Agencies and Commissions October 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 147 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Vietnam and revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gives notice that the teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses Isotopes (ACMUI) previously scheduled for December 18, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the draft report of the ACMUI Rulemaking Subcommittee that was formed to provide comments to the NRC staff on the draft final rule for Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material,'' as published in the Federal Register (80 FR 57239-57240) has been rescheduled. The meeting is now scheduled for January 06, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Meeting information, including a copy of the agenda and the subcommittee's draft report, will be available at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ acmui/meetings/2015.html no later than December 24, 2015. The agenda and handouts may also be obtained by contacting Ms. Sophie Holiday using the information below.

In 2000, the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), a cooperative initiative among numerous Federal agencies and institutional recipients of research funds aimed at reducing the administrative burdens associated with research grants and contracts, developed Standard Terms and Conditions as a model implementation of OMB Circular A-110. These terms were an effective set of requirements for many agency research awards. In 2005, following public and agency comment on the original FDP terms, standard research terms and conditions were developed by Research Business Models (RBM), an Interagency Working Group of the Social, Behavioral & Economic Research Subcommittee of the Committee on Science (CoS), a committee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). In 2008, a side-by-side comparison of OMB Circular A- 110 and the Research Terms and Conditions was developed; the terms and conditions were updated in 2011. This project is an initiative of the Research Business Models (RBM) Interagency Working Group. One of the RBM Subcommittee's priority areas is to create greater consistency in the administration of Federal research awards. Given the increasing complexity of interdisciplinary and interagency research, it has become increasingly important for Federal agencies to manage awards in a similar fashion. On June 30, 2014, a proposal was presented to the RBM on behalf of the participating agencies from the RBM Interagency Working Group to develop a revised set of RTCs for implementing the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance). The purpose was to develop a revised set of RTCs as they apply to research and research- related grants made by the following awarding agencies to institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. The agencies participating in this activity include the: U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration; and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. While the Uniform Guidance outlines provisions that are specific to research, these terms and conditions: Incorporate the entire Uniform Guidance by reference, clarifying or supplementing select provisions where appropriate and consistent with government-wide research policy. Apply to an award when included as part of the award or when incorporated in the award by reference. Use of the RTCs is envisioned as a streamlined approach that supports the implementation of the Uniform Guidance by providing clarification, supplementary guidance, and, where appropriate, selected options, while meeting the spirit and intent of a uniform implementation. The RTCs also include flexibility for additional individual agency clarification through the incorporation of appendices and matrices. The side-by-side RTCs depict pertinent sections of the Uniform Guidance on the left side and clarifications for research and research-related awards on the right side. On behalf of the RBM, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has agreed to continue to serve as the sponsor of the updated version of these RTCs. The general public and Federal agencies are invited to comment on the proposed revised format during the 60-day public comment period. A ``For Comment'' version of the proposed RTCs, along with previous versions of the Research Terms and Conditions and other related materials, are posted on the NSF Web site at: https:// www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/rtc.jsp. After obtaining and considering public comment, the RBM will prepare the format for final clearance.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.

Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution fees and early withdrawal charges (``EWCs''). Applicants: CLA Strategic Allocation Fund (the ``Initial Fund'') and CLA Asset Management, LLC (the ``Adviser'').

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division 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 Novation/Change of Name Requirements. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 26257 on May 7, 2015. No comments were received.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 24 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.

The Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA'') requires third party testing and certification of children's products that are subject to children's product safety rules. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' or ``CPSC'') has previously issued regulations related to this requirement: A regulation that allows parties to test and certify component parts of products under certain circumstances; and a regulation determining that certain materials or products do not require lead content testing. The Commission is issuing a direct final rule clarifying when component part testing can be used and clarifying which textile products have been determined not to exceed the allowable lead content limits.

This final rule adopts the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that we published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2014. This final rule creates our own administrative debt collection regulations, and it improves our authorities to pursue collection of administrative debts from current and separated employees and non- employee debtors as authorized by the Debt Collection Act (DCA) of 1982, amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996 and other existing debt collection statutes. We expect that this final rule will have no impact on the public.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Energy Northwest engaged in mediation as part of the NRC's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program which resulted in a settlement agreement as reflected in the confirmatory order relating to Columbia Generating Station.

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a document in the Federal Register of October 1, 2015, seeking public comment regarding the financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-X for certain entities other than a registrant. The RIN was omitted from this document. This correction is being published to add the RIN to that document.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning a revised model agreement for the International Merchandise Return Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators product. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) for combined licenses (COLs) to construct and operate two additional units (Units 3 and 4) at the South Texas Project (STP) Electric Generating Station site in Matagorda County near Bay City, Texas. This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COLs.