January 9, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register January 9, 2009

View all documents issued on January 9, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

102 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 9, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2008-09 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0325 to $0.0375 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled. The Committee locally administers the mark...
Rule Jan 09, 2009

Meetings:

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The Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to review and provide recommendations on recreation fee proposals for facilities and services offered on lands managed by the Fo...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Notice is hereby given that Eduardo Mercado III, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, 350 Park Hall, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York, 14260, has been issued a permit to conduct research on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, and the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, EDA announces general policies and application procedures for t...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Antidumping:

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On September 2, 2008, the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on barium carbonate from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
On September 8, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results and partial rescission of the 2006-2007 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP 23) from the People's...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From Italy
Notice Jan 09, 2009
On September 30, 2008, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin from Italy, covering the period Augu...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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This document corrects the comment period and a date for a temporary rule that published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2009 (74 FR 38). That rule adjusted the 2009 total allowable catch amount (TAC) for the Bering Sea pollock fishery to ensur...
Rule Jan 09, 2009

Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part:

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On November 25, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") received a request on behalf of petitioners, the American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade and its individual members (the "AFMC" or "petitioners"), for a changed ci...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Meetings:

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The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will hold a meeting on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The primary purpose of this meeting is to review and approve the Committee...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Allocation Committee (GAC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public.
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action adds to the Procurement List a product and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agenc...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain piece-dyed or yarn-dyed raschel knit open work crepe fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-D...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain printed raschel knit open work crepe fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) has been completed and is available for review and comment.
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to specifically require the incorporation of the FAR clauses regarding Fair Labor Stand...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), this notice announces the following meeting of the Board of Regents of the...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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 Jan 09, 2009
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 Jan 09, 2009
The Homeless Education Disaster Assistance program is a new, one-year program authorized under the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. This program provides assistance to local educational agencies (LE...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

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The EAC seeks public comment on a proposed policy entitled "Proposed Working Group Policy." This policy is designed to set procedures and requirements for the formation and use of working groups to assist the United States Election Assistance Commiss...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, the Department of Energy including the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) (hereinafter referred to collectively as "DOE" or "the...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Energy Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting new energy conservation standards for commercial ice-cream freezers; self- contained commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, and commercial refrigerator-freezers without doors; and remote condensing c...
Rule Jan 09, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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EPA expressed environmental concerns about the continued use of routes in areas containing Naturally Occurring Asbestos and impacts to water quality, meadows, and riparian areas. To address these concerns, EPA recommends that the final EIS address cu...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Weekly Receipt
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through February 28, 2012, the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in its regulations under the Fair Packaging and Labeling A...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The FTC is making adjustments to certain civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction, as required by law. These adjustments reflect inflation since the penalty amounts were last adjusted.
Rule Jan 09, 2009

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Federal Management Regulation:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration is amending the mail management section of the Federal Management Regulation (FMR). The proposed changes will help agencies show accountability for their costs regardless of whether they choose to use commercial pa...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2009

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections of GSAR Part 542 that provide requirements for contract administration and audit services.
Rule Jan 09, 2009
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise the language that provides requirements for contract modifications.
Rule Jan 09, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
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.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
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 Jan 09, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
This notice announces the final priority data needs for two priority hazardous substances (see Table 1) as part of the continuing development and implementation of the ATSDR Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP). The notice also serves...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 3: Test for Particulate Contamination: Subvisible Particles Gene...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 2: Test for Extractable Volume of Parenteral Preparations Genera...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This Notice announces the requirement that petitions and applications related to the Alien Entrepreneur (EB-5) immigrant classification, and Regional Center Proposals under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, must be filed at the California Se...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB a new information collection request (ICR) for approval of the paperwork requirements for the Study on Arsenic and Uranium in Bedrock...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments from the public on a renewal of an information collection from Indian tribes participating in and Indian tribes seeking to participate in the Tribal Self-Governance, as required by the Paperwork...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a March 2, 2009, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 22.00 acres of land into trust for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington on December 12, 2008. This notice is publ...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma regulatory program (Oklahoma program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act)....
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2009

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce the availability of the Draft Mexican Wolf Conservation Assessment (draft assessment) for public review and comment. The draft assessment provides scientific information relevant to the conser...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). We provide this notice in co...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental impact statement for a general management plan for Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona. The enviro...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Record of Decision:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument located in the Lewistown Field Office, Montana. The Monta...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of a currently approved information collection; Claim for Damage, Injury, or Death.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Immigration Practitioner Complaint Form.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Withdrawal of Protective Claim and Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
OSHA is correcting an error in the final rule published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2008, clarifying employers' duty to provide personal protective equipment and to train each employee.
Rule Jan 09, 2009
This notice announces OSHA's implementation of the ninth supplemental program under its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program. This supplemental program is the Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program (SNAP), and participation...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
This notice, which sets forth the basic philosophy and requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), revises VPP's traditional focus on individual fixed worksites by adding two new ways to pa...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 in respect to both assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)),...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

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

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on p...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for pub...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The NRC is announcing the completion and availability of NUREG-1307, Revision 13, "Report on Waste Burial Charges," dated December 2009.
Notice Jan 09, 2009

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is adding the Canada Post Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Market Dominant Services to the Market Dominant Product List. This action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations and a recent Postal Service requ...
Rule Jan 09, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 09, 2009

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Delray Connecting Railroad Co.; Consolidated Rail Corp.
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew two information collections, which are summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Not...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
Notice Jan 09, 2009
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed
Notice Jan 09, 2009
FMCSA announces that Werner Enterprises, Inc.'s (Werner's) exemption from the Agency's regulatory requirements regarding Automatic On-Board Recording Devices is no longer required for the Werner Paperless Log System (WPLS). Based on information provi...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 9 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The Maritime Administration and the Coast Guard announce that they have received an application for the licensing of a crude oil deepwater port and that the application contains the required information. This notice summarizes the applicant's plans a...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Maritime Administration announces that the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administration, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of the environmental review of this license application. The application descri...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it has issued a ROD for the Final EIS that evaluated the proposed expansion of Runway 9R/27L and other associated airport projects at FLL. Broward County, the Airport Sponsor, owns and operates...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Trackage Rights Exemption:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the IRS Forms and Publications Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted via conference call. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Servic...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Small Business/Self Employed Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Interna...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Language Services Issue Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel VITA Issue Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Assistance Center Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenu...
Notice Jan 09, 2009
An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on imp...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e) (4)) all agencies are required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans...
Notice Jan 09, 2009

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