Federal Register October 12, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on October 12, 2006

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (11)
Corporation for National and Community Service (3)
Defense Department (8)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Maritime Commission (5)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (10)
Interior Department (14)
Justice Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (3)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (19)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

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; Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership This notice solicits written comments and suggestions on the membership qualifications for Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils established under Subsistence Management Regulations. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that ad...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Meeting of the Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board The Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 2, 2006. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.2. The meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Welcome/Introduction...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Commerce Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council The Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Non Government Seat: Fishing/Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council member (voting). Applicants are cho...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Availability of Seats for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council The Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following three vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): University education, Living resources research, and Georgia conservation. Applican...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-year review of Johnson's Seagrass We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), announce a 5-year review of Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). A 5-year review is a periodic process conducted to ensure that the listing classifi...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is opening directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2006 Atk...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2006 Golden Tilefish and Snowy Grouper Commercial Fisheries NMFS closes the commercial fisheries for golden tilefish and snowy grouper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS has determined that the golden tilefish and snowy grouper quotas for the commercial fisheries will have been r...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Fishery conservation management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2006 Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) in...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. Th...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Public Forum on the European Union Metric Labeling Directive The European Union has developed legislation that could mandate that U.S. businesses only use metrics when manufacturing for sale in the EU. This forum will provide U.S. industries an opportunity to express their concerns and ask relevant questions a...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has cancelled the conference call that was scheduled for October 18, 2006.	Notice	Oct 12, 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/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/ Ecosystem Committee meeting in October, 2006, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economi...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Regulations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is issuing a final revised management plan and revised regulations for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS or sanctuary). The revised regulations prohibit anchoring in the sanctu...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), requires agencies to publish advanced notice of any proposed or revised computer matching program by the matching agency for public comment. The DoD, as the matching agency un...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Defense Department Membership of the Performance Review Board Notice of Members of Performance Review Board.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Contractor Personnel Deployment This action removes regulations pertaining to the deployment of contractor personnel in support of military operations. The regulations are superseded by a higher regulation, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 225.74, D...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2007 Diagnosis Related Group (DRF) Updates This notice describes the changes made to the TRICARE DRG- based payment system in order to conform to changes made to the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). It also provides the updated fixed loss cost outliner threshold, cost-to-charge rati...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Defense Department TRICARE Formerly Known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2007 Mental Health Rate Updates This notice provides for the updating of hospital-specific per diem rates for high volume providers and regional per diem rates for low volume providers; the updated cap per diem for high volume providers; the beneficiary per diem cost-share amount f...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Advisory Board The Defense Advisory Board meeting convened at 8 a.m., Friday, September 22, 2006, but did not have a quorum. The meeting was allowed and conducted in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) exception that no deliberation or voting...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Personnel, military and civilian:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department DoD Policy on Organizations That Seek To Represent or Organize Members of the Armed Forces in Negotiation or Collective Bargaining This part contains uniform Department of Defense policies for organizations that seek to represent or organize members of the Armed Forces in negotiation or collective bargaining. This updated rule contains editorial changes only as required for inte...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Energy Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > SWPA Integrated System Power Rates Pursuant to Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, and 00-001-00B, effective July 28, 2005, the Deputy Secretary has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA-56, which increases the power rates for...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for New York's motor vehicle enhanced inspection and maintenance (I/M) program which includes the adoption of a statewide On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) program. New York ha...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Compliance Assistance Centers; Request for Suggestions on Candidates for Compliance Assistance Center Development In partnership with industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, and other agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports fourteen Compliance Assistance Centers (Centers) to help small- and medium-size businesses and local gov...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period for the draft document titled, "Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide" (EPA/635/R-06/003). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for Hazardous Substances; Proposed AEGL Values; Notice of Availability The National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) is developing AEGLs on an ongoing basis to provide Federal, State, and local agencies with information on short-term exposures to hazard...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Toxicological Review of Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The EPA is extending the public comment period and rescheduling an external peer review panel meeting to review selected sections of the EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) final draft document titled, "Toxicological Review of Dic...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Utah On August 24, 2006, EPA proposed the following: 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...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Radio services, special:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Maritime Communications In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests additional comment on issues pertaining to maritime Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). AIS is an important tool for enhancing maritime safety and homeland security. Ha...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Maritime Communications In this document, the Commission denies a petition for reconsideration of the Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) equipment certification requirements for ship station equipment that were adopted in the Sixth Report and Order in PR Docket No. 92-2...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Maritime Communications In this document, the Commission designates VHF maritime Channels 87B (161.975 MHz) and 88B (162.025 MHz) for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). The designation of Channels 87B and 88B for AIS in the United States is consistent with establishmen...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances AC Import Export Services, Inc., et al.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations Customs Brokers International, et al.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Raylink Shipping Inc. et al.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Rescission of Order of Revocations Wastaki Freight International, Inc.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation and United Launch Alliance; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Food Labeling; Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, "Medicare Managed Care Beneficiary Reconsideration (RECON) System," System No. 09-70-4003, last published at 67 Federal Register 48179 (July 23, 2002). W...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, American Health Information Community Meeting This notice announces the ninth meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and re...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI)-Exposure Biology Program; GEI-Exposure Biology RFA Application Information Meeting An Application Information Meeting, hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Health and Human Services Department National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Vital and Health Statistics National Committee	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Investigating Out-of-Specification Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Investigating Out- of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production." This guidance provides information for the pharmaceutica...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Preparedness Directorate; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FY03 Domestic Preparedness Program-State and Local Survey The Preparedness Directorate invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the reinstatement of a previously approved information collection request (ICR) OMB 1651- 0101 FY03 Domestic Preparedness Program, State...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Coast Guard Organization; Activities Europe; Correction Final rule USCG-2006-24520, related to the Coast Guard's organization for marine safety functions, as affected by a change in the operational and administrative control of Activities Europe, was published in the Federal Register of June 22, 2006 (71...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zones; U.S. Coast Guard Water Training Areas, Great Lakes The Coast Guard is announcing that it is adding three more public meetings to its current schedule of public meetings to discuss issues relating to the proposed permanent safety zones located in the Great Lakes to conduct live gunnery training exerci...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations during the "Red Bull Flugtag Baltimore", a marine event to be held October 21, 2006 on the waters of the Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. These special local regulations are necess...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD Initiative for the Removal of Regulatory Barriers 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	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Request Voucher for Grant Payment and Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) Voice Response System Access Authorization 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	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Multifamily Contractor's Mortgagor's Cost Breakdowns and Certifications 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	Oct 12, 2006

