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

Final Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
Document Number: E5-3435
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580
Document Number: 05-13026
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPRM'') requests comment on whether we should modify the notice that radio and television station buyers and sellers are required to provide to the public in connection with proposed assignments and transfers of control. This NPRM also seeks comment on whether to eliminate the newspaper publication exemption for non-commercial educational (``NCE'') stations and stations that are the only operating station in their broadcast service in their community of license.
Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
Document Number: 05-13025
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission delays until January 9, 2006, the effective date of the rule requiring the sender of a facsimile advertisement to obtain the recipient's express permission in writing.
Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission-Change to the Agenda of a Previously Announced Open Meeting (Atlanta, GA); Correction
Document Number: 05-13002
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission published a document in the Federal Register of June 21, 2005, concerning an open meeting to receive comments from the Department of Homeland Security and the Governors and Adjutants General of various states on base realignment and closure actions recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) that have an impact on the Department of Homeland Security and the militia of the various states. The agenda for the meeting has changed. The Adjutants General Association of the United States, rather than the National Governors' Association, will present comments on base realignment and closure actions recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) that have an impact on the militia of the various states. The delay of this change notice resulted from a recent change to the agenda and the short time-frame established by statute for the operations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. The Commission requests that the public consult the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, https://www.brac.gov, for updates.
Sunshine Act; Meeting
Document Number: 05-12986
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Governors' Designees Receiving Advance Notification of Transportation of Nuclear Waste
Document Number: 05-12903
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, Placement of Orders Clause, and Ordering Information Clause
Document Number: 05-12899
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information collection requirement regarding solicitation provisions and contract clauses, placement of orders clause, and ordering information clause. The clearance currently expires on September 30, 2005. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 05-12898
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 05-12897
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Raw In-Shell Pistachios From Iran
Document Number: 05-12895
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on raw in-shell pistachios from Iran would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of this review and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
Extension of Comment Period on Interim Environmental Guidelines
Document Number: 05-12893
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is extending until July 15, 2005, the period for interested persons to submit comments on the March 4, 2005 Notice of Interim Environmental Guidelines For Public Comment (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 42, pp. 10690-10693). In the March 4, 2005 Notice, MCC published the full text of its interim Environmental Guidelines and asked for public comments over a 90 day period. This period is being extended through July 15, 2005.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: VSC-24 Revision
Document Number: 05-12889
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation Ventilated Storage Cask (VSC-24) System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance Number (CoC No.) 1007. Amendment No. 5 will change the certificate holder's name from Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates to BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation. No changes were required to be made to the VSC-24 Final Safety Analysis Report nor its Technical Specifications.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: VSC-24 Revision
Document Number: 05-12888
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations revising the BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation Ventilated Storage Cask (VSC-24) System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance Number (CoC No.) 1007. Amendment No. 5 would change the certificate holder's name from Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates to BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation. No changes were required to be made to the VSC-24 Final Safety Analysis Report nor its Technical Specifications.
Public Meeting
Document Number: 05-12873
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Antitrust Modernization Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Antitrust Modernization Commission will hold a public meeting on July 28, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is for the Antitrust Modernization Commission to consider and vote on plans (including proposed requests for public comment and public hearings) for studying certain issues selected by the Commission in its January 13 and March 24, 2005, meetings.
Notice of Public Hearings
Document Number: 05-12872
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Antitrust Modernization Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Antitrust Modernization Commission will hold public hearings on July 28, 2005. The topics of the hearings are the Robinson- Patman Act and certain civil remedies issues.
Senior Executive Service; Performance Review Board; Members
Document Number: 05-12865
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: National Capital Planning Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more Performance Review Boards (PRB) to review, evaluate and make a final recommendation on performance appraisals assigned to individual members of the agency's Senior Executive Service. The PRB established for the National Capital Planning Commission also makes recommendations to the agency head regarding SES performance awards, rank awards and bonuses. Section 4314(c)(4) requires that notice of appointment of Performance Review Board members be published in the Federal Register. The following persons have been appointed to serve as members of the Performance Review Board for the National Capital Planning Commission: Kent E. Baum, Jill Crumpacker, Patricia E. Gallagher and Rosita Parkes from June 24, 2005 to June 24, 2007.
