January 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental impact statement for a general management plan amendment, including a wilderness study, for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The environmental impact statement will be approved by the Regional Director, Alaska Region.

The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting comments on revision of its policy governing nonprofit partners operating under a cooperating association (Association) agreement. This policy will apply to all units of the national park system, and will replace the previous policy which was issued in March 1998.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has adopted a policy statement concerning 12 U.S.C. 1825(b)(2) and 28 U.S.C. 2410(c). The policy statement and an initial listing of financial institutions in liquidation were published in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 29491). A Clarification of Applicability of the Statement of Policy was published in the October 11, 1996 issue of the Federal Register (61 FR 53494). The following is a listing of financial institutions in liquidation of the Corporation, superseding the listing published in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Federal Register at page 29494, and all subsequent updates thereto, through and including the most recent update set forth in the October 11, 1996 issue of the Federal Register (61 FR 53496). The respective states in which each of the institutions in liquidation is located are set forth in the lists of the financial institutions in liquidation. This list (as updated in the Federal Register from time to time) constitutes the financial institutions in liquidation from January 1, 2008 through year end 2009 and may be relied upon (as updated from time to time in the Federal Register) as ``of record'' notice that the Corporation has been appointed receiver for purposes of the statement of policy. For information concerning the identification of any institutions which have been placed in liquidation subsequent to the date of publication, please visit the Corporation Web site at https://www.fdic.gov/bank/ individual/failed/banklist.html or contact the Manager of Receivership Oversight in the appropriate service center.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting March 2- 4, 2010. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include discussion of the current draft Recommendations to the Secretary.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, to amend its regulations to reform credit practices in organized wholesale electric markets to ensure that credit practices result in jurisdictional rates that are just and reasonable. The Commission seeks public comment on the proposed regulations.

The Commission requests comment on the interplay between Reliability Standard IRO-006-4 (Reliability CoordinationTransmission Loading Relief) and the curtailment priorities set forth in the Commission's pro forma open access transmission tariff, particularly sections 13.6 and 14.7.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting to discuss a review of the requirements for small airplanes. This discussion focuses on the future of small airplane regulation; however, we are asking for feedback concerning maintenance and operations, and not just certification.

This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. The AD would require replacing the main gearbox (MGB) filter bowl assembly with a two-piece MGB filter bowl assembly and replacing the existing mounting studs. The AD would also require inspecting the MGB lube system filters, the housing, the housing threads, and the lockring counterbore and repairing or replacing them as necessary. This proposed AD is prompted by tests indicating that an existing MGB filter bowl assembly can fail under certain loading conditions including those associated with a damaged MGB filter or mounting stud resulting from high frequency maintenance tasks. Testing of the improved MGB filter bowl assembly demonstrates a significant increase in strength and durability over the existing filter bowl. The actions specified by this proposed AD are intended to prevent failure of the MGB filter bowl assembly due to failure of the mounting studs or the filter bowl, loss of oil from the MGB, failure of the MGB, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``The Use of Mechanical Calibration of Dissolution Apparatus 1 and 2Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP).'' This guidance recommends an alternative method for manufacturers to comply with FDA's CGMP regulations that require laboratory apparatus be calibrated at suitable intervals in accordance with established written specifications. The guidance is intended to aid drug manufacturers (including ancillary testing laboratories) in calibrating U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) Dissolution Apparatus 1 and 2 to help assure that critical parameters associated with the dissolution apparatus meet certain mechanical calibration (MC) tolerances.