December 1, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2005-12-01-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2005-12-01
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: E5-6740
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Order Granting an Application of Global Industries, Ltd. Under Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Document Number: E5-6729
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-6726
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-6725
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Air Quality Management Subcommittee to the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC); Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E5-6723
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the CAAAC on November 19, 1990, to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical, scientific, and enforcement policy issues. Open Meeting Notice: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Air Quality Management subcommittee to the CAAAC will hold its next open meeting on Monday, December 12, 2005, from approximately 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. via telephone conferencing. Any member of the public who wishes to submit written comments, or who wants further information concerning this meeting, should follow the procedures outlined in the section below titled ``Providing Written Comments at this Meeting''. Participation in the teleconference will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Because of the limitations of the teleconferencing system, members of the public wishing to attend this meeting must contact Ms. Debbie Stackhouse, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (919) 541-5354, or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Mail Code C 404-04), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, or by email at: stackhouse.debbie@epa.gov by noon Eastern Time on December 7, 2005, to obtain the conference phone number. Inspection of Committee Documents: The subcommittee agenda and any documents prepared for the meeting will be sent to participants via e- mail prior to the start of the meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with the meeting minutes, will be available by contacting the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket OAR-2004-0075. The Docket office can be reached by telephoning (202) 260-7548; FAX (202) 260-4400.
Calhoun Park Area Superfund Site; Charleston, Charleston County, SC; Notice of Proposed Settlement
Document Number: E5-6722
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to settle claims for payment of all past cost, as well as future costs related to the Calhoun Park Area Site (``Site'') located in Charleston County, Charleston, South Carolina. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement until January 3, 2006. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed settlement should such comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Superfund Enforcement and Information Management Branch, Waste Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 404/562-8887. Batchelor.Paula@EPA.Gov. Written or e-mail comments may be submitted to Ms. Batchelor at the above address within thirty days of the date of publication.
Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
Document Number: E5-6721
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 today are proposing EPA's NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from industrial activity, also referred to as the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP). Today's proposed permit will replace the existing permit covering industrial sites in EPA Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 that expired on October 30, 2005. Today's proposed permit is similar to the existing permit and will authorize the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. EPA seeks comment on the proposed permit and on the accompanying fact sheet.
Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Document Number: E5-6720
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment is accepting requests for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant (RLF) supplemental funding and will make recommendations to senior management regarding these requests using the following criteria: The RLF grantee must have made at least one loan or subgrant AND have significantly depleted existing available loan and/or subgrant funds, Demonstrated need for supplemental funding, including the numbers of sites and communities that may benefit from supplemental funding, Demonstrated ability to administer and ``revolve'' the RLF grant, and administer subgrant(s) and/or loan(s), Demonstrated ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps for cleanup, and, Community benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). RLF supplemental funding will be made available several times a year, subject to funding availability. Interested RLF grantees who have made at least one loan or subgrant should contact their Brownfields Regional Coordinators for specific information regarding application. The selection of RLF grantees for supplemental funding is made at the Assistant Administrator level.
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
Document Number: E5-6719
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval form the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes one collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E5-6716
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E5-6715
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of Administrative Reviews
Document Number: E5-6710
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with October anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to defer the initiation of an administrative review for one antidumping duty order and one countervailing duty order.
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: E5-6703
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection related to the delivery of services conducted under the official inspection, grading, and weighing programs authorized under the United States Grain Standards Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. This voluntary survey would give customers of the official inspection, grading, and weighing programs, who are primarily in the grain, oilseed, rice, lentil, dry pea, edible bean, and related agricultural commodity markets, an opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of services they receive and will provide information on new services that they would like to receive. This feedback would assist GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) to improve services and service delivery provided by the official inspection, grading, and weighing system.
Opportunity for Designation in the Topeka (KS), Minot (ND), Lake Village (IN), and Cincinnati (OH) Areas, Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Document Number: E5-6702
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The designations of the official agencies listed below will end in June 2006. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is asking persons interested in providing official services in the areas served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. GIPSA is also asking for comments on the quality of services provided by these currently designated agencies: Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas); Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. (Schneider); and Tri- State Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State).
Designation for Alabama, Essex (IL), Springfield (IL), and Washington Areas
Document Number: E5-6701
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act): Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield); and Washington Department of Agriculture (Washington).
Designation of Columbus (OH) to Provide Class X or Class Y Weighing Services
Document Number: E5-6700
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
GIPSA announces the designation of Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus), to provide Class X or Class Y weighing services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
Sunshine Act Notices
Document Number: 05-23577
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 05-23575
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 05-23574
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 05-23573
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agencies and Commissions
Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting; Sunshine Act
Document Number: 05-23566
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agency Meeting; Sunshine Act
Document Number: 05-23560
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agency Meeting; Sunshine Act
Document Number: 05-23559
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Cancellation of Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Arsenic Review Panel
Document Number: 05-23558
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is canceling a public teleconference meeting of the SAB's Arsenic Review Panel announced earlier (70 FR 69340, November 15, 2005).
Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities
Document Number: 05-23548
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Board of the Library of Congress announces a cost of living adjustment of 4.3% in the royalty rates paid by colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational institutions that are not affiliated with National Public Radio for the use of copyrighted published nondramatic musical compositions in the BMI, ASCAP and SESAC repertoires. The cost of living adjustment is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from October 2004 to October 2005.
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 05-23544
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: National Institute for Literacy, Agencies and Commissions
This notice sets forth the schedule and a summary of the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board (Board). The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Sea Turtle Requirements; Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: 05-23537
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, announces its denial of a petition for rulemaking submitted by Oceana. Oceana failed to request specific and discrete actions that are properly within the scope of a rulemaking petition pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA); instead the petitioner challenged the agency's general pattern, practice, or policy. NMFS is denying the petition because the agency is already addressing aspects of the petition and has determined that additional regulations dictating the choice of method used to achieve agency goals are unwarranted at this time.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish; Framework Adjustment 1
Document Number: 05-23536
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes measures contained in Framework Adjustment 1 (Framework 1) to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that would allow the specification of commercial quotas and other management measures for up to 5 years. The intent is to provide flexibility and efficiency to the management of the species.
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-23535
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 1A
Document Number: 05-23534
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that 95 percent of the Atlantic herring total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to Management Area 1A (Area 1A) for 2005 is projected to be harvested by December 2, 2005. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, December 2, 2005, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in or from Area 1A per trip or calendar day until January 1, 2006, when the 2006 TAC becomes available, except for transiting purposes as described in this document. Regulations governing the Atlantic herring fishery require publication of this notification to advise vessel and dealer permit holders that no TAC is available for the directed fishery for Atlantic herring harvested from Area 1A.
Revisions to the Import Certificate Requirements in the Export Administration Regulations
Document Number: 05-23533
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security is removing the requirement to obtain an Import Certificate in support of an export or reexport license when the ultimate consignee or purchaser is a foreign government or agency of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and India. The requirement is being removed for Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia because of their membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and their commitment to export controls, as is reflected by their membership in multiple export control regimes, such as the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australia Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and Nuclear Suppliers Group. This requirement is being removed for India because of the actions it has taken under the U.S.- India Next Steps in Strategic Partnership.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures
Document Number: 05-23532
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This rule establishes the 2006 first trimester season quotas for large coastal sharks (LCS) and small coastal sharks (SCS) based on over- and underharvests from the 2005 first trimester season. In addition, this rule establishes the opening and closing dates for the LCS fishery based on adjustments to the trimester quotas. This action could affect all commercial fishermen in the Atlantic commercial shark fishery. This action is necessary to ensure that the landings quotas in the Atlantic commercial shark fishery represent the latest landings data.
Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium
Document Number: 05-23531
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in our final rule that amended the provisions of a certification program for articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known to occur. The final rule was effective and published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61351-61362, Docket No. 03- 019-3).
Notice of Settlement Pursuant to CERCLA; Duncan Township Landfill, Houghton County, MI
Document Number: 05-23530
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of an administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs with Duncan Township (the Settling Party) concerning the Duncan Township Landfill in Houghton County, Michigan. The settlement requires the Settling Party to pay $65,000 in installment payments over ten years to the USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Party pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the United States will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The United States will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The United States' response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Ottawa National Forest, E6248 U.S. Highway 2, Ironwood, Michigan 49938 and at the office of the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Room 600, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Environmental Impact Statement; I-395/Route 9 Transportation Study; Penobscot County, ME
Document Number: 05-23529
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in the towns of Brewer, Holden, Eddington, and Clifton, Maine.
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: 05-23528
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If FEMA receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review, Request for Comments; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Activity, Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations, Part 121
Document Number: 05-23527
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) renewal of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notices with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on July 27, 2005, vol. 143, pages 43502-43503. 14 CFR Part 121 prescribes the requirements governing air carrier operations. The information collected is used to determine air operators' compliance with the minimum safety standards set out in the regulation and the applicant's eligibility for air operations certification.
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