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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2007 / Rules and Regulations Vessel Number USS FREEDOM ...................................................................................................................................... 23. On the following ships the verticality of the task lights do not meet Number USS FREEDOM ...................................................................................................................................... BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Parts 668, 674, 682, and 685 Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program) Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice extending the waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions pursuant to the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, Public Law 108–76. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with RULES AGENCY: SUMMARY: We are extending the actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to the HEROES Act of 2003, as announced in a notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), and extended in a notice published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2005 (70 FR 61037). DATES: Effective Date: December 26, 2007. Applicability Date: The actions announced in the December 12, 2003, Federal Register notice and extended in the October 20, 2005, Federal Register notice are applicable from September 30, 2007, until September 30, 2012. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Macias, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:48 Dec 21, 2007 Jkt 214001 Vertical separation of the task light array is not equally spaced, the separation between the middle and lower task light exceed the separation between the upper and middle light by 0.39 meter. verticality requirements described in Rule 27(b)(ii). Vessel Approved: November 19, 2007. C.J. Spain, Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty and Maritime Law), Acting. [FR Doc. E7–24934 Filed 12–21–07; 8:45 am] LCS 1 72947 Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8017, Washington, DC 20006–8544. Telephone: (202) 502–7526. E-mail: Wendy.Macias@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the contact person listed in this section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), the Secretary exercised the authority granted to her by the HEROES Act of 2003 and announced the waivers and modifications of statutory or regulatory provisions that were appropriate to assist individuals who are applicants and recipients of student financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and who— • Are serving on active military duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency; • Are performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency; • Reside or are employed in an area that is declared a disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with a national emergency; or • Suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war or other military operation or national emergency, as determined by the Secretary. Under the terms of the HEROES Act of 2003, the Secretary’s authority to provide the waivers and modifications PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 LCS 1 Verticality of lights, when viewed from directly port or starboard, the lower task light is out of alignment with the upper and middle task light by: 0.37 meter. would expire on September 30, 2005. On September 30, 2005, Pub. L. 109–78 extended the expiration date of the Secretary’s authority to September 30, 2007. Accordingly, the Secretary extended the expiration of the waivers and modifications published on December 12, 2003, in a notice in the Federal Register published on October 20, 2005 (70 FR 61037). On September 30, 2007, the President signed into law Public Law 110–93, which eliminated the September 30, 2007, expiration date of the HEROES Act of 2003, thereby making permanent the Secretary’s authority to issue waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions under the HEROES Act of 2003. As a result, we are extending the waivers and modifications announced by the Secretary in the notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003. The actions will remain in effect until September 30, 2012, unless the Secretary issues a notice in the Federal Register terminating or changing those actions before September 30, 2012. The Secretary intends to review the waivers and modifications published on December 12, 2003, in light of recent statutory and regulatory changes. After completing that review, the Secretary will consider whether to change some or all of the published waivers and modifications. Any changes to these waivers and modifications will be published in a notice in the Federal Register as required by the HEROES Act of 2003. Electronic Access to This Document You can view this document, as well as other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the E:\FR\FM\26DER1.SGM 26DER1 72948 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2007 / Rules and Regulations following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/ fedregister. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 888–293–6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ index.html. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.032 Federal Family Education Loan Program; 84.032 Federal PLUS Program; 84.033 Federal Work Study Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program; and 84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071, 1082, 1087a, 1087aa, Pub. L. 108–76, Pub. L. 109– 78, Pub. L. 110–93. Dated: December 19, 2007. Diane Auer Jones, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. E7–24947 Filed 12–21–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 [EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0601–200747; FRL– 8510–4] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North Carolina; Redesignation of the Raleigh-DurhamChapel Hill 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with RULES AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on June 7, 2007, from the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), to redesignate the RaleighDurham-Chapel Hill 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to attainment for the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (‘‘NAAQS’’, or ‘‘standard’’). The Raleigh-DurhamChapel Hill 8-hour ozone area is comprised of Durham, Franklin, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:48 Dec 21, 2007 Jkt 214001 Granville, Johnston, Orange, Person and Wake Counties in their entireties, and Baldwin, Center, New Hope and Williams Townships in Chatham County in North Carolina (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Triangle Area’’). EPA’s approval of the redesignation request is based on the determination that North Carolina has demonstrated that the Triangle Area has met the criteria for redesignation to attainment specified in the Clean Air Act (CAA), including the determination that the Triangle Area has attained the 8-hour ozone standard. Additionally, EPA is approving a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) including the 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for the Triangle Area that contains the new subarea 2008 and 2017 motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX), and an insignificance determination for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contribution from motor vehicle emissions to the 8-hour ozone pollution in the entire Triangle Area. Through this action, EPA is also finding the new subarea 2008 and 2017 NOX MVEBs, and the VOC insignificance determination, adequate for the purposes of transportation conformity. The above described actions were proposed for public comment on October 3, 2007; no comments were received. EPA is also making corrections to inadvertent errors made in the proposed rulemaking published on October 3, 2007, (72 FR 56312) to Tables 1, 6, and 7. DATES: Effective Date: This action is effective December 26, 2007. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 2007–0601. All documents in the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 schedule your inspection. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nacosta Ward, Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Region 4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Ms. Nacosta Ward can be reached via telephone at (404) 562–9140 or electronic mail at ward.nacosta@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. What Is the Background for the Actions? II. What Actions Is EPA Taking? III. Why Is EPA Taking These Actions? IV. What Are the Effects of These Actions? V. Final Action VI. When Is This Action Effective? VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. What Is the Background for the Actions? On June 7, 2007, North Carolina, through NCDENR, submitted a request to redesignate the Triangle Area to attainment for the 8-hour ozone standard, and for EPA approval of the North Carolina SIP revision containing a maintenance plan for the Triangle Area. In an action published on October 3, 2007 (72 FR 56312), EPA proposed to approve the redesignation of the Triangle Area to attainment. EPA also proposed approval of North Carolina’s SIP revision including a plan for maintaining the 8-hour NAAQS as a SIP revision, and proposed to approve the new subarea 1 2008 and 2017 NOX MVEBs, and the VOC insignificance determination for the Triangle Area that were contained in the maintenance plan. In the October 3, 2007, proposed action, EPA also provided information on the status of its transportation conformity adequacy determination for the Triangle Area subarea NOX MVEBs and VOC insignificance determination. EPA received no comments on the 1 The term ‘‘subarea’’ refers to the portion of the area, in a nonattainment or maintenance area, for which the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) apply. In this case, the ‘‘subareas’’ are established at the county level so this indicates that the MVEBs cover individual counties and also indicates to transportation conformity implementers in this area that there are separate county-level MVEBs for each county in this area. EPA’s Companion Guidance for the July 1, 2004, Final Transportation Conformity Rule: Conformity Implementation in Multi-Jurisdictional Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas for Existing and New Air Quality Standards explains more about the possible geographical extent of a MVEB, how these geographical areas are defined, and how transportation conformity is implemented in these different geographical areas. E:\FR\FM\26DER1.SGM 26DER1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Parts 668, 674, 682, and 685


Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General 
Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Direct Loan Program, 
Federal Family Education Loan Program)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice extending the waivers and modifications of statutory and 
regulatory provisions pursuant to the Higher Education Relief 
Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, Public Law 108-76.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the actions taken by the Secretary pursuant 
to the HEROES Act of 2003, as announced in a notice published in the 
Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), and extended in a 
notice published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2005 (70 FR 
61037).

DATES: Effective Date: December 26, 2007. Applicability Date: The 
actions announced in the December 12, 2003, Federal Register notice and 
extended in the October 20, 2005, Federal Register notice are 
applicable from September 30, 2007, until September 30, 2012.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Macias, Office of Postsecondary 
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8017, 
Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone: (202) 502-7526. E-mail: 
Wendy.Macias@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) by contacting the contact person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), the Secretary exercised 
the authority granted to her by the HEROES Act of 2003 and announced 
the waivers and modifications of statutory or regulatory provisions 
that were appropriate to assist individuals who are applicants and 
recipients of student financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and who--
     Are serving on active military duty during a war or other 
military operation or national emergency;
     Are performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war 
or other military operation or national emergency;
     Reside or are employed in an area that is declared a 
disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection 
with a national emergency; or
     Suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a 
war or other military operation or national emergency, as determined by 
the Secretary.
    Under the terms of the HEROES Act of 2003, the Secretary's 
authority to provide the waivers and modifications would expire on 
September 30, 2005. On September 30, 2005, Pub. L. 109-78 extended the 
expiration date of the Secretary's authority to September 30, 2007. 
Accordingly, the Secretary extended the expiration of the waivers and 
modifications published on December 12, 2003, in a notice in the 
Federal Register published on October 20, 2005 (70 FR 61037).
    On September 30, 2007, the President signed into law Public Law 
110-93, which eliminated the September 30, 2007, expiration date of the 
HEROES Act of 2003, thereby making permanent the Secretary's authority 
to issue waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory 
provisions under the HEROES Act of 2003. As a result, we are extending 
the waivers and modifications announced by the Secretary in the notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003. The actions 
will remain in effect until September 30, 2012, unless the Secretary 
issues a notice in the Federal Register terminating or changing those 
actions before September 30, 2012.
    The Secretary intends to review the waivers and modifications 
published on December 12, 2003, in light of recent statutory and 
regulatory changes. After completing that review, the Secretary will 
consider whether to change some or all of the published waivers and 
modifications. Any changes to these waivers and modifications will be 
published in a notice in the Federal Register as required by the HEROES 
Act of 2003.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You can view this document, as well as other documents of this 
Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable 
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the

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following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.


Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal 
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.032 Federal 
Family Education Loan Program; 84.032 Federal PLUS Program; 84.033 
Federal Work Study Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program; and 
84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071, 1082, 1087a, 1087aa, Pub. L. 
108-76, Pub. L. 109-78, Pub. L. 110-93.

    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E7-24947 Filed 12-21-07; 8:45 am]
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