Federal Register December 30, 2005 (Volume 70)

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2005

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (10)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (13)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (31)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (7)
Labor Department (4)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Social Security Administration (3)
State Department (4)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (19)

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Idaho-Supplemental West Gold EIS Project The USDA Forest Service will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the West Gold Project. The Notice of Availability of the DEIS for the West Gold project was published in the Federal Register (67 FR 31801) on May 10, 2002...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Land and resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS 90-Day Comment Period on the Draft Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Land Management Plan (Draft Grasslands Plan) The Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands have commenced a 90-day comment period, effective December 28, 2005, on the Draft Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Land Management Plan and supporting...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee The Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Yakutat, Alaska. The purpose of the meeting is continue business of the Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee. The committee was formed to carry out the requirements of the Secure Rural Schools and S...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Recreation fee areas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447) The Kootenai National Forest proposes to begin charging a $25 day use fee for rental of the Bull River Pavilion (10 a.m.-10 p.m.). An additional $15 fee will be charged for use past 10 p.m. to be paid at the district. Rentals of other day use sites o...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review In response to requests from Allegheny Ludlum and United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC (collectively, "Petitioners") and Ugine & ALZ Belgium, NV (Respondent), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > ITA Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon From Norway: Final Results of the Full Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order On August 29, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published a notice of preliminary results of the full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from Norway ("Salmon from Norway") pursuant to se...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 40 - Cleveland, Ohio; Application for Manufacturing Authority, DEMAG Plastics Group, (Plastic Production Machinery), Strongsville, Ohio DEMAG Plastics Group; manufacturing and warehousing facilities	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 262, Southaven, MS Mississippi	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 40; Cleveland, OH, Area Ohio	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 40; Cleveland, OH, Area Ohio	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 40, Cleveland, OH, Area Ohio	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 163 - Ponce, PR; Application for Expansion Puerto Rico	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Approval of Manufacturing Authority Within Foreign-Trade Zone 105; North Kingstown, RI; Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (Shipbuilding) Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corp.; shipbuilding and repair activity	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Commerce Department > FTZB Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Brattleboro, VT Vermont	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Energy Department

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Accounting and Financial Reporting for Public Utilities Including RTOs The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to update the accounting requirements for public utilities and licensees, including independent system operators and regional transmission organizations (collectively r...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > NNSA Extension of Scoping Period for the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Operation of a Biosafety Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is extending the scoping period for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Operation of a Biosafety Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos Nat...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements for 2006 EPA is proposing to interpret and clarify the 2006 default standard applicable under the Renewable Fuel Program set forth in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Act requires that 2.78 volume percent of gasoline sold or dispensed to consumers in the U....	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements for 2006 EPA is taking direct final action to interpret and clarify the 2006 default standard applicable under the Renewable Fuel Program set forth in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Act requires that 2.78 volume percent of gasoline sold or dispensed to co...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission The United States Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the 2006 Special Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC). This OTC meeting will explore options available for reducing ground-level ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant context.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Metaldehyde Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide metaldehyde, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to add...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Erioglaucine and Tartrazine Aquashade; Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide Aquashade, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Ferbam Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ferbam, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Fungicide Metiram in or on Food Commodities; Extension of Comment Period EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 30, 2005, concerning the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of metiram: a mixture of 5.2 parts by weight of ammoniates of ethylenebis(...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Fungicide Mancozeb in or on Food Commodities; Extension of Comment Period EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 30, 2005, concerning the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of mancozeb in or on almond nuts and hulls; broccoli, cabbage, lettuce and...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Hexythiazox; Proposed Pesticide Tolerance This document proposes to establish tolerances for combined residues of hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4- methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide) and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3- thiazolidine m...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), P.M. Northwest Site, Swinomish Indian Reservation, Laconnor, WA In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement to resolve claims...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Federal Trade Commission

