June 21, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide MCPB (4-(2-methyl-4- chlorophenoxy) butyric acid, and opens a 30-day public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the MCPB Docket. MCPB is a phenoxy herbicide used for post-emergence weed control to protect pea crops from a variety of weeds including canadian thistle, common lambsquarters, pigweed, smartweed, sowthistle, and morning glory. The MCPB RED addresses the tolerance reassessment for all currently registered uses of MCPB. EPA has reviewed MCPB through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

USDA amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and to the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, for technical assistance determinations for the Conservation Reserve Program.

In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations to clarify existing guidance under sections 6038 and 6038A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) with respect to the information required to be furnished regarding certain related party transactions of certain foreign corporations and certain foreign-owned U.S. corporations. The temporary regulations also increase the amount of certain penalties, and make certain other changes, to reflect the statutory changes made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations.

This document denies a Petition for Partial Reconsideration filed by AirTV Limited in response to the Commission's S-Band Allocation Order, which, inter alia, deleted the unused Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) allocation from the band 2500-2690 MHz and removed a related footnote from the Table of Frequency Allocations (Table). We continue to believe that the decision in the S-Band Allocation Order serves the public interest because it will prevent terrestrial licensees in the band 2500-2690 MHz from incurring the costs of mitigating the interference expected from BSS systems, such as the one proposed by AirTV.

The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (``NTIA'') seek to evaluate innovative methods for spectrum sharing among disparate users to enable more intensive use of the finite radio spectrum. One way of accomplishing this task is to set up a test-bed where both federal and non-federal users could undertake one or more studies and experiments to test these ideas. This document seeks comment on a wide range of issues that are integral to the creation of such a test-bed, which will be called the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed (``Test Bed'').

This document denies a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Crossgates Baptist Church directed at the staff letter action dismissing the Petition for Rulemaking requesting the reservation of vacant FM Channel 244C2 at Walnut Grove, Mississippi for noncommercial educational use. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.

This notice announces the availability of EPA'sTolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the chlorinated triazine pesticide propazine, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA has reviewed the low risk pesticide propazine through a modified, streamlined version of the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide tolerance reassessment and reregistration decisions. Through the tolerance reassessment program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and food safety standards. The Agency is concurrently issuing for public comment the Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment; see EPA-HQ- OPP-2005-0481 in the Notices section of this issue of the Federal Register.

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of mefenoxam in or on beans (succulent shelled) and turnip greens.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) San Francisco District, in cooperation with AdvaMed's Medical Technology Learning Institute, is announcing a public workshop on FDA device regulations. This 2-day public workshop for start up and small device manufacturers and their suppliers will include both industry and FDA perspectives and a question and answer period. Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on July 12, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and July 13, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at The Marriott Fremont, 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538, 510-413-3710, FAX: 510-413- 3710. For further hotel information and driving directions, go to https://Marriott.com/property/propertypage/sjcfm. (FDA has verified the Web site address, but is not responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) Contact: For FDA: Eric Anderson, Office of Regulatory Affairs (HFR- PA1530), Food and Drug Administration, 96 North Third St., San Jose, CA 95115, 408-291-7548, ext. 115, FAX: 408-291-7228, e-mail: eric.anderson@fda.hhs.gov. For AdvaMed: Krystine McGrath, 202-434-7237, FAX: 202-434-7850, e- mail: kmcgrath@advamed.org. Registration: Send registration information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and fax number) and the registration fee of $495.00 per person to the AdvaMed contacts (see Contact). The registration fee for FDA employees is waived. To register via the Internet go to https://www.advamedmtli.org/mtli/fda.cfm. (FDA has verified the Web site address, but is not responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) Payment forms accepted are major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, or American Express) or company check. If you wish to pay by check, contact Krystine McGrath (see Contact). For more information on the meeting, or for questions on registration, contact Krystine McGrath (see Contact). Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations. The registration fee will be used to offset the expenses of hosting the workshop, including meals (breakfasts and lunches), refreshments, meeting rooms, and training materials. It also includes a networking reception on July 12, 2006. Space is limited; therefore, interested parties are encouraged to register early. There will be no onsite registration. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Eric Anderson (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance of the workshop.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from individuals, households, farms, or businesses interested in cooperating with the BLM in constructing or maintaining rangeland improvement projects to aid handling and caring for domestic livestock that BLM authorizes to graze on public land. BLM uses these forms to collect this information: Form 4120-6, Cooperative Range Improvement Agreement, to document cooperative range improvement construction arrangements with grazing operators; and Form 4120-7, Range Improvement Permit, to authorize grazing operators to develop rangeland improvement projects. This information allows the BLM to review the application and to make a decision on the proposed rangeland improvement project.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect certain information from recreation visitors to areas of the public lands and related waters where we require special recreation permits. BLM uses Form 2930-1, Special Recreation Application and Permit, to collect this information. This information allows the BLM to authorize requested recreation use and determine appropriate fees. BLM will also use the information to tabulate recreation use data for the annual Federal Recreation Fee Report as required by the Land and Water Conservation Act.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from individuals desiring to use campgrounds. BLM uses Form 1370-36, Permit Fee Envelope, to collect this information. This information allows BLM to determine if all users paid the required fee, the number of users, and their State of origin.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from owners and operators of helium-bearing natural gas wells and transmission lines to evaluate the helium resources. BLM uses Form 3100-12, Gas Well Data Survey of Helium- Bearing Natural Gas, to collect gas samples from natural gas wells. This information allows BLM to determine and evaluate the extent of any helium resources that may exist in natural gas.