Federal Register December 19, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on December 19, 2006

Agriculture Department (8)
Commerce Department (13)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (9)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Housing and Urban Development Department (6)
Interior Department (7)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Small Business Administration (1)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (4)

Agriculture Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS, Interior Department > FWS Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D: 2008-09 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations This proposed rule would establish regulations for fishing seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2008-09 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is s...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Agriculture Department > FS, Interior Department > FWS Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Seasonal Adjustments-Tustumena Lake This provides notice of the Federal Subsistence Board's action to provide winter subsistence harvest opportunities for lake trout, Dolly Varden, and rainbow trout in Tustumena Lake. The fishing opportunity in Tustumena Lake provides an exception to t...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Environmental Impact Statement; Genetically Engineered Fruit Fly and Pink Bollworm We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service intends to prepare an environmental impact statement relative to the proposed use of genetically engineered fruit flies and pink bollworm in certain plant pest control pro...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Grade standards:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Grades of Cultivated Ginseng The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is establishing voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Cultivated Ginseng. AMS received a request from an industry group representing cultivated ginseng growers...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Amendment 2 of the Cotton Storage Agreement This notice announces Amendment 2 to the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC's) Cotton Storage Agreement. This amendment alters the agreement that regulates the storage of CCC interest and commercial cotton in warehouses throughout the United States.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open to the public. The U.S. Department of Agricultur...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Program regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS, RBS, RUS, FSA Servicing and Collections-Unauthorized Recipients of Financial Assistance This action amends the servicing regulations that apply when it is determined that unauthorized recipients have received financial assistance under USDA Business, Cooperative, and Community Facility loan and grant programs. The changes make clear tha...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Recreation fee areas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS, Interior Department > NPS, FWS, BLM, BOR Notice of Availability-America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Public Law 108-447, Div. J, Title VII Section 5 paragraph 3 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) of December 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(3)) requires that the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture publish a notice in the Federal Register when the "America the Beautiful--th...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1581 Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (Responsible Official--Samuel Pooley, Principal Investigator--George Balazs), 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 has been issued a permit to...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 2004-2005 Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review The Department of Commerce ("the Department") published its preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished ("TRBs"), from the People's Republic of China...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review China	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA Helical Spring Lock Washers from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not In Harmony with Final Results of Administrative Review; Correction China; correction	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review In response to a March 22, 2006, request by Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai), claiming to be the successor-in-interest to INI Steel Company (INI), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated a changed circumstances review of the countervaili...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2006 Red Snapper Commercial Fishery NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined the fall portion of the annual commercial quota for red snapper will have been reached by December 26, 2006. This closu...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Precision Measurement Grants Program is soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2007. The Precision Measurement Grants Program is seeking proposals for signi...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Nominations for the Annual Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Awards for 2007; Extension of Nomination Deadline NOAA has established the Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Awards Program to recognize outstanding performances, achievements and leadership by industries, organizations and individuals who promote best stewardship practices for the sustainable use of...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Low-Energy Seismic Surveys in the South Pacific Ocean In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting an oc...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Notice of a Public Meeting of the Interim Meeting of National Conference on Weights and Measures in January 2007 The Interim Meetings of the 92nd National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will be held January 21 to 24, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. The majority of the meetings are open to the public but registration is required. The NCWM is an organi...	Notice	Dec 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 Order of the Binational Panel dated October 6, 2006, affirming the final remand determination described above, the panel review was completed on November 17, 2006.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review On November 27, 2006, the Northwest Fruit Exporters filed a First Request for Panel Review with the Mexican Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Panel review was requested of the final...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a document (Final Rule) in the Federal Register on January 5, 2006, effective on February 6, 2006, revising the federal consistency regulations under the Coastal Zone Management Act...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2004-D022) DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to adjust acquisition-related thresholds for inflation. Section 807 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 requires periodic ad...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Material Inspection and Receiving Report (DFARS Case 2003-D085) DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify requirements for preparation of material inspection and receiving reports under DoD contracts. In addition, the rule relocates text to the D...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Restriction on Carbon, Alloy, and Armor Steel Plate (DFARS Case 2005-D002) DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify the restriction on the acquisition of foreign carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate. The restriction implements provisions of annual DoD appro...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department DoD Task Force on Mental Health Meeting This notice updates the previous notice, "Notice of Open Meeting" published on December 6, 2006 (71 FR 70743). In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, announcement is made of the following meeting...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The IC Clearance Official, 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 19, 2006

