December 17, 2009 (Volume 74)

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

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Title Type Published
Guidance for FY2010 Title II Proposals for Emergency Relief and Recovery Activities in Zimbabwe
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
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...
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo 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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Commerce Department logo 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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title Type Published
Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title Type Published
Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigation:

Title Type Published
Certain Magnesium Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China and Mexico
Notice Dec 17, 2009

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Annual Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel under HOPE:

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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.
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Education Department logo 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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budget in Submitted Subsequent NO2 Maintenance Plan:

Title Type Published
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...
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009
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...
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...
Rule Dec 17, 2009

Draft Toxicological Review of 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane:

Title Type Published
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...
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Defense and National Security:

Title Type Published
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Detention Facilities; Acquisition of Thomson Correctional Center To Facilitate Closure of (Memorandum of December 15, 2009)
Presidential Document Dec 17, 2009

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Recission of Order of Revocation
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Filing of Food Additive Petition:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Health Center Program:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

List of Petitions Received:

Title Type Published
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,...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Dec 17, 2009
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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Notice Dec 17, 2009
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Dec 17, 2009

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 17, 2009

Public Workshops:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Drawbridge Operation Regulations:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 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 its intention to request renewed authority for the following collection of information: 30 CFR Part 702 regarding the...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Plats of Survey:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Public Hearing and Request for Comments:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Realty Action:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Investigations:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

Hearing:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Lodging of Amended Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehesive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice Dec 17, 2009

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declaration:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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/...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Notice Dec 17, 2009

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Lease and Operation Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Sierra Northern Railway, Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Dec 17, 2009

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for changes to a currently approved information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required...
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Lease and Operation Exemption:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2009
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2009

Postponement of Certain Tax-Related Deadlines by Reason of Federally Declared Disaster or Terroristic or Military Action:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 17, 2009
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...
Rule Dec 17, 2009

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
Notice Dec 17, 2009

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