Office of the Secretary 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Audit Advisory Committee on November 23, 2009. Subject to the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Department is publishing the following notice providing guidance on air carrier contract terms and policies relating to reimbursement of passenger expenses incurred in connection with lost, damaged or delayed baggage.

The eight charters for the Secure Rural School Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) are being re-established and authorized to carry out the requirements of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (the Act), Public Law 106-393, as amended by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and Tax Extenders and Alternate Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-343). The re-establishment includes the implementation of Title II projects and recommendations.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will meet November 12-13, 2009. The meeting is open to the public, depending on the availability of space.

The Department of Defense published an announcement of a computer matching program on August 7, 2009 (74 FR 39647-39649). This notice is being published to correct the first paragraph of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section that describes the purpose of the computer matching agreement. All other information remains the same.

Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-08) implementing procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (OSEC) in accordance with 29 CFR 11.11(d), gives notice that an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared for a proposed Wind Turbine Installation to be located at the North Texas Job Corps Center, 1701 North Church Street, McKinney, Texas, and that the proposed plan for the construction of a wind turbine at the North Texas Job Corps Center will have no significant environmental impact. This Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) will be made available for public review and comment for a period of 30 days.

The Defense Intelligence Agency proposes to amend a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App 2, section 1), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces a closed meeting of the U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group.

In accordance with section 2330a of title 10 United States Code as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA 08) section 807, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Office of the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Office of Strategic Sourcing (DPAP/SS) will make available to the public the first inventory of activities performed pursuant to contracts for services. The inventory will be published to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Web site at the following location: https://www.mda.mil/barbb/barbb.htm.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is proposing to delete the DUSDA 02 systems of records notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed extension of collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case:

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Treasury exempts a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system of records entitled ``Treasury/IRS 50.222Tax Exempt/Government Entities (TE/GE) Case Management Records'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

The Secretary of Defense proposes to alter DWHS E03, a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to modify certain provisions of the ``Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information'' (Privacy Rule), issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of these proposed modifications is to implement section 105 of Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) regarding the privacy and confidentiality of genetic information, as well as to make certain other changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d) to provide targeted liability protections for pandemic countermeasures based on the Secretary's finding under the Act that the 2009-H1N1 virus strain and the resulting disease, 2009-H1N1 influenza, constitutes a public health emergency.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is establishing the charter for the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel (hereafter referred to as the Panel).

This notice is to advise interested parties of a Military Health System (MHS) demonstration project entitled ``Military Health Risk Management Demonstration Project''. This demonstration project, which will be available for participation by select non-Medicare eligible, retired TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries, and their family members, is designed to evaluate the efficacy of providing incentives to encourage healthy behaviors on the part of these MHS beneficiaries.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (hereafter referred to as the Task Force).

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, DoD announces that the Defense Business Board (DBB) will meet on October 22, 2009. Subject to the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.