Agencies and Commissions February 18, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Federal Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Hearing; National Ombudsman and Region VI Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board
Document Number: 2011-3768
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The SBA, Office of the National Ombudsman is issuing this notice to announce the location, date and time of the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness hearing. This hearing is open to the public.
Certain Welded Large Diameter Line Pipe From Mexico
Document Number: 2011-3766
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') hereby gives notice of its remand proceeding with respect to its negative determination in the five-year review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Mexico. For further information concerning the conduct of this proceeding 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, subpart A (19 CFR part 207).
Community Advantage Pilot Program
Document Number: 2011-3758
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
SBA is introducing a new pilot loan program called ``Community Advantage'' to provide 7(a) loan guaranties to small businesses in underserved markets, including Veterans and members of the military community. The Community Advantage Pilot Program will allow mission oriented lenders, primarily non-profit financial intermediaries that are focused on economic development in underserved markets, access to 7(a) loan guaranties for loans of $250,000 or less.
Procedures for Considering Requests From the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports From Peru
Document Number: 2011-3747
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Agencies and Commissions
This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee) will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-3729
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 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)(2)(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 requirement on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning the proposed renewal and revision of its AmeriCorps VISTA Concept Paper and Application and Budget Instructions (OMB Control Number 3054-0038), which will expire on May 11, 2011 and the Project Progress Report (PPR) and VISTA Progress Report Supplement (VPRS) (OMB Control Number 3045- 0043), which will expire on September 30, 2011. This renewal with minor changes reflects the Corporation's intent to modify selected sections of the collection instrument to reduce burden on respondents and to reflect changes in data considered core reporting information to meet a variety of needs, including adding new data elements as needed to ensure the information collection captures appropriate data for the Corporation's required performance measurement and other reporting.
Office of New Reactors; Proposed Revision 1 to Standard Review Plan, Section 13.5.1.1 on Administrative Procedures-General; Correction
Document Number: 2011-3725
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on February 9, 2011, that announced the solicitation for comments of the proposed Revision 1 to Standard Review Plan, Section 13.5.1.1 on Administrative ProceduresGeneral. This action is necessary to correct the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number for the redline document mentioned in the last line under the SUMMARY section.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-3724
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 64, ``Travel Voucher'' (Part 1); NRC Form 64A, ``Travel Voucher'' (Part 2); and NRC Form 64B, ``Optional Travel Voucher'' (Part 2). 2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0192. 3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. 4. Who is required or asked to report: Contractors, consultants and invited NRC travelers who travel in the course of conducting business for the NRC. 5. The number of annual respondents: 100. 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 100 (1 hour per form). 7. Abstract: Consultants, contractors, and those invited by the NRC to travel (e.g., prospective employees) must file travel vouchers and trip reports in order to be reimbursed for their travel expenses. The information collected includes the name, address, social security number, and the amount to be reimbursed. Travel expenses that are reimbursed are confined to those expenses essential to the transaction of official business for an approved trip. Submit, by April 19, 2011, comments that address the following questions: 1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? 2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? 4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology?
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-423, Revision 1, “Technical Specifications End States, NEDC-32988-A,” for Boiling Water Reactor Plants Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process
Document Number: 2011-3718
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The NRC is announcing the availability of the model application (with model no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) determination) and model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-specific adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF- 423, Revision 1, ``Technical Specifications End States, NEDC-32988-A,'' for boiling water reactor (BWR) plants using the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP). TSTF-423, Revision 1, is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML093570241. The changes in TSTF-423, Revision 1, modify every Required Action with the preferred end state with addition of a Note prohibiting the use of the provisions of limiting condition for operation (LCO) 3.0.4.a to enter the end state Mode within the Applicability during startup. The Bases of each Required Action is revised to describe the Note. Additionally, this revision to TSTF-423 removes the proposed changes to Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.1.1, ``Primary Containment.'' This model SE will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF-423, Revision 1. Please note, this notice of availability (NOA) supersedes in its entirety the NOA for TSTF-423, Revision 0, published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2006 (71 FR 14726-14745, ADAMS Accession Number ML060760206). You can access publicly available documents related to this notice using the following methods: NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/ /www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into the ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to the ADAMS, or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in the ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e- mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The model application (with model NSHC determination) and model SE for plant-specific adoption of TSTF-423, Revision 1, are available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML0126730688. The NRC staff disposition of comments received to the Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment announced in the Federal Register on December 14, 2005 (70 FR 74037), is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML102700373. Federal rulemaking Web site: Public comments received and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https:// www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0039.
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
Document Number: 2011-3715
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request an extension without change of a currently approved collection of information: 3220-0185, Report of Medicaid State Office on Beneficiary's Buy-In Status consisting of Form RL-380-F, Report to State Medicaid Office. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork burdens. The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information to determine (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of publication date. Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad retirement system. Under Section 1843 of the Social Security Act, states may enter into ``buy-in agreements'' with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of enrolling certain groups of low-income individuals under the Medicare medical insurance (Part B) program and paying the premiums for their insurance coverage. Generally, these individuals are categorically needy under Medicaid and meet the eligibility requirements for Medicare Part B. States can also include in their buy-in agreements, individuals who are eligible for medical assistance only. The RRB uses Form RL-380-F, Report to State Medicaid Office, to obtain information needed to determine if certain railroad beneficiaries are entitled to receive Supplementary Medical Insurance program coverage under a State buy-in agreement in States in which they reside. Completion of Form RL-380-F is voluntary. One response is received from each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form RL-380-F. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (72 FR 57078 on December 17, 2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
Document Number: 2011-3694
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to delete products previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received On or Before: 3/21/2011.
Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
Document Number: 2011-3687
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and a service from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Notice of Public Hearing and Commission Meeting
Document Number: 2011-3686
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing as part of its regular business meeting on March 10, 2011, in Huntingdon, Pa. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider: (1) Action on certain water resources projects; (2) the rescission of ten docket approvals; (3) action on three projects involving a diversion; and (4) the request of Marvin Fetterman to reopen Docket No. 20091201. Details concerning the matters to be addressed at the public hearing and business meeting are contained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.
Notice of Open Public Hearing and Roundtable Discussion
Document Number: 2011-3677
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the following hearing and roundtable discussion of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ``the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing and roundtable discussion in Washington, DC on February 25, 2011, to address ``China's Internal Dilemmas.'' Background: This is the second public hearing the Commission will hold during its 2011 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The February 25 hearing and roundtable discussion will examine China's domestic economic, social and security issues and how the Chinese government is addressing them. The February 25 hearing and roundtable will be co-chaired by Chairman William A. Reinsch and Commissioner Robin Cleveland. Any interested party may file a written statement by February 25, 2011, by mailing to the contact below. On February 25, the hearing will be held in the morning, and the roundtable discussion will be held in the afternoon. A portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses. Transcripts of past Commission public hearings may be obtained from the USCC Web Site https://www.uscc.gov. Date and Time: Friday, February 25, 2011, 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing and roundtable will be posted to the Commission's Web Site at https://www.uscc.gov as soon as available.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Correction
Document Number: 2011-3676
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) published a document in the Federal Register of January 31, 2011, concerning request for comments on a proposed information collection. The document contained a typographical error for the information collection.
Notice of Permit Modification Request Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Document Number: 2011-3674
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a request to modify a permit issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Part 670).
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
Document Number: 2011-3669
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
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.
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
Document Number: 2011-3647
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-18
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC 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 currently valid OMB control number.
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