Federal Register December 14, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on December 14, 2006

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (11)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (6)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Export-Import Bank (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (28)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (7)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (7)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
State Department (5)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (9)
Treasury Department (6)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Information Collection; Optional Ethnicity Survey In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a new information collection entitled, Optional Ethnicity Survey.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Thorn Fire Salvage Recovery Project, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR On December 8, 2006, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Thorn Salvage Recovery Project on the Blue Mountain Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest, was published in the Federal Register (71 FR...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Agriculture Department > FS Chrome Fire Salvage Recovery Project, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR On December 8, 2006, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Chrome Fire Salvage Recovery Project on the Blue Mountain Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest, was published in the Federal Register (...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS USDA Forest Service Open Space Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan The Forest Service has extended the deadline for receiving input into the development of the USDA Forest Service Open Space Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan from December 13, 2006, to December 29, 2006. The Strategy and Implementation Pl...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject exempted fishing permit (EFP) application contains all the required inform...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Canada On November 6, 2006, the Department of Commerce published a notice of initiation of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod products from Canada. We have preliminarily concluded that 1)...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On September 11, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the antidumping (AD) administrative review on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate (CTL Plate) from Germany. The period of review (POR) is Aug...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 222-Montgomery, AL; Request for Manufacturing Authority; Arvin Meritor, Inc. (Automotive Parts) Arvin Meritor, Inc.; automotive parts manufacturing facility	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Availability of Seats for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)) is seeking applications for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (council): Boating, Citizen-at-Large (upper Keys), Diving (alternate), Citizen-at-Large (middle Keys, alterna...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Creation of U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Iraqi Ministry of Trade have established the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue (Business Dialogue or Dialogue). This notice announces an amendment extending the deadline for applications for American representatives...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures This combined final and temporary rule for emergency action establishes the 2007 first trimester season quotas for large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal sharks (SCS), and pelagic sharks and publishes the opening and closing dates for the LCS fish...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Red Snapper Management Measures This proposed rule would implement interim measures to reduce overfishing of Gulf red snapper. This proposed rule would reduce the commercial and recreational quotas for red snapper, reduce the commercial minimum size limit for red snapper, reduce th...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is developing Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP to implement a rebuilding plan to rebuild the scup stock to the stock level associated with maximum sustainable yield (B<INF>M...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2007 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications NMFS issues final specifications for the 2007 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including commercial scup possession limits. This acti...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces new criteria developed by the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events (Working Group) to help determine when a marine mammal Unusual Mortality Event (UME) is occurring.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Debarment and Suspension Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-016, Performance-based Payments The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement recommendations to change the regulations related to performance-based pay...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Acting Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, 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 14, 2006
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 14, 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. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information co...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC City of Azusa, CA; Notice of Filing Azusa, CA	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Interstate Power and Light Company; Notice of Application Interstate Power Light Co.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Leadore Wind Farm; Notice of Filing Leadore Wind Farm	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference California Independent System Operator Corp.; technical conference	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Notice Allowing Post-Technical Conference Comments Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., et al.; technical conference	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product; EPA ICR No. 0278.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0044 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. The ICR, which is a...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Land Disposal Restrictions No-Migration Variances (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1353.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0062 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	Dec 14, 2006

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Air Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Halogenated Solvent Cleaning: Notice of Data Availability EPA is issuing this Notice of Data Availability (NODA) in support of the proposed rule issued August 17, 2006, entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants--Halogenated Solvent Cleaning". EPA received a number of comments on the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Continental Carbon Company; Phenix City (Russell County), AL Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated September 21, 2006, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (AD...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Georgia-Pacific Brunswick Operations; Brunswick (Glynn County), GA Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated September 21, 2006, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for King Finishing; Dover (Screven County), GA On September 21, 2006, the Administrator issued an Order Granting Remanded Issue on Petition to Object (Order) regarding a state operating permit issued to King Finishing located in Dover, Screven County, Georgia, pursuant to title V of the Clean Air...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Tennessee Valley Authority-Paradise Fossil Plant; Drakesboro (Muhlenberg County), KY Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated October 20, 2006, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit proposed by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) for Tenne...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Finding That Certain States Did Not Submit Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) State Plans for New and Existing Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Status of Submission of Such Plans In this action, EPA is making a finding on the status of submission of State Plans in response to the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). CAMR requires States to develop plans for implementing a phased cap on mercury emissions from new and existing large,...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2007 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide EPA is finalizing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2007 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is authorizing uses that will qualify for the 2007 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produce...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next open meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2007. The meeting is open to the public to attend and will beg...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acid Copper Chromate (ACC); Product Cancellation Order to Delete ACC Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations This notice announces EPA's order terminating all residential uses of the acid copper chromate (ACC) registration held by OSMOSE, Inc. The affected registration is EPA Reg. No. 3008-60. OSMOSE voluntarily requested the use termination, pursuant to se...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Availability of Draft Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: Wetlands EPA announces the availability of a draft nutrient criteria technical guidance manual for wetlands. This document provides State and Tribal water quality managers and others with information on how to develop numeric nutrient criteria for wetlands as...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2006 Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 8090)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2006

