January 12, 2010 (Volume 75)

Federal Register January 12, 2010

View all documents issued on January 12, 2010. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

108 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 12, 2010

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Development's intention to request clearance for continuation of information collection to measure the quality of loan servicing provided by the Rural Development...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Redmond, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to review proposed projects and make recommendations under Title II (division C of Pub. L. 110-343 reauthorized and amen...
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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a draft environmental impact statement in connection with making a determination on the status of the Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International alfal...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The USDA Forest Service, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Medford-Park Falls Ranger District intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to document the analysis and disclose the environmental effects of proposed land management ac...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
This proposed rule would amend the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) to reflect recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic S...
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This rule revises the administrative regulations governing voting procedures for the California Walnut Board (Board). The Board locally administers the marketing order that regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California (order). This rule spec...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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We, NMFS, are extending the date by which public comments are due concerning the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA)...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will hold its first plenary meeting of 2010 to discuss environmental technologies trade liberalization, industry competitiveness issues, and general Committee administrative items.
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces the establishment of the NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee will advise the Director of NIST in carrying ou...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the new information collec...
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NMFS will accept applications from persons applying to receive a charter halibut permit under the Limited Access System for Guided Sport Charter Vessels in Alaska. Potential eligible applicants are notified of the one-time opportunity to apply for a...
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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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwo...
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On July 9, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of the 2007-2008 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from the People's Republic of China ("PRC")...
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NMFS announces that the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) for calendar year 2010 is established at zero lobsters.
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The Department of Commerce ("Department") preliminarily determines that wire decking from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value ("LTFV"), as provided in section 733 of t...
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled VISTA Alumni Outreach to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in acc...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement: Waiver of the section 302(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, which prohibits acquisitions of products or services from non-designat...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
The United States Air Force published a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS in the Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 247, page 68597) on Dec 28, 2009. As stated in the previous Notice of Intent, the Air Force intended to conduct scoping meeting in the fo...
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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 proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

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On September 8, 2009, the EAC published a notice in accordance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EAC announced an information collection and sought public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC, pursuant to 5 CFR...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) published a document in the Federal Register of January 4, 2010, announcing an amended Record of Decision (ROD) for the Idaho High-Level Waste and Facilities Disposition Final Environmental Impact Statement. This docume...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Western Area Power Administration (Western), Upper Great Plains Region, a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces the Post-2010 Resource Pool Power Allocation (Power Allocation) to fulfill the requirements o...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is approving the Limited Maintenance Plan for the Municipality of Guaynabo nonattainment area in Puerto Rico and the request by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to redesignate the area from nonattainment to attainment for the National Ambient Air...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
This notice announces EPA's approval, under regulations for Cross-Media Electronic Reporting, of the State of New York's request to revise its EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.
Notice Jan 12, 2010
EPA is announcing a public comment period and a public listening session for the external review draft document titled "Toxicological Review of Methanol: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)" (EPA/635/R-0...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The EPA is announcing three public hearings to be held for the proposed rule, "Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone," which was signed on January 6, 2010, and will be published in an upcoming Federal Register....
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as requir...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as requir...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: COVENANT NETWORK, Station NEW, Facility ID 171236, BMPED-20091118AGS, From ELDON, MO, To ST. THOMAS, MO; COX RADIO, INC., Station WALR-FM, Facility ID 48728, BPH-20...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Community Broadcasting Service, the licensee of WABI-TV, channel 19, Bangor, Maine, requesting the substitution of channel 13 for channel 19 at Bangor.
Rule Jan 12, 2010

