September 17, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register September 17, 2009

View all documents issued on September 17, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

95 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 17, 2009

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Program Comments:

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The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is considering issuing a Program Comment for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service that would relieve them...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 17, 2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has prepared interim examination instructions for evaluating patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 (Interim Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Examination Instructions) pending a de...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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NOAA issues this notice to inform the public that an ROD has been approved for replacement of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) within the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) camp...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Marine Mammals; File No. 10001617:

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Notice is hereby given that Whitlow Au, PhD, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Marine Mammal Research Program, PO Box 1106, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has withdrawn an application to amend Scientific Research Permit No. 1000-1617-0...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Meetings:

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We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are issuing this notice to advise the public that NMFS is adding an additional public meeting regarding proposed regulations under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act to prohibi...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order:

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It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Sett...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally accepted Sett...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is considering recommending changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2008 Edition) (MCM). The proposed changes constitute the 2009 annual review required by the MCM and DoD Directive 5500.17, "Role and Respon...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Meetings:

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The Defense Science Board will meet in closed session on October 28-29, 2009 to discuss interim finding and recommendations resulting from ongoing Task Force activities. The Board will also discuss plans for future consideration of scientific and tec...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Under the provisions of section 10[d] of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92-463, it is hereby determined that every Wage Committee meeting concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b[c][2] and 5 U.S.C. 552b[c][4], and that, accord...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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This notice announces the approval of a Class Deviation to the regulations at 10 CFR part 600. The Department is publicizing notice of the Class Deviation approval to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 600.4(d). The effect of this action is that the...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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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 Sep 17, 2009
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 Sep 17, 2009
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 Sep 17, 2009
EPA is announcing the availability of a memorandum entitled "Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act." This memorandum provides information and guidelines on how EPA will award and admi...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Charter Renewal:

Clean Water Act:

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This notice announces the intent of EPA to establish a Chesapeake Bay-wide Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for nutrients and sediment for all impaired segments in the tidal portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This action is being taken pursuant...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

External Peer Review Draft:

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a document in the Federal Register of August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41695), concerning notification of availability for public comment of two external review draft documents "Using Probabilistic Metho...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Meetings:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. Th...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on October 14-15, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that will include reports from and discussions about c...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA):

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The Acting Regional Administrator of EPA Region 3 is hereby granting a project waiver of the Buy American requirements of ARRA Section 1605 under the authority of Section 1605(b)(2) [manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in suffici...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone:

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Under section 612 of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews and lists as acceptable alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODS). In 2006, EPA proposed to list R-744 (CO<INF>2</INF>) as "acceptable with use condition...
Proposed Rule Sep 17, 2009

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Fifteenth Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (Proc. 8416)
Presidential Document Sep 17, 2009
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week (Proc. 8415)
Presidential Document Sep 17, 2009

Trade:

Title Type Published
China; Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires, Imports (Proc. 8414)
Presidential Document Sep 17, 2009

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is publishing an amended system notice, which indicates that the agency is now maintaining information...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
Performance Review Board
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Pappas Telecasting of Opelika, L.P. ("Pappas"), licensee of station WLGA(TV), channel 47, Opelika, Alabama. Pappas requests the substitution of channel 30 for its allotted post-transitio...
Proposed Rule Sep 17, 2009

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Deposit Insurance Regulations:

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The FDIC is adopting a final rule amending its deposit insurance regulations to: Reflect Congress's extension, until December 31, 2013, of the temporary increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount ("SMDIA") from $100,000 to $250,000; fi...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

General Services Acquisition Regulation:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) by revising the sections of GSAR Part 514 that provide requirements for sealed bidding. This rule is a result of the GSA Manual (GSAM) Rewrite initiative unde...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Government Ethics Office logo Government Ethics Office

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The Office of Government Ethics is publishing this first round notice and seeking comment on the twelve executive branch OGE model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts. OGE intends to submit these forms for extension of approval for...
Notice Sep 17, 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 Sep 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 17, 2009
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which requires a 60-day advance opportunity for public comment on the proposed information collection project, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishing for comment a...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Draft Guidance for Industry:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Microbiological Data for Systemic Antibacterial Drug Products-- Development, Analysis, and Presentation." The draft guidance informs indu...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Guidance for Industry:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Considerations for Allogeneic Pancreatic Islet Cell Products" dated September 2009. The guidance document provides recommendations to...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute
Notice Sep 17, 2009
National Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering
Notice Sep 17, 2009

