March 1, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2006-03-01-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2006-03-01
Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc., Mid-Atlantic Boiler & Chimney, Inc.,1
Document Number: E6-2959
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This notice announces the grant of a permanent variance to Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc., Mid-Atlantic Boiler & Chimney, Inc., and R and P Industrial Chimney Co., Inc. (``the employers''). The permanent variance addresses the provision that regulates the tackle used for boatswains' chairs (29 CFR 1926.452 (o)(3)), as well as the provisions specified for personnel hoists by paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(4), (c)(8), (c)(13), (c)(14)(i), and (c)(16) of 29 CFR 1926.552. Instead of complying with these provisions, the employers must comply with a number of alternative conditions listed in this grant; these alternative conditions regulate rope-guided personnel-hoisting systems used during inside or outside chimney construction to raise or lower employees in personnel cages, personnel platforms, and boatswains' chairs between the bottom landing of a chimney and an elevated work location. Accordingly, OSHA finds that these alternative conditions protect employees at least as well as the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1926.452(o)(3) and 1926.552(c)(1) through (c)(4), (c)(8), (c)(13), (c)(14)(i), and (c)(16).
Notice of Limitation on Claims on Proposed Public Transportation Projects
Document Number: E6-2924
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces actions taken by FTA as final for purposes of the limitation on claims. The FTA actions described in this notice consist of various environmental approvals for proposed public transportation projects in the following urbanized areas: New York (lower Manhattan), Seattle, Buffalo, New York (remainder), Providence, Hartford, Boston, Brattleboro (Vermont), and Bridgeport.
Relocation and Decommissioning of NS Savannah
Document Number: E6-2923
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is considering transferring the Nuclear Ship NS Savannah from its present location in the James River Reserve Fleet in Virginia to either Charleston, South Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Hampton Roads, Virginia; or Baltimore, Maryland, to complete decommissioning of the ship's nuclear reactor. Prior to making this decision, MARAD requests public comments and may hold several informational public meetings and/or teleconferences on the proposal.
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Programs for Indirect Air Carriers
Document Number: E6-2922
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the 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 the 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 December 16, 2005, 70 FR 74836.
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs; San Joaquin Drum Superfund Removal Site
Document Number: E6-2903
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Administrative Order on Consent (``AOC,'' Region 9 Docket No. 9-2006-0003) pursuant to Section 122(h) of CERCLA concerning the San Joaquin Drum Removal Site (the ``Site''), located in Bakersfield, California. The respondent to the AOC is Chevron USA, which arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at the Site for which EPA incurred response costs. Through the proposed AOC, Chevron USA will reimburse the United States its incurred response costs of $113,493. The AOC provides Chevron USA with a covenant not to sue and contribution protection for the costs and the removal action at the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this Notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed AOC. The Agency's response to any comments will be available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105.
Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
Document Number: E6-2902
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), Water and Indicators workgroups will meet on March 8-10, 2006, in Dallas, TX at the EPA's Region 6 office. The Committee will be discussing the 2008 Clean Water Needs Survey, National Urban Water Resources Survey Conducted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors Urban Water Council, Bartow County, Georgia, Environmental Management System and other region specific initiatives. The SCAS, Water and Indicators Workgroups will meet in separate sessions on Wednesday, March 8. SCAS will meet at 10 a.m. on the 7th floor to discuss asset management, full-cost pricing and the Report on the Environment. Water and Indicators will meet after the special presentation which will be held in the Louisiana Room located on the 12th floor. The Committee will hear comments from the public between 1 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. Each individual or organization wishing to address the LGAC meeting will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the number listed below to schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first come, first serve basis, and the total period for comments may be extended, if the number of requests for appearances require it. This is an open meeting and all interested persons are invited to attend. LGAC meeting minutes and Subcommittee summary notes will be available after the meeting and can be obtained by written request from the DFO. Members of the public are requested to call the DFO at the number listed below if planning to attend so that arrangements can be made to comfortably accommodate attendees as much as possible. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
Document Number: E6-2901
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
New-SORN for Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator
Document Number: E6-2900
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Human Resources is giving notice that it proposes to establish a new system of records, Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator. This system of records is an integrated application that works from one central database that allows employees to access personal and benefits-related information.
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the Ethylene Oxide Review Panel
Document Number: E6-2899
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Requesting the nomination of experts for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Ethylene Oxide Review Panel.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Teleconference Meetings of the Science Advisory Board; Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) RadNet Review Panel
Document Number: E6-2898
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces three public teleconference meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) RadNet Review Panel to conduct edits in review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) draft document entitled ``Expansion and Upgrade of the RadNet Air Monitoring Network,'' (Vols. 1 & 2), dated October 2005.
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Establishment of a Regulation for the Residues of the Insecticide Hexythiazox in or on Field Corn
Document Number: E6-2897
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4- methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide) and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidine moiety in or on field corn commodities.
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Establishment of a Regulation for the Residues of Bentazon and Its Metabolites in or on Peaches and Nectarines
Document Number: E6-2896
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of the herbicide bentazon (3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one- 2,2-dioxide) and its 6- and 8-hydroxy metabolites in or on peaches and nectarines.
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Document Number: E6-2895
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Document Number: E6-2894
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: E6-2893
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fishing Capacity Reduction Program; Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs; Industry Fee System for Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan
Document Number: E6-2892
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS publishes this proposed rule to exempt any crab landed under the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program from the fee regulations for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishing Capacity Reduction Program, to provide that crab buyers disburse fee collections to NMFS not later than the 7th calendar day of each month, and to provide that the annual report from each crab buyer shall be submitted to NMFS by July 1 of each calendar year. The fee regulations otherwise remain unchanged. The intent of this proposed rule is to modify the fee rules so that they do not apply to any crab allocated pursuant to the CDQ Program, and to ease the fee collection burden for crab buyers.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances
Document Number: E6-2891
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ninth Meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07 Advisory Committee)
Document Number: E6-2890
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the ninth meeting of the WRC-07 Advisory Committee will be held on April 27, 2006, at the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the meeting is to continue preparations for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference. The Advisory Committee will consider any preliminary views and draft proposals introduced by the Advisory Committee's Informal Working Groups.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations
Document Number: E6-2889
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary Licenses Correction
Document Number: E6-2888
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington
Document Number: E6-2887
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The plat of survey of the following described lands was officially filed in the Oregon State office, Portland, Oregon, on August 23, 2005.
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Document Number: E6-2886
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and security. The meeting will be open to the public.
Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation for Antarctic Activities
Document Number: E6-2885
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State gives notice of the availability of a draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE) for activities proposed to be undertaken in Antarctica. Interested members of the public are invited to submit comments relative to this CEE.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Cradle of Christianity: Treasures From the Holy Land”
Document Number: E6-2884
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Cradle of Christianity: Treasures from the Holy Land,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, OH, beginning on or about March 28, 2006 until on or about October 22, 2006, The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, beginning on or about December 7, 2006, until on or about April 15, 2007, and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, beginning on or about May 3, 2007, until on or about October 30, 2007, and at possible additional venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: E6-2883
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of State
The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open session from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday, April 21, 2006, in Room 1912 at the U.S. Department of State, Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, DC. Entry and registration will begin at 8:15. Please use the building entrance located at 23rd Street, NW., Washington, DC, between C & D streets. The membership of this advisory committee consists of private sector defense trade specialists, appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, who advise the Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting defense trade. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further study. Although public seating will be limited due to the size of the conference room, members of the public may attend this open session as seating capacity allows, and will be permitted to participate in the discussion in accordance with the Chairman's instructions. Members of the public may, if they wish, submit a brief statement to the committee in writing. As access to the Department of State facilities is controlled, persons wishing to attend the meeting must notify the DTAG Executive Secretariat by COB Thursday, April 13, 2006. If notified after this date, the DTAG Secretariat cannot guarantee that State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security can complete the necessary processing required to attend the April 21 plenary. Each non-member observer or DTAG member needing building access that wishes to attend this plenary session should provide his/her name; company or organizational affiliation; phone number; date of birth; and identifying data such as driver's license number, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, to the DTAG Secretariat contact person, Mary Sweeney, via e-mail at SweeneyMF@state.gov. DTAG members planning to attend the plenary session should notify the DTAG Secretariat contact person, Mary Sweeney, at the e-mail provided above. A RSVP list will be provided to Diplomatic Security and the Reception Desk at the 23rd Street entrance. Attendees must present a driver's license with photo, a passport, a U.S. Government ID, or other valid photo ID for entry.
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
Document Number: E6-2882
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: E6-2881
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: E6-2880
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Request for Information Concerning Labor Rights in the Republic of Korea and Its Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor
Document Number: E6-2879
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
This notice is a request for comments from the public to assist the Secretary of Labor, the United States Trade Representative, and the Secretary of State in preparing reports regarding labor rights in the Republic of Korea and describing the extent to which it has in effect laws governing exploitative child labor. The Trade Act of 2002 requires reports on these issues and others when the President intends to use trade promotion authority procedures in connection with legislation approving and implementing a trade agreement. The President assigned the functions of preparing reports regarding labor rights and the existence of laws governing exploitative child labor to the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the United States Trade Representative. The Secretary of Labor further assigned these functions to the Secretary of State and the United States Trade Representative, to be carried out by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State and the United States Trade Representative.
Vermont-Hydro-electric Power Authority, et al.; Notice of Application
Document Number: E6-2878
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Cameron LNG, LLC; Notice of Application
Document Number: E6-2877
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Port Barre Investments, L.L.C. (d/b/a Bobcat Gas Storage); Notice of Application
Document Number: E6-2875
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Gulf LNG Energy, LLC; Notice of Technical Conference
Document Number: E6-2874
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers; Notice of Technical Conference and Workshop
Document Number: E6-2873
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application
Document Number: E6-2872
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
Document Number: E6-2871
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing
Document Number: E6-2870
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing
Document Number: E6-2869
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
Document Number: E6-2868
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entrega Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Negotiated Rate
Document Number: E6-2867
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments
Document Number: E6-2864
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing
Document Number: E6-2863
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Filings
Document Number: E6-2862
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Announcement Type: Request for Applications (RFA) Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program
Document Number: E6-2861
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Combined Notice of Filings No. 1
Document Number: E6-2860
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E6-2859
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-03-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture
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