May 10, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Section 1367 Regarding Open Account Debt
Document Number: Z7-6764
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2007-05-10-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2007-05-10
New Standards for First-Class Mail and Priority Mail Services
Document Number: E7-9129
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service will adopt new mailing standards and prices on May 14, 2007, to support most of the pricing change recommended by the Postal Regulatory Commission and approved by the Governors of the United States Postal Service. After a reconsideration by the Postal Regulatory Commission, we are lowering the price for the Priority Mail flat-rate box to $8.95 from the previously recommended $9.15, and extending the $0.17 nonmachinable surcharge to all nonmachinable single-piece and presorted First-Class Mail letters, regardless of weight.
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: E7-9088
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology (IT) Resources
Document Number: E7-9057
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NASA is amending the clause at NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 1852.204-76, Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources, to reflect the updated requirements of NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 2810, ``Security of Information Technology''. The NPR was recently revised to address increasing cyber threats and to ensure consistency with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), which requires agencies to protect information and information systems in a manner that is commensurate with the sensitivity of the information processed, transmitted, or stored.
Guidance for Industry on Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations; Availability
Document Number: E7-9056
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations,'' dated May 2007. This document provides to sponsors, contract research organizations, data management centers, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards, recommendations regarding the use of computerized systems in clinical investigations. Because the source data in source documentation are necessary for the reconstruction and evaluation of the trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of new human and animal drugs, and medical devices, this guidance is intended to assist in ensuring confidence in the reliability, quality, and integrity of electronic source data and source documentation, i.e., electronic records. This guidance supersedes the guidance entitled ``Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Trials,'' dated April 1999; finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated September 2004; and supplements the guidance for industry entitled ``Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic SignaturesScope and Application,'' dated August 2003, and FDA's international harmonization efforts when applying guidance to source data generated at clinical study sites.
Draft Guidance for Industry on Protecting the Rights, Safety, and Welfare of Study Subjects-Supervisory Responsibilities of Investigators; Availability
Document Number: E7-9055
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Protecting the Rights, Safety, and Welfare of Study SubjectsSupervisory Responsibilities of Investigators.'' This draft guidance is intended to assist investigators in meeting their responsibilities with respect to protecting human subjects and ensuring the integrity of data in the conduct of clinical investigations. The draft guidance also clarifies FDA's expectations concerning the investigator's responsibility for supervising a clinical study in which some study tasks are delegated to employees of the investigator or to outside parties.
Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E7-9054
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice
Document Number: E7-9053
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: E7-9052
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its Precious Corals Plan Team (PCPT) meeting, in Honolulu, HI.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: E7-9051
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: E7-9050
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Special Reef Fish SSC.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: E7-9049
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee, in June, 2007, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: E7-9048
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Advisory Panel will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
In the Matter of Certain Sucralose, Sweeteners Containing Sucralose, and Related Intermediate Compounds Thereof; Notice of Investigation
Document Number: E7-9047
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 6, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tate & Lyle Technology Limited of London, United Kingdom and Tate & Lyle Sucralose, Inc. of Decatur, Illinois. Supplemental letters were filed on April 13, April 18, April 23, and April 25, 2007. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain sucralose, sweeteners containing sucralose, and related intermediate compounds thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,470,969, 5,034,551, 4,980,463, 5,498,709, and 7,049,435. The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; South Atlantic Exempted Fishing Permit
Document Number: E7-9046
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Rachel Kalisperis on behalf of the South Carolina Aquarium. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicant, with certain conditions, to collect limited numbers of groupers (not including goliath grouper), snappers, tilefishes, sea basses, jacks, spadefish, grunts, porgies, mackerel, cero, cobia, dolphin fish, spiny lobster, little tunny, triggerfishes, golden crab, hogfish, porkfish, puddingwife, red drum, scup, sheepshead, shrimp, wahoo, and wreckfish. Specimens would be collected from Federal waters off the coast of South Carolina from 2007 to 2012 and displayed at the South Carolina Aquarium, located in Charleston, South Carolina.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program
Document Number: E7-9043
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Education
The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools announces priorities, requirements, selection criteria, and definitions under the Safe Schools/Healthy Students program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools may use these priorities, requirements, selection criteria, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2007 and later years. We take this action to focus Federal financial assistance on safe, respectful, and drug-free learning environments and healthy childhood development, as well as to support the implementation and enhancement of integrated, comprehensive, community-wide plans designed to meet these goals.
