Agencies and Commissions January 17, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block-Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz Bands
Document Number: 2014-01055
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 associated with the Commission's Report and Order (R&O) Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz Bands. This document is consistent with the R&O, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. Additionally, the Commission announces that OMB approved, for a period of three years, the revisions to the existing collection on FCC Form 601, which are also associated with the Commission's R&O, and that those revisions are also effective with publication of this document.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-01034
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Power Air Corporation, Wescorp Energy, Inc., and World Ventures, Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading
Document Number: 2014-01033
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-01006
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2014-00959
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Agencies and Commissions
Improving 9-1-1 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies
Document Number: 2014-00958
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopts rules to improve the reliability and resiliency of 911 communications networks nationwide by requiring that 911 service providers take ``reasonable measures'' to provide reliable 911 service. Providers subject to the rule can comply with the reasonable measures requirement by either implementing certain industry-backed ``best practices'' the Commission adopted, or by implementing alternative measures that are reasonably sufficient to ensure reliable 911 service. The FCC also requires 911 service providers to provide public safety answering points (PSAPs) with timely and actionable notification of 911 outages.
Notice to All Interested Parties of the Termination of the Receivership of 10130, Partners Bank, Naples, FL
Document Number: 2014-00905
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs; Farmer Mac Capital Planning
Document Number: 2014-00892
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or we) adopted a final rule that amends regulations governing operational and strategic planning of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). Among other things, the final rule requires Farmer Mac to submit a capital plan to the Office of Secondary Market Oversight (OSMO) on an annual basis and requires Farmer Mac to notify OSMO under certain circumstances before making a capital distribution. The final rule revised the current capital adequacy planning requirements to place more emphasis on the quality and level of Farmer Mac's capital base and promote best practices for capital adequacy planning and stress testing. In accordance with the law, the effective date of the rule is 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register during which either or both Houses of Congress are in session.
Regular Meeting
Document Number: 2014-00889
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board). Date and Time: The meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on January 23, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business.
Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts
Document Number: 2014-00882
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: United States Sentencing Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating certain amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that amendment. This notice also sets forth a number of issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments; some of which are set forth independent of any proposed amendment; and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the Supplementary Information portion of this notice. The proposed amendments and issues for comment in this notice are as follows: (1) a proposed amendment to Sec. 1B1.10 (Reduction in Term of Imprisonment as a Result of Amended Guideline Range (Policy Statement)) to respond to two circuit conflicts involving the effect of a mandatory minimum sentence on the guideline range in resentencing proceedings under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3582(c)(2); (2) a proposed amendment to respond to the new and expanded criminal offenses and increased statutory penalties provided by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Public Law 113-B4 (March 7, 2013), including (A) options to amend Sec. Sec. 2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault), 2A2.3 (Minor Assault), and 2A6.2 (Stalking or Domestic Violence) to address statutory changes to 18 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 113, 2261, 2261A, and 2262, and (B) options to amend Appendix A (Statutory Index) to address certain offenses established or affected by that Act, including 18 U.S.C. Sec. 113, 1153, 1597, and 2423; 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1375a; and 47 U.S.C. Sec. 223, and related issues for comment; (3) a proposed amendment to the guidelines applicable to drug offenses, including (A) a detailed request for comment on whether any changes should be made to the Drug Quantity Table in Sec. 2D1.1 (Unlawful Manufacturing, Importing, Exporting, or Trafficking (Including Possession with Intent to Commit These Offenses); Attempt or Conspiracy) across drug types; (B) a proposed amendment that illustrates one possible set of changes to the Drug Quantity Table in Sec. 2D1.1, together with conforming changes to the chemical quantity tables in Sec. 2D1.11 (Unlawfully Distributing, Importing, Exporting or Possessing a Listed Chemical; Attempt or Conspiracy); and (C) an issue for comment on whether the guidelines adequately address the environmental and other harms of drug production operations (including, in particular, the cultivation of marihuana) on public lands or while trespassing on private property; (4) a proposed amendment to Sec. 2K2.1 (Unlawful Receipt, Possession, or Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition; Prohibited Transactions Involving Firearms or Ammunition) to clarify how principles of relevant conduct apply in cases in which the defendant is convicted of a firearms offense (e.g., being a felon in possession of a firearm) in two situations: first, when the defendant unlawfully possessed one firearm on one occasion and a different firearm on another occasion (but was not necessarily convicted of the second offense); and second, when the defendant unlawfully possessed a firearm and also used a firearm in connection with another offense, such as robbery or attempted murder (but was not necessarily convicted of the other offense), and related issues for comment; (5) a proposed amendment to Sec. 2L1.1 (Smuggling, Transporting, or Harboring an Unlawful Alien) to address cases in which aliens are transported through dangerous terrain, e.g., along the southern border of the United States, and related issues for comment; (6) a proposed amendment to address differences among the circuits in the calculation of the guideline range of supervised release under Sec. 5D1.2 (Term of Supervised Release) in two situations: first, when there is a statutory minimum term of supervised release; and second, when the instant offense of conviction is failure to register as a sex offender under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2250, and related issues for comment; and (7) a proposed amendment to Sec. 5G1.3 (Imposition of a Sentence on a Defendant Subject to an Undischarged Term of Imprisonment) to address certain types of cases in which the defendant is subject to an undischarged term of imprisonment, including (A) a proposed change requiring the court to account for an undischarged term of imprisonment that is relevant conduct to the instant federal offense of conviction but does not result in a Chapter Two or Chapter Three increase; (B) a proposed change allowing the court to account for an undischarged state term of imprisonment that is anticipated but not yet imposed; and (C) a proposed change allowing the court to adjust the sentence if the defendant is a deportable alien who is likely to be deported after imprisonment and is serving an undischarged term of imprisonment that resulted from an unrelated offense, and related issues for comment.
Notice of Information Collection
Document Number: 2014-00868
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Document Number: 2014-00844
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2014-00843
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Procurement List Proposed Addition
Document Number: 2014-00841
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add a product to the Procurement List that will be furnished by the nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List Additions
Document Number: 2014-00840
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procedural Rules To Permit Parties To File and Serve Documents Electronically; Correction
Document Number: 2014-00831
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is correcting an interim rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 23, 2013 (78 FR 77354). The correction adds a conforming change indicating that only original documents need be filed pursuant to Sec. 2700.75.
Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2014-00829
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Agency for International Development, Agencies and Commissions
NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; Meeting
Document Number: 2014-00823
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amended version of NASA's earlier Federal Register Notice (13-153) previously published on December 23, 2013 (78 FR 77501). A USA toll free conference call number has been added to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.
Prospect Capital Corporation, et al.; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2014-00822
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit a business development company (``BDC'') and certain closed-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with affiliated investment funds.
Notice Regarding Post Employment Restrictions for Former Employees Seeking To Appear in Sequential Five-Year Reviews Stemming From the Same Underlying Original Title VII Investigation
Document Number: 2014-00801
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of a clarification in agency practice regarding appearances by former Commission employees in multiple five- year reviews stemming from the same underlying Title VII investigation. Former employees of the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') may now represent a party in a five-year review conducted under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 even if they participated personally and substantially in an earlier five-year review of the same corresponding underlying original title VII investigation while a Commission employee. The five-year review is not the same particular matter as the underlying original investigation and a five-year review is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same underlying investigation for the purpose of applying post employment restrictions. In addition, former employees seeking to appear in a later five-year review will no longer be required to seek approval to appear before the Commission, pursuant to Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 201.15(b)), even if the underlying original investigation or an earlier review had been pending when they were employed by the Commission.
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From India and Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Investigations.
Document Number: 2014-00800
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-498 and 731-TA-1213-1214 (Final) under sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 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 imports from India and Thailand of certain steel threaded rod, provided for primarily in subheading 7318.15.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,\1\ that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) and subsidized by the Government of India.
Notice of Meeting of Securities and Exchange Commission Dodd-Frank Investor Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2014-00795
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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, January 31, 2014, 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 from the Market Structure Subcommittee and the Investor as Purchaser Subcommittee regarding decimalization; discussion of crowdfunding; discussion of rebates and payments for order flow; and nonpublic subcommittee meetings.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Ehrenberg, First Mesa, Kachina Village, Munds Park, Wickenburg, and Williams, Arizona
Document Number: 2014-00771
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Media Bureau approves a settlement request filed by Univision Radio License Corporation (``Univision'') and Grenax Broadcasting II, LLC (``Grenax''), vacates the Report and Order in this proceeding, dismisses Grenax's Counterproposal for a new allotment on Channel 246C2 at Munds Park, Arizona, and grants Univision's Petition for Rule Making and hybrid application for an increase in existing service by its Station KHOV-FM, Wickenburg, Arizona. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Heber Springs, Arkansas
Document Number: 2014-00768
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-01-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
At the request of Sydney Allison Sugg, the Audio Division amends the FM Table of Allotments, by allotting Channel 270C3 at Heber Springs, Arkansas, as the community third local FM transmission service. A staff engineering analysis confirms that Channel 270C3 can be allotted to Heber Springs consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Rules with a site restriction 12.8 kilometers (7.9 miles) northeast of the community. The reference coordinates are 35-34-12 NL and 91-55-41 WL.
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