Federal Register December 5, 2007
View all documents issued on December 5, 2007. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
83 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 5, 2007
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Agency for International Development
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AAgricultural Marketing Service (0)
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Agriculture Department
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Civil Rights Commission
(1)
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Commerce Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
(13)
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Federal Maritime Commission
(3)
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Federal Reserve System
(3)
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Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
(1)
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
(4)
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Housing and Urban Development Department
(1)
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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MManagement and Budget Office (1)
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NNational Labor Relations Board (1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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SState Justice Institute (1)
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TTrade Representative, Office of United States (1)
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Veterans Affairs Department
(1)
Agency for International Development
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Agency designation actions:
No documents available.
Agriculture Department
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs invites comments on this...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule which decreased the assessment rate established for the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2007-08 and subsequent fiscal periods...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Agency designation actions:
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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has received inquiries, letters, and requests for official services in the currently unassigned states of Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. GIPSA plans to designate one or more org...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Grade standards:
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing the notice soliciting comments on its proposal to amend the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Sweet Cherries. After reviewing and considering the comments received, the agency has...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $1.3 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year 2008 to enable States to explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products and to enco...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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We are advising the public that we are making available for review and comment a revised version of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Program Standards and Technical Reference document. A previous Program Standards document was origina...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Civil Rights Commission
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed Federal agencies to make available on their Web sites guidelines that ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) they diss...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Commerce Department
Antidumping:
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China
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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On July 16, 2007, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") to sustain the Department of Commerce's ("the Department") remand redetermination in the tenth administrati...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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China and Germany
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
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Battelle Memorial Institute et al.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Countervailing duties:
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China
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Fishery conservation and management:
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NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public comment on proposed rulemaking to control future access to the commercial dolphin/wahoo fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)of the South Atlantic. If changes to the manage...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes this notice to announce a 45-day public comment period for the draft report titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2: "Climate projections for resea...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Education Department
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The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled "Migrant Student Information Exchange" (MSIX) (18-14-04). MSIX will contain infor...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Energy Department
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Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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Proxy groups composition for determining gas and oil pipeline return on equity; technical conference
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
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A February 2003 final rule established the first U.S. emission standards for new compression-ignition Category 3 marine engines, those with a per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. It also established a deadline of April 27, 2007 for EPA to...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
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EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) requirements for Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, Inver Hills Generating Plant (Inver Hills), located in Inver Grove Heights, D...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to the sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) requirements for Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, Inver Hills Generating Plant (Inver Hills), located in Inver G...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing the October 16, 2007 (72 FR 58546), direct final rule approving the State of Ohio's September 26, 2007, request to revise the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) by incorporating provi...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision consists of amendments to extend the geographic applicability of four consumer and commercial product regulations--Portable Fuel Cont...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
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This document corrects an error in the part 81 tables of a series of final rules pertaining to EPA's approval of ozone redesignation requests for Kent and Queen Anne, Erie, Fredericksburg, Shenandoah, Charleston, Parkersburg-Marietta, Steubenville-We...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Pesticide programs:
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This regulation extends the temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 protein in corn when applied or used as a plant-incorporated protectant. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., submitted a petition to...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
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This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide chlorpyrifos-methyl, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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This notice announces the availability of EPA's response to the petition dated June 2, 2006 submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) insofar as the petition seeks to have EPA cancel all registrations for dichlorvos (DDVP). EPA's resp...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) and Amendment for the pesticide naphthalene acetic acid, its salts, ester, and acetamide, and opens a public comment period on these documents, related risk ass...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:
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In this Order, EPA denies a petition requesting that EPA revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos (DDVP) under section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The petition was filed on June 2, 2006, by the Natural Resources...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of ethalfluralin in or on dill, dried leaves; dill, fresh leaves; mustard, seed; potato; and rapeseed, seed. It also removes the current tolerance for residues of ethalfluralin on canola seed since...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of spinosad in or on spice, subgroup 19B, except black pepper; pineapple; and pineapple, process residue. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Federal Maritime Commission
