Agencies and Commissions June 17, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Sunshine Act Meeting
The Legal Services Corporation (Corporation) published a document in the Federal Register on June 6, 2016, announcing the June 17, 2016 meeting of the Finance Committee of the Corporation's Board of Directors. The document contained an error in one of the agenda items.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Call Report and Credit Union Profile
NCUA, as part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a revision of a previously approved collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Request for Applications; Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group
The Commission has decided to establish a Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group as a standing advisory group pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Having adopted a formal charter for the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group, the Commission is constituting the initial voting membership of the advisory group under that charter. Under the charter, the advisory group will consist of not more than 17 voting members. Of those 17 voting members, one shall be Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit members (one for each federal judicial circuit other than the Federal Circuit), and three shall be at-large members. As indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, to be eligible to serve as a voting member, an individual must be an attorney (1) from a federal public defender organization or community defender organization; (2) with significant experience with federal sentencing or post convictions issues related to criminal sentences; and (3) in good standing of the highest court of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to practice. All voting members are selected and appointed by the Commission. Circuit members must be from a federal public defender organization or federal community defender organization located within the circuit they are appointed to represent. The Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to the initial voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group to apply. Application materials should be received by the Commission not later than August 8, 2016. An applicant for voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below.
Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Levy Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) for combined licenses (COLs) to construct and operate two units (Units 1 and 2) in Levy County, Florida. This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COLs.
International Product Change-GEPS 6 Contracts
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add Global Expedited Package Services 6 Contracts to the Competitive Products List.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of publication of this notice.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Research License
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, research only license in the United States to evaluate the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application No. 15/ 055,247; NASA Case No. KSC-13907 entitled ``Controlled Release Materials for Anti-Corrosion Agents,'' to SynMatter, LLC, having its principal place of business at 16914 Deer Oak Lane, Orlando, Florida 32828. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective exclusive, research only license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
Certain Passenger Vehicle Automotive Wheels; Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 11, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Supplements to the Complaint were filed on April 28, 2016 and April 29, 2016. On May 2, 2016, the Commission voted on Complainant's request to postpone the determination on whether to institute an investigation based on the Complaint, which was approved by the Commission. See EDIS Doc. ID 580171 (May 3, 2016). Complainant further supplemented the Complaint on May 18, 2016. The complaint as supplemented alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain passenger vehicle automotive wheels by reason of infringement of U.S. Design Patent No. D542,211 (``the '211 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D582,330 (``the '330 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D656,078 (``the '078 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D569,776 (``the '776 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D602,834 (``the '834 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D582,328 (``the '328 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D542,726 (``the '726 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D604,221 (``the '221 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D570,760 (``the '760 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D544,823 (``the '823 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D486,437 (``the '437 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D562,207 (``the '207 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D635,904 (``the '904 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D618,150 (``the '150 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D585,802 (``the '802 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D532,733 (``the '733 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D572,646 (``the '646 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D578,949 (``the '949 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D638,772 (``the '772 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D522,946 (``the '946 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D638,766 (``the '766 patent''); and U.S. Design Patent No. D610,516 (``the '516 patent''); and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,614,891 (``the '891 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,423,458 (``the '458 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,305,055 (``the '055 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,807,353 (``the '353 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,660,727 (``the '727 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 657,386 (``the '386 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 285,557 (``the '557 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,076,271 (``the '271 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,224,584 (``the '584 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,309,265 (``the '265 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,876,643 (``the '643 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,909,827 (``the '827 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,654,240 (``the '240 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,712,292 (``the '292 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,028,111 (``the '111 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,699,216 (``the '216 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,716,842 (``the '842 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,599,862 (``the '862 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,028,107 (``the '107 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,669,601 (``the '601 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,103,610 (``the '610 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,028,112 (``the '112 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,100,860 (``the '860 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,026,254 (``the '254 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,815,926 (``the '926 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,221,423 (``the '423 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,227,526 (``the '526 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,019,109 (``the '109 mark''); U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,837,833 (``the '833 mark''); and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,529,332 (``the '332 mark''). 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 a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB
Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority. 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 instrument(s) 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.
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam; Notice of Commission determination To Conduct Full Five-Year Reviews
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam 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.
National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board Meeting
The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the 4th quarter meetings of the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board.
Request for Nominations for Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing 19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. In addition, the Directors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health, or their designees, are members of the Board. As the result of terms ending in September 2016, GAO is accepting nominations in the following two categories required in statute: A representative of hospitals, and a representative of pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostic manufacturers or developers. Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than July 21, 2016 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of submission. Please contact Mary Giffin at (202) 512-3710 if you do not receive an acknowledgement.
Trade Acknowledgment and Verification of Security-Based Swap Transactions
In accordance with Section 764(a) of Title VII of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (``Dodd- Frank Act''), the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is adopting Rules 15Fi-1 and 15Fi-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') requiring security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants to provide trade acknowledgments and to verify those trade acknowledgments in security-based swap transactions. The Commission also is amending Rule 3a71-6 under the Exchange Act to address the potential availability of substituted compliance in connection with those trade acknowledgment and verification requirements.
Comment Sought on Proposed Amended Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) seeks public comment on a proposed Amended Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas to address the review of deployments of small wireless antennas and associated equipment under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
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