July 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that in the Northeast Region, wolffish is in an overfished condition. In the South Atlantic Region, red grouper is subject to overfishing and is in an overfished condition.

The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c), respectively, that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. This extension of project period and waiver would enable the currently funded State and Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center to receive funding from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.

The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c), respectively, that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. This extension of project period and waiver would enable the currently funded National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center to receive funding from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review the June 22, 2010, initial determination on claim construction (``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') in the above-captioned investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337'').

On May 27, 2010, the President announced the Secretary of the Interior's decision to cancel WPA Sale 215 that was scheduled to occur on August 18, 2010. Cancellation of Sale 215 will allow time to develop and implement measures to improve the safety of oil and gas development in Federal waters, provide greater environmental protection, and substantially reduce the risk of catastrophic events. The Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 215 in the WPA in the GOM was published in Federal Register Vol. 75, No 64, on Monday, April 5, 2010. The findings of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, (the National Commission was established by Executive Order 13543, dated May 21, 2010, as published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2010 (75 FR 29397)), environmental reviews, science-based analysis, and public input will inform the Secretary's decisions about whether to move forward with other leases sales in the Gulf of Mexico that are currently scheduled for 2011 and 2012.

The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC Environment Subcommittee, which will be held at Jeppesen Corporate World Headquarters in Englewood, Colorado. This notice announces the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and opportunities of the global economy. The Environment Subcommittee is charged with examining steps and strategies that can be taken by aviation-sector stakeholders and the Federal Government to reduce aviation's environmental footprint and foster sustainability gains in cost-effective ways. This includes consideration of potential approaches to promote effective international actions through the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)A of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment.

Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2010, pages 27789-27790, and allowed 60 days for public comment. One comment was received on 6/25/2010. The public respondent requested that eligibility for this program be offered to American citizens only. As stated in A.1., Justification, of the Supporting Statement A, applicants for this program must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States who have been awarded a terminal degree, or who have been certified by a university as meeting all the requirements leading to a doctorate may be hired as PRAT Fellows. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on measures to improve cybersecurity while sustaining innovation. Preserving innovation, as well as private sector and consumer confidence in the security of the Internet economy, are important for promoting economic prosperity and social well-being overall. In particular, the Department seeks to develop an up-to-date understanding of the current public policy and operational challenges affecting cybersecurity, as those challenges may shape the future direction of the Internet and its commercial use, both domestically and globally. After analyzing comments on this Notice, the Department intends to issue a report that will contribute to the Administration's domestic and international policies and activities in advancing both cybersecurity and the Internet economy.

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Application No. 60/336,394, filed on October 22, 2001 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-US-01); PCT Application No. PCT/US02/033875, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-PCT-02); U.S. Patent Application No. 10/279,129, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E- 064-2004/0-US-03); Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-537565, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-JP-04); Mexican Patent No. 250445, filed on October 22, 2002 and granted on October 16, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-MX-05); Polish Patent Application No. P- 374301, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-PL-6); Canadian Patent Application No. 2464277, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-CA-07); European Patent Application No. 02793811.7, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-EP- 08); U.S. Patent No. 7,183,254, filed on July 18, 2003 and granted on 2/27/2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-US-09); U.S. Patent Application No. 11/606,805, filed on October 29, 2006 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0- US-10); Mexican Patent Application No. 2007/006095, filed on May 14, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-MX-11); Australian Patent Application No. 2002359288, filed on October 22, 2002 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0- AU-12); Hong Kong Patent Application No. 4106574.7, filed on September 1, 2004 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-HK-13); European Patent Application No. 10165256.8, filed on June 8, 2010 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-EP- 14); and Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-137501, filed on June 16, 2010 (HHS Ref. No. E-064-2004/0-JP-15), all entitled ``Use of Leptin for Treating Human Lipoatrophy and Method of Determining Predisposition to Said Treatment'', to Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., having a place of business in San Diego, California, U.S.A. The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and Amgen, Inc.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Research Set-Aside Committee (RSA), its Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB) Committee, and its Executive Committee will hold public meetings.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending the comment period on its notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the environmental impacts of funding a combination of hazardous fuel reduction projects within the East Bay Hills area in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Port of Portland for Portland International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.