October 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Earth Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

EPA is approving amendments to the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) relating to the consolidation of Ohio's Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) into Ohio's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. On April 8, 2009, and August 11, 2009, Ohio EPA adopted amendments to various rules in the OAC to consolidate the state's AAQS. On September 10, 2009, Ohio EPA requested from EPA approval of amendments to the OAC with the intent to consolidate Ohio's AAQS into a single rule to provide greater accessibility for the regulated community and to the citizens of Ohio. EPA is approving the request because the revisions clarify the state's rules and thus better serve the purpose of providing for meeting these standards.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service request to add Inbound International Expedited Services 4 to the competitive product list. It is also noticing a contemporaneous Postal Service notice that new rates for inbound Express Mail Service from Canada will become effective January 1, 2011. This notice addresses procedural aspects associated with these filings.

The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on the release of land at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in the city of Blountville, Tennessee. This property, approximately 2.413 acres in Tract 45 and .0324 acres in Tract 65, will change to a non- aeronautical use. This action is taken under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Rawlins, WY. Decommissioning of the Sinclair Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) at Rawlins MunicipalAirport/Harvey Field, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

This action withdraws the NPRM published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2010 which proposed to establish Class E airspace at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, NH. The NPRM is being withdrawn as a portion of the proposed airspace already exists. A new rulemaking will be forthcoming to correctly establish the new airspace.

This action withdraws the NPRM published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2010 which proposed to establish Class E airspace at Weeks Medical Center Heliport, Lancaster, NH. The NPRM is being withdrawn as a portion of the proposed airspace already exists. A new rulemaking will be forthcoming to correctly establish the new airspace.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau (CB) announces the award of a single-source program expansion supplement grant to the Research Foundation at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI), Albany, NY, to support additional Bachelor's of Social Work (BSW) and Master's of Social Work (MSW) traineeship programs at three universities. The NCWWI was awarded a cooperative agreement in FY 2008 as the result of a competition. Under the cooperative agreement, NCWWI identifies promising practices in child welfare workforce development, identifies and facilitates leadership training for middle managers and child welfare supervisors, administers BSW and MSW traineeships at multiple universities, engages national peer networks, supports strategic dissemination of effective and promising workforce practices, and advances knowledge through collaboration and evaluation. As part of the program, NCWWI provides stipend to public and/or non-profit institutions of higher education with accredited social work education programs for traineeships for professional education for current or prospective child welfare practitioners enrolled in BSW or MSW social work programs. During the course of traineeship and after obtaining the degree for which the stipend was awarded, stipend recipients must participate in regular training at a child welfare agency and work for a child welfare agency for a period that is equivalent to the period of the supported traineeship. The three programs to be awarded traineeships with the expansion supplement award are: Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. This program provides for a child welfare specialization at the BSW level. Students are recruited from American Indian Tribes for work in Tribal child welfare agencies. University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. The BSW program includes a special emphasis on serving rural and Native American populations. Distance education is being used to reach remote geographic areas. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. This combined BSW and MSW program is selecting trainees that are sensitive to Hispanic/ Chicano heritage and are Spanish speaking. With special field instructors who can address child welfare skills, Hispanic culture, and the Spanish language, this project is serving an overrepresented population in the child welfare system. Contact for Further Information: Jane Morgan, Children's Bureau, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205- 8807. E-mail: jane.morgan@acf.hhs.gov.

EPA is approving a request submitted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) on August 22, 2008, to revise the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The State has submitted revisions to twelve rules and rescinded one rule in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-17, ``Particulate Matter Standards.'' The revisions were submitted by Ohio EPA to satisfy the State's 5-year review requirements. The particulate matter (PM) standards contain the particulate emission control requirements that have been necessary to attain and maintain the 2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM in the State. EPA is approving the revisions to nine of the OAC 3745-17 rules. EPA is approving only a portion of Rule 7, while not acting on the portion providing a partial exemption from opacity limits for a lime kiln in Woodville, Ohio. We are conditionally approving Rule 11 based on a commitment by Ohio to address EPA's concerns with the large item size exemptions. EPA is not acting on Rule 3, regarding opacity measurement methods. Lastly, EPA is approving the rescission of Rule 5 from the Ohio SIP.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing this final rule to comply with a court order that has the effect of reinstating the regulatory protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in most of the northern Rocky Mountains. Pursuant to the District of Montana court order dated August 5, 2010, this rule corrects the gray wolf listing for the northern half of Montana, the northern panhandle of Idaho, the eastern third of Washington and Oregon, and north-central Utah as endangered and reinstates the former special rules designating the gray wolf in the remainder of Montana and Idaho as nonessential experimental populations. Because ESA protections were not removed in Wyoming by our April 2, 2009 (74 FR 15123), final delisting rule, Wyoming is not impacted by this final rule.

This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, US Highway 12, beginning near the town of Wallula and proceeding east to an area known as the Frenchtown Vicinity, in the County Walla Walla, State of Washington. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1Motor vehicle, 2Rail freight, 3Cargo vessel, 4Cargo aircraft only, 5Passenger-carrying aircraft.

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

FinCEN is issuing this final rule to move the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations to a new chapter in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The new chapter contains the BSA regulations, which are generally reorganized by financial industry. Moving the BSA regulations to a new chapter and organizing the chapter by financial industry creates a user-friendly way to find regulations applicable to a particular financial industry. This new organization within the new chapter also allows for the renumbering of the BSA regulations in a manner that makes it easier to find regulatory requirements than under the numbering system currently used in the existing regulations. FinCEN also makes minor technical changes to the BSA regulations such as updating mailing addresses and points of contact.

The State of New Mexico has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant Final Authorization to the State of New Mexico. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the changes by an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the immediate final rule because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the immediate final rule. Unless we get written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment period, the immediate final rule will become effective on the date it establishes, and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we receive comments that oppose this action, we will withdraw the immediate final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this time.

NMFS proposes quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2011, 2012, and 2013. Regulations governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish the proposed quota specifications for the 2011-2013 fishing years and seek public comment on such proposed measures. The intent of this action is to propose allowable harvest levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs from the Exclusive Economic Zone to prevent overfishing and to allow harvesting of optimum yield (OY).