Agencies and Commissions January 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product and services previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must be Received on or Before: February 10, 2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1735-DR), dated 12/18/2007. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 12/08/2007 through 01/03/2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Washington (FEMA-1734-DR), dated 12/08/2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 and continuing..

We are revising our title II regulations and adding title XVI regulations on personal conferences when waiver of recovery of an overpayment cannot be approved. These final rules allow for the conferences to be conducted face-to-face, by telephone, or by video teleconference in these circumstances.

In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Title and Purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support: OMB 3220-0099. Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, dependency on an employee for one-half support at the time of an employee's death can be a condition affecting entitlement to a survivor annuity and can affect the amount of both spouse and survivor annuities. One-half support is also a condition which may negate the public service pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or widow(er). The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) utilizes Form G-134, Statement Regarding Contributions and Support, to secure information needed to adequately determine if the applicant meets the one-half support requirement. One form is completed by each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-134. The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is announcing the Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) members it has selected for the 2006-07 eighth quarter review cycle under the Finance Board's community support requirements regulation. This notice also prescribes the deadline by which Bank members selected for review must submit Community Support Statements to the Finance Board.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-1734-DR), dated 12/09/ 2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 Through 12/17/2007. Effective Date: 12/21/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/07/2008. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/09/2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oregon (FEMA-1733-DR), dated 12/09/ 2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 And Continuing Through 12/17/2007. Effective Date: 12/17/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/07/2008. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/09/2008.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated 12/27/2007. Incident: Apartment Fire. Incident Period: 12/14/2007. Effective Date: 12/27/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/25/2008. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/27/2008.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection. RI 94-7, Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), provides FERS surviving spouses and former spouses with the means to elect payment of FERS rollover-eligible benefits directly or to an Individual Retirement Arrangement. Approximately 3,444 RI 94-7 forms will be completed annually. The form takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. The annual burden is 3,444 hours. For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via E-mail to MaryBeth.Smith- Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.

Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board).

This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Charles Crawford (``Petitioner'') proposing the allotment of Channel 299A at Iola, Texas, as the first FM broadcast service at Iola. The proposed coordinates are 30-40-42 NL and 96-09-30 WL with a site restriction of 13.1 kilometers (8.1 miles) southwest of Iola, Texas.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.