Agencies and Commissions August 6, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

This notice announces the membership of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB).

In this document the Commission seeks comment on allocating spectrum and establishing service and technical rules for the operation of Medical Body Area Network (or MBAN) systems using body sensor devices. MBAN systems would provide a flexible platform for the wireless networking of multiple body sensors used for monitoring a patient's physiological data, primarily in health care facilities. Use of MBAN systems hold the promise of improved safety, quality, and efficiency of patient care by reducing or eliminating a wide array of hardwired, patient-attached cables used by present monitoring technologies. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking reflects the Commission's continuing desire to foster the availability and use of advanced medical devices using wireless technologies, which, in turn, should help to improve the health and well-being of the American public.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is issuing an order, pursuant to Section 409(b)(3) of FDICIA, stating that the supervision provided by BaFin, in conjunction with the Bundesbank, with respect to the clearing activities of Eurex satisfies appropriate standards (the Order). The Order will permit Eurex to operate a multilateral clearing organization (MCO) in the United States for any over-the-counter (OTC) derivative instrument.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maine (FEMA-1852- DR), dated 07/30/2009.

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise coverage in regard to Government property and its associated clauses. These changes are to add clarity and correction to the previous FAR rule for Part 45, Government Property, published under Federal Acquisition Circular 2005- 17, FAR case 2004-025.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the third meeting of the WRC-11 Advisory Committee will be held at the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the meeting is to continue preparations for the 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference. The Advisory Committee will consider any preliminary views introduced by the Advisory Committee's Informal Working Groups.

The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by WSYX Licensee, LLC (``WSYX''), the licensee of station WSYX-DT, DTV channel 13, Columbus, Ohio. WSYX requests the substitution of DTV channel 48 for channel 13 at Columbus.

The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. (``CPBI''), the licensee of noncommercial educational television station WEDY(TV), digital channel *6, New Haven, Connecticut. CPBI requests the substitution of digital channel *41 for channel *6 at New Haven.

The Commission dismisses the pending rulemaking petition filed by Community Broadcasting Service (``Community Broadcasting''), the licensee of WABI-DT, digital channel 19, Bangor, Maine, which requests the substitution of channel 12 for digital channel 19 at Bangor. Community Broadcasting's proposed channel substitution requires coordination and concurrence with the Canadian government because the proposed facility is located within the Canadian coordination zone. The Canadian government has indicated that Community Broadcasting's proposed channel substitution is not acceptable. Therefore, the Commission dismisses Community Broadcasting's petition for rulemaking.