August 5, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1997 Ford Mustang passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) are eligible for importation into the United States because (1) they are substantially similar to vehicles that were originally manufactured for sale in the United States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards, and (2) they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.

On March 21, 2005, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. The Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program NOFA competition, which was included in the SuperNOFA, closed on June 10, 2005. This document announces the reopening of the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program NOFA competition.

This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations governing the disposition of multifamily projects that are HUD-owned or secured by a HUD-held mortgage which are being foreclosed to implement statutory amendments made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. The proposed rule would require a potential purchaser of such a project to certify that all other properties owned by the purchaser, and located in the same city or town as the project being purchased, are in substantial compliance with applicable state or local government housing statutes, regulations, ordinances, and codes. A potential purchaser of a multifamily project, from a state or local government that previously had acquired the property from HUD would also be required to submit evidence of substantial compliance with applicable state or local housing requirements. The proposed rule would also expand the scope of the participation and compliance requirements for HUD's Federal Housing Administration programs to include purchasers of multifamily housing projects from state or local governments, in cases where the property had previously been acquired by the state or local government from HUD.

This final rule amends FAA regulations regarding airplane noise certification standards. These changes are necessary to harmonize two technical items with international standards and provide uniform noise certification standards for airplanes certificated in the United States and Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) countries. This amendment will simplify airworthiness approvals for import and export purposes. We anticipate that the changes to these two items will apply only to a small number of older-technology airplanes.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority for Memphis International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is amending a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or the ``Agency'') New England announces its intent to delete the Nutmeg Valley Road Site (``Site'') from the National Priorities List (``NPL'') and requests comment on this proposed action. The NPL constitutes appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP''), which EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') of 1980, as amended. EPA and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (``CT DEP'') have determined that no further action is necessary or appropriate for this Site.

This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system titled ``Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens (Section 1011),'' System No. 09-07-0546. The system will contain enrollment and payment request information, in support of a short-term program which pays hospitals, certain physicians, and ambulance providers (including Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities whether operated by the IHS or by an Indian Tribe or tribal organization) for their otherwise un-reimbursed costs of services provided under the provisions of section 1867 (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) (EMTALA) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and related hospital inpatient and outpatient services and ambulance services furnished to undocumented aliens, aliens paroled into the United States (U.S.) at a U. S. port of entry for the purposes of receiving such services, and Mexican citizens permitted temporary entry to the U.S. for not more than 30 days under the authority of a biometric machine readable border crossing identification card (also referred to as a ``laser visa'') issued in accordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed under the Immigration and Nationality Act. This system is being established under provisions of Section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). The primary purpose of the system is to maintain information collected on individuals who submit an enrollment application and make payment requests associated with Section 1011 of the MMA, and other information designed to support the enrollment, claims payment, and research reporting functions of the Section 1011 program. Information retrieved from this system will also be disclosed to: (1) Support regulatory, payment activities, and policy functions performed within the agency or by a designated contractor or consultant; (2) combat fraud and abuse in certain health benefits programs; (3) assist another Federal or state agency with information to enable such agency to administer a Federal health benefits program, or to enable such agency to fulfill a requirement of a Federal statute or regulation that implements a health benefits program funded in whole or in part with Federal; (4) funds support constituent requests made to a Congressional representative; and, (5) support litigation involving the agency. We have provided background information about the new system in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Although the Privacy Act requires only that the ``routine use'' portion of the system be published for comment, CMS invites comments on all portions of this notice. See DATES section for comment period.