Federal Register May 18, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on May 18, 2006

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (6)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (4)
Energy Department (9)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (3)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (16)
Interior Department (7)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
State Department (7)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (22)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CSREES Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) proposes to revise the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants Program Administrative Regulations to implement changes and be compliant with the Small Business Innovat...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Little Doe and Low Gulch Timber Sale Project EIS-Six Rivers National Forest The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to harvest timber from the Little Doe and Low Gulch project area, which is located on National Forest System lands administered by the Six Rivers National Forest in North...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Add Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine To List of Regions In Which Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 is Considered To Exist We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations concerning the importation of animals and animal products by adding Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine to the list of regions in which highly...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Food Stamp Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Stamp Program: Civil Rights Data Collection This rule finalizes the proposed rule of the same name which was published November 27, 2002. It implements the revised collection and reporting of racial/ethnic data by State agencies on persons receiving benefits from the Food Stamp Program (FSP)....	Rule	May 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting to discuss 2006 projects, several guest speakers, and hold a short public forum (question and answer session). The meeting is being held pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisor...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Synthetic Indigo from the People's Republic of China: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order On May 2, 2005, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated and the International Trade Commission ("ITC") instituted the sunset review of the antidumping duty ("AD") order on synthetic indigo from the People's Republic of China ("the PRC...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Japan: Notice of Amended Final Determination Pursuant to Court Decision. On February 22, 2006, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an order affirming the Department of Commerce's (Department) Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand filed by the Department of Commerce on December 2...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 18A NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 18A) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would p...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 13C The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 13C to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper- Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. The amendment wou...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Notice of Suspension of Extraordinary Challenge Committee On April 27, 2006, the Office of the United States Trade Representative filed a Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee to review decisions as stated above with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of t...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Notice of Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee On April 27, 2006, the Office of the United States Trade Representative filed a Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee to review decisions as stated above with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of t...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the availability of exclusive or partially exclusive license to practice worldwide under the following pending patents. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. Applica...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Authorized Negotiators Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved...	Notice	May 18, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Place of Performance Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepting for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene; Protests and Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	May 18, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Destin Pipeline Co., L.L.C.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Enron Corp.; Enron North America Corp; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.; Enron Net Works LLC; UBS AG; Notice of Filing Enron Corp. et al.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rate Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice of Comment Period North American Electric Reliability Council	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Application Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co.	Notice	May 18, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Lakeview, OR; PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing the March 22, 2006 direct final rule (see 71 FR 14399) to approve a PM<INF>10</INF> State Implementation Plan (SIP) maintenance plan revision for the Lakeview, Oregon nonattainment area and to redesignate...	Rule	May 18, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; La Grande, OR; PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing the March 22, 2006 direct final rule (see 71 FR 14393) to approve a PM<INF>10</INF> State Implementation Plan (SIP) maintenance plan revision for the La Grande, Oregon nonattainment area and to redesignat...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Availability of FY 05 Grantee Performance Evaluation Reports for the Eight States of EPA Region 4 and Selected Local Agencies EPA's grant regulations (40 CFR 35.115) require the Agency to evaluate the performance of agencies which receive grants. EPA's regulations for regional consistency (40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency notify the public of the availability of the rep...	Notice	May 18, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Dayton X-Ray Company Superfund Site In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Cost...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title	Type	Published
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2006 Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 8019)	Presidential Document	May 18, 2006

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Assessments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Dividends The FDIC is proposing to amend 12 CFR 327 to implement the dividend requirements in the recently enacted Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 ("Reform Act") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005 ("Amendmen...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation One-Time Assessment Credit The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") is proposing to amend 12 CFR part 327 to implement the one-time assessment credit for certain eligible insured depository institutions required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDI Act") as ame...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Assessments The FDIC proposes to amend 12 CFR part 327 to make the deposit insurance assessment system react more quickly and more accurately to changes in institutions' risk profiles, and in so doing to eliminate several causes for complaint by insured deposito...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006

Federal Reserve System

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 Change in bank control	Notice	May 18, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 18, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 18, 2006

Federal Trade Commission

Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in labeling and advertising:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“Appliance Labeling Rule”) Compact clothes washers, refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers; correction	Correction	May 18, 2006

