Agencies and Commissions April 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Ruling, SSR 05-03p. This Ruling explains our policies for determining continuing disability at step 2 of the medical improvement review standard for children under 20 CFR 416.994a(b)(2).

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are jointly seeking comments on proposed changes to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (referred to as TS-R-1). The proposed changes were submitted by the U.S. and other IAEA member states and International Organizations, and might necessitate subsequent domestic compatibility rulemakings by both the NRC and the DOT.

This document amends the Commission's rules to clarify the responsibilities of the Managing Director with respect to financial management matters and with respect to implementation of the Commission's directives in a recent Order released October 3, 2003, concerning the administration of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (TRS Fund). The rules adopted herein are intended to provide clear direction to the Managing Director to respond quickly and efficiently to matters concerning the proper accounting and reporting for the Commission's financial transactions and compliance with relevant and applicable federal financial management and reporting statutes. In addition, we amend our rules to authorize the Billing and Collection Agent for North American Numbering Plan Administration and the Administrators of the USF and the TRS Fund to issue FCC Registration Numbers for carriers who have not previously been assigned one.

This document grants informal requests for waiver of the deadline for compliance with the Commission's revised presubscribed interexchange carrier (PIC) change charge policies. PIC change charges are federally-tariffed charges imposed by incumbent local exchange carriers on end-user subscribers when these subscribers change their long distance carriers. The order extends by six months the date by which incumbent local exchange carriers must file tariff revisions to comply with the revised PIC change charge requirements.

The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, April 13, 2005, a document, wherein Sec. 22.857 was incorrectly amended. This document corrects that amendment.

This document specifies the procedures by which forty Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) channels, which are located in frequency bands that are allocated primarily for Federal use, are to transition to narrower, more spectrally efficient channels in a process commonly known as ``narrowbanding.'' We take this action because the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has adopted a more rapid narrowbanding schedule in the 150.05-150.8 MHz, the 162.0125-173.2 MHz and 173.4-174 MHz (162-174 MHz), and the 406.1-420 MHz bands (collectively, the Federal bands) than the Commission has required for its licensees.

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is proposing a rule on how the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), as receiver or conservator of a Farm Credit System (System) institution, will treat financial assets transferred by the institution in connection with a securitization or in the form of a participation. The rule would resolve issues raised by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities (SFAS 140). Under conditions described in the rule, the FCSIC will not seek to recover or reclaim certain financial assets in exercising its authority to repudiate or disaffirm contracts pursuant to 12 CFR 627.2725(b)(2), (b)(14) and 627.2780(b) and (d). The proposed rule also provides that the FCSIC will not seek to enforce the ``contemporaneous'' requirement of section 5.61(d) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended (Act) (12 U.S.C. 2277a-10(d)). The proposed rule is substantially identical to receivership rules issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

The Audio Division requests comment on a petition jointly filed by Little Dixie Radio, Inc., KESC Enterprises, Inc., and Southeastern Oklahoma Radio, LLC, to reallot and change the community of license for Station KESC(FM) from Channel 279C1 at Wilburton, Oklahoma, to Channel 279C1 at Okemah, Oklahoma. To prevent the removal of the sole local aural service at Wilburton, the document proposes to reallot and change the community of license for Station KMCO(FM) from Channel 267C1 at McAlester, Oklahoma to Channel 267C1 at Wilburton, Oklahoma. See Supplementary Information.

In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 68 FR 2733 (January 21, 2003), this Report and Order reallots Channel 266C, FM Station KLHI, Lahaina, Hawaii, to Waianae, Hawaii, and modifies Station KLHI's license accordingly. The coordinates for Channel 266C at Waianae, Hawaii, are 21-23-51 NL and 158-06-01 WL, with a site restriction of 10.7 kilometers (6.6 miles) southeast of Waianae.

This document grants a petition filed by Carmine Tutera requesting the allotment of Channel 258A at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, as its first local service. See 69 FR 42957, published July 19, 2004. The coordinates for Channel 258A at Daytona Beach Shores are 29-15-06 NL and 81-02-29 WL. There is a site restriction 10.1 kilometers (6.3 miles) northwest of Daytona Beach Shores.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

In this document the Commission takes certain actions intended to encourage the transition to narrowband technology in the 764-776 MHz and 794-806 MHz public safety bands (700 MHz Public Safety Band).

In this document, the Commission adopts procedural rules in compliance with requirements in the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (SHVERA). The Commission first prescribes rules for carriage elections on a county basis, unified retransmission consent negotiations, and notifications by satellite carriers to local broadcasters concerning carriage of significantly viewed signals. The Commission also revises the rules for satellite carriers' notices to station licensees when the carrier is going to initiate new local service. Finally, the Commission adopts a procedural rule which exempts satellite carriers from the signal testing requirements of section 339(c)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, when local- into-local service is available.

The Commission will consider a Report and Order concerning the Mandatory Electronic Filing for International Telecommunications Services. 2 Media................ Title: Implementation of Section 210 of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 to Amend Section 338 of the Communications Act. Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that initiates a proceeding to implement new satellite broadcast carriage requirements in the noncontiguous states. 3 Wireline Competition. Title: Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information (CC Docket No. 96-115); Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC Docket No. 96-98); and Provision of Directory Listing Information under the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended (CC Docket No. 99-273). Summary: The Commission will consider an Order addressing petitions for clarification and/or reconsideration of the Subscriber List Information (SLI)/ Directory Assistance (DA) First Report and Order, and SLI/DA Order on Reconsideration and Notice. 4 Office of Engineering Title: Technical Standards for and Technology. Determining Eligibility for Satellite- Delivered Network Signals Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry regarding standards that allow viewers that are unserved by a digital television broadcast station to receive network programming via satellite.

NASA hereby gives notice that Phoenix Systems International, Inc. of Pine Brooke, NJ, has applied for an exclusive, world-wide foreign patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in NASA Case No. KSC-12664-3-PCT entitled ``Emission Control System,'' which is assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Written objections to the prospective grant of an exclusive license to Phoenix Systems International, Inc. should be sent to Assistant Chief Counsel/Patent Counsel, NASA, Mail Code: CC-A, Office of the Chief Counsel, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899.

The General Services Administration (GSA) will hold its fifth National Federal Fleet Manager Workshop and Information Fair (FedFleet 2005): Keeping in Tune. FedFleet 2005 will take place June 7-9, 2005 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Nearly 1,300 fleet, procurement, personal property, transportation, and travel professionals within Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the private sector will attend. The Fleet Management Review Initiative will be a major focus of FedFleet 2005. The exhibitor information fair features the industry's latest technology, vehicles, products, and services. To learn more about FedFleet 2005 and to register, visit the FedFleet 2005 Web site at https://www.fedfleet.org.