August 2, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued for the offshore supply vessel BETTY PFANKUCH as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1925-DR), dated July 23, 2010, and related determinations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting comments on Recovery Fact Sheet 9580.203, Debris Monitoring.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has reached a final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of magnesia carbon bricks (MCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Drawing from Nature: Landscapes by Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth, and Max Slevogt,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, from on or about September 12, 2010, until on or about December 5, 2010, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.

EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emissions from boilers, steam generators and process heaters with a rated heat input from 0.75 to less than 2.0 MMbtu/hr. We are approving a local rule that regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets for volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in the submitted reasonable further progress state implementation plan for the New York portions of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 8-hour ozone nonattainment area, as well as the submitted reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration state implementation plans for the Poughkeepsie, New York 8-hour ozone nonattainment area, to be adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The transportation conformity rule requires that the EPA conduct a public process and make an affirmative decision on the adequacy of these budgets before they can be used by metropolitan planning organizations in conformity determinations. As a result of our finding, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (excluding Putnam County) must use the submitted 2008 8-hour ozone budgets for future transportation conformity determinations, and the Orange County Transportation Council, the Poughkeepsie-Dutchess Transportation Council and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (Putnam County only) must use the submitted 2008 and 2009 8-hour ozone budgets for future transportation conformity determinations.

NMFS proposes to specify a total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2010-11 fishing year of 254,050 lb (115,235 kg) of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). The TAC would be set in accordance with regulations established to support long-term sustainability of Hawaii bottomfish.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, exemptions were granted to the Tampa Housing Authority for the purchase and installation of tankless hot water heaters at the North Boulevard Homes and mini-split ductless Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Mary Bethune High Rise, and to the King County Housing Authority for the purchase of energy efficient bathroom ventilation fans.

HUD announces the availability on its website of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the FY2010 Housing Counseling Grant NOFA. Approximately $79 million is made available through this NOFA, by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved December 16, 2009), to support the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- and moderate-income renters and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to improve financial literacy, expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing, and preventing foreclosure.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Employee Services proposes to add an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) form, Demographic Information on Applicants, OMB No. 3046-0046, which is already approved by Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to USAJOBS[supreg] in order to collect the information requested by the form in a central location for the Federal government. Completion of the form by applicants is voluntary. For those who choose to complete the form, however, the collection of the information through USAJOBS will be convenient for the applicant as well as the agency. Additionally, it is consistent with the announced purpose of the form to assist Federal agencies in reassessing and improving their efforts to reach all segments of the population through their recruitment processes. The collection of data through this form also can be used by Federal agencies, along with other demographic information, as part of their organizational self-analyses to determine whether barriers exist that might exclude certain groups. No individual personnel selections will be made based on this information as the information must be kept separate from the application.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to conduct two public workshops to solicit public input on major issues associated with the development of a regulatory basis document that, if necessary, will form the basis of a potential rulemaking for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. The public workshops are intended to solicit the views of representatives of interests that may be affected by a potential rulemaking for reprocessing facilities. Members of the public are invited to provide written comments on the issues presented in this notice and to attend the workshops to provide feedback on the issues associated with the development of a regulatory basis for a potential rulemaking. The public workshops will be held in Rockville, Maryland on September 7-8, 2010 and in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the week of October 4, 2010.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to determine that the New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT fine particle (PM2.5) nonattainment area has attained the 1997 annual fine particle National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This proposed determination is based upon quality assured, quality controlled, and certified ambient air monitoring data that shows the area has monitored attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS for the 2007-2009 monitoring period. If this proposed determination is made final, the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration, reasonably available control measures, reasonable further progress plan, and contingency measures related to attainment of the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS shall be suspended for so long as the area continues to attain the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS.

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) and requests nominations for qualified persons to serve as members.