September 27, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register September 27, 2005

View all documents issued on September 27, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

129 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 27, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Sep 27, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the National Agricultural Library's intent to request an extension of currently approved information collection form r...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Notice is hereby given that the comment period on proposed changes in the regulatory periods when minimum grade, size, quality, and maturity requirements apply to southeastern California grapes under Marketing Order No. 925 (order), and to imported g...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Monsanto Company, seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn designated as transformation event LY038, which has been genetically...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

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The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee will meet October 21, 2005, (RAC) in Willits, California. Agenda items to be covered included: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public Comment, (3) Sub- committees (4) Discussion--items of interest (5) Nex...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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On March 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware ("cooking ware") from the Republic of Korea ("Korea") and Taiwan pursuant to sect...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2005 Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) in...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; record of decision:

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The Department of the Army announces the availability of its Record of Decision (ROD) for Activities Associated with Future Programs at the U.S. Army DPG. The ROD describes the Army's decisions with respect to the Proposed Action (implementation of D...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Jurisdictional transfers:

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On 02 September 2005, in accordance with PL 104-106, Title XXIX, Subtitle A, entitled "Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995", the Department of the Army signed a Secretariat Memorandum to transfer approximately 2,640 Acres of land at Joliet Army Am...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

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In Accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the forthcoming meeting. Name of Committee: Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). Date: October 13, 2005. Location: Heathman Lodge, 7801 NE Gr...
Notice Sep 27, 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 submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced i...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

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Under the Acid Rain Program, affected units must hold enough allowances to cover their sulfur dioxide emissions and meet an emission limit for nitrogen oxides. Under 40 CFR 77.6, units that do not meet these requirements must pay a penalty without de...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

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

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The EPA is approving revisions to the Texas Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP). This approval incorporates the Transportation Control Measures, submitted by the Governor of Texas on April 25, 2000 (as substituted by the Texas Commission on Environ...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Hazardous waste program authorizations:

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South Dakota has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for Final...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Radiation protection programs:

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The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period for the Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada; Proposed Rule which appeared in the Federal Register on August 22, 2003 (68 FR 6512...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is announcing the availability of an external review draft of the newly developed All-Ages Lead Model (AALM) Versi...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

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

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In accordance with 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 administrative settlement for recovery of past costs concer...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

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This notice describes the approach EPA plans to use for selecting the first group of chemicals to be screened in the Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) amended the Federal Food, Drug,...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Water pollution control:

Water supply:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the State of Tennessee is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Tennessee has adopted drinking water regulations for the Long Term 1 Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Arsenic Rule. EPA has deter...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through November 30, 2008, the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in its regulations under the Fa...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institute of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
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 27, 2005
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 27, 2005

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS act) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) to establish new regulatory procedures that provide incentives intended to make more drugs legally available to veterinari...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Food for human consumption:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the following two petitions have been filed: A petition requesting that the agency revoke the standards of identity for goat's milk ice cream and mellorine, and amend the standards of identity...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

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National Cancer Institute
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Institute on Aging
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Sep 27, 2005
National Library of Medicine
Notice Sep 27, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop entitled "ICH Workshop on Oncolytic Viruses." The workshop will be held in conjunction with the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) expert working group and steering c...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
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Notice Sep 27, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Public safety and health protection:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, in Burlington, Iowa as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occup...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Y-12 facility, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational I...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Northern Avenue Bridge, mile 0.1, across Fort Point Channel at Boston, Massachusetts. A one-hour advance notice will be requ...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working groups will meet as required to discuss various issues relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. All meetings will be open to the public.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations during the "Cambridge Offshore Challenge", a marine event to be held on the waters of the Choptank River at Cambridge, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to prov...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
On August 18, 2005, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register requesting public comments regarding establishment of temporary special local regulations for "The Liberty Grand Prix", a power boat race to...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation during the "Sunset Lake Hydrofest", a marine event to be held September 24 and 25, 2005, on the waters of Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. This special local regulation is necessary t...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-vetch), and the availability of a...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Gentry indigo bush (Dalea tentaculoides) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. After reviewing the best available sc...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to gather informatio...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Hunting and fishing:

Title Type Published
The Fish and Wildlife Service published a document in the Federal Register on September 13, 2005 (70 FR 54146), amending 50 CFR part 32. This document related to the addition of refuges and wetland management districts to the list of areas open for h...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council) was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise federal agencies on implementing the Act. In accordance...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Migratory bird hunting:

