April 29, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Through this notice, the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) announces the cancellation of the auction (Auction) that was scheduled to occur on April 15, 2009 under the Competitive Loan Auction Pilot Program (Auction Program) for the rights to originate PLUS loans to parent borrowers under the FFEL Program.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval as required by the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-1344 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Susan G. Daisey, Director, Office of Grant Management, the National Endowment for the Humanities (202-606-8494) or may be requested by e-mail to sdaisey@neh.gov. Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR Part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventions embodied in PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/18790, filed June 14, 2002, which published as WO 2004/001655 on December 31, 2003, now expired, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-PCT-01];U.S. Patent Application No. 10/517,898, filed December 13, 2004, which was published as US-2006- 0024306 A1 on February 2, 2006, entitled ``A Method of Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-US-02]; European Patent Application No. 02742057.9, filed June 14, 2002, which published as 1552462 on July 13, 2005, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-EP-08]; Australian Patent Application No. 2002315115, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-AU- 05]; Japanese Patent Application No. 2004515561, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-JP-04]; New Zealand Patent Application No. 537726, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-NZ-06]; Hong Kong Patent Application No. 05112119.6, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E- 131-2002/0-HK-09]; South African Patent Application No. 2005/00375, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-ZA- 07]; Canadian Patent Application No. 2489540, filed June 14, 2002, entitled ``Method of Treating and Preventing Colitis Involving IL-13 and NK-T Cells'' [HHS Ref. No. E-131-2002/0-CA-03]; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/671,624, filed April 15, 2005, now abandoned, entitled ``Treatment and prevention of IBD using Mutant and Chimeric IL-13 Molecules'' [HHS Ref. No. E-003-2005/0-US-01]; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US06/014393, filed April 14, 2006, now expired, entitled ``Methods of Treating and Preventing Inflammatory Bowel Disease Involving IL-13 and NKT Cells,'' which published as WO 2006/ 113614 on October 20, 2006 [HHS Ref. No. E-003-2005/0-PCT-02]; European Patent Application No. 06750435.7, filed November 12, 2007, entitled ``Methods of Treating and Preventing Inflammatory Bowel Disease Involving IL-13 and NKT Cells,'' which published as 1877074 on January 16, 2008, [HHS Ref. No. E-003-2005/0-EP-04]; and U.S. Patent Application No. 11/918,711, filed April 14, 2006, entitled ``Treatment and Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Using Mutant and Chimeric IL-13 Molecules'' [HHS Ref. No. E-003-2005/0-US-03] to Innate Immune, Inc. which has an office in Stanford, California, U.S.A. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a an exclusive license to practice the following invention as embodied in the following patent applications: (1) E-120-2001/0, Whitehead et al., ``Development of Mutations Useful for Attenuating Dengue Viruses and Chimeric Dengue Viruses'', Brazilian Patent Application PI0209943.8, filed May 22, 2002, (2) E-089-2002/0,1, Whitehead et al., ``Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine Containing a Common 30 Nucleotide Deletion in the 3'-UTR of Dengue Types 1,2,3, and 4, or Antigenic Chimeric Dengue Viruses 1,2,3, and 4'', Brazilian Patent Application PI0309631-9, filed April 25, 2003, and (3) E-139-2006/0, Whitehead et al., ``Development of Dengue Vaccine Components'', Brazilian Patent Application TBA, filed August 15, 2007 to Fundacao Butantan, having a place of business in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America.

EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The revisions establish State transportation conformity requirements. EPA is approving these revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.

EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Transportation Conformity Requirements. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments

This notice announces the establishment of the HIT Policy Committee. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5), section 13101, directs the establishment of the HIT Policy Committee. The HIT Policy Committee (also referred to as the ``Committee'') is charged with recommending to the National Coordinator a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as is consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed. The HIT Policy Committee is also charged with recommending to the National Coordinator an order of priority for the development, harmonization, and recognition of such standards, specifications, and certification criteria.

On March 3, 2009, EPA proposed the rulemaking ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for Alaska''. The original comment period closed on April 2, 2009. In this notice, we are announcing a 14-day reopening of the public comment period for the proposal.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) will hold a public teleconference on May 15, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meeting is open to the public. For further information regarding the teleconference and background materials, please contact Mark Joyce at the number listed below.

This notice informs the public that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established a demonstration Rural Development Voucher Program, as authorized under Section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, (without regard to Section 542(b)), which is being administered by USDA. This notice informs the public that funding is now available for the Rural Development voucher program. The notice also sets forth the general policies and procedures for use of these vouchers. Rural Development Vouchers are only available to tenants of Rural Development-financed multifamily properties where the owner pays off the loan, either through prepayment or a foreclosure action prior to the loan's maturity date.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deep-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the second seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the deep-water species fishery in the GOA has been reached.

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a name to the list of end-users for the People's Republic of China (PRC) approved to receive exports, reexports and transfers of certain items under Authorization Validated End-User (VEU). This rule also amends the EAR to add and revise eligible items and destinations for existing VEU authorizations. Specifically, this rule amends the EAR to authorize one additional VEU and identify its respective eligible items for export and reexport to the PRC. This rule also amends the authorizations of two pre-existing VEUs in the PRC. Finally, this rule makes a modification to the listed name of an existing VEU in the PRC. In a final rule published in the Federal Register on June 19, 2007, BIS revised and clarified U.S. export control policy for the PRC, establishing Authorization VEU and identifying the PRC as the initial eligible destination. In a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2007, BIS published the names of the first five validated end-users in the PRC that were approved to receive certain specified items under Authorization VEU.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending the time limit for the final results of the changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot- rolled carbon steel flat products (``hot-rolled steel'') from Thailand. The period of review is July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. This extension is made pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(e) and 19 CFR 351.302(b).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 proposed new information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice seeks comments concerning the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS) established in accordance with Title VI of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 to help facilitate the reunification of families displaced due to a major disaster or emergency

NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2009 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition, the Commonwealth of Virginia is transferring a portion of its 2009 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of New Jersey. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.