Agencies and Commissions September 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (the ``Development Committee'' has scheduled a plenary meeting for September 29, 2005. The Development Committee was established to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the Election Assistance Commission in the development of the voluntary voting system guidelines. The Development Committee held four previous meetings on July 9, 2004; January 18 and 19, 2005; March 9, 2005; and April 20 and 21, 2005. The proceedings of these meetings are available for public review at http//vote.nist.gov/PublicHearingsandMeetings.html. On May 9, 2005, the Development Committee delivered initial recommendations for voluntary voting system guidelines to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The purpose of this fifth meeting of the Development Committee will be to review and approve a work plan for future voluntary voting system guidelines recommendations to the EAC. The work plan responds to tasks defined in resolutions passed at Technical Guideline Development Committee meetings.

The FTC and DOJ are planning to host a public workshop, ``Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry.'' The workshop will focus on issues related to the competitiveness of the residential real estate industry, and will cover topics such as multiple listing services (``MLSs''), online ``virtual office Web sites'' (``VOWs''), discount brokers and limited-service brokers, and minimum-service requirements. The event is open to the public and there is no fee for attendance. For admittance to the conference center, all attendees will be required to show a valid form of photo identification, such as a driver's license. The FTC will accept pre-registration for this workshop. Pre- registration is not necessary to attend, but is encouraged so that we may better plan this event. To pre-register, please e-mail your name and affiliation to the e-mail box for the workshop, at CompetitionandRealEstate@ftc.gov. When you pre-register, we collect your name, affiliation, and your e-mail address. This information will be used to estimate how many people will attend and better understand the likely audience for the workshop. We may use your email address to contact you with information about the workshop. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or other laws, we may be required to disclose the information you provide us to outside organizations. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission's Privacy Policy at www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of this contact information to consider and use for the above purposes. Additional information about the workshop will be posted on the FTC and DOJ Web sites at https://www.ftc.gov/opp/workshops/comprealestate/ index.htm and www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/workshops/reworkshop.htm.

This report to Congress is provided in accordance with Section 608(b) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, 22 U.S.C.A. 7701, 7707(b) (the ``Act''). The Act authorizes the provision of Millennium Challenge Account (``MCA'') assistance to countries that enter into compacts with the United States to support policies and programs that advance the prospects of such countries achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction. The Act requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation (``MCC'') to take a number of steps in determining the countries that, based on their demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom and investing in their people, will be eligible for MCA assistance during Fiscal Year 2006. These steps include the submission of reports to the congressional committees specified in the Act and the publication of Notices in the Federal Register that identify: 1. The countries that are ``candidate countries'' for MCA assistance during Fiscal Year 2006 based on their per-capita income levels and their eligibility to receive assistance under U.S. law and countries that would be candidate countries but for legal prohibitions on assistance (Section 608(a) of the Act); 2. The criteria and methodology that the Board of Directors of MCC (the ``Board'') will use to measure and evaluate the relative policy performance of the candidate countries consistent with the requirements of Section 607 of the Act in order to select ``eligible countries'' from among the ``candidate countries'' (Section 608(b) of the Act); and 3. The list of countries determined by the Board to be ``eligible countries'' for Fiscal Year 2006, including which of the eligible countries the Board will seek to enter into MCA compacts (Section 608(d) of the Act). This report sets out the criteria and methodology to be applied in determining eligibility for FY06 MCA assistance.

This document corrects a portion of the Notice of Inquiry issued August 30, 2005.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') on August 10, 2005, extending the target date for completion of the above- captioned investigation to June 14, 2006.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') granting a joint motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation on the basis of a license agreement.

On August 10, 2005, (70 FR 46576) the Commission published final rules in a Report and Order, which implemented allocation changes to the frequency range between 5900 kHz and 27.5 GHz in furtherance of decisions that were made at the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva 2003) (WRC-03). This document contains corrections to 47 CFR 2.101 and 2.106.

The Federal Communications Commission is correcting a Final Rule summary that was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2005 (70 FR 51658). In this document, the Commission corrects paragraph (c)(6) of the 47 CFR 76.66.

The Commission is required to report annually to Congress on the status of competition in markets for the delivery of video programming. This document solicits information from the public for use in preparing this year's competition report that is to be submitted to Congress in December 2005. Comments and data submitted by parties will be used in conjunction with publicly available information and filings submitted in relevant Commission proceedings to assess the extent of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1605-DR), dated 08/29/2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: 08/29/2005 and continuing.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1603-DR), dated 08/29/2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: 08/29/2005 and continuing.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1089 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of less-than-fair-value imports from Brazil of certain orange juice, provided for in subheadings 2009.11.00, 2009.12.25, 2009.12.45, and 2009.19.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.\1\

This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule published on July 7, 2005 at 70 FR page 39209. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is proposing to revise 29 CFR part 1404, Arbitration Services. The revisions 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.

In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 68 FR 62554 (November 5, 2003), this Report and Order substitutes Channel 225A for Channel 224A, at FM Station WQTX, Charlotte, Michigan, reallots Channel 225A to Grand Ledge, Michigan, and modifies Station WQTX's license accordingly. The coordinates for Channel 225A at Grand Ledge Michigan are 42-42-17 NL and 84-37-20 WL, with a site restriction of 11.5 kilometers (7.2 miles) southeast of Grande Ledge.

This document grants a petition filed by Charles Crawford, proposing the allotment of Channel 252C3 at New Llano, Louisiana, as the community's first local service. See 69 FR 61616, published October 20, 2004. This document also substitutes Channel 224A for vacant Channel 252A at Leesville, Louisiana to accommodate Channel 252C3 at New Llano, Louisiana. Channel 252C3 can be allotted to New Llano in compliance with the Commission's rules provided there is a site restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) north of New Llano at reference coordinates 31-12-18 North Latitude and 93-16-11 West Longitude. The site restriction is necessary to prevent short-spacing to the license sites of FM Stations KTJM, Channel 253C, Port Arthur, Texas and Station KKST, Channel 254C1, Oakdale, Louisiana. Additionally, Channel 224A can be allotted to Leesville in compliance with the Commission's rules provided there is a site restriction of 12.6 kilometers (7.8 miles) east of Leesville at reference coordinates 31-07-40 North Latitude and 93-08-03 West Longitude. The site restriction is necessary to prevent short-spacing to the license site of FM Station KJVC, Channel 224A, Mansfield, Louisiana.