Agencies and Commissions July 7, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Procurement List; Proposed Additions
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: August 6, 2006.
Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
This action adds to the Procurement List products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agencies.
Notice of Information Collection
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration proposes to revise an existing system of records titled ``Johnson Space Center Exchange Activities Records'' (JSC 72XOPR), last published on December 13, 1999 (64 FR 69568). This system of records is being revised to allow additional information to be collected from people who participate in social, sports, wellness activities and other similar activities sponsored by the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Exchange, to update the categories of individuals covered by the system, to update the categories of records in the system, and to update routine uses. The additional categories of individuals include spouses and dependents of current or past civil servants or contractor employees and others assigned to work at NASA. The additional categories of records in the system include personal body composition, fitness and exercise measures; medical history and physician releases as they pertain to exercise; facility usage records, membership and service accounts receivable and other pertinent information. The new routine uses allow for the development and implementation of programs for the health and welfare of the JSC workforce; statistical computations on work force health; maintenance of membership information; and providing patron usage information on employees of JSC contractors to their employer organizations.
Statement of Policy; Recordkeeping Requirements for Payroll Deduction Authorizations
The Commission has previously sought copies of original signed payroll deduction authorization forms as the sole adequate proof that contributors intended to authorize payroll deduction to make contributions to the separate segregated fund of a corporation, labor organization, or trade association. As a matter of general policy, the Commission intends to accept certain other forms of documentation as proof of payroll deduction authorization, which are described in the supplementary information below.
Request for Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Low Level Radioactive Waste Program
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a strategic assessment of its low level radioactive waste (LLW) regulatory program. The objective of this assessment is to identify and prioritize activities that the staff can undertake to ensure a stable, reliable and adaptable regulatory framework for effective LLW management, while also considering future needs and changes that may occur in the nation's commercial LLW management system.
Temporary Mail Forwarding Policy
This document amends the standards in the Domestic Mail Manual concerning the duration and submission of temporary change-of-address orders.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Passenger Vessels
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has placed in the docket and on its Web site for public review and comment draft guidelines which address accessibility to and in passenger vessels which are permitted to carry more than 150 passengers or more than 49 overnight passengers. In addition, the draft addresses all ferries regardless of size and passenger capacity, and certain tenders which carry 60 or more passengers. Comments will be accepted on the draft guidelines and the Access Board will consider those comments prior to issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking.
Conflicts of Interest in Self-Regulation and Self-Regulatory Organizations
The Commission hereby proposes Acceptable Practices for section 5(d)(15) of the Act (``Core Principle 15'').\2\ The proposed Acceptable Practices would provide designated contract markets (``DCMs'') with a safe harbor for compliance with selected aspects of Core Principle 15's requirement that they minimize conflicts of interest in their decisionmaking. The proposed Acceptable Practices are summarized as follows.
In the Matter of Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) initiates a comprehensive rulemaking to address and implement the recommendations presented by the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks (Independent Panel). The Independent Panel's report described the impact of the worst natural disaster in the Nation's history as well as the overall public and private response efforts. In addition, the report included recommendations which relate to: pre-positioning the communications industry and the government for disasters in order to achieve greater network reliability and resiliency; improving recovery coordination to address existing shortcomings and to maximize the use of existing resources; improving the operability and interoperability of public safety and 911 communications in times of crisis; and improving communication of emergency information to the public. The Commission, in this proceeding, is to take the lessons learned from this disaster and build upon them to promote more effective, efficient response and recovery efforts as well as heightened readiness and preparedness in the future. To accomplish this goal, the Commission invites comment on what actions the Commission can take to address the Independent Panel's recommendations.
Review and Approval of Projects; Special Regulations and Standards; Hearings/Enforcement Actions
This document contains extensive amendments to project regulations concerning standards and hearings/enforcement actions. Because revisions are too numerous to show within the original regulations, proposed parts 803, 804 and 805 are being published here in their entirety, with an explanation of changes in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. These regulations provide the procedural and substantive rules for SRBC review and approval of water resources projects and the procedures governing hearings and enforcement actions. These amendments include additional due process safeguards, add new standards for projects, improve organizational structure, incorporate recently adopted policies and clarify language.
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