Federal Register December 29, 2006 (Volume 71)

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2006

Agriculture Department (3)
Commerce Department (11)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (3)
Energy Department (31)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (7)
Labor Department (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission (1)
Transportation Department (2)
Treasury Department (7)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions for the Northern Region; Northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and portions of South Dakota and Eastern Washington This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all Ranger Districts, Forests, Grasslands, and the Regional Office of the Northern Region to publish legal notices for public comment and decisions subject to appeal and predecisional administrati...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Oil and Gas Leasing EIS on Lands Administered by the Dixie National Forest The Forest Supervisor of the Dixie National Forest gives notice of the intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to document the analysis and disclose the environmental and human effects of oil and gas leasing on lands administered by...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Milk marketing orders:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Interim Order Amending the Orders This order amends the manufacturing (make) allowances contained in the Class III and Class IV product price formulas applicable to all Federal milk marketing orders. Specifically, this decision adopts the following make allowances: cheese--$0.1682 pe...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Examiner Applications The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel Chartering Permits The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NIST Inventions Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The U.S. Government's ownership interest in the inventions are available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 an...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 555-1870 Notice is hereby given that James T. Harvey, Ph.D., Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct scientific research on harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey from Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent Not to Revoke in Part In response to requests by interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping order on honey from Argentina. The review covers four firms, one of which was selected as a mandatory...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Coated Free Sheet Paper from Indonesia, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations Various countries	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program NMFS publishes IFQ standard prices for the individual fishing quota (IFQ) cost recovery program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. This action is intended to provide holders of halibut and sablefish IFQ permits with the 2006...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Amendment 16-4; Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery This final rule implements Amendment 16-4 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and sets the 2007-2008 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery; Quota Harvested for Part-time Category NMFS announces that the percentage of the tilefish annual total allowable landings (TAL) available to the Part-time permit category for the 2007 fishing year has been harvested. Commercial vessels fishing under the Part-time tilefish category may not...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Voluntary product standards:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Proposed Voluntary Product Standard PS 1-06, Structural Plywood This notice advises the public that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is distributing a proposed revision of Voluntary Product Standard (PS) 1-95, Construction and Industrial Plywood. This standard, prepared by the Standing Co...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Determination under the African Growth and Opportunity Act The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain textile and apparel goods from Mali shall be treated as "handloomed, handmade, folklore articles, or ethnic printed fabrics" and qualify for preferential tr...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Secretary of Defense is deleting a system of records notice from its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in Support of New Facilities for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD The U.S. Army announces the availability of an FEIS which evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation of new USAMRIID facilities and the decommissioning and demolition and/or re-use of existing USAMRIID facilities...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Notice of Meeting Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to hold the winter quarterly meeting, discuss the results of the Fiscal Year 2007 Science and T...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice Inviting Comments California Independent System Operator Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice Of Tariff Filing Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes In Ferc Gas Tariff Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Consumers Energy Company And Entergy Nuclear palisades, LLC; Notice of Filing Consumers Energy Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Cranberry Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Cranberry Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice Of Compliance Filing Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Pipelines (KPC); Notice of Proposed Changes in Ferc Gas Tariff Enbridge Pipelines (KPC)	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C., Notice of Proposed Changes in Ferc Gas Tariff Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in Ferc Gas Tariff Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Application Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC LSP Oakland, LLC; Notice of Filing LSP Oakland, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Macquarie