Agencies and Commissions November 8, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Cable Statutory License: Specialty Station List
Periodically, the Copyright Office (``Office'') seeks to update its list of specialty stations related to the use of the cable compulsory license. In response to the publication of an initial list of specialty stations for this purpose in April of this year, the Office received objections filed by the Motion Picture Association of America to the identification of certain stations as being entitled to specialty station status in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's (``FCC'') definition of specialty station in effect on June 24, 1981. Consequently, before compiling the final list, the Office is providing an opportunity for response to the filed objections. The Office is also publishing for comment a new list of television stations reported in filed affidavits received after publication of the initial list in which the owner or licensee of the television station attests that the station qualifies as a specialty station under the FCC's former rules.
NASA Advisory Council Science Committee Planetary Science Subcommittee; Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces that the meeting of the Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council originally scheduled for November 2-3, 2011, at NASA Headquarters, has been postponed due to the recent unexpected and tragic loss of Dr. Ronald Greeley, Subcommittee Chair. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 64387 on October 18, 2011 announcing the meeting. NASA regrets any inconvenience due to these extraordinary circumstances. The meeting will be rescheduled for a later date, and notice of the new date will be published in the Federal Register.
Post Office Closing
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the East Poland, Maine post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners, and others to take appropriate action.
Proposed Generic Communication Draft Generic Letter on Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors
On September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54507), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment Draft Generic Letter 2011-XX: Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors. The public comment period was scheduled to expire on October, 31, 2011; however, on September 16, 2011 (76 FR 57767), the NRC issued a correction and extended the public comment period to November 15, 2011. In order to allow the public sufficient time to review and comment on the Draft Generic Letter, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period for the Draft Generic Letter until December 15, 2011.
Regulatory Changes To Implement the United States/Australian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to implement the 2010 ``Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy'' (the Agreement). The Agreement prohibits the United States from using Australian- obligated nuclear material to produce tritium for use in a nuclear explosive device, or for any other ``military purpose'' as defined in the Agreement. The Agreement's definition of military purpose states that it includes ``depleted uranium munitions, and other direct military non-nuclear applications, as mutually determined by the Parties.'' The amendments in this final rule help enable the U.S. Government to meet its Agreement obligations with the Government of Australia.
Aging Management of Stainless Steel Structures and Components in Treated Borated Water
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requests public comment on Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR- ISG-2011-01, ``Aging Management of Stainless Steel Structures and Components in Treated Borated Water.'' This LR-ISG revises the guidance in the Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-LR) and Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report for the aging management of stainless steel structures and components exposed to treated borated water.
Notice of Inquiry; U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports
The Federal Maritime Commission is issuing this Notice of Inquiry to solicit the public's views and information concerning factors that may cause or contribute to the shift of containerized cargo destined for U.S. inland points from U.S. to Canadian and Mexican seaports.
Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2012 and Countries That Would Be Candidates But For Legal Prohibitions
Section 608(d) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are ``candidate countries'' for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during FY 2012. The report is set forth in full below and updates the report published September 7, 2011 (76 FR 55419) to reflect the issuance of presidential determinations that waived sanctions with respect to certain countries under Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-386), as amended.
Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Improvements to the Mission Levee Protective System in Hidalgo County, TX
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality Final Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508), and the United States Section`s Operational Procedures for Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, published in the Federal Register September 2, 1981 (46 FR 44083); the USIBWC hereby gives notice of availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and FONSI for Improvements to the Mission Levee Protective System located in Hidalgo County, Texas is available. A notice of finding of no significant impact dated April 6, 2011, provided a thirty (30) day comment period before making the finding final. The Notice was published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2011 (Federal Register Notice, Vol. 76, No. 66, Page 19124).
Certain Integrated Solar Power Systems and Components Thereof: Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 3, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Westinghouse Solar, Inc. of Campbell, California and Andalay Solar, Inc. of Campbell, California. Supplements to the complaint were filed on October 18, 2011 and October 19, 2011. 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 integrated solar power systems and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,406,800 (``the `800 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 7,987,641 (``the `641 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, “DC Electrical Rewrite-Update to TSTF-360”
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice appearing in the Federal Register on September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54510), that announced the availability of the model application (with model no significant hazards consideration determination) and model safety evaluation (SE) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML111751792) for plant-specific adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, ``DC Electrical RewriteUpdate to TSTF-360'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML092670242). The original Notice of Availability (NOA) published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54510), mistakenly stated that the TSTF-500 was available for adoption under the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process (CLIIP). TSTF-500 is available for adoption, but not under the CLIIP. No other information contained in the original NOA has changed.
