October 19, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register October 19, 2007

View all documents issued on October 19, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

107 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 19, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule that established final volume regulation percentages for 2006-07 crop Natural (sun-dried) Seedless (NS) raisins covered under the Federal marketi...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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On August 15, 2005, the USDA Forest Service (FS), Ochoco National Forest, published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register (70 FR 47785-47787) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the East Maurys Fuels and Vegetation Manag...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting applications for competitive cooperative agreement funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for the credit outreach initiative targeted to American Indian farmers, ranchers, and youth residing primarily on Indian re...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

National Forest System lands:

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The Forest Service is proposing changes to directives governing special use permits for outfitting and guiding conducted on National Forest System lands by simplifying the application and administration process; establishing a flat land use fee for t...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

National Forest System timber; sale and disposal:

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This final rule revises regulations at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, part 223, on noncompetitive disposal of timber and other forest products based on the Secretary of Agriculture's determination that extraordinary conditions exist. A notice...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

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We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation of eggplant and okra from Ghana into all areas of the United States and the importation of peppers from Ghana into the continental United States. Based on the fin...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of husked, silk-free baby corn from Kenya. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of peeled baby carrots from Kenya. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for rev...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of Ribes species fruits (i.e., currants and gooseberries) from South Africa. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, whi...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Export administration regulations:

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In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to list names of end-users in the People's Republic of China (PRC) approved to receive exports, reexports and transfers of certain items...
Rule Oct 19, 2007
This proposed rule would require that export and reexport license applications, classification requests, encryption review requests, License Exception AGR notifications and related documents be submitted to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) v...
Proposed Rule Oct 19, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS suspends the minimum size limit of 4.75 inches (120 mm) for Atlantic surfclams for the 2008 fishing year. This action is taken under the authority of the implementing regulations for this fishery, which allow for the annual suspension of the min...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Economic Development Administration (EDA) publishes this notice to solicit applications for funding under its National Technical Assistance, Training, Research and Evaluation Program (NTA Program). On June 21, 2007, EDA published in the Federal R...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

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The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a series of public hearings regarding Amendments15A and 15B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 15A will contain actions to establish management reference poin...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action adds to the Procurement List a product and 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 and service previously furnished b...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product and services previously furnished by such agencies. Co...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Settlement agreements:

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It is the policy of the commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Sett...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
This notice announces the appointment of members to the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Performance Review Boards. The Performance Review Boards provide fair and impartial review of Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisals and make...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Education Department logo Education Department

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On October 12, 2007, the Department of Education published a comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 58063, Column 2) for the information collection, "U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form and Instructions (ED 524B)"....
Notice Oct 19, 2007
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 Oct 19, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Secretary is issuing final guidance to modify the standards for racial and ethnic data used by the Department of Education (Department). This guidance provides educational institutions and other recipients of grants and contracts from the Departm...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The EIA is soliciting comments on proposed revisions to the Natural Gas Production Report, Form EIA-914.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council (NCC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stats.770) requires notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Air programs:

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The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), CAIR Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs), and Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) each include an exemption for cogeneration units that meet certain criteria. In light of information concerning biomass-fired cogenerati...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

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

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On March 26, 2007, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted a request for EPA approval of a redesignation of Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby Counties (the Central Indiana Ar...
Rule Oct 19, 2007
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is requesting that the Mercer County portion of the Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, O...
Rule Oct 19, 2007
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The revision pertains to amendments to an existing regulation to control particulate matter from pulp and paper mills. EPA is approving this SIP re...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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EPA expressed environmental concerns about the impacts to groundwater and karst topography, as well as an unavoidable number of sinkholes that will be directly and indirectly impacted by the project. EPA is also concerned that the preferred alternati...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Agency weekly receipts
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

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Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environme...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference of the SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel to discuss comments from the chartered SAB, external reviewers and the public on its public draft (August 30, 2007) "Hypoxia i...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Solid wastes:

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The Environmental Protection Agency Region IX is approving a modification to California's municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) permit program to allow the State to issue research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) permits for new and existing M...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Colombia; continuation of emergency with respect to narcotics traffickers (Notice of October 18, 2007)
Presidential Document Oct 19, 2007

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
The Export-Import Bank of the United States ("Ex-Im Bank") is seeking approval of the proposed information collection described below. Ex-Im Bank provides insurance for the financing of exports of goods and services. This collection allows insured pa...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork Red...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Background. Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Guide to Minimize Food Safety Hazards for Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperw...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) allow the renewal of the generic information collection project: "Questionnaire and Data Collection...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Senior Executive Service Performance Review board
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Medical devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the remote medication management systems into class II (special controls). Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled, "Gui...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "The Use of Mechanical Calibration of Dissolution Apparatus 1 and 2 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP)." The draft guidance is i...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Remote Medication Management System." This guidance document describes a means by which remote medication man...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I- 539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. OMB Control Number: 1615-0003.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee (CFIVSAC) will meet in Seattle, WA, to discuss various issues relating to commercial vessel safety in the fishing industry. The meetings are open to the public.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect changes in the organizational structure of CBP resulting from the establishment of the new Office of International Trade, as well as the nomenclature changes eff...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Manufactured home construction and safety standards:

Title Type Published
This final rule establishes new Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (Model Installation Standards) for the installation of new manufactured homes and includes standards for the completion of certain aspects necessary to join all sections o...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix). Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed use of an Enhancement of Survival Permit (ESP) for the reintroduction of black- footed ferrets on private land in Logan County, Kansas, p...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the Recovery Plan for the Nosa Luta or Rota Bridled White-eye (Zosterops rotensis). This species, which is found only on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Maria...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to file a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the proposed Coeur d'Alene Tribal Integrated Resource...
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 9, Subpart B, of a Plan of Operations submitted by BNP Petroleum Corporation, to drill and produce the State Tract 991 <greek-i>1, Dunn-McC...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

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The NPS announces a SRC meeting for Gates of the Arctic National Park. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss NPS subsistence management issues and continue work on subsistence hunting program recommendations. This meeting is open to the public an...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that land located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico is suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents, a statutorily created body of the State of New Mexico...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Survey plat filings:

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The plats of survey of the described lands were officially filed in the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on dates indicated.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

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This notice terminates Desert Land Entry and Carey Act Classifications on 120 acres of land in Owyhee County as these classifications are no longer needed. A portion of these lands will be exchanged pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council (Council) created by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (Compact). Thus far, the Federal Government and 27 sta...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title Type Published
Power Poles, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of petitions for modification filed by the parties listed...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Tweel Home Furnishings
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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In accordance with Section 651e of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is publishing a "Plan for the Transition of Regulatory Authority Resulting from the Expanded Definition of Byproduct Material" (transition plan)...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Radiation protection standards:

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to revise the compliance dates for licensees to begin reporting source transactions and initial source inventory information to the National Source Tracking System for nationally tra...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," and Supplement 1 to Revision 2 of NUREG-1122 [and -1123] "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

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We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (the listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving digestive disorders. We apply these criteria when you claim benefits based on disability under title II and title XVI of the Social Sec...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

State Department logo State Department

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Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board; membership
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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Industry Advisory Panel
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Private International Law Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This final rule addresses the confidentiality of certain information that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment submit to NHTSA pursuant to the early warning reporting (EWR) rule. The agency is establishing class determinations...
Rule Oct 19, 2007
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 19, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-13- 11, which applies to all Eclipse Aviation Corporation (Eclipse) Model EA500 airplanes. AD 2007-13-11 was prompted by reports of loss of primary airspeed indication due to freezing condensa...
Proposed Rule Oct 19, 2007
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France Model EC130B4 helicopters. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to iden...
Proposed Rule Oct 19, 2007
This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N helicopters. That AD currently requires interim initial and repetitive inspections of tailboom parts, installing six inspection hol...
Proposed Rule Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Board
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt seventeen individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these indi...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Railroad locomotive safety standards:

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FRA is revising the existing requirements related to sanders on locomotives. This rule modifies the existing regulations by permitting additional flexibility in the use of locomotives with inoperative sanders. The rule provides railroads the ability...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The United States Mint is adjusting prices for its American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin and American Eagle Gold Proof and Uncirculated Coins.
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Financial Management Service:

Title Type Published
As part of an ongoing effort to review and streamline its regulations, the Financial Management Service (FMS) has revised its regulation governing the Treasury Tax and Loan (TT&L) program. The changes update the rule to reflect the reorganization and...
Rule Oct 19, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for November 13, 2007. Date: November 13, 2007. Time: Public meeting time: 9 a.m...
Notice Oct 19, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Clinical Science Research and Development Service Cooperative Studies Scientific Merit Review Board
Notice Oct 19, 2007
Minority Veterans Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 19, 2007
OIF/OEFF Veterans and Families Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 19, 2007

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