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Basic Research LLC, et al.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the compl...	Notice	May 18, 2006

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Federal Management Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Management Regulation; Utilization, Donation, and Disposal of Foreign Gifts and Decorations The General Services Administration is amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) language that pertains to personal property by correcting references to outdated or superseded provisions of law or regulation; correcting text to be in conforman...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request	Notice	May 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	May 18, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and A...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Application and Approval To Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of Registration The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Exportation of Used Self-Propelled Vehicles The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: General Declaration The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Conditionally Free Under Conditions of Emergency The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Foreign Assembler's Declaration The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Lien Notice The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application To Use the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application to Use the Automated Commercial Envir...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Exemption From Special Landing Requirements (Overflight) As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application for Exemption from Special Landing Re...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cargo Container and Road Vehicle Certification for Transport Under Customs Seal As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Cargo Container and Road Vehicle Certification Fo...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Vacancies The Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to membership on the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC). CTAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to the safe and secure transportatio...	Notice	May 18, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Lowcountry Splash, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC The Coast Guard proposes to create a temporary safety zone in the Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor from Hobcaw Yacht Club to Charleston Harbor Marina along the coast of Mount Pleasant, SC, to approximately 150 yards offshore, during t...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone: Mathews County Fireworks Event, East River, Mathews, VA The Coast Guard proposes establishing a 1200 foot safety zone in the vicinity of Mathews, VA centered on position 37-23-56N/076-20- 42W on July 1, 2006 in support of the Mathews County Fireworks Event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traff...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone: Stars in the Sky Fireworks Celebration, James River, Newport News, VA The Coast Guard proposes establishing a 1000 foot safety zone in the vicinity of Newport News, VA centered on position 37-58-30N/076- 26-19W on July 4, 2006 in support of the Stars in the Sky Fireworks event. This action is intended to restrict vesse...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Tarague Basin and Adjacent Waters, GU The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean bounded by a circle with a 2077-yard radius, centered at 13[deg]35'35" North Latitude and 144[deg]56'29" East Longitude (NAD 1983) in the vicinity of Pat...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Research To Support Outdoor Recreation Management at Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have requested that OMB approve our information collection associated with research to support outdoor recreation management at Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, Errol, New Hampshire. We have requested that OMB app...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan and Environmental Assessment This notice advises the public and other agencies of the availability of the Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan and Environmental Assessment ("Plan") prepared under the direction of Federal and state natural resource trustees, pursuant t...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
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	May 18, 2006

Minerals management:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas The Bureau of Land Management (BLM or "we") is issuing final regulations for the leasing of hydrocarbons, except coal, gilsonite and oil shale, in special tar sand areas. In this rule, BLM implements provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; Non-Competitive Sale in the Las Vegas Valley The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 1.556 acre triangular parcel of public land in the northwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, to the owner of lands adjoining two sides of the parcel. The third side is bounded by a stree...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Interior Department > BLM Call for Public Nominations of Inholding Properties for Potential Purchase by the Federal Government in the States of Oregon and Washington In accordance with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA), this notice provides the public the opportunity to nominate inholding properties within the States of Oregon and Washington for possible acquisition by...	Notice	May 18, 2006

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Devices for Determining Organ Positions and Certain Subassemblies Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 12) issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") terminating the above-captioned investigation in...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act Metropolitan District of Harford, CT	Notice	May 18, 2006

Labor Department

Metal and nonmetal mine safety and health:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners This final rule revises the May 20, 2006 effective date of the diesel particulate matter (DPM) final concentration limit of 160 micrograms of total carbon (TC) per cubic meter of air (160<INF>TC</INF> [mu]g/m<SUP>3</SUP>) promulgated in the 2001 fina...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Nationally recognized testing laboratories, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA NSF International; Application for Expansion of Recognition This notice announces the application of NSF International for expansion of its recognition to use additional test standards, and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant this request for expansion. This preliminary finding does not constit...	Notice	May 18, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Patent Rights and Rights in Data, CSC Programs This final rule amends 14 CFR 1260.20(e), "Provisions," and the introductory paragraph to Exhibit E (Commercial Space Centers Program Grants/Cooperative Agreements Intellectual Property) to clarify that the "Patent Rights" and "Rights in Data--CSC Pr...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., South Mississippi Electric Power Association, and Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Entergy Operations, Inc., et al.; withdrawn	Notice	May 18, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Nuclear Management Co., LLC	Notice	May 18, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 18, 2006

