December 4, 2006 (Volume 71)

Federal Register December 4, 2006

View all documents issued on December 4, 2006. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

104 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2006

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
The Rural Utilities Service, an agency which administers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs (hereinafter "USDA Rural Development" or the "Agency,") gives notice that no adverse comments were received regarding t...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We are advising the public of our decision to extend a determination of nonregulated status to a rice line developed by Bayer CropScience, which has been genetically engineered to be tolerant to the herbicide glufosinate. Therefore, APHIS no longer c...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Title Type Published
We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea to be imported into the State of Alaska under certain conditions. As a condition of entry, the oranges would h...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Earth Tech Northeast Inc. (Joseph Falbo, Responsible Party), One World Financial Center, 200 Liberty Street, 25\th\ Floor, New York, New York 10281, has been issued a permit to conduct scientific research on shortnose stur...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Chile
Notice Dec 04, 2006
On July 6, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the People's Republic of China ("...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Germany
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application to renew and modify a permit for scientific research from Hagar Environmental Science (HES) in Richmond, California (1105). The permit would affect federally endangered Central California C...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Notice is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has received an application for a permit to conduct research for scientific purposes from Elise Kelley, researcher at the University of California at Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara County, California. The r...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS is reopening directed fishing for Greenland turbot for vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea subarea in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2006 total allowable catch...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Marine mammals:

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The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces the extension of temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These restrictions will cont...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces the extension of temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These restrictions will cont...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is publishing its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2007, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed LOF for 2007 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fi...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is requesting public comment on the development of a monitoring program covering imports of textile and apparel products from Vietnam to remain in place for the duration of this Administration. To help the...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Acad...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools announces an eligibility requirement for the following discretionary grant programs administered by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS Discretionary Grant Programs): <bullet>...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Dauphin Island Gathering Partners
Notice Dec 04, 2006
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2006
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Enbridge Pipelines (Alabama Intrastate), L.L.C.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Horizon Power and Light, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this interim final rule to implement provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that require DOE to establish revised energy efficiency performance standards for the construction of all new Federal b...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Power rates:

Title Type Published
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) Post-2008 Resource Pool Final Allocation of Power (Resource Pool Final Power Allocation), d...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the document, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Greenbrier Co-Production Demonstration Project, (DOE/EIS-0361), for public comment. The draft environmental impact st...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Missouri for the inclusion of revisions to the Construction Permit Exemptions rule. The Construction Permit Exemptions rule lists specific construction or modificat...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Missouri for the inclusion of revisions to the Construction Permit Exemptions rule. The Construction Permit Exemptions rule lists specific construction or...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Missouri. This revision pertains to Grossman Iron and Steel's Source Registration Permit, number SR00.045A. This permit, issued by the City of St. Louis,...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Missouri. This revision pertains to Grossman Iron and Steel Company's Source Registration Permit, number SR00.045A. This permit, issued by the City of St. Louis, wi...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces applicability determinations, alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory interpretations that EPA has made under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NE...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 (EPA) announces the deletion of portions of the Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) Site located in Meade and Pennington Counties, South Dakota, from the National Priorities List (NPL). All areas originally pr...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
World Aids Day (Proc. 8087)
Presidential Document Dec 04, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Preserving Independence of Financial Institution Examinations Act of 2003; implementation:

Title Type Published
This proposal would amend existing FDIC ethics regulations involving extensions of credit, ownership of stock, and definitions. This proposal would implement the Preserving Independence of Financial Institution Examinations Act of 2003, which amended...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
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 Dec 04, 2006