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities-Using Assistive Technology To Support Development and Learning of Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities, Birth Through Two; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities Program	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings # 1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Proposal for Allocating Resource Adequacy Import Capacity California Independent System Operator Corp.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Locust Ridge Wind Farm, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Locust Ridge Wind Farm, LLC	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff and Filing of Non-Conforming Service Agreement Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Energy Department > FERC PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate, LLC	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Calypso U.S. Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice Of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Modifications to the Calypso Pipeline Project Calypso U.S. Pipeline, L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing amendments to its procedures for implementing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This proposed rule also includes minor, technical amendments to t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree, 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 consent decree, to address a deadline suit filed by Sierra Club and Coosa River Basin Initiative ("Coosa River"): Sier...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Phase 2 of the Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard-Notice of Reconsideration On November 29, 2005, EPA published Phase 2 of the final rule to implement the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Subsequently, EPA received a petition to reconsider specific aspects of this final rule. In this action, EPA is...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Kern County Air Pollution Control District EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Kern County Air Pollution Control District (KCAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The KCAPCD revisions concern permitting requirements. We are proposing to approve local rules...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors Human Health Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings-January 2007 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of two meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Human Health Mid-Cycle Subcom...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Wright Brothers Day, 2006 Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 8091)	Presidential Document	Dec 19, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review and approval of the informatio...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 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	Dec 19, 2006

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
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 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Partial Retraction On Friday, November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67873), the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice document titled "Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request". That notice invited public comments on...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Patient Examination and Surgeons' Gloves; Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule to improve the barrier quality of medical gloves marketed in the United States. The rule will accomplish this by reducing the current acceptable quality levels (AQLs) for leaks and visual...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Interagency Alien Witness and Informant Record; Form I-854; OMB Control No. 1615-0046.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Affidavit of Support; Form I-134, OMB Control Number 1615-0014.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alaska; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alaska (FEMA-1669-DR), dated December 8, 2006, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Louisiana; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1668-DR), dated November 2, 2006, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the c...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Proposed Revised Content for English, U.S. History and Government Test for Naturalization Applicants This notice announces that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be conducting a pilot of a redesigned naturalization test. Applicants for naturalization must, among other things, demonstrate an understanding of the English language,...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Counseling Training Program The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing Consultant Certification The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; New Approach to the Anti-Drug Program The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards for the Assisted Living Conversion Program Fiscal Year 2006 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 19, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, Fiscal Year 2006 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 19, 2006
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement Of Funding Awards For The Service Coordinators In Multifamily Housing Fiscal Year 2006 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 19, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Interior Department Statement of Findings: Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003 The Secretary of the Interior is causing this notice to be published as required by section 9 of the Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003 (Settlement Act), Public Law 108-34, 117 Stat. 782-98. The publication of this notice causes th...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

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

No documents available.

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to List Penstemon grahamii (Graham's beardtongue) as Threatened With Critical Habitat We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), withdraw the proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2006 (71 FR 3158), to list Penstemon grahamii (Graham's beardtongue) as a threatened species with critical habitat under th...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions to List the Mono Basin Area Population of the Greater Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on two petitions to list the Mono Basin area population of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bi-State area of California and Nevada as threatened or enda...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule to Remove the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, us, our, or we), propose to remove the West Virginia northern flying squirrel (WVNFS) (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) from the F...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Minerals management:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Known Gilsonite Leasing Area Notice is hereby given that based upon recent geologic information the following lands have been classified as the Bonanza, Cowboy, Independent, Little Emma and Wagon Hound Known Leasing Areas for gilsonite. Detailed information regarding this action...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Land Exchange at Richmond National Battlefield Park This notice announces a proposed exchange of a 0.32-acre parcel of Federal land in Chesterfield County, Virginia for a 236-acre parcel of privately owned land in Hanover County, Virginia. Both properties are inside the boundaries of Richmond National...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Recreation fee areas:

No documents available.

