January 7, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rods from India. The period of review is December 1, 2002, through November 30, 2003. This review covers three companies. We have preliminarily determined that Chandan Steel, Ltd., and Isibars Steel, Ltd., sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review and that the Viraj Group has made sales in the United States at prices not below normal value.\1\ We have also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to subject merchandise produced and exported by Viraj Alloys, Ltd., and VSL Wires, Ltd.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has determined that the proceeds that can be realized from the liquidation of assets of the receivership listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION are insufficient to wholly satisfy the priority claims of depositors against the receivership estate. Therefore, upon satisfaction of secured claims, depositor claims, and claims which have priority over depositors under applicable law, no amount will remain or will be recovered sufficient to allow a dividend, distribution, or payment to any creditor of lesser priority, including but not limited to claims of general creditors. Any such claims are hereby determined to be worthless.

The Director, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.

We are adopting new and amended rules and forms to address comprehensively the registration, disclosure and reporting requirements for asset-backed securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The final rules and forms accomplish the following: update and clarify the Securities Act registration requirements for asset-backed securities offerings, including expanding the types of asset-backed securities that may be offered in delayed primary offerings on Form S-3; consolidate and codify existing interpretive positions that allow modified Exchange Act reporting that is more tailored and relevant to asset-backed securities; provide tailored disclosure guidance and requirements for Securities Act and Exchange Act filings involving asset-backed securities; and streamline and codify existing interpretive positions that permit the use of written communications in a registered offering of asset-backed securities in addition to the statutory registration statement prospectus. We also request additional comment regarding the appropriate treatment of certain structured securities that do not meet our definition of ``asset-backed security.''

The Temporary Protected Status designation for El Salvador will expire on March 9, 2005. This notice extends the designation of El Salvador for 18 months, until September 9, 2006, and sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of El Salvador (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in El Salvador) with TPS to re- register and to apply for an extension of their employment authorization documents (EADs) for the additional 18-month period. Re- registration is limited to persons who registered under the initial designation announced on March 9, 2001 or who filed their first application for TPS under the late initial registration provisions at 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) and also timely re-registered under each subsequent extension of the designation. Eligible aliens also must have maintained continuous physical presence in the United States since March 9, 2001, and continuous residence in the United States since February 13, 2001. Certain nationals of El Salvador (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in El Salvador) who have not previously applied for temporary protected status may be eligible to apply under the late initial registration provisions. Given the large number of Salvadorans affected by this notice, the Department of Homeland Security recognizes that many re-registrants may not receive their new employment authorization documents until after their current documents expire on March 9, 2005. Accordingly, this notice automatically extends the validity of employment authorization documents issued under the temporary protected status designation of El Salvador for 6 months, until September 9, 2005, and explains how temporary protected status beneficiaries and their employers may determine which employment authorization documents are automatically extended.

The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the draw of the SR 4 bridge across the Boeuf River, mile 32.3, near Mason, Louisiana. The existing bridge has been removed from service and a replacement bridge has been constructed on the same alignment. Since the movable span of the bridge has been removed, the regulation controlling the opening and closing of the bridge is no longer necessary.

The Coast Guard seeks consultation with all interested and affected parties in identifying ballast water management strategies for vessels entering the Great Lakes that declare no ballast onboard (NOBOB). Our goal for these strategies is to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species via NOBOBs. To aid in the development of ballast water management strategies for NOBOBs, the Coast Guard will also hold a public meeting in order to expand the opportunity for the public to comment. We encourage all interested and/ or affected stakeholders to submit comments and to attend the public meeting.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center invites public comment on public information collections, which will be submitted to OMB for renewal.

This notice proposes to create a Class E surface area at Ames, IA. It also proposes to modify the Class E5 airspace at Ames, IA.

This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Lexington, MO.

This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Sedalia, MO.