2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Reconnaissance Office is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a closed meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations.

This Notice provides information regarding Foreign Labor Certification: Reduction-in-Recruitment (RIR) Conversion; Extension of the RIR Eligibility Date, and Amendments to General Administration Letter No. 2-02. It is directed to the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) National Processing Center Directors, OFLC-Backlog Elimination Center Directors, and State Workforce Agency Directors (Prevailing Wage). The purpose of this Notice is to extend the eligibility date the Department of Labor (Department) uses for determining whether RIR re-application requests are timely.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency which administers the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs (USDA/RDUP) proposes to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and conduct a public scoping meeting related to possible financial assistance to East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) for the proposed construction of two 278 MW Circulating Fluidized Bed generating units (CFBs) in Clark County, Kentucky. EKPC is requesting that RUS provide financial assistance for the proposed project.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to increase the fees and charges for Federal voluntary egg, poultry, and rabbit grading, certification, and audit services, and to establish a separate billing rate for the audit services. The fees and charges need to be increased to cover the increase in salaries of Federal employees, salary increases of State employees cooperatively utilized in administering the programs, and other increased Agency costs. The AMS is required to collect fees from users of these services to cover the costs of services rendered.

This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announces that the Department of Health and Human Services is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in United States Patent Application Number 60/ 181,909 entitled ``Identification of a Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' filed February 11, 2000 (HHS Ref. No. E-095- 2000/0-US-01); U.S. Patent Application No. PCT/US01/04125 entitled ``Identification of a Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' filed February 9, 2001, 2000 (HHS Ref. No. E-095-2000/0-PCT- 02); U.S. Patent Application No. 10/203,495, filed August 9, 2002, entitled ``Identification of Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' (E- 095-2000/0-US-03); U.S. Patent Application No. 60/694,015 entitled ``Amelioration of Inflammatory Arthritis Targeting the Pre-ligand Assembly Domain (PLAD) of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors'' filed June 24, 2005 [E-095-2000/2-US-01]; U.S. Patent Application No. 60/717,589 entitled ``Amelioration of Inflammatory Arthritis Targeting the Pre- ligand Assembly Domain (PLAD) of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors'' filed September 16, 2005 [E-095-2000/3-US-01]; U.S. PCT Application entitled ``A Potential Novel Therapeutic Protein Molecule of Inflammatory Arthritis Targeting the Pre-ligand Assembly Domain (PLAD) of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Type 1'' filed February 9, 2001 [E- 095-2000/4-PCT-01]; European Patent Application No. 01910476.9 entitled ``Identification of Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' filed February 9, 2001 [E-095-2000/0-EP-06]; Australian Patent Application No. 2001238076 entitled ``Identification of Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' issued on February 9, 2001 [E-095-2000/0-AU- 04]; and Canadian Patent Application No. 2399388 entitled ``Identification of Novel Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family that Mediates Pre-ligand Receptor Assembly and Function'' filed February 9, 2001, [E-095-2000/0-CA-05] to Domantis, Inc. The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide and the field of use may be limited to therapeutic applications for autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and psoriasis as covered under the agreement and based upon the Patent Rights.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests for new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges (flanges) from India issued on February 9, 1994. See Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India, 59 FR 5994 (February 9, 1994). In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(d) (2005), we are initiating antidumping new shipper reviews of Micro Forge (India), Ltd. (Micro) and Pradeep Metals Limited (Pradeep), exporters and producers that requested new shipper reviews.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

This action revises Class E airspace at Mountain Village, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and one new Departure Procedure (DP). This rule results in revised Class E airspace revised upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Mountain Village, AK.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing a draft revised management plan and revised regulations for Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or Sanctuary). The proposed set of regulations includes new regulations as well as changes to existing regulations. The NMSP is also proposing certain revisions to the Sanctuary's Designation Document.