August 25, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice informs the public of the interest rate assumptions to be used for determining the variable-rate premium under part 4006 of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations (the ``required interest rate'') for premium payment years beginning in January through August 2006. It reflects changes made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which was signed into law on August 17, 2006. These interest rate assumptions can be derived from rates published elsewhere, but are collected and published in this notice for the convenience of the public. Interest rates are also published on the PBGC's Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov).

The Deputy Secretary of Energy approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Base Charge and Rates (Rates) for Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service provided by the Western Area Power Administration (Western). The Rates will provide sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense, and repay investments, within the allowable period.

GSA is amending the Freight Management Program (FMP), Standard Tender of Service (STOS), to incorporate a 4% transaction fee for transportation services provided for the GSA, Office of Global Supply. Transportation Service Providers (TSPs) will be required to remit a 4% transaction fee to GSA on a quarterly basis.

The EIA has submitted the Energy Information Administration's Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a reinstatement under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

This notice announces the availability of the TMDL report developed by EPA Region 5 for Stillwell Creek and Squaw Creek in Wisconsin. Both Creeks are located in Monroe County in West Central Wisconsin. Squaw Creek and Stillwell Creek are classified as ``water quality-limited'' and have been placed on Wisconsin's list of waters in need of restoration. The impaired segments addressed in this TMDL are Stillwell Creek, Miles 0.6-2.8, and Squaw Creek, Miles 0.0-0.2. Sediment and Temperature are the pollutants listed as causing the impairment of Stillwell Creek, which is designated as a Class II Trout stream by the State of Wisconsin. Sources of Sediment and Temperature in need of reduction in this TMDL are from the holding and release of water for agricultural purposes. A reduction in temperature between 16 and 34 percent (varying with expected temperature in the stream), and a 13 to 43 percent reduction in sediment (reductions are related to expected variations in hydrology) are targeted. Temperature is the pollutant listed as the cause of the impairment of Squaw Creek, also a Class II trout stream. The source of the impairment in need of reduction in this TMDL is the holding of water in Squaw Lake and its subsequent release from the warmer upper layers near the surface of the lake. A 12-36 percent reduction in temperature (varying with expected temperature in the stream) is targeted. EPA is providing an opportunity for public input regarding the analyses completed for needed pollutant reductions in the TMDL.

This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of kresoxim-methyl in or on vegetable, cucurbit, group 9. Interregional Research Project No. 4 requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

This document extends the time for filing comments and reply comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 05-211, FCC 06-52.

On March 27, 2006 (71 FR 15145), the Commission published proposed rules in the Second Further Notice which sought public comment on a joint proposal filed by several broadcast and programming entities and children's television advocates proposing revisions to previously adopted requirements of television licensees and cable operators with respect to children's television programming. The Commission inadvertently omitted the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, which was part of the item adopted by the Commission, in the Federal Register publication. This document corrects the Federal Register as it appeared.

EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

This notice announces a Town Hall meeting to solicit input from the public on the proposed use of, and revisions to, the Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN), CMS-10055 (2006), and accompanying instructions. All interested parties are invited to comment on the proposed SNFABN collection instrument and instructions, including any of the following subjects: (1) The associated time and administrative burden, (2) the ability of the proposed notice to fulfill existing CMS requirements, and (3) ways to enhance the quality and clarity of the information to be collected. The opinions and alternatives provided during this meeting will assist us as we evaluate our policy on issuing notices in skilled nursing facilities. The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to space available.

This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If FEMA receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Workforce Investment Board Survey. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice.