Agencies and Commissions August 24, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations implementing mandatory employee surveys as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. The regulations add a new subpart which requires agencies to conduct an annual survey of their employees. In addition, the final regulations provide a list of questions that must appear in each agency's employee survey.

The Audio Division grants a Petition for Rule Making filed by American Family Association, requesting the reservation of vacant Channel 278C2 at Huntsville, Missouri for noncommercial educational use. A staff engineering analysis determines that Channel *278C2 can be allotted at Huntsville in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance spacing requirements at reference coordinates 39-29-45 NL and 92-25-05 WL.

In this document the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) proposes to require manufacturers to label portable generators with performance and technical data related to performance and safety. The warning label would inform purchasers that: ``Using a generator indoors will kill you in minutes;'' ``Exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a poison gas you cannot see or smell;'' ``Never use in the home or in partly enclosed areas such as garages;'' ``Only use outdoors and far from open windows, doors, and vents.'' The warning label will also include pictograms. The Commission believes that providing this labeling information will help reduce risks to consumers. The Commission invites public comment on this proposal.\1\