February 6, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the January 20, 2009, memorandum ``Regulatory Review,'' signed by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, we, the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, withdraw our proposed rule published January 29, 2009, to establish regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 regulatory years.

NMFS, upon application from the U.S. Air Force (USAF), is issuing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to launching space launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic and small missiles, and aircraft and helicopter operations at VAFB for the period February 2009 through February 2014. The USAF's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 (NDAA). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of ``Letters of Authorization'' (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified time frames, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.

The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: ALATRON CORPORATION, INC., Station WAOQ, Facility ID 825, BPH-20081216BKG, From BRANTLEY, AL, To GOSHEN, AL; BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING, LLC, Station NONE, Facility ID 165949, BMPH- 20090107AED, From MACHIAS, ME, To GOULDSBORO, ME; BRANTLEY BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, LLC, Station WEZZ, Facility ID 40900, BP-20081216BKH, From MONROEVILLE, AL, To BRANTLEY, AL; CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Station WCMC-FM, Facility ID 51760, BPH-20081201AZD, From CREEDMOOR, NC, To HOLLY SPRINGS, NC; CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Station WRVA- FM, Facility ID 74125, BPH-20081201AOE, From ROCKY MOUNT, NC, To WAKE FOREST, NC; CHAPIN ENTERPRISES, LLC, Station KRKR, Facility ID 54707, BMPH-20081120AFR, From VALLEY, NE, To LINCOLN, NE; EL SOL BROADCASTING, LLC, Station WJTI, Facility ID 68759, BMP-20081119AHW, From RACINE, WI, To WEST ALLIS, WI; GEORGIA-CAROLINA WIRELESS, LLC, Station WESL, Facility ID 170949, BMPH-20081224AAT, From PENDLETON, SC, To LIBERTY, SC; GEOS COMMUNICATIONS, Station WGMF, Facility ID 19564, BPH- 20081110AAH, From TUNKHANNOCK, PA, To DALLAS, PA; HRN BROADCASTING, INC., Station WOHS, Facility ID 26179, BP-20081224AAO, From SHELBY, NC, To CRAMERTON, NC; KANSAS CITY TRUST, LLC, TRUSTEE, Station KMAJ-FM, Facility ID 42012, BMPH-20081124ALA, From TOPEKA, KS, To CARBONDALE, KS; LA KE MANDA BROADCASTING, Station KYZQ, Facility ID 166035, BMPH- 20081208AAM, From SULPHUR BLUFF, TX, To MOUNT VERNON, TX; LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, LLC, Station KUSZ, Facility ID 9761, BPH- 20080312ADR, From LARAMIE, WY, To LOVELAND, CO; LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC, Station KZMQ, Facility ID 5245, BP-20081209ACV, From GREYBULL, WY, To TEN SLEEP, WY; MATTHEW PROVENZANO, Station KHLT, Facility ID 67285, BP-20081222ACM, From HALLETTSVILLE, TX, To STOCKDALE, TX; NEW HAMPSHIRE GOSPEL RADIO, INC., Station WANH, Facility ID 122150, BMPED-20081126AFY, From LACONIA, NH, To MEREDITH, NH; ONTARIO BROADCASTING, INC, Station KSPA, Facility ID 13899, BP- 20041115AFC, From ONTARIO, CA, To CHINO, CA; SAIDNEWSFOUNDATION, Station WJKZ, Facility ID 175750, BMPED-20081201DAJ, From HANOVER, MI, To HOMER, MI; SUNRISE BROADCASTING, LLC, Station WKXB, Facility ID 59481, BPH-20081201AZU, From BURGAW, NC, To BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC; THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P., Station WJZI, Facility ID 165339, BMPH- 20081222ACO, From LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY, To HANCOCK, NY; TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Station WDRU, Facility ID 53104, BP- 20081201AVL, From WAKE FOREST, NC, To CREEDMOOR, NC; VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF HONOLULU, INC., Station KPHL, Facility ID 91242, BPED- 20081217AEH, From PAHALA, HI, To HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW, HI; YOUNGERS COLORADO BROADCASTING LLC, Station KEZZ, Facility ID 165959, BMPH- 20080312ADS, From WALDEN, CO, To PHIPPSBURG, CO; YOUNGERS COLORADO BROADCASTING LLC, Station KEZZ, Facility ID 165959, BMPH-20081205AFD, From WALDEN, CO, To PHIPPSBURG, CO.

The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Barrington Amarillo License LLC, the permittee of station KVIH-DT, to substitute DTV channel 12 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 20 at Clovis, New Mexico.

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 the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

On December 10, 2008, DoD published a final rule implementing the TRICARE Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), with an effective date of February 9, 2009 (73 FR 74945). Since that date, DoD has determined that in order for administrative claims processing procedures to be fully in place to implement effectively the new OPPS payments, TRICARE's OPPS will begin to apply to health care services provided on or after May 1, 2009. In the meantime, a memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Review,'' published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2009, calls for agencies to consider delaying effective dates of rules not yet effective and inviting new public comment. In view of both of these developments, the Department is delaying the effective date of TRICARE's OPPS until May 1, 2009, and is inviting additional public comment on the final rule. Any timely public comments received will be considered and any changes to the final rule will be published in the Federal Register.

Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the provision for the allowance of an alternative test method for olefins in gasoline of the direct final, published on December 8, 2008.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts to air quality, as well as water supply and water quality; and requested that the Final EIS account for drought conditions and impaired stream impacts. EPA also requested that the DOA consider encumbrances that would be protective of water quality and encourage local community participation in the implementation of the proposed action. Rating EC1.

The Western Area Power Administration (Western), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the interconnection of the proposed Deer Creek Station Energy Facility (Project) in South Dakota, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 1021), and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508). Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) has requested to interconnect the proposed Project to Western's power transmission system. The EIS will address Western's Federal action of whether to allow interconnection at its White Substation, and to make any necessary modifications to Western facilities to accommodate the interconnection. The EIS will also review the potential environmental impacts of constructing, operating, and maintaining Basin Electric's proposed Project, which includes a 300 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle natural gas generation facility and associated electric, natural gas, and water lines that would be constructed east of White in Brookings and Deuel counties, South Dakota. Portions of Basin Electric's proposed Project may affect floodplains and wetlands, so this Notice of Intent also serves as a notice of proposed floodplain or wetland action, in accordance with 10 CFR 1022.12 (a). Western will hold a public scoping meeting near the Project area to share information and receive comments and suggestions on the scope of the EIS.

This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences be announced in the Federal Register.

The Department is extending through March 9, 2009, the period for interested persons to submit comments to its proposed rule on enhancing airline passenger protections.

This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on January 29, 2009 (74 FR 5191), that notified the public of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for issuance of an Exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G, ``Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability,'' for the use of operator manual actions in lieu of the requirements specified in Section III.G.2 as requested by Exelon Generation Company, LLC for operation of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 located in York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania. This action is necessary to correct the Licensee's name as stated in the subject heading of the original notice.

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we will submit to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements for ``Bird Banding Lab (2 USGS forms).'' This notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this form.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for nine Wetland Management Districts (Districts) is available. This final CCP describes how the Service intends to manage the Districts for the next 15 years.