October 20, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register October 20, 2005

View all documents issued on October 20, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

99 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 20, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the comment period on the proposed Revision of Fees for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Terminal Market Inspection Service is reopened and extended. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and su...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Domestic Sugar Program:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice which sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity for the 2004 crop year (FY 2005) which runs from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. Alt...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the anticipated environmental effects of the Durango Mountain Resort (DMR) 2004 Master Development Plan. The MDP includes plans to upgrade and expand DMR within...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

Title Type Published
We are amending the regulations by removing the two different definitions of affected herd and replacing them with a single, updated definition. This action is necessary to provide more clarity in the regulations and because the current definitions a...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Lake County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting.
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce ("Department") is conducting new shipper antidumping duty reviews of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") in response to requests by respondents Shanghai Sunbeauty Trading Co., Ltd., ("S...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
On September 14, 2005, the United States Court of International Trade ("CIT") held void ab initio the Department of Commerce's ("the Department") initiation of the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty order with regard to PAM, S.p.A. a...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit for completing the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products ("CTL Plate") from Italy.
Notice Oct 20, 2005
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film from Korea would likely lead to conti...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings (pipe fittings) from Japan...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to the inseason adjustments that became effective on October 1, 2005. The inseason adjustment contained an error in the limited entry trawl trip limit table, Table 3 (South), on page 58076. The trip limit for petral...
Rule Oct 20, 2005
NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 48 hours. This action is necessary to fully use the 2005 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock specified for Statistical Area 630.
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research publishes this notice to reopen the competitive solicitation for the Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program (Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation F...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title Type Published
The Committee is extending through November 30, the period for making a determination on whether to request consultations with China regarding imports of cotton and man-made fiber curtains and drapery (Category 369 Part/666 Part).
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board logo Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On September 1, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 52084) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities-- Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for C...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Postsecondary education:

Title Type Published
We extend the expiration date for the waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions issued by the Secretary pursuant to the HEROES Act of 2003 and announced in a notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Crete Energy Venture, LLC
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
New York State Electric Gas Corp.
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Fede...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit two continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to re...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the Environment under Toxic Su...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
EPA has authorized its contractor Avanti Corporation, of Annandale, Virginia, and its subcontractor, Geologics Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, access to information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic Subst...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title Type Published
The EPA (we) is proposing to revise the emissions test for existing electric generating units (EGUs) that are subject to the regulations governing the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and nonattainment major New Source Review (NSR) progr...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Air programs:

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In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the Greene County, Indiana 8-hour ozone redesignation request and maintenance plan are adequate for conformity purposes. On March 2, 1999, the...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the Jackson County, Indiana 8-hour ozone redesignation request and maintenance plan are adequate for conformity purposes. On March 2, 1999, the...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title Type Published
EPA is approving the Sections 111(d) and 129 negative declaration submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) on August 23, 2005. This negative declaration adequately certifies that there are no existing commercial a...
Rule Oct 20, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the Sections 111(d) and 129 negative declaration submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) on August 23, 2005. This negative declaration adequately certifies that there are no existing comme...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to grant conditional approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia pertaining to nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) emission reductions required under the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call. The SI...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is inviting nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). EPA's current Charter for the PPDC will expire in November 2005. EPA intends to se...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Radiation protection programs:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, "we" or "the Agency") has determined that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Compliance Recertification Application (CRA, or "application") for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is complete. EPA provided w...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Title VI of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Amendments of 1987 provides flexibility for States to use four percent of all capitalization grant awards for the reasonable costs of administering their Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs. Because...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Colombia; continuation of national emergency with respect to narcotics traffickers (Notice of October 19, 2005)
Presidential Document Oct 20, 2005

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established by Pub. L. 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support the expansion of the Bank's financial...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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 Oct 20, 2005

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") streamlines and harmonizes licensing provisions in the wireless radio services (WRS) that were identified in part during the Commission's 2000 and 2002 biennial regulatory reviews...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Risk-based capital:

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Risk-based capital:

No documents available.

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal travel:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by revising the mileage reimbursement rate reflecting costs of operating a Government-furnished automobile (GFA), and revising the table on how to determine dis...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 20, 2005
Notice of program exclusions.
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
National Cancer Institute
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Possession, use and transfer of select agents and toxins:

Title Type Published
We are adding reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight gene segments to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. We are taking this action for several re...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "S7B Nonclinical Evaluation of the Potential for Delayed Ventricular Repolarization (QT Interval Prolongation) by Human Pharmaceuticals." The guidance was pr...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "E14 Clinical Evaluation of QT/QTc Interval Prolongation and Proarrhythmic Potential for Non- Antiarrhythmic Drugs." The guidance was prepared under the ausp...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Implementing a Collection Program for Source Plasma Containing Disease-Associated and Other Immunoglobulin...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce that the Coast Guard intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of the environmental review of this license application. The application describes a project that...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its subcommittees on boats and associated equipment, aftermarket marine equipment, and prevention through people will meet to discuss various issues relating to recreational boating safety. All...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Merchandise, special classes:

Title Type Published
This document amends Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR) to reflect the extension of the import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological material from the Pre-Hispanic cultures of the Republic of Nicaragua that were impos...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for "Hampton Roads Sailboard Classic", a marine event to be held on the waters of Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, Virginia. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the...
Rule Oct 20, 2005
On September 1, 2005, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register requesting public comments regarding establishment of permanent special local regulations for "Tug-of-War", a marine event conducted over t...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would establish a federal manufactured housing dispute resolution program and guidelines for the creation of state-administered dispute resolution programs. Under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) advises the public that we intend to gather information necessary to prepare, in coordination with the Kern County Waste Management Department (KCWMD),...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Manageme...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Non-Federal and non-Indian lands; permanent regulatory programs:

Title Type Published
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are revising our regulations pertaining to the processing of State program amendments submitted by a State for approval under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on heavy forged hand too...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on paper clips from Chi...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in its entirety the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") in the above-captioned investigation finding a violation of sec...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Privacy Act; systems of records
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Environment and National Resources Division (ENRD), Department of Justice, proposes to make minor modifications to two systems of records. The first system, entitled "Appraisers, Ap...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Johnson Matthey, Inc.
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Rhodes Technologies
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service\TM\ is adopting new mailing standards to ensure that address and presort information on bundles of flat-size and irregular parcel mail remains visible and readable during processing. The new standards apply only to bundles of Perio...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is amending its Delegation of Authority to Secretary of the Commission to permit the Secretary to waive the bond requirement set forth in the Rules on Fair Fund and Disgorgement Plans if the fair...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Consolidated Rail Corp.
Notice Oct 20, 2005
DOT, STB
The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for James George and J&JG Holding Company, a noncarrier (collectively, Petitioners), to continue in control of Saginaw Bay Southern Railw...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The natur...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The information kept is used by the FAA as proof that non- Federal navigation facilities are maintained within certain specified tolerances.
Notice Oct 20, 2005
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) renewal of a current information collection. The rule requires passengers who intend to use an approved POC to present a physician statement be...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
This action revises Class E airspace at Yakutat, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing three new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), seven existing SIAPs and one revised Departure Procedure. This rule r...
Rule Oct 20, 2005
This amendment amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational...
Rule Oct 20, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain A300-600, A310-200, and A310-300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require modifying the forward outflow valve of the pressure regulation subsystem. This proposed AD resu...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that it has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that evaluated proposed New Runways and Associated Development at...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107 Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haza...
Notice Oct 20, 2005
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
This notice is a withdrawal of a proposed rule under RIN 2126- AA28, which was inadvertently deleted from a prior agenda. The 1999 NPRM requested comments on the financial security and collateral requirements of self-insured motor carriers and fees a...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005
This notice publishes FMCSA's decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 30 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from vision standards if the exemptions...
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Oct 20, 2005
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 Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Oct 20, 2005

Merchandise, special classes:

No documents available.

Risk-based capital:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, "the Agencies") are considering various...
Proposed Rule Oct 20, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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, Federal...
Notice Oct 20, 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 Oct 20, 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 Oct 20, 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 Oct 20, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Clinical Science Research and Development Service Cooperative Studies Scientific Merit Review Board
Notice Oct 20, 2005
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board
Notice Oct 20, 2005

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