Federal Register December 22, 2009 (Volume 74)

Agencies Publishing on December 22, 2009

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (17)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (5)
International Trade Commission (2)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (3)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
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Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Small Business Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (12)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Stamp Program Food Stamp Program; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment; Approval of Information Collection Request The final rule entitled Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment was published on October 8, 2009. The Office of Management and Budget cleared the associated information collection requirem...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (U.S.-PERU TPA) On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), the Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests co...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure NMFS is prohibiting the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. This action is necessary because the incidental set aside for the third allocation period of the 2009 Pacific sardine season has been r...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Pacific Region; Mid-Atlantic Region, Gulf of Mexico Region This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that in the Pacific Region, the canary rockfish stock, as well as the Queets coho stock and the Western Straights of Juan de Fuca coho stocks...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > PTO Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Request for Comments on Potential Modifications to Final Rule and Notice of Roundtable During Comment Period The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is considering modifications to rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. Previously submitted comments with regard...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to a request from an interested party, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Amended Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Area Application for Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 2-New Orleans, LA, Area Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework New Orleans, LA	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2010 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; Preliminary 2010 Quota Adjustments; 2010 Summer Flounder Quota for Delaware NMFS issues final specifications for the 2010 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including commercial scup possession limits. This acti...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2010 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts, and Allocation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements Amendment 13 to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) established a process for the formation of sectors and for annual NMFS Northeast Regional Administrator approval of proposed sector operations. Proposed Amendment 16, curre...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST National Conference on Weights and Measures 95th Interim Meeting The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) 95th Interim Meeting will be held January 24 to 27, 2010. Publication of this notice on the NCWM's behalf is undertaken as a public service; NIST does not endorse, approve, or recommend any of th...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Interspecies Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold three public hearings to solicit comment on Draft Amendment 4 and a Draft Environmental Assessment to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP).	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Commerce Department > NOAA U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The meeting will be held in Washington, DC. This meeting, the 23rd bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, provides a forum for coordinated planning and action...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has preliminarily determined that the respondents in this review, for the period December 1, 2007, through November 30, 2008, have made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. If these pre...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles The Commission is extending its comment period to receive information regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs). The Commission received two letters requesting an extension of the comment...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database: Notice of Public Workshop The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("Commission" or "CPSC") is announcing a two day staff-conducted public workshop to receive views from all interested parties on establishing a public consumer product safety incident database. The workshop, to...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 22, 2009

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Nuclear Classification and Declassification Nuclear Classification and Declassification; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.-Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated November 30, 2009, both granting and denying, in part, a petition to object to a merged prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) a...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) 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 22, 2009

Issuance of Federal Operating Permit:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Issuance Federal Operating Permit to Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership This notice announces that, on October 2, 2009, pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act, EPA issued a Title V Permit to Operate (Title V permit) to Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes Gas). This permit authorizes Great Lake...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on the dates and times describe...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2011 and 2012 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting applications for essential use allowances for calendar years 2011 and 2012. Essential use allowances provide exemptions from the phaseout of production and import of ozone-depleting substances (...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Wright Brothers Day, 2009 Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 8466)	Presidential Document	Dec 22, 2009

Farm Credit Administration

Effective Interest Rates:

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Borrower Rights; Effective Interest Rates The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or we) issues a final rule amending the disclosure requirements governing what initial and subsequent disclosures a Farm Credit System (FCS or System) qualified lender must make to a borrower when the borrower's ad...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Request The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Investigator Registration and Financial Disclosure for Investigational Trials in Cancer Treatment (NCI) In compliance with the requirement of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Institute (NIH) has submit...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions; Annex 8 on Sterility Test General Chapter; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 8: Sterility Test General Chapter." The guidance was prepared un...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Center For Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department National Protection and Programs Directorate; Infrastructure Protection Data Call The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, has submitted the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bonfouca Bayou, Slidell, LA The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the State Route (SR) 433 Swing Span Bridge across Bonfouca Bayou, mile 7.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (L...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department The National Infrastructure Advisory Council The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the National Press Club's Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20045.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Impact of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families 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	Dec 22, 2009

