March 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of, and requesting public comment on, two draft risk assessments. The first is a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products. The second is a quantitative risk assessment of Clostridium perfringens in RTE and heat-treated, but not RTE, products. The Agency prepared the draft risk assessments to provide scientific information in support of lethality and stabilization performance standards that the Agency proposed for the processing of such products in a notice of proposed rulemaking published February 27, 2001 (66 FR 12590). FSIS is holding a public meeting to present and discuss these draft risk assessments.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this information collection.

By this document, the Commission seeks comment on plans and principles submitted by telecommunications industry groups, and on alternative measures, for comprehensive reform of the current intercarrier compensation system. The Commission seeks comment on the legal issues, network interconnection issues, cost recovery issues and implementation issues related to these plans and alternative measures in order to transition to a unified intercarrier compensation regime.

On March 3, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 10380) a notice inviting applications for new awards under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education State Personnel Development Grants Program authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On pages 10380 and 10384, second column, the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications is corrected to read ``May 17, 2005'' and the Deadline for Intergovernmental Review is corrected to read ``July 18, 2005.''

This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Cumulus Licensing LLC (``Petitioner''), licensee of Station KYKZ(FM), Channel 241C1, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Petitioner requests that the Commission reallot Channel 241C1 from Lake Charles, Louisiana to Sour Lake, Texas. The coordinates for Channel 241C1 at Sour Lake, Texas are 30-04-42 NL and 93-54-35 WL, with a site restriction of 48.8 kilometers (30.3 miles) east of Sour Lake.

The Audio Division requests comment on a petition filed by Charles Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 274A at Milano, Texas, as its first local aural transmission service. Channel 274A can be allotted to Milano in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.2 kilometers (5.7 miles) southwest to avoid a short-spacing to the license site of FM Station KBRQ, Channel 273C1, Hillsboro, Texas. The reference coordinates for Channel 274A at Milano are 30-38-30 North Latitude and 96-55-00 West Longitude. The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Mitchell Beranek proposing the allotment of Channel 298A at Wheatland, Wyoming, as the community's fourth FM commercial broadcast service. Channel 298A can be allotted to Wheatland in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) north of the community. The reference coordinates for Channel 298A at Wheatland are 42-04-28 North Latitude and 104-56-51 West Longitude.

This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Jackson Hole Community Radio proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the rules, to allot Channel 294C2 at Jackson, Wyoming, and reserve it for noncommercial educational use. See Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Applicants (``NCE Report and Order''). 65 FR 36375 (June 8, 2000). Petitioner's proposal warrants consideration because the allotment could provide Jackson with its second NCE service. A preliminary staff engineering analysis of the proposal confirms that Channel 294C2 as proposed could provide a second NCE service to significantly more than 10 percent of the population within its 1 mV/m service area. In addition, our analysis confirms that there are no channels available in the FM reserved band. Channel *294C2 can be allotted at Jackson without a site restriction at coordinates 43-28-42 NL and 110-45-42 WL.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on December 15, 2004 at Vol. 69, No. 240 p. 75104-05.

This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Akron Broadcasting Company (``Petitioner''), seeking to amend the FM Table of Allotments by allotting Channel 279C1 at Akron, Colorado, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Petitioner's proposal also requires the reclassification of Station Station KRFX(FM), Denver, Colorado, Channel 287C to specify operation on Channel 278C0.KURB(FM), Channel 253C, Little Rock, Arkansas 253C0 pursuant to the reclassification procedures adopted by the Commission. See Second Report and Order in MM Docket 98-93 (1998 Biennial Regulatory ReviewStreamlining of Radio Technical Rules in Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules) 65 FR 79773 (2000). An Order to Show Cause was issued to Jacor Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc. (``Jacor''), licensee of Station KRFX(FM), Denver, Colorado, affording it 30 days to express in writing an intention to seek authority to upgrade its technical facilities to preserve Class C status, or otherwise challenge the proposed action (RM-10630). Channel 279C1 can be allotted at Akron, Colorado, at Petitioner's requested site 24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles) southeast of the community at coordinates 40-03-28 NL and 102-57-35 WL.

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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Record of Decision (ROD) has been approved and issued for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)Master Plan Development Including Runway Safety Area Enhancement/Extension of Runway 12-30 and Other Improvements, Gary/ Chicago International Airport. Written requests for the ROD can be submitted to the individual listed in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Record of Decision was approved on March 17, 2005. Public Availability: Copies of the Record of Decision and the Final Environemtnal Impact Statement (the environmental document on which the decision is based) are available for public information review during regular business hours at the following locations: 1. Gary/Chicago International Airport, 6001 West Industrial Highway, Gary, Indiana 46406. 2. Chicago Airports District Office, Room 312, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 3. Gary Public Library, 220 West 5th Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46402. 4. Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond, Indiana 46320. 5. East Chicago Main Library, 2401 East Columbus Drive, East Chicago, Indiana 46312. 6. IU Northwest Library, 3400 Broadway, Gary Indiana 46408. 7. Lake County Main Library, 1919 West 81st Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410-5382. 8. Purdue Calumet Library, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, Indiana 46323-2094. 9. Whiting Library, 1735 Oliver Street, Whiting, Indiana 46394.

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting by teleconference of the NASA Universe Exploration Strategic Roadmap Committee.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.