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

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2013-06148
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this Notice announces that the Information Collection Request (``ICR'') abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. It also includes the actual data collection instruments, if any.
Certain Electronic Devices Having Placeshifting or Display Replication Functionality and Products Containing Same; Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2013-06138
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Electronic Devices Having Placeshifting or Display Replication Functionality and Products Containing Same; DN 2943; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).
Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds, et al.; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2013-06119
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order that would permit (a) series of certain open-end management investment companies 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; and (e) certain registered management investment companies and unit investment trusts outside of the same group of investment companies as the series to acquire Shares. Applicants: Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds (``Trust''), Renaissance Capital LLC (``Adviser''), and Renaissance Capital Investments, Inc. (``Renaissance Capital Investments'').
Certain Digital Photo Frames and Image Display Devices and Components Thereof; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of Investigation
Document Number: 2013-06107
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has terminated the above-captioned investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and has issued a limited exclusion order directed against infringing products of the following respondents previously found in default: Nextar Inc. (``Nextar'') of La Verne, California; WinAccord Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan and WinAccord U.S.A., Inc. of San Jose, California (collectively, ``the WinAccord respondents''); Aiptek International Inc. (``Aiptek'') of Hsinchu, Taiwan; and Pandigital, Inc. (``Pandigital'') of Dublin, California (collectively, ``the defaulting respondents''). The Commission has also issued cease and desist orders directed against these defaulting respondents.
Service Delivery Plan; Correction
Document Number: 2013-06089
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Social Security Administration published a document in the Federal Register of March 12, 2013, in FR Doc. 2013-05595, on page 15797, in the third column; in the SUMMARY caption insert the following hyper-links. In the first sentence after the words, ``Service Delivery Plan (SDP) insert https://www.ssa.gov/open/SDP. In addition, in the third sentence after the words ``Agency Strategic Plan'' insert https://ssa.gov/asp/plan-2013-2016.pdf.
Community Reinvestment Act; Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment; Notice
Document Number: 2013-06075
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions, Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The OCC, Board, and FDIC (collectively, the Agencies) are proposing to clarify their Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment to address several community development issues. The Agencies propose to revise five questions and answers, which address (i) community development activities outside institutions' assessment areas, both in the broader statewide or regional area and in nationwide funds; (ii) additional ways to determine whether recipients of community services are low- or moderate-income; and (iii) providing a community development service by serving on the board of directors of a community development organization. The Agencies also propose to add two new questions and answers, one of which addresses the treatment of community development performance in determining an institution's lending test rating, and the other addresses the quantitative consideration given to a certain type of community development investment. Finally, the Agencies also propose to redesignate one question and answer without substantive change.
Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: AP085996XX
Document Number: 2013-06053
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Export-Import Bank, Agencies and Commissions
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: AP085996XX.
Board Meeting; April 16, 2013; Richland, WA
Document Number: 2013-06024
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Agencies and Commissions
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR® System
Document Number: 2013-06016
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc., Modular Advanced Generation Nuclear All-purpose Storage (MAGNASTOR[supreg]) Cask System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 3 includes changes that would revise authorized contents to include: pressurized water reactor (PWR) damaged fuel contained in damaged fuel cans that are placed in a damaged fuel basket assembly; PWR fuel assemblies with nonfuel hardware per the expanded definition in the Amendment No. 3 application; and PWR fuel assemblies with up to five activated stainless steel fuel replacement rods at a maximum burnup/exposure of 32.5 gigawatt days per metric ton of uranium (GWd/MTU). Additionally, Amendment No. 3 would revise paragraph 4.3.1(i) in appendix A of the CoC Technical Specifications (TS), to clarify that the maximum design basis earthquake accelerations of 0.37g in the horizontal direction (without cask sliding) and 0.25g in the vertical direction at the independent spent fuel storage installation pad top surface do not result in cask tip-over. Amendment No. 3 would make additional changes to appendix A, Technical Specifications and Design Features for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, and appendix B, Approved Contents for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, of the CoC TS.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR® System
Document Number: 2013-06015
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. (NAC) Modular Advanced Generation Nuclear All-purpose Storage (MAGNASTOR[supreg]) System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 3 revises authorized contents to include: Pressurized water reactor (PWR) damaged fuel contained in damaged fuel (DF) cans that are placed in a damaged fuel basket assembly; PWR fuel assemblies with nonfuel hardware per the expanded definition in the Amendment No. 3 application; and PWR fuel assemblies with up to five activated stainless steel fuel replacement rods at a maximum burnup/exposure of 32.5 gigawatt days per metric ton of uranium (GWd/MTU). Additionally, Amendment No. 3 revises paragraph 4.3.1(i) in appendix A of the CoC Technical Specifications (TS) to clarify that the maximum design basis earthquake accelerations of 0.37g in the horizontal direction (without cask sliding) and 0.25g in the vertical direction at the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) pad top surface do not result in cask tip-over. Amendment No. 3 also makes additional changes to appendix A, Technical Specifications and Design Features for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, and appendix B, Approved Contents for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, of the CoC.
Freedom of Information Act; Correction
Document Number: 2013-05619
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-03-18
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission published a final rule on February 28, 2013 revising its Rules of Practice governing access to agency records. In one of its amendatory instructions, the final rule mentioned a paragraph that was not being affected. This document makes a technical correction to the amendatory instruction so that it accurately reflects the amendments carried out.
