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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1779
Rural Housing Service
7 CFR Part 3575
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4280
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 5001
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AGENCIES: Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural
Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Delay of effective date; request
for public comment on a further delay
of the effective date.
SUMMARY: This document seeks public
comment on a proposal to delay for 104
days the effective date of the interim
rule, for Rural Development Guaranteed
Loans, which was published on
December 17, 2008. The interim rule
establishes a unified guaranteed loan
platform for the enhanced delivery of
four existing Rural Development
guaranteed loan programs—Community
Facility; Water and Waste Disposal;
Business and Industry; and Rural
Energy for America Program, formerly
known as Renewable Energy Systems
and Energy Efficiency Improvement
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Projects. The Department seeks
comments on whether or not it should
delay the effective date of the interim
rule until June 1, 2009, in order to
provide the Agency sufficient time to
implement certain administrative
aspects associated with the interim rule.
For that reason, the Department is
seeking comments on the merits of
extending the effective date of the
interim rule to June 1, 2009. In order to
allow sufficient time for public
comment on the Agency’s proposal to
further extend the effective date until
June 1, 2009, this document extends the
current effective date from February 17,
2009, to March 9, 2009, pursuant to the
‘‘good cause’’ clause under the
Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B)).
DATES: The effective date of the interim
rule, which was published on December
17, 2008 [73 FR 76698], delayed until
February 17, 2009 [74 FR 2823], is
further delayed until March 9, 2009.
Comments on extending the effective
date to June 1, 2009, must be received
on or before February 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments via
the U.S. Postal Service to the Branch
Chief, Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Stop 0742, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0742.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit
written comments via Federal Express
Mail or other courier service requiring a
street address to the Branch Chief,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th
Floor, Washington, DC 20024.
All written comments will be
available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street,
SW., 7th Floor address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Foore, Rural Development,
Business and Cooperative Programs,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3201,
Washington, DC 20250–3201; e-mail:
Michael.Foore@wdc.usda.gov; telephone
(202) 690–4730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 16, 2009, Rural Development
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delayed the original effective date of the
interim rule from January 16, 2009, to
February 17, 2009, because there was
insufficient time to correct a technical
error in the interim rule before the
interim rule became effective on January
16, 2009.
Since then, Rural Development has
identified several administrative
actions, including providing the best
guidance it can to its field staff on the
interim rule, that it believes are
necessary to occur prior to the effective
date of the interim rule in order to
ensure the successful implementation of
the interim rule. Rural Development
believes that extending the effective
date is needed in order to provide Rural
Development the necessary time to
implement these administrative actions.
Because there is insufficient time
between now and February 17, 2009, to
solicit and consider public comment on
Rural Development’s proposed new
effective date of June 1, 2009, the
Agency is extending the effective date to
March 9, 2009, without public
comment. Rural Development is making
this change because we believe we have
good cause to do so, as is provided for
under the Administrative Procedures
Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)), because:
1. The implementation of the interim
rule on February 17, 2009, would create
substantial legal and operational risks to
the affected programs because the
Agency needs more time to make
changes to accounting and financial
control information technology systems
critical to the delivery of these programs
and to prepare field staff. These actions
cannot be completed by February 17,
2009.
2. This extension allows the public a
reasonable opportunity to comment on
this proposed extension of the effective
date to June 1, 2009, and for the Agency
to consider such comments before
making the decision to June 1, 2009.
Lastly, consistent with the January 20,
2009, memo from the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff, entitled
‘‘Regulatory Review,’’ the extension will
enable the Agency to finish the 60-day
review described in this memo during
this proposed extension of the effective
date.
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Dated: February 9, 2009.
William F. Hagy III,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Rural
Development.
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type that does not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. Therefore,
neither an environmental assessment
nor an environmental impact statement
is required.
This rule does not meet the definition
of ‘‘rule’’ in 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(A) because
it is a rule of ‘‘particular applicability.’’
Therefore, it is not subject to the
congressional review requirements in 5
U.S.C. 801–808.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 520
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 520
[Docket No. FDA–2009–N–0665]
Animal drugs.
Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs;
Tiamulin
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
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ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is amending the
animal drug regulations to reflect
approval of a supplemental new animal
drug application (NADA) filed by
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. The
supplemental NADA provides for
removal of a 250-pound weight
restriction and the addition of a
reproductive caution statement to
labeling of tiamulin concentrate
solution used in drinking water for the
treatment of certain bacterial respiratory
and enteric diseases in swine.
DATES: This rule is effective February
13, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy L. Burnsteel, Center for
Veterinary Medicine (HFV–130), Food
and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish
Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–276–
8341, e-mail:
cindy.burnsteel@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Novartis
Animal Health US, Inc., 3200 Northline
Ave., suite 300, Greensboro, NC 27408,
filed a supplement to NADA 140–916
for DENAGARD (tiamulin) Liquid
Concentrate used for the treatment of
certain bacterial respiratory and enteric
diseases in swine. The supplemental
NADA provides for removal of a 250pound weight restriction and the
addition of a reproductive caution
statement to labeling. The supplemental
NADA is approved as of January 27,
2009, and 21 CFR 520.2455 is amended
to reflect the approval.
Approval of this supplemental NADA
did not require review of additional
safety or effectiveness data or
information. Therefore, a freedom of
information summary is not required.
The agency has determined under 21
CFR 25.33(d)(1) that this action is of a
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Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs and redelegated to
the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21
CFR part 520 is amended as follows:
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PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM
NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR
part 520 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.
2. In § 520.2455, remove paragraph
(d), redesignate paragraph (e) as
paragraph (d), and revise newly
redesignated paragraph (d)(2) to read as
follows:
■
§ 520.2455
Tiamulin.
