June 8, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment period on the proposed rule, ``Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5 and PM10 Amendments.'' This proposed rule was published May 15, 2009 in the Federal Register (74 FR 23024), and written comments on the proposed rule were to be submitted by June 15, 2009. EPA also stated in the proposal that the comment period would be extended if a public hearing was requested by a certain date. On May 26, 2009, EPA received such a request to hold a public hearing for this proposed rule, and the public hearing was held on June 4, 2009 at the EPA in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a result, EPA is notifying the public again that the deadline to submit public comments on the proposal is now June 29, 2009.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is amending its Privacy Act regulations to exempt certain records that are maintained in a system of records entitled ``PBGC-17, Office of Inspector General Investigative File SystemPBGC'' from the access, contest, and certain other provisions of the Privacy Act. The amendment protects the information gathered to carry out the Office of Inspector General's law enforcement mission to investigate criminal, civil, and administrative matters.

This document contains a correction to final and temporary regulations (TD 9448, that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, May 7, 2009 (74 FR 21438). This regulation relates to the use of actuarial tables in valuing annuities, interests for life or terms of years, and remainder or reversionary interests.

This document contains a correction to temporary regulations (TD 9449) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, May 7, 2009 (74 FR 21256) that explain how to allocate prepaid qualified mortgage insurance premiums to determine the amount of the prepaid premium that is treated as qualified residence interest each taxable year under section 163(h)(4)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code. The temporary regulations also provide guidance to reporting entities receiving premiums, including prepaid premiums, for mortgage insurance. The temporary regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.

This action amends Class E airspace at Cleveland, OH. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Lorain County Regional Airport, Lorain, OH. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at Lorain County Regional Airport.