Federal Register September 2, 2005 (Volume 70)

Agencies Publishing on September 2, 2005

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (12)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (16)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (21)
Homeland Security Department (16)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (13)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (9)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Revise and Extend a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 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 Ser...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Loan and purchase programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Collection of State Commodity Assessments This final rule sets forth the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) policy with respect to implementation of the discretionary authority provided to it by Public Law 108-470. This act allows for the collection of assessments levied on the marketings...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet September 16, 2005 in Willits, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public Comment, (3) Sub- committees (4) Discussion--items of interest (5) Dis...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Agriculture Department > FS Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) has scheduled its next two regular meetings. The first meeting will be via teleconference and will take place Saturday, September 24, 2005 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The second meeting will tak...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Grazing Permit Administration Handbook (FSH 2209.13), Chapters 10 (Term Grazing Permits) and 20 (Grazing Agreements) The Forest Service published on August 19, 2005 (70 FR 48663), a notice of issuance of an interim directive and proposed directives to Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2209.13, chapter 10--Term Grazing permits and chapter 20--Grazing Agreements. The not...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST International Code Council: The Update Process for the International Codes The International Code Council (ICC), under whose auspices the International Codes ("I-Codes") are developed, maintains a process for updating these model codes based on receipt of proposals from interested individuals and organizations. The ICC's 14...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China China	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Seven Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in California We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are issuing a final rule designating critical habitat for two Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and five ESUs of steelhead (O. mykiss) listed as of t...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Evolutionarily Significant Units of West Coast Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are issuing a final rule designating critical habitat for 12 Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of West Coast salmon (chum, Oncorhynchus keta; sockeye, O. nerka; chinook, O. tshawytscha) and stee...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery NMFS proposes new and revised Federal American lobster (Homarus americanus) regulations in response to recommendations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) in Addenda II and III to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Mana...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deep-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the fourth seasonal apportionment of the 2005 Pacific halibut byca...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2005 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the Central Regulatory A...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the fourth seasonal apportionment of the 2005 Pacific halibut b...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

International fisheries regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Restrictions for 2005 Longline Fisheries in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean This emergency action, implemented under the regulations for the Pacific Tuna Fisheries, will prevent overfishing of bigeye tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), consistent with recommendations by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commissi...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Monday, September 12, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, September 13, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Tariff rate quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States The Department hereby solicits applications from persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who cut and sew men's and boys' worsted wool suits and suit-like jackets and trousers in the United States for an allocation of the 2006...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of a Tariff Rate Quota on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United States The Department hereby solicits applications from persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who weave worsted wool fabrics in the United States for an allocation of the 2006 tariff rate quota on certain worsted wool fabric. Inte...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Agency Information Collection Activities Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Committee has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for their review the following collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions and Deletions This action adds to the procurement list services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List services previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Construction of the Following Features of the Mississippi River and Tributaries-Morganza, LA to the Gulf of Mexico Project (MtoG): Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex and Associated Structures, in Terrebonne Parish in the Vicinity of Dulac, LA to Include Levee Reach G1, HNC Lock Access Road, HNC Closure Dam, HNC Lock and Floodgate Complex, Levee Reach F1, Bayou Grand Caillou Structure, and the Sand Sources for these Levee Reaches The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District, is initiating this study under the authority of the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Pub. L. 107-66) to determine the environment...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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	Sep 02, 2005

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Notice of Offer of Settlement, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Hydraco Power, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing; Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests; Paper Scoping and Soliciting Scoping Comments; Establishing a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments; and Schedule for Processing Application Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Crown Landing LLC and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Crown Landing LNG and Logan Lateral Projects Crown Landing LLC, et al.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Devon Power LLC, et al.; Notice Scheduling Oral Argument Devon Power LLC, et al.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Filing East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Complaints filed:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Complainant, v. Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange, Respondents; Investigation of Practices of the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange; Notice Granting Extension of Time San Diego Gas Electric Co.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Liberty Gas Storage, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Liberty Gas Storage Project Liberty Gas Storage, L.L.C.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Port Arthur LNG, L.P.; Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft General Conformity Determination for the Port Arthur LNG Project Port Arthur LNG, L.P., et al.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Regulations Implementing Energy Policy Act of 2005; Pre-Filing Procedures for Review of LNG Terminals and Other Natural Gas Facilities The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing regulations in accordance with section 311(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) to implement mandatory procedures requiring prospective applicants to begin the Commission'...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > SWPA Integrated System Power Rates: Correction Southwestern Area Power Administration published a document in the Federal Register (70 FR 48121) on August 16, 2005, announcing the public review and comment period on proposed rates. This rate proposal will increase annual system revenues approxima...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential impacts to wetlands, steams, aquatic wildlife and habitat from impacts not avoided or mitigated from proposed stipulations and required operating procedures. In addition, there is potential for...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites; Notice of Proposed Settlement Pursuant to section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent for remo...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Water programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Analytical Methods for Biological Pollutants in Wastewater and Sewage Sludge; Proposed Rule Wastewater and sewage sludge biological pollutants; analytical methods; correction	Correction	Sep 02, 2005

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean shipping in foreign commerce:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Service Arrangements The Federal Maritime Commission is requesting comments on possible changes to its exemption for non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from certain tariff publication requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984.	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Device Recall Authority 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	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Extension of OMB No. 0925-0417/exp. 08/31/05, Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for Which Public Health Service Funding Is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors-42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F In compliance with the requirement of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Managemen...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing: Selected Technologies From the NIH Cancer Therapeutics Portfolio The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for an approved new animal drug application (NADA) from Alpharma Inc., to Pharmaq AS. The drug labeler code for Pharmaq AS is also being lis...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Mind/Body Research and Chronic Disease Conditions; Notice of Intent To Fund a Sole Source Award Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mind/Body Medical Institute	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Enhancement and Integration of Health Sector HIV/AIDS Strategic Information into the National Multi-Sectoral HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation System of the United Republic of Tanzania as Part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; Notice of Intent To Fund Limited Eligibility Award Tanzania and Zanzibar AIDS Commissions	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Announcement of Availability of Funds The Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) announces that up to $200,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds is available for a cooperative agreement to provide support for a quality of care improvement project based in a partner healthcare institution in...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department Announcement of Availability of Funds for Cooperative Agreement To Provide Technical Assistance and Support to the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Strengthening the Management of the Women's and Children's Hospitals and Hospital Services in Kabul The Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) announces that up to $475,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2005 of funds is available for one (1) cooperative agreement to provide support to strengthen the management of women's and children's hospitals by the Afgha...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > ORR Final Notice for FY 2005 Formula Allocation for Targeted Assistance Grants to States for Services to Refugees This final notice announces the availability of funds and award procedures for FY 2005 Targeted Assistance Program (TAP) grants to States for services to refugees under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). These grants are for service provision in...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Understanding Social Disparities in Chronic Disease Health Outcomes, Program Announcement Number DP-05-132; Correction Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel; correction	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Notice of Meeting National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Federal Guidelines for Requesting, Stockpiling, Distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) From the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS); Correction This document corrects the notice that appeared in the Federal Register on August 29, 2005, (70 FR 51065), entitled "Federal Guidelines for Requesting, Stockpiling, Distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) From the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)'. We i...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget (OMB): 1625-0015 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one Information Collection Request (ICR)--1625-0015, Bridge Permit Application Guide--abstracted below, to the Office of In...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Deepwater ports; license applications:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department > MARAD Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce that they have received an application for the licensing of a natural gas deepwater port, and that the application appears to contain the required information. This notice summarizes th...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lafourche Bayou, Lafourche Parish, LA The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing six bridges across Bayou Lafourche, south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The Lafourche Parish Council has requested that the bridges remain closed to nav...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, West Larose, LA The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing the operation of the SR 1 (West Larose) vertical lift bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 35.6 west of Harvey Lock, at Larose, Louisiana. The Lafourche Parish Council has requ...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills and Their Tributaries, New York City, NY The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the br...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Notice of Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet in open session.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCG Towing Safety Advisory Committee The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating to these specific issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium: “Globalizing Trade Security and Facilitation-Realizing the Promise of the WCO Framework” This document announces that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will convene a major trade symposium that will feature joint discussions by CBP personnel, members of the trade community, and other government agencies on the agency's ro...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Organization and functions; field organization, ports of entry, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Establishment of New Port of Entry at Sacramento, CA; Realignment of the Port Limits of the Port of Entry at San Francisco, CA This rule proposes to amend the Department of Homeland Security regulations pertaining to the field organization of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection by establishing a new port of entry at Sacramento, California, and terminating the user fe...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Implementation of Sector North Carolina The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector North Carolina and its subordinate units, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Wilmington and Sector Field Office (SFO) Cape Hatteras. Sector North Carolina is subordinate to the Fifth Coast Guard District.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zones: Fireworks Displays in the Captain of the Port Portland Zone The Coast Guard is changing the effective periods of the safety zones on the waters of the Columbia River, located in the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of the Captain of the Port, Portland, Oregon, during fireworks displays. The Captain of the Port, P...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Pasquotank River, Elizabeth City, NC The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the "Elizabeth City Jaycee Offshore Grand Prix", a power boat race to be held on the waters of the Pasquotank River adjacent to Elizabeth City, NC. These special local regulation...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, VA The Coast Guard proposes to establish temporary special local regulations for the "Hampton Roads Sailboard Classic", a marine event to be held October 29 and 30, 2005 on the waters of Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, Virginia. These special local regulations...	Proposed Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Event; Labor Day Fireworks Display, South Lake Tahoe, CA The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations in the navigable waters of Lake Tahoe for the loading, transport, and launching of fireworks used during a fireworks display to be held in celebration of Labor Day on September 4, 2005. These...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Temporary protected status program designations; terminations, extensions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Extension of the Designation of Burundi for Temporary Protected Status; Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for Eligible TPS Beneficiaries The designation of Burundi for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire on November 2, 2005. This Notice extends TPS for Burundi for 12 months, until November 2, 2006, and sets forth procedures for nationals of Burundi (or aliens having no nation...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Extension of the Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status; Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for Eligible TPS Beneficiaries The designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire on November 2, 2005. This Notice extends TPS for Sudan for 18 months, until May 2, 2007, and sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no nationa...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment The National Park Service (NPS) Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program (Pub. L. 91-357) is collecting information from volunteers in the form of a survey for the purposes of evaluating the program and its effectiveness. In order to effectively manage the...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Exclusion of U.S. Captive-Bred Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle From Certain Prohibitions We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are amending the regulations promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to add new regulations to govern certain activities with U.S. captive-bred scimitar-horned oryx...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle as Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered status for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Gazella dama) throughout their ranges, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, Contra Costa County, CA This notice announces the availability of the draft East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan (Plan), draft Implementing Agreement, and draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > NPS Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Island County, WA; Notice of Availability Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(C), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-1508), the National Park Service has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of Coal Lease Final Environmental Impact Statement, North Dakota Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); provisions in the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); implementing regulations and other applicable statutes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availabili...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and Tucson Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office, Tucson, Arizona intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and Tucson planning effort. When approv...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Announcement of the National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) meetings for Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park The National Park Service (NPS) announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following NPS areas within the Alaska Region: Cape Krusenstern National Monument, and Kobuk Valley National Park and Denali National Park. The purpose of each meeting is to de...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Oil and gas plans of operation; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Plan of Operations, Categorical Exclusion, Big Thicket National Preserve, TX Notice is hereby given in accordance with Sec. 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 9, Subpart B, that the National Park Service (NPS) has received from Century Exploration Houston, Inc., a Plan of Operations to conduct the JA...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > NPS Plan of Operations, Categorical Exclusion, Big Thicket National Preserve, TX Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 9, subpart B, that the National Park Service (NPS) has received from Krescent Energy Company, LLC, a Plan of Operations to conduct the Tyle...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Final Supplementary Rules Regarding Operation of Motorized Vehicles and Bicycles and Closure of Public Lands to Recreational Target Shooting The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s Royal Gorge Field Office is implementing supplementary rules. These supplementary rules implement three decisions from the Gold Belt Travel Management Plan, approved August 18, 2004. The rules apply to the public...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > BLM Floating Permit To Change at Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) requires that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) change its fee collection at the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (RNCA) from Recreation Use Permits to Special Recreation Permits. Thi...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Interior Department > BLM Establishment of Special Recreation Management Special Recreation Permit Fee Area, and Interim Final Supplementary Rules on Public Lands Within the Knolls Special Recreation Management Area Managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, UT In accordance with the Knolls Recreation Area Management Plan, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office, is establishing a special recreation permit fee area, and issuing interim final supplementary rules and requesting comments. T...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sugar From the European Union; Sugar from Belgium, France, and Germany Various countries	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > EOIR Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Cancellation of Removal (42a) for Certain Permanent Residents; (42b) and Adjustment of Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Petitions for safety standards modifications; summary of affirmative decisions; correction	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 24(d) of the Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act, and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Act.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Bancorp International Group, Inc. File No. 500-1; Order of Suspension of Trading Bancorp International Group, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change Relating to Trade Shredding Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Relating to the Reporting of Data to Clearing Firms by Correspondent Firms National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 2 Regarding Procedures for Denying Listing on Nasdaq National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Changes to Insurance Processing Service and Revisions to Fee Schedule National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Relating to Complex Orders Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

State Department

Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Visas: Treaty Trader, Treaty Investor, or Treaty Alien in a Specialty Occupation This rule expands the definition of treaty trader and treaty investor contained at 22 CFR 41.51 to include a new nonimmigrant category (E-3) for nonimmigrant treaty aliens coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupati...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.-Acquisition-CSX Transportation, Inc. The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration: the primary application filed August 3, 2005, by Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. (P&L) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT); the Sub-No. 1 related filing filed August 3, 2005,...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Roane County, TN Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
DOT, STB The Kansas City Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Winn Parish, LA Kansas City Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Tariff-rate quota amount determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States 2005 Reallocation of the Tariff-Rate Quota for Raw Cane Sugar The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of the country-by-country reallocations of the FY 05 in-quota quantity increase of the tariff-rate quotas for imported raw cane sugar.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Data From the National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System Pursuant to a Personnel Security Investigation and Determination This interim final rule amends the agency's National Driver Register (NDR) regulations to implement an amendment to the National Driver Register Act of 1982. The amendment authorizes a Federal department or agency that investigates an individual for...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to VOR Federal Airway V-536; MT This action modifies Federal Airway V-536 by adding a route from the Great Falls, MT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/ Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) to the SWEDD intersection. The purpose of this airway segment is to enhance the manageme...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, and DC-8-43 Airplanes; DC-8-50 Series Airplanes; DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55 Airplanes; DC-8-60 Series Airplanes; DC-8-60F Series Airplanes; DC-8-70 Series Airplanes; and DC-8-70F Series Airplanes The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain McDonnell Douglas transport category airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the lower cargo doorjamb corners, and correcti...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Deepwater ports; license applications:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Colfax and Dodge Counties, NE The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Colfax and Dodge Counties, Nebraska.	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes FMCSA announces its decision to exempt four individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individua...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Transportation Department > FMCSA Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From PINOVA The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requests public comment on an application for an exemption received from PINOVA on behalf of 29 motor carriers that transport short lightered wood logs and stumps from various points in North Ca...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA DOT Chemical, Notice of Appeal of Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance DOT Chemical	Notice	Sep 02, 2005
Transportation Department > NHTSA Annual List of Defect and Noncompliance Decisions Affecting Nonconforming Imported Vehicles This document contains a list of vehicles recalled by their manufacturers during Calendar Year 2004 (January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004) to correct a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety stan...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Updating Estimated Income Tax Regulations Under Section 6654 This document contains final regulations relating to certain changes made to the law by the Tax Reform Act of 1984. These final regulations are necessary to update, clarify, and reorganize the rules and procedures for making payments of estimated inc...	Rule	Sep 02, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > USMINT Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee September 2005 Public Meeting Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for September 27, 2005, at United States Mint Headquarters in Washington, DC. Th...	Notice	Sep 02, 2005

Federal Register September 2, 2005

Agencies Publishing on September 2, 2005

Agriculture Department

Loan and purchase programs:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Endangered and threatened species:

Fishery conservation and management:

International fisheries regulations:

Meetings:

Tariff rate quotas:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Complaints filed:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Water programs:

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean shipping in foreign commerce:

Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Deepwater ports; license applications:

Drawbridge operations:

Meetings:

Organization and functions; field organization, ports of entry, etc.:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:

Regattas and marine parades:

Temporary protected status program designations; terminations, extensions, etc.:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Oil and gas plans of operation; availability, etc.:

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Labor Department

R Railroad Retirement Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Railroad services abandonment:

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Tariff-rate quota amount determinations:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Deepwater ports; license applications:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Motor carrier safety standards:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Railroad services abandonment:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

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Railroad Retirement Board

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Trade Representative, Office of United States