July 1, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

By this direct final rule, the Coast Guard is revising the southern boundary of Anchorage Ground No. 20-F in Upper New York Bay. This action is necessary so that the Anchorage Ground does not extend into the Port Jersey Federal Channel that is being expanded as part of the Port of New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project. This action is intended to increase the safety of life and property for the Port of New York/New Jersey, improve the safety of anchored vessels, and provide for the overall safe and efficient flow of commercial vessels and commerce.

The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed in FY 2008 for the AANAPISI Program authorized under Title III, Part F, Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to make new grant awards in FY 2009 under Section 320 of the HEA. The Secretary takes this action because a number of high-quality applications remain on last year's grant slate. We expect to use an estimated $2,500,000 for new awards in FY 2009.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Business Board (DBB) will take place.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(l) and 37 CFR Part 404.7(a)(l)(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 PCT/US2001/09425 [HHS Ref. E-109-2000/0-PCT-01], US Patent Application 10/472,874 [HHS Ref. E-109-2000/0-US-02], both entitled ``Molecular Neurochirurgerie for Pain Control Administering Locally Capsaicin or Resiniferatoxin'', and Canadian Patent Application 2442049 [HHS Ref. E-109-2000/0-CA-03] entitled ``Selective Ablation of Pain-Sensing Neurons by Administration of a Vanilloid Receptor Agonist'', and all continuing applications and foreign counterparts, to Sherrington Pharmaceuticals, which has offices in New York, N.Y. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to and/or exclusively licensed to the Government of the United States of America.

In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating a five-year review (``Sunset Review'') of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-year Review which covers the same orders.

Through this notice, HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the FY2009 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program NOFA. This NOFA makes approximately $3 million available to assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHI) of Higher Education expand

Through this notice, HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the FY2009 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program NOFA. This NOFA makes approximately $9 million available to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) of Higher Education expand their role

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

Through this notice, HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the FY2009 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program NOFA. This NOFA makes approximately $5 million available to assist Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities, and to expand the role of the TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, and economic development activities. The notice providing information regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility requirements is available on the HUD Web site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ fundsavail.cfm.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``New Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the World,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY, from on or about September 13, 2009, until on or about January 7, 2010, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates indicated on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).

In response to requests from members of the public, NMFS extends the public comment period on the notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by assessing potential impacts resulting from the proposed implementation of new sea turtle regulations in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico trawl fisheries. The comment period is now extended for an additional 30 days until August 10, 2009.