Export-Import Bank

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Export-Import Bank, as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction act o...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 This document contains revisions to the final regulations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). The regulations relate to unwanted telephone solicitations pursuant to the TCPA.	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Notices Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research and development. F...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at Dow Chemical Company, Madison, IL, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR Sec. 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at Dow Chemical Company, Madison, Illinois, to be included in the Special Exposu...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Hazardous substances releases and facilities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Public Health Assessments and Health Consultations Completed This notice announces those sites for which ATSDR has completed public health assessments and health consultations during the period from July 2006 through September 2006. This list includes sites that are on or proposed for inclusion on the National...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Charging for Investigational Drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its investigational new drug application (IND) regulation concerning charging patients for investigational new drugs. FDA is proposing to revise the current charging regulation to clarify t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations on access to investigational new drugs for the treatment of patients. The proposed rule would clarify existing regulations and add new types of expanded access for treatment...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Dec 14, 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	Dec 14, 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	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Medicare Program; Medicare Appeals; Adjustment to the Amount in Controversy Threshold Amounts for Calendar Year 2007 This notice announces the annual adjustment in the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process. The adjustments to the AIC threshold amounts will be...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Request for Information (RFI): Guidance for Prioritization of Pre-pandemic and Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Influenza viruses have threatened the health of animal and human populations for centuries. A pandemic occurs when a novel strain of influenza virus emerges that has the ability to infect and be passed between humans. Because humans lack immunity to...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0012 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0008 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Risk-based capital:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department > OFHEO Risk-Based Capital Regulation Amendment The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) is amending Appendix A to Subpart B of 12 CFR part 1750 Risk-Based Capital, (Risk-Based Capital Regulation). The amendments are intended to enhance the accuracy and transparency of the calcul...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule to revise the list of migratory birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit commen...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Concession contracts and permits:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Continuation of Visitor Services Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services for a period not-to-exceed 1 year from the date of contract expiration.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until each time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs s...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Monterey Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens) In response to a settlement agreement, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise currently designated critical habitat for the Monterey spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Remove the Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pariette Cactus as Threatened or Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce two 90-day findings made under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). One finding concerns a petition to remove Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) from the List...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

National Natural Landmark designations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of National Natural Landmark Designation for Irvine Ranch, Orange County, CA The Secretary of the Interior has determined that an area of 36,398 acres within the Irvine Ranch in Orange County, California meets the criteria for national significance and has designated this site a National Natural Landmark.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > USGS Patent, Trademark & Copyright Acts The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is contemplating awarding an exclusive license to: Williamson and Associates, 1124 NW., 53rd Street, Seattle, WA 98107 on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,236,211 B1 and 6,236,212 B1, both entitled "Induced Polarization M...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act L.A.D. General Contractors et al.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act McCann Resources, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Filing of Proposed Amendment to the Consent Decree Between the United States, the State of New Jersey, and PSEG Fossil LLC To Resolve Certain Alleged Violations of the Clean Air Act PSEG Fossil LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) Smurfit Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Von Roll America, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA AAR Manufacturing dba AAR Cargo Systems, Livonia, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation AAR Cargo Systems	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Dickten Masch Plastics, LLC, Hattiesburg Plant, a Subsidiary of Everett Smith Group, Hattiesburg, MS; Notice of Termination of Investigation Dickten Masch Plastics, LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Hanesbrands, Inc., Formerly Known as Sara Lee Corporation, Trading as L'eggs Products Marion Plant, Marion, SC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Hanesbrands, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Hercules Incorporation, Aqualon Division, Parlin, NJ; Notice of Termination of Investigation Hercules Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Northern Hardwoods, South Range, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Northern Hardwoods	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Roseburg Forest Products, Coquille, OR; Notice of Termination of Investigation Roseburg Forest Products	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Labor Department > ETA Wright and Lato, Inc., East Orange, NJ; Notice of Termination of Investigation Wright Lato, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Merit Systems Protection Board

