Agencies and Commissions September 17, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In the Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announces the launch of the newly designed and automated Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a voluntary, efficient, web-based system that communications providers can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information during times of crisis. This will better streamline the reporting process and enable communications providers to share network status information with the Commission quickly and efficiently.

The Media Bureau, at the request of Woman's World Broadcasting, Inc., deletes vacant Channel 296A at Lynchburg, Tennessee, from the FM Table of Allotments, and allots Channel 230A at Lynchburg, Tennessee, as a vacant channel in the FM Table of Allotments. The purpose of this channel substitution is to accommodate a change of community for FM Station WTSH, which is moving from Rockmart to Aragon, Georgia. The reference coordinates for Channel 230A at Lynchburg, Tennessee, are 35-21-58 NL and 86-17-18 WL, at a site 12.1 km (7.5 miles) northeast of Lynchburg. The Media Bureau also dismisses a counterproposal filed by Bart Walker to allot Channel 230A to Wartrace, Tennessee, as a first local aural service. See Supplementary Information.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its annual determination of the States that qualify as Medically Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program for calendar year 2008. This is necessary to comply with a provision of the FEHB law that mandates special consideration for enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive covered health services in States with critical shortages of primary care physicians. Accordingly, for calendar year 2008, OPM's calculations show that the following states are Medically Underserved Areas under the FEHB Program: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming. For the 2008 calendar year Texas and West Virginia are being removed from the list, and no new states have been added.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend the pay administration regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. These regulations apply to all employees in agencies who are under OPM's jurisdiction for FLSA purposes.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA- 1723-DR), dated 08/31/2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 05/24/2007 through 06/01/2007.

This is an amendment of the President declaration of a major disaster for the State of Ohio (FEMA-1720-Dr), dated 08/27/2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 08/20/2007 and continuing through 08/28/2007. Effective Date: 08/28/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/26/2007. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/27/2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-1717-DR), dated 08/23/ 2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 08/18/2007 and continuing through 08/31/2007. Effective Date: 08/31/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/22/2007. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/23/2008.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster fro Public Assistance Only for the State of Nebraska (FEMA)- 1721-DR), dated 08/29/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/11/2007 through 06/16/2007. Effective Date: 08/29/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/29/2007.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1712-DR), dated 07/07/ 2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 06/10/2007 through 07/25/2007. Effective Date: 08/29/07. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/05/07. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/07/2008.