August 21, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Ferry Street Bridge, across the Quinnipiac River, mile 0.7, at New Haven, Connecticut. This notice of proposed rulemaking allows the bridge owner to keep one of the two moveable bascule spans in the closed position at all times from September 28, 2007 through April 30, 2008. This temporary rule is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.

In accordance with the section 3124a of Title 7 of the United States Code, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces an energy science and education workshop to be conducted by the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area (REE).

It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide, specifically in Section IV Practice Standards and Specifications, Stripcropping (585) to account for improved technology. This practice standard can be used in systems that treat highly erodible land.

This document provides a change of location for a public hearing on proposed regulations providing guidance on the portion of a trust properly includible in a grantor's gross estate under Internal Revenue Code sections 2036 and 2039 if the grantor has retained the use of property in a trust or the right to annuity, unitrust, or other income payment from such trust for life, for any period not ascertainable without reference to the grantor's death, or for a period that does not in fact end before the grantor's death.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), in cosponsorship with the FDA Medical Device Industry Coalition (FMDIC), is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Medical Devices 101: An Educational Forum.'' This public workshop, presented previously on February 9, 2007, is intended to provide an overview on FDA's medical device requirements to entrepreneurs, startup companies, and small businesses. Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on October 26, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at the FDA SWRO, 4040 North Central Expressway, 9th floor conference room, Dallas, TX. Contact Person: David Arvelo, Food and Drug Administration, 4040 North Central Expressway, suite 900, Dallas, TX 75204, 214-253-4952, FAX: 214-253-4970, e-mail: oraswrsbr@fda.hhs.gov. Registration: FMDIC has a $75 early registration fee. The early registration fee for government officials is $50 and for students is $25 with positive identification. Early registration ends October 12, 2007. After October 12, 2007, registration is $100 for the public at large, $75 for government officials, and $50 for students with positive identification. To register online, please visit https://www.fmdic.org/. As an alternative, you may mail your registration information including name, title, organization or company name, physical address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, along with a check or money order for the appropriate amount payable to the FMDIC, to William Hyman, Texas A&M University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 75843-3120. The available space will be filled in order of receipt of registration with appropriate fees. Seats are very limited; please submit registration as soon as possible. Those accepted into the course will receive confirmation. Registration will close after the course is filled. Registration at the site may be available based on space availability on the day of the public workshop beginning at 8 a.m. The cost of registration at the site is $99 payable to FMDIC. The registration fee will be used to offset expenses associated with this event including lunch, refreshments, and course materials. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact David Arvelo (see Contact Person) at least 21 days in advance. Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be available due to the format of this workshop. Course handouts may be requested in writing from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville, MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the public workshop at an estimated cost of 10 cents per page.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes this notice to announce the availability for public comments for the draft report titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3: ``Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific islands.'' This draft document is being released solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by NOAA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. After consideration of comments received on the draft Prospectus, the final Prospectus along with the comments received will be published on the CCSP web site.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

This document serves notice to state and local governments and to other federal agencies that beginning on January 1, 2008, the Bureau of the Census will suspend the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program for five yearsthe two years preceding the decennial census, the decennial census year, and the two years following itto accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census. During this time, the Bureau of the Census will not provide the operations necessary to determine the updated April 1, 2000, census population and housing unit counts for entities that annex territory or that incorporate or organize as counties, boroughs, cities, towns, villages, townships, or other general purpose governments. However, all requests for population and housing count updates received in writing before January 1, 2008 will be considered.

An open meeting of the Area 1 Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 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 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of August 8, 2007, (72 FR 44393). That document set forth the final regulations implementing the amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (``VEVRAA'') that were made by the Jobs for Veterans Act (``JVA'') enacted in 2002.

NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included in an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. These alternatives will consider measures to rationalize effort and reduce overcapacity in the commercial grouper fishery to achieve and maintain optimum yield in the multi-species grouper fishery. The purpose of this notice of intent is to solicit public comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the DEIS.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Air Force, the Bureau of Land Management proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6677 for an additional 20-year term. This order withdrew 2.5 acres of public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws [30 U.S.C. Ch. 2] and from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect a United States Air Force radio relay site. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of OHIO dated August 14, 2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: August 7, 2007. Effective Date: August 14, 2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 15, 2007. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: May 14, 2008.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance only for the State of Vermont (FEMA- 1715-DR), dated August 3, 2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: July 9, 2007 through July 11, 2007. Effective Date: August 3, 2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 2, 2007. Addresses: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.