January 14, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This rule would establish the quantity of spearmint oil produced in the Far West, by class that handlers may purchase from, or handle for, producers during the 2009-2010 marketing year, which begins on June 1, 2009. This rule invites comments on the establishment of salable quantities and allotment percentages for Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil of 842,171 pounds and 42 percent, respectively, and for Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil of 1,196,109 pounds and 53 percent, respectively. The Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee (Committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the marketing order for spearmint oil produced in the Far West, recommended these limitations for the purpose of avoiding extreme fluctuations in supplies and prices to help maintain stability in the spearmint oil market.

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer matching program that SSA is currently conducting with HHS/ACF/OCSE.

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) finalizes three proposed rules on the drug abuse treatment program. Finalizing all three proposed rules together results in a more uniform and comprehensive revision of our drug abuse treatment program (DATP) regulations. Specifically, this amendment will streamline and clarify these regulations, eliminating unnecessary text and obsolete language, and removing internal agency procedures that need not be in rules text. This rule clarifies the distinction between mandatory and voluntary participation in the drug abuse education course, removes eligibility limitations pertaining to cognitive impairments and learning disabilities, and addresses the effects of non-participation both in the drug abuse education course and in the residential drug abuse treatment program (RDAP). In this rule, we also add escape and attempted escape to the list of reasons an inmate may be expelled from the RDAP. Furthermore, in our regulation on considering inmates for early release, we remove obsolete language, add as ineligible for early release inmates with a prior felony or misdemeanor conviction for arson or kidnapping, and clarify that inmates cannot earn early release twice.

The Department of Energy published a notice in the Federal Register on January 6, 2009, of a public meeting and availability of the framework document regarding energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. This notice corrects the date of the public meeting, the date of the deadline for requesting to speak at the public meeting, and the date of the deadline for submitting written comments on the framework document.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 9, 2008 (73 FR 32453). The final rule amended NRC's regulations related to licensee reporting requirements for source material and special nuclear material to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System. This document is necessary to correct an erroneous amendatory instruction.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 29.42- acre parcel of public land in Sublette County, Wyoming, for the appraised fair market value to Magagna Bros Inc., to resolve an unintentional unauthorized use of public lands.

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Bean Ridge Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, and are located in:

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') to clarify that the term ``propellant actuated device'' does not include hobby rocket motors or rocket-motor reload kits consisting of or containing ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (``APCP''), black powder, or other similar low explosives.

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO). This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of the regulatory requirements. This ICR is titled ``Accounts Receivable Confirmations.''

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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 Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor site, Piqua, Ohio, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows: Facility: Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor site. Location: Piqua, Ohio. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees associated with reactor activities who worked within and around the Reactor Dome. Period of Employment: January 1, 1963 through December 31, 1966.

The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee will meet January 26-28, 2009 at Johns Hopkins University/ Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. The meeting will be closed to the public.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on new information collection request 1670NEW, Infrastructure Protection Data Call. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), DHS is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2008 at 73 FR 42820 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received on this existing information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted regarding: the passenger motor vehicle insurance companies and rental/leasing companies comply with 49 CFR Part 544, Insurer Reporting Requirement, has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on September 25, 2008 (73 FR 55591). The agency received no comments.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 26) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') terminating the above-captioned investigation based on a cross-licensing agreement.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Buffalo, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines McKean and Warren Counties, PA, and the Allegheny National Forest portions of Elk and Forest Counties, PA, from the Pittsburgh wage area to the Buffalo wage area. These changes are based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the above counties to a nearby FWS survey area. FPRAC recommended no other changes in the geographic definitions of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh wage areas.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of several appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas for pay-setting purposes. Based on recent reviews of Metropolitan Statistical Area boundaries in a number of wage areas, OPM proposes redefinitions affecting the following wage areas: Birmingham, AL; Denver, CO; Wilmington, DE; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Macon, GA; Chicago, IL; Bloomington-Bedford-Washington, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Baltimore, MD; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Omaha, NE; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA; Eastern South Dakota; Richmond, VA; and Milwaukee, WI.

EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah on September 7, 1999, and December 1, 2003. The revisions add the requirements of EPA's Consolidated Emission Reporting Rule (CERR) to the State's SIP. The intended effect of this action is to approve only those portions from the State's submittals that add CERR requirements. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these as non- controversial SIP revisions and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for taking this action is set forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. If EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

EPA is taking direct final action approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah on September 7, 1999, and December 1, 2003. The revisions add the requirements of EPA's Consolidated Emission Reporting Rule (CERR) to the State's SIP. Utah has submitted four SIPs that relate to today's action on the CERR requirements. The State of Utah submitted a SIP revision on September 20, 1999, which did not make any substantive changes, but adopted a re-organization and renumbering of the air quality regulations. Although EPA is not acting on this particular submittal, EPA is approving and incorporating by reference rules using this new numbering scheme. Approving these rules rather than the earlier version will avoid confusion to the public and will obviate the need for future SIP revisions merely to renumber the SIP. In the remainder of this notice, we will refer to the rules by their current numbers, as reflected in the September 20, 1999 submittal, unless the context dictates otherwise. EPA is acting on the submittal of September 7, 1999, which addresses inventory requirements for emissions from landfills. EPA is approving only the emission inventory requirement for larger landfills, located at Utah Rule R307-221-1 under the State's new numbering system. As emissions from these larger landfills may exceed the emission reporting thresholds addressed in the CERR, Utah must include this information in its emission inventory report to EPA. The remainder of the September 7, 1999 revisions do not affect the State's ability to comply with the CERR; therefore, EPA is not acting on them. The Governor submitted additional revisions to their air quality emission inventory rules on October 23, 2000, which addressed inventory requirements for ammonia emissions. These revisions are contrary to the CERR issued on June 10, 2002 and, therefore, EPA is not acting on the October 23, 2000 SIP. The December 1, 2003 submittal adopted the requirements of the CERR by way of revisions to Utah Rule R307-150. In this action, we are approving and incorporating by reference Utah Rule R307-150, with the exception of two of its subparts, R307-150-4 and R308-150-8. EPA is not approving and incorporating R307-150-4 because it addresses inventory requirements for the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan and the Regional Haze regulatory requirements have changed since the 2003 submission. EPA is also not approving R307-150-8, which exempts specific Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) from being reported in emission inventories if the amount of the emissions falls below a specific limit. EPA is not acting on this part of the submittal because the CERR does not require that HAPs emissions be reported to EPA. The intended effect of today's action is to approve only those portions from the State's submittals that add CERR requirements. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.