Federal Register December 10, 2008 (Volume 73)

Agencies Publishing on December 10, 2008

Broadcasting Board of Governors (1)
Commerce Department (13)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (14)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (12)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Securities and Exchange Commission (10)
Small Business Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (14)

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Title	Type	Published
Broadcasting Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting; Canceled Meetings; Sunshine Act; Cancellation	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Notice and opportunity for public comment.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > PTO Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Delay of Effective and Applicability Dates On June 10, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published the final rule that amends the rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. The final rule states t...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Withdrawal of the Regulatory Provisions Governing Targeted Dumping in Antidumping Duty Investigations Import Administration issues this interim final rule for the purpose of withdrawing the regulatory provisions governing the targeted dumping analysis in antidumping duty investigations.	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances Review On May 7, 2008, we published the preliminary results of changed-circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany. See Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances Review, 73 FR 25663...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Correction to Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from Brazil: Final Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to a request from Nucor Corporation ("Nucor"), a domestic interested party, the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled, flat-rolled carbon quality steel...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On September 8, 2008, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on porcelain-on- steel cooking ware from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), covering the...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review On October 3, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (PRC)...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Fisheries in the Western Pacific:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries; 2008-09 Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Total Allowable Catch NMFS proposes to establish a total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2008-09 fishing year of 241,000 lb (109,316 kg) of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). The TAC would be set in accordance with regulations established to support long-...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Proposed 2009 and 2010 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS proposes 2009 and 2010 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is reallocating projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear, catcher vessels using pot gear, and vessels using jig gear to American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher processor vessels, catcher processor vessels using...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Marine Mammals; Application:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 13927 Notice is hereby given that Associated Scientists at Woods Hole (ASWH) (Dr. James Hain, Principal Investigator), Box 721, Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacial...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cancellation of Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) Requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Cancellation of Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) Requirements for Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in The People's Republic of China and Exported on and after January 1, 2009 Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection canceling all previous directives concerning ELVIS requirements for China.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License 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 X5 Systems, Inc. a corporation of Delaware, having a pla...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR 404.4, which implements Public Law 96-517, as amended, the Department of the Air Force announces its intention to grant to EMTEC, a non-profit member based organization registered in Ohio, having a place of busine...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Defense Department TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) This final rule implements a prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services similar to that furnished to Medicare beneficiaries, as set forth in Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act. The rule also recognizes applicable statutory re...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement On October 17, 2008, DOE published a Notice of Availability and Public Hearings (73 FR 61845) for the Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GNEP PEIS, DOE/EIS-0396). That notice commenced a 60-day...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Amended Record of Decision:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > NNSA Amended Record of Decision: Surplus Plutonium Disposition; Waste Solidification Building The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is amending the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Environmental Impact Statement (SPD EIS) (DO...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Request for Amendment to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendment by a registrant to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. Section...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelters, EPA ICR Number 1856.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0414 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Steel Pickling, HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1821.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0419 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and Consolidation of Several Currently Approved Collections; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program; EPA ICR No. 2330.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special Local Need (SLN) under FIFRA Section 24(c); EPA ICR No. 0595.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0055 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collections under the Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)(New); EPA ICR No. 2285.01, OMB Control No. 2050-NEW In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Amendment to Use Deletion and Product Cancellation Order:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fenamiphos; Amendment to Use Deletion and Product Cancellation Order This notice announces EPA's amendment to the order for the cancellation of products, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide fenamiphos, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insec...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues being considered by the Agency that are associated with the data required...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues being considered by the Agency pertaining an Evaluation of the Resistance...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Modification to the NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Modification to the NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production Facilities in State and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AK, Permit No. AKG-31-5000 (Permit) On May 25, 2007, EPA issued the final Permit, with an effective date of July 2, 2007 (May 31, 2007, 72 FR 30377). On July 3, 2007, Union Oil Company of California and XTO Energy, Inc. (Petitioners) filed the Petition for Review, challenging three pro...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Pesticide Tolerance:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Mefenpyr-diethyl and Metabolites; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of the herbicide safener, mefenpyr-diethyl (CAS Reg. No. 135590-91-9), also known as 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5- dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester and its 2,4-dichlor...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of novaluron in or on sugarcane, cane and tomato. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). It also revokes th...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Repeal of Obsolete Regulations Under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Repeal of Obsolete Regulations Under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act Regarding Interim Ocean Dumping Sites, Interim Ocean Dumping Permits, and Interim Ocean Dumping Criteria EPA is taking final action to repeal expired, and therefore, obsolete regulatory provisions regarding interim ocean dumping sites, interim ocean dumping permits, and interim ocean dumping criteria. Repeal of all reference to "interim" provisions is n...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishment of the World War II Valor In the Pacific National Monument World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument; establishment (Proc. 8327)	Presidential Document	Dec 10, 2008

