Federal Register December 28, 2007 (Volume 72)

Agencies Publishing on December 28, 2007

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (18)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (5)
Defense Department (17)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (18)
Export-Import Bank (1)
Federal Communications Commission (9)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (36)
Homeland Security Department (19)
Housing and Urban Development Department (7)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (9)
Labor Department (1)
M
Management and Budget Office (1)
Millennium Challenge Corporation (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
N
National Intelligence, Office of the National Director (3)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (23)
Small Business Administration (5)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (6)
T
Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (21)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Correction Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Agriculture Department > AMS Almonds Grown in California; Recommended Decision on Proposed Amendment of Marketing Order No. 981 This is a recommended decision regarding proposed amendments to Marketing Order No. 981 (order), which regulates the handling of almonds grown in California. Two amendments were proposed by the Almond Board of California (Board), which is responsible...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) will meet in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry and introduce the new "Council" members.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

National Organic Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset Review (2008) Sunset of the exempted or prohibited use of substances under the National Organic Program (NOP) is required by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA). This ANPR announces the sunset of 11 exempted substances and 1 prohibited substance added...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to CrispTek, LLC of Columbia, Maryland, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,224,921, "Rice Flour Based Low Oil Uptake Frying Batters...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Direction for Processing Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals on National Forest System Lands The Forest Service is amending its Forest Service Manual chapter 2720, to incorporate without change, an interim directive to guide its employees in processing proposals for interstate natural gas pipeline projects. This amendment is designed to upda...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Special areas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Public Meeting to Receive Comments on the Proposed Rule for the Management of Roadless Areas in the State of Idaho There will be a public meeting in Washington, DC to discuss the proposed rule for the management of roadless areas on National Forest System lands in the State of Idaho.	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species and Marine Mammals; File No. 10014 Notice is hereby given that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Science, Research and Technology, P.O. Box 409, Trenton, NJ 08625-0409 has been issued a permit to take marine mammals and sea turtles for purposes...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey from Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent Not to Revoke in Part In response to requests by interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. The review covers five firms, two of which were selected as manda...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > ITA Floor-standing, Metal-top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Second Antidumping Administrative Review China	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the 2006-2007 Administrative Review Korea	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Costal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Sapelo Island (Georgia) National Estuarine Research Reserve. The National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation will be conducted...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Leatherback Turtle We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), announce a 90-day finding for a petition to revise leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The leatherback turtle is curr...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Definitions of Terms Production; definition; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications and Management Measures NMFS proposes 2008 specifications and management measures for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish (MSB). This action also proposes to modify existing management measures. Specifically, it would clarify gear requirements for the Loligo squid fish...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; Community Development Quota Program NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements implementing the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut fishery and sablefish fishery. OMB as...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 15A The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 15A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper- Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Amendment 15A pro...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeast Region; Overfished Determination of Summer Flounder This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that summer flounder is overfished. NMFS notified the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) of its determination by letter. The C...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot a...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot a...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of Final Eastern Pacific Northern Fur Seal Stock Conservation Plan NMFS has revised the conservation plan (Plan) for northern fur seals to incorporate new information obtained since the original plan was completed. The Plan is required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and was initially completed in 1993. T...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab Committee will meet January 9-10, 2008, in Anchorage, AK.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in feet in Nebraska The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will publish North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 1200/3937 m) in Nebraska, for all well defined geodetic survey control monument...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commerce Department > NOAA U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan Summary Pursuant to Section 104(f) the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (GCRA), the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan Summary is being published in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period. The public comments receive...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Tariff-rate quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Cotton Woven Fabrics for Calendar Year 2008 The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined the allocation for Calendar Year 2008 of imports of certain cotton fabrics under tariff rate quotas established by Division B, Title IV of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law N...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Proposed Collection, Comment Request In compliance with 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, announces a proposed extension of an approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof....	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USN Proposed Collection, Comment Request In compliance with 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps announces a proposed extension of an approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Co...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Proposed Collection, Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records 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	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) 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	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a new "Blanket Routine Use" to DoD systems of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Renewal of 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 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewi...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Defense Department Renewal of 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 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewi...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Range Enhancements at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona This NOI is being issued pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 United States Code 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code of F...	