March 6, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register March 6, 2006

View all documents issued on March 6, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

92 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 6, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 04-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Through this action, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) is proposing homeownership education requirements. The lack of homeownership education is a well-known barrier to successful homeownership for many families. The intended effect of this action is t...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2006

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Loan and purchase programs:

Title Type Published
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department) is publishing a final rule implementing the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP). The GRP assists landowners and others in restoring and conserving eligible grassland and certain other l...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. II, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on April 3, 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 (64...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public Comment, (4) Project Proposals, (5) Chairman's Perspective, (6) General...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Recreation fee areas:

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The Angeles National Forest will begin charging a fee for the rental of the Big Pines Clubhouse Historic Site. The fee will be $65.00 per hour not to exceed $510.00 per day, with a discounted rate of $45.00 per hour for interpretive programs. Rentals...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

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South Dakota Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is currently conducting the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") covering the period February 1, 2004, throu...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In response to a request by Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon- quality steel plate products (CTL Plate) from Ita...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
On April 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation ("Russia") pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is requesting comments regarding the calculation of the weighted average dumping margin in an antidumping duty investigation. Currently, the Department usually makes comparisons between average export pri...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2006 total allo...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Marine mammals:

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The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces the extension of temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP)implementing regulations. These restrictions will conti...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/ Ecosystem Committee in March, 2006 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Charter Halibut Stakeholder Committee will meet in Anchorage, AK.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public workshop on the development of the analysis for the groundfish trawl individual quota program alternatives to be considered by the Council.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title Type Published
EPA is approving a September 30, 2005 request from the designee of the Governor of South Dakota to redesignate the "Rapid City Area" under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) from unclassifiable to attainment for PM-10. EPA is approving the redesi...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Afghanistan; drawdown authorization (Presidential Determination)

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No. 2006-10 of February 7, 2006
Presidential Document Mar 06, 2006

Pakistan; waiver of coup-related sanctions (Presidential Determination)

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Background. Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 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 patent license to practice...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
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 Mar 06, 2006
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 Mar 06, 2006
On May 19, 1993, in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) published a notice of a system of records entitled "Departmental Appeals Board Case and Appeal Records, HHS/OS/DAB No. 09-90-0049." 58 FR 29...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, the HHS DAB is publishing a notice of a system of records entitled, "Medicare Appeals Council Records, HHS/OS/DAB No. 09-90-0048." We have provided background information about the proposed syst...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded a grant entitled, "Cost-Effective and Scalable Strategies for Enrolling Medicare Beneficiaries in Medicare Prescription Drug Extra Help" to The National Council on the Aging, 300 D Street, SW...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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Unaccompanied Children's Services Division, Director and program specialists
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables" (the draft fresh-cut guidance)...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Route 82 Bridge, mile 16.8, across the Connecticut River at East Haddam, Connecticut. This proposed rule would allow the Route 82 Bridg...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce the availability of the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for this license application. The application describes a project that would be located in the Gulf of Mexico, in lea...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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 proposa...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Low income housing:

Title Type Published
This notice updates the FMRs for Burlington, VT, St. Mary's County, MD and San Jose, CA based on Random Digit Dialing (RDD) surveys conducted in November 2005. It also revised FMRs for Baton Rouge and New Orleans based on January 2006 data.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Indian Arts and Crafts Board logo Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Title Type Published
The proposal for the collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed information co...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from any person, association, corporation, subsidiary...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to submit a request for renewal (without revision) of an existing, approved information collection to the Office of Manag...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
The proposal for the collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed information co...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from the general public interested in obtaining...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information to ensure operators and mining claimants meet their r...
Notice Mar 06, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect certain information from Federal timber purchasers to allow...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice is published in accordance with section 9a(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App (1988). Following consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Interior hereby establishes the Sporting Conse...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is commencing work under the National Environmental Policy Act on an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Northwest Area Water Supply Project (NAWS Project), a Federal reclamation project, located in No...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of meeting.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
This final rule sets forth the minimum qualifications an individual annuity broker must meet in order to be included on the list of annuity brokers, established by the Attorney General, for the provision of annuity brokerage services in connection wi...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Alan T. Waterman Award Committee
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Biological Sciences Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Materials Research Proposal Review Panel
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing its proposed amendment to the Commission's fire protection regulations for nuclear power facilities operating prior to January 1, 1979. The proposed amendment pertained to the use of manual actio...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2006

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Organization and administration:

Title Type Published
This rule makes editorial corrections to the Office of Inspector General regulations pertaining to subpoenas served on employees of the Office of Inspector General.
Rule Mar 06, 2006
This rule amends the enforcement provisions of the rules for conduct on Postal Service property to restate the statutory basis for the powers of members of the Postal Service security force, and the authority of postal installation heads to enter int...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act" or "Act"), approving certain substitutions of securities and for an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1628-DR) , dated 02/ 03/2006. Incident: Severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides. Incident Period: 12/17/2005 through 01/03/2006. Eff...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Audit and Financial Management Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Maine
Notice Mar 06, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Arms Export Control Act:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act and effective as of September 12, 2005 all new applications for licenses and approvals of defense articles and services for the export or transfer to Eritrea under the...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act:

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Serbia and Republika Srpska; failed to apprehend and transfer indicted war criminals over to International Criminal Tribunal
Notice Mar 06, 2006
Serbia and Republika Srpska; assistance determination
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement:

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Pursuant to Section 205(b) of the Dominican Republic--Central America--United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the Act), the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of his determination that El Salvador is an elig...
Notice Mar 06, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 747SP, 747SR, 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, and -300 series airplanes, that requires modification of the escape slide/raft pack assembly and ca...
Rule Mar 06, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH variable pitch and fixed pitch propellers with serial numbers (SNs) below 95000, which have not been overhauled since April 1994. This AD requires overha...
Rule Mar 06, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) models RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 turbofan engines. This AD requires initial and repetitive borescope inspections of the high pressure-intermedia...
Rule Mar 06, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2006

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