Agencies and Commissions February 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Denisa Babcock from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or ``E-Rate Program'') for a period of three years. The Bureau takes this action to protect the E-Rate Program from waste, fraud, and abuse.

The Federal Communications Commission is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory as required by Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117). This inventory provides information on FY 2012 service contract actions over $25,000.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under Part 4003 of its regulations relating to Administrative Appeals (OMB control number 1212-0061, expires April 30, 2013). This notice informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

The NCUA Board (Board) is amending the definition of ``rural district'' in NCUA's Chartering and Field of Membership Manual. The amendment permits a geographic area to qualify as a rural district if, among other criteria, it has a total population that does not exceed the greater of 250,000 people or three percent of the population of the state in which the majority of the district is located. The current definition limits the rural district's population to 200,000 people without regard to the population of the state containing the majority of the rural district.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Express Mail Contract 14 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, CNCS is soliciting comments concerning its proposed renewal of the Learn and Serve Progress Report. The Learn and Serve grantees submit this progress report via eGrants. Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this Notice.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. Section 822 extends the authority of the Commercial Item Test Program at FAR subpart 13.5 to January 1, 2015.

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the definition of ``contingency operation'' to address the statutory change to the definition made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

This Notice is to inform the public, in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (``Ex-Im Bank''), that Ex-Im Bank has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million (as calculated in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter). Comments received within the comment period specified below will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank Board of Directors prior to final action on this Transaction. Reference: AP086677XX. Purpose and Use: Brief description of the purpose of the transaction: A direct loan to a Hong Kong-based company to support the procurement of two U.S. manufactured satellites as well as U.S. launch services and launch insurance. Brief non-proprietary description of the anticipated use of the items being exported: The loan will enable the Hong Kong based company to finance the construction and launch of two U.S. manufactured satellites. The satellites are expected to provide additional capacity to broadcasting and telecommunications companies in the company's existing customer base in North East Asia, MENA, South Asia, Australia and ASEAN as well as potential growth in other markets such as India and Australasia. To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is reasonably aware, the item(s) being exported are not expected to produce exports or provide services in competition with the exportation of goods or provision of services by a United States industry. Parties: Principal Supplier(s): Space Systems/Loral Inc. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation. Obligor: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited. Guarantor(s): N/A. Description of Items Being Exported: To finance the construction and launch of two U.S. manufactured satellites and related ground facility equipment, data and services, U.S. launch services and launch insurance. Information On Decision: Information on the final decision for this transaction will be available in the ``Summary Minutes of Meetings of Board of Directors'' on https://www.exim.gov/newsandevents/ boardmeetings/board/. Confidential Information: Please note that this notice does not include confidential or proprietary business information; information which, if disclosed, would violate the Trade Secrets Act; or information which would jeopardize jobs in the United States by supplying information that competitors could use to compete with companies in the United States.

The Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission has appointed the following individuals to serve on the Commission's Performance Review Board (PRB):

The FDIC has determined that insufficient assets exist in the receivership of Franklin Bank, S.S.B., Houston, Texas, to make any distribution on general unsecured claims, and therefore such claims will recover nothing and have no value.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning cost accounting standards administration. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 69441, on November 19, 2012. Two respondents submitted comments.

The Federal Trade Commission is revising its Rules of Practice governing access to agency records. The Commission is adding one new category of public record materials; inserting additional contact information for the filing of initial Freedom of Information Act (``FOIA'') requests; clarifying agency procedures for acknowledging the receipt of a request, the proper filing of a request, and the ``cut- off'' date for searches; and allowing an extension in unusual circumstances of the time period for a FOIA requester to file an administrative appeal.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of ARKANSAS (FEMA-4100-DR), dated 01/29/2013. Incident: Severe Winter Storm. Incident Period: 12/25/2012 through 12/26/2012. Effective Date: 02/14/2013. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/01/2013. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/29/2013.

In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of its analysis of FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory and its FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000 that were accomplished in FY 2012. The inventory has been developed in accordance with guidance issued on December 19, 2011, by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). NASA has posted documents associated with the Service Contract Inventory, including the documents addressed above, on the NASA Office of Procurement homepage at the following link: https:// www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/scinventory/. Point of contact for this initiative is Craig Bowers (202) 358- 2235, craig.w.bowers@nasa.gov.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation Nos. 731-TA-1202-03 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of less-than-fair-value imports from Austria and/or China of xanthan gum, provided for in subheading 3913.90.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.\1\