May 26, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register May 26, 2006

View all documents issued on May 26, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

155 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 26, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for tuberculosis tes...
Notice May 26, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for pist...
Notice May 26, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity to support the National Animal Health Monitoring System's natio...
Notice May 26, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with plant pest, noxious weed, and ga...
Notice May 26, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for importation of b...
Notice May 26, 2006
This notice directs that a referendum be conducted among the eligible producers and importers of blueberries to determine whether they favor continuance of the Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order).
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
This interim final rule amends the regulations for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to implement provisions of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriation to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza...
Rule May 26, 2006
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity, titled Beetle Busters Survey, associated with the Asian longho...
Notice May 26, 2006
This rule revises the quantity of Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil that handlers may purchase from, or handle for, producers during the 2006-2007 marketing year. This rule increases the Native spearmint oil salable quantity from 1,007,886 pounds to 1,1...
Rule May 26, 2006

Domestic Sugar Program:

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This notice sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity (OAQ) for the 2005-crop year (FY 2006) which runs from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. Although CCC already announced all of the information...
Notice May 26, 2006

Grade standards:

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking research and other work associated with revising official grade standards, is soliciting comments on the possible revisions of the United States Standards for Grades of Mushrooms. At a me...
Notice May 26, 2006
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments on the proposed voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Tomatoes on the Vine. The proposed standards would provide industry with a common...
Notice May 26, 2006

Loan and purchase programs:

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This rule proposes amending regulations governing the cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) that is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Act). The major proposed regulator...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

Meetings:

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The Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and the Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 and Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests Headquarters Office, 215 Melod...
Notice May 26, 2006

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Britannia Mills Ltd, New York, NY, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/730,208, "Methods of Improving Shrink-...
Notice May 26, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Forest Service is proposing to establish a new directive to Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2070 for native plant materials, which will provide direction for the use, growth, development, and storage of native plant materials. Public comment is invit...
Notice May 26, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice is hereby given that Alden Research Laboratory, Inc. (Edward P. Taft, Responsible Party), 30 Shrewsbury Street, Holden, MA, 01520, has applied in due form for a permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scienti...
Notice May 26, 2006
Notice is hereby given that the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden [Principal Investigator, Mr. Charles Scott Pfaff], P.O. Box 1060, Columbia, SC 29202, has been issued an amendment to Permit No. 1298 to extend the expiration date of the permit through May 31...
Notice May 26, 2006
Exempted fishing permit applications, determinations, etc.; correction
Correction May 26, 2006
The United States Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) seeks comment on the continuation of the transition of the technical coordination and management of the Internet domain name and addressing s...
Notice May 26, 2006
The inventions listed below are jointly owned by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and the University of Colorado. The Department of Commerce's interest in the inventions is available for non-exclusive, royalty-free l...
Notice May 26, 2006
Notice is hereby given that Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Christine M. Gabriele, Principal Investigator) P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK 99826, (File No. 945-1776) has been issued a permit to conduct scientific research.
Notice May 26, 2006

Antidumping:

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In response to requests from V & M do Brasil, S.A. (VMB), the respondent, and United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), the petitioner, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty ord...
Notice May 26, 2006
Chile
Notice May 26, 2006
Japan
Notice May 26, 2006
Taiwan
Notice May 26, 2006
The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a request to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Turkey published on April 17, 1997 (62 FR 18748). In accordance w...
Notice May 26, 2006

Export administration regulations:

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This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify that certain personal articles are exempt from the 44- pound weight limit on personal baggage authorized for export to Cuba under License Exception Baggage (BAG).
Rule May 26, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

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In a document published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2006, NMFS announced its intention to re-open the scoping process and accept further comments on the recommendations contained in Amendment 6 to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission'...
Notice May 26, 2006
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot or hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to...
Rule May 26, 2006
This rule amends the regulations for fisheries in the western Pacific to correct errors that resulted from a recent regulatory reorganization. This action is necessary to remedy incorrect cross- references and administrative titles, and will result i...
Rule May 26, 2006

Meetings:

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Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
Notice May 26, 2006

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product previously furnished by such agencies. Co...
Notice May 26, 2006

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title Type Published
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain 100% cotton flannel fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The product will be a...
Notice May 26, 2006

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Product Safety Act:

Title Type Published
Section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2064(b), requires manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products to report potential product hazards to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Commission publishes prop...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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a. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is seeking comments on a draft System Investment Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SI...
Notice May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to address the potential impacts associated with mixed-use waterfront development along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)...
Notice May 26, 2006
In November 2005, the Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a Final 2nd Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Tamiami Trail feature of the Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) project to Everglades Nationa...
Notice May 26, 2006

Meetings:

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The CNO Executive Panel will report on the findings and recommendations of the Global Governance Subcommittee to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions of the U.S. Navy's emerging missions and relationships with non-mi...
Notice May 26, 2006
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the National Security Education Board Group of Advisors. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Board concerning requirements establish...
Notice May 26, 2006
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the National Security Education Board. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Secretary concerning requirements established by the Davi...
Notice May 26, 2006
The Naval Research Advisory Committee will meet to discuss classified information from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial organizations. All sessions of the meetings will be devoted to briefings, discussions and tech...
Notice May 26, 2006
This Notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The topic of the meeting on June 13-14, 2006 are to review new start and continuing research and development projects requesting Stra...
Notice May 26, 2006