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal travel:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the lodging rate of a certain location in the State of Florida. Also, GSA is adding Greene County, Virginia to the County column for Charlottesville, Virginia, and will begin to receive Charlotte...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, "Medicare Beneficiary Database (MBD)," System No. 09-70-0536, established at 66 Federal Register (FR) 63392 (December 6, 2001), and m...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, "Medicare Supplier Identification File (MSIF)," System No. 09-70-0530, last published at 67 Federal Register 48184 (July 23, 2002). The system will facil...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. The NADA provides for the use of a florfenicol Type A medicated ar...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice that it has approved an original abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by First Priority, Inc. The ANADA provides for oral use of pyrantel pamoate suspension in horses and pon...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd. The ANADA provides for use of sulfamethazine soluble powder to...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Primary Health Care Bureau; correction
Correction Dec 04, 2006

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed revision of a currently appro...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, proposes to add a new system of records to the Department's inventory, entitled Background Check Service. The U.S. Citizenship and Im...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard revises its drawbridge regulations by lengthening the period for which a deviation from published bridge opening requirements is authorized, and by reorganizing and clarifying some provisions. These changes promote intermodal mobility...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a partially closed session.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
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 a competition for funding under the Super Notice of Fu...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) conce...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by Section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted as 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3410, all...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Economic enterprises:

Title Type Published
This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule published on Thursday, October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58769), which establishes procedures that an Indian tribe must follow in seeking to conduct gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988....
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is preparing a supplemental Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS) for the Northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Meetings:

Title Type Published
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) Mojave Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (R...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

National Park System:

Title Type Published
This notice is to comply with section 804 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (Pub. L. No. 108-447). The Act requires agencies to give the public advance notice (6 months) of the establishment of a new recreation fee area. Voyageu...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order extends Public Land Order No. 6630 for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to allow the National Park Service to continue to manage the land as part of the Voyageurs National Park.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission gave notice by publication in the Federal Register on November 14, 2006 (71 FR 66347) of a proposal to modify all of its systems of records...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Employee Retirement Income Security Act:

Title Type Published
Section 601 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the PPA) (Pub. L. 109-280) amended section 408 of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) to add an exemption from certai...
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Section 601 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the PPA) (Pub. L. 109-280) amended section 408 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to add a prohibited transaction...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Nationally recognized testing laboratories, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of NSF International (NSF) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., (TUV) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Section 108 Study Group announces a public roundtable discussion on certain issues relating to the exceptions and limitations applicable to libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, and seeks written comments on these issues. This notice (1...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

N
National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the National Transportation Safety Board Performance Review Board.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established a new policy extending the maximum license term for certain 10 CFR Part 70 fuel cycle licensees who are required to submit Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) summaries for approval. Such lice...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 29 CFR part 724, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has implemented Title II of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR Act) of 2002, concerning OPM's obligation (along with other Federa...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA--1668--DR), dated 11/ 02/2006. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/16/2006 and continuing through 11/08/2006.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Mississippi dated 11/22/2006. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 11/15/2006 through 11/16/2006.
Notice Dec 04, 2006
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Washington, dated 11/22/2006. Incident: Fire. Incident Period: 07/24/2006 and continuing.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. <bullet> Title of Information Collection: American Ci...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action corrects an error in the airspace description contained in a Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, October 6, 2006 (71 FR 59007). Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-21.
Rule Dec 04, 2006
This action corrects an error in the location name (Kokhanok) contained in a Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (71 FR 59372). Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-19.
Rule Dec 04, 2006
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in the following metropolitan areas: Brownsville, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; San Francisco, California...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, and AT-503A airplanes, which supersedes AD 2002- 26-05 and AD 2002-11-05 R1. Since we issued AD 2002-26-05 and AD 2002- 11-05 R1...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain IAE V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M- A5, V2530-A5, and V2533-A5 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive inspections of the master...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
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 aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
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 aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule Dec 04, 2006
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes. This AD requires you to repetitively inspect the forward, vertical, and aft flanges of both the left and right...
Rule Dec 04, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 appropriations for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by the Tra...
Notice Dec 04, 2006

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Seaway regulations and rules:

Title Type Published
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules (Pra...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Procedure and administration:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 2, 2006 (71 FR 64496) relating to the disclosure of reportable transact...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2006

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