Federal Register August 22, 2008 (Volume 73)

Agencies Publishing on August 22, 2008

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (10)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Defense Department (9)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (4)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (27)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (11)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (4)
Library of Congress (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Peace Corps (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Social Security Administration (1)
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission (1)
Transportation Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; Notice of Request for Emergency Approval of New Information Collection, Paper Reduction Act of 1995 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, USDA/1890 Program intention to request an emergency approval of information collection for th...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Agriculture Department > AMS Avocados Grown in South Florida; Continuance Referendum This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible Florida avocados growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of avocados grown in South Florida.	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Agriculture Department > RHS Direct Single Family Housing Loans and Grants Through this action, Rural Housing Service (RHS) is addressing the following: The Agency is revising the minimum insurance deductible amount and removing specific dollar limits with regards to insurance deductible clauses. The Agency also is clarifyi...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods This notice announces that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public meetings of the full Committee and Subcommittees on September 22-26, 2008. The Committee will discuss: (1) Parameters for inocu...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Agriculture Department > AMS Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is i...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology Performance Review Board Membership National Institute of Standards and Technology Performance Review Board; Membership	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to amend the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan's (BDTRP) implementing regulations by extending, for an additional three years, fishing restrictions expiring on May 26, 2009. This action will...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS, Commerce Department > NOAA Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan, and Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permits This notice advises the public that the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), has submitted applications to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for incidental take permits (Permit(s)) pursuant to t...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 774-1847-03 Notice is hereby given that NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program (Rennie Holt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 has been issued an amendment to Scientific Res...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Fisheries in the Western Pacific:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Crustacean Fisheries; Deepwater Shrimp This proposed rule would designate deepwater shrimp of the genus Heterocarpus as management unit species (MUS), and require Federal permits and data reporting for deepwater shrimp fishing in Federal waters of the western Pacific. The proposed rule is...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested NMFS announces that the spiny dogfish commercial quota available to the coastal states from Maine through Florida for the semi-annual quota period, May 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008, has been harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, August 20, 2008,...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA In accordance with the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to United Launch Alliance (ULA) to take small numbers of marine ma...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Marine Mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest Estimates Pursuant to the regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals, NMFS is publishing the annual fur seal subsistence harvests on St. George and St. Paul Islands (the Pribilof Islands) for 2005 to 2007, and the annual estimates for t...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the Republic of India and the Peoples Republic of China	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Reopening of Request for Public Comments on Deemed Export Advisory Committee Recommendations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Reopening of Request for Public Comments on Deemed Export Advisory Committee Recommendations: Narrowing the Scope of Technologies on the Commerce Control List Subject to Deemed Export Licensing Requirements and Implementing a More Comprehensive Set of Criteria for Assessing Probable Country Affiliation for Foreign Nationals This notice reopens the comment period on the notice of inquiry (73 FR 28795) that sought comments regarding two specific recommendations made by the Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) with respect to the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS's...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Logistics Agency is deleting a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is amending three systems of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is amending two systems of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of Air Force proposes to amend a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Army Education Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3. 140 through 160, the Department of the A...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department Closed Meeting of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee will meet in closed session on September 25, 2008 from 0800 until 1830 and September 26, 2008 from 0800 until 1200 at the Pentagon. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the Secretary of Defense, Deputy...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board This Notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The topic of the meeting on September 9-11, 2008 are to review new start and continuing research and development projects requesting...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee On August 11, 2008 (73 FR 46605), the Department of Defense announced a closed meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee. This notice is being published to announce changes in the time, location an...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Defense Department > COE Public Scoping Meetings for Update of the Water Control Manual for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin in Alabama and Georgia The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Mobile District, issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register (72 FR 63561), published on November 9, 2007, describing the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as required b...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Education Department Notice of Proposed Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the Puerto Rico State Technical Assistance (TA) Project To Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a), respectively, that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of proj...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Energy Department

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions Hydrodynamics, Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions Hydrodynamics, Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application Liberty Gas Storage, LLC	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Energy Transfer Fuel, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Energy Transfer Fuel, LP	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Plans; North Carolina: Miscellaneous Revisions EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) on behalf of the State of North Carolina on April 16, 2001, April 4...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Plans; North Carolina; Miscellaneous Revisions EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources on behalf of the State of North Carolina on April 16, 2001, April 4, 2003, and December 14, 2004. T...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns about unavoidable impacts to air quality, environmental justice communities, aquatic and biological resources. EPA recommended commitments to meet air emission reductions, coordination with the environmental justi...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipt	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Upcoming Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for the Advisory on EPA's Aquatic Life Water Quality Crite...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Settlement:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency J & W Pallet and Drum Company Superfund Site, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA; Notice of Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement for reimbursement of past response costs concerning the J &...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Federal Communications Commission

