August 4, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Post Office Closing
Document Number: 2011-19770
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Innis, Louisiana post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners, and others to take appropriate action.
Ohio; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Document Number: 2011-19769
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Ohio (FEMA-4002-DR), dated July 13, 2011, and related determinations.
Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19767
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4004-DR), dated July 14, 2011, and related determinations.
Notices of Filing of Petitions for Food Additives and Color Additives; Relocation in the Federal Register
Document Number: 2011-19765
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying the public that notices of filing of petitions for food additives and color additives that are published in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) will now be published in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal Register. Notices of filing have historically been published in the ``Notices'' section of the Federal Register. The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) recently informed FDA that, under OFR rules, these documents actually fall into the ``Proposed Rules'' category and requested that FDA reclassify these notices of filing documents as proposed rules. This change is effective immediately.
Indiana; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19764
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Indiana (FEMA-1997-DR), dated June 23, 2011, and related determinations.
Wyoming; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19763
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for State of Wyoming (FEMA-4007-DR), dated July 22, 2011, and related determinations.
Vermont; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19762
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4001-DR), dated July 8, 2011, and related determinations.
South Dakota; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19761
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-1984-DR), dated May 13, 2011, and related determinations.
Montana; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2011-19760
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Montana (FEMA-1996-DR), dated June 17, 2011, and related determinations.
Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Federal Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-19759
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Bureau
The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The AMWG meets two to three times a year.
Stanislaus National Forest, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for BEH Rangeland Allotments
Document Number: 2011-19758
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Stanislaus National Forest proposes to reauthorize livestock grazing on the Bell Meadow (B), Eagle Meadow (E) and Herring Creek (H) allotments on the Summit Ranger District. The area affected by this proposal includes approximately 57,250 acres in the Sierra Nevada, located in Tuolumne County, California. The purpose of this proposal is to ensure compliance with all applicable Public Laws and standards and guidelines described in the Forest Plan.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information
Document Number: 2011-19757
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Assistance From Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
Document Number: 2011-19756
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the proposed Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request for Assistance From Department of Labor, EBSA,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) Letter No. 32-10: Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Employers Engaged in Sheepherding and Goatherding Occupations Under the H-2A Program
Document Number: 2011-19755
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States Department of Labor (Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of TEGL 32-10 entitled Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Employers Engaged in Sheepherding and Goatherding Occupations under the H-2A Program, signed on June 14, 2011, by Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) Letter No. 15-06, Change 1, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Occupations Involved in the Open Range Production of Livestock Under the H-2A Program
Document Number: 2011-19754
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States Department of Labor (Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of TEGL 15-06, Change 1 entitled, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Occupations Involved in the Open Range Production of Livestock under the H-2A Program, signed on June 14, 2011, by Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) Letter No. 17-06, Change 1, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Employers in the Itinerant Animal Shearing Industry Under the H-2A Program
Document Number: 2011-19753
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States Department of Labor (Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of TEGL 17-06, Change 1 entitled, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Employers in the Itinerant Animal Shearing Industry under the H-2A Program, signed on June 14, 2011, by Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) Letter No. 16-06, Change 1, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Multi-State Custom Combine Owners/Operators Under the H-2A Program
Document Number: 2011-19752
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States Department of Labor (Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of TEGL 16-06, Change 1, entitled, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Multi-State Custom Combine Owners/Operators under the H-2A Program, signed on June 14, 2011, by Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) Letter No. 33-10: Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Itinerant Commercial Beekeeping Employers in the H-2A Program
Document Number: 2011-19751
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of TEGL 33-10 entitled, Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Itinerant Commercial Beekeeping Employers in the H-2A Program, signed on June 14, 2011, by Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19750
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Commerce
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19749
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the ``CDFI Fund''), an office within the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the CDFI Program Healthy Food Financing InitiativeFinancial Assistance (HFFI-FA) Supplemental Questionnaire.
