Federal Register October 5, 2007 (Volume 72)

Agencies Publishing on October 5, 2007

Agency for International Development (1)
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Agricultural Marketing Service (0)
Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (9)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (3)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (11)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (7)
Library of Congress (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agency for International Development

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development Notice of Meeting Voluntary Foreign Aid Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

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Agricultural Marketing Service

No documents available.

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department The Role of USDA in Differentiating Grain Inputs for Ethanol Production and Standardizing Testing of the Co-Products of Ethanol Production We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on July 20, 2007 (72 FR 39762), inviting comments from producers, handlers, processors, livestock feeders, industry representatives, and other interested persons on the app...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Soybean Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for soybean designated as transformation event 356043, whi...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Bar from Germany; Final Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has conducted a full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar ("SSB") from Germany pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"). As a result of th...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat: Petition to List Five Rockfish Species in Puget Sound (Washington) as Endangered or Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act We, NMFS, have received a petition to list bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis), canary rockfish (S. pinniger), yelloweye rockfish (S. ruberrimus), greenstripe rockfish (S. elongatus) and redstripe rockfish (S. proriger) as endangered or threatened specie...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery NMFS amends the Federal American lobster (Homarus americanus) regulations to implement further minimum carapace length (gauge) increases, an escape vent size increase, and trap reductions in the offshore American lobster fishery, consistent with reco...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Swordfish Quotas This final rule amends the regulations governing the North and South Atlantic swordfish fisheries to implement two recommendations by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT)(Recommendations 06-02 and 06-03). These r...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod specified for...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 directed fishing allowanc...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA U.S. Electronic Education Fairs for China and India The deadline for U.S. accredited colleges and universities to sponsor the U.S. Electronic Education Fairs for China and India by purchasing space on the corresponding internet landing pages has been extended to October 26, 2007.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations NMFS issues this final rule to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP). This final rule revises the management measures for reducing the incidental mortality and serious injury to the Northern right wh...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Fall Meeting In preparation for the 2007 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the ICCAT will meet in October 2007.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions and Deletion This action adds to the Procurement List products and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List a product previously furnished by such agen...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a product and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product previously furnished by such agencies....	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Contract Financing Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension to a curr...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Environmentally Sound Products Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Board of Visitors; Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the fall meeting of the Board of Visitors (BoV) for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committe...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Energy Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence Pre-Solicitation Meeting The Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program is holding a pre-solicitation meeting on a planned Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence on October 15, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B....	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department National Electric Transmission Congestion Report The following is a report by the Department of Energy (Department or DOE) on its August 2006 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study under section 216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). This report and order designates two national interest elec...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Clean Air Interstate Rule EPA is approving revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources on August 7, 2006. These revisions incorporate pro...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Clean Air Interstate Rule EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources on August 7, 2006. These revisions will...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Update; Limited Maintenance Plan in Philadelphia County EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) that was submitted on March 19, 2007 by the Pennsylvania Department of the Environment. This revision is a conversion of the currently approve...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Update; Limited Maintenance Plan in Philadelphia County EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing a limited maintenance plan for carbon monoxide in Philadelphia County for the maintenance period of 2007-2017....	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA's comments on the draft EIS have not been addressed or incorporated into the final EIS. Accordingly, EPA continues to have environmental concerns related to riparian area condition, water quality, drought management plans, soil quality and the de...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Solid wastes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Issuance of Final NPDES General Permits for Facilities/Operations That Generate, Treat, and/or Use/Dispose of Sewage Sludge by Means of Land Application, Landfill, and Surface Disposal in EPA Region 8 Region 8 of EPA is hereby giving notice of its reissuance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for facilities or operations that generate, treat, and/or use/ dispose of sewage sludge by means of land applicat...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Toxic substances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Mercury Switches in Motor Vehicles; Significant New Use Rule EPA is promulgating this significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for elemental mercury (CAS No. 7439-97-6) used in certain convenience light switches, anti-lock braking system (ABS) switches, a...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Federal Communications Commission

