June 28, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On December 16, 2005, EPA published a final rule entitled, ``Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units.'' Following that final action, the Administrator received a petition for reconsideration. In response to the petition, EPA is announcing its reconsideration of and requesting comment on whether sewage and sludge incinerators should be excluded from the other solid waste incineration units (OSWI) rules.

This document proposes to amend the existing tolerance exemption for residues of phosphorous acid and its ammonium, sodium, and potassium salts in or on all food commodities to allow for post- harvest application to stored potatoes at 35,600 ppm or less phosphorous acid.

The staff denied a petition for rulemaking filed by JBL Broadcasting, Inc. to upgrade, reallot, and change the community of license its Station WVEK-FM, from Channel 274A, Cumberland, Kentucky, to Channel 274C3, Weber City, Virginia, because one of the required channel changes to accommodate this proposal is short-spaced in violation of Section 73.207(a) of the Commission's rules. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.

This notice announces a series of International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) meetings to prepare for the September 2006 meetings of the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) Study Groups 1 and 2. The International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to prepare for the September 2006 meetings of ITU-D Study Groups 1 and 2. Meetings are scheduled for Thursday afternoons, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., on July 13 and 27, and August 3, 10, and 17. All meetings will be held in Room 2533A of the Department of State Harry S Truman Building. A conference bridge will be available for those outside the Washington Metro area. These meetings are open to the public. Particulars on conference bridges is available from the secretariat minardje@state.gov, telephone (202) 647-3234.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

On May 18, 2006, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with request for comments on revisions to 12 CFR part 327 (see 71 FR 28790). The rulemaking proposed to make the deposit insurance assessment system react more quickly and more accurately to changes in institutions' risk profiles, and in so doing to eliminate several causes for complaint by insured depository institutions. The proposed rule also would make changes necessitated by the recently enacted Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act. The FDIC is extending the comment period on that notice of proposed rulemaking to August 16, 2006. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.

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. PHAs are required to submit annual and 5-Year Plans to HUD for tenant-based assistance and operating subsidies. These Plans advise HUD, residents, and members of the public of the PHA's mission for serving low-income and very low-income families, and the PHA's strategy for addressing those needs.

EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of May 31, 2006, concerning the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of an exemption from the requirement of tolerances for residues of poly (2-ethylhexyl acrylate/2-hydroxyethyl acrylate/N- (hydroxymethyl)-2-methylacrylamide/methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate/styrene, ammonium salt in or on various food commodities. This document is being issued to correct the chemical name and the petitioner's name.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide Phytophthora palmivora (MWV) and methyl salicylate, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the Phytophthora palmivora MWV and methyl salicylate Docket. Phytophthora palmivora MWV is expected to control milk weed vine in citrus groves in certain counties of Florida. Methyl salicylate is a biochemical insect and animal repellent. EPA has reviewed Phytophthora palmivora MWV and methyl salicylate 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.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide permethrin, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the permethrin Docket. Permethrin is part of the pyrethroid class of pesticides and was first registered in 1979. It is a broad spectrum, non-systemic, synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, and is registered for use on numerous food/feed crops, livestock and livestock housing, modes of transportation, structures, buildings, Public Health Mosquito abatement programs, numerous indoor and outdoor residential spaces, pets, and clothing. EPA has reviewed permethrin 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.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting comments on the proposed voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Cultivated Ginseng. AMS received a request from the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin (GBW), to develop the standards. The proposed standards would provide a common language for trade and a means of measuring value in the marketing of cultivated ginseng, thus promoting orderly and efficient marketing of ginseng.

In this document, the Commission addresses two issues concerning the provision of Video Relay Service (VRS) in a final rule document, 69 FR 53346, Sept. 1, 2004, a form of telecommunications relay services (TRS). The Commission clarifies that if the calling party or the VRS communications assistant (CA) find that they are not communicating effectively given the nature of the call, the 10 minute in-call replacement rule does not apply and the VRS provider may have another CA handle the call. Also in the document, the Commission clarifies that the VRS CA may ask the VRS user questions during call set-up when necessary to assist the CA in properly handling the call.

The Board requests comments on proposed changes to Part I of its Policy on Payments System Risk (PSR policy) addressing risk management in payments and settlement systems. The proposed policy changes include (1) incorporating into the PSR policy the Recommendations for Central Counterparties (Recommendations for CCP) as the Board's minimum standards for central counterparties, (2) clarifying the purpose of Part I of the policy and revising its scope with regard to central counterparties, and (3) establishing an expectation that systemically important systems disclose publicly self- assessments against the Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems (Core Principles), Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems (Recommendations for SSS), or Recommendations for CCP, as appropriate, demonstrating the extent to which these systems meet the principles or minimum standards. The Board is also making other technical changes.

EPA is amending certain regulations to reflect the current delegation status of national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs) in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Several NESHAPs were delegated to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department on May 16, 2006, to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District on October 31, 2005, and to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection on May 9, 2006. The purpose of this action is to update the listing in the Code of Federal Regulations.

On May 18, 2006, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with request for comments on the implementation of the one-time assessment credit for certain eligible insured depository institutions, as required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act (``Reform Act'') (see 71 FR 28809). The FDIC is extending the comment period on that notice of proposed rulemaking to August 16, 2006. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide formetanate hydrochloride (formetanate HCl), and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the formetanate HCl Docket. Formetanate HCl, a miticide/insecticide, is used on orchard crops and alfalfa grown for seed. EPA has reviewed formetanate HCl 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.

On May 18, 2006, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with request for comments on the implementation of dividends, as required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act (``Reform Act'') (see 71 FR 28804). The FDIC is extending the comment period on that notice of proposed rulemaking to August 16, 2006. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.