Agencies and Commissions June 4, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 published June 19, 1989), and OMB Circular No. A-130, revised November 28, 2000, ``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is publishing notice of its new computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA).

This action adds to the Procurement List products and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On May 29, 2007, June 4, 2007 and October 10, 2007, respectively, applicants transferred their assets to corresponding series of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II, based on net asset value. Each applicant also distributed preferred shares of Dutch Auction Rate Transferable Securities (``DARTS'') of the acquiring fund to holders of applicants' Auction Rate Preferred Shares, DARTS, or Auction Market Preferred Shares, respectively, on the basis of their relative aggregate liquidation preference. Applicants paid $129,502, $138,610 and $216,419, respectively, of the expenses incurred in connection with the reorganizations.

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, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the PRA. On February 23, 2010 (75 FR 8076), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collection: Occasional Qualitative Surveys information collection (OMB No. 3064-0127). One comment was received. (A customer apparently complained to a bank and thanked the FDIC for its support.) Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its request for renewal to OMB for review.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces the appointment of four new members and the reappointment of two existing members.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an emergency extension of the existing collection requirements under 29 CFR 1625.22, Waivers of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), on May 27, 2010, to be effective after the May 31, 2010 expiration date.

On November 17, 2009, the Board published a final rule amending Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the official staff commentary to the regulation (Regulation E final rule). The Regulation E final rule limited the ability of financial institutions to assess overdraft fees for paying automated teller machine (ATM) and one-time debit card transactions that overdraw a consumer's account, unless the consumer affirmatively consents, or opts in, to the institution's payment of overdrafts for those transactions. The Board is amending Regulation E and the official staff commentary to clarify certain aspects of the Regulation E final rule.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing a notice of requirements that provides the criteria and process for Commission acceptance of accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies for testing pursuant to specific CPSC regulations relating to infant bath seats. The Commission is issuing this notice of requirements pursuant to section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(3)(B)(vi)).