March 9, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Medical Examination for Immigrant or Refugee Applicant. OMB Control Number: 1405-0113. Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/ VO). Form Number: DS-2053, DS-3024, DS-3025, DS-3026. Respondents: Immigrant visa and refugee applicants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 630,000 per year. Estimated Number of Responses: 630,000 per year. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. Total Estimated Burden: 630,000 hours annually. Frequency: Once per application. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefit.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (DON) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of the proposed Kilo Wharf Extension, Apra Harbor Naval Complex (AHNC), Guam, Mariana Islands. The DON will conduct one public hearing to receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS. Federal, Territorial, local agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the public hearing. DON representatives will be available to clarify information related to the Draft EIS. This notice announces the date and location of the public hearing for this Draft EIS.

EPA is revising the Kansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the purpose of approving the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's (KDHE) actions to address the ``good neighbor'' provisions of the Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i). These provisions require each state to submit a SIP that prohibits emissions that adversely affect another state's air quality through interstate transport. KDHE has adequately addressed the four distinct elements related to the impact of interstate transport of air pollutants. These include prohibiting significant contribution to downwind nonattainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), interference with maintenance of the NAAQS, interference with plans in another state to prevent significant deterioration of air quality, and efforts of other states to protect visibility. The requirements for public notification were also met by KDHE.

EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Missouri. EPA is approving a request to amend the Missouri SIP to include revisions to the St. Louis Solvent Metal Cleaning rule. The revisions to this rule include consolidating exemptions in the applicability section, adding new exemptions, adding definitions of new and previously undefined terms, and clarifying rule language regarding operating procedure requirements for spray gun cleaners and air-tight and airless cleaning systems. This revision will ensure consistency between the state and the Federally-approved rules.

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.

Notice of availability is hereby given for a 60-day public comment period on the draft National Coastal Condition Report III describing the condition of the Nation's coastal waters. Coastal waters are valuable from both an environmental and economic perspective. These waters are vulnerable to pollution from diverse sources. EPA expects this report will increase public awareness of the extent and seriousness of pollution and advance efforts to protect and restore coastal waters. EPA seeks public input concerning the information in the report, the availability of additional data, and the appropriateness of conclusions drawn from the information presented.

On September 29, 2006, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe (``seamless line and pressure pipe'') from Argentina. The review covers one manufacturer/ exporter, Siderca S.A.I.C. (``Siderca''). The period of review (``POR'') is August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. Following the receipt of a certification of no shipments by Siderca, we notified the domestic interested party of the Department's intent to rescind this review and provided an opportunity to comment on the rescission. We received no comments. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review.

In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and the authority of the Attorney General of the United States to compromise and settle claims of the United States, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement resolving, subject to reservations and limitations, liability that owners of the St. Joe Chat Pile and of the underlying property located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, might otherwise incur under CERCLA Sections 106 or 107, 42 U.S.C. 9606, or 9607, arising from the sale of chat on the property in question. The settlement is entered into by the United States on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Chat is a gravel-like mine refuse or mine tailings that is generally contaminated with the hazardous substances lead, cadmium and zinc. Approximately 49 million cubic yards of chat, including the St. Joe Pile, pollute the Tar Creek Superfund Site (Site). The Site is located in an approximately 40-square-mile area in northern Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The Site was mined for lead and zinc ore from the late 1800's through the early 1970's, and chat is part of the waste material left behind by the mining and milling activity. EPA has determined that one of the best ways to address contaminated chat piles on the Site is to sell and remove the chat for use in a manner that will not present a threat to human health or to the environment. Sale and removal of the chat will reduce the costs of additional response actions for the Site. The purpose of this Settlement Agreement is to encourage the sale of the chat in the St. Joe Chat Pile, by resolving certain liabilities of those with interests in the chat or in the property containing the chat, thereby helping free the chat for sale. Under the settlement, settlors (chat owners and property owners) agree to execute an agreement for the sale of the chat pile (if they own an interest in the chat), to provide access, and to refrain from activities that would inhibit sales. The settlement also includes settlors' agreement not to sue the United States regarding any direct or indirect claim for reimbursement from the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund pursuant to Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 9507, through CERCLA Sections 106(b)(2), 111, 112, and 113, any claim under CERCLA Sections 107 or 113, or under any citizen suit provision of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9659, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6972, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7604, the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1365, or any other similar statues or other applicable environmental laws. In return, subject to reservations and limitations, the United States covenants not to sue or take civil judicial or administrative action against the settlors pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, and 9607, or other applicable law, for liability of response actions and/or claims for natural resource damages arising from the sale of the chat. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting an administrative review and a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''), both covering the period of review (``POR'') of July 16, 2004, through January 1, 2006. As discussed below, we preliminarily determine that certain respondents in these reviews (covering one new shipper review and sixteen companies subject to the administrative review) \1\ have not made sales in the United States at prices below normal value. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which the importer-specific assessment rates are above de minimis.

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil with respect to 11 companies.\1\ The respondents which the Department selected for individual review are Aquatica Maricultura do Brasil Ltda (``Aquatica'') and Comercio de Pescado Aracatiense Ltda. (``Compescal''). The respondents which were not selected for individual review are listed in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of this notice. This is the first administrative review of this order. The period of review (``POR'') covers August 4, 2004, through January 31, 2006.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India with respect to 70 companies.\1\ The respondents which the Department selected for individual review are Devi Marine Food Exports Private Limited (DMF), Kader Investment and Trading Company Private Limited, Premier Marine Products, Kader Exports Private Limited (KEPL), Universal Cold Storage Private Limited (UCS), and Liberty Frozen Foods Private Limited (collectively, ``the Liberty Group''), Falcon Marine Exports Limited (Falcon), and Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL). The respondents which were not selected for individual review are listed in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of this notice. This is the first administrative review of this order. The period of review (POR) is August 4, 2004, through January 31, 2006.

The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, in accordance with the procedures published on December 1, 2006 (71 FR 69535-69538), has updated the scope of the Program's procurement preference requirements for the products listed below between and among the Committee's A-list, B-list and C-list. A- list products are suitable for the Total Government Requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration, the B-list are those products suitable for the Broad Government Requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration, and C-list products are suitable for the requirements of one or more specified agency(ies). The lists below track changes to A-, B-, C-designations that occurred between December 1, 2006 and March 2, 2007. If not currently available, the products listed below as being included on the A-list will be available for purchase through the GSA Global Supply system and JWOD-authorized commercial distributors on or about April 1, 2007.

Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

We, NMFS, announce the initiation of a status review for the cusk and solicit information on the status of, and threats to, the species.

NMFS is soliciting applications for American Samoa longline limited entry permit upgrades. Fourteen (14) permit upgrades will be available in 2007 for Class A vessel permit holders to upgrade to larger vessel size classes (B-1, C-1, or D-1) in the American Samoa pelagic longline fishery. The permit upgrades are available only to Class A permit holders who participated in the fishery before March 22, 2002, and the highest priority for receiving a permit upgrade will be given to the person with the earliest date of documented participation.

This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agencies.

In the Public Land Order No. 7616, 69 FR 59951-59953, published October 6, 2004, as FR Doc. 04 22391, make the following corrections: On page 59951, in the Title, and in the Summary, ``7 Secretarial Orders'', should read ``5 Secretarial Orders''. In the Summary, ``17,789.94 acres'', and ``7,975.30 acres'', should read ``17,769.94 acres'', and ``7,955.30 acres'', respectively. In paragraph 2 of the Order, delete ``September 2, 1914, November 4, 1914,''. On page 59952, column 1, in T. 20 S., R. 46 E., delete ``Sec. 20, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/ 4\''. In column 3, ``7,975.30 acres'', should read ``7,955.30 acres''.

The Bureau of Reclamation is extending the scoping period for the RMP/EIS to March 19, 2007. The notice of intent for the RMP/EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2006 (71 FR 75769). The scoping period was originally to end on February 16, 2007. During the scoping process, several individuals and organizations have indicated that submission of scoping comments by the February 16, 2007 would be a difficult deadline to meet. To encourage additional public input, the public comment period has been extended.