May 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 28, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. d/b/a PPC, Inc. of East Syracuse, New York. A letter amending the complaint was filed on May 19, 2008. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain coaxial cable connectors and components thereof and products containing same that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,558,194, U.S. Patent No. 5,470,257, U.S. Patent No. D440,539, and U.S. Patent No. D519,076. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

This action revises Class E airspace at Allakaket, AK, to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). Two new SIAPs are being developed for the Allakaket Airport. Additionally, a textual Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) is being developed. This action revises existing Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Allakaket Airport, Allakaket, AK.

This action revokes Area Navigation (RNAV) Jet Routes J-888R and J-996R, Alaska. These routes are no longer required by the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).

The Surface Transportation Board is amending its regulations to require that parties seeking to obtain an individual exemption for, or to invoke a class exemption covering, a transaction involving the sale or lease of a railroad line identify any provision in their agreements that would restrict the ability of the purchaser or tenant railroad to interchange traffic with a rail carrier other than the seller or landlord railroad (interchange commitment). The rules also provide a procedure whereby a shipper or other affected party may obtain access to such provisions. The Board is adopting these regulations to facilitate the case-specific review of challenges involving interchange commitments and to facilitate the Board's monitoring of their usage. The final rule appears below.

This rule would revise the reporting requirements for imports of commodities regulated under Sec. 608(e) (hereinafter referred to as ``8e'') of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. These changes would require that the inspection certificates generated for each lot of such commodities include the Entry Number from the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) documentation that accompanies that lot. The proposed changes would also require that importers of raisins, dates, and dried prunes report products exempt from 8e import regulations on AMS Form FV-6``Importers' Exempt Commodity Form,'' which is the same form that is currently used by importers of all other commodities exempt from 8e import regulations. This proposal also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request revisions to a currently-approved information collection for specified exempt import commodities. These changes are intended to streamline the tracking of imported products and provide uniformity in electronic reporting systems used by the industries and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) addressing the impacts of various alternatives for managing project lands on Douglas and Nolichucky Reservoirs in northeastern Tennessee. Public comment is invited concerning both the scope of the EIS and environmental issues that should be addressed as a part of this EIS.

In Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects, the President ordered that executive departments and agencies take appropriate actions ``to expedite projects that will increase the production, transmission, or conservation of energy.'' In addition, Title II, Section 211, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109- 58) provides that the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) should, within 10 years of enactment of the Act, ``* * * seek to have approved non-hydropower renewable energy projects located on the public lands with a generation capacity of at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity.'' DOE and BLM (the Agencies) have identified utility-scale solar energy development as a potentially critical component in meeting these mandates. Utility-scale solar energy projects generate electricity that is distributed to consumers through the electric power transmission grid. The Agencies have determined that specific actions should be taken to further such energy development. The Agencies are considering the development and implementation of agency-specific programs that would establish environmental policies and mitigation strategies (e.g., best management practices and siting criteria) related to solar energy development in six western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah). DOE proposes to develop a solar energy program of environmental policies and mitigation strategies that would apply to the deployment of DOE supported solar energy projects on BLM-administered lands or other Federal, State, tribal, or private lands. The BLM would establish its own environmental policies and mitigation strategies to use when making decisions on whether to issue rights-of-way for utility-scale solar energy development projects on public lands administered by the BLM. The Agencies have determined that a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) is appropriate for the establishment of specific agency-wide solar energy programs and additional related policy. The Agencies are issuing this Notice of Intent to inform the public about the proposed actions; announce plans to conduct eight public scoping meetings; invite public participation in the scoping process; and solicit public comments for consideration in establishing the scope and content of the PEIS, alternatives, and environmental issues and impacts. The Agencies will prepare the PEIS in accordance with NEPA; the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508); the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) DOE's NEPA regulations, 10 CFR Part 1021; and BLM's planning regulations, 43 CFR Part 1600.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program, is issuing this notice to advise the public of a public hearing on June 13, 2008, in Arlington, Virginia, on ``Collection of Alien Biometric Data upon Exit from the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure,'' docket DHS-2008-0039.

This document announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of AWS-1 and Broadband PCS Licenses (Auction 78). This document is intended to familiarize prospective bidders with the procedures and minimum opening bids for the auction.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the purpose of this notice is to announce that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has renewed the charter for the ``WRC- 11 Advisory Committee'' for a two-year period through May 23, 2010. The WRC-11 Advisory Committee is a federal advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

NMFS proposes regulations to exempt groundfish catcher/ processors and motherships equipped with an operational vessel monitoring system (VMS) transmitter from check-in/check-out requirements. This action does not repeal the requirement for submission of a check-in/check-out report by catcher/processors and motherships. This action would reduce the paperwork submissions required from catcher/processors and motherships and change the definitions for ``active'' period for motherships and trawl, hook-and- line, and pot gear catcher/processors. This action would reduce administrative costs for both the fishing industry and NMFS.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for LUCENTIS and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of patents which claim that human biological product.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1757-DR), dated May 19, 2008, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-1755-DR), dated May 9, 2008, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1756-DR), dated May 14, 2008, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Indiana (FEMA-1740-DR), dated January 30, 2008, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-1758-DR), dated May 20, 2008, and related determinations.