August 2, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a delegation of Commissioners of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an open meeting on August 10, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Senate Hart Hearing Room 216, Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20510. The delay of this change notice resulted from the short time-frame established by statute for the operations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission and the necessity of coordinating this meeting with Federal, State and local government officials. The Commission requests that the public consult the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, https://www.brac.gov, for updates. The Commission delegation will meet to receive comment from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on certain base closure and realignment actions under consideration by the Commission in the States of Indiana, Maine, North Carolina and Ohio that were not recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD). The installations concerned are listed in FR Doc. 05- 14596, published in the Federal Register of July 22, 2005, on page 42311. The purpose of this regional meeting is to allow communities an opportunity to voice their concerns, counter-arguments, and opinions related to the proposed action in a live public forum. This meeting will be open to the public, subject to the availability of space. Sign language interpretation will be provided. The delegation will not render decisions regarding the DoD recommendations at this meeting, but will gather information for later deliberations by the Commission as a whole.

Notice is hereby given that a delegation of Commissioners of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an open meeting on August 8, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monterey Convention Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey, California 93940. The delay of this change notice resulted from the short time-frame established by statute for the operations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission and the necessity of coordinating this meeting with Federal, state and local government officials. The Commission requests that the public consult with 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, https://www.brac.gov, for updates. The Commission delegation will meet to receive comment from Federal, state and local government representatives and the general public on certain base closure and realignment actions under consideration by the Commission in the states of Alaska, California and Colorado that were not recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD). The installations concerned are listed in FR Doc. 05-14596, published in the Federal Register of July 22, 2005, on page 42311. The purpose of this regional meeting is to allow communities an opportunity to voice their concerns, counter-arguments, and opinions related to the proposed action in a live public forum. This meeting will be open to the public, subject to the availability of space. Sign language interpretation will be provided. The delegation will not render decisions regarding the DoD recommendations at this meeting, but will gather information for later deliberations by the Commission as a whole.

Name of Committee: The Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation (DACMC). Committee Membership: Chairman: ADM (Ret) Donald L. Pilling. Members: Dr. John P. White; Gen (Ret) Lester L. Lyles; Mr. Frederic W. Cook; Dr. Walter Oi; Dr. Martin Anderson; and Mr. Joseph E. Jannotta. General Function of the Committee: The Committee will provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), with assistance and advice on matters pertaining to military compensation. The Committee will examine what types of military compensation and benefits are the most effective for meeting the needs of the Nation. Agenda: On August 31, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. During the morning session, the Committee will deliberate on compensation issues identified by its Subcommittees on the areas of retirement compensation, health benefits, special and incentive pays, reserve compensation, and quality of life matters as it continues to prepare its interim report. In the afternoon, the Committee will conduct a discussion with invited groups. Procedure: Public participation in Committee discussions at this meeting will not be permitted. Written submissions of data, information, and views may be sent to the Committee contact person at the address shown. Submissions should be received by close of business August 24, 2005. Persons attending are advised that the Committee is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

TVA will convene a meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council (Regional Council) to obtain views and advice on the topic of TVA's draft recreation strategy. Under the TVA Act, TVA is charged with the proper use and conservation of natural resources for the purpose of fostering the orderly and proper physical, economic and social development of the Tennessee Valley region. The Regional Council was established to advise TVA on its natural resource stewardship activities. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (FACA). The meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Overview of water quality partnerships. (2) Reservoir releases improvement program. (3) Water quality improvement efforts of the Izaak Walton League. (4) Clean marina efforts on Fontana Reservoir. (5) Water quality improvement efforts of the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition and Little River Water Quality Forum. (6) TVA's draft recreation strategy. (7) Public comments on the topic of TVA's recreation strategy. (8) Council discussion and advice on TVA's recreation strategy. The Regional Council will hear opinions and views of citizens by providing a public comments session. The public comment session will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. e.d.t. on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. Citizens who wish to express views and opinions on the topic of TVA's recreation strategy may do so during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Public Comments participation is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Speakers addressing the Regional Council are requested to limit their remarks to no more than 5 minutes. Persons wishing to speak are requested to register at the door and are then called on by the Regional Council Chair during the public comment period. Handout materials should be limited to one printed page. Written comments are also invited and may be mailed to the Regional Resource Stewardship Council, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11A, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

The Siskiyou Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 to recommend Title II projects for fiscal year 2006 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000. The meeting will be held at the Cave Junction City Hall, 222 W. Lister Street, Cave Junction, Oregon. It begins at 8 a.m., ends at 4:30 p.m. The open public comments begin at 11 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m. Written comments may be submitted prior to the meeting and delivered to Designated Federal Official, Scott Conroy at the Rogue River- Siskiyou National Forest, P.O. Box 520, Medford, Oregon 97501. For Further Information Contact: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Public Affairs Officer Patty Burel at telephone: (541) 858-2211, e-mail: pburel@fs.fed.us, or USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 520, 333 West 8th Street, Medford, OR 97501.

