March 2, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 53) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint and the notice of investigation.

This final rule amends the procedures to request a referendum under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information program, commonly known as the soybean checkoff program, by updating the number of soybean producers in the United States. The number of soybean producers, based on information provided by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA), is 589,182. Additionally, this rule amends the regulations pursuant to administrative changes to Web site addresses and office locations made for the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture has reestablished the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

As part of the Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the Commission requests public comment on the overall costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of the FTC's rule for ``Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting'' (``Fuel Rating Rule'' or ``Rule'').

On January 12, 2009, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing the initiation of negotiated rulemaking for the purpose of developing regulatory changes to the programs authorized under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). Changes to these programs were made by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008, which also directs that HUD undertake negotiated rulemaking to implement the statutory revisions. This notice explains how persons may be nominated for membership on the negotiated rulemaking committee.

This notice corrects an error in the FHWA notice published on February 17, 2009, at 74 FR 7535. The notice announced that actions taken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other Federal agencies were final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(I)(1). The actions related to a proposed highway project, the Triangle Parkway, which begins at NC 540 in Wake County and ends at I-40 in Durham County, North Carolina. The Triangle Parkway is also known as State Transportation Improvement Program Project U-4763B. Those actions granted licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90), as amended, which requires that the NRC recover through fees approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in fiscal year (FY) 2009, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF), amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR), and amounts appropriated for generic homeland security activities. Based on the FY 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, reported by the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, the NRC's required fee recovery amount for the FY 2009 budget would be approximately $870.6 million. After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees would be approximately $864.8 million.