September 14, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 7, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on low enriched uranium (LEU) from France. The review covers one producer of the subject merchandise. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to the preliminary results. For the final dumping margins see the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.

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.

This notice advises all interested persons of change in the date of a public meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.

On July 15, 2005, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the ``Fund'') announced in a NOAA for the New Markets Tax Credit Program (70 FR 41075) that the deadline for electronic allocation applications is 5 p.m. ET on September 21, 2005. The NOAA also announced that paper allocation applications must be postmarked on or before September 21, 2005 and received by the Fund at the address cited in the NOAA by 5 p.m. ET on September 30, 2005. Due to the recent occurrence of certain natural disasters, the Fund will consider extending these deadlines, on a case-by-case basis, for applicants that have been directly affected by said disasters. In general, to be eligible for an application deadline extension, an applicant must demonstrate that it cannot submit its application by September 21, 2005 because: 1. Its principal place of business is located in a county for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has: a) issued a ``major disaster declaration'' since July 15, 2005; and b) made a determination that such county is eligible for both ``individual and public assistance''; or 2. There exist mitigating factors directly attributable to the disaster-related conditions in a county for which FEMA has: a) issued a ``major disaster declaration'' since July 15, 2005; and b) made a determination that such county is eligible for both ``individual and public assistance.'' If you would like to request an application deadline extension, you must send your request via e-mail to grantsmanagement@cdfi.treas.gov with the subject line ``Deadline Extension Request: 2006 NMTC Allocation Application.'' If you are unable to file your request by e- mail, you may contact the Fund by telephone at (202) 622-8226 or by facsimile at (202) 622-6453. These are not toll free numbers. Be sure to indicate in your telephone message or fax that you are requesting an extension of the 2006 NMTC Allocation Application deadline. In your request, you must explain why the application deadline extension is necessary, citing the specific circumstances preventing your organization from completing and/or submitting the application materials by the deadlines set forth in the NOAA. You must address, at a minimum, whether: your offices were closed and/or were without electricity for significant periods of time; staff members were not available to work on the application materials during critical periods; and/or other application partners (e.g., investors, consultants, community partners) were not available to provide materials critical to the compilation of a complete application. To ensure full consideration of your request prior to the September 21, 2005 Allocation Application deadline, you should submit your extension request as soon as feasible and by no later than 5 p.m. ET, Monday, September 19, 2005. The Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to request additional supporting documentation before rendering a final determination. Please also note that the Fund is not at this time accepting any requests to extend deadlines pertaining to the issuance of qualified equity investments by prior allocatees planning to apply for allocations in the CY 2006 round of the NMTC Program (see section III.A.2.(a) of the NOAA). The Fund may issue, in its sole discretion, additional guidance on this matter at a later date. All other information and requirements set forth in the July 15, 2005 NOAA shall remain effective, as published.

Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242), requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection. Section 182 is commonly referred to as the ``Special 301'' provision of the Trade Act. In addition, USTR is required to determine which of those countries should be identified as Priority Foreign Countries. On April 30, 2005, USTR announced the results of the 2005 Special 301 review and stated that Out-of-Cycle Reviews (OCRs) would be conducted for Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. USTR will conduct these OCRs in the fall of 2005. USTR requests written comments from the public concerning the acts, policies, and practices relevant for this review under Section 182 of the Trade Act.

The African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (the ``Subcommittee'') is requesting written public comments for the annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan African countries to receive the benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Subcommittee will consider these comments in developing recommendations on AGOA country eligibility for the President. Comments received related to the child labor criteria may also be considered by the Secretary of Labor for the preparation of the Department of Labor's report on child labor as required under section 412(c) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. This notice identifies the eligibility criteria that must be considered under AGOA, and lists those sub-Saharan African countries that are currently eligible for the benefits of the AGOA, and those that are currently ineligible for such benefits.

This is to notify the public that PHMSA is investigating the unauthorized marking of high- and low-pressure compressed gas cylinders, including fire extinguishers, oxygen cylinders, and self- contained breathing apparatus, by All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. The company is located at 385 High Street, Holbrook, NY. On June 15, 2004, two inspectors from the Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement (OHMEEastern Region) conducted a compliance inspection of All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. During the inspection, PHMSA obtained evidence that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had marked, certified, and returned to service an undetermined number of cylinders as being properly tested in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), without conducting the required hydrostatic testing of those cylinders. All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.'s retest records revealed that, from November 2003 through June 2004, All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had returned to service hundreds of cylinders without hydrostatically testing them. In addition, PHMSA found no records of hydrostatic testing for cylinders All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had requalified prior to November 2003. This and other evidence obtained by PHMSA indicates that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. also failed to perform required hydrostatic testing on cylinders it requalified prior to November 2003. Hydrostatic retesting and visual inspection, conducted as prescribed in the HMR, are used to verify the structural integrity of a cylinder. If the hydrostatic retesting and visual inspection are not performed in accordance with the HMR, a cylinder with compromised structural integrity may be returned to service when it should have been condemned in the first place. Extensive property damage, serious personal injury, or death could result from rupture of a cylinder. Cylinders that have not been retested in accordance with the HMR may not be charged or filled with compressed gas or other hazardous material.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirement (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 collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on July 6, 2005.

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications, they are not repeated here. Requests of modifications of exemptions (e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. Applications have been separated from the new application for exemption to facilitate processing.