Federal Register December 8, 2005 (Volume 70)

Agencies Publishing on December 8, 2005

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (8)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (3)
Defense Department (9)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (21)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (9)
International Trade Commission (4)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (11)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
State Department (3)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (16)
Treasury Department (10)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CSREES Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5 CFR part 1320) which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Cooperative State Res...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Agriculture Department > CCC Tobacco Transition Assessments This notice sets forth the interpretation the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will use in administering the regulations set forth at 7 CFR part 1463 with respect to the Tobacco Transition Assessments. Generally, under these regulations CCC must de...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Wildlife Services; Availability of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Decision/Finding of No Significant Impact for Oral Rabies Vaccine Program on National Forest System Lands We are advising the public that we have prepared a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) and proposed decision/ finding of no significant impact (FONSI) relative to oral rabies vaccination programs on National Forest System lands in several Stat...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet January 20, 2006 in Willits, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public comment, (3) Sub- committees, (4) Discussion--items of interest, (5) Dis...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Fruits and Vegetables We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of fruits and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, under specified conditions, for importation into the United States. Many of these fruits and vegetables have...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Walnuts grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Walnuts Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Walnut Marketing Board (Board) for the 2005-06 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0094 to $0.0096 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketin...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collection, as required...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Commerce Department > PTO Electronic Response to Office Action and Preliminary Amendment Forms The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing and proposed information collection,...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From France France	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Romania: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Intent to Rescind in Part The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Hot- Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Romania. The period of review is November 1, 2003, through October 31, 2004. We pr...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Export transactions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Correction to “Revision to the Unverified List-Guidance as to ‘Red Flags’ ” In a Federal Register Notice published on October 31, 2005, (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 209, page 62295), the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security published a notice entitled "Revision to the Unverified List--Guidance as to `Re...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Haddock Incidental Catch Allowance for the Atlantic Herring Fishery NMFS is promulgating this temporary rule to continue the effectiveness of emergency regulations that established an incidental haddock catch allowance for the Atlantic herring fishery. Emergency action was initially requested by the New England Fishe...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia from its 2005 quota. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state in...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Tariff rate quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2006 The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined the allocation for Calendar Year 2006 of imports of certain worsted wool fabrics under tariff rate quotas established by Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-200), as...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On October 24, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a request from Quaker Fabrics alleging that certain acrylic staple fibers, classified in subheading 5503.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be supplied by t...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On October 28, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a request from Alston & Bird LLP, on behalf of Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI), alleging that rayon viscose staple fiber, classified in subheading 5504.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United St...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent Number 6,121,911 entitled "Data gathering circuit having r...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1874; System of Records On Wednesday, November 23, 2005 (70 FR 70789), the Department of Defense published a System of Records Privacy Act notice. This notice corrects the telephone number for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for that notice. The telephone number for Ms....	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of records notice in its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department TRICARE Formerly Known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2006 Mental Health Rate Updates This notice provides for the updating of hospital-specific per diem rates for high volume providers and regional per diem rates for low volume providers; the updated cap per diem for high volume providers; the beneficiary per diem cost-share amount f...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project Meetings Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment (DAPA) Project will hold a public meeting at the Anteon Conference Center, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Suite 4...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Organizational charters:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) This document removes 32 CFR Part 346, "DoD Education Activity". This part has served the purpose for which it was intended and is no longer needed. A copy of DoD Directive 1342.20, "Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)," is available at...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Expression Pathology, Inc. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Expression Pathology, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of consumables for laser microdissection of human tissue samples for life scie...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Acting 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	Dec 08, 2005
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, 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...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education-Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities-Parent Training and Information Centers On November 8, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 67675) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers comp...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Energy Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; National Petroleum Council Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and in accordance with title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the G...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gilberton Coal-to-Clean Fuels and Power Project The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the document, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gilberton Coal-to-Clean Fuels and Power Project (DOE/EIS-0357), for public comment. The draft environmental impact statement...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing On November 10, 2003, EPA promulgated national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing. Several petitions for judicial review of the final rule were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: Technical Amendments to Evaporative Emissions Regulations, Dynamometer Regulations, and Vehicle Labeling Notice of proposed rulemaking.	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: Technical Amendments to Evaporative Emissions Regulations, Dynamometer Regulations, and Vehicle Labeling EPA is taking direct final action to make changes to certain provisions of the evaporative and refueling emission regulations for light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks and heavy-duty vehicles up to 14,000 pounds GVWR, the four-wheel drive dynamomete...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Notices Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice of a Claim for Generally Recognized as Safe Exemption Based on a Generally Recognized as Safe Determination The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; State Enforcement Notifications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "State Enforcement Notifications" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Notice of Establishment Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Biotechnology Information, and National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Federal agency urine drug testing; laboratories suspended from certification:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Suspension of a Laboratory Which No Longer Meets Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services routinely publishes a list of laboratories in the Federal Register that are currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (69 FR...