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Tennessee Disaster #TN-00025
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA- 1821-DR), dated 02/17/2009. Incident: Severe Winter Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 01/27/2009 through 01/31/2009.
Oklahoma Disaster #OK-00029
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA- 1823-DR), dated 02/17/2009. Incident: Severe Winter Storm. Incident Period: 01/26/2009 through 01/28/2009. Effective Date: 02/17/2009. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/20/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/17/2009.
Individual Requests for Access or Amendment of CID Reports of Investigation
The Department of the Army is amending its rule on Individual Requests for Access or Amendment of CID Reports of Investigation to correct the mailing address. The address for submitting requests for access to, or amendment of, USACIDC investigative reports has changed.
Agency Information Collection (Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan Worksheet) Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Proposed Information Collection (uSPEQ® Consumer Survey Experience (Rehabilitation)) Activity; Comment Request
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments for information needed to measure veterans' experience in VA's rehabilitation programs.
Agency Information Collection (Certification of Change or Correction of Name) Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection (VA Enrollment Certification) Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection (Notice of Lapse-Government Life Insurance) Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Chevak Company. The lands are in the vicinity of Chevak, Alaska, and are located in:
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines with fuel manifolds part numbers (P/Ns) 1303M31G12 and 1303M32G12, installed in drainless fuel manifold assemblies (introduced by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) Service Bulletins (SB) CF6-80C2 S/B 73- 0253 and CF6-80E1 S/B 73-0026). This AD requires removing the loop clamps that hold the fuel manifold to the compressor rear frame (CRF) damper brackets, inspecting the fuel manifold for wear at each clamp location, and replacing the clamps with new, zero-time parts. This AD also requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) and air carrier's Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Programs (CAMP) to require repetitive fuel manifold inspection and loop clamp replacement. This AD results from reports of fuel leaks during engine operation. We are issuing this AD to prevent fuel leaks that could result in an under- cowl fire and damage to the airplane.
Proposed Information Collection (Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA) Activity: Comment Request
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to this notice. This notice solicits comments for information needed to survey veteran enrollees' health status and reliance on VA's health care services.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Askinuk Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Scammon Bay, Alaska, Alaska, and are located in:
Opportunity To Collaborate in the Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for HIV and HCV
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks one or more companies that have developed or are distributing rapid diagnostic tests for HIV or HCV and are interested in marketing the tests for use in the United States. The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and the Division of Viral Hepatitis are interested in evaluating such tests. The evaluation will include determination of sensitivity and specificity of the test, and may also evaluate the predictive value of two or more different tests used in combination in populations of low prevalence. This collaboration will have an expected duration of two (2) to three (3) years. The goals of the collaboration include the timely development of data to be used to determine whether the test could be used in screening and/or diagnosis for HIV or HCV in the United States, and to examine laboratory-based or rapid point-of-care tests. These tests require high sensitivity to detect persons with acute and longer-standing HIV infection; or high specificity to distinguish persons with acute infection from those with longer- standing infection; or high specificity for tests that can be used as to confirm HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection. Acute HIV infection is defined as the early infection period associated with a transient symptomatic illness, high viral load, and expansive immunologic response. For HCV testing, rapid tests to be used in the screening setting require high sensitivity and confirmatory tests with high specificity. Confidential proposals, preferably six pages or less (excluding appendices), are solicited from companies who have a product that is suitable for commercial distribution.
Receipt of Applications for the Renewal of Incidental Take Permits for Residential Construction in Charlotte and Sarasota County, FL
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued incidental take permits (permits), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for incidental take of the threatened Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) in Sarasota County, Florida, to Paul Athanas (TE126176-0) and to David Boxer (TE156306-0) in Charlotte County, Florida (Applicants). The Applicants have requested renewals that will extend permit expiration by 5 years from the date their permits are reissued. The Applicants have agreed to follow all of the existing habitat conservation plan (HCP) conditions. If renewed, no additional take will be authorized.
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment Rate
This rule decreases the assessment rate established for the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2009 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.02 to $0.01 per 18-pound lug of grapes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of grapes grown in a designated area of southeastern California. Assessments upon desert grape handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins January 1 and ends December 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2008-2009 Crop Year for Tart Cherries
This rule establishes final free and restricted percentages for the 2008-2009 crop year tart cherries covered under the Federal marketing order regulating tart cherries grown in seven States (order). The percentages are 73 percent free and 27 percent restricted and will establish the proportion of cherries from the 2008 crop which may be handled in commercial outlets. The percentages are intended to stabilize supplies and prices, and strengthen market conditions. The percentages were recommended by the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (Board), the body that locally administers the marketing order. The order regulates the handling of tart cherries grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Danisco A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,989,370, ``Bacteriocins and Novel Bacterial Strains'', issued on January 24, 2006; U.S. Patent No. 7,132,102, ``Bacteriocins and Novel Bacterial Strains'', issued on November 7, 2006; U.S. Patent No. 7,321,024, ``Bacteriocins and Novel Bacterial Strains'', issued on January 22, 2008; U.S. Patent No. 7,354,904, ``Bacteriocin Inducer Peptides'', issued on April 8, 2008; U.S. Patent No. 7,452,544, ``Bacteriocins and Novel Bacterial Strains'', issued on November 18, 2008; U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/099,456, ``Novel Enterococcus and Streptococcus Strains and Bacteriocins'', filed on April 5, 2005; U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/782,223, ``Bacteriocin Inducer Peptides'', filed on July 24, 2007; and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/859,166, ``Bacteriocins and Novel Bacterial Strains'', filed on September 9, 2007.
