Agencies and Commissions July 7, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission published a document in the Federal Register of June 29, 2005, concerning an open meeting to receive comments from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on base realignment and closure actions in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Virginia that have been recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD). The location of this meeting has been changed. The portion of the meeting that relates to the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Canon Caucus Room, 345 Canon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. The portion of the meeting that relates to Virginia will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Sheraton National Hotel, Commonwealth Ballroom, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204. The delay of this change notice resulted from a recent change to the location and the short time-frame established by statute for the operations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. The Commission requests that the public consult the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, https://www.brac.gov, for updates.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on internal combustion industrial forklift trucks from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of this review and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).

In this document, the Commission seeks comment on ownership and eligibility issues related to low power FM (LPFM) authorizations, including: whether LPFM authorizations should be transferable and, if so, whether transferability should be broadly permitted or limited to special circumstances; whether to extend the deadline for submission of a time-share proposal after a mutually exclusive group of LPFM applicants is announced; whether to permit renewal of licenses granted under involuntary time-sharing, successive license term procedures; whether to permanently restrict ownership of LPFM stations to local entities; and whether to permanently prohibit multiple ownership of LPFM stations. The Commission also seeks comment on technical issues related to LPFM authorizations, including: whether to extend the LPFM construction period to 36 months; whether to allow applicants submitting a time-share proposal to relocate the transmitter to a central location, notwithstanding the site relocation limits for minor amendments; whether and, if so, under what conditions LPFM applications should be treated as having ``primary'' status with respect to prior- filed FM translator applications and existing FM translator stations; and whether an LPFM station should be permitted to continue to operate even when interference is predicted to occur within the 70 dBu contour of a subsequently-authorized second- or third-adjacent channel full service FM station.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is proposing to amend 29 CFR part 1404, Arbitration Services. The amendments are intended to set forth the criteria and procedures for listing on the arbitration roster, removal from the arbitration roster, and expedited arbitration processing. Other changes include how parties may request arbitration lists or panels and fees associated with the arbitrators. The purpose of these changes is to facilitate the management and administration of the arbitration roster. FMCS is soliciting comments on the proposed changes described below.

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is requesting information for the preparation of the first report to the Congress required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.

The Commission has considered further its adoption of amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to require investment companies (``funds'') that rely on certain exemptive rules to adopt certain governance practices. The reconsideration responds to a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanding to us for further consideration two issues raised by the rulemaking.

The NCUA Board is continuing its review of its regulations to identify outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulatory requirements imposed on federally-insured credit unions pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA). Today, NCUA requests comments and suggestions on ways to reduce burden in regulations that govern directors, officers, and employees and that establish rules of procedure, consistent with our statutory obligations. All comments are welcome. We will analyze the comments received and propose burden reducing changes to our regulations where appropriate. Some suggestions for burden reduction might require legislative changes. Where legislative changes would be required, we will consider the suggestions in recommending appropriate changes to Congress.