Agencies and Commissions February 21, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document grants a Petition for Reconsideration filed by CC Licenses, LLC, directed to the Report and Order in this proceeding. In doing so, it reallots Channel 299A from Windsor to Norfolk, Virginia, and modifies the Station WJCD license to specify Norfolk as the community of license. To replace the loss of a sole local service at Windsor, it also reallots Channel 287B from Norfolk to Windsor and modifies the Station WKUS license to specify Windsor as the community of license. The reference coordinates for the Channel 299A allotment at Norfolk, Virginia, are 36-55-26 and 76-15-05. The reference coordinates for the Channel 287B allotment at Windsor, Virginia, are 36-48-47 and 76-35-57. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.

This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Moy Communications, Inc. (``Petitioner'') proposing the allotment of Channel 243C1 at Dededo, Guam, as the second local aural transmission service at Dededo. The proposed coordinates are 13-29-17 NL and 144-49-35 WL, with a site restriction of 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) south of Dededo, Guam.

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 worldwide to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,684,531, entitled ``Ranging Apparatus and Method Implementing Stereo Vision System''; 5,673,082, entitled ``Light-Directed Ranging System Implementing Single Camera System for Telerobotics Applications''; and 6,244,644, entitled ``Compact Dexterous Robotic Hand'', to HyperMedia Corporation, having its principal place of business in Barker, Texas. The fields of use may be limited to underwater applications for oil and gas exploration and production. The patent rights in these 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.

In the Order, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amended the Commission's rules to delegate authority to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to administer the Commission's rules that pertain to disruptions to communications. This delegation is consistent with the purpose and functions of the Bureau to promote a more efficient, effective and responsive organizational structure and to better promote and address public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related issues. Establishment of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 13655 (2006).

The Commission adopted rules extending local number portability obligations and numbering administration support obligations to interconnected VoIP services and responded to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals stay of the Commission's Intermodal Number Portability Order.

Following receipt of a letter dated January 29, 2008, from the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate (Committee) delaying the date for transmitting its report in investigation No. 332-488, Global Beef Trade: Effects of Animal Health, Sanitary, Food Safety, and Other Measures on U.S. Beef Exports, the Commission extended the time for filing written submissions in the investigation to May 6, 2008, and extended the time for transmitting its report to September 8, 2008. January 30, 2008: Receipt of letter from the Committee. May 6, 2008: New deadline for filing written submissions. September 8, 2008: New date for transmitting the Commission's report to the Committee. Background: In its original request, the Committee asked that the Commission provide its report in the investigation by June 6, 2008. In its January 29, 2008, letter the Committee extended the time for providing the report to September 8, 2008. Following receipt of the Committee's letter, the Commission adjusted its internal work schedule and also extended the deadline for filing written submissions relating to the investigation from February 29, 2008, to May 6, 2008. The Commission published notice of institution of the investigation in the Federal Register on September 19, 2007 (72 FR 53603). The notice is also available on the Commission Web site at https://www.usitc.gov. All other information about the investigation, including a description of the subject matter to be addressed, contact information, procedures for filing written submissions, and Commission addresses, remains the same as in the original notice. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at: https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain composite fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.