Federal Register October 19, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register October 19, 2006

View all documents issued on October 19, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

159 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 19, 2006

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (49)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (14)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (3)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (14)
Treasury Department (14)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Information Collection; Request for Comment; Operating Plans In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection for Operating Plans.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Lemon Juice from Argentina and Mexico Argentina and Mexico	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada On September 12, 2006, U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Canada's Minister for International Trade, David Emerson, signed the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA 2006). On October 12, 2006 the SLA 2006 entered into effect. Pursuant to the the...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce ("Department") and the International Trade Commission ("Commission") that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and ma...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review China	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Reviews and Revocation of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada On September 12, 2006, U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Canada's Minister for International Trade, David Emerson, signed the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA 2006). On October 12, 2006, the SLA 2006 entered into effect. Pursuant to the set...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Revisions and Clarification of Export and Reexport Controls for the People's Republic of China (PRC); New Authorization Validated End-User This notice extends the comment period on a July 6, 2006 proposed rule in which the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise and clarify the United States' policy for exports and re...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Export transactions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Revision to the Unverified List-Guidance as to “Red Flags” On June 14, 2002, the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") published a notice in the Federal Register that set forth a list of persons in foreign countries who were parties to past export transactions where pre-license checks or post-shipment veri...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants for Formal K-12 Education The NOAA Office of Education (OED) is requesting applications for environmental literacy projects in support of K-12 education. Funded projects will last between one and five years in duration and will propose ways to expand the amount of Earth Syste...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants for Free-Choice Learning NOAA's Office of Education (OED) is requesting applications for environmental literacy projects in support of free-choice learning. The proposed projects should support NOAA's vision which is: an informed society that uses a comprehensive understandi...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Completion of Panel Review Pursuant to the negotiated settlement agreement between the United States and Canadian Governments, which terminated the Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee, this Binational Panel review is completed effective October 12, 2006. The panel...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Termination of Panel Review Pursuant to the negotiated settlement between the United States and Canadian Governments, the panel review of the above noted case is terminated as of October 12, 2006. A panel has been appointed to this panel review and has been dismissed in accorda...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping Methodologies: Market Economy Inputs, Expected Non-Market Economy Wages, Duty Drawback; and Request for Comments This notice addresses three methodologies of the Department of Commerce ("the Department") in antidumping proceedings. First, the Department is revising its approach concerning the use of market economy inputs in the calculation of normal value in an...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Defense Department

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 On October 12, 2006 the Department of Defense published a notice on Fiscal Year 2007 Diagnosis Related Group (DRF) Updates. This notice corrects an error for TRICARE DRG base payment rate.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Membership of the Performance Review Board Notice.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)...	Rule	Oct 19, 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 19, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c) (2) (a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information coll...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC 330 Fund I, L.P.; 330 Investment Management, LLC; 330 MM, LLC; Cornerstone Energy Partners, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order 330 Fund I, L.P., et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC AB Energy, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order AB Energy, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Aquila, Inc.; Notice of Application Aquila, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC BG Dighton Power, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order BG Dighton Power, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Black River Macro Discretionary Fund, Ltd.; Black River Commodity Energy Fund LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Black River Macro Discretionary Fund, Ltd., et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC CMP Androscoggin LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order CMP Androscoggin LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation; SCG Pipeline, Inc.; South Carolina Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Tariff Cancellation Carolina Gas Transmission Corp. et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Celeren Corporation; Notice of Issuance of Order Celeren Corp.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Marketing & Trading, L.P.; Notice of Issuance of Order Cinergy Marketing Trading, L.P	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Application Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC ECP Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order ECP Energy, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Evergreen Windpower, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Evergreen Windpower, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC FPL Energy Mower County, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order FPL Energy Mower County, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC FPL Energy Oliver Wind, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order FPL Energy Oliver Wind, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Fairchild Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Fairchild Energy, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Hawks Nest Hydro LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Hawks Nest Hydro LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC International Paper Company; Notice of Issuance of Order International Paper Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Liberty Power Holdings, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Liberty Power Holdings, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Issuance of Order Liberty Power Maine, LLC, et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC MATEP LLC.; Notice of Issuance of Order MATEP LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Moguai Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Moguai Energy, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Mt. Tom Generating Company, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Mt. Tom Generating Co., LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC New Hope Power Partnership; Notice of Issuance of Order New Hope Power Partnership	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC; Noble Ellenburg Windpark, LLC; Noble Altona Windpark, LLC; Noble Clinton Windpark I, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC, et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Norway-Oakdale Project; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places Northern Indiana Public Service Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC PEAK Capital Management, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order PEAK Capital Management, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Parkview AMC Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Parkview AMC Energy, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Application Puget Sound Energy, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Reliant Energy Power Supply, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Reliant Energy Power Supply, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Shipper Refund Report Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Wolverine Trading, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order Wolverine Trading, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Millennium Pipeline L.L.C.; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Empire State Pipeline and Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Algonquin Gas Transmission System; Iroquois Gas Transmission System; Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Northeast-07 Project Millennium Pipeline L.L.C. et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement-Complex 2030 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department), announces its intent to prepare a Supplement to the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statem...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Technical Conference Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., et al.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Renewal of Information Collection for EPA's National Environmental Performance Track Program (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1949.05, OMB Control No. 2010-0032 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Secondary Lead Smelters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1128.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0080 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request: Federal Emissions Guidelines for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Small) (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1893.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0430 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Water System Survey 2006; EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2040-New In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Phosphate Fertilizer Industry (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1061.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0037 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Semiconductor Manufacturing EPA is proposing amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for Semiconductor Manufacturing, published on May 22, 2003. We are proposing amendments to the final rule to clarify the emission requirements for pr...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement, to address a lawsuit filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense, Montana...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Determination of Attainment, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana; Redesignation of Allen County 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing the August 30, 2006 (71 FR 51489), direct final rule approving the State of Indiana's May 30, 2006, request to redesignate the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)...	Rule	Oct 19, 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 required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this op...	Notice	Oct 19, 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 19, 2006

Declaratory ruling petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Pleading Cycle Established for Petitions for Reconsideration and/or for Clarification of the Prepaid Calling Card Order On September 28, 2006 the Commission released a Public Notice seeking comment on Arizona Dialtone Inc.'s petition for declaratory ruling and IDT Telecom, Inc.'s petition for clarification or, in the alternative, for reconsideration of the Commission'...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Technological Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons of the final meeting of the Technological Advisory Council ("Council") under its charter renewed as of November 19, 2004.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No Fear Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation No FEAR Act Notice FDIC is publishing notice to inform its employees, former employees, and applicants for employment about their rights and remedies under the Antidiscrimination Laws and Whistleblower Protection Laws applicable to them. Pursuant to Title II of the Not...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement of Existing Collection; Comment Request The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") intends to conduct a pilot study in connection with Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108-159 (2003). This study is a follow-up to the Commission's previ...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Human Genome Research Institute	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry: Biological Product Deviation Reporting for Blood and Plasma Establishments; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Biological Product Deviation Reporting for Blood and Plasma Establishments," dated October 2006. The guidance provides blood and plas...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry: Biological Product Deviation Reporting for Licensed Manufacturers of Biological Products Other than Blood and Blood Components; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Biological Product Deviation Reporting for Licensed Manufacturers of Biological Products Other than Blood and Blood Components," date...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Serially Numbered Substantial Containers Entering the United States Duty-Free CBP has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Serially Numbered Substantial Containers Entering the U.S. Duty-Free....	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Allowance in Duties The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Transaction; Application for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Report The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Thames River, New London, CT The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Amtrak Bridge across the Thames River, mile 0.8, at New London, Connecticut. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would allow the...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Extension of Minimum Funding Under the Indian Housing Block Grant Program This interim rule provides authority for Indian tribes to receive a minimum grant amount under the need component of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. The minimum funding provision currently in effect in HUD's r...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) for a new approval of the paperwork requirements that address the narrative portion only of MM...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications We invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project, El Dorado County, CA Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Compact and Chapter 5 of the TRPA Code of Ordinances, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Department of the...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting 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, New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council) will meet November 8-9, 2006.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM New Mexico Regulatory Program We are approving an amendment to the New Mexico regulatory program (the "New Mexico program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). New Mexico proposed revisions to and additions of rules and revisions to st...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Interior Department > OSM Ohio Regulatory Program We (OSM) are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Ohio regulatory program (the "Ohio program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The proposed amendment consists of a request from Ohio to wit...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Direct (Non-Competitive) Sale of Public Lands, Esmeralda County, NV A 16.06 acre parcel of public land located near Dyer, Esmeralda County, Nevada, has been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing direct sale procedures. The authority for the sale is found under sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Draft National Management and Control Plan for the New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) This notice announces the availability of the draft "National Management and Control Plan for the New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)." The draft was prepared by the New Zealand Mudsnail Working Group of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task...	Notice	Oct 19, 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 19, 2006

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Engines, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 19, 2006, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of American Honda Motor Company, Incorporated of...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Tocris Cookson, Inc.	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2007: Proposed This notice proposes initial year 2007 assessment of annual needs for certain List I chemicals in accordance with the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA), enacted on March 9, 2006. The Act required DEA to establish production quotas an...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Controlled Substances: Final Revised Aggregate Production Quotas for 2006 This notice establishes final 2006 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA). The DEA has taken into consideration comments received in response to a notice of the propo...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Contractor Recertification of Program Compliance This rule adopts the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2005 as final with minor, non-substantive editorial changes. The final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to include a requirement for NASA's Small Business...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Availability of the Final Supplement 27 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Regarding the License Renewal of Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Personnel Management Office

Absence and leave:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Absence and Leave; SES Annual Leave The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations to provide a higher annual leave accrual rate of 1 day (8 hours) per biweekly pay period for members of the Senior Executive Service, employees in senior-level and scientific or professi...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Generic Listing Standards for Series of Portfolio Depositary Receipts and Index Fund Shares Based On International or Global Indexes American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Electronic Access Fee American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Modify NASDAQ Rules 3350 and 4755 NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify Nasdaq Rule 4760 Relating to the Operation of the Nasdaq Crossing Network NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 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 the Addition of Real-Time Quotation Information to the NYSE OpenBookTM Service New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest rates; quarterly determinations	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Request and Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

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World Trade Organization:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States-Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), at the request of Antigua and Barbuda, has established a panel under Article 21.5 of the WTO Understand...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Notice of Intent To Survey Motor Carriers Operating Small Passenger-Transporting Commercial Motor Vehicles The FMCSA invites comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection. The new information collection is associated with an agency study by a research contractor which will investi...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Clearance of a New Information Collection: FMCSA COMPASS Portal Customer Satisfaction Assessment The FMCSA invites public comment on its plan to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection (IC). The collection involves the assessment of FMCSA's strategic decision to integrate its Information Tech...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Renewal of an Information Collection: Medical Qualification Requirements The FMCSA invites comments on its plan to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection concerning the requirements set forth in 49 CFR parts 391 and 398 for the following activities: (1) A medical...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief f...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. Models N22B, N22S, and N24A Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2003-22-13, which applies to all AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. (ASTA) Models N22B and N24A airplanes. AD 2003-22-13 currently requires you to visually inspect the a...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A321 Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an airworthiness authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe con...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A340-200, and A340-300 Airplanes The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200, A340-200, and A340-300 airplanes. This AD requires the installation of heatshields in the belly fairing of the center fuselage. This AD results from fuel system...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes Equipped with General Electric GE90-94B Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes equipped with General Electric GE90-94B engines. This AD requires inspecting to determine the part number of the identification plate of the torq...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-62, DC-8-63, DC-8-62F, and DC-8-63F Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-62, DC-8-63, DC-8-62F, and DC- 8-63F airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the wiring for the engine thrust brake circuit and indicatin...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Arriel 2B Series Turboshaft Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Arriel 2B, 2B1, and 2B1A turboshaft engines. This AD requires visually inspecting the splines of the high-pressure (HP) pump drive gear shaft and coupling shaft assembly for wear. T...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C Series Turboshaft Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C series turboshaft engines. This AD requires identifying, inspecting and replacing flexible lubrication pipes manufactured after April 1, 2003. If both engines on...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards(FMVSS) are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substa...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2003 and 2004 BMW 3 Series Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2003 and 2004 BMW 3 Series passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal moto...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Railroad safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Amendments and Attachment of Safety Appliances on Passenger Equipment FRA is amending its existing regulations in an effort to address various mechanical issues relevant to the manufacture, efficient utilization, and safe operation of passenger equipment and trains that have arisen since FRA's original issuance of the...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project (TD 9286) The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 information collection...	Notice	Oct 19, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Partner's Distributive Share: Foreign Tax Expenditures This document contains final regulations regarding the allocation of creditable foreign tax expenditures by partnerships. The regulations are necessary to clarify the application of section 704(b) to allocations of creditable foreign tax expenditures...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS TIPRA Amendments to Section 199 This document contains final and temporary regulations concerning the amendments made by the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code. The temporary regulations also contain a rule concerning...	Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS TIPRA Amendments to Section 199 In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations concerning the application of section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides a deduction for income attributable to domesti...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Treatment of Payments in Lieu of Taxes Under Section 141 This document contains proposed regulations modifying the standards for treating payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) as generally applicable taxes for purposes of the private security or payment test under section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code (Cod...	Proposed Rule	Oct 19, 2006

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Disclosure of Return Information by Certain Officers and Employees for Investigative Purposes Correction	Correction	Oct 19, 2006

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Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Countervailing duties:

Export administration regulations:

Export transactions:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Defense Department

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

Meetings:

Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Air pollution control:

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Federal Communications Commission

Declaratory ruling petitions:

Meetings:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No Fear Act:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Survey plat filings:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Schedules of controlled substances:

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Personnel Management Office

Absence and leave:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Social Security Administration

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World Trade Organization:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Railroad safety:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Procedure and administration:

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