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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATE, SEPTEMBER

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51999-52282............................................. 1
52283-52892............................................. 2
52893-53042............................................. 6
53043-53294............................................. 7
53295-53536............................................. 8
53537-53722............................................. 9
53723-53900.............................................12
53901-54234.............................................13
54235-54468.............................................14
54469-54608.............................................15
54609-54832.............................................16
54833-55020.............................................19
55021-55224.............................................20
55225-55512.............................................21
55513-55704.............................................22
55705-56104.............................................23
56105-56342.............................................26
56343-56560.............................................27
56561-56808.............................................28
56809-57120.............................................29
57121-57482.............................................30
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING SEPTEMBER

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7463 (See Notice of September 8, 2005)...............54229
7921.................................................52281
7922.................................................53719
7923.................................................53721
7924.................................................54227
7925.................................................54233
7926.................................................54461
7927.................................................54463
7928.................................................54465
7929.................................................54467
7930.................................................55021
7931.................................................55505
7932.................................................55507
7933.................................................55509
7934.................................................55511
7935.................................................56341
Executive Order:
13223 (See Notice of September 8, 2005)..............54229
13224 (See Notice of September 21, 2005).............55703
13235 (See Notice of September 8, 2005)..............54229
13253 (See Notice of September 8, 2005)..............54229
13286 (See Notice of September 8, 2005)..............54229
Administrative Orders:
Memorandum:
Memorandum of September 9, 2005......................55015
Notices:
Notice of September 21, 2005.........................55703
Presidential Determinations:
No. 2004-45 of September 10, 2004 (See 
Presidential Determination No. 2005-35 of 
September 12, 2005)..................................54607
No. 2005-36 of September 14, 2005....................56807
No. 2005-33 of August 29, 2005.......................55013
No. 2005-34 of September 9, 2005.....................55011
No. 2005-35 of September 12, 2005....................54607
No. 2005-36 of September 14, 2005....................56807
No. 2005-37 of September 21, 2005....................57481

                           5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
250..................................................54658

                           7 CFR
2....................................................55705
97...................................................54609
301...........................................57121, 57122
371..................................................55705
500..................................................55706
762..................................................56105
905..................................................54235
916..................................................56107
917..................................................56107
920..................................................56561
922..................................................54833
946..................................................53723
948..................................................55711
966..................................................53537
985..................................................55713
993..................................................54469
1033.................................................56111
1216.................................................55225
1405.................................................52283
1430.................................................56113
Proposed Rules:
56...................................................56139
57...................................................56139
205..................................................54660
271..................................................55776
273..................................................55776
275..................................................55776
277..................................................55776
319...........................................55036, 57206
925..................................................56378
944..................................................56378
987..................................................53737
1005.................................................55458
1007.................................................55458
1435.................................................53103

                           8 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................52037

                           9 CFR
310..................................................53043
318..................................................53043
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................55308
94............................................52158, 55513
381..................................................53582

                          10 CFR
50............................................52893, 56809

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72............................................55023, 55513
300..................................................54835
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................52942
2....................................................52942
10...................................................52942
19...................................................52942
20...................................................52942
21...................................................52942
25...................................................52942
26...................................................52942
50...................................................52942
51...................................................52942
52...................................................52942
54............................................52942, 54310
55...................................................52942
63...................................................53313
72............................................52942, 55036
73...................................................52942
75...................................................52942
95...................................................52942
140..................................................52942
170..................................................52942

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
300..................................................56599

                          12 CFR
201..................................................56563
607..................................................54471
611..................................................53901
612..................................................53901
614...........................................53901, 54471
615...........................................53901, 54471
620...........................................53901, 54471
627..................................................55513
703..................................................55516
712..................................................55227
790..................................................55516
791..................................................55516
Proposed Rules:
225..................................................53320
741..................................................55308
XVII.................................................53105

                          13 CFR
Ch. III..............................................57124
121..................................................56813
125..................................................56813

