Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552a, the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a computer matching program with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Data from the proposed

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

This document adopts a final rule amending the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) to expand benefits by covering any nondental prostheses determined medically necessary for the treatment of certain medical conditions and by removing the

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated September 26, 2002, in which FinCEN proposed requiring unregistered investment companiessuch as hedge funds, commodity pools, and similar investment vehiclesto establish and implement antimoney laundering programs.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated May 5, 2003, in which FinCEN proposed imposing on certain investment advisers a requirement to establish and implement an antimoney laundering program.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated May 5, 2003, in which FinCEN proposed requiring commodity trading advisors to establish and implement antimoney laundering programs.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Pursuant to section 219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)), the Department of State is undertaking a review of the designation of the abovenamed group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. In making its determination, the Department of State will accept a written statement or other documentary

DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

The Department of State has received an application from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (``Keystone''), for a Presidential permit, pursuant to Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004, to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the Keystone XL Pipeline Project at the U.S.Canadian border at Phillips County, Montana, for the purpose of

DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

These rules amend our title II regulations to explicitly provide that we apply an underpayment due an individual to reduce an overpayment to that individual in certain cases. Our title XVI regulations already state this policy. Additionally, these rules reflect our procedures for collecting overpayments when a payment of more than the correct

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION : Social Security Administration

The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

October 28, 2008.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that, on October 15, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 2 p.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

We are adopting several amendments to rules regarding our Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. Specifically, we are amending our rules to make mandatory the electronic submission on EDGAR of applications for orders under any section of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Investment Company Act'') as well as

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is amending its exiting income limit structure for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). The effect of this action is to provide more efficient service to lenders, investors and Agency staff by modifying the existing Rural Development eight (8) tiered income structure into a simplified two (2)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Agency is revising its existing regulation governing Rural Rental Housing loans and grants. This action is necessary to provide editorial corrections to 7 CFR Part 3560, subpart N, ``Housing Preservation.'' The intended effect is to ensure the Agency's field offices have correct guidance on processing prepayment requests.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Express Mail Contract 2 to the Competitive Product List. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. The notice addresses procedural steps associated with these filings.

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION : Postal Regulatory Commission

This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim rule to abolish the Santa Clara, California, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Santa Clara County, CA, to the Monterey, CA, NAF wage area and Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties, CA, to the Solano, CA, NAF wage area. San Mateo

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the Emergency Leave Transfer Program to provide alternative methods for agencies to assist their employees in the event of a pandemic health crisis or other major disaster or emergency as declared by the President. The final regulations allow donated annual leave in a

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

I. Background

Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC staff) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

This announcement provides notice that the decision record has been closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency and its Board of Directors (collectively, TCA).

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration