July 5, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Lignelli Wedding Fireworks in the Atlantic Ocean off of 381 Dune Road, Water Mill, NY. The safety zone is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime community from the hazards posed by the fireworks display. Entry into or movement within this safety zone during the enforcement period is prohibited without approval of the Captain of the Port, Long Island Sound.

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This notice proposes revised 2006 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

NMFS issues a final rule to implement the annual harvest guideline for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. This harvest guideline has been calculated according to the regulations implementing the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and establishes allowable harvest levels for Pacific sardine off the Pacific coast.

Notice is hereby given that the following three individuals have applied in due form for permits for scientific research on marine mammals: Peter M. Scheifele, MD(r), Ph.D, University of Connecticut, Department of Animal Science, Bioacoustics and Neuroaudiology, 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Ext., Unit 4040, Storrs, CT 06269 (File No. 1079- 1828); David Mann, Ph.D., College of Marine Science, The University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 140 Seventh Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (File No. 1053-1825); and Dorian S. Houser, Ph.D., Biomimetica, 7951 Shantung Drive, Santee, CA 92071 (File No. 1095- 1837).

The Director, Office of Administration, invites comments on the submission for OMB review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR part 1320). This notice announces that the NMB has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of six (6) information collections.

This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of sethoxydim in/on buckwheat; okra; dill; radish; vegetable root, except sugar beet, group 1B; and turnip tops.

This document announces the availability of a document requesting a stay of the effectiveness of various pesticide tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for sulfuryl fluoride and fluoride, and opens a public comment period on this document. This request for a stay was filed in conjunction with objections and requests for hearings that were submitted in response to promulgation of these tolerances. The stay request relies primarily on the recent report of the National Research Council on fluoride.

This notice announces the order to amend the existing stocks provision as written in the cancellation order published in theFederal Register on March 29, 2006 (71 FR 15731) (FRL-7771-4) to allow the distribution and sale of end-use products containing the pesticide azinphos-methyl, for use on cranberries until August 15, 2006. This will allow distribution and sale for use on cranberries for the 2006 season, as contemplated by the March 29, 2006, cancellation order. The stop use date for these end-use products is still September 30, 2006, as provided in the March 29 order.

Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from June 5, 2006 to June 15, 2006, consists of the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting two information collection requests for review and renewal by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The two collections are: Class III Gaming Procedures, 1076-0149, and Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans, 1076-0152.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from on or about September 17, 2006, until on or about December 31, 2006, and at possible additional venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Med-Pharmex, Inc. The supplemental ANADA provides for revisions to labeling for ivermectin liquid, administered by mouth or nasogastric tube to horses for treatment and control of various internal parasites or parasitic conditions.

The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. OMB Control No: 1405-0076. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs. CA/OCS/CI. Form Number: DS-3013. Respondents: Individuals. Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 per year. Estimated Number of Responses: 500 per year. Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour. Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Lingjie Zhao, University of Iowa: Based on the investigation reports drafted by the University of Iowa (UI) and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) found that Lingjie Zhao, former Doctoral Student, UI, engaged in research misconduct. The research was supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant P01 CA66081. PHS found that Ms. Zhao engaged in research misconduct by falsifying research records included in: (a) A manuscript submitted for publication in Cancer Research, (b) drafts of her work reported in the laboratory, and (c) drafts of her work reported to her dissertation committee. Specifically, PHS found: 1. That Ms. Zhao darkened with a marking device the thioredoxin (Trx) band of Lanes 1 and 2 on the autoradiographic film that was to become part of Figure 9 of the manuscript. 2. That Ms. Zhao (a) falsified this same original film of the western blot by darkening Lanes 1, 2, 4, and 5 with a marking device at the origin of the gel and (b) further falsified Figure 9 of the Cancer Research manuscript by claiming falsely that these marked bands were thioredoxin reductase (TR) untreated and with mismatch oligodeoxynucleotide in the presence and absence of tumor necrosis factor alpha. 3. That Ms. Zhao falsified the glutathione reductase (GR) activity data in either Figure 4 or Figure 9 of the Cancer Research manuscript (the data are identical but stated to be from entirely different experimental conditions). 4. That Ms. Zhao falsified the actin data in either Figure 4 or Figure 9 of the Cancer Research manuscript or in the experiments simultaneously using Prx III-As and Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase-As reported in slide presentations (the actin data are identical under 3 entirely different experimental conditions). 5. That Ms. Zhao falsified the manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) data in either Figure 1A or Figure 4 of the Cancer Research manuscript (these MnSOD data are identical while being clearly described as coming from different experiments). 6. That Ms. Zhao falsified the MnSOD data in Figure 2 of the Cancer Research manuscript by enhancing with a marking device Lanes 6 and 7, mismatch and antisense Prx oligos at 3 days of incubation (unmarked, Prx III-As decreased the expression of MnSOD). Ms. Zhao has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement in which she has voluntarily agreed, for a period of three (3) years, beginning on June 3, 2006: (1) To exclude herself from any contracting or subcontracting with any agency of the United States Government and from eligibility or involvement in nonprocurement programs of the United States Government as defined in the debarment regulations at 45 CFR part 76; (2) To exclude herself from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS including, but not limited, to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as consultant.

The proposed rules published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2006 at 71 FR 12648, are adopted as final with no changes. These regulations modify our regulations dealing with the recovery of benefit overpayments under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act), as well as recovery of administrative debts owed to us. Specifically, we are modifying our regulations to implement statutory authority for the use of Federal Salary Offset (FSO). FSO is a process whereby the salary-paying agency withholds and pays to us up to 15 percent of the debtor's disposable pay until the debt has been repaid. In the case of title II program overpayment debts, we would apply FSO to collect only overpayments made to a person after he or she attained age 18, and we would pursue FSO after that person ceases to be a beneficiary and we determine that the overpayment is otherwise unrecoverable under section 204 of the Act. In the case of title XVI program overpayment debts, these same restrictions apply, but we must determine the overpayment to be otherwise unrecoverable under section 1631(b) of the Act, rather than section 204 of the Act. FSO is only applicable if the debtor is a Federal employee.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Elemental Wireless, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government-Owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 5,062,083: PING ELONGATOR-MODULATOR FOR REALISTIC ECHO SYNTHESIS, issue date October 29, 1991.//U.S. Patent No. 5,073,784: TRANSMITTER LOCATION SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCIES BELOW Hf, issue date December 17, 1991.//U.S. Patent No. 5,264,693: MICROELECTRONIC PHOTOMULTIPLIER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY, issue date November 23, 1993.//U.S. Patent No. 5,272,476: DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM HAVING NOVEL, LOW POWER CIRCUIT FOR TIME- DIVISION- MULTIPLEXING SENSOR ARRAY SIGNALS, issue date December 21, 1993.//U.S. Patent No. 5,276,695: MULTIFREQUENCY, RAPIDLY SEQUENCED OR SIMULTANEOUS TUNABLE LASER, issue date January 4, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,285,467: COMPACT, EFFICIENT, SCALABLE NEODYMIUM LASER CO-DOPED WITH ACTIVATOR IONS AND PUMPED BY VISIBLE LASER DIODES, issue date February 8, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,306,904: MULTILAYER MICROELECTRONIC PHOTOMULTIPLIER DEVICE WITH A STACKED SERIES OF DYNODE AND INSULATING LAYERS, issue date April 26, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,310,989: METHOD FOR LASER-ASSISTED ETCHING OF III-V AND II-VI SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOUNDS USING CHLOROFLUOROCARBON AMBIENTS, issue date May 10, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,310,990: METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS, issue date May 10, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,341,463: SELECTIVE POLYGON MAP DISPLAY METHOD, issue date August 23, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,475,802: SELECTIVE POLYGON MAP DISPLAY METHOD, issue date December 12, 1995.//U.S. Patent No. 5,648,940: PULSE CODED SONAR HAVING IMPROVED DOPPLER DETERMINATION FEATURE, issue date July 15, 1997.//U.S. Patent No. 5,736,950: SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR WITH TUNABLE SIGNAL PASSBAND, issue date April 7, 1998.//U.S. Patent No. 5,737,347: LASER WITH MULTIPLE GAIN ELEMENTS, issue date April 7, 1998.//U.S. Patent No. 5,754,496: 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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Hart Biologicals, Ltd., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use for production of calibration and control materials for use in the International Normalized Ratio monitor blood coagulation test market in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 6,358,678: Applications of Reversible Crosslinking and Co-Treatment in Stabilization and Viral Inactivations of Erythrocytes, Navy Case No. 78,253.//U.S. Patent No. 6,436,705: Shape Stabilized Erythrocytes, Navy Case No. 83,638 and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.

Notice is hereby given that effective July 1, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will assume regulatory authority for sealed source and device evaluations and approvals in the State of Rhode Island in response to a request from the Governor of the State of Rhode Island to relinquish this authority.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).