                          14 CFR
3....................................................54822
23...................................................56564
25...................................................56343
39........51999, 52001, 52004, 52005, 52009, 52285, 52899, 
         52902, 53051, 53053, 53056, 53058, 53295, 53540, 
         53543, 53547, 53550, 53554, 53556, 53558, 53725, 
         53910, 53912, 53915, 54242, 54244, 54247, 54249, 
         54251, 54253, 54472, 54474, 54612, 54616, 54618, 
         54622, 54835, 55228, 55230, 55233, 55234, 55236, 
         55239, 55242, 55245, 55248, 55517, 55519, 55524, 
         55529, 56140, 56143, 56145, 56344, 56347, 56349, 
         56351, 56355, 56358, 56361, 56814, 56818, 56821, 
                                       57124, 57125, 57126
61............................................53560, 54810
63...................................................54810
65...................................................54810
71........52012, 52288, 52903, 52905, 53562, 53917, 53918, 
         53919, 53920, 53921, 54837, 55250, 55531, 55533, 
                                              56365, 56366
73............................................54837, 56366
95...................................................52013
97............................................52288, 54624
121...........................................54810, 56542
135..................................................54810
Proposed Rules:
39........52040, 52041, 52043, 52046, 52943, 52945, 52947, 
         53106, 53586, 53739, 53743, 54311, 54314, 54316, 
         54318, 54321, 54484, 54486, 54668, 54671, 54674, 
         54677, 54852, 54854, 54856, 55310, 55315, 55321, 
         55323, 55598, 55602, 55604, 56378, 56381, 56383, 
         56386, 56389, 56858, 56860, 57213, 57215, 57217, 
                                       57219, 57221, 57222
71.........53594, 53595, 53597, 53598, 55325, 53691, 56608
121...........................................54454, 55492
125..................................................54454
135..................................................54454
382..................................................53108

                          15 CFR
736..................................................54626
738..................................................54626
742..................................................54626
744..................................................54626
748..................................................54626
922..................................................57127
995..................................................52906

                          16 CFR
4....................................................53296

                          17 CFR
1....................................................56823
210..................................................56825
228..................................................56825
229..................................................56825
232..................................................57130
240..................................................56825
242..................................................52014
249..................................................56825
275..................................................54629
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................56608
36...................................................54323
37...................................................54323
38...................................................54323
39...................................................54323
40...................................................54323
210..................................................56862
229..................................................56862
240..................................................56862
249..................................................56862

                          18 CFR
45...................................................55717
385..................................................55723
Proposed Rules:
Ch I.................................................55796
38...................................................53117
153..................................................52328
157..................................................52328
365..................................................55805
366..................................................55805
375..................................................52328

                          19 CFR
7....................................................53060
10...................................................53060
11...................................................53060
12...................................................53060
18...................................................53060
19...................................................53060
24...................................................53060
54...................................................53060
101..................................................53060
102..................................................53060
111..................................................53060
114..................................................53060
123..................................................53060
128..................................................53060
132..................................................53060
134..................................................53060
141..................................................53060
145..................................................53060
146..................................................53060
148..................................................53060
151..................................................53060
152..................................................53060
177..................................................53060
181..................................................53060
191..................................................53060
Proposed Rules:
101..................................................52336

                          20 CFR
404..................................................57132
416..................................................57132
Proposed Rules:
404..................................................53323
411..................................................57222
416...........................................52949, 53323

                          21 CFR
1....................................................53728
101..................................................56828
189..................................................53063
510..................................................52291
558..................................................52291
700..................................................53063
866..................................................53069
872..................................................55026
Proposed Rules:
20...................................................56394
135..................................................56409
210..................................................55038
211..................................................55038
212..................................................55038
310..................................................52050
510..................................................56394
514..................................................56394
516..................................................56394
880..................................................53326

                          22 CFR
41...................................................52292
51...................................................53922
231..................................................56102
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................52037

                          23 CFR
1327.................................................52296

                          24 CFR
891..................................................54200
990..................................................54984
Proposed Rules:
291..................................................53480
320..................................................54450

