May 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas Companies
In this Final Rule, the Commission revises the contract reporting requirements for those natural gas pipelines that fall under the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act or section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act. The Final Rule revises Sec. 284.126(b) and replaces Form No. 549Intrastate Pipeline Annual Transportation Report with the new Form No. 549DQuarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines. The Final Rule makes changes so as to increase the reporting frequency from annual to quarterly, include certain additional types of information and cover storage transactions as well as transportation transactions, establish a procedure for the Form No. 549D reports to be filed in a uniform electronic format and posted on the Commission's Web site, and hold that those reports must be public and may not be filed with information redacted as privileged. The Commission is also modifying its policy concerning periodic reviews of the rates charged by section 311 and Hinshaw pipelines to extend the cycle for such reviews from 3 years to 5 years.
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Aircraft Operator Security
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB control number 1652-0003, abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on March 16, 2010. 75 FR 12559. The collection requires aircraft operators to adopt and implement a TSA-approved security program. These programs require aircraft operators to maintain and update records to ensure compliance with security provisions outlined in 49 CFR part 1544.
Final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement for the Harvest of Glaucous-Winged Gull Eggs by the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) for the harvest of glaucous-winged gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National Park. The document describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of a preferred alternative and one additional action alternative for managing a limited harvest of glaucous-winged gull eggs. A no action alternative is also evaluated. This notice announces the availability of the final LEIS.
Draft Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5
EPA is announcing the availability of a draft transportation conformity guidance document for public comment. Once finalized, this guidance would help state and local agencies complete quantitative PM2.5 and PM10 hot-spot analyses for project- level transportation conformity determinations of certain highway and transit projects. A hot-spot analysis includes an estimation of project-level emissions, air quality modeling, and a comparison to the relevant national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in PM2.5 and PM10 nonattainment and maintenance areas. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is EPA's federal partner in implementing the transportation conformity regulation, and EPA coordinated with DOT on the development of this draft guidance.
The New York North Shore Helicopter Route
This proposed action would require helicopter operators to use the New York North Shore Route when operating in that area of Long Island, New York. The North Shore Route was added to the New York Helicopter Route Chart in 2008 and the use of that route is currently voluntary. New York public officials have continued to receive complaints regarding the adverse impact of helicopter noise on their communities. The intended effect of this proposal is to maximize utilization of the existing route flown by helicopter traffic along the north shore of Long Island and reduce the noise impact on nearby communities.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'') is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Special Resource Study and Environmental Impact Statement, Coltsville, Hartford, CT
As directed by the US Congress in Public Law 108-94, the National Park Service (NPS) undertook a special resource study (SRS) of the Coltsville Historic District in Hartford, Connecticut. In accordance with NPS policy, the Coltsville SRS was initially undertaken as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2004. The purpose of an SRS is to determine the degree and kind of federal actions that may be desirable for the management and protection of an area considered to have potential for addition to the national park system. The EIS assesses the impacts of the management alternatives examined in the SRS.
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Aviation Security Customer Satisfaction Performance Measurement Passenger Survey
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB control number 1652-0013, abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on March 11, 2010. 75 FR 11552. The collection involves surveying travelers to measure customer satisfaction of aviation security in an effort to more efficiently manage airport performance.
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the Offshore Supply Vessel JANSON R. GRAHAM
The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued for the offshore supply vessel JANSON R. GRAHAM as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Termination of Single-Employer Plans, Missing Participants
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') extend approval (with modifications), under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of a collection of information in its regulations on Termination of Single-Employer Plans and Missing Participants, and implementing forms and instructions (OMB control number 1212-0036; expires September 30, 2010). This notice informs the public of PBGC's intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Contract Financing
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension to a previously approved information collection requirement concerning contract financing.
Revocation of Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical Substance
Pursuant to 40 CFR 721.185, EPA is revoking a significant new use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified generically as polyalkyl phosphate, which was covered by premanufacture notice (PMN) P-95-1772. Based on the concern criteria in Sec. 721.170(b), EPA issued a non-5(e) SNUR (i.e., a SNUR on a substance that is not subject to a TSCA section 5(e) consent order) designating certain activities as significant new uses. Subsequently, EPA received and reviewed new information and test data for the chemical substance. Based on the new information and test data, the Agency no longer finds that the activities not described in PMN P-95-1772 constitute significant new uses.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
On May 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to the Alaska Longline Cod Commission (``ALCC''). This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification has been granted.
Connecticut Disaster Number CT-00015
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-1904-DR), dated 04/23/2010.
Agency Reorganization and Delegations of Authority
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) amends its regulations relating to agency organization to reflect the reorganization of the agency that took effect January 31, 2010, and to delegate authority to certain FMC bureaus and offices in order to improve the FMC's ability to carry out its statutory responsibilities over the ocean shipping industry in a more responsive manner to the industry's changing needs. This rule also corrects typographical errors in two sections in the Commission's rules.
