2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the second meeting to be held in the calendar year 2009. Agenda topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee sessions will be open to the public.

Notice is hereby given that the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) [Responsible Party: Richard Delaney], 115 Bradford Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research directed at North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it intends to renew the charter for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it intends to renew the charter for the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency is amending a system of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is establishing the charter for the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, and in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law, the following meeting of the Defense Health Board (DHB) is announced:

This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Performance Review Board (PRB) of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). The publication of PRB membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(C)(4).

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Audit Advisory Committee on November 23, 2009. Subject to the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.

In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a petition filed by Qwest Wireless for waiver of the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund contribution requirement contained in the Commission's rules.

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is extending the public comment period on a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for soybean designated as transformation event 305423, which has been genetically engineered to have higher levels of oleic acid and lower levels of linoleic and linolenic acids in their oil. Due to an Agency oversight, an incorrect version of the Pioneer petition was originally posted on the Internet for review and comment. With this notice, we are advising the public that the correct version of the petition has been posted and is available for review and comment. We are also extending the comment period for the petition, the draft environmental assessment, and the plant pest risk assessment in order to provide the public a full 60 days to consider the petition for determination of nonregulated status and the supporting documents associated with that petition.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (``FDIC'') proposes to add one new system of records to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. This new system of records is entitled Online Ordering Request Records. The FDIC also proposes to revise and republish a compilation of all its system of records notices. The systems revisions are minor corrective and administrative changes that do not meet the threshold criteria established by the Office of Management and Budget for either a new or altered system of records. We hereby publish this notice for comment on the proposed actions.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of American Samoa (FEMA-1859-DR), dated 10/16/2009.

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.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') final initial determination (``ID'') issued on August 31, 2009, finding no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the above-captioned investigation. Specifically, the Commission has determined to review portions of the ALJ's claim construction and invalidity analysis, but to affirm the ALJ's determination of no violation, and has terminated the investigation.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Partnership Office, 408 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 217, Boston, MA.

The Secretary of the Interior intends to reestablish the National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. This action is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of statutory duties imposed upon the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service.

This notice of intent is part of the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA, Agency, or we) initiative to reduce regulatory burden for Farm Credit System (FCS or System) institutions. Several System institutions responded to our June 2008 notice of intent inviting comments on FCA regulations that may duplicate other requirements, are ineffective, or impose burdens that are greater than the benefits received. In response to some of those comments, we plan to publish a direct final rule separately in the Federal Register to make technical changes and corrections to some of our regulations. This

The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on August 14, 2009.