Agencies and Commissions November 1, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission is further extending certain filing deadlines for rulemaking filings because the public did not have access to electronic docket and other online Commission resources during the suspension of operations due to the government-wide lapse in funding.

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on ferrovanadium from China and South Africa would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is December 2, 2013. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by January 14, 2014. 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).

This notice announces the intent of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) to change some emphases in the program's solicitation. As part of this information collection effort, the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources is requesting comments on possible changes to the current program solicitation, that could include: (1) Adding specific emerging areas to expand the pool of skilled technicians in strategic advanced- technology fields; (2) increasing focus on or highlighting gaps in the program solicitation that need to be addressed; (3) developing new types of partnerships (e.g., NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, partnerships with Discipline-Based Educational Researchers, partnerships with learning scientists, educational researchers and evaluators); and (4) adding Research & Development (R&D) on innovations in curricular, learning materials, tools, assessments, and faculty and student professional development.

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.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Oregon, dated 09/06/2013. Incident: Multiple Fire Complexes. Incident Period: 07/26/2013 through 09/30/2013. Effective Date: 10/28/2013. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/06/2014.

Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On August 30, 2013, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholder, based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $3,500 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by SEI Investments Management Corporation, applicant's investment adviser. Filing Date: The application was filed on September 27, 2013. Applicant's Address: One Freedom Valley Dr., Oaks, PA 19456.

The FTC is extending the deadlines by which public comments must be filed in a number of Commission proceedings.

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we or us) adopts a final rule that amends its liquidity management regulations for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). The purpose of the final rule is to strengthen liquidity risk management at Farmer Mac, improve the quality of assets in its liquidity reserves, and bolster its ability to fund its obligations and continue operations during times of economic, financial, or market adversity.

In this Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission proposes an amendment to the Commission's rules to allow the licensing and operation of vehicular repeater systems and other mobile repeaters by public safety licensees on certain frequencies in the VHF band.