October 17, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register October 17, 2005

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Agencies Publishing on October 17, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and B...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and B...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

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This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the ranger districts, forests and regional office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notices required under 36 CFR 215, 217, and 218. The intended effect of this action is to inform inte...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of the Interior, intends to renew the Provincial Advisory Committees (PACs) for the 12 provinces in California, Oregon, and Washington. This renewal is necessary and in the public int...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the 1999 Rock Creek Recreational Trails EIS. The supplement will be limited to the cumulative environmental effects on the Pacific Deer Herd. Specifically, the supplement will analyze the cumulative eff...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The USDA Forest Service is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to further address issues associated with old growth associated with the Dry Fork Vegetative Restoration project on the Belt Creek Ranger District of the Lewis and Cla...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) announce the schedule for meetings of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as MAC), for fiscal year 2006. Al...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Arctic Research Commission logo Arctic Research Commission

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Meetings
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Broadcasting Board of Governors logo Broadcasting Board of Governors

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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On May 10, 2005, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from Brazil. The review covers...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
On September 14, 2005 the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published the final results and final rescission, in part, of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of Chi...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
On April 4, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of changed circumstance review of the antidumping order on certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan to determine whether Yieh Phui...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

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This document corrects an earlier version of this action that was published on October 3, 2005, in which the ACTION statement was omitted. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has submitted a Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan (FMEP)...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of issuing permits facilitating research on endangered northern right whales. Publication of thi...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Marine mammals:

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NMFS has received an application from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, (Scripps), a part of the University of California, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to c...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will conduct a research and monitoring workshop to support the Council's evolution to ecosystem management in the South Atlantic region in Charleston, SC.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
NMFS announces the meeting of the General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC on November 1, 2005.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Recreational Fishing Advisory Panel in November, 2005 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a series of 10 public hearings regarding Amendment 13C to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 13C is intended to eliminate or phase out overfishing of snowy group...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a meeting of its King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) via conference call to address: (1) Amendment 17 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (Mackerel) Fishery Management P...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Grants:

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) invites public input regarding a Corporation requirement that grantees conduct and document criminal background checks on grant- funded employees and participants who, on a recurrin...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

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On Friday, September 30, 2005 (70 FR 57256), the Department of Defense published a Notice of the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project Meetings. This notice is published to correct the date in Column 1 from "October 29, 2005" to "October...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Director, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Calpine Texas Pipeline, L.P.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Covanta Fairfax, Inc.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP
Notice Oct 17, 2005
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (AlaTenn) L.L.C.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (KPC)
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Entergy Services, Inc.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Kumeyaay Wind LLC
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Oct 17, 2005
North Baja Pipeline, LLC
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Northern Border Pipeline Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
SCG Pipeline, Inc.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Southern Co. Services, Inc., et al.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Trunkline LNG Co., LLC
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Woodland Biomass Power, Ltd.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

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California Independent System Operator Corp.
Notice Oct 17, 2005
State of the natural gas infrastructure; technical conference
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Natural gas exportation and importation:

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DOE is adding a new monthly reporting requirement to existing and future Orders authorizing the import and export of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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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 Oct 17, 2005

Meetings

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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting nominations for experts to serve on a SAB Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Review Panel (FY2006-FY2009). This Panel reviews peer-reviewed publications from EPA scie...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held October 25 and 26, 2005 at the Hotel Washing...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft SAB report.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Solid waste:

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Exclusions; CFR correction
Rule Oct 17, 2005

Toxic substances:

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EPA is taking direct final action to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulations by adding 1,2,3-propanetriol (CASRN 56-81-5) to the list of chemical substances in 40 CFR 710.46(b)(2)(iv) wh...
Rule Oct 17, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

G-8 Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative; transfer of funds to support (Presidential Determination)

Saudi Arabia; assistance determination (Presidential Determination)

Title Type Published
No. 2005-38 of September 26, 2005
Presidential Document Oct 17, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) initiates this rulemaking to explore whether regulations we would adopt pursuant to the Commission's ancillary jurisdiction under Title I of the Communications Act (Act) should apply to broadband Int...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) establishes a regulatory framework for facilities-based providers of wireline broadband Internet access service. Under this framework, the Commission determines that facilities-base...
Rule Oct 17, 2005

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
On May 10, 2005, the Federal Reserve issued for public comment a proposal to conduct the Check 21 Act survey (70 FR 24581). The comment period ended on July 11, 2005. The Federal Reserve received seven comment letters from: three trade associations, two banks, one corporate credit union, and one credit union.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Banks and bank holding companies:

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Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Federal Reserve Bank services:

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The Board has approved modifications to the method for calculating the private sector adjustment factor, which imputes the costs that would have been incurred and profits that would have been earned, including the return on equity capital, had the Fe...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

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The Board is publishing for public comment a second advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the open-end (revolving) credit rules of the Board's Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The Board periodically rev...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal travel:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), by revising the meals and incidental expense (MI&E) allowance rates for the deduction of meals furnished by the Government or meals that are included in a regi...
Rule Oct 17, 2005

Privacy Act:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is providing notice of a revision to the record system, Purchase Card Program (GSA/PPFM4- 10). The system provides control over expenditure of funds through the use of Federal Government purchase cards. The r...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

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Injury Prevention and Control Advisory Committee; teleconference
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Headquarters reorganization
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Public safety and health protection:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Ames Laboratory, on the Iowa State University Campus, Ames, Iowa, to be includ...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Linde Ceramics Plant, Tonawanda, New York, to be included in the Special Expos...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2005, t...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

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The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is available for Crab Orchard NWR, Illinois. The CCP/EIS was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge Syste...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is preparing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) document for Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). This notice advises the public that the Service intends to gather i...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

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This notice announces the intent to hold a Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting in the Twin Falls District of Idaho on Tuesday, November 29, 2005. The meeting will be held in the Cedar Conference Room at the Red Lion Canyon Springs Hotel, 1357 Blu...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

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The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 3,009.11 acres of public land in Humboldt County, Nevada, to protect the Winnemucca Municipal Watershed and the Water Canyon Recreation Area. To the extent specified below, this notice segregates fro...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Import investigations:

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The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation on uranium from Russia would be...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on ce...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Oct 17, 2005
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on October 4, 2005 (70 FR 57899), that incorrectly referred to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. This action is necessary to correct the erroneous information.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

O
Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, revisions to an information collection (OMB control number 1212-0054; expires December 3...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1605-DR), dated August 29, 2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: August 29, 2005 and continuing through September 26, 2005. Effectiv...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
This is an amendment of the Administrative declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida, effective 9/30/2005. Incident: Hurricane Katrina. Incident Period: 8/25/2005. Effective Date: 9/30/2005. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1607-DR), dated 09/24/ 2005. Incident: Hurricane Rita. Incident Period: 09/23/2005 and continuing. Effective Date: 09/29/2005. Physical Loan App...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1607-DR), dated 9/24/ 2005. Incident: Hurricane Rita. Incident Period: 9/23/2005 and continuing. Effective Date: 10/03/2005. Physical Loan Appli...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas ( FEMA-1606-DR ), dated 9/24/ 2005. Incident: Hurricane Rita. Incident Period: 9/23/2005 and continuing. Effective Date: 9/30/2005. Physical Loan Applicat...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Loan programs:

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This is a notice of the Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (MREIDL), dated October 1, 2005. Effective Date: October 1, 2005. MREIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 90 days after the essential employee is discharged or released f...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Administrative regulations:

Title Type Published
We propose to amend our regulations on representative payment and on the administrative procedure for imposing penalties for false or misleading statements or withholding of information to reflect and implement certain provisions of the Social Securi...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(4)), we are issuing public notice of our intent to alter and make minor housekeeping changes to two existing systems of records, the Working File of the Appeals Council, HHS/SSA/OHA, 09-60-0004, a...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

State Department logo State Department

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The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters. That AD currently requires an initial inspection and at specified intervals checks and inspections...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters that requires, before the first flight of each day, checking the tail rotor blade (blade) root doublers (doublers) for...
Rule Oct 17, 2005
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 47D1, 47G, 47G-2, 47G-2A, 47G-2A- 1, 47G-3, 47G-3B, 47G-3B-1, 47G-3B-2, 47G-3B-2A, 47G-4, 47G-4A, 47G-5, 47G-5A and Coastal Helicopters, Inc. Model OH-1...
Rule Oct 17, 2005
This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (ECF) Model EC 155B and B1 helicopters. This proposal would require inspecting an electrical cable bundle for wear. If wear is present, the AD would require inst...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 369A, H, HE, HM, HS, D, and E helicopters with a certain part-numbered main rotor blade (blade) and modified with a Helicopter Technology Com...
Rule Oct 17, 2005
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-200 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires installing and periodically inspecting individual or sets of certain part number (P/N...
Rule Oct 17, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
DOT intends to establish a system of record under the Privacy Act of 1974.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the "agencies") may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collecti...
Notice Oct 17, 2005
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), this notice announces the appointment of members of the Departmental PRB. The purpose of this PRB is to review and make recommendations concerning proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses and other appropriat...
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice advises all interested persons of a public meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.
Notice Oct 17, 2005

Procedure and administration:

Title Type Published
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations designed to modify 26 CFR part 801, the regulations governing the IRS Balanced System for Measuring Organizational and Employee Perfo...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 2005
This document contains final and temporary regulations relating to the balanced system for measuring organizational and employee performance within the IRS. The temporary regulations prospectively amend the existing final regulations in 26 CFR part 8...
Rule Oct 17, 2005

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