April 4, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice is being issued under the authority of Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is providing notice of a proposed ``subsequent arrangement'' under the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy, signed November 24, 1972, as amended. This subsequent arrangement concerns the renewal of the 2002 Joint Determination by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article VIII(C) of that Agreement. This arrangement reaffirms that the provisions of Article XI of the Joint Determination may be effectively applied for the alteration in form or content of U.S.-origin nuclear material contained in irradiated nuclear fuels from pressurized water reactors, CANDU reactors, a research reactor at the Post Irradiation Examination Facility (PIEF), the Irradiated Material Examination Facility (IMEF), the DUPIC Fuel Fabrications Facility (DFDF), and identified analytical laboratories at the Headquarters of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, in accordance with the plan contained in KAERI/AR-765/2007, dated January 30, 2007, and KAERI/AR-766/2007, dated January 31, 2007. Any activities additional to the plan or changes in the equipment in the PIEF, IMEF, or the DFDF will be reviewed by both parties to ensure the general consistency with the scope and objectives of the Joint Determination. Reference is made to the Joint Determination signed by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea on March 29, 1996, on April 8, 1999, and on January 29, 2002, covering similar activities at the PIEF, the IMEF, and the DFDF. These facilities are found acceptable to both parties pursuant to Article VIII(C) of the Agreement for the sole purpose of alteration in form or content of irradiated fuel elements for post- irradiation examination and for research, development and manufacture of DUPIC fuel powders, pellets and elements for the period ending March 31, 2012. In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, we have determined that this subsequent arrangement will not be inimical to the common defense and security. This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice.

The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions and a three-year extension to the Forms:

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the subsurface estate in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act will be issued to Bristol Bay Native Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Pedro Bay, Alaska, and are located in:

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.

This document denies a petition for rule making filed by East Kentucky Broadcasting Corp. (``Petitioner'') proposing to substitute Channel 221C3 for Channel 276A at Coal Run and modify the license of Station WPKE-FM to reflect the channel upgrade. To accommodate the channel upgrade, Petitioner proposes to substitute Channel 276A for Channel 221A at Clinchco, Virginia and modify the license of Station WDIC-FM to reflect the channel substitution. However, Petitioner's proposed site is unacceptable due to major terrain obstruction that prevents the requisite 70 dBu signal over the entire community of license.

This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn when applied or/used as a plant-incorporated protectant. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting the temporary tolerance exemption. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn when applied or/used as a plant-incorporated protectant on field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn. The temporary tolerance exemption expires on March 31, 2008.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the purpose of this notice is to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee, known as the ``Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council'' (hereinafter the ``Council'') is being established.

EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use the pesticide ethylene oxide (EtO); Receipt (CAS No. 75-21-8) to sterilize the interior surfaces of enclosed animal isolator units to control microorganisms to create a germ free environment for research at USDA National Veterinary Services laboratories (NVSL) and at the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, IA. The application proposes the use of a pesticide containing an active ingredient which is the subject of a Special Review. Due to the urgent nature of the emergency and the very narrow and extremely limited use being requested, EPA has eliminated the public comment period. Nonetheless, interested parties may still contact the Agency with comments about this notice and treatment program.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule changing the reporting requirements currently prescribed under the marketing order for avocados grown in South Florida (order). The order regulates the handling of avocados grown in South Florida and is administered locally by the Avocado Administrative Committee (Committee). This rule continues in effect the action that indefinitely suspended the weekly handler reporting requirements specified under the order. The information from the weekly reports is no longer being used by the industry or the Committee staff and the germane information is available from other sources. This action reduces the reporting burden on handlers, while aligning information collection requirements with the needs of the industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule suspending Part 926 in the Code of Federal Regulations, which requires persons engaged in the handling or importation of fresh cranberries or cranberry products, but not subject to the reporting requirements of the Federal cranberry marketing order (7 CFR part 929), to report sales, acquisition, and inventory information to the Cranberry Marketing Committee (Committee), and to maintain adequate records of such activities. The establishment of these requirements is authorized under section 8(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act). The Committee, which administers marketing order 929, regulating the handling of cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York, has been delegated by USDA to collect such information authorized under Part 926. Based on information provided by the Committee, USDA has determined that the collection of information under Part 926 is of marginal benefit to the industry and should continue to be suspended.

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given of the conduct of the Internal Revenue Service matching of systems of records Treasury/IRS 36.003 General Personnel and Payroll and Treasury .010 Telephone Call Detail Records.

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action and Jeremy Nichols (collectively ``Plaintiffs''): Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action, et al. v. Johnson, No. 06-01992 (D. D.C.). Plaintiffs filed deadline suits to compel the Administrator to respond to petitions seeking EPA's objection to CAA Title V operating permits filed in 2005 for the Public Service Company's Fort Saint Vrain Power Station (``Ft. St. Vrain Station'') in Colorado and in 2006 for the GCC Dacotah cement plant (``GCC Dacotah'') in South Dakota. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the GCC Dacotah petition by June 15, 2007, and the Ft. St. Vrain Station petition is dismissed as moot because EPA took final action on February 5, 2007.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

The staff approves the withdrawal of a petition for reconsideration in this FM allotment rulemaking proceeding and finds no reason for further consideration of the matters raised therein. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The Department of the Treasury is publishing its Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Notice (``No FEAR Notice'') to provide information to current employees, former employees and applicants for Treasury employment of their rights and protections available under Federal antidiscrimination, whistleblower protection and retaliation laws. The Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule allowing an agency to ``meet its paper and electronic notice obligations to former employees and applicants by publishing an initial notice in the Federal Register.'' 5 CFR 724.202. Treasury's No FEAR Act Notice is available on Treasury's Web site at https://www.treas.gov/nofearact/. For Further Information Contact: Mariam G. Harvey, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Department of the Treasury, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 8157D, Washington, DC 20220; (202) 622- 1160.