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Request for Input No. 2 (RFI-2)-National Cyber Leap Year
Document Number: E8-30979
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
This request is being issued as the second for the National Cyber Leap Year under the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). The goal of the National Cyber Leap Year is to identify the most promising game-changing ideas with the potential to reduce vulnerabilities to cyber exploitations by altering the cybersecurity landscape. The first RFI prompted over 160 responses; indicating a strong interest from the technical community to participate. This RFI-2 expands the opportunities for participation by permitting submitters to designate parts of submissions as proprietary. Continued multidisciplinary contributions from organizations with cybersecurity interests are strongly encouraged. Overview: This Request for Information No. 2 (RFI-2) is the second issued under the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), established within Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-23. RFI-2 was developed by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program Senior Steering Group (SSG) for Cybersecurity to invite participation in a National Cyber Leap Year whose goal is an integrated national approach to make cyberspace safe for the American way of life. Over 160 responses were submitted to the first RFI issued by the NITRD SSG (October 14, 2008), indicating a strong desire by the technical community to participate. RFI-2 expands the opportunities for participation by permitting submitters to designate parts of submissions as proprietary. Background: We are a cyber nation. The U.S. information infrastructureincluding telecommunications and computer networks and systems and the data that reside on themis critical to virtually every aspect of modern life. This information infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to exploitation, disruption, and destruction by a growing array of adversaries. The President's CNCI plan calls for leap-ahead research and technology to reduce vulnerabilities to asymmetric attack in cyberspace. Unlike many research agenda that aim for steady progress in the advancement of science, the leap-ahead effort seeks just a few revolutionary ideas with the potential to reshape the landscape. These game-changing technologies (or non- technical mechanisms that are made possible through technology), developed and deployed over the next decade, will fundamentally change the cyber game into one where the good guys have an advantage. Leap- ahead technologies are so-called because they enable us to leap over the obstacles preventing us from being where we want to be. These advances may require years of concerted research and development to be fully realized; good ideas often do. However, the intent is to start now and gain momentum as intermediate results emerge. Objective: The National Cyber Leap Year has two main goals: (1) Constructing a national research and technology agenda that both identifies the most promising ideas and describes the strategy that brings those ideas to fruition; and (2) jumpstarting game-changing, multi-disciplinary development efforts. The Leap Year will run during fiscal year 2009, and will comprise two stages: prospecting and focusing. Stage One canvasses the cybersecurity community for ideas. Our aim is to hear from all those who wish to help. The heart of Stage Two, which begins February 1, 2009, is a series of workshops to explore the best ideas from Stage One. As the year progresses, we will publish four types of findings: (1) Game-changersdescriptions of the paradigm-busters that technology will make possible; (2) Technical Strategyas specifically as possible, the invention and/or research that needs to be done; (3) Productization/Implementationhow the capability will be packaged, delivered, and used, and by whom; and (4) Recommendations prescriptions for success, to include funding, policies, authorities, taskingwhatever would smooth the way to realization of the game- changing capability. Deadline for Submission under this RFI-2: The second round of the Stage One cycle is covered by this RFI-2 and will close February 20, 2009. Subsequent cycles will be announced by separate RFIs. All Stage One cycles are expected to be complete by April 15, 2009.
Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License
Document Number: E8-30976
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges, on behalf of the Copyright Royalty Board, are proposing to revise its interim regulations for filing notice of use and the delivery of records of use of sound recordings under two statutory licenses of the Copyright Act.
Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: E8-30949
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Union Electric Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License
Document Number: E8-30945
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations; Correction
Document Number: E8-30943
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on December 2, 2008 (73 FR 73351), that lists all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from November 6, 2008, to November 19, 2008. This action is necessary to correct an erroneous amendment number.
Notice of Availability of Model Safety Evaluation, Model No Significant Hazards Determination, and Model Application for Licensees That Wish To Adopt TSTF-511, Revision 0, “Eliminate Working Hour Restrictions From TS 5.2.2 To Support Compliance With 10 CFR Part 26”
Document Number: E8-30939
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved TSTF-511, Revision 0, ``Eliminate Working Hour Restrictions from TS 5.2.2 to Support Compliance with 10 CFR Part 26,'' and has prepared a model license amendment request (LAR), model safety evaluation (SE), and model proposed no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) determination related to deletion of paragraph d of Technical Specification (TS) 5.2.2 in Standard Technical Specifications (STS). The purpose of these models is to permit the NRC to efficiently process license amendment applications that propose to adopt TSTF-511, Revision 0. TSTF-511, Revision 0 revises the Administrative Controls section of STS to support compliance with a recent revision to 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness For Duty Programs.'' Licensees of nuclear power reactors to which the model applies may request amendments using the model application. The NRC issued a Federal Register notice (73 FR 16966, March 31, 2008) of the issuance of a final rule that amended 10 CFR Part 26. The revised regulations in 10 CFR Part 26, Subpart I supersede working hour restrictions contained in TS. The NRC staff hereby announces that the model SE and NSHC determination may be referenced in plant-specific applications to adopt the changes. The NRC staff can most efficiently consider applications based upon the model application if the application is submitted within a year of this Federal Register notice.
In the Matter of Certain Nitrile Gloves and in the Matter of Certain Nitrile Rubber Gloves; Notice of Commission Determination of No Violation of Section 337; Termination of the Investigation
Document Number: E8-30930
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that there is no violation of 19 U.S.C. 1337 by respondents in the above-referenced investigation. The investigation is terminated.
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Board of Advisors Charter Renewal
Document Number: E8-30912
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the purpose of this notice is to announce that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has renewed the charter for the Board of Advisors for a two-year period through December 19, 2010. The Board of Advisors is a federal advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-30881
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through April 30, 2012 the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Pay-Per-Call Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on April 30, 2009.
Physics Proposal for Physics; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E8-30879
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: E8-30855
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On September 15, 2008, applicant transferred its assets to BlackRock Global Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio, a series of BlackRock FundsSM, based on net asset value. Expenses of $487,556 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by BlackRock Advisors, LLC, applicant's investment adviser, or its affiliates. Filing Date: The application was filed on November 12, 2008. Applicant's Address: 800 Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
Minimum Capital Ratios; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital: Deduction of Goodwill Net of Associated Deferred Tax Liability
Document Number: E8-30780
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions, Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are amending their regulatory capital rules to permit banks, bank holding companies, and savings associations (collectively, banking organizations) to reduce the amount of goodwill that a banking organization must deduct from tier 1 capital by the amount of any deferred tax liability associated with that goodwill. For a banking organization that elects to apply this final rule, the amount of goodwill the banking organization must deduct from tier 1 capital would reflect the maximum exposure to loss in the event that such goodwill is impaired or derecognized for financial reporting purposes.
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
Document Number: E8-29207
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is proposing to issue regulations to implement the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (PFCRA). PFCRA authorizes certain Federal agencies, including NSF, to impose, through administrative adjudication, civil penalties and assessments against any person who makes, submits, or presents, or causes to be made, submitted, or presented, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim or written statement to the agency. The proposed regulations establish the procedures that NSF will follow in implementing PFCRA, and specify the hearing and appeal rights of persons subject to penalties and assessments under PFCRA.
Freedom of Information Act
Document Number: E8-28386
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-12-30
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service proposes to amend its regulations relating to records and information management. The proposed revisions contain, in part, new provisions to comply with Executive Order (EO) 13,392, entitled ``Improving Agency Disclosure of Information.''
Small Business Investment Companies; Increase in Maximum Leverage Ceiling
Document Number: Z8-29027
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0048, Off-Exchange Agricultural Trade Options
Document Number: E8-30906
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on requirements relating to off-exchange agricultural trade options.
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Document Number: E8-30905
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden.
Testimony by NARA Employees Relating to Agency Information and Production of Records in Legal Proceedings
Document Number: E8-30885
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is revising its regulations relating to demands for records or testimony in legal proceedings. The rule is intended to facilitate access to records in NARA's custody, centralize agency decision making in response to demands for records or testimony, minimize the disruption of official duties in complying with demands, maintain agency control over the release of agency information, and protect the interests of the United States. In addition, this rule consolidates existing regulations and applies to demands in legal proceedings where the United States is a party and to demands in legal proceedings where the United States is not a party. The rule affects parties to lawsuits and their counsel.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: E8-30831
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Charges For Certain Disclosures
Document Number: E8-30830
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission announces that the ceiling on allowable charges under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (``FCRA'') will increase from $10.50 to $11.00 effective January 1, 2009. Under 1996 amendments to the FCRA, the Federal Trade Commission is required to increase the $8.00 amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of Section 612(f) on January 1 of each year, based proportionally on changes in the Consumer Price Index (``CPI''), with fractional changes rounded to the nearest fifty cents. The CPI increased 35.72 percent between September 1997, the date the FCRA amendments took effect, and September 2008. This increase in the CPI and the requirement that any increase be rounded to the nearest fifty cents results in an increase in the maximum allowable charge to $11.00 effective January 1, 2009.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the U.S. Election Assistance Commission; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Document Number: E8-30823
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The EAC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed information collections; and recordkeeping requirements. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of information and/or recordkeeping requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections and/or recordkeeping requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected or records to be kept; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collections and/or recordkeeping requirements on respondents. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval.
Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks
Document Number: E8-30819
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of a decrease in the primary credit rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at each Reserve Bank automatically decreased by formula as a result of the Board's primary credit rate action.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: E8-30801
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Document Number: E8-30799
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office, Copyright Office, Library of Congress
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is conducting its triennial rulemaking proceeding in accordance with a provision of the Copyright Act which was added by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and which provides that the Librarian of Congress may exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The purpose of this rulemaking proceeding is to determine whether there are particular classes of works as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses due to the prohibition on circumvention. This notice publishes the classes of works that the Office will consider for exemption, which were proposed in the comment period that ended on December 2, 2008. This Notice further reiterates the previously published request for responsive written comments from all interested parties, including representatives of copyright owners, educational institutions, libraries and archives, scholars, researchers and members of the public, in order to elicit additional evidence either supporting or opposing the classes of works proposed for exemption.
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Adoption of Altered and New Systems of Records
Document Number: E8-30792
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: E8-30791
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-12-29
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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