Agencies and Commissions May 13, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reopening the comment period specific to the information collection aspects of a proposed regulatory issue summary (RIS) published on March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13483), which presents the NRC's interpretation of the regulations governing the commencement of construction found in 10 CFR 40.32(e). The comment period for this proposed RIS closed on April 27, 2009.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fresno and Stockton, CA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Mariposa and Merced Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne Counties, CA, to the Stockton 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.

In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC hereby gives notice that it is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Acquisition Services Information Requirements information collection (OMB No. 3064- 0072). At the end of the comment period, any comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the FDIC should modify the proposed revisions prior to submission to OMB for review and approval.

In this document, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), seeking comment on a number of procedures designed to streamline the process of allocating new FM channels and AM frequency assignments, with an emphasis on encouraging policies that foster new and modified channel assignments favoring smaller communities, rural areas, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal areas. The Commission proposes a number of rule and procedural changes

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1831-DR), dated 04/28/ 2009.