November 25, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2009-11-25-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2009-11-25
Reducing Improper Payments
Document Number: E9-28493
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Thanksgiving Day, 2009
Document Number: E9-28485
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Child's Day, 2009
Document Number: E9-28484
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Family Week, 2009
Document Number: E9-28481
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: E9-28423
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Updated List of the Ports-of-Entry Designated for Departure of Nonimmigrant Aliens Who Are Subject to Special Registration
Document Number: E9-28418
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is adding two new ports of entry to the list of ports through which nonimmigrant aliens subject to special registration requirements may depart from the United States. The new ports-of-entry include Oakland International Airport, California and Saipan, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Special registration is required of nonimmigrant aliens whose presence in the United States requires closer monitoring.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
Document Number: E9-28406
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Board of Directors and Four Board Committees
Document Number: E9-28333
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Guidance Under Section 2053 Regarding Post-Death Events; Correction
Document Number: E9-28332
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9468) that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (74 FR 53652) providing guidance relating to the amount deductible from a decedent's gross estate for claims against the estate under section 2053(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Agreements for Payment of Tax Liabilities in Installments
Document Number: E9-28330
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains final regulations relating to the payment of tax liabilities in installments. The regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights II, the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The regulations will affect taxpayers submitting installment agreements to the IRS.
Port Dolphin Energy LLC, Port Dolphin Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application
Document Number: E9-28326
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
The Maritime Administration announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Port Dolphin Energy LLC (Port Dolphin Energy) Deepwater Port License Application. On October 26, 2009, the Acting Maritime Administrator, David T. Matsuda, issued the Record of Decision ``approving with conditions'' Port Dolphin Energy's application to own, construct, and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port 28 miles southwest of Tampa Bay, Florida. Issuance of this Record of Decision completes the application review and license approval process, mandated by the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended (the Act).
Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
Document Number: E9-28320
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the next federal advisory committee meeting regarding the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. This meeting will be open to the public and will be held online via WebEx software. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
Document Number: E9-28319
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during the 2009 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries.
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: E9-28318
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date.
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28317
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28316
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28314
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28312
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28311
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: E9-28310
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: E9-28309
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date.
North Dakota; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: E9-28308
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1829-DR), dated March 24, 2009, and related determinations.
Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee
Document Number: E9-28307
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) is holding a public meeting on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration
Document Number: E9-28303
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-3306-EM), dated October 24, 2009, and related determinations.
Organ-Specific Warnings; Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final Monograph; Technical Amendment
Document Number: E9-28296
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of April 29, 2009 (74 FR 19385) (as amended in the Federal Register of June 30, 2009 (74 FR 31177). The final rule requires important new organ-specific warnings and related labeling for over-the-counter (OTC) internal analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic (IAAA) drug products. The new labeling informs consumers about the risk of liver injury when using acetaminophen and the risk of stomach bleeding when using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This document is intended to clarify some provisions in the final rule which may be unclear. Specifically,
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: E9-28295
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod apportioned to vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component of the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change
Document Number: E9-28294
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change'' (EPA/600/R-09/011). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. This draft document describes an evaluative framework that may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to climate change. To illustrate the use of this framework, it was applied to five U.S. threatened and endangered species: The golden-cheeked warbler, the salt marsh harvest mouse, the Mount Graham red squirrel, the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and the desert tortoise. A sixth species, the bald eagle which is no longer listed as threatened or endangered, except for the southwest population, was also evaluated.
Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Gwinnett County, GA, Department of Water Resources
Document Number: E9-28293
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA 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 Gwinnett County, Georgia, Department of Water Resources (County) for the purchase of an Austrian manufactured Anaerobic digester gas fueled engine generator set specified as General Electric (GE) Jenbacher JMS 616, 2147 kilowatts for application in a combined heat and power system for use at the F. Wayne Hill Resources Center in the County. The product is manufactured by GE Jenbacher (Jenbach, Austria) and provided by General Electric Water & Process Technologies. The County stated that there was no apparent domestic manufactured biogas engine generator set with the specific fuel utilization/electric power output capacity and variable fuel blending capability required for the utility's combined heat and power needs. 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 may wish 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 recommendation of the EPA Region 4, Water Protection Division, Grants and Infrastructure Branch. The County has provided sufficient documentation to support their request. The Assistant Administrator of the 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 an anaerobic digester gas fueled engine generator set manufactured by GE Jenbacher for the proposed project being implemented by Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E9-28292
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed.
Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Johnston County Department of Public Utilities (the County), North
Document Number: E9-28291
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Acting Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4 is hereby granting a waiver of the Buy America 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 County for the purchase of resin beads (MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin) supplied by Orica Ltd, in Victoria, Australia and manufactured in Australia. The applicant indicates that MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin is necessary to the MIEX[supreg] process, a treatment process evaluated in pilot studies at the County and selected for implementation. The MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin is only manufactured in Australia. It is patented and no alternative exists which can be used with the MIEX[supreg] process. The Acting Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations of the Grants and SRF Section. The County has provided sufficient documentation to support their request.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Establish a Centralized Examination Station
Document Number: E9-28290
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Application to Establish a Centralized Examination Station (CES). This is a proposed extension and revision of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (74 FR 48280) on September 22, 2009, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: E9-28289
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; Contractor Access to Trade Secrets and Address Change for Submitting Trade Secret Claims
Document Number: E9-28288
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA has authorized the following contractor to access trade secret information that has been, or will be, submitted to EPA under sections 303, 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA): CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Management Support Technology, Inc. (MSTI), (GSA Contract GS- 35F4797H TO1518, expiring March 30, 2012). The EPA also
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E9-28287
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: E9-28286
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Drawback of Internal Revenue Excise Tax
Document Number: E9-28285
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
This document provides a second 30-day extension period for interested parties to submit comments on the proposal to amend title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations to preclude the filing of substitution drawback claims for internal revenue excise tax paid on imported merchandise in situations where no excise tax was paid upon the substituted merchandise or where the substituted merchandise is the subject of a different claim for refund or drawback of excise tax under any provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2009, with comments due on or before November 16, 2009. A related proposed rulemaking prepared by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) within the Department of the Treasury was published in the same edition of the Federal Register, with comments due on or before December 14, 2009. A subsequent notice extending the time within which the public may submit comments on CBP's proposed rulemaking to coincide with the December 14, 2009 TTB comment deadline was published in the Federal Register (74 FR 57125) on November 4, 2009. In response to a request from the public to provide additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule, CBP is extending the comment period for an additional 30 days to January 12, 2010.
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E9-28284
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Comined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: E9-28282
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: E9-28281
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Cancer Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: E9-28279
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Visas: Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants-Visa Classification Symbols
Document Number: E9-28277
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of State
The Department is amending its regulations to add new classification symbols to the immigrant and nonimmigrant classification tables. This amendment is necessary to implement legislation that created additional immigrant and nonimmigrant classifications as described herein. Additionally, the Department is amending or removing existing classifications that have changed as a result of new legislation or the expiration of legislative provisions that had temporarily authorized them.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: E9-28276
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Defense Trade Advisory Group Meeting Agenda
Document Number: E9-28273
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of State
As announced in the Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 218, Pages 58675-58676) the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open session from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2009. The meeting agenda will be as follows: 1 until 1:15 Opening Remarks; 1:15-2:45 Export Control Reform; 2:45-3:00 Break; 3-3:45 Draft revision to ITAR Section 126.4; 3:45-4:45 Draft revision to ITAR Section 129; 4:45-5 Concluding Remarks. The draft revisions to ITAR Sections 126.4 and 129 that will be discussed at the meeting will be posted on the PM/DDTC Web site (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov) prior to the meeting in order to provide attendees with the opportunity to review before the meeting. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice referenced above for particulars regarding location of meeting and attendance.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
Document Number: E9-28271
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty orders and findings with October anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses
Document Number: E9-28270
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of State
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).
Foreign-Trade Zone 61-San Juan, Puerto Rico; Application for Expansion
Document Number: E9-28267
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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