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2013-06195
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2013-06171
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits
Document Number: 2013-06085
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the benefit payments regulation for valuation dates in April 2013 and interest assumptions under the asset allocation regulation for valuation dates in the second quarter of 2013. The interest assumptions are used for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.
Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 million: AP086115XX
Document Number: 2013-06054
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Export-Import Bank, Agencies and Commissions
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: AP086115XX.
Emergency Access Advisory Committee; Announcement of Charter Extension
Document Number: 2013-06049
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of January 24, 2013. This document corrects the Emergency Access Advisory Committee (Committee or EAAC) Charter end date.
Service Obligations for Connect America Phase II and Determining Who Is an Unsubsidized Competitor
Document Number: 2013-06047
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on how it will determine which census blocks are served by an unsubsidized competitor, how price cap carriers will demonstrate they are meeting the Commission's requirements for reasonable comparability, and what other providers will need to demonstrate to be deemed unsubsidized competitors.
Procurement List Additions
Document Number: 2013-06032
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds a product and service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion
Document Number: 2013-06031
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add products and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes a service previously provided by such an agency.
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
Document Number: 2013-06012
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
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 www.fdic.gov/ bank/individual/failed/banklist.html or contact the Manager of Receivership Oversight in the appropriate service center.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2013-06006
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Certain Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337
Document Number: 2013-06005
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 8, 2013, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tela Innovations, Inc. of Los Gatos, California. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on February 28, 2013. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and/or the sale within the United States after importation of certain integrated circuit devices and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,264,049 (``the '049 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,264,044 (``the '044 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,258,550 (``the '550 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,258,547 (``the '547 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,217,428 (``the '428 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,258,552 (``the '552 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,030,689 (``the '689 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Certain Microelectromechanical Systems (“MEMS Devices”) and Products Containing Same; Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2013-05999
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Microelectromechanical Systems (``MEMS Devices'') and Products Containing Same, DN 2942; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).
Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico; Termination of Five-Year Review and Resumption of Antidumping Investigation
Document Number: 2013-05998
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The subject five-year review was instituted on December 3, 2012, to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury (77 FR 71629, December 3, 2012). On February 28, 2013, Mexican tomato growers/exporters accounting for a significant percentage of all fresh tomatoes imported into the United States from Mexico provided written notice to the Department of Commerce of their withdrawal from the agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Effective March 1, 2013, the Department of Commerce terminated the suspension agreement, terminated the five-year review of the suspended investigation, and resumed the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico because the suspension agreement no longer covered substantially all imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Accordingly, the U.S. International Trade Commission gives notice of the termination of its review and the resumption of its antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. A schedule for the final phase of the investigation will be established and announced at a later date.
Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico; Suspension of Antidumping Investigation
Document Number: 2013-05996
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The subject five-year review was instituted on December 3, 2012, to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury (77 FR 71629). On February 28, 2013, Mexican tomato growers/exporters accounting for a significant percentage of all fresh tomatoes imported into the United States from Mexico provided written notice to the Department of Commerce of their withdrawal from the agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Effective March 1, 2013, Commerce terminated the suspension agreement, terminated the five-year review of the suspended investigation, and resumed the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico because the suspension agreement no longer covered substantially all imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. On March 4, 2013, based on a final 2013 suspension agreement, Commerce announced the suspension of its antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Accordingly, the U.S. International Trade Commission now provides notice of the suspension of its antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images, and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation; Termination of the Investigation
Document Number: 2013-05995
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 47) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') terminating the investigation.
Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and Parental Controls Technology; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based Upon a Settlement Agreement; Termination of the Investigation
Document Number: 2013-05993
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 58) terminating the investigation based upon a settlement agreement in the above captioned investigation.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-05988
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR part 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements, and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
AIP Series Trust and Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2013-05982
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/Office of Personnel Management (OPM))-Match Numbers 1005, 1019, 1020, and 1021
Document Number: 2013-05977
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces renewals of existing computer matching programs that we are currently conducting with OPM.
Public Availability of U.S. Small Business Administration FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2013-05957
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Small Business Administration is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2012 Service Contract inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000 that were awarded in FY 2012. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources are distributed throughout the agency. The inventory has been developed in accordance with guidance issued on November 5, 2010 and December 19, 2011 by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Small Business Administration has posted its inventory and a summary of the inventory on the Small Business Administration homepage at the following link: https://www.sba.gov/content/service-contract-inventory.
Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2013-05936
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-03-15
Agency: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee will hold its fifth meeting. On July 5, 2012, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established the advisory committee to make recommendations to the Board on matters associated with comments received and responses to questions included in a previously published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards.
Sunshine Act Meeting; Regular Board of Directors Meeting
Document Number: 2013-06003
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-14
Agency: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2013-05959
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-14
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Extension of the Duration of Programmatic Agreements Based on the Department of Energy Prototype Programmatic Agreement for Its Weatherization Assistance Program, State Energy Program, and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant; Notice of Program Comment
Document Number: 2013-05917
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-14
Agency: Historic Preservation, Advisory Council, Agencies and Commissions
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) issued a Program Comment at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy that allows its program of tailored compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to continue under the prototype Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Weatherization Related Grant Programs: Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP), and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-05914
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-14
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 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 is soliciting comment concerning its information collection titled, ``Annual Stress Test Reporting Template and Documentation for Covered Banks with Total Consolidated Assets of $10 Billion to $50 Billion under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.''
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