Agencies and Commissions June 27, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide; Comments Request
The National Science Foundation published a notice on May 25, 2012, at 77 FR 31401, seeking comments on the National Science Foundation Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide. The original comment date was to end on June 25, 2012.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request reinstatement of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB With Request for Comments, Extension of Comment Period
Background. On June 4, 2012, the Board published in the Federal Register, a notice of final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). The notice requested public comment for 30 days to revise, without extension, Capital Assessments and Stress Testing information collection (FR Y- 14A/Q/M). The comment period for this information collection notice expires on July 5, 2012. Due to the range and complexity of the issues addressed in the information collection notice, the Board has determined that an extension of the end of the public comment period for an additional 30 days is appropriate. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the proposed revisions and prepare their comments.
NASA Advisory Council; Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).
Channel Spacing and Bandwidth Limitations for Certain Economic Area (EA)-Based 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Licensees
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's rules to permit Economic Area (EA)-based 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licensees to exceed a legacy channel spacing requirement and bandwidth limitation.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The United States Postal Service[supreg] is proposing to modify fifteen of its General and Customer Privacy Act Systems of Records. These modifications largely reflect the title and address changes and notification procedures resulting from an organizational re-design of the Postal Service. Also included are minor revisions to the category of records covered by the system and in the system.
Rules Prohibiting the Aggregation of Orders To Satisfy Minimum Block Sizes or Cap Size Requirements, and Establishing Eligibility Requirements for Parties to Block Trades
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to add certain provisions to part 43 of the Commission's regulations pertaining to block trades in swap contracts. The provisions would: (i) Prohibit the aggregation of orders for different trading accounts in order to satisfy the minimum block size or cap size requirements, except for orders aggregated by certain commodity trading advisors (``CTAs''), investment advisers and foreign persons (as described in this release), if such person has more than $25,000,000 in total assets under management (``AUM''); (ii) provide that parties to a block trade must individually qualify as eligible contract participants (``ECPs''), except where a designated contract market allows certain CTAs, investment advisers and foreign persons (as described in this release), to transact block trades for customers who are not ECPs, if such CTA, investment adviser or foreign person has more than $25,000,000 in total AUM; and (iii) require that persons transacting block trades on behalf of customers must receive prior written instruction or consent from the customer to do so.
Listing Standards for Compensation Committees
We are adopting a new rule and amendments to our proxy disclosure rules to implement Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, which added Section 10C to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 10C requires the Commission to adopt rules directing the national securities exchanges and national securities associations to prohibit the listing of any equity security of an issuer that is not in compliance with Section 10C's compensation committee and compensation adviser requirements. In accordance with the statute, new Rule 10C-1 directs the national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that, among other things, require each member of a listed issuer's compensation committee to be a member of the board of directors and to be ``independent,'' as defined in the listing standards of the national securities exchanges adopted in accordance with the final rule. In addition, pursuant to Section 10C(c)(2), we are adopting amendments to our proxy disclosure rules concerning issuers' use of compensation consultants and related conflicts of interest.
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