Agencies and Commissions May 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Committee has resumed consideration of twelve requests for safeguard action that were received from certain textile and apparel trade associations in October, November and December, 2004. The Requestors asked the Committee to limit imports from China of twelve textile and apparel products in accordance with the textile and apparel safeguard provision in the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the World Trade Organization (the Accession Agreement). Although the Committee decided to consider these requests, and solicited public comments, the Court of International Trade preliminarily enjoined CITA from taking any further action on the requests on December 30, 2004. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit stayed the injunction on April 27, 2005. The Committee is not soliciting any further public comment with respect to those requests where the public comment period closed before the court issued its injunction. With respect to the remaining requests, the Committee hereby solicits public comments during a period beginning the day following publication of this notice in the Federal Register and encompassing the number of days remaining in the original comment period when the court issued its injunction.

This document grants an Application for Review filed by Chisholm Trail Broadcasting Co. directed to the earlier Memorandum Opinion and Order in this proceeding to the extent of setting aside three previous actions. See 67 FR 52876, August 14, 2002. Specifically, Channel 259C3 will now be allotted at Tishomingo, Oklahoma, Channel 259C1 will be allotted at Alva, Oklahoma, and Channel 261C1 will be allotted at Woodward, Oklahoma. The reference coordinates for the Channel 259C1 allotment at Alva, Oklahoma, are 36-35-41 and 98-15-38. The reference coordinates for the Channel 261C1 allotment at Woodward, Oklahoma, are 36-25-42 and 99-24-10. The reference coordinates for the Channel 259C3 allotment at Tishomingo, Oklahoma, are 34-21-34 and 96-33-34. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.

The FTC is soliciting public comments on proposed information requests to cigarette manufacturers and smokeless tobacco manufacturers. These comments will be considered before the FTC submits a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, of compulsory process orders to the largest companies in those two industries for information concerning, inter alia, their sales and marketing expenditures.

The Director, Office of Administration, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of an increase in the primary credit rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at each Reserve Bank automatically increased by formula as a result of the Board's primary credit rate action.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or ``the Board'') is revising its regulations which were promulgated to implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794. These revisions are necessary to reconcile the Board's regulations with the current statute and to clarify the procedures for processing those complaints filed against the Board which allege discrimination on the basis of disability during the Board's adjudication of a related employee appeal.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Arizona (FEMA- 1586-DR), dated 04/14/2005. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 02/10/2005 through 02/15/2005. Effective Date: 04/14/2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/13/2005.