Federal Register May 15, 2007 (Volume 72)

Agencies Publishing on May 15, 2007

Agriculture Department (10)
Commerce Department (11)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (3)
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (3)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (7)
Homeland Security Department (12)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (1)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Small Business Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Aquaculture Surve...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Cotton Ginnings S...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Agriculture Department > FS Information Collection; Publication Comment Cards In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection, Request for Comments; Publication Commen...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Agricultural Surv...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection comprising the Nursery...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma: Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest, Taos and Colfax Counties, NM; Additional Filings The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent (70 FR 34441-34442, June 14, 2005) to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed forest plan amendment to incorporate standards and guidelines for the management of the Valle Vidal Un...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Agriculture Department > FS Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma: Proposed Surface Management of Natural Gas Resource Development on Jicarilla Ranger District, Carson National Forest, Rio Arriba County, NM; Additional Filings The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent (69 FR 59881-59883, October 6, 2004) to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed forest plan amendment for surface management of gas leasing and development on the Jicarilla Ranger...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Forestry Research Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces solicitation for nominations to fill eleven vacancies on the Forestry Research Advisory Council.	Notice	May 15, 2007

National Organic Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS National Organic Program (NOP)-Proposed Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Processing) This proposed rule proposes to amend the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) regulations to enact recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2007

Program regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RBS, RUS Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program; Correction This document contains corrections to the final regulations which were published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 20, 2006 [71 FR 67032] regarding personal and corporate guarantees.	Rule	May 15, 2007

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 1032-1917 Notice is hereby given that Robert A. Garrott, Ecology Department, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii).	Notice	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 486-1919 Notice is hereby given that Brent Stewart, Ph.D, J.D, Hubbs- SeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA, 92109, has applied for a permit to conduct reseach on crabeater (Lobodon carcinophaga), Ross (Ommatophoca rossii), leopard...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Administrative Review and Final Results of New Shipper Review The Department of Commerce ("Department") published its preliminary results of the administrative review and new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof ("hand trucks") from the People's Republic of China...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, the People's Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Thailand; Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Administrative and New Shipper Reviews Various countries	Notice	May 15, 2007

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 38 - Spartanburg County, SC, Application for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (Automotive Door Trim Components), Notice of Approval Kittel Supplier USA, Inc.; automotive door trim components manufacturing facility	Notice	May 15, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Amendment 15 The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) requests public comments on a proposed rule to implement Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries Management Plan (Plan) in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper/Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction NMFS reduces the commercial trip limit for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic to 300 lb (136 kg) per trip in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect the South Atlantic golden tilefish resource.	Rule	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NTIA Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting This notice announces a public meeting of the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on spectrum management matters.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/ Ecosystem Advisory Panel and its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee, in June, 2007, to consider actions affecting New England...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee (Committee) in March, 2007 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendation...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-025, Government Property The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to simplify procedures, clarify language, and eliminate obsolete requirem...	Rule	May 15, 2007
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-17; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-17. A companion document, the...	Rule	May 15, 2007
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-17; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in a...	Rule	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), The purpose of the Committee meeting is to begin work on the 2...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE); Overview Information; Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions Program (TCPCTIP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions Program	Notice	May 15, 2007

Election Assistance Commission

Title	Type	Published
Election Assistance Commission Sunshine Act Notice Notice of virtual public forum for EAC Standards Board.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Energy Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Pre-Announcement Meeting Notice for Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-PS36-07GO97012 The Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program, under the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, is planning to solicit financial assistance applications for cost-shared financial assistance agreements with the DOE fo...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The SunWise Program; EPA ICR Number 1904.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0439; Correction The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register of February 12, 2007, concerning a request for comments on an Information Collection Request for the SunWise program, EPA ICR No. 1904.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0439. The n...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 2079.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0541 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	May 15, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1049.11, OMB Control No. 2050-0046 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	May 15, 2007

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the Lancaster 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is requesting that the Lancaster ozone no...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Wheeling, WV-OH 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan EPA is approving a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is requesting that the Marshall and Ohio County, West Vi...	Rule	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Meeting of the Science Advisory Board The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public face-to-face meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) Discuss science use in disaster response programs; (2) conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report Advice to EPA on Advancing...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2007 National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week (Proc. 8142)	Presidential Document	May 15, 2007
Executive Office of the President National Safe Boating Week, 2007 National Safe Boating Week (Proc. 8143)	Presidential Document	May 15, 2007
Executive Office of the President Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2007 Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week (Proc. 8144)	Presidential Document	May 15, 2007

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Federal Advisory Committee Act; Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age ("Diversity Committee") will hold a...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations BC Global Logistics, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Scotia Ocean Services, LTD, et al.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	May 15, 2007
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 15, 2007

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"). The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC or Commission") is seeking pub...	Notice	May 15, 2007

