November 14, 2007 (Volume 72)

Federal Register November 14, 2007

View all documents issued on November 14, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

105 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 14, 2007

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Meetings:

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The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting for a presentation from James Peterson with the Evergreen Foundation and hold a short public forum (question and answer session). The meeting is being held pursuant to the authorities in...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwo...
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Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS continues the haddock minimum size implemented by an August 10, 2007, emergency final rule that is set to expire on February 6, 2008. Specifically, this temporary rule continues the commercial minimum haddock size of 18 inches (45.7 cm) that was...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish for vessels participating in the rockfish entry level fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 total allowabl...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
NMFS proposes regulations to modify the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut fishery and sablefish fishery by revising regulations governing use of commercial halibut quota share (QS) and processing of...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007
NMFS proposes specifications for the 2008 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries and provides notice of three conditionally approved projects that will be requesting Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) as part of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Man...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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NMFS announces the availability of grant funds for vessel owners and/or operators who have purchased an Enhanced Mobile Transmitting Unit (E-MTU) for the purpose of complying with fishery regulations requiring the use of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation "FY 2008 Regional Integrated Ocean Observing Systems," which was originally announced in the Federal Register on July 2, 2007. This notice applies to all...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Meetings:

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The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a two-day meeting.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee in November, 2007 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendation...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Trawl Rationalization Tracking and Monitoring Committee (TRTMC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program:

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Under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces the establishment of a laboratory accreditation program and the availability of applications for accreditation o...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title Type Published
The Committee is extending through December 19, 2007 the period for making a determination on whether to request consultations with Honduras regarding imports of cotton, wool and man-made fiber socks (merged Category 332/432 and 632 part).
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") has amended Commission Regulation 3.10 concerning the registration of firms located outside the U.S. that are engaged in intermediating commodity interest transactions on U.S. designated contrac...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Defense Intelligence Agency is proposing to add a system of records to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is to amend a system of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to establish a new system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The U.S. Marine Corps is deleting a system of records notice from its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
Notice Nov 14, 2007

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

Title Type Published
This action corrects the reference to a re-designated paragraph within this part regarding the allowable charge for physician assistant services. This document is published to improve the accuracy of 32 CFR part 199.
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), at the request of the Department of Justice (DoJ), in order to require contractors to...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to discuss information classified at the SECRET level from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial organizations. With the exception of two unclassified sessions on D...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

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Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board ("Board") has changed the location of its offices and is amending its regulations to reflect such change.
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Power rates:

Title Type Published
The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-134 and Rate Schedule L-F7, placing firm electric service rates from the Loveland Area Projects (LAP) of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an inter...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-135 and Rate Schedules P-SED-F9 and P-SED-FP9, placing firm power and firm peaking power rates from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) of the...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing this final rule amending its regulations for gaining access to critical energy infrastructure information (CEII). The final rule reflects comments filed in response to the September 21,...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 req...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

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

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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 Centre County ozone nonattainment area (State College Ar...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Grants and other Federal assistance:

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EPA is approving a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) submitted by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The TIP establishes an enforceable cap on nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary sources owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on December 5-7, 2007, in Orlando, FL. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits,...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held November 27-29, 2007 at RESOLVE, Washington,...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

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This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for residues of cyprodinil in or on onion, dry bulb; onion, green; and strawberry. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Ac...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of isoxadifen-ethyl (ethyl 5,5-diphenyl-2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate; CAS Reg. No. 163520-33-0) and its metabolite 4,5-dihydro-5,5,diphenyl-3- isoxazolecarboxylic acid when used as an inert ingredien...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
EPA issued an amendment establishing tolerances for combined residues of sethoxydim; 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2- (ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one; and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as sethoxydi...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
World Freedom Day (Proc. 8202)
Presidential Document Nov 14, 2007

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Radio services, special:

Title Type Published
In this document, we seek comment on service rules for licensed fixed and mobile services, including Advanced Wireless Services (AWS), in the 2155-2175 MHz band (AWS-3). We seek comment on rules for licensing this newly designated spectrum in a manne...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
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 Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of Wyeth Holdings Corp. The supplemental NADA provides...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor address for IDEXX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rule Nov 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the 13th meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Nov 14, 2007
This notice announces the 21st meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Nov 14, 2007
This notice announces the 20th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Enterprise Communication Office
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Air commerce:

Title Type Published
This document provides an additional 15 days for interested persons to submit comments on the proposed rule to amend the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to pilots of any private aircraft arriving in the United States from a...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. We may not conduct or spons...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for Shell Offshore, Inc's. (SOI) proposed seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in 2007. The EA concludes that with required mitigation no...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Signifi...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Outer Continental Shelf operations:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Minerals Management Service by the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41, each entity within one of the following groups shall be restricted from bidding with any entity in any other of the...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on polyethylene terephthala...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. APP. 1), notice is hereby given of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA). Time and Date: The meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is amending its employee protection regulations to clarify the Commission's authority to impose a civil penalty upon a non-licensee contractor or subcontractor of a Commission licensee, or applica...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NRC will convene a meeting of the Independent External Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Materials Licensing Program from November 27 through November 30, 2007. A sample of agenda items to be d...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Rulemaking petitions:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a supplement to a petition for rulemaking filed with the Commission by Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General for the State of California. The NRC docketed the original petition dated March 16, 200...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim rule to define the municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as an area of application to the Guaynabo-San Juan, PR, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change...
Rule Nov 14, 2007
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim rule to abolish the Rock Island, Illinois, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Rock Island County, IL, and Johnson County, Iowa, as areas of applica...
Rule Nov 14, 2007

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Railroad Retirement Board

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), respectively), the Board gives notice of the following: 1. The balance to the credit of the Railroad Unemp...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 14, 2007
American Stock Exchange LLC et al.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 14, 2007
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces meetings of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) to prepare advice on U.S. positions for working party meetings of the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) and for the meeting of t...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's Working Group activities to reflect its current status.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document extends the comment period for the above- referenced NPRM, which proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, - 700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. The NRPM would req...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Lockheed Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G series airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the FAA-approved maintenance inspection program to include inspections that...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007
This document extends the comment period for the above- referenced NPRM, which proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD- 81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87)...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of anoth...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Capital Construction Fund Program:

Title Type Published
The Maritime Administration seeks public comment on what standards the Maritime Administration should apply when making determinations of foreign reconstruction of U.S.-built vessels that participate in the Capital Construction Fund program and forei...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
Fayette Central Railroad
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Indiana Rail Road Co.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
Watco Companies, Inc.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that it has published an opportunity to apply for FY2008 MCSAP High Priority and New Entrant grant funding on the grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov).
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
The Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
FinCEN is inviting the public to nominate financial institutions and trade groups for membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. New members will be selected for three-year membership terms.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Savings associations:

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision is considering requiring savings associations to file quarterly Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) instead of the Thrift Financial Report (TFR) currently filed. This ANPR solicits comments iden...
Proposed Rule Nov 14, 2007

Surety companies acceptable on Federal bonds:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 4 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, at 72 FR 36192.
Notice Nov 14, 2007
This is Supplement No. 3 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, at 72 FR 36192.
Notice Nov 14, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of...
Notice Nov 14, 2007
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to...
Notice Nov 14, 2007

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