June 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2005-07-05. That AD applies to General Electric Company (GE) CF6- 45A, CF6-50A, CF6-50C, and CF6-50E series turbofan engines that have not incorporated GE Service Bulletin (SB) No. CF6-50 S/B 72-1239, Revision 1, dated September 24, 2003, or that have not incorporated paragraph 3.B. of GE SB No. CF6-50 S/B 72-1239, original issue, dated May 29, 2003. We published AD 2005-07-05 in the Federal Register on March 30, 2005, (70 FR 16096). A descriptive phrase was inadvertently left out of compliance paragraph (f). This document corrects compliance paragraph (f). In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

This document requests comments from the public for the purpose of developing a comprehensive agenda for the third National Summit on Retirement Savings (2006 National Summit), tentatively planned to be convened in early March, 2006. The 2006 National Summit is called for by the Savings Are Vital To Everyone's Retirement (SAVER) Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-92). The first National Summit was held on June 4-5, 1998, and the second Summit was held on February 28-March 1, 2002, both in Washington, DC.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request reinstatement and clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques of other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques of other forms of information technology.

FinCEN is issuing this interim final rule to prescribe minimum standards applicable to dealers in jewels, precious metals, or precious stones, pursuant to the provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 that require financial institutions to establish anti-money laundering programs. This rule is being issued as an interim final rule because FinCEN is seeking additional public comment on several aspects of the interim final rule. These issues are addressed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section under the heading ``Request for Comments.'' We also are providing questions and answers to assist businesses in understanding how the interim final rule operates, and in determining whether and when a business's operations are covered by the interim final rule. These questions and answers appear in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section under the heading ``Frequently Asked Questions.''

The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge across the Port Allen Canal, mile 8.7 (Gulf Intracoastal Canal, Morgan City to Port Allen (Alternate Route), mile 56.0), near Morley, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation for eight hours on three consecutive days. The deviation is necessary to repair and replace the rail joints of the bridge.

The Commission is announcing the effective date for amendments to the regulations regarding the proper rates and timing for payment for travel on behalf of Presidential candidates during the general election on means of transportation that are not offered for commercial passenger service, including government conveyances. The publication of these final rules in the Federal Register occurred on December 15, 2003 and included an announcement that the effective date would be published at a later date once the regulations had been before Congress for 30 legislative days pursuant to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act. Publication of the effective date notice was inadvertently delayed. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.

This document makes final, without change, a previously published interim final rule that stated the Bureau of Industry and Security's licensing policy regarding transactions involving entities sanctioned by the State Department under three specified statutes, imposed a new license requirement for certain entities sanctioned by the State Department, and identified one specific entity subject to this new license requirement, Tula Instrument Design Bureau of Russia.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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. This information will be used to verify that a mortgage has been properly recorded and is eligible for FHA mortgage insurance.

This document contains a correction to the Notice of final policy on conducting component level tests in order to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Sec. 25.785(b) and (d), that was published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2005 (70 FR 29374). In the ``Background'' section of that notice, the FAA inadvertently left out a portion of a sentence in the second paragraph. This action corrects that error.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its bottled water quality standard regulations by revising the existing allowable level for the contaminant arsenic. As a consequence, bottled water manufacturers are required to monitor their finished bottled water products for arsenic at least once each year under the current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for bottled water. Bottled water manufacturers are also required to monitor their source water for arsenic as often as necessary, but at least once every year unless they meet the criteria for the source water monitoring exemptions under the CGMP regulations. This final rule will ensure that the minimum quality of bottled water, as affected by arsenic, remains comparable with the quality of public drinking water that meets the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) standards.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the federally threatened Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis (Fish Slough milk-vetch) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 8,007 acres (ac) (3,240 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundary of the critical habitat designation. The critical habitat is located in Mono and Inyo Counties, California.

The FDIC is revising its insurance regulations for accounts of qualified tuition savings programs under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualified tuition programs that are savings plans or prepaid tuition plans may be established by states or state instrumentalities under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Interests in qualified tuition savings programs are ``securities'' under the federal securities laws. Under the FDIC's existing insurance regulations, a state public instrumentality that issues securities is treated as a corporation for deposit insurance purposes. As a result, the deposits of the state public instrumentality are insured up to a total of only $100,000 in the aggregate. The deposits are not insured on a ``pass-through'' basis to the holders of the securities. Under the FDIC's new rule, the deposits of the state public instrumentality may be insured on a ``pass- through'' basis (i.e., up to $100,000 for the beneficial interest of each participant) if the deposits represent interests or accounts in a state public instrumentality that is part of a qualified tuition savings program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.