October 21, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

On July 14, 2009, HUD posted its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2009. The technical corrections to the NOFA are available on the HUD Web site at https://www.hud.gov/hopevi and https:// www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa09/grphopevirevi.cfm, and on the Grants.gov Web site at https://www.grants.gov. The CFDA number for the HOPE VI Revitalization program is 14.866. The deadline for HOPE VI Revitalization grant applications under this NOFA remains unchanged (November 17, 2009).

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase small business size standards for five industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Servicesnamely NAICS 721110, Hotels and Motels, from $7.0 million to $30 million; NAICS 721120, Casino Hotels, from $7.0 million to $30 million; NAICS 722211, Limited Service Restaurants, from $7.0 million to $10 million; NAICS 722212, Cafeterias, from $7.0 million to $25.5 million; and NAICS 722310, Food Service Contractors, from $20.5 million to $35.5 million. As part of its ongoing initiative to review all size standards, SBA has evaluated each industry in Sector 72 to determine whether the existing size standards should be retained or revised. This proposed rule is one of a series of proposals that will examine industries grouped by an NAICS Sector. As part of this series of proposed rules SBA is publishing concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register a proposed rule to modify small business size standards in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade, and Sector 81, Other Services. SBA has established its ``Size Standards Methodology'' and published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register a notice of its availability on SBA's Web site at http: // www.sba.gov/size. SBA has applied ``Size Standards Methodology'' to this proposed rule.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase the small business size standards for 18 industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 81, Other Services, and retain the current standards for the remaining 30 industries in the Sector. As part of its ongoing initiative to review all size standards, SBA has evaluated each industry in Sector 81 to determine whether the existing size standards should be retained or revised. This proposed rule is one of a series of proposals that will examine industries grouped by an NAICS Sector. As part of this series of proposed rules SBA is publishing concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register a proposed rule to modify small business size standards in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade and, in Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Services. SBA has established its ``Size Standards Methodology'' and published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register a notice of its availability on SBA's Web site at https://www.sba.gov/size. SBA has applied ``Size Standards Methodology'' to this proposed rule.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase small business size standards for 48 industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 44-45, Retail Trade, and retain the current standards for the remaining 28 industries in the Sector. As part of its ongoing initiative to review all size standards, SBA has evaluated each industry in Sector 44-45 to determine whether the existing size standards should be retained or revised. This proposed rule is one of a series of proposals that will examine industries grouped by an NAICS Sector. As part of this series of proposed rules SBA is publishing concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register a proposed rule to modify small business size standards in Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Services, and in Sector 81, Other Services. SBA has established its ``Size Standards Methodology'' and published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register a notice of its availability on SBA's Web site at https:// www.sba.gov/size. SBA has applied ``Size Standards Methodology'' to this proposed rule.

In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), OSHA is requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. For the purposes of this notice, the term ``combustible dust'' includes all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium. OSHA plans to use the information received in response to this notice in developing a proposed standard for combustible dust.

The Board proposes to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, and the staff commentary to the regulation in order to implement provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 that are effective on February 22, 2010. This proposal would establish a number of new substantive and disclosure requirements to establish fair and transparent practices pertaining to open-end consumer credit plans, including credit card accounts. In particular, the proposed rule would limit the application of increased rates to existing credit card balances, require credit card issuers to consider a consumer's ability to make the required payments, establish special requirements for extensions of credit to consumers who are under the age of 21, and limit the assessment of fees for exceeding the credit limit on a credit card account.