February 2, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This notice sets for the agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Sunshine in Government Act.

The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on February 17, 2005 starting at 9 a.m. at the Mid-Oregon Federal Credit Union Conference Room on 1386 NE Cushing (near the corner of 27th and Neff), Bend, Oregon. Agenda items will include an update of litigation, a briefing on the new planning rule, subbasin planning, Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan, rechartering, Mt. Hood NF working group charter, Northwest Forest Plan monitoring, and an update of the B and B project. The remainder of the day will include info sharing and a Public Forum from 12:30 p.m. till 1 p.m. All Deschutes Province Advisory Committee Meetings are open to the public.

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is issuing this notice pursuant to section 564(b)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to justify the emergency use of Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) for prevention of inhalation anthrax. The Secretary provides notice of the determination of the Department of Defense that there is a significant potential for a military emergency involving a heightened risk to United States military forces of attack with anthrax. The determination of the Department of Defense was effective as of December 10, 2004. The Secretary also provides notice that, on the basis of such determination, he has declared an emergency justifying the authorization of the emergency use of AVA.

We the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce a 12- month finding on a petition to delist the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Preble's) (Zapus hudsonius preblei) under the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). After reviewing the best scientific and commercial information available, we find that the petitioned action is warranted and propose to delist or remove Preble's from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. We propose this action based on a review of all available data, which indicate that Preble's is not a discrete taxonomic entity, does not meet the definition of a subspecies, and was listed in error. Before this proposed action is finalized, the Service will conduct a status review and evaluate threats to the combined Z. h. campestris entity in all or a significant portion of its range. We will also analyze whether the Preble's portion of Z. h. campestris qualifies as a Distinct Population Segment in need of protection. We seek comments from the public regarding this proposal.

The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research and development. Foreign patents are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for U.S. companies and may also be available for licensing.

EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Missouri. This approval pertains to revisions to the State's rule which add vapor line requirements necessary to achieve Stage I vapor recovery for air quality benefits. The effect of this approval is to ensure Federal enforceability of the State air program rules and to maintain consistency between the State-adopted rules and the approved SIP.

This document notifies the public that theAdministrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The draft proposed rule would establish procedures for conducting a periodic review of pesticide registrations. FIFRA section 3(g) directs the Agency to establish by regulation procedures for reviewing pesticide registrations, with a goal of reviewing each pesticide's registration every 15 years. The purpose of this review is to assure that a pesticide continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The legislative history for FIFRA 3(g) noted that because safety standards change over time, it is necessary to assure that pesticides continue to meet these standards as new knowledge and information are developed.