March 29, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. The existing AD requires a one-time inspection of the potable water and drain lines in the cargo compartments for indications of overheating of the heater tape, exposed foam insulation, missing or damaged protective tape, or debris around the potable water fill and drain lines; and corrective action, if necessary. This proposed AD would require that the inspection of the water and drain lines be repetitively performed, using new service information, until new ribbon heaters are installed, which would terminate the repetitive inspections. This AD would also remove certain airplanes from the applicability. This proposed AD results from a report of a fire in the aft cargo compartment started by a potable water line heater tape. We are proposing this AD to prevent overheating of the heater tape on potable water fill and drain lines, which could ignite accumulated debris or contaminants on or near the potable water fill and drain lines, resulting in a fire in the airplane.

The EPA is approving revisions to Indiana's State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on August 25, 2006, revising its existing emission reporting rule to be consistent with the emission statement program requirements for stationary sources in the Clean Air Act (CAA). The rationale for approval and other information are provided in this rulemaking action.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed a review of its Excavations Standard pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and section 5 of Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review. In 1989, OSHA issued a final, revised Excavations Standard to reduce deaths and injuries from excavation and trenching activities in the construction industry. This regulatory review concludes that the 1989 Excavations Standard has reduced deaths from approximately 90 to 70 per year while real construction activity has increased by 20%. The review also concludes that the Standard has not had a negative impact on small business, that the cost of control technology has been reduced, that the Standard is understandable and does not conflict with other rules, and that commenters agree that the Standard should be retained. Based on this review, OSHA concludes that the Excavations Standard should remain in effect, but OSHA will issue some improved guidance and training materials, based on commenters suggestions.

This document contains three technical corrections to our regulations. We are changing three cross-references because they are currently incorrect.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Casper Field Office announces its intent to prepare one EIS titled ``South Gillette Area Coal EIS'' on the potential and cumulative impacts of leasing four tracts of Federal coal. Consistent with Federal regulations promulgated for the Minerals Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3425, the BLM must prepare an environmental analysis prior to holding a competitive Federal coal lease sale.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the Department of Defense announces an amendment to the March 9, 2007 meeting notice for the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of the Military Health Care. On Friday, March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10717), the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of the Military Health Care announced that its March 28, 2007 meeting would conduct an open meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The March 9th Federal Register notice also indicated that the Task Force would hold an administrative work meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15, and a preparatory work meeting from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Due to changing requirements, the Task Force has cancelled its previously scheduled administrative work meeting and will delay the start of its open meeting. Instead the Task Force will conduct a preparatory work meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. to gather information, conduct research and analyze relevant issues and facts to draft position papers for deliberation by the Task Force Members. Following the preparatory work meeting, the Task Force will conduct an open meeting. The open meeting will be from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the public or interested parties are invited to attend the meeting. Immediately following the public meeting, the Task Force will hold its previously announced preparatory work meeting from 3:40 p.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to changing the March 28, 2007 meeting schedule, the Task Force is changing the topics to be discussed at the open meeting. The Task Force will discuss managed care issues. All March 28, 2007 meetings of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of the Military Health Care will be held at the National Transportation. In view of the Task Force's decision to cancel its administrative work meeting to analyze relevant issues and facts to draft position papers for deliberation, the Committee Management Officer for the Department, pursuant to his authority under 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), has authorized a waiver to the 15-calendar day rule (41 CFR 102-3.150(a)). Additional information and meeting registration is available online at the Defense Health Board Web site, https://www.ha.osd.mil/dhb.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing for public comment a notice of receipt of a petition for rulemaking, dated February 23, 2007, which was filed with the Commission by David Lochbaum, on behalf of the Project On Government Oversight and the Union of Concerned Scientists. The petition was docketed by the NRC on March 5, 2007, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-50-83. The petitioners request that the NRC amend its regulations to require periodic demonstrations by applicable local, State and Federal entities to ensure that nuclear power plants can be adequately protected against radiological sabotage greater than the design basis threat.

This notice announces the 15th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

This notice announces the 14th meeting of the American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

The Forest Service will prepare a supplement (Supplement) to the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the North Sheep Grazing Allotment Final EIS. The Supplement will include additional analyses and new information concerning Management Indicator Species (MIS), capable and suitable grazing lands, and adaptive management strategies.

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the Rural Utilities Service seek public input regarding the possibility of operating the Rural Business Investment Program, in light of the loss of funding starting in the 2007 Fiscal Year, to provide for non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Companies.

The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, NCUA, FTC, CFTC, and SEC (the Agencies) are proposing amendments to their rules that implement the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), Title V, Subtitle A. These rules require financial institutions to provide initial and annual privacy notices to their customers. As required under section 728 of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 (Regulatory Relief Act or Act), the Agencies are proposing a safe harbor model privacy form that financial institutions may use to provide disclosures under the privacy rules. Institutions that use notices based on the Sample Clauses currently contained in most of the privacy rules would lose the benefit of a safe harbor for compliance with respect to those notices if they are provided more than one year following the date of publication of a final rule. Similarly, institutions that use notices based on the Sample Clauses in the SEC's privacy rule could no longer rely on the guidance provided with respect to those notices if they are provided more than one year following the date of publication of a final rule.