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Office on Violence Against Women; Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Semi- Annual Progress Report for the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection: Evaluation of State Implementation of 303(k) of the Social Security Act; Comment Request The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed an...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation of a remote field support and emergency provisions helicopter flight seeing for the Motor Vessel, Octopus for the 2006-...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Federal Register Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Renewal The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards was established by Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) in 1954. Its purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review eac...	Notice	Dec 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	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to iShares® Lehman Bond Funds New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration #10748 and #10749 Pennsylvania Disaster #PA-00006 This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 12/11/2006. Incident: Severe storm and flooding Incident Period: 11/16/2006 through 11/17/2006 Effective Date: 12/11/2006 Physical Loan Applica...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; St. Michael, AK This action revises Class E airspace at St. Michael, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing one amended Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). This rule results in the revision of Class E airspace upward from...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Hooper Bay, AK This action revises Class E airspace at Hooper Bay, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). This rule results in the revision of Class E airspace upward from 70...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Tok Junction, AK This action revises Class E airspace at Tok Junction, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). This rule results in the revision of Class E airspace upward from 700...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Homer, AK This action revises Class E airspace at Homer, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing four new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). This rule results in the revision of Class E airspace upward from the su...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Kodiak, AK This action revises Class E airspace at Kodiak, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance Branch had notic...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Perryville, AK This action revises Class E airspace at Perryville, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a new Stardard Instrument Departure procedure (SID). This rule result...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. CFM56 Series Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain CFM International CFM56 Series turbofan engines. This AD requires replacing certain fuel filters manufactured under parts manufacturer approvals (PMA). This AD results from 12 reports...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation 501-D Series Turboprop Engines The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) 501-D series turboprop engines. That AD requires removal from service of certain turbine rotor components at reduced life limits. This AD requires the s...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Makila 1A and 1A1 Turboshaft Engines We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Engineering and traffic operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Temporary Traffic Control Devices The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was published on November 1, 2006, at 71 FR 64173. The original comment period is set to close on January 2, 2007. The extension is ba...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Interstate Highway System; nationally and exceptionally significant features

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Final List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Federal Interstate Highway System The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce the final list of nationally and exceptionally significant features of the Federal Interstate Highway System. The list is available at http:// www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/histpres/highways.asp. In developi...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Publication of Interim Guidance on the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program The purpose of this notice is to: (1) Announce the publication of interim CMAQ guidance; and (2) solicit public comment on the contents of the interim guidance. Sections 1101, 1103 and 1808 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006
Transportation Department Requirements Regarding Flights to College Bowl Games and Other Special Events The Department is publishing the following notice providing guidance to colleges and other organizations wishing to arrange charter flights to football bowl games, NCAA basketball playoff games, or other special events.	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Corporate Reorganizations; Distributions Under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 354(b)(1)(B) This document contains temporary regulations under section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). The temporary regulations provide guidance regarding the qualification of certain transactions as reorganizations described in section 368(a)(...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006
Treasury Department > IRS Corporate Reorganizations; Distributions Under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 354(b)(1)(B) In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations that provide guidance regarding the qualification of certain transactions as reorganizations described in section 368(a)(1)(D) where...	Proposed Rule	Dec 19, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open meeting of the Taxpayer Assistance Center Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Taxpayer Assistance Center 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 a...	Notice	Dec 19, 2006

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Residence Rules Involving U.S. Possessions; Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 (71 FR 66232) relating to rules for determining bona fide residency in the following U.S. territories: American Samoa, G...	Rule	Dec 19, 2006

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