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TABLE.—WASTES EXCLUDED FROM THE TREATMENT STANDARDS UNDER § 268.40
Wastewaters
Facility name 1 and address
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DuPont Environmental Treatment
Chambers Works, Deepwater,
NJ.
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Regulated hazardous constituent
Waste
code
See also
F039 ......
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Standards under
§ 268.40.
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1,3phenylenediamine 1,3-PDA.
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Nonwastewaters
Concentration
(mg/L)
Notes
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NA ..........
NA ..........
Concentration
(mg/kg)
Notes
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CMBST;
CHOXD fb
BIODG or
CARBN; or
BIODG fb
CARBN.
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(13)
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(1) A
facility may certify compliance with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.7.
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(13) This treatment standard applies to 1,3-PDA in biosludge from treatment of F039.
Note: NA means Not Applicable.
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Background
Prior to the 1998 and 2000 statutory
amendments, the affirmative action
provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as
amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (‘‘Section
4212’’ or ‘‘VEVRAA’’) required parties
holding Government contracts or
subcontracts of $10,000 or more to ‘‘take
affirmative action to employ and
advance in employment qualified
special disabled veterans and veterans
of the Vietnam era.’’ The Veterans
Employment Opportunities Act of 1998
(VEOA) amended section 4212(a) in two
ways. First, section 7 of VEOA raised
the amount of a contract required to
establish VEVRAA coverage from
$10,000 or more to $25,000 or more.
Second, section 7 of VEOA granted
VEVRAA protection to veterans who
have served on active duty during a war
or in a campaign or expedition for
which a campaign badge has been
authorized.
The Veterans Benefits and Health
Care Improvement Act of 2000
(VBHCIA) amended VEVRAA by
extending VEVRAA protection to
‘‘recently separated veterans’’ ‘‘ those
veterans ‘‘during the one-year period
beginning on the date of such veteran’s
discharge or release from active duty.’’
The final rule regulations published on
December 1, 2005, incorporate the
changes made by VEOA and VBHCIA to
the contract coverage threshold and the
categories of protected veterans under
VEVRAA.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs
41 CFR Part 60–250
RIN 1215–AB24
Affirmative Action and
Nondiscrimination Obligations of
Contractors and Subcontractors
Regarding Protected Veterans;
Correction
Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Correcting Amendment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document contains a
correction to the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
final regulations implementing the
affirmative action provisions of the
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment
Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA),
which were published in the Federal
Register on December 1, 2005. Those
final regulations, among other things,
incorporate the changes to VEVRAA
that were made by the Veterans
Employment Opportunities Act of 1998
and the Veterans Benefits and Health
Care Improvement Act of 2000.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James C. Pierce, Acting Director,
Division of Policy, Planning, and
Program Development, Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
N3422, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–0102 (voice) or
(202) 693–1337 (TTY).
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Need for Correction
Section 60–250.2 in the final
regulations published on December 1,
2005, contains definitions of terms used
in the part 60–250 regulations. A final
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rule published on June 22, 2005, (70 FR
36262), added a new paragraph (v) to
§ 60–250.2, which set forth a definition
for the term ‘‘compliance evaluation.’’
However, the definition for the term
‘‘compliance evaluation’’ was
inadvertently omitted from § 60–250.2
in the final regulations published on
December 1, 2005. To correct the error,
this document adds the definition for
the term ‘‘compliance evaluation’’ to
§ 60–250.2.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 60–250
Administrative practice and
procedure, Civil rights, Employment,
Equal employment opportunity,
Government contracts, Government
procurement, Individuals with
disabilities, Investigations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, and
Veterans.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
January, 2006.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary for Employment
Standards.
Charles E. James, Sr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal
Contract Compliance.
Accordingly, for the reason set forth
above, 41 CFR part 60–250 is corrected
by making the following correcting
amendment:
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PART 60–250—AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AND NONDISCRIMINATION
OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS
REGARDING SPECIAL DISABLED
VETERANS, VETERANS OF THE
VIETNAM ERA, RECENTLY
SEPARATED VETERANS, AND OTHER
PROTECTED VETERANS
1. The authority citation for Part 60–
250 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 793; 38 U.S.C. 4211
(2001) (amended 2002); 38 U.S.C. 4212
(2001) (amended 2002); E.O. 11758 (3 CFR,
1971–1975 Comp., p. 841).
2. Section 60–250.2 is corrected by
adding a paragraph (x) to read as
follows:
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§ 60–250.2
Definitions.
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(x) Compliance evaluation means any
one or combination of actions OFCCP
may take to examine a Federal
contractor’s or subcontractor’s
compliance with one or more of the
requirements of the Vietnam Era
Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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I. Introduction and Background
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1, 73, and 74
[WT Docket No. 05–211; FCC 06–4]
Implementation of the Commercial
Spectrum Enhancement Act and
Modernization of the Commission’s
Competitive Bidding Rules and
Procedures
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document adopts several
modifications to the Federal
Communications Commission’s
competitive bidding rules. Some of the
changes are necessitated by the
Commercial Spectrum Enhancement
Act and others are designed to enhance
the Commission’s competitive bidding
program.
DATES: Effective April 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
legal questions: Audrey Bashkin or Erik
Salovaara, Auctions Spectrum and
Access Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau at (202)
418–0660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Implementation of the
Commercial Spectrum Enhancement
Act and Modernization of the
Commission’s Competitive Bidding
Rules and Procedures Report and Order
(Report and Order), released on January
24, 2006. The complete text of this
Report and Order including attachments
and related Commission documents, is
available for public inspection and
copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from 8
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portals II,
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445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The Report and
Order and related Commission
documents may also be purchased from
the Commission’s duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC,
20554, telephone 202–488–5300,
facsimile 202–488–5563, and e-mail
fcc@bcpiweb.com. BCPI’s Web site is
https://www.bcpiweb.com. When
ordering documents from BCPI, please
provide the appropriate FCC document
number, for example, FCC 06–xx. The
Report and Order and related
documents are also available on the
Internet at the Commission’s Web’s site
is: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions or on
https://fcc.gov/ecfs.
1. The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) adopts
several modifications to the
Commission’s competitive bidding
rules. The Commission sought comment
on these changes in the recent Notice of
Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), 70 FR
43372 (July 27, 2005), which, in
combination with a Declaratory Ruling,
70 FR 43322 (July 27, 2005), began this
proceeding. Some of the changes are
required by the Commercial Spectrum
Enhancement Act (CSEA); others are
intended to enhance the effectiveness of
the Commission’s auctions program.
II. Implementation of CSEA
A. Background
2. CSEA establishes a mechanism for
reimbursing federal agencies out of
spectrum auction proceeds for the cost
of relocating their operations from
certain eligible frequencies that have
been reallocated from federal to nonfederal use. Under CSEA, the total cash
proceeds from any auction of eligible
frequencies must equal at least 110
percent of estimated relocation costs of
eligible federal entities. CSEA prohibits
the Commission from concluding any
auction of eligible frequencies that falls
short of this revenue requirement.
Instead, if the auction does not raise the
required revenue, it must be canceled.
3. As explained in the NPRM,
implementing CSEA necessitates that
the Commission modify its tribal land
bidding credit rules. In the Declaratory
Ruling, the Commission determined that
total cash proceeds for purposes of
meeting CSEA’s revenue requirement
means winning bids net of any
applicable bidding credit discounts.
Accordingly, to determine whether
CSEA’s revenue requirements have been
met at the end of a CSEA auction, the
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whether winning bids net of any
applicable bidding credit discounts
equal at least 110 percent of estimated
relocation costs. However, under the
Commission’s current rules, the
Commission may not know for at least
180 days after the end of the auction the
amount of tribal land bidding credits
that will be awarded with respect to
those winning bids. Consequently, being
able to determine promptly after the
close of bidding whether or not CSEA’s
revenue requirement has been met
requires revision of the Commission’s
tribal land bidding credit rules.
B. CSEA’s Reserve Price Requirement
4. In the NPRM, the Commission
sought comment on a proposed revision
to its current reserve price rule. CSEA
directs the Commission to revise its
reserve price regulations to ensure that
an auction of eligible frequencies raises
at least 110 percent of the estimated
relocation costs for federal users as
determined pursuant to CSEA. The
Commission’s competitive bidding rules
have, since their inception, allowed for
the use of reserve prices, and, since
1997, section 309(j) of the
Communications Act has required the
Commission to prescribe methods by
which a reasonable reserve price will be
required, or a minimum bid will be
established, to obtain any license or
permit being assigned pursuant to the
competitive bidding, unless the
Commission determines that such a
reserve price or minimum bid is not in
the public interest. Section 1.2104(c) of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
1.2104(c), gives the Commission the
discretion to employ a reserve price.
This rule, however, does not satisfy the
CSEA mandate that the reserve price
rule ensure that an auction of eligible
frequencies raises the revenue required
by the statute. Accordingly, the
Commission proposed a rule that
conforms to the CSEA requirement.
5. No commenter addressed this issue.
Given the statutory mandate and the
absence of opposition from commenters,
the Commission will adopt the rule
proposed in the NPRM.
C. Tribal Land Bidding Credits in CSEA
Auctions
6. In the NPRM, the Commission
sought comment on three alternative
methods of ensuring that, in auctions
subject to CSEA, the Commission will
be able to calculate total cash proceeds
promptly after the completion of
bidding, while still preserving its ability
to award tribal land bidding credits to
qualified license winners at some point
after such proceeds have been
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[FR Doc No: 06-1092]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
41 CFR Part 60-250
RIN 1215-AB24
Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of
Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Protected Veterans; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Correcting Amendment.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) final regulations implementing the
affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment
Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), which were published in the Federal
Register on December 1, 2005. Those final regulations, among other
things, incorporate the changes to VEVRAA that were made by the
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 and the Veterans Benefits
and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Pierce, Acting Director,
Division of Policy, Planning, and Program Development, Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N3422, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0102 (voice) or
(202) 693-1337 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Prior to the 1998 and 2000 statutory amendments, the affirmative
action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance
Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (``Section 4212'' or
``VEVRAA'') required parties holding Government contracts or
subcontracts of $10,000 or more to ``take affirmative action to employ
and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and
veterans of the Vietnam era.'' The Veterans Employment Opportunities
Act of 1998 (VEOA) amended section 4212(a) in two ways. First, section
7 of VEOA raised the amount of a contract required to establish VEVRAA
coverage from $10,000 or more to $25,000 or more. Second, section 7 of
VEOA granted VEVRAA protection to veterans who have served on active
duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign
badge has been authorized.
The Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000
(VBHCIA) amended VEVRAA by extending VEVRAA protection to ``recently
separated veterans'' `` those veterans ``during the one-year period
beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from
active duty.'' The final rule regulations published on December 1,
2005, incorporate the changes made by VEOA and VBHCIA to the contract
coverage threshold and the categories of protected veterans under
VEVRAA.
Need for Correction
Section 60-250.2 in the final regulations published on December 1,
2005, contains definitions of terms used in the part 60-250
regulations. A final rule published on June 22, 2005, (70 FR 36262),
added a new paragraph (v) to Sec. 60-250.2, which set forth a
definition for the term ``compliance evaluation.'' However, the
definition for the term ``compliance evaluation'' was inadvertently
omitted from Sec. 60-250.2 in the final regulations published on
December 1, 2005. To correct the error, this document adds the
definition for the term ``compliance evaluation'' to Sec. 60-250.2.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 60-250
Administrative practice and procedure, Civil rights, Employment,
Equal employment opportunity, Government contracts, Government
procurement, Individuals with disabilities, Investigations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, and Veterans.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of January, 2006.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards.
Charles E. James, Sr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance.
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Accordingly, for the reason set forth above, 41 CFR part 60-250 is
corrected by making the following correcting amendment:
PART 60-250--AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS
OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING SPECIAL DISABLED
VETERANS, VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA, RECENTLY SEPARATED VETERANS,
AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS
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1. The authority citation for Part 60-250 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 793; 38 U.S.C. 4211 (2001) (amended 2002);
38 U.S.C. 4212 (2001) (amended 2002); E.O. 11758 (3 CFR, 1971-1975
Comp., p. 841).
0
2. Section 60-250.2 is corrected by adding a paragraph (x) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60-250.2 Definitions.
* * * * *
(x) Compliance evaluation means any one or combination of actions
OFCCP may take to examine a Federal contractor's or subcontractor's
compliance with one or more of the requirements of the Vietnam Era
Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
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