November 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the availability of approximately $20 million for incremental voucher assistance to provide adequate housing as a means to promote family unification through the FUP. This NOFA is governed by the information and instructions found in the Notice of HUD's FY2008 Notice of Funding Availability; Policy Requirements and General Section (General Section) to HUD's FY2008 NOFAS for Discretionary Programs that HUD published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14882), the SuperNOFA Introduction published on May 12, 2008 (73 FR 27032), and the correction published on June 12, 2008 (73 FR 33446).

This advisory bulletin reminds operators of their responsibilities under 49 CFR 195.579(a) and 49 CFR 195.589(c) with respect to the identification of circumstances under which the potential for internal corrosion must be investigated.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval. The FMCSA requests OMB approval to revise and renew a currently-approved ICR entitled, ``Financial Responsibility, Trucking and Freight Forwarding,'' to reflect an increase in burden hours due to an increase in the estimated number of annual responses. In addition, the title of the ICR is being changed to ``Financial Responsibility, Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders and Brokers,'' to better describe its purpose. This ICR sets forth the financial responsibility documentation requirements for motor carriers, freight forwarders and property brokers so they can maintain the minimum levels of financial responsibility required under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate in interstate, foreign or intrastate commerce. FMCSA invites public comment on this ICR.

This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to options granted under an employee stock purchase plan as defined in section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. These proposed regulations affect certain taxpayers who participate in the transfer of stock pursuant to the exercise of options granted under an employee stock purchase plan.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 17) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting, in-part, complainants' motion to amend the complaint and the notice of investigation in the above-captioned investigation to add two patent claims.

Wisconsin has applied to EPA for final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has reviewed Wisconsin's application and has preliminarily determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final authorization, and is proposing to authorize the State's changes. We are proposing to authorize the renumbering and revision of Wisconsin's previously authorized regulations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-day public review and request for additional information on available peer-reviewed literature for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p- dioxin (TCDD) dose-response for use in human health risk assessment. An initial literature search was conducted by EPA through an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. Results of this preliminary search are available via the dioxin Web site https://www.epa.gov/ncea/dioxin. The public is invited to review the preliminary literature search results and submit any additional information, specifically peer-reviewed TCDD dose-response studies, to EPA that are not already identified in the literature search. Please submit any information in accordance with the instructions provided below. It is requested that the full publication be provided to EPA if possible. Results of this literature search will be used by scientists from EPA and other scientists from outside of EPA in the conduct of a scientific expert workshop, open to the public, to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 18-20, 2009. This workshop will be announced in a future Federal Register notice. This notice provides: (1) A link to the electronic list of recent literature search results for TCDD dose-response; and (2) instructions to the public for submitting additional scientific information pertinent to TCDD dose-response assessment to EPA that is not already identified in the literature search.

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), a program office in the Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). SACHRP provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, HHS, and the Assistant Secretary for Health on matters pertaining to the continuance and improvement of functions within the authority of HHS directed toward protections for human subjects in research. SACHRP was established by the Secretary, HHS, on October 1, 2002. OHRP is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to fill two positions on the Committee membership that will be vacated in June of 2009.

We are correcting errors in our notice to request an extension of approval of an information collection for the national veterinary accreditation program. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2008 (73 FR 65820-65821, Docket No. APHIS-2008-0115).

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Group Risk Plan of Insurance Regulations, and the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions to revise those provisions affected by the changes mandated by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill 2008).

The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Beach Channel Railroad Bridge at mile 6.7, across Jamaica Bay, at New York City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the Beach Channel Railroad Bridge may remain in the closed position for two weekends in December. This deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge track repairs.

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone upon specified waters of the Potomac River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during a fireworks display launched from a discharge barge located at National Harbor, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. This safety zone is intended to protect the maritime public in a portion of the Potomac River.

Powerex Corp. (Powerex) has applied for renewal of its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed regulation to amend its direct-hire authority regulations. The amendment is necessary to incorporate a statutory extension of direct- hire authority for certain acquisition positions.

We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Department of the Army announces that, unless there is an objection within 15 days of this notice, that it is contemplating granting an exclusive license to Skytel, Inc, a corporation having a place of business in Clinton, MS, on ``System And Method For Tactical Centralized Event Warning/Notification For Individual Entities'' by Paul Manz of PM Battle Command, disclosure docket numberCECOM 5531; ``System And Method For Semi-Distributed Event Warning/Notification For Individual Entities'' by Paul Manz of PM Battle Command, disclosure docket numberCECOM 5530; ``System And Method For Tactical Distributed Event Warning/Notification For Individual Entities'' by Paul Manz of PM Battle Command and Fernando Maymi of the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), disclosure docket numberCECOM 5532; and ``System For Event Warning/ Notification And Reporting For Individual Entities'' by Paul Manz of PM Battle Command and Fernando Maymi of USMA, disclosure docket number CECOM 5533. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404.

We (U.S. Geological Survey) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 14, 2008. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB.

This document provides notice to customs brokers that the annual fee of $138 that is assessed for each permit held by a broker, whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due by January 23, 2009. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announces this date of payment for 2009 in accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986.