Federal Register January 3, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on January 3, 2006

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (13)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (31)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (6)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (4)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Form FNS-209, Status of Claims Against Households In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. Sections 11, 13, and 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (the Act) are the basis for...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Agriculture Department > CCC Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of Currently Approved Information Collections In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Technical Assistance for Specia...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Child nutrition programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Child and Adult Care Food Program: Age Limits for Children Receiving Meals in Emergency Shelters This interim rule amends the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) regulations to implement a provision of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, which raised the age limit for residents of emergency shelters who are eligible to...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Madison-Beaverhead Advisory Committee Meeting Date and Location Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393), the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest's Madison-Beaverhead Resource Ad...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393), the Boise and Payette National Forests Southwest Idaho Resource Advi...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Recreation fee areas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447) The Boise National Forest will begin charging fees for the overnight rental of Cottonwood Guard Station, including the Bunkhouse ($35/night), Research House ($40/night), and Ranger House ($40/night). The Dixie National Forest will begin charging fees...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Census Coverage Measurement Person Followup Interview and Person Followup Reinterview Operations The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permit No. 1429 Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of scientific research Permit No. 1429 submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) has been granted.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Reviews Notice of Upcoming Sunset Reviews.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), the Department of Commerce ("the Department") is automatically initiating five-year ("Sunset Reviews") of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The International...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China M.A. Notch Corporation (Notch) filed a request for a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Specifically, Notch requests that the Department revoke the AD or...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain In-Shell Pistachios from Iran As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce ("the Department") and the International Trade Commission ("ITC") that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain in- shell pistachios ("in-shell pistachios") from Iran would li...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Oil Country Tubular Goods from Japan: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On September 7, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results and preliminary partial rescission of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Oil Country Tubular Goods (OC...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan: Notice of Final Results of Expedited (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders On September 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published a notice of initiation of the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe ("WSSP") from South Korea ("Korea") and Taiwan,...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fishing Capacity Reduction Program; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; California, Washington, and Oregon Fisheries for Coastal Dungeness Crab and Pink Shrimp; Industry Fee Collection System for Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan NMFS publishes this final rule to clarify that the fee regulations for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program do not apply to any shrimp landed under Washington State fishing licenses for Puget Sound shrimp. The fee regulatio...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Patent cases:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Changes To Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims Continued examination practice, including the use of both continuing applications and requests for continued examination, permits applicants to obtain further examination and advance an application to final agency action. This practice allow applican...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Commerce Department > PTO Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to revise the rules of practice relating the examination of claims in patent applications. The Office is proposing to focus its initial examination on the claims designated by the ap...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Free Trade Agreements-Australia and Morocco The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed to convert the interim rule published in the Federal Register at 69 FR 77870, December 28, 2004, to a final rule with changes. This rule im...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Exception from Buy American Act for Commercial Information Technology The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule to implement Section 517 of Division H, Title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447). Section...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Common Identification Standard for Contractors The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address the contractor personal identification requirements in Home...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-07; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-07. A companion document, the...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Removal of Sanctions Against Libya The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 13357, which removed sanctions against Libya...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Annual Representations and Certifications - NAICS Code/Size The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to modify the provision regarding Annual Representations and Certificatio...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Change to Performance-based Acquisition The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by changing the terms "performance-based contracting (PBC)" and "performa...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Purchases From Federal Prison Industries-Requirement for Market Research The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 637 of Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Elimination of Certain Subcontract Notification Requirements The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to modify the language regarding advance notification requirements. This...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial corrections and updates the Federal Acquisition Regulation's authority citation.	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Transportation: Standard Industry Practices The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement changes to the Interstate Commerce Act, which abolished tari...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Deletion of the Very Small Business Pilot Program The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to delete the Very Small Business Pilot Program. Under the pilot program,...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Education Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Open Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming open teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to listen as the C...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC COMBINED NOTICE OF FILINGS #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC F & B Wood Corp.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, Waiving Three Stage Consultation, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions to Intervene Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Air Products, LP; Notice of Filing Air Products, L.P.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Filing California Independent System Operator Corp.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Supplement To Negotiated Rate Filing CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC DeGreeffpa, LLC; Bendwith, LLC; Sierra Wind, LLC; Groen Wind, LLC; Larswind, LLC; TAIR Windfarm, LLC; Hillcrest Wind, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order DeGreeffpa, LLC, et al.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Discovery Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Discovery Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Negotiated Rates Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Duke Energy Field Services, LP; Notice of Petition for a Declaratory Order Duke Energy Field Services, LP	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Egan Hub Storage, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Entergy Louisiana, Inc.; Notice of Filing Entergy Louisiana, Inc.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Freeport LNG Development, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Conformity Determination for the Freeport LNG Project Freeport LNG Development, L.P.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Interconnection for Wind Energy; Notice Extending Compliance Date Interconnection for Wind Energy	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Filing of Revisions to Annual Fuel Reports Kern River Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application for Abandonment Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Filing Portland General Electric Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Regent Resources Ltd. and Sword Energy Limited; Notice of Application To Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and Presidential Permit Regent Resources Ltd. et al.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Flowthrough Crediting Mechanism Sea Robin Pipeline Co., LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Trunkline LNG Co., LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Compliance Filing Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Tariff Filing Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Complaints filed:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Electricity Oversight Board; People of the State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, California Department of Water Resources v. Calpine Energy Services, LP., Calpine Corporation, Power Contract Financing, LLC. and Gilroy Energy Center, LLC.; Notice of Complaint; Notice of Complaint California Electricity Oversight Board et al.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, Complainant v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., Respondent; Notice of Complaint Southern Illinois Power Cooperative et al.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Vector Pipeline, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Vector Compression Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Vector Pipeline L.P.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Order on Intent To Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority Electric Quarterly Reports; public utility filing requirements	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Informal Staff Advice on Regulatory Requirements; Notice of New Docket Prefix “NL” and Guidelines for Filing Request for No-Action Letter Filing request for no-action letter; new docket prefix	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Air Emissions Reporting Requirements Today's action proposes changes to EPA's emission inventory reporting requirements. The proposed amendments would consolidate, reduce, and simplify the current requirements; add limited new requirements; and provide additional flexibility to States i...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Revisions to the Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan; Direct Final Rule EPA is taking direct final action approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Montana on August 2, 2004. The revisions are to the State's Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan (EEAP). The intended effect of this action is...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Revisions to the Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan; Proposed Rule EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Montana on August 2, 2004. The revision is to the State's Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan (EEAP). In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee and Nashville-Davidson County; Approval of Revisions to the State Implementation Plan The EPA is proposing to approve non-regulatory revisions to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) and regulatory revisions to the Nashville-Davidson portion of the Tennessee SIP, submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Depar...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee and Nashville-Davidson County; Approval of Revisions to the State Implementation Plan The EPA is approving non-regulatory revisions to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) and regulatory revisions to the Nashville-Davidson portion of the Tennessee SIP, submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of En...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Redesignation of the Shenandoah National Park Ozone Nonattainment Area To Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan EPA is approving a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) is requesting that the Shenandoah National Park area (the SNP...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Request for Nominations for a Human Studies Review Board The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) is soliciting nominations of qualified individuals to serve on a proposed Human Studies Review Board (HSRB). The Agency anticipates establishment of such a b...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project: Request for Proposals This action withdraws the Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup announcement of the FY 06 Solicitation request for proposals of the Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project (previously called the Open Dump Cleanup Project), published in th...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Grants; State and local assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Allotment Formula for Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 106 Funds; Amendment This amendment to 40 CFR 35.162 will address a situation which occurred in EPA's FY 2006 CWA Section 106 appropriation process. The President's FY 2006 budget specifically requested an increase in Section 106 funding for enhanced monitoring activitie...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