2012 Rates for Pilotage on the Great Lakes
Document Number: 2011-19746
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes adjustments to the rates for pilotage services on the Great Lakes, which were last amended in February 2011. The proposed adjustments would establish new base rates and are made in accordance with a required full ratemaking procedure. They result in an average decrease of approximately 4 percent from the rates established in February 2011. This rulemaking promotes the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime safety.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Reinstated Approval of Information Collection: Survey of Airman Satisfaction With Aeromedical Certification Services
Document Number: 2011-19745
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to reinstate a previously discontinued information collection. The Survey of Airman Satisfaction with Aeromedical Certification Services assesses airman opinion of key dimensions of service quality.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection: Commercial Aviation Safety Team Safety Enhancements
Document Number: 2011-19744
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The FAA intends to collect safety-related data regarding the voluntary implementation of Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) safety enhancements (SEs) from certificate holders conducting operations under 14 CFR part 121 and parts 121/135.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Six Sand Dune Beetles as Endangered or Threatened
Document Number: 2011-19743
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list six sand dune beetles as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Based on our review, we find that the petition does not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing two of the six species [Hardy's aegialian scarab (Aegialia hardyi) and Sand Mountain serican scarab (Serica psammobunus)] may be warranted. However, we find that the petition presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing may be warranted for four of the six species [Crescent Dunes aegialian scarab (A. crescenta), Crescent Dunes serican scarab (S. ammomenisco), large aegialian scarab (A. magnifica), and Giuliani's dune scarab (Pseudocotalpa giuliani)]. Therefore, with the publication of this notice, we are initiating a review of the status of these species to determine if listing these four species is warranted. To ensure that the status reviews are comprehensive, we are requesting scientific and commercial data and other information regarding these four species. Based on the status reviews, we will issue 12-month findings on these four species, which will address whether the petitioned actions are warranted, as provided in the Act.
Policy Clarifying Definition of “Actively Engaged” for Purposes of Inspector Authorization
Document Number: 2011-19741
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action clarifies the term ``actively engaged'' for the purposes of application for and renewal of an inspection authorization. It also responds to the comments submitted to the proposed policy and revises portions of that proposal. This action amends the Flight Standards Management System FAA Order 8900.1.
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2011-19739
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19738
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is correcting the proposed information collection notice it published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2011 at 76 FR 33811. Specifically, we are correcting the information in that notice regarding OMB No. 1513-0103. Presently, the information collection approved under OMB No. 1513-0103 covers two tobacco bond forms, which we are consolidating into a single form.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
Document Number: 2011-19737
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project along State Route 15, San Diego, CA, PM: R3.8-R6.0 in the County of San Diego, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
Notice of HUD-Held Multifamily Loan Sale (MLS 2011-2)
Document Number: 2011-19736
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This notice announces HUD's sale of certain unsubsidized multifamily mortgage loans, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance, in a competitive, sealed bid sale (MLS 2011-2). This notice also describes generally the bidding process used for the sale and certain persons who were ineligible to bid. The Bidder's Information Package (BIP) was made available online to qualified bidders on June 29, 2011. Submission of bids for the loans were required on the bid date, which was August 3, 2011. Awards were made no later than August 4, 2011. Closings are expected to take place by August 19, 2011.
Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing Act-Debenture Interest Rates
Document Number: 2011-19735
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for debentures issued under section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2011, is 3 percent. The interest rate for debentures issued under any other provision of the Act is the rate in effect on the date that the commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the date that the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is higher. The interest rate for debentures issued under these other provisions with respect to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed during the 6- month period beginning July 1, 2011, is 4\1/8\ percent. However, as a result of an amendment to section 224 of the Act, if an insurance claim relating to a mortgage insured under sections 203 or 234 of the Act and endorsed for insurance after January 23, 2004, is paid in cash, the debenture interest rate for purposes of calculating a claim shall be the monthly average yield, for the month in which the default on the mortgage occurred, on United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of 10 years.
Medical Devices; Availability of Safety and Effectiveness Summaries for Premarket Approval Applications
Document Number: 2011-19734
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of premarket approval applications (PMAs) that have been approved. This list is intended to inform the public of the availability of safety and effectiveness summaries of approved PMAs through the Internet and the Agency's Division of Dockets Management.
Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for a Pacemaker Programmer
Document Number: 2011-19733
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require the filing of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the class III preamendments device pacemaker programmers. The agency is also summarizing its proposed findings regarding the degree of risk of illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by requiring this device to meet the statute's approval requirements and the benefits to the public from the use of the devices. In addition, FDA is announcing the opportunity for interested persons to request that the agency change the classification of the aforementioned device based on new information. This action implements certain statutory requirements.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Relocation and Real Property Acquisition, Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as Amended (URA)
Document Number: 2011-19731
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
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. Agencies which receive HUD funding for projects that will involve relocation of owners or tenants displaced due to a project which involves rehabilitation, demolition, or acquisition of property are subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (URA). Agencies are required to document their compliance with the requirements of the URA and applicable implementing program regulations.
