Federal Register March 5, 2008 (Volume 73)

Agencies Publishing on March 5, 2008

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (20)
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Delaware River Basin Commission (1)
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Energy Department (26)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Trade Commission (4)
Health and Human Services Department (14)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (9)
Treasury Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Annual Guarantee Fee Due Date The Rural Housing Service, an Agency under USDA Rural Development, is amending its regulations to change the due date of the annual guarantee fee for the Section 538 Guarantee Rural Rental Housing loans. The annual fee is a non-refundable amount that...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $8,440,500 in block grant funds, less USDA administrative costs, to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. State departments of agriculture interested in ob...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Interior Department > BLM, Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Extension of Comment Period for the Draft San Juan Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Colorado The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service (FS) are announcing an extension of the comment period on the Draft Land Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DLMP/DEIS) for the public and National Forest System Lands under th...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Agriculture Department > RUS Norborne Baseload Plant Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development or the Agency, is terminating fu...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Environmental Impact Statement:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Middle Fork Popo Agie River Watershed, Fremont County, WY The Natural Resources Conservation Service is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to address recurring flooding impacts along the...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA, Interior Department Office of Insular Affairs; Allocation of Duty-Exemptions for Calendar Year 2008 Among Watch Producers Located in the United States Virgin Islands This action allocates calendar year 2008 duty exemptions for watch producers located in the Virgin Islands pursuant to Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, Public Law 106-36 and Public Law 108-429 ("the Act").	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1614 Notice is hereby given that the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region, Protected Resources Division [Responsible Party: Mary Colligan], One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, has been issued a permit to take dead shortnose sturgeon for purposes of scie...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Atlantic Sea Scallop; Scoping Process The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) announces its intent to prepare an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus ((Gmelin)) and to prepare an EIS to analyze the impacts of any...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) Activities NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for authorization for the take of marine mammals incidental to Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) activities conducted off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for the period beg...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Incidental Take Permits; Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA, Interior Department > FWS Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permits from the Broughton Land Company, Columbia County, Washington The FWS and the NMFS (collectively, the Services) announce the availability for public review of a combined draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) pertaining to an application by the Broughton Land Company (BLC) for inciden...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Revised Recovery Plan for Distinct Population Segments of Steller Sea Lion The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan, dated March 2008, for the western and eastern distinct population segments (DPS) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). NMFS also provides...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat Listing:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Reclassify the Loggerhead Turtle in the Western North Atlantic Ocean We, NMFS, announce the 90-day finding for a petition to reclassify loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the western North Atlantic Ocean as a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) with endangered status and designate critical habitat under the Endange...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; Community Development Quota Program NMFS proposes regulations to modify both the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries. This action would amend current regulations t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season alloca...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind Administrative Review in Part The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges (stainless steel flanges) from India manufactured by Shree Ganesh Forgings, Ltd. (Shree Ganesh)...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, From the People's Republic of China:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is preliminarily rescinding the administrative reviews on heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles ("HFHTs") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). These reviews cove...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean in 2007 NMFS has received an application from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting two marine seismic surveys in the Eas...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Intent to Prepare Draft Environmental Statement:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is preparing a draft environmental impact statement to consider the establishment of a research (control) area in Gray's Reef National Marine Sa...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Ad Hoc Recreational Red Snapper Advisory Panel (AP).	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Persulfates from the People's Republic of China:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order On November 1, 2007, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate, and an adequate...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Preserved Mushrooms from India:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Preserved Mushrooms from India: Notice of Amended Final Results Pursuant to Final Court Decision On November 20, 2007, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the decision of the Court of International Trade (CIT) which upheld the Department of Commerce's (the Department) determination in the 2002-2003 administrative review...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations:

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	Mar 05, 2008

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Delaware River Basin Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Delaware River Basin Commission Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Delaware River Basin Commission; Public Hearing	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Election Assistance Commission

Title	Type	Published
Election Assistance Commission Proposed Guidance on Voluntary Voting System Guidelines The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) (Pub. L. 107-252, October 29, 2002) established the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Section 202 of HAVA directs the EAC to adopt voluntary voting system guidelines (WSG) and to provide for the testi...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Filing Via the Internet; Notice of Release of efiling v7.0 Filing Via the Internet; Release of eFiling v7.0	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department Office of International Regimes and Agreements; Proposed Subsequent Arrangement This notice is being issued under the authority of Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is providing notice of a proposed "subsequent arrangement" under the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peacefu...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Application:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC TransColorado Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Application TransColorado Gas Transmission Company, LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Complaint:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd., Complainant, v. ISO New England Inc., Respondent; Notice of Complaint TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Co.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Pedricktown Cogeneration Company, LP, McAdoo Energy Wind LLC, Central Power & Lime, Inc., Barton Chapel Wind, LLC, James River Cogeneration Company, Cogentrix Virginia Leasing Corporation, Primary Energy of North Carolina LLC, Langdon Wind, LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status Pedricktown Cogeneration Company, LP et al.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Filing:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Ameren Services Company; Notice of Filing Ameren Services Co.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Filing Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Southeastern Power Administration; Notice of Filing Southeastern Power Administration	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessment:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Liberty Gas Storage Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Liberty Gas Storage, LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Pipeline Compressor Addition Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Pipeline Compressor Addition Project	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Issuance of Order:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company; Notice of Issuance of Order Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Cooperative Energy Incorporated; Notice of Issuance of Order Cooperative Energy Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Helios Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Helios Energy, LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation: Somerset Gas Gathering of Pennsylvania, L.L.C.; Notice of Meeting Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the Alternative Licensing Process East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Environmental Assessment; Soliciting Scoping Comments	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Fed...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee; Correction Notice of open meeting correction.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Request Under Blanket Authorization:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Equitrans, L.P.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Site Selection for the Expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT, P.L. 109-58) required the Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from its current 727 million-barrel capacity to 1 billion barrels. In order to fulfill the requirements of the...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. This SIP revision contains provisions to control emissions from stationary generators. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA)...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides and Revisions to Product Chemistry Data Requirements for Conventional Pesticides; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretaries of Agriculture, and Health and Human Services a draft proposed rule under sections 21 and 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Ac...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs and Covenant not to Sue Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Regarding the Delilah Road Landfill Superfund Site, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, NJ In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces a proposed administrative se...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen-Health Criteria The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the second external review draft of a document titled, "Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen-- Health Criteria" (EPA/600/R-099aB). The document was...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets; State of New Jersey The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Jersey. This revision updates the direct PM<INF>2.5</INF> and NO<INF>X</INF> motor vehicle emissions budgets fo...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee Meeting-March 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 one meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executiv...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Pesticide Tolerance:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl) oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester (Cloquintocet-mexyl); Pesticide Tolerance EPA is amending 40 CFR 180.560 to add a reference to the active ingredient pyroxsulam to the tolerance for the inert ingredient cloquintocet-mexyl (acetic acid [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl) oxy]-, 1- methylhexyl ester; CAS Reg. No. 99607-70-2) and its aci...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of bifenazate and its metabolite, diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy- [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-methylethyl ester (expressed as bifenazate), in or on acerola; black sapote; caneberry subgr...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of flumioxazin in or on alfalfa, forage; alfalfa, hay; asparagus; bean, dry seed; bushberry subgroup 13-07B; melon, subgroup 9A; nut, tree, group 14; okra; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8. The Int...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Pesticide Tolerances and Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances and Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of methoxyfenozide per se; benzoic acid, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-2-(3,5- dimethylbenzoyl)-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)hydrazide in or on the food commodities acerola; animal feed, nongrass, group 18, forage; an...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of March 4, 2008)	Presidential Document	Mar 05, 2008

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Irish-American Heritage Month, 2008 Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 8223)	Presidential Document	Mar 05, 2008
Executive Office of the President National Consumer Protection Week, 2008 National Consumer Protection Week (Proc. 8224)	Presidential Document	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Notice of Issuance of Technical Releases 8 and 9 and Appointment of New Board Members Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as amended in April, 2004, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board has issued Technical Release 8, Clarification of Standard Relating to Inter-Entity Costs, and Technical Release 9, Implementation Guide for Statement of FASAB 29: Heritage Assets and Stewardship Land.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund On August 29, 2007, the FCC released a Report and Order, Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mec...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Election Commission

Special Election Filing Dates:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Filing Dates for the Mississippi Special Election In the 1st Congressional District Mississippi has scheduled a Special General Election on April 22, 2008, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the First Congressional District formerly held by Senator Roger Wicker. Under Mississippi law, a majority winner in a nonpartisa...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements Filed	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction Formations, Acquisitions, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, Acquisitions, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of January 29-30, 2008 Domestic Policy Directive of January 29-30, 2008	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission American Cash Market, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Federal Trade Commission Anderson Payday Loans; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Federal Trade Commission Cash Pro d/b/a MakePaydayToday.com; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Federal Trade Commission Notice of Intent to Request Public Comments As part of its ongoing systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the Commission gives notice that, during 2008, it intends to request public comments on the rules and guide listed below. The Commission will request comments...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Certification to Accompany Drug, Biological Product, and Device Applications or Submissions (Form FDA 3674) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses Toward Living Organ Donation Eligibility Guidelines The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published the final eligibility guidelines for the Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expense Program in the Federal Register on October 5, 2007 (72 FR 57049). The purpose of this notice wa...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family: Notice of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009 State Median Income Estimates for Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (CFDA Number 93.568) Administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance This notice announces the estimated median income for four- person families in each State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2009 (October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009). LIHEAP grantees may adopt the State median income estimates beginning with th...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Mentored Career Development Award Review	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice Notice.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice Notice.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Licensing Opportunity and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) Opportunity; Live Attenuated Vaccine To Prevent Disease Caused by West Nile Virus The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the NIH is seeking licensees and/or CRADA partners to further develop, evaluate, and commercialize modified West Nile virus (WNV) chimeras as a live attenuated vaccine against infec...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Development of Human Therapeutics for the Treatment of Cancer This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventio...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0005, 1625-0020, 1625-0029, 1625-0031, and 1625-0085 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding five Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OI...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Homeland Security Department Published Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web The Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security is making available nine (9) Privacy Impact Assessments on various programs and systems in the Department. These assessments were approved and published on the Privacy Office's Web site betwee...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will meet in Dania Beach, FL, to discuss various issues relating to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. These meetings will be open to the public.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Homeland Security Department > USCG Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working groups on the Medical Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) and on the Inspection of Towing Vessels will meet in Jeffersonville, IN. The committee will also discuss various issues...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Safety Zone:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Bass Wedding Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, CA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for loading, transport, and launching of fireworks used to celebrate the Bass Wedding Ceremony. The fireworks displays will be held on March 8, 2008, on San Francisco Bay. This safety zone is es...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Monthly Delinquent Loan Reports 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	Mar 05, 2008
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information; Collection: Comment Request; Section 4 Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund 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	Mar 05, 2008

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Adoption of an Environmental Impact Statement We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), give notice of our intent to adopt the National Park Service's existing environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project in Marin Coun...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sealed Bid Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, NV The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 15 parcels of public land of approximately 143.24 acres in the Las Vegas Valley by competitive sealed bid sale procedures at not less than the fair market value (FMV). The sale will be conducted p...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Incidental Take Permits; Applications:

No documents available.

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, initiate 5-year reviews for 58 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We request any new information on these species that may have a bearing on their classification as endangered o...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

International Trade Commission

Investigation:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Acetic Acid; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 28, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Celanese International Corporation of Dallas, Te...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Justice Department

Consent Decree:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Home Depot USA, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > VETS Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed an...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Non-Electronic Filing of Applications for Permanent and Temporary Foreign Labor Certification The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces administrative changes in the locations where future non-electronic applications must be filed under the permanent foreign labor certification program and temporary foreign labor certificatio...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Hearing and Opportunity to Make Limited Appearance Statements:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: Ann Marshall Young, Chair, Dr. Paul B. Abramson, Dr. Richard F. Cole, In the Matter of: Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station); Notice of Hearing and of Opportunity To Make Limited Appearance Statements Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Application:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from sections 23(a), 23(b) and 63 of the Act, and under sections 57(a)(4) and 57(i) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by section 57(a)(4) of the Act.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendments No. 1, 2, and 3 Relating to Independent Directors and Audit Committee Members American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto To Establish an Exemption for Certain Regulation NMS-Compliant Intermarket Sweep Orders From the Requirements in IM-2110-2 (Trading Ahead of Customer Limit Order) and Rule 2111 (Trading Ahead of Customer Market Orders) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Accommodation Liquidations International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Allow for the Listing and Trading of Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of Managed Fund Shares, Trading Hours and Halts, Listing Fees Applicable to Managed Fund Shares, and the Listing and Trading of Shares of the PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fund, PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund, PowerShares Active Mega-Cap Portfolio, and the PowerShares Active Low Duration Portfolio NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Dissemination of the Index Value for Equity Index-Linked Securities NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Fee Schedule National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Pass-Through of Certain Costs to ETP Holders National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Small Business Administration