Candidate Solicitation at State, District, and Local Party Fundraising Events
Document Number: 05-12863
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Election Commission is publishing a revised Explanation and Justification for its rule regarding appearances by Federal officeholders and candidates at State, district, and local party fundraising events under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``FECA''). The rule, which is not being amended, contains an exemption permitting Federal officeholders and candidates to speak at State, district, and local party fundraising events ``without restriction or regulation.'' These revisions to the Explanation and Justification conform to the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Shays v. FEC. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 05-12629
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting of the Subcommittee on Reactor Fuels; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E5-3387
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Meeting; Sunshine Act
Document Number: 05-12904
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 05-12896
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Guidance on Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
Document Number: 05-12859
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
EAC is proposing Voluntary Voting System Guidelines pursuant to sections 221 and 222 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) which was passed by Congress to modernize the administration of Federal elections. This marks the first time in our nation's history that the Federal Government has funded an election reform effort. HAVA provides Federal funding to help the States meet the law's uniform and non- discretionary administrative requirements, which include the following new programs and procedures: (1) Provisional voting, (2) voting information, (3) statewide voter registration lists and identification requirements for first-time registrants, (4) administrative complaint procedures, and (5) updated and upgraded voting equipment. HAVA also established the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to administer the Federal funding and to provide guidance to the States in their efforts to comply with the HAVA administrative requirements. Section 202 directs the EAC to adopt voluntary voting system guidelines, and to provide for the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested to determine if they provide all the basic functionality, accessibility, and security capabilities required of voting systems. This document, the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, is the third iteration of national level voting system standards. The Federal Election Commission published the Performance and Test Standards for Punchcard, Marksense and Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems in 1990. This was followed by the Voting Systems Standards in 2002. As required by HAVA, EAC formed the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) to develop an initial set of recommendations for the Guidelines. This committee of 15 experts began their work in July 2004 and submitted their recommendations to the EAC in the 9-month timeline prescribed by HAVA. The TGDC was provided with technical support by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), who was given nearly $3 million dollars by the EAC to complete this work. This funding represents the first time the Federal Government has spent a significant amount of money on setting guidelines for voting systems. These latest Guidelines update and augment the 2002 Voting Systems Standards to address increasingly complex voting system technology. Specifically, the 2005 Guidelines address the critical topics of accessibility, usability, and security. These Guidelines are voluntary. States may adopt them in whole, in part, or not at all. States may also choose to enact stricter performance requirements for certifying their voting systems. The Guidelines consist of two volumes. Volume I, entitled ``Voting System Performance Guidelines,'' includes new requirements for accessibility, voting system software distribution, system setup validation, and the use of wireless communications. This volume also includes a set of optional requirements for a Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail component for Direct Recording Electronic voting systems for use by those States that have decided to require this feature for their voting systems. In addition, it contains an updated glossary and a conformance clause. Volume II, entitled ``Voting System National Certification Guidelines,'' has been revised to reflect the new EAC process for national certification of voting systems. This process will go into effect in 2005 and will replace the voting system qualification process that has been conducted by the National Association of State Election Directors since 1994. Volume II also includes an updated appendix on procedures for testing system error rates. Terminology in both volumes has been revised to reflect new terminology introduced by HAVA. The following provides a summary of the contents of each volume. Volume I Summary: Volume I, the Voting System Performance Guidelines, describes the requirements for the electronic components of voting systems. It is intended for use by the broadest audience, including voting system developers, manufacturers and suppliers; voting system testing labs; state organizations that certify systems prior to procurement; state and local election officials who procure and deploy voting systems; and public interest organizations that have an interest in voting systems and voting system standards. It contains the following sections: Section 1 presents the objectives and usage of the Guidelines, definitions of types of voting systems, and a discussion of how the guidelines and testing specifications are applied. It also contains a conformance clause. Section 2 describes the functional capabilities required of voting systems. Sections 3 through 5 describe specific performance standards for election system hardware, software and telecommunications. Section 6 is a significantly expanded section on security requirements for voting systems. It includes new material for the secure distribution of voting system software and for verifying that voting systems are operating with the correct software. There are also new requirements for the use of wireless communications. Since some States have decided to require a voter verified paper audit trail component for their direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems, requirements are included to support appropriate testing of these components. These requirements are optional because there are other currently available technologies besides paper audit trails that can be employed to provide a second method, in addition to the DRE summary screen, for voters to verify their ballot choices. There was insufficient time to develop requirements for these other technologies for the present Guidelines, but these technologies, including audio, video, and cryptographic means, will be addressed in the near future. Sections 7 and 8 describe requirements for vendor quality assurance and configuration management practices and the documentation required about these practices for the certification process. Appendix A contains a glossary of terms. Appendix B provides a list of documents incorporated into the Guidelines by reference, as well as documents used in preparation of the Guidelines. Appendix C contains best practices for election officials regarding accessibility, paper audit trails, and wireless. Appendix D presents an informational discussion of independent dual verification which is a concept being examined for potential future application to voting systems. In essence, this is a methodology to produce multiple independent records of ballot