Radio services, special:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band; Petitions for Waiver of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Reading, PA; Petitions for Waiver of Rockdale County, Newton County, City of Covington, Walton County, and Spalding County, GA In the Third Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Federal Communications Commission finds that Sprint Corporation (Sprint) has not met the December 26, 2006, eighteen-month benchmark for clearing Channel 1-120 incumbents as required by the 800 MHz reban...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 05, 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	Oct 05, 2007
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Extensions of credit by Federal Reserve Banks (Regulation A):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is correcting a document published in the Federal Register of September 27, 2007, that amended Regulation A to reflect a decrease in the primary and secondary credit rates at each Federal R...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Implantation or Injectable Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The supplemental NADA provides for a revised food safety w...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs; Ractopamine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The supplemental NADA provides for an increased level of monensin i...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2008 This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2008 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare stat...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2008 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement This annual notice announces Medicare's Hospital Insurance (Part A) premium for uninsured enrollees in calendar year (CY) 2008. This premium is to be paid by enrollees age 65 and over who are not otherwise eligible for benefits under Medicare Part A...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2008 This notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 and over) and disabled (under age 65) beneficiaries enrolled in Part B of the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program beginning January 1, 2008. In addition, this notic...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses Toward Living Organ Donation Proposed Eligibility Guidelines and Publication of Final Program Eligibility Guidelines A notice was published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2007 (72 FR 17564). The purpose of this notice was to solicit comments on the eligibility criteria that were proposed by HRSA concerning the Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses G...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Number: 1625-0024, 1625-0036, 1625-0061, and 1625-0100 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval for the following collections...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Missouri; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1728-DR), dated September 21, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Milhomme Bayou, Stephensville, LA The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Stephensville Bridge across Milhomme Bayou, mile 12.2, at Stephensville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. This deviation will...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the c...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FLETC Advisory Committee to the Office of State and Local Training The Office of State and Local Training Advisory Committee (OSLTAC) will meet on November 8, 2007, on St. Simons Island, GA. The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone: Christmas Holiday Boat Parade and Fireworks, Appomattox River, Hopewell, VA The Coast Guard proposes to establish a 600 foot radius safety zone in the vicinity of Hopewell, VA centered on position 37-19.18' N/ 077-16.93' W (NAD 1983) in support of the Christmas Holiday Boat Parade and Fireworks Event. This action is intended...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Queensway Bay, Long Beach, CA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the Long Beach Harbor to encompass the waters between Queensway Bay to Island White at Long Beach harbor for the Annual Los Angeles and Long Beach Tug Boat Race. This safety zone is needed to...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request, Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD-Owned Real Estate-Good Neighbor Next Door Program 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	Oct 05, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD-Owned Real Estate-Dollar Home Sales Program 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	Oct 05, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its Range We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the extension of the public comment period on nine new United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports produced for the Service to provide current data and modeling results relevant to the fin...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Expansion of Existing Gold Mining/Processing Operations in Lander and Eureka Counties, NV In accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 43 CFR Part 3809, and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations found at 40 CFR 1500-1508, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain Field Office...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Supplement to the Vernal Field Office Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Non-Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Lands With Wilderness Characteristics In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Supplement...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and To Conduct Public Scoping for the Natural Buttes Area Gas Development Project, Uintah County, UT Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vernal Field Office, Vernal, Utah, will prepare an EIS on the impacts of efficient and orderly development of the natural gas...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby gives notice that the Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for vegetatio...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Pueblo of Tesuque Liquor Control Ordinance This notice publishes the Pueblo of Tesuque Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Pueblo of Tesuque Indian Reservation. The Reservation is located on trust land and th...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission; Notice of Meeting Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Migratory bird permits:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Migratory Birds From Buildings We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, change the regulations governing migratory bird permitting. We amend 50 CFR part 21 to allow removal of migratory birds (other than federally listed threatened or endangered species, bald eagles, and golden eag...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Shooting Closure on Certain Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office announces a target shooting closure on about 11,874 acres of selected public lands in Nye County near the southwest portion of the Town of Pahrump. The permanent closure is being made for the...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Closure of Public Lands to Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Use Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Monticello Field Office, is closing 1,871 acres of public lands in Recapture Canyon near Blanding, Utah, to Off- Highway Vehicle (OHV) use. The public lands affec...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey The plats of survey of the following described land will be officially filed in the Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Lakewood, Colorado, effective 10 a.m., September 28, 2007. All inquiries should be sent to the Colorado State Office...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, China, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping duty investigations Nos. 731-TA-1131-1134 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) to determine whether there is...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Standard on Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in its Standard on Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance (29 CFR 1910.66).	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction Manufacturing, Inc., Including On-Site Leased Workers of Diversco Integrated Services, Inc. and Haas Total Chemical Management, Inc., Cape Girardeau, MO; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Dana Corp.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Labor Department > ETA Hanes Brands Incorporated, Forest City, NC; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Hanes Brands Inc.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Labor Department > ETA Hutchinson Technology, Eau Claire, WI; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Hutchinson Technology	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Labor Department > ETA Information Systems Network, Buckhead, GA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Information Systems Network	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Labor surplus areas classification:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Labor Surplus Area Classification; Under Executive Orders 12073 and 10582 The purpose of this notice is to announce the annual list of labor surplus areas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Office of Job Corps; Advisory Committee on Job Corps; Meeting On August 22, 2006, the Advisory Committee on Job Corps (ACJC) was established in accordance with the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee was established to advance Job Corps' new vision fo...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Library of Congress

Noncommercial educational broadcasting; copyrighted works use; statutory license rates and terms

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > LOC Noncommercial Educational Broadcasting Statutory License Correction	Correction	Oct 05, 2007

Merit Systems Protection Board

Practice and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Interim Regulatory Changes Regarding Department of Homeland Security Personnel System The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or "the Board") is revising its regulations to clarify the procedures applicable to MSPB processing and adjudication of cases arising under the Department of Homeland Security's new human resources management...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

No documents available.

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE); Notice of Meeting-Correction Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering Commitee; correction	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Omaha Public Power District; Notice of Denial of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for Hearing Omaha Public Power District	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct, Materials License No. 06-13053-04, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Facility in West Haven, CT Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) October 22-23, 2007. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) NARM legislation, transition plan, and guidance; (2) st...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service New Standards for Mailing Lithium Batteries The Postal Service<SUP>TM</SUP> is revising the standards for mailing lithium and lithium-ion batteries. The new standards identify all small consumer-type lithium batteries as mailable when properly packaged and labeled.	Rule	Oct 05, 2007

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Trade Shares of the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund Pursuant to Unlisted Trading Privileges Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amending the Definition of Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction in NASD Rule 3010(g)(1) To Exempt Locations That Solely Conduct Final Approval of Research Reports Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend the Limited Liability Company Agreement of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto To Eliminate Its Rule Governing the Relation of a Nasdaq Market Maker's Quotations to the Prevailing Market NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effective Period for Rule 2.12 Regarding Third-Party Routing Services in Respect of Orders Entered into NSX BLADESM National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

State Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; Registration for the Diversity Immigrant (DV-2009) Visa Program Notice of registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Finger Lakes Railway Corp.-Control Exemption-Ontario Central Railroad Corp.; Notice of Exemption The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323, et seq., for Finger Lakes Railway Corp. (FGLK), a Class III rail carrier, to acquire control by purchase of 81.05% of the issued and outsta...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB SMS Rail Lines of New York, LLC-Lease and Operation Exemption-Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. Line in Albany County, NY Canadian Pacific Railway	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
DOT, STB Ogeechee Railroad Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Georgia Midland Railroad, Inc. Georgia Midland Railroad, Inc.	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Befo...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received This notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither pu...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 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	Oct 05, 2007

Aircraft:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service This notice proposes performance requirements for certain avionics equipment on aircraft operating in specified classes of airspace within the United States National Airspace System. The proposed rule would facilitate the use of Automatic Dependent S...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Alpha Aviation Design Limited (Type Certificate No. A48EU Previously Held by Apex Aircraft and Avions Pierre Robin) Model R2160 Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500 Elan Series, DG-500M, and DG-500MB Gliders We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditi...	Rule	Oct 05, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. ATF3-6 and ATF3-6A Series Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Honeywell International Inc. ATF3-6 and ATF3-6A series turbofan engines equipped with a certain part number (P/N) low pressure compressor (LPC) aft shaft. This proposed AD would require...	Proposed Rule	Oct 05, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Solicitation of Applications for FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant (BEG) Funding FMCSA announces that it has published an opportunity to apply for FY2008 BEG funding on the grants.gov Web site (http:// www.grants.gov). Section 4110 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (Pub. L...	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Rail carriers:

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Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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Treasury Department

Receiver appointments:

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Treasury Department > OTS NetBank, Alpharetta, GA; Notice of Appointment of Receiver Netbank, Alpharetta, GA	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

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Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting Women Veterans Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 05, 2007

Federal Register October 5, 2007

Agencies Publishing on October 5, 2007

Agency for International Development

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A Agricultural Marketing Service

Agriculture Department

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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Energy Department

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Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

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General Services Administration

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Interior Department

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Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

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International Trade Commission

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Labor Department

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Library of Congress

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Merit Systems Protection Board

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

N National Science Foundation

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Postal Service

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Surface Transportation Board

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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National Science Foundation

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Railroad Retirement Board