Agencies and Commissions June 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-549 and 731-TA-1299, 1300, 1302, and 1303 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``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 of circular welded carbon- quality steel pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 7306.19.10, 7306.19.51, 7306.30.10, 7306.30.50, 7306.50.10, and 7306.50.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be sold at less-than-fair- value and subsidized by the government of Pakistan.\1\

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the ``FDIC'') is adopting a final rule that implements section 210(a)(16)(D) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the ``Dodd-Frank Act'' or the ``Act''). This statutory provision requires the promulgation of a regulation establishing schedules for the retention by the FDIC of the records of a covered financial company (i.e., a financial company for which the necessary determination has been made for the appointment of the FDIC as receiver pursuant to Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act) as well as for the records generated or maintained by the FDIC that relate to its exercise of its Title II orderly liquidation authorities as receiver with respect to such covered financial company.

This final rule amends the regulations pertaining to the determination of size eligibility based on affiliation by creating distinctive requirements for small business applicants for assistance from the Business Loan, Disaster Loan and Surety Bond Guarantee Program (``SBG''). For purposes of this rule, the Business Loan Programs consist of the 7(a) Loan Program, the Microloan Program, the Intermediary Lending Pilot Program (``ILP''), and the Development Company Loan Program (``504 Loan Program''). Note: the Intermediary Lending Pilot Program was inadvertently left out of the proposed rule. There are currently intermediaries with revolving funds for eligible small businesses, so the program has been included in this final rule. The Disaster Loan Programs consist of Physical Disaster Business Loans, Economic Injury Disaster Loans, Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loans, and Immediate Disaster Assistance Program loans. This rule redefines and establishes separate affiliation guidance applicable only to small business applicants in these Programs.

In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget for review and requests public comment on its draft collection.

We are proposing revisions to the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants, and related guidance, currently set forth in Item 102 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in Industry Guide 7. The proposed revisions are intended to provide investors with a more comprehensive understanding of a registrant's mining properties, which should help them make more informed investment decisions. The proposed revisions would also modernize the Commission's disclosure requirements and policies for mining properties by aligning them with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards. In addition, we are proposing to rescind Industry Guide 7 and include the Commission's mining property disclosure requirements in a new subpart of Regulation S-K.

In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and further amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, section 701: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this interim final rule incorporates the penalty inflation adjustments for the civil money penalties contained in the Social Security Act.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to rescind a limited exclusion order prohibiting importation of infringing marine sonar imaging systems, products containing the same, and components thereof and cease and desist orders directed to the domestic respondents, based upon settlement.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Texas dated 06/16/2016. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 05/16/2016. Effective Date: 06/16/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/15/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/16/2017.

We are extending for one year our pilot program that authorizes the agency to set the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Extending the pilot program continues our commitment to improve the efficiency of our hearing process and to maintain a hearing process that results in accurate, high-quality decisions for claimants. The current pilot program will expire on August 12, 2016. In this final rule, we are extending the effective date to August 11, 2017. We are making no other changes.

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 deletes products previously furnished by such agencies.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 23, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tessera Technologies, Inc. of San Jose, California; Tessera, Inc. of San Jose, California; and Invensas Corporation of San Jose, California. The complaint 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 semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,856,007 (``the '007 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,849,946 (``the '946 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,133,136 (``the '136 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 19, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Intex Recreation Corp. of Long Beach, California and Intex Marketing Ltd. of Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 1, 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 inflatable products with tensioning structures and processes for making the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,562,773 (``the '773 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 9,156,203 (``the '203 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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.

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.

This document requests comments on a Petition for Rule Making filed by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, by allotting Channel 228C1 at Eagle Butte, South Dakota, as the first local Tribal- owned service. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 228C1 can be allotted to Eagle Butte consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules with no site restriction. The reference coordinates are 45-01-32 NL and 101-14-22 WL.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 21, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Laerdal Medical Corp. of Wappingers Falls, New York and Laerdal Medical AS of Stavanger, Norway. An amended complaint was filed on May 18, 2016. A supplement to the amended complaint was filed on June 7, 2016. The complaint, as amended and 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 carbon spine board, cervical collar, CPR masks and various medical training manikin devices, and trademarks, copyrights of product catalogues, product inserts and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,090,058 (``the '058 patent''); certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,170,486 (``the '486 patent''); U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1- 879-023 (``the '023 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1- 879-026 (``the '026 copyright''), U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,735,147 (``the '147 trademark''); and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,476,656 (``the '656 trademark''), and that an industry in the United States exists as required by section (a)(2) of section 337. The amended complaint further alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, or in the sale of certain carbon spine board, cervical collar, CPR masks and various medical training manikin devices, and trademarks, copyrights of product catalogues, product inserts and components thereof by reason of common law trademark infringement and trade dress misappropriation and infringement, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. The complainants request 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.

As required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the Federal Election Commission is adopting interim final rules to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties established under the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act. The civil monetary penalties being adjusted are those negotiated by the Commission or imposed by a court for certain statutory violations; and those imposed by the Commission for late filing of or failure to file certain reports required by the Federal Election Campaign Act. The adjusted civil monetary penalties are calculated according to a statutory formula and the adjusted amounts will apply to penalties assessed after the effective date of these rules.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees and, for the first time, the NRC is recovering its costs when it responds to third-party demands for information in litigation where the United States is not a party (``Touhy requests''). These amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended (OBRA-90), which requires the NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees.

On June 16, 2016, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 39278) titled ``Finance Committee Telephonic Meeting on June 22, 2016 at 3:30 p.m., EDT.'' The meeting has been postponed, and the agenda will be covered at a later date. This document announces the postponement of the meeting. Changes in the Meeting: Postponed.