May 4, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register May 4, 2006

View all documents issued on May 4, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

79 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 4, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

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This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all Ranger Districts, Grasslands, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Southwestern Region to give legal notice for the availability for comments on projects under 36 CFR part 215, notice of de...
Notice May 04, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities service through the Rural Utilities Service. USDA Rural Development published a document in the Federal Register of March 16, 2006, concerning solicitation of applications for its Public Television D...
Notice May 04, 2006

Shell eggs; voluntary grading; eligibility requirements

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The Agricultural Marketing Service published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2006, a document regarding Voluntary Shell Egg Grading regulations. The final rule provides that shell eggs must not have been previously shipped for retail sale in ord...
Rule May 04, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS announces the receipt of a request for a scientific research permit (SRP) to survey and determine abundance and distribution of pelagic sharks, inject pelagic sharks with tetracycline for age validation studies, track the survival and movement o...
Notice May 04, 2006

Antidumping:

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On December 28, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published its Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent Not to Revoke in Part, 70 FR 76766 (December 28, 2005) (Preliminary Result...
Notice May 04, 2006
On November 18, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative review and the preliminary results of the new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's...
Notice May 04, 2006
In response to requests from Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Company, Ltd. ("Chengshun"), Shenzhen Fanhui Import and Export Co., Ltd. ("Fanhui"), Qufu Dongbao Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. ("Dongbao"), and Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd. ("An...
Notice May 04, 2006
On January 3, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and Brazil, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, a...
Notice May 04, 2006
On June 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings from Japan and Singapore. See Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) Reviews, 70 FR 31423 (June 1, 2005). On the basis of...
Notice May 04, 2006
Latvia
Notice May 04, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc.; crop protection products manufacturing facilities
Notice May 04, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2006 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2007 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2007. The temporary rule for emergency action, under the Magnuson-Stevens...
Rule May 04, 2006

Marine mammals:

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In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting on-ic...
Notice May 04, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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NMFS has incorporated public comments into revisions of marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs). These reports for 2005 are now complete and available to the public.
Notice May 04, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is revising its current policies concerning obtaining information from financial institutions under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, as amended (12 U.S.C. chapter 35). This part prescribes practices and procedures...
Rule May 04, 2006

Education Department logo Education Department

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

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Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA or the Act), the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is proposing to define the term "household" and related terms. These definitions would provide a basis for the Department to determine wh...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations under the Federal Power Act to incorporate by reference the following standards promulgated by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant of the North American Energy Standards Board: Business...
Rule May 04, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice May 04, 2006

Air programs:

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The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events." The proposed rule was initially published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2006. Written comments...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
This document makes a minor correction to the regulatory language for the proposed rule entitled "Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events." The proposed rule was initially published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2006.
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

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EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require reasonably available control technology (R...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

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

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EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is requesting that the Charleston area be red...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Meetings:

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EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, plans to convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer- review workshop to review the external review draf...
Notice May 04, 2006

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Practice and procedure:

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This document adopts a number of modifications to the Commission's competitive bidding rules and procedures. The Commission believes the rule modifications it adopts will allow it to achieve its statutory mandates to ensure that designated entities a...
Rule May 04, 2006

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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This document dismisses an Application for Review filed by Charles Crawford directed to the Report and Order in this proceeding. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 04, 2006
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 04, 2006

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 04, 2006

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 2006
Under the provisions of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and a...
Notice May 04, 2006
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Notice May 04, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This announcement is made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), Office of Minority Health (OMH) located within the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), and working in a "One-Department" approach coll...
Notice May 04, 2006
This program is authorized by 42. U.S.C. 300u-2(a). This initiative is intended to demonstrate the need for targeting prevention programs to college-age minority women to increase their knowledge and abilities in the areas of: Understanding how the f...
Notice May 04, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

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The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing the State Route 433 (S433) pontoon span bridge across Liberty Bayou, mile 2.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Developmen...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

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

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The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone for the City of Lynn "Fourth of July Fireworks" occurring in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts. This safety zone is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime public from the poten...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of San Carlos Bay, Florida in the vicinity of the Sanibel Island Bridge span "A" while bridge construction is conducted. This rule is necessary to ensure the safety of the construc...
Rule May 04, 2006

Regattas and marine parades:

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The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations during the "Catholic Charities Dragon Boat Races", a marine event to be held September 9, 2006 on the waters of the Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. These special local regul...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations during the "6th Annual Escape from Fort Delaware Triathlon", an event to be held June 10, 2006 on the waters of the Delaware River at Delaware City, DE. These special local regulatio...
Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone for the Town of Weymouth's Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks in Weymouth, Massachusetts, currently scheduled to occur on July 1, 2006 with a rain date of July 2, 2006. The safety zone i...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations for the "Maryland Swim for Life", held annually on the waters of the Chester River, near Chestertown, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life...
Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard proposes to establish permanent special local regulations for "Ragin' on the River", a power boat race to be held on the waters of the Susquehanna River adjacent to Port Deposit, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
The Coast Guard is implementing the special local regulations at 33 CFR 100.530 for the "Thunder on the Narrows" boat races, a marine event to be held August 5 and August 6, 2006, on the waters of Prospect Bay, near Kent Island Narrows, Maryland. The...
Rule May 04, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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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 May 04, 2006
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 May 04, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Privacy Act:

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On April 5, 2006, HUD published a notice of its intent to conduct a recurring computer matching program with DOJ. HUD inadvertently stated that computer matching was expected to begin 30 days after publication of the notice in the Federal Register. T...
Notice May 04, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) and the availability of the draft economic analysis of...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Rota bridled white-eye (Zosterops rotensis) and the availability of the draft economic analy...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

No documents available.

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 5 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada...
Notice May 04, 2006

Special regulations:

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This final rule designates areas where personal watercraft (PWC) may be used in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi. This final rule implements the provisions of the National Park Service (NPS) general regulations authorizing park...
Rule May 04, 2006

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Organichem Corp.; correction
Correction May 04, 2006

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Title Type Published
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; correction
Correction May 04, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering modifying its approach to develop risk-informed and performance-based requirements applicable to nuclear power reactors. The NRC is considering an approach that, in addition to the ongoing effort...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal
Notice May 04, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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Abnormal occurrences; annual report to Congress
Notice May 04, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

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Cultural Property Advisory Committee
Notice May 04, 2006
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee
Notice May 04, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for changes to a currently approved information collection titled Highway Safety Improvement Programs, which is summarized below unde...
Notice May 04, 2006
This action modifies the boundaries of the Restricted Area R- 3002 range complex at Fort Benning, GA. The U.S. Army requested these modifications as a result of a land exchange agreement between Fort Benning and the City of Columbus, GA. In addition,...
Rule May 04, 2006
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised...
Rule May 04, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300-600, A310-200, and A310-300 series airplanes. This AD requires modifying the forward outflow valve of the pressure regulation subsystem. This AD results from a repor...
Rule May 04, 2006
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Tay 650-15 turbofan engines. That AD currently establishes cyclic life limits for certain part number (P/N) stage 1 high pressure tur...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006

Airworthiness standards:

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This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Eagle, CO. Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the safety of aircraft executing the new Instrument Landing System or Localizer Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS or LOC.DME) Standard Instr...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2006
These special conditions are issued for Sabreliner Model NA- 265-60 airplanes. These airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airpl...
Rule May 04, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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On July 31, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Great Lakes Region, published in the Federal Register a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and hold a Public Scoping Meeting at Dayton International Airport...
Notice May 04, 2006

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:

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This notice requests comments on provisions and parameters for the Real-Time System Management Information Program contained in section 1201 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Thi...
Notice May 04, 2006

Safety advisories, bulletins, and directives:

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FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2006-03, in order to provide interested parties information related to the potential failure of the welded attachment of vertical load dividers on certain center beam lumber flat cars. The welded attachment of the verti...
Notice May 04, 2006

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 2006
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 May 04, 2006

Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

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This document amends the regulations implementing the statute generally known as the Bank Secrecy Act to require mutual funds to report suspicious transactions to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The amendment constitutes a further step in t...
Rule May 04, 2006

Meetings:

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An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on imp...
Notice May 04, 2006

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