Federal Register December 16, 2005 (Volume 70)

Agencies Publishing on December 16, 2005

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (4)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (6)
Energy Department (15)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (17)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Indian Arts and Crafts Board (1)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Transportation Department (12)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS New Information Collection for Special Use Administration In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the new information collection established pursuant to the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act (CUFFA) of 2000...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for "Self-Help Technical Assis...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Agriculture Department > FSIS Notice of Request for a New Information Collection (Application for Return of Exported Products) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) intention to request a new information collection regarding the ap...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Export programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Procurement of Commodities for Foreign Donation This proposed rule would adopt new procedures to be used by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in the evaluation of bids in connection with the procurement of commodities for donation overseas. In general, CCC proposes to amend the existing regul...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Forestry Research Advisory Council The Forestry Research Advisory Council will meet in Arlington, Virginia, January 12-13, 2006. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in forestry research.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Agriculture Department > FS Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on January 18, 2006 at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA 96143. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue three revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised standards are: Residue and Tillage Management--No-Till (329), Residue and Tillage Management--Mulch-Till (345) and Se...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting the third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Health/Science Products and Services and the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights; Request for Nominations of Public Health and Health Care Community Representatives The Secretary of Commerce (Commerce) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) seek nominations for the appointment of public health or health care community representatives to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Chemicals, Pharmaceutica...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Recovery Plan for Central California Coast Coho Salmon NMFS is required by the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended to develop plans for the conservation and survival of Federally listed species, i.e., recovery plans. NMFS is announcing its' intent to prepare a recovery plan for the C...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries NMFS has determined that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily retention limit for three of the previously designated restricted fishing days (RFD) for December should be adjusted. These General category RFDs are being waived to prov...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2006 and 2007 Proposed Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS proposes 2006 and 2007 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for ground...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Proposed 2006 and 2007 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS proposes 2006 and 2007 harvest specifications, reserves and apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions and Deletions This action adds to the Procurement List products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Javits-Wagner-ODay (JWOD) Program:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Nonprofit Agency Governance and Executive Compensation The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) is considering revising its regulations regarding: The qualifications required of both central nonprofit agencies and nonprofit agencies to participate in the J...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 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 Establishment of Agreed Import Levels and the ELVIS (Electronic Visa Information System) Requirement for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China Directive to Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) establishing agreed levels.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Defense Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Army Science Board	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests On December 9, 2005, a 60-day notice inviting comment from the public was inadvertently published for the "2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06)" in the Federal Register (70 FR 236) dated December 9, 2005. This notic...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Education Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 552a, the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled "Follow Up Evaluation of the Gear Up Program...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Strengthening Institutions (SIP), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) and Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Programs et al.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Overview Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)-Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) on Low Vision and Blindness; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Education Department Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students On December 7, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 72791) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program under section 3112 of Title III of the Elementary a...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities-Center To Support Technology Innovation for Students With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Technology and media services for individuals with disabilities	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice Of Filings #2 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC ANP ERCOT Acquisiton, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for a Preliminary Determination Maritimes Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Ridge Generating Station, Limited Partnership; Notice of Issuance of Order Ridge Generating Station, LP	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Filing Trunkline LNG Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Application Vector Pipeline L.P.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science; Notice of Renewal of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Adminis...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Energy planning and management program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Parker-Davis Project-Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures, developed under the requirements of the Ener...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Assessment of Demand Response Resources; Notice of Technical Conference on Demand Response and Advanced Metering Assessment of demand response resources; technical conference	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss the Environmental Assessment Prepared for the Santa Felicia Hydropower Project; United Water Conservation District Santa Felicia Hydroelectric Project	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources Annual capacity factor; definition; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units EPA is promulgating new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines for new and existing "other" solid waste incineration units (OSWI). The final rules for OSWI units fulfill the requirements of sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air A...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested additional information to be included in the FEIS in the areas of air quality impacts, sediment analysis, dredged material placement for beneficial uses, habitat restoration and mitigation.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider the Review of Worker Exposure Assessment Methods.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl) oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester (Cloquintocet-mexyl); Pesticide Tolerance EPA is granting in part, and denying in part, pesticide petition PP 4E6831 submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. that requested certain amendments to 40 CFR 180.560 for acetic acid [(5- chloro-8-quinolinyl) oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester; cloquinto...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of bifenazate in or on tart cherries and soybeans. This action is in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Sadler Drum Superfund Site, Mulberry, Polk County, FL; Notice of Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into a settlement for the partial reimbursement of past response cos...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Toxic substances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Partially Exempted Chemicals List Addition of Certain Aluminum Alkyl Chemicals EPA is taking direct final action to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulations by adding 10 aluminum alkyl chemicals to the list of chemical substances in Sec. 710.46(b)(2)(iv) which are e...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Unifreight Cargo Systems, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 16, 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 16, 2005
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Federal Trade Commission

Federal Credit Reporting Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Charges for Certain Disclosures The Federal Trade Commission announces that the ceiling on allowable charges under section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") will increase from $9.50 to $10.00 on January 1, 2006. Under 1996 amendments to the FCRA, the Federal Trade Co...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Research Study Complaint Form The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing 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 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: November 2005 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations by removing those portions that reflect approval of 15 new animal drug applications (NADAs) because the products are no longer manufactured or marketed. In a notice publis...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of 15 new animal drug applications (NADAs) because the products are no longer manufactured or marketed. In a final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is a...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department National Toxicology Program (NTP); Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR); Announcement of the Genistein and Soy Formula Expert Panel Meeting; Availability of the Draft Expert Panel Reports on Genistein and Soy Formula and Request for Public Comment on the Draft Reports The Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) announces availability of the two draft expert panel reports on genistein and soy formula on January 16, 2006, from the CERHR Web site (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov) or in printed tex...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department National Toxicology Program; Hormonally-Induced Reproductive Tumors: Relevance of Rodent Bioassays Workshop For more than a quarter century, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) testing program has provided extensive and useful scientific information for predicting human health hazards and protecting public health. The NTP periodically conducts reviews of...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department National Toxicology Program (NTP), NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM); Peer Panel Evaluation of In Vitro Pyrogenicity Testing Methods: Request for Comments, Nominations of Experts, and Submission of In Vivo and In Vitro Data NICEATM, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), is considering convening an independent peer review panel (hereafter, "Panel") to evaluate the validation status of five in vitro...	Notice	Dec 16, 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 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Amended Notice of Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Joint Meeting of the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Health and Human Services Department National Toxicology Program; Liaison and Scientific Review Office; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Nanotechnology Working Group The National Toxicology Program (NTP) established the Nanotechnology Working Group ("the NWG") to the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors in 2005 to enhance public and stakeholder input into the NTP nanotechnology research program. The second meeting...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Memorandums of understanding:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Food and Drug Administration and the C-Path Institute The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States Food and Drug Administration and the C-Path Institute. The specific purpose of this MOU is to establish an overarching framewo...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > TSA Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Programs for Indirect Air Carriers TSA invites public comment on one currently approved information collection requirement abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Homeland Security Department > TSA Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection of Information: Registered Traveler (RT) Program; Satisfaction and Effectiveness Measurement Data Collection Instruments TSA invites public comment on the new information collection requirement abstracted below that will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Homeland Security Department > TSA Intent to Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Employment Standards TSA invites public comment on one currently approved information collection requirement abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Maritime security:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes; Electronic Submission On August 18, 2004, the Coast Guard published a temporary rule entitled "Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes; Electronic Submission." 69 FR 51176. This temporary rule, which expires March 20, 2006, added ammonium nitrate...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Pollution:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Reporting Marine Casualties The Coast Guard is amending its regulations governing marine casualty reporting requirements by adding "significant harm to the environment" as a reportable marine casualty, and by requiring certain foreign flag vessels, such as oil tankers, to repor...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; East Rockaway Inlet to Atlantic Beach Bridge, Nassau County, Long Island, NY The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary regulated navigation area from the entrance of East Rockaway Inlet to the Atlantic Beach Bridge, Nassau County, New York. This regulated navigation area restricts passage of commercial vessels carrying petr...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Proposed Metropolitan Area Definitions for FY2006 Income Limits and Estimates of Median Family Income This notice proposes changes in the metropolitan area definitions used to calculate HUD median family income estimates and income limits. In this notice, HUD is proposing to issue FY2006 income limits that are based on current Office of Management an...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Title	Type	Published
DOI, IACB Proposed Agency Information Collection with Indian Artist/Artisan Survey; Comment Request The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) announces an information collection to generate baseline numbers for the Strategic Plan, as well as other statistics to be used for evaluating and strengthening our Congressional mandate. Comments on this colle...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Proposed Agency Information Collection With Applicant Background Survey; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior (DOI), announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks publ...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0119; Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions We (Fish and Wildlife Service, Service) have sent a request to OMB to renew approval for the collection of information associated with our Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions (PECE). We use the information that...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Endangered Species Convention:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Inclusion of Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys [=Macrochelys] temminckii) and All Species of Map Turtle (Graptemys spp.) in Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are listing the alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys [=Macrochelys] temminckii) and all species of map turtle (Graptemys spp.) in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's Proposed Coyote Business Park, Umatilla County, OR This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the proposed lease and development of an industrial park of up to 1...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Western Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Suspension of Operations (SOO) for Ultra-Deep Drilling MMS is modifying its regulations which govern Suspensions of Operations (SOOs) for oil and gas leases on the OCS. The revision will allow MMS to grant an SOO a to lessee or operator to encourage the drilling of ultra-deep wells (i.e., wells below 25,...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Liquid Sulfur Dioxide From Canada Canada	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
International Trade Commission Solid Urea From Russia And Ukraine Russia and Ukraine	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Implementation of the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 The purpose of this rulemaking is to conform the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) regulations to the provisions of the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004. Effective January 20, 2005, the Act amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and re...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Merit Systems Protection Board

Organization and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Testimony by MSPB Employees and Production of Official Records in Legal Proceedings The Merit Systems Protection Board seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would set out procedures that requesters would have to follow when making demands on or requests to an MSPB employee to produce official records or provide testimony rela...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Use of Electronic Submissions in Agency Hearings The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to require the use of electronic submissions in all agency hearings, except for those conducted on a high-level radioactive waste repository application (which are covered...	Proposed Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Interim Concentration Averaging Guidance for Waste Determinations The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing draft interim guidance on concentration averaging for public comment. The NRC is currently in the process of preparing a Standard Review Plan (SRP) to provide guidance to NRC staff regarding rev...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to the Listing and Trading of the DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Fee Changes International Securities Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy Directive This document revises the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Policy Directive. This final Policy Directive reflects statutory amendments to the program and provides guidance to Federal agencies on the general conduct of the STTR progra...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Organization and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Social Security Number (SSN) Cards; Limiting Replacement Cards These regulations reflect and implement amendments to the Social Security Act (the Act) made by part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). Section 7213(a)(1)(A) of the IRTPA requires that we limit individuals to thr...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Samuel Palmer (1805-1881): Vision and Landscape” 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	Dec 16, 2005

Transportation Department

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 23-24, Airworthiness Compliance Checklists for Common Part 23 Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Projects This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 23-24, Airworthiness Compliance Checklists for Common Part 23 Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Projects. The AC standardizes compliance checklists for common Title 14 of the Code of Fede...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale-Murphysboro, IL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is giving notice that 1.29 + / - acres (Parcel P-1R) of the airport property located at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale-Murphysboro, Illinois, will be released. This acreage is adjacent to the Airport E...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Air carriers certification and operation:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Reinstatement of 1980 Public Comment Procedures for Requests for Interpretation of the Flight Time, Rest and Duty Period Regulations The FAA receives several requests for interpretation of the Flight Time, Rest and Duty Period regulations. The FAA has decided that it would be beneficial to follow the procedures announced in the May 8, 1980 Federal Register Notice (45 FR 30424) to...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Southwest Florida International Airport, Ft. Myers, FL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for Southwest Florida International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et. seq (the Aviation Safety and No...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737 airplanes. This AD requires modifying the elevator input torque tube assembly. This AD results from a report of a restriction in the pilot's elevator input control sy...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F Series Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. This AD requires replacing the aileron control override quadrant with a modified unit. This AD results from a report of the sei...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F Series Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections for damage (degraded finish; missing, lifted, peeling, or blistering pa...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 Series Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections of the forward lugs of the power control unit (PCU), yoke assembly, and forward attach...	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Modification to the Four Corner-Post Plan at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport This notice advises the public that the comment period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (DSEA) for the proposed modification to the Four Corner-Post Plan at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada is extended.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement: Lafayette Parish, LA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed toll highway facility in the vicinity of Lafayette, Louisiana.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haza...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Classification of Certain Foreign Entities This document contains final and temporary regulations relating to certain business entities included on the list of foreign business entities that are always classified as corporations for Federal tax purposes.	Rule	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting Veterans Disability Benefits Commission	Notice	Dec 16, 2005

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Agencies Publishing on December 16, 2005

Agriculture Department

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Commerce Department

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Endangered and threatened species:

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Javits-Wagner-ODay (JWOD) Program:

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Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Energy planning and management program:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

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Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Toxic substances:

Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System

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Federal Trade Commission

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Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

Maritime security:

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Interior Department

Endangered Species Convention:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:

International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

Merit Systems Protection Board

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Social Security Administration

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State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Transportation Department

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Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Air carriers certification and operation:

Airport noise compatibility program:

Airworthiness directives:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Hazardous materials:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements