October 14, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in Nashville, TN
The Commission will consider an Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order considering issues with respect to the low power television digital transition. 2 Public Safety & Title: Improving Public Safety Homeland Security. Communications in the 800 MHz Band; Relinquishment By Sprint Nextel of Channels in the Interleaved, Expansion, and Guard Bands. Summary: The Commission will consider an Order addressing Sprint Nextel's June 17, 2008 Petition for Relief regarding its 800 MHz spectrum holdings in the Interleaved Band (809-815/854-860 MHz), Expansion Band (815-816/860-861 MHz) and Guard Band (816-187/861-862 MHz). 3 Wireless Tele- Title: Promoting Efficient Use of Communications. Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets (WT Docket No. 00-230). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Order on Reconsideration concerning the Secondary Markets proceeding. 4 Wireless Tele- Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the Communications. Commission's Rules To Provide for Flexible Use of the 896-901 MHz and 935- 940 MHz Band Allotted to the Business and Industrial Land Transportation Pool. Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order whether to adopt geographic service licensing and competitive bidding rules for spectrum presently unencumbered within the spectrum currently allotted at 900 MHz for Business/Industrial Land Transportation (B/ILT) use. The Commission will also consider appropriate interference protection standards and whether the Commission should lift the ``freeze'' placed on applications for new 900 MHz B/ILT authorizations. 5 Wireless Tele- Title: EFL Realty Trust, Applications for Communications. New Licenses In the Non-SMR 900 MHz Band for Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked (YU) Stations at Multiple Locations. Summary: The Commission will consider an Order addressing the dismissal of thirteen applications filed by EFL Realty Trust, proposing non-Specialized Mobile Radio trunked service in the Industrial/Business Pool 900 MHz band. 6 International........ Title: 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations. Streamlining the Commission's Rules and Regulations for Satellite Applications and Licensing Procedures. Summary: The Commission will consider an Eighth Report and Order and Order On Reconsideration concerning issues raised in the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding, IB Docket No. 00-248. 7 International........ Title: Second Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Domestic and International Satellite Communications Services Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Annual Report to the United States Congress on the status of competition in the markets for domestic and international satellite communications services, as required by Section 703 of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended. *The summaries listed in this notice are intended for the use of the public attending open Commission meetings. Information not summarized may also be considered at such meetings. Consequently these summaries should not be interpreted to limit the Commission's authority to consider any relevant information.
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries including: trip limit adjustments; the reopening of the Pacific whiting primary seasons for the shore-based, catcher/processor, and mothership sectors; bycatch limit increases; and modifications to the trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas. These routine actions, are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and are intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA). The committee serves as a deliberative body to advise the Archivist of the United States, on technical, mission, and service issues related to the Electronic Records Archives (ERA). This includes, but is not limited to, advising and making recommendations to the Archivist on issues related to the development, implementation and use of the ERA system. Date of Meeting: November 5-6, 2008. Time of Meeting: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Place of Meeting: 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. This meeting will be open to the public. However, due to space limitations and access procedures, the name and telephone number of individuals planning to attend must be submitted to the Electronic Records Archives Program at era.program@nara.gov.
Rules of Procedure of the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board
This document contains the final revisions to the interim rules of procedures of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Contract Appeals Board (Board), which was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2008. These rules supersede the interim rules of the Board and will govern all proceedings before the Board filed on or after October 1, 2007.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The FTC plans to conduct a study to examine consumer perception of environmental marketing claims. This activity is part of the Commission's regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (``Green Guides'' or ``Guides''). Before gathering this information, the FTC is seeking public comments on the proposed study. Comments will be considered before the FTC submits a request for Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'').
Hearing on Proposed Class Exemption for Investment Advice
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Labor will hold a hearing on the Department's proposed class exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA, or the Act), and from certain taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), for the provision of investment advice to participants and beneficiaries of self-directed individual account plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Investment Advice-Participants and Benficiaries; Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Labor will hold a hearing on the Department's proposed regulation under provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA, or the Act), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), relating to the provision of investment advice to participants and beneficiaries of self-directed individual account plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Balanced System for Measuring Organizational and Employee Performance Within the Internal Revenue Service
This document contains final regulations relating to the modification of regulations governing the IRS Balanced System for Measuring Organizational and Employee Performance. These regulations affect internal operations of the IRS and the systems that the agency employs to evaluate the performance of organizations within the IRS and individuals employed by the IRS.
Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for the Importation of Guavas From Mexico Into the United States
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the United States of fresh guava fruit from Mexico. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of guavas from Mexico.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Art and Love in Renaissance Italy”
On August 26, 2008, notice was published on page 50394 of the Federal Register (volume 73, number 166) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibit, ``Art and Love in Renaissance Italy.'' The referenced notice is corrected as to additional objects to be included in the exhibition. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the additional objects to be included in the exhibition ``Art and Love in Renaissance Italy'', imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The additional objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about November 11, 2008, until on or about February 16, 2009; and at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, from on or about March 15, 2009 until on or about June 14, 2009; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
Membership of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Performance Review Board
This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Performance Review Board (PRB) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, to include the Joint Staff, the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Defense Field Activities, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces and the following Defense Agencies: Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Security Service, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Defense Business Transformation Agency, Defense Legal Services Agency, and Pentagon Force Protection Agency. The publication of PRB membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The Performance Review Board (PRB) provides fair and impartial review of Senior Executive and Senior Professional performance appraisals and makes recommendations regarding performance ratings and performance awards to the Secretary of Defense.
Great Lakes Regional Waterways Management Forum
The Great Lakes Regional Waterways Management Forum will hold a meeting in Cleveland, OH, to discuss various waterways management issues. Potential agenda items may include agency updates from the Canadian Coast Guard Central and Arctic Region, Army Corps of Engineers, Transport Canada Marine Safety and the U.S. Coast Guard, Ballast Water Program Updates, Dry Cargo Residue Rulemaking Updates, Overview of the Ice Conference and Optimizing our Aids to Navigation systems. The meeting will be open to the public. The specific agenda is still under development. Additional topics of discussion are solicited from the public. Comments must be submitted on or before October 10, 2008, to be considered at the meeting.
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0035
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0035, Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, and Engineering Equipment, Construction and Materials & Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159). Before submitting this ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Privacy Act of 1974: Republication of Notice of Systems of Records
The National Endowment for the Arts (Endowment) is publishing a notice of an amendment to its systems of records, as required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4).
Radio Broadcasting Services; Caro and Cass City, MI
The Commission denied an application for review filed by Edward Czelada of a Report and Order in this proceeding. The Report and Order upgraded the class of Station WIDL from Channel 221A to 221C3, reallotted Channel 221C3 from Caro to Cass City, Michigan, and denied Czelada's counterproposal to allot Channel 218C3 at Ubly, Michigan and Channel 297C3 at Cass City, Michigan. The Commission determined that the counterproposal was defective because it requested a channel allotment in the noncommercial educational reserved band, which is prohibited under the Commission's rules. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Geographic Partnership Programs
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Television Broadcasting Services; Columbus, GA
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC (``WTVM''), the permittee of WTVM-DT, post-transition digital channel 9, Columbus, Georgia. WTVM requests the substitution of digital channel 11 for post-transition digital channel 9 at Columbus.
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Foreign Futures and Options Transactions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is granting an exemption to firms designated by the Tokyo Financial Exchange, Inc. (TFX) from the application of certain of the Commission's foreign futures and option regulations based upon substituted compliance with certain comparable regulatory and self- regulatory requirements of a foreign regulatory authority consistent with conditions specified by the Commission, as set forth herein. This Order is issued pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.10, which permits persons to file a petition with the Commission for exemption from the application of certain of the Regulations set forth in Part 30 and authorizes the Commission to grant such an exemption if such action would not be otherwise contrary to the public interest or to the purposes of the provision from which exemption is sought.
Amendment of Section 90.20(e)(6) of the Commission's Rules
This document addresses proposed revisions to the Commission's rules and policies regarding stolen vehicle recovery systems (SVRS) and the use of frequency 173.075 MHz. The Commission takes these actions in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by LoJack Corporation (LoJack), in which LoJack sought to modify the Commission's rules to accommodate its future narrowband operations on frequency 173.075 MHz, to improve the recovery services its products provide, and to permit other services in addition to SVRS. The Report and Order furthers the public interest by promoting flexibility and allowing SVRS licensees to operate with some relaxed restrictions while ensuring the continued interference protection of incumbent users.
Television Broadcasting Services; Kearney, NE
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Pappas Telecasting of Central Nebraska, L.P. (``Pappas''), the permittee of KHGI-DT, DTV channel 36, Kearney, Nebraska. Pappas requests the substitution of DTV channel 13 for channel 36 at Kearney.
Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight
In this document, we seek comment on ways to further strengthen management, administration, and oversight of the Universal Service Fund (``USF'' or ``Fund''), how to define more clearly the goals of the USF, and to identify any additional quantifiable performance measures that may be necessary or desirable. We also seek comment on whether and, if so, to what extent the Commission's oversight of the USF can be improved. In conducting this inquiry, we plan to build upon the comprehensive audit oversight conducted by the Commission's Inspector General in 2007.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through October 31, 2011, the current OMB clearance for the information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities. That clearance expires on October 31, 2008, and consists of: (a) applications to the Commission, including applications and notices contained in the Commission's Rules of Practice (primarily Parts I, II, and IV); (b) the FTC's consumer complaint systems; (c) the FTC's program evaluation activities and; (d) the FTC's Applicant Background Form.
Announcement of the First Meeting of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Written Comments
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (a) provide notice of the first meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and (b) solicit written comments pertinent to review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Television Broadcasting Services; Augusta, GA
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Southeastern Media Holdings, Inc. (``SMH''), the permittee of WFXG-DT, post-transition digital channel 51, Augusta, Georgia. SMH requests the substitution of digital channel 31 for post-transition digital channel 51 at Augusta.
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