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

NCUA is amending a number of its regulations to make minor technical corrections. The amendments update the regulations and make other grammatically necessary corrections. The amendments are intended to provide helpful changes to NCUA's regulations.

Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's Performance Review Board.

Hard Eight Futures, LLC (``HEF'') has petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') for exemptive relief, pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``Act'' or ``CEA''),\1\ to permit U.S. eligible contract participants (``ECPs''),\2\ subject to certain conditions, to trade foreign non- narrow-based security index futures contracts where the foreign exchange has not obtained a staff no-action letter with respect to the offer and sale of such futures contracts to U.S. persons. The conditions proposed in HEF's petition are: (i) Relief is only available for futures on broad-based security indexes; (ii) the securities comprising such an index are principally traded on, by, or through any exchange or market located outside the U.S.; (iii) the Commission must have a Memorandum of Understanding with the foreign exchange's regulator with respect to information sharing and cooperation; \3\ and (iv) an ECP seeking to claim the exemption would file notice with the Commission, which would be effective with respect to that person and index, unless the Commission notifies the person within ten (10) business days that the claimant does not meet the requirements of the exclusion, or that the index does not qualify as broad based.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will accept applications for participation in the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund's [Fund's] Loan Program beginning in June 2010, subject to availability of funds. The Fund's total appropriation for loans is $13.4 million.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 14, 2010, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Chrysler Group LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan. An amended complaint was filed on June 4, 2010. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain automotive vehicles and designs therefore by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. D513,395. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 11, 2010, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Cross Match Technologies, Inc. of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. An amended complaint was filed on May 26, 2010. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain biometric scanning devices, components thereof, associated software, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,900,993; 6,483,932; 7,203,344; and 7,277,562. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).