Agencies and Commissions October 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-26016
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Florida Power & Light Company: Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Document Number: 2014-25976
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Procedures and General Definitions
Document Number: 2014-25973
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Board, Agencies and Commissions, Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is amending its regulations by relocating to the FHFA chapter of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) a Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) regulation relating to procedures under which the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) and the Office of Finance (OF) may request waivers, approvals, no-action letters, and regulatory interpretations. The final rule modifies these regulations to make them also applicable to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (collectively, Enterprises) and repeals provisions relating to the procedures for requesting case-by-case determinations. The final rule also relocates a definition to the general definitions section of the FHFA regulations.
Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings
Document Number: 2014-25971
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing their final determination upholding the validity and application of the $500 minimum fee for noncommercial webcasters for the licensing period 2006 through 2010. The judges issued the determination in response to a second order of remand by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Their review of the evidence was de novo. The judges issued their initial determination in March 2014 and received no motions for rehearing.
Product Change-Standard Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2014-25967
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a negotiated service agreement regarding First Class Mail and Standard Mail to the market-dominant product list within the Mail Classification Schedule.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2014-25966
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2014-25963
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2014-25961
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Corona de Tucson, Sierra Vista, Tanque Verde, Vail, Arizona; Animus, Lordsburg, and Virden, New Mexico
Document Number: 2014-25952
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') dismisses in part and otherwise denies the Application for Review filed by CCR-Sierra Vista IV, LLC (``CCR-Sierra'') of the Media Bureau (``Bureau'')'s rejection of CCR-Sierra's proposal to change the community of license of its Station KZMK(FM) from Sierra Vista to Tanque Verde, Arizona, and grant of a conflicting Counterproposal filed by Cochise Broadcasting, LLC and Desert West Air Ranchers (``Joint Parties''). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, supra.
Appraisal Subcommittee Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2014-25932
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with Section 1104 (b) of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) will meet in open session for its regular meeting: Location: Federal Reserve BoardInternational Square location, 1850 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. Date: November 12, 2014. Time: 10:30 a.m. Status: Open.
Procurement List; Proposed Addition
Document Number: 2014-25930
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
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 a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Additions
Document Number: 2014-25929
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
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 a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Trade and Investment Policies in India, 2014-2015
Document Number: 2014-25926
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Following receipt on September 25, 2014, of a joint request from the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance (Committees) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC, or Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-550, Trade and Investment Policies in India, 2014-2015.
National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC)
Document Number: 2014-25886
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101-6, NARA announces the following committee meeting.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-25876
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Document Number: 2014-25875
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
Document Number: 2014-25871
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-25860
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Comprehensive Review of Licensing and Operating Rules for Satellite Services
Document Number: 2014-25400
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2014-10-31
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its rules for licensing and operation of space stations and earth stations for communication by radio. The proposed changes would, among other things, facilitate international coordination of proposed satellite networks; eliminate the need to assess compliance with interim milestone requirements; revise bond requirements to more effectively deter spectrum warehousing; clarify requirements for routine earth station licensing; and expand applicability of routine licensing standards.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-25919
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Inter-American Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-25894
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2014-25891
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2014-25854
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on December 10, 2014, to discuss the Committee's comments on NRC's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations for Part 20. Meeting information, including a copy of the agenda and handouts, will be available at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/ 2014.html. The agenda and handouts may also be obtained by contacting Ms. Sophie Holiday using the information below.
License Renewal of Crow Butte ISR, Uranium In Situ Recovery Project
Document Number: 2014-25853
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering renewal of Crow Butte Resources, Inc. (CBR or the applicant), Source Materials License SUA-1534 for continued uranium production operations and in situ recovery (ISR) of uranium at the Crow Butte Project in Crawford, Nebraska.
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations
Document Number: 2014-25851
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advertising for nominations for the position of radiation therapy medical physicist on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI).
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: 2014-25847
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-25846
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: National Intelligence, Office of the National Director, Agencies and Commissions
In December 2011, the ODNI accepted responsibility from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) to manage the continuation in existence of Standard Form 714: Financial Disclosure Report, in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as Security Executive Agent. Standard Form 714 is used across the U.S. Government for assessing an individual's eligibility (or continued eligibility) for access to certain types of classified information. This standard form must be completed and submitted as a condition for access to designated classified information, along with a favorably adjudicated personnel security background investigation or reinvestigation. Accordingly, the ODNI is seeking to revive and maintain in effect for an additional three years the version of Standard Form 714 that expired on 6/30/12. The ODNI proposed no changes to the Standard Form 714 and its instructions at this time.