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2006; Tribal Colleges and Universities Program In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP). The purpose...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal Housing Administration (FHA); Redelegation of Authority Regarding Single Family Housing Programs On August 11, 2003, the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing Commissioner issued an up-to-date comprehensive delegation of authority for single family housing programs. This notice of delegation of authority was published on August 20, 20...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal Housing Administration (FHA); Redelegations of Authority Regarding Multifamily Housing Programs and Health Care Programs On August 11, 2003, the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing Commissioner issued comprehensive redelegations of authority for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs and the Office of Insured Health Care Facilities (OIHCF). The notice...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Consolidated Delegation of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal-Housing Administration (FHA) This notice supersedes the 2003 consolidated delegation of authority to the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-- Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner, published on Augus...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Redelegation of Authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget On August 11, 2003, the Assistant Secretary for Housing-- Federal Housing Commissioner and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner issued a comprehensive redelegation of authority to the Deputy Assistan...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal Housing Administration (FHA); Redelegation of Authority to the Office of Affordable Housing Preservation On October 1, 2004, the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing Commissioner (Assistant Secretary) redelegated authority to carry out provisions of Multifamily Assisted Housing Restructuring Act (MAHRA) to the General Deputy Assistant Secret...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing-Federal Housing Administration (FHA); Redelegations of Authority to Other HUD Offices This notice updates and reiterates the notice of redelegations of authority issued on August 11, 2003, by the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner to HUD officials in HUD offices other than the Office of Housing, and publishe...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Proposed Information Collection-Alternative Land-Use Planning Scenarios for the Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is partnering with Utah State University to undertake a survey that will provide the BLM with social science input to support planing of the Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area (CTA). The BLM anticipate...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Information Collection-Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a revision of a currently approved...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

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

No documents available.