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements This final rule amends 16 CFR part 801 and part 803, Appendix, the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (the "Form"). The Form must be completed and submitted by persons required to report merge...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Cosmetic Product Voluntary Reporting Program The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Cosmetic Product Voluntary Reporting Program" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Regulations Under the Federal Import Milk Act The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Regulations Under the Federal Import Milk Act" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
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 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations; Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #9 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 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Draft Guidance for Clinical Trial Sponsors: Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees 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 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Medical Devices; Humanitarian Use Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Medical Devices; Humanitarian Use Devices" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Privacy Act System of Records Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), the IHS has amended and is publishing the proposed alteration of a system of records, System No. 09-17-0001, "Medical, Health and Billing Records." The amended an...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Public Notice The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID), Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (DBMD) and the National Immunization Program, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division through its component...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation Medicaid Program; Meeting of the Medicaid Commission-January 24-26, 2006 This notice announces a public meeting of the Medicaid Commission. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Medicaid Commission will advise the Secretary on ways to m...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the Following Meeting and Opening of the Public Comment Period Occupational exposure to titanium dioxide; health hazard evaluation and recommendations	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Treatment of Cardiovascular Conditions With Nitrite Therapy This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the invention e...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Software for Predicting Molecular Properties and Pathogen Detection This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive worldwide license to practice the inve...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Implants for Sustained Ocular Therapeutic Agent Delivery This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive worldwide license to practice the inve...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Fusion Proteins Comprising Circularly Permuted Ligands This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventions em...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Counseling Program 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 30, 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 30, 2005

Low income housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Eligibility of Students for Assisted Housing Under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 This rule implements a new law, enacted as part of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 appropriations, that restricts individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education and who meet certain other requirements from receiving assistance under section 8...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Information Collection for Part 13, Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking to extend clearance for an information collection request. The information collection, Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council The Bureau of Land Management is publishing this notice under section 9 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399), the Bureau of Land Management g...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Notice of Availability and Public Hearings for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the State of North Dakota, represented by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion), have as joint lead agencies prepared the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Draft Environmental...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Utah 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's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Outer Continental Shelf operations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf The MMS is seeking comments on the development of a regulatory program to implement portions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 388--Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf. Specifically, MMS is seeking comments regarding...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Oklahoma Regulatory Program We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of revisions to a previously proposed amendment to the Oklahoma regulatory program (Oklahoma program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Interior Department > OSM West Virginia Regulatory Program We are approving an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). West Virginia revised its Code of State Regulations (CSR) concerning su...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Labor Department > MSHA Fee Adjustments for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products This notice revises MSHA's Approval and Certification Center (A&CC) user fees for services provided pursuant to part 5 of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) during 2006. Fees compensate MSHA for the costs that the agency incurs for tes...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Coal mine safety and health:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Low- and Medium-Voltage Diesel-Powered Electrical Generators This final rule amends an existing safety standard to allow the use of low- and medium-voltage diesel-powered electrical generators as an alternative means of powering electrical equipment in underground coal mines. The final rule eliminates the need...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Education and training:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Training Standards for Shaft and Slope Construction Workers at Underground Mines and Surface Areas of Underground Mines We (MSHA) are revising certain provisions of our regulations addressing the training and retraining of miners. This final rule removes the training exclusion for shaft and slope construction workers. Shaft and slope construction workers will now rece...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application Regarding Proposed Corporate Restructuring and Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing Duke Energy Corp	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application Regarding Proposed Corporate Restructuring and Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing Duke Energy Corp	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application Regarding Proposed Corporate Restructuring and Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing Duke Energy Corp	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Interstate Power and Light Company; Nuclear Management Company, LLC; (Duane Arnold Energy Center); Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Interstate Power Light Co. et al	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service United States Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule on Auditing Standard No. 4, Reporting on Whether a Previously Reported Material Weakness Continues to Exist Reporting on whether previously reported material weakness continues to exist; auditing standard requirements	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Termination of a Foreign Private Issuer's Registration of a Class of Securities Under Section 12(g) and Duty To File Reports Under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 We propose to amend the rules allowing a foreign private issuer to terminate the registration of a class of equity securities under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and thus stop filing reports required as a result of registratio...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to a Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Extension of a Pilot Program Concerning Split Price Priority in Open Outcry provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to the extent that the person or persons authorized to transact business for the account have expressly provided otherwise by written contract referring to Section 11(a) of the Act and this section executed on or after March 15, 1978, by each of them and by such exchange member or associated person exercising investment discretion.	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2005
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Social security benefits:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Medicare Part D Subsidies We are adding to our regulations a new part to contain rules that we will apply when we evaluate applications for premium and cost- sharing subsidies under the Medicare program. We are including a new subpart, Medicare Part D Subsidies, to this part....	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-4076, Request for Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ)/U.S. Munitions List (USML) Determination, OMB Control Number 1405-0163 The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Request for Commodit...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
State Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR), OMB Control Number 1405-0050 The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. <bullet> Title of Information Collection: Department...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Nonproliferation measures imposition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Entities, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement, and Removal of Penalties From One Entity A determination has been made that nine entities have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, which provides for penalties on entities for the transfer to Iran sinc...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs of Authority To Determine Exemptions From Port-of-Entry (NSEERS) Special Registration, Fingerprinting, and Photographing Requirements (General) Undersecretary for Political Affairs	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB V & S Railway, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Rail Line of Colorado, Kansas & Pacific Railway Company Colorado, Kansas Pacific Railway Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Transportation Department

