Agencies and Commissions 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 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 Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') requests public comments on the overall costs and benefits of and the continuing need for its Guides for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services (``the Fred Meyer Guides'' or ''the Guides''), as part of the agency's review of all its current regulations and guides.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The list is published to provide the public with notice that these rules are scheduled for review by the agency and to invite public comment on them.

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements (form revisions) associated with the Commission's rules contained in the Third Report and Order, FCC 11-190, pertaining to the policies to promote rural radio service and to streamline allotment and assignment procedures. This notice is consistent with the Third Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these information collection requirements (form changes).

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Connecticut (FEMA4087DR), dated 10/ 30/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/27/2012 through 11/08/2012. Effective Date: 11/23/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/31/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/31/2013.

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Alaska, dated 11/21/2012. Incident: 2012 Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Disaster. Incident Period: 06/01/2012 through 08/30/2012. Effective Date: 11/21/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/21/2013.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4071-DR), dated 09/ 19/2012. Incident: Severe storms and straight-line winds. Incident Period: 06/29/2012 through 07/08/2012. Effective Date: 11/19/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/19/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/19/2013.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Connecticut (FEMA- 4087-DR), dated 11/23/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/27/2012 through 11/08/2012. Effective Date: 11/23/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/22/2013. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/23/2013.

Because a voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group has become vacant before the expiration of the term, the United States Sentencing Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to complete the unexpired term to apply. See section 2(c) of the charter for the advisory group (``When a voting membership becomes vacant before the expiration of the term, an appointment shall, wherever practicable, be made to complete the unexpired term.''). The voting membership covered by this notice is the circuit membership for the Sixth Circuit, and the individual appointed would complete the remainder of the unexpired term, which expires as of October 2014. Applications should be received by the Commission not later than February 1, 2013. Applications may be sent to the address listed below.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B). For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).