September 20, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Request for Public Comment With Respect to the Annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
Pursuant to section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, as amended, USTR is required to publish annually the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting interested parties to assist it in identifying significant barriers to U.S. exports of goods, services and overseas direct investment for inclusion in the NTE. Particularly important are impediments materially affecting the actual and potential financial performance of an industry sector. The TPSC invites written comments that provide views relevant to the issues to be examined in preparing the NTE.
Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0185
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend existing approvals to collect certain information from lessees, operators, record title holders, operating rights owners, and the general public on oil and gas and operations on Federal lands.
Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, Revised Land and Resource Management Plan
The Forest Service will revise the Land and Resource Management Plan (hereafter referred to as the Forest Plan) for the Shoshone National Forest. This notice describes documents available for review and how to obtain them; summarizes the need to change the Forest Plan; provides information concerning public participation; and includes the names and addresses of agency officials who can provide additional information.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 14 Southeastern Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a 5- year review of the red wolf (Canis rufus), Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), tubercled blossom (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), turgid blossom (Epioblasma turgidula), yellow blossom (Epioblasma florentina florentina), painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta), dwarf-flowered heartleaf (Hexastylis naniflora), Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii), and seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) under section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The purpose of reviews conducted under this section of the Act is to ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is accurate. The 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review.
Montana: Filing of Plats of Survey
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended by Pub. L. 104-13; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). Requests for information, including copies of the information collection proposed and supporting documentation, should be directed to the Agency Clearance Officer: Alice D. Witt, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street (EB 5B), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402- 2801; (423) 751-6832. (SC: 0001JTJ) Comments should be sent to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Tennessee Valley Authority by October 20, 2005.
Notice of Availability of a Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Receipt of an Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit Associated With Proposed Restoration Activities for the Karner Blue Butterfly in the West Gary, Indiana Recovery Unit
The Nature Conservancy (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an Enhancement of Survival Permit Associated with proposed restoration activities for the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). This permit application includes a draft Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) between the Applicant and the Service. The proposed SHA and permit would become effective upon signature of the SHA and issuance of the permit and would remain in effect for 15 years. We are requesting comments on the permit application and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed SHA qualifies as a categorical exclusion (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. Further, the Service is specifically soliciting information regarding the adequacy of the SHA as measured against the Service's Safe Harbor Policy and the implementing regulations.
The 25th Anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980: A Review and Look Ahead
The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at its offices in Washington, DC. The purpose of the public hearing will be to examine the impact, the effectiveness, and the future of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 (Staggers Act). Persons wishing to speak at the hearing should notify the Board in writing.
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Extend an Information Collection
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for no longer than three years.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS®-32PT, -24PHB, and -24PTH Revision 8
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations revising the Transnuclear, Inc., Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance Number (CoC No.) 1004. Amendment No. 8 to the Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] System CoC would add a new spent fuel storage and transfer system, designated the NUHOMS[supreg]-24PTH System, and modify the NUHOMS[supreg]-32PT and -24PHB dry shielded canister designs.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS® 32PT, -24PHB, and -24PTH Revision 8
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the Transnuclear, Inc., Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance Number (CoC No.) 1004. Amendment No. 8 to the Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] System CoC will add a new spent fuel storage and transfer system, designated the NUHOMS[supreg]-24PTH System, and modify the NUHOMS[supreg]-32PT and -24PHB dry shielded canister designs.
Finding That Banco Delta Asia SARL Is a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
Pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A, the Secretary of the Treasury, through his delegate, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, finds that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that Banco Delta Asia SARL (Banco Delta Asia) is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern.