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) approved the Settlement Agreement negotiated in these cases by the United States Departments of Energy and Defense (the Government) and by the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), prescribed the Agreement's rate and rate update methodologies as the maximum reasonable rate level, extinguished UP's liability for reparations, and agreed not to entertain cross- complaints against UP in subsequent proceedings involving the Government's claims for reparations against remaining railroad defendants that participated in through rates with UP. The Board declined in part to rule on, and granted in part, the Government's separate request for ground rules to govern future proceedings against remaining railroad defendants and granted the Government's request to continue holding these proceedings in abeyance subject to the Government reporting quarterly on the progress of settlement negotiations.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information collection requirement regarding Standard Form 150, Deposit Bond- Individual Invitation, Sale of Government Personal Property. A request for public comments was published at 70 FR 16820, April 1, 2005. No comments were received. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the left and right main landing gear (MLG) assemblies for any part number (P/N) 532.10.12.077 bolts that do not have white primed and painted heads; and replace any bolt found with new P/N 532.10.12.077F bolts in all MLG assemblies. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Switzerland. We are issuing this proposed AD to detect and correct any P/N 532.10.12.077 bolts that do not have white primed and painted heads, which could result in corrosion of the bolt and consequent failure of the bolt. This failure could lead to MLG collapse during airplane landing and take-off operations with consequent loss of airplane control.

This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) in support of the New Car Assessment Program 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 May 11, 2005 [70 FR 24859, or U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2005-21068].

Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will meet on Friday, August 5, 2005. The meeting will be held in the Grand Orrington Ballroom, Second Floor, Hotel Orrington, 710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, beginning at 12:15 p.m. The ACHP was established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) to advise the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy and to comment upon Federal, federally assisted, and federally licensed undertakings having an effect upon properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The ACHP's members are the Architect of the Capitol; the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, Defense, and Transportation; the Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and General Services Administration; the Chairman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; the President of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers; a Governor; a Mayor; a Native American; and eight non-Federal members appointed by the President. The agenda for the meeting includes the following:

The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee will meet August 19, 2005, (RAC) in Covelo, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public Comment, (3) Sub- committees (4) Discussionitems of interest (5) Next agenda and meeting date.

This rule amends the marketing order (order) for sweet cherries grown in Washington. Sweet cherry growers, voting in a mail referendum held March 1 through March 21, 2005, voted on four amendments proposed by the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee (Committee), which is responsible for local administration of the order, and two amendments proposed by the Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA. Of the six amendments proposed, three were favored, including: Adding authority for the Committee to accept voluntary contributions for research and promotion; establishing tenure limitations for Committee members; and requiring that continuance referenda be conducted every 6 years. The three amendments that failed include: adding authority for promotion, including paid advertising, and production research projects; adding authority for supplemental rates of assessment for individual varieties of cherries; and, adding a public member to the Committee. These amendments will not be implemented.

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated areas and by removing certain areas or fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA, from the list of regulated areas. Those actions were necessary to prevent the spread of Karnal bunt to noninfected areas of the United States and to relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary

The FDIC is proposing to amend its regulations concerning annual independent audits and reporting requirements, which implement Section 36 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act). Section 36 and the FDIC's implementing regulations are generally intended to facilitate early identification of problems in financial management at insured depository institutions with total assets above a certain threshold (currently $500 million) through annual independent audits, assessments of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and compliance with designated laws and regulations, and related reporting requirements. Section 36 also includes requirements for audit committees at these insured depository institutions. The FDIC's amendments would raise the asset size threshold from $500 million to $1 billion for internal control assessments by management and external auditors and for the members of the audit committee, who must be outside directors, to be independent of management. As required by section 36, the FDIC has consulted with the other Federal banking agencies. These amendments are proposed to take effect December 31, 2005.

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the General Administrative Regulations, which implement the statutory mandates of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA) related to the submission of policies for approval for reinsurance and the reimbursement of research and development costs and maintenance costs.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, and 747-400D series airplanes. This AD requires modifying the lateral shear beam for the Door 5 crew rest and, for certain airplanes, replacing Zone E tie rods and modifying the Zone E stowbin ladder. This AD results from a report indicating that the lateral shear beam for the Door 5 crew rest does not meet the 9G forward loading requirement. We are issuing this AD to prevent the structural support for the Door 5 crew rest and Zone E stowbins from failing, which could result in the crew rest or stowbins falling during an emergency and consequent injury to crew and passengers.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Model HS.125 series 700A airplanes, Model BAe.125 series 800A airplanes, and Model Hawker 800 and Hawker 800XP airplanes. This AD requires inspecting to determine the current rating of the circuit breakers of certain cockpit ventilation and avionics cooling system blowers; and replacing the circuit breakers and modifying the blower wiring, as applicable. This AD results from a report indicating that a blower motor seized up and gave off smoke. We are issuing this AD to prevent smoke and fumes in the cockpit in the event that a blower motor seizes and overheats due to excessive current draw.