Federal Register July 31, 2008 (Volume 73)

Agencies Publishing on July 31, 2008

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (6)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (6)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (5)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (0)
Federal Reserve System (0)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (18)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Interior Department (4)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (2)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (4)
State Department (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From a Quarantined Area; Bag Markings We are amending the regulations governing the interstate movement of fruit from an area quarantined for citrus canker to extend the temporary exception that allows fruit to be packed for interstate movement in bags that are clearly marked with only a...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Agriculture Department > APHIS Minimum Age Requirements for the Transport of Animals We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that would amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations by adding minimum age requirements for the transport in commerce of animals. This action will allow interested persons additional time to pr...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Agriculture Department > FS National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, (NUCFAC) will be filling three positions that will be expiring at the end of December 2008. Interested applicants may download a copy of the application and position descriptions from the U....	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of Site-Specific Environmental Assessment and Pest Risk Assessment for the Interstate Movement of Garbage From Hawaii to Oregon We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a site-specific environmental assessment and pest risk assessment relative to a request to allow the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to a landfill...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Interim Order Amending the Orders This order amends the manufacturing cost allowances and the butterfat yield factor used in the Class III and Class IV product-price formulas applicable to all Federal milk marketing orders. More than the required producers approved the issuance of th...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Commerce Department > USBC Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Survey of the Finances of Public-Employee Retirement Systems The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), for a direct take permit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The duration of the proposed Permit is...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Countervailing Duty:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review On December 3, 2007, the Department published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India. On December 31, 2007, Nation Ford Chemical Company and Sun Chemical...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic Shelf Rockfish for Catcher Processors Participating in the Rockfish Limited Access Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish by catcher processors participating in the rockfish limited access fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review. On July 23, 2008, Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. and Prolamsa, Inc. (collectively, ``Prolamsa'') filed a First Request for Panel Review with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North Ameri...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Determination of Appropriateness of Standards of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority for Oversight and Supervision of ICE Clear Europe Limited, a Multilateral Clearing Organization The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is issuing an Order pursuant to Section 409(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA). Section 409(b)(3) provides that the Commission (or one of several other authorize...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Fees for Reviews of the Rule Enforcement Programs of Contract Markets and Registered Futures Associations The Commission charges fees to designated contract markets and registered futures associations to recover the costs incurred by the Commission in the operation of its program of oversight of self- regulatory organization (SRO) rule enforcement progra...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed revision of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on:...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Education Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Meeting This document contains corrections for the notice that was published in the Federal Register of Thursday, July 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 143), [Page 43214-43215]. The topic of the conference call has been changed.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Education Department Reading First Advisory Committee This notice describes an open meeting of the Reading First Advisory Committee. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend. Dates and...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Notice of Filings	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Allegan County, MI; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Consumers Energy Co.; Allegan County, MI	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Environmental Assessments; Intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC T.W. Phillips Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Bionol Clearfield Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues T.W. Phillips Pipeline Corp.; Bionol Clearfield Pipeline Project	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Blue Heron Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for Noncontact Cooling Water Discharges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Including Both Commonwealth and Indian Country Lands) and the State of New Hampshire The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, EPA-New England, is today providing notice of availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for noncontact cooling water (NCCW) discharges to cert...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Findings of Informal Review of the State of Michigan's Approved Clean Water Act Section 404 Program This Notice announces EPA's findings from its informal review of the state of Michigan's approved Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 program. EPA finds that, at this time, formal program withdrawal proceedings should not be initiated for Michigan's ap...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Massachusetts; Amendment to Massachusetts' State Implementation Plan for Transit System Improvements The EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This revision changes completion dates of delayed transit projects, provides interim deadlines for projects, maintains requirements for in...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Proposed Past Cost Administrative Settlement:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Past Cost Administrative Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA for the Sterling Morton High School Superfund Site, Town of Cicero, Cook County, IL In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ((CERCLA(), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement agreement pursuant to section 122...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Proposed Tolerance Revocations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Carbofuran; Proposed Tolerance Revocations EPA is proposing to revoke all tolerances for carbofuran. The Agency has determined that the risk from aggregate exposure from the use of carbofuran does not meet the safety standard of section 408(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (F...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Recent Posting to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI):

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Recent Posting to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI) Database System of Agency Applicability Determinations, Alternative Monitoring Decisions, and Regulatory Interpretations Pertaining To Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Program This notice announces applicability determinations, alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory interpretations that EPA has made under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NE...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To the Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine the Sovereignty of Lebanon Or Its Democratic Processes And Institutions Lebanon; Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to the Actions of Certain Persons to Undermine its Sovereignty and Democratic Processes and Institutions	Presidential Document	Jul 31, 2008

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Inflation Adjustment of Maximum Forfeiture Penalties This document increases the maximum monetary forfeiture penalties available to the Commission under its rules governing monetary forfeiture proceedings to account for inflation. The inflationary adjustment is necessary to implement the Debt Collectio...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Sunshine Act Meeting: FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Friday, August 1, 2008 The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing a complaint and other filings concerning Comcast's network management practices. 2........................ Office of Managing Director..... Title: Assessment and Collection of Reg...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Spokane, WA The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by KHQ, Incorporated (``KHQ''), the licensee of station KHQ- DT, DTV channel 7, Spokane, Washington, and a related channel substitution proposed by Spokane School District <greek-i>8...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Supervisory Guidance:

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System

Supervisory Guidance:

No documents available.

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Requirements for Collection of Data Relating to the Prevention of Medical Gas Mix-ups at Health Care Facilities-Survey The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0094] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities With Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for Which Tolerances Have Been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Envi...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Formal Dispute Resolution: Scientific and Technical Issues Related to Pharmaceutical Current Good Manufacturing Practice The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request; Public Health Service; The National Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors (SPARCCS) (NCI) In compliance with the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comments on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute...	Notice	Jul 31, 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	Jul 31, 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	Jul 31, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Center For Scientific Review	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center For Scientific Review	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting Drug Testing Advisory Board	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Workgroup Meeting Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meetings National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Human Genome Research Institute	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > TSA False Statements Regarding Security Background Checks This interim final rule codifies in the Code of Federal Regulations recently-enacted statutory provisions that prohibit public transportation agencies, railroad carriers, and their respective contractors and subcontractors from knowingly misrepresent...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License This document informs owners and operators of facilities located within Captain of the Port Zones Charleston, Long Island Sound, Jacksonville, and Savannah that they must implement access control procedures utilizing TWIC no later than December 1, 20...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee-Notice of Renewal This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-463). Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has renewed the Bureau of Land Management's Carrizo Plain National M...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Crediting Guidance We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of guidance to promote implementation of the Endangered Species Act. The guidance describes a crediting framework for Federal agencies in carrying out recovery measures for t...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Interior Department Privacy Act of 1974; As Amended; Addition of a New System of Records. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Historical Trust Accounting of the Department of the Interior is issuing public notice of its intent to add a new Privacy Act system of records: Interior, OS-11, ``Accounting R...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise designated critical habitat for marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). On May 24, 1996, we designated 3,88...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies The Office of Justice Programs is publishing this proposed rule to amend its regulations that govern the operating policies of criminal intelligence systems that receive federal funding under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

National Cooperative Research and Production Act (1993):

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Intersocietal Accreditation Commission	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Petroleum Environmental Research Forum	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Cotton Dust Standard (29 CFR 1910.1043).	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Labor Department > OSHA Shipyard Employment Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Shipyard Employment Standards (29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 29 CFR 1915.172(d)). The purpose of the collections of informat...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request 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	Jul 31, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-3034.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Price-Anderson Act Financial Protection Regulations and Elimination of Antitrust Reviews; Correction On October 27, 2005 (70 FR 61885), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a final rule revising its regulations to conform with the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that, among other things, terminated the NRC's authority and re...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Availability and Solicitation of Public Comments:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Public Comments on Documents Under Consideration To Establish the Technical Basis for New Performance-Based Emergency Core Cooling System Requirements The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of Research Information Letter (RIL) 0801, ``Technical Basis for Revision of Embrittlement Criteria in 10 CFR 50.46'' and NUREG/CR-6967, ``Cladding Embrittlement During Postulated...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Denial of Petition for Rulemaking:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Eric Epstein; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted by Eric Epstein (PRM-54-5). The petition requests that the NRC amend its regulations that govern renewal of operating licenses for nuclear power plants. Speci...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Request for Comments on the Security and Continued Use of Cesium-137 Chloride Sources:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Request for Comments on the Security and Continued Use of Cesium-137 Chloride Sources and Notice of Public Meeting The NRC is conducting a public meeting to solicit early public input on major issues associated with the use of certain forms of cesium chloride (CsCl) currently used by NRC- and Agreement State- licensees. To aid in that process, the NRC is requesti...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Personnel Management Office

