Agencies and Commissions May 19, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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.
Media Bureau Seeks Comment on the Economic Impact of Low-Power FM Stations on Full-Service Commercial FM Stations
This document solicits public comments on the economic impact of low-power FM stations on full-service commercial FM stations in connection with the Commission's preparation of an economic study and report due to Congress, as required by section 8 of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010.
Change in Postal Prices
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to amend the Global Expedited Package Services 2 contract to the competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.
In the Matter of Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 1, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Ogma, LLC of Longview, Texas. An amended complaint was filed on April 26, 2011, and a supplement was filed on May 5, 2011. The amended 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 motion-sensitive sound effects devices and image display devices and components and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,150,947 (``the `947 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 5,825,427 (``the `427 patent''). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Amendment to Procedures for Holding Funds in Dormant Filing Fee Accounts
The Securities and Exchange Commission is amending its procedures for holding funds in any filing fee account in which there has not been a deposit, withdrawal or other adjustment. The amendment extends the holding period from 180 days to three years, after which the Commission will initiate the return of funds to the account holder without any action by the account holder. As always, account holders may request a refund of such fees at any time.
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From Italy; Correction of Notice of Scheduling
In a notice published in the Federal Register May 12, 2011 (76 FR 27663), the Commission published a notice of scheduling of an expedited five-year review on an antidumping duty order on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin from Italy.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
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. Sec. 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 revised Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Application Instructions using the Corporation's Electronic Application System, eGrants. Completion of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Application Instructions is required for funding considerations. Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this notice.
Television Broadcasting Services; El Paso, TX
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by NPG of Texas, LP (``NPG''), licensee of station KVIA-TV, El Paso, Texas, requesting the substitution of channel 17 for channel 7 at El Paso. NPG states that the proposed channel substitution will serve the public interest by significantly improving the public's digital signal reception from KVIA-TV.
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries; Notice of public hearing and opportunity to submit comments in connection with the 20th report on the economic impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA).
Section 215 of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2704) requires the Commission to report biennially to the Congress and the President by September 30 of each reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and U.S. consumers and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. This series of biennial reports was instituted as investigation No. 332-227, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries. The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for its 2011 CBERA report, covering trade during calendar years 2009 and 2010, for June 21, 2011.
Senior Executive Service; Performance Review Board; Members
Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more Performance Review Boards (PRB) to review, evaluate and make a final recommendation on performance appraisals assigned to individual members of the agency's Senior Executive Service. The PRB established for the National Capital Planning Commission also makes recommendations to the agency head regarding SES performance awards, rank awards and bonuses. Section 4314(c)(4) requires that notice of appointment of Performance Review Board members be published in the Federal Register. The following persons have been appointed to serve as members of the Performance Review Board for the National Capital Planning Commission: Deidre Flippen, Mary Johnson, Jeff Thomas and Raymond J. Wollman from July 01, 2011 to July 01, 2013.
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