October 20, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2009-10-20-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2009-10-20
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia
Document Number: E9-25414
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents
White Cane Safety Day, 2009
Document Number: E9-25409
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents
United States Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: E9-25364
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act; Meetings
Document Number: E9-25342
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, October 22, 2009
Document Number: E9-25335
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: E9-25326
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) public hearing and meeting described below. The Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b and invites any interested persons or groups to present any comments, technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to be considered.
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer; Meeting
Document Number: E9-25296
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Government Printing Office, Agencies and Commissions
Television Broadcasting Services; Cincinnati, OH
Document Number: E9-25236
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company (``SHBC''), the licensee of WCPO-TV, channel 10, Cincinnati, Ohio. SHBC requests the substitution of channel 22 for channel 10 at Cincinnati.
Television Broadcasting Services; Traverse City, MI
Document Number: E9-25234
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Barrington Traverse City License LLC, the permittee of station WPBN-TV, channel 7, Traverse City, Michigan, requesting the substitution of channel 47 for its allotted channel 7 at Traverse City.
Television Broadcasting Services; Fort Myers, FL
Document Number: E9-25229
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company (``FMBC''), the licensee of WINK-TV, channel 9, Fort Myers, Florida. FMBC requests the substitution of channel 50 for channel 9 at Fort Myers.
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information
Document Number: E9-25228
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's intent to electronically survey farmers about the current level of effectiveness of transferring ARS developed technology to farmers and identify how to improve the technology transfer process.
Industry Advisory Panel: Notice of Charter Renewal
Document Number: E9-25225
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of State
The Under Secretary for Management has approved the renewal of the charter for the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations' Industry Advisory Panel for an additional two-year period. The panel meets quarterly in the Harry S Truman Building, U.S. Department of State, located at 2201 C Street, NW., 23rd Street entrance in Washington, DC. The majority of each meeting is devoted to an exchange of ideas between the Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations' senior management and the panel members on design, operations, security, and building maintenance. The meetings are open to the public and are subject to advance registration and provision of required security information. Procedures for registration are included with each meeting announcement.
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council to the Secretary of Transportation
Document Number: E9-25221
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA is soliciting applications for appointment or reappointment DOT's NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services (EMS) representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT and its modal administration, NHTSA, and through NHTSA to the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS).
Foreign Repairs to American Vessels
Document Number: E9-25220
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Treasury
This document amends the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations in title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR) to update provisions relating to the declaration, entry, and dutiable status of repair expenditures made abroad for certain vessels. The principal changes set forth in this document involve: conforming the regulations to statutory changes that provide an exemption from vessel repair duties for the cost of certain equipment, repair parts, and materials; and adding a provision to advise that certain free trade agreements between the United States and other countries may limit the duties due on vessel repair expenditures made in foreign countries that are parties to those agreements.
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Document Number: E9-25218
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on March 12, 2009 (74 FR 10804).
Marine Mammals; File No. 87-1851-02
Document Number: E9-25212
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Daniel P. Costa, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 87-1851-01.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan
Document Number: E9-25211
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (the Department) is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E9-25209
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On September 15, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published the final results and final partial rescission of the antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') covering the period February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 47191 (September 15, 2009) (``Final Results''). Pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are amending the Final Results to correct a ministerial error in the name assigned to a respondent not selected for individual examination, Thuan Phuoc Seafoods and Trading Corporation, that received a separate rate.
