Federal Register February 5, 2007
View all documents issued on February 5, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
85 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on February 5, 2007
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Agency for International Development
(1)
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Agriculture Department
(9)
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Commerce Department
(12)
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Defense Department
(12)
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Education Department
(2)
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Energy Department
(3)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(3)
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Executive Office of the President
(2)
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Federal Communications Commission
(1)
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(2)
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Federal Election Commission
(2)
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Federal Reserve System
(3)
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Health and Human Services Department
(3)
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Homeland Security Department
(6)
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International Trade Commission
(1)
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Labor Department
(1)
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Millennium Challenge Corporation
(1)
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
(3)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(1)
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Personnel Management Office
(1)
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
(3)
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Transportation Department
(6)
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Treasury Department
(4)
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Veterans Affairs Department
(2)
Agency for International Development
Meetings:
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Voluntary Foreign Aid Advisory Committee
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Agriculture Department
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a current...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Direct single family housing loans and grants:
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Through this action, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) is adopting homeownership education requirements. The lack of homeownership education is a well-known barrier to successful homeownership for many families. The intended effect of this action is to...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for soybean designated as MON 89788, which has been genetically engineered for...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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We are advising the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared for a proposed field release involving a transgenic safflower line that has been genetically engineered to express, within the seeds, a carp growth hormone fused to an Arab...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Grade standards:
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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting comments on a proposed revision to the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Mangos. USDA received a request from a member of the industry to revise the...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing the notice soliciting comments on its proposal to amend the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Mushrooms. After reviewing and considering the comments received, the Agency has decid...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing the notice soliciting comments on its proposal to amend the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Oranges (California and Arizona) and/or United States Standards for Grades of Grapefru...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is establishing voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Peppers (Other Than Sweet Peppers). The standards will provide industry with a common language and unifor...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Land and resource management plans, etc.:
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The Forest Service will revise the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Plan (hereafter referred to as the Forest Plan). This notice describes the documents available for review and how to obtain them; summarizes the need to change the Forest Plan and the ini...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Commerce Department
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Notice is hereby given that Daniela Maldini, Okeanis, PO Box 818, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct scientific research on marine mammals.
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Antidumping:
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On December 28, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") received a request from QHD Sanhai Honey Co., Ltd. ("QHD Sanhai") to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China ("PRC")....
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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China
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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On November 6, 2006, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from India covering the period February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. Thi...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated five-year ("sunset") reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain pasta ("pasta") from Italy and Turkey (71 FR 57921) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 193...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Countervailing duties:
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On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the second five-year sunset review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta ("pasta") from Italy, pursuant to sec...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the second five-year sunset review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta ("pasta") from Turkey, pursuant to se...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Fishery and conservation management:
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On January 12, 2007, the President signed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, which requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of that Act, to a...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
International services surveys:
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This final rule amends regulations of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-125, Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets with Foreign Perso...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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This final rule amends regulations of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-185, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Marine mammals:
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The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot a...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Defense Department
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Force Sustainment Division announces the proposed extension to a previously approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Chief of Naval Education and Training announces a proposed extension of a previously approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of inform...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Admissions announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with Section 3502(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Associate Director for Civil Aviation, Directorate of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, announces the proposed extension o...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Admissions announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Admissions announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service announces the proposed extension of a previously approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisi...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service announces the proposed extension of a previously approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisi...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b(c), announcement is made of the following meeting:
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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The CNO Executive Panel will report on the findings and recommendations of the Naval Education Subcommittee to the CNO. The meeting will consist of the final report to the CNO and relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Nav...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Ionova Technologies, Inc., a revocable, non-assignable, exclusive license in the field of electrode structures consisting of metal oxide coatings on porous carbon substrates for...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Walleye Technologies, Inc., a revocable, non-assignable, exclusive license in the field of portable x-ray units for use in medical imaging, including but not limited to, medical...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Education Department
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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Alcohol and other drug prevention models on college campuses
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section 1...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Energy Department
Meetings:
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The Office of Nuclear Energy announces that the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee will hold an open meeting and the public is invited. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended) requires that public notice of these meeti...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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BPA requests that all motions, petitions, comments and documents intended to become part of the Official Record of the 2008 Transmission Rate Case proceeding include the designation TR-08. BPA's existing transmission and ancillary services rates expi...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations governing delegations of authority to the Directors of the Office of Enforcement and the Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, as well as to the Commission's Chief...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
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EPA invites public comment on its proposal to approve numerous revisions to the State of Alaska Implementation Plan. The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) submitted two requests to EPA dated May 6, 2005 and Ju...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on March 20-22, 2007, in Irvine, CA. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, th...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to review EPA's Final Review o...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Executive Office of the President
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Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006; assignment of functions (Memorandum of January 25, 2007)
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Presidential Document | Feb 05, 2007 |
Special observances:
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American Heart Month (Proc. 8104)
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Presidential Document | Feb 05, 2007 |
Federal Communications Commission
Debarment proceedings:
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The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) debars Premio, Inc. (Premio) from all activities associated with the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism, also known as the E-Rate program. Premio pled guilty to and was convicted of serious fraud...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Deposit insurance coverage:
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The FDIC is publishing for comment proposed rules that would impose certain conditions and requirements on each deposit insurance application approval and non-objection to a change in control notice that would result in an insured industrial loan com...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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This notice announces a one-year extension of the termination date of the FDIC's existing moratorium on industrial loan companies and industrial banks \1\ (collectively, "industrial banks") for deposit insurance applications and change in control not...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Federal Election Commission
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As mandated by provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"), the Federal Election Commission ("FEC" or "the Commission") is adjusting certain expenditure and contribution limitations set forth in the Federal Election Campaign Act...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Federal Reserve System
Banks and bank holding companies:
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Change in bank control
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Change in bank control; correction
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Permissible nonbanking activities
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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Notice of Quarterly Meeting.
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Homeland Security Department
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60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The su...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Flood elevation determinations:
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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...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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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...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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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...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
International Trade Commission
Import investigations:
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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 29, 2006, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Callpod, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. A supplemen...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Labor Department
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
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Chief Acquisition Officer et al.
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) 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 co...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) 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 com...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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Arts Advisory Panel
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
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Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Personnel Management Office
Health benefits, Federal employees:
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to rewrite certain sections of the Federal regulations in plain language. These final regulations require Federal agencies to provide employees entering leave without pay (LWOP) st...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
Practice and procedure:
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Recent legislation alters the postal ratemaking process, and tasks the Postal Regulatory Commission to develop regulations to implement this process. This notice invites public comment, in advance of formulating substantive rule proposals, to guide t...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
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International Securities Exchange, LLC
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Transportation Department
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The FAA invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) extension without change of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on th...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collect...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Airworthiness directives:
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all of the airplanes identified above, that requires revising the FAA-approved maintenance program to include a new airplane maintenance manual task that specifies a detailed ins...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus airplanes identified above. This AD requires improving the routing of certain electrical wire bundles in certain airplane zones, as applicable to the airplane model. This AD result...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This AD requires inspecting for discrepancies of the activation mechanism of certain chemical oxygen generators...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is seeking to identify qualified industry consultants to assist 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, 121, 125, 129, 135 applicants as they pursue approval to conduct "Required...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Treasury Department
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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The United States Mint is establishing prices for its 2007 American Eagle Gold and Silver Coins. Pursuant to the authority that 31 U.S.C. 5111(a)(3) and 5112(e), (f), & (i) grant the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins,...
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
Income taxes:
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In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations under section 367(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) regarding gain recognition agreements. These regulations are necessary to re...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
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This document contains final and temporary regulations under section 367(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) regarding gain recognition agreements. The final regulations are necessary to update cross-references in the current regulations. The temp...
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Rule | Feb 05, 2007 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Meetings:
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Veterans Disability Benefits Commission
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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Women Veterans Advisory Committee
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Notice | Feb 05, 2007 |
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