Agencies and Commissions 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG- 1833, ``Technical Bases for Revision to the License Renewal Guidance Documents.'' This document describes the technical bases for the revision of NUREG-1801, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report'' and NUREG-1800 ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP-LR).

In this document, the Commission requires Broadband Radio Service (BRS) licensees in the 2150-2160/62 MHz band to provide information on the construction status and operational parameters of each incumbent BRS system that would be the subject of relocation.

This document reallocates the 2155-2160 MHz band for Fixed and Mobile services and designates the 2155-2175 MHz band for Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) use. We continue our ongoing efforts to promote spectrum utilization and efficiency with regard to the provision of new services, including Advanced Wireless Services (AWS).

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.

Parcel Return Service (PRS), which the Postal Service currently offers on an experimental basis for two parcel post rate categories, was scheduled to expire October 19, 2003. Shortly before the expiration date, the Service filed a request to establish one of these categories (Parcel Select) as a permanent offering and to allow users to purchase an optional ancillary service (Certificate of Mailing). Participants in the experiment were not eligible for this ancillary service during the experimental stage. The Service's request triggered an automatic extension of the October 19, 2005 expiration date for Parcel Select. Given no participation in the other experimental category (Bound Printed Matter), the Service does not seek to make it permanent, and it expired as scheduled. This document establishes a formal docket to address the requested change in status for the PRS Parcel Select category and identifies several initial steps, including authorization of settlement negotiations.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or ``the Board'') is reopening the comment period for a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2005 (70 FR 48081). The proposed rule revised 5 CFR 1201.142 and concerned the filing of constructive removal complaints by administrative law judges. The Board is reopening the comment period because of the widespread disruption caused by hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 23, 2005, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Symbol Technologies, Inc. of Holtsville, New York. An amended complaint was filed on October 14, 2005. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain laser bar code scanners and scan engines, components thereof and products containing same by reason of infringement of claim 48 of U.S. Patent No. 5,262,627, claims 7, 13, 14, 17, and 18 of U.S. Patent No. 5,545,889, claims 17 and 18 of U.S. Patent No. 5,917,173, claims 2 and 21 of U.S. Patent No. 5,457,308, and claims 1, 2, and 4-6 of U.S. Patent No. 6,220,514. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

The Audio Division, at the request of Jeraldine Anderson, allots Channel 253A at Rule, Texas, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 253A can be allotted to Rule, Texas, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 3.2 km (2.0 miles) southwest of Rule. The coordinates for Channel 253A at Rule, Texas, are 33-10-17 North Latitude and 99-55-24 West Longitude.

The Commission, at the request of Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Laredo, LLC, substitutes DTV channel 31 for KVTV's assigned DTV channel 14. See 68 FR 42662 (July 18, 2003). DTV channel 31 can be allotted to Laredo, Texas, in compliance with the principle community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) at reference coordinates 27-31-19 N. and 99-31-19 W. with a power of 200, HAAT of 262 meters and with a DTV service population of 140 thousand. Since the community of Laredo is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence from the Mexican government has been obtained for this allotment. With this action, this proceeding is terminated.

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 (PRA) 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.