Exchange Visitor Program-Waiver of Certain Program Eligibility Requirements, 48687-48688 [2015-19586]
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effective September 15, 2014, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
part 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations listed in this
document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
significant environmental impacts, and
no extraordinary circumstances exist
that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends FAA Order
7400.9Y, airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014,
and effective September 15, 2014. FAA
Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (Air).
Exchange Visitor Program—Waiver of
Certain Program Eligibility
Requirements
Adoption of the Amendment
AGENCY:
The Rule
This amendment to Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
amends Class D airspace and Class E
airspace designated as an extension at
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County
Airport, Santa Rosa, CA. The airport’s
geographic coordinates are adjusted to
be in concert with the FAA’s
aeronautical database. This is an
administrative change and does not
affect the dimensions or operating
requirements of the airspace area.
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Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which
frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally
current, is non-controversial, and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
does not warrant preparation of a
Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’
paragraph 311a. This airspace action is
not expected to cause any potentially
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Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 62
[Public Notice: 9215]
Department of State.
Change of program duration for
current YES program students from
Yemen.
ACTION:
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Class D Airspace
In accordance with the
General Provisions of the Exchange
Visitor Program regulations, the
Department’s Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs has
waived certain program eligibility
requirements with respect to an
educational and cultural exchange
program established pursuant to an
arrangement between the Government of
the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of Yemen.
DATES: Effective August 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Tekach, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Professional Exchanges,
U.S. Department of State, SA–5, Floor 5,
2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20522; or email at JExchanges@
state.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for Part 71
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2014, effective
September 15, 2014, is amended as
follows:
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AWP CA D Santa Rosa, CA [Amended]
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport,
CA (lat. 38°30′35″ N., long. 122°48′46″ W.).
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL
within a 4.3-mile radius of Santa Rosa/
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport.
This Class D airspace area is effective during
the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as an Extension to Class D or
Class E Surface Area
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AWP CA E4 Santa Rosa, CA [Amended]
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport,
CA (lat. 38°30′35″ N., long. 122°48′46″ W.).
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 2 miles either side of the 342°
bearing from the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma
County Airport, CA, extending from the 4.3mile radius of the airport to 14 miles
northwest of the airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 5,
2015.
Christopher Ramirez,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
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SUMMARY:
The
Department of State (the Department)
administers the Exchange Visitor
Program pursuant to the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451, et.
seq.), also known as the Fulbright-Hays
Act (the Act). The purpose of the Act is
to increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries,
including through educational and
cultural exchanges. The Department’s
implementing regulations for the
Exchange Visitor Program are set forth
at 22 CFR part 62.
In accordance with 22 CFR 62.1(c),
the Department’s Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs has
waived 22 CFR 62.25(c) with respect to
an educational and cultural exchange
program established pursuant to an
arrangement between the Government of
the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of Yemen.
The program, which begins in August
2015, is for approximately thirty
students from the Republic of Yemen
currently in the United States on the
Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange &
Study Program (YES). This waiver of 22
CFR 62.25(c), which imposes a one-year
maximum program duration for
secondary school participants, will
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allow those students to receive
continued educational and cultural
programming offered by the Department
for a period of one additional year.
Mara Tekach,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
29 CFR Part 4022
Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans; Interest Assumptions
for Paying Benefits
Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule amends the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s
regulation on Benefits Payable in
Terminated Single-Employer Plans to
prescribe interest assumptions under
the regulation for valuation dates in
September 2015. The interest
assumptions are used for paying
benefits under terminating singleemployer plans covered by the pension
insurance system administered by
PBGC.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective September 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine B. Klion (Klion.Catherine@
pbgc.gov), Assistant General Counsel for
Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street
NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–
4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the
Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–
Rate set
For plans with a
valuation date
On or after
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263
877–8339 and ask to be connected to
202–326–4024.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s
regulation on Benefits Payable in
Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29
CFR part 4022) prescribes actuarial
assumptions—including interest
assumptions—for paying plan benefits
under terminating single-employer
plans covered by title IV of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974. The interest assumptions in
the regulation are also published on
PBGC’s Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov).
PBGC uses the interest assumptions in
Appendix B to Part 4022 to determine
whether a benefit is payable as a lump
sum and to determine the amount to
pay. Appendix C to Part 4022 contains
interest assumptions for private-sector
pension practitioners to refer to if they
wish to use lump-sum interest rates
determined using PBGC’s historical
methodology. Currently, the rates in
Appendices B and C of the benefit
payment regulation are the same.
The interest assumptions are intended
to reflect current conditions in the
financial and annuity markets.
Assumptions under the benefit
payments regulation are updated
monthly. This final rule updates the
benefit payments interest assumptions
for September 2015.1
The September 2015 interest
assumptions under the benefit payments
regulation will be 1.25 percent for the
period during which a benefit is in pay
status and 4.00 percent during any years
preceding the benefit’s placement in pay
status. In comparison with the interest
assumptions in effect for August 2015,
these interest assumptions represent a
decrease of 0.25 percent in the
immediate annuity rate and are
otherwise unchanged.
PBGC has determined that notice and
public comment on this amendment are
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3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set
263, as set forth below, is added to the
table.
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1 Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation
of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part
4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing
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Employee benefit plans, Pension
insurance, Pensions, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, 29
CFR part 4022 is amended as follows:
PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN
TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER
PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 4022
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b,
1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344.
2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set
263, as set forth below, is added to the
table.
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Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum
Interest Rates for PBGC Payments
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Interest Rates for Private-Sector
Payments
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Deferred annuities
(percent)
Immediate
annuity rate
(percent)
Before
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This finding is based on the
need to determine and issue new
interest assumptions promptly so that
the assumptions can reflect current
market conditions as accurately as
possible.
Because of the need to provide
immediate guidance for the payment of
benefits under plans with valuation
dates during September 2015, PBGC
finds that good cause exists for making
the assumptions set forth in this
amendment effective less than 30 days
after publication.
PBGC has determined that this action
is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
under the criteria set forth in Executive
Order 12866.
Because no general notice of proposed
rulemaking is required for this
amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility
Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
601(2).
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benefits under terminating covered single-employer
plans for purposes of allocation of assets under
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ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are
updated quarterly.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-19586]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 62
[Public Notice: 9215]
Exchange Visitor Program--Waiver of Certain Program Eligibility
Requirements
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Change of program duration for current YES program students
from Yemen.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the General Provisions of the Exchange
Visitor Program regulations, the Department's Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs has waived certain program eligibility
requirements with respect to an educational and cultural exchange
program established pursuant to an arrangement between the Government
of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of
Yemen.
DATES: Effective August 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Tekach, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Professional Exchanges, U.S. Department of State, SA-5,
Floor 5, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20522; or email at
JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State (the Department)
administers the Exchange Visitor Program pursuant to the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2451, et. seq.), also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act (the Act). The
purpose of the Act is to increase mutual understanding between the
people of the United States and the people of other countries,
including through educational and cultural exchanges. The Department's
implementing regulations for the Exchange Visitor Program are set forth
at 22 CFR part 62.
In accordance with 22 CFR 62.1(c), the Department's Assistant
Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs has waived 22 CFR
62.25(c) with respect to an educational and cultural exchange program
established pursuant to an arrangement between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Yemen.
The program, which begins in August 2015, is for approximately thirty
students from the Republic of Yemen currently in the United States on
the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study Program (YES). This waiver of
22 CFR 62.25(c), which imposes a one-year maximum program duration for
secondary school participants, will
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allow those students to receive continued educational and cultural
programming offered by the Department for a period of one additional
year.
Mara Tekach,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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