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Food additives:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Synthetic Fatty Alcohols The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of n-octanol (n-octyl alcohol) produced by a new manufacturing process, the hydrodimerization of 1,3-butadiene. This action is in response to...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the pu...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Meeting National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("the Program"), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act,...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration; Nucleic Acid Based In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection of Microbial Pathogens; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Nucleic Acid Based In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection of Microbial Pathogens." This draft guidance document is being issued to provide guidan...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Health and Human Services Department Draft OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Recipients of PHS Research Awards-Extension of Comment Period On November 28, 2005, we published a notice and comment period seeking comments from interested parties on draft compliance program guidance (CPG) developed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for recipients of extramural research awards from th...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Numbers 1625-0097, 1625-0103, and 1625-0104 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of three Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs are: (1) 1625- 0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engin...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Civil aviation security:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > TSA Prohibited Items; Allowing Small Scissors and Small Tools To enable transportation security officers to concentrate on more effectively confronting the threat of concealed explosives being taken into the cabin of an aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is removing certain low threat, h...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Deepwater ports; license applications:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department > MARAD Pearl Crossing LNG Terminal LLC, Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce the cancellation of all actions related to the processing of a license application for the proposed Pearl Crossing LNG Terminal LLC deepwater port. The action announced here includes ca...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kentucky; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1617-DR), dated December 1, 2005, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Housatonic River, CT The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the U.S. 1 Bridge, mile 3.5, across the Housatonic River at Stratford, Connecticut. This notice of proposed rulemaking would allow the brid...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chesapeake Bay The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary special local regulation during the "Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006", sailboat races to be held on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity east of Gibson Island, Maryland and near the William Pre...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Public Housing Development Purpose and scope; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0043 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for the title described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0111 and 1029-0112 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection requests for the titles described below have been forwarded to the Office of Manageme...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection to be Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712, the trapping and marking of wild migratory birds by persons holding Federal permits must be monitored. Formerly managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the bird banding progr...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised 12-Month Finding for the Greater Adams Cave Beetle (Pseudanophthalmus pholeter) and the Lesser Adams Cave Beetle (Pseudanophthalmus cataryctos) We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our revised 12-month finding for a petition to list the greater Adams Cave beetle (Pseudanophthalmus pholeter) and the lesser Adams Cave beetle (Pseudanophthalmus cataryctos) under the Endangered...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability, Record of Decision (ROD) for the Thermal Energy Company Preference Right Lease Applications (PRLAs), San Juan County, NM Regulations for the PRLA process require that a ROD be made available to the public. The ROD in this case is the document announcing the Bureau of Land Management's decision regarding the PRLAs submitted by the Thermal Energy Company. This action giv...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2007 or Calendar Year 2007 In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a March 1, 2006, deadline for tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self- governance program in fiscal year 2007 or calendar year 2007.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department United States Geological Survey; Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water information, through reports from eight ACWI subgroups. The...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain High-Brightness Light Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 4, 2005, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC of San Jose, Califor...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
International Trade Commission Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From Italy and Japan Italy and Japan	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
International Trade Commission Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet From Japan 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 tin- and chromium-coated s...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Personal Computers, Monitors, and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Decision to Review-In-Part an Initial Determination Finding No Violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and to Remand Portions of the Investigation to the Administrative Law Judge Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review-in-part the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ's") initial determination ("ID") issued on October 6, 2005, in the above-captioned investigation and t...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Sixth Annual DNA Grantees Workshop Evaluation Form.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Justice Department > EOIR Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Americans with Disabilities Act; certifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Certification of the State of North Carolina Accessibility Code Under the Americans With Disabilities Act The Department of Justice (Department) has determined that the 2002 North Carolina Accessibility Code with 2004 Amendments (NCAC) meets or exceeds the new construction and alterations requirements of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act o...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Atlas Roofing Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Justice Department CERCLA Consent Decree for Settlement of Response Costs and Civil Penalty Claims Associated With the River Terrace RV Park Site Notice of availability for public comment.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA A.M.S.E.A., Inc. Including On-Site Leased Workers of Technical Employment Solutions and Progressive Personnel Services; Fenton, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation A.M.S.E.A., Inc.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Agilent Technologies, Inc.; Semiconductor Test Solutions, Santa Rosa, CA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Agilent Technologies, Inc.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA C & J Jewelry Company, Providence, RI; Notice of Termination of Investigation C J Jewelry Co.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation Textile Effects; Albemarle, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Dunlop Slazenger Manufacturing LLC Now Known as Westminster Manufacturing LLC, a Subsidiary of Dunlop Sports Group America, Inc., Including Leased Workers of Ranstad, Westminster, South Carolina; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Dunlop Slazenger Manufacturing LLC	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA General Electric Newark Quartz, A Division of General Electric; Hebron, OH; Notice of Termination of Investigation General Electric Newark Quartz	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Joan Fabrics Corporation, Mastercraft Fabrics LLC, Oakland Plant; Spindale, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Joan Fabrics Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield Plant, Brookfield, WI; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Prewett Hosiery Sales et al.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Labor Department > ETA Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Piscataway, NJ; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Science Applications International Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Permanent Labor Certification Program: Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-05 in Response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma The Employment and Training Administration has issued the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 8-05, dated November 16, 2005, to provide guidance to the National Processing Centers and Backlog Elimination Centers (collectively, Centers). TE...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

National Credit Union Administration

Truth in savings:

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Truth in Savings As required by the Truth in Savings Act, the NCUA is amending its rule and official staff interpretation to address the uniformity and adequacy of information provided to members when they overdraw their share accounts. The amendments address service...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission MGI Funds and Mercer Global Investments, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as certain disclosure requirements.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading Pursuant to Unlisted Trading Privileges of the iShares® Lehman TIPS Bond Fund American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Prohibit the Practice of Unbundling Orders to Maximize Rebates of Fees Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Transaction Fees and a Fee Waiver for Options on the Mini-SPX Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Gasoline Index Futures Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Margin Deposits for a Customers' Lien Account Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant Proposals: Open Competition Seeking Professional Exchanges Programs in Africa, East Asia, Eurasia, Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South Asia and the Western Hemisphere The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for grants that support exchanges and build relationships between U.S. non- profit organizations and civil society groups in Africa, East...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice Convening an Accountability Review Board to Examine the Circumstances of the Death of DS Special Agent Stephen Sullivan and Seven Security Contractors in September 2005 Attacks in Iraq on diplomatic security special agent and seven security contractors; Accountability Review Board examination	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Presidential permit applications:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit to Construct a New Commercial Border Crossing at San Luis, Arizona Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an application for a Presidential Permit authorizing the construction, operation and maintenance of a new commercial border crossing at San Luis, Arizona, known hereafter as the "San Lu...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Free Trade Agreements; Invitation for Applications for Inclusion on U.S.-Chile FTA Dispute Settlement Rosters The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (Chile FTA) requires the establishment of four rosters of individuals that would be available to serve as panelists in dispute settlement proceedings under the Agreement. A general roster is required to be...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendments to Colored Federal Airways; AK This action proposes to revoke colored Federal Airway B-12, modify three colored Federal Airways B-4, R-50 and G-7, and establish colored Federal Airway R-4 in Alaska. These amendments would remove all airways and routes off the Bishop, AK, Nondirect...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Jet Route J-158; ID This action revises a segment of Jet Route J-158 between the Malad City, ID, Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) and the Muddy Mountain, WY, Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range/Tactical Air Navigat...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Offshore Airspace Areas: Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L; AK This action proposes to amend the Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L Offshore airspace areas in Alaska. Specifically, this action proposes to modify the Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L airspace areas in the vicinity of the Yakutat Airport, Yak...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes, that would have required installation of a linear fluid-filled damper between each ele...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive replacement of the elevator servo tab hinge beari...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the maintenance manual (757 Airwort...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Model SR20 and SR22 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Model SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the fuel line and wire bundles for any chafing damage; if any chafin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -135LR, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all EMBRAER Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -135LR, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes. This AD requires reviewing the airplane maintenance records fo...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Model 14RF-19 Propellers The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Hamilton Sundstrand (formerly Hamilton Standard Division of United Technologies Corporation) Model 14RF-19 propellers. This proposed AD would require replacing certain actuator yokes wi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending November 25, 2005 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Class D airspace

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Established Class D Airspace; Front Range Airport, Denver, CO This action corrects an error in the altitude description of a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2005, (70 FR 37028), Airspace Docket No. 05-AWP-1.	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Deepwater ports; license applications:

No documents available.

Hazardous materials transportation:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Shippers-General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings Compressed gases in cargo and portable tanks; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted by Mr. Ronald Strickland to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), received on June 24, 2005, under 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Nonconforming 1999 Ferrari 456GT and GTA Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces a decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that certain 1999 Ferrari 456GT and GTA passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety s...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Passenger equipment safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Amendments and Attachments of Safety Appliances on Passenger Equipment FRA is proposing to clarify and amend its existing regulations in an effort to address various mechanical issues relevant to the manufacture, efficient utilization, and safe operation of passenger equipment and trains that have arisen since FRA's ori...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Standardization and Clarification of Application of 14 CFR Part 23, Sections 23.1301 and 23.1309, Regarding Environmental Qualification This notice announces a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed policy that clarifies and standardizes the application of the subject sections on environmental qualification. This notice advises the public, especially manufacturers of normal,...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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	Dec 08, 2005
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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	Dec 08, 2005
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13614 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	Dec 08, 2005
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Excise taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Employer Comparable Contributions to Health Savings Accounts Under Section 4980G; Correction This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 26, 2005 (70 FR 50233) providing guidance on employer comparable contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) under...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections This document contains temporary regulations that provide certain elections for taxpayers that continue to be subject to the PFIC excess distribution regime of section 1291 even though the foreign corporation in which they own stock is no longer trea...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections This document contains final regulations that provide specific elections that give relief to certain United States persons that continue to be subject to the PFIC excess distribution regime of section 1291 even though the foreign corporation in which...	Rule	Dec 08, 2005
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations that provide certain elections for taxpayers, who in limited circumstances, continue to be subject to the excess distribution regime...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance Necessary To Facilitate Electronic Tax Administration-Updating of Section 7216 Regulations This document contains proposed regulations to update the rules regarding the disclosure and use of tax return information by tax return preparers. The proposed regulations announce new and additional rules for taxpayers to consent electronically to...	Proposed Rule	Dec 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") is publishing for public comment a revised version of its Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities ("Guidelines"), which were originally released in Novemb...	Notice	Dec 08, 2005

Federal Register December 8, 2005

Agencies Publishing on December 8, 2005

Agriculture Department

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Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Walnuts grown in

Commerce Department

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Defense Department

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Federal Election Commission

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Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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Interior Department

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International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

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Labor Department

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National Credit Union Administration

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State Department

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Transportation Department

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Trade Representative, Office of United States