May 2, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register May 2, 2007

View all documents issued on May 2, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

120 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 2, 2007

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice May 02, 2007
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...
Notice May 02, 2007
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice May 02, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request an extension of an approved information collection...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to resume a currently approved information collection, the Agricultural Labor Survey, and its associated publication.
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to suspend portions of a currently approved information collection, the Agriculture Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys. Th...
Notice May 02, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 02, 2007

Child nutrition and food distribution programs:

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This final rule is part of the Department's effort to fulfill its responsibilities under the Faith-Based and Community Initiative pursuant to Executive Orders 13279 and 13280. Under this rule, State agencies will collect and report information relate...
Rule May 02, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Office of the Secretary of Agriculture announces members appointed to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
Notice May 02, 2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has re-established the Advisory Committee for Agriculture Statistics. Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility for the census of agriculture program was transferred to the National Agricultural Statistics Se...
Notice May 02, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are to designate which roads or trails on federal lands administered by the BLM and the Forest Service within the Gunnison Field Office area and the Gunnison National Forest are open to motor...
Notice May 02, 2007

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
Notice May 02, 2007
The Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Portland, OR. The purpose of the meeting is to review and provide recommendations on recreation fee proposals for facilities and services offered on lands managed by the Forest...
Notice May 02, 2007

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Antibacterial Resources, Inc. of El Paso, Texas, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 5,656,037, "Reaction Products of Magnesium Ace...
Notice May 02, 2007
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Osprey Biotechnics Inc. of Sarasota, Florida, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,447,770, "Biocontrol Agents for Take-All", issu...
Notice May 02, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce ("Department") has received information sufficient to warrant initiation of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). Based...
Notice May 02, 2007
China
Notice May 02, 2007
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Japan in response to a request by United States Steel Corporation, one of the petitioners in the...
Notice May 02, 2007

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
MPM Silicones, LLC; silicone-based products and intermediaries manufacturing and warehousing facilities
Notice May 02, 2007

Countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
On February 26, 2007, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of the new shipper review of the countervailing duty ("CVD") order on certain welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey...
Notice May 02, 2007
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the final determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of coated free sheet paper (CFS) from Indonesia, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the Republic of Korea (Korea) with t...
Notice May 02, 2007

Commission of Fine Arts logo Commission of Fine Arts

Title Type Published
Meetings
Notice May 02, 2007

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), 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 a...
Notice May 02, 2007

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board logo Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendations:

Title Type Published
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has made a recommendation to the Secretary of Energy pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286a(a)(5) which addresses the measuring of radioactive material holdup at defense nuclear facilities in the Department of Energy...
Notice May 02, 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 May 02, 2007
On March 28, 2007, the Department of Education published a notice in the Federal Register (Page 14542, Column 1) for the information collection, "Study of the Program for Infant Toddler Care". This notice hereby corrects the number of responses from...
Notice May 02, 2007

Meetings:

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The notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federa...
Notice May 02, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title Type Published
In this action EPA is proposing to amend the transportation conformity rule to make it consistent with Clean Air Act section 176(c) as amended by SAFETEA-LU, which was signed into law on August 10, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-59). The Clean Air Act requires fe...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007

Grants; State and local assistance:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the regulation for Superfund Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts. The revisions to the regulation: Incorporate EPA policy changes since 1990 that impact this regulation; reduce the burden placed by this regulat...
Rule May 02, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is planning to hold two stakeholder meetings to obtain public input on risk management options for the soil fumigant pesticides chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, metam potassium, and methyl bromide. Reregis...
Notice May 02, 2007

Pesticide programs:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability and solicitation of comments on the EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the soil fumigant 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D), which is commonly referred to as telone. In addition, this notice seeks public co...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised risk assessments for the pesticide chloropicrin. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on risk reduction options paper for chloropicrin and a preliminary benefits assessment. The publ...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigant dazomet. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on the risk reduction options paper for dazomet and EPA's ben...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigants metam sodium and metam potassium. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on the risk reduction options paper...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide methyl bromide. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on two risk mitigation options documents for methyl bromide and...
Notice May 02, 2007

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide chlorflurenol. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the chlorflurenol docket. Chlorflurenol is an h...
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides also called calcium polysulfide), and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessm...
Notice May 02, 2007

Pesticides; emergency exemption, etc.:

Title Type Published
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Georgia Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide metaflumizone (CAS No. 139968-49-3) to treat up to 31,000 acres of Brassica leafy vegetables to control the diamondback moth. The Applicant...
Notice May 02, 2007

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the fungicides chloroneb and thiabendazole; the herbicide sulfosate; the defoliant thidiazuron; the insecticides cypermethrin, methidathion, and pirimiphos-methyl; and the soil microbiocide nitrapyrin...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007
This regulation amends the tolerance expression for glyphosate to include the dimethylamine (DMA) salt of glyphosate. Dow AgroScienes, LLC requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Rule May 02, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 8135)
Presidential Document May 02, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the...
Notice May 02, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice May 02, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice May 02, 2007

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document commences a hearing before an administrative law judge to resolve specific, disputed 800 MHz rebanding issues between the City of Boston and Sprint Nextel Corporation. The hearing will be held at a time and place to be specified in a su...
Notice May 02, 2007

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks comment on rules governing wireless licenses in the 698-806 MHz Band (i.e., the 700 MHz Band). This spectrum is currently occupied by television...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Commission will revise its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to recover the amount of regulatory fees that Congress has required it to collect for fiscal year 2007. Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, provides for the annu...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Audio Division: grants a counterproposal (RM-11343) filed by Charles Crawford to allot Channel 265C2 at Millerton, Oklahoma; dismisses a petition for rule making (RM-10577) per petitioner Jeraldine Anderson's request; and dismisses a counterpropo...
Rule May 02, 2007
This document dismisses a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Indiana University and denies a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Indiana Community Radio Corporation both directed to the Report and Order in this proceeding. With this action, the...
Rule May 02, 2007

Television broadcasting:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the status of children's television programming, and compliance with the Children's Television Act ("CTA") and the Commission's rules. The Commission takes steps to ensure that its review of each tele...
Notice May 02, 2007

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice May 02, 2007

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title Type Published
Asean Logistics, Inc., et al.
Notice May 02, 2007
Fastmark Corp. et al.
Notice May 02, 2007
JMC Global, et al.
Notice May 02, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 02, 2007

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 02, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 02, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 02, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 02, 2007
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice May 02, 2007

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's address for Alpharma, Inc.
Rule May 02, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to correct an inadvertent error in the conditions of use of fenbendazole paste in horses and cattle. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the animal drug...
Rule May 02, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Fogarty International Center Advisory Board
Notice May 02, 2007
National Cancer Institute
Notice May 02, 2007
National Center for Research Resources
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice May 02, 2007
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice May 02, 2007
Notice.
Notice May 02, 2007

National security:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a document in the Federal Register of April 23, 2007, concerning the HHS Public Health Emergency Medical countermeasures Enterprise Implementation Plan for Chemical, Biological, Radiological...
Notice May 02, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
Notice May 02, 2007
Family and Youth Services Bureau
Notice May 02, 2007
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary et al.
Notice May 02, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Testing of Glycerin for Diethylene Glycol." This guidance provides recommendations on testing that will help pharmaceutical manufacturers, repa...
Notice May 02, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on Baileys Harbor. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Baileys Harbor during the Baileys Harbor July 5, 2007 fireworks display. This temporary safety zone is necess...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007
The Coast Guard is establishing a permanent security zone on certain waters of the Severn River and College Creek. This action is necessary to ensure the security of high-ranking public officials and safeguard the public at large against terrorist ac...
Rule May 02, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 02, 2007
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice May 02, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 12-month finding on a petition to list the Sand Mountain blue butterfly (Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amend...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The MMS has issued a proposed final program for 2007-2012. This is the third and final proposal for a new OCS oil and gas leasing program, following the February 2006 draft proposed program and August 2006 proposed program. A final EIS prepared in ac...
Notice May 02, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The OCS Scientific Committee will meet at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces a meeting of the Sporting Conservation Council (Council). This meeting is designed to review wildlife conservation endeavors that benefit recreational hunting and wildlife resources and that encourage partnerships among the publ...
Notice May 02, 2007

Minerals management:

Title Type Published
This final rule revises the Bureau of Land Management's geothermal resources leasing and unit agreement regulations to implement the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The rule restructures regulations concerning the general geothermal leasing process and re...
Rule May 02, 2007

Royalty management:

Title Type Published
The MMS is promulgating new regulations to implement the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) governing the payment of royalty on geothermal resources produced from Federal leases and the payment of direct use fees in lieu of royalties...
Rule May 02, 2007

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on March 30, 2007, the Commission instituted investigation No. TA-2104-025, U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects,...
Notice May 02, 2007

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under Section 182(d) of the WIA of 1998, ETA is publishing the PY 2007 allocations for the NFJP, authorized under Section 167 of the WIA. The allocations are distributed to the states by a formula that estimates, by state, the relative demand for NFJ...
Notice May 02, 2007
The Employment and Training Administration announces the availability of approximately $20 million for Youthful Offender Grants. These grants will be awarded through a competitive process for three categories of projects--(1) Registered Apprenticeshi...
Notice May 02, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice informs interested persons of the third 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 a...
Notice May 02, 2007

M
Management and Budget Office

Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; implementation:

Title Type Published
The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. Th...
Notice May 02, 2007

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...
Notice May 02, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 18(f)(1) of the Act.
Notice May 02, 2007
Notice of application for an order under section 3(b)(2), or, alternatively, under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act").
Notice May 02, 2007

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New York (FEMA-1692-DR), dated 04/24/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding. Incident Period: 04/14/2007 through 04/18/2007. Effective Date:...
Notice May 02, 2007

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
BNSF Railway Co.
Notice May 02, 2007
DOT, STB
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Notice May 02, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 02, 2007
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for public transportation projects in the following metropolitan areas: Eugene, Oregon; Fort Myers, Florida; Houston, Texas; and New York, New York. T...
Notice May 02, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared to identify a corridor for a future proposed highway and port of entry in San Diego County, California.
Notice May 02, 2007

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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...
Notice May 02, 2007

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations relating to a claim that a child is a dependent by parents who are divorced, legally separated under a decree of separate maintenance, separated under a written separation agreement, or who live apart at al...
Proposed Rule May 02, 2007

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