Agencies and Commissions March 28, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-7539
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Emergency Access Advisory Committee; Announcement of Date of Next Meeting
Document Number: 2012-7475
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document announces the date of the Emergency Access Advisory Committee's (Committee or EAAC) next meeting. At the March 2012 meeting, the seven subcommittees of the EAAC will present reports and consider activities for 2012. The seven subcommittees cover: Text- to-911 Solutions; Interoperability Testing; PSAP Sign Language and other Communication Assistance; Detailed Report Sections from 2011; NENA i3 compared to EAAC Recommendations; TTY Transition/Roadmap; and, Timeline Alignment for Phasing into NG911 PSAPs.
Certain Consumer Electronics, Including Mobile Phones and Tablets; Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2012-7474
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Consumer Electronics, Including Mobile Phones and Tablets, DN 2885; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).
Brazil: Competitive Factors Affecting U.S. and Brazilian Agricultural Sales in Selected Third Country Markets
Document Number: 2012-7472
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Following the receipt of a letter on March 22, 2012, from the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate (Committee), the Commission has extended to April 26, 2012, the date for transmitting its report to the Committee in investigation No. 332-524, Brazil: Competitive Factors In Brazil Affecting U.S. and Brazilian Agricultural Sales in Selected Third Country Markets.
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License
Document Number: 2012-7468
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TWO, Station WDBA, Facility ID 176140, BMPED-20120227AAL, From CAPE MAY, NJ, To LEWES, DE; WESTERN NEW LIFE, INC., Station WNVE, Facility ID 3250, BPH- 20120305AAW, From CULEBRA, PR, To CEIBA, PR.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Applicants
Document Number: 2012-7460
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Revocation
Document Number: 2012-7459
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Reissuance
Document Number: 2012-7457
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: 2012-7453
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
Document Number: 2012-7446
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
We are making a technical amendment to Regulation D and conforming changes to certain other rules. Regulation D was last amended in Release No. 33-9287 (December 21, 2011), which was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2011. Those amendments became effective on February 27, 2012. Due to a typographical error in that release, the Preliminary Notes to Regulation D were inadvertently deleted from Regulation D. We are restoring the deleted text as new Rule 500. The deleted text is not being restored as Preliminary Notes in order to comply with current Federal Register codification standards.
Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance With Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive Material
Document Number: 2012-7438
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide 7.7, ``Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipment and Receipt of Radioactive Material.'' This regulatory guide describes an approach the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for meeting the administrative requirements associated with the shipment and receipt of radioactive materials.
Availability of Electric Power Sources
Document Number: 2012-7437
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is issuing Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.93, ``Availability of Electric Power Sources.'' This guide describes actions the NRC staff considers acceptable when available electric power sources are less than the number of sources required by the limiting conditions for operations (LCOs) for the facility.
Virginia Electric and Power Company; Receipt of Request for Action
Document Number: 2012-7434
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Cable Statutory License: Specialty Station List
Document Number: 2012-7430
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The Copyright Office is publishing a final list of stations listed in affidavits sent to the Copyright Office in which the owner or licensee of the station attests that the station qualifies as a specialty station in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's (``FCC'') definition of specialty station in effect on June 24, 1981. The list shall be used to verify the specialty station status of those stations identified as such by cable systems on their semi-annual statements of account.
Discontinuance of Form CO in Registration Practices
Document Number: 2012-7429
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office is amending its regulations in order to discontinue use of the Form CO application as an option for applying for copyright registration, and in order to remove references to CON 1 and CON 2 continuation sheets. The removal of Form CO leaves applicants a choice of filing an application for registration electronically or by using the appropriate printed application form relating to the subject matter of the application. The amendment also removes the references to CON 1 and CON 2 continuation sheets, which were never developed or made available to the public; the regulations instead now refer only to the continuation sheets currently available for applicants filing paper applications and makes other housekeeping amendments relating to applications for copyright registration.
Copyright Office Fees
Document Number: 2012-7428
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The Copyright Office is proposing the adoption of new fees for the registration of claims, recordation of documents, special services, Licensing Division services, and processing of FOIA requests. The proposed fees would recover a significant part of the costs to the Office for services that benefit both copyright owners and the public, and provide full cost recovery for many services which benefit only or primarily the user of that service. As part of the fee setting process, the Office is providing an opportunity to the public to comment on the proposed changes before submitting the fee schedule to Congress for review.
Fees
Document Number: 2012-7427
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing a final rule establishing an additional fee for a particular service: Travel expenses in connection with educational activities.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Claims and Appeals
Document Number: 2012-7425
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning claims and appeals. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSAR Parts 542 and 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308)
Document Number: 2012-7422
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding contract administration, and quality assurance. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 78010, on December 15, 2011. No comments were received. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Incentive Contracts
Document Number: 2012-7416
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning incentive contracts. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2012-7415
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
Document Number: 2012-7404
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council
Document Number: 2012-7371
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Tennessee Valley Authority, Agencies and Commissions
The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council (RRSC) will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 19, and Friday, April 20, 2012, to consider various matters. The RRSC was established to advise TVA on its natural resource stewardship activities. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The meeting agenda includes the following:
USPS Package Intercept-New Product Offerings
Document Number: 2012-7356
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) 507.5 and 508.7 to implement second phase of USPS Package Intercept TM service introducing an electronic process for Commercial customers requesting USPS Package Intercept and other related features.
Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews
Document Number: 2012-7345
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-03-28
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
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