April 10, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. HUD would obtain data from grantees on the results of, and lessons learned from, the research, demonstration and education grants funded since 1999 under the Healthy Homes Initiative. Findings will be used in technical guidance material and program management, and will be summarized in a report.

This notice announces that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its request to renew a currently-approved information collection for Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers, Form MP-1, Annual and Quarterly Reports. This information collection is necessary to ensure that motor carriers comply with financial and operating statistics requirements at 49 CFR part 1420. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64225 from Elm Ridge Exploration Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.

The Coast Guard announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the homeporting of four new 418-foot National Security Cutters (NSCs) at Coast Guard Island (CGI) in Alameda, California, and requests public comments. Preparation of the EA is being conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and its implementing regulations. The new NSCs will replace the four existing 30-year old 378-foot High Endurance Cutters (HECs) currently homeported at CGI, starting with one in 2007/2008 and continuing with one replacement per year until 2010/2011, under current plans.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``In Vitro Diagnostic Devices to Detect Influenza A Viruses: Labeling and Regulatory Path.'' FDA is issuing this guidance to inform industry and agency staff of steps that are needed to ensure the safe and effective use of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices intended for use in the detection of influenza A (or A/B) virus directly from human specimens. FDA is taking this action because of recent significant public health concerns associated with emergence of an avian influenza A virus strain as a human pathogen in Southeast Asia. This guidance document describes recommendations for fulfilling labeling requirements applicable to all IVDs intended to generally detect influenza A (or A/B) virus directly from human specimens, and outlines the premarket regulatory path for new or modified devices intended to generally detect influenza A virus, or to detect and differentiate, specific novel influenza A viruses infecting humans. This guidance document is immediately in effect, but it remains subject to comment in accordance with the agency's good guidance practices.

In response to a request from Ivis Partners Ltd. (IVIS), the Department of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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 control number.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is partially rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order of honey from Argentina for the period December 1, 2004 to November 30, 2005, with respect to 12 companies. This rescission, in part, is based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review by the respective interested party that requested the review. A complete list of the companies for which the administrative review is being rescinded is provided in the background section below.

The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U. S. Department of Agriculture, is giving notice that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) is being prepared for the Lost River Subwatershed of the Potomac River Watershed, Hardy County, West Virginia. The SEIS will evaluate potential impacts to the natural, physical, and human environment as a result of the flood damage reduction and water supply storage measures proposed for the Lost River Subwatershed, Hardy County, West Virginia. The NRCS is soliciting public concerns/issues to be evaluated during the study process.

The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing an additional 15-day extension of the public comment period for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project DEIS. The originally announced, extended comment period ends on March 30, 2006, but it has been extended until April 14, 2006. The original notice of availability of the DEIS, notice of public hearings, and additional information on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project were published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2005 (70 FR 250, 77425-77427).

Purpose: The public meeting will explain and discuss issues related to the current NIOSH pilot project and a possible large-scale research project on U.S. truck driver anthropometric and workspace data. This possible large-scale study will establish an anthropometric and workspace database for U.S. truck drivers. The database will be used to formulate anthropometric guidelines, develop digital human models for cab designs, and upgrade current standards for new generation cabs that would accommodate all trucking populations. Updated anthropometric information for cab design will help to increase truck drivers' visibility, operational comfort, maneuverability, and post-crash survivability, thereby possibly reducing fatal and nonfatal injuries. The current NIOSH pilot study will (1) identify critical cab design criteria and related human body dimensions, (2) establish test procedures for the large-scale project, and (3) develop research partnerships with interested parties. The scope of this pilot and possible large-scale study will be limited to medium and heavy trucks and their operators in the continental U.S. Special emphasis will be placed on discussion of the following issues: (1) What are the key anthropometric and workspace dimensions for the design of an ergonomically sound cab? (2) What are the essential adjustment parameters and values of the truck buck that is to be constructed for data collection? (3) What are the essential postures to be scanned in three- dimensional anthropometry that are to be used in computer simulation? (4) What are the essential cab accommodation models to be developed once updated anthropometric and workspace data become available? The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to provide comments. NIOSH will use this information to assess the scientific basis for the current pilot project and the possible large- scale project on U.S. truck driver anthropometric and workspace data. Status: The consortium meeting will include scientists and representatives from various government agencies, industry and other stakeholders and is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates 40 people. Due to limited space, notification of intent to attend the meeting must be made to Jinhua Guan, PhD, not later than April 14, 2006. Dr. Guan can be reached by telephone at (304) 599-4676 or by e-mail at ezg6@cdc.gov. Requests to attend the meeting will be accommodated on a first-come basis. Non-U.S. Citizens: Because of CDC Security Regulations, non-U.S. citizens wishing to attend this meeting must provide the following information in writing to Barbara Phillips (telephone: 304-285-6325; fax: (304) 285-6039; e-mail: djp2@cdc.gov) no later than April 14, 2006: 1. Visitor's Full Name: 2. Gender: 3. Date of Birth: 4. Place of Birth (city, province, state, country): 5. Citizenship: 6. Passport Number: 7. Date of Passport Issue: 8. Date of Passport Expiration: 9. Type of Visa: 10. Visitor's Organization: 11. Organization Address: 12. Organization Telephone Number: 13. Visitor's Position/Title within the Organization: This information will be transmitted to the CDC Security Office for approval. Visitors will be notified as soon as approval has been obtained. A copy of the research protocol titled ''NIOSH Pilot Study of Truck Driver Anthropometric and Workspace Dimensions'' can be obtained from the CDC Internet at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs or a hard copy may be requested from the Docket Officer, Karen Dragon (see contact information below).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. Title: National Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program. OMB Number: 1660-0073. Abstract: This information collection activity is for financial, program and administrative information for US&R Sponsoring Organizations relating to preparedness and response grant awards. This information includes a narrative statement that FEMA uses to evaluate a grantee's proposed use of funds, progress reports to monitor overall progress on managing FEMA grant program, extension or change requested to consider changing or extending the time or the performance period of the preparedness or response cooperative agreement and a Memorandum of Agreement between DHS/FEMA and the Sponsoring Organizations of US&R task forces. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 28. Estimated Time per Respondent: 19 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 461 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2006.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1623-DR), dated January 10, 2006, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas (FEMA-1624-DR), dated January 11, 2006, and related determinations.