February 19, 2008 (Volume 73)

Federal Register February 19, 2008

View all documents issued on February 19, 2008. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

108 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 19, 2008

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking research and other work associated with revising official grade standards, is soliciting comments on the possible revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Beet Greens. AMS h...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington:

Title Type Published
This rule establishes interim final and final free and restricted percentages for domestic inshell hazelnuts for the 2007-2008 marketing year under the Federal marketing order for hazelnuts grown in Oregon and Washington. The interim final free and r...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California:

Title Type Published
This rule establishes final volume regulation percentages for 2007-08 crop Natural (sun-dried) Seedless (NS) raisins covered under the Federal marketing order for California raisins (order). The order regulates the handling of raisins produced from g...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Pursuant to the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121, et seq.) (PWEDA), EDA announces general policies and application procedures for grant-based investments under the Public Works, Planning, Local Technical A...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

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On January 2, 2008, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the final results of the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is announcing the opening and closing dates of the Atka mackerel directed fishery within the harvest limit area (HLA) in Statistical Area 542 for the vessel participating in the Amendment 80 cooperative. This action is necessary to fully use the...
Rule Feb 19, 2008
NMFS issues a final rule that implements Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This amendment revises the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area (AIHCA) boundary to allo...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS received an application from Neptune LNG, L.L.C. (Neptune) for take of marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to construction and operation of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Massachusetts Bay. Under the Marine Mam...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Feb 19, 2008
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is reinstating and transferring two systems of records notices, that were inadvertently deleted, to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine 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 Feb 19, 2008

Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing:

Title Type Published
In accordance with 37 CFR 404.4, 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the invention described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/786,527 entitled "Treatment of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury with Lipid, A...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Intent to Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statement:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Jacksonville District intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), referred to as the Tarmac King Road Limestone Mine DEIS, to evaluate potential impacts of rock mining within wetlands in...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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 Feb 19, 2008

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to revise the security clause used in all contracts and subcontracts involving access authorizations to specifically require background checks...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collec...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Press Pipeline Project
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Covanta Delano, Inc.; Filing
Notice Feb 19, 2008
New Harquahala Generating Co., LLC; Filing
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Filing
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.; Application
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.; Filing
Notice Feb 19, 2008
The National Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Building Technologies Program, intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to select and fund approximately two teams to deve...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Application
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given with an intent to grant to Lone Star Bit, ("LSBC, Inc."), of Stafford, Texas, an exclusive license to practice the inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 6,427,791, entitled "Drill bit assembly for releasably retaining a drill...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Invention Available for License and Intent to Grant Exclusive License:

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Notice is hereby given that the "Smart Visual Sensor" (SVS) technology, developed under ISTC project <greek-i> 3195, is available for licensing in the United States as deemed appropriate in the public interest. Excom, Inc., of Holmden, NJ, has applie...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in th...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Request Under Blanket Authorization:

Title Type Published
Northwest Pipeline GP
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Commments:

Title Type Published
Ketchikan Public Utilities
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission logo Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 19, 2008
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) proposes to amend its regulation to establish that all complaints under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (section 508), whether filed by members of the public o...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
Health and Human Services, Department of; Medicare Funding, Assignment of Function to the Secretary (Memorandum of February 14, 2008)
Presidential Document Feb 19, 2008

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Office of Managing Director adopts final rules that change the addresses that regulatees, applicants and licensees use to submit, or file, certain applications and payments to the Commis...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Applications for Certification as Certified State Telecommunications Relay Service Programs Filed:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission seeks public comment on state applications for renewal of the certification of their state TRS programs pursuant to Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) extends for an additional year waivers of certain Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) mandatory minimum standards for Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol Relay (I...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Federal Labor Relations Authority logo Federal Labor Relations Authority

Title Type Published
The General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) revises portions of its regulations regarding unfair labor practice (ULP) proceedings (Part 2423, subpart A). The purpose of the revisions is to clarify the Office of the General Cou...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Federal Maritime Commission
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Formations, Acquisitions, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Formations, Acquisitions, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Center for Complementary Alternative Medicine
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Library of Medicine
Notice Feb 19, 2008
National Library of Medicine
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Memorandums of Understanding:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this MOU is to e...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, FDA, and the F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine of the Uniformed Services University of the Health...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Accreditation and Approval as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections, LP, 5300 39th Street, Groves, TX 77619, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chem...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Coastal Gulf and International, 13607 River Road, Luling, LA 70070, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and ve...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., 481 A East Shore Parkway, New Haven, CT 06512, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and veg...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., Hwy 28 KM 2.0 Luchetti Industrial Pk, Bayamon, PR 00961, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemica...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, NMC Global Corporation, 650 Groves Road Suite 111, Thorofare, NJ 08086, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals an...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, SGS North America, Inc., 1622 S. Clinton St., Baltimore, MD 21224, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and veg...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, SGS North America, Inc., 925 Corn Product Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78409, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Saybolt LP, 710 Loop 197 North, Texas City, TX 77590 has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils fo...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Accreditation as a Commercial Laboratory:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12, Dixie Services, Inc., 1706 First Street, Galena Park, TX 77547, has been accredited to test petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordanc...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Administrative Process for Seizures and Forfeitures:

Title Type Published
This interim rule amends Department of Homeland Security regulations, to consolidate the procedures for administrative seizure and forfeiture process. The interim rule also permits earlier consideration of petitions for the remission of seized assets...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Approval as a Commercial Gauger:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Inspectorate America Corporation, 178 Mortland Road, Searsport, ME 04974, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., 214 N. Gulf Blvd., Freeport, TX 77541, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordance with...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, W.B. Bransom & Company, Inc., 120 N. Main Street, Pasadena, TX 77501, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in acco...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in Form MMS-144, "Rig Movement Notification Re...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list Phyllostegia hispida (no common name), a plant species from the island of Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). If...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice Feb 19, 2008

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announces the second and third hearings of the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), which will be held in Washington, DC, on March 11-14, 2008, and in Houston, Texas on March 27-28, 2008. The hearing times and loc...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Solicitation for Grant Applications:

Title Type Published
The Employment and Training Administration published a document in the Federal Register of January 23, 2008, announcing the availability of funds and solicitation for grant applications for the Energy Industry and Construction and Skilled Trades in t...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The Register of Copyrights issues the following determination concerning the Copyright Royalty Judges' decisions to include the rate for use of the section 112 license for ephemeral recordings within the rates and terms of royalty payments under sect...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 19, 2008

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Science Foundation Proposal Review
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice that it has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pu...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at White Hills, AK. Two Special Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) are being developed for the White Hills Airstrip at White Hills, AK. Additionally, a Special textual Obstacle Departure Procedure...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008
This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Allakaket, AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being developed for the Allakaket Airport at Allakaket, AK. Additionally, a textual Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) is being...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008
This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at St. Mary's, AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being developed for the St. Mary's Airport at St. Mary's, AK. Additionally, four SIAPs are being amended. Adoption of this prop...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 8 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 12 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exe...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 10 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exe...
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
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 Feb 19, 2008
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 Feb 19, 2008

Contractor Performance Incentives:

Title Type Published
This notice of proposed rulemaking provides interested parties with the opportunity to comment on the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) proposal to establish a new part 612 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to establish procedures f...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) will be held to review present air traffic control procedures and practices for standardizatio...
Notice Feb 19, 2008
FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
Notice Feb 19, 2008
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a second meeting of RTCA Special Committee 215, Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services, Next Generation Satellite Services and Equipment.
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Notice of Application:

Title Type Published
Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of Railroad Signal System or Relief From 49 CFR Part 236
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Proposed Establishment of Low Altitude Area Navigation Routes (T-Routes):

Title Type Published
This action proposes to establish four low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) routes, designated T-257, T-259, T-261 and T-263 in the Sacramento and San Francisco, CA, terminal areas. T-routes are low altitude Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes, based on...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008

Solicitation of Applications and Notice of Funding Availability:

Title Type Published
Under this Notice, the FRA encourages interested State departments of transportation to submit applications for grants to fund capital improvements and planning activities necessary to support improved or new intercity passenger rail service.
Notice Feb 19, 2008

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are for Boeing Model 787 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with seats that include non-traditional, large, non-metallic panels that would affect survivability during a...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its assessment regulation to add two new asset-size categories to the table in 12 CFR 8.2(a) used to calculate each national bank's semiannual assessment. The addition of these categorie...
Rule Feb 19, 2008

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) to expand the benefits available by covering, in addition to currently-cov...
Proposed Rule Feb 19, 2008

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