Agencies and Commissions June 8, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On June 1, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of their client B*W*A of New York City, alleging that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn dyed, plain weave double warp beam seersucker fabrics, of specifications detailed below, classified in subheadings 5208.42.30, 5208.42.40, 5208.42.50, and 5209.41.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. The petition requests that woven shirts, blouses, and sleepwear of such fabrics be eligible for preferential treatment under the CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether such fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be submitted by June 23, 2005 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Commission seeks additional input on horizontal and vertical cable ownership limits to satisfy the legislative mandate in the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (1992 Cable Act) and the court's directives in Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC, 240 F.3d 1126 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (Time Warner II). Section 613(f) of the Communications Act, enacted as part of the 1992 Cable Act, directs the Commission to conduct proceedings to establish reasonable limits on the number of subscribers a cable operator may serve (horizontal limit) and the number of channels a cable operator may devote to its affiliated programming networks (vertical, or channel occupancy, limit). The court in Time Warner II reversed and remanded the Commission's 30% horizontal ownership limit and its 40% channel occupancy limit. The Commission concludes that it is necessary to update and strengthen the evidentiary record, which must be sufficient to support revised ownership limits.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 70 FR 8332 (February 18, 2005), this Report and Order reallots Channel 291B, Station WJXQ(FM) (``WJXQ''), Jackson, Michigan, to Charlotte, Michigan, and modifies Station WJXQ's license accordingly. The coordinates for Channel 291B at Charlotte, Michigan are 42-23-28 NL and 84-37-22 WL, with a site restriction of 30 kilometers (16.1 miles) southeast of Charlotte.

This document corrects the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Notice of amendment to system of records information published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2005. This correction provides updated information for managers and reflects the agency's move to a new location, thus enabling individuals who wish to access information maintained in IMLS systems to make accurate and specific requests for such information.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted a proposed new public information collection request (ICR) entitled AmeriCorps Member Activity Collection Form to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Kelly Arey, (202) 606-5000, ext. 197. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

The Antitrust Modernization Commission will hold a public hearing on June 27, 2005. The topic of the hearing is indirect purchaser litigation.

The inventions listed below assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and are available for licensing.

The inventions listed below assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and are available for licensing.

The inventions listed below assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.

In the February 25, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 9275), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of its PRA approval to conduct surveys to determine the kind and quality of services CPSC customers want and customers' level of satisfaction with existing services. The Commission now announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of approval of that collection of information. The Commission received one comment stating that the CPSC should obtain all requested information at the initial contact without any additional follow up on customer satisfaction. For most of the CPSC programs, it is not possible to interview the customer regarding customer satisfaction at the time of initial contact because the requested service may not yet have been performed or completed. In those circumstances, customer satisfaction may only be assessed through follow up contact after the implementation of the CPSC program. CPSC will use the information it obtains in these surveys to improve its work on behalf of the American public. In addition, the CPSC Office of Planning and Evaluation will use information from the surveys to prepare sections of the agency's annual Performance and Accountability report (required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)). This information will provide measures of the quality and effectiveness of agency efforts related to three goals in its strategic plan (informing the public, industry services, and customer satisfaction). In the past, information from these surveys has shown an overall high level of customer satisfaction. If this information is not periodically collected, the CPSC would not have useful measures of its effectiveness in reaching consumers and others, and the information necessary to guide program development and improvement would not be available. The Commission would be unable to measure its ability to meet identified GPRA goals. CPSC will collect this information in several ways, such as using telephone interviews, as well as mail and web-based questionnaires. Up to 6 customer surveys or information collection activities a year would be conducted using this clearance.

This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Company, LLC (``Petitioner''), licensee of Station WEHR (FM), Channel 286A, Elberton, Georgia. Petitioner requests that the Commission upgrade Channel 286A to Channel 286C2 and reallot Channel 286C2 from Elberton to Union Point, Georgia. The coordinates for Channel 286C2 at Union Point are 33-22-42 NL and 83-00-16 WL, with a site restriction of 27.1 kilometers (16.8 miles) south of Union Point.