September 5, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2008. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approvedInformation Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. The lands are in the vicinity of Buckland and Deering, Alaska, and are located in:

Pursuant to the provisions of The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meeting of the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School will be held. This meeting will be open to the public.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Comments should be sent via e-mail to David Rostkeromb.eop.gov or fax to 202-395-7285. Copies of submission may be obtained by calling (202) 712-1365.

This document provides notice that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has terminated the current procedures for the recoupment of overpayments of disaster assistance made pursuant to Section 408 of the Stafford Act, in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Recoupment notices previously sent to individual disaster applicants in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are hereby withdrawn. FEMA will institute new recoupment proceedings where warranted on an individual basis pursuant to the procedures established by regulation for the administrative collection of debts.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify that crew protection kits used as protective cabs on construction equipment are on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List and are correctly classified on the Commerce Control List in the entry that applies to construction equipment built to military specifications.

The Commission is proposing new rules to address two types of administrative filings authorized under a new postal law: complaints and rate and service inquiries. It is also proposing to delete existing complaint rules, as they are overtaken by the proposal. Issuance of this document reflects the Commission's ongoing implementation of new and revised statutory provisions.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), together with key trading partners, is negotiating an Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement with the objective of strengthening international cooperation, enforcement practices, and participants' legal frameworks to address counterfeiting and piracy. As part of this effort, USTR, together with the U.S. Department of Commerce, is organizing a public meeting to consult with interested parties on the initiative. The purposes of the meeting will be to inform stakeholders about ACTA and to receive comments from stakeholders about their views regarding this initiative. Interested parties should review the section on requirements for participation below.

The President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative (PRI) seeks to strengthen urban communities characterized by large numbers of returning prisoners through an employment-centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. This program is a joint effort of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) designed to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work when they return to their communities, as part of an effort to build a life in the community for everyone. This spring, DOJ awarded PRI grants to 19 State correctional agencies to provide pre-release services to prisoners returning to one targeted county within the State. Under this solicitation, DOL will be awarding grants to faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) to provide post-release services primarily to the prisoners provided pre- release services under the DOJ grant in urban communities within the target counties. This competition is limited to FBCOs operating within the target county(ies) identified in each DOJ grant. The following is the list of target counties that received a DOJ PRI grant this spring:

The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced the following appointments to the NRC Performance Review Boards. The following individuals are appointed as members of the NRC Performance Review Board (PRB) responsible for making recommendations to the appointing and awarding authorities on performance appraisal ratings and performance awards for Senior Executives and Senior Level employees: Darren B. Ash, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management, Office of the Executive Director for Operations. R.W. Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations. Elmo E. Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region IV. Karen D. Cyr, General Counsel. Margaret M. Doane, Director, Office of International Programs. James E. Dyer, Chief Financial Officer. Timothy F. Hagan, Director, Office of Administration. Michael R. Johnson, Director, Office of New Reactors. Eric J. Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Bruce S. Mallet, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs, Office of the Executive Director for Operations. Charles L. Miller, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. Martin J. Virgilio, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State,Tribal, and Compliance Programs. The following individuals will serve as members of the NRC PRB Panel that was established to review appraisals and make recommendations to the appointing and awarding authorities for NRC PRB members: Stephen G. Burns, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel. Brian W. Sheron, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Roy P. Zimmerman, Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. All appointments are made pursuant to Section 4314 of Chapter 43 of Title 5 of the United States Code.

This document corrects final and temporary regulations (TD 9417) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (73 FR 42522) relating to the averaging of farm and fishing income in computing income tax liability.

The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to brief the Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)) on the results of the committee's summer studies covering two topics: Undersea Maritime Domain Awareness (UMDA) and Disruptive Commercial Technologies (DCT). During the UMDA briefing, the committee will discuss classified information at the secret level from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial industry organizations. Discussions will focus on the exploitation of physical vulnerabilities and the tactical applications of known and emerging technologies. The Executive Session of this meeting will be closed to the public.

Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On April 22, 2008, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of $48,327 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, applicant's investment adviser. Applicant has retained $41,722 in cash for the payment of outstanding expenses. Filing Date: The application was filed on July 24, 2008. Applicant's Address: c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, Eleven Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.

This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of uniconazole-P, its R-enantiomer and its Z-isomer in or on vegetable, fruiting, group 8. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

Since February 1991, the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has issued an annual report on the status of its practice with respect to violations of its administrative protective orders (``APOs'') in investigations under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to a direction contained in the Conference Report to the Customs and Trade Act of 1990. Over time, the Commission has added to its report discussions of APO breaches in Commission proceedings other than under Title VII and violations of the Commission's rules including the rule on bracketing business proprietary information (``BPI'') (the ``24-hour rule''), 19 CFR 207.3(c). This notice provides a summary of investigations completed during calendar year 2007 of breaches in proceedings under Title VII and section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the only proceedings in which investigations of breaches were completed during the year. The Commission intends that this report inform representatives of parties to Commission proceedings as to some specific types of APO breaches encountered by the Commission and the corresponding types of actions the Commission has taken.