April 25, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register April 25, 2005

View all documents issued on April 25, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

116 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 25, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal of ecosystem management in the Bussel 484 Project Area, which is approximately 14,600 acres in size. Opportunities were developed through a comparison of existing project...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 24) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule wou...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005
NMFS announces that it has approved the request of the Commonwealth of Virginia to transfer 68,214 lb (30,941 kg) of commercial summer flounder quota to the States of Maine, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, and Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Massa...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) has been issued to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District (Corps) to take bottlen...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Permits:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Andre Landry, Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77553, has applied in due form for a permit to take Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhe...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Notice is hereby given that a request for a modification to scientific research permit No. 1247 submitted by Thomas F. Savoy, CT Department of Environmental Protection, Marine Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 719, Old Lyme, Connecticut, 06371, has been g...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The next meeting of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at Defense Acquisition University- Fort Belvoir, VA. The purpose of this meeting is to report back to the BoV on continuing items of interest.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness published a document in the Federal Register of April 19, 2005, concerning an open meeting on the Administrative Reissuance of Department of Defense Directive 1344.7, "Personal...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Secretary of Defense 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.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
The Department of the Army is proposing to amend 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.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces three funding priorities for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's (NIDRR) Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Pr...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Program
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Research Fellowships Program
Notice Apr 25, 2005
The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(c)(2), respectively, that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project period exte...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOE announces its decision to implement the Proposed Action alternative, identified as the preferred alternative, in the "Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Imperial-Mexicali 230-kV Transmission Lines" (DOE/EIS-0365). That alternative is to...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
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 Apr 25, 2005

Air programs:

Title Type Published
The EPA is today making a finding that States have failed to submit State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to satisfy the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diam...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisi...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Solid wastes:

Title Type Published
The EPA (also, "the Agency" or "we" in this preamble) is proposing to grant a petition to exclude or "delist" wastewater treatment sludge from conversion coating on aluminum generated by the General Motors Corporation (GM) Janesville Truck Assembly P...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005
The EPA (also, "the Agency" or "we" in this preamble) is granting a petition to exclude (or "delist") wastewater treatment plant sludge from conversion coating on aluminum generated by the Ford Motor Company Dearborn Truck Assembly Plant (DTP) in Dea...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Water supply:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the provisions of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public notice is hereby given that the State of South Dakota has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Primacy...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; implementation; etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Election Commission is announcing public hearings on the following rulemakings: The proposed revision to the Commission's regulations on candidate solicitation at State, district and local party fundraising events; the proposed revision o...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Availability of funds and collection of checks (Regulation CC):

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors is amending appendix A of Regulation CC to delete the reference to the Salt Lake City branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and reassign the Federal Reserve routing symbols currently listed under that offic...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Thrift Savings Plan:

Title Type Published
The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) proposes to amend the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) regulations to accommodate new TSP lifecycle investment allocation funds, eliminate references to open seasons (which Con...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
This document corrects final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78720) governing portability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a gr...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Funds are provided for Graduate Student Research Grants to Support field-initiated research activities. This grant program is part of a larger set of Head Start research announcements. Three other grant funding mechanisms are being offered concurrent...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Funds are provided for Graduate Student Research Partnership Development Grants to develop or enhance Head Start Research Partnerships. This grant program is part of a larger set of Head Start research announcements. Three other grant funding mechani...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (House of Representatives H.R. 4818--November 19, 2004) as a part of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005, pursuant to Public...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Rural Community Development Activities Program
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of its amendment of its systems of records entitled "The Location and Collection System", No. 09-90-007...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Alien C...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Title Type Published
This rule identifies communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and suspended from the NFIP. These communities have applied to the program and have agreed to enact certain floodplain management measures. The communities'...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Immigration:

Title Type Published
This interim rule implements changes to the Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 (SSIA), Public Law 102-509, made by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, Public Law 107-228. The SSIA, as amended, reinstates the authority to...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FEMA announces the following open meeting. Name: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). Date of Meeting: June 2, 2005. Place: 3rd Floor Conference Center, Twinbrook Room, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville,...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
HUD will submit the proposal for collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department will request this previously approved information collectio...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Indian Arts and Crafts Board logo Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction
Correction Apr 25, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

No documents available.

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) advises the public that we intend to gather information necessary to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed expansion and...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order revokes a Secretarial Order in its entirety as it affects 9 acres of public land withdrawn for the Bureau of Land Management's Power Site Classification No. 229. This order also opens the land to surface entry subject to valid existing rig...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (ID) of the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above-captioned investigation terminating the investigation as to si...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

No documents available.

Adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
AG Communication Systems
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Alden Manufacturing Co.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Ansonia Copper Brass
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Apex Pattern Co.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Butler Manufacturing Co.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Creo Americas, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
DeVilbiss Air Power Co.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Dendrite International
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Fisher Controls
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Geotrac, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
GlaxoSmithKline
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Hedstrom Corp.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Lawson-Hemphill Sales, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Longwear Hosiery Mill, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Morganite, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Roseburg Forest Products Particleboard Plant
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Shane-Hunter, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
WestPoint Stevens
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. APP. 1), notice is hereby given of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA). Time and Date: The meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
President's National Hire Veterans Committee
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

M
Management and Budget Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or "Panel") established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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 meeting of the NASA Aeronautical Technologies Strategic Roadmap Committee.
Notice Apr 25, 2005
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Search for Earth-Like Planets Strategic Roadmap Committee.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Securities:

Title Type Published
The Commission is publishing for comment a proposed new rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), which would define the term "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" ("NRSRO"). The proposed definition contains t...
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
This document provides the public notice of the delegations of authority for lender oversight and enforcement activities by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to the Associate Administrator for the Office of Lender Oversight...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Genesee Wyoming Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Trade Policy Staff Committee:

Title Type Published
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), seeks comment on the interim environmental review of the proposed U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The interim environmental review is avai...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Columbus, NE. A review of the Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above ground l...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed advisory circular, Advisory Circular (AC) 23- 13A, Fatigue, Fail-Safe, and Damage Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structure for part 23 Airplanes. The AC provides informat...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of 2 parcels of land totalin...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes. This AD requires an inspection of the Thales Avionics distance bearing indicator (DBI) to determine part number (P/N)...
Rule Apr 25, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 707 airplanes and Model 720 and 720B series airplanes. That AD currently requires a preventive modification of the front spar fitting on the outboa...
Rule Apr 25, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the top and side panel webs and panel stiffeners of the n...
Rule Apr 25, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Model 750 airplanes. The AD requires repetitive inspections for clearance and chafing of an auxiliary power unit (APU) fuel tube assembly in the tail cone area of the airplane,...
Rule Apr 25, 2005
The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all LET a.s. (formerly LET n.p.) (LET) Model Blanik L-13 AC sailplanes. This AD requires you to replace the original control bridge with the new strengthened control column mounting bridge. This A...
Rule Apr 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC briefing topics may include a State of Safety Report; recent safety advisories; the Rail Integrit...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 Apr 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the flat rate of withholding applicable to calculating the amount of income tax withholding on supplemental wages.
Proposed Rule Apr 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.
Notice Apr 25, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
CARES Business Plan Studies Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 25, 2005

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