December 11, 2008 (Volume 73)

Federal Register December 11, 2008

View all documents issued on December 11, 2008. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

114 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 11, 2008

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2008
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS). The Census Bureau has determined to collect data covering annual sales, e-commerce sales, percent of e- commerce sales to customers located outside the Unit...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
This final rule is being issued to adjust each civil monetary penalty provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce (the Department). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collect...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

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

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Antidumping Duty Order:

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Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units from South Africa.
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

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In order to provide additional time and opportunities for highly migratory species (HMS) constituents, and other interested parties to comment on the proposed rule published on November 18, 2008 (73 FR 68398), to adjust the 2008 North and South Atlan...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2008

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order:

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As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat (crawfish) from the People's Republic of China (P...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Results of Administrative Review:

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On November 18, 2008, the United States Court of International Trade ("CIT") sustained the remand redetermination issued by the Department of Commerce ("Department") pursuant to the CIT's remand order in the final results of the administrative review...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

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On August 7, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose f...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
On August 6, 2008, the Department of Commerce (Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Sweden. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Swe...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
On August 7, 2008, the Department of Commerce (Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from the Netherlands. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
On June 6, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils (SSPC) from Belgium. See Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Preliminary Results o...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Final Results of the Eleventh Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review:

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On August 6, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the eleventh administrative review for the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy. The review covers four manufacturers/exporters: F. Dive...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Foreign Trade Zone 242 - Boundary County, ID:

Foreign-Trade Zone 267 - Fargo, ND:

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Leader, Information Collection Clearance Division, 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 Dec 11, 2008
The Leader, Information Collection Clearance Division, 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 Dec 11, 2008
The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 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 Dec 11, 2008
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is seeking proposals from businesses interested in applying to serve as the "designated bonding authority" (DBA) under the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Capital Financing Program, autho...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Energy Conservation Program for Commercial Equipment:

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This notice announces receipt of and publishes a Petition for Waiver from Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi). The Petition for Waiver (hereafter "Mitsubishi Petition") requests a waiver of the Department of Energy (DOE) test pro...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Petition for Rate Approval:

Title Type Published
Enogex L.L.C.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Site Visit:

Title Type Published
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this final Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule, as mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), to adjust for inflation the statutory civil monetary penalties that m...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Oil Pollution Prevention:

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This document makes a correction to the Preamble of the final rule amending the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation published on November 26, 2008 (73 FR 71941). The final rule announced the vacatur of the July 17, 2002 revisions to the Clean Water A...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

Title Type Published
Justice, Depatment of; Providing an Order of Sucession (EO 13481)
Presidential Document Dec 11, 2008
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; designation of officers to act as Director (Memorandum of December 9, 2008)
Presidential Document Dec 11, 2008

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not cond...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as required by th...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In this document, the Commission requests comment on proposed new rules to protect AM stations from the potential effects of nearby tower construction. The Commission seeks comment on new rules that consolidate disparate rules in separate sections re...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2008

Television Broadcasting Services:

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The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Comcorp of Texas License Corp. ("Comcorp"), the permittee of KWKT-DT, post-transition DTV channel 44, Waco, Texas. Comcorp requests the substitution of DTV channel 25 for post-tra...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2008

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 11, 2008

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

No documents available.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation logo Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2008
CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment; Renewed
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Draft Guidance for Industry:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance entitled "Questions and Answers Regarding the Labeling of Nonprescription Human Drug Products Marketed Without an Approved Application as Required by th...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance document entitled "Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Labeling of Dietary Supplements as Required by the Dietary Supplemen...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Guidance for Industry and the Food and Drug Administration:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Modifications to Devices Subject to Premarket Approval (PMA)--the PMA Supplement Decision-Making Process." The purpose of this guidance is to help industr...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Center for Research Resources
Notice Dec 11, 2008
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Dec 11, 2008
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Dec 11, 2008

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Ivy Laboratories, Division of Ivy Animal Health, Inc. The supplemental ANADA provides fo...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for the following...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to consolidate two legacy record systems originally published by the legacy Customs Service: Treasury/CS.129 Investigations Record Syste...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG) gives notice that it is establishing a system of records for retaining certain biographical information on all passenger and crew members...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to consolidate one Privacy Act system of records notice, Justice/INS-024 FD-258 Fingerprint Tracking System, July 31, 2000, into the exi...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing effort to review and update legacy system of records notices, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to update and...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing effort to review and update legacy systems of record notices the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to update and...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and as part of the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office's ongoing effort to review and update legacy system of record notices the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is republishing the Privacy Act system of records notice (SORN) for the Verification and Information System (VIS) replacing the previously published SORN of February 28, 2008 in order to: (1) Cover the expans...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it will remove one system of records notice from its inventory of record systems because the United States Coast Guard no longer requires the system...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Privacy Act of 1974:

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The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department proposes to exempt portions of the United States Coast Guard...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2008

Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions:

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is giving concurrent notice of a revised and updated system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) External Investigations system of rec...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2008

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the primary federal statute that addresses the issues of homelessness in the United States. Three grant programs administered by HUD under this statute (the Supportive Housing program, the Shelter Plus Ca...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

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

Title Type Published
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 Dec 11, 2008
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 Dec 11, 2008
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 Dec 11, 2008

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
This final rule reissues 43 CFR part 423 in its entirety. Amendments to 43 CFR part 423 were published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2008, (73 FR 54977) as an interim final rule. This final rule contains only minor additional changes which...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests:

Title Type Published
An amendment to a previously filed application for conveyance of the Federally-owned mineral interests in the tract of land described in this notice has been received. The amendment is dated September 2, 2008. The previous application, filed on Augus...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are issuing this final rule to comply with three court orders which have the effect of reinstating the regulatory protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for the gray wo...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of no Significant Impact:

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We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for Delta and Breton National Wildlife Refuges. In the final CCP, we describe how w...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Public Land Order:

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This order extends the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 6693 for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to continue protection of the Natural Corrals Archeological Site in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision of a currently approved collection, Number of Full-time Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31.
Notice Dec 11, 2008
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) Closeout Report.
Notice Dec 11, 2008
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 instructs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to implement certification procedures for states seeking to qualify for the expedited federal habeas corpus review procedures in capi...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

National Cooperative Research and Production Act (1993):

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Staff Assessment:

Title Type Published
By letter dated June 12, 2008, Governor Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) enter into an Agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia (Commonwealth or Virginia) as authorized by secti...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

O
Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act; Cancellation
Notice Dec 11, 2008

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
This document announces a recently-filed Postal Service notice of a new international mail contract. It addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
This rule amends the Postal Service's regulations concerning tort claims to clarify the procedure for amending claims, and to update mailing addresses.
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of amended and restated application for an order of exemption pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") approving certain substitutions of securities and an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the 1940 Act from Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act.
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.
Notice Dec 11, 2008
This interim final rule incorporates SBA's risk-based lender oversight program into SBA regulations. Specifically, the rule codifies in SBA regulations SBA's process of risk-based oversight including: Accounting and reporting requirements; off-site r...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
Small Business Investment Companies: Increase in Maximum Leverage Ceiling
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Social Security Disability Program Demonstration Project:

Title Type Published
We are announcing our plans to terminate the Benefit Offset Pilot Demonstration (BOPD) project, which relates to the disability program under title II of the Social Security Act (the Act). In this demonstration, we are testing modifications to curren...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO; Teleconference
Notice Dec 11, 2008

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747- 200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, and 747SR series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections for crac...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757 airplanes. This AD requires changing the wiring of the fuel boost pump and doing other specified actions. This AD results from reports of short circuits in an electrical...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to final and temporary regulations (TD 9430) that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 10, 2008 (73 FR 66539) relating to information returns for cancellation of indebtedness by certain entiti...
Rule Dec 11, 2008
This document contains a correction to final and temporary regulations (TD 9430) that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 10, 2008 (73 FR 66539) relating to information returns for cancellation of indebtedness by certain entiti...
Rule Dec 11, 2008

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice that there is no change in the medication copayment rate for calendar year 2009 and the rate will remain at $8.00. The total amount of copayments in a calendar year for a veteran enrolle...
Notice Dec 11, 2008
Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec. 17.101 sets forth the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning "reasonable charges" for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran for : (1) A no...
Notice Dec 11, 2008

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