Agencies and Commissions 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: AP088217XX
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.
AGOA: Trade and Investment Performance Overview; AGOA: Economic Effects of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports, U.S. AGOA Rules of Origin: Possible Changes To Promote Regional Integration and Increase Exports to the United States; EU-South Africa FTA: Impact on U.S. Exports to South Africa
Following receipt of a request dated September 30, 2013 (received October 17, 2013) from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted four investigations for the purpose of providing the requested information: investigation No. 332-542, AGOA: Trade and Investment Performance Overview; investigation No. 332-544, AGOA: Economic Effects of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports; investigation No. 332-545, U.S. AGOA Rules of Origin: Possible Changes to Promote Regional Integration and Increase Exports to the United States; and investigation No. 332-546, EU-South Africa FTA: Impact on U.S. Exports to South Africa.
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that twelve meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held during December, 2013 as follows. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended).
Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders
We propose to revise the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate cases involving hematological disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The proposed revisions reflect advances in medical knowledge, our adjudicative experience, and information we received from medical experts and the public.
Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security Information and Restricted Data
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of October 21, 2013, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2013. This direct final rule updated the NRC's regulations to standardize the frequency of required security education training for employees of NRC licensees possessing security clearances so that such training will be conducted annually consistent with the objectives of Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information. In addition, this direct final rule allowed licensees flexibility in determining the means and methods for providing this training, established uniformity in the frequency of licensee security education and training programs, and enhanced the protection of classified information.
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: CBS RADIO ANNAPOLIS LLC, Station WLZL, Facility ID 20983, BMPH-20131022ALD, From ANNAPOLIS, MD, To COLLEGE PARK, MD; FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC., Station WCIK, Facility ID 20631, BPH-20130924AJT, From BATH, NY, To AVOCA, NY; PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Station WQKQ, Facility ID 7635, BPH- 20130930BFH, From CARTHAGE, IL, To DALLAS CITY, IL; SMILE FM, Station WKKM, Facility ID 93344, BPED-20130814ADM, From SPEAKER TOWNSHIP, MI, To GRANT TOWNSHIP, MI; SOUTHERN ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC., Station WONA-FM, Facility ID 61281, BPH-20130620AAY, From WINONA, MS, To SHERMAN, MS; SOUTHERN WABASH COMMUNICATIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, INC., Station WBGB, Facility ID 172966, BPED-20130909AAI, From SCOTTSVILLE, KY, To PORTLAND, TN; SSR COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Station KIMW, Facility ID 191575, BMPH-20130913ACG, From HAYNESVILLE, LA, To HEFLIN, LA; THE MONTANA RADIO COMPANY, LLC, Station KKRK, Facility ID 189560, BPH- 20130918ADF, From WHITEHALL, MT, To HELENA VALLEY SE., MT; THE MONTANA RADIO COMPANY, LLC, Station KIMO, Facility ID 83110, BPH-20130918ADH, From HELENA VALLEY SE., MT, To TOWNSEND, MT.
Physical Security-Design Certification and Operating Reactors
On September 30, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a request for public comment on draft revision of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' LWR Edition: Section 13.6.2, ``Physical SecurityDesign Certification and Operating Reactors.'' The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on October 30, 2013. The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a letter on October 9, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13291A261), requesting an extension of the public comment period on this section until November 29, 2013. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period on this document to allow more time for members of the public to assemble and submit their comments.
CSMI, LLC; Request for Action
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice that by petition dated August 10, 2013, George Walther-Meade (the petitioner) has requested that the NRC take action with regard to CSMI. The petitioner's requests are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Submission of Information Collections for OMB Review; Comment Request; Payment of Premiums; Termination Premium
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of the collection of information for the termination premium under its regulation on Payment of Premiums (29 CFR Part 4007) (OMB control number 1212-0064; expires December 31, 2013), with minor changes. This notice informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the collection of information.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The Export-Import Banks of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection of information is necessary, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine eligibility of the applicant for Ex-Im Bank assistance. The Application for Short Term Letter of Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy is used to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the transaction for Export-Import Bank assistance under its insurance program. Export-Import Bank customers are able to submit this form on paper or electronically. The application tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/pub/ pending/eib92-34.pdf.
