Agencies and Commissions October 27, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission will consider a First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the Emergency Alert System rules. 2...................................... Media.................................. Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (MB Docket No. 05- 49) and Implementation of Section 340 of the Communications Act. Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to adopt rules for satellite carriage of ``significantly viewed'' television stations pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act (SHVERA). 3...................................... Wireline Competition................... Title: SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. Applications for Approval of Transfer of Control (WC Docket No. 05- 65). Summary: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning the proposed transfer of licenses and authorizations from AT&T Corp. to SBC Communications Inc.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Georgia dated 10/20/2005. Incident: Tropical Storm TammySevere Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/07/2005. Effective Date: 10/20/2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/19/2005. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/20/2006.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-1604-DR), dated August 29, 2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: August 29, 2005 and continuing through October 14, 2005. Effective Date: October 14, 2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 28, 2005. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: May 29, 2006.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1607-DR), dated September 24, 2005. Incident: Hurricane Rita. Incident Period: September 23, 2005 and continuing. Effective Date: October 18, 2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: November 23, 2005. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: June 26, 2006.

Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register material changes to the HAVA State plan previously submitted by Delaware.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to conform with the requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The revised regulations include Congress's prescribed increase in the amount of the required annual financial contributions required from commercial reactors in the event of a nuclear accident to pay for third party liability under the Price-Anderson Act. Another revision provides Congress's accommodation for modular reactors, which permits a defined combination of these reactors to be considered a single reactor for the determination of financial obligations under the Price-Anderson Act. Additional revisions, essentially deletions, result from Congress's terminating NRC's authority and responsibility to conduct antitrust reviews of future applications to construct or operate a nuclear reactor.