Cook Power, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order Macquarie Cook Power, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice Of Proposed Changes In Ferc Gas Tariff National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Proposed Changes in Ferc Gas Tariff And Negotiated Rates Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Delegation Agreement Between the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council; Notice of Filing North American Electric Reliability Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Filing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Complaints filed:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC BP West Coast Products LLC, Chevron Products Company, ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, and Valero Marketing & Supply Company, Complainants, v. SFPP, L.P., Respondent; Notice of Complaint BP West Coast Products LLC et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Riverkeeper, Sierra Club, Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community, RiverVision, Wahkiakum Friends of the River, Friends of Living Oregon Waters, Willapa Hills Audubon Society, Fisherman's Protective Union, Peter Huhtala, and Christian Bock Complainants vs. NorthernStar Energy LLC, Bradwood Landing LLC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decisional Staff Respondents; Notice of Complaint Columbia Riverkeeper et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Louisiana Public Service Commission; Complainant v. Entergy Corporation, Entergy Services, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Respondents; Notice of Complaint Louisiana Public Service Commission	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies As required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a "scoping workshop" (i.e., an informal public meeting) to discuss and receive comments on its plans for developing energy conservation standards for battery charg...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Dockets:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations Applicable to Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities; Notice of New Docket Prefix “QM” Small power production and cogeneration facilities; new docket prefix QM; establishment	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Bayou Casotte Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Casotte Landing Lng Project Bayou Casotte Energy, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project, Portland General Electric Company Clackamas County, Oregon; Notice of Availability of the Final Enivironmental Impact Statement for the Clackamas River Hydroeletric Project Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project, OR	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Alabama Power Company; Notice of Meeting To Conduct a Technical Conference for the Coosa River Project Alabama Power Co.; technical conference	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference Dominion Cove Point LNG; settlement conference	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations On December 15, 1995, EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act for shipbuilding and ship repair (surface coating) operations (subpart II). The NESHAP requires existing and new...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations EPA is taking direct final action on amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for shipbuilding and ship repair (surface coating) operations (subpart II) promulgated on December 15, 1995 (60 FR 64330), under...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA continues to have environmental concerns about potential impacts to source and ground water. The Final EIS should include a monitoring and adaptive management program to assure that program objectives are met.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors, Technology for Sustainability Subcommittee Meetings-Jan/Feb 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 (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Technol...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting-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 one meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice of Availability This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the pesticides n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride (DDAC) and opens a public comment period on these...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Zeta-Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in or on almond, hulls; animal feed, nongrass, group 18, forage; animal feed, nongrass, group 18, hay; berry, group 13; cilantro, leaves; food/feed items (othe...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency A Review of the Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Aeroallergens and Their Associated Effects EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, "A Review of the Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Aeroallergens and Their Associated Effects." The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Envir...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Use of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Systems The Agency is reopening the comment period and seeking additional public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled "Use of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Syste...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Toxicological Review of 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The EPA is announcing a public comment period and an external peer review panel meeting to review the draft document titled, "Toxicological Review of 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fort Ord Superfund Site; Proposed Notice of Administrative Order on Consent for Cleanup of Portions of the Former Fort Ord Notice is hereby given that a proposed Administrative Order on Consent ("Agreement") concerning portions of the Fort Ord Superfund Site ("Site") in Monterey, California has been negotiated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"),...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Mentoring Month, 2007 National Mentoring Month (Proc. 8092)	Presidential Document	Dec 29, 2006

