September 27, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2006-09-27-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2006-09-27
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; LYRICA (New Drug Application 21-446)
Document Number: E6-15908
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for LYRICA (new drug application (NDA) 21-446) and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Airworthiness Directives; PZL-Bielsko Model SZD-50-3 “Puchacz” Gliders
Document Number: E6-15905
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs; Denova Superfund Site
Document Number: E6-15904
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs (``Agreement,'' Region 9 Docket No. 9-2006-0010) pursuant to section 122(h) of CERCLA concerning the Denova Superfund Site, (the ``Site''), located in Rialto, California. The settling parties to the Agreement are Environmental Enterprises Inc., and Daniel J. McCabe. The Agreement compensates EPA for past response costs related to the removal action taken at the Site. The Agreement provides for a total recovery of $75,000.00. The Agreement also provides the settling parties with contribution protection under CERCLA 113(f)(2) for response cost paid under the Agreement. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this Notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed Agreement. The Agency's response to any comments will be available for public inspection at the Agency's Region IX offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105.
Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
Document Number: E6-15903
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #3 - Adjustment of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon
Document Number: E6-15900
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR, was modified such that the fishery did not reopen on June 17, 2006, as scheduled and remained closed through Monday, June 26, 2006. The fishery then reopened on June 27 through midnight June 30, 2006, with a 20-Chinook per vessel possession and landing limit for the four day open period. On June 15, 2006, NMFS determined that available catch and effort data indicated that the quota of 22, 450 Chinook salmon for May and June would be exceeded unless modified by inseason action. This action was necessary to conform to the 2006 management goals.
Japanese Beetle; Addition of Iowa to the List of Quarantined States
Document Number: E6-15899
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Japanese beetle quarantine and regulations by adding the State of Iowa to the list of quarantined States. That action was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of Japanese beetle into noninfested areas of the United States.
Marine Mammals; National Marine Fisheries Service File No. 31-1741; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No. MA081663
Document Number: E6-15892
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of the Interior, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice is hereby given that the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York 10460 [Dr. Howard C. Rosenbaum, Principal Investigator], has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 31-1741/MA081663.
Safety Zones; U.S. Coast Guard Water Training Areas, Great Lakes
Document Number: E6-15890
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
This document provides the times and locations of the public meetings which will be held by the Coast Guard to discuss issues relating to the proposed permanent safety zones located in the Great Lakes to conduct live gunnery training exercises. The meetings will be open to the public.
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: E6-15887
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances
Document Number: E6-15885
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Document Number: E6-15883
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations
Document Number: E6-15881
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Pipeline Safety: Request for Waiver; Sabine Pass LNG
Document Number: E6-15880
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Sabine Pass Liquefied Natural Gas (SPLNG) facility requests a waiver of compliance from the regulation that requires every Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility constructed after March 31, 2000 to comply with the National Fire Protection Association's standard 59A (NFPA 59A), 2001 Edition.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Document Number: E6-15878
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Pipeline Safety: Request for Waiver; Freeport LNG
Document Number: E6-15877
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility requests a waiver of compliance from the regulation that requires every liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility constructed after March 31, 2000 to comply with the National Fire Protection Association's standard 59A (NFPA 59A), 2001 Edition.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Rescission of Order of Revocations
Document Number: E6-15875
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Availability of the Final Sentry Milk-Vetch Recovery Plan
Document Number: E6-15873
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final recovery plan for the sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax). Three populations of this endangered plant are known to occur on land managed by the National Park Service in the Grand Canyon National Park (Park) in Coconino County, Arizona.
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #9 - Adjustment of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from Cape Falcon, Oregon to U.S.-Canada Border
Document Number: E6-15872
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from Cape Falcon, OR to U.S.-Canada border was modified such that the season was open from Friday, September 8, 2006, through Friday, September 15, 2006, with a modified landing and possession limit for the open period of 160 Chinook and 80 marked coho. This action was necessary to conform to the 2006 management goals, with the intended effect of allowing the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2006, annual management measures.
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #8 - Adjustment of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from Horse Mountain to Point Arena, California
Document Number: E6-15871
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the Fort Bragg subarea from Horse Mountain to Point Arena, CA, was modified by inseason action and was closed at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. This action was necessary to conform to the 2006 management goals, and the intended effect is to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2006 annual management measures.