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(d) * * *
(2) Limitations. Use as only source of
drinking water. Prepare fresh medicated
water daily. Withdraw medication 3
days before slaughter following
treatment at 3.5 mg/lb and 7 days before
slaughter following treatment at 10.5
mg/lb of body weight. Swine being
treated with tiamulin should not have
access to feeds containing polyether
ionophores (e.g., lasalocid, monensin,
narasin, salinomycin, or semduramycin)
as adverse reactions may occur. The
effects of tiamulin on swine
reproductive performance, pregnancy,
and lactation have not been determined.
Dated: February 10, 2009.
Steven D. Vaughn,
Director, Office of New Animal Drug
Evaluation, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
29 CFR Part 4022
Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans; Interest Assumptions
for Valuing and Paying Benefits
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation’s regulation on Benefits
Payable in Terminated Single-Employer
Plans prescribes interest assumptions
for valuing and paying certain benefits
under terminating single-employer
plans. This final rule amends the benefit
payments regulation to adopt interest
assumptions for plans with valuation
dates in March 2009. Interest
assumptions are also published on
PBGC’s Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov).
DATES: Effective March 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine B. Klion, Manager, Regulatory
and Policy Division, Legislative and
Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–
4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the
Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–
877–8339 and ask to be connected to
202–326–4024.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s
regulations prescribe actuarial
assumptions—including interest
assumptions—for valuing and paying
plan benefits of terminating singleemployer plans covered by title IV of
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The interest
assumptions are intended to reflect
current conditions in the financial and
annuity markets.
These interest assumptions are found
in two PBGC regulations: The regulation
on Benefits Payable in Terminated
Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part
4022) and the regulation on Allocation
of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29
CFR Part 4044). Assumptions under the
asset allocation regulation are updated
quarterly; assumptions under the benefit
payments regulation are updated
monthly. This final rule updates only
the assumptions under the benefit
payments regulation.
Two sets of interest assumptions are
prescribed under the benefit payments
regulation: (1) A set for PBGC to use to
determine whether a benefit is payable
as a lump sum and to determine lumpsum amounts to be paid by PBGC (found
in Appendix B to Part 4022), and (2) a
set for private-sector pension
practitioners to refer to if they wish to
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7179-7180]
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[FR Doc No: E9-3092]
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Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
week.
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 29 / Friday, February 13, 2009 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1779
Rural Housing Service
7 CFR Part 3575
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4280
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 5001
[FR Doc. E9-813]
RIN 0570-AA65
Rural Development Guaranteed Loans
AGENCIES: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service,
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Delay of effective date; request for public comment on a
further delay of the effective date.
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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on a proposal to delay for
104 days the effective date of the interim rule, for Rural Development
Guaranteed Loans, which was published on December 17, 2008. The interim
rule establishes a unified guaranteed loan platform for the enhanced
delivery of four existing Rural Development guaranteed loan programs--
Community Facility; Water and Waste Disposal; Business and Industry;
and Rural Energy for America Program, formerly known as Renewable
Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects. The
Department seeks comments on whether or not it should delay the
effective date of the interim rule until June 1, 2009, in order to
provide the Agency sufficient time to implement certain administrative
aspects associated with the interim rule. For that reason, the
Department is seeking comments on the merits of extending the effective
date of the interim rule to June 1, 2009. In order to allow sufficient
time for public comment on the Agency's proposal to further extend the
effective date until June 1, 2009, this document extends the current
effective date from February 17, 2009, to March 9, 2009, pursuant to
the ``good cause'' clause under the Administrative Procedures Act (5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)).
DATES: The effective date of the interim rule, which was published on
December 17, 2008 [73 FR 76698], delayed until February 17, 2009 [74 FR
2823], is further delayed until March 9, 2009.
Comments on extending the effective date to June 1, 2009, must be
received on or before February 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Submit written comments via the U.S. Postal Service
to the Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Stop 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit written comments via Federal
Express Mail or other courier service requiring a street address to the
Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20024.
All written comments will be available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Foore, Rural Development,
Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3201, Washington, DC 20250-3201; e-mail:
Michael.Foore@wdc.usda.gov; telephone (202) 690-4730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 16, 2009, Rural Development
delayed the original effective date of the interim rule from January
16, 2009, to February 17, 2009, because there was insufficient time to
correct a technical error in the interim rule before the interim rule
became effective on January 16, 2009.
Since then, Rural Development has identified several administrative
actions, including providing the best guidance it can to its field
staff on the interim rule, that it believes are necessary to occur
prior to the effective date of the interim rule in order to ensure the
successful implementation of the interim rule. Rural Development
believes that extending the effective date is needed in order to
provide Rural Development the necessary time to implement these
administrative actions.
Because there is insufficient time between now and February 17,
2009, to solicit and consider public comment on Rural Development's
proposed new effective date of June 1, 2009, the Agency is extending
the effective date to March 9, 2009, without public comment. Rural
Development is making this change because we believe we have good cause
to do so, as is provided for under the Administrative Procedures Act (5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)), because:
1. The implementation of the interim rule on February 17, 2009,
would create substantial legal and operational risks to the affected
programs because the Agency needs more time to make changes to
accounting and financial control information technology systems
critical to the delivery of these programs and to prepare field staff.
These actions cannot be completed by February 17, 2009.
2. This extension allows the public a reasonable opportunity to
comment on this proposed extension of the effective date to June 1,
2009, and for the Agency to consider such comments before making the
decision to June 1, 2009.
Lastly, consistent with the January 20, 2009, memo from the
Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory
Review,'' the extension will enable the Agency to finish the 60-day
review described in this memo during this proposed extension of the
effective date.
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Dated: February 9, 2009.
William F. Hagy III,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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