Internet Protocol Relay and Video Relay Service Eligible for Compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Certification of Hawk Relay, LLC as a Provider of Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay) and Video Relay Service (VRS) Eligible for Compensation From the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund In this document, the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) grants the application of Hawk Relay, LLC (Hawk Relay) for certification as a provider of IP Relay and VRS eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fu...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Madison, WI The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by WMSN Licensee, LLC ("WMSN"), the licensee of WMSN-DT, DTV channel 11, Madison, Wisconsin. WMSN requests the substitution of DTV channel 49 for channel 11 at Madison.	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Television Broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Yuma, AZ The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Pappas Arizona License, LLC ("Pappas"), the permittee of KWST-DT, DTV channel 16, Yuma, Arizona. Pappas requests the substitution of DTV channel 13 for channel 16 at Yuma.	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Video Relay Service Eligible for Compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Certification of CSDVRS, LLC as a Provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) Eligible for Compensation From the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund In this document, the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) grants the application of CSDVRS, LLC (CSDVRS) for certification as a VRS provider eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund). The Commission conc...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review and approval of the new informat...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Correction	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Correction The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a correction to GSAR Amendment 2008-01; GSAR Case 2006-G505; (Change 22), which was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 46202, August 8, 2008.	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Request for Planning Ideas for Development of an AHRQ Innovations Research Portfolio AHRQ Innovations Research Portfolio; Request for Planning Ideas for Development; Correction	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request; California Health Interview Survey Cancer Control Module (CHIS-CCM) 2009 (NCI) 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 Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Debts Interest Rate on Overdue Debts	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for control of food-borne pathogens, and extension of shelf-life, in fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach (hereinaft...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations regarding changes to an approved new drug application (NDA), biologics license application (BLA), or medical device premarket approval application (PMA). This final rule provides that...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Draft Guidance for Industry:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Developing Antimicrobial Drug...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

HIPAA Administrative Simplification:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set Standards To Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS This proposed rule would modify two of the medical data code set standards adopted in the Transactions and Code Sets final rule published in the Federal Register. It would also implement certain provisions of the Administrative Simplification subtitl...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Health Insurance Reform:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Health Insurance Reform; Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Transaction Standards This rule proposes to adopt updated versions of the standards for electronic transactions originally adopted in the regulations entitled, "Health Insurance Reform: Standards for Electronic Transactions," published in the Federal Register on August 17...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Licensing and/or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Opportunities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Licensing and/or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Opportunities-Enhanced T-cell Activation by Costimulation: A Potentially Novel Approach for the Prevention and/or Therapy of Cancer (Excluding Prostate Diseases and Melanoma) and for Infectious Diseases 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	Aug 22, 2008

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Applications From Hospitals Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area This notice announces three hospitals' requests for a waiver from entering into an agreement with their designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), in accordance with section 1138(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act). This notice requests...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for Continued Deeming Authority for Home Health Agencies This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of a deeming application from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for home health agencies (HHAs) that wish to participate...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Achieving a Future Vision at the 2008 Parenteral Drug Association and the Food and Drug Administration Joint Regulatory Conference Notice of meeting.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Medicare Provider Feedback Group Town Hall Meeting-September 22, 2008 This notice announces the annual Medicare Provider Feedback Group (MPFG) Town Hall meeting. This meeting is open to all Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers and suppliers that participate in the Medicare program, including physicians, hospitals,...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Meeting National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Meetings National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding a public meeting. The meeting is open to the public.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute; President's Cancer Panel	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Workgroup Meeting; Notice Is Hereby Given of a Meeting of the Strategic Planning Implementation Workgroup (SPIWG) Organized by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) National Institute of Mental Health; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Development of Inmunotoxins as Therapeutics for Focal Muscle Spasms This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(l) and 37 CFR part 404.7(a)(l)(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	Aug 22, 2008

Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License: Diagnostics Based on Immune Reactions to Brother of the Regulator of Imprinted Sites (BORIS) This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR Part 404.7(a)(1)(i), announces that the Department of Health and Human Services is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in PCT Application N...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The su...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), Barnegat Bay, Seaside Heights, NJ The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operation regulations of the S37 Bridge, at ICW mile 14.1, across Barnegat Bay at Seaside Heights, NJ. This proposal would allow the drawbridge to operate on an advance notice basis during specific ti...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes The Coast Guard announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) which provides an assessment of the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed regulation of residue resulting from the shipping of dry ca...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet via teleconference for purposes of reviewing and reporting to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security the ten most pressing strategic- level challenges that will confront the next S...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Homeland Security Department > USCG Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. This meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Homeland Security Department > USCG Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will meet in Nashville, TN, to discuss various issues relating to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. These meetings will be open to the public.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Safety Zone:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; American Music Festival; Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach, VA The Coast Guard is establishing a 420-foot radius safety zone on the Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA in support of the American Music Festival Fireworks event. This action is intended to protect mar...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Homeland Security Department > USCG Oregon Symphony Celebration Fireworks Display, Portland, OR The Coast Guard will enforce the "Oregon Symphony Celebration Fireworks Display safety zone on the Willamette River"; from 8:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on August 28, 2008. This action is necessary to provide a safe display for the public and to keep...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Special Local Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulation; U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship; Mission Bay, San Diego, CA The Coast Guard will enforce the U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship special local regulation on Mission Bay from 8 a.m. on October 10, 2008 through 5 p.m. on October 12, 2008. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the partici...	Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Energy Efficient Mortgages 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	Aug 22, 2008

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed new collection of information (1024-xxxx).	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed new collection of information (1024-xxxx).	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Betze Pit Expansion Project, Nevada In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District Office has prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to expand the Betze Pi...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Pinedale Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Wyoming In accordance with of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its cooperating agencies, have prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Envi...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Migratory Bird Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Permits; Control of Muscovy Ducks, Revisions to the Waterfowl Permit Exceptions and Waterfowl Sale and Disposal Permits Regulations We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose changes in the regulations governing control of introduced migratory birds. The muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) occurs naturally only in southern Texas. It has been introduced in other locations, where...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Permits; Control of Purple Swamphens We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose changes in the regulations governing control of depredating or introduced migratory birds. The purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is not native to any State, and competes with native species. However...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of Vernal Field Office Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/F...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Kemmerer Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Wyoming In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with its cooperating agencies has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environm...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Agricultural Vehicles and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination To Reverse a Remand Initial Determination of the Administrative Law Judge That Section 337 Has Been Violated; Termination of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to reverse the presiding administrative law judge's finding of violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act, as amended, on remand and has terminated the investigation.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Justice Department

Consent Decrees:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act M.A. Hanna Plastics, Inc., et al.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act William J. Roper, Sr., et al.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Consent Judgment:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Pursuant to Resource Recovery and Conservation Act 175 Inwood Associates, et al.	Notice	Aug 22, 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-Cooperative Research Group on Clean Diesel V Cooperative Research Group on Clean Diesel V; Correction	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Proposed Final Judgment:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST United States v. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated; Response to Public Comments on the Proposed Final Judgment UnitedHealth Group Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH); Notice of Renewal of Charter In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 102-3, Federal Advisory Committee Management), the Secretary of Labor has determined that the rene...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Labor Department > EBSA Investment Advice-Participants and Beneficiaries This document contains proposed regulations implementing the provisions of the statutory exemption set forth in sections 408(b)(14) and 408(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (ERISA or the Act), and parallel provisions in t...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008
Labor Department > EBSA Proposed Class Exemption for the Provision of Investment Advice to Participants and Beneficiaries of Self-Directed Individual Account Plans and IRAs This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (Department) of a proposed class exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA, or the A...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Labor Department > WHD Updating Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act This document extends the period for filing written comments for an additional 15 days on proposed revisions to regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) and the Portal-to- Portal Act of 1947 (Portal Act) that have become o...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > LOC Distribution of the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalty Funds The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing the commencement of the proceeding to determine the distribution of the digital audio recording technology royalty fees in the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Musical Works Funds. The Judges are also announcing the da...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Regulatory Issue Summary 2008-18; Information on Requests for Extending Use of Expiring Transportation Packages The NRC staff has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2008- 18, Information on Requests for Extending Use of Expiring Transportation Packages. The RIS is intended to provide information to licensees and certificate holders who may request NRC consi...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Draft Regulatory Guide; Granting Extension of Comment Period:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Regulatory Guide: Granting Extension of Comment Period Notice of Granting of Request To Extend the Comment Period of Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-1200, "An Approach for Determining the Technical Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Risk- Informed Activities."	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Interim Staff Guidance:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of New Reactors; Interim Staff Guidance on Assessment of Normal and Extreme Winter Precipitation Loads on the Roofs of Seismic Category I Structures The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-07 (ADAMS Accession No. ML081980084). The purpose of this ISG is to clarify the NRC position on identifying winter precipitation events as site characteristi...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Order Imposing Additional Security Measures:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of; All Licensees Authorized To Manufacture or Initially Transfer Items Containing Radioactive Material for Sale or Distribution and Possess High-Risk Radioactive Material of Concern; Order Imposing Additional Security Measures (Effective Immediately) All Licensees Authorized to Manufacture or initially Transfer Items Containing Radioactive Material for Sale or Distribution, etc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Peace Corps

