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National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: E8-20321
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-20320
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Statistics Bureau
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the ``Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: E8-20319
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Request for Information
Document Number: E8-20318
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory Council
Document Number: E8-20317
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces solicitation for nominations to fill twelve vacancies on the Forestry Research Advisory Council. The Council membership is appointed with staggered terms of one, two, and three years. Nominations for a three-year appointment for all twelve positions are sought.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-20315
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Study of Factors Influencing Consumer Choices Among Health Plans and Clinicians.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee
Document Number: E8-20314
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Revision of Class E Airspace; Red Dog, AK
Document Number: E8-20313
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action corrects two errors in the airspace description contained in a Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43351), Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-16.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E8-20304
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
Sale and Disposal of National Forest Service System Timber; Timber Sale Contracts; Market-Related Contract Term Additions
Document Number: E8-20301
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service proposes amending its regulations to expand the maximum amount of additional time certain contracts may receive when there is a continuous and prolonged drastic reduction in wood product prices for 2\1/2\ years or longer. Additionally, the proposed rule modifies the procedure for selecting the producer price index to be used in establishing market-related contract term additions and emergency rate redeterminations. Finally, this proposed rule makes a change to the amount of additional market-related contract term addition time that may be added to timber sale contracts when the normal operating season specified in a contract is less than three months.
Proposed Data Collection(s) Available for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: E8-20300
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information collections are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family Mortgage Insurance: Announcement of Moratorium on Risk-Based Premiums
Document Number: E8-20299
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Consistent with the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, signed into law on July 30, 2008, this notice announces a one-year moratorium, commencing October 1, 2008, on premium pricing in accordance with FHA's risk-based premium structure. This structure was set for most Title II single family mortgage insurance programs by a May 13, 2008, notice, which provided for implementation commencing on July 14, 2008. This notice provides directions for FHA-approved mortgagees to ensure their compliance with the moratorium that commences October 1, 2008.
National Toxicology Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Announces the Availability of the NTP-CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A
Document Number: E8-20297
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
In December 2005, the CERHR announced its intention to conduct an evaluation of the potential for bisphenol A to cause adverse effects on reproduction and development in humans (Federal Register: December 21, 2005: Vol. 70, No. 244, page 75827). The final results of this evaluation are now available in the NTP-CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A that includes the (1) NTP Brief on Bisphenol A and (2) CERHR Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Bisphenol A. The NTP Brief provides the public, as well as government health, regulatory, and research agencies, with the NTP's conclusions regarding the potential for bisphenol A to adversely affect human reproductive health or children's development. The NTP Brief is based on information about bisphenol A provided in the expert panel report, public comments, comments from peer reviewers of the draft NTP Brief, and additional scientific information available since the expert panel meeting.
International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on M3(R2) Nonclinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorization for Pharmaceuticals; Availability
Document Number: E8-20294
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``M3(R2) Nonclinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorization for Pharmaceuticals.'' The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The draft guidance, which is a revision of an existing guidance, discusses the types of nonclinical studies, their scope and duration, and their relation to the conduct of human clinical trials and marketing authorization for pharmaceuticals. The draft guidance is intended to facilitate the timely conduct of clinical trials and reduce the unnecessary use of animals and other drug development resources.
Zentox Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
Document Number: E8-20293
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Zentox Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of monochloramine as an antimicrobial agent in poultry process chiller water.
Infant Cushions/Pillows; Termination of Rulemaking Other Than With Respect to Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and Substantially Similar Nursing Pillows
Document Number: E8-20282
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On September 27, 2006, the Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to assess whether a rulemaking was necessary to address any unreasonable risk of injury or death which may be associated with the proliferation of infant cushions/pillows and pillow-like products intended for infants in the marketplace, including the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow. 71 FR 56418. After review of the comments, incident reports and other available information, the Commission has determined there is insufficient data or product information on infant cushions/pillows or pillow-like products, other than the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows, to proceed with further rulemaking on those products at this time. Based on these findings, the Commission terminates the infant cushion/pillow rulemaking other than with respect to the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows.
Exemption From Classification as Banned Hazardous Substance; Proposed Exemption for Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and Substantially Similar Nursing Pillows
Document Number: E8-20280
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is proposing to exempt the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows from the Commission's regulations banning infant cushions/pillows set forth in the Commission's regulations at 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(16)(i).
Proposed Exemptions Involving D-11396-Popular, Inc.; D-11424-Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC; D-11459-Calpine Corporation and D-11467-Merritts Antiques, Inc. Employees Pension Plan
Document Number: E8-20277
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor
This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).
Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Document Number: E8-20268
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation of a 54-foot steel-hulled ketch, Northanger, sailing and making landings along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, operated by the Explorer's Corner LLC, a company within the United States. The application is submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: E8-20267
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application
Document Number: E8-20265
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application
Document Number: E8-20260
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree
Document Number: E8-20258
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Justice
Advisory Committee for Women's Services; Notice of a Meeting
Document Number: E8-20256
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals
Document Number: E8-20236
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces EPA's progress in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal year 2007. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to publish information about EPA's annual achievements in this area. This notice discusses the integration of tolerance reassessment with the reregistration process, and describes the status of various regulatory activities associated with reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The notice gives total numbers of chemicals and products reregistered, tolerances reassessed, Data Call-Ins issued, and products registered under the ``fast-track'' provisions of FIFRA. This notice also contains the schedule for completion of activities for specific chemicals during fiscal year 2008.
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites and Fee Increase at Existing Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
Document Number: E8-20215
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Fremont-Winema National Forests are planning to start charging fees at ten recreation campground sites, and increase camp fees at three existing fee sites and five recreation cabin rentals. The Forest is committed to responsibly serving the public by efficiently operating and, when necessary, modifying the services to ensure developed recreation sites are managed to health and safety standards, and provide recreation opportunities strategically across the Forests. As demographics change and new challenges are presented, it is the Forest's responsibility to respond and ensure that appropriate recreation services and facilities are available to the public.Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of operation and maintenance, market assessment and public comment. The fees listed are only proposed and will be determined upon further analysis and public comment. Funds from fees would be used for the continued operation and maintenance of these recreation sites. Aspen Cabin, Bald Butte Lookout, Currier Guard Station, Drake Peak Lookout andHager Mountain Lookout will continue to be available for overnight rental. The facilities are currently available for rent at either $25 or $30 per night. A financial analysis is being completed to determine the appropriate rental fee to cover operating expenses. Future fees may range between $40 and $50 per night. Lookout and forest cabin rentals offer a unique experience and are a widely popular offering on National Forests. Fees would continue to help protect and maintain lookout and cabin rentals and their historic integrity. The fee structure at Digit Point Campground is proposed to change from the required $10.00 per campsite plus $5.00 for an extra vehicle for overnight use to $12.00 per campsite plus $5.00 for an extra vehicle. A fee of $5.00 per campsite is proposed when the water system is no longer active, primarily in the spring and fall. The fee structure at Williamson River Campground is proposed to change from $6.00 per campsite plus $2.00 for an extra vehicle for overnight use to $10.00 per campsite plus $4.00 for an extra vehicle. The fee structure at East Bay Campground is proposed to change from $8.00 per campsite plus $2.00 for an extra vehicle for overnight use to $10.00 per campsite plus $4.00 for an extra vehicle. Campbell, Deadhorse, Cottonwood, Dog Lake, Lofton, Marster Springs, SilverCreek Marsh (campground and trailhead) and Thompson Reservoir Campgrounds are currently free full service campground sites. A financial analysis is being completed to determine appropriate fee rates. The proposed fee would be used to help maintain these campgrounds and is proposed to be between $6 and $8 a campsite, and $2.00 for an additional vehicle. Walt Haring Snow Park is currently a free full service campground with a recreation vehicle dump station. A financial analysis is being completed to determine appropriate fee rates. The proposed fee would be used to help maintain this campground and is proposed to be between $6 and $8 a campsite. A fee of $5.00 is also proposed for use of the recreation vehicle dump station.Recreation fees would be reinvested in campground and cabin facilities where a fee is charged.
Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E8-20193
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E8-20192
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: E8-20191
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Clinical Center; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: E8-20190
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E8-20189
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: E8-20188
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Announcement of a Public Meeting on U.S. Technical Participation in the 13th Quadrennial Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)
Document Number: E8-20147
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting to discuss U.S. technical participation in the 13th Quadrennial Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). This pre-conference public meeting is open to all interested parties. The principal focus of the public meeting will be the 26 OIML Recommendations on legal measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the Conference. These Recommendations and OIML- member nations' technical comments on them will be reviewed with interested parties who will be given an opportunity to present their views on the Recommendations and other relevant issues related to the Conference. Participants with an expressed interest in particular topics may obtain copies of the OIML Conference technical agenda, including copies of the Recommendations to be ratified, from the OIML International Conference Web site at https://www.oiml.org/events/sydney, at the OIML Web site at https://www.oiml.org, or from the NIST International Legal Metrology Group. Interested parties wishing to schedule an oral presentation at the pre-conference meeting should provide a written summary of comments to the NIST International Legal Metrology Group no later than 2 October 2008. Written comments from parties unable to attend the pre-conference public meeting are also welcome.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets
Document Number: E8-20134
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the FederalAdvisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets will be held on September 10-11, 2008. The role of the committee is to provide information and advice, based upon knowledge and expertise of the members, useful to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in implementing the Emerging Markets Program. The committee also advises USDA on the involvement of the U.S. private sector in cooperative work with emerging markets in food and rural business systems, and reviews proposals submitted to the Program.
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year
Document Number: E8-20133
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
This notice announces that the fee to be charged for the 2009 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of certain dairy articles, which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States, will be $150.00 per license.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Industrial Economics, Inc.
Document Number: E8-20130
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has authorized its contractor, Industrial Economics, Inc. of Cambridge, MA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition
Document Number: E8-19994
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition (Defect Petition DP08-001) submitted by Mr. William Kronholm to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) by letter dated January 10, 2008, under 49 U.S.C. 30162. The Petition requests that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety within the electronically actuated throttle control system that is allegedly causing sudden and uncontrolled acceleration in model year (MY) 2006 to 2007 Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks (vehicles). After conducting a technical review of the material cited and provided by the petitioner and other information, and taking into account several considerations, including, among others, allocation of agency resources, agency priorities, and the likelihood that additional investigation would result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists, NHTSA has concluded that further investigation of the issues raised by the petition is not warranted. The agency accordingly has denied the petition.
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Rome, NY
Document Number: E8-19568
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action modifies the Class D and E airspace at Griffiss Airfield in Rome, NY. After the development of specific Departure Procedures (DPs) at the airfield, it was determined the Class D and E Surface airspace should be reduced in size to facilitate a more efficient operation. This rule increases the safety and management of the National Airspace System (NAS) around Griffiss Airfield.
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Document Number: E8-19514
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This Rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.
Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
Document Number: E8-19397
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory Guidelines were first published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 11970), and subsequently revised in the Federal Register on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908), on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118), and on April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644). A notice listing all currently certified laboratories is published in the Federal Register during the first week of each month. If any laboratory's certification is suspended or revoked, the laboratory will be omitted from subsequent lists until such time as it is restored to full certification under the Mandatory Guidelines. If any laboratory has withdrawn from the HHS National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) during the past month, it will be listed at the end, and will be omitted from the monthly listing thereafter. This notice is also available on the Internet at https:// www.workplace.samhsa.gov and https://www.drugfreeworkplace.gov.
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