May 25, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register May 25, 2006

View all documents issued on May 25, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

129 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 25, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This Notice of Proposed Information Collection announces the intent of the Food a...
Notice May 25, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Friday, June 29, 2006. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude at approximately 12 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express; 105 Opal Street, NE....
Notice May 25, 2006
The Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting on June 2, 2006, in Quincy, CA. The purpose of the meeting is to review final applications for the 6th and final cycle of funding under the Title 2 provisions of the Secure Rural...
Notice May 25, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public that a draft pest risk assessment has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a proposed rule currently under consideration that would allow the importation into the continental United St...
Notice May 25, 2006

Arctic Research Commission logo Arctic Research Commission

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Arctic Research Commission is drafting its biennial report to the President an Congress on goals for the U.S. Arctic research program, due in January 2007. This notice is an invitation to the Arctic research community and the public at large...
Notice May 25, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Canada
Notice May 25, 2006
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on non- malleable cast iron pipe fittings ("NMP fittings") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") covering the period Apri...
Notice May 25, 2006

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, has designated certain lands and waters of the Mission Aransas estuary in Texas as the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Re...
Notice May 25, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This document contains an extension to the comment period for a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed issuance of an incidental take and scoping meetings. The original notice was published May 17, 2006.
Notice May 25, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SAFMC will a meeting of its SSC, SSC Biological Subcommittee and Socioeconomic Subcommittee meeting to address federal fishery management issues. The meeting will be held in Coconut Grove, FL.
Notice May 25, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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NMFS announces the availability of a stock assessment report on dusky sharks in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, prepared by the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The stock assessment summarizes the relevant biological data, discusses the fish...
Notice May 25, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; record of decision:

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The U.S. Army, as executive agent for the CBDP, announces that a Record of Decision (ROD) has been signed documenting the decision to execute an integrated CBDP designed to protect our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen form the evolving chemical...
Notice May 25, 2006

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice May 25, 2006

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Standards of conduct:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing this Order to clarify that, in the event of a grid disturbance, a Transmission Provider may communicate to an affiliated nuclear power plant specific information about transmission syst...
Rule May 25, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB or the Board) Staff Office is soliciting nominations of nationally recognized scientists for consideration of membership on an SAB Panel to review the Draft Technica...
Notice May 25, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Assessments:

Title Type Published
This document corrects the preamble to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of May 18, 2006, regarding Assessments. Specifically, this document corrects the Agency Web site for submitting comments on this proposed rule.
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
This document corrects the preamble to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of May 18, 2006, regarding Dividends. Specifically, this document corrects the Agency Web site for submitting comments on this proposed rule.
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
This document corrects the preamble to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of May 18, 2006, regarding the One- time Assessment Credit. Specifically, this document corrects the Agency Web site for submitting comments on this proposed r...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 25, 2006

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice May 25, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice May 25, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice May 25, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).
Notice May 25, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice May 25, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 25, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Filing Objections and Requests for a Hearing on a Regulation or Order" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...
Notice May 25, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative
Notice May 25, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The President's Council on Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, Chairman) will hold its twenty-fifth meeting, at which, among other things, it will hear presentations on and discuss issues in two broad areas (1) organ transplantation and procurement...
Notice May 25, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has temporarily changed the regulation governing the operation of the Tarpon Dock bascule span drawbridge across Massalina Bayou, mile 0.0, at Panama City, Bay County, Florida. The regulation will allow the...
Rule May 25, 2006
The Coast Guard proposes to make revisions in Missouri River drawbridge regulations covering Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Under the proposed revisions, the bridges will open on signal, except during the winter season when 24 hours advance notice will...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

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

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of Hog Island Reach on the Cooper River, for demolition of the Grace Memorial and Silas Pearman Bridges and associated recovery operations. The temporary safety zone incl...
Rule May 25, 2006
The Coast Guard proposes to revise some provisions of the existing Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) in the Providence River, Narragansett Bay, RI and Mount Hope Bay, MA. Specifically, the purposes of this proposed rulemaking are to: First, modify prov...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone encompassing the waters of the Severn River and College Creek in order to safeguard high-ranking public officials from terrorist acts and incidents during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation cer...
Rule May 25, 2006

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone encompassing the navigable waters of the upper Niagara River by Gratwick Riverside Park in North Tonawanda, NY. This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of spectators and vessels from...
Rule May 25, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 25, 2006
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 25, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On March 8, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 SuperNOFA (SuperNOFA), for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. This document modifies the HSIAC Program. The notice published today announces that "Construction, renovation, expansion of an in...
Notice May 25, 2006
On March 8, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 SuperNOFA (SuperNOFA), for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. This document makes corrections to the Resident Opportunity and Self- Sufficiency (ROSS) Elderly/Persons with Disabilities Progra...
Notice May 25, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The proposed rule revises the definition of a term Congress used to define Class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. ("IGRA" or "Act"). Specifically, the proposed rule revises the definition for "electronic or el...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Classification standards:

