April 23, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Utah: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Document Number: E8-8799
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is withdrawing the immediate final rule, Utah: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions, published on March 7, 2008 at 73 FR 12277, which authorized revisions to Utah's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA stated in the immediate final rule that if EPA received comments that oppose this authorization, EPA would publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. Since EPA did receive comments that oppose this action, EPA is withdrawing the immediate final rule. EPA will address these comments in a subsequent final action based on the proposed rule also published on March 7, 2008, at 73 FR 12340.
Draft Toxicological Review of 2-Hexanone: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Document Number: E8-8797
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer-review meeting to review the external review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of 2-Hexanone: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEA-S-2764). EPA previously announced the 60-day public comment period (ending April 28, 2008) for the draft document in the Federal Register on March 4, 2008 (73 FR 11408). EPA will consider public comments and recommendations from the expert panel meeting as EPA finalizes the draft document. The public comment period and the external peer-review meeting are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to forward public comments submitted in accordance with Federal Register (73 FR 11408) to Versar, Inc., for consideration by the external peer-review panel prior to the meeting. 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. Versar, Inc., invites the public to register to attend this meeting as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc., invites the public to give brief oral comments at the meeting regarding the draft document under review. The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's (NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider Versar's report of the comments and recommendations from the external peer-review meeting and any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with 73 FR 11408, March 4, 2008. Public comments that were submitted during the 60-day public comment period ending April 28, 2008 may be observed at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0048.
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Document Number: E8-8796
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from March 3, 2008 through March 21, 2008, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
Environmental Impact Statement: City of Bakersfield, Kern County, CA
Document Number: E8-8795
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed 24th Street Improvement Project in Kern County, California.
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Document Number: E8-8794
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from February 1, 2008 through February 29, 2008, consists of the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Request for Stay Pending Judicial Review
Document Number: E8-8793
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) grants a request to stay the effectiveness of paragraphs 95 and 96 of the 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Declaratory Ruling, which restrict telecommunications relay service (TRS) providers from using consumer or call databases to contact TRS users. Because these paragraphs have been challenged in the Court of Appeals, a stay is appropriate pending review of the argument that these paragraphs violate the First Amendment rights of providers.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Form FNS-798 and FNS-798A, WIC Financial Management and Participation Report With Addendum
Document Number: E8-8792
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: E8-8787
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.
Issuance of Permits
Document Number: E8-8786
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The following permits were issued.
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-8785
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Environmental Impact Statement: Cameron County, TX
Document Number: E8-8783
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed South Padre Island Second Access project in Cameron County, Texas. Publication of this Notice of Intent (NOI) will serve to rescind a previous NOI published in July 2003 for the same project. The proposed project would link State Highway (SH) 100 on the mainland with Park Road (PR) 100 on South Padre Island. Currently, vehicular access to South Padre Island is limited to the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway connecting the City of Port Isabel and the Town of South Padre Island. The proposed project would provide a second connection from the Texas mainland to South Padre Island in Cameron County, Texas. The proposed project would consist of construction predominantly on new right-of- way.
Mavrick Metal Stamping Incorporated, Mancelona, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Document Number: E8-8782
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Household Utilities, Inc., Kiel, WI; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Document Number: E8-8781
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Dynamerica Manufacturing, LLC, Muncie, IN; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration
Document Number: E8-8780
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Mpc Computers, LLC; La Vergne, TN; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Document Number: E8-8773
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Developing Guidance on Conducting Scientifically Sound Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Large Electronic Healthcare Data Sets; Public Workshop; Request for Comments
Document Number: E8-8772
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are announcing a public workshop entitled ``Developing Guidance on Conducting Scientifically Sound Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Large Electronic Healthcare Data Sets.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to solicit information and views from interested persons on best practices and principles for the design and evaluation of pharmacoepidemiologic safety studies using large electronic healthcare data sets. The input from this workshop will be used to develop a draft Guidance to Industry, and to provide consistent review criteria for FDA to use in evaluating protocols and study reports submitted to the agency.
Consummation of Rail Line Abandonments That Are Subject to Historic Preservation and Other Environmental Conditions
Document Number: E8-8771
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
The Surface Transportation Board is issuing this policy statement to clarify when, under the agency's regulation at 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), a carrier may ``consummate'' abandonment and file a ``notice of consummation'' of the abandonment of a rail line where the Board has imposed conditions on its abandonment authorization in order to satisfy section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, or the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA). In cases where a condition is imposed under NHPA, a notice of consummation should not be filed for any part of the line until the historic review process is completed and the condition is removed. However, where a NHPA condition is needed only for a segment of the line or for a particular structure or structures, the railroad may request that the Board modify the condition to allow the railroad to salvage the portions of the line not affected by that condition. In contrast, a condition imposed under NEPA that is related to salvage activities is not a regulatory barrier to consummation of an abandonment.\1\ A notice of consummation may be filed prior to satisfying such a salvage condition. However, filing a notice of consummation in that situation does not remove the condition, which must still be satisfied if and when salvage activities are conducted. If a property encumbered with salvage conditions changes ownership, the new owner must show that it agrees to abide by the salvage conditions at the time of conveyance by referencing the conditions in the instrument of conveyance, and providing a copy of the instrument of conveyance to the Board so that it can be filed in the pertinent abandonment proceeding. Additionally, railroads are cautioned to comply fully with section 106 of NHPA.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico
Document Number: E8-8770
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Electricity Advisory Committee
Document Number: E8-8769
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces the first meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, as amended, requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. Date and Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. EDT. Location: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel located at 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204. Agenda: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Agency Information Collection Extension
Document Number: E8-8768
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its 2008 Procurement Package, OMB Control Number 1910-4100. This information collection request covers information necessary to evaluate proposals and administer contracts related to management contractors managing the Department's major facilities and other contractors furnishing goods and services.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Miscellaneous Vendor-Related Provisions
Document Number: E8-8767
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
This final rule amends the regulations governing the WIC Program to clarify issues that have arisen subsequent to the publication of the WIC Food Delivery Systems Final Rule on December 29, 2000, and to strengthen further the requirements for State vendor management and infant formula cost-containment systems. This rule contains provisions that would prohibit a State agency from requiring an infant formula manufacturer to provide free infant formula or other items in its infant formula rebate bid solicitation and contract; require that a State agency provide an abbreviated administrative review when a vendor receives a WIC civil money penalty (CMP) as a result of a Food Stamp Program (FSP) disqualification; and expand the types of vendor information that a State agency may release for general program purposes. Technical changes were also made to 7 CFR 246.16a due to revisions made to the WIC Food Packages, published in the Federal Register December 6, 2007. This rule updates regulatory citations contained in 7 CFR 246.16a that refer to 7 CFR 246.10.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: E8-8766
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: E8-8765
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
Document Number: E8-8764
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-8763
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
This notice announces that the Information Collection Request for the Adult Education Annual Report Form, OMB 1076-0120, requires renewal. The current Adult Education Annual Report Form, with no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment period to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 350(c)(2)(A). The Department of the Interior is soliciting public comments on the renewal.