Notice	Dec 28, 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 28, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information: Early Reading First Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Early Reading First Program	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Board for Education Sciences This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming open meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The notice also describes the functions of the committee. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Natural gas pipeline rate and refund report filings	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Natural gas pipeline rate and refund report filings	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities EPA is issuing national emission standards for electric arc furnace steelmaking facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants. The final rule establishes requirements for the control of mercury emissions that are based on the maximum a...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers EPA is issuing national emissions standards for new and existing hospital sterilizers that emit hazardous air pollutants and are area sources within the meaning of Clean Air Act section 112(a)(2). The final rule is based on EPA's determination as to...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to Consolidated Federal Air Rule; Correction The EPA issued a final rule on August 27, 2007 (effective date November 26, 2007) that revised the General Provisions for Consolidated Federal Air Rule to allow extensions to the deadline imposed for source owners and operators to conduct required pe...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide EPA is finalizing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2008 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is authorizing uses that qualify for the 2008 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, im...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Clean Air Interstate Rule Budget Trading Programs EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision establishes budget trading programs for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) annual, NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season, and sulfur dioxides (SO...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality impacts and the; mitigation measures proposed under the Preferred Alternative (Alternative C) not being able to fully address significant environmental impacts associated with travel and recreati...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Agency weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors, National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Standing Subcommittee Meeting-2008 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) National Exposure Research Labor...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Review of Chemical Proposals for Addition under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; Solicitation of Information for the Development of Risk Management Evaluations and Risk Profiles This notice solicits information relevant to the development of risk management evaluations pursuant to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (hereafter Convention) for the following chemicals which are being reviewed for p...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Draft List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inerts to be Considered for Screening under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Extension of Comment Period EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 18, 2007, concerning the draft list of the first group of chemicals that will be screened in the Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The draft list was produced using the approach...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Inert Ingredients: Updates to Lists of Inert Ingredients Permitted in Pesticide Products EPA has released on its website updates to the listings of inert ingredients permitted in pesticide products applied to non-food sites, including those permitted for use in minimum risk pesticides exempted under FIFRA Section 25(b) and those eligible...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Chloroneb; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Terminate Certain Uses of Pesticide Registrations In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily terminate certain uses of its products containing the...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. Section...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dimethenamid in or on hop, dried cones; pumpkin, radish (roots and tops); rutabaga (roots and tops); turnip greens; turnip (roots and tops); and winter squash. The Interregional Research Project...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of fluroxypyr and its metabolite in or on pome fruit, group 11; millet (grain, forage, hay and proso millet straw). Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing Claims; Extension of Comment Period EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of October 31, 2007, announcing the availability of and seeking comment on the draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled "Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements & Cause Marketing...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency CERCLA/EPCRA Administrative Reporting Exemption for Air Releases of Hazardous Substances From Animal Waste This notice of proposed rulemaking provides notice of, and requests comments, including any relevant data, on a proposed administrative reporting exemption from particular notification requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Comp...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Toxicological Review of Acrylamide: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The EPA is announcing a public comment period to review the final draft document titled, "Toxicological Review of Acrylamide: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)" (EPA/635/R-07/009), related to the human...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Notice of Open Special Meeting of the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee (SAAC) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Export-Import Bank) The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established by (Pub. L.) 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support the expansion of the Bank's financi...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency ma...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not condu...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by t...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed By the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by t...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not condu...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not condu...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Debarment proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Debarment; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Mr. Brown from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or "E- Rate Program") for a period of three years based on his conviction of mail fraud in connection with his participation in...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Radio broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements The Media Bureau extends the comment and reply comment deadlines on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") on revisions to the Commission's program access and retransmission consent rules and whether it may be appropriate to preclude the practice...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Deposit Insurance Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Statement of Policy for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act On October 13, 2006, Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act was modified to address institution-affiliated parties participating in the affairs of Bank Holding Companies and Savings and Loan Holding Companies. The FDIC is introducing a footn...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Notice of Annual Adjustment of the Cap on Average Total Assets That Defines Community Financial Institutions Notice of Annual Adjustment of the Limits on Annual Compensation for Federal Home Loan Bank Directors The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) has adjusted the cap on average total assets that defines a "Community Financial Institution" and the limits on annual compensation for Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) directors based on the annual perc...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants CEC International et al.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AHRQ's Gra...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: "Focus Groups on Consumer Engagement in Develo...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Administrative regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Revisions to Procedures for the Departmental Appeals Board and Other Departmental Hearings The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) proposes to amend Departmental regulations governing administrative review by the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) and certain other administrative review regulations to ensure that the final a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Request for Nominations for the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education This notice requests nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the Panel) to fill current vacancies and vacancies that will become available in 2008. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ORR Administration for Children and Families; Notice of Cancellation of Funding This notice cancels the FY 2004 Standing Announcement for Services to Recently Arrived Refugees (HHS-2004-ACF-ORR-RE-0004) that was published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004 (Volume 69, pages 22275-22298). The three priority areas of the FY...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Human drugs, biological products, or medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Exceptions or Alternatives to Labeling Requirements for Products Held by the Strategic National Stockpile The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing regulations to permit FDA Center Directors to grant exceptions or alternatives to certain regulatory labeling requirements applicable to human drugs, biological products, or medical devices that are o...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; Fiscal Year Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Disproportionate Share Hospital Institutions for Mental Disease Limits This notice announces the final Federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2006 and the preliminary Federal share DSH allotments for FFY 2008. This notice also announces the final FFY 2006 and the pre...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; Elimination of Reimbursement Under Medicaid for School Administration Expenditures and Costs Related to Transportation of School-Age Children Between Home and School Under the Medicaid program, Federal payment is available for the costs of administrative activities "as found necessary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan." This final rule eliminates Federal Medicaid payme...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Medicare and Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-July Through September 2007 This notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from July 2007 through September 2007, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This notice provides in...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Notice of Supplemental Election Period for Participation in the Calendar Year (CY) 2008 Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B Drugs This notice announces an additional physician election period for physicians who are not currently participating in the competitive acquisition program (CAP) for Medicare Part B drugs for calendar year (CY) 2008. The additional physician election per...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Contracts: Solicitation of Proposals From In-State QIOs-Alaska, Idaho, Maine, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wyoming This notice in accordance with section 1153(i) of the Social Security Act (the Act), gives at least 6 months advance notice of the expiration dates of contracts with out-of-State Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). It also specifies the period...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Semi-Annual Winter Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification Groups-March 5, 6, and 7, 2008 In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice announces the first semi-annual winter meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel) for 20...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting on the Fiscal Year 2009 Applications for New Medical Services and Technologies Add-on Payments Under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System, February 21, 2008 This notice announces a Town Hall meeting in accordance with section 503 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2009 applications for add-on payments for new medical services an...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Clinical Center; Notice of Meeting Clinical Center	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Notice of Meeting Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center For Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Consortium for Medicare Health Plans Operations, et al	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act IV Information Technology Plan; Availability for Comment The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability for public comment of the draft information technology (IT) plan entitled "Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) IV Information Technology Plan." This plan is intended to provide...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Identification Of Priority Data Needs for Six Priority Hazardous Substances This notice makes available for public comment the priority data needs for six priority hazardous substances (see Table 1) as part of the continuing development and implementation of the ATSDR Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP). The...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Science and Technology Directorate; Submission for Review; Information Collection Request for the DHS S&T Protected Repository for the Defense of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats (PREDICT) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public to comment on new data collection forms for the Protected Repository for the Defense of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats (PREDICT) initiative. The PREDICT initiative facilitates...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The su...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > TSA Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers License The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved information collection requirement, under OMB control number 1652-0027, abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2008, t...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kansas; Emergency and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Kansas (FEMA-3282-EM), dated December 12, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Missouri; Emergency and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Missouri (FEMA-3281-EM), dated December 12, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Oklahoma; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1735-DR), dated December 18, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Oregon; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Oregon (FEMA-1733-DR), dated December 8, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Washington; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-1734-DR), dated December 8, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Washington; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Washington (FEMA-1734-DR), dated December 8, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Washington; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Washington (FEMA-1734-DR), dated December 8, 2007, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction This document corrects the table to a final rule published in the Federal Register of September 17, 2007. This correction clarifies the table representing the flooding source(s), location of referenced elevation, the effective and modified elevation...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regardi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regardi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Suspension of Community Eligibility This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council/Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet via teleconference for purposes of reviewing recommendations from the Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee (SBODAC), an HSAC subcommittee. Later in the day, the SBODAC will meet to provi...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Homeland Security Department > FEMA National Fire Academy Board of Visitors The National Fire Academy Board of Visitors will meet by teleconference on January 29, 2008.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Owner Certification with HUD Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Subpoenas and Production in Response to Subpoenas or Demands of Courts or Other Authorities The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Third-Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal Form The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Requirement for Contractors to Provide Certificates of Insurance for Capital Program Projects The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Awards; Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency for Fiscal Year 2006 In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department for funding under the FY 2006 Notice of Funding Availabil...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

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 28, 2007
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Awards; Public Housing Neighborhood Networks for Fiscal Year 2006 In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department for funding under the FY 2006 Notice of Funding Availabil...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0009 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. The BLM may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Project, Sublette County, WY In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for long-term development o...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships; National Invasive Species Council Pursuant to Executive Order 13112, the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) is announcing the availability of the draft of the 2008-2012 National Invasive Species Management Plan for a 45-day public comment period. The Order established NISC as a...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Reaffirmation of Statement of Findings: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2004 The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 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, and...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Government In the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components; Notice of Commission Decision not to Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion to Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 9) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting complainants" motion to amend the complaint and...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Baseband Processor Chips and Chipsets, Transmitter and Receiver (Radio) Chips, Power Control Chips, and Products Containing Same, Including Cellular Telephone Handsets; Notice of Institution of Formal Enforcement Proceeding Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted a formal enforcement proceeding relating to a cease and desist order issued at the conclusion of the above-captioned investigation.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Coupler Devices for Power Supply Facilities, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order Against the Infringing Products of Eight Respondents Found in Default And Issuance of Cease and Desist Orders Against the Five Domestic Defaulters; Termination of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a limited exclusion order against eight respondents found in default and cease and desist orders against the five domestic defaulters, and has terminated the above-caption...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Egypt, South Africa, and Venezuela The U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") hereby gives notice of the court-ordered remand of its preliminary determinations in the antidumping Investigation Nos. 731-TA-955, 960, 963 concerning carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod fro...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission Ethyl Alcohol for Fuel Use: Determination of the Base Quantity of Imports Section 423(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2703 note), requires the United States International Trade Commission to determine annually the amount (expressed in gallons) that is equal to 7 percent of the U.S. domestic market f...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission Glycine From India, Japan, and Korea Revised schedule for the subject investigations.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Self-Cleaning Litter Boxes and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 26, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Applica Incorporated of Miramar, Florida; Appli...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
International Trade Commission Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil and...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Labor Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Request for Nominations OSHA intends to recharter the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH), which expires on June 26, 2008. MACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on matters relating to occupational safety and health programs, new initiativ...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

M
Management and Budget Office

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Acquisition of Green Products and Services OFPP is proposing to issue a policy letter on green procurement policies and strategies. The policy letter would address: (1) General responsibilities of agencies for the procurement of green products and services; (2) the relationship of green produ...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Millennium Challenge Corporation Report on the Selection of Eligible Countries for Fiscal Year 2008 This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, Public Law 108-199, Division D, (the "Act"). The Act authorizes the provision of Millennium Challenge Account ("MCA") assistance under section 605 o...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Earth Science Subcommittee; Meeting The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Earth Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

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National Intelligence, Office of the National Director

Title	Type	Published
National Intelligence, Office of the National Director Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is establishing several systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a. These systems of records are maintained by NC...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
National Intelligence, Office of the National Director Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is establishing several new systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a. These systems of records are maintai...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
National Intelligence, Office of the National Director Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX) is establishing a system of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a. This system of records is maintained by ONCIX.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Rulemaking petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lincoln County, Nevada; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking The NRC is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted March 23, 2007, by Lincoln County, Nevada, related to its potential participation as an affected unit of local government (AULG) in the NRC proceeding concerning the Department of Energy's propos...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent storage; licensing requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste CFR correction	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Personnel Management Office

Retirement:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Retirement Systems Modernization The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to authorize alternative provisions for processing retirement and health and life insurance applications, notices, elections, and records under the agency's Retirement Systems Mode...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Notice The Commission is establishing a docket to develop a record which will allow it to meet statutory requirements pertaining to a review of nonpostal services. It solicits comments from the Postal Service and others to assist in this task.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto Amending Its Obvious Error Rule for Options on Indices, ETFs, and HOLDRS	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Regarding the CBSX Floor Post	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Securities Exchange Act:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Order Granting Registration of Egan-Jones Rating Company As A Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization Egan-Jones Rating Co	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Allow Registered Options Traders to Quote Remotely From Off the Amex's Trading Floor on a Limited Basis American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to Annual Shareholder Meeting Requirements American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto to List and Trade Range Options Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Amending its Obvious Error Rule for Options on Indices, ETFs, and HOLDRS Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change to List and Trade Options on Shares of the iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Regarding the Elimination of Provisions Relating to Rule 10a-1 Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Create Exception to Principal Approval Requirements for Certain Filed Sales Material Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 thereto to Amend Trade Reporting Rules to Require Related Market Center Indicator on Certain Non-Tape Reports Submitted to FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (n/k/a/ Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.); Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Mandated Use of an Automated Liability Notification System Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Amendment of the Exchange's Amended and Restated Constitution International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Amendment of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc.'s Certificate of Incorporation and Trust Agreement International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 710, Minimum Trading Increments International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Options on the iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to an Amendment to the Municipal Securities Information Library® System To Establish a Pilot System for Consolidated Dissemination of Disclosure Documents and Related Information Through an Internet-Based Public Access Portal Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule G-14, Reports of Sales or Purchases, to Extend the Expiration Date of the Three-Hour Exception to the Fifteen-Minute Reporting Deadline Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto to Trade Shares of 11 Funds of the ProShares Trust Pursuant to Unlisted Trading Privileges NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Change To Exchange Rule 325 Relating to Financial Responsibility Requirements of Member Organizations New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange LLC Relating to NYSE Rule 300 (Trading Licenses) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Amendment to NYSE Rule 104.21 (“Specialist Organizations-Additional Capital Requirements”) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 15 (ITS and Pre-Opening Applications) New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest rates; quarterly determinations	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Oklahoma Disaster #OK-00016 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of OKLAHOMA (FEMA- 1735-DR), dated 12/18/2007. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 12/08/2007 and continuing.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Small Business Administration Oregon Disaster # OR-00025 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of OREGON ( FEMA-- 1733--DR), dated 12/08/2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/01/2007 an...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Small Business Administration Washington Disaster # WA-00016 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Washington (FEMA-- 1734--DR), dated 12/08/2007. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/01/2007...	Notice	Dec 28, 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 28, 2007

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy International Communications and Information Policy Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Rail carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Waybill data; release for use	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Waybill data; release for use	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Waybill data; release for use	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Waybill data; release for use	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

T
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; Correction On December 14, 2007, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published notice of the Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (72 FR 71166). That Notice included three incorrect procurement th...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension of a currently approved information collection. We published a Federal Register. Notice with...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension and Change of Title of a Currently Approved Information Collection The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension and change of title of a currently approved information collection. We published a Federal Re...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice For Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; Detroit, MI The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The propos...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; St. Louis Regional Airport, East Alton, IL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal for the sale of a portion of the airport (2 acres, a portion of Parcel 19-2-08-13-03-303-006 and Parcel 19-2-08-13-03-303-007, located along the west side of East Airline Drive and e...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F Series Airplanes Equipped with General Electric CF6-80C2 Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the left- and right-hand flipper door assemblies of the en...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Condition: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 429 Helicopters, High Intensity Radiated Fields This special condition is issued for the Bell Helicopter Model 429 helicopters. These helicopters will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing electrical and electronic systems that perform critical functions, including an El...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes; Seats With Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Triad International Maintenance Company (TIMCO), will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with seats that include non-traditio...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Model 787-8 Airplane; Systems and Data Networks Security-Protection of Airplane Systems and Data Networks from Unauthorized External Access These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 787-8 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for a Waiver of Compliance Canadian Pacific Railway	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance Durbin Greenbrier Valley Railroad	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Informational Filing Ohio Central Railroad System	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Seventy-Fifth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System (GPS) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System (GPS).	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Transportation Department > FAA Forty-Third Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 186 Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast (ADS-B).	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition (Defect Petition DP06-005) submitted by Public Citizen to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to d...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year 2008.	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA General Rulemaking Procedures Rulemaking petitions; information requirements; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Rail carriers:

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Railroad accidents/incidents; reports classifications and investigations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2008 This rule increases the rail equipment accident/incident reporting threshold from $8,200 to $8,500 for certain railroad accidents/incidents involving property damage that occur during calendar year 2008. This action is needed to ensure that FRA's rep...	Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8609, 8609-A 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	Dec 28, 2007

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > CDFI Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) Inviting Applications for the CY 2008 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program This NOAA is issued in connection with the calendar year 2008 tax credit allocation round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program, as authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554...	Notice	Dec 28, 2007

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Hybrid Retirement Plans This document contains proposed regulations providing guidance relating to sections 411(a)(13) and 411(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) concerning certain hybrid defined benefit plans. These regulations provide guidance on changes made by th...	Proposed Rule	Dec 28, 2007

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting Homeless Veterans Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 28, 2007
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on OIF/OEF Veterans and Families; Notice of Meeting OIF/OEF Veterans and Families Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 28, 2007