March 13, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register March 13, 2009

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Agencies Publishing on March 13, 2009

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990, as amended, requires the establishment of a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The NOSB is a 15-member board that is responsible for developing and recommending to the Secretary a proposed Nation...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Funds Availability:

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces funding of approximately $5 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer market o...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

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The Office of the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on April 7, 2009. The ob...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) will hold a meeting on March 23, 2009 on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to provide adv...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Tri-County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Thursday, March 26, 2009, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., in Deer Lodge, Montana. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct "welcomes" and introductions, review Federal Advisory Committee Act req...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet at the Trinity County Office of Education in Weaverville, California, April 6, 2009, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss proposed projects of the Secure Rural...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast Marketing Areas:

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This action terminates a rulemaking proceeding on two proposed amendments that sought to amend the producer-handler provisions of the Appalachian and Southeast milk marketing orders. Other proposed amendments considered as part of the rulemaking proc...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Notice of meeting.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2009
This announcement provides notice that the decision record has closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC (collectively, "Broadwater").
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Antidumping:

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Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's Republic of China
Notice Mar 13, 2009
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on refined brown aluminum oxide (RBAO) from the People's Republic of China (PR...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the NMFS, have completed a review of the status of the Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus; hereafter "eulachon") under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in response to a petition submitted by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to list eulachon as a th...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the 20072008 Administrative Reviews:

Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances:

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The Department of Commerce (the "Department") has determined that frontseating service valves ("FSVs") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value ("LTFV") as provided...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 610 in...
Rule Mar 13, 2009
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 620 in...
Rule Mar 13, 2009

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2...
Rule Mar 13, 2009
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the first seasonal apportionment of the...
Rule Mar 13, 2009

Foreign Trade Zone 114:

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Peoria, Illinois Area Application for Reorganization/Expansion
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meeting:

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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee in April, 2009 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene the SEDAR Gag/Red Grouper Update Workshop (SEDAR).
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Mission Statement:

Review of Sourcing Change, ForeignTrade Subzone 7M:

Title Type Published
Amgen Manufacturing Limited (Biotechnology and Healthcare Products), Juncos, PR
Notice Mar 13, 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 service to be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agencies.
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Congress has appropriated limited funds to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for implementation of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Program as authorized in Section 104 of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000, Title I of the Estuaries and Clean...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive License or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent:

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In accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. U.S. 7,479,329 entitled "Polymerization of Aromatic Monomers Using Derivatives of Hematin" issued January 20, 2009. This patent has been a...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
In accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. U.S. 7,494,946 entitled "Thermal Insulation for Articles of Clothing" issued February 24, 2009. This patent has been assigned to the Unite...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

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Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the United Sta...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended co...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Combined Notice of Filings
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today publishes a final rule to promote Federal procurement of energy-efficient products. The final rule establishes guidelines for Federal agencies regarding the implementation of amendments to the National Energy...
Rule Mar 13, 2009

Complaints:

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California Municipal Utilities Association, et al.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Filings:

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Arkansas Public Service Commission
Notice Mar 13, 2009
BC Landfill Energy, LLC et al.
Notice Mar 13, 2009
North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Weekly Receipt
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on April 22-23, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that will include reports from and discussions about cur...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Iran; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of March 11, 2009)
Presidential Document Mar 13, 2009

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA) directs the Commission to prescribe the manner and content of certain mandatory disclosures for depository institutions that lack federal deposit insurance. On March 16, 2005,...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

Proposed Consent Agreement:

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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the compl...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management...
Notice Mar 13, 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 Mar 13, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 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 Mar 13, 2009
Effective October 1, 2009, Public Law 110-351 provides Indian Tribes with the option to operate a foster care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal option, a kinship guardianship assistance program under title IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act)....
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