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion; Notice of Charter Renewal Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA"), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and after consultation with the General Services Administration, the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has determined that renewal of the...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements Filed	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Federal Reserve System Truth in Lending On July 30, 2008, the Board published a final rule amending Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA). The July 2008 final rule requires creditors to give consumers transac...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

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 Waiting Period Under Premerger Notification Rules	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

General Services Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel; Notification of Public Advisory Panel Meeting The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel (MAS Panel), a Federal Advisory Committee, meeting scheduled for December 08, 2008 is cancelled.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Revision of OMB No. 0925-0001/exp. 1/30/10, “Research and Research Training Grant Applications and Related Forms” 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 Office of Extramural Research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) wi...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Approval Tests and Standards for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking This notice proposes updated requirements that the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) would employ to test and approve close...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory in Middletown, Connecticut, as an addition to the Speci...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct 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: Homer D. Venters, Jr., M.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign: Based on the report of...	Notice	Dec 10, 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	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs; Correction	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to update existing quality assurance requirements under 42 CFR Part 84 for the manufacture of all respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ("NIOSH") o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees to be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant in St. Louis, MO, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant in St. Louis, Missouri, to b...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, IL, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois, to be included in the Special E...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Health and Human Services Department National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Vitro Manufacturing in Canonsburg, PA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Vitro Manufacturing in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to be included in the Special...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Homeland Security Department

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA California; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of California (FEMA-1810-DR), dated November 18, 2008, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Missouri; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Missouri (FEMA-1809-DR), dated November 13, 2008, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Texas; Amendment No. 14 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1791-DR), dated September 13, 2008, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway From East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, Hempstead, NY, Maintenance The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Wantagh State Parkway Bridge across Sloop Channel at mile 15.4, at Jones Beach, New York. Under this temporary deviation th...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0019; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to ex...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0010; Mourning Dove Call Count Survey We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to ex...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0120; Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership Application/ Nomination and Interview Forms We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0127; Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to ex...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > NPS, FWS General Regulations for Areas Administered by the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service This final rulemaking amends regulations codified in 36 CFR part 2 and 50 CFR part 27, which pertain to the possession and transportation of firearms in national park areas and national wildlife refuges. The final rule updates these regulations to re...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Interior Department > OSM Mississippi Regulatory Program We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Mississippi regulatory program (Mississippi program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Mississippi proposed revi...	Rule	Dec 10, 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 and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Dec 10, 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 and marine mammals.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Competitive Coal Lease Sales:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Wyoming Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources in the North Maysdorf Coal Tract described below in Campbell County, Wyoming, will be reoffered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 192...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions In this Candidate Notice of Review (CNOR), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), present an updated list of plant and animal species native to the United States that we regard as candidates for or have proposed for addition to the Lists o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Chips Having Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Controllers and Products Containing Same: Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 6, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Rambus Inc. of Los Altos, California. A letter s...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
International Trade Commission Uncovered Innerspring Units From South Africa and Vietnam Uncovered Innerspring Units from South Africa and Vietnam	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department DNA-Sample Collection and Biological Evidence Preservation in the Federal Jurisdiction The Department of Justice by this publication is amending regulations relating to DNA-sample collection in the federal jurisdiction. This rule generally directs federal agencies to collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested, facing charges...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > OSHA Longshoring and Marine Terminals; Vertical Tandem Lifts OSHA is revising the Marine Terminals Standard and related sections of the Longshoring Standard to adopt new requirements related to the practice of lifting two intermodal containers together, one on top of the other, connected by semiautomatic twist...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Charter Renewal:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Charter Renewal Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Revised Determination on Reconsideration:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA 3M Precision Optics, Inc.; Including On-Site Leased Workers From Volt, Cincinnati, OH; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration 3M Precision Optics, Inc.; Cincinnati, OH	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Termination of Investigation:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Casey Tool & Machine Co., Inc., 815 Reasor Road, Charleston, IL; Notice of Termination of Investigation Casey Tool Machine Co., Inc.; Charleston, IL	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Haas TCM Inc., Employed On-Site at Chrysler LLC, St. Louis South Assembly Plant, Fenton, MO; Haas TCM Inc., Employed On-Site at Chrysler LLC, St. Louis North Assembly Plant, Fenton, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Haas TCM Inc.; Fenton, MO	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Scott Curtis Construction Company, Inc., Granite Falls, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation Scott Curtis Construction Co., Inc.; Granite Falls, NC	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Weather Shield Manufacturing, Inc., Medford, WI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Weather Shield Manufacturing, Inc.; Medford, WI	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Pa...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Acceptance for Docketing of an Application for Combined License (COL) for River Bend (Unit 3):

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc., et al.; Acceptance for Docketing of an Application for Combined License (COL) for River Bend, Unit 3 Entergy Operations, Inc, et al.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Luminant Generation Company, LLC. Acceptance for Docketing of an Application for Combined License for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 and 4 Luminant Generation Co. LLC	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Detroit Edison Company Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 Combined License Application Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Detroit Edison Co.; Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 Combined License Application	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Exchange Act (of 1934):

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Order Granting Registration of Egan-Jones Rating Company To Add Two Additional Classes of Credit Ratings Order Granting Registration of Egan-Jones Rating Company to Add Two Additional Classes of Credit Ratings	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Revise Its Initial Listing Process To Eliminate the Current Appeal Process for Initial Listing Decisions, Add a New Confidential Pre-Application Eligibility Review Process, and Upgrade Its Listing Requirements by Eliminating the Alternative Listing Standards American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC, Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, International Securities Exchange, LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., and Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Changes Relating to the Listing and Trading Options on Shares of the iShares COMEX Gold Trust and the iShares Silver Trust American Stock Exchange LLC et al.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by NYSE Alternext U.S. LLC To Adopt a Price List for Equity Transactions after the Relocation of NYSE Alternext Equities Trading and To Establish Certain Other Fees NYSE Alternext US LLC	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Relating to the Listing and Trading of Trust Certificates NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Offer a New Order Type Known as the Adding Liquidity Only Order NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Pilot Program for NYSE Arca Realtime Reference Prices Service NYSE Arca, Inc.; Correction	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Changes Relating to iShares COMEX Gold Trust and iShares Silver Trust Shares Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Applicant Disqualification Criteria Contained in Its Rules The Depository Trust Company	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees for Members Using the Nasdaq Options Market The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Small Business Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration SBA North Florida District Advisory Council The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the SBA North Florida District Advisory Council. The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Exchange Visitor Program The Department of State is proposing to amend the General Provisions (Subpart A) of the existing Exchange Visitor Program regulations in order to provide greater specificity regarding program administration, sponsor obligations and participant eligib...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
State Department Public Hearings on Study of Critical Sources of Phosphorus Loadings to Missisquoi Bay Public Hearings on Study of Critical Sources of Phosphorus Loadings to Missisquoi Bay	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department Federal Railroad Administration Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Befo...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Removal and Modification of VOR Federal Airways; Alaska This action proposes to remove Federal Airway V-328, and modify three Federal Airways, V-319, V-333 and V-480, in Alaska. The FAA is proposing this action in preparation of the eventual decommissioning from the National Airspace System (NAS) of the K...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the ad...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...	Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc., Models AT-400, AT-401, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, and AT-402B Airplanes We propose to revise Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2006-08-08, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor), Models AT- 400, AT-401, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, and AT-402B airplanes. AD 2006- 08-08 currently requires you to repetitively edd...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 707 Airplanes and Model 720 and 720B Series Airplanes We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 707 airplanes and Model 720 and 720B series airplanes. The original NPRM would have required performing an operational test of the engine fuel suction feed of the f...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Airplanes We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 727 airplanes. The original NPRM would have required performing an operational test of the engine fuel suction feed of the fuel system, and other related testin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Exemption Applications; Drivers Qualifications:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes FMCSA announces its decision to exempt thirty-nine individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these in...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces receipt of applications from fifteen individuals for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy (or any other condition which is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of abili...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Guam Island, GU and Saipan Island, CQ This action proposes to remove, rename and expand the Class E airspace areas serving Guam International Airport, Anderson AFB and Saipan Island. Additionally, this proposed action would revoke the Saipan Island Class E surface area since it is no lon...	Proposed Rule	Dec 10, 2008

Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Adrian Steel Company on Behalf of Commercial Truck and Van, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Adrian Steel Co. on behalf of Commercial Truck and Van	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Receipt of Petition for Decision:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2005-2006 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet Passenger Cars Manufactured Prior to September 1, 2006 Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2005-2006 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet passenger cars manufactured prior to September 1, 2006 that were not originally manufa...	Notice	Dec 10, 2008

Federal Register December 10, 2008

Agencies Publishing on December 10, 2008

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Fisheries in the Western Pacific:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Marine Mammals; Application:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cancellation of Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) Requirements:

Defense Department

Education Department

Energy Department

Amended Record of Decision:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Amendment to Use Deletion and Product Cancellation Order:

Meetings:

Modification to the NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration:

Pesticide Tolerance:

Pesticide Tolerances:

Repeal of Obsolete Regulations Under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act:

Executive Office of the President

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

General Services Administration

Meetings:

Health and Human Services Department

Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees to be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort:

Homeland Security Department

Disaster Declarations:

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Interior Department

Competitive Coal Lease Sales:

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Meetings:

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Justice Department

Labor Department

Charter Renewal:

Revised Determination on Reconsideration:

Termination of Investigation:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Acceptance for Docketing of an Application for Combined License (COL) for River Bend (Unit 3):

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Exchange Act (of 1934):

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

Meetings:

State Department

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Exemption Applications; Drivers Qualifications:

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance:

Receipt of Petition for Decision:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements