Agencies and Commissions January 24, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Following the mandate set out in the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.) (the Act), in November 1982 the Council adopted a regional program, the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. The Act requires the program be designed to protect, mitigate and enhance fish and wildlife of the Columbia River Basin affected by hydropower dams, while also assuring the region of an adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the Commission) has determined to levy civil penalties against respondents Jazz Photo Corp. (Jazz), Jack Benun, and Anthony Cossentino, for the violation of the Commission cease and desist order issued to Jazz in the original investigation. The Commission has further determined not to issue a new cease and desist order as requested by complainant Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., or to modify the existing cease and desist order or exclusion order. Finally, the Commission has deemed respondents' request for a stay moot in view of its decision to defer enforcement efforts until appeals of its civil penalty determinations are exhausted.

Section 4314(c)(4) of Title 5, U.S.C.; requires each agency to publish notification of the appointment of individuals who may serve as members of that Agency's Performance Review Board (PRB). The following individuals have been designated to serve on the FY 04 Performance Review Board for the U.S. Small Business Administration: 1. Lewis D. Andrews, Jr., Associate Deputy Administrator for Management and Administration; 2. Anthony Bedell, Associate Administrator for Congressional and Legislative Affairs; 3. Delorice Ford, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Hearings and Appeals; 4. Janet Tasker, Associate Administrator for the Office of Lender Oversight; 5. Jose Sifontes, Office of the District DirectorNew York District Office; 6. Jerry E. Williams, Deputy Chief Information Officer; and, 7. Herbert Mitchell, Associate Administrator for the Office of Disaster Assistance.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Planetary Protection Advisory Committee (PPAC).

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is issuing final revisions to its rule on credit union mergers, federal share insurance terminations, and conversions from federal share insurance to nonfederal insurance. The final rule establishes disclosure requirements to ensure that members have the opportunity to be fully and properly informed before they vote on whether to convert from federal insurance to nonfederal insurance. The rule provides protections to members who may lose federal insurance because they have large insured accounts at two federally-insured credit unions that are merging or they have term accounts at a federally-insured credit union that is converting to nonfederal insurance. The rule also requires merging credit unions to analyze the premerger requirements imposed on credit unions by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and provides other miscellaneous updates to the existing rule governing credit union mergers, terminations, and conversions of share insurance.