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance, Jackson County-Reynolds Field, Jackson, MI The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale or lease of the airport property. The proposal consists of two (2) parcels...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance Rickenbacker International Airport Columbus, OH The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport designated aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the release of 0.08 acres of airport property for sale to Air East Business Pa...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Rickenbacker International Airport; Columbus, OH The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport designated aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the release of 0.01 acres of airport property for sale to Air East Business Pa...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes); and Model A310-200 and -300 Series Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300-600, A310-200, and A310-300 series airplanes. This AD requires inspecting for certain serial numbers on elevators, and doing a detailed inspection, visual inspection...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and A300 B4 Series Airplanes; A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes); and Airbus Model A310-200 and A310-300 Series Airplanes The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A300-600 and A310 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive visual inspections to detect corrosion on the lower rim area of the fuselag...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 airplanes; and Model EMB- 145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes, that requires performing repetitive inspections for cra...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, -17AR, -209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive visual inspections for fretting and fluorescent...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland (Formerly Rolls-Royce plc) Models Tay 650-15 and 651-54 Turbofan Engines The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Deutschland (formerly Rolls-Royce plc) (RRD) models Tay 650-15 and 651-54 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires borescope inspection of the high pressure compresso...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Artouste III Series Turboshaft Engines The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Artouste III series turboshaft engines. That AD currently requires smoke emission checks after every ground engine shutdown, and if necessary, additional checks and possibl...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions; Garmin International, Inc., GFC-700 AFCS on the Mooney M20M and M20R With the G1000 EFIS; Protection of Systems for High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued to Garmin International, Inc., 1200 E 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062, for a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Mooney M20M and M20R. These airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > FAA Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Installed on Transport Category Airplanes This action modifies the requirements for improved flammability characteristics of thermal/acoustic insulation used as replacements on airplanes manufactured before September 2, 2005. The FAA has recently been provided information that the rule will...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Anthropomorphic test devices:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Hybrid III 6-year-old Weighted Child Test Dummy This notice responds to a petition submitted by First Technology Safety Systems (FTSS) asking the agency to reconsider several aspects of a July 16, 2004 final rule that added a new subpart S to 49 CFR part 572. Subpart S specifies a Hybrid III 6-yea...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Application of Gulfstream Air Charter, Inc. for Commuter Air Carrier Authorization The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Gulfstream Air Charter, Inc., fit, willing, and able, and awarding it a commuter air carrier authorization to engage in schedu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement; Woodbury County, IA The FHWA issued a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed Interstate 29 corridor study in Sioux City, Iowa from Sioux Gateway Airport/Sergeant Bluff Interchange to the South Dakota State border, published on...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Our safety standard on lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment specifies performance requirements intended to reduce the incidence of vehicle crashes by providing adequate illumination of the roadway and by enhancing motor vehicle conspic...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2005
Transportation Department > NHTSA Incentive Grant Criteria for Occupant Protection Programs This final rule amends the application due date for the regulation governing the Occupant Protection Incentive Grant Program, 23 CFR part 1345 from August 1 of the applicable fiscal year to February 15. On November 14, 2005, NHTSA issued an interim f...	Rule	Dec 30, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2000-2005 Komet Standard, Classic and Eurolite Trailers Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2000-2005 Komet Standard, Classic and Eurolite trailers that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicabl...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Implementation of the Highways for LIFE Pilot Program This document contains the proposed implementation plan of Section 1502 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for the Highways for LIFE (HfL) Pilot Program to offer the opportunity fo...	Notice	Dec 30, 2005

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Energy Department

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Federal Reserve System

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Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Federal Trade Commission

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Labor Department

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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State Department

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Surface Transportation Board

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