May 17, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register May 17, 2005

View all documents issued on May 17, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

121 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 17, 2005

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will met on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. The meeting will be held in the Calvert Room, Maryland State House, 1 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The...
Notice May 17, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 17, 2005

Loan and purchase programs:

Title Type Published
This document corrects the final regulations published on September 13, 2004 that amended the Sugar Program regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) by revising several definitions used in the program and the sugar marketing allotment re...
Rule May 17, 2005

Meetings:

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The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee will meet May 20, 2005, (RAC) in Covelo, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public Comment, (3) Sub- committees (4) Discussion--items of interest (5) Next agen...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Yreka, California, May 16, 2005. The meeting will include routine business, a discussion of larger scale projects, and the recommendation for implementation of submitted project proposals.
Notice May 17, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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On November 8, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil. The review covers one producer...
Notice May 17, 2005
On November 9, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain helical spring lock washers (HSLWs) from the People's Rep...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as a...
Notice May 17, 2005
On December 27, 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published a preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Mexico (69 FR 77201). The petitioner is Aqualon Company (...
Notice May 17, 2005
On December 16, 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) made its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from the Netherlands, which was amended on February 3, 2005, purs...
Notice May 17, 2005
Romania
Notice May 17, 2005
On December 27, 2004, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Sweden. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Va...
Notice May 17, 2005

International fisheries regulations:

Title Type Published
NMFS is amending the regulations governing the trade of tuna and tuna-like species in the North and South Atlantic Ocean to implement recommendations adopted at the 2004 meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (...
Rule May 17, 2005

Meetings:

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The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will hold a plenary meeting on May 20, 2005, at the MWH Global. The ETTAC will discuss Trade Liberalization of Environmental Goods and Services in the World Trade Organization and the re...
Notice May 17, 2005
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on June 8, 2005. The Board of Overseers is composed of eleve...
Notice May 17, 2005
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June 7, 2005. The Judges Panel is composed of eleven members prominent in...
Notice May 17, 2005
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Oversight Committee in June, 2005 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this g...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee (the "Committee") will convene public meetings on (i) Wednesday, June 1, 2005 to receive public comments on issues germane to the Committee's work and (ii) Thursday, June 2, 2005 to continue...
Notice May 17, 2005

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act:

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is amending its regulations regarding investment of customer funds and related recordkeeping requirements. The amendments address standards for investing in instruments with certain features, re...
Rule May 17, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Boston Harbor, MA; Inner Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project; correction
Correction May 17, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Independent Review Panel to Study the Relationships between Military Department General Counsels and Judge Advocates General will hold an open m...
Notice May 17, 2005

D
Denali Commission

Title Type Published
Five-year strategic plan; work plan (2006 FY)
Notice May 17, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice May 17, 2005

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of Public Meeting Agenda.
Notice May 17, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The date of the staff technical conference on the electronic tariff and rate case filing software has been changed to June 1, 2005. This conference will address issues relating to the Commission's July 8, 2004 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requiring...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Notice May 17, 2005
Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI)
Notice May 17, 2005
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
CenterPoint Energy- Mississippi River Transmission Corp.
Notice May 17, 2005
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (AlaTenn) L.L.C.
Notice May 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (KPC)
Notice May 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C.
Notice May 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (UTOS) LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.
Notice May 17, 2005
Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice May 17, 2005
North Baja Pipeline, LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
Northern Border Pipeline Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Pacific Gas Electric Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Regency Intrastate Gas, LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
South Carolina Electric Gas Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Stingray Pipeline Co.
Notice May 17, 2005
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Notice May 17, 2005

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference standards promulgated by the North American Energy Standards Board's (NAESB's) Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) dealing with: Open Access Same...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations governing standards for conducting business practices with interstate natural gas pipelines. The Commission is incorporating by reference the most recent version of the standards, V...
Rule May 17, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
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 May 17, 2005

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
The EPA is taking direct final action on amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing, which were issued on April 29, 2003 under section 112 of the Clean...
Rule May 17, 2005
The EPA is proposing amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing, which were issued on April 29, 2003 under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado. On June 20, 2003, the Governor of Colorado submitted a revised maintenance plan for the Greeley carbon monoxide (CO) maintenance area for the...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is proposing approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado. On July 21, 2004, the Governor of Colorado submitted an Early Action Compact (EAC) ozone plan for the Denver metropolitan area (hereafter, Den...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. The proposed revision consists of an Early Action Compact (EAC) Plan that will enable the Washington County EAC Area to demonstrate attainment...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The proposed revision consists of an Early Action Compact (EAC) Plan that will enable the Roanoke MSA EAC Area to demonstrate attainment...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia which consists of regulatory modifications intended to clarify the applicability of the solvent metal cleaning operations using non-halogen...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This proposed revision consists of an Early Action Compact (EAC) Plan that will enable the Northern Shenandoah Valley Ozone EAC Area to...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision consists of regulatory modifications intended to clarify the applicability of the solvent metal cleaning operations u...
Rule May 17, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. This proposed revision consists of an Early Action Compact (EAC) Plan that will enable the Eastern Panhandle Region Ozone EAC Area to demo...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
Defense Economic Adjustment Program; amendments (EO 13378)
Presidential Document May 17, 2005

Special observances:

Title Type Published
World Trade Week (Proc. 7900)
Presidential Document May 17, 2005

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Special elections; filing dates:

Title Type Published
Ohio has scheduled special elections on June 14, 2005, and August 2, 2005, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 2nd Congressional District vacated by Representative Rob Portman. Committees required to file reports in connection with...
Notice May 17, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 17, 2005

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
This final rule removes 42 CFR part 50, subpart A, "Responsibilities of Awardee and Applicant Institutions for Dealing With and Reporting Possible Misconduct in Science," and replaces it with a new, more comprehensive part 93, "Public Health Service...
Rule May 17, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
South Africa; fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and surveillance; community-level strategies
Notice May 17, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Notice May 17, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice May 17, 2005
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Pe...
Notice May 17, 2005
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice May 17, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Seattle. Sector Seattle is an internal reorganization that combines Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound into a single command. The Coast Guard has est...
Notice May 17, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has established the Advisory Committee on the Bird Banding Laboratory under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Notice May 17, 2005

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the King Range Act and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the BLM announces the availability of the RMP/ROD for...
Notice May 17, 2005

National Register of Historic Places:

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calender days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice May 17, 2005
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice May 17, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 17, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day notice of information collection under review: Certification on Agency Letterhead Authorizing Purchase of Firearm for Official Duties of Law Enforcement Officer.
Notice May 17, 2005
60-day notice of information collection under review: Report of Firearms Transactions.
Notice May 17, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Grants:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor is issuing a final rule to implement section 4(a)(1) of Public Law 107-288, the Jobs for Veterans Act (Act), which amends 38 U.S.C. 4102A. This final rule establishes formula criteria for making funds available for veterans' e...
Rule May 17, 2005

Safety standard petitions:

Title Type Published
Wabash Mine Holding Co. et al.
Notice May 17, 2005

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel rules and procedures:

Title Type Published
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is submitting for public comment a proposed settlement of royalty rates for the retransmission of digital over-the-air television broadcast signals by satellite carriers under the statutory license.
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announce a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee.
Notice May 17, 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 Return to Flight Task Group (RTF TG).
Notice May 17, 2005

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 17, 2005

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

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is requesting proposals leading to one (1) award of a Cooperative Agreement to develop and host the 2006 and 2007 Web-Wise Conferences on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World in cooperation an...
Notice May 17, 2005

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. This is the third notice for public comment; the first was...
Notice May 17, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 17, 2005

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced the following appointments to the NRC Performance Review Boards. The following individuals are appointed as members of the NRC Performance Review Board (PRB) responsible for making recommenda...
Notice May 17, 2005

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Organization and administration:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4151 et. seq. (2000), the United States Postal Service is revising its standards for facility accessibility and adding them to the CFR. These revisions are made in response to the American...
Rule May 17, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice May 17, 2005
Order entry firms may not execute as principal against orders they represent as agent unless: (i) Agency orders are first exposed on the Hybrid System for at least thirty (30) seconds, (ii) the order entry firm has been bidding or offering for at least thirty (30) seconds prior to receiving an agency order that is executable against such bid or offer, or (iii) the order entry firm proceeds in accordance with the crossing rules contained in Rule 6.74.
Notice May 17, 2005
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 17, 2005
International Securities Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 17, 2005
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice May 17, 2005
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 17, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice May 17, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission
Notice May 17, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA), gives notice that the Board proposes to request reinstatemen...
Notice May 17, 2005

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

No documents available.

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 206A and 206B helicopters modified by Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SH1392SO with certain part-numbered h...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes. This AD requires operators to install torque tube catchers on the control columns of the flight con...
Rule May 17, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This AD requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness...
Rule May 17, 2005
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (ECF) model helicopters. That AD currently requires replacing certain main or combiner gearboxes with airworthy gearboxes. Further investigation ha...
Rule May 17, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Model F.28 series airplanes. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the area underneath the auxiliary power unit (APU) enclosure to determine if drain tubes in the area are corr...
Rule May 17, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive detailed inspections of the windshield wiper assembly for discrepan...
Rule May 17, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is sponsoring a public meeting on the use of Excess Flow Valves in gas distribution safety lines as a technique for mitigating the consequences of se...
Notice May 17, 2005

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the FMCSA's receipt of applications from 30 individuals for an exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers...
Notice May 17, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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...
Rule May 17, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, April 14, 2005 (70 FR 19721). The document contains temporary regulations providing guidance un...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005
This document corrects final and temporary regulations (TD 9196) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, April 14, 2005 (70 FR 19694). The document contains regulations providing guidance under section 3402(f) of the Internal Revenue...
Rule May 17, 2005

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document corrects final regulations and removal of temporary regulations (TD 9198), that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 (70 FR 20279) that relate to the recognition of gain on certain distributions of stock or...
Rule May 17, 2005
This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed rulemaking that affects corporations engaging in mergers and consolidations and their shareholders under sections 358, 368(a)(1)(A), 367 and 884 of the Internal Revenue Cod...
Proposed Rule May 17, 2005

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