Small Business Size and Status Integrity
SBA is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2011. In that rule SBA proposed to amend its regulations to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) pertaining to small business size and status integrity. SBA proposed to amend its program regulations to implement statutory provisions establishing that there is a presumption of loss equal to the value of the contract or other instrument when a concern willfully seeks and receives an award by misrepresentation. SBA proposed to amend its program regulations to implement statutory provisions that provide that the submission of an offer or application for an award intended for small business concerns will be deemed a size or status certification or representation in certain circumstances. SBA proposed to amend its program regulations to implement statutory provisions that provide that an authorized official must sign in connection with a size or status certification or representation for a contract or other instrument. SBA proposed to amend its regulations to implement statutory provisions that provide that concerns that fail to update their size or status in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) database (or any successor thereto) at least annually shall no longer be identified in the database as small or some other socioeconomic status, until the representation is updated. SBA proposed to amend its regulations to clarify when size is determined for purposes of entry into the 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone programs. The proposed rule provided a 30-day comment period closing on November 7, 2011. SBA is reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days in response to the significant level of interest generated by the proposed rule among small businesses. Given the scope of the proposed rule and the nature of the issues raised by the comments received to date, SBA believes that affected businesses need more time to review the proposal and prepare their comments.
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. 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 the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the PRA. On August 22, 2011 (76 FR 52326), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collection: Notification of Performance of Bank Services. No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its requests for renewal to OMB for review.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. 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 the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the PRA. On August 22, 2011 (76 FR 52326), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collection: Account Based Disclosures in Connection with Federal Reserve Regulations E, CC, and DD (OMB No. 3064-0084). No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its requests for renewal to OMB for review.
Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Evergreen, AL, and Shalimar, FL
The Audio Division, at the request of Qantum of Ft. Walton Beach License Company, LLC, proponent of a petition for reconsideration of the Memorandum Opinion and Order in this proceeding, dismisses the petition for reconsideration and terminates the proceeding.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Altamont, OR
This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments. The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Threshold Communications, proposing to amend the Table of Allotments by substituting Channel 235C1 for vacant Channel 249C1, at Altamont, Oregon. The proposal is part of a contingently filed ``hybrid'' application and rule making petition. Channel 235C1 can be allotted at Altamont in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 32.3 km (20.1 miles) east of Altamont, at 42-07-04 North Latitude and 121-21-50 West Longitude. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.
Certain Game Devices, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Determination Not To Review An Initial Determination Granting Motion to Terminate Based Upon Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of the Investigation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 9) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting a motion by Complainant to terminate the investigation based upon withdrawal of the complaint.
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 et seq.), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve an extension for a currently approved information collection for Evaluation of USTDA Performance. USTDA published its first Federal Register Notice on this information request extension on July 7, 2011, at 76 FR 39975, at which time a 60-day comment period was announced. No comments were received in response to this notice at the end of the comment period. Comments are again being solicited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification Regarding Representative Samples for Periodic Testing of Children's Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC,'' ``Commission,'' or ``we'') is proposing to amend its regulations on testing and labeling pertaining to product certification. The proposed rule would address the testing of representative samples to ensure continued compliance of children's products with all applicable rules, bans, standards, and regulations. The proposed rule also would establish a recordkeeping requirement associated with the testing of representative samples. We are taking this action to implement part of H.R. 2715 (Pub. L. 112-28).\1\
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC,'' ``Commission,'' or ``we'') is issuing a final rule that establishes protocols and standards with respect to certification and continued testing for children's products. The final rule also establishes requirements for labeling of consumer products to show that the product complies with the certification requirements under section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''). The final rule implements section 14(a)(2) and (i) of the CPSA, as amended by section 102(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'').
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