Office of the Secretary July 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including, among other things, a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail mail to: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including, among other things, a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail to: DOL_ PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Request for Comments on the Departmental FY 2010-2015 Strategic Plan
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on its draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2010-2015.
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy
The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on measures to improve cybersecurity while sustaining innovation. Preserving innovation, as well as private sector and consumer confidence in the security of the Internet economy, are important for promoting economic prosperity and social well-being overall. In particular, the Department seeks to develop an up-to-date understanding of the current public policy and operational challenges affecting cybersecurity, as those challenges may shape the future direction of the Internet and its commercial use, both domestically and globally. After analyzing comments on this Notice, the Department intends to issue a report that will contribute to the Administration's domestic and international policies and activities in advancing both cybersecurity and the Internet economy.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including, among other things, a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail mail to: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Federal Advisory Committee; Department of Defense Wage Committee
Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held on August 24, 2010, in Rosslyn, VA.
Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in the Midwest Region of the United States
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop for small businesses in the midwest region of the United States that are interested in doing business with the Department. This outreach workshop will review market contracting opportunities for the attendees. Business owners will be able to share their individual perspectives with Contracting Officers, Program Managers and Small Business Specialists from the Department. Following the workshop, businesses will also participate in a matchmaking event that will allow businesses to talk with Department representatives during roundtable discussions.
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this final rule to complete the adoption of an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria, and to more closely align such standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria with final meaningful use Stage 1 objectives and measures. Adopted certification criteria establish the required capabilities and specify the related standards and implementation specifications that certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will need to include to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use Stage 1 by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and/or critical access hospitals (hereafter, references to ``eligible hospitals'' in this final rule shall mean ``eligible hospitals and/or critical access hospitals'') under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Complete EHRs and EHR Modules will be tested and certified according to adopted certification criteria to ensure that they have properly implemented adopted standards and implementation specifications and otherwise comply with the adopted certification criteria.
Defense Science Board; Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security will meet in closed session August 18-19, and September 20-21, 2010, in Arlington, VA.
Defense Science Board; Task Force on Counter Insurgency (COIN) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operations
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Counter Insurgency (COIN) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operations will meet in closed session on August 24-26, and September 21-23, 2010, in Arlington, VA.
Defense Science Board; Task Force on Nuclear Treaty Monitoring and Verification
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Treaty Monitoring and Verification will meet in closed session September 13- 14, and 25-26, 2010, in Arlington, VA.
Seeking Public Comment on Draft National Health Security Strategy Biennial Implementation Plan
To help the Nation achieve national health security and to implement the first quadrennial National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) of the United States of America (2009) and build upon the NHSS Interim Implementation Guide for the National Health Security Strategy of the United States of America (2009) the U.S. Government has drafted a NHSS Biennial Implementation Plan (BIP). This document is intended to describe the priority activities to occur during fiscal years 2011 and 2012 of implementation so that all sectors and segments of the Nation are working collectively and leveraging resources to achieve the same outcomes. The activities include responsible entities, timelines and measures. The target audience for the BIP is the Nation (individuals, families, communities including all sectors and governments, states and the Federal Government). It also outlines a framework for evaluation of impact of the NHSS.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service proposes to delete a system of records notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to delete a system of records notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Federal Advisory Committee; National Security Education Board; Charter Renewal
Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C. 1903, the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the National Security Education Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).
Federal Advisory Committee; Missile Defense Advisory Committee
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 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 that the Missile Defense Advisory Committee will meet on August 4 and 5, 2010, in Washington, DC.
Revision of Delegations of Authority
This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) principally to reflect changes to the delegations required by the reorganization of Departmental Staff Offices, Departmental Administration, and the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights under the newly named ``Departmental Management,'' led by the Assistant Secretary for Administration. Other additions, deletions, and changes are made as summarized below.
Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License; Doar, Pekuin, Sall Limited Liability Company
The National Security Agency hereby gives notice of its intent to grant Doar, Pekuin, Sall Limited Liability Company a revocable, non- assignable, exclusive, license to practice the following Government- Owned inventions as described in the following: U.S. Patent No. 5,656,552 entitled ``Method of making a thin conformal high-yielding multi-chip module''; U.S. Patent No. 5,835,912 entitled ``Method of efficiency and flexibility storing, retrieving, and modifying data in any language representation''; U.S. Patent No. 6,005,986 entitled ``Method of identifying the script of a document irrespective of orientation''; U.S. Patent No. 6,070,175 entitled '' Method of file editing using framemaker enhanced by application programming interface clients''; U.S. Patent No. 6,144,189 entitled ``Device for and method of switching and monitoring batteries''; U.S. Patent No. 6,298,144 entitled ``Device for and method of detecting motion in an image''; U.S. Patent No. 6,391,744 entitled ``Method of fabricating a non-SOI device on an SOI starting wafer and thinning the same''; U.S. Patent No. 6,493,366 entitled ``Vertical cavity surface emitting laser with oxidized strain-compensated superlattice of group III-V semiconductor''; U.S. Patent No. 6,519,362 entitled ``Method of extracting text present in a color image''; U.S. Patent No. 6,531,414 entitled ``Method of oxidizing strain-compensated superlattice of group III-V semiconductor''; U.S. Patent No. 6,704,449 entitled ``Method of extracting text from graphical images''; U.S. Patent No. 6,941,013 entitled ``Method of image binarization using histogram modeling''; U.S. Patent No. 6,977,212 entitled ``Fabricating a semiconductor device using fully cured bisbenzocyclobutene''; U.S. Patent No. 7,232,740 entitled ``Method for bumping a thin wafer''; U.S. Patent No. 7,286,359 entitled ``Use of thermally conductive vias to extract heat from microelectronic chips and method of manufacturing''; U.S. Patent No. 7,320,937 entitled ``Method of reliably electroless-plating integrated circuit die,''; and U.S. Patent No. 7,351,608 entitled ``Method of precisely aligning components in flexible integrated circuit module.''
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notifications
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of three section 36(b)(1) arms sales notifications to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164, dated 21 July 1996.
Posting of Flight Delay Data on Web Sites
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule amending the time period for uploading flight performance information to a reporting air carrier's Web site from anytime between the 20th and 23rd day of the month to the fourth Saturday of the month.
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary of Transportation, announces the second meeting of the FAAC Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois. This notice provides details on the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and opportunities of the global economy. The Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability is charged with examining changes in the operating and competitive structures of the U.S. airline industry; considering innovative strategies to open up new international markets and expand commercial opportunities in existing markets; investigating strategies to encourage the development of cost-effective, cutting-edge technologies and equipment that are critical for a competitive industry coping with increasing economic and environmental challenges; and examining the adequacy of current Federal
Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on April 30, 2010 (FR 75, page 22890). No comments were received.
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notifications
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of five section 36(b)(1) arms sales notifications to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164, dated 21 July 1996.
Submitting Airline Data via the Internet
The U.S. Department of Transportation requires U.S. air carriers to submit their recurrent financial, traffic, operational and consumer data reports electronically via the Internet using the comma separated value (CSV) file format or a PDF file for reports that are not entered into a database such as signed certifications, transmittal letters, and annual reports. This rule will enhance security of the data submissions, eliminate air carriers' fax and mailing costs, eliminate the need for the Department to manually enter hardcopy data submissions, and provide reporting air carriers with immediate notification and a receipt from the Department that the report was received. This action is taken on the Department's initiative.
Federal Advisory Committee; Department of Defense Wage Committee
Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held on August 10, 2010, in Rosslyn, VA.
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or ``the Department'') is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule), the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (Security Rule), and the rules pertaining to Compliance and Investigations, Imposition of Civil Money Penalties, and Procedures for Hearings (Enforcement Rule) issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of these modifications is to implement recent statutory amendments under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (``the HITECH Act'' or ``the Act''), to strengthen the privacy and security protection of health information, and to improve the workability and effectiveness of these HIPAA Rules.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to delete a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Business Board (DBB); Correction
On June 21, 2010, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 34987), announcing a meeting of the Defense Business Board (DBB) on July 22, 2010, at the Pentagon Conference Center, Room B-6. This document corrects the June 21 notice by changing the meeting location from the Pentagon Conference Center, Room B-6, to the Pentagon, Room 3D557. The date and time that were announced in the June 21 meeting notice are correct.
