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

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the regulations to adopt interest assumptions for plans with valuation dates in October 2008. Interest assumptions are also published on the PBGC's Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov).

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida (FEMA-1785-DR), dated 08/24/2008. Incident: Tropical Storm Fay. Incident Period: 08/18/2008 and Continuing. Effective Date: 09/08/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/23/2008. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/25/2009.

By Federal Register notice of August 1, 2008 (73 FR 45092), the Presidio Trust (Trust) extended the Environmental Protection Agency calculated 45-day time period for public review of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to September 19, 2008. The previous deadline for comments was July 31, 2008. By this notice, the Trust is (i) further extending the public comment period to October 20, 2008, and (ii) in accordance with Sec. 103(c)(6) of the Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb note, Title I of Public Law 104- 333, 110 Stat. 4097, as amended, and in accordance with the Trust's bylaws, informing the public of a public meeting of the Trust Board of Directors.

The Commission is proposing a set of rules to address a continuing and expanded need, under a new law, for periodic reports from the Postal Service. The proposal describes the scope of reporting and the level of detail the Commission believes is needed to provide accountability and transparency with respect to Postal Service operations. Comments will assist the Commission in developing a final set of reporting rules.

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)).

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Planetary Science 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.

This document announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channels (Auction 85). This document is intended to familiarize prospective bidders with the procedures and minimum opening bids for the auction.

The Committee is proposing to delete products previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or severely disabled. Comments Must be Received On or Before: October 12, 2008.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request an extension of a currently approved collection of information: 3220-0123, Student Beneficiary Monitoring. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork burdens. The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information to determine (1) the practical utility of the collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of publication date.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of North Carolina dated 09/04/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 08/26/2008 through 08/27/2008. Effective Date: 09/04/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/03/2008. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/04/2009.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1773-DR), dated 06/25/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2008 through 08/13/2008. Effective Date: 09/03/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/25/2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1786-DR), dated 09/02/2008. Incident: Hurricane Gustav. Incident Period: 09/01/2008 and continuing. Effective Date: 09/06/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/03/2008. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/02/2009.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1773-DR), dated 06/28/ 2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2008 through 08/13/2008. Effective Date: 09/04/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/30/2008. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/30/2009.

The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by ZGS Philadelphia, Inc. (``ZGS''), the licensee of WWSI-DT, DTV channel 49, Atlantic City, New Jersey. ZGS requests the substitution of DTV channel 10 for channel 49 at Atlantic City.