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #4 - Adjustments of the Recreational Fishery from U.S.-Canada Border, to Cape Falcon, Oregon
Document Number: E6-15870
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announced that the recreational fishery from the U.S.- Canada Border, to Cape Falcon, OR was modified, effective Friday, August 11, 2006, in the following subareas: the La Push, Westport, and Columbia River Subarea's were open seven days per week, with a modified daily bag limit as follows: All salmon, two fish per day. The Neah Bay Subarea was open seven days per week with a modified daily bag limit as follows: All salmon, two fish per day, except no chum retention through September 17, 2006. All other restrictions remained in effect as announced for 2006 Ocean Salmon Fisheries. This action was necessary to conform to the 2006 management goals, and the intended effect was to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2006 annual management measures.
Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Bahrain
Document Number: E6-15869
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Agencies and Commissions
This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
Risk-Based Inspection System
Document Number: E6-15866
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a public meeting on October 10-11, 2006, to review and discuss the following issues: (1) Measuring product inherent risk for risk-based inspection, and (2) Measuring establishment risk control for risk-based inspection. In addition, FSIS will begin a discussion on how these two measures of risk might be used to implement a Risk-Based Inspection System (RBIS). FSIS will use Resolve, a national non-profit organization, to assist with the stakeholder input process. Resolve specializes in mediating, facilitating, and building consensus on solutions to scientifically complex public policy issues, including those in the areas of food safety, agriculture, and public health.
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received
Document Number: E6-15865
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition.
Notice of Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)
Document Number: E6-15864
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet in open session.
Folding Metal Tables and Chairs: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E6-15862
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on folding metal tables and chairs (``FMTCs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period June 1, 2005, through May 31, 2006. Based on the withdrawal of the request for review with respect to one company, we are rescinding this administrative review, in part.
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Document Number: E6-15859
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will hold a public meeting on October 12-13, 2006, to review and discuss the following issues: (1) Using Risk to Direct In-Plant Inspection Activities in Processing Assignments, and (2) Using Risk in Slaughter Operations. Two subcommittees will also meet on October 12, 2006, to work on these issues after discussion during the full committee session.
National Priorities List, Final Rule
Document Number: E6-15858
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (``NPL'') constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule adds five sites to the General Superfund Section of the NPL.
Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Brazil: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E6-15857
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On May 26, 2006, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Brazil. This administrative review covers V & M do Brasil, S.A. (VMB), a manufacturer/exporter of seamless pipe. The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to certain currency conversion variables, but the margin is unchanged from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for the reviewed firm is shown below in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''
Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Number: E6-15855
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the implementation of the Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program (EFCRP). EFCRP provides cost-share assistance for cleanup and replanting for those owners or operators of non-industrial forest land and school trust land that experienced a loss of 35 percent or more of merchantable timber directly related to hurricanes that occurred during the 2005 calendar year.
National Priorities List, Proposed Rule No. 45
Document Number: E6-15854
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (``NPL'') constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule proposes to add six new sites to the NPL, all to the General Superfund Section.
Changes in Fees for Voluntary Federal Meat Grading and Certification Services
Document Number: E6-15853
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the hourly fees charged for voluntary Federal meat grading and certification services performed by the Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch. The hourly fees will be adjusted by this action to reflect the increased cost of providing service and to ensure that the MGC Branch operates on a financially self-supporting basis.
Cost Allocation Methodology Applicable to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
Document Number: E6-15852
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
The Administration for Children and Families proposes to regulate the cost allocation methodology to be used in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The proposed rule would require States to use the ``benefiting program'' cost allocation methodology required by OMB Circular A-87 (2 CFR Part 225) and previously required under HHS' Office of Grants and Acquisition Management (OGAM) Action Transmittal (AT) 98-2.
Lemon Juice From Argentina and Mexico
Document Number: E6-15851
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigation Nos. 731-TA-1105-1106 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Argentina and Mexico of lemon juice, provided for in subheadings 2009.31.40, 2009.31.60, and 2009.39.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation pursuant to section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 6, 2006. The Commission's views are due at Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 14, 2006. For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Commerce in Explosives; List of Explosive Materials (2006R-2P)
Document Number: E6-15850
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 CFR 555.23, the Department must publish and revise at least annually in the Federal Register a list of explosives determined to be within the coverage of 18 U.S.C. 841 et seq. The list covers not only explosives, but also blasting agents and detonators, all of which are defined as explosive materials in 18 U.S.C. 841(c). This notice publishes the 2006 List of Explosive Materials.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
Document Number: E6-15847
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of Education
The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal
Document Number: E6-15846
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting
Document Number: E6-15845
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
Document Number: E6-15844
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Special Local Regulations, Strait Thunder Hydroplane Races, Port Angeles, WA
Document Number: E6-15843
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the Strait Thunder Hydroplane Races held on the waters of Port Angeles Harbor, Port Angeles, Washington. These special local regulations limit the movement of non-participating vessels in the regulated race area and provide for a viewing area for spectator craft. This temporary rule is needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances-Fire Suppression and Explosion Protection
Document Number: E6-15842
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to list four substitutes for ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in the fire suppression and explosion protection sector as acceptable subject to use conditions under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. SNAP implements section 612 of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, which requires EPA to evaluate substitutes for ODSs and find them acceptable where they do not pose a greater overall risk to human health and the environment than other acceptable substitutes.
Propanil, Phenmedipham, Triallate, and MCPA; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Document Number: E6-15841
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for herbicides propanil, triallate, and MCPA. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the herbicides propanil, phenmedipham, triallate, and MCPA. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish tolerances for the herbicides propanil, phenmedipham, triallate, and MCPA.
p-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid, Glyphosate, Difenzoquat, and Hexazinone; Tolerance Actions
Document Number: E6-15840
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the plant growth regulator p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and the herbicide hexazinone. Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the plant growth regulator p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and the herbicides glyphosate, difenzoquat, and hexazinone. In addition, EPA is establishing new tolerances for the herbicides difenzoquat and hexazinone.
Revision of Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations
Document Number: E6-15839
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, or we), propose to revise the regulations governing the annual Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Contest [also known as the Federal Duck Stamp Contest (contest)]. We propose a special exemption that would allow recent winning artists to submit entries for the 2007 contest. We also propose to codify our longstanding practice of limiting judges to only one term. We also propose to clarify in our regulations our longstanding practice to include artwork from the third round of judging in an art tour for a year; early return of the artwork to the artist will make the artist ineligible for the next three (3) contests. Finally, we propose to clean up grammatical errors in the contest procedures.
Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
Document Number: E6-15838
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Draft National Assessment of Efforts To Predict and Respond to Harmful Algal Blooms in U.S. Waters
Document Number: E6-15837
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology Policy Office, Executive Office of the President
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) publishes this notice to announce the availability of the Draft National Assessment of Efforts to Predict and Respond to Harmful Algal Blooms in U.S. Waters which was mandated by Congress in the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-456). This report reviews and evaluates short term harmful algal bloom (HAB) prediction techniques, and identifies current prevention, control and mitigation (PCM) programs and research for freshwater, estuarine and marine HABs operating at the national, State, local and tribal level.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Renewal of Charter of the Advisory Committee on Persons With Disabilities and Request for New Member Applications
Document Number: E6-15836
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of State
The Charter of the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities was renewed for a second two-year term on June 26, 2006 and applications are being solicited to fill one vacant position on the Committee. Established on June 23, 2004, and rechartered on June 26, 2006, the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities serves the Secretary and the Administrator in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of the interests of persons with disabilities in formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance. The Committee is established under the general authority of the Secretary and the Department of State as set forth in Title 22 of the United States Code, in particular Sections 2656 and 2651a, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. The Committee is made up of the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development and an Executive Director (all ex-officio members); and eight members from outside the United States government. The non-government members of the Committee represent a cross section from not-for-profit organizations, public policy organizations, academic institutions, corporations and other experts on foreign policy or development issues related to persons with disabilities. The current non-government members are: Senda Benaissa, Joni Eareckson Tada, Vail Horton, John Kemp, Albert H. Linden, Jr., Kathleen Martinez, and John Register. One non-government position on the Committee is currently vacant, and applications are now being accepted for that position. Individuals who wish to be considered for membership may forward their resumes to Stephanie Ortoleva, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C St., NW., Room 7822, Washington, DC 20520 by overnight or express mail (not regular postal mail), or by fax to: 202-647-4434 or, in electronic form, to: ortolevas@state.gov. All letters of interest and resumes must be received by October 10, 2006. The Secretary along with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development will appoint the new member from a list comprised of candidates who apply by the above deadline and candidates from other sources. The term of membership will be 2 years.
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E6-15835
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-09-27
Agency: Department of State
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