Agencies and Commissions September 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Sunshine Act Meeting of the Operations & Regulations Committee of the LSC Board of Directors
Document Number: 2011-23520
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2011-23487
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Expedited Vocational Assessment Under the Sequential Evaluation Process
Document Number: 2011-23396
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We propose to give adjudicators the discretion to proceed to the fifth step of the sequential evaluation process for assessing disability when we have insufficient information about a claimant's past relevant work history to make the findings required for step 4. If an adjudicator finds at step 5 that a claimant may be unable to adjust to other work existing in the national economy, the adjudicator would return to the fourth step to develop the claimant's work history and make a finding about whether the claimant can perform his or her past relevant work. This proposed new process would not disadvantage any claimant or change the ultimate conclusion about whether a claimant is disabled, but it would promote administrative efficiency and help us make more timely disability determinations and decisions.
Request for a License To Export Radioactive Waste
Document Number: 2011-23366
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Request for a License To Import Radioactive Waste
Document Number: 2011-23358
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
Document Number: 2011-23345
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from time to time in the Federal Register) may be relied upon as ``of record'' notice that the Corporation has been appointed receiver for purposes of the statement of policy published in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 29491). For further information concerning the identification of any institutions which have been placed in liquidation, please visit the Corporation Web site at https:// www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html or contact the Manager of Receivership Oversight in the appropriate service center.
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2011-23341
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2011-23321
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts From Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations
Document Number: 2011-23311
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Office of Government Ethics, Government Ethics Office, Agencies and Commissions
The Office of Government Ethics is proposing amendments to the regulation governing standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees of the Federal Government, to impose limits on the use of gift exceptions by all employees to accept gifts from registered lobbyists and lobbying organizations, and to implement the lobbyist gift ban for appointees required to sign the Ethics Pledge prescribed by Executive Order 13490.
DaVita, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2011-23305
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Distribution of 2010 DART Sound Recordings Fund Royalties
Document Number: 2011-23287
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion for partial distribution in connection with 2010 DART Sound Recordings Fund royalties.
Removal of Approved Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations From the Section 214 Exclusion List
Document Number: 2011-23270
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) International Bureau (Bureau) adopts its proposal to remove from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed space stations that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market for satellite services pursuant to the procedures adopted in the DISCO II Order.
Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2011-23268
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission announces the next meeting date and agenda of its Consumer Advisory Committee (Committee). The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Commission regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of all consumers in proceedings before the Commission.
Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism and a National Broadband Plan for Our Future
Document Number: 2011-23267
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adds the statutory language from the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act regarding the education of students about appropriate online behavior to the existing Commission rules implementing the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) for the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (also known as the E-rate program). The Commission also makes minor non-substantive revisions to its rules to conform to existing statutory language from the CIPA statute where necessary. Finally, the Commission makes minor corrections to its Schools and Libraries Sixth Report and Order.
Notice and Request For Comments: LSC Elimination of the West Virginia Migrant Service Area Beginning January 1, 2012
Document Number: 2011-23186
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Legal Services Corporation will eliminate the West Virginia migrant service area, i.e., MWV effective January 1, 2012, because any eligible migrant population in West Virginia can be more effectively and efficiently served through the basic field-general grant.
Availability of Information, Public Observation of Meetings, Procedure, Practice for Hearings, and Post-Employment Restrictions for Senior Examiners; Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Document Number: 2011-22854
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-09-13
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (``Board'') is publishing an interim final rule with a request for public comment that sets forth regulations for savings and loan holding companies (``SLHCs''). On July 21, 2011, the responsibility for supervision and regulation of SLHCs transferred from the Office of Thrift Supervision (``OTS'') to the Board pursuant to section 312 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd- Frank Act''). This interim final rule provides for the corresponding transfer from the OTS to the Board of the regulations necessary for the Board to administer the statutes governing SLHCs. Technical changes to other regulations have also been made to account for the transfer of authority over SLHCs to the Board.
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2011-23342
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-23319
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: 2011-23265
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Document Number: 2011-23264
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
Disaster Declaration #12782 and #12783; New Jersey Disaster #NJ-00024
Document Number: 2011-23252
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Jersey (FEMA- 4021-DR), dated 08/31/2011. Incident: Hurricane Irene. Incident Period: 08/27/2011 and continuing. Effective Date: 08/31/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/31/2011. Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/31/2012. Addresses: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-23250
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through December 31, 2014, the current OMB clearance for items (a)-(c) below setting out the information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities. That clearance expires on December 31, 2011, and consists of: (a) Applications to the Commission, including applications and notices contained in the Commission's Rules of Practice (primarily Parts I, II, and IV); (b) the FTC's consumer complaint systems; (c) the FTC's program evaluation activities and (d) the FTC's Applicant Background Form. The Commission is not seeking clearance renewal relating to item (d), the Applicant Background Form.
New Jersey Disaster #NJ-00023
Document Number: 2011-23246
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4021-DR), dated 08/31/2011. Incident: Hurricane Irene. Incident Period: 08/27/2011 and continuing. Effective Date: 08/31/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/31/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/31/2012.
Community Advantage Pilot Program
Document Number: 2011-23244
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
On February 18, 2011, SBA published a notice and request for comments introducing the Community Advantage Pilot Program. In that notice, SBA modified or waived as appropriate certain regulations which otherwise apply to the 7(a) loan program for the Community Advantage Pilot Program. To support SBA's commitment to expanding access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved markets, SBA is issuing this notice to revise certain of these regulatory waivers.