Title Type Published
The proposed rule clarifies the terms Congress used to define Class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. ("IGRA" or "Act"). First, the proposed rule further revises the definitions for "electronic or electromechan...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Contract negotiations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on February 23, 2006. This notice is one of a...
Notice May 25, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) is one of the rarest large mammals in the United States. The panther is protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (Act) and Florida statutes. Due to the panther's potential for extin...
Notice May 25, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell public lands within the City of North Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. These lands, consisting of 20.42 acres more or less (10.42 acres considered developable) have been authorized for disposal u...
Notice May 25, 2006

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: Public Safety Officer's Medal of Valor
Notice May 25, 2006
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; National Corrections Reporting Program.
Notice May 25, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Registration revocations, restrictions, denials, reinstatements:

Title Type Published
Brockbank, Kevin Dean, M.D.
Notice May 25, 2006
H R Corp.
Notice May 25, 2006
Loxley, Sidney S., M.D.
Notice May 25, 2006
Wilkinson, Worth S., M.D.
Notice May 25, 2006

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title Type Published
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and its implementing regulations specify which hallucinogenic substances are considered Schedule I controlled substances. The CSA states that all salts, isomers and salts of isomers of these substances are also Sch...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Carolina Mills Inc. et al.
Notice May 25, 2006
Direct Source Industries
Notice May 25, 2006
Eagle Picher Automotive
Notice May 25, 2006
G.E. Lighting
Notice May 25, 2006
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
Innovex, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
Nanston, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
Q-Edge Corp.
Notice May 25, 2006
Ronfeldt Associates, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to USD 15 million through three or more Cooperative Agreements to an organization or organizations to improve access to and quality of education programs as a means to...
Notice May 25, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 103(c)(6) of the Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb note, Title I of Public Law 104-333, 110 Stat. 4097, as amended, and in accordance with the Presidio Trust's bylaws, notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the P...
Notice May 25, 2006

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...
Notice May 25, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 25, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice May 25, 2006
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice May 25, 2006
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 25, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Educational Information and Resources Branch (ECA/A/S/A), Office of Global Educational Programs, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announces an open competition to administer EducationUSA advising centers in the Middle East and N...
Notice May 25, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Administrative regulations:

Title Type Published
The FAA is proposing that information provided to the agency from a Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP) be designated by an FAA order as protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR part 193. Under 49 U.S.C....
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes. That AD currently requires a one- time inspection to detect corrosion of the flap stru...
Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing the placards on certain stowage bins with new placards, installing partial dividers in certain other stowage...
Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 747 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires inspections to detect disbonding, corrosion, and cracking at the longitudinal rows of fasten...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections to detect cracks at certain stringer fastener locations; and r...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes, and DHC-8-200 and DHC-8-300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require performing a one-time inspection for non-confo...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed AD would require modification of the wiring distribution of the alternating current bus transfer power system and the r...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Gulfstream Model GV and certain Model GV-SP series airplanes. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the left and right aileron and elevator actuators to determine the part and serial...
Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO- 540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, AEIO-580, and IO-720 series reciprocating engines. This proposed AD would require r...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This proposed AD would require installing a clamp, bonding jumper assembly, and attaching hardware to the refueling manifold in the right...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas airplanes, identified above. This proposed AD would require reducing the length of the sump drain collar and replacing the fuel tank sump drain lockring for fu...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Model Hawker 800XP airplanes. This AD requires inspecting certain bus bars in the DA-A panel to ensure that the bus bars match the panel configuration and clearance is adequa...
Rule May 25, 2006

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
Agreements filed; weekly receipts
Notice May 25, 2006
Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications
Notice May 25, 2006

Engineering and traffic operations:

Title Type Published
The FHWA proposes to revise its regulations for design-build contracting as mandated by section 1503 of the "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" (SAFETEA-LU). The primary revision would involve a stat...
Proposed Rule May 25, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA and WisDOT are issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements in the United States Highway (US) 51 corridor in the city of Madison, Dane County,...
Notice May 25, 2006

Hazardous materials transportation:

Title Type Published
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is revising its procedural regulations for issuing administrative determinations as to whether Federal hazardous material transportation law preempts a State, local, or Indian tribe requireme...
Rule May 25, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee.
Notice May 25, 2006
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B).
Notice May 25, 2006

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 16 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerc...
Notice May 25, 2006

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce the implementation plan for the Highways for LIFE (HfL) Pilot Program outlined in Section 1502 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). LIFE...
Notice May 25, 2006

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The recent rise in the price of gold requires that the United States Mint raise the prices on its 2006 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins. Pursuant to the authority that 31 U.S.C. 5112(i) and 5111(a)(3) grant the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and is...
Notice May 25, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b), the United States Mint is accepting applications for membership to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a member representing the interests of the general public in the coinage...
Notice May 25, 2006

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