April 30, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register April 30, 2007

View all documents issued on April 30, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

107 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 30, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 30, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 30, 2007
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible producers of sweet onions in the Walla Walla Valley of southeast Washington and northeast Oregon, to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the ha...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Forest Service, in cooperation with the State of Utah, will prepare a draft and final legislative environmental impact statement (LEIS) to complete the process for giving consideration to potential national wild, scenic, and recreational river ar...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service proposes to adopt a common list of Management Indicator Species (MIS) and associated monitoring strategies by amending the Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) for the Eldorado, Inyo, Lass...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) loan funds, including applications for the nonprofit set-aside for eligible nonprofit entities, the set-aside for the most Underserved Counties and Co...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
USDA Rural Development administers the programs of Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of funds and the timeframe to submit applications to participate in a demonstration program to preserve and revitalize existing rural rental hou...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Recreation fee areas:

Title Type Published
The Tonto National Forest plans to implement a $6 per vehicle fee for overnight camping and day-use at Haigler Canyon Recreation Site. This site is undergoing major improvements which will increase facilities and services available to the public once...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice and opportunity for public comment.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") covering the period of review ("POR") of November 1, 2005, through April 30, 200...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) announces its intent to prepare an amendment to the Skate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and to prepare an EIS to analyze the impacts of any proposed management measures. The Council is also formall...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 80 would allocate...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene Public Hearings on Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp Amendment 14.
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold hearings to allow for public input on Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the AtlanticMackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery (FMP).
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
NMFS announces the closure of the Eastern U.S./Canada Area to limited access NE multispecies days-at-sea (DAS) vessels for the remainder of the 2006 fishing year (i.e., through April 30, 2007). Based upon Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) reports and ot...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Red Snapper Advisory Panel.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The New England Fishery Management Council(Council) will hold six public hearings to solicit comment on Draft Amendment 11 including a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to the Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Allocation Committee (GAC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
Notice.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164, dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewi...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Executive Order 12114, the Department of Navy (Navy) announces i...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel. The panel will review and comment on recommendations made to the Director, TRICARE Management Activity, by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee regarding the Unif...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming open meeting of The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. The notice also describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required by...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations under the Federal Power Act to incorporate by reference revisions to the Coordinate Interchange business practice standards (WEQ-004) adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Air pollution control:

Title Type Published
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) regulations for passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles beginning with the 2009 model year (MY). By letter dated...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

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

Title Type Published
The EPA is approving the incorporation of revised air pollution permitting and emission standards rules into the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP). The State submitted this request for revision to its SIP to EPA on May 31, 2006. This approval...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
EPA is proposing to approve the incorporation of revised air pollution permitting and emissions standards rules into the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP). The State submitted this request for revision to its State Implementation Plan to EPA o...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Toxic substances:

Title Type Published
With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For purposes of TSCA, "manufacture" is defined to include import i...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
This direct final rule the removes chemical substances phosphorotrithious acid, tributyl ester, CAS No. 150-50-5, and phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-diethyl ester, sodium salt, CAS No. 3338- 24-7, which were inadvertently added to the list of voluntary...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Malaria Awareness Day (Proc. 8132)
Presidential Document Apr 30, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Consumer leasing (Regulation M):

Title Type Published
The Board is proposing to amend Regulation M, which implements the Consumer Leasing Act, to withdraw portions of the interim final rules for the electronic delivery of disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The interim final rules address the timing and...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Electronic fund transfers (Regulation E):

Title Type Published
The Board is proposing to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to withdraw the interim final rules for the electronic delivery of disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The interim final rules address the timing and deli...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B):

Title Type Published
The Board is proposing to amend Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to withdraw portions of the interim final rules for the electronic delivery of disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The interim final rules address the tim...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title Type Published
The Board is proposing to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, to withdraw portions of the interim final rules for the electronic delivery of disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The interim final rules address the timing and...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Truth in savings (Regulation DD):

Title Type Published
The Board is proposing to amend Regulation DD, which implements the Truth in Savings Act, to withdraw portions of the interim final rules for the electronic delivery of disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The interim final rules address the timing and...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 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 proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).
Notice Apr 30, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Memorandums of understanding:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. The purpo...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the appointment of Michael Flynn as a member of the Departmental Performance Review Board. The address is: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410-3000.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes that Placer County, CA makes available to the public for comment the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR) for the development of Vista Village (...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the Fiscal Year 2006 (...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). Patrick McShane and Martha Dey (Applicants) request an ITP pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangere...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The Coastal Prairie Coalition, Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (A...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce that a Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is available for review and comment. The National Wildlife Refuge Syste...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida. This document will be available for public revi...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We (OSM) are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Ohio regulatory program (the "Ohio program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Ohio proposes to revise the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) regarding...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) and the Texas abandoned mine land plan (Texas plan) under the Surface Mining Control an...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the approval of the extension of agreement between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the State of Montana concerning Class III gaming, with the incorporated amendments.
Notice Apr 30, 2007
This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between the Spokane Tribe and the State of Washington.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Employee benefit plans; individual exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Department of Education, announces that nine states are eligible to apply for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) incentive awards under the WIA Regulations.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Railroad Retirement Act:

Title Type Published
The Board amends its regulations to index the amount of earnings used to determine if an individual is engaged in substantial gainful activity (SGA) to any increase in the Social Security national average wage index, to increase from $200 to $530 the...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request has been forwarded to OMB for an extension of the currently approved information collection. PHMSA published a Federal Registe...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release from the conditions and restrictions contained in applicable grant agreements with the United States for approximately 417 square feet of unimproved...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditi...
Rule Apr 30, 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 Apr 30, 2007
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767 airplanes. This proposed AD would require sealing certain fasteners and stiffeners in the fuel tank, and changing certain wire bundle clamp configurations on th...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200, 777-300, and 777-300ER series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections for discrepancies of the splined components that support the inboard end of the...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 2007-06-52 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Boeing Model 737- 800 series airplanes by individual notices. This AD req...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
Cessna; correction
Correction Apr 30, 2007
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 2007-06-53 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of EMBRAER Model ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 airplanes by individual notices. This A...
Rule Apr 30, 2007
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-19-15 R1 and AD 2000-03-17, which apply to M7 Aerospace LP SA226 and SA227 series airplanes equipped with certain pitch trim actuators. AD 98-19- 15 R1 currently requires you to incorporate chan...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
The FAA is revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. The original NPRM would have required modifying the fuel boost pump container of the center tank. The original NPRM resulted f...
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes special conditions for the Boeing Model 787-8 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes....
Proposed Rule Apr 30, 2007

Aviation proceedings:

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
FWHA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements between the Provo Airport and the University Avenue Interchange on I-15 in Utah County, Utah.
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Maritime Administration announces that the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) will hold a meeting to discuss progress on public and private sector recommendations from the Council's Intermodal Report, expanded MTS edu...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt fifty-five individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these ind...
Notice Apr 30, 2007
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 25 individuals for exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial moto...
Notice Apr 30, 2007

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Airworthiness directives:

No documents available.

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations under sections 401(k), 402(g), 402A, and 408A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to designated Roth accounts. These final regulations provide guidance concerning the taxation of distributions from de...
Rule Apr 30, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Debt Management Advisory Committee; correction
Correction Apr 30, 2007

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