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) is forwarding the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Bud...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 Notice is hereby given to National Endowment for the Arts employees, former employees and applicants for Federal employment about the rights and remedies available under the antidiscrimination, whistleblower protection, and retaliation laws applicabl...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Availability of The Draft Supplement 29 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the License Renewal of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Mortality Assumptions This document makes changes to the mortality assumptions under parts 4050 (Missing Participants) and 4281 (Duties of Plan Sponsor Following Mass Withdrawal) of PBGC's regulations. In a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2005,...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Mortality Assumptions This proposed rule is a companion to PBGC's direct final rule (published today in the "Rules and Regulations" section of the Federal Register) making changes to the mortality assumptions under parts 4050 (Missing Participants) and 4281 (Duties of Pla...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Clarify Deposit Service Procedures To Help Assure Compliance With OFAC Regulations Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Establishing New Reporting Processes To Support the Bilateral Comparison of Pool Details Associated With Specified Pool Trade Activity Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Financial Responsibility, Operational Capability, Insolvency, and Ceasing To Act Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Establishing an Effective Date for Amendments to NASD Rule 2340 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Buy-Ins of Municipal Securities National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Revise Stock Futures Adjustment Methodology Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

State Department

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State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0153 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	Dec 14, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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State Department Renewal of the Overseas Schools Advisory Council Overseas Schools Advisory Council	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
State Department U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Notice of Commission Renewal U.S National Commission for UNESCO	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

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State Department Overseas Schools Advisory Council Notice of Meeting Overseas Schools Advisory Council	Notice	Dec 14, 2006
State Department U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Notice of Teleconference Meeting U.S. National Commission for UNESCO	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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DOT, STB Nevada Pacific Railroad Corporation-Lease and Operation Exemption-Rail Lines of Pan Western Corporation Pan Western Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Trade Policy Staff Committee:

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Trade Representative, Office of United States Trade Policy Staff Committee; Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment on Interim Environmental Review of United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), seeks comment on the interim environmental review of the proposed United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The interim environmental revi...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class D Airspace; Castle Airport, Atwater, CA This action establishes Class D airspace at Castle Airport, Atwater, CA. A contract Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is being established at Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, which will meet criteria for Class D airspace. Class D airspace is required...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Alaskan High Altitude Reporting Points; AK This action establishes four high altitude reporting points AYZOL, BORAN, EMSOW, and TIBOY in Alaska. The designation of these high altitude reporting points is needed to facilitate the separation of air traffic in Alaska.	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes and Model C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes) The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 2100D3 Turboprop Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 2100D3 turboprop engines. This AD requires removing certain part number (P/N) compressor cone shaft assemblies at a new reduced cyclic life limit of 5,000 eng...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo Discus T Gliders We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditi...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Anthropomorphic test devices:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA Anthropomorphic Test Devices; ES-2re Side Impact Crash Test Dummy 50th Percentile Adult Male This final rule amends the agency's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add specifications and qualification requirements for a new mid-size adult male crash test dummy, called the "ES-2re" test dummy. The ES-2re dummy has enhanced injury a...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006
Transportation Department > NHTSA Anthropomorphic Test Devices; SID-IIs Side Impact Crash Test Dummy 5th Percentile Adult Female This final rule amends the agency's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add specifications and qualification requirements for the 5th percentile adult female crash test dummy, called the SID-IIs Build Level D ("SID-IIs") test dummy. The SID...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Engineering and traffic operations:

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Transportation Department > FHWA Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and Other Streets and Highways; Standards The FHWA is revising its regulation that prescribes procedures for obtaining basic uniformity of traffic control devices on Federal- aid and other streets and highways. This final rule makes some nomenclature changes, removes outdated references, and...	Rule	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

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Transportation Department > FHWA National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation This document announces the first meeting of the National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation. This is the first meeting of the task force. The purpose of the Task Force is to advise the Secretary of Transportation, th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

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Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and the Territory of Puerto Rico) An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Dec 14, 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	Dec 14, 2006

Meetings:

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Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin) An open meeting of the Area 4 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	Dec 14, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Dec 14, 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	Dec 14, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices OTS is issuing final guidance: Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices (guidance). OTS developed this Guidance to clarify that institutions actively engaged in CRE lending should assess their concentrat...	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

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Veterans Affairs Department Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board	Notice	Dec 14, 2006

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