Personnel Demonstration Project; Pay Banding and Performance-Based Pay:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Personnel Demonstration Project; Pay Banding and Performance-Based Pay Adjustments in the National Nuclear Security Administration; Correction The U.S. Office of Personnel Management published a document in the Federal Register on December 21, 2007, announcing the final approval of a demonstration project plan for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. The...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On April 16, 2007, each series of applicant transferred its assets to a corresponding series of either Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust or Legg Mason Partners Income T...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') for an exemption from section 19(b) of the Act and rule 19b-1 under the Act.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Adopt FINRA Rule 4560 (Short-Interest Reporting) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to NASD Rule 11890 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Adopt Additional Initial Listing Standards To List Securities of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Illinois Disaster Number IL-00016 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1771-DR), dated 06/24/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2008 and continuing. Effectiv...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Small Business Administration Minnesota Disaster Number MN-00015 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-1772-DR), dated 06/25/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/07/2008 through 06/12/2008. Eff...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Small Business Administration Missouri Disaster Number MO-00029. This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1773-DR), dated 06/25/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2008 through 07/18/2008. Effe...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Small Business Administration Missouri Disaster Number MO-00030 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1773-DR), dated 06/28/ 2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/01/2008 and continuing through 07/18/2008. Effective Date:...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination and Certification Related to Colombian Armed Forces Under Section 556 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-102) as Carried Forward in the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 110-5) and Section 649 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Div. J, Pub. L. 110-161). Determination and Certification Related to Colombian Armed Forces Under Section 556 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, etc.	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance With WTO Commitments The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing and seek public comment to assist the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the preparation of its annual report to the Congress on China's complia...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Public Comment With Respect to the Annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers Pursuant to section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, as amended, USTR is required to publish annually the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Co. (GE) CF34-8E Series Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF34-8E series turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) installed. This AD requires reprogramming the FADEC software from version 8Ev...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Dart 528, 529, 532, 535, 542, and 552 Series Turboprop Engines The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for RRD Dart 528, 529, 532, 535, 542, and 552 Series turboprop engines. That AD currently requires a dimensional inspection of the intermediate pressure turbine (IPT) disk or an ultrason...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Hazardous Materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packag...	Proposed Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Pipeline Safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Pipeline Safety: National Pipeline Mapping System This document advises gas transmission pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant operators of voluntary changes pertaining to submittal dates and Operator ID numbers for National Pipeline Mapping S...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008
Transportation Department > PHMSA Pipeline Safety: Voluntary Survey of Regulated and Unregulated Low-Stress Pipeline Information PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is requesting each operator of a rural low-stress hazardous liquid pipeline to complete a voluntary survey to gather information concerning the mileage and characteristics of these pipelines to assess the costs...	Notice	Jul 31, 2008

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Grantor Retained Interest Trusts-Application of Sections 2036 and 2039; Correction This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9414) that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 14, 2008 (73 FR 40173). The final regulations provide guidance on the portion of property transferred to a trust or otherwi...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Treasury Department > IRS Mortality Tables for Determining Present Value This document contains final regulations providing guidance regarding the mortality tables to be used in determining present value or making any computation for purposes of applying certain pension funding requirements. These regulations affect spons...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008
Treasury Department > IRS Severance of a Trust for Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax Purposes This document contains final regulations providing guidance regarding the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax consequences of the severance of a trust in a manner that is effective under state law, but that does not meet the requirements of a qual...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

Supervisory Guidance:

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Treasury Department > OCC, OTS, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Supervisory Guidance: Supervisory Review Process of Capital Adequacy (Pillar 2) Related to the Implementation of the Basel II Advanced Capital Framework The agencies are publishing guidance regarding the supervisory review process for capital adequacy (Pillar 2) provided in the Basel II advanced approaches final rule, which was published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2007 (advanced approache...	Rule	Jul 31, 2008

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Justice Department

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Personnel Management Office

Personnel Demonstration Project; Pay Banding and Performance-Based Pay:

Securities and Exchange Commission

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State Department

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Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.:

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