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Alaska Native Claims Selection As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Doyon, Limited. The...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Disposition of the Former Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus, Minnesota Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for disposition of the former Bureau of M...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit to Shell Wind Energy for Construction and Operation of the Bear River Ridge Wind Power Project (Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan), Humboldt County, CA We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regarding an application from Shell Wind Energy for an incidental take permit for take of th...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Trout Creek Geographic Management Area, Jordan Resource Area, Vale District, OR The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vale District Office, Vale, Oregon intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed actions pertaining to livestock grazing systems and rangeland developments that will affect 10 livestock gr...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Collaborative System Products and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Consent Motion To Terminate the Investigation Based on a Settlement Agreement; Termination of the Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 7) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting a consent motion by complainant to terminate the...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
International Trade Commission Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing the Same; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint and motion for temporary relief was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 12, 2009, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Knowles Electro...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearing of the Judicial Conference; Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, has been canceled: Bankruptcy Rules Hearing, January 6, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearing of the Judicial Conference; Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, has been canceled: Criminal Rules Hearing, January 11, 2010, in Atlanta, GA.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearing of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, has been canceled: Criminal Rules Hearing, January 8, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > EOIR, Homeland Security Department Application of Immigration Regulations to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands With this amendment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) corrects an inadvertent error that was made in the interim final rule, Application of Immigration Regulations to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, published in the Federal...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1933:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTN International ASTM International	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Proposed Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA Notice of Proposed Exemptions This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in the following U.S. Pa...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of New Reactors; Notice of Availability Standard Review Plan Section 9.5.1.2 on Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program The NRC is issuing its Final Guidance on NUREG-0800, "Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants," Section 9.5.1.2 on staff guidance on Risk- Informed (RI), Performance-Based (PB) Fire Protection Program (...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Request for Action Under Title 10 CFR 2.206:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Florida Power and Light Company; Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206; Correction Notice Florida Power Light Co.; Correction	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

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Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration

Title	Type	Published
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration The Reagan-Udall Foundation Bylaws The Reagan-Udall Foundation, which was created by Title VI of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments of 2007, is publishing the bylaws that were adopted by its Board of Directors, for public comment.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt FINRA Rule 5160 (Disclosure of Price and Concessions in Selling Agreements) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating To Adopt FINRA Rule 5320 (Prohibition Against Trading Ahead of Customer Orders) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend BOX Trading Rules Chapters III and XIV NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Regulations Small Business Size Regulations; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor The Board has approved the first quarter 2010 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The first quarter 2010 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.038. The first quarter 2010 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.467. The fi...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
DOT, STB Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities This decision provides the factual basis for the Board's certification under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act that the interim rules governing the submission and review of applications for land-use-exemption permits and related filin...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval. The FMCSA requests app...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following col...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following col...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FAA Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 24 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its denial of 92 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individ...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Transportation Department > NHTSA Vehicle Identification Number Requirements; Technical Amendment NHTSA published in the Federal Register of April 30, 2008, a final rule making certain changes in the 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) system so that the system will remain viable for at least another 30 years. The effective date of t...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement, San Diego County, CA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed San Ysidro port of Entry located in the city of San Diego in San Diego County (Federal Register Vol. 68...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Hazardous Materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Hazardous Materials: Incorporation of Special Permits Into Regulations The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to incorporate provisions contained in certain widely used or longstanding special permits that have an established safety record. Sp...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Employee Stock Purchase Plans Under Internal Revenue Code Section 423; Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9471) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59074) providing guidance to assist taxpayers in complying with section 423 in addition to clarifying c...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009
Treasury Department > IRS Information Reporting Requirements Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6039; Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9470) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59087) relating to the return and information statement requirements under section 6039 of the Internal...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009
Treasury Department > IRS Information Reporting Requirements Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6039; Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9470) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59087) relating to the return and information statement requirements under section 6039 of the Internal...	Rule	Dec 22, 2009

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection (Student Verification of Enrollment) Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection (Application for Benefits for Certain Children With Disabilities Born of Vietnam and Certain Korea Service Veterans) Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection (Income Verification) Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection (Award Attachment for Certain Children With Disabilities Born of Vietnam and Certain Korea Service Veterans) Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection (Authorization To Disclose Personal Beneficiary/Claimant Information to a Third Party) Activity under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 22, 2009

Federal Register December 22, 2009

Agencies Publishing on December 22, 2009

Agriculture Department

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Area Application for Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Meetings:

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Meetings:

Education Department

Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether:

Issuance of Federal Operating Permit:

Meetings:

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Farm Credit Administration

Effective Interest Rates:

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operation Regulation:

Meetings:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

J Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Justice Department

National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1933:

Labor Department

Proposed Exemptions:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Request for Action Under Title 10 CFR 2.206:

R Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Hazardous Materials:

Treasury Department

Veterans Affairs Department

Volume Information

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

R
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration