November 3, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register November 3, 2005

View all documents issued on November 3, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

112 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 3, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a public health regulatory agency committed to ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged, is soliciting nomina...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Meetings:

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has scheduled its regular business meetings to take place in Washington, DC from Monday through Wednesday, November 7-9, 2005, at the times and location noted below.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

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This final rule amends current regulatory text regarding boundaries for the essential fish habitat (EFH) closures that were established by Framework 16 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop (Scallop) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Framework 39 to the Northe...
Rule Nov 03, 2005

Meetings:

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee, Scup Monitoring Committee, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee, The Joint Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and the Atlantic States Marine...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

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

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation") has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduc...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Notice.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Meetings:

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Pursuant to section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the Committee meeting is to discuss the 2005 DA...
Notice Nov 03, 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 Nov 03, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corp.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Crossroads Pipeline Co.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
DTE East China, LLC
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Dominion Transmission, Inc
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Northwest Pipeline Corp.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, L.P
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Trunkline Gas Co., LLC
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Complaints filed:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Joint Boards on Security, Constrained Economic Dispatch
Notice Nov 03, 2005
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in...
Notice Nov 03, 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 Nov 03, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs; State authority delegations:

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KYDEP or agency) has requested that EPA delegate authority for implementation and enforcement of existing New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) which have been previously adopted...
Rule Nov 03, 2005

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

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EPA is updating the materials submitted by The Commonwealth of Virginia that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the State implementation plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the State agency, the...
Rule Nov 03, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The EPA Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is extending the public comment period by 45 days for an external review draft of the newly developed All-Ages Lead Model (AALM) Version 1.05. On Septemb...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group (the Working Group) mandated by section 1014 of the Medicare Modernization Act.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panels
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Pollution:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to revise its pollution prevention equipment regulations to make them consistent with new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines and specifications issued under the International Convention for the Prevention of...
Proposed Rule Nov 03, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested security partners that the draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Base Plan is available for review and comment. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent a request to OMB for approval of our information collection associated with the horseshoe crab tagging program. The OMB control number for this collection is 1018-0127, which expires on November 30, 2005. We h...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of a 90-day public comment period for the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii), pursuant to the Endangered Spec...
Proposed Rule Nov 03, 2005
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce an extension of the comment period for the 5-year reviews of 31 listed species in Table 1 below, under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The first request for information closed S...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.

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The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge is available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 199...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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This notice announces that a Draft Comprehensive conservation Plan and environmental Assessment for St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge is available for review and comment. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as a...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
China
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Having found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a general exclusion order and terminated the above-captioned investigation.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted this proceeding following receipt on October 14, 2005, of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for a determination under section 129(a)(4) of the URAA that would render...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Various countries
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-day notice of information collection under review: Application for Registration (DEA Form 224); Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form 224a); and Affidavit for Chain Renewal (DEA Form 224b).
Notice Nov 03, 2005
30-day notice of information collection under review: Application for Registration (DEA Form 363) and Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form 363a).
Notice Nov 03, 2005
30-day notice of information collection under review: Application for Registration (DEA Form 224); Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form 224a); and Affidavit for Chair Renewal (DEA Form 224b).
Notice Nov 03, 2005
30-day notice of information collection under review: Identification Markings Placed on Firearms.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to revise its regulations on classification and program review to remove unnecessary regulations and to ensure that classification and program review procedures adequately address inmate needs...
Proposed Rule Nov 03, 2005
In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its rules on Good Conduct Time (GCT). The purpose of this rule is to more effectively reduce the lengthy General Educational Development (GED) waiting lists and to reevaluate the "satisfactory p...
Rule Nov 03, 2005
The fee to cover the average cost of incarceration for Federal inmates in 2004 was $23,267.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

National cooperative research notifications:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
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 con...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Employee benefit plans; individual exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to delete in its entirety of the Legal Services Corporation's regulation at 45 CFR part 1631, Expenditure of Grant Funds. The proposed deletion is warranted because the statutory authority for part 1...
Proposed Rule Nov 03, 2005

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
OMB, VA
This document provides cost-based and interagency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (a) In error or on tentative eligibility; (b) In a medical emergency; (c) To pensioners of allied nation...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title Type Published
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title Type Published
The Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment o...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
The Institute of Museum and Library Service as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1609-DR), dated October 24, 2005. Incident: Hurricane Wilma. Incident Period: October 23, 2005 and continuing. Effective Date: October 24, 2005. Physi...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1609-DR), dated 10/24/ 2005. Incident: Hurricane Wilma. Incident Period: 10/23/2005 and continuing. Effective Date: 10/26/2005. Physical Loan Appl...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-1610-DR), dated October 26, 2005. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: October 7, 2005 through October 18, 2005. Effective Dat...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1606-DR), dated 09/24/2005. Incident: Hurricane Rita. Incident Period: 09/23/2005 through 10/14/2005. Effective Date: 10/25/2005. Physical Loan Appl...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Loan programs:

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This proposed rule: Establishes procedures for Certified Development Companies (CDCs) that are eligible for, and that request, authority from SBA to handle liquidation and litigation of loans that are funded with the proceeds of debentures guaranteed...
Proposed Rule Nov 03, 2005

Small business size standards:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Forklifts Manufacturing. The basis of waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to the Federal...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Office Supplies, Paper and Toner. The basis of waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these classes of products to th...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
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 Nov 03, 2005

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):

Title Type Published
Chapter 19 of the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty ("AD/CVD") proceedin...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

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The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GROB-WERKE Model G120A airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect for signs of any chafing damage to the attachment cables of the switch panels below the left-hand instrument panel, any damage...
Rule Nov 03, 2005
The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the left and right main landing gear (MLG) assemblies for any part number (P/N) 532.10....
Rule Nov 03, 2005

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
This final rule increases the application fee for administrative waivers of the coastwise trade laws from $300 to $500. The increased fee will align the application fee with the actual cost of processing and issuing each waiver.
Rule Nov 03, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed transportation improvement in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 03, 2005
FinCEN invites comment on a proposed information collection contained in a new form, "Suspicious Activity Report by Insurance Companies (SAR-IC)." The form will be used by insurance companies to report suspicious activity to the Department of the Tre...
Notice Nov 03, 2005
By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury is informing the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of U.S. ownership of foreign securities as of December 31, 2005. This Notice constitutes legal notification to all United States persons w...
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing this final rule to prescribe minimum standards applicable to insurance companies pursuant to the provision in the Bank Secrecy Act that requires financial institutions to establish anti-money launde...
Rule Nov 03, 2005
This document contains an amendment to the regulations implementing the statute generally referred to as the Bank Secrecy Act. The amendment requires insurance companies to report suspicious transactions to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. T...
Rule Nov 03, 2005

U
United States Institute of Peace

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 03, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Construction Advisory Board
Notice Nov 03, 2005
National Research Advisory Council
Notice Nov 03, 2005

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