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: I-70 Kansas City to St. Louis, MO
Document Number: E8-8761
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for the approved I-70 First and Second Tier environmental documents. The I- 70 corridor for this Supplemental EIS is from the I-470 interchange in Kansas City to near the Lake St. Louis interchange in St. Louis. The project length is approximately 199 miles.
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Volusia and Lake Counties, FL
Document Number: E8-8760
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge for public review and comment. In this Draft CCP/EA, we describe alternatives, including our proposed action to manage this refuge for the 15 years following approval of the Final CCP. Also available for review and comment are draft compatibility determinations.
Mississippi Disaster # MS-00017
Document Number: E8-8759
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Mississippi dated 04/16/2008. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 04/04/2008.
Notice of Meeting of The Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC)
Document Number: E8-8758
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (popularly known as ``COAC'') will meet on May 9, 2008, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Limited Access Privilege Programs; Individual Fishing Quota Referenda Guidelines and Procedures for the New England Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Document Number: E8-8756
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended (Magnuson-Stevens Act), NMFS proposes guidelines and procedures for the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) (collectively the Councils), and NMFS to follow in determining procedures and voting eligibility requirements for referenda on Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program proposals. The intended effect of these procedures and guidance is to ensure IFQ program referenda are fair and equitable.
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 230 Helicopters
Document Number: E8-8755
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for BHTC Model 230 helicopters. This proposed 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 aviation authority of Canada, with which we have a bilateral agreement, states in the MCAI:
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters
Document Number: E8-8754
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 helicopters. That AD currently requires visually inspecting the main rotor hydraulic actuator support (support) to verify the presence of all dowel pins and sealant between the support and transmission and verifying the proper torque of each attaching nut (nut). This action would require the same actions as the existing AD but would also require the repetitive actions at intervals not to exceed 600 hours time-in-service (TIS) or 12 months, whichever occurs first. This proposal is prompted by the discovery that the 12- month compliance requirement was correctly included in the Emergency AD (EAD) that we issued but was inadvertently omitted when we published the Final rule; request for comments following the issuance of the EAD. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent failure of the support and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Country of Origin Marking for the Republic of Kosovo
Document Number: E8-8753
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
On February 18, 2008, the United States recognized the Republic of Kosovo as a sovereign and independent state and announced that full diplomatic relations would begin immediately. This document notifies the public of the name and English spelling that is to be used for country of origin marking on merchandise imported into the United States from the Republic of Kosovo. The notice also establishes a transition period during which Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will permit the importation of merchandise from the newly independent state with the marking, ``Serbia.''
Airworthiness Directives; APEX Aircraft Model CAP 10 B Airplanes
Document Number: E8-8752
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed 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:
Coal Lease Exploration License, WY
Document Number: E8-8751
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted as 43 CFR 3410, all interested parties are hereby invited to participate with Antelope Coal Co., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Energy America on a pro rata cost sharing basis in its program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in the following-described land in Converse and Campbell Counties, WY:
Covered Bond Policy Statement
Document Number: E8-8750
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC) is publishing for comment an interim final policy statement (``Policy Statement'') on the treatment of covered bonds in a conservatorship or receivership. The Policy Statement provides guidance on the availability of expedited access to collateral pledged for certain covered bonds in a receivership or a conservatorship, after the FDIC decides whether to terminate or continue the transaction. The Policy Statement provides guidance to facilitate the prudent and incremental development of the U.S. covered bond market while the FDIC, and other regulators, evaluate the benefits and risks of these products in the U.S. mortgage market. The Policy Statement is being published as ``interim final'' in order to provide immediate guidance, but with a view to possible later amendment in response to comments received.
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-8748
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-8747
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-8746
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards; Statement of Administrative Policy on Processing Reliability Notices of Penalty and Order Revising Statement in Order No. 672
Document Number: E8-8745
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
On February 3, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Final Rule (Order No. 672) implementing Subtitle A (Reliability Standards) of the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). The Commission is issuing a policy statement that adopts administrative policy on Commission review of notices of penalty for violation of Reliability Standards and that modifies Order No. 672.
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: E8-8741
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-8740
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-04-23
Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection titled, ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulation12 CFR 25.'' The OCC is also giving notice that it has submitted the collection to OMB for review.
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