Agencies and Commissions July 29, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (``USERRA'') provides that an individual who leaves his or her job to serve in the uniformed services is generally entitled to reemployment by his or her previous employer and, upon reemployment, to receive credit for benefits, including employee pension plan benefits, that would have accrued but for the employee's absence due to the military service. This proposed rule would amend PBGC's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4022)

The Commission is adding a new postal product to the Competitive Product List. This action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations. Republication of the lists of market dominant and competitive products is also consistent with new requirements in the law.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is considering whether to approve a proposal submitted by the National Solar Observatory to fund the construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) Project at the Haleakal[amacr] High Altitude Observatory site on the Island of Maui, Hawai`i. The NSF has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed ATST Project that serves as a joint Federal and State of Hawai`i document prepared in compliance with the Federal National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. (NEPA), and the State of Hawai`i Chapter 343, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. This FEIS was also prepared to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the issuance of a National Park Service Special Use Permit, pursuant to 36 CFR 5.6, to operate commercial vehicles on the Haleakal[amacr] National Park road during the construction and operation of the proposed ATST Project, if approved.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35013520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. 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.