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/882,310 entitled "Wearable Tissue Viability Diagnostic Unit," filed July 2, 2004. Foreign rights also available (PCT/U...
Notice May 26, 2006

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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 May 26, 2006

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act) and Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to extend from three to five years the record retention requirement applicable to transactions pursuant to blanket certificates for unbundled natural gas sales services...
Rule May 26, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the...
Notice May 26, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available to the public new information related to a November 4, 2005 proposed rule under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program under section 612 of the Clean Air Act (70 FR 67120)....
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060090, ERP No. D-AFS-F65061-WI, Fishbone Project Area, Vegetation and Road Management, Implementation, Washburn Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Bayfield County, W...
Notice May 26, 2006
Agency weekly receipts
Notice May 26, 2006

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

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This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the residues of the plant-incorporated protectants Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein...
Notice May 26, 2006
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the residues of the plant-incorporated protectants Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 and the ge...
Notice May 26, 2006

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.:

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This notice announces receipt of an application 524-EUP-OT from Monsanto Company requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the plant-incorporated protectants Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein and the genetic material necessary (vector PV...
Notice May 26, 2006

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announces its intent to delete the Cedartown Industries, Inc. site (the Site) from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this proposed action. The NPL constitutes App...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

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

Title Type Published
Under section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLS), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into two proposed settlements for the reimbursement of past response costs con...
Notice May 26, 2006

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
On April 5, 2004, EPA proposed to reissue the general permit (GP) for offshore oil and gas exploration facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas designated as the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas and contiguous State waters, pursuant to the prov...
Notice May 26, 2006

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
State Department; Africa, assignment of functions relating to waivers and reports to the Secretary (Memorandum of May 18, 2006)
Presidential Document May 26, 2006
State Department; Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct; assignment of reporting functions to the Secretary (Memorandum of May 12, 2006)
Presidential Document May 26, 2006

Libya; certfication of rescission as a state sponsor of terrorism (Presidential Determination)

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No. 2006-14 of May 12, 2006
Presidential Document May 26, 2006

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Great Outdoors Month (Proc. 8023)
Presidential Document May 26, 2006

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission extends the high-cost universal service support rules adopted in, among others, the Rural Task Force Order on an interim basis until the Commission concludes its rural review proceeding and adopts changes, if any, to...
Rule May 26, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC, 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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...
Notice May 26, 2006

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to amend its acquisition regulations (HHSAR) to make administrative and editorial changes to reflect organizational title changes resulting from Office of the Secretary (OS) and Operating Division...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
Notice May 26, 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 26, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 26, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 26, 2006
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice May 26, 2006
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice May 26, 2006
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice May 26, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 funds to support a total of three to four new cooperative agreement grant projects, with the goal of increasing public awareness of embryo donation and...
Notice May 26, 2006

Medicare:

Title Type Published
We are proposing to set forth changes to the fee schedule for payment of ambulance services by adopting revised geographic designations for urban and rural areas as set forth in Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Core-Based Statistical Areas (CB...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
This final notice announces the approval of URAC for deeming authority as a national accreditation organization for health maintenance organizations and local preferred provider organizations participating in the Medicare Advantage program, for a ter...
Notice May 26, 2006
This rule adopts as final the provisions in the interim final regulation that published June 1, 2000, which explain the terms and conditions that apply to State grants for counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, and makes several minor t...
Rule May 26, 2006

Meetings:

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For more than a quarter century, the NTP testing program has provided extensive and useful scientific information for predicting human health hazards and protecting public health. The NTP periodically conducts reviews of models used in its testing pr...
Notice May 26, 2006
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice May 26, 2006
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice May 26, 2006
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice May 26, 2006
Notice
Notice May 26, 2006
This notice announces a public meeting to discuss payment determinations for specific new Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for clinical laboratory tests. The meeting provides a forum for interested parties to make oral presentat...
Notice May 26, 2006
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Notice May 26, 2006
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice May 26, 2006
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Notice May 26, 2006
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Notice May 26, 2006
Safety and Occupational Health Study Section
Notice May 26, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review; Exemption from NSEERS Registration Requirements (OMB Control No. 1653-0035).
Notice May 26, 2006
Notice of 60-day information collection under review: Petition for Alien Fiance(e); Form I-129F. OMB Control No. 1615-0001.
Notice May 26, 2006
The Transportation Security Administration is amending its regulations to enhance and improve the security of air cargo transportation. This final rule requires airport operators, aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, and indirect air carriers to...
Rule May 26, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice provides the times and locations of the public meetings which will be held by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard (USCG) regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled "Transportation Worker Identifi...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

National Flood Insurance Program:

Title Type Published
This interim final rule will amend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations to include an appeals process for NFIP policyholders as required by Congress in Section 205 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act (FIRA...
Rule May 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice May 26, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We (Fish and Wildlife Service, Service) plan to request that OMB renew approval for our information collection associated with the application for special use permits on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. The current OMB control number for this inf...
Notice May 26, 2006
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting the information collections titled Tribal Colleges and Universities Annual Report Form, 25 CFR 41.9, OMB Control No. 1076-01...
Notice May 26, 2006

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, subpart 3410, all interested qualifie...
Notice May 26, 2006

Desert Land Entry Classification:

Title Type Published
This notice terminates a non-suitable Desert Land Entry classification on 3.09 acres, so the land can be patented under sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended.
Notice May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
TXU Electric Delivery (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit (TE- 125388-0) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The requested permit,...
Notice May 26, 2006
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for Mingo, Pilot Knob, and Ozark Cavefish NWRs, Missouri. The CCP was prepared pursuant to the National W...
Notice May 26, 2006
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the implementing regulations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Maysdorf Coal DEIS and announces a public hearing pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (C...
Notice May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office, Taos, New Mexico, intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan Revision with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Taos Field Office and by this notice is announcing public scopi...
Notice May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the decision and availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)...
Notice May 26, 2006

Forest products sales:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amends its regulations on preparation for timber sales to allow third party scaling on density management sales with an upper limit on the quadratic mean diameter at breast height (DBH) of the trees to be harvested...
Rule May 26, 2006

Oil and gas leases:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Hot Springs Resources Ltd. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW156167 for land in Nat...
Notice May 26, 2006
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Hot Springs Resources Ltd. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW148949 for land in Nat...
Notice May 26, 2006
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Pennaco Energy Inc. for noncompetitive oil and gas lease WYW143159 for land in Campbel...
Notice May 26, 2006
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Encana Energy Resources for noncompetitive oil and gas lease WYW133962 for land in Swe...
Notice May 26, 2006

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission intends to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a three-year extension of the currently approved DataWeb user registration form (OMB No.: 3...
Notice May 26, 2006

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 26, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 26, 2006

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 26, 2006

N
National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
GPRA Performance Assessment Advisory Committee
Notice May 26, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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 May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Pay administration:

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to revise the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended ("FLSA" or "Act") to update and harmonize OPM's regulations with revisions made to the Department of Labor's reg...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
To improve service for Periodicals mail, the Postal Service provided mailers the option to prepare origin mixed area distribution center (ADC) bundles and sacks beginning October 27, 2005. This final rule adopts our proposal to make the preparation o...
Rule May 26, 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 26, 2006
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 26, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 26, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice May 26, 2006
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice May 26, 2006
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 26, 2006
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 26, 2006
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice May 26, 2006

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Business loans:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA" or "the Administration") proposes to amend its Premier Certified Lenders Program ("PCLP") in accordance with recent statutory amendments to the PCLP. Presently, under the PCLP, participating Certified Dev...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 26, 2006

Social security rulings and acquiescence rulings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Ruling, SSR 06-01p. This Ruling provides guidance on the types of impairments that may result from tremolite asbestos and how to evaluate disa...
Notice May 26, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Climate Change 2007; impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability; expert review request
Notice May 26, 2006

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
BNSF Railway Co.
Notice May 26, 2006

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
On March 27, 2006, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) renewed the charter of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA), for a four-year term to expire on March 27, 2010. The TACA advises the USTR on trade and development policy matters...
Notice May 26, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A330 airplanes and Model A340-200 and -300 series airplanes. The original NPRM would have required repetitive detailed inspections for cracki...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 767 airplanes. This AD requires repetitive measurements of the rudder and elevator freeplay, repetitive lubrication of rudder and elevator components, and related investigati...
Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200, -300, and -300ER series airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacement of the gimbal plates of the left and right outboard trailing edge flaps with...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, - 700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. The original NPRM would have required modifying the wiring for the master dim and...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900, and 747-400 series airplanes; and Model 757, 767, and 777 airplanes. The original NPRM...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing the battery packs of the emergency power assist system (EPAS) of the left and right non-overwing exit doors...
Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations section of the maintenance manual (757 Airworthiness Limita...
Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This AD requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations section of the Instructions for Continuing Airworthines...
Rule May 26, 2006
This document revises an earlier supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), applicable to certain Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ and Model EMB-145XR airplanes. The first supplemental NPRM would have required,...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is revising an earlier NPRM for an airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. The original NPRM would have required determining the torque values of the screws that attach the seat tr...
Proposed Rule May 26, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT airplanes. This AD requires replacing the de-icing system ejector flow control valve...
Rule May 26, 2006

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...
Notice May 26, 2006
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...
Notice May 26, 2006
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...
Notice May 26, 2006
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...
Notice May 26, 2006
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...
Notice May 26, 2006
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 May 26, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is republishing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed highway project along U.S. Highway (Highway) 101 in Humboldt County, in the Cities of Eureka and Arcata, and the...
Notice May 26, 2006

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted by Mr. Brad Lamb to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), received December 2, 2005, under 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to determi...
Notice May 26, 2006

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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