March 26, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) issues this final rule to amend one provision of its previously issued final rule. Specifically, the Coast Guard is amending its definition of secure area to take into account facilities in American Samoa, whose workers are not required to be authorized to work in the United States under U.S. immigration law when working in American Samoa.

The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier Southeast Safety Zone in Chicago Harbor in April 2009. This action is necessary to protect vessels and people from the hazards associated with fireworks displays. This safety zone will restrict vessel traffic from a portion of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone.

In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5 million available to the Secretary of Homeland Security for payment per year of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program. In 2005, the law was amended and the amount was increased to $5.5 million. The Coast Guard is publishing this notice published to satisfy a requirement of the Act that a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the Act be published annually in the Federal Register. In this notice, we have specified the amount of monies the Coast Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2008, as of September 30, 2008.

On December 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty finding/orders on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. The Department has conducted expedited (120- day) sunset reviews for these finding/orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty finding/orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its

Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted as 43 CFR part 3410, all interested qualified parties, as provided in 43 CFR 3472.1, are hereby invited to participate with Ark Land Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis in its program for the exploration of coal deposits in certain Federal coal deposits owned by the United States of America in the following-described lands in Sevier County, Utah:

The Audio Division, at the request of Roy E. Henderson, allots FM Channel 274A at Evart, Michigan, as that community's first local service. In order to accommodate that allotment, the Audio Division also substitutes Channel 249A for vacant FM Channel 242A at Ludington, Michigan. Channel 274A can be allotted at Evart, Michigan, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 14.6 km (9.1 miles) north of Evart at the following reference coordinates: 44-01-43 North Latitude and 85-17-51 West Longitude. Channel 249A can be allotted at Ludington, Michigan, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.0 km (5.6 miles) north of Ludington at the following reference coordinates: 44-01-53 North Latitude and 86-24-57 West Longitude.

This NOAA update is issued in connection with the calendar year 2009 tax credit allocation round of the NMTC Program, authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554), as amended (the Act). On January 22, 2009, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the Fund) announced in the NOAA for the NMTC Program (74 FR 4077) the amount of NMTC allocation authority available, the QEI issuance requirements for prior-round allocatees, and the reporting requirements for allocatees. Pursuant to the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Fund hereby announces an increase in the total available NMTC allocation authority to $5.0 billion for the CY 2009 round. Furthermore, with respect to eligibility for an allocation under the CY 2009 round, the Fund hereby waives the QEI issuance requirements for allocation awards made in CY 2008 and increases the anticipated maximum allocation award for CY 2009 to $125 million each. Finally, the Fund is hereby providing guidance on reporting requirements for allocatees whose allocations are authorized pursuant to the Recovery Act.

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for a permit (permit 14579) to conduct steelhead rescue activities for population enhancement purposes from the Protected Resource Division of NMFS office in Long Beach (PRDLB), California. The requested permit would affect the Southern California Coast Distinct Population Segment of endangered steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The public is hereby notified of the availability of the permit application for review and comment before NMFS either approves or disapproves the application.

The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection titled, ``Recordkeeping Requirements for Securities Transactions12 CFR part 12.'' The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) published in the Federal Register of January 14, 2009, a Notice of Request for Proposals to announce the availability of funds and to solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into partnership agreements with the Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The deadline for submitting proposals was March 2, 2009. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the deadline for submitting proposals and to provide NRCS State Conservationists up to 2 weeks following the proposal submission deadline to submit their letter of review. The CCC is hereby reopening the deadline for submitting proposals until April 1, 2009.

A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on April 14-16, 2009, in Alexandria, VA. At this meeting,

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) will meet April 7, 2009.

The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will host a workshop for the public in local communities to provide information and expertise to those who may want to submit project proposals to the RAC. Following the time allowed on the agenda for the workshop, the RAC will meet to conduct routine business consistent with the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides the State Departments of Transportation and Federal Lands Agencies with $27.5 billion for highway infrastructure investment. With these funds also comes an increased level of data reporting with the stated goal of improving transparency and accountability at all levels of government. According to President Obama, ``Every American will be able to hold Washington accountable for these decisions by going online to see how and where their tax dollars are being spent.'' The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in concert with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) and the other modes within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be taking the appropriate steps to ensure that this accountability and transparency is in place for all infrastructure investments.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance for this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than three years.

The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. The meeting will be open to the public.

This is an amendment of the Administrative declaration of disaster for the State of Texas dated 03/10/2009.