Federal Register December 14, 2007 (Volume 72)

Agencies Publishing on December 14, 2007

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (6)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (4)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (7)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (12)
Labor Department (5)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Small Business Administration (4)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (4)
Treasury Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Request for an Extension and Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision t...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Cherries (sweet) grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Section 610 Review This action summarizes the results under the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), of an Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) review of Marketing Order No. 923, regulating the handling of sweet cherries grown in d...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM, Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Availability of Draft San Juan Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Colorado In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (RPA), as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, (NFMA, Sec. 6, 16 U.S....	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period-Proposed Directives for Forest Service Outfitting and Guiding Special Use Permits and Insurance Requirements for Forest Service Special Use Permits The Forest Service is extending the public comment period for the proposed directive regarding Forest Service Outfitting and Guiding Special Use Permits and Insurance Requirements for Forest Service Special Use Permits for an additional 30 days. The...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census 2010 Participation Survey 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	Dec 14, 2007
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Conservation of Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals We, NMFS, are proposing to issue protective regulations under of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for two species listed as threatened, the elkhorn coral and the staghorn coral. The proposed regulations would apply all the prohibitions enumerated in...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Action Affecting Export Privileges; Cirrus Electronics, Cirrus Electronics Pte. Ltd, Cirrus Electronics Marketing (P) Ltd., Parthasarathy Sudarshan, Mythili Gopal, Akn Prasad, and Sampath Sundar; Order Renewing Temporary Denial Order Cirrus Electronics LLC et al.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Precision Measurement Grants Program is soliciting applications for financial assistance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The Precision Measurement Grants Program is seeking propo...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Central California Seabird Research Operations In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting seabird research in ce...	Notice	Dec 14, 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 Deletions This action adds to the Procurement List services 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 services previously furnished by such agenc...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletion The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a product to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a service previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On October 16, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a request from the National Textile Association (NTA), alleging that certain rayon fibers (other than "lyocell") cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manne...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Defense Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Amendment to Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.85, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is amendi...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearings for Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Activities To Implement 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Actions at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department of the Navy (DON) NEPA regulation (32 CFR part 7...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Defense Department > COE The Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the Announcement of a Public Hearing for the North Topsail Beach Shoreline Protection Project, in North Topsail Beach, Onslow County, NC The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Wilmington District, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received a request for Department of the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors A...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the U.S. Marine Corps Grow the Force Initiative (or GTF) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) NEPA implementin...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests 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.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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	Dec 14, 2007

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is providing notice of its request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing of a proposed collection of information in connection with steps being taken by the electri...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Tiqun Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Notice of Self-Certification of Qualifying Status of a Cogeneration Facility Tiqun Energy, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Powerplant and industrial fuel use; new electric powerplant coal capability:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Notice of Filings of Self-Certifications of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act On October 23, 2007, The WCM Group, Inc., on behalf of three owners and operators of new base load electric powerplants, submitted coal capability self-certifications to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d) of the Powerplant and...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Importation of Nonroad Engines and Recreational Vehicles; EPA ICR No. 1723.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0320 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	Dec 14, 2007

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Exceptional Events Rule; Notice of Action Denying Petition for Reconsideration The EPA is providing notice that it has responded to a petition for reconsideration of the Exceptional Events Rule (EER). On March 22, 2007, EPA finalized a rule in the Federal Register to govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Missouri; Clean Air Interstate Rule EPA is taking final action to approve a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on May 18, 2007. This revision addresses the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) promulgated on May 12, 2005, and subsequent...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Updated Statutory and Regulatory Provisions; Rescissions Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to approve certain revisions, and to disapprove certain other revisions, to the Nevada State Implementation Plan submitted by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection on January 12, 2006 and June 26, 2...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to surface water under level 4 drought conditions and impacts to drinking water sources. EPA also requested radiological monitoring of all plant effluents, appropriate storage and disposition of radio...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clethodim; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of clethodim and its metabolites in or on corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; and corn, field, stover. Valent U.S.A. Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Wright Brothers Day, 2007 Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 8211)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2007

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 In this document, the Commission tentatively concludes that it should amend the Commission's rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to require telemarketers to honor registrations with the National Do-Not-Call Registry so that regis...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Notices Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

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	Dec 14, 2007

Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Equal Credit Opportunity The Board is revising the official staff commentary to Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to clarify an amendment published on November 9, 2007. The clarification and the earlier amendment relate to the electronic delive...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Truth in Lending The Board is revising the official staff commentary to Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, to clarify an amendment published on November 9, 2007. The clarification and the earlier amendment relate to the electronic delivery of di...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
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	Dec 14, 2007
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Homeland Security Department

Maritime and land transporation security:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Port...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
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	Dec 14, 2007

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS MMS Information Collection Activity: NEW Information Collection; Lease of Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy Activities on the OCS; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) conce...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Interior Department > NPS 30-Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved collection of information (OMB <gre...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications We invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Closure of public lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Closure of Aviation Areas at Campbell Tract Facility Administrative Site In the interest of public and operational safety, the Bureau of Land Management is closing four areas used by aircraft at its Campbell Tract Facility in Anchorage, Alaska, to public or private entry, access or use. The four areas are: The Campbell Ai...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Air Quality Analyses for the Draft Supplement to the Montana Statewide Final Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment of the Powder River and Billings RMPs (Draft SEIS), Miles City, MT Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Miles City Field Office, has prepared supplemental air quality information for p...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability, Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Challis Field Office, has prepared a Draft Enviro...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord, Yuba County, CA Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) have prepared the Final EIR/EIS for the Proposed Lower Yuba...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Interior Department > BIA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians' Proposed Trust Acquisition and Casino/Hotel Project, City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, CA This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians (Tribe), intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a propose...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Meeting The National Park Service (NPS) announces a meeting of the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss mitigation of impacts from aircraft overflights at Denali National Park and...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Clark County, NV Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease and subsequent conveyance of approximately 10 acres of public land in the City of Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. The City of Henderson proposes to use the land for a city fire station and...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Water Rights Settlement Act of 2004; implementation; statement of findings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Statement of Findings: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2004 The Secretary of the Interior is publishing this notice in accordance with section 207(c) of the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2004 (Settlement Act), Public Law 108-451, 118 Stat. 3499, 3519-20. Congress enacted the Settl...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Interior Department Statement of Findings: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2004 The Secretary of the Interior is publishing this notice in accordance with section 302(b) of the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2004 (Settlement Amendments Act), Public Law 108-451, 118 Stat. 3536, 3571-72. Congress enacte...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits; 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 by the Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits (paragraph (f) of Sec. 1926.50...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Labor Department Proposed Collection for Workforce Information Grants to States Application Instructions for Program Year (PY) 2008; Comment Request 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...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Labor Department > OSHA Underground Construction Standard; 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 the Underground Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Occupational safety and health standards:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards In this direct final rule, the Agency is removing several references to consensus standards that have requirements that duplicate, or are comparable to, other OSHA rules; this action includes correcting a paragraph citation in one of these OSHA rules...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007
Labor Department > OSHA Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Agency is proposing to remove several references to consensus standards that have requirements that duplicate or are comparable to other OSHA rules; this rulemaking also includes correcting a paragrap...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Humanities Panel Federal Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), as amended, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) gives notice that it will renew the charter for the Humanities Panel for 2...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Issuance of License Amendment for Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Erwin, TN Notice of Issuance of License Amendment.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Virginia Electric and Power Co.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Independent External Review Panel To Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Materials Licensing Program: Meeting Notice 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 January 8 through January 11, 2008. A sample of agenda items to be disc...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Rulemaking petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sally Shaw; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM) submitted by Sally Shaw on June 23, 2006. The petition, docketed as PRM-51-11, requests that the NRC prepare a rulemaking to reconcile NUREG-1437, "Generic Environment...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer and multiemployer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium for Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: RI 98-7 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised in...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Personnel management demonstration projects:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Proposed Personnel Demonstration Project; Performance-Based Pay Adjustments in the U.S. Department of Education/Federal Student Aid Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directly or in agreement with one or more agencies, to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different human resources manageme...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Regarding Step-Outs and Transfers of Sales Fees NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change to List and Trade Shares of the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Rule 1034, Minimum Increments Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Emergence Capital Partners SBIC, L.P. License No. 09/79-0454; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Emergence Capital Partners SBIC, L.P.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration #11122 and #11123; Oregon Disaster #OR-00023 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oregon (FEMA-1733-DR), dated 12/09/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 and continuing.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007
Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration #11124 and #11125; Washington Disaster #WA-00015 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of WASHINGTON (FEMA-1734-DR), dated 12/09/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 and continuing.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a request for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. According to the request, no small business manufact...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

State Department

Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Parmigianino's Antea: A Beautiful Artifice” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Walker County, TX Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Public Law 104-13; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is so...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Trade Agreements Act of 1979; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 Executive Order 12260 requires the United States Trade Representative to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for application of Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), which implements U.S. trade agreement oblig...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Prairie Du Sac, WI This rule establishes a Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Prairie Du Sac, WI. The effect of this rule is to provide appropriate controlled Class E airspace for aircraft departing from and executing instrument a...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. AT-400, AT-500, AT-600, and AT-800 Series Airplanes We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) AT-400, AT-500, AT-600, and AT-800 series airplanes. The earlier NPRM proposed to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-13-...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Model P 180 Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2007

Highway safety programs; breath alcohol testing devices:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Highway Safety Programs; Proposed Amendments to Model Specifications for Screening; Devices To Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids This notice proposes revisions to Model Specifications for Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids (Model Specifications) published in the Federal Register on August 2, 1994 (59 FR 39382). These devices test for the presence of alcohol...	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Notification Requirement for Tax-Exempt Entities Not Currently Required To File; Correction This document contains a correction to temporary regulations (TD 9366) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 15, 2007 (72 FR 64147) describing the time and manner in which certain tax-exempt organizations not currently req...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007
Treasury Department > IRS Notification Requirement for Tax-Exempt Entities Not Currently Required To File; Correction This document contains corrections to temporary regulations (TD 9366) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 15, 2007 (72 FR 64147) describing the time and manner in which certain tax-exempt organizations not currently requ...	Rule	Dec 14, 2007

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Treasury Department Open Meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission This notice announces a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, established by the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003).	Notice	Dec 14, 2007

Federal Register December 14, 2007

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