October 10, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a one-day Council meeting on October 25, 2007, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellation, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of certain products containing the pesticide disulfoton, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This termination order follows a December 15, 2004 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request (69 FR 75061) (FRL- 7689-8) from the disulfoton registrant to voluntarily terminate the following uses of their 15% granular formulation of disulfoton (Di- Syston 15G): beans, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cotton, peanuts, peppers, radish grown for seed, and clover grown for seed. Di- Syston 15G is not the last disulfoton product registered for use in the United States. The registrant will retain use of Di-Syston 15G on Fraser fir Christmas trees in North Carolina and coffee trees in Puerto Rico, provided it is used with a closed system applicator. The registrant will retain the registration of Di-Syston 8E, the liquid emulsifiable concentrate, which must also be used with closed system applicators. In the December 15, 2004 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate the subject uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180 day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request within this period. The Agency received comments on the notice but none merited its further review of the requests. The registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested Voluntary Termination of Certain Uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the Di-Syston 15G products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

This action revises Jet Routes J-29 and J-101 over the South Central United States in support of the Houston Area Air Traffic System Project. This allows for more effective utilization of airspace and enhances the management of aircraft operations over the Houston terminal area.

EPA is finalizing seven targeted regulatory changes to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for lead and copper. This final rule strengthens the implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in the following areas: monitoring, treatment processes, public education, customer awareness, and lead service line replacement. These changes provide more effective protection of public health by reducing exposure to lead in drinking water.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that in accordance with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement''), at the request of the United States the WTO Dispute Settlement Body has established a dispute settlement panel to review the U.S. claims concerning certain measures pertaining to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China. The panel request may be found at https://www.wto.org contained in a document designated as WT/DS362/7. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.

The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Carlton Bridge across the Kennebec River at mile 14.0, between Bath and Woolwich, Maine. Under this temporary deviation the Carlton Bridge may remain in the closed position from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for seven days; October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, and 22, 2007, to facilitate bridge painting operations. Vessels that can pass under the draw without a bridge opening may do so at all times. This deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge painting.

The USDA, Forest Service, DOI, Bureau of Land Management and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement that documented the analysis and disclosed the environmental impacts of the proposed Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G Project, a phosphate mine expansion. The DEIS was released for comment in December 2005 and a Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2005. This revised Notice of Intent is to document a change in the schedule for the release of the FEIS. In the original NOI, dated September 15, 2003, the tentative date for release of the FEIS was September 2005; in the update to the NOI on December 29, 2005 the FEIS was scheduled for release in July, 2006. Due to scheduling changes, the release of the FEIS is now scheduled for October 2007.

This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule with comment period entitled ``Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates'' that appeared in the August 22, 2007 Federal Register.