Agencies and Commissions August 22, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

OPM proposes to amend its regulations at 5 CFR part 733 by granting Federal employees residing in King George County, Virginia, a partial exemption from the political activity restrictions specified in 5 U.S.C. 7323(a)(2) and (3), and adding King George County to its regulatory list of designated localities in 5 CFR 733.107(c). The proposed amendment reflects OPM's determination that King George County meets the criteria in 5 U.S.C. 7325 and 5 CFR 733.107(a) for a partial exemption to issue.

The NCO, on behalf of the Special Cyber Operations Research and Engineering (SCORE) Committee, an interagency working group that coordinates cyber security research activities in support of national security systems, is seeking expert participants in a day-long workshop on the pros and cons of the Security of Distributed Data Schemes. The workshop will be held October 21, 2011 in Gaithersburg, MD. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. EST September 21, 2011. Accepted participants will be notified by October 1, 2011.

The Advisory Committees on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure, and Rules of Evidence have proposed amendments to the following rules: Appellate Rules: 13, 14, 24, 28, and 28.1, and Form 4; Bankruptcy Rules: 1007, 3007, 5009, 9006, 9013, and 9014, and Official Forms 6C, 7, 22A, and 22C. Civil Rules: 37 and 45. Criminal Rules: 11, 12, and 34. Evidence Rule: 803. The text of the proposed amendments and the accompanying committee notes can be found on the United States Federal courts' rulemaking Web site at https://www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies/FederalRulemaking/ Overview.aspx. The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure submits these proposed amendments for public comment. All written comments and suggestions with respect to the proposed amendments must be received by the Secretary no later than February 15, 2012. They can be sent to any of the following: by mail to Peter G. McCabe, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, DC 20544; by electronic mail to ; or by facsimile to Peter G. McCabe at (202) 502-1766. In accordance with established procedures, all comments submitted are available for public inspection. Public hearings are scheduled to be held on the amendments to: Appellate Rules in Columbus, Ohio, on January 31, 2012, and in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2012; Bankruptcy Rules in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2012, and in Chicago, Illinois, on February 10, 2012; Civil Rules in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 4, 2012, and in Chicago, Illinois, on January 27, 2012; Criminal Rules in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 6, 2012, and in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2012; and Evidence Rules in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 7, 2012, and in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2012. Those wishing to testify should contact the Committee Secretary at the above address in writing at least 30 days before the hearing.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled In Re Certain Electronic Devices with Communication Capabilities Components Thereof, and Related Software, DN 2841; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

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 renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments on renewal of the information collection described below.

The FTC is amending its Rules of Practice for its adjudicative process, including those regarding the initiation of discovery, limitations on discovery, the Standard Protective Order, the admission of certain hearsay evidence, the video recording of proceedings, the designation of confidentiality on documents, the timing for oral argument on appeal, and a reference to the Equal Access to Justice Act.