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

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Forklifts Manufacturing. The basis of waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to the Federal government. The effect of a waiver would be to allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply the products of any domestic manufacturer on a Federal contract set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program to provide the products of small business manufacturers or processors on such contracts. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and potential source information from interested parties.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1609-DR), dated 10/24/ 2005. Incident: Hurricane Wilma. Incident Period: 10/23/2005 and continuing. Effective Date: 10/26/2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/23/2005. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/24/2006.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1609-DR), dated October 24, 2005. Incident: Hurricane Wilma. Incident Period: October 23, 2005 and continuing. Effective Date: October 24, 2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: December 23, 2005. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: July 24, 2006.

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted this proceeding following receipt on October 14, 2005, of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for a determination under section 129(a)(4) of the URAA that would render the Commission's action in connection with Investigation No. 701-TA-431 not inconsistent with the findings of the dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its report United StatesCountervailing Duty Investigation on Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors (DRAMs) from Korea, WT/DS296/R. For further information concerning the conduct of this proceeding 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, subpart A (19 CFR part 207).

This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to delete in its entirety of the Legal Services Corporation's regulation at 45 CFR part 1631, Expenditure of Grant Funds. The proposed deletion is warranted because the statutory authority for part 1631 is no longer the prevailing rule of law.

The Institute of Museum and Library Service as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)[44 U.S.C. 3508(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently the Institute of Museum and Library Services is soliciting comments concerning the collection of information to assist IMLS understand the information needs and expectations of users and potential users of online information including, but not limited to information currently available online through libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions, and the Internet, and of the impacts of having such information. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the addressee section of this notice.

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,153,131, entitled ``High Aspect Reactor Vessel and Method of Use''; 5,153,132, entitled ``Three-Dimensional Co-culture Process''; 5,153,133, entitled ``Method for Culturing Mammalian Cells in a Horizontally Rotated Bioreactor''; 5,155,034, entitled ``Three Dimensional Cell to Tissue Assembly Process''; 5,155,035, entitled `` Method for Culturing Mammalian Cells in a Perfused Bioreactor''; 5,308,764, entitled ``Multi-Cellular Three-Dimensional Living Mammalian Tissue''; 5,496,722, entitled ``Method for Producing Non-neoplastic, Three- dimensional, Mammalian Tissue and Cell Aggregates under Microgravity Culture Conditions and the Products Produced Therefrom''; 5,627,021, entitled ``Three- Dimensional Co-Culture Process''; 5,637,477, entitled ``Recombinant Protein Production and Insect Cell Culture and Process''; 5,846,807, entitled ``Media Compositions for Three-dimensional Mammalian Tissue Grown under Microgravity Culture Conditions''; 5,851,816, entitled ``Cultured High-Fidelity Three-Dimensional Human Urogenital Tract Carcinomas and Process''; 5,858,783, entitled ``Production of Normal Mammalian Organ Culture Using a Medium Containing MEM-alpha, Leibovitz L-15, Glucose Galactose Fructose''; 5,962,324, entitled ``Three Dimensional Optic Tissue Culture and Process''; 6,177,674, entitled ``Pathogen Propagation in Cultured Three-Dimensional Tissue Mass''; 6,485,963, entitled ``Growth Stimulation of Biological Cells and Tissue by Electromagnetic Fields and Uses Thereof'', 6,673,597, entitled ``Growth Stimulation of Biological Cells and Tissue by Electromagnetic Fields and Uses Thereof''; 6,730,498, entitled ``Production of Functional Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity''; 6,946,246, entitled ``Production of Functional Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity'', and U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 10/734,759, entitled ``Production of Functional Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity'', U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 10/947,786, entitled ``Production of Functional Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity'', to Renautus Bio Therapeutics, LLC, having its principal place of business in Baton Rouge, LA. The patent rights in the inventions have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Background On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Section 621(a)(1)'s directive that local franchising authorities not unreasonably refuse to award competitive cable franchises. 2..... Office of Engineering Title: Requirements for Digital and Technology. Television Receiving Capability (ET Docket No. 05-24). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order concerning its requirements for new television receivers to include the capability to receive digital television signals. 3. Media................ Title: Digital Television Distributed Transmission System Technologies. Summary: The Commission will consider a Clarification Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify the interim policy and propose rules for the use of distributed transmission system (``DTS'') technologies by digital television stations.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Corporation has requested OMB to review and approve its emergency request for a period of six months. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Corporation for National and Community Service, Disaster Response Team, Mr. Mikel Herrington, (202) 606-6706 or by e-mail at mherrington@cns.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.