2014 Railroad Experience Rating Proclamations, Monthly Compensation Base and Other Determinations
Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), respectively), the Board gives notice of the following: 1. The balance to the credit of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance (RUI) Account, as of June 30, 2013, is $204,247,991.98; 2. The September 30, 2013, balance of any new loans to the RUI Account, including accrued interest, is zero; 3. The system compensation base is $4,002,416,128.99 as of June 30, 2013; 4. The cumulative system unallocated charge balance is ($363,515,181.06) as of June 30, 2013; 5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar year 2014 is zero; 6. The pooled charged ratio for calendar year 2014 is zero; 7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 2014 is zero; 8. The monthly compensation base under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,440 for months in calendar year 2014; 9. The amount described in sections 1(k) and 3 of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $3,600.00 for base year (calendar year) 2014; 10. The amount described in section 4(a-2)(i)(A) of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $3,600.00 with respect to disqualifications ending in calendar year 2014; 11. The amount described in section 2(c) of the Act as ``an amount that bears the same ratio to $775 as the monthly compensation base for that year as computed under section 1(i) of this Act bears to $600'' is $1,860 for months in calendar year 2014; 12. The maximum daily benefit rate under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $70 with respect to days of unemployment and days of sickness in registration periods beginning after June 30, 2014.
Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks; Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on measures to promote the resiliency and transparency of mobile wireless networks. This document considers and seeks comment on, among other measures, a requirement that mobile wireless network providers report for public disclosure on a daily basis during major disasters the percentages of their cell sites that are operational. This document also seeks comment on alternative informational disclosures and on other approaches to improving network resiliency.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)
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 preaward survey forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408). A notice was published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 38341, on June 26, 2013. One comment was received.
Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') has completed its regulatory review of the Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools (``Vocational School Guides'' or ``Guides'') as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides and issues its revisions.
Ownership and Control Reports, Forms 102/102S, 40/40S, and 71
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is adopting new rules and related forms to enhance its identification of futures and swap market participants. These final rules will leverage the Commission's current position and transaction reporting programs by requiring the electronic submission of trader identification and market participant data on amended Forms 102 and 40, and on new Form 71. The new and amended forms require the reporting of certain trading accounts active on reporting markets that are designated contract markets or swap execution facilities. Among other information, the forms collect ownership and control information with respect to both position-based special accounts and trading accounts that meet specified volume-based reporting levels.
Onsite Emergency Response Capabilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available preliminary proposed rule language that would strengthen and integrate onsite emergency response capabilities. The NRC will periodically make publicly available a series of documents related to the ongoing proposed rulemaking effort to amend its regulations regarding onsite emergency response capabilities. The availability of these documents provides increased awareness to interested stakeholders and provides preparatory material for future public meetings. The NRC does not plan to institute a public comment period for these materials when making them publicly available.
Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I Auction Rescheduled for February 25, 2014; Notice of Changes to Auction 902 Schedule Following Resumption of Normal Commission Operations
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications and Wireline Competition Bureaus (the Bureaus) announce the rescheduling of Auction 902 and revise the dates and deadlines for the filing window for short- form applications and other auction processes.
Public Workshop: Follow-On Biologics: Impact of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Naming Proposals on Competition
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') announces it will hold a workshop to explore competition issues involving biologic medicines and follow-on biologics. The workshop will focus on the potential impact of state regulations and naming conventions on such competition, including how regulations may be structured to facilitate competition while still protecting patient health and safety. The experience of developing follow-on competition from small-molecule generic drugs will be considered and, as relevant, compared. Topics will include the circumstances under which potential entrants would be willing to invest in the development of follow-on biologics in order to use the abbreviated regulatory approval pathway created by federal legislation. The workshop will also survey the experience of other countries with regulatory systems that enable follow-on biologic competition. This Notice poses a series of questions about which the FTC seeks public comment. The FTC will take these comments into account in its examination of these topics.
Procurement List Deletions
This action deletes products and services from the Procurement List previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List Proposed Additions and Deletions
The Committee is proposing to add products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services previously furnished by such agencies.
Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in December 2013. The interest assumptions are used for paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.
Dodd-Frank Investor Advisory Committee; Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Section 911 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, is providing notice that it will hold a public meeting on Friday, November 22, 2013, in Multi-Purpose Room LL-006 at the Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) and end at 4:30 p.m. and will be open to the public, except during portions of the meeting reserved for meetings of the Committee's subcommittees. The meeting will be webcast on the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov. Persons needing special accommodations to take part because of a disability should notify the contact person listed below. The public is invited to submit written statements to the Committee. The agenda for the meeting includes remarks from Commissioners, a recommendation of the Investor as Purchaser Subcommittee regarding a fiduciary duty standard for broker-dealers, a recommendation of the Investor as Purchaser Subcommittee regarding legislation to fund investment adviser examinations, selection of dates for future IAC meetings, and nonpublic subcommittee meetings.
Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: AP087461XX
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: AP087461XX. Purpose and Use: Brief description of the purpose of the transaction: To support the export of U.S.-manufactured equipment for three cogeneration power plants in Saudi Arabia. Brief non-proprietary description of the anticipated use of the items being exported: To construct power plants to produce reliable electricity and steam. To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is reasonably aware, the item(s) are not being exported 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: General Electric Company. Obligor: Power Generation Plant Company. Guarantor(s): N/A. Description of Items Being Exported: The items being exported are turbine and turbine generator sets. 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://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.
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