Agencies and Commissions October 25, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 of regulatory guide (RG) 1.184 ``Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors.'' This guide describes a method NRC considers acceptable for use in decommissioning power reactors.
Monitoring Criteria and Methods To Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-8031, ``Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses.'' This guide describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for licensees to use to determine monitoring criteria and calculate occupational radiation doses.
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Radwaste Systems for Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactors
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.110, ``Cost-Benefit Analysis for Radwaste Systems for Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactors,'' in which the NRC made editorial corrections and formatting changes with no substantive changes in the staff regulatory positions. This guide describes methods and procedures that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for performing a cost-benefit analysis for liquid and gaseous radwaste system components for light water nuclear power reactors.
Preoperational Testing of Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Pressurized-Water Reactors
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to regulatory guide (RG), 1.79, ``Preoperational Testing of Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Pressurized-Water Reactors.'' This RG is being revised to incorporate guidance for preoperational testing of new pressurized water reactor (PWR) designs.
Notice of Proposed Methodology for the 2014 Delaware River and Bay Water Quality Assessment Report
Notice is hereby given that the methodology proposed to be used in the 2014 Delaware River and Bay Water Quality Assessment Report is available for review and comment.
Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is proposing two new systems of records, adding new routine uses to existing systems of records, and is amending two systems of records to make technical and clarifying changes.
Meeting of the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
On November 7, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure will hold a one-day public hearing on the proposed amendments to Civil Rules 1, 4, 6, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 55, 84, and Appendix of Forms. On November 8, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure will hold a one-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.
National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC)
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR part 101-6, announcement is made for the following committee meeting to discuss National Industrial Security Program policy matters.
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Planetary Science Subcommittee; 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 Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held via Teleconference and Webex for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.
Procurement List; Additions
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.
Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletions
The Committee is proposing to add a product to the Procurement List that will be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes services previously provided by such agencies.
Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment
The OCC, Board, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, and SEC (each an ``Agency'' and collectively, the ``Agencies'') are proposing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the entities they regulate. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (``Dodd-Frank Act'') \1\ directed the establishment of an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (``OMWI Office'') in each Agency. Each OMWI Office is headed by a Director and is responsible for all Agency matters relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities. Section 342(b)(2)(C) directs each Agency's OMWI Director to develop standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by that Agency. This proposed interagency policy statement (``Statement'') identifies these proposed standards and requests comment on all aspects of this Statement.
Distribution of 2009 through 2011 DART Musical Works Funds Royalties
The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) are soliciting comments on a motion for partial distribution in connection with 2009, 2010, and 2011 DART Musical Works Fund royalties.
Certain Optical Disc Drives, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; 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 September 3, 2013, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Optical Devices, LLC of Peterborough, New Hampshire. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on September 20, 2013. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and/or the sale within the United States after importation of certain optical disc drives, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,904,007 (``the `007 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,196,979 (``the `979 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,416,651 (``the `651 patent''); U.S. Patent No. RE40,927 (``the `927 patent''); U.S. Patent No. RE42,913 (``the `913 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. RE43,681 (``the `681 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 a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Windshield Wipers and Components Thereof, DN 2987; 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)).
Arts Advisory Panel Meeting
Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that thirteen meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending time is approximate): Opera (application review): This meeting will be closed. Dates: November 12, 2013. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time in Room 716. (Notethis meeting replaces the meeting on October 31, 2013, which has been cancelled.) Arts Education (application review): This meeting will be closed. Dates: November 14, 2013 in Room 714. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Music (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 13, 2013. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Theater and Musical Theater (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 14, 2013. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Theater and Musical Theater (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 18, 2013. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Music (application review): This meeting will be closed. Dates: November 19, 2013. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time in room 714. Music (application review): This meeting will be closed. Dates: November 20, 2013. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time in room 714. Local Arts Agencies (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 21, 2013. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Presenting and Muiltidisciplinary Works (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 21, 2013. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Dance (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 22, 2013. 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Dance (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 22, 2013. 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Theater and Musical Theater (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 25, 2013. 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Theater and Musical Theater (application review): This meeting will be virtual and will be closed. Dates: November 25, 2013. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
On September 26, 2013, the Postal Service filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective January 2014. This proposed rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) that we would adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments.
Onsite Emergency Response Capabilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available a regulatory basis document to support the potential amendment of its regulations concerning nuclear power plant licensees' onsite emergency response capabilities. The NRC is not seeking public comments on this document. The issuance of this regulatory basis document is one of the actions stemming from the NRC's lessons-learned efforts associated with the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in Japan.
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