October 15, 2009 (Volume 74)

Federal Register October 15, 2009

View all documents issued on October 15, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

101 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 15, 2009

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

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Missouri Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the interim final rule entitled "Encryption Simplification" on October 3, 2008 (73 FR 57495). This rule finalizes that rule, corrects errors published in the October 3, 2008 interim final rule, and...
Rule Oct 15, 2009
Notice is hereby given that Paul Ponganis, Ph.D., University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Countervailing Duty:

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Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the 20072008 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the BSAI.
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a web based meeting of the ABC Control Rule Working Group.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (AP).
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee in November, 2009 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group w...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Salmon Bycatch Workgroup will meet in Anchorage, AK.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The SAFMC will hold a joint meeting of its SSC and SSC Selection Committee to discuss SSC responsibilities and procedures under the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act. The meeting will be held in Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Meetings:

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Agricultural Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:

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DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to specify the debarring and suspending official for the Defense Intelligence Agency and update other references within the DFARS text.
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions and three-year extension to the Forms:
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Combined Filings
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Filings:

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Collbran Valley Gas Gathering LLC
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Southern California Edison Co.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770,...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Onsite Environmental Reviews:

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Florida Gas Transmission Company LLC
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Petitions for Rate Approval:

Title Type Published
Kinder Morgan Border Pipeline LLC
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels:

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The Department of Energy (DOE) today publishes a final rule establishing the procedures and standards for reverse auctions of production incentives for cellulosic biofuels pursuant to section 942 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).
Rule Oct 15, 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 an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted Carbon Monoxide (CO) "Limited Maintenance Plan" updates for Lake and Marion Counties on January 12, 2009. These Limited Maintenance Plans demonstrate continued attainment of the CO N...
Rule Oct 15, 2009
EPA is proposing to approve a request submitted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on January 12, 2009, for a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision of the carbon monoxide (CO) "Limited Maintenance Plan" update for Lake an...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan:

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EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions were proposed in the Federal Register on July 13, 2009 and concern volatile or...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Palestine Liberation Organization; Waiver of Statutory Provisions (Presidential Determination)

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Leif Erikson Day (Proc. 8435)
Presidential Document Oct 15, 2009

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board logo Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Applicants:

Title Type Published
Ocean Transportation Intermediary Licenses
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, etc.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The Board is amending Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions, to reflect the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and the low reserve tranche for 2010. The Regulation D amendments set the amount of total...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks:

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The Board of Governors (Board) is amending the routing number guide to next-day availability checks and local checks in Regulation CC to delete the reference to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and to reassign the Federal Reserve...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is adopting revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising ("the Guides").
Rule Oct 15, 2009
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members to the Federal Trade Commission's Performance Review Board.
Notice Oct 15, 2009
In a Federal Register document announced on July 30, 2009,\1\ and published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2009 ("Notice),\2\ the Federal Trade Commission requested comment on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") in connection with propo...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

Free Annual File Disclosures:

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Section 205 of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 requires the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") to issue a rule by February 22, 2010, to prevent deceptive marketing of "free credit reports."To that end, the Commission proposes, and seeks com...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 15, 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 Oct 15, 2009
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking to identify potential organizations to monitor health care entities under quality- of-care Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIA) with OIG. OIG is interested in receiving information from organizations t...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Meetings:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop, co-sponsored with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), regarding scientific issues in the development of molecular and other tests for the diagnosis of respiratory...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Health Disparities Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director
Notice Oct 15, 2009

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly & Co. The supplemental NADA revises limitat...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding three Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (O...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
This document proposes to amend title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations to preclude situations where imported merchandise subject to Federal excise tax is allowed into the United States, in effect, 99 percent free of that tax through application...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009
The Coast Guard is extending the periods for public comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking entitled "Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Wa...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

Drawbridge Operation Regulations:

