November 4, 2008 (Volume 73)

Federal Register November 4, 2008

View all documents issued on November 4, 2008. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

92 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 4, 2008

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Agency is revising its existing regulation governing Rural Rental Housing loans and grants. This action is necessary to provide editorial corrections to 7 CFR Part 3560, subpart N, "Housing Preservation." The intended effect is to ensure the Agen...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is amending its exiting income limit structure for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). The effect of this action is to provide more efficient service to lenders, investors and Agency staff by mo...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
The original Market-Related Contract Term Addition (MRCTA) regulation was adopted in 1990 to provide financial relief to timber sale purchasers during cyclic downturns in forest products markets. However, the current drastic reduction in Forest Produ...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is providing notification of final criteria and guidelines for Alaska Native Areas (ANAs) for the 2010 Census. Criteria are those rules and conditions that must be met when defining a geographic entity; guidel...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
This announcement provides notice that the decision record has been closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency and its Board of Directors (collectively, TCA).
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Foreign-Trade Zone 119; Application for Expansion/Reorganization and Expansion:

Foreign-Trade Zone 163; Application for Expansion:

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Ponce, PR; Correction
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Foreign-Trade Zone 57; Application for Expansion:

Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review:

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined that a request for a new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC), received on September 24, 2008, meets the statutory and regul...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

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Polyethylene Terephthalate Film Sheet and Strip from India
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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This interpretation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is issued to clarify the appropriate treatment under the commodity broker provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and Part 190 of the Commission's Regulations of claims arising...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, which implements Public Law 96-517, as amended, the Department of the Air Force announces its intention to grant Eclipse Composites Engineering, LLC, a corporation of Ut...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Air Force.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of Visitors (BoV) will meet in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 236, Washington, DC, on 20 November 2008. The meeting session will begin at 9 a.m. The purpose of this meetin...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
This Notice is to extend the comment submission period regarding the earlier published version on October 7, 2008 Vol. 73, No. 195 Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) Meeting. The comment period has been extended to November 6, 2008 from October 2...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Education Department logo Education Department

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The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Nov 04, 2008
The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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This notice announces an open meeting of the National Technical Advisory Council. 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 participate.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Electronic Tariff Filings; Effectiveness of Regulations
Notice Nov 04, 2008
In this order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) revises the EQR Data Dictionary to define and rename Field 22 of the EQR to "Commencement Date of Contract Terms" and to clarify the information to be reported in the EQR concerning...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Amendment to Certificate:

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Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Application:

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Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Filings:

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North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Regency Intrastate Gas LLC
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Nov 04, 2008
This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencie...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
California Independent System Operator Corp.; Technical Conference
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Ensuring Dam Safety in the United States; Technical Conference
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc.; Technical Conference
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving an application from the Navajo Nation ("Tribe") under Section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for primary enforcement responsibility (or "primacy") for the underground injection contro...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
EPA is taking final action to stay the effectiveness of requirements for air emission testing bodies. On January 24, 2008, final amendments to regulations on competency requirements for air emission testing bodies (AETBs) were published in the Federa...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Clean Water Act Section 303(d):

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This notice announces final agency action on 29 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Pearl River basin, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 29 TMDLs, incl...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an EPA- Venture Capital Community Summit: Exploring Programs to Commercialize Environmental Technology to follow up the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) rep...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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In June of 2008, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, or us) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule pertaining to investments in rural communities as well as a notice of intent pertaining to regulatory burden, both requesting comments...
Proposed Rule Nov 04, 2008

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by t...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Nov 04, 2008
The Board is revising its interim final rule amending Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions, to alter the formula by which earnings on excess reserves of depository institutions are calculated. The remainder of the interim fin...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Jusan Yang, M.S., M.D., University of Iowa: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the third meeting of the Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT), Department of Health and Human Servi...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
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Notice Nov 04, 2008
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Nov 04, 2008
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Notice Nov 04, 2008
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Notice Nov 04, 2008

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on Lake Michigan in Lake Bluff Illinois. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Sector Lake Michigan during the November 8, 2008 Shoreacres Country Club Fireworks. This temp...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the 2008 Department of the Interior Performance Review Board.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Meetings:

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The SEORAC will be briefed on BLM's wild horse and burro program, BLM's sagebrush habitat treatments and the current status of the Oregon Explorer grant. Council members will also provide orientation to new members, conduct chair elections, establish...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Opening of Public Land:

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This notice opens 9.92 acres of land to appropriation under the public land laws. The land is no longer needed by the Bureau of Reclamation and was determined suitable for return to the public domain.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Commission has approved the initiation of a voluntary pilot mediation program for investigations under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Proposed Final Judgment:

Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement:

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announces the availability of funds in FY 2009 for a cooperative agreement to fund the production of seven satellite/ Internet broadcasts. Five of the proposed satellite program...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary published a notice in the Federal Register. Proposed Collection of Information; Comment Request. The Department is issuing a correction of the comment date as this should have been published as a 60 da...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

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

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OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001).
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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 Nov 04, 2008
Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1186.
Notice Nov 04, 2008
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the Emergency Leave Transfer Program to provide alternative methods for agencies to assist their employees in the event of a pandemic health crisis or other major disaster or eme...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
Notice Nov 04, 2008
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim rule to abolish the Santa Clara, California, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Santa Clara County, CA, to the Monterey, CA, NAF wage area and Alam...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Express Mail Contract 2 to the Competitive Product List. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. The notice addresses procedural steps associated with these filin...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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We are adopting several amendments to rules regarding our Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. Specifically, we are amending our rules to make mandatory the electronic submission on EDGAR of applications for orders under...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Meetings:

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The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board.
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

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These rules amend our title II regulations to explicitly provide that we apply an underpayment due an individual to reduce an overpayment to that individual in certain cases. Our title XVI regulations already state this policy. Additionally, these ru...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

State Department logo State Department

Applications:

Title Type Published
Permit for Pipeline Facilities to be Constructed and Maintained on the Borders of the United States
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Review of Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation:

Title Type Published
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, also known as LTTE, Tamil Tigers, and Ellalan Force
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection, Certain organizations may apply to perform certification functions on behalf of the FAA. The FAA use...
Notice Nov 04, 2008
This notice advises the public that FMCSA is placing in the public docket an additional document concerning hours of service (HOS) for commercial motor vehicle drivers. FMCSA published an interim final rule (IFR) on this issue on December 17, 2007.
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 150 series airplanes with the BRS-150 Parachute System installed via Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA64CH. This AD requires you to replace the pick-...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, and RB211-535E4-B-75 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of insta...
Rule Nov 04, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the product listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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A Series I savings bond accrues interest based on both a fixed rate of return and a semiannual inflation rate. A single, annual interest rate called the composite rate reflects the combined effects of the fixed rate and the semiannual inflation rate....
Rule Nov 04, 2008

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network:

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated May 5, 2003, in which FinCEN proposed requiring commodity trading advisors to establish and implement anti-money laundering programs.
Proposed Rule Nov 04, 2008
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated May 5, 2003, in which FinCEN proposed imposing on certain investment advisers a requirement to establish and implement an anti-money launderin...
Proposed Rule Nov 04, 2008
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking, dated September 26, 2002, in which FinCEN proposed requiring unregistered investment companies--such as hedge funds, commodity pools, and similar in...
Proposed Rule Nov 04, 2008

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552a, the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to condu...
Notice Nov 04, 2008

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA):

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This document adopts a final rule amending the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) to expand benefits by covering any non-dental prosthese...
Rule Nov 04, 2008

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