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Agreements filed, etc.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:
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DFHU Worldwide Shipping et al.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Junkanoo Shipping, Inc., et al.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Federal Reserve System
Banks and bank holding companies:
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Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Permissible nonbanking activities
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Federal Open Market Committee:
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Domestic policy directives
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an original abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Belcher Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The ANADA provides for veterinary prescription us...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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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 revises the concentration of monensin in two-...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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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 removes the requirement for 30-day expiration...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Medicare:
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This rule with comment period finalizes the Medicare program provisions relating to contract determinations involving Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan sponsors, including eliminating the reconsideration...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Meetings:
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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National Eye Institute
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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National Library of Medicine
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Scientific Review Center
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Homeland Security Department
Drawbridge operations:
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The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing the operation of the east and west spans of the Venetian Causeway bridges across the Miami Beach Channel on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Miami Avenue bridge and the Brickell Aven...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operation (NJTRO) Railroad Bridge across Cheesequake Creek, mile 0.2, at Morgan, New Jersey. Under...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, security zones, etc.:
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The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier East Safety Zone in Chicago Harbor on December 4, 2007. This action is necessary to protect vessels and people from the hazards associated with fireworks displays. This safety zone will restrict vessel traff...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Coast Guard is extending the effective period of a temporary safety zone previously established on the waters surrounding the Wantagh Parkway Number 3 Bridge across the Sloop Channel in Town of Hempstead, New York. The extended effective period o...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
Risk-based capital:
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The Office of Federal Housing Oversight (OFHEO) is amending Appendix A to Subpart B of 12 CFR part 1750 Risk-Based Capital (Risk- Based Capital Regulation). The amendments are intended to enhance the accuracy and transparency of the calculation of th...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Interior Department
No Child Left Behind Act; implementation:
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Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of the Interior is publishing final regulations addressing homeliving programs administered under the Bureau of Indian Education-funded school system.
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
International Trade Commission
Import investigations:
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Following receipt of a letter on November 26, 2007, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) advising of the withdrawal of petitions requesting the addition of the following three articles to the list of articles eligible for duty-free trea...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Justice Department
Pollution control; consent judgments:
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Losada et al.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Labor Department
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved certain collections of information, listed in the Supplementary Information below, following EBSA's submission of requests for...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Management and Budget Office
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a renewal of an information collection with revisions that would...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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National Labor Relations Board
Practice and procedure:
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is amending regulations concerning the procedures for filing an appeal to adverse FOIA determinations. The revisions require that appeals be filed within 28 calendar days of the service of the notification of...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
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Duke Power Co. LLC
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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STP Nuclear Operating Co.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
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The NRC has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment as its evaluation of a request by PPL Susquehanna, LLC for a license amendment to increase the maximum thermal power at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and 2), from 3,489...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Single-employer and multiemployer plans:
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This is a proposed rule to implement section 506 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-280) which amends sections 4041 and 4042 of ERISA. These amendments require that a plan administrator disclose information it has submitted to PBGC in...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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State Justice Institute
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2008 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
World Trade Organization:
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that on November 8, 2007, Brazil requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Transportation Department
Air carrier certification and operations:
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Enhanced airworthiness program for airplane systems and fuel tank safety; correction
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Correction | Dec 05, 2007 |
Engineering and traffic operations:
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The FHWA is adding a new Subpart K to 23 CFR part 630 to supplement existing regulations that govern work zone safety and mobility in highway and street work zones to include conditions for the appropriate use of, and expenditure of funds for, unifor...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
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This action updates the Department of Transportation (DOT) addresses, changes references from the Docket Management System to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), and removes obsolete information listed in FAA regulations as a result of DOT's...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
Treasury Department
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
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Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b), the United States Mint is accepting applications for membership to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for two new members: One representing the interests of the general public in...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Sanctions; blocked persons, specially designated nationals, terrorists, narcotics traffickers, and foreign terrorist organizations:
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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of additional persons whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901-190...
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Notice | Dec 05, 2007 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:
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This document affirms an amendment to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulation regarding compensation for disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War. This amendment...
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Rule | Dec 05, 2007 |
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