Agencies and Commissions March 9, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to abolish the Santa Clara, California, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Santa Clara County, CA, to the Monterey, CA, NAF wage area and Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties, CA, to the Solano, CA, NAF wage area. San Mateo County, CA, will no longer be defined to a wage area. These changes are necessary because the closure of the Moffett Federal Airfield Navy Exchange left the Santa Clara wage area without an activity having the capability to conduct a local wage survey.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Boise, ID, and Utah appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Franklin County, ID, from the Boise wage area to the Utah wage area. These changes are based on recent consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area. No other changes are proposed for the Boise and Utah FWS wage areas.

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress will be holding public hearings on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In accordance with the Copyright Act, as amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Office is conducting its triennial rulemaking proceeding 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 if they are prohibited from circumventing such technological measures.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid OMB control number.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for public assistance only for the state of Oregon (FEMA-1824- DR), dated 03/02/2009. Incident: Severe winter storm, record and near record snow, landslides, and mudslides. Incident Period: 12/20/2008 through 12/26/2008. Effective Date: 03/02/2009. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/01/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/02/2009.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for public assistance only for the state of Illinois (FEMA- 1826-DR), dated 03/02/2009. Incident: Severe winter storm. Incident Period: 01/26/2009 through 01/28/2009. Effective Date: 03/02/2009. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/01/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/02/2009.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Oregon. Incident: Severe Winter Storm, Flooding and Landslides. Incident Period: 01/01/2009 through 01/04/2009. Effective Date: 03/03/2009. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/04/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/03/2009.

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; it includes the actual data collection instruments.

The Director, Office of Administration, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.