Title Type Published
This rule prescribes special late-season migratory bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This rule responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (her...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on synthetic indigo from Chin...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Sigma Aldrich Co.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
BK Acquisition Corporation, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
TRW Automotive
Notice Sep 27, 2005
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Business Research Advisory Council
Notice Sep 27, 2005

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Performance Review Board.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Sep 27, 2005

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission will serve as a general host for a visiting delegation from PostEurop on October 11 through 14, 2005. The agenda includes briefings on Commission operations, functions and activities, as well as related issues, such as postal reform, e...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Civic Ventures Investment Fund, L.P.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Florida dated 9/14/2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: 8/25/2005.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action proposes to establish 16 high altitude area navigation (RNAV) routes in the South Central United States to support the High Altitude Redesign (HAR) program. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance safety and to improve the efficient u...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which modifies the legal description for Class D and Class E airspace at Salina Municipal Airport, KS.
Rule Sep 27, 2005
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Dodge City Regional Airport, KS.
Rule Sep 27, 2005
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which modifies the legal description for Class E Airspace; Lincoln, NE.
Rule Sep 27, 2005
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Norfolk, NE.
Rule Sep 27, 2005
This action modifies Restricted Area R-3004, Fort Gordon, GA, by vertically subdividing the airspace into two separate areas; R-3004A (surface to 7,000 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL)) and R-3004B (7,001 feet MSL to 16,000 feet MSL). This modification will...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the FAA's regulations on the crashworthiness of passenger and flight attendant seats on transport category airplanes used in part 121 passenger-carrying operations. This final rule requires those transport category airplanes ty...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes, and A340-541 and A340-642 airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting to determine if certain...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318-100 and A319-100 series airplanes; A320- 111 airplanes; A320-200 series airplanes; and A321-100 and A321-200 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require a...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300 B2 series airplanes, A300 B4-103 and B4- 203 airplanes, and Model A310-203 airplanes. This proposed AD would require a one-time inspection for missing or incor...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 series airplanes. This AD requires inspecting to determine the serial numbers and flight cycles of the fuel jettison valves and removing certain valves as applic...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model ATP airplanes and Model HS 748 airplanes. This AD requires doing a detailed inspection of the drain pipes of the fuel cross feed system and certain...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections of the lubrication passage and link assem...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the stiffeners at left buttock line (LBL) and right buttock line (RBL)...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the intercostal webs, attachment clips, and stringer splice channe...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767 airplanes. This proposed AD would require drilling a drain hole in the flanged tubes for the E1A and E1B elevator control cable aft pressure seals; doing repeti...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 707 airplanes, and all Boeing Model 720 and 720B series airplanes. This AD requires revising the Limitations section of the airplane flight manual (AFM). The AFM revisions in...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive eddy current inspections for cracks of the countersunk rivet holes in the lower l...
Rule Sep 27, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) GTSIO-520 series reciprocating engines. This AD requires initial and repetitive visual inspections of the starter adapter assembly and crankshaft gear. This...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Airworthiness standards:

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These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A318- 121 and A318-122 airplanes equipped with Pratt and Whitney PW6000 engines. These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned i...
Rule Sep 27, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration are issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed highway and transit improvements in the Interstate 5 Columbi...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss transport airplane and engine (TAE) issues.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This document denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Albert Donnay requesting NHTSA to require manufacturers to offer carbon monoxide detectors in all new gasoline powered vehicles and to make available retrofit devices for older vehicles....
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Pipeline safety:

Title Type Published
BOC Gases (BOC) petitioned PHMSA for a waiver from the pipeline safety standards at 49 CFR 195.306(c)(5) to allow the use of inert gas or carbon dioxide as the test medium for pressure testing its existing carbon dioxide pipeline.
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Southern LNG (SLNG) requested a waiver of compliance from the regulatory requirements at 49 CFR 193.2301, which requires each liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility constructed after March 31, 2000, to comply with 49 CFR part 193 and the National Fire...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing (REG-156518-04) that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 12, 2005 (70 FR 47155). The document contains regulations relating to the anti-cutback ru...
Proposed Rule Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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, Fe...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the...
Notice Sep 27, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to...
Notice Sep 27, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Former Prisoners of War Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Voluntary Services National Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 27, 2005
Women Veterans Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 27, 2005

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