Redelegation of Authority to Office of Native American Program (ONAP) Area Office Administrators and Office Directors
Document Number: 2011-19730
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended, provides authority to the Secretary to delegate functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary deems necessary. By separate notice published in today's Federal Register, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing delegates authority, through the General Deputy Assistant Secretary, to Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Native American Programs to perform program administration, oversight and enforcement responsibilities for certain of HUD's programs directed to Native Americans, and authorizes the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Native American Programs to redelegate such authority. In this redelegation of authority, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) redelegates authority for the administration, oversight and enforcement of certain PIH programs.
Redelegation of Authority to Regional Public Housing Directors
Document Number: 2011-19729
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to delegate functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary deems necessary. By separate notice published in today's Federal Register, the Secretary delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing authority for the administration of certain Public and Indian Housing (PIH) programs, and authorizes the Assistant Secretary to further redelegate such authority. In this Redelegation of Authority for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), the Assistant Secretary for PIH redelegates authority through the PIH General Deputy Assistant Secretary to the Regional Public Housing Directors for the administration of certain PIH programs. This notice also supersedes all prior redelegations of authority to the Regional Public Housing Directors.
Redelegation of Authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Public and Indian Housing
Document Number: 2011-19728
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to delegate functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary deems necessary. By separate notice published in today's Federal Register, the Secretary delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing authority for the administration of certain Public and Indian Housing (PIH) programs, and authorizes the Assistant Secretary to further redelegate such authority. In this consolidated redelegation of authority the Assistant Secretary for PIH redelegates to the PIH Deputy Assistant Secretaries authority for the administration of certain PIH programs.
Domestic Licensing of Source Material-Amendments/Integrated Safety Analysis; Correction
Document Number: 2011-19726
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice appearing in the Federal Register on July 27, 2011 (76 FR 44865), that extended the public comment period and provided a date for a public meeting for the proposed rule, ``Domestic Licensing of Source MaterialAmendments/Integrated Safety Analysis.'' This action is necessary to correct the date of the public meeting in the DATES section, and to correct the Docket ID information for accessing publicly available documents related to the proposed rule and draft guidance document in the ADDRESSES section.
Postal Service Initiative on Retail Postal Locations
Document Number: 2011-19725
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request for an advisory opinion on an initiative involving examination of the continuation of service at postal retail locations. This document invites public comments on the request and addresses several related procedural steps.
Order of Succession for the Office of Public and Indian Housing
Document Number: 2011-19724
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing designates the order of succession for the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). This order of succession revokes and supersedes all prior orders of succession for PIH, including that published on October 18, 2006 (71 FR 61500).
Delegation of Authority for the Office of Public and Indian Housing
Document Number: 2011-19723
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to delegate functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary deems necessary. In this delegation of authority, the Secretary delegates authority to the Assistant Secretary and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and authorizes the Assistant Secretary and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary to redelegate authority for the administration of certain PIH programs. This delegation revokes and supersedes all prior delegations of authority, including the delegation published on August 4, 2004 (69 FR 47171).
Publication of Housing Price Inflation Adjustment
Document Number: 2011-19722
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as codified at 50 U.S.C. App. 531, prohibits a landlord from evicting a Service member (or the Service member's family) from a residence during a period of military service except by court order. The law as originally passed by Congress applied to dwellings with monthly rents of $2400 or less. The law requires the Department of Defense to adjust this amount annually to reflect inflation and to publish the new amount in the Federal Register. We have applied the inflation index required by the statute. The maximum monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. App. 531(a)(1)(A)(ii) is $2,975.54.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report
Document Number: 2011-19721
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; California Signage Plan: Evaluation of Interpretive Signs
Document Number: 2011-19720
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers
Document Number: 2011-19718
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-04
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) proposes measures to improve 911 availability and location determination for users of interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. First, the Commission considers whether to apply our 911 rules to ``outbound-only'' interconnected VoIP services, i.e., services that support outbound calls to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) but not inbound voice calling from the PSTN. These services, which allow consumers to place IP-based outbound calls to any telephone number, have grown increasingly popular in recent years. The Commission asks whether such services are likely to generate consumer expectations that they will support 911 calling and consider whether to extend to outbound-only interconnected VoIP service providers the same 911 requirements that have applied to other interconnected VoIP service providers since 2005. The Commission seeks comment on whether our proposal to amend the definition of interconnected VoIP service for 911 purposes has any impact on our interpretation of certain statutes that reference the Commission's existing definition of interconnected VoIP service.
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