Agencies and Commissions February 23, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice that by petition dated June 24, 2015, as supplemented, David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists and others (the petitioners) requested that the NRC take action with regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). The petitioner's requests are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

In this document, the Commission dismisses, and on separate grounds, denies petitions for reconsideration seeking reconsideration of the Commission's decisions in the Incentive Auction R&O and the Incentive Auction Second Order on Reconsideration not to protect certain broadcast television stations (WOSC-CD, Pittsburgh, PA; WPTG- CD, Pittsburgh, PA; WIAV-CD, Washington, DC; and KKYK-CD, Little Rock, AK) in the repacking process or make them eligible for the reverse auction. The Commission also concludes that WDYB-CD, Daytona Beach, Florida is not entitled to discretionary repacking protection or eligible to participate in the reverse auction.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA- 4250-DR), dated 02/10/2016. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/23/2015 through 01/09/2016. Effective Date: 02/10/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/11/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/10/2016.

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of California, dated 02/08/2016. Incident: Aliso Canyon Gas Leak. Incident Period: 10/23/2015 and continuing. Effective Date: 02/08/2016. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/08/2016.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas (FEMA-4255- DR), dated 02/09/2016. Incident: Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/26/2015 through 01/21/2016. Effective Date: 02/09/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/11/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/09/2016.

The SBA, Office of the National Ombudsman is issuing this notice to announce the location, date and time of the Salt Lake City, Utah Regulatory Fairness Hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is extending the comment period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Concept Release and Request for Comment with respect to transfer agent regulations. The original comment period is scheduled to end on February 29, 2016. The Commission is extending the time period in which to provide the Commission with comments by 45 days, until April 14, 2016. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express Contract 32 negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), to approve of and assign OMB numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board- approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB number.

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of approval of a collection of information relating to testing and recordkeeping requirements in the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers (16 CFR part 1205), approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0091. In the Federal Register of November 25, 2015 (80 FR 73735), the CPSC published a notice to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. One commenter, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (``OPEI'') stated that the estimated burden is underestimated as it is likely based on an outdated estimate of the U.S. market. According to OPEI data, accounting for 8 member manufacturers, 4.7 million walk-behind (gas) power lawn mowers were shipped in the U.S. during 2015. CPSC staff's estimate of the estimated reporting burden to industry to comply with the safety standard mainly is tied to the number of manufacturers and importers (25), number of production days in a year (130), and employee time per day per establishment required to conduct a reasonable testing program (3 hours) and preparation of product labels (1 hour). The information provided by OPEI's comment does not address the factors and assumptions leading to estimated burden hours for firms and the industry. The reported shipments of 4.7 million units in 2015 (by 8 OPEI members) would not lead us to conclude that estimated burden hours has been underestimated. In fact, the reported shipments in 2015 are lower than previous years in our possession (e.g., 6.5 million forecast for 2005). If OPEI has information related to the number of affected establishments, annual production days, and hours per production day required for testing and labeling, staff will review that information and revise the estimated information collection burden of the standard, as necessary. Accordingly, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information, without change.

The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold sixteen meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during March, 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, Agency, us, our, or we) proposes to amend our regulations governing the eligibility of non- program investments held by the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). We propose to revise these regulations to comply with section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act or DFA) by removing references to, and requirements relating to, credit ratings. We are also proposing a delayed compliance date for the rule.