Agencies and Commissions June 21, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Governance and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs; Risk-Based Capital Requirements; Effective Date
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), through the FCA Board (Board), issued a final rule under parts 651 and 652 on April 27, 2011 (76 FR 23459) amending our regulations on the Risk-Based Capital Stress Test used by the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 2252, the effective date of the final rule is 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register during which either or both Houses of Congress are in session. Based on the records of the sessions of Congress, the effective date of the regulations is June 15, 2011.
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.
In the Matter of Certain Equipment for Communications Networks, Including Switches, Routers, Gateways, Bridges, Wireless Access Points, Cable Modems, IP Phones, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 17, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of MOSAID Technologies Inc. of Canada. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on June 6 and June 7, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain equipment for communications networks, including switches, routers, gateways, bridges, wireless access points, cable modems, IP phones, and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,035,280 (``the `280 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,292,600 (``the `600 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,830,858 (``the `858 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,842,459 (``the `459 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,633,966 (``the `966 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 5,841,360 (`` the `360 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA or Agency), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is adopting as final, without change, the interim CSOSA rule that supplements the executive-branch- wide Standards of Ethical Conduct (Standards) issued by OGE, and requires employees of CSOSA and employees of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (PSA), an independent entity within CSOSA, to obtain approval before engaging in outside employment.
Missouri Disaster Number MO-00048
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1980-DR), dated 05/09/ 2011. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/19/2011 through 06/06/2011. Effective Date: 06/13/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/08/2011. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/09/2012.
Tennessee Disaster Number TN-00053
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1979-DR), dated 05/09/ 2011. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line, Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/19/2011 through 06/07/2011. Effective Date: 06/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/09/2011. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/09/2012.
Missouri Disaster Number MO-00049
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1980-DR), dated 05/09/2011. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/19/2011 through 06/06/2011. Effective Date: 06/13/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/08/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/09/2012.
New Jersey Disaster #NJ-00020
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New Jersey dated 06/14/2011. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 03/10/2011 through 03/17/2011. Effective Date: 06/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/15/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/14/2012.
New Jersey Disaster #NJ-00021
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New Jersey dated 06/14/2011. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/16/2011. Effective Date: 06/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/15/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/14/2012.
Disclosure of Information; Privacy Act Regulations; Notice and Amendments
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act), abolished the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and redistributed, as of July 21, 2011, the statutorily prescribed transfer date (Transfer Date), the functions and regulations of the OTS relating to savings and loan holding companies, Federal savings associations, and State savings associations to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the FDIC, respectively. The Board of Directors has determined that, effective on the Transfer Date, the OTS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) regulations will not be enforced by the FDIC and that, instead, all FOIA and PA issues will be addressed under the FDIC's regulations involving disclosure of information and the PA, as amended. In taking this action the FDIC's goal is to avoid potential confusion and uncertainty that may arise regarding information concerning State savings associations after the Transfer Date.
Tennessee Disaster Number TN-00051
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1974-DR), dated 05/01/ 2011. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding. Incident Period: 04/25/2011 through 04/28/2011. Effective Date: 06/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/09/2011. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/01/2012.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
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.
Kansas Disaster #KS-00053
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Kansas dated 06/14/2011. Incident: Flash Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2011 through 06/02/2011. Effective Date: 06/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/15/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/14/2012.
Notice of Public Meeting
The DRBC will hold a public meeting via teleconference for the purposes of adopting its annual Capital and Current Expense Budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 and establishing a budget and finance committee. A public hearing on the fiscal year 2012 budgets was held previously, on March 2, 2011.
Rulemaking Petition: Independent Expenditure Reporting
On April 21, 2011, the Commission received a Petition for Rulemaking from Representative Chris Van Hollen. The Petition urges the Commission to revise and amend the regulations at 11 CFR 109.10(e)(1)(vi) regarding the reporting of independent expenditures by persons other than political committees. The Petition is available for inspection in the Commission's Public Records Office, on its website, https://www.fec.gov/fosers/, and through its Faxline service.
Rulemaking Petition: Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations
On January 26, 2010, the James Madison Center for Free Speech submitted to the Commission a Petition for Rulemaking. The Petition urges the Commission to conform its regulations regarding independent expenditures and electioneering communications made by corporations, membership organizations, and labor organizations to the decision of the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. The Petition is available for inspection in the Commission's Public Records Office, on its Web site, https://www.fec.gov/fosers/, and through its Faxline service.
Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement: Treatment of Subordinated Securities Issued to the United States Treasury Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
The Board is adopting a final rule that allows bank holding companies that have made a valid election to be taxed under Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (S-Corp BHCs) and bank holding companies organized in mutual form (Mutual BHCs) to include the full amount of any subordinated debt securities issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) under the capital purchase program (CPP), in tier 1 capital for purposes of the Board's risk-based and leverage capital guidelines for bank holding companies, provided that the Subordinated Securities will count toward the limit on the amount of other restricted core capital elements includable in tier 1 capital; and allows bank holding companies that are subject to the Board's Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (small bank holding companies) and that are S-Corp BHCs or Mutual BHCs to exclude the CPP Subordinated Securities from treatment as debt for purposes of the debt-to-equity standard under the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (Policy Statement). The Board is also adopting, and requesting comment on, an interim final rule that allows small bank holding companies that are S-Corps or Mutual BHCs to exclude from treatment as debt for purposes of the debt-to-equity standard under the Policy Statement subordinated debt securities issued to the Treasury through the Small Business Lending Fund established under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes and New and Revised ASME Code Cases
The NRC is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2005 Addenda (July 1, 2005) and 2006 Addenda (July 1, 2006) to the 2004 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1; 2007 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1, 2007 Edition (July 1, 2007), with 2008a Addenda (July 1, 2008); 2005 Addenda (July 1, 2005) and 2006 Addenda (July 1, 2006) to the 2004 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Division 1; 2007 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Division 1, 2007 Edition (July 1, 2007), with 2008a Addenda (July 1, 2008); and 2005 Addenda, ASME OMa Code-2005 (approved July 8, 2005) and 2006 Addenda, ASME OMb Code-2006 (approved July 6, 2006) to the 2004 ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (OM Code). The NRC is also incorporating by reference (with conditions on their use) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Case N-722-1, ``Additional Examinations for PWR Pressure Retaining Welds in Class 1 Components Fabricated with Alloy 600/82/182 Materials, Section XI, Division 1,'' Supplement 8, ASME approval date: January 26, 2009, and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Case N-770-1, ``Alternative Examination Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 PWR Piping and Vessel Nozzle Butt Welds Fabricated With UNS N06082 or UNS W86182 Weld Filler Material With or Without Application of Listed Mitigation Activities, Section XI, Division 1,'' ASME approval date: December 25, 2009.
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