Federal Register October 18, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on October 18, 2006

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (5)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Education Department (3)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Federal Communications Commission (9)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (5)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (14)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (13)
Interior Department (7)
Justice Department (12)
Labor Department (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Postal Service (2)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (13)
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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Seek Approval to Conduct an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Se...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee We are seeking nominations for people to serve on GIPSA's Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Re...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Imported Fire Ant; Addition of Counties in Arkansas and Tennessee to the List of Quarantined Areas We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the imported fire ant regulations by designating as quarantined areas all of 2 counties in Arkansas and all or portions of 21 counties in Tennessee. As a result of that act...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Mexican Hass Avocado Import Program; Technical Amendment In a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2004, we amended the fruits and vegetables regulations to expand the number of States in which fresh Hass avocado fruit grown in approved orchards in approved municipalities in Michoac...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for a permit for scientific research from Tenera Environmental in Lafayette, CA. (Permit 1583). This notice is relevant to federally endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon (O...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Establishment of Annual Quotas for the Subsistence Harvest of Bowhead Whales by Alaska Natives NMFS announces its intent to prepare an EIS pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), in order to assess the impacts of issuing annual quotas for the subsistence harvest of bowhead whales by Alaska Natives from 2008 through 20...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Revised “Knowledge” Definition, Revision of “Red Flags” Guidance and Safe Harbor BIS is withdrawing a proposed rule published October 2004. That rule would have revised the definition of "knowledge" in the Export Administration Regulations. It also would have updated the "red flags" guidance and would have provided a safe harbor...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2006 directed fishing allowance (DFA) of...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT; binational panel reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Extraordinary Challenge Committee Review Pursuant to the negotiated settlement between the United States and the Canadian Governments, the Extraordinary Challenge Committee review of the above noted case is terminated as of October 12, 2006. No Committee has been appointed to this panel rev...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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	Oct 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board; Notice of an Open Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board. The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is requi...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Vocational and adult education:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Measuring Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education The Secretary proposes to establish procedures for determining the suitability of tests for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). These proposed regulations also include procedures that States and local eligible providers wo...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations; Technical Correction On September 1, 2006, EPA issued a Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments by Registrants to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations. Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Product; Registration Application This notice announces receipt of an application to register a pesticide product containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Coumaphos in or on Honey and Honey Comb This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application This notice announces receipt of an application 352-EUP-RTN from E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Crop Protection requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the end use formulations of chloantraniliprole (DuPont Coragen SC and Altacor...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)- 2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on alfalfa forage and alfalfa hay. This action...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President > CEQ The National Environmental Policy Act-Guidance on Categorical Exclusions By Federal Register notice of September 19, 2006 (71 FR 54816- 54820), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) notified interested parties it was proposing guidance to Federal agencies for establishing and for using categorical exclusions in meeti...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Character Counts Week, 2006 National Character Counts Week (Proc. 8070)	Presidential Document	Oct 18, 2006
Executive Office of the President National Forest Products Week, 2006 National Forest Products Week (Proc. 8071)	Presidential Document	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget 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 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority 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 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget 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 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Announcement of Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Date and Agenda This document announces the next meeting date and agenda of the Consumer Advisory Committee ("Committee"). The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") regarding consumer issues withi...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Patagonia, AZ The Audio Division denies a Petition for Rule Making filed by Calvary Chapel of Tucson, Inc., requesting the reservation of vacant Channel 251A at Patagonia, Arizona for noncommercial educational use.	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Cambridge, MD, Chincoteague, VA; Newark, St. Michaels, and Stockton, MD In response to a petition for reconsideration of a Report and Order, this Memorandum Opinion and Order denies a request by CWA Broadcasting, Inc. ("Petitioner"), the licensee of Station WINX-FM, St. Michaels, Maryland, to upgrade its present Channel...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Auxvasse, MO The Audio Division dismisses a Petition for Rule Making filed by Charles Crawford, requesting the allotment of Channel 235A at Auxvasse, Missouri, as its first local service. Charles Crawford, or no other party, filed comments supporting the allotmen...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Service; Alva, OK; Ashland, Greensburg, and Kinsley, KS; and Medford, and Mustang, OK The Audio Division: grants in part a counterproposal (RM- 11335) filed by Chisholm Trail Broadcasting Company ("Chisholm") only to the extent of allotting Channel 288C3 at Kinsley, Kansas, and denying in all other respects; dismisses a Petition for R...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Crowell, TX At the petitioner's request, the Audio Division has dismissed the proposal of Jeraldine Anderson ("Anderson") to allot Channel 250A at Crowell, Texas. Anderson had filed a petition for rule making proposing the allotment of Channel 250A at Crowell, T...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Assessments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Assessment Dividends The FDIC is adopting a final rule to implement the dividend requirements of the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (Reform Act) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005 (Amendments Act) for an initial two-y...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation One-Time Assessment Credit The FDIC is amending its assessments regulations to implement the one-time assessment credit required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act), as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (Reform Act). The final rule covers:...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Reissuances Global Cargo Corp.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Revocations Hirdes Freight Ltd. et al.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Rescission of Order of Revocations International Import Export Service, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Sunspeed Transportation, et al.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Background On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Federal Reserve System Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Background On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Information and Real Estate Services, LLC; Northern New England Real Estate Network, Inc.; Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors, Inc.; Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc.; Monmouth County Association of Realtors, Inc.; Analysis of Agreements Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment The consent agreements in these matters settle 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 dra...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

