January 6, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register January 6, 2009

View all documents issued on January 6, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

88 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 6, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development or the Agency, is amending its regulations to administer t...
Rule Jan 06, 2009
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development or the Agency, is amending its regulations to administer t...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009

Availability of Site Specific Environmental and Pest Risk Assessments, etc.:

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We are advising the public that a site-specific environmental assessment, pest risk assessment, and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a request to allow the interstate mo...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Meetings:

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The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Yreka, California to conduct routine business associated with requesting proposals consistent with the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
Notice Jan 06, 2009

New Fee Sites:

Title Type Published
The White Mountain National Forest proposes to add three sites to the Recreation Fee Program. Fees are determined based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of operation, maintenance, and market assessment. Funds from fees will be us...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):

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This final rule amends regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) by adding three requirements mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 in amendments to the Child Nutrit...
Rule Jan 06, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Availability of Draft Damage Assessments and Restoration Plans and Environmental Assessments:

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The Natural Resource Trustees (Trustees) for this project (identified below) have written a Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft DARP/EA) that describes proposed alternatives for restoring natural resource...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of New Shipper Review:

Title Type Published
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Inquiries; Requests for Public Comments:

Title Type Published
To determine the appropriate extent and scope of U.S. export controls on foreign products that are the direct products of U.S.- origin encryption technology or software, BIS is seeking information on the potential impact of controlling such foreign m...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold a public meeting regarding Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of public hearings regarding its Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1. The Council will also conduct scoping meetings regarding a Compreh...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Army intends to prepare an EIS for the proposed expansion of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey. This EIS is being prepared to analyze the potential impacts of Grow the Army and th...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Acting 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 Jan 06, 2009
The Acting 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 Jan 06, 2009
The Department of Education is correcting a final regulation that was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2008 (73 FR 74806).
Rule Jan 06, 2009

Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY 2009):

Title Type Published
On December 23, 2008, we published in the Federal Register (73 FR 78751) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2009 under the High School Equivalency Program. We are correcting the notice to specify the Deadline for Intergovernmental R...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; High School Equivalency Program; Correction
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating the rulemaking to consider establishing energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. Accordingly, DOE will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and receive comments on its...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA announces the availability of the completed Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report, which assesses five cruise ship waste streams (i.e., sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste, and hazardous waste). EPA prepared and invited public comm...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to fill vacancies on the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. Vacancies are expected to be filled by la...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) will hold a public teleconference on January 16, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meetin...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Notice Jan 06, 2009

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approv...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and a...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the release of the HHS Action Plan To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections (HHS Action Plan). The effort represents a culmination of sev...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Library of Medicine
Notice Jan 06, 2009

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 Information Collection Requests (ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for the following...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests (ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for the following...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
On September 23, 2008, the U.S. Coast Guard published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on our intent to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting a revision...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA),...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the commercial diving regulations. We request public comment on industry standards and current practices that might be incorporated in our regulations or accepted as regulatory equivalents; the use of third-party aud...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009
Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...
Rule Jan 06, 2009

Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Resident for Aliens in T or U Nonimmigrant Status:

Title Type Published
With this amendment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) corrects an inadvertent error that was made in the Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Resident for Aliens in T and U Nonimmigrant Status interim rule published in the Federal Regist...
Rule Jan 06, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Interior is extending the deadline from December 8, 2008, to January 23, 2009, for tribes to nominate individuals for membership on the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This committee will work with the Depar...
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, certain public lands in Fremont County, Colorado, are temporarily closed to all types of motorized travel. The purpose of this closure is to prevent the development of unauthorized user-created trail...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on 270 species from a petition to list 475 species in the southwestern United States as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). W...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Public Open Houses for 2009 Calendar Year:

Title Type Published
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications; Denials:

Title Type Published
Wonderyears, Inc.
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Suspension of Registration; Granting of Renewal Application Subject to Condition:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

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

Title Type Published
Cequent Electrical Products, Inc.; Tekonsha, MI, et al.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Eljer, Inc.; Ford City, PA
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Fisher Company, Inc.; St. Clair Shores, MI
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Five Rivers Electronic Innovations, LLC; Greeneville, TN
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Ingersoll-Rand; New Haven, CT
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Royal Home Fashions; Durham, NC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Royal Home Fashions; Henderson, NC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Royal Home Fashions; Henderson, NC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Royal Home Fashions; Oxford, NC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Visteon Systems, LLC; Lansdale, PA
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Negative Determination on Reconsideration:

Title Type Published
Rexam Closure Systems, Inc.; Bowling Green, OH
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Termination of Investigation:

Title Type Published
Ideal; St. Augustine, FL
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 06, 2009
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has conducted a comprehensive review of all its Privacy Act systems of records. The NRC is revising and republishing all its systems of records notices as a result of this review. The revisions are minor correc...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on December 9, 2008 (73 FR 74766), that announces a public meeting for the license renewal of Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1. This action is necessary to update the location...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Intent, etc.:

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is establishing a docket for consideration of the Postal Service's compliance with statutory provisions pertaining to costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service. The Postal Service's recently-filed FY 2008 report forms the basis fo...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Notice Jan 06, 2009
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order under section 17(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") and rule 17d-1 under the Act.
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
NYSE Alternext US LLC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
NYSE Alternext US LLC
Notice Jan 06, 2009
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 06, 2009
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jan 06, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) proposes to amend its rules to provide that where an agreement for rail carriage contains the disclosure statement to be set forth in this new rule, the Board will not find jurisdiction over a dispute i...
Proposed Rule Jan 06, 2009

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.; Henry County, VA
Notice Jan 06, 2009

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements with Respect to Goods and Services:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

No documents available.

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

IFR Altitudes:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...
Rule Jan 06, 2009

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The OCC, Board, FDIC, and OTS (the agencies) are adopting as final the Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment (Questions and Answers) that were proposed on July 11, 2007. In response to comments received, the agencies clar...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

New Pricing Methodologies:

Title Type Published
The United States Mint is implementing a new pricing methodology for its numismatic products containing platinum and gold coins to mitigate the effect that fluctuating gold and platinum commodity costs has on the pricing of these products. The new pr...
Notice Jan 06, 2009

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