October 20, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2008-10-20-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2008-10-20
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: E8-24976
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agencies and Commissions
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License
Document Number: E8-24934
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC., Station KZXT, Facility ID 164302, BMPH-20080904ABB, From EUREKA, MT, To EVERGREEN, MT; ATHENS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC., Station NEW, Facility ID 172936, BMPED-20080925ACR, From CRAWFORDVILLE, GA, To GREENSBORO, GA; BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Station WGOP, Facility ID 5347, BP-20071102ARL, From POCOMOKE CITY, MD, To DAMASCUS, MD; CC LICENSES, LLC, Station WPHR-FM, Facility ID 25018, BPH-20080902ADS, From AUBURN, NY, To SOLVAY, NY; COX RADIO, INC., Station WNGC, Facility ID 60810, BPH-20080118AAC, From TOCCOA, GA, To ARCADE, GA; COX RADIO, INC., Station WXKT, Facility ID 3078, BPH-20080619AJQ, From ROYSTON, GA, To MAYSVILLE, GA; DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD., Station KZNC, Facility ID 15262, BPH-20080828AAX, From HURON, SD, To MILBANK, SD; KIMBALL RADIO, LLC, Station KYOY, Facility ID 77915, BPH-20080910ABW, From KIMBALL, NE, To HILLSDALE, WY; LA NUEVA CADENA RADIO LUZ INCORPORATED, Station KBAW, Facility ID 86858, BPH-20081006AIX, From ZAPATA, TX, To RANCHITOS LOS LOMAS, TX; LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC, Station KYTS, Facility ID 165979, BMPH-20080916ABE, From TEN SLEEP, WY, To MANDERSON, WY; MICHAEL RADIO GROUP, Station KRKI, Facility ID 89114, BPH-20080929AIT, From NEWCASTLE, WY, To KEYSTONE, SD; NORTHERN LIGHTS BROADCASTING, LLC, Station KTTB, Facility ID 70705, BPH-20080902ADD, From GLENCOE, MN, To EDINA, MN; NORTHERN LIGHTS BROADCASTING, LLC, Station KRBI, Facility ID 31874, BP-20080902ADB, From ST. PETER, MN, To GLENCOE, MN; SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, Station WYMG, Facility ID 58537, BPH-20080820AAI, From JACKSONVILLE, IL, To CHATHAM, IL; SAIDNEWSFOUNDATION, Station WJKZ, Facility ID 175750, BMPED-20080915AAN, From HANOVER, MI, To HOMER, MI; SOUTHERN STONE BROADCASTING, INC., Station WMGZ, Facility ID 41993, BPH-20070416ACW, From EATONTON, GA, To WASHINGTON, GA; THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY, Station WLFC, Facility ID 21474, BPED-20080902AEA, From FINDLAY, OH, To NORTH BALTIMORE, OH; VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF HONOLULU, INC., Station KPHL, Facility ID 91242, BPED-20080910ABT, From PAHALA, HI, To HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW, HI.
Temporary Change in Hours at Central Plains Regional Archives, Kansas City, MO
Document Number: E8-24933
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Central Plains Regional Archives will be temporarily closed to researchers on Mondays from the week of October 20, 2008, through the week of March 30, 2009, to prepare for relocation to the new Central Plains Regional Headquarters and Regional Archives.
Draft Guidance for Industry on Tropical Disease Priority Review Vouchers; Availability
Document Number: E8-24932
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
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 for industry entitled ``Tropical Disease Priority Review Vouchers.'' There has been significant outside interest in FDA's interpretation of section 1102 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA), which adds a new section 524 to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act). Section 524 makes provisions for awarding priority review vouchers for future applications to sponsors of tropical disease product applications that meet the criteria specified by the act. This draft guidance explains to internal and external stakeholders how FDA intends to implement the provisions of section 524.
Rules of Procedure
Document Number: E8-24930
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Labor, Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is publishing this final rule to update the regulations providing for appeals before the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (Board). The Board has jurisdiction over appeals arising under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). 5 U.S.C. 8149. This final rule updates the rules and guidance to all federal employees who seek to appeal from the decisions of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) under FECA.
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Document Number: E8-24929
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB control number 1652-0035, abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection requires General Aviation (GA) aircraft operators who wish to fly into and/or out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to designate a security coordinator and adopt a DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP).
Senior Executive Service; Performance Review Board; Members
Document Number: E8-24927
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, Agencies and Commissions
Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more Performance Review Boards (PRB) to review, evaluate and make a final recommendation on performance appraisals assigned to individual members of the agency's Senior Executive Service. The PRB established for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), including the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency, an independent entity within CSOSA, also makes recommendations to the agency head regarding SES performance awards, rank awards and bonuses. Section 4314(c)(4) requires that notice of appointment of Performance Review Board members be published in the Federal Register. The following persons have been appointed to serve as members of the Performance Review Board for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency: Adrienne Poteat, Thomas Williams, Jasper Ormond, Cedric Hendricks, James Williams, Linda Mays, Arthur Elkins, William Kirkendale, Susan Shaffer, Clifford Keenan, and Kim Whatley from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2010.
Section 1367 Regarding Open Account Debt
Document Number: E8-24926
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains final regulations relating to the treatment of open account debt between S corporations and their shareholders. These final regulations provide rules regarding the definition of open account debt and the adjustments in basis of any indebtedness of an S corporation to a shareholder under section 1367(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) for shareholder advances and repayments on advances of open account debt. The regulations affect shareholders of S corporations and are necessary to provide guidance needed to comply with the applicable tax law.
Television Broadcasting Services; Omaha, NE
Document Number: E8-24924
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Mitts Telecasting Company (``Mitts''), the licensee of KXVO-DT, post-transition DTV channel 15, Omaha, Nebraska. Mitts requests the substitution of DTV channel 38 for post-transition DTV channel 15 at Omaha.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to the Pollock Trip Limit Regulations in the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: E8-24923
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes to revise pollock trip limit regulations to prohibit a catcher vessel from landing more than 300,000 lb (136 mt) of unprocessed pollock during a calendar day. NMFS also proposes to prohibit a catcher vessel from landing a cumulative amount of unprocessed pollock from any Gulf of Alaska (GOA) reporting area that exceeds 300,000 lb multiplied by the number of calendar days the pollock fishery is open to directed fishing in a season. The objective of this proposed rule is to prevent catcher vessels from circumventing the intent of current trip limit regulations when making deliveries of pollock. Amending the current trip limit regulation to limit legal opportunities for a vessel to exceed 300,000 lb of pollock caught in a day, would continue to disperse catches of pollock in a manner that is consistent with the intent of Steller sea lion protection measures in the GOA.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plan for White Abalone
Document Number: E8-24921
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the availability of a final recovery plan for the white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni). This endangered gastropod is a long-lived, slow moving bottom dweller and is a member of the California Haliotids. Currently, isolated survivors have been identified along the mainland coast in Santa Barbara County and at some of the offshore islands and banks along the central California coast. NMFS' ultimate goal is to increase white abalone abundance to viable and self-sustaining levels such that the species can be downlisted to threatened status and eventually removed from the Endangered Species List.
Tomatoes Grown In Florida; Increased Assessment Rate
Document Number: E8-24919
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2008-09 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0325 to $0.0375 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of tomatoes grown in Florida. Assessments upon tomato handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modification of Late Payment and Interest Charge Regulation
Document Number: E8-24918
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule invites comments on a modification of the late payment and interest charge regulation prescribed under the Washington potato marketing order. The marketing order regulates the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington, and is administered locally by the State of Washington Potato Committee (Committee). This rule would revise the date interest is charged on late assessment payments from 30 to 60 days from the billing date shown on the handler's assessment statement received from the Committee. This rule would contribute to the efficient operation of the marketing order by reducing billing for nominal late payment interest charges on handlers who pay within 60 days of the billing date, while continuing those interest charges necessary to encourage payment, thereby ensuring that adequate funds are available to cover the Committee's authorized expenses.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-24915
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce
Television Broadcasting Services; Danville, KY
Document Number: E8-24913
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by WDKY Licensee, LLC (``WDKY''), the licensee of WDKY-DT, post-transition DTV channel 4, Danville, Kentucky. WDKY requests the substitution of DTV channel 31 for post-transition DTV channel 4 at Fort Worth.
Sodium Metal from France: Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Critical Circumstances
Document Number: E8-24912
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined that sodium metal from France is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the section entitled ``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation.''
Television Broadcasting Services; Huntsville, AL
Document Number: E8-24911
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Local TV Alabama License, LLC (``Local TV''), the licensee of station WHNT-DT, DTV channel 19, Huntsville, Alabama. Local TV requests the substitution of DTV channel 46 for channel 19 at Huntsville.
