Office of the Secretary April 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to request extension of a previously approved information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to request extension of a previously approved information collection.

On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 (70 FR 20316), The Department of Defense published a proposed rule on ``Personal Commercial Solication on DoD Installations.'' The document includes the draft DD Form 2885, ``Personal Commercial Solication Evaluation,'' which was inadvertently omitted during the previous publication to be published as Appendix C to Part 50. All other information remains unchanged.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness published a document in the Federal Register of April 19, 2005, concerning an open meeting on the Administrative Reissuance of Department of Defense Directive 1344.7, ``Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations,'' dated February 13, 1986. The document requires additional comments in the SUMMARY and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) announces that an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Updated Pentagon Reservation Master Plan is available for public review and comment on or before 14 April 2005. The Master Plan involves the entire Pentagon Reservation to include all the main buildings and sub- buildings within the Pentagon site in Arlington, Virginia, exclusive of the Navy Annex. A separate EA will be distributed for the Navy Annex, also known as the Naval Annex, Arlington Annex and Federal Office Building No. 2 (FOB2). The EA documents an evaluation of the environmental effects of the proposed updated Master Plan in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA, 42 U.S. Code 4321 to 4370b); Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) implementing regulations (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500-1508); and DoD Instruction 4715.9, Environmental Planning and Analysis. The EA addresses the potential impacts and mitigation measures associated with the proposed action. Environmental consequences examined include potential impacts on socio-economic conditions, cultural and visual resources, transportation systems, physical and biological resources, utilities and infrastructure, and cumulative impacts. The Pentagon Reservation Master Plan constitutes a policy framework for the long-term development of the Master Plan areaan area of approximately 220 acres within the larger Pentagon Reservation. The Master Plan primarily focuses on the following improvements within the Master Plan area: Implementing new security measures; improving vehicular circulation; consolidating existing surface parking into parking structures; and increasing landscaped areas. The EA is available on the Internet at https://www.dtic.mil/ref/ Safety/index.htm and in paper copy at the Arlington County Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201. For those with access or escort, copies are also available in the Pentagon Library Reference Center on the Pentagon Concourse.

On April 5, 2000, the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) required DOT to provide a technical assistance manual to air carriers and individuals with disabilities concerning their rights and responsibilities under the Air Carrier Access Act and DOT regulations. Several years after the enactment of AIR-21, DOT received funding to develop the Technical Assistance Manual (TAM). This TAM responds to a Congressional mandate and incorporates input from stakeholders. The TAM is being published in the Federal Register to insure a full opportunity for public comment before the document is published in final form.

This document proposes to amend the Department regulations relating to policy and procedures on personal commercial solicitation on DoD installations. The proposed change incorporates current policy letters that were issued since the last publication of DoD Directive 1344.7 in February 1986. These include: policy on use of on-base financial institutions and non-profit, tax exempt, private organizations to provide financial education; limits on the use of commercial sponsorship to obtain personal contact information for solicitation; and required reporting of solicitation policy violations to higher headquarters. The proposed change also includes a new solicitation evaluation form to help installations detect solicitation policy violations. This document will not have a significant impact on the public.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies will hold an open meeting at The Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point, New York 10996, on May 2, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Purpose: The Task Force will meet on May 2, 2005, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., and this session will be open to the public, subject to the availability of space. In keeping with the spirit of Federal Advisory Committee Act, it is the desire of the Task Force to provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions of the Task Force or to make comment regarding the current work of the Task Force. The first hour of the meeting will be designated for any public comment. During the final two hours, the Task Force as a whole will discuss findings and recommendations regarding victims' rights and services, accountability, training, and community collaboration at the U.S. Military and Naval Academies. Any interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

In response to several petitions, the Department of Transportation (the Department) is extending the comment period for 90 days until July 18, 2005, for its NPRM on aviation data modernization published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2005. In the NPRM, DOT proposed to revise the rules governing the nature, scope, source, and means for collecting and processing aviation traffic data.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to add a new system of records to its inventory of record systems, the Homeland Security Operations Center Database.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services is proposing rules for the imposition of civil money penalties on entities that violate rules adopted by the Secretary to implement the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-191 (HIPAA). The proposed rule would amend the existing rules relating to the investigation of noncompliance to make them apply to all of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules, rather than exclusively to the privacy standards. It would also amend the existing rules relating to the process for imposition of civil money penalties. Among other matters, the proposed rules would clarify and elaborate upon the investigation process, bases for liability, determination of the penalty amount, grounds for waiver, conduct of the hearing, and the appeal process.

The Department revises the Standard Foreign Fare Level (SFFL) to reflect the latest available fuel and non fuel cost changes experienced by carriers, as required by 40 U.S.C. 41509(e).