Rangeland Management Direction Regarding Grazing Permit Administration
On July 19, 2005, the Forest Service published a notice in the Federal Register with request for comment on the issuance of two (2) interim directives (IDs) to Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2209.13, chapter 10Term Grazing Permits and chapter 20Grazing Agreements. These IDs established procedures and responsibilities for administering term grazing permits and grazing agreements (FR 70 41370). On that same day, several other amendments to FSH 2209.13, as well as amendments to several chapters of Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2200 on Range Management were issued. On August 19, 2005, the Forest Service published a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the IDs had been rescinded and a revised ID had been reissued on August 16, 2005. In addition, the Forest Service announced that proposed directives containing the direction removed from the two chapters had been prepared and were available for public comment (70 FR 48663). On September 2, 2005, a third Federal Register notice was published to correct the World Wide Web/Internet address and proposed direction that included incorrect restrictions of the base property and livestock ownership requirements (70 FR 52362). The Forest Service rescinded all of the direction referred to in these three Federal Register notices on September 9, 2005, and replaced it with the direction that was in place prior to July 19, 2005.
National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council Meeting
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will meet in Sacramento, California, October 18-20, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations-Imposition of Special Measure Against Banco Delta Asia SARL
In a notice of finding published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Secretary of the Treasury, through his delegate, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, found that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that Banco Delta Asia SARL (Banco Delta Asia) is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318A. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against Banco Delta Asia.
Medical Devices; Dental Devices; Classification of Oral Rinse to Reduce the Adhesion of Dental Plaque
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the oral rinse to reduce the adhesion of dental plaque device into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to the device is the guidance document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Oral Rinse to Reduce the Adhesion of Dental Plaque.'' The agency is classifying the device into class II (special controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a notice of availability of a guidance document that is the special control for this device.
Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Oral Rinse to Reduce the Adhesion of Dental Plaque; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Oral Rinse to Reduce the Adhesion of Dental Plaque.'' This guidance document describes a means by which oral rinse to reduce the adhesion of dental plaque may comply with the requirements of special controls for class II devices. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a final rule to classify oral rinse to reduce the adhesion of dental plaque into class II (special controls). This guidance document is immediately in effect as the special control for the oral rinse to reduce the adhesion of dental plaque, but it remains subject to comment in accordance with the agency's good guidance practices (GGPs). General comments on agency guidance documents are welcomed at any time.
Industry Exchange Workshop on Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trials Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cincinnati District, in cooperation with the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), is announcing a workshop on FDA clinical trial statutory and regulatory requirements. This 2-day workshop for the clinical research community targets sponsors, monitors, clinical investigators, institutional review boards, and those who interact with them for the purpose of conducting FDA-regulated clinical research. The workshop will include both industry and FDA perspectives on proper conduct of clinical trials regulated by FDA. Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, December 8, 2005, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at The Westin Cincinnati, 21 East 5th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202-3160, 513-621-7700, FAX: 513-852-5670. Contact: Marie Falcone, Food and Drug Administration, rm. 900, U.S. Customhouse, 200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215-717-3703, FAX: 215-597-5798, e-mail: mfalcone@ora.fda.gov. Registration: Send registration information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and fax number), and the registration fee of $485 (member), $560 (nonmember), or $460 (government employee nonmember) (includes a 1-year membership). The registration fee for FDA employees is waived. Make the registration fee payable to SoCRA, P.O. Box 101, Furlong, PA 18925. To register via the Internet go to https:// www.socra.org/FDAConference.htm. (FDA has verified the Web site address, but is not responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) The registrar will also accept payment by major credit cards. For more information on the meeting, or for questions on registration, contact 800-SoCRA92 (800-762-7292), or 215-345-7749, or FAX: 215-345- 7369, or e-mail: socramail@aol.com. Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations. To make reservations at The Westin Cincinnati at the reduced conference rate, contact The Westin Cincinnati see Location) through November 7, 2005, or until the SoCRA room block is full. The registration fee will be used to offset the expenses of hosting the conference, including meals, refreshments, meeting rooms, and materials. Space is limited, therefore interested parties are encouraged to register early. Limited onsite registration may be available. Please arrive early to ensure prompt registration. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Marie Falcone at least 7 days in advance of the workshop.
