June 16, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Bureau of Reclamation is holding a meeting to inform the public about the Managing for Excellence project. This meeting is the first of three meetings to inform the public about the action items, progress, and results of the Managing for Excellence project and to seek broad feedback. Subsequent meetings will likely be held in September and November 2006 in other metropolitan areas of the Western United States.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is publishing final interpretive standards for systemic compensation discrimination under Executive Order 11246, as amended. This document sets forth the final interpretive standards and discusses comments that OFCCP received in response to proposed interpretive standards published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2004.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is deleting a system of records notice from its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

This is a Notice of Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1645-DR), dated June 5, 2006. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation. Incident Period: March 30, 2006 through April 30, 2006. Effective Date: June 5, 2006. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: August 4, 2006.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 208, Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services.

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following meeting: Name of Committee: Distance Learning/Training Technology Applications Subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. Date: July 19-20, 2006. Place: U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. Time: 0800-1630 on 19 July 2006; 0800-1600 on 20 July 2006. Proposed Agenda: The meeting agenda includes updates on The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP) and infrastructure, review of selected courseware, and discussions focused on learning and technology. Purpose of the Meeting: To provide for the continuous exchange of information and ideas for distance learning between the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), HQ, Department of the Army, and the academic and business communities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Mobile District, intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to address the proposed implementation of interim water storage contracts at Lake Sidney Lanier/Buford Dam, GA, as contained in a settlement agreement associated with the Southeastern Federal Power Customers, Inc. (SeFPC) v. Secretary of the Army, et al. (1:00CV02954-TPJ) lawsuit. The Draft EIS will also address any changes in water management operations at the reservoir project, as well as the potential for other changes to operations in downstream reservoir projects, which would result from implementation of the settlement agreement.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period and a public hearing on the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), and St. Andrew beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis) and the availability of the draft economic analysis of the proposed designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq. (Act). We are also using this comment period to modify the boundary of proposed critical habitat unit CBM-5 for Choctawhatchee beach mouse and PKBM-5 for Perdido Key beach mouse, correct an error made in the proposed rule, and solicit further comments on the proposed rule. The draft economic analysis finds that costs associated with conservation activities for the three beach mice are forecast to range from $60.4 million to $107.7 million in undiscounted dollars over the next 20 years. Adjusted for possible inflation, the costs would range from $56.3 million to $103.3 million over 20 years, or $3.8 million to $6.9 million annually using a three percent discount; or $52.5 million to $99.4 million over 20 years, or $5.0 million to $9.4 million annually using a seven percent discount rate. We are reopening the comment period to allow all interested parties an opportunity to comment simultaneously on the proposed rule and the associated draft economic analysis. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they will be incorporated into the public record as part of this comment period and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.

The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General MachineDiecron, Inc. (GMD) actuator nut assembly, part number (P/N) GMD115-810029-17 and P/N GMD115-810029-23, that are installed on certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) (formerly Beech) airplanes that are not equipped with a hydraulic main landing gear (MLG) or modified to a hydraulic MLG. This AD requires you to determine by maintenance records check and/or inspection whether any actuator nut assembly, P/N GMD115-810029-17 or P/N GMD115-810029-23, is installed on the right main MLG actuator, and, if installed, requires you to replace it with a new actuator nut assembly, P/N GMD115-810029-23B or FAA- approved equivalent P/N. This AD results from several reports of failures of the actuator nut assembly, P/N GMD115-810029-17 and P/N GMD115-810029-23. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the actuator nut assembly for the right MLG actuator, which could result in failure of the MLG. This failure could prevent the extension or retraction of the MLG.

This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2006-10-21. That AD applies to Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) reciprocating engine connecting rods. We published AD 2006-10-21 in the Federal Register on May 18, 2006, (71 FR 28769). An incorrect amendment number exists under the Sec. 39.13 amended heading. This document corrects the amendment number. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 airplanes. This AD requires inspecting to determine the part number and serial number of the fuel tank boost pumps and, for airplanes with affected pumps, revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) and the FAA-approved maintenance program. This AD also provides for optional terminating action for compliance with the revisions to the AFM and the maintenance program. This AD results from a report that a fuel tank boost pump failed in service, due to a detached screw of the boost pump housing that created a short circuit between the stator and rotor of the boost pump motor and tripped a circuit breaker. We are issuing this AD to ensure that the flightcrew is aware of procedures to prevent the presence of a combustible air-fuel mixture in the fuel tank boost pump, which, in the event of electrical arcing in the pump motor, could result in an explosion and loss of the airplane.

FMR Bulletin 2006-B5 rescinds and supersedes GSA Bulletin FPMR D-240, Public Buildings and Space, dated October 2, 1996. This Bulletin introduces new guiding principles to manage and improve real property performance in support of Executive Order (EO) 13327.

The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of vegetation management, fuels reduction, watershed rehabilitation activities, wildlife habitat improvement, and access management changes, including road decommissioning. The project is located in the Grizzly planning subunit on the Three Rivers Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, Montana, and northeast of Troy, Montana.

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100) airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with revised procedures for checking the flap system. The existing AD also requires revising the maintenance program to provide procedures for checking the flap system, and performing follow-on actions, if necessary. This new AD requires installing new flap actuators, a new or retrofitted air data computer, a new skew detection system, and new airspeed limitation placards; and revising the AFM to include revised maximum allowable speeds for flight with the flaps extended, and a new skew detection system/crosswind-related limitation for take-off flap selection. This AD results from a number of cases of flap system failure that resulted in a twisted outboard flap panel. We are issuing this AD to prevent an unannunciated failure of the flap system, which could result in a flap asymmetry and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

On November 1, 2004, EPA published a proposal that contained several options for the control of cooling water intake structures at existing Phase III facilities and at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities. This rule establishes categorical section 316(b) requirements for intake structures at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities that have a design intake flow threshold of greater than 2 million gallons per day and that withdraw at least 25 percent of the water exclusively for cooling purposes. For existing Phase III facilities, EPA determined that uniform national standards are not the most effective way at this time to address cooling water intake structures at these facilities. Instead, EPA believes that it is better to continue to rely upon the existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, which implements section 316(b) for existing facilities not covered under the Phase II rule on a case-by-case, best professional judgment basis. This final action constitutes Phase III of EPA's section 316(b) regulation development. This rule does not alter the regulatory requirements for facilities subject to the Phase I or Phase II regulations.