May 21, 2008 (Volume 73)

Federal Register May 21, 2008

View all documents issued on May 21, 2008. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

114 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 21, 2008

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
Notice May 21, 2008

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008
This final rule establishes the Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Packers Order). The Packers Order is authorized under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (...
Rule May 21, 2008
This final rule amends the Fluid Milk Promotion Order (Order) by reducing the burden of late-payment charges applied to processors who mistakenly underreport the amount of assessments owed to the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board (Board),...
Rule May 21, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Caribou-Targhee National Forest is proposing to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Targhee Revised Forest Plan (FEIS) to disclose effects of a proposed amendment to the TRFP to address Plan direction for forested...
Notice May 21, 2008

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; (2009 and 2010 and 2010-2011):

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability for public comment of the draft report of the SAB Working Group to Examine Advisory Options for Improving Communications among N...
Notice May 21, 2008
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere requested the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to establish a standing working group to provide scientific advice and broad direction on NOAA's ecosystem related programs in the context of bo...
Notice May 21, 2008

Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

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Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Canada
Notice May 21, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), announce a 5-year review of the U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). A 5-year review is a periodic process conducted to ensure that the li...
Notice May 21, 2008

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

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NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc.. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicants, with certain conditions, to collect limited numbers of...
Notice May 21, 2008

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to operation of an offsho...
Notice May 21, 2008

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)...
Rule May 21, 2008
The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)...
Rule May 21, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Department of the Army announces the availability of a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DSPEIS) for the growth and realignment of the United States Army to support Operations in the Pacific Theater. The Department o...
Notice May 21, 2008

Meetings:

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The duties of the Task Force are to prepare and approve a plan for the use of the funds made available under Title VII to promote conservation practices in the Missouri River watershed, control and remove the sediment from the Missouri River, protect...
Notice May 21, 2008

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Commission is providing an agenda for the technical conference to be held in this proceeding on May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), and detailed information regarding attendance, internet access, and transcripts. This conference will pr...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008
The Commission is proposing to revise its regulations to clarify its rules governing ex parte contacts and separation of functions as they apply to proceedings arising out of investigations initiated under Part 1b of the Commission's regulations. Thi...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
The Commission is amending its regulations to expand and clarify the right of an entity to submit a written response to the Commission in the event staff intends to recommend that the Commission initiate a proceeding governed by 18 CFR Part 385, or m...
Rule May 21, 2008

Application:

Title Type Published
Empire Pipeline Inc.
Notice May 21, 2008

Filing:

Title Type Published
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. et al.
Notice May 21, 2008

Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process:

Surrender of Preliminary Permit:

Title Type Published
Energy Recycling Co.
Notice May 21, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA's grant regulations (40 CFR 35.115) require the Agency to evaluate the performance of agencies which receive grants. EPA's regulations for regional consistency (40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency notify the public of the availability of the rep...
Notice May 21, 2008
This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide nicotine. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents are available in the nicotine Docket. The sole remaining nicotine registra...
Notice May 21, 2008
The term "management fees or similar charges" refers to expenses added to the direct costs in order to accumulate and reserve funds for ongoing business expenses, unforeseen liabilities, or for other similar costs which are not allowable under EPA as...
Notice May 21, 2008
The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled "Environmental Hazard General Labeling Statements on Outdoor Residential Use Products." This PR Notice was issued by the Agency on May 9, 2008 and is id...
Notice May 21, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or we) is announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comments for 45 days on, the proposed approval of the radioactive, remote-handled (RH), transuranic (TRU) waste characterization program implemen...
Notice May 21, 2008
EPA is withdrawing 14 pesticide petitions because the petitioners either voluntarily withdrew their petitions, or the petitions were administratively withdrawn by EPA.
Notice May 21, 2008

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes:

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On June 12, 2007, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) submitted a request to redesignate Kewaunee County to attainment of the 8-hour ozone standard. EPA proposed to approve this submission on December 11, 2007. EPA provided a 30-day...
Rule May 21, 2008

Charter Renewal:

Title Type Published
Notice of charter renewal.
Notice May 21, 2008

Draft Toxicological Review of Carbon Tetrachloride:

Title Type Published
EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external review draft document titled, "Toxicological Review of Carbon Tetrachloride: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)" (EPA/635/R-08/008A). The EPA i...
Notice May 21, 2008

Proposed Tolerance Actions:

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EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the herbicides benfluralin and napropamide and the insecticides carbaryl and diazinon. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the herbicides fluometuron, glyphosate, norflurazon, and...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008

Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations:

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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 registrant to amend their registrations to terminate certain uses of products con...
Notice May 21, 2008

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Iraq; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of May 20, 2008)
Presidential Document May 21, 2008

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on...
Notice May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
In the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM), the Commission seeks comment on clarifications or revisions to the rules governing the Public Safety Broadband Licensee and the Upper 700 MHz D Block licensee. The Commission seeks c...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements Filed
Notice May 21, 2008
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Notice May 21, 2008

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") issues its Statement of Basis and Purpose and final Discretionary Rule ("final Rule") pursuant to section 7711(a) of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and M...
Rule May 21, 2008

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which requires 60 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishing for comment a summary of a proposed...
Notice May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
Section 801 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA; Pub. L. 110-85) mandates the expansion of the existing ClinicalTrials.gov registry and the establishment of a clinical trial results database. This notice announces our in...
Notice May 21, 2008
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites nominations of individuals qualified to serve as members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF, a standing, independent panel of outside experts that makes eviden...
Notice May 21, 2008

Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Requalification Method for Reentry of Blood Donors Deferred Because of Reactive Test Results for Antibody to Hepatitis B Core A...
Notice May 21, 2008

Filing of Food Additive Petition:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of cassia gum as a stabilizer in frozen dairy desser...
Notice May 21, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Public Health Informatics
Notice May 21, 2008
Center for Scientific Review
Notice May 21, 2008
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice May 21, 2008

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I- 360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow, or Special Immigrant. OMB Control Number 1615-0020.
Notice May 21, 2008
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I- 290B, Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals; OMB Control No. 1615-0095.
Notice May 21, 2008
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding three Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (O...
Notice May 21, 2008

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008
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 May 21, 2008

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Emmonak Corporation...
Notice May 21, 2008
On June 26, 2006, the Secretary of the Interior renewed the Charter for the PAWG and Task Groups. Representatives of (1) Sublette County, (2) the Town of Pinedale, (3) the oil and gas operators, (4) the environmental community, (5) the livestock oper...
Notice May 21, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is the National Environmental Policy Act Federal lead agency. The Tehama Colusa Canal Authority (TCCA) is the California Environmental Quality Act State lead agency. Together, these agencies have prepared a Fin...
Notice May 21, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on the proposed revised designation of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), th...
Notice May 21, 2008
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) workshop, on June 18, 2008. The workshop is open to the public. The workshop agenda will include the discussion and clarification of...
Notice May 21, 2008

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; (2009 and 2010 and 2010-2011):

No documents available.

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigation:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 18, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of LSI Corporation of Milpitas, California and Agere...
Notice May 21, 2008

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Lodging of Consent Decree:

Title Type Published
United States v. Carmeuse Lime Stone, Inc.
Notice May 21, 2008

Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree:

Title Type Published
United States of America v. the District of Columbia
Notice May 21, 2008

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Notice May 21, 2008

Termination of Investigation:

Title Type Published
Advantage Printing, Inc.; Hickory, NC
Notice May 21, 2008
Tetra Pak, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Notice May 21, 2008

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. The full submission may be found at: http://www.reginfo...
Notice May 21, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM-35-18) submitted by Peter G. Crane (petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend the regulations that govern medical use of byproduct material concerning re...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008
Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Dominion Virginia Power
Notice May 21, 2008

Approval of Transfer of Facility Operating License for Zion Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for approval of a license transfer and conforming amendment and opportunity for a hearing and to provide written comments.
Notice May 21, 2008

Issuance of Order:

Title Type Published
Issuance of Order for Implementation of Additional Security Measures and Fingerprinting for Unescorted Access to Seabrook Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
Notice May 21, 2008

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations clarifying how an agency determines employees' retention rights when the agency has positions in one or more pay bands. These regulations also clarify the order in which an ag...
Rule May 21, 2008

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
This proposal would revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect changes to the mailing requirements of our Shipping Services product, Parcel Select[supreg], by requiring new markings on...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management...
Notice May 21, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2008

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board.
Notice May 21, 2008

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
On May 1, 2008, the Department of State certified, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 ("Section 609"), that 16 nations have adopted programs to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles in their shrimp fisheries comparable to the progra...
Notice May 21, 2008

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) will collect additional data elements when flights are cancelled, diverted, or experience gate returns. The additional data elements will close data gaps and provide consumers a more accurate portray...
Rule May 21, 2008
Certificate Applications of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B
Notice May 21, 2008
The FAA proposes to establish procedures to address congestion in the New York City area by assigning slots at John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Liberty (Newark) International Airports in a way that allows carriers to respond to market forces to drive...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2008
In a proposed order published on March 18, 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tentatively identified the parameters of an order that would temporarily limit scheduled flight operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).\1\ Th...
Notice May 21, 2008
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice May 21, 2008
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice May 21, 2008
This notice announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 funds for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program, a program authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFE...
Notice May 21, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule May 21, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking in and around the upper and lower hinge cutouts of the forward e...
Rule May 21, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C series airplanes. This AD requires revising the FAA-approved maintenance inspection program to include inspections that will give no less than the requir...
Rule May 21, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and -400ER series airplanes. This AD requires revising the FAA-approved maintenance program to incorporate new airworthiness limitations (AWLs) for fuel...
Rule May 21, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Lockheed Model L-1011 series airplanes. This AD requires revising the FAA-approved maintenance program by incorporating new airworthiness limitations for fuel tank systems to satisfy Special...
Rule May 21, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe conditio...
Rule May 21, 2008

Environmental Impact Statement:

Title Type Published
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Greene County, Tennessee.
Notice May 21, 2008

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement:

Title Type Published
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent published on October 28, 1999 to prepare a Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Appalachian Development Highway System Co...
Notice May 21, 2008

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") is amending the Rough Diamonds Control Regulations (the "Regulations") to add two requirements designed to enhance the collection of statistics related to importatio...
Rule May 21, 2008

Surety Companies Acceptable On Federal Bonds:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 14 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, at 72 FR 36192.
Notice May 21, 2008

Surety Companies Acceptable On Federal Bonds; Termination:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 7 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, at 72 FR 36192.
Notice May 21, 2008

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities
Notice May 21, 2008

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