January 2, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register January 2, 2009

View all documents issued on January 2, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

68 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 2, 2009

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has established a new system of records (see 72 FR 39042) pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), entitled the "Partner Vetting System". USAID published a p...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared evaluations of the animal health status of Germany and Poland relative to the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The evaluations presen...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of cattle from Mexico by adding San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases may be imported into the...
Rule Jan 02, 2009
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is requesting written stakeholder input on the establishment of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Institute) at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The establis...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
On September 9, 2008, we published an interim rule in the Federal Register to restrict the interstate movement and importation into the United States of live fish that are susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a highly contagious disease of ce...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposed action to construct a sno-park, designate motorized and non-motorized over-snow trails to link the parking facility to existing snowmobile and nordic trail s...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NOAA publishes this notice to supplement the agency's solicitation for applications published on July 11, 2008 in an action entitled "Omnibus Notice Announcing the Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009". This notice announces 13 additional...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions:

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NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking that would limit or restrict future access to the American lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery in the Federal waters of Lobster Management Area 1 (Are...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2009

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is adjusting the 2009 total allowable catch amount (TAC) for the Bering Sea pollock fishery. This action is necessary because NMFS has determined this TAC is incorrectly specified. This action will ensure the Bering Sea pollock TAC does not exce...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS issues final specifications for the 2009 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including commercial scup possession limits. This acti...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Jan 02, 2009
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement:

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Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and Executive Order 12114 Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions,...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321); the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (Title 40 Code of F...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Information on Surplus Land at Military Installations Designated for Disposal:

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This notice provides information on the surplus property at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NASJRB), Willow Grove, PA-- Jacksonville Road Housing and Shenandoah Woods Housing.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Record of Decision:

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The Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing the operational and environmental consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to provide facilities and functions to support homebasing twelve P-8A Fleet squadrons and one Fl...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Acting 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 Jan 02, 2009
Women's Educational Equity Act Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards (FY 2009)
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking comment on which non-hazardous materials are or are not solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency is also seeking comment on a number of specific que...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it did request clarification on fishing gear impacts and monitoring plans. Rating LO. EIS No. 20080426, ERP No. D-BLM-J01083-WY, South Gillette Area Coal Lease Applications, WYW172585, WYW173360, WYW...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
Weekly Receipt
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

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This Determination of Acceptability expands the list of acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. The determinations concern new su...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In this document, the Commission proposes and seeks comment on rules that would create a new "replacement" digital television translator service. The new replacement digital television translator service will permit full-service television stations t...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2009

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Jan 02, 2009

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Travel Regulation:

Title Type Published
On December 11, 2007, the General Services Administration (GSA) published FTR Amendment 2007-06 in the Federal Register (72 FR 70234) specifying that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Standard Mileage Rate for moving purposes would be the rate at wh...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT). The ACOT was established by the Amended Final Rule of the Organ Procurement and Transplanta...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
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 Clinical Center, the National Institutes of Health will publish periodic...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
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 Jan 02, 2009
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 Jan 02, 2009
The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is soliciting public comment on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Immunization Safety Office (ISO) draft Scientific Agenda related to scientific research questions in vaccine safety.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay for the Detection of Enterovirus RNA." This guidance document describes a me...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Medical, Immunology and Microbiology Devices:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying enterovirus nucleic acid assay into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to the device is the guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: N...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Medicare Program:

Title Type Published
Consistent with section 4312(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), this final rule implements section 1834(a)(16) of the Social Security Act (the Act) by requiring certain Medicare suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) filed by Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. The supplemental NADAs provide for removal of a 250-p...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker license is canceled with prejudice.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the date, time, location, and discussion topics for a stakeholder meeting open to the public to engage in dialogue with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership and program managers regarding the Voluntary Private Sector...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for rights-of-way applications for the Ely Energy Cent...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Inventory Completion:

Title Type Published
Notice; correction.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Public Land Order:

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This order revokes in its entirety a Secretarial Order insofar as it affects 135.20 acres of National Forest System land within the Kaniksu National Forest withdrawn from surface entry and mining and reserved for use of the Forest Service for the Eth...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Public Land Orders:

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This order partially revokes the withdrawals created by two Executive Orders insofar as they affect approximately 700 acres of public lands reserved for lighthouse purposes. This order also transfers administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the Na...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
This order withdraws 65 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years on behalf of the Forest Service to protect the expansion to the Water Canyon Recreation Area. The land h...
Notice Jan 02, 2009
This order withdraws 20 acres of public land from surface entry and mining for a period of 20 years and transfers administrative jurisdiction to the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection for their Deming Station Forward Opera...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 15422(c)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-234) and section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the Commission has instituted investigation No. 332-505, Use of the "First Sale Rule...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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This document contains a final regulation that establishes procedures relating to the assessment of civil penalties by the Department of Labor under section 502(c)(4) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act). The regu...
Rule Jan 02, 2009

Addenda to the Memorandum of Understanding:

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This document is a notice of addenda to the August 28, 1992 interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Energy. That MOU states that DOE has exclusive authority over the occupational s...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Governmen...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, Public Law 108-199, Division D, (the "Act"), 22 U.S.C. 7708(d)(1). The Act authorizes the provision of Millennium Challenge Account ("MCA") assistan...
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment:

Order Approving Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendment:

Peace Corps logo Peace Corps

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) the Peace Corps is giving notice of a new system of records, PC-33, titled the Consolidated Incident Reporting System (CIRS).
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Order Granting Temporary Exemptions from Sections of the Exchange Act for Broker-Dealers and Exchanges Effecting Transactions in Credit Default Swaps
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Order Granting Temporary Exemptions Under the Securities Exchange Act (1934):

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 02, 2009
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 02, 2009
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Jan 02, 2009
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jan 02, 2009
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 02, 2009
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 02, 2009
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project on State Route 302 (SR) from Key Peninsula Highway to SR 16 in Pierce County, Washington.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 6 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2008 Revision, published July 1, 2008, at 73 FR 37644.
Notice Jan 02, 2009
This is Supplement No. 7 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2008 Revision, published July 1, 2008, at 73 FR 37644.
Notice Jan 02, 2009

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