August 23, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register August 23, 2007

View all documents issued on August 23, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

95 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 23, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a currently approved information collection with revision associated with Da...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the new information collection for a Wood Education and Resource Center Training Registry.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Crop insurance regulations:

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The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes the Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Millet Crop Insurance Provisions to remove the reduction in indemnity for any unharvested millet acreage to better meet the needs of insured producers.
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Co...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Loan and purchase programs:

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This rule amends the regulations for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program as authorized by the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to extend the payment calculation at 34 p...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

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This notice is published in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meeting notice is hereby given for the Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Se...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee (Monument Advisory Committee) will meet as indicated below.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

National Forest System land and resource management planning:

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The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is providing notice and opportunity for comment on a proposed rule for National Forest System land management planning. This rulemaking is the result of a U.S. district court order dated March 30, 2...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the emerald ash borer regulations by designating the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, in their entirety, as quarantined areas. The interim rule was necessary to preve...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation:

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has decided to establish an advisory committee to assist it in developing accessibility guidelines for emergency transportable housing. This notice also announces the time...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) will hold a hearing on proposed accessibility guidelines for outdoor developed areas designed, constructed, or altered by Federal agencies subject to the Architectural Barr...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Telecommunications products and electronic and information technology; accessibility guidelines and standards

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has established a Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (Committee) to assist it in revising and updating accessibility guidelines...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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On August 15, 2007, the U.S. Trade Representative instructed the Department of Commerce (the Department) to implement its determination under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) regarding the investigation of frozen warmwater shrim...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
India
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to the NOI to prepare a DEIS for Amendment 16 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region, that was published in the Federal Register Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

International fisheries regulations:

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NMFS issues a final rule implementing measures adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to facilitate conservation and management of AMLR. This final rule requires the use of the Centralized satelli...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene Public Hearings on Reef Fish Amendment 30A and Scoping Amendment 29.
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Allocation Committee (GAC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commission charges fees to designated contract markets and registered futures associations to recover the costs incurred by the Commission in the operation of its program of oversight of self- regulatory organization (SRO) rule enforcement progra...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Commodity Exchange Act:

Title Type Published
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) for exemptive relief, pursuant to section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act or CEA), from the requirement that the China Foreign Exc...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

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Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) is announcing its September 14, 2007 meeting.
Notice Aug 23, 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") has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled the Evaluation of Youth Corps: 18- Month Follow-up Survey to the Office of Management and Budget (...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Learn and Serve America Program and Performance Reporting System to the Office of Management and...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy. The following patents are available for licensing...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the following Federal Advisory Co...
Notice Aug 23, 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 will rene...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
Pursuant to 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3.140 through 160, the Department of Defense...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the following Federal Advisory Co...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Environmental statements; record of decision:

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The Department of the Navy (DON), after carefully weighing the operational, scientific, technical, and environmental implications of the alternatives considered, announces its decision to employ up to four SURTASS LFA sonar systems with certain geogr...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
On August 16, 2007, the Department of Education published a comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 46068, Column 1) for the information collection, "Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program Application Documents." The Type of Review is...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
On August 16, 2007, the Department of Education published a comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 46049, Column 1) for the information collection, "Consolidation State Performance Report (CSPR)." The Responses are 14,652, and the Burden...
Notice Aug 23, 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 Aug 23, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 8165)
Presidential Document Aug 23, 2007
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 8166)
Presidential Document Aug 23, 2007

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
The Export-Import Bank of the United States ("Ex-Im Bank") is seeking approval of the proposed information collection described below. Ex-Im Bank provides insurance and guarantees for the financing of exports of goods and services. This collection al...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document announces the auction of certain 700 MHz band licenses scheduled to commence on January 16, 2008 (Auction 73). This document also seeks comments on competitive bidding procedures for Auction 73.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Eye Institute
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Supplementary risk assessments and site suitability analyses:

Title Type Published
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has placed in the docket for public review and comment the Supplementary Risk Assessments and Site Suitability Analyses for the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory, Boston University Medical Center,...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clea...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clea...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proposing to amend the Transportation Security regulations to exempt a new system of records from several provisions of the Privacy Act. Secure Flight Records (DHS/TSA 019) will include records used...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department proposes to exempt portions of the Advance Passenger Informat...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) gives notice that it is establishing a new system of records for collecting certain biographical information on all passenger and...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is establishing one new system of records, DHS/TSA 019, under the Privacy Act of 1974, known as "Secure Flight Records," for a passenger screening program known as Secure Flight. The Secure Flight prog...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Air commerce and vessels in foreign and domestic trades:

