September 24, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register September 24, 2007

View all documents issued on September 24, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

90 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 24, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations by removing a portion of Webb County, TX, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles f...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Forest Service proposes to amend its internal agency directives for special use authorizations and wildlife monitoring. The proposed amendments would provide direction and guidance specific to wind energy development on National Forest System (NF...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Sep 24, 2007
In accordance with the President's Identity Theft Task Force's Strategic Plan, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishes this notice to announce the effective date of a new routine use to be added to all Privacy Act System of Records.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

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Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce has approved the revised managem...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for both primary and alternate members of the following seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council, (Council): Education, Fishing, Hawaii County,...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Recreational Diving; Maritime Archaeological Research; Conservation; Heritage Tourism; and Cit...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS establishes regulations to implement an industry fee system for repaying a $35 million Federal loan financing a fishing capacity reduction program in the longline catcher processor subsector of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) non-poll...
Rule Sep 24, 2007
NMFS issues this temporary rule to amend, and extend the effective date of, interim measures to reduce overfishing of red snapper in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico implemented by a temporary rule published by NMFS on April 2, 2007. This tempora...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Meetings:

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Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPA FAC) in Alpena, Michigan.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The United States Department of Commerce is organizing a Clean Energy Trade Mission to China and India, January 8-17, 2008. The trade mission will target a broad range of clean energy technologies such as renewable energy, biofuels, energy efficiency...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes this notice to announce a 45-day public comment period for the draft report titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.1: "Uses and limitations of obser...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publish this notice to announce the availability of the draft Prospectus for one of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Products for public comment. This draft Pr...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is considering recommending changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2005 ed.) (MCM). The proposed changes constitute the 2007 annual review required by the MCM and DoD Directive 5500.17, "Role and Responsibi...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

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This final rule amends TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) Basic benefit descriptions by replacing specific American Dental Association (ADA) dental procedure codes and nomenclature with general benefit categories and descriptions. This revision is...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Meetings:

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The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety will meet in closed session on October 10-11, 2007; at the Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise th...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

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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 Sep 24, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, et al
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) augmented with additional experts to review the draft document entitled "Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Mat...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Superfund program:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is issuing this notice of intent to delete the Tabernacle Drum Dump Superfund Site (Site), located in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, New Jersey from the National Priorities List (NPL) and re...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2007

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

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The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established by Public Law 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support the expansion of the Bank's financ...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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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 24, 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 t...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Common carrier services:

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In the Report and Order, the Commission adopted measures to safeguard the Universal Service Fund ("USF") from waste, fraud, and abuse. The intended effect of the measures adopted is to improve the management, administration, and oversight of the USF.
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Meetings:

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On September 17, 2007, the Commission released a public notice announcing the October 10, 2007 meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meetin...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) contr...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

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Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the Nati...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Biological products:

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The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a direct final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of August 16, 2007 (72 FR 45883). That document amended the biologics regulations by removing, revising, or updating specific regulations applica...
Rule Sep 24, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of August 16, 2007 (72 FR 45993). That document proposed to amend the biologics regulations by removing, revising, or updating specific regulations a...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Initial Review Group
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Department of Health and Human Services published a document in the Federal Register of August 16, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 158, pages 46063 through 46073. The notice announced the sole source award of funds to provide Baccalaureate Nursing Education S...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
The Department of Health and Human Services published a document in the Federal Register of August 16, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 158, pages 46073 through 46082. The notice announced the sole source award of funds to provide Basic Medical Education Supportiv...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Meetings:

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Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its fourteenth meeting. The meeting will be open to th...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Sep 24, 2007
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Sep 24, 2007
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 Sep 24, 2007
Notice
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., (NEPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and assess the potential impacts associated with a pr...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and assess the potential impacts associated with a pro...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

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

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This document corrects a typographical error in a U.S. Code section number and corrects a reference to an access road on the jetty south of Nawiliwili Park in a temporary final rule entitled "Security Zone; Hawaii Super Ferry Arrival/Departure, Nawil...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) program is to enhance the security of a loan guaranteed by HUD under Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the same...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) conce...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have replaced maps of eight John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas, as directed by Congress. We are using this notice to inform the public...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the recovery plan for the Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus). The final plan includes recovery criteria and measures fo...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we, us, Service) is gathering the information needed to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated environmental assessment (EA) for Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). We publish th...
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to prepare an EIS for the Walker River Basin Acquisitions Program. The primary purpose of the program is to comply with the requirements of Pub...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Environmental statements; record of decision:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce our decision and availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP), Wilderness Stewardship Plan (WSP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Cabeza...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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On September 18, 2007, the Commissioner of Reclamation adopted the Amended Navajo Power Marketing Plan (Amended Plan) on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), pursuant to section 107 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 1333...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

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Notice is hereby given that, effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Monticello Field Office, is restricting off- highway vehicle (OHV) travel to existing roads and trails on approximately 100,000 acres of public lands in the Indi...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 16, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Pass & Seymour, Inc. of Syracuse, New York. Lette...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
60-Day notice of information collection under review: COPS Non Hiring Progress Report.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Registration revocations, restrictions, denials, reinstatements:

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Desonia, Andrew, M.D.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Glisson, Brenton D., M.D.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Wang, David W., M.D.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Schedules of controlled substances:

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This is a final rule issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) designating oripavine (3-O-demethylthebaine or 6,7,8,14-tetradehydro-4,5-alpha-epoxy-6-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3- ol) as a basic class in schedule II of the Controlled Substa...
Rule Sep 24, 2007
Under the current schedules of controlled substances in the DEA regulations, among the substances listed in schedule III is a synthetic isomer of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) contained in a specific formulation of a drug product approved by the U.S. F...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2007

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

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The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a "Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report" (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Hamley Land Company, LLC;...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2007

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

Meetings:

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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 24, 2007

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National Science Foundation

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Byproduct material; medical use:

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of October 29, 2007, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2007 (72 FR 45147). This direct final rule amended the NRC's regulations...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is proposing in this notice (1) the addition of a new system of records and (2) revisions to its preexisting systems o...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

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Science and Technology Policy Office

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Many areas of today's research require multi-disciplinary teams in which the intellectual leadership of the project is shared among two or more individuals. To facilitate this team approach through recognition of the contributions of the team leaders...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
New York Stock Exchange, LLC
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Loan programs:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the one-year extension of SBA's Export Express Pilot Program until September 30, 2008. This extension will allow time for the Agency to conclude its evaluation of this low- performing loan program for exporters.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Audit and Financial Management Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 24, 2007

State Department logo State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title Type Published
On September 13, 2007, notice was published on page 52418 of the Federal Register (volume 72, number 177) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibit, "The Arts of Kashmir." The referenced notice is corrected as to add...
Notice Sep 24, 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 24, 2007

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under this notice, the FAA announces that New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) have been designated Level 2 Schedules Facilitated Airports for the summer 2008 scheduling season in accor...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Engineering and traffic operations:

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The FHWA is revising its regulation that establishes the general requirements for quality assurance procedures for construction on all Federal-aid highway projects on the National Highway System (NHS).\1\ Specifically, the FHWA will require accredita...
Rule Sep 24, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed transportation project in Dickson County, Tennessee.
Notice Sep 24, 2007
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1505.6), and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 151710, the Federal Transit Administrati...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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This notice announces a service disruption to DOT's Docket Management System (DMS), which contains the public dockets for all DOT agencies (except for the Surface Transportation Board), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the United...
Notice Sep 24, 2007

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

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