Part IV: Postal Regulatory Commission,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Commission is adding Priority Mail Contract 2 to the
Competitive Product List. This action is consistent with changes in a
recent law governing postal operations and a recent Postal request.
Republication of the lists of market dominant and competitive products
is also consistent with new requirements in the law.
Part III: Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Published: 2008-11-14
This document is issued under the joint authority of the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996. It
Part III: Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule
amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require certain
contractors and subcontractors to use the EVerify system administered
by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services,
Part III: Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Published: 2008-11-14
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 200529. A companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG,
is available
Part II: Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office,
Published: 2008-11-14
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are revising our regulations for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund (Fund) and the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program. This rule
revises our regulations to be consistent with the Tax Relief and Health
Care Act of 2006, Public Law 109432, signed into law on December 20,
2006, which
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was previously published in the
Federal
NOTICES: President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy,
Published: 2008-11-14
The President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy will
convene its sixth meeting on Thursday, December 4, 2008, via
teleconference beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The telephone meeting
will be open to the public. Members of the public interested in
listening to the meeting should email the Treasury Department at
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-11-14
November 6, 2008.
The Department of Treasury will submit the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or
after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance
NOTICES: Aviation Proceedings, Agreements filed,
Published: 2008-11-14
The following Agreements were filed with the Department of
Transportation under the Sections 412 and 414 of the Federal Aviation
Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures governing
proceedings to enforce these provisions. Answers may be filed within 21 days after the filing of the application.
Docket Number: DOTOST20080304.
NOTICES: Lehigh Railway, LLC.; Norfolk Southern Railway Co.,
Published: 2008-11-14
Lehigh Railway, LLC. (LRWY), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from Norfolk Southern
Railway Company (NSR) and operate approximately 56.0 miles of NSR's
rail line (the Line), extending between approximately milepost IS
269.5, at Athens, PA, and approximately milepost IS 213.5, at
Mehoopany,
NOTICES: Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Pan Am Railways Inc., et al.,
Published: 2008-11-14
On May 30, 2008, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk
Southern), Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PARI), Boston and Maine Corporation
(B&M) and Springfield terminal Railway company (Springfield Terminal)
(collectively, Applicants) filed a petition with the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) seeking Board approval under 49 U.S.C.
11322 and 11323 of
NOTICES: Steven C. May; Lehigh Railway, LLC,
Published: 2008-11-14
Steven C. May (May), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
exemption to continue in control of Lehigh Railway, LLC. (LRWY), upon LRWY's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice
of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35192, Lehigh Railway, LLC.
Lease and Operation
NOTICES: Youth Leadership Program with Algeria, the Philippines, or Serbia,
Published: 2008-11-14
Announcement Type: New Grant.
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/C/PY0910.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000.
Application Deadline: January 9, 2009.
Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs
Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces
an open competition for
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2008-11-14
Board Votes To Close October 31, 2008, Meeting
By telephone vote on October 31, 2008, the Board of Governors of
the United States Postal Service voted unanimously to close to public
observation its meeting held via teleconference. The Board determined that prior public notice was not possible.
Items Considered:
1. Pricing.
2. Personnel
NOTICES: Canada Post - United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Market-Dominant Services,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Postal Service gives notice of its intent to file a
request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add the Canada Post
United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for
Inbound MarketDominant Services to the MarketDominant Products List
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and of its exercise of its authority to
adjust rates for that
PROPOSED RULES: Periodic Reporting Rules,
Published: 2008-11-14
Under a new law, the Postal Service must file an annual
compliance report with the Postal Regulatory Commission on costs,
revenues, rates, and quality of service associated with its products.
It has filed documents with the Commission to change some of the
methods it uses to compile the fiscal year 2008 report. In the
Commission's view, these
RULES: Postal Service,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Commission is adding Parcel Return Service Contract 1 to
the Competitive Product List. This action is consistent with changes in
a recent law governing postal operations and a recent Postal request.
Republication of the lists of market dominant and competitive products
is also consistent with new requirements in the law.
RULES: Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits,
Published: 2008-11-14
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on
Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans and Allocation of
Assets in SingleEmployer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for
valuing and paying benefits under terminating singleemployer plans.
This final rule amends the regulations to adopt interest assumptions
for plans with
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), ACCSH Work Group,
Published: 2008-11-14
ACCSH Work Groups will meet December 2-3, 2008, and ACCSH will
meet December 45, 2008, in Washington, DC.
NOTICES: OSHA Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP),
Published: 2008-11-14
OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend
the Office of Management Budget's (OMB) approval of the information
collection requirements specified in the OSHA Strategic Partnership
Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP).
NOTICES: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2 (HNP-2),
Published: 2008-11-14
1.0 Background
The Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) is
the holder of the Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF5 which
authorizes operation of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2
(HNP2). The license provides, among other things, that the facility is
subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the
NOTICES: Modeling a Digital Feedwater Control System Using Traditional Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods,
Published: 2008-11-14
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting
research to support development of regulatory guidance for using risk
information related to digital systems in the licensing actions of
nuclear power plants (NPPs). The objective of this research is to
identify and develop methods, analytical tools, and regulatory guidance
to support (1)
NOTICES: National Science Board; NSB Public Service Award Committee,
Published: 2008-11-14
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92
463, as amended), the National Science Board announces the following meeting:
Name: NSB Public Service Award Committee, 5195.
Date and Time: December 2, 2008, 1 p.m. EST (teleconference meeting).
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Place: Call will originate from the National Science
RULES: National Park System Units in Alaska,
Published: 2008-11-14
This rule implements recent management decisions affecting
Denali National Park and Preserve regarding backcountry management,
climbing Mount McKinley, and offroad vehicle use for subsistence
purposes.