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	Jan 03, 2006
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	Jan 03, 2006

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Requirements for Collection of Data Relating to the Prevention of Medical Gas Mixups at Health Care Facilities-Survey The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Related Regulations for Blood and Blood Components; and Requirements for Donor Testing, Donor Notification, and “Lookback” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Related Regulations for Blood and Blood Components; and Requirements for Donor Testing, Donor Notification, and `...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs; Monensin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The supplemental NADA revises the description of growing cattle fed...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
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	Jan 03, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Translational Research Working Group Public Comment Period The Translational Research Working Group (TRWG), a broad panel including advocates, researchers from academia, industry representatives, and government officials, was established in early 2005 to evaluate the status of the National Cancer Institute's...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Hans E. Geisler, M.D., Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center: Based on the report...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Ralph A. Highshaw, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Based on the report of an investigat...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Homeland Security Department

National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program The Coast Guard, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Minerals Management Service, in concert with representatives from various State governments, industry, environmental interest gro...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Preparedness Directorate; Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Incidents The Preparedness Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing guidance entitled, "Application of Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Incidents" for Federal agenc...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil The Coast Guard announces the availability of a draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) on its proposal to clarify, and set new response time requirements for salvage and marine firefighting requirements in the vessel response plans for oil...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Collection of Information; Comment Request This notice announces that the Office of Indian Education Programs is seeking comments on the renewal of the Information Collection Request for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Application for Grants, OMB No. 1076-0018, and the Annual Report Form...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Interior Department > MMS Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries Extending from the Submerged Lands Act Boundary seaward to the Limit of the United States Outer Continental Shelf This notice informs the public that the MMS has developed offshore administrative lines from each adjoining coastal state as described below. Having these lines in place provides various benefits, including: 1. Enhancing the Secretary's ability to en...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR South Delta Improvements Program, Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, CA The Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and notice of public meetings and hearings was published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2005 (70 FR 68475). The Bureau of Reclamation is corre...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Silicon Metal From Brazil and China The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on silicon metal from Brazil and China...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
International Trade Commission Helical Spring Lock Washers From China and Taiwan The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on helical spring lock washers from Ch...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
International Trade Commission Certain Flash Memory Devices, and Components Thereof, and Products Containing Such Devices and Components; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint by adding c...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fitt...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
International Trade Commission Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From China, Germany, and Turkey Various countries	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
International Trade Commission Silicomanganese From Brazil, China, and Ukraine The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from Brazil, China,...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division (JMD), is exempting from certain subsections of the Privacy Act, a new Privacy Act system of records entitled "Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Case Files, JMD-023." The system...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Privacy Act: systems of records	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Labor Department

Federal Unemployment Tax Act; credit reduction avoidance approvals, disapprovals, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Approval for Missouri for Avoidance of 2005 Credit Reduction Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act Missouri employers	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 (1) Require Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) to promptly conduct a review at Vermont Yankee to determine the extent of condition, including a full inventory of the type, amount, application, and placement of Hemyc, and an assessment of the safety significance of each application; (2) require ENVY to promptly provide justification for operation in nonconformance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R; and (3) upon finding that Vermont Yankee is operating in an unanalyzed condition and/or that assurance of public health and safety is degraded, promptly order a power reduction (derate) of Vermont Yankee until such time as it can be demonstrated that ENVY is operating in conformance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, and all other applicable regulations.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Energy Policy Act of 2005; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Expanded Definition of Byproduct Material (NARM Rulemaking), Availability of Web Page The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has crafted a Web page for the rulemaking titled "Expanded Definition of Byproduct Material," also known as the "NARM rulemaking." The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the NRC to establish a regulatory framew...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for ROHM & HAAS Company's Facility in Philadelphia, PA Notice of availability.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

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 of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 2 Thereto Relating to Sub-Penny Restrictions for Non-Nasdaq Over-the-Counter Equity Securities National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Baltimore County, MD Norfolk Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Amendment to Grant Criteria for Alcohol-Impaired Driving Prevention Programs This notice proposes to amend the regulations that implement the section 410 program, under which States can receive incentive grants for alcohol-impaired driving prevention programs. The proposed amendments implement changes that were made to the se...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Compatibility Program Notice; Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Highfill, AR The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) and Department of Transportation Act Section 4(f) Determination for the Final Environmental Assessment, Erie International Airport, Erie, PA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that it has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD), effective December 8, 2005, for the Final Environmental Assessment that evalua...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 202: Portable Electronic Devices The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 202: Portable Electronic Devices.	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition (Defect Petition 05-002) submitted by Mr. Jordan Ziprin to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), by letter dated July 8, 2005, under 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the agency...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Cross Lander USA; Grant of Application for a Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 This notice grants the Cross Lander USA ("Cross Lander") application for a temporary exemption from the requirements of S4.2 and S14 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant crash protection. The exemption applies to the Cro...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Time for Filing Employment Tax Returns and Modifications to the Deposit Rules This document contains temporary regulations establishing the Employers' Annual Federal Tax Program (Form 944) (hereinafter referred to as the Form 944 Program). The temporary regulations relate to sections 6011 and 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Time for Filing Employment Tax Returns and Modifications to the Deposit Rules In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the annual filing of Federal employment tax returns and requirements for employment tax deposits for employers in the Emp...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Designated Roth Contributions to Cash or Deferred Arrangements Under Section 401(k) This document contains amendments to the regulations under section 401(k) and (m) of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations provide guidance concerning the requirements for designated Roth contributions under qualified cash or deferred arrangem...	Rule	Jan 03, 2006

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	Jan 03, 2006
Veterans Affairs Department Office of Research and Development; Government-Owned Invention Available for Licensing The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006
Veterans Affairs Department Allowance for Private Purchase of an Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a Government-Furnished Graveliner for a Grave in a VA National Cemetery Public Law 104-275 was enacted on October 9, 1996. It allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a monetary allowance towards the private purchase of an outer burial receptacle for use in a VA national cemetery. Under VA regulation (3...	Notice	Jan 03, 2006

Federal Register January 3, 2006

Agencies Publishing on January 3, 2006

Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Meetings:

Recreation fee areas:

Commerce Department

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Antidumping:

Fishery conservation and management:

Patent cases:

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Education Department

Meetings:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Complaints filed:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans:

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

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Grants; State and local assistance:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Homeland Security Department

National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Labor Department

Federal Unemployment Tax Act; credit reduction avoidance approvals, disapprovals, etc.:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Energy Policy Act of 2005; implementation:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Transportation Department

Airport noise compatibility program:

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Meetings:

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Railroad services abandonment:

Treasury Department

Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:

Income taxes:

Veterans Affairs Department

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