Title Type Published
This rule adopts as final, with the modifications set forth in this document, proposed amendments to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations concerning electronic manifest transmission requirements relative to travelers (passengers, crew memb...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Civil aviation security:

Title Type Published
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assume from aircraft operators the function of conducting pre-flight comparisons of airline passenger information to Federal Government...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

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

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone upon certain waters of the Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, and Inner Harbor during the movement of the historic sloop-of-war USS CONSTELLATION. This action is necessary to provide for the safe...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is proposing to change the special local regulations for the Head of the Connecticut Regatta by moving the regulated area of the race from the southern tip of Gildersleeve Island and Light Number 87 to the northern tip of Gildersleeve...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 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 Aug 23, 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 Aug 23, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Dakota Westmoreland Corporation in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in Mercer County, North Dakota, encompassing 640.00...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Endangered Species Convention:

Title Type Published
In this final rule, we, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), revise the regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a treaty that regulates international trade in certain pro...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Signifi...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This Call for Information and Nominations (hereinafter referred to as "Call") is the initial step in a multiple-sale process that incorporates planning and analysis for lease sales in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea planning areas included in the pr...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

No documents available.

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
The plat of survey of the following described lands is scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the Department of Justice announces the membership of its 2007 Senior Executive Service (SES) Standing Performance Review Boards (PRBs). The purpose of a PRB is to provide fair and impartial review...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Meetings:

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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is announcing the fall meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), which will be held in Denver, CO on Sunday and Monday, October, 21 and 22, 2007. (The FACJ...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

National cooperative research notifications:

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title Type Published
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L....
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

Title Type Published
The following persons have been appointed to the ONDCP Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board: Mr. Thomas Riley, Ms. Michele Marx, Mr. Robert Denniston, and Mr. Patrick Ward.
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is adding a new routine use to each of the agency's Privacy Act Systems of Records. This new routine use will allow SBA to disclose to appropriate agencies, entities and persons pertinent information for purpos...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Florida, dated 08/16/2007. Incident: Drought. Incident Period: 04/01/2007 and continuing. Effective Date: 08/16/2007. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/16/...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Private International Law Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 23, 2007

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Title Type Published
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing as part of its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. on September 12, 2007 in Binghamton, New York. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider the approval of certai...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking approval of the following information collection activities. Before submitting thes...
Notice Aug 23, 2007
This action will revise Class E airspace at Hoquiam, WA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Bowerman Airport. This...
Rule Aug 23, 2007
This action will establish Class E surface airspace at Everett, WA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft executing Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR) operations at Everett, Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field), Everett, WA. This...
Rule Aug 23, 2007
This document contains a correction to the final rule (FAA- 2007-28022; 07-ASO-7), which was published in the Federal Register of July 11, 2007, (72 FR 37629), establishing Class E airspace at Centreville, AL. This action corrects an error in the leg...
Rule Aug 23, 2007
This rule amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, add...
Rule Aug 23, 2007
This Rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

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The FAA is requesting public comment on the Town of Sanford, Maine's, request to convey approx. 2.58 acres of Airport property from aeronautical use of non-aeronautical use. The property is located on Gatehouse Road, Sanford, Maine. York County Regis...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. The original NPRM would have required replacement of an electronic flight instrument system/engine indicat...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 737-200C series airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the FAA-approved maintenance inspection program to include inspections that will give no less than th...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Federal agency actions on proposed highways; judicial review claims:

Title Type Published
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to the proposed U.S. 395 Independence Roadway Improvement Project in the vicinity of the town of I...
Notice Aug 23, 2007

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Estate and gift taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, August 2, 2007 providing guidance regarding the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax consequences of the severance of trust...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9346) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 27, 2007 (72 FR 41222) relating to the tax on the entry of taxable fuel into the United States.
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 27, 2007 providing guidance on which costs incurred by estates or non- grantor trusts are subject to the 2-percent floor fo...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury (Department), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is amending the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Supplemental Ethics Regula...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

Procedure and administration:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to final and temporary regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 20, 2007 relating to the discharge of liens under section 7425 and return of wrongfully levied property under section 63...
Rule Aug 23, 2007
This document contains corrections to notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 20, 2007 relating to the discharge of liens under section 7425 and return of wr...
Proposed Rule Aug 23, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to implement section 204 of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006. This regulatory change will provide authority for VA to provide individua...
Rule Aug 23, 2007

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