Title	Type	Published
Peace Corps Proposed New Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review The Peace Corps Office of Communications invites comments on the information collection request as required pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1981 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This notice announces that the Peace Corps Office of Communications ha...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Administrative Practice and Procedure; Postal Service The Commission has established formal dockets to consider a formal request to add a new product to the competitive product list for prices not of general applicability and incorporates a notice of execution of two related contracts. The Commission's...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Postal Regulatory Commission Administrative Practice and Procedure; Postal Service The Commission has established formal dockets to consider three related Postal Service filings. The filings concern prices and classification changes for competitive products not of general applicability involving foreign postal administrations. The...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission

Order of Suspension of Trading:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission In the Matter of: Birman Managed Care, Inc. (n/k/a Alcar Chemical Group, Inc.), Cluster Technology Corp., Consolidated Growers and Processors, Inc., Global Network, Inc., Micro-Integration Corp., Monsoon International Manufacturing & Distribution, Inc., Montt International Corp., Pony Express U. S. A., Inc., SUMmedia.com, Inc., and Sunflower USA, Ltd.; Order of Suspension of Trading Birman Managed Care, Inc. (n/k/a Alcar Chemical Group, Inc.), et al.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying the Definition of “Independent Director” in the Amex Company Guide American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Amending NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I), the Generic Listing Standard for Equity Index-Linked Securities NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Waive Retroactively as of June 24, 2008, Initial Listing Fees for Companies Who Apply To List Securities Currently Listed on Another National Securities Exchange NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Changing Its Name Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Notice of Public Hearing and Commission Meeting The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing as part of its regular business meeting beginning at 1 p.m. on September 11, 2008, in Lewisburg, Pa. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider: (1) Approval of certain water...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We published a Federal Register Notice w...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Transportation Department > FTA Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project Selections The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 and FY 2008 appropriations for the Over- the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authoriz...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Aug 22, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) JT15D-5; -5B; -5F; and -5R Turbofan Engines We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 2008

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Agencies Publishing on August 22, 2008

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Commerce Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Filings:

Fisheries in the Western Pacific:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Marine Mammals:

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations:

Reopening of Request for Public Comments on Deemed Export Advisory Committee Recommendations:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

Meetings:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications:

Filings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Plans:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.

Meetings:

Settlement:

Federal Communications Commission

Internet Protocol Relay and Video Relay Service Eligible for Compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund:

Television Broadcasting Services:

Television Broadcasting:

Video Relay Service Eligible for Compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Draft Guidance for Industry:

HIPAA Administrative Simplification:

Health Insurance Reform:

Licensing and/or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Opportunities:

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Meetings:

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License:

Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Safety Zone:

Special Local Regulation:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Migratory Bird Permits:

Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement:

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Justice Department

Consent Decrees:

Consent Judgment:

National Cooperative Research and Production Act (1993):

Proposed Final Judgment:

Labor Department

Library of Congress

National Archives and Records Administration

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Draft Regulatory Guide; Granting Extension of Comment Period:

Interim Staff Guidance:

Meetings:

Order Imposing Additional Security Measures:

Peace Corps

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Order of Suspension of Trading:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Social Security Administration

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Meetings:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

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National Science Foundation

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission