August 25, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register August 25, 2005

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

109 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 25, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2005
This proposed rule revises regulations governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables and other products by increasing by approximately 15 percent certain fees charged for the inspection of these products at destination marke...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed invasive plant treatments. The Proposed Action is to apply a combination of herbicide, mechanical an...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed invasive plant treatments. The Proposed Action is to apply a combination of herbicide, manual and me...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The USDA Forest Service, Plumas National Forest will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, improve bald eagle habitat, cost effectively support the local communities, improve aspen stands, p...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Pistachios grown in

Title Type Published
This rule invites comments on the establishment of additional inspection requirements authorized under the California pistachio marketing order (order). The order regulates the handling of pistachios grown in California and is administered locally by...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
To give all interested parties an opportunity to comment.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
We intend to conduct public scoping meetings to gather information to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), related to the Makah Tribe's request that NMFS waive the take moratorium o...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
On December 2, 2004, the proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2005 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was published in the Federal Register. NMFS subsequently prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the process for classifying U....
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, and implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued two 1-year Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to the...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) will meet in closed session on September 13, 2005, at Strategic Analysis, Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will explore methods and techniques to si...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

Help America Vote Act:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register material changes to the HAVA State plans previo...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Complaints filed:

Title Type Published
Ocean Peaking Power, L.L.C., et al.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register of July 16, 2005, concerning a request for comments on an information collection request regarding the assessment of indoor air quality outreach products and services. The...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
On April 12, 2003, the EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for reinforced plastics composites production, which were issued under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action will amend the final rule t...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005
The EPA is taking direct final action on amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for reinforced plastic composites production which were issued April 12, 2003, under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)....
Rule Aug 25, 2005

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

Title Type Published
EPA is revising the format of part 52 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 52) for materials submitted by Knox County that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public meeting to discuss designated uses and use attainability analyses. The meeting is co-sponsored with the Water Environment Federation (WEF). The primary goals of the meeting are to help edu...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title Type Published
All American Cargo-Servicios Nicaraguenses, Corp., et al.
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Caribbean American Freight, Inc., et al.
Notice Aug 25, 2005
M M Cargo Express, Corp., et al.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Electronic fund transfers (Regulation E):

Title Type Published
The Board is publishing for comment a proposal to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). The proposal would also revise the official staff commentary to the regulation. The commentary interprets the requirements...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC intends to conduct a survey of consumers to advance its understanding of the incidence of identity theft ("ID Theft") and to allow the FTC to better serve the people who experience it and the law enforcement agencies that investigate and pros...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through December 31, 2008 the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Fuel Rating Rule ("Rule"). That clearance expires on...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the award of a cooperative agreement to the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) for demonstration project for urban Indian health care education, consultation, health care data dissemination, trai...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Medical devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying ribonucleic acid (RNA) preanalytical systems into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to the device is the guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidan...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an SOR, "Health, Medical and Billing Records (formerly known as the Health and Medical Records Systems)," System No. 09-17-0001. We propose to include...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Product jurisdiction:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its combination product regulations to define "mode of action" (MOA) and "primary mode of action" (PMOA). Along with these definitions, the final rule sets forth an algorithm the agency will use to a...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: RNA Preanalytical Systems (RNA Collection, Stabilization and Purification Systems for RT-PCR used in Molecula...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the regulation governing the Rock Island Railroad & Highway Drawbridge, across the Upper Mississippi River at Mile 482.9, at Rock Island, Illinois. The drawbridge need not open for river traffic and may remain...
Rule Aug 25, 2005
The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing the Chief John Ross Drawbridge, mile 464.1, across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Under the proposed rule, the drawbridge need not open for river traffic and may remain in th...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 2005

Public and Indian housing:

Title Type Published
Section 8(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA) requires the Secretary to publish FMRs periodically, but not less than annually, to be effective on October 1 of each year. On June 2, 2005, HUD published a notice on proposed fair marke...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We (Fish and Wildlife Service, Service) have sent a request to OMB to renew the collection of information described below. We use the information collected to conduct our NAWCA grant programs in the manner prescribed by that Act, the Migratory Bird C...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Alaska Native claims selection:

Title Type Published
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Mary's Igloo Native Corporation. The lands are located in Lot 2,...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Spring Creek Coal Company in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in the following- described lands located in Big Horn County, Montana, enco...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service published a Notice of Availability on June 6, 2005 (70 FR 107) for the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Transportation Plan, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The public comment period was to expire on August 1...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Notice Aug 25, 2005
This notice sets forth the date of the September 7, 2005 meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:

Title Type Published
MMS is changing some existing fees and implementing several new fees to offset MMS's costs of performing certain services relating to its minerals programs.
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order revokes 4 Bureau of Reclamation Orders and 2 Public Land Orders in their entirety as they affect 6,785.75 acres of lands withdrawn for the Minidoka Reclamation Project. This order opens 2,767.04 acres of public lands to all forms of approp...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
This order extends Public Land Order No. 7464 for an additional 5-year period. This extension is necessary to continue to protect reclamation of the Zortman-Landusky mining area.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision directing conveyance of lands pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act will be issued to Shee Atika, Incorporated, for certain lands in T. 47 S...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes approval of the Tribal--State Compact between the State of New Mexico and the Pueblo of Pojoaque.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice is exempting the Privacy Act system of records entitled, "Department of Justice Regional Data Exchange System (RDEX), DOJ-012," from subsections (c)(3) and (4); (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), (5), and (8); and...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Securities:

Title Type Published
Global Development and Environmental Resources, Inc.
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Audit and Financial Management Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Small business size standards:

Title Type Published
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial Cooking Equipment. The basis for waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to the...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial Laundry Equipment, including Commercial Laundry Manufacturing, Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing, and Pressing Machine Manufac...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Household Cooking Equipment. The basis for waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to the Fe...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Household Laundry Equipment, including Laundry Equipment (washers and dryers) and Household Type Manufacturing. The basis for waivers is tha...
Notice Aug 25, 2005
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Household Refrigerator Equipment. The basis for waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to t...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title Type Published
On June 2, 2005, notice was published on page 32392 of the Federal Register (volume 70, number 105) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibitions "Mummy: the inside story" and "Treasures of Ancient Art from the Briti...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

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

T
Trade and Development Agency

Title Type Published
USTDA invites general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the propo...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action establishes the Class E airspace area at Dona Ana County, Santa Teresa, NM (K5T6) to provide adequate controlled airspace for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP).
Rule Aug 25, 2005
This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Santa Elena, TX to provide adequate controlled airspace for the Instrument Landing System (ILS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) at the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (SRR).
Rule Aug 25, 2005
This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Marana Regional Airport, AZ. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) RNAV (GPS) Runway (RWY) 3, 12, 21 and 30 IAP and a Non...
Rule Aug 25, 2005
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains the disposition of certain petitions previously...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Aviation proceedings:

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA is publishing today its final rule governing hours of service for commercial motor vehicle drivers, following its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published January 24, 2005. The rule addresses requirements for driving, duty, and off-duty time; a...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Railroad services abandonment:

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 Aug 25, 2005

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations relating to the reporting obligations of persons that receive payments for air transportation or communications services subject to excise tax when persons liable for tax refuse to pay the tax. The final regul...
Rule Aug 25, 2005

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations under sections 162(k) and 404(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The regulations provide guidance concerning which corporation is entitled to the dedu...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005
This document contains final regulations under section 951(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that provide guidance for determining a United States shareholder's pro rata share of a controlled foreign corporation's (CFC's) subpart F income, previ...
Rule Aug 25, 2005
This document contains proposed amendments to regulations under section 951(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) regarding a United States shareholder's pro rata share of a controlled foreign corporation's (CFC's) subpart F income, previously exclu...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice...
Notice Aug 25, 2005

Meetings:

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

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