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
The Office of the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring a public meeting on March 5, 2009. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions that will be discussed at the 3rd Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from March 23-27, 2009. The Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 3rd Session of the CCCF and to address items that will be on the agenda.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 76407, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science Foundation, 725-17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556. NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.
Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics
The President's Council on Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, Chairman) will hold its thirty-sixth meeting; the primary focus of discussion will be the future of public bioethics and national bioethics commissions in the United States. The full agenda will be posted on the Council's Web site at https://www.bioethics.gov prior to the meeting. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (although not on the agenda for the March 2009 meeting) include: therapeutic and reproductive cloning, assisted reproduction, reproductive genetics, neuroscience, aging retardation, organ transplantation, personalized medicine, standards for the determination of death, children and bioethics, and lifespan-extension, among others. Publications issued by the Council to date include: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (October 2003); Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on Bioethics (December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell Research (January 2004); Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (March 2004); Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A White Paper (May 2005); Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society (September 2005); Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics (March 2008); The Changing Moral Focus of Newborn Screening: An Ethical Analysis by The President's Council on Bioethics (December 2008); and Controversies in the Determination of Death: A White Paper by The President's Council on Bioethics (December 2008). Reports are forthcoming on organ transplantation and health care reform.
Commodity Pool Operator Periodic Account Statements and Annual Financial Reports
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is proposing to amend its regulations governing the periodic account statements that commodity pool operators (``CPOs'') are required to provide to commodity pool participants and the annual financial reports that CPOs are required to provide to commodity pool participants and file with the National Futures Association (``NFA''). The proposed amendments would: Specify detailed information that must be included in the periodic account statements and annual reports for commodity pools with more than one series or class of ownership interest; clarify that the periodic account statements must disclose either the net asset value per outstanding participation unit in the pool, or the total value of a participant's interest or share in the pool; extend the time period for filing and distributing annual reports of commodity pools that invest in other funds; codify existing Commission staff interpretations regarding the proper accounting treatment and financial statement presentation of certain income and expense items in the periodic account statements and annual reports; streamline annual reporting requirements for pools ceasing operation; and clarify and update several other requirements for periodic and annual reports prepared and distributed by CPOs.
Denial of Permits for Marine Mammals
The following permits were denied.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Educational Development and Partnership Division, Office of Head Start
Notice is hereby given that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Educational Development and Partnership Division (EDPD) will award a non-competitive successor award to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) a Tribal College federally charted and operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the Interior located in Albuquerque, NM. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) will assume a grant award under the Head Start Career Advancement Partnership Program for the remainder of the project period January 22, 2009 to September 29, 2009. The Board of Regents, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, has relinquished the grant to its Federal entity to ensure greater internal controls.
Clinical Trial Design for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia; Public Workshop
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop, cosponsored with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) regarding scientific issues in clinical trial design for hospital- acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This public workshop is intended to provide information about, and gain perspective from, health care providers, academia, and industry on various aspects of antimicrobial drug development for HAP and VAP, including diagnosis of HAP and VAP, effect of antimicrobial treatment for HAP and VAP, endpoints for trials of HAP and VAP, and statistical issues in analysis of results of trials in HAP and VAP. The input from this public workshop will help in developing topics for further discussion. Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on March 31, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on April 1, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kennedy Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. Seating is limited and available only on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact: Chris Moser or Lori Benner, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Antimicrobial Products, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, rm. 6209, Silver Spring, MD 20993- 0002, 301-796-1300. Registration: To register electronically, e-mail registration information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and fax numbers) to HAPwkshp@fda.hhs.gov by March 23, 2009. Persons without access to the Internet can call 301-796-1300 to register. Registration is free for the public workshop. Interested parties are encouraged to register early because space is limited. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons needing a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Chris Moser or Lori Benner (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance.
Maximum Civil Money Penalty Amounts and Compliance With the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act; Confirmation of Effective Date
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of March 27, 2009, for the direct final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66750). The direct final rule amends the agency's regulations to update the statutory citations regarding the new civil monetary penalties prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), amends the regulations to include the new FDAAA penalties, and adjusts the preceding maximum civil penalty amounts for inflation as prescribed by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (FCPIAA). This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule.
Arthritis Advisory Committee; Notice of Postponement of Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is postponing the meeting of the Arthritis Advisory Committee scheduled for March 5, 2009. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of January 29, 2009 (74 FR 5165). The postponement is due to the need to complete the review of additional data submitted by the applicant. Future meeting dates will be announced in the Federal Register.
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Umiat, AK
This action establishes Class E airspace at Umiat, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). Two SIAPs are being created for the Umiat Airport along with a textual Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP). This action establishes Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Umiat Airport, Umiat, AK.
Revision of Class D and E Airspace; King Salmon, AK
This action revises Class D and E airspace at King Salmon, AK, to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). Nine SIAPs, and a textual Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) are being amended for the King Salmon Airport. This action revises Class D and E airspace upward from the surface, and from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at King Salmon Airport, King Salmon, AK.
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