Federal Register December 17, 2009
View all documents issued on December 17, 2009. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
94 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 17, 2009
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Agency for International Development
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Agriculture Department
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
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Commerce Department
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CCommittee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
(7)
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Executive Office of the President
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(1)
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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JJudicial Conference of the United States (1)
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Justice Department
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MManagement and Budget Office (1)
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NNational Science Foundation (1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Personnel Management Office
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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State Department
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agency for International Development
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Guidance for FY2010 Title II Proposals for Emergency Relief and Recovery Activities in Zimbabwe
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Agriculture Department
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is publishing a final rule that sets forth the policies for State Technical Committees at 7 CFR part 610, subpart C. NRCS published the State Technical Committee interim final rule in the Federal Regi...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Meetings:
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The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) has announced its meeting dates for 2010. These meetings are open to the public, and public comment is accepted at any time in writing and at the pleasure of the chairperson of the Board at each m...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) plans to hold its regular committee and Board meetings in Washington, DC, Monday through Wednesday, January 11-13, 2010, at the times and location noted below.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Commerce Department
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice on Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) to set forth the current policy and procedure for using EFS- Web and to permit a holder of a public key infrastruct...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
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Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
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Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigation:
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Certain Magnesium Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China and Mexico
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Annual Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel under HOPE:
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Notification of Annual Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel under HOPE.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Defense Department
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The U.S. Marine Corps is proposing to add a system of records to its inventory of records system subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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, DoD announces that the Military Leadership Diversity Co...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Education Department
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The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Environmental Protection Agency
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In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians and San Juan Citizens Alliance in the Un...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budget in Submitted Subsequent NO2 Maintenance Plan:
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In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) motor vehicle emissions budgets in the subsequent NO<INF>2</INF> maintenance plan portion of the 2007 South Coast State Implementation Pl...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:
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On December 19, 2007, the State of California submitted an 8- hour ozone maintenance plan for the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District and requested that EPA approve the plan as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (S...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
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EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Monterey Bay Area portion of the California State Implementation Plan. Submitted by the California Air Resources Board on December 19, 2007, this plan revision consists of a maintenance p...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Change of Addresses for Submission of Certain Reports:
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EPA is correcting the addresses for both the EPA Region III office and the EPA Region III states in the General Provisions section of certain EPA air pollution control regulations. These regulations require submittal of notifications, reports, and ot...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Draft Toxicological Review of 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane:
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EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer- review workshop to review the external review dr...
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Notice | Dec 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 Regional Administrator of EPA Region 6 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 sufficient and...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Executive Office of the President
Defense and National Security:
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Detention Facilities; Acquisition of Thomson Correctional Center To Facilitate Closure of (Memorandum of December 15, 2009)
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Presidential Document | Dec 17, 2009 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Federal Maritime Commission
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Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Recission of Order of Revocation
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Sec. 104(i)(3) [42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)], directs the ATSDR Administrator to prepa...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is extending to March 29, 2010, the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of CDC, entitled "Total Inward Leakage...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Filing of Food Additive Petition:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Lallemand, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of vitamin D<INF>2</INF> bakers yeast as a dual purpose nutrient suppl...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Health Center Program:
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be transferring Health Center Program (section 330 of the Public Health Service Act) New Access Point (NAP) and Increased Demand for Service (IDS) funds originally awarded to Trover Health...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
International Conference on Harmonisation:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Addendum to ICH S6: Preclinical Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology-Derived Pharmaceuticals S6(R1)." The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 11: Capillary Electrophoresis General Chapter." The draft...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 12: Analytical Sieving General Chapter." The draft guidanc...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
List of Petitions Received:
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("the Program"), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act,...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Meetings:
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Notice.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Notice | Dec 17, 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. The supplemental NADA provides for use of two-way combination Type...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Public Workshops:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Florida District, in cosponsorship with The Society of Clinical Research Associates, Inc. (SoCRA), is announcing a public workshop entitled "FDA Clinical Trial Requirements, Regulations, Compliance and GCP." Thi...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Homeland Security Department
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This document proposes to amend U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations by removing the provisions pertaining to the Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP). The LBCIP is a voluntary industry partnership program under which partic...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
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The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Beach Channel Railroad Bridge at mile 6.7, across Jamaica Bay, at New York City, New York. Under this temporary deviation t...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Interior Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request renewed authority for the following collection of information: 30 CFR Part 702 regarding the...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to expand the listing of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) to include the State of New Mexico, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Aft...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Plats of Survey:
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The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Public Hearing and Request for Comments:
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Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood, Colorado, hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to receive comments on the environmental assessment, geologic engineering report, and maximum economic recovery of Federal co...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Realty Action:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined approximately 5 acres of public land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and found them suitable for classification for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
International Trade Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Investigations:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 29) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") terminating the above-captioned investigation as to the...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on Sorbitol from France would...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Judicial Conference of the United States
Hearing:
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The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, has been canceled: Evidence Rules Hearing, January 5, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Justice Department
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Lodging of Amended Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehesive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993:
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Cooperative Research Group on Clean Diesel V
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Cooperative Research Group on High Efficiency Dilute Gasoline Engine II
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Limo Foundation
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Open Systemc Initiative
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Schools interoperability Framework Association
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Management and Budget Office
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The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Governmen...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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National Science Foundation
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Ac...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Withdrawal of License Transfer Application, etc.:
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USEC, Inc.; American Centrifuge Plant and American Centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Personnel Management Office
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This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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Commission staff and a Commissioner will tour two Washington area facilities to gain familiarity with current postal operations. On Thursday, December 17, 2009, beginning at 6 p.m., the group will tour the Southern Maryland processing and distributio...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Small Business Administration
Disaster Declaration:
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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-1861-DR), dated 12/03/2009. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/29/2009 through 11/0...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana (FEMA- 1863-DR), dated 12/10/2009. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/29/2009 through 11/03/...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Virginia (FEMA-- 1862--DR), dated 12/09/2009. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'east...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
State Department
Meetings:
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Shipping Coordinating Committee
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Shipping Coordinating Committee
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Surface Transportation Board
Lease and Operation Exemption:
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Sierra Northern Railway, Union Pacific Railroad Co.
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
Transportation Department
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The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for changes to a currently approved information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required...
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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This document denies two petitions for reconsideration of an April 30, 2008, final rule that made certain modifications to 49 CFR part 565, Vehicle Identification Number Requirements, to enable the 17 character vehicle identification number (VIN) sys...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Airworthiness Directives:
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We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2009-09- 09, which applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) (type certificate previously held by Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing (previously The Lancair Company)) Models LC40-550FG, LC41...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model G58 airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting the installation of stand-off hardware between the heater fuel line and the heater over-te...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (type certificate previously held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Models B300 and B300C airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the termin...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Lease and Operation Exemption:
No documents available.
Treasury Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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This document contains proposed regulations relating to reporting sales of securities by brokers and determining the basis of securities. The proposed regulations reflect changes in the law made by the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 tha...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Postponement of Certain Tax-Related Deadlines by Reason of Federally Declared Disaster or Terroristic or Military Action:
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This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9443) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2370) relating to postponement of certain tax-related deadlines either due to service in a combat zone...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
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This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9443) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2370) relating to postponement of certain tax-related deadlines either due to service in a combat zone...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2009 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
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Notice | Dec 17, 2009 |
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