Findings of Research Misconduct
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: Gerardo L. Paez, PhD, University of Pennsylvania: Based on the reports of an inquiry and an investigation conducted by the University of Pennsylvania (UP) and analysis conducted by the ORI Division of Investigative Oversight (DIO), ORI found that Gerardo L. Paez, PhD, former postdoctoral fellow, Section of Medical Genetics, UP School of Veterinary Medicine, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), awards R01 EY06855 and R01 EY13132. ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and fabricating retinal gene profile data that he purportedly obtained from three-week old normal dogs and dogs with X- linked progressive retinal atrophy. Specifically, ORI found that: 1. Respondent committed research misconduct by falsifying/ fabricating data for gene expression profiles in retinal tissue from three-week old normal dogs and dogs with X-linked progressive retinal atrophy in abstracts and poster presentations for the 2006 \1\ and 2007 \2\ Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meetings and in an unsubmitted manuscript draft.\3\
Extension of Provider Reimbursement Demonstration Project for the State of Alaska
This notice provides an extension of the demonstration project in the State of Alaska for individual provider payment rates. Under the demonstration, payment rates for physicians and other non-institutional individual professional providers in the State of Alaska have been set at a rate higher than the Medicare rate.
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee; Independent Panel Review of Judge Advocate Requirements of the Department of the Navy
Under the provisions of section 506 of Public Law 111-84, 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 establishing the charter for the Independent Panel Review of Judge Advocate Requirements of the Department of the Navy (hereafter referred to as the Panel).
Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records
The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of an updated and reissued system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department of Homeland Security/ALL029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records and this proposed rulemaking. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of the system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue a Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties-001 Matters System of Records,'' January 6, 2004. The system name is being changed to, ``Department of Homeland Security/ALL-029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records.'' This name change, along with other changes to the system, are made to capture the expansion of the overall system of records to include both the Department Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, as well as all component offices that perform civil rights and civil liberties functions, and staff of components who do not have a designated civil rights and civil liberties office but who do perform related civil rights and civil liberties functions (collectively referred to as ``civil rights and civil liberties staff''). The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff advise Departmental and/or component leadership, personnel, and partners about civil rights and civil liberties issues, ensuring respect for civil rights and civil liberties in policy decisions and implementation of those decisions. Civil rights and civil liberties staff also review and assess information concerning abuses of civil rights, civil liberties, such as profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion, by employees and officials of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff also ensure that all Federally-assisted and Federally-conducted programs or activities of the Department comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff investigate complaints, including: Allegations that individuals acted under color of law or otherwise abused their authority; discrimination; profiling; violations of the confidentiality provisions of the Violence Against Women Act; conditions of detention; treatment; due process; and watch list issues.
Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC)
Pursuant to section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC). The purpose of the Council meeting is to review the Council's Charter, review the status
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue a Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties001 Matters System of Records,'' January 6, 2004. The system name is being changed to, ``Department of Homeland Security/ALL029 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Records System of Records.'' This name change, along with other changes to the system, are made to capture the expansion of the overall system of records to include both the Department Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, as well as all component offices that perform civil rights and civil liberties functions, and staff of components who do not have a designated civil rights and civil liberties office but who do perform related civil rights and civil liberties functions (collectively referred to as ``civil rights and civil liberties staff''). The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff advise Departmental and/or component leadership, personnel, and partners about civil rights and civil liberties issues, ensuring respect for civil rights and civil liberties in policy decisions and implementation of those decisions. Civil rights and civil liberties staff also review and assess information concerning abuses of civil rights, civil liberties, such as profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion, by employees and officials of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff also ensure that all federally-assisted and federally-conducted programs or activities of the Department comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Department's civil rights and civil liberties staff investigate complaints, including: allegations that individuals acted under color of law or otherwise abused their authority; discrimination; profiling; violations of the confidentiality provisions of the Violence Against Women Act; conditions of detention; treatment; due process; and watch list issues.
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota
The Secretary of Agriculture today announced a reassignment of surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 300,000 short tons raw value (STRV) to imports, and increased the fiscal year (FY) 2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by the same amount.
Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities: Passenger Vessels
The Department is issuing a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rule to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of disability by passenger vessel operators (PVOs). This rulemaking concerns service and policy issues. Issues concerning physical accessibility standards
Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Health Board (DHB) Meeting
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, and in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law, DoD announces a meeting of the Defense Health Board (DHB) on August 18 and 19, 2010, in West Point, NY.
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
The Department of Transportation published a final rule authorizing the use of an updated Alcohol Testing Form with a mandatory start date of August 1, 2010. The Department subsequently learned the industry might not use all the forms by that mandatory use date. To avoid wasting the forms, the Department is extending the mandatory use date to January 1, 2011.
Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates
The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 268. This bulletin lists revisions in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Possessions of the United States. AEA changes announced in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. Bulletin Number 268 is being published in the Federal Register to assure that travelers are paid per diem at the most current rates.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The Defense Intelligence proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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