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Community Reinvestment Act; implementation:

No documents available.

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Repeal of Reports and Public Disclosure of Indebtedness of Executive Officers and Principal Shareholders to a State Nonmember Bank and Its Correspondent Banks The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is repealing its regulations governing reporting on lending by a State nonmember bank and its correspondent banks to executive officers and principal shareholders. The FDIC is taking this action in acc...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB; Correction On August 31, 2006, the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 51828) requesting public comment for sixty days on the extension, without revision, of the Consolidated Bank Holding Company Report of Equity Investments in Nonfinancial Companies and the implementation of the Annual Report of Merchant Banking Investments Held for an Extended Period. The comment period for this notice expired on October 30, 2006, and the Federal Reserve received two comment letters.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Community Reinvestment Act; implementation:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages This notice announces the availability of the revised Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) and the Office of Thrift Supervision (the OTS). The Consumer Handbook on Adjustab...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"). The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is seeking p...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Federal Trade Commission Notice of Intent to Request Public Comments As part of its ongoing systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the Commission gives notice that, during 2007, it intends to request public comments on the rules and guides listed below. The Commission will request comments...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2006

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 29, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Genetic Studies in a Cohort of U.S. Radiologic Technologists In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will p...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2007 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2007. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medic...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Health and Human Services Department Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Meeting This notice announces the 11th meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., app.) The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and recomme...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Update to ATSDR Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil ATSDR is seeking public comment on the draft revision of its 1998 Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil. The policy is intended to assist health assessors who must evaluate the public health implications of dioxin...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Guarantee of Payment; Form I-510, OMB Control Number 1653-0024.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Homeland Security Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to add a new system of records to its inventory of record systems for Department of Homeland Security General Information Technology Acc...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Area Maritime Security Committee, Southeastern New England; Vacancies The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership in the Area Maritime Security Committee, Southeastern New England. The Committee assists the Captain of the Port, Southeastern New England, in developing, reviewing, and updating the Area Maritime Sec...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > NCS National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) schedule of 2007 meetings.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program The Coast Guard, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Minerals Management Service, in concert with representatives from various State governments, industry, environmental interest gro...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone: Transit of Industrial Cranes, Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone from the mouth of the Cape Fear River to the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to provide for the safety of the public during the transit and mooring of a vessel carrying four (4) large industrial cranes. The cra...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone encompassing certain waters of the Choptank River. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of persons and property, and prevent terrorist acts or incidents during the U.S. House Republic...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zones; Escorted Vessels in the Captain of the Port Jacksonville Zone The Coast Guard is temporarily establishing security zones around any vessel escorted by one or more Coast Guard, State, or local law enforcement assets within the Captain of the Port Zone Jacksonville, FL. No vessel or person is allowed within 100 y...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS 30-Day Federal Register Notice of Submission of Network to Freedom Application Package to Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites comments on a submitted request to the Office of Manag...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Interior Department > NPS 30-Day Notice of Submission to OMB of Request for Extension of Information Collection Number 1024-0026; Opportunity for Public Comment Under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a re...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Availability of a Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for Five Species of Birds in Kauai, Maui, HI, and Honolulu Counties, HI The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we, the Service) has received applications for enhancement of survival permits pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), from four Resource Conservation and Developmen...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study; Benton, Yakima, and Kittitas Counties, Washington Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to prepare a combined Planning Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PR/EIS) on the Yakima River Basin W...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Final Environmental Impact Statement and Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce our decision and the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Delaware & Leigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent To Conduct Restoration Planning for the Bradley Beach Mystery Spill of February 2004, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ The Secretary of the Interior has designated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to act on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) as natural resource trustee (Trustee) with respect to the February 2004 oil spill in the Bradley B...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Colorado The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, 25 acres of public land in Eagle County, Colorado. The Eagle River Water and...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Bay Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of the public comment period on the Bay Draft Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). The original notice, issued September 29, 2006, provided for a comment period...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Flash Memory Devices, and Components Thereof, and Products Containing Such Devices and Components; Notice of Commission Decision Not to Review the Administrative Law Judge's Final Initial Determination That There is No Violation of Section 337; Termination of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the United States International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") finding no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act o...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
International Trade Commission Coated Free Sheet Paper From China, Indonesia, and Korea Various countries	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc. Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) American Cyanamid, et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Ashland Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Cook Development Corp. and Birch Creek Construction, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended (“CERCLA”) Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Justice Department Corrected Federal Register Notice Von Roll America, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Labor Department

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OWCP Performance of Functions; Claims for Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended On June 8, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) published interim final regulations that govern its responsibilities under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA or Act). Part B of the Act provi...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation National Science Board Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Notice of Meeting Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission STP Nuclear Operating Company, South Texas Project, Unit 1; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing STP Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Specification Improvement to Remove the Main Steam and Main Feedwater Valve Isolation Time From Technical Specifications Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model Application related to changes to the Standard Technical Specifications (STS), Section 3.7.2, "Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIVs)" and Section 3.7....	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Executive Compensation Disclosure The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting, as interim final rules, amendments to the disclosure requirements for executive and director compensation. The amendments to Item 402 of Regulations S- K and S-B revise Summary Compensation Table an...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto To Amend Rules 918 and 918-Ante Regarding Trading Rotations, Halts and Suspensions American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to Criteria for Securities That Underline Options Traded on the Exchange American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto to Eliminate Fees on Certain Exchange Traded Funds and to Establish Fees on Certain Options on Indexes Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Regarding a Permit Program for CBSX Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change to Trade Various iShares® MSCI Index Funds Pursuant to Unlisted Trading Privileges NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Reflect the Trading Sessions and Trading Halt Procedures for Certain Securities Trading on NYSE Arca, LLC NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto to List and Trade Four iShares® GS® Commodity Indexed Trusts New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Changes and Amendment No. 1 thereto to Rules 601, 607, 612 and 629 Relating to Single Arbitrators for Claims not Exceeding $200,000 New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to NYSE Regulation, Inc. Policies Regarding Exercise of Power to Fine NYSE Member Organizations and Use of Money Collected as Fines New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Regarding the Amendment of NYSE Rule 300 Relating to Trading Licenses and the Deletion of NYSE Rule 300T New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendments No. 1, 2, and 3 Thereto Relating to U.S. Dollar-Settled Foreign Currency Options Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Social Security Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting Notice of teleconference.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Surface Transportation Board

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Fenway Partners Capital Fund III, L.P., et al.-Control-Coach America Holdings, Inc., et al. Fenway Partners Capital Fund III, L.P. (Fenway Partners), a noncarrier, and various subsidiary entities of Fenway Partners (collectively, applicants), have filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of noncarrier Coach America Hold...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Title	Type	Published
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Review and Approval of Projects; Special Regulations and Standards; Hearings and Enforcement Actions This document contains amendments to the SRBC's project review regulations currently published at 18 CFR Parts 803, 804 and 805. The regulations provide the procedural and substantive rules for SRBC review and approval of water resources projects and...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Transportation Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

No documents available.

Hazardous materials transportation:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation Oganization's Technical Instructions This final rule revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packag...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance BMW of North America, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Treasury Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Osage Federal Bank, Osage Federal MHC, Osage Federal Financial, Inc., and Osage Bancshares, Inc., Pawhuska, Oklahoma; Approval of Conversion Application. Osage Federal Bank et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Treasury Department > OTS Westfield Bank, Westfield Mutual Holding Company, Westfield Financial, Inc., and New Westfield Financial, Inc., Westfield, MS; Approval of Conversion Application Westfield Bank et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Community Reinvestment Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Community Reinvestment Act Regulations The OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, the "agencies") are publishing this joint final rule to reinsert a provision that was inadvertently deleted when the agencies revised their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations in August 2005. T...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Reporting Rules for Widely Held Fixed Investment Trusts This document contains final regulations amending Sec. 1.671- 5 which provides reporting rules for widely held fixed investment trusts (WHFITs). These final regulations clarify and simplify reporting for trustees and middlemen of non-mortgage widely...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Interest rates:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Renegotiation Board Interest Rate; Prompt Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act For the period beginning January 1, 2007, and ending on June 30, 2007, the prompt payment interest rate is 5\1/4\ per centum per annum.	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Sanctions; blocked persons, specially designated nationals, terrorists, narcotics traffickers, and foreign terrorist organizations:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OFAC Additional Designation of Entities Pursuant to Executive Order 12978 The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of seventeen newly-designated persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, "Blocking As...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006
Treasury Department > OFAC Unblocking Of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers Pursuant To Executive Order 12978 The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of four individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, Blocking Assets and Pr...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel Section 203 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L.102-40), dated May 7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for employees appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1). It also required the per...	Notice	Dec 29, 2006

Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Accrued Benefits The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulation regarding accrued benefits. The amendments are the result of changes in statute and are intended to clarify existing regulatory provisions. This document adopts as final rule,...	Rule	Dec 29, 2006

Disabilities rating schedule:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Evaluation of Multiple Scars In a document published in the Federal Register at 67 FR 65915 on October 29, 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed to amend that portion of its Schedule for Rating Disabilities that addresses the Skin in order to clarify how to eval...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2006

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Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2006

Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Milk marketing orders:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Countervailing duties:

Fishery conservation and management:

Voluntary product standards:

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African Growth and Opportunity Act:

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Defense Department

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Meetings:

Energy Department

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Complaints filed:

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Dockets:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Community Reinvestment Act; implementation:

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006; implementation:

Federal Reserve System

Community Reinvestment Act; implementation:

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Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program:

Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Meetings:

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Resource management plans, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; implementation:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Meetings:

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities, etc.:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

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Surface Transportation Board

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Science Foundation

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission