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

The Commission is adding a new product identified as Priority Mail Contract 1 Negotiated Service Agreement to the Mail Classification Schedule Competitive Product List, pursuant to a Postal Service request. The request incorporates notice of the Postal Service's execution of a related contract. The Commission is also re-publishing the lists of market dominant and competitive products. The Commission's actions are consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations.

NCUA is amending its share insurance rules to reflect Congress's recent action to increase temporarily the standard maximum share insurance amount (SMSIA) from $100,000 to $250,000 and increase coverage for custodial loan accounts. NCUA also is providing insured credit unions with additional options for displaying NCUA's official sign.

In order to support and facilitate the timely implementation and acceptance of the capital purchase program announced by the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and promote the stability of banking organizations and the financial system, the Board has adopted this interim final rule (interim final rule or rule). The rule specifically permits bank holding companies that issue new senior perpetual preferred stock to the Treasury under the capital purchase program announced by the Secretary of the Treasury on October 14, 2008, to include such capital instruments in Tier 1 capital for purposes of the Board's risk-based and leverage capital rules and guidelines for bank holding companies.

The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through October 31, 2011, the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in the FTC rule on ``Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation'' (``R-value Rule'' or ``Rule''). The current clearance expires on October 31, 2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1800-DR), dated 10/03/ 2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 09/13/2008 and continuing through 10/05/2008.

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the ``Commission'') previously published, on September 2, 2008, an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking suggestions for improving its procedures for processing requests for relief from default. The notice provided that the comment period would end on November 3, 2008. A request was made that the comment period be extended to November 17, and the Commission has agreed to do so.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is reopening the comment period for interested parties to comment on the Joint Audit Committee Operating agreement which was submitted to the Commission for approval pursuant to Commission Regulation 1.52.

Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the OPM Performance Review Board.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 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. 3506(c)(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 NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection of information about outdoor arts festivals in the United States. A copy of the current information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is republishing in full a notice of the existence and character of each TVA system of records. TVA is deleting TVA-10 (Employee Statement of Employment and Financial Interests), TVA-15 (Land Between The Lakes, Hunter Records), and TVA-30 (Land Between The Lakes, Mailing Lists). These programs have ended or have been transferred to other agencies. TVA is renaming the following systems: TVA-6, from Employee Accident Information to Work Injury Illness System; TVA-19, from Consultant and Personal Service Contractor Records to Consultant and Contractor Records; TVA-21, from Nuclear Assurance Personnel Records to Nuclear Quality Assurance Personnel Records; TVA-29, from Electricity Use, Rate, and Service Study Records to Energy Program Participant Records; and TVA-38, from Wholesale and Retail Data Files to Wholesale, Retail, and Emergency Data Files. These systems are being renamed to better reflect the contents of the systems. TVA is adding one new routine use to all systems. TVA is also adding new routine uses to TVA-6, Work Injury Illness System, and TVA- 38, Wholesale, Retail, and Emergency Data Files. TVA is removing a routine use from TVA-2, Personnel Files, TVA-9, Health Records, and TVA-11, Payroll Records. TVA is revising the routine uses for TVA-5, Discrimination Complaint Files, and TVA-26, Retirement System Records. TVA is also correcting minor typographical and stylistic errors in previously existing notices and has updated those notices to reflect current organizational structure. Also, updates are being made to show any changes to system locations; managers and addresses; categories of individuals and records; procedures and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records.

The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC., Station KZXT, Facility ID 164302, BMPH-20080904ABB, From EUREKA, MT, To EVERGREEN, MT; ATHENS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC., Station NEW, Facility ID 172936, BMPED-20080925ACR, From CRAWFORDVILLE, GA, To GREENSBORO, GA; BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Station WGOP, Facility ID 5347, BP-20071102ARL, From POCOMOKE CITY, MD, To DAMASCUS, MD; CC LICENSES, LLC, Station WPHR-FM, Facility ID 25018, BPH-20080902ADS, From AUBURN, NY, To SOLVAY, NY; COX RADIO, INC., Station WNGC, Facility ID 60810, BPH-20080118AAC, From TOCCOA, GA, To ARCADE, GA; COX RADIO, INC., Station WXKT, Facility ID 3078, BPH-20080619AJQ, From ROYSTON, GA, To MAYSVILLE, GA; DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD., Station KZNC, Facility ID 15262, BPH-20080828AAX, From HURON, SD, To MILBANK, SD; KIMBALL RADIO, LLC, Station KYOY, Facility ID 77915, BPH-20080910ABW, From KIMBALL, NE, To HILLSDALE, WY; LA NUEVA CADENA RADIO LUZ INCORPORATED, Station KBAW, Facility ID 86858, BPH-20081006AIX, From ZAPATA, TX, To RANCHITOS LOS LOMAS, TX; LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC, Station KYTS, Facility ID 165979, BMPH-20080916ABE, From TEN SLEEP, WY, To MANDERSON, WY; MICHAEL RADIO GROUP, Station KRKI, Facility ID 89114, BPH-20080929AIT, From NEWCASTLE, WY, To KEYSTONE, SD; NORTHERN LIGHTS BROADCASTING, LLC, Station KTTB, Facility ID 70705, BPH-20080902ADD, From GLENCOE, MN, To EDINA, MN; NORTHERN LIGHTS BROADCASTING, LLC, Station KRBI, Facility ID 31874, BP-20080902ADB, From ST. PETER, MN, To GLENCOE, MN; SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, Station WYMG, Facility ID 58537, BPH-20080820AAI, From JACKSONVILLE, IL, To CHATHAM, IL; SAIDNEWSFOUNDATION, Station WJKZ, Facility ID 175750, BMPED-20080915AAN, From HANOVER, MI, To HOMER, MI; SOUTHERN STONE BROADCASTING, INC., Station WMGZ, Facility ID 41993, BPH-20070416ACW, From EATONTON, GA, To WASHINGTON, GA; THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY, Station WLFC, Facility ID 21474, BPED-20080902AEA, From FINDLAY, OH, To NORTH BALTIMORE, OH; VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF HONOLULU, INC., Station KPHL, Facility ID 91242, BPED-20080910ABT, From PAHALA, HI, To HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW, HI.

Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more Performance Review Boards (PRB) to review, evaluate and make a final recommendation on performance appraisals assigned to individual members of the agency's Senior Executive Service. The PRB established for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), including the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency, an independent entity within CSOSA, also makes recommendations to the agency head regarding SES performance awards, rank awards and bonuses. Section 4314(c)(4) requires that notice of appointment of Performance Review Board members be published in the Federal Register. The following persons have been appointed to serve as members of the Performance Review Board for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency: Adrienne Poteat, Thomas Williams, Jasper Ormond, Cedric Hendricks, James Williams, Linda Mays, Arthur Elkins, William Kirkendale, Susan Shaffer, Clifford Keenan, and Kim Whatley from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2010.

The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by WDKY Licensee, LLC (``WDKY''), the licensee of WDKY-DT, post-transition DTV channel 4, Danville, Kentucky. WDKY requests the substitution of DTV channel 31 for post-transition DTV channel 4 at Fort Worth.

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of this review 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, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on crawfish tail meat from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of this review 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, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).