June 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease (CCID), through its component Centers and Divisions has lead technical responsibility for a number of Category A, B and C bioterrorism agents and their associated toxins (Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum, Brucella sps., Burkholderia sps., Staphylococcus entertoxin B, other food- or waterborne bacterial pathogens, and other bacterial agents). CCID uses epidemiologic, laboratory, clinical, and biostatistical sciences to control and prevent bacterial and mycotic infectious disease. The Centers also conduct applied research in a variety of settings, and translate the findings of this research into public health practice. The purpose of this announcement is to make interested parties aware that CCID is currently engaged in a research activity to establish and evaluate an intravenous infusion rabbit model for delivery of therapeutic molecules for the treatment of inhalation anthrax. The activity is in the early stage of feasibility assessment. The protocols for these studies may be made available to interested parties upon request. The short term objective of making these protocols available is to promote standardization of the approach to in vivo model development for anthrax therapy evaluation to meet the Nation's bioterrorism defense needs. The longer term objective is to develop these or subsequent protocols into standardized in vivo models that may meet the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acceptance criteria for product development and licensure. Interested organizations may request an electronic copy of the protocols by contacting CDC at the address below. To ensure a response, requests must be submitted within thirty days of publication of this notice. Responses are preferred in electronic format and can be e-mailed to the attention of Dr. Conrad Quinn at CQUINN@CDC.GOV. Mailed responses can be sent to the following address: Dr. Conrad Quinn, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE., Mail Stop C-09, Atlanta, GA 30333.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a 90- day finding for a petition to delist the Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) throughout its range from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Service finds that the petitioner has presented substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that the action may be warranted. A status review of the species is initiated. We seek comments on the petition or information on status of the species, particularly in Guatemala and Belize.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for rural housing loans.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is issuing a final rule to regulate purchases by federally insured credit unions of indirect vehicle loans serviced by third-parties. The rule limits the aggregate amount of these loans serviced by any single third-party to a percentage of the credit union's net worth. The rule ensures that federally insured credit unions do not undertake undue risk with these purchases.

NCUA is amending its field of membership rules regarding service to underserved areas to limit underserved area additions to multiple common-bond credit unions and revise facility requirements for underserved areas. These amendments are being made after a comprehensive review of chartering policy based upon NCUA's experience addressing field of membership issues and the uncertainty resulting from recent litigation challenging service to underserved areas in Utah and the current ambiguity in the Federal Credit Union Act on this issue. This final rule will ensure continued reliable and efficient service to federal credit union members located in approved underserved areas and continue to allow multiple common-bond credit unions to add underserved areas to their charters. The final rule generally adopts the amendments as proposed. In addition, the final rule retains the definition of service facility as a credit union owned facility where shares are accepted for members' accounts, loan applications are accepted, and loans are disbursed.

The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 (EPA) announces its intent to delete portions of the Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) Site located in Meade and Pennington Counties, South Dakota, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes Appendix B to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part 300, which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The EPA has determined, with the concurrence of the State of South Dakota through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SDDENR) that for the parcels proposed for deletion, all appropriate actions under CERCLA have been implemented to protect human health, welfare and the environment and no further response action by responsible parties is appropriate. This partial deletion pertains to surface soil, unsaturated subsurface soil, surface water, and sediments at Operable Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12, and excludes the ground water medium at these parcels. The ground water medium at the Ellsworth AFB Site (OU-11, Basewide Ground Water), and the soil medium (surface and unsaturated subsurface soils) at OU-1, Fire Protection Training Area, will remain on the NPL and response activities will continue for those OUs. Two additional areas not associated with an operable unit, the Gateway Lake Ash Study Area and the Pride Hangar Study Area, are currently under investigation and are also not part of this partial deletion.

This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for legume vegetables (except soybeans) and foliage of legume vegetables (except soybeans) of myclobutanil in or on vegetable, legume (except soybeans) and vegetable, foliage of legume (except soybeans). This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on vegetable, legume (except soybeans) and vegetable, foliage of legume (except soybeans). This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of myclobutanil in this food commodity. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2009.

This document announces the next meeting date and agenda of the Consumer Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of all consumers in proceedings before the Commission.

The Audio Division requests comment on a petition filed by Bittersweet Broadcasting, Inc. to upgrade its Station KWJK-FM, Boonville, Missouri, from Channel 226A to Channel 226C3. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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.

In accordance with HUD regulations, this notice announces changes in the mortgage insurance premiums (MIP) for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance programs whose commitments will be issued or reissued in Fiscal Year 2007. Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 and HUD's implementing instructions, a sponsor is required to submit a certification regarding governmental assistance, including any low- income housing tax credits, with all mortgage insurance applications.

The Department of Energy published in the Federal Register of February 9, 2006, a final rule to implement the statutory mandate of section 3173 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2003 to establish worker safety and health regulations govern contractor activities at DOE sites. Inadvertently there were some typographical errors made in several sections of the rule. This document corrects that version of the final rule.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide naptalam sodium, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA has reviewed the low risk pesticide naptalam sodium through a modified, streamlined version of 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.