Transferred OTS Regulations Regarding Securities of State Savings Associations
Document Number: 2014-25842
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 24, 2014 (79 FR 63498), regarding Transferred OTS Regulations Regarding Securities of State Savings Associations. This publication corrects a typographical error in the Paperwork Reduction Act statement in the Regulatory Analysis and Procedure section.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2014-25840
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Electronic Filing Procedures for Closed Captioning Exemption Requests for Video Programming Delivered Using Internet Protocol (IP)
Document Number: 2014-25828
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission announces electronic filing procedures for petitions for exemption from the Commission's closed captioning requirements for video programming delivered using Internet protocol (IP). This announcement notifies the public of the filing procedures for all individual closed captioning exemption petitions for IP-delivered video programming, all comments and oppositions responsive to such petitions, and all replies to comments or oppositions to such petitions, which the Commission's rules require be filed electronically.
Hawaii Disaster #HI-00032
Document Number: 2014-25826
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Hawaii dated 10/22/2014. Incident: Tropical Storm Iselle. Incident Period: 08/07/2014 through 08/09/2014. Effective Date: 10/22/2014. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/22/2014. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/22/2015.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2014-25821
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public comments.
One World Technologies, Inc., and Baja, Inc., Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order
Document Number: 2014-25818
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with One World Technologies, Inc., and Baja, Inc., containing a civil penalty of $4.3 million dollars ($4,300,000.00 U.S. dollars), within twenty (20) days of service of the Commission's final Order accepting the Settlement Agreement.\1\
Federal Management Regulation; Donation of Surplus Personal Property
Document Number: 2014-25817
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The General Services Administration is amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) by changing its personal property policy. The changes include the addition of certain veterans organizations as eligible donation recipients, updating and clarifying language regarding the use of Standard Form 97, The United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a Vehicle (SF 97), instructing agencies to ensure against unauthorized use of blank copies of SF 97, making minor clarifying edits to existing policies, and removing and reserving certain regulations that are no longer required.
FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN); Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2014-25816
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC is correcting a Notice of Open Meeting that appeared in the Federal Register of October 14, 2014 (79 FR 61641), regarding a meeting of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion. This publication corrects a typographical error in the meeting date appearing on page 61641 in the DATES section. Effective Date of Correction: The correction is effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Organization and Direction of Work
Document Number: 2014-25812
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division 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 organization and direction of work.
2015 Railroad Experience Rating Proclamations, Monthly Compensation Base and Other Determinations
Document Number: 2014-25810
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
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, 2014, is $140,802,288.41; 2. The September 30, 2014, balance of any new loans to the RUI Account, including accrued interest, is zero; 3. The system compensation base is $3,901,571,076.71 as of June 30, 2014; 4. The cumulative system unallocated charge balance is ($379,702,597.46) as of June 30, 2014; 5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar year 2015 is zero; 6. The pooled charged ratio for calendar year 2015 is zero; 7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 2015 is 1.5 percent; 8. The monthly compensation base under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,455 for months in calendar year 2015; 9. The amount described in sections 1(k) and 3 of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $3,637.50 for base year (calendar year) 2015; 10. The amount described in section 4(a-2)(i)(A) of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $3,637.50 with respect to disqualifications ending in calendar year 2015; 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 $1,879 for months in calendar year 2015; 12. The maximum daily benefit rate under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $72 with respect to days of unemployment and days of sickness in registration periods beginning after June 30, 2015.
Submission to OMB for Review; Biobased Procurements
Document Number: 2014-25808
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 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 regarding Biobased Procurements. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 49318 on August 20, 2014. No comments were received.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (3064-0082)
Document Number: 2014-25798
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC, 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 the renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). On August 20, 2014, (79 FR 49314), the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the following information collection: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending). No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of this collection, and again invites comment on this renewal.
ETF Securities Advisors LLC, et al.; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2014-25781
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-10-30
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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