Agencies and Commissions February 26, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

We are giving notice that an agreement coordinating the United States (U.S.) and the Polish social security programs will enter into force on March 1, 2009. The agreement with the Republic of Poland, which was signed on April 2, 2008, is similar to U.S. social security agreements already in force with 23 other countriesAustralia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Agreements of this type are authorized by section 233 of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. 433. Like the other agreements, the U.S.-Polish agreement eliminates dual social security coverage. This situation exists when a worker from one country works in the other country and is covered under the social security systems of both countries for the same work. When dual coverage occurs without such agreements in force, the worker, the worker's employer, or both may be required to pay social security contributions to the two countries simultaneously. Under the U.S.- Polish agreement, a worker who is sent by an employer in one country to work in the other country for 5 or fewer years remains covered only by the sending country. The agreement includes additional rules that eliminate dual U.S. and Polish coverage in other work situations. The agreement also helps eliminate situations where workers suffer a loss of benefit rights because they have divided their careers between the two countries. Under the agreement, workers may qualify for partial U.S. benefits or partial Polish benefits based on combined (totalized) work credits from both countries. Persons who would like a copy of the agreement or want more information about its provisions may write to the Social Security Administration, Office of International Programs, Post Office Box 17741, Baltimore, MD 21235-7741 or visit the Social Security Web site at https://www.socialsecurity.gov/international.

This notice advises the public that pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed action to increase flood protection capability and partial levee realignment of the Presidio Flood Control Project (FCP) along the Texas-Mexico Border. This notice is being provided as required by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7) and the USIBWC's Operating Procedures for Implementing Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. A public meeting will be held in the city of Presidio, Texas.

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in NASA Case Numbers LAR-15318-1 entitled ``Apparatus And Method For Measuring Strain In Bragg Gratings,'' U.S. Patent Number 5,798,521; LAR-15508-1 entitled ``Apparatus and Method for Measuring Strain in Optical Fibers Using Rayleigh Scatter,'' U.S. Patent Number 6,545,760; LAR-15934-1 entitled ``Edge Triggered Apparatus and Method for Measuring Strain In Bragg Gratings,'' U.S. Patent Number 6,566,648; LAR-16005-1 entitled ``High Precision Wavelength Monitor For Tunable Laser Systems,'' U.S. Patent Number 6,426,496; LAR-16005-1-EP entitled ``High Precision Solid State Wavelength Monitor for Tunable Laser Systems,'' Foreign Patent Number EP1311814B1; and LAR-16005-1-CA entitled ``High Precision Solid State Wavelength Monitor for Tunable Laser Systems,'' Foreign Patent Application Serial Number 2,420,299 to Luna Innovations Incorporated having its principal place of business in Roanoke, Virginia. The field of use may be limited to shape sensing in medical robotics. The patent rights have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that, effective August 14, 2009, the manufacturer of a children's product must place permanent distinguishing marks on the product and its packaging that provides certain identifying information. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') is requesting comments and information about implementation of this program.