Agencies and Commissions March 5, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Sunshine Act Meetings Farm Credit Administration Board; Regular Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 FTC seeks public comments on its proposal to extend through April 30, 2016 the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Alternative Fuels Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on April 30, 2013.
Notice of Open Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission. Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ``the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on March 7, 2013, ``Corporate Accountability, Access to Credit, and Access to Markets in China's Financial Systemthe Rules and Their Ramifications for U.S. Investors.'' Background: This is the second public hearing the Commission will hold during its 2013 report cycle to collect input from academic, industry, and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The economic and political drivers, rules and norms that govern China's financial markets divergesometimes sharplyfrom those that define the system in the United States, presenting unique challenges for U.S. investors and the enforcement agencies charged with protecting their interests. While investors have been eager to buy stock in high yield U.S.-listed Chinese companies accounting and financial management problems have created concern about the adequacy of protection of U.S. investors interests. Companies traded in U.S. Capital markets are required to disclose details of business strategies, financial records and operations. With SEC and U.S. exchanges halting trading of dozens of Chinese companies due to accounting practices and concerns about fraud, the Commission will examine U.S. and Chinese corporate governance and accountability rules, regulations and enforcement mechanisms. The Commission will also consider the availability of financial services, access to credit, and market opportunities for both Chinese and American private sector enterprises. With U.S. firms eager to meet growing demand for their financial services, witnesses will testify regarding access, opportunities and challenges in the Chinese marketplace. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners Robin Cleveland and Carte Goodwin. Any interested party may file a written statement by March 7, 2013, by mailing to the contact below. A portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses. Location, Date and Time: 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Thursday, March 7, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing is posted to the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check our Web site for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.
Market Vectors ETF Trust, et al.; Notice of Application
Applicants request an order that would permit (a) certain open-end management investment companies or series thereof to issue shares (``Shares'') redeemable in large aggregations only (``Creation Units''); (b) secondary market transactions in Shares to occur at negotiated market prices; (c) certain series to pay redemption proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days after the tender of Shares for redemption; (d) certain affiliated persons of the series to deposit securities into, and receive securities from, the series in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units; (e) certain registered management investment companies and unit investment trusts outside of the same group of investment companies as the series to acquire Shares; and (f) certain series to perform creations and redemptions of Shares in-kind in a master-feeder structure. Applicants: Market Vectors ETF Trust (the ``Trust''), Van Eck Associates Corporation (the ``Adviser''), and Van Eck Securities Corporation (the ``Distributor'').
Certain Compact Fluorescent Reflector Lamps, Products Containing Same and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 28, 2013, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Andrzej Bobel of Lake Forest, Illinois and Neptun Light, Inc. of Lake Forest, Illinois. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on February 15, 2013. 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 compact fluorescent reflector lamps, products containing same and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,053,540 (``the '540 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.
Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts
This rule implements the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The Commission is adopting a rule adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of civil monetary penalties under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and certain penalties under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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