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The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the Jordan (S337) Bridge, at AIWW mile 2.8, across the Elizabeth River (Southern Branch) in Chesapeake, VA, because the vertical-lift span has been removed.
Rule Oct 15, 2009
The Coast Guard has temporarily changed the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Roosevelt Island Bridge, mile 6.4, across the East River at New York City, New York. This temporary final rule allows the Roosevelt Island Bri...
Rule Oct 15, 2009
The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the California Route 160 Drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, near Rio Vista, CA. The deviation is necessary to al...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its subcommittees will meet on October 31 and November 1 and 2, 2009, in Arlington, VA. The meetings will be open to the public.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 15, 2009
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 Oct 15, 2009
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 Oct 15, 2009

Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs:

Title Type Published
On January 27, 2009, HUD issued a final rule that revised the regulations for HUD's public and assisted housing programs to require the use of HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system by public housing agencies and multifamily housing owners and m...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Jarbidge Field Office, Twin Falls District, Idaho, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed China Mountain Wind Project, which may include a land use plan amendment to the 1987 Ja...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 15, 2009
On January 2, 2009, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 119) announcing that it had instituted investigation No. 332-505, Use of the "First Sale Rule" for Customs Valuation of U.S. Imports, for the purpose of preparing th...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review the final initial determination ("ID") of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") in the above-captioned investigation under section 337 of the Tariff...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision of a currently approved collection, Employee Possessor Questionnaire.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the Fall meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), which will be held in Austin TX October 29 to October 31, 2009. Dates and Locations: The meeti...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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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 con...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-08) implementing procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (OSEC) in accordance with 29 CFR 1...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Proposal Review Panel for Physics
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The NRC is requesting public comment on the enclosed proposed model safety evaluation, model no significant hazards consideration determination, and model application for plant-specific adoption of Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler-5...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on October 7, 2009 (74 FR 51622), in which NRC issues an Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for modification of an exemption from certain NRC licensing...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared an Environmental Assessment for the issuance of an Order under Section 274(f) of the Atomic Energy Act that would modify an Order issued to Waste Control Specialists, LLC (WCS) on November 5,...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans:

Title Type Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing and paying certain benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the bene...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised in...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR 1320), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
This document announces a proposed rulemaking in response to a recent Postal Service petition involving periodic reporting rules. It concerns a new Postal Service special study updating the density factors that are used to distribute certain attribut...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
As part of the Commission's review of the role of credit rating agencies in the operation of the securities markets, and in light of disclosure regarding credit ratings that is being proposed in a companion release, the Commission is seeking comment...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009
We are proposing amendments to our rules to require disclosure of information regarding credit ratings used by registrants, including closed-end management investment companies, in connection with a registered offering of securities so that investors...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is providing notice that it is seeking comments on its draft 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. The draft Strategic Plan includes a draft of the SEC's mission, vision, values, strategic goals, planned initiatives,...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Department of State Performance Review Board Members
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) amends its regulations by eliminating the Secretary of the Board, reassigning the delegations of authority from the Secretary to other Offices of the Board, and making additional updates to eliminate in...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on an information collection under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0584, titled "Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certifications." P...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
Notice Oct 15, 2009
This notice provides information regarding the FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the purchase of foreign butterfly valves for a Federal-aid/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project for the City of Colorado Sprin...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
This notice announces the availability of four revised consensus standards to previously accepted consensus standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule issued July 16, 2004, and effective September 1, 2004. A...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Oct 15, 2009
Notice of open season for enrollment in the VISA program.
Notice Oct 15, 2009

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would revise an existing AD. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to id...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Hazardous Materials:

Title Type Published
This direct final rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations to revise the quantity limitation from 25 kg "gross" to 25 kg "net" for packages of chemical oxygen generators transported aboard cargo aircraft only. The intended effect of this rule...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the relationship between tax payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and drawback of tax under the Tariff Act of 1930. The proposal provides conforming...
Proposed Rule Oct 15, 2009
This document contains final regulations providing guidance regarding the determination of the value of plan assets and benefit liabilities for purposes of the funding requirements that apply to single employer defined benefit plans, regarding the us...
Rule Oct 15, 2009

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
Section 203 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-40), dated May 7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for employees appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1). It also required the pe...
Notice Oct 15, 2009

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