Agencies and Commissions August 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to govern the use of a critical position pay authority that allows higher rates of pay for positions that require a very high level of expertise in a scientific, technical, professional, or administrative field and are critical to the agency's mission. By law, agency requests for critical position pay authority must be approved by OPM in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget.

The Commission is noticing seven recently-filed Postal Service Global Express Package Service negotiated service agreements. This action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations.

The OCC, the FRB, the FDIC, and the OTS (the agencies) have prepared this report pursuant to section 37(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Section 37(c) requires the agencies to jointly submit an annual report to the Committee on Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives and to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate describing differences between the capital and accounting standards used by the agencies. The report must be published in the Federal Register.

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), through the FCA Board (Board), has updated and reaffirmed at its regular August Board meeting a policy statement on equal employment opportunity and diversity. The policy statement provides guidance to management and staff on addressing affirmative employment and diversity, workplace harassment, the disabled veterans affirmative action program, and the delineation of responsibilities for implementing the Agency's equal employment opportunity and diversity programs.

This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 73.202(b). The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Prescott Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc. Petitioner proposes the substitution of FM Channel 247B for vacant Channel 239B at Blythe, California. The purpose of the requested channel substitution at Custer is to accommodate Petitioner's pending application to operate as a full-spaced Class C3 channel at Parker, Arizona. Channel 247B can be allotted at Blythe in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 1 km (.61 miles) northeast of Blythe. The proposed coordinates for Channel 247B at Blythe are 33-37-02 North Latitude and 114-35-20 West Longitude. Concurrence by the Government of Mexico is required for the allotment of Channel 247B at Blythe, California, because the proposed allotment is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border. See Supplementary Information infra.

The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

The Audio Division grants a Petition for Rule Making issued at the request of Katherine Pyeatt, proposing the allotment of Channel 291A at Dilley, Texas, as its fourth local FM aural transmission service. The reference coordinates for vacant Channel 291A at Dilley are 28-36-06 NL and 99-06-21 WL. This site is located 9.6 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of Dilley. This site is located within 320 kilometers of the Mexican border. Although concurrence has been requested for Channel 291A at Dilley, notification has not been received. If a construction permit is granted prior to the receipt of formal concurrence in the allotment by the Mexican government, the construction permit will include the following condition: ``Operation with the facilities specified for Dilley herein is subject to modification, suspension or, termination without right to hearing, if found by the Commission to be necessary in order to conform to the 1992 USA-Mexico FM Broadcast Agreement.'' Additionally, the new reference coordinates for vacant Channel 289A at Cotulla, Texas are modified to 28-22-00 NL and 99-17-00 WL. This site is located 9.1 kilometers (5.7 miles) southwest of Cotulla. This site is located within 320 kilometers of the Mexican border. Although concurrence has been requested for Channel 289A at Cotulla, notification has not been received. If a construction permit is granted prior to the receipt of formal concurrence in the allotment by the Mexican government, the construction permit will include the following condition: ``Operation with the facilities specified for Cotulla herein is subject to modification, suspension or, termination without right to hearing, if found by the Commission to be necessary in order to conform to the 1992 USA-Mexico FM Broadcast Agreement.''

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. The committee advises NARA on the full range of programs, policies, and plans for the Center for Legislative Archives in the Office of Records Services.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC., Station KLKA, Facility ID 82692, BPED-20080627ABN, From GLOBE, AZ, To CASA GRANDE, AZ; CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD., Station WLCM, Facility ID 42076, BMP-20080620AEG, From CHARLOTTE, MI, To HOLT, MI; CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P., Station WCKY-FM, Facility ID 70526, BPH- 20080619AHQ, From TIFFIN, OH, To PEMBERVILLE, OH; COMMUNITY PUBLIC RADIO, INC., Station WIVL, Facility ID 122086, BMPED-20080703AGV, From PATTERSON, GA, To ATHENS, GA; EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION, Station KQBE, Facility ID 52035, BPH-20080617ADE, From ELLENSBURG, WA, To SELAH, WA; EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION, Station KAIC, Facility ID 78758, BPED-20080627ABL, From TUCSON, AZ, To MAMMOTH, AZ; ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS RADIO SERVICE, INC., Station WBOO, Facility ID 174726, BMPED-20080702AAK, From MORGANFIELD, KY, To WADESVILLE, IN; FINCH JR, DANIEL W, Station WSGD, Facility ID 165958, BMPH-20080616ADB, From ARNOLDSBURG, WV, To FAYETTEVILLE, WV; FRANDSEN MEDIA COMPANY, LLC, Station KGNT, Facility ID 38274, BPH-20070119AFJ, From FORT BRIDGER, WY, To SMITHFIELD, UT; FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Station WODB, Facility ID 54556, BPH-20080724AAL, From DELAWARE, OH, To WESTERVILLE, OH; HORIZON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Station KHRW, Facility ID 166062, BMPH-20080718AHI, From WRIGHT, WY, To RANCHESTER, WY; JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC., Station KANY, Facility ID 164149, BPH-20080710AJA, From OCEAN SHORES, WA, To MONTESANO, WA; JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC., Station KSWW, Facility ID 60544, BPH-20080710AJE, From MONTESANO, WA, To OCEAN SHORES, WA; M. KENT FRANDSON, Station KNYN, Facility ID 87470, BPH-20070119AEV, From FRANKLIN , ID, To FORT BRIDGER, WY; MAGNUS, EDWARD F, Station NEW, Facility ID 165991, BMPH-20080519ABU, From WISHEK, ND, To LINTON, ND; MARIA E. JUAREZ, Station KDIL, Facility ID 161412, BMP-20080708AFX, From DILLON, MT, To TWIN FALLS, ID; MATINEE RADIO, LLC, Station KANM, Facility ID 164213, BMPH-20071106ABR, From MAGDALENA, NM, To SKYLINE-GANIPA, NM; NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY, Station KFSH-FM, Facility ID 2195, BPH-20080626ABS, From ANAHEIM, CA, To LA MIRADA, CA; RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC, Station WWIN- FM, Facility ID 54710, BPH-20080701ACS, From GLEN BURNIE, MD, To ARBUTUS, MD; RADIOACTIVE, LLC, Station WUPZ, Facility ID 164243, BPH- 20080619AIU, From CRYSTAL FALLS, MI, To CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, MI; RADIOACTIVE, LLC, Station WTRW, Facility ID 164253, BPH-20080716AGZ, From TWO RIVERS, WI, To GLENMORE, WI; RADIOJONES, LLC, Station WXRS-FM, Facility ID 36212, BPH-20080724AAT, From SWAINSBORO, GA, To PORTAL, GA; ROGER L. HOPPE, II, Station KLIM, Facility ID 25185, BMP-20080613ACF, From LIMON, CO, To BLACK FOREST, CO; SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, Station WXTT, Facility ID 28195, BPH-20080811AAS, From DANVILLE, IL, To SAVOY, IL; SKYWEST MEDIA L.L.C., Station KXML, Facility ID 164259, BMPH-20080411AHN, From SALMON, ID, To FAIRFIELD, ID; SUN VALLEY RADIO, INC, Station KKEX, Facility ID 63834, BPH-20070119AFG, From SMITHFIELD, UT, To PRESTON, ID; TEAM RADIO LLC, Station KLOR-FM, Facility ID 52678, BPH-20080708AOL, From PONCA CITY, OK, To CHENEY, KS; THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Station WXLQ, Facility ID 176918, BMPED- 20080813ABE, From VERGENNES, VT, To BRISTOL, VT; TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION, Station KPTI, Facility ID 479, BPH-20080711AEC, From CRYSTAL BEACH, TX, To WINNIE, TX; WAMC, Station WRUN, Facility ID 73969, BP-20060202AAI, From UTICA, NY, To NEW HARTFORD, NY; WHITE PARK BROADCASTING, INC., Station KHNA, Facility ID 166001, BMPH-20070117AFI, From HANNA, WY, To WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WY; XANA DUKE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC, Station KZID, Facility ID 88203, BMPH-20080116AAX, From OROFINO, ID, To CULDESAC, ID.

The Peace Corps is revising its regulation concerning claims filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, to make the regulation internally consistent with another provision stating that the Chief Financial Officer has authority to approve claims for amounts under $5000.

The Legal Services Corporation is beginning the process of developing its FY 2010 budget request to Congress and is soliciting suggestions as to what the request should be.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska, and in Puerto Rico. The proposed rate changes are the result of interim adjustments OPM calculated based on relative Consumer Price Index differences between the COLA areas and the Washington, DC, area. The proposed regulations would reduce the COLA rates for Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau by 1 percentage point and would increase the rate for Puerto Rico by 1 percentage point.

This notice is being published pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, in order to update and create systems of records established by a Federal agency containing information on individuals.

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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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 General Services Administration is amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) by revising the current mail management policy. This final rule incorporates changes made to the current interim rule.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing a procedural manual for its Voting System Test Laboratory Program. This program sets the administrative procedures for laboratories to obtain and maintain accreditation to test voting systems under the EAC's Voluntary Testing and Certification Program. The program is mandated by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) at 42 U.S.C. 15371.