Titles II and XVI: Documenting and Evaluating Disability in Young Adults
Document Number: 2011-23239
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Ruling, SSR-11-2p. This Ruling explains our policy on documenting and evaluating disability in young adults.
Requiring Use of Electronic Services by Certain Claimant Representatives
Document Number: 2011-23232
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We are revising our rules to require that claimant representatives use our electronic services as they become available on matters for which the representatives request direct fee payment. In the future, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register when we require representatives who request direct fee payment on a matter to use our available electronic services. We are also adding the requirement to use our available electronic services on matters for which the representative requests direct fee payment as an affirmative duty in our representative conduct rules. These revisions reflect the increased use of technology in representatives' business practices. We expect that the use of electronic services will improve our efficiency by allowing us to manage our workloads more effectively. These rules do not require claimants to use our available electronic services directly; they only require their representatives to use the services on matters for which the representatives request direct fee payment.
Impacts of Compatibility Changes in General License Regulations
Document Number: 2011-23225
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) plans to hold public meetings on September 20, 2011, in Lisle, Illinois, and on September 22, 2011, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, to solicit information on impacts to manufacturers and distributors and end-users of generally licensed devices from revising the compatibility categories of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 31.5 and 31.6 from ``B'' to ``C.'' In addition to providing information on impacts at the public meetings, information on the issues raised in this document may be submitted to the NRC at any time through the end of the comment period.
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes; Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2011-23211
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on September 22-23, 2011. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) A discussion on the reporting structure and methods of ACMUI and Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards best practices; (2) an update on the status of a Commission paper on data collection regarding patient release; (3) a discussion on electronic signatures for documents that are required to be signed in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations; (4) a discussion on strontium breakthrough with rubidium-82 generators from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration perspective; (5) a discussion on strontium breakthrough with rubidium-82 generators from an NRC perspective; (6) a discussion on ACMUI's 2008 recommended revisions to the medical event abnormal occurrence language; (7) a discussion on medical-related events; (8) a summary from the outcomes of the NRC Medical Related Rulemaking Workshops; (9) a discussion on possible changes to the permanent implant brachytherapy subcommittee report; (10) and the status of 10 CFR part 35 rulemaking. A copy of the agenda will be available at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/agenda or by e- mailing Ms. Sophie Holiday at the contact information below. Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10 CFR part 35 Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Date and Time for Closed Session: September 22, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. This session will be closed so that ACMUI members can enroll for and activate new badges and undergo NRC training. Date and Time for Open Sessions: September 22, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and September 23, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address for Public Meeting: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North Building, Room T2-B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Public Participation: Any member of the public who wishes to participate in the meeting in person or via phone should contact Ms. Holiday using the information below. The meeting will also be webcast live: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public- meetings/webcast-live.html. Contact Information: Sophie J. Holiday, e-mail: sophie.holiday@nrc.gov, telephone: (301) 415-7865.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2011-23210
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Energy Northwest; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Document Number: 2011-23199
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations
Document Number: 2011-23179
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On July 11, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13579, ``Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies,'' which, among other things, states that independent regulatory agencies, no less than executive agencies, should promote the goal, set forth in Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011, of a regulatory system that protects ``public health, welfare, safety, and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation.'' In furtherance of its ongoing efforts to update regulations to reflect market developments and changes in the regulatory landscape, and in light of Executive Order 13579, the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') invites interested members of the public to submit comments to assist the Commission in considering the development of a plan for the retrospective review of its regulations.
Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions; Conforming Changes to Existing Regulations in Response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Document Number: 2011-23155
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-09-12
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is amending its regulations governing off-exchange foreign currency transactions with members of the retail public (i.e., retail forex transactions). These amendments (Amendments) are necessary to incorporate into Part 5 of the Commission's regulations changes made to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Commission is also issuing certain related technical interpretations of various provisions of the CEA as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to retail forex transactions.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-23274
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-09
Agency: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-23222
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-09
Agency: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agencies and Commissions
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the time and location listed above. The BBG will receive and consider recommendations regarding a proposed new strategic plan and the revision of Agency grant agreements. The BBG will receive reports from: The BBG's Strategy and Budget Committee and Governance Committee; the International Broadcasting Bureau Director; and the Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks regarding programming coverage updates. The BBG will also receive an update on digital innovations. The meeting is open to public observation via streamed Webcast, both live and on-demand, on the BBG's public Web site at https://www.bbg.gov.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-23212
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-09
Agency: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agencies and Commissions
At the time and location listed above, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will conduct a meeting closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because, according to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11, Section 36, public knowledge of a draft Presidential budget could lead to frustration of a proposed agency action. The BBG will receive and consider staff recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2013 budget.
List of Office of Thrift Supervision Information Collections Transferred to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Document Number: 2011-23124
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-09
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency
On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). As part of the comprehensive package of financial regulatory reform measures enacted, Title III of the Dodd-Frank Act transfers the powers, authorities, rights and duties of the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to other banking agencies, including the OCC and the Board on the ``transfer date.'' The transfer date is one year after the date of enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, July 21, 2011. The Dodd-Frank Act also abolishes the OTS ninety days after the transfer date. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, OTS transferred all of its information collections to either the OCC or the Board, as appropriate.
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