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. The meeting is open to the public.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 a proposed new information collec...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Form N- 426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service; OMB Control No. 1615-0053.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Form N- 300, Application to File Declaration of Intention; OMB Control No. 1615-0078.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies The Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to membership on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC). MERPAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters related to the training, qualification,...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > USCG National Maritime Security Advisory Committee The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is requesting individuals who are interested in serving on the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee to apply for appointment/ reappointment. NMSAC provides advice and makes recommendations...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Maine; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA-1693-DR), dated April 25, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Hampshire; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-1695-DR), dated April 27, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New York; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New York (FEMA-1692-DR), dated April 24, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Texas; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1697-DR), dated May 1, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1696-DR), dated May 1, 2007, and related determinations. Effective Date: May 1, 2007.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Little River (S-20) Bridge, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Mile 347.3, Horry County, SC The Coast Guard is withdrawing its notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the proposed change to the regulation of the Little River (S-20) Bridge. The requested change was to place a twenty minute regulation on the bridge in lieu of "on demand". Th...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone, Elba Island LNG Mooring Slip, Savannah River, Savannah, GA The Coast Guard is establishing a permanent security zone due to recent changes in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tankship mooring arrangements following the activation of two new berths within a slip at the Southern LNG Facility on the Savannah River....	Rule	May 15, 2007

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Application for Endangered Species Permit The public is invited to comment on the following application to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications The following applicant has applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Interior Department Statement of Findings: Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 The Secretary of the Interior is causing this notice to be published as required by section 10(a)(5) of the Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 (Settlement Act), Public Law 108-447, Division J, Title X, 118 Stat. 3431, 3438-39. The publication of th...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Malta, MT We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) intend to gather information necessary to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated environmental documents for Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex (Complex) in Malt...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Interior Department > FWS Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) announce that the Draft Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge is available for public comment. We prepared this CCP...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Interior Department > FWS Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex, South Dakota This notice advises that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated environmental documents for the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Comple...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Interior Department > FWS Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we), will be developing a revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). We will use local announcements, spec...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Contract negotiations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on February 27, 2007. This notice is one of a...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly for the Metcalf-El Patio Reconductor and Metcalf-Hicks/Vasona Reconductor, Santa Clara County, CA We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (applicant) for a 3-year incidental take permit for the federally threatened bay checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting of the Federal/State Joint Pipeline Office Executive Council In accordance with the Federal Register requirements to announce meetings the Federal/State Joint Pipeline Office will meet as indicated below.	Notice	May 15, 2007

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries Notice of opportunity to submit comments in connection with the eighteenth report covering 2005 and 2006.	Notice	May 15, 2007

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure The location of the two-day meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has been changed from Washington, DC to San Francisco, California. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation. [Original notice of the m...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > WHD Special Industry Committee for All Industries in American Samoa; Appointment; Convention; Hearing All Industries in American Samoa Special Industry Committee; hearing	Notice	May 15, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is pub...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Holding the Meetings: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 15, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	May 15, 2007
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Revised Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	May 15, 2007
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	May 15, 2007

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single employer and multiemployer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium for Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	May 15, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") and under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B).	Notice	May 15, 2007

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish an Opening and Closing Cross for Securities Listed on the NYSE, Amex, and Regional Exchanges NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	May 15, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the $1 Strike Pilot Program for an Additional Year NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Relating to Price Improved Linkage P/A Orders Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2007

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Iowa Disaster #IA-00007; Declaration of Economic Injury This is an amendment of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Iowa, dated 05/07/2007. Incident: Winter Storms. Incident Period: 02/23/2007 through 03/02/2007.	Notice	May 15, 2007

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voluntary Disclosures; OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB of th...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Preparation of Fourth U.S. Climate Action Report In June 1992, the United States signed, and later ratified in October, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Pursuant to the national communication reporting requirements under Articles 4.2 and 12 of the Convention and t...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB New Hampshire Central Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Line of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation New Hampshire Department of Transportation	Notice	May 15, 2007

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational...	Rule	May 15, 2007

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 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 circumstan...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Availability of Written Reevaluation and Record of Decision; Centerfield Taxiway; Logan International Airport; Boston, MA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces availability of a Written Reevaluation and Record of Decision (ROD) for a Centerfield Taxiway at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. The ROD follows the issuance of a Final Environme...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 06-19-C-00-ORD To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the applications to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Chicago O'Hare International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14...	Notice	May 15, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: Authorization Agreement for Preauthorized Payment (SF 5510) The Financial Management Service, 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 a continuing information collection. By this no...	Notice	May 15, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Change in Secretary's Delegation of Authority and Clarification of that Authority This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delegation regulation, which authorizes a VA official to take final action on complaints of employment discrimination when the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication (OE...	Rule	May 15, 2007

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Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

National Organic Program:

Program regulations:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Election Assistance Commission

Energy Department

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Meetings:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Disaster and emergency areas:

Drawbridge operations:

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

Interior Department

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Contract negotiations:

Endangered and threatened species:

Meetings:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

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Meetings:

Labor Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

National Credit Union Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single employer and multiemployer plans:

Single-employer plans:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

State Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Treasury Department

Veterans Affairs Department

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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