Inorganic Nitrates-Nitrite, Carbon and Carbon Dioxide, and Sulfur Registration Review; Draft Ecological Risk Assessment and Endangered Species Effects Determination; Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft ecological risk assessment for the registration review of inorganic nitrates - nitrites, carbon and carbon dioxide, and gas cartridge uses of sulfur, and opens a public comment period on this document. Comments
Tennessee Disaster Number TN-00039
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1909-DR, dated 05/04/ 2010.
Tennessee Disaster Number TN-00038
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1909-DR), dated 05/04/2010.
Spirotetramat; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption and Solicitation of Public Comment
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Nevada Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide spirotetramat (CAS No. 203313-25-1) to treat up to 5,000 acres of onions to control thrips. The applicant is proposing the use of a chemical whose registration was recently cancelled. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
Minnesota Disaster Number MN-00024
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-1900-DR), dated 04/19/2010.
Coat Protein of Plum Pox Virus; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus in or on stone fruit and almond when expressed in these food commodities by the plant-incorporated protectant, coat protein gene of plum pox virus. Interregional Research Project Number 4 of Rutgers University (on behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Appalachian Fruit Research Station) submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus under the FFDCA.
Special Issuance of Airman Medical Certificates to Applicants Being Treated With Certain Antidepressant Medications; Re-Opening of Comment Period
This action re-opens the comment period on a policy statement published April 5, 2010, related to special issuance of airmen medical certificates to applicants using certain antidepressant medication. The comment period is re-opened for 30 days and responds to a request from the Air Line Pilots Association, International.
Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program Model Manufacturer Agreement and Announcement of the June 1, 2010 Public Meeting
This notice with comment period contains a draft model agreement for use by the Secretary and manufacturers under the Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program established by section 3301 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 1101 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Under the agreement, manufacturers of applicable covered Part D drugs must provide applicable discounts to applicable Medicare beneficiaries for applicable covered Part D drugs while in the coverage gap beginning in 2011. It also announces the June 1, 2010 public meeting regarding the draft model agreement.
Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, Academic Competitiveness Grant, National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Grant, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Programs
The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of documents and other information from institutions and applicants for the Federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, for the 2009-2010 award year. The Federal student aid programs include the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) programs.
Public Health Service Act, Rural Physician Training Grant Program, Definition of “Underserved Rural Community”
This interim final rule (IFR) with request for comment is meant to comply with the statutory directive to issue a regulation defining ``underserved rural community'' for purposes of the Rural Physician Training Grant Program in section 749B of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This IFR is technical in nature. It will not change grant or funding eligibility for any other grant program currently available through the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) or HRSA. For purposes of the Rural Physician Training Grant Program only, HRSA has combined existing definitions of ``underserved'' and ``rural'' by using the definition of rural utilized by the ORHP Rural Health Grant programs and the definition of ``underserved'' established by HRSA's Office of Shortage Designation (OSD) in the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr).
Acquisition Regulation: Subchapter E-General Contracting Requirements, Subchapter F-Special Categories of Contracting, and Subchapter G-Contract Management
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) Subchapters EGeneral Contracting Requirements, FSpecial Categories of Contracting, and GContract Management to make changes to conform to the FAR, remove out-of-date coverage, and to update references. Today's rule does not alter substantive rights or obligations under current law.
Notice of Suspension of Certain Pesticide Registrations
This notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), announces certain Notices of Intent to Suspend issued by EPA pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA. Each Notice of Intent to Suspend was issued following the Agency's issuance of a Data Call-In notice (DCI), which required the registrants of the affected pesticide products containing a certain pesticide active ingredient to take appropriate steps to secure certain data, and following the registrant's failure to submit these data or to take other appropriate steps to secure the required data. The subject data were determined to be required to maintain in effect the existing registrations of the affected product(s). Failure to comply with the data requirements of a DCI is a basis for suspension of the affected registrations under section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA.
Maneb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
EPA is proposing to revoke all the tolerances for the fungicide maneb because the Agency has approved requests for voluntary cancellation by registrants of the last registrations for the food uses of maneb in the United States.
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 21, 2010 and ending June 22, 2010. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
EPA is proposing to simplify and streamline the process by which manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems may demonstrate compliance with vehicle and engine emissions requirements. Specifically, EPA is proposing to revise the regulatory criteria for gaining an exemption from the Clean Air Act prohibition against tampering for the conversion of vehicles and engines to operate on a clean alternative fuel. Under existing EPA regulations, an exemption from the tampering prohibition may only be granted to vehicles and engines covered by a certificate of conformity. The proposed revisions would create additional compliance options beyond certification that would protect manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems against a tampering violation, depending on the age of the vehicle or engine to be converted. The new options would alleviate some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the SAB Panel for the Review of Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems and Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB Panel for the review of two EPA draft documents on the Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems, and on Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity.
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting
FMCSA announces that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a three-day committee meeting concerning distracted driving by commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators, from June 8 through June 10, 2010. This meeting is open to the public.
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