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) announces that it will hold its first public hearing, in which the Commission will begin its thorough examination of the root causes of the crisis by hearing testimony on the causes and current state of...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Jan 12, 2010
HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees for the General Electric Company, Evendale, Ohio, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupati...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying Jason Vale's request for a hearing and is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) permanently debarring Mr. Vale from providing services in any capacity to a person t...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), the IHS has amended and is publishing the proposed alteration of a system of records, System No. 09-17-0001, "Medical, Health and Billing Records." The amended an...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) invites public comment on issues related to certain regulatory provisions in the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) that apply to facilities that store gasoline in abovegroun...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This rule implements the changes made to the HOPE for Homeowners (H4H) program by the recently enacted Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. Prior to enactment of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, rulemaking authority was un...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
This notice provides new information related to scoring and submission requirements for public housing agencies (PHAs) under the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) for PHA fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009, December 31, 2009,...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 12-month finding on a petition to revise critical habitat for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. After a thorough r...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), provide clarification of our request for information related to our September 9, 2009, 90-day finding on a petition to list the eastern population of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as threa...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for two plants, Limnanthes floccosa ssp. grandiflora (large- flowered woolly meadowfoam) and Lomatium cooki...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces its intention to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval for the paperwork requirements in 43 CFR parts 3620 and 5510...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 285, "Renewabl...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a new collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) p...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the FY 2010 priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Progra...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Farmland Reserve, Inc. filed an application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1745), and the regulations in 43 CFR subpart 1864. A Recordable D...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico, intends to prepa...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The City of Caldwell filed an application to purchase a 29.57- acre tract of public land under the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, to be used as a public park. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined the land and found...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) published final regulations on September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), codified at sections 204.200 through 204.215 of title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), to provide two types of accounting and auditing...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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This document corrects the heading to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of November 30, 2009, regarding the National Industrial Security Program Directive No. 1. This correction assigns a Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) number...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received and requests public comment on a petition for rulemaking dated November 6, 2009, filed by the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) (petitioner). The petit...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
Notice Jan 12, 2010
On November 6, 2009, (74 FR 57525) (ML093030375), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a draft policy statement on safety culture to include the unique aspects of nuclear safety and security, and to note the Commission...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 7.5, "Administrative Guide for Obtaining Exemptions From Certain NRC Requirements Over Radioactive Material Shipments."
Notice Jan 12, 2010

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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The Postal Service has filed an Annual Compliance Report on the costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service associated with its products in fiscal year 2009. Within 90 days, the Commission must evaluate that information and issue its determination...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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The Postal Service is revising its regulations governing the supplier disagreement resolution (SDR) process to clarify and explain the purposes of that process, and to remove extraneous and duplicative language.
Rule Jan 12, 2010
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, for the disposal or treatment of books and sound recordings that are undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) in their original packaging. The disposa...
Rule Jan 12, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.
Notice Jan 12, 2010
This is an amendment 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/...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York (FEMA-- 1869--DR), dated 12/31/2009. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'east...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alabama (FEMA- 1870-DR), dated 12/31/2009. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/12/2009 through 12/18/2009. Effectiv...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Compressed and Liquefied Gases, Product Service Code (PSC) 6830, North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 325120. According to a...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

State Department logo State Department

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As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Department of State gives notice of the sixth meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services. This Committee has been formed in fulfillment of...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of anoth...
Proposed Rule Jan 12, 2010
Using data from Management Information System annual reports, FRA has determined that the 2008 rail industry random testing positive rates were 0.46 percent for drugs and 0.15 percent for alcohol. Because the industry-wide random drug testing positiv...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
This final rule amends the Insurer Reporting Requirements. The regulations specify the requirements for annual insurer reports and lists in appendices those passenger motor vehicle insurers that are required to file reports on their motor vehicle the...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2001 and 2002 Ducati MH900e motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
This document makes a correction to a Final special conditions; request for comment document, published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2009 (74 FR 26946), which issued special conditions for the Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC-8-100, -200, -300, and...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing notice that it intends to suspend competitions for its University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program grants (49 USC 5506) pending the enactment of multi-year, surface transportation authorization l...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

Airworthiness Directives:

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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe cond...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive external non-destructive inspections to detect cracks in the fuselage skin along the chem-mill step at stringer...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations (AWLs) section of the Instructions f...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737-600, -700, and -800 series airplanes. This AD requires an inspection of the free flange, vertical web, and radius between the free flange and vertical web of the lower stringers...
Rule Jan 12, 2010
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Model 747-200F, 747-200C, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking of certain fuselage inter...
Rule Jan 12, 2010

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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Effective December 31, 2009, The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, is increasing the fees it imposes on and collects from surety companies and reinsuring companies.
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.
Notice Jan 12, 2010
The Financial Management Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection. By this no...
Notice Jan 12, 2010
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for January 26, 2010. Date: January 26, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. Location: Conference...
Notice Jan 12, 2010

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