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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
Document Number: 05-17661
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document responds to petitions for reconsideration requesting changes in our April 8, 2005 final rule establishing a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) requiring installation in new light vehicles of a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) capable of detecting when one or more of a vehicle's tires is significantly under-inflated. The petitions for reconsideration are granted in part and denied in part, and through this document, we are amending the standard and related provisions accordingly.
Notice of Regulatory Review
Document Number: 05-17656
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) is issuing notice of a regulatory review that will be conducted in accordance with the process set forth in OFHEO Policy Guidance titled, ``Regulatory Review,'' which was issued on April 2, 2001 (Doc. : PG-01-001) (Policy Guidance). OFHEO will review its regulations to consider whether existing regulations have become inefficient or create unwarranted burden, and will identify possible revisions where such conditions are found. OFHEO is seeking public comment on its regulations for consideration in the regulatory review.
Proposed Changes to Arbitration Policies, Functions, and Procedures
Document Number: 05-17648
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Agencies and Commissions
This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule published on July 7, 2005 at 70 FR page 39209. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is proposing to revise 29 CFR part 1404, Arbitration Services. The revisions are intended to set forth the criteria and procedures for listing on the arbitration roster, removal from the arbitration roster, and expedited arbitration processing. Other changes include how parties may request arbitration lists or panels and fees associated with the arbitrators. The purpose of these changes is to facilitate the management and administration of the arbitration roster.
Department of Defense Privacy Program
Document Number: 05-17646
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is proposing to update policies and responsibilities for the Defense Privacy Program which implements the Privacy Act of 1974 by showing organizational changes and realignments and by revising referenced statutory and regulatory authority.
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Endotoxin Assay; Technical Amendment
Document Number: 05-17645
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule in the Federal Register of October 31, 2003 (68 FR 62007). The final rule classified the endotoxin assay into class II (special controls). The agency classified the device into class II (special controls) in order to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. FDA is amending the agency's regulations to redesignate the section number listed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from Sec. 866.3610 to Sec. 866.3210.
Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Fees, Rentals and Royalty Stripper Well Royalty Reductions Retention of Records
Document Number: 05-17618
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising the regulations to require that records supporting a stripper well royalty reduction be retained for seven years from the last date that an operator claims the reduction.
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 Series Airplanes and Model 767 Series Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17607
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes and Model 767 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing the existing operational software of the Pegasus flight management computer (FMC) system with new, improved operational software. This AD results from reports of ``old'' or expired air traffic control (ATC) clearance messages being displayed on the control display unit (CDU) of the FMC system during subsequent flights. We are issuing this AD to prevent display of ``old'' or expired ATC clearance messages on the CDU of subsequent flights, which could result in the airplane entering unauthorized airspace or following a flight path that does not provide minimum separation requirements between aircraft, and a consequent near miss or a mid-air collision.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340-200 and A340-300 Series Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17606
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A340-200 and A340-300 series airplanes. This AD requires a one-time inspection for discrepancies of the spotfacing for the pylon-to-engine attachment bolts on the pyramid forward fitting of the engine pylon, and repair if necessary. This AD results from a report that, during a routine inspection, it was found that the diameter of the spotfacings was too small for two of the pylon-to- engine attachment bolts on the pyramid forward fitting. We are issuing this AD to prevent reduced structural integrity of the pylon-to-engine attachment bolts on the pyramid forward fitting, which could result in separation of an engine from the airplane.
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel-Medical Oxygen and Portable Respiration Assistive Devices
Document Number: 05-17605
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation proposes to amend its rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, 14 CFR part 382, to provide greater accommodations in air travel for persons with respiratory disabilities. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) applies to U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers operating flights in, to and from the U.S. The proposed rule establishes procedures within applicable U.S. and foreign safety rules for the carriage and use of portable respiration-related assistive devices and medical oxygen devices aboard commercial flights by passengers with disabilities.
Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model 1124 and 1124A Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17600
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model 1124 and 1124A airplanes. This AD requires a one-time inspection for chafing of the electrical bundles in the overhead circuit breaker panel, and for adequate clearance between the fuselage frame and adjacent structures; and repair and rework if necessary. This AD results from reports of fire and smoke occurring in the passenger cabin. This AD also requires certain preventive actions. We are issuing this AD to prevent chafing of the electrical bundles in the overhead circuit breaker panel, which could result in a short circuit and consequent fire and smoke in the airplane.
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000EX Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17599
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Model Falcon 2000EX airplanes. This AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to extend runway length limits for takeoff and landing. This AD also provides for an optional terminating action for the AFM revision. This AD results from an event in which braking efficiency was temporarily lost during landing, but was recovered after the flightcrew fully released and then reapplied the brakes. We are issuing this AD to prevent a runway overrun in the event of loss of braking function, which could result in injury to passengers or flightcrew and damage to the airplane.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Charlotte and Grand Ledge, MI
Document Number: 05-17522
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 68 FR 62554 (November 5, 2003), this Report and Order substitutes Channel 225A for Channel 224A, at FM Station WQTX, Charlotte, Michigan, reallots Channel 225A to Grand Ledge, Michigan, and modifies Station WQTX's license accordingly. The coordinates for Channel 225A at Grand Ledge Michigan are 42-42-17 NL and 84-37-20 WL, with a site restriction of 11.5 kilometers (7.2 miles) southeast of Grande Ledge.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Beaumont and Dayton, TX
Document Number: 05-17521
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
At the request of Liberman Broadcasting of Houston License Corp., the Audio Division dismisses a rulemaking petition to reallot and change the community of license for Station KQQK(FM), Channel 300C, from Beaumont to Dayton, Texas, and terminates this rulemaking proceeding. See 65 FR 4401, January 27, 2000. The withdrawal of the rulemaking petition complies with Section 1.420(j) of the Commission's rules. See also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Leesville and New Llano, LA
Document Number: 05-17520
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-07
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document grants a petition filed by Charles Crawford, proposing the allotment of Channel 252C3 at New Llano, Louisiana, as the community's first local service. See 69 FR 61616, published October 20, 2004. This document also substitutes Channel 224A for vacant Channel 252A at Leesville, Louisiana to accommodate Channel 252C3 at New Llano, Louisiana. Channel 252C3 can be allotted to New Llano in compliance with the Commission's rules provided there is a site restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) north of New Llano at reference coordinates 31-12-18 North Latitude and 93-16-11 West Longitude. The site restriction is necessary to prevent short-spacing to the license sites of FM Stations KTJM, Channel 253C, Port Arthur, Texas and Station KKST, Channel 254C1, Oakdale, Louisiana. Additionally, Channel 224A can be allotted to Leesville in compliance with the Commission's rules provided there is a site restriction of 12.6 kilometers (7.8 miles) east of Leesville at reference coordinates 31-07-40 North Latitude and 93-08-03 West Longitude. The site restriction is necessary to prevent short-spacing to the license site of FM Station KJVC, Channel 224A, Mansfield, Louisiana.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Townsend Gut, ME
Document Number: 05-17714
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the drawbridge operation regulations for the operation of the SR 27 Bridge, at mile 0.7, across Townsend Gut, between Boothbay Harbor and Southport, Maine. This temporary rule allows the bridge to open at specific times between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., after a half-hour advance notice is given. Additionally, this temporary rule allows the bridge to remain closed for nine days, September 19, 2005 through September 27, 2005. This action is necessary to help facilitate rehabilitation construction and painting at the bridge.
Medicare Program; Competitive Acquisition of Outpatient Drugs and Biologicals Under Part B: Interpretation and Correction
Document Number: 05-17655
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Cms-1325-Ifc2
This interim final rule clarifies our timeline for implementation of the competitive acquisition program under section 1847B of the Social Security Act and corrects technical errors that appeared in the addenda to the interim final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2005 entitled ``Competitive Acquisition of Outpatient Drugs and Biologicals Under Part B.''
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: 05-17634
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
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 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (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.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17630
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17629
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17626
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Modified Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17625
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17624
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 05-17623
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
Document Number: 05-17613
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is clarifying its decision with respect to one section of an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendment concerned revisions to the Pennsylvania Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (PASMCRA) and implementing regulations at 25 Pa. Code Chapters 86-90 with regard to various issues including bonding, remining and reclamation, postmining discharges, and water supply protection/replacement. We approved this amendment, with certain exceptions, in a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2005 (70 FR 25472-25491). This clarification supplements a previous finding made in Section III. OSM's Findings. However, it does not change or otherwise affect our decision made in Section V. OSM's Decision.
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17610
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This proposed AD would require modifying the wiring of the starter-generator terminal block. This proposed AD results from a report of total electrical failure just as the airplane landed. We are proposing this AD to prevent total electrical failure and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17609
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747- 200F, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes, without a stretched upper deck or stretched upper deck modification. This proposed AD would require detailed and high-frequency eddy current inspections for cracks at the outboard ends of each affected tension tie and of the surrounding structure, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD results from a report of a crack in the tension tie at the body station 820 frame connection, and cracks found on the Boeing 747SR fatigue-test airplane in both the tension ties and frames at the tension tie to frame connections at body stations 800, 820, and 840. We are proposing this AD to find and fix cracks in the tension ties, which could lead to cracks in the skin and body frame and result in rapid in-flight depressurization of the airplane.
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17608
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require doing a conductivity test of the upper deck floor beam at station 400 to identify the floor beam material. If the floor beam is manufactured from 7050 aluminum alloy, this proposed AD would also require inspecting the upper deck floor beam and certain fastener holes at the floor beam upper chord for cracking; repairing any cracking if necessary; and doing a preventative modification. This proposed AD results from several reports indicating that fatigue cracking was found in upper deck floor beams made from 7050 aluminum alloy. We are proposing this AD to find and fix cracking in the upper deck floor beam, which could extend and sever the floor beam. A severed floor beam could result in loss of controllability and rapid decompression of the airplane.
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) Change for NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC)
Document Number: 05-17594
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by amending the definition of ``Contracting activity'' and ``Head of the contracting activity (HCA)'' consistent with the mission of the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) which is to provide selected services in support of Human Resources, Procurement, Financial Management and Information Technology operations across the Agency.
Packaging, Handling, and Transportation
Document Number: 05-17591
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a final rule to amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to delete the ``alpha'' and ``date'' associated with NASA's Procedural Requirements (NPR) 6000.1 referred to in the clause entitled Packaging, Handling, and Transportation (NOVEMBER 2004).
Robert H. Leyse; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: 05-17589
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Robert H. Leyse (PRM-50-76). The petitioner requests that the NRC's regulations concerning the specified evaluation models for emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) and associated guidance documents be amended. The petitioner asserts that amendments are necessary to correct technical deficiencies in the correlations and data used for calculation of metal-water oxidation. The petitioner states that the correlations and data do not consider the complex thermal-hydraulic conditions present during a loss-of- coolant accident (LOCA), including the potential for very high fluid temperature. The Commission is denying Mr. Leyse's petition for rulemaking (PRM-50-76). None of the specific technical issues raised by the petitioner have shown safety-significant deficiencies in the research, calculation methods, or data used to support ECCS performance evaluations. NRC's technical safety analysis demonstrates that current procedures for evaluating ECCS performance are based on sound science and that no amendments to the NRC's regulations and guidance documents are necessary.
Changes to the Income and Resources Provisions for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Based on Sections 430, 435, and 436 of the Social Security Protection Act (SSPA) of 2004
Document Number: 05-17588
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We propose to revise our regulations on how we determine an individual's income and resources under the SSI program based on the SSPA of 2004, enacted on March 2, 2004. Some of the provisions of the SSPA make a number of changes in the way we determine income and resources including: how we calculate infrequent and irregular income; what interest and dividend income we exclude; how we count cash military compensation; and when we exclude gifts for tuition or educational expenses from income or resources. We are also proposing to apply the exclusions required by the SSPA when determining the countable income and resources of an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent.
Establishment of Class D Airspace; Eau Claire, WI
Document Number: 05-17571
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document establishes Class D airspace at Eau Clair, WI. A control tower is currently under construction at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is required when the control tower is operational. This action establishes a radius of controlled airspace for Eau Clair, WI.
Modification of Class E Airspace; Washington, MO
Document Number: 05-17570
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Washington, MO.
Modification of Class E Airspace; Abilene Municipal Airport, KS
Document Number: 05-17569
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Abilene Municipal Airport, KS.
Modification of Class E Airspace; Meade Municipal Airport, KS
Document Number: 05-17568
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Meade Municipal Airport, KS
Section 1446 Regulations; Withholding on Effectively-Connected Taxable Income Allocable to Foreign Partners; Correction
Document Number: 05-17562
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG- 108524-00) that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 (70 FR 28743). The document contains regulations providing guidance under section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the circumstances under which a partnership may take partner-level deductions and losses into account in computing its withholding tax obligation with respect to a foreign partner's allocable share of effectively connected taxable income.
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Plans and Information-Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and Endangered Species
Document Number: 05-17543
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
This proposed rule would require lessees of federal oil and gas leases in the OCS to provide information on how they will meet the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). It identifies environmental, monitoring, and mitigation information that lessees must submit with plans for exploration and development and production. This rulemaking clarifies our regulations about what information MMS needs to ensure compliance with the ESA and MMPA requirements. The proposed rule would assure that lessees conduct their activities in a manner consistent with the provisions of the ESA and MMPA.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona; Correction of Redesignation of Phoenix To Attainment for the Carbon Monoxide Standard
Document Number: 05-17540
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to amend the regulations that identify revisions to the Arizona state implementation plan and the regulations that identify area designations within Arizona. In so doing, EPA is acting pursuant to the Agency's authority under the Clean Air Act to correct errors made in approving plan revisions and area redesignations. The purpose of this proposed rule is to correct an error in the adoption and submittal date shown for a revision to the implementation plan that EPA recently approved and to correct a transcription error in, and to make a more general correction to, the boundary description of the metropolitan Phoenix carbon monoxide area that EPA recently redesignated to attainment.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona; Correction of Redesignation of Phoenix to Attainment for the Carbon Monoxide Standard
Document Number: 05-17539
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In today's action, EPA is taking direct final action to amend the regulations that identify revisions to the Arizona state implementation plan and the regulations that identify area designations within Arizona. In so doing, EPA is acting pursuant to the Agency's authority under the Clean Air Act to correct errors made in approving plan revisions and area redesignations. The purpose of this action is to correct an error in the adoption and submittal date shown for a revision to the implementation plan that EPA recently approved and to correct a transcription error in, and to make a more general correction to, the boundary description of the metropolitan Phoenix carbon monoxide area that EPA recently redesignated to attainment.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference
Document Number: 05-17538
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is updating the materials submitted by the District of Columbia that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the State implementation plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the State agency and approved by EPA. This update affects the SIP materials that are available for public inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center located at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, and the EPA Regional Office.
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon; Portland Carbon Monoxide Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan
Document Number: 05-17537
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA proposes to approve the second 10-year maintenance plan for carbon monoxide (CO) for the Portland, Oregon CO Attainment Area. Specifically, in this action EPA proposes to approve the following: Oregon's demonstration that the Portland CO Attainment Area will maintain air quality standards for CO through the year 2017; a revised CO motor vehicle emissions budget for transportation conformity purposes using the MOBILE6.2 emissions model and latest growth and planning assumptions; and revised state implementation plan (SIP) control strategies and contingency measures.
Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants
Document Number: 05-17494
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available the draft wording of a proposed amendment of its regulations. The proposal would amend Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, ``Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' and associated regulations based on experience gained from early site permit (ESP) and design certification reviews and discussions with stakeholders on the ESP and combined license (COL) processes. The changes should improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the licensing processes for future applicants. The availability of the draft rule language is intended to inform stakeholders of the current status of the NRC staff's activities to amend 10 CFR part 52. Publicly available documents related to this rulemaking may be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Selected documents can be viewed and downloaded electronically via the NRC rulemaking Web site at https:// ruleforum.llnl.gov. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC after November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/. From this site, the public can gain entry into the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 Series Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17461
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections to detect discrepancies of the retaining pin lugs on the support fitting of the main landing gear (MLG) beam, and rework of the support fitting, or replacement of the fitting if necessary. This AD is prompted by reports of discrepancies of the lugs. We are issuing this AD to prevent separation of the support beam of the MLG from the rear spar, which could cause cracking of the MLG support fitting and a consequent leak in the wing fuel tank or collapse of the MLG.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes
Document Number: 05-17405
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100& 440) airplanes, that requires performing an inspection of the electrical harnesses of the spoiler and the brake pressure sensor unit on both sides of the wing root to detect any chafing or wire damage, and repairing or replacing any damaged or chafed harness or wire with a new harness, as applicable. This action also provides/requires a terminating modification for the one-time inspection. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct chafing of the electrical cables of the spoiler and brake pressure sensor unit on both sides of the wing root, which could result in loss of the flight control system and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.
Certification Requirements for Distributors of NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts/NOAA Hydrographic Products
Document Number: 05-16033
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is promulgating certification requirements with standards for applicants who want to redistribute NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs[supreg]) as official data. Two types of certification are offered. The first type, ``Certified NOAA ENC Distributor'' (CED), covers NOAA ENC downloading, exact copying, and redistribution of those copies. The second type, ``Certified NOAA ENC Value Added Distributor'' (CEVAD), permits reformatting official NOAA ENCs into a System Electronic Navigational Chart (SENC) using type-approved software, and distribution of that SENC. NOAA intends by this action to assure that, though redistributed, quality official NOAA ENC data is offered to the public in support of safe navigation on U.S. waters.
Visas: Treaty Trader, Treaty Investor, or Treaty Alien in a Specialty Occupation
Document Number: 05-17622
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-02
Agency: Department of State
This rule expands the definition of treaty trader and treaty investor contained at 22 CFR 41.51 to include a new nonimmigrant category (E-3) for nonimmigrant treaty aliens coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupation. It also reorganizes existing regulatory language pertaining to treaty traders and treaty investors to make this information clearer and easier to read.
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery
Document Number: 05-17557
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes new and revised Federal American lobster (Homarus americanus) regulations in response to recommendations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) in Addenda II and III to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster (ISFMP). The proposed lobster management measures are intended to increase protection to American lobster broodstock throughout the stock's range, and would apply to lobsters harvested in one or more of seven Lobster Conservation Management Areas (LCMA). In addition, NMFS proposes measures that would clarify existing Federal lobster regulations.
Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Service Arrangements
Document Number: 05-17555
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-09-02
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Maritime Commission is requesting comments on possible changes to its exemption for non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from certain tariff publication requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984.
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 05-17552
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deep-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the fourth seasonal apportionment of the 2005 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the deep-water species fishery in the GOA has been reached.
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