Federal Register March 21, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on March 21, 2006

Agriculture Department (5)
Civil Rights Commission (2)
Commerce Department (8)
Defense Department (15)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (22)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Health and Human Services Department (28)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (9)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
Millennium Challenge Corporation (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (9)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (1)
Transportation Department (18)
Treasury Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, invites comments on this info...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Crop insurance regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Walnut Crop Insurance Provisions; Almond Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Walnut Crop Insurance Provisions and Almond Crop Insurance Provisions. The intended effect of this action is to reduce the insurable age requiremen...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funding Availability: The Choctaw Intermediate Relending Fund (CIRF) Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2006 The Rural Housing Service, (RHS), an Agency under USDA Rural Development, announces the availability of funds and the timeframe to submit applications for loans to private non-profit organizations, or such non-profit organizations' loan affiliate fun...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting to review 2006 projects, discuss public outreach methods, and hold a short public forum (question and answer session). The meeting is being held pursuant to the authorities in the Federal...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Agriculture Department > FS Southwest Washington Province Advisory Committee Meeting Notice The Southwest Washington Province Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, April 13, 2006, at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters, 10600 NE., 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai'i Advisory Committee Hawaii	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Washington Advisory Committee Washington	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the 2005 New Shipper Review China	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the First Administrative Review On September 13, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review On September 15, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of administrative review of the countervailing duty order on dynamic random access memory semiconductors ("DRAMS") from the...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations This rule revises the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify certain provisions or to update technical information. The Bureau of Industry and Security identified these revisions through internal review or questions from the public.	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources NMFS proposes regulations implementing Amendment 20 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner crabs (FMP). This proposed action would amend the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program (hereinafter referred to as...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: Meeting of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will hold a meeting to discuss a Gulf Coast Recovery Plan and a Travel and Tourism Strategic Plan. The Board was established on October 1, 2003, and reconstituted on October 1, 2005, to advise the Se...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Correction of Notice of Consent Motion to Dismiss Panel Review, published on March 14, 2006 Correction of Notice of Consent Motion to Dismiss the Panel Review should have read "of the final affirmative countervailing duty determination made by the International Trade Administration", respecting Certain Durum Wheat and Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada (Secretariat File No. USA-CDA-2003-1904-05).	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Market Economy Inputs Practice in Antidumping Proceedings involving Non-Market Economy Countries The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is considering amending its regulations with respect to the use of market economy inputs in the calculation of normal value in antidumping proceedings involving non-market economy ("NME") countries. Speci...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DISA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Information Systems Agency proposes to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update requirements pertaining to the acquisition of ball and roller bearings from domestic sources. This final rule addresses the requirements of a...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Incentive Program for Purchase of Capital Assets Manufactured in the United States DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Section 822 requires the Secretary...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Component Breakout DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove procedures for breaking out components of end items for future acquisitions. These procedures have been relocated to the new DFARS companion...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Consolidation of Contract Requirements DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Section 801 places restrictions on...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Performance of Acquisition Functions Closely Associated With Inherently Governmental Functions DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Section 804 places limitations on...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements for Federal Supply Schedules and Multiple Award Contracts DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update and clarify requirements for competition in the placement of orders under Federal Supply Schedules and multiple award contracts.	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Reports of Government Property (DFARS Case 2005-D015) DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise requirements for reporting of Government property in the possession of DoD contractors. The proposed rule replaces existing DD Form 1662 reporting requi...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests (DFARS Case 2005-D009) DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update policy regarding requirements for DoD contractors to submit payment requests in electronic form. The proposed rule clarifies the situations under which...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Approval of Service Contracts and Task and Delivery Orders DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 801(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 and Section 854 of the National...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add references to the DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI).	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the Alternative Licensing Process Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Freebird Gas Storage, LLC; Caledonia Energy Partners, L.L.C.; Notice of Application Caledonia Energy Partners, L.L.C.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Consolidated Energy Holdings LLC; Notice of Petition for Exemption From the Requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 Consolidated Energy Holdings LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC DTE Energy Company; Notice of Petition for Exemption From the Requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 DTE Energy Co.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Duke Energy Marketing America, LLC, Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company and Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Joint Petition for Expedited Grant of Limited Waivers Duke Energy Marketing America, LLC, et al.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Egan Hub Storage, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Filing NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Filing NorthWestern Corp.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC RGC Resources, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Exemption From the Requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 RGC Resources, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Complaint filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Norstar Operating, LLC; Complainant v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Respondent; Notice of Complaint Norstar Operating, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Downeast LNG, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Downeast LNG Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of a Joint Public Meeting Downeast LNG, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Pipelines L.L.C. (Midla); Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed T-1 Mainline Segment Abandonment and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Enbridge Pipelines L.L.C. (Midla)	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Quoddy Bay, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings Quoddy Bay, LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Electric Quarterly Reports; Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Users Group Meeting Electric Quarterly Reports Users Group	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Expert Peer Review Meeting on the Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, will convene a panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert external peer review meeting to review the...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting-April 2006 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executiv...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Title VI Public Involvement Guidance for EPA Assistance Recipients Administering Environmental Permitting Programs (Recipient Guidance) EPA's Office of Civil Rights is publishing the Title VI Public Involvement Guidance for EPA Assistance Recipients Administering Environmental Permitting Programs (Recipient Guidance) as final. This guidance revises the previous Draft Final Title VI P...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Solid waste:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Adequacy of Wisconsin Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Program The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 is approving a modification to Wisconsin's approved municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) permit program. The modification allows the State to issue research, development and demonstration (RD&D) per...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the Commonwealth of Virginia Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the rules governing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation that the Commonwealth of Virginia has revised its ap...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Price Index Increases for Coordinated Party Expenditure Limitations As mandated by provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"), the Federal Election Commission ("the Commission") is adjusting the coordinated party expenditure limits set forth in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amen...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices, Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies; Correction Change in bank control; correction	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
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	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Reporting on Adverse and Negative Actions This proposed rule would revise existing regulations under sections 401-432 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, governing the National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners, t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting AIDS Research Office Advisory Council	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department National Toxicology Program (NTP), NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM); Announcement of an Independent Scientific Peer Review Meeting on the Use of In Vitro Testing Methods for Estimating Starting Doses for Acute Oral Systemic Toxicity Tests and Request for Comments NICEATM in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) announces a public, independent, scientific peer review meeting to evaluate the validation status of the in vitro 3T3 and normal hu...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Services; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Dengue Virus Vaccine This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Technology Transfer Office, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is contemplating the grant of a worl...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Use of HMG-CoA Inhibitors for the Treatment of Adenocarcinomas and Ewing's Sarcoma 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 21, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Use of IL13-PE38 for the Treatment of Asthma and Pulmonary Fibrosis 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 (HHS), is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the i...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG National Environmental Policy Act; Environmental Impact Statement on U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Operations The Coast Guard announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to review possible changes to the Coast Guard's operations in the areas of responsibility for Coast Guard Districts 11 and 13 (California, Oregon and Washington)...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulation: Annual Dragon Boat Races, Portland, OR The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent special local regulation for the Dragon Boat Races held annually the second Saturday and Sunday of June on the waters of the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon. These special local regulations limit t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Housing Counseling Program; Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005 In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C 3545), this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a Super Notice of Funding Availability...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Low-income housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Conversion of Developments From Public Housing Stock; Methodology for Comparing Costs of Public Housing and Tenant-Based Assistance This final rule provides the cost methodology that public housing agencies (PHAs) are required to use under HUD's regulations governing required and voluntary conversion of public housing developments to tenant-based assistance. Both programs require...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR part 783, Underground Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirem...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge are available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the Nation...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission This notice sets forth the dates of the April 7, 2006 and October 5, 2006 meetings of the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Group 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, North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) Science Technical Group (STG) will meet as indicat...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Committee for the Preservation of The White House; Notice of Public Meeting Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House will be held at the White House at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2006.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW151232 Under the provisions of 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the lessees: Kay Papulak and Trachyte Oil Company timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW151232 in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The lessees paid th...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Elko and Eureka Counties, NV The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer for sale Federally owned parcels of land in Elko and Eureka Counties, Nevada, aggregating approximately 4061.68 acres, more or less. These parcels range in size from 40 acres to 663.34 acres. The...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Labor Department

Affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OFCCP Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Disabled Veterans, Recently Separated Veterans, Other Protected Veterans, and Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans; Correction On January 20, 2006, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM (71 FR 3351) proposes new regulations to implement amendments to the affirmative action...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Labor Department > OFCCP Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; Equal Opportunity Survey; Correction On January 20, 2006, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM (71 FR 3373) proposes to amend the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 by re...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Millennium Challenge Act:

Title	Type	Published
Millennium Challenge Corporation Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu In accordance with section 610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary and the complete text of the Millennium Challenge Compact between the Unite...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first wa...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent storage; licensing requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: VSC-24 Revision 6 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation VSC-24 cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 6 to Certificate of Compliance...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: VSC-24 Revision 6 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations revising the BNG Fuel Solutions Corporation VSC-24 cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 6 to the Certificate...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Locating and Paying Participants Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") extend its approval (with modifications) of a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of the informatio...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations 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 will publish periodic summaries of prop...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to a Rebate of the Exchange's Options Cancellation Fee American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organization; Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Changes Relating to Listing Standards for Security Futures Products Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Relating to Amending Exchange Delisting Rules to Conform to Recent Amendments To Commission Rules Regarding Removal From Listing and Withdrawal From Registration Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Trading Options on Full and Reduced Values of the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index, Including Long-Term Options International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto To Establish the Nasdaq Halt Cross National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Extension of the Pilot Until March 24, 2006 To Put Into Operation Phase 1 of the NYSE HYBRID MARKETSM New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating To Amending Exchange Delisting Rules To Conform to Recent Amendments to Commission Rules Regarding Removal From Listing and Withdrawal From Registration New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Renewal of Defense Trade Advisory Group Charter Notice is hereby given that the Charter of the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) has been renewed for a two-year period. The membership of this advisory committee consists of private sector defense trade specialists appointed by the Assistant Secre...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and Engine Issue Area-New Task The FAA assigned a new task to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to develop a recommendation that will help the FAA establish standardized criteria and guidance for conducting airplane- level safety assessments of critical systems. This noti...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FTA Buy America Requirements; Amendments to Definitions This final rule amends 49 CFR Parts 661 and 663 as required by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) [Pub. L. 109-59, August 10, 2005]. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) proposed...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Gothenburg, Quinn Field, NE This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Gothenburg, Quinn Field, NE.	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Advisory Circular 25.981-2A, Fuel Tank Flammability This action extends the comment period for a notice of availability of proposed AC 25.981-2A, Fuel Tank Flammability, and request for comments published on November 28, 2005. In this Notice, the FAA announced the availability of and requested comment...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Faribault Municipal Airport; Faribault Minnesota The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to authorize the release of a portion of the airport property. The City of Faribault, MN is proposing to release for sale 29.72 acres of existing airport land for the development of...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Land at Sedona Airport, Sedona, AZ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of approximately 16 acres of airport property at Sedona Airport, Sedona, Arizona from the airport- use restrictions of conveyance deed dated October...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Exposure Map Notice The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Wayne County Airport Authority under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act (Act), 49 U.S.C. 47501, et seq. and...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program 14 CFR Part 150, Santa Barbara Airport, Santa Barbara, CA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by Santa Barbara Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Act...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777 airplanes. This proposed AD would require a one-time inspection of the first bonding jumper aft of the bulkhead fitting to detect damage or failure and to deter...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Model CF6-80C2D1F Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) Model CF6-80C2D1F turbofan engines. This AD requires modifying the latching system of the fan reverser. This AD results from 13 reports of released thrust revers...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model G-159 Airplanes The FAA is revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model G-159 airplanes. The original NPRM would have required repetitive non-destructive testing inspections to detect corrosion o...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category Airplanes This action extends the comment period for an NPRM published on November 23, 2005. In the NPRM, the FAA proposed new rules that would require operators and manufacturers of transport category airplanes to take steps that, in combination with other re...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Class B airspace

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of the St. Louis Class B Airspace Area; MO This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal Register on February 15, 2006 (71 FR 7848), Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA- 2, FAA Docket No. FAA-2005-22509. In that rule, inadvertent errors were made in the graphic depicting the modified St....	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers;

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee Notice of meeting.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Continental Tire North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire North America, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Transportation Department > NHTSA Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc.	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Standardization and Clarification of Application of 14 CFR Part 23, §§ 23.1301 and 23.1309, Regarding Environmental Qualification This notice announces the issuance of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy. The policy standardizes and clarifies the FAA application of 14 CFR part 23, sections 23.1301 and 23.1309, Amendment 23-41 or later for environmental qualification....	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8900 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds Survey The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requests comments on a survey that seeks input from trade groups representing members of the U.S. financial services industry on the feasibility of requiring reporting of cross-border electronic transmittals o...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13388 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FinCEN Proposed Amendments to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Regarding Casino Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements We are proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy Act regulations relating to currency transaction reporting by casinos. Specifically, we are proposing to exclude, as reportable transactions in currency, jackpots from slot machines and video lottery termina...	Proposed Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Residence Rules Involving U.S. Possessions; Correction This document contains a correction to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 (71 FR 4996) that provide rules for determining bona fide residency in the following U.S. possessions: American Samoa, G...	Rule	Mar 21, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the AD Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the AD Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Serv...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Request for Comments on Treasury's Report to Congress on International and Exchange Rate Policies The Office of the Under Secretary for International Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Treasury invites all interested parties to comment on the methodology used in preparing its semi-annual report to Congress on International and Exchange Rate Po...	Notice	Mar 21, 2006

Federal Register March 21, 2006

Agencies Publishing on March 21, 2006

Agriculture Department

Crop insurance regulations:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Countervailing duties:

Export administration regulations:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Complaint filings:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Solid waste:

Water supply:

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

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

Homeland Security Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Regattas and marine parades:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Low-income housing:

Interior Department

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Oil and gas leases:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Justice Department

Labor Department

Affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors:

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Millennium Challenge Act:

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent storage; licensing requirements:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

R Railroad Retirement Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Transportation Department

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Airport noise compatibility program:

Airworthiness directives:

Airworthiness standards:

Class B airspace

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers;

Meetings:

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Treasury Department

Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

Income taxes:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Volume Information

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National Science Foundation

R
Railroad Retirement Board