sec. 842.615 also issued under 5 U.S.C.
8418; Sec. 842.703 also issued under Sec.
7001(a)(4) of Pub. L. 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388;
Sec. 842.707 also issued under Sec. 6001 of
Pub. L. 100–203, 101 Stat. 1300; Sec. 842.708
also issued under Sec. 4005 of Pub. L. 101–
239, 103 Stat. 2106 and Sec. 7001 of Pub. L.
101–508, 104 Stat. 1388; Subpart H also
issued under 5 U.S.C. 1104; Sec. 842.810 also
issued under Sec. 636 of Appendix C to Pub.
L. 106–554 at 114 Stat. 2763A–164; Sec.
842.811 also issued under Sec. 226(c)(2) of
Public Law 108–176, 117 Stat. 2529; Subpart
J also issued under Sec. 535(d) of Title V of
Division E of Pub. L. 110–161, 121 Stat. 2042.
§ 842.213
[Amended]
10. In § 842.213, remove paragraph
(p).
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 306
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Federal Trade Commission
(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
In an August 11, 2014,
Federal Register Notice, as part of its
systematic review of all current
Commission regulations and guides, the
Federal Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) sought public comment
on the efficacy, costs, and benefits of the
Telemarketing Sales Rule (‘‘TSR’’), and
whether the Commission should retain,
modify, or rescind it. The Notice stated
that comments must be received on or
before October 14, 2014. In response to
a request received on September 29,
2014, the Commission has decided to
extend the comment period, which will
now close on November 13, 2014.
DATES: Comments addressing the
regulatory review of the TSR must be
received on or before November 13,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Tregillus, (202) 326–2970, or
Karen S. Hobbs (202) 326–3587,
Division of Marketing Practices, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW.—Rm. CC–8528,
Washington, DC 20580.
SUMMARY:
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Interested parties may file a
comment online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘Telemarketing Sales Rule
Regulatory Review, 16 CFR Part 310,
Project No. R411001’’ on your comment.
File your comment online at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
telemarketingsalesnprm by following
the instructions on the Web-based form.
If you prefer to file your comment on
paper, mail your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
CC–5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC
20580, or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW.,
5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex B),
Washington, DC 20024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is extending the comment
period for its rule review of the TSR to
November 13, 2014. The Commission’s
Notice requesting public comment
posed an extensive list of questions on
the costs, benefits and efficacy of the
TSR in the marketplace, and whether
the Commission should retain, modify,
or rescind it.1 The Commission also
specifically requested comment on three
issues: (1) Whether the preaquired
account information provisions of the
TSR should be modified in view of
current credit card association rules and
the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence
Act, 15 U.S.C. 8401 (2010); (2) what
impact, if any, the increasing use of
general media to solicit inbound calls
from consumers to purchase a variety of
goods or services, including those
involving a negative option or free trial,
is having; and (3) the costs and burdens
of modifying the recordkeeping
requirements of the TSR to require
telemarketers to retain their own call
records. The regulatory review comment
period was to end on October 14, 2014.
In a letter dated September 25, 2014,
which the Commission received on
September 29, 2014, the Professional
Association for Customer Engagement
(‘‘PACE’’) requested that the
Commission extend the comment period
for an additional two months. The
Commission recognizes that the
extensive list of questions on which it
has requested public comment raise
significant issues and believes that
extending the comment period for 30
days will be sufficient to facilitate a
more complete record.
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ADDRESSES:
1 Federal Trade Commission: Telemarketing Sales
Rule, Rule Review, 79 FR 46732 (Aug. 11, 2014).
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You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before November 13, 2014. Write
‘‘Telemarketing Sales Rule Regulatory
Review, 16 CFR Part 310, Project No.
R411001’’ on your comment. Your
comment—including your name and
your state—will be placed on the public
record of this proceeding, including, to
the extent practicable, on the public
Commission Web site, at https://www.ftc.
gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a
matter of discretion, the Commission
tries to remove individuals’ home
contact information from comments
before placing them on the Commission
Web site.
Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for
making sure that your comment doesn’t
include any sensitive personal
information, such as anyone’s Social
Security number, date of birth, driver’s
license number or other state
identification number or foreign country
equivalent, passport number, financial
account number, or credit or debit card
number. You are also solely responsible
for making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive health
information, such as medical records or
other individually identifiable health
information. In addition, do not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or
financial information . . . which is
privileged or confidential,’’ as provided
in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR
4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include
competitively sensitive information
such as costs, sales statistics,
inventories, formulas, patterns, devices,
manufacturing processes, or customer
names. If you want the Commission to
give your comment confidential
treatment, you must file it in paper
form, with a request for confidential
treatment, and you have to follow the
procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c),
16 CFR 4.9(c). Your comment will be
kept confidential only if the FTC
General Counsel grants your request in
accordance with the law and the public
interest.
Postal mail addressed to the
Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a
result, we encourage you to submit your
comments online. To make sure that the
Commission considers your online
comment, you must file it at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
telemarketingsalesnprm, by following
the instructions on the Web-based form.
If this Notice appears at https://
www.regulations.gov, you also may file
a comment through that Web site.
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If you prefer to file your comment on
paper, write ‘‘Telemarketing Sales Rule
Regulatory Review, 16 CFR Part 310,
Project No. R411001’’ on your comment
and on the envelope and mail your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex B),
Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610
(Annex B), Washington, DC 20024. If
possible, submit your paper comment to
the Commission by courier or overnight
service.
Visit the Commission Web site at
https://www.ftc.gov to read the August
11, 2014 Notice and the news release
describing it. The FTC Act and other
laws that the Commission administers
permit the collection of public
comments to consider and use in this
proceeding as appropriate.
The Commission will consider all
timely and responsive public comments
that it receives on or before November
13, 2014. You can find more
information, including routine uses
permitted by the Privacy Act, in the
Commission’s privacy policy, at https://
www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.
By direction of the Commission.
Janice Podoll Frankle,
Acting Secretary.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 191 and 194
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0609; FRL–9917–73–
OAR]
Review Process To Determine Whether
the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Continues To Comply With the
Disposal Regulations and Compliance
Criteria
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability; official
opening of public comment period.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA, or the Agency) intends to
evaluate whether or not the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) continues to
comply with the Agency’s
environmental radiation protection
standards for the disposal of radioactive
waste. Pursuant to the 1992 WIPP Land
Withdrawal Act (LWA), as amended, the
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2014-24247]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 306
Telemarketing Sales Rule
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'').
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In an August 11, 2014, Federal Register Notice, as part of its
systematic review of all current Commission regulations and guides, the
Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') sought public comment on the
efficacy, costs, and benefits of the Telemarketing Sales Rule
(``TSR''), and whether the Commission should retain, modify, or rescind
it. The Notice stated that comments must be received on or before
October 14, 2014. In response to a request received on September 29,
2014, the Commission has decided to extend the comment period, which
will now close on November 13, 2014.
DATES: Comments addressing the regulatory review of the TSR must be
received on or before November 13, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Tregillus, (202) 326-2970, or
Karen S. Hobbs (202) 326-3587, Division of Marketing Practices, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.--Rm. CC-8528, Washington,
DC 20580.
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ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ``Telemarketing Sales
Rule Regulatory Review, 16 CFR Part 310, Project No. R411001'' on your
comment. File your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/telemarketingsalesnprm by following the
instructions on the Web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment
on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
CC-5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex
B), Washington, DC 20024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is extending the comment
period for its rule review of the TSR to November 13, 2014. The
Commission's Notice requesting public comment posed an extensive list
of questions on the costs, benefits and efficacy of the TSR in the
marketplace, and whether the Commission should retain, modify, or
rescind it.\1\ The Commission also specifically requested comment on
three issues: (1) Whether the preaquired account information provisions
of the TSR should be modified in view of current credit card
association rules and the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act, 15
U.S.C. 8401 (2010); (2) what impact, if any, the increasing use of
general media to solicit inbound calls from consumers to purchase a
variety of goods or services, including those involving a negative
option or free trial, is having; and (3) the costs and burdens of
modifying the recordkeeping requirements of the TSR to require
telemarketers to retain their own call records. The regulatory review
comment period was to end on October 14, 2014.
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Review, 79 FR 46732 (Aug. 11, 2014).
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In a letter dated September 25, 2014, which the Commission received
on September 29, 2014, the Professional Association for Customer
Engagement (``PACE'') requested that the Commission extend the comment
period for an additional two months. The Commission recognizes that the
extensive list of questions on which it has requested public comment
raise significant issues and believes that extending the comment period
for 30 days will be sufficient to facilitate a more complete record.
You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before November 13,
2014. Write ``Telemarketing Sales Rule Regulatory Review, 16 CFR Part
310, Project No. R411001'' on your comment. Your comment--including
your name and your state--will be placed on the public record of this
proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, on the public
Commission Web site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a
matter of discretion, the Commission tries to remove individuals' home
contact information from comments before placing them on the Commission
Web site.
Because your comment will be made public, you are solely
responsible for making sure that your comment doesn't include any
sensitive personal information, such as anyone's Social Security
number, date of birth, driver's license number or other state
identification number or foreign country equivalent, passport number,
financial account number, or credit or debit card number. You are also
solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include
any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other
individually identifiable health information. In addition, do not
include any ``[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial information
. . . which is privileged or confidential,'' as provided in Section
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR
4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas,
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names. If you
want the Commission to give your comment confidential treatment, you
must file it in paper form, with a request for confidential treatment,
and you have to follow the procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16
CFR 4.9(c). Your comment will be kept confidential only if the FTC
General Counsel grants your request in accordance with the law and the
public interest.
Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit
your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your
online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/telemarketingsalesnprm, by following the instructions on the Web-
based form. If this Notice appears at https://www.regulations.gov, you
also may file a comment through that Web site.
If you prefer to file your comment on paper, write ``Telemarketing
Sales Rule Regulatory Review, 16 CFR Part 310, Project No. R411001'' on
your comment and on the envelope and mail your comment to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC-5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20580,
or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20024. If
possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or
overnight service.
Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read the
August 11, 2014 Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act
and other laws that the Commission administers permit the collection of
public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate.
The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public
comments that it receives on or before November 13, 2014. You can find
more information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act,
in the Commission's privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.
By direction of the Commission.
Janice Podoll Frankle,
Acting Secretary.
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