December 13, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register December 13, 2005

View all documents issued on December 13, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

94 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 13, 2005

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Agricultural Marketing Service

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 13, 2005
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is amending regulations under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) to waive the mandatory inspection and weighing requirements of the USGSA for high quality specialty grains...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The California Coast Province Advisory Committee (CCPAC) will meet on January 12, 2005 in Eureka, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the issues relating to the implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP).
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to the list of areas or fields regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat. We are adding certain areas in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, to the list of regulated areas eit...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Forest Service is proposing to amend its directives in Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Chapter 30, which describes categorical exclusions, that is, categories of actions that will not result in significant impacts on the environment and, therefo...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

American Battle Monuments Commission logo American Battle Monuments Commission

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the ABMC Performance Review Board.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to Northwest Fruit Exporters ("NFE") on December 2, 2005. The Certificate has been amended fifteen times. The most recent previous amendment was issued to NFE on Oct...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On August 8, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Stri...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
On October 20, 2005, in Slater Steels Corp. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 02-00551, Slip Op. 05-137 (CIT October 20, 2005) ("Slater III"), a lawsuit challenging the Department of Commerce's ("the Department") Notice of Amended Final Results of...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
On July 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the order on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan. See Certain Stainless...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS announces that it is considering, and seeking public comment on the implementation of further minimum carapace length (gauge) increases and escape vent size increases in the Federal lobster fishery, consistent with recommendations for Federal ac...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub. L. 109-108, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, announces the solicitation of appli...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Glenn R. VanBlaricom (VanBlaricom) to take small numbers of marine...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes certain funding priorities and a selection criterion for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
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): Data Submissions for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) (EPA...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Air programs:

Title Type Published
With this action EPA is authorizing the use of 610,665 kilograms of methyl bromide for supplemental critical uses in 2005 through the allocation of additional critical stock allowances (CSAs). This allocation supplements the critical use allowances (...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Air programs; State authority delegations:

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The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has submitted updated regulations for receiving delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for all sourc...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has submitted updated regulations for receiving delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for all sourc...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Semi-annual agenda

Title Type Published
On October 31, 2005, the Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of the Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Federal Register (70 FR 65206). The regulatory agenda entry for sequence n...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending certain provisions of the regulations establishing effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards and new source performance standards for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing Point Source Ca...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week
Presidential Document Dec 13, 2005

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
In view of the significant industry consolidation in recent years, the FDIC is exploring new methods to modernize its deposit insurance determination process, whereby the insurance status of each depositor is determined in the event of failure. Proce...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
On September 29, 2005, the Federal Reserve published a notice soliciting comments on the proposed supplement (70 FR 56897). The comment period ended on November 28, 2005. The Federal Reserve received one general comment letter; however, the proposal is unchanged from the one the Board initially approved.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Dec 13, 2005

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Travel:

Title Type Published
This notice announces GSA Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 05-08. This Bulletin informs agencies that in accordance with the OMB Circular A-123 (revised), Appendix B, issued August 5, 2005, new travel charge card policies and guidance are iss...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 13, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting interested persons to submit comments concerning abuse potential, actual abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking, and impact of scheduling changes on availability for medical use of nine drug substa...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Medicare:

Title Type Published
This final rule finalizes the process that was set forth in an interim final rule published on December 13, 2002, for establishing a realistic and equitable payment amount for Medicare Part B services (other than physicians' services) when the existi...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
This Notice provides the status of ATSDR's Superfund-mandated Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP) which was last updated in a Federal Register notice in 2002 (67 FR 4836). Authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compen...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Customhouse broker license cancellation, suspension, etc.

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker permits are cancelled without prejudice.
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker licenses are cancelled without prejudice.
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker license is canceled with prejudice.
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 111.51(a), the following individual Customs broker licenses and any and all permits have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Flood elevation determinations:

Title Type Published
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for the Fiscal Year 2005 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The purpose of this d...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title Type Published
This notice announces HUD's intention to sell certain unsubsidized multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance, in a competitive, sealed bid sale (MHLS 2005-3). This notice also describes generall...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the National Park Service's (NPS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of its Concession Management Program.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 6,662 acres (...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the federally threatened Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 597 acres...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the final environmental impact statement/general management plan (EIS/GMP), Lincoln Bo...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(c), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Pot...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
In a Notice of Intent published May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24501), the National Park Service (NPS) announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Transportation Plan at Arches National Park. The NPS has since determined that...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
In accordance with section 369(d)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare a Programmatic EIS for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Leasing on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyo...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice is published in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meeting notice is hereby given for the Roseburg District BLM Resource Advisory Committee pursuant to section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Public conservation and recreation areas:

Title Type Published
The permits between the State of Wyoming, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, Division of State Parks and Historic Sites (WSPHS) and the Keyhole and Sundance Boat Clubs at Keyhole Reservoir in northeast Wyoming will not be renewed after...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order partially revokes an Executive Order insofar as it affects 326.28 acres of public lands withdrawn for Bureau of Land Management Public Water Reserve No. 107. This action will open 326.28 acres to surface entry under the public land laws an...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title Type Published
A notice of availability for the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Price Field Office planning area in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah was published in the Federal Register, volume 69, number 136, F...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
A notice of availability for the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Vernal Field Office planning area in Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties, Utah was published in the Federal Register, volume 70,...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from mining 1278.09 acres of National Forest System lands for 20 years to protect the unique natural, archaeological, and historical valu...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

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Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) in Washington, DC at the Office of Professional Res...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Nationally recognized testing laboratories, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of TUV Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2005

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National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council

National Fingerprint File Program:

Title Type Published
The Compact Council (Council), established pursuant to the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (Compact) Act of 1998, is publishing a rule requiring a Compact Party to meet minimum qualification standards while participating in the National...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model application relating to changes to the Standard Technical Specifications (STSs) 3.6.1.3, "Primary Containment Isolation Valves (PCIVs)," for boiling...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing proposed regulations to revise the Administrative Law Judge Program. The purpose of these revisions is to remove procedures that appear in other parts of this chapter, update outdated information, a...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

Title Type Published
The Presidio Trust published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2005 (70 FR 44870-44878) concerning debt collection in connection with the area under the administrative jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust. The public comment period o...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Exchange Act :

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Minnesota Commercial Railway Co.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and XIV H turboshaft engines that have operated with air intake noise suppressors. This AD requires ensuring proper installation of air intake noise suppressors, and u...
Rule Dec 13, 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 Dec 13, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, - 300, and -320 airplanes. The original NPRM would have required doing repetitive inspections of the upper arms of the main...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes. The existing AD requires one- time inspections of the inner webs and flanges at f...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This AD requires modifying the wiring of the starter-generator terminal block. This AD results from a report of total el...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require installing clamps on certain end caps of the overhead distribution ducts, and doing other specifie...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Model Falcon 2000 airplanes equipped with CFE Company CFE738- 1-1B turbofan engines. This AD requires determining the serial number of the engines installed on the airplane,...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all EMBRAER Model EMB-135 airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, - 145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of the pitot...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) models RB211 Trent 875-17, Trent 877-17, Trent 884-17, Trent 884B-17, Trent 892-17, Trent 892B-17, and Trent 895-17 turbofan engines with low pressure (LP) compr...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines without modification TU22 incorporated. This AD requires initial and repetitive visual checks of the free turbine shield for cracks. This AD res...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 737- 200/200C/300/400/500/600/700/700C/800/900 series airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, include a new flammability reduction means that uses a nitrogen gen...
Rule Dec 13, 2005
These special conditions are issued for Sabreliner Model NA- 265-60 airplanes modified by Flight Research, Inc. These modified airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthin...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA announces public meetings on its proposal to codify current flight restrictions for certain aircraft operations in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. The purpose of the public meetings is for the FAA to hear comments and gather information...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2005

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Technical standard orders:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of, and requests comment on draft Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-172, Cargo Restraint Strap Assemblies. This draft TSO tells persons seeking a TSO authorization or letter of design approval what minimum perfor...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the "agencies") may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collecti...
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Subject to funding availability, this NOFA is issued in connection with two consecutive funding rounds of the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program: (i) The FY 2006 Funding Round and (ii) the FY 2007 Funding Round.
Notice Dec 13, 2005
On September 9, 2004, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the BEA Program (69 FR 54718) that BEA Program applicants that are also Community Development Financial Institutions ("CDFIs") cannot rec...
Notice Dec 13, 2005
Subject to funding availability, this NOFA is issued in connection with two consecutive funding rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program: (i) the FY 2006 Funding Round and (ii) the FY 2007 Funding Round.
Notice Dec 13, 2005

Grants:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury is issuing a revised interim rule implementing the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Fund). The mission of the CDF...
Rule Dec 13, 2005

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