Office of the Secretary January 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to establish the Tongass Advisory Committee (Committee) pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The Committee is being established to provide advice and recommendations for developing an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest with an emphasis on young growth management. Recommendations and advice may directly inform the development of a proposed action for modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management Plan. The Secretary has determined that the work of the Committee is in the public interest and relevant to the duties of the Department of Agriculture. The Committee will be solely advisory in nature. All activities of the Committee will be conducted in an open, transparent, and accessible manner. Therefore, the Secretary is seeking nominations to fill 15 vacancies, with a term up to two years. The public is invited to submit nominations for membership either as a self-nomination or a nomination of any qualified and interested person.

This notice is provided pursuant to section 2905(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. It provides the point of contact, address, and telephone number for the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado. The Pueblo Depot Activity Development Authority was recognized as the LRA by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) on June 29, 1995. The Army Surplus Property Notice for the Pueblo Chemical Depot was published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2013 (78 FR 77108). Representatives of state and local governments, homeless providers, and other parties interested in the redevelopment of the installation should contact this LRA.

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Business Board. This meeting is open to the public.

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service proposes to alter a system of records, GNSA 03, entitled ``NSA/CSS Office of General Counsel Correspondence, Claims, Complaints, and Litigation Files'' in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system is for the research, preparation and documentation of determinations and official responses of the NSA/CSS Office of General Counsel related to inquiries for information, complaints, litigation and official actions of other government agencies and branches.

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 a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors (BoV) will take place. This meeting is open to the public.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as codified at 50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 531, prohibits a landlord from evicting a Service member (or the Service member's family) from a residence during a period of military service except by court order. The law as originally passed by Congress applied to dwellings with monthly rents of $2400 or less. The law requires the Department of Defense to adjust this amount annually to reflect inflation, and to publish the new amount in the Federal Register. We have applied the inflation index required by the statute. The maximum monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 531(a)(1)(A)(ii) as of January 1, 2014, will be $3,217.81.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

The Department of Homeland Security is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a newly established system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration-021, TSA Pre[check]TM Application Program System of Records,'' from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.