February 2, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Privacy Act of 1974, Implementation of Exemptions
This document delays the effective date by 60 days and provides a 30-day public comment period to run concurrently for the final rule exempting portions of the Partner Vetting System from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act, as published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2009.
Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages: Delay of Effective Date
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Review Plan,'' this action temporarily delays for 60 days the effective date of the final rule entitled, Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages'' published in the December 3, 2008 Federal Register (73 FR 73694). The temporary 60-day delay in effective date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised by this rule. In addition, this action reopens the comment period on the policies set out in the December 3, 2008 final rule to allow interested parties to provide comments about issues of law and policy raised by the rule.
Notification of Impending Waiver Termination
Section 651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) authorized the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission or NRC) to issue a time-limited waiver (70 FR 51581; August 31, 2005) to allow continued use and possession of naturally-occurring and accelerator- produced radioactive materials (NARM) while the Commission developed a regulatory framework for regulation of the new byproduct material. The Commission has begun terminating the time-limited waiver in phases in accordance to the provisions of the ``Plan for the Transition of Regulatory Authority Resulting from the Expanded Definition of Byproduct Material'' (transition plan) issued by the Commission on October 19, 2007 (72 FR 59157). The first phase of waiver terminations occurred on November 30, 2007 (72 FR 68043), and the second phase occurred on September 30, 2008 (73 FR 14376). This document provides advance notification that on August 7, 2009, the Commission will terminate the time-limited waivers for all remaining non-Agreement States and Canadian licenses that are under NRC jurisdiction. Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia. As provided in the transition plan, for existing NRC licensees, NARM use amendments are required within 6 months from the date of waiver termination. For NARM users in non-Agreement States and Canadian licensees without a NRC license, the license applications are required within 12 months from the date waiver termination.
Processing of Deposit Accounts in the Event of an Insured Depository Institution Failure
The FDIC is adopting a final rule establishing the FDIC's practices for determining deposit and other liability account balances at a failed insured depository institution. Except as noted, the FDIC practices defined in the final rule represent a continuation of long- standing FDIC procedures in processing such balances at a failed depository institution. The final rule also imposes certain disclosure requirements in connection with sweep accounts. The final rule replaces the FDIC's interim rule on this subject and applies to all insured depository institutions.
Expiration Date Extension for Musculoskeletal Body System Listings
This final rule extends for 2 years the date on which the Musculoskeletal System Listing of Impairments will no longer be effective. We use the body system listings at the third step of the sequential evaluation process when we evaluate your claim for benefits based on disability under title II and title XVI of the Social Security Act. Other than extending the effective date of the listings, we have not revised the musculoskeletal listings. This extension will ensure that we continue to have the medical evaluation criteria in the listings to adjudicate disability claims involving disorders of the musculoskeletal body system at the third step of the sequential evaluation process.
Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is extending until March 2, 2009 the deadline for filing comments on its proposed revisions to the Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (``the Guides'').
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