April 13, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processor vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2005 first seasonal allowance of the Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) specified for catcher/processor vessels using pot gear in the BSAI.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Report of Diversion. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

The Department of Homeland Security, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Certificate of Origin. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours. This document is published to obtain comments form the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (69 FR 76954) on December 23, 2004, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

This notice announces the issuance of change 1 to AC 23-15A, Small Airplane Certification Compliance Program. Change 1 to AC 23-15A deletes the fourth sentence in paragraph 5n(2)(e) and deletes ``fatigue properties'' in fifth sentence in paragraph 5n(2)(e). This change is required since the paragraph was misinterpreted by some, to mean that no fatigue testing is required for composites. A parallel was drawn between the failure phenomenon (at a micro level) of wood and composites. Since the comparison created confusion, all mention of composites is eliminated.

Notice is hereby given that ESTTA will be unavailable during certain time periods during the relocation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office data center to a site in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Proposed Development Activities at the Juneau International Airport (JNU) has been prepared and is available for public review and comment. Written requests for the DEIS and written comments on the DEIS can be submitted to the individual listed in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Public information meetings and public hearings will be held on June 1 and June 2, 2005. The public comment period will commence on April 29, 2009 and will close on June 30, 2005. Public Comment and Information Meetings/Public Hearings: The start of the public comment period on the DEIS will be April 29, 2005 and will end on June 30, 2005. Two combined public Information meetings and public hearings will be held on June 1 and June 2, 2005, at different times to accommodate differences in availability of interested parties. The public information meeting on Wednesday, June 1 will begin at 3 p.m. (ADT) and will last until 5 p.m. (ADT). The public hearing on that date will begin shortly after the public information meeting, at 5:30 p.m. (ADT). The public information meeting on Thursday, June 2 will begin at 5 p.m. (ADT) and will last until 7 p.m. (ADT). The public hearing on that date will begin shortly after the public information meeting, at 7:30 p.m. (ADT). The location for both of the Public Information Meetings/Public Hearings is Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801.

These special conditions are issued to The Lancair Company, 22550 Nelson Road, Bend, Oregon 97701, for a Type Design Change for the Lancair LC41-550FG and LC42-550FG airplanes. These airplanes have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisaged in the applicable airworthiness standards. These novel and unusual design features include the installation of electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) displays Model 700-00006-XXX-( ) manufactured by Avidyne Corporation for which the applicable regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate airworthiness standards for the protection of these systems from the effects of high intensity radiated fields (HIRF). These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to the airworthiness standards applicable to these airplanes.

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 document adopts revisions to the Federal Communication Commission's (Commission's) rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) that will allow wireless cable television systems to provide EAS alerts to their subscribers in a more efficient and less burdensome manner. Specifically, wireless cable system operators will now be able to install equipment that provides a means to switch all programmed channels to a predesignated channel that carries an EAS alert in lieu of installing an EAS decoder for each and every system channel. Accordingly, upon receipt of an EAS alert, subscribers' equipment will automatically be tuned to the channel carrying the EAS message.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this direct final rule to correct the final rule published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2004. Specifically, EPA is amending the regulatory text for the definitions of refrigerant and technician. EPA is also amending the prohibition against venting substitute refrigerants to reflect the changes in the definitions. These changes are being finalized to make certain that the regulations promulgated on March 12, 2004 cannot be construed as a restriction on the sales of substitutes that do not consist of an ozone-depleting substance (ODS), such as pure hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and perfluorocarbon (PFC) substitutes.

The EPA is proposing to amend the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Control Technology Standards which were promulgated in June 1999 (64 FR 34863), and the National Emission Standards for Ethylene Manufacturing Process Units: Heat Exchange Systems and Waste Operations which were promulgated in July 2002 (67 FR 46258). The proposed amendments would clarify the compliance requirements for benzene waste streams, clarify the requirements for heat exchangers and heat exchanger systems, and stipulate the provisions for offsite waste transfer in the national emission standards for ethylene process units. The proposed amendments would also correct the regulatory language that make emissions from ethylene cracking furnaces during decoking operations an exception to the provisions and delineate overlapping requirements for storage vessels and transfer racks. In addition, the proposed amendments would also correct errors in the proposed rule for the Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber Production source category which were not corrected as indicated in the preamble to the June 1999 final rule (64 FR 34863). In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are taking direct final action on the proposed amendments because we view these revisions as noncontroversial and anticipate no adverse comments. We have explained our reasons for the amendments in the direct final rules. If we have no adverse comments, we will take no further action on the proposed amendments. If we receive adverse comments, we will withdraw only those amendments on which we receive adverse comments. We will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register indicating which amendments will become effective and which amendments are being withdrawn. If all or part of the direct final rules in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register is withdrawn, all comments pertaining to those amendments will be addressed in a subsequent final rulemaking based on these proposed amendments. We will not institute a second comment period on the subsequent final action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.

The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a teleconference for the purposes of receiving reports and recommendations from an HSAC working group and task force, and holding member deliberations. The HSAC will receive reports from the HSAC Working Group on Intelligence and Information Sharing, chaired by Governor Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts; and the HSAC Task Force on the National Strategy for Maritime Security HSPD-13/NSPD-41, chaired by Frank J. Cilluffo, Associate Vice President for Homeland Security, George Washington University. The Romney Working Group will report on the topic of State Fusion Centers, and the Cilluffo Task Force will report on the implementation plan for the National Strategy for Maritime Security. Following each report, the HSAC will hold deliberations and discussions among HSAC members.

Agenda items for the second meeting of the newly chartered Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) will include remarks from the Director, MMS, and the Associate Director, Minerals Revenue Management (MRM), MMS, as well as updates from the following subcommittees: Geothermal; Coal; Federal Oil and Gas Valuation; Oil and Gas Royalty Reporting; and Indian Valuation. The RPC will also hear special reports on the status of the Open and Non-Discriminatory Access proposed rule and an update on energy legislation from MMS. The Bureau of Land Management will update the RPC on exploration, development, and access activities occurring on public lands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will brief the RPC on the Indian Energy Resource Development Office. The RPC membership includes representatives from states, Indian tribes and individual Indian mineral owner organizations, minerals industry associations, the general public, and other Federal departments.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is publishing the final Fiscal Year 2005 Program Guidelines/Application Solicitation for the Labor-Management Cooperation Program to inform the public. The program is supported by Federal funds authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, subject to annual appropriations. This solicitation contains a change in the application process in an effort to maximize participation under current budget constraints. In the past, applicants were required to submit applications by a fixed date. In Fiscal Year 2005, the date for application submission will be open, contingent upon fund availability. Applications will be accepted for consideration after May 15, 2005 and all funds will be awarded by September 30, 2006. Comments: No comments have been received in response to the Federal Register notice advising that application solicitations may be submitted any time after May 15, 2005 and will be considered for funding pending funds availability.

The Ochoco National Forest is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing grazing management in six allotments in the Maury Mountains. These six allotments are: Double Cabin, East Maury, West Maury, Klootchman, Sherwood, and Shotgun. The proposed action will alter livestock management to improve stream shade, bank stability, and livestock distribution. These actions are needed to promote the recovery of riparian vegetation which will provide stream shade and contribute to stream bank stability.