September 13, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register September 13, 2007

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

104 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 13, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title Type Published
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding Cumberland County in New Jersey to the list of quarantined areas. We took that action following the detection of pine shoot beet...
Rule Sep 13, 2007

Recreation fee areas:

Title Type Published
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is proposing to charge fees for overnight camping at three campgrounds and eight popular day use sites in 2008. The proposed fees include:
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of meeting.
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On May 10, 2007, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published its preliminary results in the antidumping duty administrative review of petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). See Petroleum Wax Candles from the People...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
On June 28, 2007, the United States Court of International Trade ("Court") entered a final judgment in Xinyi Automotive Glass v. United States sustaining the third remand results made by the Department of Commerce ("the Department") pursuant to the C...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
We preliminarily determine that imports of glycine from Japan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Interested parties are invited to comme...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
We preliminarily determine that imports of glycine from the Republic of Korea are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Interested parties are...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce's Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration has renewed the charter for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) for a 2-year period, through August 8, 2009. The SAB is a federal advisory committee under th...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the C season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 620 of...
Rule Sep 13, 2007

International services survey:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would amend regulations concerning the reporting requirements for the BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. The BE-11 survey is conducted annually and is a sample survey that obtains financial and operating data co...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
NMFS is considering proposing changes to its implementing regulations, and criteria governing the issuance of permits for scientific research and enhancement activities under section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and is soliciting p...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Global Markets Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise requirements for reporting of Government property in the possession of DoD contractors. The rule replaces existing DD Form 1662 reporting...
Rule Sep 13, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. appendix, as amended), the government in the sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended),k and 41 CFR 102-3.55, the Department of Defense gives notice that it will ter...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Stan...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
EPA is proposing to extend the global laboratory and analytical use exemption for production and import of class I ozone- depleting substances beyond December 31, 2007, contingent upon and consistent with future anticipated actions by the Parties to...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

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

Title Type Published
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. This SIP revision pertains to the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from crude oil lightering operations. EPA is approving this SIP rev...
Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is proposing to approve a March 30, 2007, request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to revise the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) by adding a volatile organic compound (VOC) rule for fuel grade ethanol product...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is approving a March 30, 2007, request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to revise the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) by adding a volatile organic compound (VOC) rule for fuel grade ethanol production at dry...
Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (Cabinet) on December 14, 2006. The revisions include changes to the definit...
Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet on December 14, 2006. The revision includes changes to the definitions section of Kentucky's...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is proposing to approve Ohio's request to permanently retire 240 oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) allowances from the State's 2005 new source set aside, which would otherwise have been distributed to existing sources that are required particip...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is proposing to approve a State Plan submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) which addresses the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), which EPA promulgated on May 18, 2005 and subsequently revised on June 9, 2...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted on June 8, 2007 by the State of West Virginia for the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Nitrogen Oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) Annual and NO<INF>X</INF> Ozone Season Abbreviated...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on June 8, 2007. This revision incorporates provisions related to the implementation of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), pro...
Rule Sep 13, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) invites all interested persons to nominate qualified individuals to serve a three-year term as members of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Council). This 15 member Council was esta...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS) to discuss components of a draft report related to valuing the protecti...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Terrorist attacks; continuation of national emergency with respect to certain (Notice of September 12, 2007)
Presidential Document Sep 13, 2007

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Farm credit system:

Title Type Published
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, Agency, us, or we) adopts a proposed rule that would amend regulations governing the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac or the Corporation). We propose to update the model in response to recent...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to review (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may no...
Notice Sep 13, 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 Sep 13, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning requests for forbearance from Title II and Computer Inquiry requirements with respect to certain broadband services.
Notice Sep 13, 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, as required by the...
Notice Sep 13, 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 Sep 13, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by KM Communications, Inc. ("Petitioner") proposing: (1) To substitute Channel 252A for vacant Channel 292A at Cuba, Illinois at current reference coordinates 40-25-50 NL and 90-14-0...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 73.202(b). The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Radio Beam, LLC. Petitioner proposes the allotment of Chann...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces the 14th meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92- 463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Sep 13, 2007
This notice announces the 20th meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Sep 13, 2007
This notice announces the 12th meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Medical devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of premarket approval applications (PMAs) that have been approved. This list is intended to inform the public of the availability of safety and effectiveness summaries of approved PMAs throu...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the 19th meeting of the American Health Information Community Population Health and Clinical Care Connections Workgroup [formerly Biosurveillance Workgroup] in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-4...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
This notice announces the ninth meeting of the American Health Information Community Personalized Healthcare Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Sep 13, 2007
This notice announces the 19th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Sep 13, 2007
Vital and Health Statistics National Committee
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

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

Title Type Published
This document corrects the spelling of a shipping facility and vessel and corrects the point of contact in a temporary final rule entitled "Security Zone; Hawaii Super Ferry Arrival/Departure, Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii" that was published Sept...
Rule Sep 13, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the State of Tennessee and Conservation Fisheries, Inc., a nonprofit organization, plan to reintroduce 15 mussels listed as endangered under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act...
Rule Sep 13, 2007
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus). The plan includes recovery criteria and measures for the conservation of the Carson wa...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). Meeting Date and Time: Friday, September 14, 2007-...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order revokes a Public Land Order in its entirety insofar as it affects 1,205.42 acres of public lands in Carbon County, Wyoming, withdrawn on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation for the Savery-Pot Hook Project. The Public Land Order has previou...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled file to the plats of survey of the lands described below thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

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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 Sep 13, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

Title Type Published
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license worldwide to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 6,046,398, enti...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc
Notice Sep 13, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Sep 13, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Sep 13, 2007
National Securities Clearing Corp.
Notice Sep 13, 2007

State Department logo State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 63 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerc...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 13 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exe...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections to detect cracking of the body station 303.9 fram...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a...
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 23 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exe...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 22 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exe...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 25 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Sep 13, 2007
The FMCSA announces guidance to the motorcoach industry in response to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations for providing pre-trip safety information to motorcoach passengers. The NTSB recommended that the Agency require and de...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Motor vehicle theft prevention standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document grants in full the BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) petition for exemption of the Carline 1 vehicle line in accordance with 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention Standard. This petition is granted because the agency has de...
Notice Sep 13, 2007

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations providing guidance on employer comparable contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
Proposed Rule Sep 13, 2007

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