Agencies and Commissions March 2, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee.

The invention listed below is assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the subject of a patent application that has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and is available for licensing.

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

Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On September 27, 2004, each applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of $9,395, $14,129 and $71,456, respectively, incurred in connection with the liquidations were paid by each applicant. Filing Date: The applications were filed on February 9, 2006. Applicant's Address: Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry St., Newark, NJ 07102-4077.

The Corporation for National and Community Service is proposing to amend title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, part 2522.240(b)(2)(ii), to remove the restriction on certain professional corps programs from applying through State Commissions for AmeriCorps State competitive funds. The proposed amendment would realign the regulations with the authorizing statutory language. In the Rules Section of this Federal Register, the Corporation is taking direct final action on the proposed amendment because we view the amendments as non-controversial and anticipate no adverse comments. The Corporation has provided a detailed rationale for the amendment in the direct final rule. If the Corporation receives no adverse comments, the amendment set forth in the direct final action will become effective and we will take no further action on this proposed rule. If the Corporation receives adverse comments on the amendment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register of the direct final rule informing the public that the direct final rule will not take effect, and we will address public comments received in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The Corporation will not institute a second comment period on the subsequent final rule. Any one interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

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 the Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist Registry form. The clearance currently expires on July 31, 2006. The Art-in-Architecture Program is the result of a policy decision made in January 1963 by GSA Administrator Bernard L. Boudin who had served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space in 1961-1962. The program has been modified over the years, most recently in 1996 when a renewed focus on commissioning works of art that are an integral part of the building's architecture and adjacent landscape was instituted. The program continues to commission works of art from living American artists. One-half of one percent of the estimated construction cost of new or substantially renovated Federal buildings and U.S. courthouses is allocated for commissioning works of art. 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.

The Presidio Trust (Trust) was created by Congress in 1996 to manage most of the former U.S. Army post known as the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Pursuant to law, administrative jurisdiction of approximately 80 percent of this property (Area B) was transferred to the Trust on July 1, 1998. On June 30, 1998, the Trust adopted final interim regulations establishing the basic requirements for the management of Area B. By this rulemaking, the Trust is giving notice of its adoption of those final interim regulations, which were published on June 30, 1998 at 63 FR 35694, as final regulations.

This direct final action amends title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, part 2522.240(b)(2), to remove the restriction on certain professional corps programs from applying through State Commissions for AmeriCorps State competitive funds. The amendment realigns the regulations with the authorizing statutory language.