Agencies and Commissions December 4, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
Document Number: E9-29111
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Parties Asked To Comment on Analytical Framework Necessary To Resolve Issues in the Special Access Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Document Number: E9-29019
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document invites interested parties to comment on the appropriate analytical framework for examining the various issues that have been raised in the rulemaking proceeding on special access services pending before the Commission.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
Document Number: E9-28997
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.
Adverse Actions
Document Number: E9-28995
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Personnel Management Office, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations governing Federal adverse actions. The final regulations clarify the adverse action rules regarding reductions in pay. In addition, the final regulations remove unnecessary subparts pertaining to statutory requirements, make a number of technical corrections, and utilize consistent language for similar regulatory requirements. The changes also include various revisions to make the regulations more readable.
Reestablishing Uniform National Disability Adjudication Provisions
Document Number: E9-28993
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We propose to eliminate the remaining portions of part 405 of our rules, which we now use for initial disability claims in our Boston region. We propose to use the same rules for disability claims in the Boston region that we use for disability adjudications in the rest of the country, including those rules that apply to the administrative law judge (ALJ) and Appeals Council (AC) levels of our administrative review process in parts 404 and 416 of our rules.
Representation Election Procedure
Document Number: E9-28981
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: National Mediation Board, Agencies and Commissions
This document clarifies a proposed rule appearing in the Federal Register on November 3, 2009. The previous document did not include the factual basis for the National Mediation Board's certification, under Section 605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, that the proposed rule is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The proposed rule affects only the Board's election process and the method used by the Board to determine the outcome of a self-organization vote by employees. The proposed rule would not directly affect any small entities as defined under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Accordingly, the National Mediation Board certifies that it will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Strategic Funds, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application
Document Number: E9-28977
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: E9-28976
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
Document Number: E9-28949
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.
Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: E9-28943
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
Document Number: E9-28942
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products to be provided by the nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Additions
Document Number: E9-28941
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds to the Procurement List a product and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol From China
Document Number: E9-28906
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Privacy Act of 1974, Computer Matching Program-United States Postal Service and the Defense Manpower Data Center, Department of Defense
Document Number: E9-28901
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The United States Postal Service[supreg] (USPS[supreg]) plans to participate as a source agency in a computer matching program with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Department of Defense (DoD). The purpose of this agreement is to verify continuing eligibility for the TRICARE Reserve Select Program (TRS) by identifying TRS recipients who are eligible for or receiving health coverage under Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), and to terminate TRS benefits if appropriate.
Proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations
Document Number: E9-28497
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is proposing rule amendments and a new rule that would impose additional requirements on nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (``NRSROs''). The proposed amendments and rule would require an NRSRO: to furnish a new annual report describing the steps taken by the firm's designated compliance officer during the fiscal year with respect to compliance reviews, identifications of material compliance matters, remediation measures
Amendments to Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations
Document Number: E9-28496
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is adopting rule amendments that impose additional disclosure and conflict of interest requirements on nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (``NRSROs'') in
Removal of Listing of Impairments and Related Amendments
Document Number: E9-28453
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Railroad Retirement Board removes the Listing of Impairments from its regulations. The Board's Listing of Impairments (the Listings) is out of date and no longer reflects advances in medical knowledge, treatments, and methods of evaluation. These amendments provide public notice as to how the Railroad Retirement Board will determine disability after removal of the Listings.
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2006-G508; Rewrite of Part 570, Acquiring Leasehold Interests in Real Property
Document Number: E9-28246
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-12-04
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections of GSAR part 570 that provide requirements for acquiring leasehold interests in real property.
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