Federal Register August 24, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on August 24, 2006

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (9)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (4)
Energy Department (16)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (6)
Justice Department (6)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (10)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA Removal of Obsolete Regulations; Holding of Referenda This action removes regulations that have been rendered obsolete by expiration of their statutory authority and the ending of the programs they governed. There are no impacts on past or current program operations.	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority):

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS, Interior Department > FWS Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart A; Makhnati Island Area This rule revises the jurisdiction of the Federal Subsistence Management Program by adding submerged lands and waters in the area of Makhnati Island, near Sitka, Alaska. This would then allow Federal subsistence users to harvest marine resources in t...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Field Testing Fowl Laryngotracheitis-Marek's Disease Vaccine, Serotype 3, Live Marek's Disease Vector We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an unlicensed Fowl Laryngotracheitis-Ma...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Food distribution programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Revisions and Clarifications in Requirements for the Processing of Donated Foods This rule proposes to revise and clarify requirements for the processing of donated foods, in order to incorporate processing options tested in demonstration projects, to more effectively ensure accountability for donated foods provided for processin...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Resource Advisory Committee, Sundance, WY 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 Black Hills National Forests' Crook County Resource Advisory Comm...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Overtime services relating to imports and exports:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the user fee regulations by adjusting the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) services that are provided in connection with certain commer...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Commerce Department

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 26 NMFS issues this proposed rule that would implement Amendment 26 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP). Amendment 26 would establish an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the commercial red snapp...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central and Western Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by non- American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central and Western Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action i...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Seismic Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to condu...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee in September, 2006 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee Meeting in September, 2006 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommenda...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council's (NEFMC) Herring Oversight and Advisory Panel along with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Section and Advisory Panel will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in t...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab Plan Team will meet in Anchorage, AK.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will hold a work session by telephone conference, which is open to the public, to develop recommendations for the September Council meeting.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Request for Comments on USPTO's Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2007-2012 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) solicits comments on its draft strategic plan for 2007-2012. The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires Federal agencies to establish a strategic plan covering not less tha...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Product Safety Act:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Portable Generators; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Proposed Labeling Requirements; Request for Comments and Information In this document the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) proposes to require manufacturers to label portable generators with performance and technical data related to performance and safety. The warning label would inform purchase...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Transfer of Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Air Force Range From Air Combat Command to Air Force Special Operations Command In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500-1508), and the United States Air Force's (USAF...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-041, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) capable products be included in informati...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive Patent License; Omega Sensors, Inc. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Omega Sensors, Inc., a revocable, non-assignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government-owned invention described in U.S. Patent Pending, e...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Tessarae Inc. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Tessarae Inc., a revocable, non-assignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use defined as design process, systems and applications utilizing high-density resequen...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection Extension The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years the information collection package entitled, "Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program." Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the e...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC BP Energy Company, BPWest Coast Products LLC; Notice of Filing BP Energy Co. et al.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Discovery Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Interest Credit Discovery Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Final Conformity Determination for Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and New York-Cove Point Expansion Project Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, et al.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff El Paso Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Evergreen Wind Power, LLC; Notice of Application for Issuance of Securities Evergreen Wind Power, LLC	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Refund Report Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Trunkline Gas Co., LLC	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Voluntarily Transfer Export Authority EPCOR Merchant and Capital (U.S.) Inc. EPCOR Merchant and Capital (U.S.) Inc. (EMC) has applied to voluntarily transfer to EPCOR Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc. (EEM) its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Ac...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Carthage to Perryville Project CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Energy Department Notice of Availability; Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Orlando Gasification Project The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the document, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Orlando Gasification Project (DOE/EIS-0383), for public comment. The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzes the...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Carbon Nanotubes for On-Board Hydrogen Storage Go/No-Go Decision The Department of Energy (the Department or DOE), Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program, is requesting position papers or other technical documentation regarding carbon nanotubes for on-board hydrogen storage systems by Septemb...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Revisions to the Administrative Rules of Montana EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Montana on April 18, 2003. The revisions modify the open burning rules and references to federal regulations in the Administrative Rules of Montana. The intended eff...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Release of Draft Brochure on Current Best Practices to Prevent Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers; Notice of Availability EPA is announcing the release of a draft brochure entitled, Current Best Practices for Preventing Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers. This brochure, when finalized, is intended to provide information for automotive professionals...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Utah In accordance with the provisions of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public notice is hereby given that the State of Utah has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Primacy Program...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Women's Equality Day, 2006 Women's Equality Day (Proc. 8040)	Presidential Document	Aug 24, 2006

Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Huntsville, MO The Audio Division grants a Petition for Rule Making filed by American Family Association, requesting the reservation of vacant Channel 278C2 at Huntsville, Missouri for noncommercial educational use. A staff engineering analysis determines that Chan...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act; Cancellation of Previously Announced Meetings: Tuesday, August 15, 2006, Meeting Closed to the Public and Thursday, August 17, 2006, Meeting Open to the Public Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 24, 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	Aug 24, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Inspection by Accredited Persons Program Under the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 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	Aug 24, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project-Radiological Health; Announcement Type: Cooperative Agreements Under a Limited Competition; Funding Opportunity Number: Request for Applications: RFA-FDA-ORA-2006-4; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.448 Notice.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities; Notice of Meeting Notice of quarterly meeting.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Teleconference Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Memorandum of understanding:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to set forth an agreement between the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (collectively "the P...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Dispute Resolution and Equal Opportunity Office	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Updated Vaccine Information Statements for Influenza Vaccines; Revised Instructions for Use of Vaccine Information Statements Under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-26), the CDC must develop vaccine information materials that all health care providers are required to give to patients/parents prior to administration of specific vaccines. Sin...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Misconduct in Science Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Kui Zhu, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Research Foundation: Based on accumulated evidence including the...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Number 1625-0105 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard is forwarding one Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Off...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Homeland Security Department > TSA Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension and revision of t...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Numbers 1625-0066 and 1625-0069 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard is forwarding two Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), O...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Blasting Operations, Demolition of Mattabassett Outfall, Connecticut River, Cromwell, CT The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the demolition of the Mattabassett Outfall from August 9, 2006 through August 30, 2006 in the waters of the Connecticut River off Cromwell, CT. The zone will temporarily close all waters in...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Patapsco River, Northwest and Inner Harbors, Baltimore, MD The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone upon certain waters of the Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, and Inner Harbor during the movement of the historic sloop-of-war USS CONSTELLATION. This action is necessary to provide for the safe...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Yorktown Day Celebration Evening Fireworks, York River, Yorktown, VA The Coast Guard proposes to establish a 1200 foot safety zone in the vicinity of National Park Service Beach at Yorktown, VA on October 19, 2006 in support of the Yorktown Day Celebration Evening Fireworks. This action is intended to restrict vessel...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The PATH Survey of Homebuilding Product Manufacturers 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	Aug 24, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on Satisfaction With Service Coordinator Program 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	Aug 24, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to revise the List of Migratory Birds by adding numerous species and removing numerous species. Reasons for the proposed changes to the list include correcting previous mistakes including misspellings,...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority):

No documents available.

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of 48 Applications and Availability of Environmental Assessment for Incidental Take Permits for Single-Family and Duplex Residential Developments on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, AL We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications from Alabama South Pools, Ms. Debbie Bankster, Baron Investments, Mr. Horton Bateman, BIOA LLC, Mr. Christopher Celeslie, Mr. Claud Clark, Mr. Robin Crick, Mr. Lawrence Dalgo, Mr. Erik Dan...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council Meeting 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, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Dakotas Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicate...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Interior Department > BIA Advisory Board for Exceptional Children In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates o...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Interior Department Invasive Species Advisory Committee Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the National Invasive Species Council, as a...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Migratory bird hunting:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service or we) is proposing to establish the 2006-07 late-season hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. We annually prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when hunting may...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Justice Department

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST United States v. Mittal Steel Company N.V. Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement Mittal Steel Co. N.V.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act University of Miami	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Registration revocations, restrictions, denials, reinstatements:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Peter A. Ahles, M.D.; Revocation of Registration Ahiles, Peter A.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Michael's Discount Pharmacy; Revocation of Registration Michael's Discount Pharmacy	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Oakland Medical Pharmacy; Revocation of Registration Oakland Medical Pharmacy	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Sujak Distributors; Denial of Application Sujak Distributors	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Labor Department

Safety and health standards, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Assigned Protection Factors In this final rule, OSHA is revising its existing Respiratory Protection Standard to add definitions and requirements for Assigned Protection Factors (APFs) and Maximum Use Concentrations (MUCs). The revisions also supersede the respirator selection...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Release of Information to News and Information Media The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is amending NASA regulations on release of information to news and information media. These amendments will establish NASA policy, responsibility, and procedure for providing information to new...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Power Company LLC; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for a Hearing Duke Power Co. LLC	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Personnel Management Office

Personnel management:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Personnel Management in Agencies-Employee Surveys The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations implementing mandatory employee surveys as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. The regulations add a new subpart which requires agencies to con...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Transaction Based Fees for Supplemental Registered Options Traders American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for New Information Collection The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period o...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Avcon Industries, Inc.; Learjet Model 23 Series Airplanes; High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued to Avcon Industries, Inc., for the Learjet Model 23 series airplanes modified by Avcon Industries, Inc. This airplane as modified by Avcon Industries, Inc., will have a novel or unusual design feature associated wi...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Government/Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum Meeting This notice announces the bi-annual meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aeronautical Charting (ACF) to discuss informational content and design of aeronautical charts and related products, as well as instrument flight procedures deve...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Eighth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 207/Airport Security Access Control Systems The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting RTCA Special Committee 207, Airport Security Access Control Systems.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 205/EUROCAE Working Group 71: Software Considerations in Aeronautical Systems Fourth Joint Plenary Meeting The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 205/EUROCAE Working Group 71: Software Considerations in Aeronautical Systems.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 206: Aeronautical Information Services Data Link The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 206: Aeronautical Information Services Data Link.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Registration of Brokers and Freight Forwarders of Non-Household Goods Section 4142 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which was enacted into law August 10, 2005, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to register brokers and freight...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Railroad safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Passenger Train Emergency Systems This NPRM is intended to further the safety of passenger train occupants through both enhancements and additions to FRA's existing requirements for emergency systems on passenger trains. In this NPRM, FRA proposes to enhance existing requirements for...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Printing and Distribution Changes for Airworthiness Directives and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins This notice announces the FAA's planned policy changes in the printing and distribution of airworthiness directives (AD) and special airworthiness information bulletins (SAIB). This planned change in policy is part of our transition to full electroni...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Transportation Department > FHWA Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation This document corrects a typographical error in the FHWA's notice published on August 17, 2006, at 71 FR 47558. The notice announced the availability of a report describing construction materials used in new Federal-aid bridge construction and bridge...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS REMIC Residual Interests-Accounting for REMIC Net Income (Including Any Excess Inclusions) (Foreign Holders); Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9272) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 (71 FR 43363) relating to income that is associated with a residual interest in a Real Estate Mortgage Investment...	Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Income Attributable to Domestic Production Activities; Correction Notice This document contains corrections to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, June 1, 2006 (71 FR 31268) concerning the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities under section 199.	Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Section 1221(a)(4) Capital Asset Exclusion for Accounts and Notes Receivable This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG- 109367-06) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, August 7, 2006 (71 FR 44600) clarifying the circumstances in which accounts or notes receivable are "acquired * * * for serv...	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Effect of Election on Corporation These proposed regulations clarify that if a bank is an S corporation within the meaning of section 1361(a)(1), its status as an S corporation does not affect the applicability of the special rules for banks under the Internal Revenue Code.	Proposed Rule	Aug 24, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the AD Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the AD Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Serv...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming). An open meeting of the Area 6 committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Reven...	Notice	Aug 24, 2006

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Agencies Publishing on August 24, 2006

Agriculture Department

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority):

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Food distribution programs:

Meetings:

Overtime services relating to imports and exports:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Marine mammals:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Product Safety Act:

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Water supply:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Memorandum of understanding:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Homeland Security Department

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

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority):

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Migratory bird hunting:

Justice Department

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Registration revocations, restrictions, denials, reinstatements:

Labor Department

Safety and health standards, etc.:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Practice and procedure:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Personnel Management Office

Personnel management:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness standards:

Meetings:

Motor carrier safety standards:

Railroad safety:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Meetings:

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