July 25, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

As announced by this notice, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is implementing provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) regarding Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) for 2008 crop cotton and peanuts. The 2008 Farm Bill authorizes the continuation of the MAL and LDP programs for the 2008 through 2012 crops. This notice specifies how CCC will administer 2008 crop MAL and LDP provisions.

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

This plan will focus on goals and capabilities that can only be achieved through interagency cooperation and coordination, and will complement and support the strategic plans of the individual agencies. It will encompass vision-driven themes in multiple dimensions to show research & development capabilities and challenges by using scenarios that demonstrate societal and economic impact.

This action revises Class E airspace at Kake, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing public and private (Special) Instrument Approach and Departure Procedures. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedure are being developed for the Kake Airport. Additionally, a Special Area Navigation (RNAV) SID and two SIAPs are being amended. This action revises existing Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Kake Airport, Kake, AK.

This action will amend Class E airspace at Salyer Farms, CA. The El Rico Airport mentioned in the published description has been abandoned, making it necessary to realign the Class E Airspace area at Salyer Farms Airport. This action also makes a minor correction by removing the Salyer Farms RBN in the airport description.

This action revises Class E airspace at Prospect Creek, AK, to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing Special Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and Special Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs). Three Special IAPs are being developed for the Prospect Creek Airport. Addtionally, two Special IAPs and a Special ODP are being amended. This action revises existing Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Prospect Creek Airport, Prospect Creek, AK.

This proposed rule would implement the provisions of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America (the ``Additional Protocol''). The Additional Protocol is an agreement between the United States and the IAEA to allow monitoring and reporting of certain civil nuclear fuel cycle-related activities. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is proposing these Additional Protocol Regulations (APR) to implement the provisions of the Additional Protocol affecting U.S. industry and other U.S. persons engaged in certain civil nuclear fuel cycle-related activities, which are not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or its domestic Agreement States and are not located on certain U.S. government locations. The proposed APR describe the requirement to report such activities to BIS, the scope and conduct of IAEA complementary access to locations at which such civil nuclear fuel cycle-related activities take place, and the role of BIS in implementing the Additional Protocol in the United States. The impact of the APR on U.S. industry and other U.S. persons will involve the submission of initial reports, annual update reports, and other reporting requirements, as well as on-site activities in conjunction with complementary access. Other U.S. government agencies issuing regulations implementing other provisions of the Additional Protocol include the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.

EPA has determined that two severe 1-hour ozone nonattainment areas, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, and the Metropolitan Washington, DC, attained the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date of November 15, 2005. EPA has also determined that these areas are not subject to the imposition of the penalty fees under section 185 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These determinations of attainment are not a redesignation to attainment for these severe areas for which air quality monitoring data indicates attainment of the standard. EPA is issuing this final action to fulfill obligations to make such determinations under the CAA.