choices for verification purposes. Voter verified paper audit trails do not provide independent verification because the printer prints from the same data source that produces the DRE summary screen display. Appendix E contains the NASED Voting System Standards Board Technical Guide 1 on color and contrast adjustment for individuals with low vision or color blindness. Volume II Summary: Volume II, the Voting System National Certification Testing Guidelines, is a complementary document to Volume I. Volume II provides an overview and specific detail of the national certification testing process, which is performed by independent voting system test labs accredited by the EAC. It is intended principally for use by vendors, test labs, and election officials who certify, procure, and accept voting systems. This volume contains the following sections: Section 1 presents an overview of the testing guidelines and the national certification testing process. Section 2 provides a description of the Technical Data Package that vendors are required to submit with their system for certification testing. Section 3 describes the basic functionality testing requirements. Sections 4 through 6 define the requirements for hardware, software and system integration testing. Section 7 describes the required examination of vendor quality assurance and configuration management practices. Appendix A provides the requirements for the National Certification Test Plan that is prepared by the voting system test lab and provided to the EAC for review. Appendix B describes the scope and content of the National Certification Test Report which is prepared by the test lab and delivered to the EAC along with a recommendation for certification. Appendix C describes the guiding principles used to design the voting system certification testing process. It also contains a revised section on testing system error rates. The format of the Guidelines is intended to facilitate ease of identifying new information and comparison with the 2002 Voting Systems Standards. New material is indicated by a gray-shaded header with the words ``NEW MATERIAL,'' and includes line numbers. Material essentially carried forward in its entirety from the 2002 Voting Systems Standards remains in its original format and does not include line numbers. Selected portions of this material have been revised to reflect the EAC process for voting system certification, specifically Volume I, Section 1.6.1, and Volume II Section 1. Updates have been made throughout to include new terminology introduced by HAVA. Comments: The Voluntary Voting System Guidelines is provided for comment by the public for the next 90 days. All comments must be received by EAC on or before 5 p.m. EDT on September 30, 2005. All comments will posted on the EAC Web site. The EAC is provided several alternative methods for submitting comments. On-line electronic comment form at https://www.eac.gov. By e-mail to votingsystemguidelines@eac.gov. By mail to Voting System Guidelines Comments, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York Ave, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. By fax to Voting System Guidelines Comments at (202) 566- 3127. EAC requests that comments be provided according to the following specifications: (1) Comments regarding a particular section should be designed by the page, line (if included) and section number to which the comment refers. (2) Comments regarding a term that is included or that should be added to the glossary should reference the term and page number to which the comment refers. (3) General comments regarding the entire document or comments that refer to more than one section should be made as specifically as possible so that EAC can clearly understand to which portion(s) of the documents the comment refers. (4) To the extent that a comment suggests a change in the wording of a requirement or section of the Guidelines, please provide proposed language for the suggested change. To obtain a copy of the voluntary voting system guidelines: Due to the fact that the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines is more than 250 pages in length, the entire documents has not been attached to this notice. A complete copy of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines is available from EAC in electronic or hard copy format. An electronic copy can be downloaded in PDF format or read in HTML version on EAC's Web site, https://www.eac.gov. In addition, interested persons may obtain a hard copy or CD-ROM electronic copy from EAC by contacting Voting System Guidelines, via fax at 202-566-3128, via e-mail at VotingSystemGuidelines@eac.gov, or via mail at Voting System Guidelines, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. You may also request by phone at (866) 747-1471. Please specify whether a hard copy or electronic copy is desired.
Notice of Quarterly Report
Document Number: 05-12858
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with Section 612(b) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D), the Millennium Challenge Corporation is making its January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005 Quarterly Report available to the public.
Performance Review Board
Document Number: 05-12852
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the names of the members of the Performance Review Board.
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: 05-12851
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Solid Urea From Russia and Ukraine
Document Number: 05-12848
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In the Matter of Certain Network Communications Systems for Optical Networks and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion To Withdraw the Complaint and Terminate the Investigation; Termination of Investigation
Document Number: 05-12847
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ's'') initial determination (``ID'') granting a motion to withdraw the complaint and terminate the above-captioned investigation.
In the Matter of Certain Light-Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination to Review a Final Determination on Violation of Section 337; Schedule for Filing Written Submissions on the Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding
Document Number: 05-12846
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review a portion of the final initial determination (``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') on May 10, 2005, regarding whether there is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the above- captioned investigation.
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 05-12830
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Next Meeting of the North American Numbering Council
Document Number: 05-12829
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On June 24, 2005, the Commission released a public notice announcing the July 19, 2005 meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting and agenda.
E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Services
Document Number: 05-12828
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-29
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules requiring providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) servicemeaning VoIP service that allows a user generally to receive calls originating from and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network (PSTN)to supply enhanced 911 (E911) capabilities to all of their customers as a standard feature of the service, rather than as an optional enhancement. The rules further require interconnected VoIP service providers to provide E911 from wherever the customer is using the service, whether at home or away from home. These changes will enhance public safety and ensure E911 access to emergency services for users of interconnected VoIP services.
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