November 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of petitions for modification filed by the parties listed below to modify the application of existing mandatory safety standards published in Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is amending Rules 30-18 \1\ and 30-7 \2\ to delegate to the Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (``OCIE'') and the Secretary of the Commission, respectively, functions currently delegated to the Associate Executive Director of the Office of Filings and Information Services (``OFIS''). This re-delegation reflects the transfer to OCIE and the Office of the Secretary of functions previously performed by OFIS, which was fully dissolved in May 2007. The Commission is delegating to the Director of OCIE functions relating to, among other things, the granting and cancellation of the registrations of brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers, government securities brokers or government securities dealers for which the Commission is the appropriate regulatory agency, transfer agents, and investment advisers. The Commission is delegating to the Secretary of the Commission the function of authenticating all Commission documents produced for administrative and judicial proceedings.

The OCC, FRB, FDIC, OTS, and NCUA (the Agencies), request comment on the proposed Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines (proposed Guidelines). The proposed Guidelines, which would supersede the 1994 Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines (1994 Guidelines), reflect revisions to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and the evolution of collateral valuation practices, such as the use of automated valuation models (AVMs). The proposed Guidelines also incorporate refinements made by the Agencies to the supervision of regulated institutions' appraisal and evaluation programs since 1994 and reflect the participation of the NCUA, which was not a party to the 1994 Guidelines. The proposed Guidelines are intended to clarify the Agencies' real estate appraisal regulations and promote a safe and sound real estate collateral valuation program.

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is revising the U.S. Standards for Beans to provide applicants for service with an optional grade designation for bean certification; and to remove the requirements that the percentage of high moisture and, in the case of Mixed Beans, the percentage of each class in the mixture, be shown on the grade line. These changes will facilitate use of the standards and better reflect current marketing practices.

The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to PEROS USA INC of Lincoln, Nebraska, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,379,677, ``Streptococcus Iniae Vaccine,'' issued on April 30, 2002, U.S. Patent No. 7,067,122, ``Modified Live Edwardsiella Tarda Vaccine for Aquatic Animals,'' issued on June 27, 2006, and U.S. Patent No. 7,204,993, ``Streptococcus Agalactiae Vaccine,'' issued on April 17, 2007.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Krimar of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,232,880, ``Animal Control System Using Global Positioning and Instrumental Animal Conditioning,'' issued on May 15, 2001.

FMCSA announces the renewal of the charter for its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) and the reappointment of 13 of the 15 original members of the Committee, and solicits nominations for interested persons in the safety enforcement community to serve on the Committee. The MCSAC was mandated by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 109-59; established on September 8, 2006; and, renewed on September 8, 2008. The Committee is charged with providing advice and recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator on the needs, objectives, plans, approaches, content, and accomplishments of Federal motor carrier safety programs and Federal motor carrier safety regulations.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it will remove one system of records notice from its inventory of record systems because the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center no longer requires the system. The obsolete system is Treasury/FLETC.004 FLETC Administrative Records.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), its Omnibus Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures (ACL/AM) Committee, its Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee, its Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, its Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Committee, and its Executive Committee will hold public meetings.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of ipconazole from seed treatment in or on cotton, peanut, soybean, dry shelled pea and bean (Subgroup 6C), cereal grains (Group 15) except rice, and forage, fodder, and straw of cereal grains (Group 16) except rice. Chemtura Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the information collection 3060- 0849 associated with Subpart P of Part 76. These revised rules will take effect as of the date of this notice. On July 15, 1998, the Commission published the summary document of the Report and Order, In the Matter of Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, CS Docket No. 97-80; FCC 98-116, at 63 FR 38089.