July 27, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register July 27, 2006

View all documents issued on July 27, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

106 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 27, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending 7 CFR part 2902, Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement, to be consistent with the statutory changes to section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FS...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott, and Tonto National Forest have been preparing an environmental impact statement to address cross-country travel by motorized vehicles and how to standardize road and trail signing conventions for OHV...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Export programs:

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On behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), hereafter referred to as the Agency, is amending the Interim Final Rule implementing the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) at 7 CFR p...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

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The Lake County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Kootenai National Forest's Lincoln County Resource Advisory Commi...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Specialty Crop Committee...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Special programs:

Title Type Published
This document corrects the telephone number for the facsimile machine ("fax") for submission of public comments on the proposed rule entitled Guaranteed Loan Fees published May 15, 2006 (71 FR 27978- 27980) and extends the comment period. The origina...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating thos...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Alabama et al.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

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In preparation for the 2006 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the ICCAT will have a summer meeting.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The DoD Standard, "Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications" is being revised. This document sets forth the baseline functional requirements for records management application (RMA) software. A draft of the rev...
Notice Jul 27, 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 Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of t...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The EIA is soliciting comments on a proposed three-year extension and revision to Form EIA-1605, The EIA also proposes to discontinue the Form EIA-1605EZ (short form).
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission clarifies one issue regarding Order No. 2006-A. Order Nos. 2006-A and 2006 require all public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities for transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce to file...
Rule Jul 27, 2006
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) affirms, with certain clarifications, its determinations in Order Nos. 669 and 669-A. Order Nos. 669 and 669-A revised 18 CFR 2.26 and 18 CFR part 33 to implement amended section 203 of the Federa...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Practice and procedure:

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In this rule the Commission establishes procedures with regard to filing and other requirements if the Commission is required to implement its Continuity of Operations Plan in response to an emergency situation that disrupts communications to or from...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
EPA is promulgating revised standards to limit emissions of perchloroethylene (PCE) from existing and new dry cleaning facilities. On September 22, 1993, EPA promulgated technology-based emission standards to control emissions of PCE from dry cleanin...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title Type Published
On June 12, 2006 (71 FR 33804), EPA proposed new source standards of performance for stationary spark ignition internal combustion engines. EPA also proposed national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for stationary reciprocating intern...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

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EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 7, 2006, announcing the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium chlorite/sulfur dioxide [sic] in...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice of intent to delete the Arctic Surplus Superfund Site (Site) located in Fairbanks, Alaska, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this notice of intent. Th...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, is publishing a direct final notice of deletion of the Arctic Surplus Site (Site), located in Fairbanks, Alaska, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 1...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title Type Published
On April 21, 2006, the Sierra Club petitioned EPA under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to take four actions under TSCA to mitigate risks from lead in toy jewelry. The petitioner requested that EPA: (1) Require TSCA section 8(d)...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title Type Published
Domestic policy directives
Notice Jul 27, 2006

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Medical Devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying fecal calprotectin immunological test systems into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to these devices is the guidance document entitled, "Class II Special Controls G...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the first meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality and Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Jul 27, 2006
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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This notice is to request comments from interested stakeholders in the substance use disorders treatment field regarding SAMHSA's ATTC Program. SAMHSA will be issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) for a new round of competitive cooperative agreeme...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Fecal Calprotectin Immunological Test Systems." This guidance document describes a means by which fecal calpr...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of a revised and updated system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Automated Biometric Identification System. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security is republishing the Privacy Act system of records notice for the Automated Biometric Identification System in order to expand its scope and authority to serve all or most programs that collect biometrics as part of...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Immigration:

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security established the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Technology (US-VISIT) program in 2003 to verify the identities and travel documents of aliens. US-VISIT automates this verification by comparing biometric...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice informs the public that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed and published a Notice of Change to the National Response Plan, that is now available to the public.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Temporary protected status program designations; terminations, extensions, etc.:

Title Type Published
The designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire on September 17, 2006. This Notice informs the public that the TPS designation for Somalia has been extended for 18 months, until March 17, 2008, and sets forth procedures fo...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT) :

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security has updated and is making available its United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT) Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to discuss the impact of program change on privacy. The PIA...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507), and 5 CFR Part 1320, Report and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public comments on a submitted request for the Office...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites comments on a proposed new collection of information (1024-xxxx).
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office will offer certain coal resources described below as the Mill Fork West Tract (UTU-84285) in Emery County, Utah, for competiti...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Junction Field Office located in Gran...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that meetings of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission will be held to discuss the development of the Park's general management plan....
Notice Jul 27, 2006
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
The August 1, 2006 PAWG meeting has been cancelled. Another PAWG meeting will be announced when new PAWG members have been appointed.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
The Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (SEORAC) will hold a meeting Monday, August 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Ontario, 1249 Tapadera Avenue, Ontario, Oregon 97914. A field trip to the Bully Creek area of the Vale District Bur...
Notice Jul 27, 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 Fellows Energy Ltd. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW158351 for land in Weston Cou...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order partially revokes four Secretarial Orders, one Bureau of Reclamation Order, and one Public Land Order insofar as they affect approximately 25,133 acres of lands withdrawn for the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Utah and Strawberry Valley P...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
This order withdraws approximately 6,450 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, for a term of 20 years, and reserves the lands for the Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project Comple...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
This order extends Public Land Order No. 6619 for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to manage the land as part of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
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 lands within the State of Arizona for possible acquisition by the Federal agencies identifi...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Appointment of Individuals to serve as members of Performance Review Board.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission has determined to deny the requests of respondents Staples, Inc. ("Staples") and NuCarta, LLC ("NuCarta") to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned investigations scheduled for July 25, 2006, in camera. See Commission...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On July 7, 2006 (71 FR 38675), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published a document requesting public comment on its low level radioactive waste regulatory program. The comment period for this action, which was to have closed 30 days after pub...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act" or "Act"), approving certain substitutions of securities and for an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 27, 2006
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 27, 2006
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Serbia Youth Leadership Program. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provision...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study Board report
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
New York New Jersey Rail LLC et al.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter Canada Limited (Eurocopter) Model BO 105 LS A-3 helicopters that requires replacing certain fixed bolts and nuts, re-identifying certain main rotor nuts, and revising the Airwort...
Rule Jul 27, 2006

Environmental protection:

Title Type Published
This proposal would modify the procedures for granting approvals under 23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303 (hereafter referred to as "Section 4(f)" \1\) in several ways. First, this proposal clarifies the factors to be considered and the standards to be...
Proposed Rule Jul 27, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this Notice is to make available to the public the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Removal of Non- Retention Vessels from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. The draft EA analyzes the impacts associated with removal of all non-re...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FRA announces its intent to conduct a series of open meetings throughout the United States, in cooperation with appropriate State agencies, to consider issues related to the safety of private highway- rail grade crossings. At each open meeting, FRA i...
Notice Jul 27, 2006
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a first meeting of RTCA Special Committee 211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.
Notice Jul 27, 2006
This notice announces a public meeting of PHMSA's Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) to vote on a proposed rule requiring pipeline operators to consider internal corrosion when designing and constructing new and replaced gas transm...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) invites comment on the proposed extension, without change, of the Currency Transaction Report (CTR), FinCEN Form 104. This r...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

Sanctions; blocked persons, specially designated nationals, terrorists, and narcotics traffickers, and foreign terrorist organizations:

Title Type Published
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the name of one newly-designated individual whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, "Blocking Prop...
Notice Jul 27, 2006

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