Agencies and Commissions February 14, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit
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 the examination of records by comptroller general and contract audit. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 42074, on July 16, 2013. No comments were received.
Television Broadcasting Services; Birmingham, Alabama
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by the Alabama Educational Television Commission (``AETC''), the licensee of station WBIQ(TV), Birmingham, Alabama. Previously, the Commission substituted channel *39 for channel *10 at AETC's request and AETC now seeks to return to its previously allotted channel *10. AETC states that allowing the station to remain on its previously allotted channel *10 will serve the public interest by allowing the station to conserve its limited resources, avoid disruption of service, eliminate the need for new facilities, and allow the funds saved to be redirected back into public interest programming.
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden and invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed or continuing collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Standard 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center (LGPC) Emergency Catch-up Pilot
During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, SBA waived an Agency regulation applicable to the 7(a) Business Loan Program for the Standard 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center (LGPC) Emergency Catch-up Pilot (Pilot). Specifically, SBA waived the regulation setting forth SBA's criteria for establishing borrower creditworthiness and assuring repayment through the consideration of nine elements. The Pilot consisted of a streamlined review process for qualified 7(a) loan applications to address the backlog of unprocessed applications at the LGPC created by the government shutdown in October 2013. This Notice explains the actions SBA undertook and the reasons for the Pilot.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Comment Request: National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-Grant Proposal Guide
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewed clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Planetary Science Subcommittee; Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held via Teleconference and WebEx for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.
Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding by W. Scott McCollugh, on behalf of Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc.; Mary C. Albert on behalf of Comptel; David L. Nace, on behalf of Carolina West Wireless, Inc.; Charles W. McKee, on behalf of Sprint Corporation; David Cohen, on behalf of United States Telecom Association; and Genevieve Morelli, on behalf of the Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance.
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 March 2014. The interest assumptions are used for paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.
Income Level for Individuals Eligible for Assistance
The Legal Services Corporation (Corporation) published a document in the Federal Register on February 5, 2014 (79 FR 6836), revising Corporation rules. The heading for the table in Appendix A to Part 1611 of this document incorrectly lists the information as the Legal Services Corporation 2013 Income Guidelines, rather than the 2014 Income Guidelines. This document corrects the final regulation by revising Appendix A to Part 1611.
Privacy of Consumer Information (Regulation P)
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is proposing to repeal its Regulation P, 12 CFR Part 216, which was issued to implement section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act). Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from the Board, and six other Federal agencies, to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau), including rulemaking authority for the provisions in Subtitle A of Title V of the GLB Act that were implemented in the Board's Regulation P. In December 2011, the Bureau published an interim final rule establishing its own Regulation P to implement these provisions of the GLB Act (Bureau Interim Final Rule). The Bureau's Regulation P covers those entities previously subject to the Board's Regulation P. Accordingly, the Board is proposing to repeal its Regulation P.
Ferrovanadium From China and South Africa: Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct Full Five-Year Reviews
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on ferrovanadium from China and South Africa would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
Hazardous Substances and Articles; Administration and Enforcement Regulations: Final Rule; Revisions to Supplemental Definition of “Strong Sensitizer”
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) amends it regulations to revise the supplemental definition of ``strong sensitizer'' under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). The revised definition of ``strong sensitizer'' eliminates redundancy, removes certain subjective factors, incorporates new and anticipated technology, places the criteria for classification of strong sensitizers in the order of importance, defines criteria for ``severity of reaction,'' and provides for the use of a weight-of- evidence approach to determine whether a substance is a strong sensitizer.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
The Committee is proposing to add products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and delete services previously provided by such agencies.
Certain Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment Systems and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting the Complainants' Motion to Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation to Substitute U.S. Patent No. Re44,453 For U.S. Patent No. 7,614,398 and Granting Respondents' Motion to Terminate the Investigation With Respect to U.S. Patent No. 7,614,398
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 7) of the presiding administrative law judge granting the Complainants' motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to substitute claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No. RE44,453 for claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No. 7,614,398 (``the `398 patent'') and granting the Respondents' motion to terminate the investigation with respect to the `398 patent.
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Report of Matching Program: Corporation for National and Community Service and the Social Security Administration
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), OMB Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (54 FR 25818, June 19, 1989), and OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' the Corporation for National and Community Service (``CNCS'') is issuing a public notice of its renewal of the computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (``SSA'').
Sunshine Act Meeting; Canceled
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has canceled the telephonic meeting to discuss and approve the agency's Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2014.
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