March 8, 2010 (Volume 75)

Federal Register March 8, 2010

View all documents issued on March 8, 2010. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

120 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 8, 2010

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
On January 24, 2010, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced a second round funding Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) in the Federal Register at 75 FR 3820. The closing date for submission of applicat...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee), for the 2009-10 and subsequent fiscal periods from $...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection, Timber Purchaser Cost and Sales Data.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Change in the Handling Regulation:

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This rule invites comments on proposed changes to the handling regulation currently prescribed for cherries under the Washington cherry marketing order. The marketing order regulates the handling of sweet cherries grown in designated counties in Wash...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The AP Loblolly Pine Removal and Restoration Project is a district-wide project that includes 40 compartments located across the Andrew Pickens Ranger District, Sumter National Forest in Oconee County, South Carolina. Loblolly pine is a southern pine...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The USDA--Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of transportation system and access management alternatives, vegetation management alternatives, and recreation project alternatives i...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that it will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2010 to discuss Agency procedures for identifying suppliers of source material used to produce raw beef product that FSIS has found positive f...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Petersburg, Alaska. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110- 343) and in compliance with the Federal Advi...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Yakutat, Alaska. The purpose of the meeting is to continue business of the Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee. The committee was formed to carry out the requirements of the Secure Rural Schools an...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Arctic Research Commission logo Arctic Research Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Arctic Research Commission
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
NTIA announces that the closing deadline for the submission of applications for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) projects under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is extended until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
We, the Department of Commerce, issue a final rule to bring the Commerce Acquisition Regulation in alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and to streamline DOC's internal policy and guidance. This final rule updates the entire CAR th...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Allocation of Duty-Exemptions:

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This action allocates calendar year 2010 duty exemptions for watch assembly producers ("program producers") located in the United States Virgin Islands ("USVI") pursuant to Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, Public Law 106-36 and Pu...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Application:

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Notice is hereby given that NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory, (Responsible Party: Dr. John Bengtson, Director), Seattle, WA, has applied for a permit to conduct research on marine mammals in Alaska.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season alloc...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title Type Published
NMFS proposes specifications for the 2010 Atlantic bluefish fishery, including State-by-State commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the east coast of the United States. The inten...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010

Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Extension of Time Limit etc.:

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain potassium phosphate salts from the People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ For information on th...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Public Hearings:

Title Type Published
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has rescheduled two public hearings to solicit comments on proposals to be included in the Draft Amendment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy published a document in the Federal Register of February 12, 2010, concerning certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS). The document contained an...
Rule Mar 08, 2010
The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is providing notice that it released an interim change to the MFTURP No. 1 on February 17, 2010. The interim change removes Motor Surveillance Service (MVS) from Item 107 and replaces It...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to delete a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a date in a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 1, 2009, 74 FR 62995, due to a date calculation error. The final rule established Clean Water Act technology-based Efflue...
Rule Mar 08, 2010
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is providing notice that it has responded to a petition for reconsideration and a request for an administrative stay of certain provisions of the final rule titled, "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; NSR Re...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is approving state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California to meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements applicable to the San Joaquin Valley, California extreme 1-hour ozone standard nonattainment area (SJV area)....
Rule Mar 08, 2010
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas to EPA on September 25, 2003 and January 24, 2008. The portions of the SIP revisions proposed today address requirements found under Ti...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010
EPA is taking a direct final action to approve revisions to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State of Texas which relate to the Application Schedule regulations submitted to EPA on September 25, 2003 and January 24, 2008. The po...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Draft Report To Congress:

Title Type Published
This notice provides the public with notification that EPA has prepared a draft Report to Congress: Study of Discharges Incidental to Normal Operation of Commercial Fishing Vessels and Other Non- Recreational Vessels Less than 79 feet. EPA conducted...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee NO<INF>X</INF> and SO<INF>X</INF> Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) R...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement of past response costs concerning the West Sit...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Request for Nominations of Experts:

Title Type Published
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations for scientists and engineers to augment the SAB Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), through the FCA Board (Board), issued a final rule under part 617 on December 22, 2009 (74 FR 67970) amending FCA's regulations to ensure that borrowers with loans directly tied to a widely publicized e...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
This document dismisses a petition for reconsideration filed by the SDR Forum requesting that the Commission modify the policy statements it made in the Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) in this proceeding concerning the use of open source software...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC, 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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Pennsylvania has scheduled a Special General Election on May 18, 2010, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 12th Congressional District held by the late Representative John P. Murtha. Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special G...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing notice and opportunity for the public to comment on this proposed rule on minority and women inclusion. Section 1116 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 amended section 1319A of the Fe...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Tribal Self-Governance Program Negotiation Cooperative Agreement
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative Agreement
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Confirmation of Effective Date:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of March 8, 2010, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 23, 2009 (74 FR 54749). The direct final rule amends the regulations regarding new animal dr...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Guidance on S9 Nonclinical Evaluation for Anticancer Pharmaceuticals; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "S9 Nonclinical Evaluation for Anticancer Pharmaceuticals." The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Notice.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Eye Institute
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Human Genome Research Institute
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This document amends Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological material from the Pre-Hispanic cultures of the Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador). The res...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Security Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary security zone in certain waters of Washington Channel on the Potomac River. The security zone is necessary to provide for the security and safety of life and property of event participants, spectators...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Allocation of Duty-Exemptions:

No documents available.

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability for public review and comment of an EA and Draft FONNSI prepared by MMS for the Cape...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC inte...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 55C) in consolidated Inv. Nos. 337-TA-667 and 337-TA-673, Certai...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
Drill Pipe and Drill Collars from China
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
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 Mar 08, 2010
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance:

Extension of Nominations Deadline:

Title Type Published
OSHA is reopening the record and extending the deadline for submitting nominations for membership on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) until March 31, 2010.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Apprenticeship (OA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), is giving notice of three town hall meetings and one on-line webinar to allow interested individuals an opportunity to provide feedback...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
NARA is amending its regulations to require researchers using original records, NARA microfilm, and public use computers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, to obtain a researcher identification card. Under the new requirements, rese...
Rule Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101-6, announcement is made for a meeting of the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held to dis...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

N
National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee for Biological Science
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its regulations to add a table that was inadvertently omitted in a correction document published on February 3, 2010 (75 FR 5495). The February 3, 2010 document corrected a final rule published on J...
Rule Mar 08, 2010
The NRC has issued for public comment a document entitled: "NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Supplement 3, Guidance for Protective Action Recommendations for General Emergencies, Draft Report for Comment."
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Denial of Petition for Rulemaking:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM) submitted by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend the compliance date for specific requirements in the NRC'...
Proposed Rule Mar 08, 2010

Exemption:

Title Type Published
Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station
Notice Mar 08, 2010

License Amendment Request and Opportunity To Request A Hearing:

Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRCLicensed Activities:

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to make a minor modification to the Mail Classification Schedule. The change affects a change in terminology. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Depository Trust Co.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
National Securities Clearing Corp.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of Upcoming Quarterly Panel Meeting.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc., Jefferson County, NY
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
BNSF Railway Company, Peoria and Tazewell Counties, IL
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Meetings:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department's intention to apply to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew approval of the information collection request (...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
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 Mar 08, 2010
Petitions for Waiver of Compliance
Notice Mar 08, 2010
FMCSA proposes to establish a system of records under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) for its Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP), as required by 49 U.S.C. 31150. The system of records will make crash and inspection data about commercial m...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Abandonment Exemption:

No documents available.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. Part A of Subtitle VII of the Revised Title 49 United States Code authorizes the issuance of regulat...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. The date of manufacture and compliance status stamped on a nameplate of each turbojet engine permits...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. Title 49 U.S.C. 44703(h) mandates that all U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR parts 121 or 135...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. Airworthiness directives are regulations issued to require correct corrective action to correct unsa...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. This information collection is required for compliance with the final rule that codifies special fli...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss transport airplane and engine (TAE) issues.
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 217: Joint with EUROCAE WG-44 Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases.
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Noise Exposure Map:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by City of Chandler, for Chandler Municipal Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act)...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of 31 individuals and 47 entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingp...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the pr...
Notice Mar 08, 2010
The United States Mint is announcing the price of the 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Two-Roll Set and the 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters 100-Coin Bags. The 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful...
Notice Mar 08, 2010

Request for Public Comment:

Title Type Published
This notice invites comments from the public on issues regarding the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, including the CDFI financial and technical assistance awards, the Native Initiatives and the Bank Enterprise Awards (BEA)....
Notice Mar 08, 2010

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