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

Notice of the December 11, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: E8-28482
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Debarment; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism
Document Number: E8-28373
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Mr. Joseph E. Mello from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or ``E-Rate Program'') for a period of three years. The Bureau takes this action to protect the E-Rate Program from waste, fraud and abuse.
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Survey of Nonparticipating Single Premium Group Annuity Rates
Document Number: E8-28333
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information that is not contained in a regulation (OMB control number 1212-0030; expires March 31, 2009). This voluntary collection of information is a quarterly survey of insurance company rates for pricing annuity contracts. The American Council of Life Insurers conducts this survey for PBGC. This notice informs the public of PBGC's intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information.
Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
Document Number: E8-28294
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (``the Guides'').
Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation and Waste Confidence Decision Update: Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: E8-28278
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On October 9, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposal to amend its generic determination of no significant environmental impact for the temporary storage of spent fuel after cessation of reactor operation codified at 10 CFR 51.23(a) (73 FR 59547) and a related update and proposed revision of its 1990 Waste Confidence Decision (73 FR 59551). The comment period for this proposed rule and for the proposed revisions of its Waste Confidence Decision was to have expired on December 8, 2008. A number of requests for extension of the comment period have been received. The NRC has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 60 days.
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: E8-28274
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On April 16, 2007, applicants transferred their assets to corresponding series of Legg Mason Partners Money Market Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of $5,595,239 and $774,031, respectively, incurred in connection with the reorganizations were paid by applicants and Legg Mason, Inc., the parent company of applicants' investment adviser. Filing Date: The applications were filed on October 30, 2008. Applicants' Address: 55 Water St., New York, NY 10041.
Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: E8-28264
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy
Document Number: E8-28262
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is publishing a revision to its Enforcement Policy (Enforcement Policy or Policy) to address the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Act). The Act requires Federal agencies to adjust civil monetary penalties to reflect inflation.
Notice of Receipt of and Availability for Public Comment on an Application for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Site
Document Number: E8-28260
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Presidio Trust, Agencies and Commissions
This notice announces the Presidio Trust's receipt of and availability for public comment on an application from Omnipoint Communications, Inc. d/b/a T-Mobile for a temporary wireless telecommunications facilities site (``Project'') in The Presidio of San Francisco. The proposed location of the Project is below the Highway 101 overpass adjacent to Doyle Drive, in the vicinity of 1158 Gorgas Avenue. The Project involves (i) licensing a 28' x 22' area (``Site''), (ii) placing a trailer with a cellular facility on wheels (``COW'') measuring approximately 27' x 8' on the Site, (iii) installing an 8'- high chain link fence with slats within a portion of an area already enclosed by a 12'-high chain link fence, and (iv) accessing electricity and telephone connectivity from 1158 Gorgas Avenue through surface conduit covered with an asphalt curb or crowned and sloped covering. The COW will host (a) a galvanized steel tower approximately 50' tall, holding six antenna, three of which will be located at approximately 42' and three of which will be located at approximately 47', each measuring less than 56'' x 14'' x 4'', (b) radio equipment, and (c) all other equipment necessary to operate the Project, including an equipment cabinet measuring approximately 5.5' high x 4' x 3'. Comments: Comments on the proposed project must be sent to Steve Carp, Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052, and be received by December 31, 2008. A copy of T- Mobile's application is available upon request to the Presidio Trust.
Clarification of Scope of Procurement List Additions; 2008 Commodities Procurement List; Quarterly Update of the A-List and Movement of Products Between the A-List, B-List and C-List
Document Number: E8-28252
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, in accordance with the procedures published on December 1, 2006 (71 FR 69535-69538), has updated the scope of the Program's procurement preference requirements for the products listed below between and among the Committee's A-list, B-list and C-list. A- list products are suitable for the Total Government Requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration, the B-list are those products suitable for the Broad Government Requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration, and C-list products are suitable for the requirements of one or more specified agency(ies). The lists below track changes to A-, B-, C- designations that occurred between August 30, 2008 and November 19, 2008.
Procurement List; Additions
Document Number: E8-28251
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: E8-28250
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
In the Matter of Certain Sucralose, Sweeteners Containing Sucralose, and Related Intermediate Compounds Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination To Review a Final Initial Determination of the Administrative Law Judge
Document Number: E8-28223
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review the final initial determination (``ID'') of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') in the above-captioned investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337''). The ALJ found no violation of section 337 except with respect to certain non- participating and defaulted respondents.
Information Disclosure Under Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act
Document Number: E8-28200
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016, enacted August 14, 2008, amends section 6 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq. Specifically, the amendments shorten the time periods for notice and opportunity to comment on public disclosure of product-specific information, broaden the statutory exceptions to section 6(b), and eliminate the Federal Register publication requirement the Commission previously had to follow when it made a finding that the public health and safety required public disclosure within a lesser period of notice than that is required by section 6(b)(1). The Commission is issuing this rule to reflect the newly-enacted statutory amendments on public disclosure of product-specific information.
Change in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products
Document Number: E8-28098
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
This notice sets forth changes in rates of general applicability for competitive products.
Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes for Shipping Services
Document Number: E8-27576
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-28
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect changes to the prices and standards for the following Shipping Services: Express Mail[supreg] Priority Mail[supreg] Parcel Select[supreg] Parcel Return Service[supreg]
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: E8-28239
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2009 Competitive Grant Funds; Correction
Document Number: E8-28186
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for civil legal services to low-income people. LSC hereby announces the availability of competitive grant funds for the provision of a full range of civil legal services to eligible clients in Wyoming. Grants will be awarded in or around April 2009. The estimated annualized grant amounts for service areas in Wyoming are: $478,874 for the provision of civil legal services to the general low-income population throughout the state (i.e., service area WY-4); $12,054 for the provision of civil legal services to the migrant farmworker population throughout the state (i.e., service area MWY); and $167,794 for the provision of civil legal services to the Native American population throughout the state (i.e., service area NWY-1). The grant will be awarded in or around April 2009.
Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Document Number: E8-28184
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC is adopting a Final Rule to implement its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. The Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, designed to avoid or mitigate adverse effects on economic conditions or financial stability, has two primary components: The Debt Guarantee Program, by which the FDIC will guarantee the payment of certain newly- issued senior unsecured debt, and the Transaction Account Guarantee Program, by which the FDIC will guarantee certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts.
Electronic Filing of Disclosure Documents
Document Number: E8-28177
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing to amend its regulations applicable to the filing of Disclosure Documents by commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) with the National Futures Association (NFA). In response to a petition from NFA, the CFTC is proposing that CPOs and CTAs be required to file their Disclosure Documents electronically with NFA (Proposal).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: E8-28176
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: E8-28141
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Applicants
Document Number: E8-28139
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Commonwealth of Virginia: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Commonwealth of Virginia
Document Number: E8-28132
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
By letter dated June 12, 2008, Governor Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) enter into an Agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia (Commonwealth or Virginia) as authorized by Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Act). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would relinquish, and the Commonwealth would assume, portions of the Commission's regulatory authority exercised within the Commonwealth. As required by the Act, the NRC is publishing the proposed Agreement for public comment. The NRC is also publishing the summary of an assessment by the NRC staff of the Commonwealth's regulatory program. Comments are requested on the proposed Agreement, especially its effect on public health and safety. Comments are also requested on the NRC staff assessment, the adequacy of the Commonwealth's program, and the Commonwealth's program staff, as discussed in this notice. The proposed Agreement would release (exempt) persons who possess or use certain radioactive materials in the Commonwealth from portions of the Commission's regulatory authority. The Act requires that the NRC publish those exemptions. Notice is hereby given that the pertinent exemptions have been previously published in the Federal Register and are codified in the Commission's regulations as 10 CFR Part 150.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: E8-28127
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-28111
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Global Direct Negotiated Service Agreements
Document Number: E8-28104
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Global Direct Negotiated Service Agreements to the Competitive Product List. The Postal Service has also filed two related contracts. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with these filings.
Administrative Practice and Procedure, Postal Service
Document Number: E8-28100
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is adding Express Mail & Priority Mail to the Competitive Product List. This action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations and a recent Postal Service request. Republication of the lists of market dominant and competitive products is also consistent with new requirements in the law.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Office of Management and Budget Approval of the Low-Income Definition
Document Number: E8-28077
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NCUA is submitting the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public.
The Low-Income Definition
Document Number: E8-28076
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NCUA is amending the definition of ``low-income members'' to use median family income (MFI) to determine if a credit union qualifies for a low-income designation and eligible for assistance from the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). The amendment will eliminate the confusion associated with adjusting median household income in metropolitan areas with higher costs of living. Additionally, it will better align NCUA criteria for a low-income credit union (LICU) designation with the criteria for the addition of an underserved area to a federal credit union (FCU) field of membership and certification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Louisiana Disaster Number LA-00021
Document Number: E8-28056
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1792-DR), dated 09/13/ 2008. Incident: Hurricane Ike. Incident Period: 09/11/2008 and continuing through 11/07/2008.
California Disaster #CA-00132
Document Number: E8-28052
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1810-DR), dated 11/18/2008. Incident: Wildfires. Incident Period: 11/13/2008 and continuing. Effective Date: 11/18/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/21/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/18/2009.
California Disaster #CA-00131 Declaration of Economic Injury
Document Number: E8-28051
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-11-26
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of California, dated 11/18/2008. Incident: California Dry Lightning Wildfires. Incident Period: 06/08/2008 through 08/20/2008. Effective Date: 11/18/2008. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/18/2009.
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