National Indian Health Board
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces a supplement to the single-source cooperative agreement award to the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for costs in providing advice and technical assistance to the IHS on behalf of federally recognized Tribes in the area of health care policy analysis and program development. The NIHB is a non-profit organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The mission of the IHS is to work in partnership with American Indian and Alaska Native people to raise their health to the highest level. Under the original cooperative agreement published in the Federal Register, 69 FR 11447, on March 10, 2004, the NIHB assists the IHS in carrying out its mission through access to a broad based consumer network involving the Areas Health Boards or Health Board representatives from each of the 12 IHS Areas. The NIHB communicates with these boards and with Tribes and Tribal organizations in order to raise health of AI/AN people to the highest level. NIHB also disseminates health care information which serves to improve and expand access for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ AN) Tribal Governments to all available health programs in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The NIHB assists in the coordination of the Tribal consultation activities associated with formulating the IHS annual budget request. The program supplement to the single-source cooperative agreement is for $321,800 of non-recurring funding for use during the current budget period in effect from 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2005. The annual funding level of this single-source cooperative agreement is approximately $230,000, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on October 25 and 26, 2005. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public sessions includes: (1) Discussion of the Energy policy Act of 2005, which provides for NRC regulation of accelerator- produced radioactive material and discrete sources of Ra-226; (2) Status of Specialty Board applications for NRC recognition; (3) Electronic signature in written directives; (4) Revision of NRC Form 313A; (5) RIS on dose control and assessment; (6) Review of the medical events definition commission paper. To review the agenda, see https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/agenda/ or contact, via e- mail MSS@nrc.gov. Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10 CFR part 35, Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Date and Time for Closed Session Meeting: October 25, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. This session will be closed so that NRC staff can brief the ACMUI on discussing information relating solely to internal personnel rules. Dates and Times for Public Meetings: October 25, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and October 26, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Address for Public Meetings: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North Building, Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Ballona Creek Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, Los Angeles County, CA
The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to support a cost-shared ecosystem restoration feasibility study with the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. The proposed project study areas has been degraded by encroachment of non-native plants, placement of fill from Marina Del Rey, interruption of the hydrologic regime, trash accumulation, and varied attempts at bank protection along the creek using rock and concrete. Direct benefits of the proposed project include improved habitat and water quality, reductions in waste and trash, and aesthetics. The watershed is an important resource for both recreational uses and for fish, and wildlife and further degradation could jeopardize remaining. The purpose of the feasibility study is to evaluate alternatives for channel modification, habitat restoration (coastal and freshwater wetlands and riparian), recreation, and related purposes along the lower reach of the Ballona Creek.
Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee; Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee. Date: October 27, 2005. Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Army Center of Military History, Collins Hall, Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5058. Proposed Agenda: Review and discussion of the status of historical activities in the United States Army.
Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following meeting: Name of Committee: Distance Learning/Training Technology Applications Subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. Date: October 5-6, 2005. Place: Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, Williamsburg, VA. Time: 0800-1630 on 5 Oct 05; 0800-1630 on 6 Oct 05. Proposed Agenda: The meeting agenda includes updates on The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP) and infrastructure, review of selected courseware, and discussions focused on learning and technology. Purpose of the Meeting: To provide for the continuous exchange of information and ideas for distance learning between the HQ, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Department of the Army, and the academic and business communities.
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
The Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Willows, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public Comment, (4) Project Proposal/Possible Action, (5) Web site Update, (6) Update on Colusa Title III Money, (7) General Discussion, (8) Next Agenda.
Alabama; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Alabama (FEMA-3237-EM), dated September 10, 2005, and related determinations.
Kansas; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Kansas (FEMA-3236-EM), dated September 10, 2005, and related determinations.
Pennsylvania; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (FEMA-3235-EM), dated September 10, 2005, and related determinations.
South Dakota; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-3234-EM), dated September 10, 2005, and related determinations.
Arizona; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Arizona (FEMA-3241-EM), dated September 12, 2005, and related determinations.
Virginia; Emergency and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-3240-EM), dated September 12, 2005, and related determinations.
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