July 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

These special conditions are issued for the Piper PA 28-161 Cadet, Warrior II and Warrior III series airplanes, with the installation of a Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) Model TAE 125-1 aircraft diesel engine (ADE). These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the installation of a diesel cycle engine utilizing turbine (jet) fuel. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for installation of this new technology engine. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

This document announces the availability of grant funding under FMCSA's FY2006 Research Grants program as specified in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users. The program provides one-time funding for a demonstration project that uses a thermal imaging inspection system that leverages state-of-the-art thermal imagery technology, integrated with signature recognition software, providing the capability to identify, in real time, faults and failures in tires, brakes, and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles. The period of performance for this project is 24 months from the date of award.

This interim rule, which parallels the recent amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act contained in the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, adopts labeling standards for major food allergens used in the production of alcohol beverages subject to the labeling requirements of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. In addition, elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, we are publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes to make major food allergen labeling mandatory. That notice solicits comments from the public, including consumers and affected industry members, on the proposed labeling requirements and the time frame for making the requirements mandatory. Under the interim regulations, producers, bottlers, and importers of wines, distilled spirits, and malt beverages may voluntarily declare the presence of milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans, as well as ingredients that contain protein derived from these foods, in their products, but are not required to do so. The interim regulations, however, set forth rules that are mandatory for how industry members must undertake such labeling, should they choose to do so. The regulations also contain procedures for petitioning for an exemption from the standards imposed on those alcohol beverage producers who wish to make voluntary allergen statements on their product labels.

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of tetraconazole in or on soybean (aspirated grain fractions/refined oil/ seed) and poultry (eggs/fat/liver/meat/meat byproducts).

This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, methyl 2- propenoate and 2-propenoic acid, graft, compound with 2-amino-2-methyl- 1-propanol when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2- propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, methyl 2-propenoate and 2- propenoic acid, graft, compound with 2-amino-2-methyl -1-propanol.

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the pesticide Pantoea agglomerans E325 in or on apples and pears.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide piperonyl butoxide, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the piperonyl butoxide Docket. Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is a pesticide active ingredient that acts as a synergist. Synergists are chemicals which, while lacking pesticidal properties of their own, enhance the pesticidal properties of other active ingredients including pyrethrins and pyrethroids. PBO is used in four general ways: Preharvest and postharvest uses on many agricultural crops; direct and indirect treatments of livestock animals and premises; treatments of commercial and industrial facilities and storage areas where raw and processed food/feed commodities are stored or processed; and mosquito abatement areas. EPA has reviewed piperonyl butoxide 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 the amendment to the Propanil Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) and completion of the comment period for the propanil RED. The Agency has reviewed the public comments submitted and has responded to those that relate specifically to the propanil RED. As a result of its review of the public comments and review of additional data submitted by the Propanil Task Force, the Agency is amending the Propanil RED, where appropriate. EPA develops reregistration decisions pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment decisions under provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Through these programs, EPA ensures that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number.

The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) debars NEC-Business Network Solutions, Inc.'s (NEC) from all activities associated with the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism, also known as the E- Rate program. NEC pled guilty to and was convicted of serious fraud- related felonies against the E-Rate program. We find NEC's conduct merits a debarment of at least three years, as contemplated by our debarment rule, but in light of several important factors, we will impose a debarment period of six months from the effective date of this Order.

The EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and its Public Reading Room in Washington, DC were damaged by flooding that occurred during the week of June 25, 2006. The Docket Center, including most services offered by the old Public Reading Room, continues to operate with temporary changes to its operations during the cleanup. On July 24, 2006, EPA formally reopened its EPA/DC Public Reading Room in a new location. This notice provides information regarding accessing the newly relocated EPA/DC Public Reading Room.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), plan to reintroduce northern aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) (falcon) into their historical habitat in southern New Mexico for the purpose of establishing a viable resident population in New Mexico and Arizona. The falcon is being re-established under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and would be classified as a nonessential experimental population (NEP). The geographic boundary of the NEP includes all of New Mexico and Arizona. This action is part of a series of reintroductions and other recovery actions that the Service, Federal and State agencies, and other partners are conducting throughout the species'' historical range. This final rule provides a plan for establishing the NEP and provides for limited allowable legal taking of the northern aplomado falcon within the defined NEP area. Birds can only be released when they are a few weeks old, and this condition only occurs in the spring and summer of each year. In order to accomplish a release in 2006, we must expedite on-the-ground implementation.

The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.