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: E9-25200
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened and Not Warranted Status for Distinct Population Segments of the Spotted Seal
Document Number: E9-25198
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of the spotted seal (Phoca largha) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on the findings from the status review and consideration of the factors affecting this species, we conclude the spotted seal exists as three (3) distinct population segments (DPS) within the North Pacific Ocean. These are the southern, Okhotsk, and Bering DPSs. Based on consideration of information presented in the Status Review, an analysis of the extinction risk probabilities for each of these DPSs, and assessment of the factors in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA, we have determined the southern DPS is likely to become endangered throughout all or a significant portion of its range in the foreseeable future, and should be listed as a threatened species. The Okhotsk and Bering Sea DPSs are not in danger of extinction nor likely to become endangered throughout all or a significant portion of their ranges in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, we are now issuing a proposed rule to list the southern DPS of the spotted seal as a threatened species. No listing action is proposed for the Okhotsk and Bering Sea DPSs. Because the southern DPS occurs outside the United States, no critical habitat can be designated. We request comments and information related to this proposed rule and finding.
Notice of Intent, Pursuant to the Authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), To Undertake a Determination Whether the Socal Border Financial Basis Contract, Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function
Document Number: E9-25192
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is undertaking a review to determine whether the Socal Border Financial Basis (``SCL'') contract, offered for trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (``ICE''), an exempt commercial market (``ECM'') under Sections 2(h)(3)-(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or the ``Act''), performs a significant price discovery function. Authority for this action is found in section 2(h)(7) of the CEA and Commission rule 36.3(c) promulgated thereunder. In connection with this evaluation, the Commission invites comment from interested parties.
Transportation and Related Equipment; Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: E9-25191
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Bureau of Industry and Security
Document Number: E9-25189
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Document Number: E9-25188
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has determined that the 25-mt quota available for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Longline category Northeast Distant gear restricted area (NED) fishery has been attained. NMFS announces that the Longline category incidental BFT retention limits will apply in the NED for the remainder of the fishing year. This action applies to Atlantic Tunas Longline category permitted vessels that fish in the NED.
Certain Coated Paper From Indonesia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
Document Number: E9-25187
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Movement of Plant Pests, Biological Control Organisms, and Associated Articles
Document Number: E9-25184
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service intends to prepare an environmental impact statement relative to proposed regulatory requirements that are being developed for the movement of plant pests, biological control organisms, and associated articles. This notice identifies potential issues and alternatives that will be studied in the environmental impact statement and requests public comment to further delineate the scope of those issues and alternatives.
Notice of Intent, Pursuant to the Authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), To Undertake a Determination Whether the (1) Phys, BS, LD1 (US/MM), AB-NIT Contract, et al., Offered for Trading on the Natural Gas Exchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions
Document Number: E9-25183
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is undertaking a review to determine whether the (1) Phys,\1\ BS,\2\ LD1 \3\ (US/MM), AB-NIT \4\ (``Alberta Basis''); (2) Phys, BS, LD1 (US/ MM), Union-Dawn \5\ (``Union-Dawn Basis''); (3) Phys, FP,\6\ (CA/ GJ),\7\ AB-NIT (``Alberta Fixed-Price''); (4) Phys, FP, (US/MM), Union- Dawn (``Union-Dawn Fixed-Price''); and (5) Phys, ID,\8\ 7a \9\ (CA/GJ), AB-NIT (``Alberta Index'') contracts, offered for trading on the Natural Gas Exchange, Inc. (``NGX''), an exempt commercial market (``ECM'') under Sections 2(h)(3)-(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or the ``Act''), perform significant price discovery functions. Authority for this action is found in section 2(h)(7) of the CEA and Commission rule 36.3(c) promulgated thereunder. In connection with this evaluation, the Commission invites comment from interested parties.
Notice of Intent, Pursuant to the Authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), To Undertake a Determination Whether the Fuel Oil-180 Singapore Swap Contract, Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function
Document Number: E9-25181
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is undertaking a review to determine whether the Fuel Oil180 Singapore Swap (``SZS'') contract, offered for trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (``ICE''), an exempt commercial market (``ECM'') under Sections 2(h)(3)-(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or the ``Act''), perform a significant price discovery function. Authority for this action is found in section 2(h)(7) of the CEA and Commission rule 36.3(c) promulgated thereunder. In connection with this evaluation, the Commission invites comment from interested parties.
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act; Notice to Public of Web Location of 2010 Proposed Guidance Development
Document Number: E9-25179
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the Web location where it will post a list of guidance documents the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is considering for development. In addition, FDA has established a docket where stakeholders may provide comments and/or draft language for those topics as well as suggestions for new or different guidances.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance on Informed Consent For In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens That Are Not Individually Identifiable
Document Number: E9-25178
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on guidance on informed consent for in vitro diagnostic device studies using leftover human specimens that are not individually identifiable.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Waiver Applications
Document Number: E9-25177
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension, of an existing collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on collections of information associated with the guidance issued January 30, 2008, and titled ``Recommendations: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices''.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: E9-25175
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent, Pursuant to the Authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), To Undertake a Determination Whether the Henry Financial Swing Contract; Henry Financial Basis Contract; and Henry Financial Index Contract, Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions
Document Number: E9-25174
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is undertaking a review to determine whether the Henry Financial Swing (``HHD'') contract; Henry Financial Basis (``HEN'') contract; and/or Henry Financial Index (``HIS'') contract, offered for trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (``ICE''), an exempt commercial market (``ECM'') under Sections 2(h)(3)-(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or the ``Act''), perform significant price discovery functions. Authority for this action is found in section 2(h)(7) of the CEA and Commission rule 36.3(c) promulgated thereunder. In connection with this evaluation, the Commission invites comment from interested parties.
Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Document Number: E9-25172
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Village of Ruidoso/City of Ruidoso Downs, NM
Document Number: E9-25171
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Acting Regional Administrator of EPA Region 6 is hereby granting a project waiver of the Buy American requirements of ARRA Section 1605 under the authority of Section 1605(b)(2) (manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality) to the Village of Ruidoso/City of Ruidoso DownsJoint Use Board (``Ruidoso'') for the purchase of a membrane bioreactor system (MBR), supplied by Enviroquip, Inc., that contains two primary components not manufactured in America, at the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Ruidoso indicates that the MBR system is necessary to achieve the wastewater treatment levels required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued for this WWTP. This is a project specific waiver and only applies to the use of the specified product for the ARRA funded project being proposed. Any other ARRA project that opts to use the same product must apply for a separate waiver based on the specific project circumstances. The Acting Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations of the EPA Region 6 Water Quality Protection Division. Ruidoso has provided sufficient documentation to support its request. The Assistant Administrator of the EPA's Office of Administration and Resources Management has concurred on this decision to make an exception to Section 1605 of ARRA. This action permits the purchase of the MBR containing goods not manufactured in American from Enviroquip, Inc., for the proposed project being implemented by Ruidoso. It should be noted that for purposes of this action, the MBR, while treated as a single system, is not itself a manufactured good, but is an assembly of manufactured goods.
Energy Conservation Program: Repeal of Test Procedures for Televisions
Document Number: E9-25170
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) repeals the regulatory provisions establishing the test procedure for televisions under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The test procedure has been made obsolete by the transition from analog to digital television in the United States, effective June 13, 2009.
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Methanol Review Panel
Document Number: E9-25169
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations of experts to form an SAB Ad Hoc Panel to review EPA's health effects assessment for Methanol.
Request for Nominations to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
Document Number: E9-25168
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory Board. Nominees should demonstrate experience in any of the following areas: Environmental economics, public utility finance and management, state revolving loan funds, environmental infrastructure financing, state/ local government, Tribal representatives and non-profit environmental group, corporate finance and investment banking, public-private partnerships, bond rating and financing, commercial banking, environmental engineering, accounting and/or auditing, and financial assurance mechanisms. In addition to this notice, other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. The deadline for receiving nominations is November 10, 2009. Appointments will be made by the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and will be announced during February 2010. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee as well as experience. Contact details should include full name and title,
Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
Document Number: E9-25164
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-10-20
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
A Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR Section 1.429(e). The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1-800-378-3160). Oppositions to this petition must be filed by November 4, 2009. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired.
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