March 5, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action clarifies regulatory text of the ``Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source Standards'' which was issued as a final rule on December 3, 2009. These technical corrections will not change the level of health protection the final rule provides or the standards and other requirements established by the rule.

DoD is issuing an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add policy and a contract clause requiring that contractors providing essential contractor services, as determined by the requiring activity, shall be prepared to continue such services during periods of crisis.

In the companion order that accompanied a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission enabled schools that receive funding from the E-rate program (more formally, the schools and libraries universal service support program) to allow members of the general public to use the schools' Internet access during non-operating hours. The Commission waived, on its own motion, through funding year 2010 (which ends June 30, 2011), rules that currently discourage public use of resources funded under the E-rate program. In the NPRM, the Commission seeks comment on revising its rules to make this change permanent. This change will leverage universal service funding to serve a larger population at no increased cost to the E-rate program. The general public will be able to use the Internet access already present in schools, at the schools' discretion, for purposes such as job searches and applications, digital literacy programs, and online access to governmental services and resources.

The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations during the reenactment portion of the ``Chestertown Tea Party Festival,'' a marine event to be held on the waters of the Chester River, Chestertown, MD on May 29, 2010. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the Chester River during the event.

EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State on April 28, 2009. The purpose of these revisions is to update existing air quality rules; make corrections, clarifications and improvements; and to add information with regard to the application of permit exemptions. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revisions pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act.

This regulation amends an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial insecticide. Beauveria bassiana HF23 (40 CFR 180.1273) on all food commodities when used to treat chicken and livestock facilities, from which manure will eventually be composted and used as fertilizer on agricultural crops. JABB of the Carolinas submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting this amendment of the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Beauveria bassiana HF23.

Through this action, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) is proposing to amend its regulations for the Direct Single Family Housing Loans by reinstating language to enable full repayment of the entire subsidy in event of foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (voluntary conveyance). This action will clarify that in the event of foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (voluntary conveyance) the RHS will recapture the full subsidy from the value of the property.