Federal Register December 30, 2008 (Volume 73)

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2008

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (14)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Defense Department (20)
Education Department (3)
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Energy Department (15)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (7)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Interior Department (16)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (2)
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Justice Programs Office (0)
Labor Department (11)
Library of Congress (1)
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National Science Foundation (3)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (9)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (16)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Stamp Program: Revisions to Bonding Requirements for Violating Retail and Wholesale Food Concerns This action provides final rulemaking for a proposed rule. It revises the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. Currently, all violating re...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RBS Notice of a Public Meeting on Interim Rule for Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service, all Agencies within the USDA Rural Development Mission Area, have scheduled an informational and training workshop for new and existing lenders of the Mission...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Precision Measurement Grants Program is soliciting applications for financial assistance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. The Precision Measurement Grants Program is seeking propo...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Commerce Department > NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) NIST Gaithersburg and Boulder Programs; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the following programs are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2009: (1) The NIST Gaithersburg Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Programs, and (2) the...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Ribbon Seal as a Threatened or Endangered Species We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA). After a formal review of the best available scientifi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (Department) published its preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from Spain on July 10, 2008. See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain...	Notice	Dec 30, 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 and Gulf of Alaska License Limitation Program NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. This propos...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 1B NMFS announces that, effective 0001 hours, December 24, 2008, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in or from Management Area 1B (Area 1B) per trip or calend...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning This action extends a temporary final rule initially published on October 18, 2005. The regulations contained in the temporary rule, emergency action, published on October 18, 2005, and subsequently extended several times at the request of the U.S. F...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; National Saltwater Angler Registry Program NMFS issues this final rule to adopt regulations to implement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).The regulations establish a national registry of recreational anglers fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), for a...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee, on January 15, 2009, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab Committee will meet January 14, 2009.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Commerce Department > NOAA Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Teleconference Meeting The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a teleconference call meeting of the Council's archipelagic Plan Teams (PTs).	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India: Notice of Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India for the period January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007, the perio...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey from Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part In response to requests by interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. The review covers four firms, three of which were selected as man...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To Reinstate Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Co. Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Order:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To Reinstate Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited in the Antidumping Duty Order On May 17, 2006, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") revoked in part the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products ("hot-rolled steel") from Thailand with respect to Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company L...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Delegation of Authority and Change in Position Title The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is amending certain provisions of its part 140 regulations to add the Chief Economist and the Deputy Chief Economist of the Office of the Chief Economist as persons to whom certain authorities a...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Order Exempting the Trading and Clearing of Certain Products:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Order Exempting the Trading and Clearing of Certain Products Related to iShares® COMEX Gold Trust Shares and iShares® Silver Trust Shares On November 12, 2008, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or the "Commission") published for public comment in the Federal Register \1\ a proposal to exempt the trading and clearing of certain contracts called "options" and other contrac...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records notice to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > NSA/CSS Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is proposing to amend an exempt system of records to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records notice to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records notice to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of Air Force proposes to amend a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > COE, Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of “Discharge of Dredged Material”; Final Rule The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the "Agencies") are promulgating a final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that defines the term "discharge of dredged materi...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department TRICARE; Hospital-Based Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs This proposed rule will provide that TRICARE approval of a hospital is sufficient for its psychiatric partial hospitalization program (PHP) to be an authorized TRICARE provider. Upon implementation of this provision, separate TRICARE certification of...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Laurelwood Housing Area Access, Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, NJ Under the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of availability on November 28, 2008 in the Federal Register (73 FR 72477) for the Department of the Navy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Defense Department > USN Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for the Northwest Training Range Complex Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1500-1508), and Executive O...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 30, 2008
Education Department Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 College Assistance Migrant Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards (FY 2009)	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Education Department Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards (FY 2009)	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Election Assistance Commission

Title	Type	Published
Election Assistance Commission Federal Advisory Committee Act; Board of Advisors Charter Renewal In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the purpose of this notice is to announce that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has renewed the charter for the Board of Advisors for a two-year period through Decem...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA 2015 Resource Pool The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), published its 2004 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for Western's Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federa...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the equipment classes that DOE plans to analyze for purposes of establishing energy conservation standards for small electric motors; the analytica...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission affirms its basic determinations in Order No. 697-A, granting rehearing and clarification regarding certain revisions to its regulations and to the standards for obtaining and retaining market-based rate autho...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2008 (73 FR 72692). The document revised regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to reflect changes in the market...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > SWPA Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate Schedule Pursuant to Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, and 00-001.00C, effective January 31, 2007, the Deputy Secretary has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA-60, which increases the power rate f...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Amendment:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Amendment Texas Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Building Energy Standards Program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Building Energy Standards Program: Determination Regarding Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 The Department of Energy (DOE) today determines that the 2004 edition of the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Condit...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Hydrodynamics Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Hydrodynamics Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc., Conectiv Atlantic Generation, LLC, Conectiv Delmarva, Generation LLC, Conectiv Bethlehem, LLC, Pepco Energy Services, Inc., Bethlehem Renewable Energy, LLC, Eastern Landfill Gas, LLC, Potomac Power Resources, LLC, Fauquier Landfill Gas, LLC; Notice of Filing Atlantic City Electric Co., et al.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > FERC Glenns Ferry Cogeneration Partners, Ltd.; Notice of Filing Glenns Ferry Cogeneration Partners, Ltd.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > FERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Filing North American Electric Reliability Corp.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp; Notice of Filing PacifiCorp	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date Southern California Edison Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announ...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Energy Department Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The 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	Dec 30, 2008

Environmental Protection Agency

No documents available.

Approval and Promolgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois and Indiana; Finding of Attainment for 1-Hour Ozone for the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN Area EPA is approving a January 30, 2007, request from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) that EPA find that the Illinois portion of the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Illinois-Indiana (IL-IN) nonattainment area, has attained the revoked 1-hou...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia; Nonattainment New Source Review Rules EPA is taking final action to disapprove a portion of a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Georgia on March 5, 2007. The proposed revision was intended to modify Georgia's Nonattainment New Source Review...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon; Salem Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes EPA is taking direct final action to approve a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Oregon. On August 9, 2007 the State of Oregon submitted a request to EPA that the Salem carbon monoxide (CO)...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon; Salem Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Oregon for the Salem carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment area. On August 9, 2007, the State of Oregon submitted a request to EPA that the Salem nonattainm...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Nebraska: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the EPA to authorize States to operate their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal program. Nebraska has...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Nebraska: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions Nebraska has applied to EPA for final authorization for the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant final authorization to Nebraska.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier Service in Domestic and International Operations Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commerical Air Carrier Service in Domestic and International Operations (Memorandum of December 23, 2008)	Presidential Document	Dec 30, 2008

Trade:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement With Respect to Costa Rica and for Other Purposes Costa Rica; Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Implementation (Proc. 8331)	Presidential Document	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting Via Conference Call; Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Possible Revision or Elimination of Rules This document invites members of the public to comment on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's or Commission's) rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA). The purpose of the revi...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Relay Services, Speech-to-Speech Services, E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers The Commission addressed several issues relating to the Commission's Internet-based TRS Order, which adopted a system to assign users of Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS), specifically Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet-Protoc...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Huntsville, AL The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Local TV Alabama License, LLC ("Local TV"), the licensee of station WHNT- DT, to substitute DTV channel 46 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 19 at Huntsville, Alabama.	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Omaha, NE The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Mitts Telecasting Company, licensee of station KXVO-DT, to substitute DTV channel 38 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 15 at Omaha, Nebraska.	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Santa Ana, CA The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network ("Trinity"), the licensee of KTBN-DT, post- transition DTV channel 23, Santa Ana, California. Trini...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Superior, NE The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Colins Broadcasting Corporation, the permittee of station KSNB-DT, to substitute DTV channel 4 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 34 at Superior, Nebraska.	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Notice 2008-14; Repeal of Increased Contribution and Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for Candidates Opposing Self-Financed Candidates The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") is removing its rules on increased contribution limits and coordinated party expenditure limits for Senate and House of Representatives candidates facing self-financed opponents. These rules were promulg...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Proposals To Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend thro...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; General Administrative Procedures: Citizen Petitions; Petition for Reconsideration or Stay of Action; Advisory Opinions The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Distraction on Consumer Understanding of Risk and Benefit Information in Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Broadcast Advertisements The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Due to an administrativ...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Women's Health Initiative Observational Study In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute...	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2008

Hearing:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of Washington State Plan Amendment (SPA) 08-002 This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on February 5, 2009, at the CMS Seattle Regional Office, 2201 Sixth Avenue, MS/RX-43, Seattle, Washington 98121 to reconsider CMS' decision to disapprove Washington SPA 08-002. Closing Date:...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Medicare Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals; and Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals; Correction This document corrects errors that appeared in the correction notice published in the October 3, 2008 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-July Through September 2008 This notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from July 2008 through September 2008, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This notice provides in...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Designation of Malta for the Visa Waiver Program Citizens and eligible nationals of participating Visa Waiver Program countries may apply for admission to the United States at U.S. ports of entry as nonimmigrant aliens for a period of 90 days or less for business or pleasure without first obtaining...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), Barnegat Bay, Seaside Heights, NJ The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations of the S37 Bridge, at ICW mile 14.1, across Barnegat Bay at Seaside Heights, NJ. The final rule will allow the drawbridge to operate on an advance notice basis during specific times of...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Drawbridge Operation Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY, Maintenance The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Hamilton Avenue Bridge across the Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet on January 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be closed to the public.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Safety Zone:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Flagler Museum New Year's Eve Celebration Fireworks Display, West Palm Beach, FL The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Flagler Museum New Year's Eve Celebration fireworks display on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach, Florida. This temporary safety zone will restrict vessels from interfering wi...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that we have revised our stock assessment report (SAR) for the southern sea o...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Order Closing Public Lands at the Knoxville Recreation Area, Lake County, CA, to Recreational and Target Shooting. Pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 8364.1, an Order has been issued by the Ukiah Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), prohibiting recreational and target practice shooting on six (6) acres previously available for such shootin...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Seasonal Closures of Public Lands to Human Presence and/or Motorized Vehicle Use Pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) subpart(s) 8341, 8364, and 9268, the Bureau of Land management (BLM) announces the seasonal closure of certain BLM-administered public lands under the jurisdiction of the Pinedale, Wyoming Field Office...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Alabama Sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus suttkusi) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period and the scheduling of a public hearing on the proposed revised designation of critical habitat for the Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus suttkusi) und...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Intents to Repatriate Cultural Items:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Inventory Completion:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK, and Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, Sacramento, CA and University of California, Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Inventory Completions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Klamath County Museums, Klamath Falls, OR Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM and Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon, Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon, Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup (Workgroup). The Workgroup's purpose is to provide, in an advisory capacity, recommendations and advice on research...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for Geothermal Leasing in the Western United States In accordance with Section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500- 1508), and applicable agency guidance, the Department...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

International Trade Commission

Termination of Investigation:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Nitrile Gloves and in the Matter of Certain Nitrile Rubber Gloves; Notice of Commission Determination of No Violation of Section 337; Termination of the Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that there is no violation of 19 U.S.C. 1337 by respondents in the above-referenced investigation. The investigation is terminated.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP, Justice Programs Office > OVC Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of a currently approved collection; Victim of Crime Act, Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Consent Decree:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Ashland Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

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Justice Programs Office

No documents available.

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2008

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Blue Water Automotive Systems, Incorporated, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Sentech Services, Inc., Marysville, MI; Blue Water Automotive Systems, Incorporated, 315 S. Whiting Street, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Sentech Services, Inc. and Qualified Staffing Services, St. Clair, MI; Blue Water Automotive Systems, Incorporated, 2015 S. Range Road, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Sentech Services, Inc. and Qualified Staffing Services, St. Clair, MI; Blue Water Automotive Systems, Incorporated, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Sentech Services, Inc. and Qualified Staffing Services, Port Huron, MI; Blue Water Automotive Systems, Incorporated, 2000 Christian B. Haas Drive, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Sentech Services, Inc. and Qualified Staffing Services, St. Clair, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Blue Water Automotive Systems, Inc.; Marysville, St. Clair, and Port Huron, MI	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Delphi Corporation, Powertrain Division, Customer Technical Center Michigan, Including On-Site Leased Workers from Bartech And Securitas Security, Auburn Hills, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Delphi Corp.; Auburn Hills, MI	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Delphi Corporation, Powertrain Operations, Including On-Site Leased Workers from Trison Business Solutions, Inc., Bartech, Kelly Services, Inc., Aerotek, And EGW Personnel Staffing, Rochester, New York; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Delphi Corp.; Rochester, NY	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Wabash Magnetics, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Ameristaff, South Boston, VA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Wabash Magnetics; South Boston, VA	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Termination of Investigation:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Carolina Cargo Express, LLC, Forest City, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation Carolina Cargo Express, LLC; Forest City, NC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Chrysler LLC, Kokomo, IN; Notice of Termination of Investigation Chrysler LLC; Kokomo, IN	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Inc.; Mt. Pleasant, NC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Labor Department > ETA True Textiles, Inc., Also Known As Interface Fabrics, Elkin, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation True Textiles, Inc.; Elkin, NC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > LOC Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License The Copyright Royalty Judges, on behalf of the Copyright Royalty Board, are proposing to revise its interim regulations for filing notice of use and the delivery of records of use of sound recordings under two statutory licenses of the Copyright Act.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

N
National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act The National Science Foundation (NSF) is proposing to issue regulations to implement the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (PFCRA). PFCRA authorizes certain Federal agencies, including NSF, to impose, through administrative adjudication, civil...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008
National Science Foundation Request for Input No. 2 (RFI-2)-National Cyber Leap Year This request is being issued as the second for the National Cyber Leap Year under the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). The goal of the National Cyber Leap Year is to identify the most promising game-changing ideas with the pote...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Physics Proposal for Physics; Notice of Meeting Physics Proposal for Physics	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations; Correction This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on December 2, 2008 (73 FR 73351), that lists all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from November 6, 2008, to November 19, 2008. This action is necessary to correc...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 for an Additional 20-Year Period Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Union Electric Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Union Electric Co.; Withdrawal	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Availability of Model Safety Evaluation, Model No Significant Hazards Determination:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Model Safety Evaluation, Model No Significant Hazards Determination, and Model Application for Licensees That Wish To Adopt TSTF-511, Revision 0, “Eliminate Working Hour Restrictions From TS 5.2.2 To Support Compliance With 10 CFR Part 26” Notice is hereby given that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved TSTF-511, Revision 0, "Eliminate Working Hour Restrictions from TS 5.2.2 to Support Compliance with 10 CFR Part 26," and has prepared a model license a...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Biweekly Notice:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 29-30984-01, for Unrestricted Release of the Conopco, Incorporated's Waste Storage Facility in Trumbull, CT Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern California Edison Company; San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 3, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Southern California Edison Co.; San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Unit 3)	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear Materials License No. 45-25402-01, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the Upstate Group, Inc., Facility in Charlottesville, VA Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability; Reallocation Liability Upon Mass Withdrawal; Pension Protection Act of 2006 This final rule amends PBGC's regulation on Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits to Withdrawing Employers (29 CFR part 4211) to implement provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that provide for changes in the allocation of unfunded vested be...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Freedom of Information Act The Postal Service proposes to amend its regulations relating to records and information management. The proposed revisions contain, in part, new provisions to comply with Executive Order (EO) 13,392, entitled "Improving Agency Disclosure of Informat...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On September 15, 2008, applicant transferred its assets to BlackRock Global Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds<SUP>SM</SUP>, bas...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Order Granting Application for a Temporary Conditional Exemption:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Order Granting Application for a Temporary Conditional Exemption Pursuant to Section 36(a) of the Exchange Act by the International Securities Exchange, LLC Relating to the Acquisition by International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. of an Electronic Communications Network International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d-2; Order Approving and Declaring Effective a Plan for the Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities Between the International Securities Exchange, LLC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. International Securities Exchange, LLC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. To List Options on the Mini-Nasdaq-100 Index at $1 Strike Price Intervals Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Duration of the Hybrid Rule Pertaining to Orders Represented in Open Outcry Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Trade Reporting of Transfers of Securities Subject to an Asset Purchase Agreement Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to the Purchase by International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc., of an Ownership Interest in Direct Edge Holdings, Inc. International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fee Changes International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Alternext US LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish the Minimum Price Variation of $0.01 for Orders and Quotations in Bonds Admitted to Dealings on NYSE Alternext NYSE Alternext US LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by NYSE Arca, Inc. To Amend the Sanctioning Guidelines NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange LLC To Amend the Requirements of Section 203.01 of the Listed Company Manual with respect to Annual Reports New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest Rates	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Texas Disaster # TX-00326 This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Texas dated 12/18/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 12/08/2008. Effective Date: 12/18/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/16/20...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Subcommittee Meetings Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at its headquarters in Washington, DC. The purpose of the public hearing will be allow interested persons to comment on the Board's new...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Control Exemption:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-Control Exemption-Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad Co., The Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road Company, The Mahoning Valley Railway Company, Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Ohio Central Railroad, Inc., The Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad Company, Ohio Southern Railroad, Inc., Youngstown & Austintown Railroad, Inc., The Youngstown Belt Railroad Company, and The Warren & Trumbull Railroad Company The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, to acquire control of Summit View, Inc. (Summit View), and thereby to acquire control of...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The natur...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > FRA Agency Information Collection Activities In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), this notice announces that new information collections requirements (ICRs) listed below have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OM...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information coll...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department Maritime Administration In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information coll...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The natur...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information coll...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD America's Marine Highway Program: Stay of Effectiveness On October 9, 2008, this rulemaking was initially published. This rulemaking requires congressional review. Therefore, the Maritime Administration must stay the effectiveness of the regulations. The stay does not otherwise change the October 9, 2008,...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending November 8, 2008 Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending November 8, 2008 Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Control Exemption:

No documents available.

Federal Railroad Safety Laws or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Adjustments to the Minimum and Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Federal Railroad Safety Laws or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulations To comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, FRA is adjusting the minimum civil monetary penalty that it will apply when it assesses a civil penalty for a violation of a railroad safety statute or regulation under its...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC, Federal Reserve System Minimum Capital Ratios; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital: Deduction of Goodwill Net of Associated Deferred Tax Liability The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are amending...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008
Treasury Department > FS Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act For the period beginning January 1, 2009, and ending on June 30, 2009, the prompt payment interest rate is 5\5/8\ per centum per annum.	Notice	Dec 30, 2008
Treasury Department > OFAC Unblocking of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers Pursuant to Executive Order 12978 The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of three individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, Blocking Assets and P...	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Increase in Rates Payable Under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program and Other Miscellaneous Issues This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to reflect increases effective for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively, in the monthly rates payable under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assista...	Rule	Dec 30, 2008

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Women Veterans	Notice	Dec 30, 2008

Federal Register December 30, 2008

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2008

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Commerce Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife:

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States:

Meetings:

Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part:

Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To Reinstate Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Co. Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Order:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Order Exempting the Trading and Clearing of Certain Products:

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Education Department

Election Assistance Commission

Energy Department

Amendment:

Building Energy Standards Program:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Filings:

Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promolgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans:

Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions:

Executive Office of the President

Trade:

Federal Communications Commission

Television Broadcasting Services:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Hearing:

Medicare Program:

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Drawbridge Operation Regulations:

Meetings:

Safety Zone:

Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Intents to Repatriate Cultural Items:

Inventory Completion:

Inventory Completions:

Meetings:

Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments:

International Trade Commission

Termination of Investigation:

Justice Department

Consent Decree:

J Justice Programs Office

Labor Department

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance:

Termination of Investigation:

Library of Congress

N National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications:

Availability of Model Safety Evaluation, Model No Significant Hazards Determination:

Biweekly Notice:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Postal Service

Securities and Exchange Commission

Order Granting Application for a Temporary Conditional Exemption:

Program for Allocation of Regulatory Responsibilities:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

J
Justice Programs Office

N
National Science Foundation