June 12, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On June 6, 2006 (71 FR 32536), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) announced a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to be held June 28-30, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., Eastern Time. Please be advised that the Board will also be meeting on June 27, 2006, beginning at 1 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m., Eastern Time. For further information contact Paul I. Lewis, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA, Office of the Science Advisor, (8105), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8381; fax: (202) 564 2070; e-mail addresses: lewis.paul@epa.gov.

Notice is hereby given that the State of Ohio is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Ohio has revised its definition of a Public Water System, Consumer Confidence Report Rule, Public Notification Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; and Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. EPA has determined that these revisions by the State are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to the State of Ohio's Public Water System Supervision Program. Any interested party may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by July 12, 2006, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 5 address shown below. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by July 12, 2006, EPA Region 5 will hold a public hearing. If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and appropriate request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination shall become final and effective on July 12, 2006. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional Administrator's determination and a brief statement of the information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity.

EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) has discovered an error in the mailing address that appears in certain sections of 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter R. By these technical amendments, OPPT corrects those errors.

Background. Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) announces up to $600,000 in FY 2006 funds is available for a cooperative agreement to the Fundaci[oacute]n M[eacute]xico-Estados Unidos para la Ciencia, A. C. (FUMEC) (United States-Mexico Foundation for Science) to support the implementation, management, and administration of U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission (USMBHC) programs and activities at the Mexican Outreach Offices. This initiative will support the development, administration, and evaluation of programs in specified health areas, including training for health personnel, development, and dissemination of educational materials and workshops, research, community outreach, health promotion, and improvement of information technology to enhance program support. HHS/OGHA will approve the budget period to be one year and the project period for up to a five-year period for a total of $600,000 (including indirect costs). Funding for the cooperative agreement is contingent upon the availability of funds.

This notice advises that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and associated environmental documents for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Lima, Montana. The Service is furnishing this notice in compliance with Service CCP policy to advise other agencies and the public of its intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to be considered in the planning process.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') approve a revision of a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection relates to qualified domestic relations orders submitted to the PBGC. This notice informs the public of the PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10 and DC-10-10F airplanes; and Model MD-10-10F airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacing the clamp bases for the fuel vent pipe with improved clamp bases. This proposed AD results from reports that the foil wrapping on existing plastic clamp bases has migrated out of position, which compromises the bonding of the fuel vent pipes to the airplane structure. We are proposing this AD to ensure that the fuel vent pipes are properly bonded to the airplane structure. Improper bonding could prevent electrical energy from a lightning strike from dissipating to the airplane structure, and create an ignition source, which could result in a fuel tank explosion.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 airplanes. This proposed AD would require an inspection to determine if the stiff part of the girt and girt bar position of the forward left-hand and right-hand passenger doors is incorrect, and repair if necessary. This proposed AD results from cases of girt bar disengagement from the floor fitting during deployment tests of slide rafts at the forward passenger doors. We are proposing this AD to prevent disengagement of the telescopic girt bar from the airplane when the door is opened in emergency situations, which could result in the inability to open the passenger door and to use the escape slide/raft at that door during an emergency evacuation of the airplane.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA-1644-DR), dated May 25, 2006, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-1643-DR), dated May 25, 2006, and related determinations.

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 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.

The following permits were issued.

The EPA is announcing a public workshop to be held to elicit public input and discussion on the process the Agency uses to conduct periodic reviews of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), as discussed in a recent report prepared by an Agency workgroup entitled ``Review of the Process for Setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards.'' This workshop is not intended to cover issues related to the ongoing review of any specific NAAQS.

Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Sonalta Resources Inc. and Quicksilver Resources Inc. timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease MTM 85972, Stillwater County, Montana. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of termination, January 1, 2006. No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per acre and 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate. The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for the reinstatement of the lease and $163 cost for publishing this Notice. The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). 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 per acre; The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate; and The $163 cost of publishing this Notice

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Ohog Incorporated for lands in the vicinity of Ohogamiut, Alaska, and located in:

This announcement is made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program, located within the Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD). Background Information: During his January 2002 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two yearsthe equivalent of 4,000 hours of their timeto provide volunteer service to others. To help every American answer the call to service, the President created the USA Freedom Corps, and charged it with strengthening and expanding service opportunities for volunteers to protect our homeland, to support our communities, and to extend American compassion around the World. Simultaneously, the President also created the Citizen Corps, within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as a way to offer Americans new opportunities to get involved in their communities through emergency preparation and response activities. Along side Citizen Corps are several partner programs that share the common goal of helping communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to crime, natural disasters, and other emergencies. These partner programs include: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), also under DHS; Neighborhood Watch and Volunteers in Police Service, under the direction of the Department of Justice; Fire Corps; and the Medical Reserve Corps. The MRC is a nationwide network of community-based, citizen volunteer units, which have been initiated and established by local organizations for their communities. MRC units are local assets to meet locally determined needs. Medical and public health volunteers in the MRC can utilize their professional expertise to contribute to local public health initiatives, such as those meeting the Surgeon General's priorities for public health, on an ongoing basis and to supplement the existing response capabilities of the community in emergencies. Communities across the country are beginning to recognize that strengthening the everyday public health infrastructure will improve preparedness. The MRC was developed following the events of September 11, 2001, when many medical and public health professionals showed up at the disaster sites to support the response efforts and were mostly turned away due to identification, credentialing, and liability issues. One of the primary functions of the MRC is to resolve issues of pre- identifying and preparing volunteer health professionals for emergencies. The MRC brings volunteershealth professionals and otherstogether to supplement existing local resources in cities, towns, and counties throughout the United States. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, paramedics, EMTs, mental health workers, and epidemiologists. Many other community members interpreters, chaplains, office workers, legal advisors, etc.can fill key support positions. Many of these professionals have active practices in a variety of settings; others are in training; some are retired; and yet others are licensed but do not maintain an active practice. As this is a community-based program, each MRC is responsible for determining its own structure and developing its own policies and procedures. MRC units may be established and implemented by local government agencies, non-governmental organizations, or other non- profit entities. Partnerships with local medical, public health and emergency management entities are essential. The MRC Demonstration Project (started in FY 2002 and continued in FY 2003) provided start-up grants to 166 communities across the US. Other communities have been encouraged to establish MRC units without HHS funding support. As of May 19, 2006, there were 431 MRC units in 49 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with more than 75,000 volunteers. The OSG has lead responsibility within HHS for the development of the MRC. OSG undertook this responsibility in March 2002 and subsequently created the MRC Program Office, with a mission to provide national and regional leadership, in partnership with key stakeholders, to facilitate local efforts to establish, implement, and sustain MRC units. The MRC program office facilitates the formation and implementation of MRC units in communities across the nation by coordinating mechanisms for information sharing and providing forums for discussions of promising practices and lessons learned. The major MRC program office activities include policy development, interagency coordination, program management, grants management, contract oversight, technical assistance, and outreach. Since its inception, the MRC program office has: Implemented the MRC Demonstration Project, which awarded small grants (of up to $50,000 per year for 3 years) to help jump start the establishment of local MRC units. Forty-two grants were awarded in September 2002 and an additional 124 grants were awarded in October 2003. Encouraged the development of MRC units in communities outside of the MRC Demonstration Project. As of May 19, 2006, over 260 additional communities have registered MRC units without receiving grant funding through the MRC program office. Developed a technical assistance contract to provide valuable expert advice to developing and established MRC units. A series of technical assistance documents were written to serve as a guide for local leaders to assist with establishment and implementation of MRC units. Established an MRC Web site (https://www.medicalreservecorps.gov) with resources for developing and established MRC units. The Web site includes an electronic message board and document clearinghouse to allow MRC communities to share information. Held consultation meetings with numerous governmental and non- governmental organizations at the local, State, regional, and national levels. Displayed the MRC exhibit booth at professional conferences to boost awareness of the program. Conducted leadership conferences at the national and regional levels to facilitate coordination, cooperation, and information sharing. Coordinated the MRC response following the 2005 Hurricanes. An estimated 6,000 MRC volunteers supported the response and recovery efforts in their local communities. In the hardest hit areas, and as the storm forced hundreds of thousands of Americans to flee the affected areas, MRC volunteers were ready and able to help when needed and were there to assist as evacuees were welcomed into their communities. These volunteers spent countless hours helping the many people whose lives were upended by these disastrous events. During the 2005 Hurricane Response, MRC volunteers throughout the nation served their local communities by: Establishing medical needs shelters to serve medically fragile and other displaced people; Staffing and providing medical support in evacuee shelters and clinics; Filling in locally at hospitals, clinics and health departments for others who were deployed to the disaster-affected regions; Immunizing responders prior to their deployment to the disaster affected regions; Staffing a variety of response hotlines created after the hurricanes hit; Raising funds for those affected by the hurricanes; Teaching emergency preparedness to community members; and Recruiting more public health and medical professionals who can be credentialed, trained and prepared for future disasters that may affect their hometowns or elsewhere. In addition to this local MRC activity, over 1,500 MRC members expressed a willingness to deploy outside their local jurisdiction on optional missions to the disaster-affected areas with their state agencies, the American Red Cross (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Of these, approximately 200 volunteers from 25 MRC units were hired by HHS as unpaid temporary Federal employees and more than 400 volunteers from over 80 local MRC units have been deployed to support ARC disaster operations in areas along the Gulf coast. Future Direction: Though the MRC was developed as a network of local, community-based assets established to meet locally determined needs, much national attention has been focused on the program in light of its astounding growth and its response following the 2005 Hurricanes. This attention has led to a call for an expansion of the MRC program. For example, in 2005 the White House Homeland Security Council charged HHS to establish systems to pre-enroll, credential, train, and deploy MRC members who are willing to provide emergency health and medical services after a catastrophic event. More recently, in the February 2006 Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned document, the White House recommended that ``HHS should organize, train, equip, and roster medical and public health professionals in preconfigured and deployable teams'' to include the PHS Commissioned Corps, members of the MRC, and other Federal partners. In support of the President's national strategies, in keeping with the National Response Plan and consistent with the charge from the Homeland Security Council, this single-eligibility cooperative agreement with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will support HHS efforts to expand the capacity of MRC units throughout the nation. All work will be closely coordinated with OSG, the MRC program office, State coordinators, MRC regional coordinators, Regional Health Administrators and other Federal officials. NACCHO will begin by providing capacity-building support to all interested MRC units. NACCHO will also assist with the development of a comprehensive operational manual and support OSG efforts in credentialing, verifying backgrounds, badging, assessing levels of training, and utilizing MRC members who are willing and able to deploy with HHS as unpaid temporary Federal employees on national-level responses (keeping in mind that any employment of individuals is under the authority of HHS and will follow Federal employment standards). This subset of MRC members will be referred to as the ``Public Health Service Auxiliary.'' In addition, a Demonstration Project of the Public Health Service Auxiliary will be initiated, primarily targeting MRC units in geographic locations in the vicinity of the proposed PHS Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) teams: Washington DC/Baltimore; Georgia/North Carolina/South Carolina; Texas/ Oklahoma; and Arizona/New Mexico. Ultimately, this cooperative agreement with NACCHO will enhance the collaboration and coordination between OSG and community/state public health and emergency agencies to support and increase the MRC capacity to meet local, state and national needs.

This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Maryland. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV), Standard instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) and Helicopter RNAV (GPS) 269 approach for the St. Joseph Medical Center to serve flights operating into the airport during Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing an approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and Helicopter RNAV (GPS) 135 approach for the Robert Packer Hospital to serve flights operating into the airport during Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing an approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.