March 24, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register March 24, 2005

View all documents issued on March 24, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

114 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 24, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction
Correction Mar 24, 2005
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments on its proposal to create a new voluntary U.S. Standard for Grades of Field Grown Leaf Lettuce. This action is being taken at the request of the F...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
This final rule amends the Fluid Milk Promotion Order (Order) by modifying the terms of membership of the Fluid Milk Promotion Board (Board). The amendment requires that any change in a fluid milk processor member's employer or change in ownership of...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Black Hills National Forests' Crook County Resource Advisory Comm...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Ready-to-eat meat and poultry products;

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of, and requesting public comment on, two draft risk assessments. The first is a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products....
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Spearmint oil produced in

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This rule establishes the quantity of spearmint oil produced in the Far West, by class, that handlers may purchase from, or handle for, producers during the 2005-2006 marketing year, which begins on June 1, 2005. This rule establishes salable quantit...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Fishery conservation and management:

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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted for Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) review Amendment 83 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amend...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). Amendment 10 would modify the gear endorsem...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
NMFS issues a final rule to revise regulations governing the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. These regulatory amendments will simplify the processes for making quota transfers, for authorizing vessels as eligible to particip...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOS/ CSCOR is soliciting proposals for the Oceans and Human Health Initiative External Grants Program. This funding opportunity is offered as part of NOAA's new Oceans and Human Health Initiat...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program
Notice Mar 24, 2005
On March 3, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 10380) a notice inviting applications for new awards under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education-- State Personnel Development Grants Program autho...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Grants:

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The Secretary issues these final regulations to administer the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program, and its predecessor, the Charter School Facilities Financing Demonstration Grant program. Under this program, the Department prov...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

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Institutional Quality and Integrity National Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Climate change:

Title Type Published
Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 directed the Department of Energy (Department or DOE) to issue guidelines establishing a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program. On February 14, 2002, the President directed DOE, together with othe...
Rule Mar 24, 2005
The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice that draft Technical Guidelines for the revised Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program are available for review and comment. DOE will hold a public workshop to receive stakeholder views on th...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing appro...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request f...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting nominations to augment expertise to the SAB's Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to review EPA's implementation of RadNet, a nationwide system to track environmental radiation. RadNet in...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB's Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS).
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Regional Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) Advisory Panel.
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), announces the cancellation of two meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Drinking Water Subcommittee. These meetings (teleconference March 23, 2005, and fac...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Privacy Act:

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) the EPA, as managing partner of the Federal-wide eRulemaking, eGovernment Initiative, is giving notice that it proposes to establish a government-wide system of records, the Federa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Sudan; delegation of functions related to the Sudan Peace Act (Memorandum of March 14, 2005)
Presidential Document Mar 24, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the P...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document the Commission addresses comments received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, released by the Commission on October 10, 2002, which sought comment on proposed revisions to the Commission's rules and policies regarding Ai...
Rule Mar 24, 2005
By this document, the Commission seeks comment on plans and principles submitted by telecommunications industry groups, and on alternative measures, for comprehensive reform of the current intercarrier compensation system. The Commission seeks commen...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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This document requests comments on two conflicting petitions for rulemaking. The first petition was jointly filed by KFCM, Inc. and Bragg Broadcasting, Inc., proposing the substitution of Channel 252C2 for Channel 252C3 at Cherokee Village, Arkansas,...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Akron Broadcasting Company ("Petitioner"), seeking to amend the FM Table of Allotments by allotting Channel 279C1 at Akron, Colorado, as the community's first local aural transmiss...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Cumulus Licensing LLC ("Petitioner"), licensee of Station KYKZ(FM), Channel 241C1, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Petitioner requests that the Commission reallot Channel 241C1 from Lake...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Linda Crawford requesting the allotment of Channel 250A at Encino, Texas, as its second local service. Channel 250A can be allotted to Encino consistent with the minimum distance s...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
The Audio Division requests comment on a petition filed by Charles Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 274A at Milano, Texas, as its first local aural transmission service. Channel 274A can be allotted to Milano in compliance with the Commiss...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005
This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Jackson Hole Community Radio proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the rules, to allot Channel 294C2 at Jackson, Wyoming, and reserve it for noncommer...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Television broadcasting:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the implementation of Section 207 of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"). Section 207 extends section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act until 2010 and a...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Debarment orders:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) debarring Dr. Eduardo Caro Acevedo for 5 years from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending dru...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Child Care Bureau (CCB) announces the availability of funds to support new CCB Research Scholar projects in Fiscal Year 2005. The Research Sc...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Clinical Research Advisory Board
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Mar 24, 2005
National Library of Medicine
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Vital and Health Statistics National Committee
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Vital and Health Statistics National Committee
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending certain regulations regarding biological products to include references to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) or the Director, CDER, and to include CDER address information or updated...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Eric T. Poehlman, Ph.D., University of Vermont: Based on the report of an investigation co...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Safety and soundness:

Title Type Published
On February 25, 2005, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled "Mortgage Fraud Reporting" in the Federal Register (70 FR 9255) that would set forth safety and soundness requirements w...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The following permits were issued.
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The following applicants have applied for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to reclassify the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) distinct vertebrate population segment (DPS) in Florida from its present endangered status to threatened status under the authority of...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) is publishing this notice to inform the public, the tribes, and Federal staff of the methodology that will be used for the distribution of CSF and ISDF for FY 2005. These funds are distributed as authorized by th...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee will meet jointly with the California Bay-Delta Authority on April 13 and 14, 2005. The agenda for the joint meeting will include reports from t...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We are approving an amendment to the Colorado regulatory program (the "Colorado program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Colorado proposed revisions to its rules concerning prime farmland, revegetatio...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Ortega-Ortiz, Orlando, M.D.
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements National Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Occupational Safety and Health Federal Advisory Council
Notice Mar 24, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, and NASA's implementing regulations, the National Historic Preservation...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Exploration Transportation System Strategic Roadmap Committee.
Notice Mar 24, 2005
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting by teleconference of the NASA Universe Exploration Strategic Roadmap Committee.
Notice Mar 24, 2005

N
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") is requesting Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a revision of the collection of information under its regulation on Payment of Premiums (29 CFR pa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Social Security benefits:

Title Type Published
This document contains two technical corrections to our regulations. The first correction changes a cross-reference in our regulations regarding how we credit quarters of coverage for calendar years before 1978. The second correction removes referenc...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
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 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
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 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
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 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
This proposal would modify the Los Angeles (LAX), CA, Class B airspace area. Specifically, this action proposes to expand the eastern boundary of the airspace to ensure containment of the LAX Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STAR), and correct the i...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
We are amending the regulations for emergency medical equipment to allow approved power sources that do not have TSO markings to be used in automated external defibrillators carried on board aircraft. We have found that in at least one instance, powe...
Rule Mar 24, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E airspace at Parsons, KS. The FAA is canceling three, modifying two and establishing three new standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) to ser...
Rule Mar 24, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-6 airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to repetitively inspect the stabilizer- trim attachment and structural components for cracks...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Aviation proceedings:

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Record of Decision (ROD) has been approved and issued for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--Master Plan Development Including Runway Safety Ar...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (1...
Notice Mar 24, 2005
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to use the revenue from a PFC at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR pa...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Seaway regulations and rules:

Title Type Published
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their r...
Proposed Rule Mar 24, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meetings for the calendar year 2005. These meetings are open to the public. The purpose of the CCAC is to...
Notice Mar 24, 2005

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