July 10, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2009-07-10-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2009-07-10
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Document Number: E9-16498
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation of the antidumping duty order.
Procedural Rules for Audit Hearings
Document Number: E9-16422
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Election Commission (``Commission'') is instituting a program that provides committees that are audited pursuant to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``FECA'') with the opportunity to have a hearing before the Commission prior to the Commission's adoption of a Final Audit Report. Similar to the Commission's current program for hearings at the probable cause stage of the enforcement process, audit hearings will provide audited committees with the opportunity to present oral arguments to the Commission directly and give the Commission an opportunity to ask relevant questions prior to adopting a Final Audit Report. Further information about the procedures for the audit program is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Notice of Release of Exposure Draft on Accounting for Federal Oil and Gas Resources
Document Number: E9-16399
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, Agencies and Commissions
MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0137, Historical Well Data Cleanup (HWDC) Project, Extension of a Collection; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E9-16398
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements for the Notice to Lessees (NTL) on the Historical Well Data Cleanup (HWDC) Project. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.
Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: E9-16396
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Annisquam River and Blynman Canal, Gloucester, MA, Public Event
Document Number: E9-16395
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Blynman (SR127) Bridge across the Blynman Canal at mile 0.0, at Gloucester, Massachusetts. This deviation is necessary to facilitate the 2009 Gloucester Triathlon. The deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position during this public event in the interest of public safety.
National Environmental Policy Act- Categorical Exclusions
Document Number: E9-16394
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) publishes these Categorical Exclusions (CEs) of actions that the agency has determined do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and, thus, should be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Marine Mammals; File No. 10137
Document Number: E9-16391
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP), 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (Responsible Party: Frank Parrish, Ph.D.), has been issued a permit to conduct research and enhancement activities on Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi).
Federal Home Loan Bank Members Selected for Community Support Review
Document Number: E9-16390
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing the Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) members it has selected for the 2008-09 sixth quarter review cycle under the FHFA's community support requirements regulation. This notice also prescribes the deadline by which Bank members selected for review must submit Community Support Statements to FHFA.
Proposed Amendment of Rogue River, Umpqua and Winema National Forest (NF) Land and Resource Management Plans for the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
Document Number: E9-16384
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service is proposing to amend the Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMP) of the Rogue River (administered as the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF), Umpqua, and Winema (administered as the Fremont-Winema NF) National Forests to make provision for the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the lead agency for the environmental analysis of the construction and operation of the proposed natural gas pipeline (FERC Docket No. CP07-441-000). The FERC has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) that discusses the environmental impacts that could result from the construction and operation of the PCGP. FERC issued the FEIS for the PCGP on May 1, 2009.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E9-16382
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency
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, ``Minimum Security Devices and Procedures, Reports of Suspicious Activities, and Bank Secrecy Act Compliance12 CFR 21.'' The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request
Document Number: E9-16381
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Illinois State Plan for Public Employees Only; Notice of Submission; Proposal To Grant Initial State Plan Approval; Request for Public Comment and Opportunity To Request Public Hearing
Document Number: E9-16379
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This document gives notice of the submission by the Illinois Department of Labor of a developmental State Plan for occupational safety and health, applicable only to public sector employment (employees of the State and its political subdivisions), for determination of initial approval under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the ``Act''). OSHA is seeking written public comment on whether or not initial State Plan approval should be granted and offers an opportunity to interested persons to request an informal public hearing on the question of initial State Plan approval.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of the 2009 Commercial Fishery for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic
Document Number: E9-16378
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for golden tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. In addition, for a person on board a vessel for which a Federal commercial or charter vessel/headboat permit for the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery has been issued, the provisions of the closure (restriction to the bag and possession limits and prohibition of sale or purchase) apply regardless of whether the golden tilefish are harvested in state waters or the South Atlantic EEZ. NMFS has determined that the quota for the commercial fishery for golden tilefish will have been reached by July 15, 2009. This closure is necessary to protect the golden tilefish resource.
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request
Document Number: E9-16377
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
Document Number: E9-16376
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: E9-16375
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Air Force Department
The Department of the Air Force proposes to delete a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: E9-16374
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Air Force Department
The Department of the Air Force proposes to delete a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Sister Study: A Prospective Study of the Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Document Number: E9-16372
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Document Number: E9-16371
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA expressed concerns because it appears that the proposed operations plan may not include sufficient peak flows to maintain high quality fish habitat. EPA also requested additional information on how the plan would meet the federal reserved water rights for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Rating EC2.
Notice of Invention Available for Licensing
Document Number: E9-16370
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The invention listed below is owned in part by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and George Mason University. The U.S. Government's ownership in the invention is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research and development.
Mandipropamid; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: E9-16369
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of mandipropamid in or on hops, dried cones. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Indoxacarb; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: E9-16368
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of indoxacarb and its metabolites and degradates, to be determined by measuring only indoxacarb and its R-enantiomer, in or on beet, garden, roots; beet, garden, tops; and bushberry subgroup 13-07B. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: E9-16367
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for the residues of buprofezin in or on Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A; coffee, green bean; and pomegranate. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested the tolerances for residues in or on coffee and pomegranates under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Nichino America, Inc., requested the tolerances for residues in or on Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California
Document Number: E9-16364
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California on June 15, 2004 and February 3, 2009, relating to reformulated gasoline (RFG) and diesel fuel sold or supplied as motor vehicle fuels in California. The revisions relating to RFG include California Phase 3 RFG (CaRFG3) regulations, correction of errors and streamlined requirements for compliance with and enforcement of the CaRFG3 standards, and an update to the State's predictive model to mitigate permeation emissions associated with the use of ethanol as a fuel additive. The revisions relating to diesel fuel establish test methods for determining the aromatic hydrocarbon content in diesel fuel and lower the maximum allowable sulfur content for motor vehicle diesel fuel.
Approval of the Strawn Group, as a Commercial Gauger
Document Number: E9-16362
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, the Strawn Group, 3855 Villa Ridge, Houston, TX 77068, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct gauger services should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific gauger service this entity is approved to perform may be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories: https://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/ import/operationssupport/labsscientificsvcs/commercialgaugers /.
Accreditation and Approval of Amspec Services LLC, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: E9-16361
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Amspec Services LLC, 360 East Elizabeth Ave., Linden, NJ 07036, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquires regarding the specific test or gauger service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operationssupport/labsscientifi c svcs/commercialgaugers/.
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: E9-16360
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Inspectorate America Corporation, 16025-C Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquires regarding the specific test or gauger service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operationssupport/labsscientifi c svcs/commercialgaugers/
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Oklahoma Advisory Committee
Document Number: E9-16359
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Florida Advisory Committee
Document Number: E9-16357
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee
Document Number: E9-16356
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: E9-16353
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice of Availability of Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document for Fuel Cycle Facilities
Document Number: E9-16352
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility License No. TR-5
Document Number: E9-16350
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: National Bureau of Standards Reactor, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
Document Number: E9-16349
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Inland Waterways Users Board
Document Number: E9-16346
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineers Corps, Army Department
In Accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the forthcoming meeting.
Publication of Revision and Consolidation of Military Freight Traffic Rules Publications (MFTRP) 1C-R (Motor), 10 (Rail), 30 (Barge), 6A (Pipeline), 4A (Tank Truck), Military Standard Tender Instruction Publication (MSTIP) 364D, SpotBid Business Rules, and SDDC Military Class Rate Publication No. 100A to a Consolidation of Procurement Requirements for the Purchase of Commercial Transportation Services Into the Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication (MFTURP) No. 1
Document Number: E9-16345
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Army Department
The notice published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2009 (74 FR 27294), indicated a July 9, 2009 effective date. The effective date for this publication will not be July 9, 2009. The effective date will be determined and published at a later date. All publications listed above will remain in effect until further notice.
Notice of Intent To Terminate the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Potable Water Supply for Washington Parish Reservoir Project
Document Number: E9-16344
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineers Corps, Army Department
The Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers, is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the proposed Potable Water Supply Project for Washington Parish, Louisiana, is terminated. The original Notice of Intent for this EIS process was published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2008 (73 FR 16653).
Record of Decision: Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Document Number: E9-16343
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is issuing this Record of Decision (ROD) for the continued operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico, pursuant to the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, DOE/EIS-0380 (SWEIS) (73 FR 28453, May 16, 2008). This ROD is the second ROD based on the information and analyses contained in the SWEIS and other factors, including comments received on the SWEIS, costs, technical and security considerations, and the missions of NNSA. These decision factors also include results from the analyses in the October 24, 2008, Final Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0236-S4, 73 FR 63460) (Complex Transformation SPEIS) and its two RODs (73 FR 77644, 73 FR 77656, December 19, 2008). NNSA issued the first ROD for the continued operation of LANL based on the SWEIS (73 FR 55833) on September 26, 2008.
Grants to States for Construction or Acquisition of State Home Facilities-Update of Authorized Beds
Document Number: E9-16341
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations regarding grants to States for construction or acquisition of State homes to update the maximum number of nursing home and domiciliary beds designated for each State and to amend the definition of ``State'' for purposes of these grants to include Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of Quarantined Areas
Document Number: E9-16340
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-07-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that we have made changes to the area in the State of Idaho that is quarantined to prevent the spread of pale cyst nematode. The description of the quarantined area was updated on April 8, 2009, when approximately 3,488 acres were removed from the quarantined area, and on May 8, 2009, when an additional 3,333 acres were removed from the quarantined area.
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