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Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 13, 2009
This notice announces that a public meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) ("Committee") will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The Committee generally provides advice and recommendations concerning the...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Mar 13, 2009
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 13, 2009
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Mar 13, 2009
National Institute on Aging
Notice Mar 13, 2009
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), an advisory committee of the Federal Government, is hosting a public consultation to engage the scientific community and general public in a discussion of personnel reliability, with a focu...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Memorandum of Understanding for the FDA-ANH Nanotechnology Initiative:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH), a collaboration among: Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Rice Uni...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family:

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The s...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed information collection reinst...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The s...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed extension, without change, of...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed extension, without change, of...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations at section 111.51(a), the following individual Customs broker licenses and any and all permits have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
Notice Mar 13, 2009
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 licenses and all associated permits are cancelled without prejudice.
Notice Mar 13, 2009
This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Regulations to exclude from the dutiable value of repairs, alterations, or processing performed abroad on articles exported from the United States and returned under subhead...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

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The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operation regulations of the US17 Bridge, at mile 12.0, across Perquimans River at Hertford, NC. This proposal would allow the drawbridge to operate on an advance notice basis during specific times of...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

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The National Fire Academy Board of Visitors will meet on April 1-2, 2009.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Kuitsarak Incorporated. The lands are in the vicinity of Goodnews...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Ahtna, Incorporated...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals. Both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act require...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Weekly Listing of Historic Properties
Notice Mar 13, 2009

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) hereby notifies all users of its Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) that the system will not be available for use from 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2009, until 6 a.m. on Monday...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Investigations:

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 10, 2009, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Humanscale Corporation of New York, New York. T...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-457 (Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the Act) and the final phase of antidumping inves...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Consent Decree:

Title Type Published
United States and State of Indiana v. City of Indianapolis
Notice Mar 13, 2009

N
National Science Foundation

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee for Geosciences
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 13, 2009
Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations governing the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The final rule implements the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Rule Mar 13, 2009

Meetings:

Order:

Title Type Published
Tennessee Valley Authority (Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2)
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

Title Type Published
The Presidio Trust proposes a regulation, limited to the Presidio Trust's organization and management, governing access to Presidio Trust information and records in connection with legal proceedings in which neither the United States nor the Presidio...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2009

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Railroad Retirement Board

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In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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We are adopting rule and form amendments that allow applicants for EDGAR access codes using Form ID to submit their authenticating documents by attaching them to their online Form ID applications in Portable Document Format (PDF) as an alternative to...
Rule Mar 13, 2009

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Indiana (FEMA-- 1828--DR), dated 03/05/2009. Incident: Severe Winter Storm. Incident Period: 01/26/2009 through 01/28/2009. Dates: Effect...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Intra-Corporate Family Lease Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Elgin, Joliet Eastern Railway Co.; Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Petition for Declaratory Order:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
In response to a petition filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) on February 18, 2009, the Board is instituting a declaratory order proceeding under 49 U.S.C. 721 and 5 U.S.C. 554(e).\1\ UP requests that the Board determine the extent of the co...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Illinois Central Railroad Co.; Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on spec...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
In compliance with section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Division B of Pub. L. 110-432), the FRA and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) have jointly drafted performance metrics and standards for i...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Intra-Corporate Family Lease Exemption:

No documents available.

Petition for Declaratory Order:

No documents available.

Petitions for Exemption from the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard:

Title Type Published
This document grants in full the petition of Volkswagen Group of America (VW) in accordance with 543.9(c)(2) of 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention Standard, for the Audi A3 vehicle line beginning with model year (MY) 2010. This peti...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

Trackage Rights Exemption:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network invites comment on a proposed renewal, without change, to information collections found in regulations requiring futures commission m...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The United States Mint is announcing the price of the 2009 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Set. The 2009 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Set will contain one roll of coins struck at the United States Mint at Philadelphia and one roll of coins struck at the United States...
Notice Mar 13, 2009
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the name of Juan Pablo Gutierrez Lozano, whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, Blocking As...
Notice Mar 13, 2009

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