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Circumvention Inquiry
Document Number: E8-24910
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from Nucor Corporation, SSAB N.A.D., Evraz Claymont Steel, and Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, domestic interested parties in the above-mentioned proceeding (collectively ``certain domestic producers''), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating an antidumping circumvention inquiry pursuant to section 781(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). This inquiry will determine whether the inclusion of 0.0008 percent or more, by weight, of boron in certain steel plates results in those steel plates having been ``altered in form or appearance in minor respects'' from the subject merchandise such that the plates can be considered subject to the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the minor alterations provision. See Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to- Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China; Termination of Suspension Agreement and Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 68 FR 60081 (October 21, 2003).
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Document Number: E8-24909
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 8, 2008, and comments were due by October 7, 2008. No comments were received.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal Information Collection: Form DS-0086, Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, 1405-0146.
Document Number: E8-24908
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the renewal of an information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport. OMB Control Number: 1405-0146. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, CA/PPT/FO/ FC. Form Number: DS-0086. Respondents: Individuals or Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000. Estimated Number of Responses: 60,000. Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 5,000 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Obligation To Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Form DS-0064, Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport, 1405-0014
Document Number: E8-24907
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection renewal described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport. OMB Control Number: 1405-0014. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: CA/PPT/FO/FC. Form Number: DS-0064. Respondents: Individuals or Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 300,000. Estimated Number of Responses: 300,000. Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 25,000 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal Information Collection: Form DS-0071, Affidavit of Identifying Witness, 1405-0088
Document Number: E8-24906
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the renewal of information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Affidavit of Identifying Witness. OMB Control Number: 1405-0088. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Field Operations, Field Coordination Division. CA/PPT/FO/FC. Form Number: DS-0071. Respondents: Individuals or Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 336,000. Estimated Number of Responses: 336,000. Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 28,000 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Obligation to Respond: Required To Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: E8-24905
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District or sablefish in the GOA. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2008 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit specified for vessels using hook-and-line gear targeting groundfish other than demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District or sablefish in the GOA.
Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China
Document Number: E8-24902
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On September 10, 2008, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published in the Federal Register the final results of the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR 52645 (September 10, 2008) (``Final Results''), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. The period of review covered is June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. We are amending our Final Results to correct ministerial errors made in the calculation of the antidumping duty margins of Hebei Jiheng Chemical Company Ltd. (``Jiheng'') and Nanning Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (``Nanning'') pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').
Approval for Expansion of Subzone 50I, Ultramar Inc. (Oil Refinery), Wilmington, California
Document Number: E8-24901
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Thomas E. Magette on Behalf of EnergySolutions, LLC; Notice of Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: E8-24897
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Thomas E. Magette on behalf of EnergySolutions, LLC. The petitioner requested that the NRC's regulations governing domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities be amended to provide a regulatory framework that would allow funds from licensees' decommissioning trust funds to be used for the cost of disposal of ``major radioactive components'' (MRCs) that have been removed from reactors before the permanent cessation of operations.
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From Vietnam
Document Number: E8-24894
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of this review and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Document Number: E8-24893
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office within the Office of Public Health and Science, DHHS, is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The activities of this Committee are governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Consistent with the National Vaccine Plan, the Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health in his capacity as the Director of the National Vaccine Program, on matters related to the Program's responsibilities. Specifically, the Committee studies and recommends ways to encourage the availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective vaccination products in the United States, and recommends research priorities and other measures to enhance the safety and efficacy of vaccines. The Committee also advises the Assistant Secretary for Health in the implementation of Sections 2102 and 2103 of the PHS Act; and identifies annually the most important areas of government and non-government cooperation that should be considered in implementing Sections 2102 and 2103 of the PHS Act.
Crawfish Tail Meat From China
Document Number: E8-24891
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on crawfish tail meat from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of this review and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
Ball Bearings From Japan and the United Kingdom
Document Number: E8-24890
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') hereby gives notice of the court-ordered remand of its affirmative determinations in the five-year reviews of the antidumping orders on ball bearings from Japan and the United Kingdom. For further information concerning the conduct of this proceeding and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207).
Sirex Woodwasp; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Number: E8-24889
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a proposed biological control program for Sirex woodwasp. The environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of environmental impacts associated with the proposed biological control program. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act
Document Number: E8-24888
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Requirements
Document Number: E8-24887
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: E8-24886
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Lake and Volusia Counties, FL
Document Number: E8-24885
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). In the CCP, we describe how we will manage Lake Woodruff NWR for the next 15 years.
Proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, and Ferruginous Hawk for the 4W Ranch in Niobrara and Weston Counties, WY
Document Number: E8-24884
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
This notice advises the public that the 4W Ranch, FLP (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit (permit) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This permit application includes a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (Agreement) between the Applicant and the Service. The Service requests information, views, and opinions from the public via this notice. Further, the Service is soliciting information regarding the adequacy of the Agreement as measured against the Service's Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances policy and the regulations that implement it.
Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation for West Colton Terminal Temporary Ethanol Transloading Facility, City of Rialto, County of San Bernardino, CA
Document Number: E8-24883
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
West Colton Rail Terminal, LLC (applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for a 3-year incidental take permit for one covered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The application addresses the potential for ``take'' of the endangered Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis, ``DSF'') associated with construction of an ethanol unloading facility in the City of Rialto, San Bernardino County, California. A conservation program to mitigate for impacts of the project on the DSF would be implemented as described in the proposed West Colton Terminal Temporary Ethanol Transloading Facility Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). We are requesting comments on the permit application and on the preliminary determination that the proposed HCP qualifies as a ``Low- Effect'' Habitat Conservation Plan, eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The basis for this determination is discussed in the Environmental Action Statement (EAS) and the associated Low Effect Screening Form, which are also available for public review.
Proposed Otay Water District Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly and Coastal California Gnatcatcher
Document Number: E8-24882
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the Otay Water District (Applicant) for a 15-year incidental take permit for two covered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The application addresses the potential for ``take'' of the federally endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and the federally threatened coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) associated with the operation and maintenance of the existing recycled water pipeline (the Otay Force Main) and its access road. A conservation program to mitigate for the project activities would be implemented by the Applicant as described in the Otay Water District Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly and Coastal California Gnatcatcher (HCP), which would be implemented by the Applicant. We are requesting comments on the HCP and our preliminary determination that the proposed plan qualifies as a ``low-effect'' Habitat Conservation Plan, eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The basis for this determination is discussed in the Environmental Action Statement (EAS) and Low Effect Screening Form (Screening Form), which is also available for public review.
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 4,919,140; AndaraTM
Document Number: E8-24881
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 4,919,140.
Notice of Request for Public Comment
Document Number: E8-24880
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) is seeking U.S. academic institutions, training centers, and other interested parties who would like to organize joint activities with their counterparts in Vietnam in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In 2007, the ITA launched the U.S.-Vietnam ICT Commercial Dialogue with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in Vietnam to discuss various ICT issues that have an impact on trade between our two countries. The U.S. and Vietnamese companies that participated in the meeting recommended the establishment of a ``public/private partnership for the development of human resources through technical training programs.'' Therefore MIC has proposed that an Academic Advisory Group be created in addition to a Business Advisory Group under the Dialogue. The objective of the Academic Advisory Group would be to facilitate an exchange of ideas on the best curriculum to meet the needs of ICT growth, and to increase opportunities for Vietnamese citizens to study in the ICT field in Vietnam through distance learning mechanisms, or at United States institutions. The initial meeting of the Academic Advisory Group, to be held via videoconference, is tentatively scheduled for November 12, 2008. A representative of the group would make a brief report at the ICT Dialogue Working Group meeting on November 13 in Washington, DC. A follow-up meeting is anticipated in January 2009 in Hanoi.
Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: E8-24879
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Request for Public Comment
Document Number: E8-24878
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) is seeking U.S. companies and industry associations in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) who are interested in the Vietnam's business climate for U.S. products or services and how policy issues may have an impact on trade and investment in this sector. In 2007, the ITA launched the U.S.- Vietnam ICT Commercial Dialogue with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in Vietnam to discuss various ICT issues that have an impact on trade between our two countries. The U.S. and Vietnamese companies that participated in the meeting made several recommendations for future areas of cooperation. To continue facilitating input from the private sector, ITA and MIC agreed to create a Business Advisory Group under the Dialogue and encourage wide participation from both countries. The main objectives of the Business Advisory Group are to identify areas of mutual concern to be potentially addressed by the Working Group of the U.S.-Vietnam ICT Commercial Dialogue, and to coordinate activities that could be considered deliverables for the Dialogue. Examples of issues that have been covered so far include advancement of telecom infrastructure, protection of intellectual property rights for software, and supporting electronic commerce by developing legal frameworks for data privacy.
Oklahoma Disaster #OK-00024
Document Number: E8-24876
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-20
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Oklahoma dated 10/09/2008. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 09/11/2008 through 09/18/2008. Effective Date: 10/09/2008. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/08/2008. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/08/2009.
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