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Van Kampen Asset Management, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under sections 6(c) and 23(c)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the Act.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto, Relating to the Deletion of Certain Exchange Rules Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 18, 2006

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Publication, Coordination, and Reporting of International Agreements: Amendments The Department of State is proposing to update the regulations implementing 1 U.S.C. 112a and 112b in order to reflect amendments to the statutes governing publication of U.S. international agreements and their transmittal to the Congress. It is furt...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006

Arms Export Control Act:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination and Certification Under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act Countries not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts; determination and certification; congressional notification	Notice	May 18, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant Proposals: Regional Educational Advising Coordinator Program The Educational Information and Resources Branch in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to support the Regional Educational Advisi...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	May 18, 2006
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	May 18, 2006
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	May 18, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Delegation by the Deputy Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs of Authority To Submit Certain Iraq Reports to the Congress Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs	Notice	May 18, 2006

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Anderson County, SC CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for New Information Collection The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FHWA Emergency OMB Approval for the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program (NHCBP) The Federal Highway Administration has submitted the following request for emergency processing of a public information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FRA Agency Information Collection Activities In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), this notice announces that new information collections requirements (ICRs) listed below have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OM...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending April 28, 2006. Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Organization Designation Authorization Program This action makes a correction to 14 CFR part 183 by adding two section references that were inadvertently omitted from the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59932).	Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in Norfolk, Virginia; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California; and Portland, Oregon. The...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property Release at Dare County Regional Airport, Manteo, NC Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(d), notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the County of Dare to waive the requirement that a 34.4 acre parcel of surplus property, located at the Dare County Regional Airport,...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Mobile Airport Authority for Mobile Regional Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Vero Beach Municipal Airport; Vero Beach, FL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the City of Vero Beach, Florida under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to a...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes); and Airbus Model A310-200 and -300 Series Airplanes The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600 series airplanes); and A3...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A318-111 airplanes; A319-100 series airplanes; A320-111 airplanes; A320-200 series airplanes; and A321-100 and -200 series airplanes. The ori...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacing the attachment landing assemblies of certain blow-down panels of the wing leading e...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing brackets that hold the P5 panel to the airplane structure, the standby compass bracket a...	Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) 360 and 540 series reciprocating engines with ECi connecting rods, part number (P/N) AEL11750, installed. The Airmotive Engineering Corp,...	Rule	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Honeywell Primus II RNZ-850/-851 Integrated Navigation Units The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to various aircraft equipped with a Honeywell Primus II RNZ-850/-851 Integrated Navigation Unit (INU). The original NPRM would have superseded an existing AD that, a...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2006

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions; Dual Innovative Solutions & Support Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) Installation in Pilatus PC-12, PC-12/45, and PC-12/47; Protection of Systems for High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued to Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), 720 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA 19341-1129, for a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Pilatus PC-12, PC-12/45, and PC- 12/47 airplanes. These airplanes will have novel...	Rule	May 18, 2006

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending April 28, 2006 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	May 18, 2006
Transportation Department Application of Tradewind Aviation, LLC for Commuter Authority The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Tradewind Aviation, LLC fit, willing, and able, and awarding it Commuter Air Carrier Authorization.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement; Davis County, UT The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements in Davis County, Utah.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners FMCSA announces two Public Listening Sessions. The Listening Sessions will continue the dialogue on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NCRME) program for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Application From Thomas Deke; Diabetes FMCSA announces its decision to exempt Mr. Thomas Deke from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemption will enable Mr. Deke to opera...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Railroad services abandonment:

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Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions The Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Airports (ARP) is responsible for reviewing and deciding on projects airport sponsors propose for public-use airports. ARP revised its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing instructions...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Inte...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) An open meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	May 18, 2006

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to...	Notice	May 18, 2006
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	May 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board	Notice	May 18, 2006