August 5, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register August 5, 2005

View all documents issued on August 5, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

122 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 5, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the State-Federal Brucellosis Er...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs, proposes amending certain regulations on telecommunications policies to include requirements presently contained in RUS...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

Animal welfare:

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We are notifying the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition requesting that specific standards be promulgated for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of domestic ferrets. We are solicit...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This Notice announces the availability of approximately $6 million of grant funds for the RCDI program through the Rural Housing Service (RHS), herein referred to as the Agency. Applicants must provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to th...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Meetings:

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The Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC), Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), has scheduled an educational field trip on August 17, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Yreka, California. The purpose of the field trip is to have the committee learn more ab...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
The Agricultural Marketing Service published a document in the Federal Register on July 26, 2005, (70 FR 43116), announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The document contained an incorrect date requesting indi...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation:

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 revising and updating its accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans wit...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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In June 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") received two requests to conduct new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). We have determined that these requests meet the statu...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
On April 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain polyester staple fiber ("PSF") from the Republic of Korea ("Korea") and Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Export administration regulations:

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the April 2005 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG). Specifically, this fin...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Permits:

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NMFS has determined that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)is required for the proposed activities described by Paul Rudershausen of North Carolina State University on behalf of Alex Ng and Anthony Ng, commercial fishermen who have made arrangements fo...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Practice and procedure:

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is conducting a study of its restriction practice as part of its 21st Century Strategic Plan to transform the USPTO into a quality focused, highly productive, responsive organization supporting a...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a product to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Active military service and discharge determinations:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Privacy Act:

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The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is amending a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled Impact Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Models (18-13-10). The system contains i...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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EcoElectrica, L.P.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Indiantown Cogeneration, L.P.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Tenaska Power Fund, L.P.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announces the availability of the Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Final Environmental Impact Statement, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah (DOE/EIS- 0355)(FE...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Marshall, MI
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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EPA has environmental concerns about the proposed project is air quality impacts. EPA is also concerned about the potential for similar transportation projects in the project vicinity, and requests a broader environmental justice analysis. Rating EC2...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Weekly receipts
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Solid wastes:

Title Type Published
Today's final rule adds mercury-containing equipment to the federal list of universal wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste regulations. Handlers of universal wastes are subject to less stringent sta...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or the "Agency") New England announces its intent to delete the Nutmeg Valley Road Site ("Site") from the National Priorities List ("NPL") and requests comment on this proposed action. The NPL constitutes ap...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Export control regulations; continuation of emergency (Notice of August 2, 2005)
Presidential Document Aug 05, 2005

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:

No documents available.

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Meetings:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is announcing that it will hold its fourth National Travel Forum. The National Travel Forum 2006: Where the Travel Stars Shine (NTF 2006) will take place June 26-29, 2006 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Lo...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the General Services Administration (GSA) proposes to establish the E- Authentication Federation, or "Service Component." The E- Authentication Service Component is a common infrastructure for e...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Meetings:

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In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting and hearing of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group mandated by section 1014 of the Medicare Modernization Act. In addition, the Working Group...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Notice Aug 05, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Aug 05, 2005
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Aug 05, 2005
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Aug 05, 2005
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Technical Reports Review Subcommittee (TRR Subcommittee). The primary agenda topic is the peer review of the findings and conclusions of ten...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventions em...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system titled "Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens (Section 1011)," System No. 09-07-0546. The system...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Asylum and asylum-related applications; special filing instructions for ABC class members:

Title Type Published
This notice informs class members of American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh, 760 F. Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal. 1991) (ABC) of a change in procedures for notifying the Office of Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigratio...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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In response to public request, the Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking on Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil; 2003 Removal Equipment Requiremen...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Meetings:

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The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office will host a public workshop, "Privacy and Technology: Government Use of Commercial Data for Homeland Security," to explore the policy, legal, and technology issues associated with the government's us...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On March 21, 2005, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. The Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing Program...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
On March 21, 2005, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Prog...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
On March 21, 2005, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. The Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Dis...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

HUD-owned properties:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations governing the disposition of multifamily projects that are HUD-owned or secured by a HUD-held mortgage which are being foreclosed to implement statutory amendments made by the Consolidated Appropriati...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would amend HUD's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance program regulations to accommodate any state law that may prohibit the line-of-credit payment option currently available to HECM mortgagors. The amendments made by...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 220. This...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the collections of information for 30 CFR part 761, Areas designated by...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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By Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and 43 CFR 1610.2(c) for amending resource management plans (RMPs), and in accordance with the National Environmental Poli...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Meetings:

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Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour of BLM- administered pu...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indi...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Migratory bird hunting:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter, Service or we) proposes special migratory bird hunting regulations for certain Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands for the 2005-06 migratory bird hunting...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

National Register of Historic Places:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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This administrative final rule amends the regulations pertaining to execution and filing of forms in order to reflect the new address of the Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which moved in May 2005. All filings and other docu...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 5, 2005 under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Portfolio Technologies, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. A...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Pursuant to statute (see below), the Commission monitors U.S. imports of fresh or chilled tomatoes and fresh or chilled peppers for the purpose of expediting an investigation under certain U.S. safeguard laws, should an appropriate petition be filed....
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes revised 2005 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
American Wood Moulding, LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Bernhardt Furniture Co.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Elbeco, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Gulf Fibers, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Lucerne Textiles, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Medicare Association of UGS, LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Metaldyne Driveline/Hydraulics Group
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Modine Manufacturing Aftermarket Business
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Tesco Technologies, LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Tiercon Industries USA, Inc., et al.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Section 608(d) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are "candidate countries" for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during FY 2006. The report i...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices; correction
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicants have never made a public offering of their securities and do not propose to make public offerings or engage in busine...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies is soliciting public input on issues related to the current securities regulatory system for smaller companies, including the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the system. The Advisory...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
International Securities Exchange LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
International Securities Exchange LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
International Securities Exchange LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
OneChicago, LLC
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
Performance Review Board; membership
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 25, 2005 (70 FR 29943-29944). In that rule, the description of the designated airspace contained errors and omissions. Action to correct these errors and omissions result in a...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority for Memphis International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq (Aviation Safety...
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
The FAA published a document on June 30, 2005 (70 FR 37656) concerning final special conditions for Diamond Aircraft Industries on the Diamond DA-42. There was an error in the preamble of the special conditions in the reference to the docket number....
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1997 Ford Mustang passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2005 Harley Davidson FX, FL, and XL motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federa...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
This document announces a decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that certain 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 multi-purpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Fede...
Notice Aug 05, 2005
Denial of petition for Import Eligibility for 2003-2004 CF Moto CF125T-2 Motorcycles.
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Noise standards:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends FAA regulations regarding airplane noise certification standards. These changes are necessary to harmonize two technical items with international standards and provide uniform noise certification standards for airplanes certifi...
Rule Aug 05, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2005

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The OCC, Board, FDIC and OTS (the Agencies) propose to adopt rules to implement section 6303(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Intelligence Reform Act), which added a new section 10(k) to the Federal Deposit Insuranc...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2005

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