Agencies and Commissions December 8, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice
Document Number: 2010-31027
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice
Document Number: 2010-31025
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2010-30969
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2010-30935
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2010-30933
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2010-30932
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: 2010-30882
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Document Number: 2010-30879
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocation
Document Number: 2010-30878
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuance
Document Number: 2010-30877
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Amendments to Regulations Regarding Withdrawal of Applications and Voluntary Suspension of Benefits
Document Number: 2010-30868
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We are modifying our regulations to establish a 12-month time limit for the withdrawal of old-age benefits applications, allow one withdrawal per lifetime, and limit the voluntary suspension of benefits for purposes of receiving delayed retirement credits to months for which you have not received a payment. We are making these changes to revise current policies that have the potential for misuse.
Draft Concept for Government-Wide “ExpertNet” Platform and Process To Elicit Expert Public Participation in Response to Government Questions
Document Number: 2010-30861
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
With this notice, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) requests input, comment, and ideas from the public on a draft concept for next-generation citizen consultation, namely a government- wide software tool and process to elicit expert public participation (working title ``ExpertNet''). ExpertNet would tap the expertise of the public in a manageable and structured format. The goal of ExpertNet is to enable government officials to search for and communicate with citizens who have expertise on a topic, giving them the opportunity to participate in a public consultation relevant to their areas of interest and know-how, and pose questions to and interact with the public to receive useful, relevant, and manageable feedback. This Request for Information (RFI) will be active from December 8, 2010 to January 7, 2011. Respondents are invited to provide comments about or edits directly to the draft of the concept paper via an online discussion forum and wiki hosted by the White House Open Government Initiative and GSA and located at https://expertnet.wikispaces.com (the ``Wiki''). In addition, respondents who cannot access the Wiki are welcome to download a copy of the concept paper at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/open and e-mail comments to expertnet@ostp.gov.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau; Federal Advisory Committee Act; Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Meeting
Document Number: 2010-30858
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council will hold its fourth meeting on December 13, 2010, at 9 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission.
Certain Electronic Paper Towel Dispensing Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation
Document Number: 2010-30857
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 23) granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation.
Radio Broadcasting Services: Pacific Junction, IA
Document Number: 2010-30856
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The staff deletes FM Channel 299C2 at Pacific Junction, Iowa, because the record in this proceeding reveals that there is no site to activate this allotment that would meet Federal Aviation Administration criteria regarding electromagnetic interference to instrument landing system configurations and the Commission's spacing requirements Further, there are no other FM channels that could be substituted for Channel 299C2 at Pacific Junction and no alternate FAA frequencies to remedy this problem.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Peach Springs, AZ
Document Number: 2010-30853
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Audio Division, at the request of Cochise Media Licenses LLC, allots FM Channel 281C3 at Peach Springs, Arizona, in order to maintain a first local service at that community. Channel 281C3 can be allotted at Peach Springs, Arizona, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, with a site restriction of 4.5 km (2.8 miles) northwest of Peach Springs, at the following reference coordinates: 35-33-46 North Latitude and 113-27-12 West Longitude.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Fairbanks, AK
Document Number: 2010-30851
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Audio Division, at the request of Educational Media Foundation, LLC, allots Channels 224C2 and 232C2 at Fairbanks, Alaska, as the community's tenth and eleventh potential local FM services. Channels 224C2 and 232C2 can be allotted to Fairbanks, Alaska, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.4 kilometers (5.9 miles) north of Fairbanks. The coordinates for Channel 224C2 and 232C2 at Fairbanks, Alaska, are 64-55-20 North Latitude and 147-42-49 West Longitude. The Government of Canada has concurred in these allotments, which are located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.- Canadian border.
Puerto Rico Disaster Number PR-00012
Document Number: 2010-30837
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-1946-DR), dated 10/26/2010. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides associated with Tropical Storm Otto. Incident Period: 10/04/2010 through 10/08/2010. Effective Date: 11/29/2010. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/27/2010. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/26/2011.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
Document Number: 2010-30835
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.
Winter Bee, Inc., Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order
Document Number: 2010-30834
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e).\1\ Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Winter Bee, Inc., containing a civil penalty of $200,000.00, to be suspended except for $40,000.00, to be paid over a period of 20 months as specified in the Order.
National Endowment for the Arts; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-30758
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection on arts participation in the U.S. A copy of the current information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2010-30708
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries, Agencies and Commissions
The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) in Washington, DC at the Office of Professional Responsibility on January 6 and 7, 2011.
Approval of Investment Adviser Registration Depository Filing Fees
Document Number: 2010-30701
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') is revising Investment Adviser Registration Depository annual and initial filing fees that will be charged beginning January 1, 2011. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order approving the IARD filing fees will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's Secretary. Hearing requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on December 21, 2010. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons may request notification of a hearing by writing to the Commission's Secretary.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-30699
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning its proposed implementation of four forms and their electronic and print versions of the Request to Transfer a Segal Education Award Amount Form, the Accept/Decline Award Transfer Form, the Request to Revoke Transfer of Education Award Form, and the Rescind Acceptance of Award Transfer Form. The information collected identifies those qualified to transfer their award, the transfer amount, and those qualified to receive the award transfer, in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 12501. Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this Notice.
Domestic Shipping Services Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes
Document Number: 2010-30668
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service published in the Federal Register of November 8, 2010 (75 FR 68430-68447), a document revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[reg]), to reflect changes to prices and mailing standards for the following Shipping Services: Express Mail[reg], Priority Mail[reg], Parcel Select[reg], and Recipient Services. This document clarifies and amends mailing standards and shipping package information.
Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Document Number: 2010-30476
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-12-08
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission or CFTC'') is proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These proposed rules apply to swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements for swap data repositories, derivatives clearing organizations, designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, swap dealers, major swap participants, and swap counterparties who are neither swap dealers nor major swap participants (including counterparties who qualify for the end user exception with respect to particular swaps).
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