General Services Administration

Federal Management Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Management Regulation; Disposition of Personal Property The General Services Administration is reopening the comment period for the subject proposed rule. The proposed rule pertains to amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) by revising coverage on personal property and moving it into Subchapter...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Program Announcement and Grant Application Instructions Template for the Older Americans Act Title IV Discretionary Grant Program The Administration on Aging (AoA) 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 notice in...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Workgroup Meeting This notice announces the fourth meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup Meeting This notice announces the eleventh meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Program Exclusions Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of Minnesota State Plan Amendment 05-015B This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on December 4, 2006, at 233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 600, the Illinois Room, Chicago, IL 60601, to reconsider CMS' decision to disapprove Minnesota State plan amendment 05-015B. Closing Date...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of New York State Plan Amendment 05-49 This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on November 22, 2006, at 26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-110a, New York, NY, 10278, to reconsider CMS' decision to disapprove New York State plan amendment 05-49.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Medicare Part D Data This proposed rule would allow the Secretary to use the claims information that is now being collected for Part D payment purposes for other research, analysis, reporting, and public health functions. The Secretary needs to use this data because othe...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinato for Health Information Technology, American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup Meeting This notice announces the eleventh meeting of the American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Electronic Health Record Workgroup Meeting This notice announces the eleventh meeting the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Record Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup This notice announces the third meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Fixed Dose Combinations, Co-Packaged Drug Products, and Single-Entity Versions of Previously Approved Antiretrovirals for the Treatment of HIV; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Fixed Dose Combinations, Co-Packaged Drug Products, and Single-Entity Versions of Previously Approved Antiretrovirals for the Treatment of HIV....	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Summaries of Medical and Clinical Pharmacology Reviews of Pediatric Studies; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of summaries of medical and clinical pharmacology reviews of pediatric studies submitted in supplements for ALTACE (ramipril), GEMZAR (gemcitabine), LESCOL (fluvastatin), SANDOSTAT...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Availability of Draft Toxicological Profiles The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Section 104(i)(3) [42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)] directs the Administrator of ATSDR to...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Amtrak Dock Bridge across the Passaic River at mile 5.0, at Harrison, New Jersey. Under this temporary deviation, the bridg...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Mill Neck Creek, Oyster Bay, NY The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Bayville Bridge, across Mill Neck Creek, mile 0.1, at Oyster Bay, New York. This deviation, allows the bridge owner to open...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Merchandise, special classes:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP, Treasury Department Entry of Softwood Lumber Products From Canada This document sets forth interim amendments to title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) establishing special entry requirements applicable to shipments of softwood lumber products from Canada. The interim amendments involve the collection of...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Vessel documentation and measurement:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the Coastwise Trade The Coast Guard amends its regulations for documenting lease- financed vessels that have a "coastwise endorsement" (i.e., vessels used in trade and passenger service within the U.S. or between U.S. ports and those used in dredging and towing in U.S....	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Debt Resolution Program 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 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide 5500.3, Revision 1 (Forms and Electronic Data Submissions) 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 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Public Housing Homeownership Program Family Application, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Homeownership Program Application and Approval 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 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Application for the Transfer of Physical Assets Correction	Correction	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Certified Eligibility for Adjustments for Damage or Neglect 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 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Second Quarter of Calendar Year 2006 Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Award-FY 2006; Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in competitions for funding under the Office of Healthy H...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Administration designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Administration. This Order of Succession supersedes the Order of Succession for the Assistant Secretary for Administration published on Ju...