March 13, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register March 13, 2007

View all documents issued on March 13, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

120 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 13, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Child nutrition programs:

Title Type Published
The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Progra...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Food stamp program:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to revise the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. Currently, all violating retailers and wholesalers that are disqua...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007

Land and resource management plans, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Forest Service proposes to develop a project-level and site-specific implementation strategy to manage prairie dogs using the full suite of management tools to maintain viable populations to support black-footed ferret introduction and population...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
NMFS announces the receipt of a request for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to collect fisheries data from approximately 13 pelagic longline (PLL) vessels fishing in the East Florida Coast and Charleston Bump closed areas. At this time, given the ne...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application from the University of New Hamps...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Antidumping:

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China
Notice Mar 13, 2007
China; correction
Notice Mar 13, 2007
In response to a request from petitioner Aqualon Company, a division of Hercules Incorporated ("Aqualon"), a U.S. manufacturer of carboxymethylcellulose ("CMC"), the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated an administrative review of the...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Countervailing duties:

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The Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on hard red spring wheat from Canada, covering the period January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the B season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 610 of...
Rule Mar 13, 2007
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the B season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 630 of...
Rule Mar 13, 2007

Marine mammals:

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NMFS has received an application from Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge\TM\ L.L.C. (Northeast Gateway) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C. (Algonquin) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by haras...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Meetings:

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NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops to be held in April, May, and June of 2007. These workshops provide certification opportunities and are required for fis...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy. Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

National Environmental Policy Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District (CEMVN) is implementing Alternative Arrangements under the provisions of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the National Enviro...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 552a, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Bell Independent Power Corp.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
On August 5, 2002, the Commission issued a final rule for a Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment as mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The final rule was designated "Order No. 890". The Commission is redesignating "Order...
Rule Mar 13, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Air quality implementation plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing changes to EPA's regulations specifying the public hearing requirements for State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions, identifying the method for submission of SIPs and preliminary review of plans; and revising the criteria for det...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting nominations to augment expertise to the SAB's Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to review the December 2006 draft of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Eq...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public teleconference meeting to discuss its draft HSRB report from the January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing three public teleconferences of the SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel and its subgroups to discuss its draft advisory working report concerning the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announces its intent to delete the Peripheral Operable Unit (OU) and Operable Unit 3 (OU 3), also referred to as the Offsite Areas, encompassing approximately 25,413 acres, of the Department of Energ...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion, which will be held in Washington, DC. The Advisory Committee will provide advice and recommendations on i...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material from Cattle" has been approve...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Food Labeling; Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act o...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft final guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables" (the draft final fresh-cut g...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are seeking sponsors interested in participating in a pilot project to test the submission of cas...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Statistical Guidance on Reporting Results from Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests." This guidance describes some statistically appropriate practices for...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating to these specific issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On January 18, 2007, HUD published its Notice of FY2007 Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA (General Section). HUD published the General Section of the FY2007 SuperNOFA in advance of the individual...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The following permits were issued.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the General Services Administration, has established the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior (Secret...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the San Diego Gas and Electric Company (Applicant) for a 40-year incidental take permit for one covered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Spec...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the Final Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area (Final Conservation Strategy). This document will guide management decisions for the Yellow...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of two supplements to the Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Recovery Plan. The supplements, appended to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan, present revised methods to estimate po...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 13, 2007

African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The Commission published a notice in the Federal Register on February 27, 2007 (72 FR 8624) amending its rules of practice and procedure to add a new part 208. The amendment is an interim rule and became effective on the date of publication. The noti...
Rule Mar 13, 2007

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 8, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of SiRF Technology, Inc. of San Jose, California. A...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Grants and agreements:

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "the Department") is removing its regulations implementing the government-wide common rule on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, currently located within Part 67 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations...
Rule Mar 13, 2007

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice informs interested persons of the second meeting of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining. The public is invited to...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a "Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report" (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Sibco Enterprises, Inc./F...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Merit Systems Protection Board logo Merit Systems Protection Board

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), and the President's 2004 U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of th...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Organization and administration:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Postal Service is amending the enforcement provisions of the rules for conduct on Postal Service property to restate the statutory basis for the powers of members of the Postal Service security force. Enactment of permanent law defining thes...
Rule Mar 13, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order under sections 6(c), 57(c), and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and rule 17d-1 thereunder granting exemptions from sections 18(a), 57(a)(1), 57(a)(2) and 61(a) of the Act and permitting certain transactions otherwise prohibited by section 57(a)(4) of the Act.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Securities:

Title Type Published
Advanced Powerline Technologies Inc. et al.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2007
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1687-DR), dated 3/3/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 3/1/2007.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Georgia (FEMA-1686-DR), dated 3/3/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 3/1/2007 through 3/2/2007.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1673-DR), dated 12/29/2006. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 11/30/2006 through 12/2/2006.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1678-DR), dated 2/1/2007. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 1/12/2007 through 1/26/2007.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, revokes the class exemption as it pertains to the modified trackage rights described in STB Finance Docket No. 34554 (Sub-No. 6) \1\ to permit the trackage rights to expire on or about December 31, 2007, in accordanc...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is so...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Alliance, NE.
Rule Mar 13, 2007
This action proposes to amend the following four Offshore Airspace Areas in Alaska: Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, Control 1234L and Control 1487L. This action proposes to describe the airspace west of 160[deg] W. longitude as it is currently de...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
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 Mar 13, 2007
This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) helicopters. That AD currently requires inspecting each affected tail rotor blade (blade) forward tip weight retention...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007
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 Mar 13, 2007
This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (ECF) model helicopters. This proposal would require, within the next 30 days, modifying the collective hold-down strap (strap) and thereafter insp...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces a meeting and public listening session of the Agency's MRB. The MRB members will continue deliberations about current FMCSA medical standards, as well as consider recommendations for new science-based standards and guidelines to ensur...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the RTCA Program Management Committee.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 205/EUROCAE Working Group 71: Software Considerations in Aeronautical Systems.
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for these 45 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if t...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 19 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 15 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the prop...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the prop...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
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 comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the prop...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Serv...
Notice Mar 13, 2007
An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Mar 13, 2007
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 Mar 13, 2007
An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on imp...
Notice Mar 13, 2007

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