New Animal Drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the original approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Synerx Pharma, LLC. The ANADA provides for the veterinary prescription use...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Submission of Quality Information for Biotechnology Products in the Office of Biotechnology Products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an extension of the deadline for submitting requests to participate in a pilot program involving the submission of quality (chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC)) information for biotechnolo...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This rule finalizes, with minor non-substantive changes, the amendments to Coast Guard regulations on merchant mariner documentation which were published as an interim rule with request for comments on April 24, 2007. These amendments implement secti...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Certificate of Alternative Compliance:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued for the offshore supply vessel ELLA G as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued for the offshore supply vessel Tyler Stephen as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. This meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Safety Zones:

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The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier Southeast Safety Zone in Chicago Harbor from September 2, 2009, through September 26, 2009. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This notice announces the mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance programs, health care facilities; and hospital insurance programs that have commitments to be issued or reissued in F...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR part 700--General, has been forwarded to the Office of Management...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Act requires that we invite public comment on these permit app...
Notice Sep 17, 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. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protecti...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Applications for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in Lands:

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This Notice corrects a Notice of Application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest from Randy Lynne Jackson, personal representative of the estate of Donald F. Jackson, deceased. The BLM published the original notice on Monday, December 22, 2008 [7...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Central Valley Project Improvement Act:

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The following Water Management Plans are available for review: <bullet> Colusa County Water District. <bullet> Madera Irrigation District. <bullet> San Benito County Water District. To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement A...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Buck Island, Green Cay, and Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuges for public review and...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening the public comment period to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, Silver State North Solar Project and Silver State South Solar Project, to b...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening the public comment period to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Solar Millennium, LLC, Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project. A notice published in the Federal Register...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part the final initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on June 29, 2009, in the above-captioned investigatio...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Consent Decree:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose...
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Memorandum and Order:

Title Type Published
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4)
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
We are adopting amendments to the expiration dates in our interim final temporary rules that provide exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for certain credit default swap...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Order Granting Application for a Conditional Exemption Pursuant to Section 36(a) of the Exchange Act:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Sep 17, 2009
NASDAQ OMX BX Inc.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Sep 17, 2009
NYSE Arca Inc.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Sep 17, 2009
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Sep 17, 2009
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York (FEMA-1857-DR), dated 09/01/2009 . Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 08/08/2009 through 08/10/2009.
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Seeking Exemptions Under 312 of Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest:

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership.
Notice Sep 17, 2009

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
This rule revises the expedited passport process and changes the definition of expedited passport processing from three business days, beginning when the application arrives at a passport agency or when the request for expedited processing is approve...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Lease and Operation Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc.; Central of Georgia Railroad Co.
Notice Sep 17, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Aviation Proceedings; Agreements filed the week ending September 5, 2009
Notice Sep 17, 2009
This rule amends certain provisions of the early warning reporting (EWR) rule published pursuant to the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act and adds requirements for information identifying products involv...
Rule Sep 17, 2009
DOT intends to establish systems of records under the Privacy Act of 1974.
Notice Sep 17, 2009
This document proposes to revise the Federal regulations on the Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise. The FHWA seeks to clarify certain definitions, the applicability of this regulation, certain analysis requiremen...
Proposed Rule Sep 17, 2009

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un...
Proposed Rule Sep 17, 2009
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un...
Proposed Rule Sep 17, 2009

Amendment to Restricted Areas:

Title Type Published
This action amends the airspace description of Restricted Areas R-5103A, R-5103B, and R-5103C; McGregor, NM. In a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 3, 1994, (59 FR 55030), an error was made in the airspace description to the ti...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Lease and Operation Exemption:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Financial Management Service, 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 continuing information collection. By this no...
Notice Sep 17, 2009
This document contains final regulations relating to information returns for cancellation of indebtedness by certain entities under section 6050P of the Internal Revenue Code. The final regulations will avoid premature information reporting from cert...
Rule Sep 17, 2009

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
Section 17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning "Reasonable Charges" for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran:
Notice Sep 17, 2009

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