April 19, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the new Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This information collection involves the assessment of FMCSA's strategic decision to integrate its Information Technology (IT) with its business processes using portal technology to consolidate its systems and databases and launch a modernization initiative to create the FMCSA COMPASS Portal. The information to be collected will be used to assess the satisfaction of Federal, State and industry customers with the FMCSA COMPASS Portal. The Agency published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR in October 2006 (71 FR 61824, Oct. 19, 2006). The Agency did not receive any comments from the public that were responsive to this notice.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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. Authority for these reports is found in Section 207(b) of the National Housing Act (Pub. L. 470, 48 Stat. 12 U.S.C., 1701 et seq.). Contractors, mortgagees submit the information to HUD to obtain approval of the changes in approved contract drawings and/or specifications. The forms are needed by HUD to obtain approval of the changes in approved contract drawings and/or specifications. The forms are needed by HUD to obtain compliance with Article 1.E of the construction contract.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam No. 5 of the Poteau River Watershed, Scott County, Arkansas.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system titled, ``Master Demonstration, Evaluation, and Research Studies (DERS) for the Office of Research, Development and Information (ORDI),'' System No. 09-70- 0591. This notice serves as the Master system for all demonstrations, evaluation, and research studies administered by ORDI. Fifteen existing ORDI demonstration, evaluation, and research studies will be included under this notice and the separate, existing systems of records notices for those studies will be deleted upon the effective date of this notice. DERS will become effective 30 days from the publication of the notice in the Federal Register, or 40 days from the date submitted to OMB and the Congress, whichever is later. With the publication of this master system, ORDI will only be deleting the systems of records listed below as separate stand alone notices to the public. Retention and destruction of the data contained in these systems will follow the schedules listed in this DERS system notice. The existing ORDI systems of records to be included under DERS and which will be deleted by this notice are as follows: ``Municipal Health Services Program System No. 09-70- 0022,'' 65 Federal Register (FR) 37792 (June 16, 2000); ``Monitoring of the Home Health Agency Prospective Payment Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0048, 65 FR 37792 (June 16, 2000); ``Person-Level Medicaid Data System, System No. 09-70- 0507'' last published at 71 FR 60726 (October 16, 2006); ``Medicare Cancer Registry Record System,'' System No. 09- 70-0509, last published at 71 FR 67133 (November 20, 2006); ``Evaluations of the Medicaid Reform Demonstrations,'' System No. 09-70-0523, last published at 71 FR 60540 (October 13, 2006); ``MMA Section 641 Prescription Drug Benefit Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0545, last published at 69 FR 32587 (June 10, 2004); ``Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0559, last published at 70 FR 58432 (October 6, 2005); ``Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities,'' System No. 09-70-0560, last published at 70 FR 57602 (October 3, 2005); ``Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0562, last published at 70 FR 58442 (October 6, 2005); ``Rural Hospice Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0563, last published at 71 FR 57968 (October 2, 2006); ``Medicare Chiropractic Coverage Demonstration and Evaluation,'' System No. 09-70-0577, last published at 71 FR 41450 (July 21, 2006); ``Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0582, last published at 71 FR 58621 (October 4, 2006); ``Medicare Lifestyle Modification Program Demonstration,'' System No. 09-70-0585, last published at 71 FR 41807 (July 24, 2006); ``Competitive Bidding for Clinical Laboratory Services,'' System No. 09-70-0589, last published at 71 FR 60713 (October 16, 2006); and ``Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration and Evaluation,'' System No. 09-70-0592, last published at 71 FR 60718 (October 16, 2006). The purpose of this system is to document, track, monitor, evaluate, and conduct ORDI-administered demonstration, evaluation, and research studies. Information retrieved from this system may be disclosed to: (1) Support regulatory, reimbursement, and policy functions performed within the agency or by a contractor, consultant or CMS grantee; (2) assist another Federal or state agency with information to contribute to the accuracy of CMS's payment of Medicare benefits, enable such agency to administer a Federal health benefits program, or to enable such agency to fulfill a requirement of Federal statute or regulation that implements a health benefits program funded in whole or in part with Federal funds; (3) support an individual or organization for a research project or in support of an evaluation project related to the prevention of disease or disability, the restoration or maintenance of health, or payment related projects; (4) support litigation involving the agency; and (5) combat fraud, waste and abuse in certain Federally-funded health benefits programs. We have provided background information about the new system in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Although the Privacy Act requires only that CMS provide an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the proposed routine uses, CMS invites comments on all portions of this notice. See ``Effective Date'' section for comment period.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to maintain user fees for cotton producers for 2007 crop cotton classification services under the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act at the same level as in 2006. This is in accordance with the formula provided in the Uniform Cotton Classing Fees Act of 1987. The 2006 user fee for this classification service was $1.85 per bale. This proposal would maintain the fee for the 2007 crop at $1.85 per bale. The proposed fee and the existing reserve are sufficient to cover the costs of providing classification services, including costs for administration and supervision.

An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing proposed regulation, REG-106177-97, Qualified State Tuition Programs.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, REG-107151-00 (TD 9035), Constructive Transfers and Transfers of Property to a Third-Party on Behalf of a Spouse (Sec. 1.1041-2).

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, PS-127-86, PS-128-86, and PS-73-88 (TD 8644), Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Sec. Sec. 26.2601-1, 26.2632- 1, 26.2642-1, 26.2642-2, 26.2642-3, 26.2642-4, 26.2652-2, and 26.2662- 1).

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, TD 9212, Source of Compensation for Labor or Personal Services.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8874-A, Notice of Qualified Equity Investment for New Markets Credit.

On December 26, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the antidumping investigation of certain polyester staple fiber (``PSF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006. We invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. Based on our analysis of the comments we received, we have made changes to our calculations for the mandatory respondents. The final dumping margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final Determination Margins'' section below.

The following permits were issued.

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (the ``Development Committee'') has scheduled a plenary meeting for May 21st and 22nd, 2007. The Development Committee was established in 2004 to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in the development of voluntary voting system guidelines. The Development Committee has held eight previous meetings. The proceedings of these plenary sessions are available at https://vote.nist.gov. The purpose of the ninth meeting of the Development Committee will be to review and approve a revised draft of recommendations for future voluntary voting system guidelines to the EAC. The draft recommendations respond to tasks defined in resolutions passed at the previous Development Committee meetings as well as a review of an initial draft of recommendations presented at the March 2007 plenary meeting.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reinstatement, with change of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. SF 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions/ Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), is used by former Federal employees under FERS, to apply for a refund of retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment, plus any interest provided by law. SF 3106A, Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their current/former spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of retirement deductions, which is required by law. Approximately 17,000 SF 3106 forms will be processed annually. The SF 3106 takes approximately 30 minutes to complete for a total of 8,500 hours annually. Approximately 13,600 SF 3106A forms will be processed annually. The SF 3106A takes approximately 5 minutes to complete for a total of 1,133 hours. The total annual burden is 9,633 hours. For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to MaryBeth.Smith- Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn approval of two new animal drug applications (NADAs) for a suspension implant of estradiol benzoate microspheres used in steers and heifers fed in confinement for slaughter for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency, and in suckling beef calves for increased rate of weight gain. In a final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is amending the animal drug regulations to remove portions reflecting approval of these NADAs.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on April 27, 2007 at the Incline Village General Improvement District boardroom, 893 Southwood Blvd., Incline Village, NV 89451. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region and other matters raised by the Secretary.

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications, they are not repeated here. Request of modifications of special permits (e.g., to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. There applications have been separated from the new application for special permits to facilitate processing.

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1Motor vehicle, 2Rail freight, 3Cargo vessel, 4Cargo aircraft only, 5Passenger-carrying aircraft.