Disaster Declaration:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Nevada Disaster #NV-00009 This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of NEVADA dated 02/27/2008. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 02/21/2008 and continuing. Effective Date: 02/27/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/28/200...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended; Computer Matching Program; (SSA/Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Match Numbers 1005, 1019, 1020, 1021) In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer matching program that SSA is currently conducting with OPM.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

State Department

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation:

Title	Type	Published
State Department In the Matter of the Designation of HARAKAT UL-JIHAD-I-ISLAMI/BANGLADESH (HUJI-B) aka Islami Dawat-e-Kafela (IDEK), aka Harakat ul-Jihad e Islami Bangladesh, aka Harkatul Jihad al Islam, aka Harkatul Jihad, aka Harakat ul Jihad al Islami, aka Harkat ul Jihad al Islami, aka Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami, aka Harakat ul Jihad Islami Bangladesh as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/bangladesh (HUJI-B)	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Specially Designated Global Terrorist:

Title	Type	Published
State Department In the Matter of the Designation of HARAKAT UL-JIHAD-I-ISLAMI/BANGLADESH (HUJI-B) aka Islami Dawat-e-Kafela (IDEK), aka Harakat ul Jihad e Islami Bangladesh, aka Harkatul Jihad al Islam, aka Harkatul Jihad, aka Harakat ul Jihad al Islami, aka Harkat ul Jihad al Islami, aka Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami, aka Harakat ul Jihad Islami Bangladesh as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as Amended Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/bangladesh (HUJI-B)	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections On November 20, 2007, the Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), 72 FR 65233 seeking comments on whether the Department should adopt a rule to enhance airline passenger protections...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Transportation Department > FTA Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 appropriations for the Tribal Transit Program (TTP), a program authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transpor...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 56 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 34 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Airmen Certification:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use; Correction	Correction	Mar 05, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cameron Balloons Ltd. Models AX5-42 (S.1), AX5-42 BOLT, AX6-56 (S.1), AX6-56A, AX6-56Z, AX6-56 BOLT, AX7-65 (S.1), AX7-65Z, AX7-65 BOLT, AX7-77 (S.1.), AX7-77A, AX7-77Z, AX7-77 BOLT, AX8-90 (S.1), AX8-90 (S.2), AX8-105 (S.1), AX8-105 (S.2), AX9-120 (S.1), AX9-120 (S.2), AX9-140 (S.2), AX10-160 (S.1), AX10-160 (S.2), AX10-180 (S.1), AX10-180 (S.2), AX210 (S.2), AX11-225 (S.2), and AX11-250 (S.2) Balloons We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditi...	Rule	Mar 05, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH Models 228-200, 228-201, 228-202, and 228-212 Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for 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 an un...	Proposed Rule	Mar 05, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 210 Cabin Systems and Equipment The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 210, Cabin Systems and Equipment.	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > USMINT Notification of 2008 American Eagle Gold Proof and 2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold Coin Pricing The United States Mint is setting prices for 2008 American Eagle Gold Coins and the 2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold Coin. Pursuant to the authority that 31 U.S.C. 5111(a) and 5112(a)(7-11), & (o) grant the Secretary of the Treasury to mint an...	Notice	Mar 05, 2008

Federal Register March 5, 2008

Agencies Publishing on March 5, 2008

Agriculture Department

Environmental Impact Statement:

Commerce Department

Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Incidental Take Permits; Applications:

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat Listing:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India:

Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, From the People's Republic of China:

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities:

Intent to Prepare Draft Environmental Statement:

Meetings:

Persulfates from the People's Republic of China:

Preserved Mushrooms from India:

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia:

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations:

D Delaware River Basin Commission

Meetings:

Election Assistance Commission

Energy Department

Application:

Complaint:

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Co.:

Filing:

Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessment:

Issuance of Order:

Meetings:

Request Under Blanket Authorization:

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Meetings:

Pesticide Tolerance:

Pesticide Tolerances and Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

Special Election Filing Dates:

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Open Market Committee:

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program:

Meetings:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License:

Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Safety Zone:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Incidental Take Permits; Applications:

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

International Trade Commission

Investigation:

Justice Department

Consent Decree:

Labor Department

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Hearing and Opportunity to Make Limited Appearance Statements:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Application:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

Disaster Declaration:

Social Security Administration

State Department

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation:

Specially Designated Global Terrorist:

Transportation Department

Airmen Certification:

Airworthiness Directives:

Meetings:

Treasury Department

Volume Information

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Delaware River Basin Commission