2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS issues this temporary rule to revise the existing procedures for closing and reopening areas of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for the royal red component of the Gulf shrimp fishery in response to a fishery interaction of the Gulf shrimp fishery with oil or oil byproducts from the Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill. The revisions to the procedures for closing and reopening allow for timely adjustment to the spatial and temporal scale of closed areas to fishing for royal red shrimp in response to new information regarding a fishery interaction with the Gulf shrimp fishery with sub- surface oil and oil byproducts. To facilitate timely notice to the public of such closures, the closed portions of Federal waters will be updated on a regular basis and announced to the public via NOAA Weather Radio, Fishery Bulletin, and NOAA Web site updates, or the public may obtain the information by calling the Deepwater MC252 Oil Spill Hotline at 800-627-6622. The action being taken pursuant to this temporary rule is to prohibit royal red shrimp fishing in a specific area of the Gulf in response to a known interaction of this component of the shrimp fishery with sub-surface oil and oil byproducts. This temporary rule would remain in effect for 10 days, unless superseded by subsequent rulemaking. The intended effect of this temporary rule is to promote seafood safety and consumer confidence in seafood products.

EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 11, 2010, concerning the voluntary cancellation of multiple pesticide products. This document is being issued to rescind the cancellation of Sergeant's Pet Care Products' pesticide product, EPA Reg. No. 2517-79.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this information collection.

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending the time in which comments and reply comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Inquiry requesting public input on the desirability and means of bringing sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, under Federal jurisdiction.

HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On October 6, 2010, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from Revere Copper and Brass, Detroit, Michigan, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On October 6, 2010, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled ``Guidance on IRB Approval of Research with Conditions.'' The guidance document provides OHRP's first formal guidance on this topic. The document, which is available on OHRP's Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/conditionalapproval2010.html or https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/conditionalapproval2010.pdf, is intended primarily for institutional review boards (IRB), investigators, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding agencies, and others that may be responsible for the review, conduct, or oversight of human subject research conducted or supported by HHS. The guidance document announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance that was made available for public comment through a notice in the Federal Register on November 6, 2009 (74 FR 57486). OHRP received comments on the draft guidance document from 12 individuals and organizations, and those comments were considered as the guidance was finalized.

The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland (MBRTB) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to continue control of noxious weeds and other invasive plants through the integration of manual, mechanical, biological, and ground and aerial herbicide control methods. ``Invasive species'' are defined as alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health (Federal Executive Order 13112). Effects analysis of treatments of invasive plants, including cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and other invasive annual bromes, will be projected over the next 10-15 years. The agency invites comments and suggestions on the 47scope of the analysis to be included in the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). In addition, the agency gives notice of this environmental analysis and decision making process so that interested and affected people know how they may participate and contribute to the final decision. When developing an invasive plant management strategy it is critical to consider all available resources and tools. Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies utilize various invasive plant management options that focus on the most economical and effective control of invasive plants. Anything that weakens the invasive plant, prevents spreading, or prevents seed production can be a valuable tool. Proposed methods to control invasive plants include a combination of ground and aerial application of herbicides, mechanical, biological, and cultural weed treatments. The MBRTB is currently treating noxious weeds and invasive plants under decisions made in the 1996 Management of Noxious Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA). However, the EA and subsequent National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decisions for invasive plant control on the MBRTB need to be updated since they did not include analysis of the effects of new herbicides, new invasive plant populations, or aerial application of herbicides. This analysis will disclose the effects of the proposed treatments, including the application of an adaptive management strategy that would assess progress and alter management when adequate progress in not being achieved or as new methods of treatment are developed.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs, Southwest Regional Small Business Representative (SWR SBR) Program, in collaboration with Iowa State University, is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food Labeling Workshop.'' This public workshop is intended to provide information about FDA food labeling regulations and other related subjects to the regulated industry, particularly small businesses and startups. Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on March 3 and 4, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at the Scheman Conference Center, Lincoln Way and University Avenue, Iowa State Center, Ames, IA. Contact: David Arvelo, Food and Drug Administration, Southwest Regional Office, 4040 North Central Expressway, suite 900, Dallas, TX 75204, 214-253-4952, FAX: 214-253-4970, or email: david.arvelo@fda.hhs.gov. For information on accommodation options, visit https:// www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/foodlabel/register.php or contact Dr. Ruth MacDonald, 2312 Food Sciences Building, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, 515-294-5991, FAX: 515-294-8181, email: ruthmacd@iastate.edu. Registration: You are encouraged to register by February 21, 2011. The workshop has a $250 registration fee to cover the cost of facilities, materials, lunch on day 1, and breaks. There is no registration fee for FDA employees. Seats are limited; please submit your registration as soon as possible. Workshop space will be filled in order of receipt of registration. Those accepted into the workshop will receive confirmation. Registration will close after the workshop is filled. Registration at the site is not guaranteed but may be possible on a space available basis on the day of the public workshop beginning at 8 a.m. The cost of registration at the site is $350 payable to: ``Iowa State University.'' If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Dr. Ruth MacDonald (see Contact) at least 14 days in advance. Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the online registration form at https://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/foodlabel/ register.php, or submit your full name, business or organization name, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address, optional fax number, and any special accommodations required due to disability, along with a check or money order for $250 payable to ``Iowa State University.'' Mail to: Dr. Ruth MacDonald, Food Science and Human Nutrition, 2312 Food Sciences Building, Ames, IA 50011. Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be available due to the format of this workshop. Requests for workshop handouts may be obtained through David Arvelo (see Contact).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) filed an application to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6849 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6849 withdrew approximately 457,800 acres of Federal lands, known as the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, from mineral entry and location under the United States mining laws to protect the wildlife habitat and unique resource values of the refuge lands. In addition, this notice corrects errors made in describing unsurveyed lands in Township 46 North, Range 27 East, and in the calculation of total acreage withdrawn by PLO No. 6849. This notice gives an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed withdrawal extension and announces the date, time, and location of a public meeting.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number.

The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: Armada MediaMcCook, Inc., Station KMTY, Facility ID 27174, BPH-20101021ADL, from Holdrege, NE, to Gibbon, NE; Christian Listening Network, Inc., Station WGQR, Facility ID 60881, BPH-20101108AAZ, from Elizabethtown, NC, to Rennert, NC; Entravision Holdings, LLC, Station WNUE-FM, Facility ID 46969, BPH-20091230AAY, from Titusville, FL, to Deltona, FL; Hawaii Public Radio, Inc., Station KIPM, Facility ID 172438, BMPED-20101019ACS, from Hana, HI, to Waikapu, HI; Huron Broadcasting, LLC, Station KZLA, Facility ID 86866, BMPH- 20101027ACV, from Huron, CA, to Riverdale, CA; Radio License Holding CBC, LLC, Station WNML-FM, Facility ID 7998, BPH-20101008ABK, from Loudon, TN, to Friendsville, TN; Sacred Heart University, Inc., Station WSHU, Facility ID 43126, BP-20101019ACL, from Westport, CT, to Stratford, CT; the Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee, Station KRDJ, Facility ID 8167, BPH-20101029AAF, From New Iberia, LA, to Zachary, LA.

NMFS issues this final temporary rule to implement interim measures to reduce overfishing of gag in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). This final rule reduces the commercial quota for gag and, thus, the combined commercial quota for shallow-water grouper species (SWG), prohibits recreational harvest of gag, and suspends red grouper multi- use allocation in the Gulf grouper and tilefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) program, as requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). The intended effect of this final temporary rule is to reduce overfishing of the gag resource in the Gulf.