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Perdido Key Beach Mouse, Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse, and St. Andrew Beach Mouse We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising critical habitat for the Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis) and Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys) and designating critical habitat fo...	Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Island County, WA; Notice of Availability Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-1508), the National Park Service has prepared and announces the availability of a Final Environmen...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council 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 (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting Notice.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Western Montana 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), the Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Saint Martin's Waynick Museum, Lacey, WA; Correction Notice; correction	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Richland, WA and Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Notice.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Richland, WA and Thomas Burke Memorial Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Notice.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of the oil and gas lease, MIES 49059 located in Oscoda County, Michigan. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all re...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Interior Department > BLM Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation, approximately 17.55 acres of public land, for a period of 20 years, to protect the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Front Work and Levee Project in San B...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Delaware Hazardous Substances Cleanup Act E.I Du Pont De Nemours Co., Inc., et al.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Information Collection 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	Oct 12, 2006
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Information Collection 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	Oct 12, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Hearing and Opportunity to Petition for Leave to Intervene on An Early Site Permit for the Vogtle ESP Site Southern Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee On Nuclear Waste; Procedures for Meetings Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Abnormal Occurrence Reports: Implementation of Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; Revised Policy Statement This policy statement presents the revised abnormal occurrence (AO) criteria the Commission uses for selecting AO's for the annual report to Congress as required by Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-438). Section 208 of...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission "Demonstrating the Feasibility and Reliability of Operator Manual Actions in Response to Fire, Draft Report for Comment" The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of and is seeking comments on NUREG-1852, "Demonstrating the Feasibility and Reliability of Operator Manual Actions in Response to Fire, Draft Report For Comment."	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collections; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 17	Notice	Oct 12, 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 a Suspension of Transaction Charges for Specialist Orders in the Nasdaq-100 Tracking Stocksup® (QQQQ) American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Exchange and Regulatory Bulletin Annual Subscription Fee Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to A Pilot Until 10/31/06 to Put Into Operation Certain Rule Changes Pending Before the Securities and Exchange Commission to Coincide With the Exchange's Implementation of Phase 3 of the NYSE HYBRID MARKETSM New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto To Provide Floor Brokers With the Ability To Enter Discretionary Instructions and/or Pegging Instructions With Respect to Floor Broker Agency Interest Files (e-Quotes) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 19 (Locking or Crossing Protected Quotations in NMS Stocks) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Disaster # ZZ-00002; The Entire United States and U.S. Territories This is a notice of the Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (MREIDL), dated 10/1/2006.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a request for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Personal Computers Manufacturing. According to the request, no small business manufacturers are supplying this class of produc...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Department of State Performance Review Board Members (at Large Board) Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board; membership	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Albers and Moholy-Nagy: From the Bauhaus to the New World” On September 15, 2006, Notice was published on page 54548 of the Federal Register (volume 71, number 179) of the determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibit, "Albers and Moholy-Nagy: From the Bauhaus to the New World." Th...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Meetings of the United States-Chile Environment Affairs Council and the United States-Chile Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that, as set forth in Chapter 19 (Environment) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the United States and Chile intend to h...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The natur...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following col...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-605R Airplanes and Model A310-308, -324, and -325 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300 B4-605R airplanes and Model A310-308, - 324, and -325 airplanes. This proposed AD would require modifying the Bruce floor plan electrical emergency path markin...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Airplanes The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires modifying the wiring of the autopilot pitch torque limiter switch. This pr...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting for discrepancies of the activation mechanism of certain chemic...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 airplanes. This proposed AD would require a one-time inspection of the left- and right-hand main landing gear (MLG) downlock actuat...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting the power conversion distribution unit (PCDU) to determine its part number, and modifying certai...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending September 15, 2006 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending September 15, 2006 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending September 22, 2006 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Public Hearing and Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Proposed Runway 22R/4L Offset ILS at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) Located in Romulus, Detroit The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has prepared and is making available the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the following proposed actions at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport: the development and use of the offset ILS app...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Billings County, ND The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed roadway project and river crossing over the Little Missouri River in Billings County, North Dakota.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Runway Incursion Information Evaluation Program This document announces the continuation for a 24-month period and expansion of the Runway Incursion Information Evaluation Program (RIIEP). The purpose of the RIIEP is to gather critical safety data not otherwise available concerning the root causes...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing Special Permit Applications In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on eac...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA User Input to the Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Board The FAA will hold an informal public meeting to seek aviation weather user input on convective weather products. Details: October 17, 2006; Orlando Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Room N210A, Orlando, Florida 32819, 2 p.m....	Notice	Oct 12, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Second Meeting, Special Committee 211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a first meeting of RTCA Specialist Committee 211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America, Inc.	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Railroad operating rules and practices:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Railroad Operating Rules: Program of Operational Tests and Inspections; Railroad Operating Practices: Handling Equipment, Switches and Derails Human factors are the leading cause of train accidents, accounting for 38 percent of the total in 2005. Human factors also contribute to employee injuries. The proposed rule would establish greater accountability on the part of railroad management fo...	Proposed Rule	Oct 12, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 12, 2006

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974 The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires all agencies to publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establis...	Notice	Oct 12, 2006