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E7-9042
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On November 7, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register its preliminary results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP 23) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period June 24, 2004, through November 30, 2005. See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission in Part, 71 FR 65073 (November 7, 2006) (Preliminary Results). We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to our margin calculation; however, the final dumping margin for Tianjin Hanchem Trading Co., Ltd. (Hanchem) does not differ from the Preliminary Results. Hanchem's final dumping margin is listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.
Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Eighth Administrative Review
Document Number: E7-9040
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering the period August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. This review covers imports of subject merchandise from one manufacturer/exporter: Deseado International, Ltd. (``Deseado''). 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 all appropriate entries in accordance with these results. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary review results and will issue the final review results no later than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice.
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Canada
Document Number: E7-9039
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On November 6, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published the preliminary results of its third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Canada. The review covers the shipments of subject merchandise to the United States by Ivaco Rolling Mills 2004 L.P. (``IRM''), and Sivaco Ontario, a division of Sivaco Wire Group 2004 L.P., (``Sivaco'') (collectively, both IRM and Sivaco are referred to as ``Ivaco'').\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. Based on our analysis of comments received, these final results differ from the preliminary results. The final results are listed below in the Final Results of Review section.
Low Enriched Uranium From France: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: E7-9038
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On January 3, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on low enriched uranium (LEU) from France pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of domestic interested parties and an inadequate response from respondent interested party, the Department has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) and section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the Department's regulations. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Countervailing Duty Order on Low Enriched Uranium from France
Document Number: E7-9037
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On January 3, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on low enriched uranium (``LEU'') from France, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of a domestic interested party and inadequate response from respondent interested parties (in this case, no response), the Department determined to conduct an expedited sunset review of this CVD order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the CVD order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E7-9036
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from an interested party, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia. The review covers one manufacturer/ exporter. The period of review is August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. We have preliminarily determined that sales have not been made below normal value by the company subject to this review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. Parties who submit comments in this review are requested to submit with each argument a statement of each issue and a brief summary of the argument.
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Document Number: E7-9035
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Merit Systems Protection Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Merit Systems Protection Board, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing an interim regulation for employees of the MSPB that supplements the executive-branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct (Standards) issued by OGE. With certain exceptions, the supplemental regulation requires MSPB employees, except special Government employees, to obtain approval before engaging in outside employment.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant Proposals: Educational Adviser Training and Support Services
Document Number: E7-9034
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of State
The Educational Information and Resources Branch of the Office of Global Educational Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for a program of Educational Adviser Training and Support Services. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code Section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to develop training programs and provide support services for Department of State-affiliated overseas educational advisers. Overseas educational advisers are part of the Department of State's network of over 450 EducationUSA centers that promote U.S. higher education in 170 countries around the world. Centers exist in a variety of locations including: U.S. embassies and consulates, Fubright Commissions, Binational Centers, Non-governmental organizations, universities and libraries. A complete list of centers is located at https://www.educationusa.state.gov. Overseas educational advisers provide timely and objective information to foreign audiences on U.S. study opportunities at accredited academic institutions and guide students and professionals in selecting programs appropriate to their needs. Project proposals should be structured to focus on the following: 1. Short-term training in the U.S. for mid- and senior-level advisers. 2. Web-based training for beginning level advisers. 3. Adviser project development. 4. Logistical support for adviser attendance at international education conferences and workshops including the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference to be held in Washington DC in May/ June 2008. 5. Fiscal Management: sub-contractors 6. InsuranceFunded programs should normally use Bureau insurance The training component of the proposal should include two U.S.- Based Training program (USBT) sessions for mid-level advisers and one Professional Advising Leadership (PAL) program for senior-level advisers. The USBT for mid-level educational advisers should be approximately three weeks in duration and must include workshops on advising issues of concern, visits to a variety of U.S. academic institutions outside of the Washington, DC metropolitan area and attendance at a national or regional NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference or similar professional development opportunity. The Professional Advising Leadership (PAL) program should be designed for senior-level advisers. Advisers applying for a PAL fellowship will have at least four years of advising experience. Applicants will formulate a proposal outlining a project that will be of benefit to the adviser's center, region and the profession as a whole. Proposals may fall into these four broad areas: short-term training, conference attendance, specific individualized research, on- site shadowing/internship, or a combination of two or more (based on time and logistics requirements). The Bureau anticipates awarding one grant to administer this program.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E7-9032
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval
Document Number: E7-9028
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Revised Compliance Dates Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulations and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Document Number: E7-9027
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA proposes to extend certain compliance dates in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting requirements and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) while EPA works to complete rulemaking to respond to the decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Waterkeeper Alliance et al. v. EPA, 399 F.3d 486 (2nd Cir. 2005). The sole purpose of this proposed rule is to address timing issues associated with the Agency's response to the Waterkeeper decision. This proposal would revise the dates established in the 2003 CAFO rule and later modified by a rule published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2006, by which facilities newly defined as CAFOs are required to seek permit coverage and by which all permitted CAFOs are required to develop and implement their nutrient management plans (NMPs). EPA is proposing to extend the date by which operations defined as CAFOs as of April 14, 2003, that were not defined as CAFOs prior to that date, must seek NPDES permit coverage, from July 31, 2007, to February 27, 2009. EPA is also proposing to amend the date by which operations that become defined as CAFOs after April 14, 2003, due to operational changes that would not have made them a CAFO prior to April 14, 2003, and that are not new sources, must seek NPDES permit coverage, from July 31, 2007, to February 27, 2009. Finally, EPA is proposing to extend the deadline by which permitted CAFOs are required to develop and implement NMPs, from July 31, 2007, to February 27, 2009.
U.S. EPA's 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards: Availability of Application and Nomination Information
Document Number: E7-9026
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This Notice of Availability announces the availability of application and nomination information for the U.S. EPA's 2007 Clean Water Act (CWA) Recognition Awards. The awards recognize municipalities and industries for outstanding and innovative technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs. The awards are intended to educate the public about the contributions wastewater treatment facilities make to clean water; to encourage public support for municipal and industrial efforts in effective wastewater management, biosolids disposal and reuse, and wet weather pollution control; and to recognize communities that use innovative practices to meet CWA permitting requirements.
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Request for Waiver of Federal Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing
Document Number: E7-9025
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA previously announced the opportunity for public hearing and written comment on the California Air Resources Board's request for a waiver of preemption for its Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) regulations for passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles beginning with the 2009 model year (MY). This previous announcement occurred on April 30, 2007 at 72 FR 21260. By this notice EPA is announcing the location of the May 22, 2007 hearing which commences at 9 a.m. EPA is also announcing an additional hearing, and location, for May 30, 2007 which will commence at 9 a.m. If you wish to present testimony at the May 22, 2007 hearing please follow the directions provided at 72 FR 21260. If you wish to present testimony at the May 30, 2007 hearing please follow the contact directions below.
Establishment of the Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee (ACSERAC)
Document Number: E7-9024
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are giving notice that EPA is establishing the Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee (ACSERAC). The purpose of this Committee is to provide advice on the conduct of a study titled ``Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources'' to be conducted as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP). This assessment is part of a comprehensive set of assessments identified by the CCSP's Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program. ACSERAC will advise on the specific issues that should be addressed in the assessment, appropriate technical approaches, the type and usefulness of information to decision makers, the content of the final assessment report, compliance with the Information Quality Act, and other matters important to the successful achievement of the objectives of the study. EPA has determined that this federal advisory committee is in the public interest and will assist the Agency in performing its duties under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and the Global Climate Protection Act. The draft prospectus for the study is on the CCSP Web site at https://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-4/ sap4-4prospectus-final.htm. Copies of the Committee Charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress.
Establishment of the Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC)
Document Number: E7-9023
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are giving notice that EPA is establishing the Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC). The purpose of this Committee is to provide advice on the conduct of a study titled ``Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems'' to be conducted as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP). This assessment is part of a comprehensive set of assessments identified in the CCSP's Strategic Plan. HICCAC will advise on the specific issues that should be addressed in the assessment, appropriate technical approaches, the nature of information relevant to decision makers, the content of the assessment report, and other scientific and technical matters that may be found to be important to the successful completion of the study. EPA has determined that this federal advisory committee is in the public interest and will assist the Agency in performing its duties under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and the Global Climate Protection Act. The draft prospectus for the study is on the CCSP Web site at https:// www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-6/sap4-6prospectus-fi nal.htm. Copies of the Committee Charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress.
Draft EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report
Document Number: E7-9022
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report'' (ROE SR) (EPA/600/R-07/045). This public comment period is to precede the formal, public, scientific peer review of the draft document by EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) on July 10-12, 2007. Notice of the SAB review will be provided via a separate Federal Register Notice. The draft ``EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report'' was prepared by EPA Program and Regional Offices, the Office of Research and Development (ORD), the Office of Environmental Information (OEI), the Office of Policy Economics and Innovation (OPEI), and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), with coordination by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's ORD. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre- dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.
Notice of Open Public Hearing
Document Number: E7-9020
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission. Name: Carolyn Bartholomew, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate and report to Congress annually on ``the national security implications and impact of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on May 23-25, 2007 to address ``The Extent of the Government's Control of China's Economy, and Implications for the United States.''
The Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting
Document Number: E7-9018
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E7-9017
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: E7-9016
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC).
Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds; Toxic Equivalency Information; Community Right-To-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
Document Number: E7-9015
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA is finalizing revisions to the reporting requirements for the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds category. The current EPCRA section 313 regulations require facilities to report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in units of total grams for the entire category, and provide a single generic distribution of the individual dioxin and dioxin-like compounds at the facility. The final rule requires that, in addition to reporting total gram quantities for the category, facilities are required to report the mass quantity of each individual member of the category. The mass quantity data for the individual members of the category will be used by EPA to perform toxic equivalency (TEQ) computations which will be made available to the public. TEQs are a weighted quantity measure based on the toxicity of each member of the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds category relative to the most toxic members of the category, i.e., 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. The final rule also eliminates the reporting of the single generic distribution for the members of the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds category.
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Regarding Regarding the Hilliard's Creek Site, the Route 561 Dump Site, and the U.S. Avenue Burn Site, Gibbsboro, New Jersey
Document Number: E7-9014
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection (``EPA'') is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement to resolve claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''). In accordance with Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Hilliard's Creek Site, the Route 561 Dump Site, and the U.S. Avenue Burn Site (collectively referred to as ``the Site''). Section 122(h) of CERCLA provides EPA with the authority to consider, compromise and settle certain claims for costs incurred by the United States. Notice is being published to inform the public of the proposed settlement and of the opportunity to comment. The Site is located in the Borough of Gibbsboro, Camden County, New Jersey. From 1851 to 1978 a paint and varnish manufacturing facility was operational there. As part of its operations, hazardous substances were generated, stored and utilized. The facility included areas used for unloading raw materials from railroad cars, raw materials tank farms including storage tanks constructed prior to 1908, storage areas for drummed raw materials, an industrial/domestic wastewater treatment and disposal system consisting of six unlined percolation/settling lagoons, an extensive system of pipes for the transport of raw materials, and a drum cleaning area. The mixing and processing of raw materials took place in a number of specialized buildings within the facility. In 1978 Sherwin-Williams shut down the production at the Site. As a result of these operations and a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, EPA has undertaken response actions at or in connection with the Site under Section 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604. Under the terms of the Agreement, Sherwin-Williams will pay a total of $385,000 to reimburse EPA for certain response costs incurred at the Site. In exchange, EPA will grant a covenant not to sue or take administrative action against Sherwin-Williams for reimbursement of past response costs pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA. The Attorney General has approved this settlement. EPA will consider any comments received during the comment period and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement if comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway17th floor, New York, New York 10007-1866. Telephone: (212) 637-3111.
Correction to the Spring 2007 Regulatory Agenda
Document Number: E7-9013
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On Monday, April 30, 2007, the Regulatory Agenda of the Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 23156). The regulatory agenda entry for sequence number 2750, ``Action on Petition to List Diesel Exhaust as a Hazardous Air Pollutant,'' contains erroneous information. This notice corrects the information that was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 23191) under the heading of Abstract.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: E7-9012
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E7-9011
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Redesignation of the Richmond-Petersburg 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory
Document Number: E7-9010
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document corrects and clarifies an error in the preamble language of the Richmond-Petersburg 8-hour ozone nonattainment area redesignation request and approval of the associated maintenance plan and 2002 base-year inventory.
Request for Certification of Compliance-Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program
Document Number: E7-9009
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-05-10
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Plasticware, LLC/Bethlehem, New York. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is for a new business venture to purchase manufacturing production lines for plastic drinking cups. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 326199 All Other Plastics Product ManufacturingCups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.
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