February 6, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Kumho Tire Co., Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: E6-1539
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E6-1535
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction
Document Number: E6-1534
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This corrects the title of the information collection (OMB Control No. 0648-471) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The notice was published on January 17, 2006 (Vol. 71, No. 10, page 2514).
2007 Census of Governments Local Government Directory Survey
Document Number: E6-1533
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Estuary Restoration Act Database Projects
Document Number: E6-1532
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E6-1531
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information Collection
Document Number: E6-1530
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request approval to conduct a new information collection, the Distillers Grains Survey.
Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Mint Crop Insurance Provisions
Document Number: E6-1529
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to add to 7 CFR part 457 a new Sec. 457.169 that provides insurance for mint. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and conditions common to most crops. The intended effect of this action is to convert the mint pilot crop insurance program to a permanent insurance program for the 2007 and succeeding crop years.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E6-1528
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce
2007 Census of Governments Prelist Survey of Special Districts
Document Number: E6-1527
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, U.s. Census Bureau, Census Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Extension Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Corporate Security Review (CSR)
Document Number: E6-1526
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the new Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on October 2, 2005, 70 FR 66454. In response to this notice, TSA received comments from NiSource, a natural gas pipeline company operating in several states.
Office of Small Business Utilization; Small Business Advisory Committee; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Small Business Advisory Committee
Document Number: E6-1525
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The General Services Administration (GSA) is announcing a public meeting of the GSA Small Business Advisory Committee (the Committee).
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Renewal Without Change; Comment Request; Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Various Financial Institutions.
Document Number: E6-1524
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite comment on a proposed renewal, without change, to information collections found in existing regulations requiring money services businesses, mutual funds, operators of credit card systems, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and certain insurance companies to develop and implement written anti-money laundering programs reasonably designed to prevent those financial institutions from being used to facilitate money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities. Comment also is invited on an existing proposed regulation that would require unregistered investment companies to establish and maintain written anti-money laundering programs and to file a notice with us identifying themselves and providing related basic information. This request for comments is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104- 13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Experimental Study of Possible Footnotes and Cueing Schemes to Help Consumers Interpret Quantitative Trans Fat Disclosure on the Nutrition Facts Panel
Document Number: E6-1522
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on an experimental study of possible footnotes and cueing schemes intended to help consumers understand and apply quantitative trans fat information they might see on the Nutrition Facts Panel of a food product. The experimental study will estimate the communication effectiveness of quantitative trans fat information in terms of its ability to help consumers make heart-healthy product decisions in realistic label usage situations for a range of products.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Impact of Coupons on Consumer Perceptions of Products in Prescription Drugs in Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Print Advertisements
Document Number: E6-1521
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a study of the impact of coupons (such as price incentives or rebate offers) on consumers' perceptions of product risks and benefits in direct-to-consumer (DTC) print ads.
Referral of ZINECARD (dexrazoxane) and RELPAX (eletriptan) Written Requests for the Conduct of Pediatric Studies
Document Number: E6-1520
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the referral of ZINECARD (dexrazoxane) and RELPAX (eletriptan) Written Requests for the conduct of pediatric studies to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (the Foundation). FDA referred the ZINECARD (dexrazoxane) and RELPAX (eletriptan) Written Requests to the Foundation on August 29, 2005, and is publishing this notice of the referrals in accordance with the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics; Requirements for Prescription Drug Product Labels
Document Number: E6-1519
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics; Requirements for Prescription Drug Product Labels'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Record Retention Requirements for the Soy Protein and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Health Claim
Document Number: E6-1518
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Record Retention Requirements for the Soy Protein and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Health Claim'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Proposed Experimental Study of Trans Fat Claims on Foods
Document Number: E6-1517
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a proposed experimental study of trans fat claims on foods to evaluate the effects of various possible disclosure requirements intended to help consumers understand and apply trans fat claims they might see on food products. The proposed experimental study will estimate the communication effectiveness of these disclosure requirements in realistic label usage situations for a range of products that may bear trans fat claims.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food
Document Number: E6-1516
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for food irradiation processors.
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 Airplanes and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Document Number: 06-990
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 airplanes, and EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, - 145MP, and -145EP airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the pilot's and co-pilot's seat tracks for proper locking of the seats, and adjusting or replacing the seat tracks if necessary. This AD also requires replacement of the seat locking pin on certain SICMA-brand seats. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent uncommanded movement of the pilot's or co-pilot's seat, which could interfere with the operation of the airplane and consequent temporary loss of airplane control. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 Series Airplanes, A340-200 and -300 Series Airplanes, and A340-541 and -642 Airplanes
Document Number: 06-989
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes, A340-200 and - 300 series airplanes, and A340-541 and -642 airplanes. This AD requires repetitive borescope inspections of the left and right fuel tanks of the trimmable horizontal stabilizers (trim tanks) for detached or damaged float valves; related investigative/corrective actions if necessary; and the eventual replacement of all float valves in the left and right trim tanks with new, improved float valves, which terminates the need for the repetitive inspections. This AD also requires repetitive replacement of certain new, improved float valves. This AD results from reports of detached and damaged float valves in the trim tanks. We are issuing this AD to prevent, in the event of a lightning strike to the horizontal stabilizer, sparking of metal parts and debris from detached and damaged float valves, or a buildup of static electricity, which could result in ignition of fuel vapors and consequent fire or explosion.
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-33, DC-8-51, DC-8-53, DC-8-55, DC-8F-54, DC-8F-55, DC-8-63, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63F, DC-8-71, DC-8-73, DC-8-71F, DC-8-72F, and DC-8-73F Airplanes
Document Number: 06-987
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain transport category airplanes, identified above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracks of the doorjamb corners of the main cabin cargo door, and repair if necessary. This AD also provides an optional preventive modification that extends certain repetitive intervals. This AD results from reports of cracks in the fuselage skin at the corners of the doorjamb for the main cabin cargo door. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracks in the fuselage skin, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Existing Information Collection Comment Request
Document Number: 06-986
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 06-985
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee, Sundance, WY
Document Number: 06-955
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Black Hills National Forests's Crook County Resource Advisory Committee will meet Monday, February 20th, 2006 in Sundance, Wyoming for a business meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
Sunshine Act; Meeting
Document Number: 06-1112
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
American Heart Month, 2006
Document Number: 06-1098
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish, Crab, Salmon, and Scallop Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 06-1083
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), Amendments 16 and 12 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, Amendments 7, 9, and 11 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska, and Amendments 7 and 8 to the FMP for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off the Coast of Alaska. These amendments, if approved, would revise the FMPs by identifying and authorizing protection measures for essential fish habitat (EFH) and habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs) in all five FMPs and update the biological and management information in the scallop FMP. This action is necessary to revise the descriptions of EFH in the FMPs based on the best available scientific information and to protect areas that have important habitat features for the sustainability of managed fish stocks. This action also is necessary to provide an updated FMP for scallop fishery management. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMPs, and other applicable laws. Comments from the public are welcome.
Iodomethane Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 06-1082
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of January 6, 2006, concerning the availability of EPA's human health risk assessment and related documents for the fumigant iodomethane. These documents can be viewed in the docket. This document is extending the comment period for 15 days, from February 6, 2006 to February 21, 2006.
Privacy Act of 1974
Document Number: 06-1078
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establishing a new system of records entitled ``Veteran Canteen Service (VCS) Payroll Deduction System-VA'' (117VA103).
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Low-Energy Seismic Survey on the Louisville Ridge, Southwest Pacific Ocean
Document Number: 06-1074
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting an oceanographic survey in the southwestern Pacific Ocean (SWPO) has been issued to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps).
National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities
Document Number: 06-1070
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing that the comment period on the proposed National Perchloroethylene Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities, published on December 21, 2005 (70 FR 75884), is being extended until March 23, 2006.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; U.S. Summer Institutes for Pakistani Undergraduate Students
Document Number: 06-1069
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of State
The Near East/South Asia Branch, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announces an open competition for public and private non-profit organizations to develop and implement the U.S. Summer Institutes for Pakistani Undergraduate Students, to take place in the U.S. during the summer of 2006. The Bureau anticipates awarding two separate assistance awards to support two institutes for Pakistani undergraduate students. Each institute is intended to provide a minimum of 15-20 highly motivated second- and third-year undergraduate students from Pakistan with a six-week academic seminar, including a two-week U.S. travel component that will give the participants a deeper understanding of the program themes.
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
Document Number: 06-1066
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW152678
Document Number: 06-1065
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of Section 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the lessee, Walter S. Fees, Jr. and Son Oil and Gas LLC, timely field a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW152678 in Carbon County, Wyoming. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of termination, May 1, 2002. No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to new lease terms for rentals of $10.00 per acre and royalties of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee for the reinstatement of the lease and $166 cost for publishing this Notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188(e)). We are proposing to reinstate the lease, effective the date of termination subject to: The original terms and conditions of the lease; The increased rental of $10.00 per acre; and The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate.
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board; Meeting
Document Number: 06-1053
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Army Department
In accordance with section 10(1)(2) of Public Law 92-463. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, announcement is made of the following meeting: Name of Committee: Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB). Dates: March 7, 2006 (Closed meeting). March 8, 2006 (Open meeting). Times: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (March 7, 2006). 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (March 8, 2006). Location: U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command Headquarters Building. Bldg. 810, Room B18, Fort Detrick, MD (March 7, 2006) and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011. Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is to address pending and new board issues, provide briefings for Board members on topics related to ongoing and new Board issues, conduct subcommittee meetings, and conduct an executive working session.
Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study, Los Angeles, CA
Document Number: 06-1052
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineers Corps, Army Department
The study area is located within the Los Angeles Basin on a broad alluvial plain flanked by the Santa Monica Mountains, to the west, and by the San Gabriel Mountains to the northeast. The Los Angeles River flows from the headwaters of Bell Creek and Calabasas Creek in the San Fernando Valley community of Canoga Park southeast through the San Fernando Valley some 35 miles to downtown Los Angeles. From there it continues in a southerly direction until it empties into the Pacific Ocean at Long Beach. The specific study area comprises the 32 miles of the River within the City of Los Angeles that extends from Owensmouth Avenue, in the upper reaches of northwest San Fernando Valley, to the border of the City of Vernon, at the southern end of Downtown Los Angeles. The study proposes to consider a range of activities to restore riparian and aquatic habitat, and related habitat functions, in and adjacent to the Los Angeles River. Compatible activities to conserve cultural resources, and to provide recreational and interpretive amenities, will also be considered. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify a range of opportunities to improve the general environment of the Los Angeles River through ecosystem restoration and related measures. The study area includes several locations where potential exists for restoring a more natural riverine environment along the Los Angeles River, while maintaining and improving levels of flood protection. Creation of treatment wetlands in and around the river, to treat effluent river flows and to restore missing linkages of fragmented habitat, would also be pursued. Restored areas would provide natural riparian habitat to support indigenous wildlife and avifauna along a corridor transecting most of the San Fernando Valley, and extending into downtown Los Angeles. Other purposes include provision of public access to the river, identification of incidental recreation space, and delineation of trails. Site-specific Environmental Impact Statement-Environment Impact Reports (EIS/EIR) would be prepared in the future to evaluate and document individual projects that may result from this study.
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of Currently Approved Information Collections
Document Number: 06-1051
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection process in support of the Foreign Market Development Cooperation (Cooperator) Program and the Market Access Program (MAP).
Estuary Habitat Restoration Council; Open Meeting
Document Number: 06-1050
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineers Corps, Army Department
In accordance with section 105(h) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000, (Title I, Pub. L. 106-457), announcement is made of the forthcoming meeting of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council. The meeting is open to the public.
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Document Number: 06-1047
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
This notice announces that a Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge are available for review and comment. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires the Service to develop a comprehensive conservation plan for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose in developing a comprehensive conservation plan is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, the plan identifies wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and environmental education and interpretation.
Establishment of Human Studies Review Board
Document Number: 06-1046
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-02-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is giving notice that it is establishing the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB). The purpose of this Board is to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on issues related to the scientific and ethical review of human subjects research. EPA has determined that this advisory committee is in the public interest and will assist the Agency in performing its duties as directed in the 2006 EPA Appropriations Act. Further, the Agency included the establishment of such a Board in a final rule for protection of subjects in human research. The Agency is publishing, in a separate Federal Register notice, the final rule that strengthens the protections for subjects in human research, including a provision addressing the establishment and operation of the HSRB. In addition, in a report requested by the Agency, the National Academy of Sciences recommended that EPA establish such a Board. See: ``Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006,'' Public Law 109-54; and ``Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes,'' Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 2004. Balanced membership will be driven by a number of considerations characterized by: inclusion of the necessary areas of technical expertise, different scientific perspectives within each technical discipline, and the collective breadth of experience needed to address the Agency's charge. Copies of the Committee Charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress.
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