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. This Order of Succession supersedes the Order of Succession for the Assistant Secr...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer In this notice, the Chief Procurement Officer designates the Order of Succession for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer. The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer was previously part of the Office of Administration. Effective Date: July 13...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (Assistant Secretary) designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development. This Order of Succession supersedes the Order of Succession...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of Housing In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Housing designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Housing. This Order of Succession supersedes the Order of Succession for the Assistant Secretary for Housing published on February 5, 2003 (68 FR...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Order of Succession for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. This Order of Succession supersedes the Order of Succession for the Assistant Secretary for Public a...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development is seeking comments on renewal of a reporting system for Public Law 102-477, "Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Schwisow Development in Adams County, ID This notice advises the public that Duane and Darlene Schwisow (Applicants) have applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit (ITP), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Construction of Four Single-Family Homes in Brevard County, Florida Laura and Tariq Hussain (Applicants) request an incidental take permit (ITP) for a duration of one year, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicants anticipate removal of about 0.97 acre of...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Sarment Parcel Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan, Monterey County, California Daniel Keig (applicant) has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or "we") for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are considering issuing a 5-year permit t...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Piperia Yadonii (Yadon's Piperia) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the endangered Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 2,306 acres (ac) (9...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Meeting of the Central California Resource Advisory Council 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) Central California Resource Advisory Council will meet a...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration Applied Science Labs, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Varian, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Controlled substances; importation and exportation:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Reexportation of Controlled Substances The Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2005 amended the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to authorize the export of controlled substances from the United States to...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 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 Afton Chemeical Corp. et al.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Cooper Industries, LLC	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Proposed Agreement Regarding Alleged Non-Compliance With Consent Decree in United States v. Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Cummings Engine Co., Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Indianapolis	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Mallinckrodt, et al.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Benefits; Amendment of Regulations On August 6, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 (the Reform Act), which amended the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Act or Trade Act). The Reform Act reauthorized the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TA...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities > FCAH Arts And Artifacts Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc.

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-42 for an Additional 20-Year Period Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Privacy Act of 1974, Computer Matching Program The Postal Service \TM\ plans to conduct an ongoing matching program to identify any current Postal Service employees, who are required by state law to register on a state's public registry of sex offenders. State registries contain information about...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Postal Service Privacy Act of 1974, Computer Matching Program-Postal Service and State Agencies The Postal Service plans to conduct an ongoing matching program to identify any current Postal Service employees who are required by state law to register on a state's public registry of sex offenders. State registries contain information about indiv...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Consolidated Tape Association; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of the Tenth Substantive Amendment to the Second Restatement of the Consolidated Tape Association Plan and the Seventh Substantive Amendment to the Restated Consolidated Quotation Plan Consolidated Tape Association	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fee Changes International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Create a Penny Pilot Program for Options Trading NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to a New NASD Trade Reporting Facility Established in Conjunction With the Boston Stock Exchange National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (n/k/a New York Stock Exchange LLC); Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to NYSE Rule 116 (“Stop” Constitutes Guarantee) and NYSE Rule 123B (Exchange Automated Order Routing Systems) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Social Security Administration

Social security benefits and supplemental security income:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Representative Payment Policies and Administrative Procedure for Imposing Penalties for False or Misleading Statements or Withholding of Information We are amending our regulations on representative payment and on the administrative procedure for imposing penalties for false or misleading statements or withholding of information to reflect and implement certain provisions of the Social Security P...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5090e, Human Rights Abuses Reporting Site; OMB No. 1405-0175 The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion The Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion was established in March 2006 to advise the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development on the consideration of issues related to democracy promotion in the f...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 777-200, and 777-300 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400, 777-200, and 777-300 series airplanes. This AD requires, for certain airplanes, replacing the cell stack of the flight deck humidifier with a suppli...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, -17AR, -209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 Turbofan Engines The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, -17AR, -209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires eit...	Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplane; Overhead Cross Aisle Stowage Compartments The FAA proposes special conditions for the Boeing Model 777- 200 series airplanes. This airplane, modified by Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, will have novel or unusual design features associated with overhead cross aisle stowage compartments. The...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X Airplane; Interaction of Systems and Structures, Limit Pilot Forces, and High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Protection This action proposes special conditions for the Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport cate...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Interstate Oasis Program The FHWA is issuing this approved final Interstate Oasis Program policy document. Section 1310 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Public Law 109-59, August 10, 2005) requires the...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Transfer of federally assisted land or facility:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or Facility Section 5334(g) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer land or a facility to a public body for any publ...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > FS Notice of Rate for Use in Federal Debt Collection and Discount and Rebate Evaluation Pursuant to Section 11 of the Debt Collection Act of 1982, as amended, (31 U.S.C. 3717), the Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for computing and publishing the percentage rate to be used in assessing interest charges for outstanding debts owed...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted via teleconference. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee. An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Inte...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel VITA Issue Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > OCC Privacy Act of 1974; Altered System of Records In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is altering its system of records Treasury/Comptroller .600--Consumer Complaint and Inquiry Information System.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Exchanges of Property for an Annuity This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance on the taxation of the exchange of property for an annuity contract. These regulations are necessary to outline the proper taxation of these exchanges and will affect participants in t...	Proposed Rule	Oct 18, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > USMINT Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee November 2006 Public Meeting Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for November 2, 2006. Date: November 2, 2006. Time: Public Meeting Time: 10 a.m....	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting Debt Management Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) An open meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Small Business/Self Employed-Taxpayer Burden Reduction Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Small Business/Self Employed--Taxpayer Burden Reduction Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The TAP will be discussing issues pertaining to increasing compliance and lessening the bu...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Nevada) An open meeting of the Area 7 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	Oct 18, 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	Oct 18, 2006

Merchandise, special classes:

No documents available.

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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Notice of Open Meeting To Finalize Annual Report; Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate and report to Congress annually on the U.S.-China economic and security relationshi...	Notice	Oct 18, 2006

Federal Register October 18, 2006

Agencies Publishing on October 18, 2006

Agriculture Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Commerce Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Export administration regulations:

Fishery conservation and management:

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT; binational panel reviews:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Education Department

Meetings:

Vocational and adult education:

Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Executive Office of the President

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Assessments:

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

General Services Administration

Federal Management Regulation:

Health and Human Services Department

Medicaid:

Medicare:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Superfund program:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Merchandise, special classes:

Vessel documentation and measurement:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Meetings:

Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Controlled substances; importation and exportation:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program:

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc.

Postal Service

R Railroad Retirement Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

Social security benefits and supplemental security income:

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Airworthiness standards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Hazardous materials:

Transfer of federally assisted land or facility:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Meetings:

Merchandise, special classes:

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Railroad Retirement Board

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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission