August 11, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The EPA is announcing extensions of the comment periods until August 31, 2009 for three actions proposed on July 10 and July 14, 2009. These proposed actions concern approval of California's Reformulated Gasoline and Diesel Fuels programs (74 FR 33196 (July 10, 2009), correction 74 FR 35838 (July 21, 2009)); limited approval and limited disapproval of San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's (SJVAPCD) Rule 4570 ``Confined Animal Facilities'' (74 FR 33948 (July 14, 2009); and partial approval and partial disapproval of the 1-Hour Ozone Extreme Area Plan for the San Joaquin Valley (74 FR 33933 (July 14, 2009).

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the revision of a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (FLREA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will attend a tour as indicated below.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is withdrawing the final rule, titled Time-in-Grade Elimination, published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2008. After carefully considering all of the comments OPM has determined that it would be more productive to consider the merits of the time-in-grade issue as part of a more comprehensive review of pay, performance, and staffing issues than to regulate this particular issue in piecemeal fashion.

This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in order to make editorial changes.

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the procedures for the acceptance of a bond with a security interest in real property.

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as ``the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei))'' as a designated country, due to the accession of Taiwan to membership in the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reflect that FedTeDS capabilities have been incorporated into the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). References to FedTeDS are amended to reflect the GPE i.e., FedBizOpps system.

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) proposes two new systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act or the Act), entitled ``FederalReporting.gov Section 1512 Data System'' (1512 Data System) and ``FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System'' (FRRS). The 1512 Data System will contain information on recipients of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Public Law 111-5 (Recovery Act). Under section 1512 of the Recovery Act, as well as implementing guidance promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), recipients are required to report certain data elements relating to their receipt of funds. The 1512 Data System will include data collected from recipients reporting data pursuant to the Recovery Act, and that data will then flow to and be posted publicly on the Web site Recovery.gov, which was also established by the Recovery Act. The FRRS will contain information on individuals who have registered and established accounts to access FederalReporting.gov, the Board's Web- based inbound reporting system. The information maintained by the FRRS includes the first name, last name, phone number, extension, agency code (for individuals associated with a Federal agency), and DUNS number. This information is used to retrieve additional recipient organizational information from the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), and Dun and Bradstreet database systems. This information will be used to protect and manage access to the individual's account on FederalReporting.gov. In this notice, the Board provides the required information on the systems of records.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA-1852-DR), dated July 30, 2009, and related determinations.

This proposed rule implements aspects of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 by reducing the Federal cost share of FEMA Public Assistance to public and certain private nonprofit facilities repetitively damaged in the preceding 10 years by the same type of event and for which required hazard mitigation has not been implemented. The Federal government should not repetitively reimburse eligible applicants for damage that could be prevented through mitigation efforts. The reduced Federal cost share of the proposed rule is intended to provide an incentive to mitigate repetitive damage, promote measures that reduce future loss to life and property, protect Federal investment in public infrastructure, and help build disaster- resistant communities.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice seeks comments concerning the online registration process for Citizen Corps Individual Registration.

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (CFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.