Agencies and Commissions November 15, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Presidential Library-Foundation Partnerships. The meeting will be held to discuss the National Archives and Records Administration budget for Presidential Libraries, program activities at the Presidential Libraries, and the status of the Agency's reorganization and transformation.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase small business size standards for 20 industries and one sub- industry in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 53, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing. As part of its ongoing comprehensive review of all size standards, SBA has evaluated all size standards in NAICS Sector 53 to determine whether the existing size standards should be retained or revised. This proposed rule is one of a series of proposals that will examine size standards of industries grouped by NAICS Sector. SBA issued a White Paper entitled ``Size Standards Methodology'' and published in the October 21, 2009 issue of the Federal Register. That ``Size Standards Methodology'' is available on its Web site at https://www.sba.gov/size for public review and comments. The ``Size Standards Methodology'' White Paper explains how SBA establishes, reviews and modifies its receipts based and employee based small business size standards. In this proposed rule, SBA has applied its methodology that pertains to establishing, reviewing, and modifying a receipts based size standard.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4042-DR), dated 11/04/ 2011. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 08/23/2011 through 10/25/2011. Effective Date: 11/04/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/03/2012. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/06/2012.

In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning the Commission's Second Report and Order.

This notice lists approved candidates who will comprise a standing roster for service on the Agency's 2011 and 2012 SES Performance Review Boards. The Agency will use this roster to select SES board members, and an outside member(s) for the convening SES Performance Review Board each year. The standing roster is as follows:

The Commission is adopting a rule addressing reporting requirements for the measurement of the level of service the Postal Service provides in connection with Stamp Fulfillment Services following consideration of comments filed in response to a proposed rule. No commenter opposed the proposed rule. The final rule is therefore adopted as proposed. Adoption of this rule will foster greater transparency and accountability.