                          25 CFR
Proposed Rules:
61...................................................56611

                          26 CFR
1.............................................52299, 54631
54...................................................55500
Proposed Rules:
1.........52051, 52952, 53599, 53973, 54324, 54859, 56418, 
                                              56611, 56877
31...................................................54680
53...................................................53599
301.............................54324, 54681, 54687, 56611
601..................................................56877

                          27 CFR
9.............................................53297, 53300
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................53328
24...................................................53328
27...................................................53328

                          28 CFR
Proposed Rules:
16...................................................53133

                          29 CFR
1910..........................................53925, 57146
2560.................................................55500
2590.................................................55500
4022.................................................54477
4044.................................................54477
Proposed Rules:
1404.................................................53134

                          30 CFR
57...................................................55019
216..................................................56849
218..................................................56849
250...........................................56119, 56853
256..................................................56119
282..................................................56853
938..................................................52916
Proposed Rules:
57............................................53280, 55018
250..................................................52953
906..................................................54490

                          31 CFR
306..................................................57428
315..................................................57428
353..................................................57428
356..................................................57437
357...........................................57428, 57437
360..................................................57428
363...........................................57428, 57437
575..................................................54258
0 et al.......................................57155, 57158
Proposed Rules:
103..................................................55217

                          32 CFR
199..................................................55251
272..................................................55725
706..................................................52302
Proposed Rules:
310..................................................53135

                          33 CFR
100.......52303, 52305, 54478, 56367, 56369, 56371, 57146, 
                                                     57148
117...............52307, 52917, 53070, 54637, 55727, 56373
165.......52308, 53070, 53562, 54447, 54479, 54838, 55252, 
                                55534, 55536, 55539, 57150

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168..................................................55728
Proposed Rules:
100....................................52052, 52054, 52338
117......................52340, 52343, 53328, 53604, 56878
165..................................................55607

                          36 CFR
1228.................................................55730

                          37 CFR
1.............................................54259, 56119
2....................................................56119
3.............................................54259, 56119
5....................................................56119
10...................................................56119
Proposed Rules:
Ch. III..............................................53973

                          38 CFR
14...................................................52015
41...................................................52248
49...................................................52248

                          39 CFR
265..................................................52016
Proposed Rules:
20............................................54493, 54510
111..................................................57237

                          40 CFR
49...................................................54638
51............................................53930, 55212
52........52919, 52926, 53275, 53304, 53564, 53930, 53935, 
         53936, 53939, 53941, 54267, 54639, 54840, 54842, 
         55212, 55541, 55545, 55550, 55559, 55663, 56129, 
                                              56374, 56566
60...................................................55568
62............................................53567, 56853
81................52926, 55541, 55545, 55550, 55559, 56129
124..................................................53420
174..................................................55254
180.......53944, 54275, 54281, 54640, 55260, 55263, 55269, 
         55272, 55277, 55282, 55286, 55293, 55731, 55733, 
                         55740, 55748, 55752, 55761, 56569
228...........................................53729, 55770
260..................................................53420
261..................................................53420
267..................................................53420
270..................................................53420
271...........................................56132, 57152
300........52018, 54286, 55296, 55774, 55775, 57155, 57158
310..................................................56576
Proposed Rules:
26...................................................53838
52........52956, 52960, 53329, 53605, 53746, 53974, 53975, 
           54324, 55062, 55610, 55611, 55613, 56612, 57238
62............................................53615, 56880
81.........52960, 53605, 53746, 55610, 55611, 55613, 57238
82...................................................55480
136..................................................52485
180..................................................55326
197...........................................54325, 56418
271....................................56150, 56419, 57238
272..................................................56419
300....................................54327, 55329, 57239
372..................................................53752

                          41 CFR
301-10...............................................54481

                          42 CFR
403..................................................52019
405..................................................57161
411..................................................57164
412...........................................57161, 57166
413..................................................57161
414..................................................57161
415..................................................57161
418..................................................57174
419..................................................57161
422...........................................52023, 57161
424..................................................57164
485..................................................57161
505..................................................57368
Proposed Rules:
405..................................................52056
410..................................................52056
411..................................................52056
413..................................................52056
414..................................................52056
426..................................................52056
447..................................................55812
455..................................................55812
505..................................................57376

                          43 CFR
10...................................................57177
3100.................................................53072
3834.................................................52028
Proposed Rules:
423..................................................54214
429..................................................54214

                          44 CFR
64..............................52935, 54481, 54844, 57179
65..............................52936, 52938, 55028, 55029
67............................................52939, 55031
Proposed Rules:
67.......................52961, 52962, 52976, 55071, 55073

                          45 CFR
61...................................................53953
160..................................................54293
Proposed Rules:
162..................................................55990

                          46 CFR
3....................................................57181
10...................................................57181
114..................................................57181
147..................................................57181
151..................................................57181
175..................................................57181
296..................................................55581
531..................................................56577
Proposed Rules:
531...........................................52345, 53330

                          47 CFR
1.............................................55300, 57183
2.............................................53074, 55301
15...................................................56856
23...................................................56580
25............................................53074, 56581
53...................................................55301
54...................................................55300
64..............................54294, 54298, 54300, 55302
73..............................53074, 53078, 54301, 56581
74...................................................56581
76...................................................53076
79...................................................56582
90............................................53074, 56583
97...................................................53074
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................53136
20...................................................56612
23...................................................56620
64...................................................53137
73............................................53139, 54334
79...................................................56150

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1.........................................57448, 57473
1....................................................57449
2......................................57449, 57452, 57453
3....................................................57455
4....................................................57453
6.............................................57453, 57457
7.............................................57449, 57453
8.............................................57452, 57453
11...................................................57449
12...................................................57453
13............................................57453, 57457
16...................................................57452
19.....................................57458, 57459, 57462
22...................................................57453
28............................................57753, 57459
31.....................................57463, 57467, 57470
36............................................57452, 57453
37...................................................57453
39............................................57449, 57453
41...................................................57453
47...................................................57453
52..............................57453, 57455, 57458, 57462
204..................................................57188
205..................................................54651
209..................................................57188
211..................................................53955
212...........................................53955, 57188
213..................................................57188
217...........................................54651, 57188
219..................................................57190
225...........................................52030, 57191
229..................................................57191
232..................................................52031
237...........................................52032, 57193
242..................................................52034
246..................................................57188
252........52030, 52031, 52032, 53716, 53955, 57188, 57191
1802.................................................52940
1805.................................................56856
1852.................................................52941
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................54878
2.............................................54878, 56318
10...................................................56318
12...................................................56318
16............................................56314, 56318
17...................................................54878
31...................................................54878
32............................................54878, 56314
35...................................................54878
42...................................................54878
44...................................................56318
45...................................................54878
49...................................................54878
51...................................................54878
52.....................................54878, 56314, 56318
53...................................................54878
207..................................................54693
216..................................................54694
217..................................................54695
239...........................................54697, 54698
252...........................................54695, 54698
1819.................................................57240
1832.................................................57240
1852.................................................57240
9904.................................................53977

                          49 CFR
105..................................................56084
106..................................................56084
107..................................................56084
110..................................................56084
171..................................................56084
172..................................................56084
173..................................................56084
176..................................................56084
177..................................................56084
178..................................................56084
179..................................................56084
180..................................................56084
192..................................................57194
383..................................................56589
384..................................................56589
571...........................................53079, 53569
578..................................................53308
585..................................................53101
588..................................................53569
593..................................................57194
Proposed Rules:
571...........................................53753, 56425
572..................................................54889

                          50 CFR
17..............................52310, 52319, 56212, 56970
20..............................54483, 55666, 56028, 56532
32............................................54146, 56376
222..................................................56593
223..................................................56593
226...........................................52488, 52630
300..................................................52324
600..................................................54652
635..................................................56595
648.............................53311, 53580, 53969, 54302
660.............................52035, 54851, 55302, 55303
679.......52325, 52326, 53101, 53312, 53970, 53971, 54656, 
                                55305, 55306, 56138, 56377
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................54700
17........52059, 53139, 53141, 54106, 54335, 54701, 56426, 
                                              56434, 56880
36...................................................57242
92...................................................55692
224..................................................56884
600..................................................53979
622.............................53142, 53979, 54518, 56157
635...........................................53146, 55814
679..................................................52060
697..................................................52346

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

        RULES GOING INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Onions grown in--
   Idaho and Oregon; published 8-31-05
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean and coastal resource management:
   National Marine Sanctuary Program; artificial reef development; 
      permit applications policy; published 9-30-05
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Advisory and assistance sevices; published 9-30-05
   Aviation critical safety items and related services; quality control; 
      published 9-30-05
   Central contractor registration; published 9-30-05
   Defense Logistics Agency waiver authority; published 9-30-05
   Foreign taxation prohibition on U.S. assistance programs; published 
      9-30-05
   Partnership Agreement 8(a) Program; extension; published 9-30-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Anti-lobbying statute; implementation; published 9-30-05
   Architect-engineer services contracting improvements; published 9-30-
      05
   Bid bonds; powers of attorney; published 9-30-05
   Increased justification and approval threshold for DoD, NASA, and 
      Coast Guard; published 9-30-05
   Information technology security; published 9-30-05
   Price evaluation adjustment; expiration; published 9-30-05
   Title 40 US Code reference corrections; published 9-30-05
   Training and education cost principle; published 9-30-05
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air quality implementation plans:
   Interstate ozone transport; nitrogen oxides (NOx) SIP call, technical 
      amendments, and Section 126 rules; response to court decisions
      Georgia; significant contribution findings and rulemaking; stay; 
         published 8-31-05
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Colorado; published 8-1-05
   Utah; published 8-1-05
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan priorities 
      list; published 8-1-05
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications 
      relay services and speech-to-speech services; published 8-31-05
Television broadcasting:
   Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act 0f 2004; 
      implementation--
      Alaska and Hawaii; carriage of analog and digital signals 
         requirements; published 8-31-05
   Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004; 
      implementation--
      Alaska and Hawaii; carriage of analog and digital signals 
         requirements; correction; published 9-7-05
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Anti-lobbying statute; implementation; published 9-30-05
   Bid bonds; powers of attorney; published 9-30-05
   Increased justification and approval threshold for DoD, NASA, and 
      Coast Guard; published 9-30-05
   Small business competitiveness demonstration program; landscaping and 
      pest control services; published 9-30-05
   Title 40 US Code reference corrections; published 9-30-05
   Training and education cost principle; published 9-30-05
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Shipping and transportation; technical, organizational, and conforming 
   amendments; published 9-30-05
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; implementation:
   Technical amendments; published 9-30-05
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Anti-lobbying statute; implementation; published 9-30-05
   Architect-engineer services contracting improvements; published 9-30-
      05
   Bid bonds; powers of attorney; published 9-30-05
   Increased justification and approval threshold for DoD, NASA, and 
      Coast Guard; published 9-30-05
   Information technology security; published 9-30-05
   Price evaluation adjustment; expiration; published 9-30-05
   Training and education cost principle; published 9-30-05
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Management and Budget Office
Grants, other financial assistance, and nonprocurement agreements; 
   governmentwide guidance:
   Governmentwide debarment and suspension (nonprocurement); Federal 
      agency guidance; published 8-31-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; published 8-26-05
   Boeing; published 9-15-05
      Correction; published 9-30-05
   Pratt & Whitney; published 8-26-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards; nonconforming vehicles, importation 
   eligibility determinations; published 9-30-05
National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System; participation 
   and data receipt procedures; published 9-2-05
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Fiscal Service
Bonds and notes and securities, U.S. Treasury:
   Legacy Treasury Direct and TreasuryDirect; systems update and 
      regulations simplification; published 9-30-05
Book-entry and marketable book-entry Treasury bonds, notes, and bills:
   Securities held in TreasuryDirect; published 9-30-05
          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2005
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Milk marketing orders:
   Mideast; published 9-26-05
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Fees:
   Official inspection and weighing services; published 8-26-05
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Economic Development Administration
Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004; 
   implementation; regulatory revision; published 8-11-05
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Atlantic highly migratory species--

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      Atlantic bluefin tuna; published 9-28-05
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare:
   Hospice wage index (FY 2006); published 8-4-05
      Correction; published 9-30-05
   Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 2006 FY rates; 
      published 8-12-05
      Correction; published 9-30-05
   Inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system (2006 
      FY); update; published 8-15-05
      Correction; published 9-30-05
   Prescription drug discount card; endorsed drug card sponsors; 
      published 9-1-05
   Skilled nursing facilities; prospective payment system and 
      consolidating billing; published 8-4-05
   Skilled nursing facilities; prospective payment system and 
      consolidated billing
      Correction; published 9-30-05
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
   North Carolina; published 9-23-05
Outer Continental Shelf activities:
   Gulf of Mexico; safety zones; published 7-29-05
Ports and waterways safety; regulated navigation areas, safety zones, 
   security zones, etc.:
   Potomac River, Washington, DC; published 9-30-05
Regattas and marine parades:
   Chesapeakeman Ultra Triathlon, MD; published 9-30-05
   Clarksville Hydroplane Challenge, VA; published 9-30-05
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Single-employer plans:
   Interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits; published 9-15-
      05
POSTAL SERVICE
Organization and administration:
   Facility accessibility pursuant to Architectural Barriers Act; Postal 
      Service standards; published 5-17-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor carrier safety standards:
   Driver's hours of service--
      Fatigue prevention; driver rest and sleep for safe operations; 
         published 8-25-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Railroad Administration
Railroad locomotive safety standards:
   Event recorders; published 6-30-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous materials:
   Hazard communication requirements changes; labels and placards 
      specifications for materials poisonous by inhalation; revisions; 
      published 11-4-04
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act; implementation:
   Application and reporting requirements; published 8-31-05
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assistance awards to U.S. non-Governmental organizations; marking 
   requirements; Open for comments until further notice; published 8-26-
   05 [FR 05-16698]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Cotton classing, testing and standards:
   Classification services to growers; 2004 user fees; Open for comments 
      until further notice; published 5-28-04 [FR 04-12138]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal welfare:
   Ferret standards; humane handling, care, treatment, and 
      transportation; comments due by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-
      15516]
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Imported fire ants; comments due by 10-7-05; published 8-8-05 [FR 05-
      15623]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
   National Handbook of Conservation Practices; Open for comments until 
      further notice; published 5-9-05 [FR 05-09150]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Telecommunication policies on specifications, acceptable materials, and 
   standard contract forms; comments due by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 
   [FR 05-13945]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Groundfish; comments due by 10-3-05; published 9-1-05 [FR 05-
         17454]
      Pollock; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-21-05 [FR 05-18750]
      Pollock; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-21-05 [FR 05-18751]
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Salmon; recreational fishery adjustments; comments due by 10-6-05; 
         published 9-21-05 [FR 05-18854]
      West Coast salmon; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-21-05 [FR 
         05-18853]
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Semi-annual agenda; Open for comments until further notice; published 
   12-22-03 [FR 03-25121]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Pilot Mentor-Protege Program; Open for comments until further notice; 
      published 12-15-04 [FR 04-27351]
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
   Vocational and adult education--
      Smaller Learning Communities Program; Open for comments until 
         further notice; published 2-25-05 [FR E5-00767]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Meetings:
   Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
      Oak Ridge Reservation, TN; Open for comments until further notice; 
         published 11-19-04 [FR 04-25693]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Commercial and industrial equipment; energy efficiency program:
   Test procedures and efficiency standards--
      Commercial packaged boilers; Open for comments until further 
         notice; published 10-21-04 [FR 04-17730]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
   Virginia Electric & Power Co. et al.; Open for comments until further 
      notice; published 10-1-03 [FR 03-24818]
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
   Electric Reliability Organization certification and electric 
      reliability standards establishment, approval, and enforcement 
      procedures; comments due by 10-7-05; published 9-7-05 [FR 05-
      17752]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
   Predictive emission monitoring systems; performance specifications; 
      testing and monitoring provisions amendments; comments due by 10-
      7-05; published 8-8-05 [FR 05-15330]

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Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
   Arizona; correction; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-6-05 [FR 
      05-17539]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Oregon; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-6-05 [FR 05-17537]
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
   Coastal nonpoint pollution control program--
      Minnesota and Texas; Open for comments until further notice; 
         published 10-16-03 [FR 03-26087]
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Acetic acid; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-3-05 [FR 05-15148]
   Alachlor, etc.; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-3-05 [FR 05-
      15335]
   C8, C10, and C12 straight-chain fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and 
      propylene glycol; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-21-05 [FR 
      05-18724]
   Dichlorodifluoromethane, etc.; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-
      3-05 [FR 05-15334]
   Tebuconazole; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-4-05 [FR 05-15440]
Water pollution control:
   National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--
      Concentrated animal feeding operations in New Mexico and Oklahoma; 
         general permit for discharges; Open for comments until further 
         notice; published 12-7-04 [FR 04-26817]
      Texas; general permit for territorial seas; Open for comments 
         until further notice; published 9-6-05 [FR 05-17614]
Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:
   Meat and poultry products processing facilities; Open for comments 
      until further notice; published 9-8-04 [FR 04-12017]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
   Technological Advisory Council; Open for comments until further 
      notice; published 3-18-05 [FR 05-05403]
Common carrier services:
   Interconnection--
      Incumbent local exchange carriers unbounding obligations; local 
         competition provisions; wireline services offering advanced 
         telecommunications capability; Open for comments until further 
         notice; published 12-29-04 [FR 04-28531]
International telecommunications:
   Foreign carriers; blockages or disruptions; harm to U.S. competition 
      and customers; comments due by 10-7-05; published 9-7-05 [FR 05-
      17795]
Organization:
   FM table of allotments procedures and radio broadcast services 
      community of license changes; comments due by 10-3-05; published 
      8-3-05 [FR 05-15427]
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:
   Senior examiners; one-year post-employment restrictions; comments due 
      by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15468]
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Ocean shipping in foreign commerce:
   Non-vessel-operating carrier service arrangements; comments due by 
      10-6-05; published 9-2-05 [FR 05-17555]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Electronic fund transfers (Regulation E):
   Automated teller machine operators disclosure obligations; official 
      staff interpretation; comments due by 10-7-05; published 8-25-05 
      [FR 05-16801]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:
   Senior examiners; one-year post-employment restrictions; comments due 
      by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15468]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare:
   Civil monetary penalties, assessments, exclusions, and related 
      appeals procedures; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-4-05 [FR 
      05-15291]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
   Evaluating safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs with regard to 
      their microbiological effects on bacteria of human health concern; 
      Open for comments until further notice; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-
      27113]
   Medical devices--
      Dental noble metal alloys and base metal alloys; Class II special 
         controls; Open for comments until further notice; published 8-
         23-04 [FR 04-19179]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Anchorage regulations:
   Maryland; Open for comments until further notice; published 1-14-04 
      [FR 04-00749]
Drawbridge operations:
   Virginia; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-19-05 [FR 05-16494]
   Wisconsin; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-17-05 [FR 05-16285]
Regattas and marine parades:
   Hampton Roads Sailboat Classic; comments due by 10-3-05; published 9-
      2-05 [FR 05-17513]
   Spa Creek, MD; comments due by 10-3-05; published 9-1-05 [FR 05-
      17427]
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
   Homeless assistance; excess and surplus Federal properties; Open for 
      comments until further notice; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15251]
HUD-owned properties:
   Multifamily housing projects disposition; purchaser's compliance with 
      State and local housing laws and requirements; comments due by 10-
      4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15472]
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
   Home equity conversion mortgage insurance; line-of-credit payment 
      options; comments due by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15473]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species permit applications
   Recovery plans--
      Paiute cutthroat trout; Open for comments until further notice; 
         published 9-10-04 [FR 04-20517]
Endangered and threatened species:
   Critical habitat designations--
      Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl; comments due by 10-3-05; published 
         8-3-05 [FR 05-15302]
      California tiger salamander; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-
         2-05 [FR 05-14992]
      Pygmy owl; hearing; comments due by 10-3-05; published 9-7-05 [FR 
         05-17754]
   Findings on petitions, etc.--
      Wright fishhook cactus; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-3-05 
         [FR 05-15301]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Administrative wage garnishment; collection of debts; comments due by 
   10-3-05; published 8-3-05 [FR 05-15258]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
   Marine mammals and threatened and endangered species protection; 
      lessee plans and information submission requirements; comments due 
      by 10-6-05; published 9-6-05 [FR 05-17543]

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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Credit unions:
   Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996; 
      implementation--
      Regulatory review for reduction of burden on federally-insured 
         credit unions; comments due by 10-5-05; published 7-7-05 [FR 
         05-13310]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
   Fort Wayne State Developmental Center; Open for comments until 
      further notice; published 5-10-04 [FR 04-10516]
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Allowances and differentials:
   Cost-of-living allowances (nonforeign areas)--
      Rate changes; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-4-05 [FR 05-
         15097]
Employment:
   Examining system; direct-hire authority to recruit and appoint 
      individuals for shortage category positions; comments due by 10-3-
      05; published 8-4-05 [FR 05-15259]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Disaster loan areas:
   Maine; Open for comments until further notice; published 2-17-04 [FR 
      04-03374]
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Generalized System of Preferences:
   2003 Annual Product Review, 2002 Annual Country Practices Review, and 
      previously deferred product decisions; petitions disposition; Open 
      for comments until further notice; published 7-6-04 [FR 04-15361]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.; comments due by 10-6-05; published 9-
      6-05 [FR 05-17610]
   Boeing; Open for comments until further notice; published 8-16-04 [FR 
      04-18641]
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER); comments due by 10-
      3-05; published 9-1-05 [FR 05-17403]
   Learjet; comments due by 10-7-05; published 8-23-05 [FR 05-16752]
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-18-05 [FR 05-
      16363]
   Pacific Aerospace Corp.; comments due by 10-5-05; published 8-19-05 
      [FR 05-16442]
   Saab; comments due by 10-3-05; published 9-1-05 [FR 05-17404]
Airworthiness standards:
   Special conditions--
      Boeing Model 777 Series Airplane; comments due by 10-7-05; 
         published 8-23-05 [FR 05-16745]
      Gulfstream Model G150 airplane; comments due by 10-6-05; published 
         8-22-05 [FR 05-16517]
Class B, C, and D airspace; comments due by 10-7-05; published 8-8-05 
   [FR 05-15567]
Federal airways; comments due by 10-7-05; published 8-23-05 [FR 05-
   16748]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Child restraint systems--
      Improved test dummies, updated test procedures, and extended child 
         restraints standards for children up to 65 pounds; comments due 
         by 10-3-05; published 8-3-05 [FR 05-15268]
   Controls, telltales, and indicators; comments due by 10-3-05; 
      published 8-17-05 [FR 05-16325]
   Low-speed vehicle; definition; comments due by 10-3-05; published 8-
      17-05 [FR 05-16323]
   Occupant crash protection--
      Seat belt assemblies; comments due by 10-6-05; published 8-22-05 
         [FR 05-16524]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Comptroller of the Currency
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:
   Senior examiners; one-year post-employment restrictions; comments due 
      by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15468]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; implementation:
   Senior examiners; one-year post-employment restrictions; comments due 
      by 10-4-05; published 8-5-05 [FR 05-15468]
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